"But you're helping him eat. How did you end up eating on your face?" Song Jinning teased her and changed the subject when she saw Gu Nianzhi's ears turn red. "Nianzhi, are you interested in physics? Do you want to take the postgraduate program at the Institute of High Energy Physics? "
Gu Nianzhi was dipping her meat in sauce and almost choked when she heard this.
She quickly took a sip of coconut juice and said, "Auntie, don't scare me. I studied law as an undergraduate and also as a master. Now you're asking me if I want to take the postgraduate program at the Institute of High Energy Physics?! I think I'll have to retake the college entrance exam and start physics as a freshman to have a chance. "
"Sure!" Song Jinning grabbed her arm excitedly. "Why don't you retake the college entrance exam? You're only 19 anyway. Even if you retake the undergraduate program, you'll graduate in two years. You're so smart, it's a pity you don't study physics! "
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
"Physics is the crown jewel of science." Song Jinning continued, "Nianzhi, only the smartest people will study physics well. Come on, get into the B University Physics Department, and then … "
Gu Nianzhi changed the topic and picked up a piece of scallion sea cucumber with serving chopsticks for Song Jinning. "Auntie, you should eat more. Sea cucumber is very nutritious."
Song Jinning understood what Gu Nianzhi meant and shook her head. "What a pity. Nianzhi, you're so smart. I just love your talent …"
Gu Nianzhi smiled in gratitude. "But Auntie, I'm actually not as smart as you think. I'm just a little more hardworking than others."
"That's too much. It's so hypocritical …" Song Jinning tapped the back of her hand with her chopsticks. "You don't have to be humble with Auntie."
"Fine." Gu Nianzhi put down her chopsticks and said seriously, "The truth is, I'm not interested in physics. I have no interest at all."
"Oh?" Song Jinning finally stopped trying to persuade Gu Nianzhi to major in physics. She sighed. "Interest is the best teacher. If you're not interested in physics, then there's nothing I can do."
Gu Nianzhi breathed a sigh of relief when Song Jinning stopped talking about it. She discreetly changed the subject. "Auntie, have you liked physics since you were young?"
"Yeah, I used to play with my father in his lab when I was young. I was so envious when I saw him and his colleagues and students doing experiments and discussing cutting-edge topics." Song Jinning was lost in her beautiful memories.
Gu Nianzhi suddenly remembered that Song Jinning's father had died in an experimental accident. She suddenly felt very upset.
It was the New Year, why did she have to rub it in?
However, Song Jinning didn't care at all. Instead, she went to the study and took out a thick photo album. She flipped through the pages for Gu Nianzhi to see.
Song Jinning's father, Song Haichuan, was very elegant and scholarly. Song Jinning's temperament was similar to her father's, but her looks were probably similar to her mother's.
However, Song Jinning never mentioned her mother, and Gu Nianzhi didn't ask either. She was afraid it would be bad if it was something sad for Song Jinning …
However, she soon realized that she was thinking too much.
Song Jinning flipped to the last part of the album. It was all family photos.
It turned out that Song Jinning's mother was actually very average looking. She wasn't even as good looking as Song Jinning's father. However, she was obviously very smart and had a face full of wisdom.
Song Jinning caressed her mother's photo and said to Gu Nianzhi, "Nianzhi, this is my mother. Isn't she very beautiful?"
Gu Nianzhi glanced at Song Jinning and grunted, "She's very kind."
Song Jinning laughed, "I know that in other people's eyes, my mother is actually very average looking. At the time, there were many female students who felt that my mother wasn't good enough for my father. However, in my heart, my mother was very beautiful. "
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
"… Haha, students are always more passionate."
"Yeah, very passionate. It's hard to resist. However, my father was completely ruthless. He expelled all the female students who had improper thoughts about him. He never worried my mother. " Song Jinning flipped a page of the album and recalled excitedly, "Aside from her average looks, my mother was top-notch in everything else."
"She was very smart and was a genius from a young age. She started studying physics at the age of 14. After she graduated, she naturally entered the Institute of High Energy Physics and met my father. My father read her published papers and admired her for a long time … "
They were also a match made in heaven …
Gu Nianzhi listened quietly and felt very emotional.
Such a loving couple didn't last long.
"… My mother was involved in nuclear testing. There was a nuclear leak accident and she was exposed to radiation. She passed away after a few years." Song Jinning sighed and closed the album. She said to Gu Nianzhi apologetically, "It's the New Year. I shouldn't have said something like that."
Gu Nianzhi was fascinated and quickly said, "No, no, Auntie, don't be sad …"
"I've stopped being sad a long time ago. When I think of my father and mother now, I only have beautiful memories." Song Jinning wiped the corners of her eyes, "Let's not talk about it anymore. Let's eat."
Gu Nianzhi tactfully dropped the subject and began telling Song Jinning about interesting things that had happened at school and in court.
Song Jinning laughed so hard that tears came out of her eyes. Although there were only the two of them at New Year's Eve dinner, Gu Nianzhi was as loud as a class of girls …
The empty dining room echoed with their happy laughter. It was even livelier than the New Year's Eve Gala on TV.
