"Summer Festival" Prologue

Little Yue stopped crying and walked out of her room.

Xiao Yue still remembers the first time she saw Li Xia.

Why are the calluses on your hands thicker than the ones on my grandmother's hands?

Just you wait.

The former Lixia waited anxiously on the beach of the pier for three days.

Little Yue saw Li Xia's charming eyes, and her cheeks turned crimson instantly. All the words in her mind were thrown aside. Even the simple greeting "Hello, classmate" was said nervously, and in her haste, she accidentally broke the strap of her flip-flop.

Grandmother's hands rubbed against the calluses formed by playing the guitar during the beginning of summer, although Lixia didn't feel much, her heart was warm.

Little Yue nodded and smiled, revealing six white teeth.

Little Yue was lost in thought, and the ill-fitting sandals have slipped off her feet countless times.

Grandma, two bottles of orange soda," Lixia said.

Gentlemanly Compensation for Negligence in the Beginning of Summer, he gave his own flip-flops to Xiaoyue. Then he sat next to Xiaoyue and played the guitar.

Lixia actually dislikes the sea very much

Li Xia bid farewell to her grandmother, holding two bottles of orange soda, and ran towards Xiao Yue.

Lixia anxiously said to Xiaoyue, "You must have heatstroke. Let's go home."

Xiao Yue walked over from a distance, as her seat had been taken by this young rascal

Grandma, you're here again. If you keep saying that, I won't come over anymore.

Little Yue's guzheng has sixteen strings, while her own guitar only has six strings.

Li Xia and Xiao Yue are both students at the Xiamen Gulangyu College of Arts and Music, but they are in different classes

Keli Xia just does not understand why Xiaoyue likes to watch the sea so much

And the encounter with Xiao Yue when playing the guitar that time, Li Xia felt it was destined.

Xiaoyue was carried home by Lixia, and Lixia put Xiaoyue on the bed.

Li Xia had asked Xiao Yue several times why she came here every day, sitting quietly for several hours

Dear, you said you would accompany me. So let's go see the sea.

Xiaoyue always gazes into the distance and meaningfully says: "My dear, are you willing to wait with me?"

Little Yue waited foolishly, and finally Li Xia came back.

(1)

I remember during the beginning of summer, my mother cried and said, "Li, you are now the only man in the family that your grandmother and I can rely on."

Xiaoyue is learning the most famous guzheng on Gulangyu Island.

Xiao Yue, feeling quite upset, planned to go up and settle the matter.

Lixia gritted his teeth, picked up Xiao Yue, and ran back to Xiao Yue's house.

Yet Gulangyu Island is so tranquil

A fisherman's boat singing intermittently came from Xiao Yue's ancient zither.

(3)

Xiaoyue held Lixia's hand and walked towards the beach at the dock

"No, no," Xiao Yue shouted as she struggled

One sits down and it is already another afternoon

Li Xia silently looked at Xiao Yue and said: "No."

Xiao Yue weakly struggled and said: "Do you not like me anymore?"

When Xiaoyue's voice is heard, he can't help but nod and agree.

At that time, Xiaoyue was wearing a floral long dress and white flip-flops.

Xiaoyue's home, Xiaoyue lives alone on Gulangyu Island. Her parents left Gulangyu when she was eleven years old to work in a place far from Xiamen. It is said that they have been quite successful, but they are so busy that they have no time to come back and visit.

The sun shines upon their bodies, the sea breeze accompanied by a bottle of orange soda. The feeling of summer heat is completely cast aside by them

Do you remember that time when Li Xia was too timid to perform in public? In order to build her confidence, she had no choice but to go to a crowded beach to practice playing the guitar

Lixia silently thought about the six strings of his guitar.

Lixia ran through the alley covered in graffiti, heading towards the small shop at number 63 on the slope

Later, Li Xia began to become afraid of the sea and disliked going to the beach again.

Until Mother dragged Lixia back home and locked her in the attic upstairs

Xiaoyue mumbled, "Can we go one more time? Just one more time."

It should be noted that on Gulangyu Island, those who live in quiet alleys are either musicians or seafood enthusiasts.

Xiamen, a passionate and bustling city

Xiaoyue looked into Lixia's eyes and said, "Dear, can you accompany me to see the sea?"

Li Xia, who is not particularly diligent in his work, especially enjoys the guitar in his hands

A single sentence from Lixia's mother calmed Lixia down

This is the first time that Lixia does not listen to Xiaoyue's words

Two people are sitting on the beach, with Xiaoyue leaning against Lixia's shoulder, gazing blankly at the vast sea ahead

Xiaoyue looked at Lixia and slowly said, "My dear, are you willing to wait with me?"

Xiao Yue struggled to say: "My dear, you promised. You are willing to stay with me always"

He does not understand why Xiaoyue goes to the beach to see the sea again and again, as if she is enchanted

Lixia's father was once a well-known catcher in Gulangyu.

Xiaoyue was crying in the room, and Lixia saw Xiaoyue's guzheng outside the door

The large beach shoes stand on the sand, while the guitar gently plays a tune

Xiaoyue's voice was so gentle that Lixia trembled as she grasped Xiaoyue and said, "We are going home. Your body cannot go to the sea anymore"

Li Xia was still foolishly knocking on the attic door, saying that she wanted to wait for her father to return

"What is there? Why didn't you accompany me to see the sea?" The angry Xiaoyue pushed Lixia out of her room

Lixia is at a loss with Xiaoyue, as it is always like this.

What business do I have with my grandmother

(2)

Oh, Li! What brings you here?" Grandma waved her hand happily

At this moment, Xiaoyue was gazing into the distance as she walked slowly, and she could barely see a glimpse of the beach

Li Xia helplessly shook her head and said, "Alright, but it's too hot. You wait here for a moment, I will go to my grandmother's little shop to buy two bottles of orange soda"

Looking at the sea, we live by the seaside

A few days later

Li Xia impatiently patted Xiao Yue on the shoulder and said, "Didn’t we just go there this morning?"

"Grandma," Lixia exclaimed joyfully

Holding my grandmother's orange soda in hand, there is nothing more refreshing in the sweltering summer than drinking my grandmother's soda

At the beginning of summer, I am at a loss, gazing at Xiaoyue

The beach shoes are very large for Xiaoyue's size of 35. It is evident that these beach shoes do not belong to Xiaoyue; the true owner of the shoes should be Lixia

Moreover, the longer the wait, the more frequent the visits become

The beginning of summer has arrived at the small shop, where grandmother sits at the entrance, attending to the passing customers

The arrival of the beginning of summer leaves one in a daze

From that moment on, Xiaoyue discovered the arrival of Lixia beside her. It was also from that moment that the oversized beach sandals on her feet became inseparable from her.

However, Lixia's father has not returned since he went out to sea five years ago. It is said that he delayed his return to port in order to save someone, and his boat capsized when the storm arrived.

Grandma's little shop is located on the slope of Gulangyu, and you can see it by walking along the wall covered in graffiti

In contrast to Xiaoyue, she has a great fondness for the beach

Li Xia does not play the guzheng, but he remembers the only piece that Xiao Yue taught him hand in hand.