Liu Nanhao and Yuan Yushan sat down in the corner behind us. Xuanxuan raised her eyebrows in that direction several times proudly. I didn't say anything and quietly ticked the boxes next to the dishes I wanted to eat.
Xuanxuan smiled in relief: "Mr. Liang, you can do it. The minds of businessmen are just different from those of us normal people."
Chu Jin couldn't help but want to hit her: "Are you a normal person?"
"Shut up, you were so cowardly just now that I didn't even dare to talk about you." Xuanxuan tilted her head and scolded. Chu Jin shrugged helplessly and said to me: "Help me save my brain and treat her well." Make up for it.”
I was about to laugh when Liang Sheng beside me suddenly said: "Two portions!"
I held the pen in my hand for a moment, and he looked at me with a look that clearly said, "You need to replenish it too." I rolled my eyes at him in return, then wrote a four next to the brain flower, and said, "Let's make up for it together."
I don’t know why, but just thinking about those two people sitting behind me makes me lose my appetite and I can’t eat anything. I didn’t even bother to pick up the dishes I ordered today. But Xuanxuan was still facing me and said, "Look at that man, he keeps looking at us, Yanyan, he must not have forgotten you yet."
Who is it, Liu Nanhao? Haha, how could he forget me? He has never remembered me.
My mood was light, and I picked up a piece of baby cabbage and put it in my bowl without raising my eyes. "Why, let's eat quickly and leave them alone."
It felt like this was the longest meal I had ever eaten. Although it was only thirty or forty minutes, it felt like a whole day.
After we finished eating, we went to the counter to pay. Liang Sheng swiped his card. I subconsciously glanced at the corner seat. Liu Nanhao happened to be looking at me. I quickly shifted my gaze and walked around Xuanxuan, blocking the way. sight in the corner.
Leaving the square means that we have to go our separate ways to separate the two places.
Xuanxuan asked me again, "Are you really not going to keep Mr. Liang here to celebrate the New Year?"
I shook my head: "Really not."
Xuanxuan puffed her lips: "Okay, shall we take him away?"
"Yeah." I nodded.
Chu Jin very wisely took Xuanxuan to drive, leaving some time alone for Liang Sheng and me.
Liang Sheng and I stood for a while, watching Xuanxuan and Chu Jin leave hand in hand in tacit understanding. It wasn't until they drove the car onto the road that Liang Sheng turned around and looked at me: "I'm leaving."
Three short words, like a plain statement, but also like a waiting rhetorical question. Maybe he also had some small thoughts and hoped that I would talk to him to keep him.
The sun was shining right on my face. I blinked and smiled deliberately: "How about you stay here to celebrate the New Year with me?"
"Can I sleep with you?" He said this without blinking, which made my eyelids twitch uncontrollably.
I was stunned, then smiled and said, "You'd better go, I'll take you to the car."
Liang Sheng smiled silently, put his arm around my shoulders and walked towards the car.
Xuanxuan rolled the car window to the lowest position, "Yanyan, why don't you come back with us, hehe."
"No, my grandma is still waiting for me at home." Xuanxuan's words made me feel itchy. If I hadn't promised grandma to come first, I would have gotten in the car with them impulsively.
Liang Sheng didn't stay long. He rubbed my hair and turned around and walked towards the driver's seat. Then he opened the car door and said to Chu Jin, "You guys sit in the back."
Xuanxuan had fastened her seat belt and asked reluctantly: "Why?"
"You sit in front of me, it's an eyesore." Liang Sheng replied expressionlessly.
I couldn't help but laugh.
As Chu Jin got out of the car, he mocked: "It seems that someone will be lonely for many days."
Liang Sheng glanced at him, slammed the car door, turned to look at me, "I'll take you to your grandma's house."
I waved my hand: "No, it's nearby. I'll just take a taxi. You can go first."
Xuanxuan and Chu Jin were lying face to face on the back window, winking at me rhythmically.
Liang Sheng said 'hmm', "Then please pay attention to your safety." Then he kicked the accelerator and threw Chu Jin and Xuanxuan back to their seats.
I smiled, and the corners of my mouth froze when I smiled, and tears began to well up in my eyes.
Counting the days, Liang Sheng and I have only been together for half a year, but during these six months, he and I have hardly been apart. This is probably the first time we have been separated. And it takes up to a week.
