Do You Miss Me When I Miss You?
Liu Chang'an felt that Bai Hui's understanding of "The Final Wind" was definitely incorrect. Ordinary female college students like Bai Hui often lacked the ability to study classics. Even if they read some translations and annotations, they would only have the feeling that "so this is what the poem is about," and they would not have the awareness to question, overturn, or interpret it for themselves.
If An Nuan were to interpret this poem, she would probably have her own thoughts. If Professor Liu were to share her feelings about the poem, her interpretation would likely be much more elegant, romantic, and beautiful.
Liu Yuewang considered Liu Chang'an Yuewang's abilities outside her professional field to be typical of a "pretty face," but Liu Yuewang Liu Chang'an that her ability to study traditional literature met the requirements of her professional qualifications.
Liu Chang'an had just consulted Bai Hui about some photo editing issues, and felt that everyone could learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, give full play to their initiative, and help each other solve problems they were not good at.
So Liu Chang'an sent Bai Hui a very long message:
Bai Hui, I heard you read the poem. I don't know your understanding of it, but I have some thoughts on this poem that I'd like to discuss with you.
I imagine that some of the translations Bai Hui read claimed that "The Final Wind" was a poem about an abandoned woman, and even some authoritative scholars of the Book of Songs in modern times hold this view, which I find inappropriate.
Between the lines, there is resentment, distress, longing, and expectation, as well as a trembling hope and wish—how could she possibly resemble an abandoned woman?
How can one judge from a woman's one-sided account that he is a man who starts a relationship and then abandons it? At most, he is just a playful person who likes to tease and tease her, and is unwilling to seriously and honestly express his true feelings... This is also the real reason why the woman is both reserved, expectant, and resentful.
This is my understanding, for reference only.
The interpretation of "abandoned wife's poem" is ultimately an overinterpretation by the ancients, especially with Zhu Xi's contribution to this interpretation.
Zhu Xi, that old geezer, was really terrible. He had a love for Zhuang Jiang that seemed to transcend a thousand years, but unfortunately, it was Duke Zhuang of Wei of Wei who won Zhuang Jiang's heart.
Thus, Duke Zhuang of Wei became the target of Zhu Xi's lifelong criticism. In his "Collected Commentaries on the Book of Songs," whenever a poem seemed to be interpreted as satirical, he would say that it was used to satirize Duke Zhuang of Wei of Wei. There is no reliable evidence that the poem "The Final Wind" was written by Zhuang Jiang, but in Zhu Xi's eyes, it was: Duke Zhuang was wild and violent, Zhuang Jiang could not bear to criticize him, so she only used the Final Wind as a metaphor.
Judging the poem as a poem in itself, "The Final Wind" is simply a feeling, an expression of the bittersweet emotions of love, which has been over-interpreted by later generations.
I wonder what Bai Hui's understanding is? If you have any objections to me, please use a different expression; you're using the wrong poem.
After sending the message, Liu Chang'an didn't wait for Bai Hui's reply. It was common for correspondence to be delayed by ten days, half a month, or even several months before they could exchange letters... even though he had just sent a QQ message.
He ignored Shangguan Dandan, who was sitting under the electric heater, engrossed in watching "Eternal Love," and went to sleep.
Bai Hui hadn't actually gone to sleep yet. Hearing the special notification sound, Bai Hui, who was removing her makeup, snorted and turned her head away. She then quickly forced herself to turn back to the mirror and continue wiping her face.
"So annoying!"
After stomping her feet several times, Bai Hui couldn't help but throw away the cotton pad and pick up her phone to see which annoying, hateful, scoundrel who didn't want to talk to her had sent the message.
After Bai Hui read the poem to Liu Chang'an, she actually regretted it a little. She had been on her period for the past few days and was already very upset. She had casually flipped through the book that Zhu Juntang had given her and found the translation of this poem very appealing, so she read it to Liu Chang'an without thinking.
It doesn't really matter. I'm just going to give up. I won't have anything to do with him anymore. Let him think what he wants. I'll just mess with his feelings for a bit.
