Chapter 416, Perfect Ending

After washing up, Li Heng came back for breakfast: “How did you sleep last night?”

“Very good.” Zhou Shihe said.

Compared to the deserted Building No. 27, she prefers Building No. 26, as she feels it is more lively and has more of a down-to-earth feel.

After breakfast, Zhou Shihe went straight back to her home.

Li Heng opened the curtains in the living room and looked across the street. He found that the doors and windows were closed. He wondered if Teacher Yu had gotten up.
Miss Zhou did buy three breakfasts, but the other one was not delivered and is now placed on the coffee table.

After pondering for a moment, Li Heng picked up his breakfast and walked towards Building 25.

The gate was locked, but that didn’t bother him.

He took two steps back, then sprinted over the wall next to him. For a rural kid, a 2-meter-high wall is just a place to sprinkle water, and it doesn’t take much effort.

Well, the door to the inner room was also closed, so I had to knock.

“Boom boom boom!”

“Boom boom boom!”

After several knocks on the door, Yu Shuheng threw a bunch of keys directly into the yard from the window. She did not show up, let alone come down.

Picking up the key, Li Heng opened the door, changed his shoes, and went upstairs.

There was no one in the living room, so he looked in the direction of the bedroom, then sat on the sofa and waited. After a while, Yu Shuheng, who had changed her clothes, came out of the bedroom, but ignored him at first, glanced at him, and went into the bathroom.

She waited until she had washed her face, brushed her teeth, and done her hair before she came up to him.

“Teacher.” He looked up and greeted.

Yu Shuheng looked at him, then looked at the breakfast on the coffee table, sat opposite him and said, “Not too hungry.”

Li Heng subconsciously raised the Cartier watch on his left hand and took a look. It was 8:35.
“Are you really not hungry?” he asked.

“Ah.”

“How about I make you a bowl of noodles?”

“it is good.”

After this simple conversation, Li Heng was completely speechless.

Seeing his constipated look, Yu Shuheng smiled meaningfully. Then she changed her position in a good mood, moved to his front, held his face with both hands and looked at it carefully for a while, and finally leaned over to kiss his chin.

I kissed him several times, either on the cheek or on the chin, but never on the mouth.

After the kiss, she stood up, stretched, and walked towards the corridor. “Please keep the key on the coffee table and don’t disturb the teacher’s sleep in the future.”

The noodles were ready at home and were quickly served on the table.

He came to the door and said to Teacher Yu who was trimming the flowers in the yard, “Teacher, the noodles are ready.”

Yu Shuheng extended the scissors to him and said, “Help me trim it.”

“I’ve never done this before, so I don’t know how to do it.” Li Heng said.

Yu Shuheng said: “It’s okay, I’ll teach you from the side.”

Upon hearing this, Li Heng took the scissors.

As expected, Yu Shuheng brought out noodles from the house and stood behind him, eating while teaching him.

After pruning an osmanthus tree, Yu Shuheng asked, “You stayed up all night last night, why don’t you take a rest now?”

Li Heng turned around and stared at her.

Yu Shuheng did not avoid him, but looked him straight in the eyes, the meaning in her eyes was self-evident.

After a while, he asked in a low voice: “Teacher, what time did you go to bed?”

“Around 4 o’clock,” she said.

Just one question and one answer, everything is implied.

After 9 o’clock in the morning, the two of them came to Building 27 and entered the piano room.

At this time, Zhou Shihe was already inside, playing “The Nightingale” which he had just arranged last night.

Li Heng and Yu Shuheng did not disturb her. They automatically slowed down their pace and sat on both sides of the piano, listening quietly.

Yu Shuheng didn’t speak until the song was over. She said to Li Heng, “Pick up the flute and play it again with Shihe. I want to see the effect.”

This song Nightingale is mainly played by Li Heng’s flute and Zhou Shihe’s piano. When the album is recorded, Yu Shuheng and some other instruments will join in.

Li Heng and Zhou Shihe looked at each other and started playing together in tacit understanding.

Yu Shuheng took the music score and took notes while listening. After the performance, the three of them got together to discuss some areas that could be improved.

In this way, for more than a week, the three of them lived together, composing music in the piano room during the day, taking a walk together after dinner, and then doing their own things.

Ever since Zhou Shihe spent the night in Building 26, Yu Shuheng almost never set foot in Building 26 after dark. Li Heng noticed this but pretended not to know and did not point it out.

Although the two women had constant disagreements, the effect of their cooperation was still gratifying, and they finally completed all the arrangement work before August.

According to Mr. Yu, the next step is to rehearse and record the album. The three of them have already had the experience of playing together in the Spring Festival Gala, so it was a piece of cake.

