Seagulls and Cherries 1-4 + Extra Chapter 23

Seagulls and Cherries,
Chapter 4: Starting School (Part 1)
"Ya'ou, are you done tidying up?" My cousin asked, knocking gently on the door.
"Okay, all done." After stuffing the half-full pack of Marlboro cigarettes into her pocket, Ya'ou got up and opened the window. The cold air
blew in, clearing away the smoke in the room.
"Hurry up, it's already three o'clock. It's the weekend, and I'm worried about traffic." Jing'ou reminded her.
"Okay, I'll be right down," Ya'ou replied, going into the bathroom to brush her teeth to freshen her breath.
She couldn't let her cousin find out she was secretly smoking.
A black Audi was parked at the entrance, and the maid had already put large pieces of luggage into the trunk.
"Let's go!" Ya'ou said to her cousin as she sat in the passenger seat.
"If you're coming back this weekend, you can have Brother Yan or Annie pick you up," Jing Ou
said casually, gripping the steering wheel.
"Oh, no need," Ao replied. "I checked, there's a subway station on Gifu Road,
it's quite convenient with just one transfer."
At the start of the new year, the company was in a state of chaos. Zhao Ziqi, who worked nine-to-five, was almost nowhere to be seen. Occasionally,
she would run into Ya'ou, but the two would remain indifferent, as if they were strangers.
Even Hai Song noticed something amiss and questioned his son privately, but to no avail. Jing Ou was also summoned for a talk,
and although she understood the whole story perfectly, she could only give vague answers.
She booked a flight to New York for the twelfth day of the first lunar month, intending to reconcile the siblings before her departure.
Zhao Ziqi is almost never one to back down, and the fact that she agreed to drink as a punishment that night was already a concession. Unexpectedly,
Ya'ou was also stubborn, his temper as hard as a rock. It was just a prank by his older sister and younger brother; why was he so
angry?
The oars were listless for a few days, but that wasn't entirely Zhao Ziqi's fault.
The text messages he sent to Xu Luowei kept failing to send; she probably blocked his number. She did this all the time, and
Ya'ou was used to it; it wasn't a big deal. But the incident in the bathroom kept replaying in his mind, causing him to start
overthinking.
He couldn't resist and ended up having an absurd encounter with a female bodyguard he didn't even know. Although it had a hint of coercion
, Ya'ou still felt sorry for her.
Before the trip, Hsu Lo-wei said to A-Ou, "You're not going to turn into a spoiled brat, are you?" It was half a joke and half a warning.
Negative news about rich kids is rampant in society: one is raped, another is killed in a car accident,
and yet another is imprisoned for drug use. No matter how clean one is, it can't withstand the superficial and frivolous environment, so it's no wonder she's worried.
"The gates of hell, once opened even a crack, lead to an abyss. So it's best not to touch
them at all, guard them strictly, and don't even leave a crack!" During her first time making love, she experienced multiple orgasms, but afterwards she cried
uncontrollably.
There are many women in the world more beautiful than her, but those as intelligent and kind-hearted as her are extremely rare.
She sees through their relationship, so she never opposes Ya'ou's relationship and even encourages him to have a normal love life. Even if Ya'ou finds a girlfriend, or even if he
gets married, as long as it's true love, she will sincerely offer her blessings.
But now, it's like soliciting prostitution, or more precisely, like being solicited by someone else. Driven by lust, it's a pure
release of desire, a completely different matter. Even if Zhao Ziqi premeditated it and Zhai Bing is unreasonable, no matter how they try to
justify themselves, their souls have been defeated by their bodies.
Ao desperately needed to repent, but she ignored him.
"Call Annie and tell her you went to school," Jingou said carefully.
"There's no need for that!" Ya'ou said dismissively. "When she comes back and finds I'm not here, she'll naturally know."
"She'll think you've run away from home!" Jing Ouxin was not very satisfied, but she still kept smiling.
"I'm afraid she'd love to have it, wouldn't she?" Ya'ou muttered.
"Hey, what's wrong with you two?" Jing'ou blinked, avoiding the main point, "Because
she set an alarm in your room?"
My cousin was saying that the day before yesterday, Zhao Ziqi hid five alarm clocks in the bedroom, setting them to run from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m., which
startled Ya'ou several times that night. She spent the whole night rummaging through drawers and cabinets, and barely got any sleep.
"That's a small matter. I admire her quite a bit; she's very clever!" Ya'ou paused for a moment. "Anyway, Sister Ziqi
doesn't like me and is always looking for opportunities to tease me."
"Hehe, no way! That's just how she is. She bullied me a lot when I was little." Jing'ou glanced at her cousin
. "Listen to me, talk to her!"
Ya'ou reluctantly took out his iPhone, found Zhao Ziqi's number, and dialed it.
