Chapter 20: The torrent of memory

Except for Zhong Jie, Xiaoying and I boarded a flight from Beijing to Chongqing without saying goodbye to anyone. A few hours later, the plane landed smoothly at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport. Xiaoying and I dragged our luggage out of the airport hall. Someone waved to us from a distance. Xiaoying shouted happily:

"Brother Hai!"

Then he pulled me to him. I heard Xiaoying tell me a lot about Brother Hai. I knew that when I was in the military academy, Brother Hai took special care of me, and our brotherly relationship was quite deep.

I followed Xiaoying toward Brother Hai with a nervous mood. I looked at him carefully. Brother Hai felt a little uncomfortable when I saw him. He looked at me with a puzzled look and asked:

"Boy! I haven't seen you for a month or two, so I don't know me!"

Xiaoying said embarrassedly:

"Brother Hai, I didn't tell you on the phone, Changfeng... Maybe he really doesn't know you anymore..."

After saying that, she told Brother Hai one by one about what happened to me recently. After listening to it, Brother Hai looked at me with an incredible expression and said:

"Changfeng, can't this be the two of you join forces to play tricks on me?"

Looking at this strange brother Hai, I felt a little restrained, and I said:

"Well... Xiaoying is right. I really can't remember what happened before, but I heard from Xiaoying that we had a good relationship before..."

Brother Hai shouted: "Oh my God! You really lost your memory? You guy, how could you talk to me so politely before?"

Xiaoying and I stood there at a loss. Brother Hai thought for a while and said:

"Go back to school! Remember, I am your best brother. Whether you remember the past or not, from now on, you have to treat me as a brother. If you are as restricted as before, I will be anxious with you!"

Brother Hai’s words are very simple, but very sincere. From his words, I can imagine how deep the brotherly relationship between us is. I nodded and said:

"Brother Hai, I came here this time to see if the city of Chongqing can help me find my memories. It's okay to go back to school. It's a place where I have lived for many years, and it should allow me to recall some things!"

Brother Hai snatched our luggage without saying a word and started walking out. While walking, he said without looking back:

"Changfeng, you and Xiaoying live at my house. I'll just go to the team to live."

We stopped a taxi at the door and drove directly to the school. I saw the scenery along the way, but I had no impression of it. In theory, I have lived in Chongqing for several years and I will have some impressions of these places, but I comforted myself and said:

"Maybe I've been out very few times, and these places are not very familiar! This won't happen when I get to school."

Houses on both sides of the road gradually became scarce, and we began to enter the suburbs. After the car turned around on the mountain road, the sudden enlightenment suddenly appeared in front of me. A small town appeared in my sight, and I also saw the gate of the college from afar. The car stopped in the square at the door. I looked at the scene outside the car window, and my eyes were confused. Looking at the gate of the college, I actually had two completely different feelings in my subconscious...

One is full of energy, no other passion, the other is a plain, no passion, nothing specific, it is a feeling of the heart...

"Changfeng! Why are you stunned! Get off the bus!"

Brother Hai's voice woke me up. I nodded quickly, pushed open the car door and got out. Brother Hai pointed to the college gate and said:

"Changfeng! It's inside. You have lived in your alma mater for four years. You must have many unforgettable memories here!"

I nodded and said:

"Yes! Brother Hai, just now, when I saw the scene of the academy, I felt a sense of familiarity!"

Xiaoying said happily: "It seems we have come to the right place..."

Our group came to Brother Hai's house. Brother Hai put down our things and said:

"Changfeng, you and Xiaoying live here. During this period, the captain went out to study and I had to keep an eye on the team. Your sister-in-law is on vacation again, so the house is usually empty!"

I nodded and said, "Brother Hai, what do I usually do when I was in a military academy?"

Brother Hai turned on the speaker and turned back and said:

"You? You caused trouble for me all day long when you were in school. Since I met you, you either fought or skipped classes. There were few days of peace..."

Ah? I thought I was a good student with both good character and academic performance in the past! I scratched my head embarrassedly. Xiaoying couldn't help laughing when she saw me embarrassed. I turned around and glared at her. She immediately stuck out her tongue, biting her chin tightly, obviously holding her laughter...

At this time, a very old song came out of the speaker:

"Send comrades to the army, go on a journey, silently crying, shed a camel bell sound..."

Brother Hai muttered: "Why is it such an old dish? Change one, change another!"

After saying that, I was going to change the plate, and I quickly shouted:

"Brother Hai! Wait! I just want to hear this..."

Brother Hai looked at me strangely and shrank his hand back. As soon as I heard the singing from the speaker, a scene immediately appeared in my mind: the scorching sun was scorching, several buses were parked on the side of the playground, there were many people on the playground, everyone hugged each other and encouraged each other...

When the song sang "Comrades-in-arms! Dear brothers! Be careful of the cold wind in the middle of the night, take care of the road!", I shouted:

"Graduation! Brother Hai! When we graduated, was this song played on the loudspeaker of the school?"

Brother Hai replied casually: "Yes! He is always ready every year, and he is tired of listening..."

He suddenly woke up and asked loudly:

"Changfeng, did you remember something just now?"