Teacher You Yu took charge of all the recording work, so Li Heng didn’t have to worry too much. Instead, he spent all his time polishing the last two chapters of “White Deer Plain”.

Currently, Chapter 45 has been completed. Chapter 46, the final chapter, is about halfway done.

Since he added one-third of the content to this book, he spent a long time pondering the final ending, with the aim of thoroughly integrating the new content with the original book into a cohesive conclusion.

The last chapter has a lot of words, estimated to be tens of thousands.

After sorting out his thoughts, Li Heng glanced at the heavy rain outside and continued to write at his desk:
Many years later, just after the first New Year after the liberation of Zishui County, Deputy County Chief Lu Zhaoqian was arrested in his office. Heiwa was drafting an application report to restore his party membership at that time. Two people walked into the room. He didn’t look up until the people took away the brush in his hand. He realized that they were not asking him for instructions on work. Before he had time to think, his arms were tied with fine hemp ropes. Heiwa jumped up and shouted: “Why! Who shot you?”.
Everyone has their own opinions on the book “White Deer Plain”:
In the long river of history, people who can only do things will never be as good as people who are better at being human. Xiaowen and Heiwa are the best contrast. Xiaowen is ruthless and quick-witted. He not only verbally joined the uprising, but also used actions (shooting the head of the group) to leave evidence of his true joining. Heiwa did more, but it was not known to everyone. There was no factual evidence, and he died unjustly. Many readers think that Zhaopeng should not have been spared from persecution, otherwise he would not have turned a blind eye to Heiwa’s death. Bai Jiaxuan set an example and integrated knowledge and action throughout his life. In the end, his eldest son broke his firm belief that good people will be rewarded with good deeds with practical actions, and he was powerless. He died of blindness and witnessed the miserable old age of his peer Lu Zilin. He regretted that the only land exchange event he had done behind people’s backs nourished Xiaowen’s high official salary, but he had no affection and righteousness, and he was powerless. Perhaps, Bai Jiaxuan’s heart in his later years was also full of self-torture.

From sunrise to sunset, Li Heng sat in his study room all day without going out, and kept writing to finish the last chapter.

Yu Shuheng and Zhou Shihe also knew that his book had been in development for more than half a year and had reached the most important stage, so they did not bother him.

On the contrary, after practicing the music during the day, Zhou Shihe went to the market to buy some vegetables and cooked a big meal himself. Yu Shuheng also did not rest, and rarely helped by the side.

At this moment, although the two women did not communicate much, they were working hard for the same thing.

After 7 o’clock in the evening, four dishes and a soup were served on the table, but Li Heng still did not leave.

Yu Shuheng looked at her watch and asked her, “Didn’t he eat lunch?”

“Probably not. The lunch is still on the coffee table on the second floor and has not been touched.” Zhou Shihe said.

After sitting for a while, Yu Shuheng suggested: “Let’s move the food to the second floor.”

“Okay.” Zhou Shihe stood up and started to work.

On the second floor, Yu Shuheng opened the lunch on the coffee table, took a look at it, then threw it into the trash can. Then she stood at the door of the study for a long time. She grasped the door handle with her right hand twice, but finally took it back quietly and turned back to the sofa.

Zhou Shihe didn’t move from beginning to end. He took the newspaper he bought in the morning and read it quietly.

Yu Shuheng sat on a sofa alone, his eyes couldn’t help but stay on her for a while: she was as quiet as a delicate flower reflecting in the water, and her movements were like a willow swaying in the wind. Her beauty was incomparable and full of ancient charm.

Before she met Zhou Shihe, Yu Shuheng had always been a top figure on Mount Tai, looking down on all the other mountains. But when she saw Zhou Shihe in front of her, she finally understood what it meant that there is always someone better than you.

No wonder little boys prefer to stay with her.

During the rehearsal in the piano room these days, due to the beautiful piano sound and the person playing the piano, Li Heng focused his eyes on Zhou Shihe more than once, and immersed himself in the world of music more than once and lost himself in Zhou Shihe.

Zhou Shihe was well aware of this, and Yu Shuheng also noticed something unusual.

But they didn’t expose him, didn’t try to break this balance. One of them continued to play the piano dignifiedly, not looking at him; the other slowly closed her eyes, simply pretending to be blind.

But the relationship between the two women was affected invisibly. Under the calm outer layer, the inner division was intensifying. However, they were both extremely cultured women and did not express it in a sharp conflict situation.

There was no movement at the door of the study, so the two women could only wait quietly in the living room. They each occupied a sofa, one reading a book or newspaper, and the other closing her eyes to rest. It seemed as if there was a river between them, so they did not interfere with each other and did not cross the boundary.

Not to mention chatting and talking.

