My whole family is the protagonist, and I am the only cannon fodder!

Li Jianan wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "I don't know when these flowers will bloom after I plant them."

Lu Zaozao was still fertilizing the land below. Pointing to a few flowers nearby, he said, "Some will bloom soon. These gladioluses and Alfred bulbs will bloom in a few months. It depends on the temperature and light. Maybe you'll be able to see them during the summer vacation."

"Okay, I hope so." Li Jianan stopped the hoe in his hand halfway through planting, as if he had a new idea, so he called her name expectantly. "Early."

"What's wrong?" Lu Zaozao didn't stop working.

"Let's plant a sapling later. Let's plant a particularly tall and vigorous tree. We can also hang some red ribbons on the tree and make wishes, just like the trees in scenic spots. However, this is planted by the two of us, and it can only carry the wishes of the two of us. It definitely won't work if we plant more."

"Then we will go back and see it ten years later. It will definitely be very tall, blocking out the sun and reaching the sky. If our wish comes true, we will go and fulfill it."

"Do you agree?"

Li Jianan was smiling at her from the other end, innocently and romantically, with a face filled with beautiful fantasies about the future.

So Lu Zao Zao also smiled. Ten years later, what a long word, it seemed like it was endless. I don't know how much time will take to lead me to this position. In fact, Lu Zao Zao wanted to say that under the guidance and arrangement of fate, she would probably not live to that time. Even if her wish came true, she would not be able to accompany her to fulfill her wish.

But Lu Zaozao still smiled, with the same innocent and romantic smile, and she made promises to Li Jianan in that very expectant and sweet voice.

"Okay, then I'll plant it on my birthday. Ten years later, I'll come back and take a look. Maybe it'll grow even more lush and green than we imagined."

But at that time, the "we" might not include me.

There wasn't enough soil in this area. Lu Zao Zao lowered his head and held back the bitterness in his heart. After calming down, he said to Li Jianan, "It seems that there isn't enough soil. I'll go to the big garden in front and dig some for you. Wait for me, I'll be back soon."

"Hey, wait, I'll go with you."

The two of them took the basket and the small shovel. Li Jianan took her arm with a smile and was already thinking about which kind of sapling to buy. He had to buy one that was easy to grow, otherwise it would die within a month before he could wait for ten years.

While listening, Lu Zaozao touched her hair gently.

Arriving at the garden, the two men squatted on both sides and dug the soil. The sky had gradually darkened, and dusk hung in the dark blue sky. A few beautiful rays of light dyed the entire sky red in less than a quarter of an hour. The wandering clouds scattered, like a few points of white frost on the fiery maple leaves.

Suddenly, a light came on and the sound of a car stopping was heard outside the door. The driver respectfully opened the door and Shen Xingyao got out of the car wearing plain clothes. She had a graceful figure. She went to the temple to pray today and only put on very light makeup, but she still couldn't hide her radiant charm.

Lu Zaozao was still digging the soil. She didn't even raise her head when she heard the sound of high heels stepping on the bluestone floor tiles.

Perhaps because he dug too hard, the plastic shovel in his hand, which was not of very good quality, suddenly broke. Lu Zao Zao shouted to Li Jianan who was not far away in silence, "An An! Do you have an extra shovel? Mine is broken."

Li Jianan seemed to be working very hard and didn't hear anything, so he shouted again, "An An!"

It was most likely an illusion. She felt that Shen Xingyao, who was walking, suddenly became unstable. Her back seemed to become stiff after she stood still. She turned her head very slowly and looked at Lu Zaozao deeply.

And then quickly took it back.

However, Lu Zaozao did not see this. Even if she had seen it, it would not have made any difference. She looked at the soil in her own basket, and then saw that Li Jianan's basket was full and about to overflow. She felt that it was almost enough and there was no need to dig anymore.

So he asked Li Jianan to get up, and the two of them went back to plant the remaining seedlings.

Li Jianan did not stay for dinner because she planned to go out with her parents to celebrate her birthday again. Lu Zaozao asked the driver to take her home and told her to send a message after she got home.

After eating dinner alone, Lu Zao Zao went to look at his small garden again.

The sky was completely dark, with only a hint of deep, gray blue visible. A breeze blew in the night, causing the plants in the small piece of land to sway slightly, making their green branches and leaves appear even clearer and greener.

After taking a shower, Lu came out of the bathroom early, drying his hair with a dry towel while looking for a hair dryer. Suddenly, the cell phone on the bed vibrated several times.

No one except Li Jianan would send so many messages in a row. Lu picked up his phone from the bed early, plugged in the hair dryer, and clicked on the message page, wanting to see what urgent matter she had that required her to send so many messages in a row. But he could guess that she was probably just talking nonsense.

Unexpectedly, it was not Li Jianan, but Zhao Jiamin's.

The other party sent four photos in a row and attached a few words.

[I asked some of my former classmates during the May Day holiday, but we don’t have much contact now]

[I was too young at that time and didn’t save any photos]

[I asked around and found these are the only ones I could find]

【Hope it’s useful to you】

These are photos of me when I was very young, probably around eight years old. At that time, I was probably not in the same class as Zhao Jiamin. To get these photos, I must have asked a lot of familiar or unfamiliar people, which took a lot of time and energy.

Lu Zaozao thanked her very sincerely and said that the photos were very useful. If the other party had time, she hoped to treat her to a meal.

Lu Zao Zao felt that her heart was calm, but when she clicked on the photos, her hands were still shaking and her heart seemed to be beating uncontrollably, as if it would burst out of her chest.

The me in the photo looked very immature compared to now, but the only thing that has not changed is that we are all very ordinary.

It should be a photo taken during a spring outing. Lu Zaozao was among a group of children, looking at them calmly and silently. No one spoke to her, but Lu Zaozao was not sad, because there was a calm expression on her face. She was secretly happy that she could go out for a spring outing with a group of people.

There are four photos, three of which are from this spring outing.

There is another one, which is a group photo in front of a very famous tourist attraction. Everyone is very happy, including me.

The more she looked, the calmer she felt, because Lu Zaozao was now certain of one thing - in her memory she had not experienced this spring outing, otherwise she would have remembered it for many years.

What she remembered was that she spent her elementary, junior high and high school years alone, and then died alone the year she graduated from college.