I nodded and said, "When I listened to the song, I suddenly remembered the scene on the day of graduation. Brother Hai, is there anyone named Zhang Qing among my classmates? On the day of graduation, he and his girlfriend said goodbye to me..."

Brother Hai said excitedly: "That's right! That's right! Tell me quickly, have you remembered anything else? Have you remembered me?"

Xiaoying was also cheering and excited. I shook my head dejectedly and said, "There are only those little bits..."

Brother Hai sat down in disappointment, and immediately said:

"It's okay, it's always a good thing to make progress!"

I nodded and said, "Well, Brother Hai, there are no cadres in your team here, so you can go back first! We can take care of ourselves..."

Brother Hai nodded and said, "Okay! There is food in the refrigerator. Xiaoying, take good care of Changfeng. I will go back to the team first and come back to see you in the evening!"

Xiaoying smiled and said, "Don't worry! I won't let your brother down! Brother Hai walks slowly!"

After we sent Brother Hai out, we returned to the room. I hugged Xiaoying and gently rubbed her face against her. I asked in a low voice:

"Xiaoying, if I can't remember the past, will you still be with me?"

Xiaoying's eyes were a little confused, and she answered irresponsible:

"I haven't experienced the feeling of being held in your arms for a long time... Changfeng!"

I hugged her tightly and said, "Xiaoying, no matter what happens in the future, we should not separate..."

Xiaoying nodded happily, and we hugged her like this, feeling the warmth that each other gave us. After a long time, Xiaoying looked up and said:

"I'd better tell you something about the past!"

I nodded and asked, "Xiaoying, based on your understanding of me, where do you think I may have left a deep impression? This time I recalled some things because the graduation scene left a particularly deep impression in my mind!"

Xiaoying lowered her head and thought for a while, then suddenly raised her head excitedly and said:

"Changfeng, do you still remember the time when you just woke up, and what do you often dream about..."

Speaking of this, she blushed and said:

"Besides me...I mean where do you often dream about us?"

I pondered for a while and said:

"I don't know where it is. Sometimes it's a few tree-lined paths, sometimes on the side of the river, we snuggled up to watch the sunset. Another time, I dreamed that we were on the top of a mountain, looking down at the night view of the whole city, but I can't be sure if these places are in Chongqing..."

Xiaoying said excitedly: "Yes, there are many tree-lined paths in the college. I will take you on a walk later to see if you can remember anything. The riverside you mentioned, I think it is either the Minjiang River or the Jialing River. We have only been to the riverside of these two rivers. Tomorrow we will go to the Jialing River to feel the feeling of watching the sunset again..."

I asked with a smile, "Why are you looking at the night view! I don't know which city it is from, maybe it is Fuzhou or Chongqing..."

Xiaoying smiled and said, "I remember that you only saw the night view with me once, and that's... a tree observation deck in Nanshan, Chongqing!"

I said hesitantly: "Then...you make your decision!"

Xiaoying said with a smile: "My suggestion is... eat first! I'm almost starving to death. The things on the plane are really bad!"

After saying that, she ran to the kitchen to make something and eat. When she saw Xiaoying's happy figure, I actually knew that she was not absolutely happy. I often saw the smell of sadness between her eyebrows. What exactly is hidden in this cute girl's heart?

After we finished our meal, we called Brother Hai and walked out of the house together. Xiaoying decided to take me to the Nanshan Observation Deck and said in her words: "I feel that the day is the most beautiful, and I should have left you with a very deep impression..."

We took a taxi to Nanshan. In the car, Xiaoying smiled and said:

"Changfeng, we also took a taxi that day. At that time, there was a driver from Chongqing who might have talked about it, from the academy to Nanshan..."

I casually said, "Oh..."

Xiaoying seemed to see that I was a little nervous, and she said with a smile:

"How come my unruly Changfeng is nervous today! Fool, don't think so much. In fact, people are just living in the present. It is not a good thing for you to forget the past! In this way, you will not live in the memory of the past like some people, wasting precious time in vain..."

I didn't expect that Xiaoying, who is usually soft and weak, is very clear when talking about the truth! I nodded and said with a smile:

"I know, our Xiaoying is still a thinker..."

Xiaoying pounded me coquettishly and continued:

"Changfeng, there are many things you don't need to be too persistent. Didn't you also advise Sister Zhong not to be persistent? In fact, you are not persistent? When it comes to restoring memory, I think a peaceful mentality is very important to you. Don't force yourself to think of anything. In fact, this will not help your recovery!"

I said seriously: "Xiaoying, you said it too much, don't worry! I won't be obsessed with it. I'm lucky if I get it, but I lose my life. If I work hard, I don't have to regret it!"

Xiaoying nodded heavily and smiled happily.

We quickly climbed to the observation deck on the top of the mountain. At this moment, the lights in Chongqing were on, which was a great time to watch the night view. I did not rush to find a good location, but walked slowly on the observation deck, carefully looking at the grass and trees here, while Xiaoying looked at me nervously and asked:

"How is it? Changfeng, is the place you dreamed of here?"
To be continued...