"It seems that nothing has changed here." She said, embarrassed by her gaffe, and bent down again to continue changing slippers.
Ji Chengyang's hand held her arm: "No need to change."
Ji Yi's body froze slightly.
"It seems that I forgot to buy groceries yesterday, and there is nothing I can make for you at home." Ji Chengyang told an obvious lie. The refrigerator was full of pre-prepared semi-finished products, but he had changed his mind and didn't want this rare dinner for two to become such an awkward relative. Maybe it would be better to change the place.
It all stems from his eagerness for quick success and quick gains, wanting to make her feel at home today, but forgot that although it carried her greatest joy, it also stored the same amount of pain.
She immediately replied: "Then go out to eat."
She has been doing psychological construction for herself all the way just now. Since she has agreed to eat with him, don't do things that embarrass the two of them too much. And today is the fifteenth of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival.
The result was still messed up.
The two had eaten that night, and he drove her back to school.
The car was walking on a relatively quiet road, Ji Yi didn't know much about it. While looking at the road around her, she guessed why Ji Chengyang knew this place so well, until she was attracted by a car in the shadow of the roadside.
"What's the matter?" Ji Chengyang noticed that she looked back in surprise.
But from the rearview mirror, there was no one at all.
"I saw the car moving, did someone steal the car?" Ji Yi whispered.
Ji Chengyang slowly stepped on the brakes and backed away for a certain distance. After confirming which car she was talking about, he was silent for a while. Ji Yi looked back at him, he cleared his throat somewhat unnaturally, and put his right hand on the steering wheel into a clasped posture: "It shouldn't be stealing the car."
That is…
Suddenly, she went and looked at it again as if she was puzzled, and after confirming her thoughts, she immediately sat up straight and looked forward without blinking. Because of such a chance encounter, the inside of the car was even more embarrassing. Not only embarrassment, but also a peachy atmosphere that people can't ignore.
As a result, the two people who had not talked much at first remained silent all the way until they reached the end.
Ji Chengyang looked at the dormitory buildings in the dark. Because it was winter vacation, there were not many windows with lights on. When Ji Yi unfastened his seat belt, he heard him ask: "Are there many people staying on the floor where you live?"
"Not a lot," she said after a while, "I'm leaving."
Through the car window, you can see the strong wind outside.
Even looking at it like this, I feel cold.
He turned his head to look at her down jacket, which looked too thin and didn't feel like a windshield. And the last time, and the last time I met, she seemed to be wearing this one. I don't know if there is any thicker one. He thought so, Ji Yi already said: "I'm leaving, there are not many people on winter vacation, and the dormitory aunt closes early."
In fact, it's only nine o'clock now, far from the time for access control.
"I have something to ask your opinion." He said suddenly.
Ji Yi looked at him blankly.
What does he want to say
He hadn't talked about serious topics all night, but now, when he was about to say goodbye, he suddenly spoke up. Ji Yi subconsciously avoided his sight, breathing was a little slow, afraid that the next words would be about those years. But subconsciously, I want to hear him say, where he has been in the past four years, what he has done, and why he wants to break up with himself.
"After returning to China this time, I shouldn't be a foreign correspondent anymore," said Ji Chengyang. "There are currently several jobs under consideration. One is going back to Taiwan to be in charge of overseas program centers, and the other is going to the global newspaper industry..."
He continued to talk, it was all places she knew well and jobs she understood.
"I haven't made the final decision yet," he made a final summary of what he said. "Do you have any comments?"
"Me?" Ji Yi was asked dumbfounded, "I don't know."
She is a graduate student who has not graduated, although she understands these job titles, but she doesn't know the difference between them, what to do, and the pros and cons between them.
"I don't know much, I definitely don't understand you," her voice was a bit astringent, and she was nervous for no reason. "Don't ask me about such an important matter."
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, you can tell me what you think at any time."
Ji Chengyang looked at her.
The heater in the car was very hot, making her face slightly red.
The people in front of you are within reach.
This is someone who has had it, has lost it, and thought that there would be no chance to get it again.
The car fell silent suddenly, without warning. Ji Yi wanted to say something, her mouth opened slightly, and no sound was made. Something grew crazily from the depths of her heart, spreading, and wrapping her heart tightly.
It seems that his hand will rise at any time and touch himself.
It seems that these are all her wishful thinking.
"I'll take you downstairs." Ji Chengyang's voice was a little low.
She nodded and watched him unfasten the seat belt, get out of the car, and then watch the car door close. It wasn't until the end that he was awakened abruptly when he was standing in the wind looking out the window of the car, almost blending into the darkness, and then got out of the car with afterthought.
