We have been writing to each other for so many years, and I have long wanted to meet you.

when Zhang Xiao was nine, Chen Shi was nineteen.

Chen Shi, a distant relative of Zhang Xiao, came to attend Uncle Zhang Xiao's wedding. On that day, Zhang Xiao was sent to Chen Shi's hand to watch. The boy was naughty. When Chen Shi took him to the wedding, his trousers were just coated with two quick plasticines. When they were changing their trousers in the room, firecrackers rang outside. When Chen Shi took Zhang Xiao's hand out to see the bride, Zhang Xiao jumped high and wanted to see it, but was blocked by people three floors away from the front.

you hug me, sister.

Chen Shi nodded his head, kid, please.

But pick him up. The bride is very beautiful. The long white wedding dress is waist-tied, and there are several red roses on her head. Zhang Xiao shouted, I want the bride, too!

everyone laughed, and the bride laughed, too. The child wants everything! Chen Shi took out candy to coax him. The colorful candy paper was very dazzling. Zhang Xiao smiled, revealing a big hole in his teeth that had not yet grown. Chen Shi laughed at him. He wanted a bride before his teeth grew!

Zhang Xiao pulls Chen Shi, sister, will you be my bride when I grow up? I like you, you are a beautiful girl, I know. Chen Shi smiled and bounced his skull. Well, my sister promised you, so it's a deal.

At that time, Chen Shi, a college girl, was in seed of love and fell in love with Prince Charming in the department. Chen Shi, I can live for you, for you.

Every girl in seed of love can't listen to this kind of talk. It's a sweet poison. When she comes to see someone get married, Chen Shi, who has a meticulous mind, thinks that her wedding dress must be more beautiful than that bride.

I couldn't help laughing. Zhang Xiao, who was eating candy, suddenly opened his mouth and said, Sister, what are you laughing at? You really want to be my bride.

Really, Chen Shi smiled and folded Zhang Xiao's candy wrappers one by one. Remember, collect these beautiful candy wrappers. When you have enough 1,, come and marry your sister.

Actually, Chen Shi didn't want Zhang Xiao to throw those candy wrappers everywhere, but Zhang Xiao said seriously, OK, sister.

It was just an episode in Chen Shi's life. Six years later, when she received a letter from a middle school, she couldn't remember who wrote it to him.

two

letters, written by Zhang Xiao, of course.

At this time, Zhang Xiao was a 15-year-old boy. His voice changed, his Adam's apple popped out, and there were fine hairs on his lips. He no longer played badly. The 15-year-old boy Zhang Xiao had a clear mind. Occasionally, he will think of the girl holding him to see the bride. Her body exudes a strange scent, and he likes to smell her. At this time, he thinks that his face is red and his heart is beating. He wrote a letter to ask her how she was. Because my mother said that her boyfriend went to France, and then fell in love for many years and finally broke up, she must be sad, but, does she remember him?

Soon, she wrote back to him. She said, Little brother, I didn't expect you to remember your sister. Thank you for your concern. By the way, are you still collecting your candy paper? There are many people who collect all kinds of things now, but not many collect candy paper. You can keep it slowly, maybe it will be useful in the future.

Zhang Xiao's heart beat, remembering what Chen Shi said, I will marry you when you collect 1, pieces of candy paper.

He knew it was a joke, but it was from that time that he began to collect candy wrappers. Soon, he had a lot of colorful candy wrappers, which he confidently folded and then put in his notebook. There were thousands of them, and it was always shocking when he looked through them.

they started correspondence from then on.

Zhang Xiao writes more to Chen Shi. He is like an ignorant teenager. ask ask and Chen Shi's world is very big. In Beijing, she works as a photojournalist and has many opportunities to travel all over the country. Everywhere she goes, she will send him local postcards. She said, Little brother, work hard, and my sister will be admitted to Peking University in the future. I hope you can fulfill my dream.

and mother knows about their association. Mother said, keep in touch with your sister more, and she can bring you a whole new world.

Mother didn't know that Zhang Xiao had already fallen into that brand-new world. From the moment he received Chen Shi's first letter, he knew that his world was different from others.

For three years in high school, Zhang Xiao has been writing to Chen Shi, telling her about her study. He never talked about collecting candy paper. Until one day, 18-year-old Zhang Xiao received a letter from Chen Shi. In the letter, Chen Shi said that my younger brother and sister are finally getting married. He is also a reporter. We love each other very much. Maybe there will be fewer letters for you when we get married. We are going to Europe for our honeymoon, and we just want to make some films.

Zhang Xiao's heart sank little by little until he could not breathe. Zhang Xiao, an 18-year-old boy, has already had a deep mind. From the day when Chen Shi picked him up to see his bride at the age of nine, since she promised to be his bride, Zhang Xiao has been a thoughtful boy.

Zhang Xiao, an 18-year-old boy, sat on the edge of the pond outside the school, watching the birds fly up and down. No one knew his mind, and no one knew his mood of looking through those candy wrappers alone in many afternoons.

A few months later, Zhang Xiao was admitted to Peking University. She was the first to call Chen Shi, sister, and I came to Peking University.

Chen Shi was attending a photo exhibition in Shanghai at that time. On the phone, Chen Shi shouted, "Little brat, good for you.".

At that time, Chen Shi was 28 years old, married in March, loved by the groom, had her own photo exhibition, and had the mind of a teenager she didn't know.

Three

Nine months later, Chen Shi met Zhang Xiao again.

The boy who wanted him to hug has grown up. She didn't recognize him at all. Although she sent photos several times, they are still too abstract compared with people.

When the handsome and tall Zhang Xiao stood in front of Chen Shi, Chen Shi smiled. Little brat, I didn't recognize you.