After they finished eating, they cleaned up the dining room and occasionally looked up to see that the TV was counting down.
"It's almost 12 o 'clock." Song Jinning put down what she was doing and pulled Gu Nianzhi out. "Come, let's count down together."
The two of them stood in front of the TV and shouted along with the host's voice, "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one! Happy New Year! "
"It's the New Year! It's the New Year! "
Loud firecrackers rang out both inside and outside the TV. There were even fireworks exploding on the rooftops in the neighborhood.
Gu Nianzhi smiled and hugged the album she had looked at with Song Jinning earlier. She asked, "Auntie, where should I put this album?"
Song Jinning stood by the window and looked at the fireworks in the neighborhood. She pointed casually, "The second drawer of the desk in the study over there."
That drawer contained some of her old things. They weren't worth much, but they were very memorable.
Gu Nianzhi hugged the thick album and walked into the study Song Jinning pointed to. She opened the second drawer of the desk and glanced at it before putting the album inside.
There were a few small things in this drawer, such as a sparkling and translucent Yuhua stone, an amber with a butterfly inside, a few small wooden boxes, and an ivory incense ball, all of them quite old.
In the middle of the drawer was an old black smartphone.
Gu Nianzhi's heart skipped a beat. The phone looked somewhat familiar.
At that moment, the black screen suddenly flashed and a text message popped up.
Gu Nianzhi was shocked and thought she was seeing things. She quickly rubbed her eyes.
When she looked closely, she saw that there was a text message on the black phone's screen!
There was still someone using such an old phone?!
Gu Nianzhi quickly glanced at it and saw a string of strange numbers. She quickly looked away and walked out of the study with the phone. She came to Song Jinning's side and said, "Auntie, your phone. Someone texted you to wish you a happy new year."
It was already the first day of the Lunar New Year. Gu Nianzhi heard her phone ring. It was Huo Shaoheng's exclusive ringtone.
She stuffed the old smartphone into Song Jinning's hand and turned around to look for her own phone in her small bag.
Song Jinning watched the fireworks without blinking. They were so dazzling and dazzling. The night sky was like a flowerbed. The fireworks were planted and harvested. It only took a moment, but they were so dazzling and beautiful that they would last eternally.
Gu Nianzhi looked at the fireworks as she swiped open her phone to call Huo Shaoheng.
"Huo Shao, Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year." Huo Shaoheng's deep and magnetic voice came from the phone. It was slightly raspy, but it was indescribably sexy.
Gu Nianzhi felt her ears burning again. She gripped the phone and turned to look at Song Jinning's back. She lowered her voice and said, "Is your arm better? Why don't you go see a doctor tomorrow? "
Huo Shaoheng's arm had long since stopped hurting, but Gu Nianzhi had already seen it. He couldn't back down, so he had to "bandage" it for a few more days.
He was originally worried that his mother would expose him for being left-handed, but Gu Nianzhi sounded like she didn't know yet. She probably hadn't told Song Jinning about his injury.
Putting aside her stubbornness and awkwardness, Gu Nianzhi was a very obedient little girl when it came to most things.
"I'm fine. I'll be fine in two days." Huo Shaoheng looked at his right arm in a sling. "It's just not convenient to wash at night."
Gu Nianzhi's earlobes were flushed. Her exquisite little ears were like high-quality lychee jelly, pink and tender. She whispered, "Then don't wash. It won't get dirty even if you stop for a few days."
"I'm not used to it." Huo Shaoheng chuckled quietly. His left hand was on the steering wheel as he drove into Song Jinning's neighborhood. "That's why I came to you for help."
Gu Nianzhi gasped and instinctively looked around. "What do you mean?"
"My shift is over, so I came here to have some supper. Is there anything else?" Huo Shaoheng said as he got out of the car and walked into the elevator.
Gu Nianzhi quickly said, "Yes, there's still a lot."
Gu Nianzhi walked over to Song Jinning with her phone and told her, "Auntie, Huo Shao is here. He said he's hungry and wants supper."
Song Jinning was very happy. She quickly turned around and said, "Really? He's here already? That's great. Let's take out the leftovers and heat them up for him. "
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
"I'll go see what's in the fridge and make some wontons," Gu Nianzhi said tactfully. Seeing Song Jinning's embarrassed expression, Gu Nianzhi quickly changed the topic. She pointed at the phone in her hand. "Someone texted you just now. You can reply with 'Happy New Year.'"
Song Jinning looked down and smiled. "Did you get the wrong phone? Why would someone text on this phone? It doesn't even have a number. It's been out of service for more than a decade. "
Gu Nianzhi finally remembered that this phone was Huo Shaoheng's uncle, Huo Guanyuan's phone!
She had seen it in court once. This phone was Huo Guanyuan's belongings. It had originally been with Huo Guanyuan's wife, Luo Xinxue, but Bai Jinyi had later stolen it and caused Luo Xinxue's life …
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Good night, my dear friends. I don't know if my dear friends still remember this phone.
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