El misterio del periódico K

Capítulo 37

I signed up for a political science class and an English class to study hard for the postgraduate entrance exam. The weather forecast says it will be 36 degrees Celsius today. Deng Fei cooked a big pot of mung bean soup, and Xiao Bi, Jia Yanyu, and I each took a big bottle with us when we went out.

Deng Fei is on summer vacation now, while Xiao Bi and Jia Yan have to work, so the cooking and cleaning duties have all fallen to him. Under our pressure, Deng Fei is becoming more and more like a stay-at-home dad. Xiao Bi said he looks quite sexy cooking soup in an apron. I don't think it's sexy or not; I just know the food is getting better and better…

A massive rainstorm hit on July 31, 2005.

It rained heavily today, but thankfully all the tutoring classes ended yesterday. I have begun to deeply understand Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, and the "Three Represents." In today's world, with its stable economic development, I think I should really study hard to live up to the achievements of our predecessors through hard work.

While I was reading aloud the principles of Marxist philosophy, Xiao Bi cautiously asked, "How about we learn some English?"

"No, I haven't finished reading yet."

"You've been reading all afternoon, how about we get some water first?"

"Xiao Bi."

"kindness."

"Someone like you will probably never understand how great philosophy is..."

Light rain on August 4th, 2005

Today I went to the mall and bought a ball of white yarn and a row of knitting needles. The lady selling the yarn yawned and asked me curiously, "What do you want to knit?"

“Scarf and gloves.”

"You can only wear this in winter, right?"

"I'm knitting for fun."

"For your boyfriend?"

"ah."

Gu Ming, I know it's your birthday next week. I've been studying hard these past few days. I was thinking of getting you a pair of shoes or something else, but I saw on TV that girls were knitting scarves and gloves for their boyfriends, so I changed my mind. Then I wondered whether I should knit a scarf or gloves, and I was so upset about it for days. In the end, to prove that I'm good with my hands, I decided to knit both.

You must be thrilled! On that day, you absolutely must go for a walk wearing the scarf and gloves I knitted.

Don't complain about the heat, or I'll put your down jacket on you too.

August 12, 2005, Sunny

Today is Gu Ming's birthday. I bought a birthday cake, Deng Fei cooked a table full of dishes, and Xiao Bi and Jia Yanchang also came home early from get off work.

This was the first time I celebrated Gu Ming's birthday. Xiao Bi held up the scarf and gloves I had knitted and asked what the two balls of yarn were for. I felt she didn't have an eye for art, so I personally demonstrated how to wear them for her, and then carefully wrapped them up and placed them on Gu Ming's seat.

We turned off the lights and lit candles. The light was warm. We blew them out when they were almost burned out. There was a long silence in the darkness. Then I heard someone crying. I reached out to wipe Xiao Bi's tears, but I realized that the sound was coming from myself.

Gu Ming, I'm a little tired, so tired that I often can't control my emotions.

Anyway, happy birthday...

The sky was very blue on September 8, 2005.

Deng Fei has started school. He is now a graduate student in microbiology, which sounds pretty impressive.

At noon, he brought back a girl, and that's when we found out that he had secretly found a girlfriend behind our backs. We all had lunch together, and Xiao Bi, Jia Yanyu, and I spent a long time looking her over. Xiao Bi thought she was very quiet, Jia Yanyu thought she had a good figure, and I thought she was both quiet and had a good figure.

That evening, Deng Fei asked me to go for a walk with him, and as we walked, he confessed that he liked me. I looked around and didn't see any signs of being possessed by a ghost.

He also said that he hadn't dared to tell me before, and Gu Ming beat him to it. He never imagined that he would never be able to get it back. He added that now he only wants to be my best, best friend, because he knows that besides this position, I have nothing else to give him.

I am very grateful to Deng Fei for having such a friend. In the end, I secretly told him that I think his girlfriend is gentle and has a good figure, but she doesn't seem as pretty as me.

He laughed and patted my head, saying, "Yes, yes, yes, you're the prettiest..."

It was a bit cold on September 23, 2005.

