Chapter 26 Li Kuiyong's Home

"I envy Dean, and I like the feeling of being 'on the road', which is nothing more than experiencing a free lifestyle." This sentence can be said to be Zhong Yuemin's declaration of his pursuit of life.

When he met Qin Ling in Shanbei, he also said, "Kerouac's words are really good. I am still young, and I am eager to go on the road. With the original passion, pursuing the original dream, and feeling the original experience, let's go on the road."

When he returned to the capital and met Zhou Xiaobai again, he said, "Unless you, like me, voluntarily choose to live a life 'on the road', can you do it?" Zhong Yuemin always maintained this belief that he had the ability and capital to live such a life, but Zhou Xiaobai was different. It was not until many years later that she recovered from Zhong Yuemin's influence.

Shen Long received her kindness, and he didn't want her to be entangled for so long in her life, so he came here and said so many words, no matter whether Zhou Xiaobai made a change, or resolutely woke up, it would be better.

Shen Long continued, "Since you like him so much, there is no harm in reading this book after all."

When Zhong Yuemin saw "On the Road" many years later, he suddenly realized that all the beliefs he had followed for many years were all in Kerouac's book.

After speaking, Shen Long stood up, "Okay, that's all for today. I should go back to the hospital. After I go to northern Shaanxi, I will help Yuemin to join the army as soon as possible. You should also think about it carefully."

"I see, I'll go find this book and read it carefully in a while." Zhou Xiaobai woke up, and after listening to Shen Long's words, she just realized that she still knew too little about Zhong Yuemin.

After leaving the park, the two parted ways, Shen Long went back to the hospital, Zhou Xiaobai didn't go to Zhong Yuemin's house, she went to find the book "On the Road" that Shen Long talked about, and read it at home for several days.

After reading it, there was no smile on her face, which made Zhou Zhennan think that something had happened, and Zhou Xiaobai thought that he was about to leave home, so he was reluctant to let them deal with it.

The day before Zhou Xiaobai left home to join the army, Zhong Yuemin saw her off at home. If it was before, Zhou Xiaobai would have been moved, even flattered, but after watching "On the Road" and comparing the words and deeds of the protagonist and Zhong Yuemin, Zhou Xiaobai felt that it would be difficult for him to tie Zhong Yuemin as Li Kuiyong said.

The living room of Zhong Yuemin's house was quiet, and Tchaikovsky's "Melancholy Serenade" came from the gramophone, and both of them felt a little sadness flowing in their hearts.

Zhong Yuemin and Zhou Xiaobai each held a glass of red wine in their hands, and they looked at each other silently; Zhong Yuemin raised his glass and said, "Xiaobai, you are leaving tomorrow, and I will do this for you."

Zhou Xiaobai's eyes were blurred, "Don't do it, just take a sip, okay?"

"Why?"

"The wine in the glass is gone, the banquet is about to end, but I don't want it to end." The two took a sip each.

Zhong Yuemin sighed, "There is no banquet in the world that lasts forever."

Zhou Xiaobai was impulsive, and almost stubbornly retorted, "If there is, there will always be a banquet, and my banquet will never end." But think about "On the Road", and then think about Li Kuyong's words, her words turned into this, "Yuemin, what are you going to do when you arrive in northern Shaanxi?"

Zhong Yuemin said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Fighting is out of the question. The problem of patting mother-in-law will not change for a while. Let's marry a wife and have children in the local area. Otherwise, how can we build a new socialist countryside."

Zhou Xiaobai raised his head and stared at him. He didn't speak for a long time, which made Zhong Yuemin a little uncomfortable. Shouldn't Zhou Xiaobai cry and scold him when he heard this?

Tears welled up from the corners of Zhou Xiaobai's eyes, but she held back her tears. She knew that the story between herself and Zhong Yuemin should be over, so she took out a yellow paper book from her bag and handed it to Zhong Yuemin, "Someone who has read this book said that you are quite similar to the protagonist in the book. I didn't believe it at first.

Now it seems that this is really the case; tomorrow I will go to the army, and I guess you don’t want to be such a drag on me, so this book can be regarded as a parting gift, you know the army I went to, if you still remember me, write to me, if you don’t remember, forget it..."

"Xiaobai!" Zhong Yuemin was stunned, what happened to Zhou Xiaobai today? In fact, he originally planned to break up with Zhou Xiaobai today, but he didn't expect Zhou Xiaobai to say it first, which made him at a loss.

Zhou Xiaobai left quietly, and the book was placed on the table. Zhong Yuemin was stunned for a while, then picked up the glass and drank it down. He picked up the book and looked through it. He was very curious about what was said in the book that could make Zhou Xiaobai change so much.

This book is not a published book, only in the internal bookstore where senior cadres come and go. It is said that it is for them to criticize and study. The cover of the book is yellow or gray, without any decoration, commonly known as "yellow book" or "grey book".

The story of "On the Road" is very simple. In order to pursue individuality, the protagonist Sal, hitchhiking or driving with Dean, Marylou and other young men and women along the way, crossed the continental United States several times, and finally arrived in Mexico.

However, Zhong Yuemin was attracted by Dean Moriarty after turning a few pages. He despises authority, ignores tradition, and is driven by instinct and personal will. He does things crazily and regardless of consequences, which is quite similar to Zhong Yuemin's own behavior preferences. Watching him, he couldn't help but read aloud, "I am still young, and I am eager to go on the road. With the original passion, pursuing the original dream, feeling the original experience, let's go on the road..."

Zhong Yuemin read the novel with more than 200,000 words several times, and went to bed until he couldn't take it anymore. When he woke up again, it was almost night.

This also made him miss the opportunity to see Zhou Xiaobai off. At the train station, Zhou Xiaobai kept looking at the platform, but she didn't wait for Zhong Yuemin's figure until the train started.

Zhou Xiaobai finally couldn't hold back and fell into Luo Yun's arms and cried. She knew that her first love was over, and that handsome young man who was full of rebellion did not belong to her after all.

And at this moment, Shen Long sneaked out of the hospital again, and walked towards Nanheng Street, Xuanwu District. There was his home, where he also had his mother, three younger brothers, and two younger sisters.

"Brother, why are you back?" As soon as he entered the alley, he saw his third brother Li Kuiyuan.