It might not be able to upset him, after all, he's basically a heartless person.
When she turned off the video, Bai Hui felt a little regretful... Maybe he would avoid her in the future, maybe he would never play pranks on her again when they played together, maybe he would never stand together in the same carriage and sway back to school on the subway again.
Back then, when she was wearing high heels and couldn't stand steadily, he would gently raise his hand to support her waist, which made Bai Hui's heart flutter even through her clothes.
That feeling... never mind, Bai Hui opened her phone and read Liu Chang'an's message.
Stunned.
This could almost be considered as her indicating... no! She read him such a poem, so rich in meaning, that he could interpret it however he wanted, and he actually started discussing it with her!
This is insane! It's basically like a boy writing a love letter to Bai Hui, and Bai Hui meticulously pointing out his grammatical and rhetorical errors, too many typos, and ugly handwriting, but she doesn't think it's a love letter at all!
I wonder what Bai Hui's understanding of your father is? I know your father well!
If I have some complaints about you? At least you have some self-awareness. If I had complaints about you, they'd be huge! The biggest complaint is that you and An Nuan have only been together for a short time, and you're already skipping school for a trip? Ha! Did you book a hotel room? Did you sleep together?
Could you please use a different expression? I don't want to change the poem, but could you please use the phrase "I hate you" instead?
Bai Hui was furious, but since this was the first time Liu Chang'an had sent her such a long message, Bai Hui read it again.
"How can one judge a man who starts a relationship and then abandons it based solely on the woman's one-sided account? At most, he might be a bit frivolous, enjoy teasing and playing pranks on her, and refuse to seriously and honestly express his true feelings?"
His interpretation of the poem... doesn't that mean he used the poem quite correctly? Wasn't he the one being playful and carefree? Wasn't he the one who liked to tease and tease her?
Unwilling to sincerely and honestly express his true feelings... Is this really him? Does his frankness mean that his attitude towards her is a true expression of his heart? Does he not play hard to get, maintaining a distance like the man in the poem?
Bai Hui looked at the message, feeling increasingly agitated and frustrated. That bastard! She had already resolved never to have anything to do with him again, so why did he still send her a message?
If she doesn't send it, everything will be fine, right? Then she can sleep soundly and peacefully.
Bai Hui wanted to reply to his message, but after typing out many words, she hesitated and deleted them all. At this moment, she suddenly felt that Liu Chang'an was right. Many people had over-interpreted "The Final Wind". Old scholars like Zhu Xi were typical examples. How could a multifaceted old scholar like him understand a woman's feelings? Even if he could understand, he would not bother to explain it and would only force in some of his own personal interpretations.
Let's not see each other anymore, my thoughts are lingering... Maybe we should just stop seeing each other, otherwise I'll miss you.
I can't sleep, I want to talk, and then I sneeze... When I think of you, do you sneeze?
I can't sleep, my heart is filled with longing... I miss you, do you miss me?
Bai Hui tossed and turned in bed, forgetting to remove her makeup, and fell asleep hugging the blanket.
When Bai Hui woke up in the morning, she sat up in a panic. Oh my god, she had forgotten to remove her makeup before going to bed! What about her face?
Bai Hui was about to rush to the bathroom when she picked up her phone and remembered what happened last night. She checked her messages and saw that Liu Chang'an hadn't sent any other messages. It seemed that he really had just been talking to her about the Book of Songs.
"I'm very interested in the Book of Songs, but after listening to your interpretation, I feel that my understanding of many chapters might be inaccurate. I'd like to hear you explain them. Do you have time today?"
After sending the message, Bai Hui stared blankly at the message screen. Had she lost her mind? How could she have forgotten the determination she had made all day yesterday?
Recall, recall! Bai Hui frantically clicked the recall button. This guy usually doesn't check his messages; he wouldn't see them even if she sent them. Recalling it would solve everything.
System notification: You have retracted a message - edit again
Bai Hui breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest.
"Have."
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I recommend a good book, "From Big Shot to Martial Alliance Leader." It tells the story of someone who wanders the martial arts world, only to find themselves still unable to truly understand what it is all about.