Zhang Fanghua, | Qingwei: A party in the spring

A party in spring

Text/Zhang Fanghua

One more day is the spring equinox, and another year is the year of our junior high school classmates for fifty years! On such a warm and meaningful spring day, I made the east, and held a unique old classmate party in a clean and elegant hotel.

Because I have just published my first collection of essays, "Songs of the Heart", and the works in the book are derived from personal experience, naturally there are many things related to the student era and even various periods. In the blink of an eye for half a century, we, the young students who were flourishing in the past, have experienced one colorful and magnificent years after another, and unconsciously have now stepped into the year of ear shun. The laws of nature always make everyone feel endless emotions. Taking this opportunity to talk with my old classmates about the vicissitudes, talk about friendship, encourage each other, and inspire life has become my heartfelt wish and the common thought of everyone.

When the students accepted my new book on the spot, everyone had a bright smile on their faces and everyone was overflowing with warm praise. Although I will not indulge in the ethereal, I really feel the strong feelings of my classmates who are very happy whenever I achieve a little.

With the gift of books as the introduction, accompanied by the dishes served by the waiters, our party began. Although I prepared enough high-quality white wine, wine and drinks, I still respected everyone's wishes and reached a consensus on the spot that "drink too much and do as you please". Liu Xiaojun, a classmate of the second class at the same level, is the husband of Hu Dongrui, the youngest girl in my class, and naturally became a special guest of this party. The self-made wine that the couple brought with them was immediately favored by everyone! When drinking, we take what we need according to people's needs, and the mood is particularly comfortable. I would like to toast three cups first, and wish you all an auspicious Year of the Dragon, good health, a happy life, and a successful heart! Everyone frequently raised a glass in a warm response, exchanged ideas and wished each other well, the room was always full of laughter, and the banquet was always filled with a rich atmosphere!

The things we talk about most are body, life and family. Fortunately, everyone is quite healthy, which in addition to benefiting from the comfort of life, is largely due to the usual exercise. Almost everyone usually maintains good exercise habits such as walking, boxing, and doing exercises. In addition, everyone has reached the golden age of children and grandchildren, and the activities of caring for the third generation, such as picking up and dropping off grandchildren to study, have added endless happiness to everyone! In addition, many students have a wide range of elegant interests and hobbies, through the Internet, reading, writing, fishing, travel and other ways to cultivate sentiments, benefit the heart, and cultivate their minds, which has greatly improved the taste of life. You see! Hu Dongrui not only likes to surf the Internet, play tai chi and dance, but also recently fell in love with beating sweaters, saying that this activity "can promote the flexibility of the brain and hands, enhance intelligence, and improve acuity." "In today's era of advanced technology and colorful woven cardigans, this move is really unique! No, as soon as she received the notice of the class reunion, she knitted a new and unique red sweater for my little granddaughter and gladly gave it to me on the spot in the name of the classmates. His exquisite craftsmanship immediately won the praise of everyone, and the gratitude in my heart was overflowing. Cheng Hongqi has a special love for tourism, just before this party, he just flew to Taiwan with his wife for a relaxing swim. When he took out the Taiwan cigarette he had brought back for everyone to taste, and introduced the scenery of the treasure island in a colorful way, told the vivid experience of Taiwan and the mainland that blood is thicker than water, and looked forward to the beautiful vision of peaceful reunification of the two sides of the strait, everyone felt a great comfort.

There is also a plot in the party that cannot be left out. Wang Jin'e and Liu Rujing were the only couple in our class, and this time they brought a gift that surprised me unexpectedly. It turned out to be a photo of myself that Liu Rujing sent to me as a souvenir when he joined the army, and the two knew that I was keen on dancing and ink, and also published a book, so they deliberately took it from their own treasured photo album and sent it to me, saying that it might come in handy when they published books again. To tell the truth, this photo that exudes a rich youthful atmosphere has long been lost by me, and of course it is like a treasure to see it again today, and I even thank you. Everyone rushed to look at this photo of more than forty years ago, and in the expression of happiness and concentration, from time to time they expressed their feelings for the vicissitudes of the years! "Nothing has changed! Nothing has changed! You see, Zhang Fanghua is still the same as in the photo! "Sun Jilian suddenly exclaimed like Columbus discovered a new continent." Nothing has changed! Nothing has changed! It really hasn't changed! "You haven't changed either!" "He or she hasn't changed either!" "Haha, we haven't changed!" This was followed by Zhu Wenshan, Zhang Junqiu, Zhao Xiyun and other students who sighed in unison. For a moment, everyone looked at each other and shouted at each other. In the eyes of each of us, the students are still the same as they were then, still so refreshed, still so heroic!

Yes, we are just a flower armor, all of us are still strong and energetic, even the wrinkles that record the rings of the years and the silver hairs that dot the tree of life, which reflect the beauty of life. According to the definition of the World Health Organization, sixty years old is a young and elderly person, and even some people have put forward the new theory of "sixty and standing", sixty years old is another spring in life, is another new starting point in life. The spring of nature is the season of hope, and the spring of life is a symbol of vitality. We are still young, and a more brilliant life has just begun! (Zhang Fanghua)

About the Author:

Zhang Fanghua, pen name Qingquan, a native of Heze City, Shandong Province, is a member of the Chinese Essayists Association, a member of the Shandong Writers Association, a member of the Western China Essay Society, a member of the Shandong Provincial Prose Literature Association, and an advisor and former vice chairman of the Heze Writers Association. His works have been published in newspapers and periodicals such as China Procuratorate, China Discipline Inspection and Supervision Daily, Shandong Literature, Times Literature, Qinghai Lake, Writers Daily, Contemporary Prose, Selected Western Prose, Heze Daily, Peony Evening News, etc.; he has won the National Outstanding Literary and Art Works Award, the First Cai Wenji Literary Award, the Qilu Literary Works Annual Exhibition Excellence Award, the Times Literature Annual Prose Award, and the First Peony Literature Award. He is the author of the essay collection "Song of the Heart", "Looking Up and Flying", and the poetry collection "Feelings Of Attachment".

Editor: Ma Xuemin

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