It was past 10 o’clock in the evening. The study was still quiet. The tip of my pen followed my thoughts and came to the last paragraph:
After the beginning of winter, on the night when the first cold wave hit Bailuyuan, Lu Zilin’s howling could be heard in the first half of the night, but he was silent in the second half. At dawn, his woman Lu Heshi found that he had become stiff, and his feces and urine had frozen into yellow waxy ice in the cotton pants he had just put on.
After clicking the last ellipsis, the tip of the pen left the paper spontaneously. Li Heng held the pen in his right hand and looked down at the last few words on the paper. At that moment, he seemed to have lost his life and was as still as a stone sculpture!
Finished!
it’s over!
After more than half a year, it finally came to an end.

At this moment, he felt mixed emotions, the dullness of copying books, and the great joy of creating new content. Perhaps he could use his foresight to create a unique way to lead the world. This was probably the meaning of living a new life.

After suddenly relaxing, Li Heng’s eyes lingered on the manuscript for a long time, until one moment he felt the urge to urinate. He then stood up abruptly, opened the door and rushed to the toilet!

He was so thirsty today, but he controlled himself and only drank a small amount of water, in order to go to the bathroom less often and not to interrupt his rare writing state.

Hearing the noise, Zhou Shihe subconsciously looked up at the wall clock, then put down the newspaper, picked up the food and went downstairs.

Yu Shuheng also opened her eyes at the same time, and brought the remaining dishes up, then went upstairs to ask him, “Have you finished writing?”

“Well, it’s over.”

“After dinner, show it to the teacher.”

“it is good.”

At the door of the washroom, the two of them faced each other. After a while, Yu Shuheng said, “Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you and Shihe will be free to rest while the teacher goes to arrange the album recording. Starting from the day after tomorrow, we will rehearse and record the songs at the same time.”

“Okay, I’ll listen to the teacher.” Li Heng nodded.

Looking at the sumptuous dinner on the table, Li Heng expressed his sincere gratitude: “Comrade Shihe, thank you for your hard work.”

Zhou Shihe smiled but said nothing. After arranging the dishes, he served a bowl of rice to him and Teacher Yu.

Teacher Yu was a little surprised, but later said thank you and took the rice.

When the three of them sat down, Li Heng waved his chopsticks and said, “Don’t just stand there. I’m almost starving. Let’s eat quickly.”

As he spoke, he took the first bite, picked up a piece of fried pork with peppers and put it in his mouth, praising it repeatedly for being delicious.

Seeing this, the two women started to move.

During this meal, the three of them barely talked. They were all a little hungry and were concentrating on eating. Compared to the slow pace of Teacher Yu and Zhou Shihe, Li Heng’s movements were much rougher. He took a big chopstick of food and a big mouthful of rice, working hard.

It’s rare to see him so rude.

However, it was precisely because of this rudeness that the two women felt the food was particularly delicious, and they even ate half a bowl of rice more.

After dinner, Teacher Yu couldn’t wait to go to the study, holding the last two chapters of “White Deer Plain” in his hands, and quickly immersed himself in the world of the book.

After cleaning up the dishes, Li Heng touched his bulging belly and asked Zhou Shihe out of habit: “Want to go out for a walk?”

Zhou Shihe tilted his head to look out the window, his eyes seemed to be saying: It’s so late, are you sure?
Li Heng turned around and went downstairs.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhou Shihe decided to follow him out.

When they reached the middle of the alley, they walked one after the other. When they were about to reach the entrance of the alley, she suddenly said, “Li Heng, did Teacher Yu tell you about the rest day tomorrow?”

“Yes, it means she will take two days off the day after tomorrow to arrange the recording.”

Li Heng nodded, then reacted: “Do you have something to ask me?”

“Well, I’m going to Jing’an to buy some things.” Zhou Shihe said.

Li Heng understood immediately. The girl didn’t want to go out alone because she was worried about her safety. She needed him to accompany her. He asked, “Do we have to go to Jing’an? Are there no tickets available in Yangpu and Hongkou?”

“Yes.” She said simply.

Li Heng was a little curious about what she was buying, but seeing that she didn’t seem to want to talk more, he didn’t ask any more questions. After thinking for a while, he said, “How about this? I’ll go shopping with you in Jing’an tomorrow, and then we’ll go to Xuhui. After I finish writing, I have to see my teacher.”

Zhou Shihe knew who his teacher was and immediately nodded in agreement.

The campus was silent after 10 p.m. Walking along the tree-lined path, Li Heng felt a creepy feeling. Halfway through the walk, he turned around and said, “Let’s go back. These old red buildings on campus are a bit scary.”

Zhou Shihe smiled sweetly and turned around.

After walking a short distance forward, she looked at his back under the faint starlight and asked abruptly, “Why didn’t you reject Teacher Yu?”

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