He Was in His Prime When He Smiled

Meng Shengnan met Chi Zheng for the first time in an Internet cafe. At that time, Sheng Nan was still a good girl with short hair, wearing a school uniform, and carrying a schoolbag to the Internet cafe to write manuscripts. Chi Zheng was sitting diagonally across from her playing World of Warcraft. After winning, he lazily leaned back on his chair, smoking a cigarette, smiling with a smile on his face, and talking dirty words to the brother next to him. She noticed his long, clean hands. Also noticed his confusion. This is the beginning of a secret love. No reason, no sign. Chun Yu really writes well about secret love. How good is it? It was so good that while watching it, I was reminded of all the embarrassing things I did in high school. Ha ha. Meng Shengnan would deliberately take a detour and pass by the science building just to take a look at Chi Zheng from a distance. During the exam, I would be so nervous that my palms would sweat because I was in the same exam room with him. I would secretly take out his ID card that he dropped in the drawer and look at it to remember his birthday. He would write his name repeatedly on a piece of paper and then crumple it into a ball and throw it away. There was also the three-thousand-meter long-distance race in the sports meeting. Meng Shengnan only signed up for this event after being cheated. Her aunt came and had a terrible stomachache, but she still gritted her teeth and finished the race, even taking first place. After running, I fainted in the school infirmary. Qi Qiao asked her why she was working so hard, and she said she didn't know. But we know she wants him to notice her. Even if it's just a glance. The result? Chi Zheng was holding Zhao Yourong in the stands at that time. He didn't even see Meng Shengnan. This kind of gap where you think you are shining, but in fact no one is watching, is so realistic. This is what happens with adolescent crushes. You think you are the protagonist of the world, but in the other person's story, you are not even a supporting character. As for Chi Zheng, he can change girlfriends faster than clothes, smoke, fight, skip classes, go online, and is proficient in everything. But later he... The prodigal son turned around. After graduating from high school, Meng Shengnan secretly stuffed the book "Meditations" into his school bag. On the title page, it read, "May you be in your prime when you smile", signed by Shu Yuan. Chi Zheng saw it, kept it, and has been looking for this person named "Shu Yuan". When we met again later, Chi Zheng was no longer the high-spirited young man in high school. The university was deceived, the project was stolen, he was expelled from the school, his mother was seriously ill, and he shouldered everything by himself. I have gray hair on both temples and opened a junk repair shop. When Meng Shengnan saw him again, he was squatting in front of the store repairing his mobile phone. That scene was so sad written by Chunyu. The former "Human Emperor", the boy who ranked first in the school in playing World of Warcraft, became a small shop owner who repairs mobile phones. But some things haven't changed. He is working on the sun website, sun, taiyang and shuyuan. In his own way, he was responding to Sheng Nan's cautious crush when he was a teenager. Those supporting characters. Qi Qiao, she is Meng Shengnan's best friend, she has known her since elementary school. Completely opposite to Meng Shengnan's quiet and introverted character, Qi Qiao dares to love and hate. She was with Song Jiashu in high school and got married right after graduation. She always carelessly scolded Meng Shengnan as "worthless", but every time Meng Shengnan needed her, she was there. Meng Shengnan was lovelorn, sick, and confused, and Qi Qiao was always the one who scolded her while accompanying her. This kind of friendship is more precious than many loves. Fu Song is also very interesting. He always speaks in a philosophical tone, speaking seriously and making people laugh or cry. Meng Shengnan nicknamed him "Philosophical Rat", and he actually corrected him seriously, "Squirrels and mice are different." This kind of nerdy boy is rare in youth novels, but Chun Yu writes him particularly vividly. Nie Jing's appearance always makes me sad when I think about it. The girl who worked hard in high school later got married and had children before finishing college. When we met again, she was an ordinary mother holding her child, with an out-of-shape figure and a dull look in her eyes. The part where Meng Shengnan met her in the playground was written very blandly by Chun Yu, but I felt uncomfortable for a long time after reading it. Not everyone can live a happy life, and most people grow old slowly in trivial matters. What makes me most uncomfortable is Jiang Jin. Meng Shengnan met a friend in the New Concept Essay Competition. He is from Beijing. He is famous for Beijing movies and calls himself "brother" or "brother" all day long. He said, "Brother just likes to do things." He traveled all over the world and seemed to live the most carefree life. But when Chi Zheng went to Beijing to see him later, he was in a wheelchair. Chi Zheng asked him what his disease was, and he laughed and said "esophageal cancer." Then he got off the wheelchair and said he wanted to