The same opera played for a while, but the voice that came through was a man's, sounding quite impatient: "Hey,
who are you?"
"You must have dialed the wrong number! Hang up now!" Jing Ou frowned, quickly snatching the phone back.
"Never mind, she's at work right now, her phone might be with someone else. Let's call again later!"
"Oh!" Ya'ou put the phone in her pocket, breathed a sigh of relief, and didn't think much of it.
Dianqiao is an education center that Shanghai has been focusing on developing in recent years, about a 40-minute drive from Yuyuan.
Aurora High School was originally located on the east side of the town, adjacent to Guanghua University and St. John's University. Although the surrounding area
was bustling with shops, it was a quiet place amidst the hustle and bustle.
The fountain square outside the gate was filled with all kinds of luxury cars, and parents dropping off their children were everywhere. Ya'ou walked
side by side with her cousin, dragging her suitcase, the setting sun casting long shadows of the siblings.
The school buildings, with their pointed arches and constructed of long, bluish-gray bricks, resemble the castles of medieval lords
. Paths meander through the buildings, and towering trees and lush green grass abound. This blend of simplicity and grandeur with a touch of dynamism
and exuberance perfectly embodies the spirit of Aurora University.
來往的學生都穿著震旦的校服，男生是歐美風格，淺灰色的修身西裝配棕色
的系帶皮鞋，有的人敞著懷，露出?面淺灰色的馬甲和灰白格子襯衫。女生則是
日本那種齊膝的黑色冬裝裙子，清一色的黑色棉襪和尖嘴皮鞋。因爲學校的規定
不可能各方面都考慮到，又或許女生愛美的天性使然，她們多半都戴著花樣百出
的帽子和圍巾，以此爭奇鬥豔。
「震旦的校服是這樣子的啊？」亞鷗不可思議地道。
「呵呵，好看嗎？」靜鷗笑道，「你也應該有的，到時候問下你們老師。」
「嗯，真沒想到，校服也可以那麽漂亮。上海的都是這樣的嗎？」
融城高中的校服亞鷗也有，肥大臃腫得跟布袋似的，除非是學校的重要活動
強制要求，平常都沒人願意穿的。
「別的我不知道啊。」靜鷗抿了下鬓角，「震旦號稱是貴族學校，可能會與
衆不同。」
「早就沒有貴族了，哪兒來的貴族學校？」亞鷗撇了下嘴，國人就是喜歡這
種噱頭。
「或許是因爲學費比較貴吧。」靜鷗也忍不住吐槽道。
招生辦提供的資料?有張平面圖，生活區在西邊，又被彎曲的柏油路分割成
飯堂、運動場和宿舍樓三部分。亞鷗住的是其中最高檔的公寓，一幢五層的爬滿
青苔和藤蘿的老樓，外觀仿佛才出土的古董，?面卻裝修的精緻而低調。
管理處登記完畢，乘電梯到三樓，沿著走廊找到了306 號，刷卡進去是個單
間，地闆嵌著光亮鑒人的白色瓷磚，四周貼著彩繪的壁紙，設施齊全，幹淨整潔，
跟酒店的客房差不多。
靜鷗轉身進了小廚房，壁櫥、燃氣竈和抽油煙機，保潔公司已經清理過，但
除此之外就空無一物了，衛生間也是。
「走吧，等回來再收拾。」她擺手示意亞鷗，「我時間不多，先看附近有超
市沒，給你買些生活用品。」
「哦，好的。」亞鷗應著，跟她下了樓。
「怎麽樣，還能住吧？」靜鷗雙手插在口袋?，問道。
「比我們高中好太多了，我在融城住的是八人間，簡直天上地下。」亞鷗吐
了吐舌頭，又道，「就是剛才在樓下，嚇了我一跳，進去之後，又嚇了一跳！」
「沒辦法，百年名校嘛，總有些老建築，都是文物，又不能拆。所以隻能在
內部裝修得豪華點兒了。」靜鷗嘴角微挑，笑著解釋道，「我在美國讀書也是，
哥大的宿舍從外面看也能嚇人一跳，呵呵。」
沿著幹淨的柏油路走來，旁邊的布告欄貼的不是報紙或者高考狀元榜，而是
各種社團的廣告和海報，幾株張覆如傘的大榕樹底下三兩對兒情侶正耳鬓厮磨，
籃球場中穿著短袖隊服的運動員拼搶的熱火朝天，看見靜鷗一般賞心悅目的美女
