no longer ordinary friends

The last recording of the program was a fundraising party for the "Freshmen" Fund.

Zhou Zhicheng only needs to give a speech tonight.

He Yanming sat next to her, looked at her manuscript, and asked her, "Where are the rest of them?"

"It's all in the background."

"Lawyer Jiang also went? What program is prepared? It's mysterious."

Zhou Zhicheng replied while silently reciting the speech: "It seems to be a singing show, it's on the program list."

He Kailun patted his son's arm and warned him: "Be quiet, Chengcheng represents us at Kailun Law Firm tonight. She is reciting a manuscript. You are arguing endlessly. What went wrong? You are dead. The camera brought you Are you done? Remember to take more photos later, and post the promotional manuscript of the official account when I go home at night."

He Yanming became quiet, hating his father for treating him like a slave.

The president of the Nanri County Court made a speech first. He summarized the education and rescue work of Nanri County's delinquent juvenile delinquents this year. The court united the procuratorate, law firm, community, psychological counselors and juvenile protection organizations to help and teach, and achieved remarkable results. , he said: "The vast majority of juvenile offenders have complicated criminal backgrounds, or left-behind children, some from poor families, some from a single parent, and some from both parents, the lack of parental roles has led them astray. It has had a great impact. Most juvenile offenders are aware of their mistakes, but some of them are from poor families and cannot afford the necessities of life in prison. Entering the right path, here, I would like to thank the caring companies that are willing to provide assistance, give these delinquent youths a chance to receive training and participate in the work, and thank you for your donations. Of course, there are many caring people, thank you for supporting the new students fund."

The companies named by the judge were displayed one by one. Zhou Zhicheng accidentally saw a company in Beicheng. This company was new this year. It was not included in last year's donation list, and it also donated the most charitable money.

He Yanming asked in a low voice: "Chengcheng, lawyer Jiang didn't do it, did he?"

Zhou Zhicheng guessed the same way.

The judge also mentioned Kailun Law Firm: "I would also like to thank lawyers He Kailun and Zhou Zhicheng of Kailun Law Firm, especially lawyer Zhou, who actively participated in the help and education conference organized by the court, love donations, community corrections, and the rule of law preaching on campus. In addition to helping juvenile offenders one-on-one, she also assists the judge in writing letters to other juvenile offenders on a regular basis, and she is also the one who receives the most replies from juvenile offenders. We asked lawyer Zhou to speak."

He Kailun applauded the most, his face flushed with excitement: "Okay, this is our lawyer Zhou from Kailun."

He Yanming also held the field and clapped left and right.

Holding the microphone, Zhou Zhicheng looked at the familiar faces in the audience. Her master He Kailun who helped her a lot and was also a father and teacher, her colleague and friend He Yanming, her ex-boyfriend Dr. He Jinyu, who she often dealt with, Dedicated and responsible policemen, judges and prosecutors, her aunt Cai Lan, cousin Lin Tao, grandparents who often go to Meimei's canteen, Lin Weisheng in school uniform, Sun Fudi with his wife and daughter, The shy but gentle Avon, in her first independent case, the client who would call her "Litigation Master", and the staff of the legal program group who followed her with cameras for dozens of days.

Like them, she is an ordinary person who lives a serious life, and everyone shines in their own positions.

She once studied more than 2000 kilometers away, and then lived and landed in a small hometown county.

Many people have asked her, do you regret it?

She can answer with certainty that she has no regrets.

She is neither an incompetent deserter in the capital market, nor a natural legal idealist who builds the grassroots.

She just hoped that the faint light she brought could illuminate this beautiful but backward county town brighter.

In this world, apart from the elite lawyers who roam between high-rise buildings and the capital market, there are naturally countless ordinary grassroots lawyers wandering in the ups and downs and trivialities of ordinary people.

The fireworks in the market and the various forms of the world are equally noble and great.

After she finished sharing her story of being a juvenile delinquent assistant teacher according to the established procedure, the applause roared from the audience, and she couldn't help blushing. It was obviously just a speech at a small charity fundraising party, but it was as grand and enthusiastic as if she had won a national award. The top ten lawyers have the same title.

Afterwards came the performance session. Enterprises, courts, procuratorates, unmanaged offices, and communities all put on shows, including sketches, dancing, and singing.

The last one is the program of Kailun Law Firm.

He Yanming was the biggest fan. He pulled out several fluorescent sticks from under the table and distributed them to He Kailun and Zhou Zhicheng. Zhou Zhicheng noticed that Judge Yao looked over and distributed one to her.

He Yanming had already taken the lead in screaming and cheering towards the stage, and he, the leader of the atmosphere group, also led the other audience to join in and shake their arms.

