Chapter 341 Maze
In 1995, Jiangchuan had breaking news at the beginning of the year: heavy snow was coming.

Jiangchuan City is located at the intersection of the Nanling and Luoxiao Mountains and the divergence of the Yangtze and Pearl Rivers. Its winters are short and mild, and it is a typical subtropical monsoon humid climate. However, the winter of 1995 was particularly long.

In the few days before New Year's Day, strong cold air from Siberia in the northern hemisphere drove down and met with strong cold and humid air currents from the southeast Pacific over Jiangchuan area. The resulting blizzards and ice storms destroyed cities and strongholds in Jiangchuan with the momentum of destroying everything.

Jiangchuan City, located in the eye of the ice and snow disaster, had an average rainfall of 135.1 mm, a precipitation that was once in years. The Jiangchuan power grid was defeated by the blizzard in just a few days and was forced to disconnect from the Xiangnan power grid.

When the heavy snow began, the students were on the eve of their final exams.

The biggest gossip in Jiangchuan No. 156 Middle School was that the school's top student Chu Jian was dating Zhang Yunqi. What happened at the New Year's Eve party of Class was passed on by word of mouth among the students, and was vividly recreated and spread far and wide.

Everyone in the school knew about this incident, most likely because the parties involved had special identities. One was the school's key training target and the No. 1 candidate for admission to Tsinghua University and Peking University in next year's college entrance examination. The other one, although a relatively low-key student in the school, people who knew a little about the situation still knew the enormous power this person had in Jiangchuan City.

During the morning self-study class that day, Wang Mingzhen called Zhang Yunqi to his office.

There was no one in the office. Wang Mingzhen asked Zhang Yunqi to sit on the chair opposite him and went straight to the point, saying that the matter between him and Chu Jian had been widely discussed in the class recently and wondered whether it was true.

Zhang Yunqi was quite direct and nodded in acknowledgment.

If he tried to cover up something that happened in public, it would make him look like he was not responsible for it. That would make Wang Mingzhen think that he was not serious about this relationship.

At this time, Wang Mingzhen laughed.

He is not a conservative person. He has been promoting mixed sitting of male and female students in Class 156 because he thinks that the interaction between male and female students has a great impact on the development of students. The core of Chinese culture is the harmony of yin and yang. It is very important to learn how to deal with the opposite sex. Male students can learn the delicacy of female students, and female students can learn the generosity and majesty of male students. However, this does not mean that he encourages students to have close contact too early.

During Wang Mingzhen's many years of teaching career, he has seen too many regrets of students falling in love prematurely. How should I put it? Although love is sometimes like a stimulant that can improve the performance of two people in a short period of time, most of them are short-lived because of emotional instability and mental immaturity, and it is ultimately difficult to achieve good results in academic studies.

If it is an ordinary student, Wang Mingzhen will definitely tell the other party that you can like a girl's cuteness and quietness, but please don't like a girl who is cute and quiet; you can like a girl's passion, but please don't like a girl who is passionate. You can like all good qualities, and among these likes, constantly correct and improve your standards for finding a wife, but please don't let other people's youth pay for your irrationality.

However, Zhang Yunqi is not.

This young man has much more experience and knowledge than his peers. He has already made a great career while still a student, and his grades have almost no impact on him. It is foreseeable that his life is destined to be brilliant, which is beyond the reach of most of his peers.

Some time ago, Wang Mingzhen read a news report about Yang Jiarong, the mayor of Jiangchuan City, visiting Longjingyuan Canning Factory and shaking hands with Zhang Yunqi. The headline was "The mayor sent a message to famous young entrepreneurs, asking them to make new contributions to the high-quality development of Jiangchuan City." Such a student was treated like a treasure by the school leaders, and it was difficult for Wang Mingzhen to treat him like an ordinary student.

What Wang Mingzhen was worried about was the first meeting.

In terms of intelligence and experience, the two children are not equal.

Thinking of this, Wang Mingzhen said to Zhang Yunqi: "You have a mature personality. You understand some things even if I don't tell you. Now the situation has come to this. I don't want to get too serious with you, but I have a few questions to ask you."

Zhang Yunqi said politely, "Teacher, you say."

Wang Mingzhen said, "I won't talk about you. I want to talk about Chu Jian. You should know that for her, the most important thing now is time and energy. If you are a responsible person, you know where Chu Jian's time and energy should be invested during the senior year of high school without me telling you."

Zhang Yunqi replied: "Studying and doing business are always the most important, and feelings come second."

Wang Mingzhen nodded: "Do you think that dating in high school can really be considered love?"