更是吹起了口哨。
這些風景在融城高中幾乎不可思議，縣城?的學生信奉的是知識改變命運，
恨不得把吃飯睡覺的時間都用來做練習題，哪還有閑情逸緻搞別的？
正對著飯堂是座獨立的六角樓，一層是間超市，二層是家茶餐廳，三層是各
種小店，招牌都挂在窗口，進去超市?面，人還挺多。亞鷗拎了個購物筐，拿了
紙巾、牙膏、沐浴露之類。待轉到零食區，靜鷗就露出了女生的本色，堅果、餅
幹、薯片、巧克力不停地往?面放，瞧她的架勢，恐怕會把整個貨架都搬空。
「要不要置辦一套廚具？」走到一壁精緻的碗碟前，靜鷗忽然問道，「你那
兒廚房，如果吃不慣飯堂，可以偶爾打個牙祭，嗯？」
「呃，還是算了吧，我不怎麽會做飯。」亞鷗面露難色，「再說，等需要的
時候買也不遲。」
「好吧。」靜鷗瞥了眼購物筐，已經塞得滿貓當當的，索性作罷。
結賬的隊猶如長龍，前面的顧客也基本都是一堆東西，姐弟倆排在最後，等
得頗不耐煩。尤其靜鷗見天色漸暗，更是心急如焚，澱橋到家還有那麽遠，她可
不習慣開夜車。
終于輪到亞鷗前面那個紮著雙馬尾的少女，還好她隻買了袋冰糖。
「七元五角！」收銀員是個中年婦女，手腳麻利地掃了條形碼，道。
「啊呀，我沒帶錢包！」少女摸了下白色羽絨馬甲的口袋，忽然輕聲尖叫了
一下。
收銀員反應極快，噼啪敲了幾下鍵盤，順手把冰糖扔到了旁邊的回收架上。
「哎，您先別！」少女連忙阻止，「我能不能等會兒把錢送來？」
「下一位！」收銀員眼皮也沒擡，一副愛答不理的模樣。
「我把姓名和班級留給您行嗎？我保證肯定把錢給您送來的。」少女有些著
急。
「本店概不賒賬！」收銀員依舊不肯松口，又皺著眉咕哝了一句上海方言。
亞鷗沒聽太清楚，少女白淨如玉的圓臉兒卻立時滿面通紅，估計不是什麽好
話。
「沒帶錢就趕緊走啦，別耽誤我們時間啊…」後面的顧客已經開始小聲嘀咕
了。
「就是啊，那麽多人，一點眼力都沒有！」有人附和道。
議論聲如針一般刺耳，少女絞著手，窘迫地無地自容，卻隻能繼續徒勞無功
地哀告，「阿姨，求您了，我正煲湯呢，真的急著用！」
「下一位！」收銀員絲毫不爲所動。
「七塊五毛錢，誰還能賴了不成？大城市就是人情冷漠啊！」
亞鷗正感慨著，還在猶豫要不要幫她解圍，胳膊卻被誰輕拍了下，原來是表
姐遞過來一張鈔票。
「咳，同學，不好意思！」亞鷗接了，轉身對少女道，「要不然我替你付了
吧？」
「啊，真的嗎？太感謝…」
少女頗有些意外，感激地望了下旁邊的陌生男孩，然而還沒等話說完，卻撲
閃著一雙大得出奇的明亮眼睛，喜出望外地叫了聲，「鷗妮姐！」
「嗨，小荷，好巧啊！」靜鷗淺笑著朝她招了下手。
「鷗妮姐，你怎麽到我們學校來啦？」
結了賬出來，一直走到籃球場邊岔路口的路燈下，少女猶自挽著靜鷗的胳膊
不肯放。
「我還不知道你也在震旦呢！」靜鷗暗地?拉了下亞鷗的衣襟，「我來送我
表弟！」
「你好，我叫譚亞鷗！」
「嗯，你好，我是謝明荷！」
In the dim light of the night, the boy's sharply defined face was quite handsome. Seeing that Ya'ou was also looking at her, Xie Minghe
nodded shyly and said, "Thank you!"
The gentleness of that lowered head was like that of a water lily, shyly trembling in the cool breeze, and Ya'ou was somewhat stunned.
She wasn't wearing her school uniform, but rather a fitted blue sweater over a white down vest. Denim
shorts clung to her shapely hips, and black knee-high socks covered her thighs, revealing two sections of her fair skin. She
wore Converse flat sneakers. While not as radiant as her older cousin, she possessed a delicate and charming beauty
.
"Xiaohe, what grade are you in?" Jingou asked, then added, "Ya'ou is a new transfer student and isn't
familiar with the school yet, so I'd like to ask you to look after him!"
"Oh, I'm a sophomore in high school." Xie Minghe looked at the boy. "What year are you in? Which class are you in?"
It turned out she was a year ahead of her, Ya'ou replied, "Grade 11 (9) class."
"Oh my, I'm so envious of you! Your homeroom teacher is the most beautiful female teacher at Aurora University, but I've also heard
she's the strictest, haha."