I don’t know which year it started. The end of the year is not as peaceful as before. I remember when I was very young in my hometown. At that time, every family still had a field. There were at least a dozen friends in the village. We would gather together every Chinese New Year. Comparing whose new clothes are prettier and whose flowers are more colorful, every household lights up lights and firecrackers every night from New Year's Eve to the third day of the Lunar New Year. Later, during the construction of new rural areas, the state also banned the setting off of firecrackers. There were fewer and fewer young people in the village, and the traditional New Year etiquette became more and more streamlined.
On New Year's Eve, our family had a happy New Year's Eve dinner. In addition to my parents, grandma, brother-in-law's family, and the girlfriend brought back by my brother-in-law.
My brother-in-law is two or three years older than me, and he is considered an older leftover man in Jiangcheng. If grandma and the others hadn't been so urging, he would have hidden his girlfriend and refused to bring her back.
My mother has always regarded her brother-in-law as a biological brother, so she is particularly concerned about his marriage. Seeing that his little girlfriend has been silent, she took the initiative to speak: "Xiaoduo, I heard from Zhang Qi that you also work in Haicheng?"
Zhang Qi is my brother-in-law, and Xiaoduo is his girlfriend. Her full name seems to be Jiang Duo
Jiang Duo bit his chopsticks and nodded, "After graduation, I was assigned to an internship in Haicheng and I have stayed there ever since."
"What are you doing now?" My mother likes to ask about other people's jobs. If their work is good, she will praise them for their ability and say something like young people should work hard. If their work is not good, she will lie to them. Go to work in her company.
Jiang Duo said a little embarrassedly: "I was assigned to a hotel after graduation, and I have been working in the hotel now."
"The hotel is nice and relaxing. I wonder what your position is?" my mother asked eagerly.
Jiang Duo obviously didn't want to answer, so my brother-in-law tried to mediate him, "Don't talk about work during the Chinese New Year. Come on, eat more food."
My mother is a shrewd person and can tell their thoughts at a glance. She said with a smile: "Girls will get married sooner or later. It would be good to have a stable job. It's easy to work 9 to 5, and the position is Nothing matters."
When she said this, Jiang Duo's face softened a little and he said generously: "I am currently working in the public relations department. If I do a good job, I should have the opportunity to be promoted to supervisor."
Jiang Duo seems to be one year younger than me, and seems to be innocent and kind-hearted without any scheming. She also looks petite and cute, and her voice is delicate and pleasant.
My mother put down her chopsticks and said, "Public relations, didn't you study hotel management in college? Why do you do public relations?"
Jiang Duo smiled: "The internship position is for a waiter, but you can't always be a waiter. A few months ago, one person from the public relations department left, so I automatically applied for a transfer."
"Oh. That's it." My mother gave my grandma a meaningful look. Grandma and my dad drank quietly and did not participate in this topic.
After dinner, my grandma called me aside. I thought she was going to say something to me, but it turned out that she was giving me lucky money.
I resisted and said, "I used to go to school and I would take the New Year's money if you gave me it. This year I have gone out to work by myself, so it's my turn to honor you by giving you the money."
Grandma glared at me: "Whether you work or not, you are still a child to me. As long as you are not married, you have to collect New Year's money from me."
Grandma directly stuffed the red envelope into my coat pocket. I accepted it gladly even if I couldn't refuse. It was all my mother's money anyway. Spending my mother's money has been a habit I have developed since I was a child. I was willing to spend any amount.
After accepting the red envelope, I thought everything would be fine, but my grandma stood still and her eyes drifted towards the living room from time to time. I probably guessed something and asked her in a low voice: "Don't you like my uncle's girlfriend? "
Grandma replied without hesitation: "Isn't that right? Tell me, what does public relations do?"
I hesitated. I didn’t seem to know exactly what public relations did, but the profession of female public relations was regarded as an improper industry by the conservative Jiangcheng people.
I didn’t have a bad impression of Jiang Duo. The main reason was that my brother-in-law was already old and it was rare to find a partner. He couldn’t just die like this without any problems, so I explained to Jiang Duo: “Grandma, she just went away a few months ago. If you don’t If you like it, let mom arrange individual work."
Grandma nodded, "I think so too. But don't let your mother get involved in this matter. Later, you will be taught that she is just as busy with work as she is."
I smiled, and grandma asked me tentatively: "Liu, you go back and ask your boss if you can let Jiang Duo go to work in his company. I'll feel more at ease when you two take care of each other."
(End of chapter)