Zhang Yunqi thought about it and said honestly, "Not really."

Wang Mingzhen smiled and said, "Why do you say that?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "I don't know if it's right or not, but establishing a romantic relationship in high school should only be the beginning, and it should still remain on the surface of being happy and joyful. This is not love. True love can only be achieved after going through ups and downs and the baptism of life. I become better and the other person becomes better. When I am tired, I stop and the other person is willing to wait for me. When the other person is tired, I stop and I am willing to wait for the other person. Nothing is perfect, and we can't do everything as we wish, but perfection and willingness to walk hand in hand are true love."

Wang Mingzhen seemed to agree with this and nodded: "You have a clear understanding of dating in high school, but you still did it, which shows that you are mentally prepared. Your grades are good, and Chujian is even better. But even if you are both sure to enter the university of your choice, can you ensure that you will give her the life she wants in the future?" Zhang Yunqi said directly: "No. Chujian is an independent girl. She can't rely on me for her entire life. Everyone should have their own life, and they must fight for the life they want."

Wang Mingzhen didn't say anything more.

After a while, Zhang Yunqi was allowed to go back.

He was not persuaded by Zhang Yunqi. He did not approve of students getting close to each other too early before, and he still does not approve now. But Zhang Yunqi did it, and he also said his reason. He can be responsible for himself and Chu Jian's life. This is not some illusory promise, but Zhang Yunqi now has the capital to be responsible for his actions. This is the biggest difference between this young man and other students, he has the ability and strength to bear the consequences. This is also the reason why Wang Mingzhen really finds it difficult to rudely oppose this matter.

Besides, which boy doesn't fall in love, which girl doesn't have spring in her heart? It's better to be open than to block. Can you block them when they are in love? They all live like flowers!
After Zhang Yunqi returned to the classroom, although everyone looked at him strangely, with a teasing smile on their faces, and a few of them looked like they were watching a good show, no one dared to point fingers at him.

Zhang Yun got up and took a look at Li Yufei's seat. It had been empty for the past few days. Yu Qingqing said that Li Yufei had been feeling unwell recently and had asked for leave.

She was nervous when they first met, and looked sideways at Zhang Yunqi from time to time, but she couldn't ask in public. Although everyone in the class knew about their relationship, she was still not used to being too intimate in public.

It was not until noon after school that Zhang Yunqi touched Chu Jian's shoulder with his pen. Chu Jian, who was doing his homework, looked around and saw that there were still many classmates who had not gone to the cafeteria to eat, and whispered, "Wait a moment."

Zhang Yunqi smiled and said okay.

After waiting for about ten minutes, the classmates in the classroom left one after another. Chu Jian patted the rolled-up textbook and stuffed it into his schoolbag, then called Zhang Yunqi to go have lunch together.

When she was leaving, she whispered, "Did the teacher come to you to talk about us?"

Zhang Yunqi nodded.

I was a little nervous when I first met him: "What did he say?"

Zhang Yunqi scratched his head. "He said a lot, but it seemed like he said nothing. I don't know how to describe it. Anyway, he shouldn't interfere in this matter. Of course, the old class teacher still has some opinions in his heart."

"The clouds are rising."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"I think I was too impulsive that day. A lot of people have been asking about this recently. Now that the teacher knows about it, it will sooner or later get to your mother..."

"Don't think too much. Many people regard premature love as a scourge. Gossip is inevitable. However, if you are simple, the world is a fairy tale; if you are complicated, the world is a maze."

At this time, a cold wind blew, and the corridor was almost frozen. Zhang Yunqi took off the red scarf from his neck and put it on Chu Jian. This was a gift from Chu Jian last winter.

"Chujian, from now on you will be responsible for the simple things, and I will take care of the complicated things." Zhang Yunqi took Chujian's hand. Her palms were icy cold, so he blew a few breaths and rubbed them. "Look at the snow outside. It's falling so heavily and has been falling for so many days. If you look at it simply, it's just beautiful, a sign of a good harvest. If you look at it complicatedly, it's a disaster that can destroy everything, like a boulder that can't be melted, weighing on the hearts of those affected."

Chu Jian pursed her lips slightly, her little face flushed, and rested her head on Zhang Yunqi's shoulder. At that time, the snow outside the corridor was getting heavier. Two male classmates were walking towards them in the distance, and they looked at the scene with their mouths wide open in surprise.

"The clouds are rising..."

"Ok?"

"Smile a little."

"Why do you want me to laugh all of a sudden?"

"When you smile, the snow in my heart melts."

(End of this chapter)