Chapter 505 Our Ideal
A few people happily left the hotel, and not far along the street they heard the sound of enthusiastic dance music coming from the venue facing the street.
Everyone bought a ticket and went in. There were quite a lot of people dancing inside. Unlike in previous years, it was mainly three-step, four-step and other ballroom dances. Nowadays, there are obviously more disco dances.
Now the disco queen Zhang Qiang’s song is playing in the dance hall:
Why is there an annoying autumn wind
Does it blow away your people and my feelings without a trace?
Why did you just follow the autumn wind
Without saying goodbye or cherishing it
Under the strong rhythm and the crazy illumination of colorful rotating lights, a group of men and women were twisting to the music.
Like other dance halls, there is a dance floor in the middle, with sofas on both sides like boxes, but open. Everyone finds a place to sit down first. Liao Runbo ordered a box of beer and gave two The girl wants two bottles of Coca-Cola - this is the most popular drink in Yanjing in the past two years, beating the original Arctic Ocean.
Fang Minghua found that there were quite a few young writers coming to dance, including Chi Zijian, whom he was familiar with, and two young female writers, Bi Shumin and Yan Geling, whom Fang Minghua was not very familiar with.
But Yu Hua is familiar with them, because they are both in the graduate class of Yan Normal University!
As soon as I greeted them, all these people came over, and the team suddenly grew to more than ten people. Liao Runbo quickly asked for a few bottles of Coke for the girls who came.
They were all young writers who came to the conference, and they were all of the same age. They introduced each other and soon started chatting.
At this time, the disco ended and a slow four was played.
A man's affectionate and slightly hoarse voice came from the speaker:
I pray for love without pain
But it is difficult to stop the tears from flowing
I pray to forget the past You left
but I sang the songs you taught me
"The Prayer of the Heart" by Zang Tianshuo.
Everyone started looking for partners to dance.
Li Hongying took the initiative to invite Fang Minghua to dance this song, and the two of them slowly danced to the rhythm of the music in the dance hall.
The lights dimmed.
The postures of some people in the ballroom became less standard and a little ambiguous, but Fang Minghua still straightened his waist and danced strictly according to the formal four steps.
"Teacher Fang, you are very good at ballroom dancing. Why did you not go to the dance when I was invited to Lu Yuan?" Li Hongying was puzzled by the question.
Fang Minghua replied: "Since you call me teacher, how can the teacher run to the dance hall with the students?"
"Old feudal!"
Li Hongying muttered.
Fang Minghua smiled and said nothing.
The two danced in silence. After a while, Li Hongying suddenly said: "Teacher Fang, I am going to go abroad."
"Going abroad?"
"Well, after I graduate from Fudan , I am going to apply for a visa to go abroad." Li Hongying said: "Teacher Fang, I also told you that before attending the Luyuan workshop, I had been wandering and traveling to many places, so now I am planning to go abroad."< br>
“Go to the United States?”
“No, England, go to the hometown of Shakespeare.”
"It's okay to take a look. Will you come back later?" Fang Minghua asked again.
"I don't know. Many people go abroad now and don't want to come back." Li Hongying's tone was a little confused: "Teacher Fang, do you think I should come back?"
"This is you I can’t choose for you because of your own personal freedom, but my wife once said something that I think makes sense.”
“What words?”
“She said, for writers and poets. , the motherland is a kind of local accent, which is their root. It would be a very terrible thing to give up the direct closeness to the mother tongue. This sense of alienation caused by being far away from the motherland will make people lonely and fearful. ”
Li Hongying was silent for a moment and then said: "Your lover is right." "No matter what, when you go out, just live a good life and don't forget the motherland, family and friends." Fang Minghua's tone also became gentle.
"Well, Teacher Fang, I will never forget you in my life." Li Hongying said quietly.
"Ha, leave me alone. Chen Hong, Yu Hua and other classmates will not forget it, right?" Fang Minghua said, half joking and half serious.
“Yeah, yeah. I won’t forget it.”
After the song ended, the two returned to their seats, and the rest of the people came back one after another. After everyone exchanged dance partners and danced a few songs, they began to sit together and chat.
Chen Hong and Li Hongying have the best relationship, and the two girls got together to chat privately.
"Hongying, where are you going after graduation?"
"I am going to go abroad, to the UK, what about you?"
"I didn't expect to go abroad, I want to stay in Yanjing," Chen Hong said.
"Is he going to stay in Yanjing?" Li Hongying glanced at Yu Hua, who was chatting animatedly with Liao Runbo.
"He? He wants to stay in Yanjing, but at his home." Chen Hong sighed quietly.
Li Hongying naturally knew Yu Hua’s situation and didn’t know how to explain it.
Yu Hua was chatting with Liao Runbo while drinking beer.
"Runbo, I heard that after graduating from the writers class at Western University, you can take the postgraduate entrance examination. Are you ready to go to postgraduate school?"
Liao Runbo shook his head: "A bachelor's degree is enough. I think writing is more about practicing by yourself."
Yu Hua nodded: "Then where are you going to stay? Xijing? Yanjing?"< br>
“No, I want to go back to my hometown in Guizhou.”
“Why go back?” Yu Hua was a little surprised: “The literary atmosphere in Guizhou is far from comparable to Xijing or Yanjing. Bi, why are you going back?”
“My wife and children are all in my hometown, so what if I don’t go back?” Liao Runbo said with a smile: “Besides, what I write about is basically about my hometown. I have been away for a long time. I’m worried that if I can’t write anything, will you stay in Yanjing?”
"Well, I have the opposite idea to you. To tell you the truth, I am now considered a celebrity in my hometown of Haiyan. When I return from the holidays, I have all kinds of social activities, from county leaders to relatives and friends. To be honest, I don't really like this kind of life. . It’s different in Yanjing. There are too many talented people here. No one takes you seriously. It’s nice to be free to do what you like.”
“Hey, what are you two talking about?” Sitting next to Yu Hua was Chi Zijian, who interrupted with a smile when he saw the two muttering.
"Where will I go after graduating from He Runbo." Yu Hua explained.
"Where are you going after graduation?" Chi Zijian was obviously very interested in this topic and leaned over and asked.
"I want to stay in Yanjing, and Runbo wants to go back to his hometown. What about you? Chi Zijian?" Yu Hua asked me.
"I have the same idea as Liao Runbo. I want to go back to my hometown of Heilongjiang! I like the white mountains and black waters. Yanjing is too hot and noisy in summer and I am not used to it."
Oh, she is indeed an outspoken girl.
Seeing that they were all talking about this topic, the rest of the people started talking too.
Some want to stay in Yanjing, some want to go back to their hometown, and of course some want to go abroad.
For example, Yan Geling wants to go abroad with her husband, who is doing diplomatic work.
"Come, let's get together today, but we will be far apart in the future. Come, let's drink to our friendship!" Chi Zijian raised his Coke.
"Teacher Fang, raise your glass too." Chi Zijian urged when he saw Fang Minghua who was in a daze.
"Okay, come on, cheers! I wish you a bright future!" Fang Minghua also raised his glass.
(End of this chapter)