walk. Chi Zheng followed him and looked at his back as he walked. The person who loved to toss the most had no energy to even walk. He bought himself a cemetery. Someone in the cemetery asked him who he was showing it to, and he said, "It's me, I'm reading it." I actually cried every time I read these four words. It was 8:15 Beijing time when he left. When Zhang Yiyan arrived, he had already left. She stood in front of the cold window, wanting to feel his warmth after lying down. Zhou Ningzhi handed over a tissue and said that Jiang Jin said something two days ago: "There are times in your life that you have to have, but there are times in your life that you don't have to force." It suddenly occurred to him that in 2007, the six of them were playing guitar and singing on the Bund in Shanghai. At that time, the sky was always blue and they were always young. Jiang Jin said, "Brother just likes to mess around." Meng Shengnan played "Friends", and everyone thought the days were still long. But the person who loved life the most was the first to go. After reading the main text and the extras, I feel that the word "time" is mentioned in many places. The tattoo on Chi Zheng's back is h, which represents hour. It is his mission to live out his father's time. Meng Shengnan waited for nearly ten years, from the age of sixteen to twenty-five, this was her time. Jiang Jin traveled all over the world and finally stopped in Beijing. This was also his time. Chun Yu wrote a sentence in the postscript of "The First Good Day of Spring" (extra book) and remembered it for many years. "In the end, we will all become ordinary, remain brave and continue to grow forward." Chi Zheng changed from a "bastard" to a husband and father, Meng Shengnan changed from a little girl he had a crush on to a mother of his children, and Jiang Jin changed from a wanderer to a name in the cemetery. Time changes everyone, but some things remain the same. Meng Shengnan is still the person who writes stories quietly, and Chi Zheng is still the person who says, "I am still a gangster at 40." This is the best ending. Meng Shengnan wrote on the title page of "Meditations" that year, "May you be in your prime when you smile." She must have never imagined that this wish would come true ten years later. Finally, there is another place that I feel particularly deeply about is Feng Shui Terrace Street. Feng Shui Terrace Street is where Meng Shengnan lived for more than 20 years. It's not long. There is a traffic light at the entrance of the alley, and there are a barber shop, a canteen, and a tofu stall on the roadside. Meng Shengnan rides to school from here every day, takes the bus to the city from here, goes to Changsha to study at university, and goes to Hangzhou to see her grandmother. All starting points are this street, all endings are also this street. When she was sixteen, she walked out of this street and met Chi Zheng in an Internet cafe. In the years that followed, she waited for him countless times at the entrance of this street. He came on a motorcycle, parked on the side of the road, smoked a cigarette, leaned on the car and watched her approach. She always walked slowly, fearing that he would see that she was in a hurry, and fearing that he would really get tired of waiting and leave. The alley of Feng Shui Terrace Street witnessed all the unspeakable secret loves and expectations. Later, she didn't have to wait any longer. He drove her back and parked the car at the entrance of the alley. She said a few more words to him in the car before she agreed to get out. Sometimes there was a quarrel, and she would open the car door and leave. Then she would regret it when she reached the middle of the alley, and look back to see if he was still there. He was always there, smoking a cigarette and looking at her from across the street. Feng Shui Terrace Street is not long, but it took her many years to walk from one end to the other. One person walked, two people walked, and then they walked with Jiabao in their arms. The houses on the street have been old and renovated, and the owners of the canteen have changed. Only the length of the road has not changed. There are still so many steps from the alley to the door of the house. The grand ceremony was waiting for her at the alley. When she was a child, she waited for her to come back from school, when she grew up, she waited for her to come back from school, and later she waited for her to bring Chi Zheng back for dinner. Standing there, watching my daughter transform from a little girl to a mother of children. Feng Shui Terrace Street witnesses the whole story. Um. From the first edition to the second edition, I shed tears for Sheng Nan Chizheng and their love every time I read it. All lovers in the world finally get married, and I am truly happy for them and Chun Yu.

May you be in your prime when you smile

May you be in your prime when you smile.

May you be in your prime when you smile

When he laughs, he is in his prime

When he laughs, he is in his prime

2026.9.13 May he be in full bloom when he smiles

"Chi Zheng lazily raised his eyes: "I just..." This is a big bug for the author~ I'm going to die laughing

He is in his prime when he laughs~

I watched it again in 2026. Many plots have changed a lot from the first time I watched it. I still like the original version.