Life goes on as usual, everyone is doing well, and so am I.

October 14, 2005, Sunny

Xiao Bi said that the area where "Moonlight" is located is going to be redeveloped, and that old street will be completely demolished...

I think that many years from now, no one will remember that there was a bar hidden deep in that winding alley, no one will remember the exquisite wooden sign at the door, and no one will remember the loud-barking big yellow dog next door. As for those people and those things, they will all be submerged by prosperity and noise...

Cloudy on November 1, 2005

I couldn't resist and went to "Moonlight" on the last day of the demolition.

My nose started to sting as I walked into the alley; the hands that had guided me were long gone. The moment I pushed open the door, tears streamed down my face. The bar was empty, the room empty, even the ceiling seemed to reek of emptiness. His mischievous eyes were gone, his voice was gone, and he would never again pinch my cheeks or pull my legs like that. Winter came so quickly, it's so cold…

"Moonlight" was demolished. Looking at everything that collapsed, I felt a hollow pain in my heart, as if a part of me had been hollowed out. The memories in my mind no longer had a place to reside.

Gu Ming, I'm scared. I'm afraid that if too much time goes by, I'll forget your smiling face...

The first snowfall on November 24, 2005

For this northern city, the first snow of the year came a little late, but the snow was heavy, as if it could bury everything...

Sunny on December 3, 2005

The weather was great, and Deng Fei suggested going skiing. We used our expired student IDs to get four half-price tickets. Jia Yanyu said that everyone still looked very inexperienced.

I chose an orange ski suit, and Xiao Bi thought I looked like an orange in it. Since the weather was nice, I didn't tell her that her green outfit made her look more like an apple.

We played all day, and my bottom hurt so much from all the falls, so I decided to sleep on my stomach...

Gu Ming, I suddenly remembered that you're really good at massage. I thought back then that if you ever stopped catching ghosts, you could definitely make money opening a massage parlor. Haha, I was just overthinking it...

It snowed on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2005.

It started snowing when I woke up this morning. After breakfast, I went out and found roses for sale everywhere. Xiao Bi said, "They sell roses for Valentine's Day, and they sell roses for Christmas too?"

"Then what should we sell?"

"Turkey!"

A young woman carrying a bouquet of flowers walked past, staring blankly at Xiao Bi. Then, looking at the roses in her hand, her lips twitched, and she ran away. I swear, for a fleeting moment, she imagined herself carrying a pile of turkeys…

In the afternoon, Deng Fei gave us two beautifully packaged red apples, saying that we should eat "peace apples" on Christmas Eve. As I ate them, Xiao Bi and I marveled at how strong the fruit farmers' economic awareness was...

As night fell, the snow fell heavier and heavier. Having heard that a white Christmas symbolizes happiness abroad, and that fairies hide in the snowflakes today, making wishes come true, Xiao Bi shouted out the window, "I want money!!!"

I think if I were an elf, I'd probably jump out of the snowflakes and smash Little Bi with a snowball.

I couldn't sleep at night, so I put on a coat and looked at the snow. Everything outside was white.

I read the story of the Snow Queen when I was little. The little boy with a shard of mirror stuck in his eye sat in the Snow Queen's castle, and the little girl rode a reindeer to rescue him. The snow was just as heavy then; at least she knew where he was, and she could try her best to save him. But me? I can only sit alone by the window on nights like this. Where are you? If only you were also imprisoned in the Queen's castle, then I could borrow a donkey from Master Cangyi and go rescue you…

Do you think there are really fairies in the snow? If I told you that I secretly made a lot of wishes, would you call me stupid? If I told you that all my wishes were to forget you quickly, would you hate me?

I turned on the CD, and a gentle female voice drifted into my ears.

Forgive the rainy day that took you away.

In the darkness of a sudden awakening,

I realized that I had finally stopped crying.

Forgive the eternity you took away.

It's almost tomorrow.

The pain will subside over time.

Will you miss those days?

Longing is like a door that can't be closed tightly.

There's a happy kind of dust in the air.

Otherwise, why would one close their eyes when...

So painful

Don't tell anyone