Zhang Xiao stood aside, with his hands somewhere. In front of her, he was still the child.

he finally spoke, sister, I'm not a child, I'm a man.

She just laughed and said, Let's go. I'll take you to Dongsi to eat delicious food.

in her mind, he is still a child.

Like when I was a child, she still held his hand, but this time, he held her backhand and smiled. Sister, I will hold your hand from today.

They drank a little wine that day. Chen Shi talked about her life and dissatisfaction in these years, and also talked about her marriage. After three months of marriage, her husband was sent to England for fun, leaving her alone. Smiling, I said, it's just that you're here, so I won't be lonely in the future. Come to my sister's house for dinner at the weekend, and I'll make braised pork ribs for you.

On weekends, he took the subway across the whole city to Chen Shi's home. It was an extremely beautiful and quiet home, and the room was almost full of photos, with works of art brought back by Chen Shi from Europe. When staying in the house, Zhang Xiao always felt that this family had deja vu, while Chen Shi was busy in the kitchen around a small apron, and the smell of braised pork ribs slowly permeated. Zhang Xiao suddenly became sad. From beginning to end, Chen Shi treated him as a child, but he was not at this time. He would rather she treated him as a man, and she was a little shy and even afraid to see him in front of him.

But she's not. She's making fun of him. She's cheerful and generous. Little brother, are there any girls chasing you? So handsome, there must be girls chasing you. Sister teaches you a few tricks to chase girls' seconds, and you should play hard to get to girls ... She kept putting food into his bowl, and he bowed his head and ate, afraid to look into her eyes for fear that his eyes would reveal his secrets.

It has been like this for three years. After three years, he is a 21-year-old boy and a junior, while she is still living a separated life and going abroad. At the beginning of the fourth year of college, they went to Xiangshan once together. At that time, she was already a 31-year-old woman, unable to catch up with his flying pace. She smiled and gasped and sat down on the steps. Xiao, my sister is really old.

He sat down, too. My sister is not old, and she will always be the youngest and most beautiful in my heart.

She praised him for talking, took out a tissue to wipe his sweat, and treated him as a child. Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed Chen Shi's hand, but he still blushed and put down his hand and said, Sister, I'll do it myself.

That day, they climbed to see ghosts. Beijing in autumn is beautiful and enchanting. Zhang Xiao thinks it is like Chen Shi at this time. At the age of thirty-one, it is the most beautiful moment for a woman. Her long hair flies and her face is flushed. Zhang Xiao said, elder sister, do you remember those candy wrappers? I'm almost 1 thousand.

Chen Shi paused for a moment, then laughed. Little fool, I really want to marry your sister. Look, my sister is married, and she is half-aged in Xu Niang. I heard from people in your dormitory that you are the prince charming in the hearts of girls. Don't be too proud.

His heart sank. It turned out that all the beautiful moments were nothing but his own imagination.

On the bus back, Chen Shi fell asleep very tired, while he kept his eyes open and looked at the scenery outside. Fragrant Hills went away little by little. Gradually, Chen Shi's body leaned against his body bit by bit, almost involuntarily. He reached over and grabbed her waist. This was the first time that their bodies were so close that he almost trembled. Chen Shi pressed his arm numb, but he kept on listening to her even breathing and the fragrance of shampoo in her long hair.

at that moment, he suddenly wanted to cry.

In his senior year, he applied for a scholarship from an American school. He thought it was time for Chen Shi to leave.

The four years in Beijing are four years that he will never forget. During these four years, he stayed with his favorite person. He dared not like it lightly, because it was so Zen-like and fragrant. Although he never said it, he didn't even have the courage to look at her for three minutes, but he was satisfied.

Unexpectedly, six months later, when he was about to graduate, Chen Shi divorced.

When I went to see her, she sat alone in the room. He handed a tissue, but not his shoulder. This time, she leaned on his shoulder like a woman and began to cry.

he squatted down and raised his face to ask her, elder sister, let me ask you a question.

Chen Shi raised his face, little brat, you don't know the sufferings of your sister.

I know elder sister, I have 1, candy wrappers.

she stood up, stay away from him, you are still a child, you don't know anything.

He suddenly became manic. Don't say that I am a child. This will keep me out of your life forever. I like you. I have seen you again since I was nine years old and I was nineteen years old. Why don't you believe me? Age is not a problem. Love is just one person reaching another person's soul. It is my love for you and my yearning for you.

He is amazed at his crazy expression. Yes, he is 22 years old, and he can bravely face his true feelings.

Chen Shi was obviously a little frightened. She poured him a glass of ice water. Xiao, her sister is thirty-two. A thirty-two-year-old woman is not a little girl. She knows what she should want.

He was about to cry and wanted to go on. She interrupted him. Little brother, I'm tired. Go back to school and prepare my paper.

He forgot how to get back to school. He stayed up all night. He came to Chen Shi by subway the next day, only to find that the door was locked and left him a note: Little brother, I left this city. Don't look for me. I don't want to delay your youth.

He shouted wildly. She likes him, otherwise she wouldn't run away.

After graduation, he gave up the opportunity to go to the United States, and went from city to city to find her. After arriving in a city, he would go to the radio station and ask the host to tell the story of 1, pieces of candy paper, and then find a woman named Chen Shi.

One day two years later, he was in Hangzhou, because Chen Shi's hometown was Hangzhou, which was the fifth city he had visited. His story of missing people was playing on the radio, and the host's voice choked. Supporters said that a boy's love was always at 38 degrees five, but we were only at 36 degrees five. We had already stopped having a fever about love, but this boy named Zhang Xiao made us jealous.

He thought that he wouldn't give up, because it's not easy to love someone at 38 degrees and 5 degrees all the time.

When the doorbell rang outside his door, he thought it was a water and electricity charge. He opened the door and there stood a woman outside. There were deep tears in her eyes.