A foggy dry ice rises from the stage. I don’t know when a drum set and a guitar have been brought in. The simple stage lights are shaking. From Zhou Zhicheng’s perspective, we can see Lu He and Ye Bai who are making adjustments in the background. , Then, the few people she was familiar with walked onto the stage.

From left to right, Jiang Xianghuai, Zhao Yanjia, Cai Grandma and Zhou Grandpa.

Jiang Xianghuai was wearing a white shirt, but tonight's shirt was different from the past. It was looser and more relaxed. The neckline exposed his collarbone, his shoulders were wide and his waist was narrow. The light hit his face, and the black hair on his forehead was scattered. It was rare for him to smile. A bit angry: "Hi everyone, we are—"

"The Kailun Band." Zhao Yanjia shouted in unison with Grandma Cai and Grandpa Zhou, and their cheerful voices rang through the county through the microphone.

There was another cheer from the audience.

He Yanming yelled: "Grandma Cai, I am your brainless fan! I am your plum sugar, Mingming loves you!"

He Kailun: "..."

Zhou Zhicheng could see the nervousness of grandpa and grandma. They had never participated in a performance with so many audiences in their life, and she never thought that Zhao Yanjia would arrange both grandpa and grandma into the show. Although the two old people I always love to sing.

Jiang Xianghuai sat on the drum stool behind the drum kit, adjusted the microphone, stepped on the pedal with his left and right feet respectively, with a relaxed posture, holding the stick with both hands, and landed on the drum.

Zhao Yanjia is a guitar player. He was holding the guitar, raised his eyes, and looked at the audience. He played music on the stage differently than usual. He was arrogant and surly. , Notes flowed out from his fingertips, his heels tapped to the rhythm, his eyebrows and eyes were light, cold and ruffled.

He Yanming came over to gossip: "I can't tell, Zhao Yanjia, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, has a bad side."

Zhou Zhicheng shook the light stick and couldn't help laughing: "Yeah, who would have thought that such a cool drummer and guitarist would play dialect folk songs."

She only felt a little familiar when she heard the prelude, until the voices of Grandpa and Grandma came out through the audio equipment.

"She is virtuous, filial and filial to rescue those who are in need. She dedicated her youth to helping those in danger. The world respects her as Mazu... No matter the four seas or the five lakes, everyone burns incense and worships Mazu devoutly. On March [-]rd, worship Mazu and pray for the safety of the old and the young. ..."

It is "Worshiping Mazu on March [-]".

Her grandparents like this dialect song.

Everyone in the audience was also very supportive. Grandma was nervous from the beginning, and she was already excited at the climax of singing. She put aside Grandpa Zhou who was so nervous that he stood like a quail, and walked a few steps forward alone. , very singer-like, and waved and interacted with the audience in the audience. The singing voice became louder and louder, until it completely covered Grandpa Zhou.

Zhou Zhicheng looked at the shining grandma on the stage, her eyes were hot, it was good, she could still see her grandpa and grandma enjoying their personal life in a healthy and healthy way.

He Yanming on the side put down the light stick, took out the camera, and took a picture of Grandma Cai who was shrouded in the dim beam of the follow spot. He showed it to Zhou Zhicheng and said, "Look, Grandma Cai."

In the next second, he denied it himself: "No, she is Cai Mei Cai singer tonight!"

……

At the end of the song, Aunt Cai waved her hands on the stage, swaying freely. She had hardly put on such bright and beautiful lipstick tonight. She was so beautiful that she smiled crookedly: "Thank you for your support, This song is for everyone, I wish everyone safe and healthy! I wish everyone good night!"

Fearing that Grandpa Zhou had shrunk to the side of Zhao Yanjia, the puppet society stood stiffly, holding the microphone tightly with both hands in front of his chest.

Zhao Yanjia also whistled.

And Jiang Xianghuai looked past the crowd, and looked straight at his lawyer Zhou. He looked gentle, smiled, and didn't say anything, but everyone could see the deep love in his eyes.

……

The fundraising party was over, and by the time Zhou Zhicheng finished his work, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening, only Jiang Xianghuai was still waiting for her outside, the night was silent, he stood under the street lamp, and raised his head when he heard her footsteps , he opened his arms, waiting for her to run over and throw herself into his arms.

As he thought, she ran towards him as she did ten years ago.

But it's different from ten years ago, now she can hug him blatantly, and kiss him under the street lamp, and the shadows of the two overlap each other lingeringly.

He said: "When you came on stage, although I was still preparing for the show, I ran out to watch you."

As he thought, so many people like her.

He has to love a little deeper to be unique.

In the past 30 years, there have been countless labels on him, Jiang Heng's successor, an academic star, a young partner of a capital firm, a black-hearted capital lawyer...

But from now on, he has an extra label that he loves very much.

He is Jiang Xianghuai and the husband of lawyer Zhou Zhicheng.

How wonderful, she is still willing to love him back.