Chapter 316 Rebirth (3/7)

The last time Li Zhuangsheng went on an outing was before his rebirth, more than a month before his engagement.

Hu Mengdie said that she saw the beautiful cherry blossoms in Jiming Temple on Xiaohongshu, so the two of them took advantage of the weekend to go to Jiming Temple in Nanjing.

In fact, Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t like cherry blossoms, and doesn’t really want to go there to see them, although he likes to watch “Sakura Island” and has bought a figurine of “Asakura Otomu”, and now has an illustration poster of “Sakura Setsumi” under a cherry blossom tree in his bedroom.

He narrowly feels that cherry blossoms are a cultural invasion, and those who like to enjoy cherry blossoms in spring are kowtow to the culture of the island country. After all, cherry blossoms have never been popular in China, and peach blossoms have always been precious since ancient times. Apart from the cultural influence of the island country, there is no other reason to explain why cherry blossoms are popular now.

In fact, Li Zhuangsheng was not against cherry blossoms, at least on the surface, he never opposed others to appreciate cherry blossoms. It's just that cherry blossom culture, as an outsider, is more popular than peach blossoms. It's really "too unruly"!

Whether it is the romantic "The peach tree is young and tender, and its flowers are bright and dazzling" in "The Book of Songs" or his favorite love poem "In this door today last year, the human face and the peach blossoms reflected each other's red. I don't know where the human face has gone, but the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze", or the "Peach Blossom Spring" that people have been searching for for thousands of years, all of them show the glorious history of peach blossoms.

Peach blossoms are not popular nowadays, it’s all the fault of cherry blossoms, so I will never go to see cherry blossoms! This is what Li Zhuangsheng thought in his heart.

Although he knew intellectually that this idea was problematic, that the two flowers should not be set in opposition to each other, and that the flowers should not be personified in such a nationalistic way and given special political significance.

Chinese civilization has always been tolerant and open. Zhang Qian brought back many plants and fruits from the Western Regions. His favorite historical figure, Li Shimin, also advocated tolerance. Suona and pipa also originated from foreign countries. It is no big deal to tolerate a cherry blossom, just as the custom of "peace fruit" has evolved from Christmas in China.

He knows the truth, but he is actually a conservative at heart, even though he looks quite open-minded at other times.

Despite this, when Hu Mengdie said she wanted to see the cherry blossoms, he went with her. He also lied to Hu Mengdie and said that the cherry blossoms came from the Himalayas in China, so the cherry blossoms in Japan were also introduced from China...

The dog who licks the dog will not die well.

Before this, Li Zhuangsheng had clearly introduced the history of peach blossoms to Hu Mengdie, recited many poems related to peach blossoms to her, and was heartbroken that cherry blossoms had replaced peach blossoms in popularity in China... But Hu Mengdie still expressed her desire to see cherry blossoms in the spring.

She definitely didn't mean it, she just didn't think about it that much. Chatting with Hu Mengdie is always like a spring breeze, no matter what you say, she will respond, which makes people feel comfortable.

But on the other hand, no matter what I say, the other party never really takes it to heart.

After leaving home with Zhu Zhixue, Li Zhuangsheng felt much relieved from the fatigue of the week. It was almost five o'clock, the sun was setting and dusk was already approaching.

As they walked out of the gate of the community, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of them. It was Hu Mengdie, who probably wanted to go to school as well.

Li Zhuangsheng and Zhu Zhixue looked at each other, and Zhu Zhixue held Li Zhuangsheng's hand without saying anything. Li Zhuangsheng knew what she meant, but he also said nothing.

The two men seemed not to see her and kept a certain distance from her.

"Hello, are you guys at school?"

However, Hu Mengdie noticed the two people and stopped to greet them.

"Well, are you going to school too?" Zhu Zhixue said.

They each said something nonsense.

At this time, on this road, what else could I do if not go to school? Li Zhuangsheng complained in his heart, but he only dared to complain in his heart. "Yes, together?" Hu Mengdie tilted her head.

"Okay." Zhu Zhixue nodded stiffly.

Since Hu Mengdie lost her memory, Zhu Zhixue and Hu Mengdie were no longer rivals on the surface. Moreover, there was no conflict between the two, and Zhu Zhixue had no reason to do so.

Even though she was still upset about Hu Mengdie slapping her in the cunt a few times, even though she was still jealous of Hu Mengdie and Li Zhuangsheng's past... even though she was dissatisfied in every way, at least no one knew how she and Li Zhuangsheng got along.

No one will ever know all the darkness and ugliness behind it.

So at this moment she could only pretend to be magnanimous and indifferent. How could a real girlfriend be scared away by other women? This would also make Li Zhuangsheng not so embarrassed.

Hu Mengdie is really unconscious and has no tact. Didn't you see that we don't want to pay attention to you, but you still keep coming to us!

Even if you have lost your memory, you still know how you pursued Li Zhuangsheng before, right? Don't you feel embarrassed now? Don't you take the initiative to avoid suspicion?

Hu Mengdie’s hairstyle is really annoying. Why does she have such long hair parted in the middle, like a goddess or a star? Why does she make it so fresh? It must be just to seduce men!
Damn it, I need to change my hairstyle someday!

"What's wrong? Is there something on my head?" Noticing Zhu Zhixue's gaze, Hu Mengdie touched her head.

"Oh, I see your hairstyle seems to have changed, it looks quite good..." Being caught red-handed, Zhu Zhixue could only laugh dryly.

Hu Mengdie blinked her eyes and smiled with an indescribable beauty: "No, I have had this hairstyle since the beginning. Oh, I mean, after I lost my memory, I should have changed my hairstyle last semester... As a dancer, it is easier to tie my hair up when practicing."

Zhu Zhixue puffed out her chest, then hugged Li Zhuangsheng's arm: "Is that so? I remembered it wrongly!"

"Is this hairstyle really pretty... Oh, I mean, it's definitely not as pretty as your Zhu Zhixue's!"

Hu Mengdie touched her hair and slowly moved her gaze towards Li Zhuangsheng, but after just a moment she realized that she had said something wrong and quickly waved her hands.

Zhu Zhixue frowned slightly.

"I'm so sorry, we still have to go shopping later." Li Zhuangsheng said calmly, bowing slightly to Hu Mengdie with an apologetic look, "So, we'll leave first!"

Zhu Zhixue was delighted and was about to agree with Li Zhuangsheng, but she heard Hu Mengdie hesitantly say, "Please wait a moment. I actually want to ask you a question."

"What's the problem?" Li Zhuangsheng was slightly stunned.

"Do you believe in reincarnation and going back to the past?" Hu Mengdie pursed her lips and looked at Li Zhuangsheng inexplicably.

At this moment, Li Zhuangsheng felt his seven orifices flush red, his eyes were dizzy and his ears were hot... His heartbeat instantly soared to 180, and his mind went blank.

"What do you mean by rebirth? I don't understand." Li Zhuangsheng shook his head. It was only a moment, but he felt like a long time had passed.

What does this mean? Her memory has been restored? She is back? Or is there another reason? Calm down. Don't panic at this time!
(End of this chapter)