Xie Minghe blinked her large, pearly eyes mischievously, then added, "Besides, Sister Jingou should
know her too; we should ask her to take good care of us."
"Oh, I know him too. Who is he?" Jing'ou asked curiously. She had many friends, but it seemed that none of them were
teachers at Aurora University. Otherwise, she wouldn't have asked Lu Che to help arrange for Ya'ou.
"I can't tell you that, let Ya'ou tell you!" Xie Minghe smiled, then suddenly remembered something and reluctantly
let go of Jing'ou. "Sister Ou'ni, I'm still making soup, I need to hurry back..."
After saying goodbye, the girl's figure disappeared into the night like a shooting star.
"Cousin, who is she?" Although the girl was pretty and cute, the way she was so close to her cousin made Ya'ou
extremely jealous.
"Do you still remember Master Xie?" Jing Ou tucked her hair behind her ear. A gentle breeze ruffled her loose hair, making her look even more ethereal and
otherworldly, like a fairy descended to earth.
"Master Xie, the one from Qingfenglou?" Ya'ou asked incredulously, "She's Master Xie's daughter?"
"Hehe, Master Xie is over sixty years old, and this is his granddaughter! Hey, Ya'ou, how's the young lady?"
The image of the pretty young girl and her large eyes flashed through her mind, and no matter what,
it couldn't be associated with Master Xie's old and bloated appearance. Her cousin's sudden question caught Ya'ou off guard, and she could only reply indifferently, "Uh,
it's fine..."
"Xiaohe is about your age, and her family background is also good."
As they walked, Jing'ou introduced Xie Minghe's background. Actually, Jing'ou had met both of her parents.
During the New Year, a group of Shanghai councilors visited Yu Garden to pay New Year's respects to Elder Tan, and Xie Minghe's father was among them. Her mother
was none other than Pu Liyun, a folk singer who was famous throughout the country and had performed at the municipal government's New Year's Eve gala.
"I bought too much! It's so heavy!" Ya'ou pushed open the dormitory door and quickly carried the shopping bag inside.
"Hehe, it's a one-step solution, you'll need it sooner or later anyway."
Jing'ou took off her brown cashmere coat, rolled up the sleeves of her shirt, took out her things and arranged them neatly.
She then helped her cousin make the bed and moved clothes from the suitcase into the closet. Judging from her busy and bustling appearance, she was clearly
a model wife and loving mother. Otherwise, Allen wouldn't have called her repeatedly to urge her to go back.
She's leaving soon; she's flying to the US the day after tomorrow. From now on, she'll only be helping her brother-in-law with housework.
A sudden wave of sadness washed over Ya'ou.
After everything was tidied up, the once lifeless room became much more comfortable and cozy. Jing'ou's gaze swept around before
settling back down. "Alright, Ya'ou, you'll be living at school alone from now on!"
As soon as she said it, Jing'ou paused for a moment. When she went home from school, the siblings would say goodbye,
and she didn't know when they would see each other again.
The pain of parting is imminent; saying goodbye means that farewell won't be too far away.
"Cousin, is your flight the day after tomorrow?" the boy asked Jing'ou, and the atmosphere immediately became heavy.
"Yeah, why are you looking so sad?" Jing Ou smiled gently, rolled up her sleeves, and put on her coat.
After spending half a month together, from strangers to acquaintances, the bond between the siblings
has grown like dust falling silently; though unseen, it has already accumulated into a tower.
"Hehe, I'll be back this summer vacation. I'll take you to Hawaii then—sands, beautiful women, bikinis
!"
Although Jing Ou forced a smile and tried to amuse her cousin, there was a hint of sadness in her voice that was hard to hide.
"Jing'ou, I'll miss you."
From Rongcheng to Shanghai, the quiet and beautiful older cousin was the one Ya'ou felt closest to, and they had
many things in common. Like Xu Luowei, she was like a window, and they talked about everything from the sixth degree of separation to the Mafia, as well as her descriptions of Columbia
University and New York, giving the young man a glimpse into the outside world.
Xu Luowei ignored him. Her cousin was leaving, and years would pass. All the beautiful days and nights would be in vain. Even if she had a thousand kinds of feelings
, who would she share them with?
"Yeah, me too," Jing'ou said casually. "It's getting late, I have to go back now. Take care of yourself
!"
"Okay." Ya'ou picked up her coat and said, "Cousin, I'll walk you to the school gate."
"Hehe, no need!" Jing'ou patted her cousin on the shoulder as if they were meeting for the first time. "Don't you have
evening self-study at six o'clock? Go to the cafeteria and grab something to eat. You can't be so thin when we see each other again during summer vacation!"
The door slammed shut with a loud bang, the echo lingering long afterward, leaving Ya'ou feeling utterly empty.

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