When I returned to the dormitory, the two roommates who were away from home were packing their luggage, and by the way, they filled everyone's desk with their hometown specialties. "This year's winter vacation is a coincidence," one of them is still complaining, "The Lantern Festival on the 21st, and we will report back to school on the 22nd. Pity us people, if we don't have time to spend the Lantern Festival at home, we will come to report."
When the roommate saw Ji Yi walk in, he was still carrying a snack for her just now when he was eating. Ji Chengyang asked her, "I just came back from home?" Ji Yi responded vaguely, and put her clothes on. Several boxes of dim sum were divided among two people.
Just after eating a few bites, the other one suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Ji Yi, when I came back just now, I ran into Teacher Zhao, and she told you to go to the office to find her after the report the next day." He also asked her guessingly, "Is it a job?"
She was surprised: "I have found a job a long time ago, and I am about to sign a formal contract."
"It must be better than what you are now," the roommate continued. "Generally, the graduate students from our school have to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the bank. You are a bit biased, so why do you become a reporter."
Why do you suddenly want to be a reporter
This question was asked by Teacher Zhao when he saw her the next day. The content of the conversation, as expected, is related to work: "I read the transcript of the civil service examination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I have passed the written English test of more than 300 people. I remember that they plan to recruit 82 people this year, with a ratio of four to one. What do you think of the interview? Are you sure?"
She was stunned: "I am about to sign a formal contract with the newspaper office, so I should not go to the interview."
At the beginning, the national civil service examination was also to make more preparations. After all, the work was not officially finalized at that time, and most of the classmates took the civil service examination, all with this idea.
She is well aware that some jobs require some background.
There are already many students in the school, and their parents are diplomats. Regardless of background, family education, and grades, they are far more conspicuous than her.
The teacher said a few more words, to the effect that in this era, the job of a national civil servant is more suitable for girls, not to mention that the students of the China Foreign Affairs University have a much higher chance of taking it than other schools.
The teacher is extremely enthusiastic, and has even talked about college recommendations.
"Moreover, many of your senior brothers and sisters, or undergraduate students, many are there, and the working environment will definitely be better," the teacher laughed. "The media is still the National People's Congress, the media, etc. There are more fields of employment in various schools. It's different. Think about it. I heard that your family also supports you in going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
This is the last thing the teacher said before she left.
This passage lingered in her mind.
In the afternoon, she and Ji Nuannuan made an appointment to meet. During the New Year's Day, she had been in Anhui, but when she finally came back, Nuan Nuan returned to Sichuan. The two people staggered for so long, and finally they had an intersection after the Lantern Festival.
She wanted to meet with Nuannuan at a commercial center off campus, but Nuannuan insisted on coming to her.
When Ji Nuannuan’s car parked downstairs in the dormitory, she threw her tears over and gave her a hug that lasted for half a minute, then lowered her head, compared her height with her hand, and smiled: "You Why are you still so short? Next time I see you don’t wear high heels, I suddenly feel the feeling of caring for someone. I wear 1.8 meters and you..." Nuannuan looked at her sneakers, "1.6 meters and 6 inches. ?"
Ji Yi's eyes were reddened by her embrace just now, and he pushed her away immediately, and was also annoyed with a smile: "Why don't you despise me as short as I meet, and I won't marry you."
"You don't marry me, but you might still marry someone from my family," Ji Nuannuan's big black eyes, reluctant to leave her, just stared at her and sighed, "Pity my family with such a good gene."
She knew what Nuan Nuan was alluding to, avoided her words, and asked her where she wanted to go.
"Move everything up first," Ji Nuannuan opened the trunk, "Tell you, in order not to let others disturb us, I didn't let others send me, so no one of us can completely help. Let's do coolies. ."
The trunk was jam-packed.
From beverages to fruits, there are even nutritional products in gift boxes.
Ji Yi was shocked by what she saw before her eyes: "...Take so many things, it will be broken if you can't finish eating."
"Not much. Anyway, there are so many people in your dormitory. It's okay to share favors with others." Ji Nuannuan said, took off her ginger woolen coat, rolled up her sleeves, and began to urge her to move.
Two people tossed up and down five or six times just for the food in the trunk. Fortunately, there were two people in the dormitory. Under the warm greeting of Nuan Nuan, they all ran down to help, and the move was completely finished. Waiting for Ji Nuannuan to get back into the car, sit in the driver’s seat, and have no strength to even raise his arms: "I’m miscalculated, Xiaoxixi... Let’s go to a closer place and sit for a while. I’ll ask someone to help me drive and take me. go back… "
Ji Yi responded without objection.
"Or, we can take turns."
"Huh? I can't drive."
"Why haven't you learned it yet?" Ji Nuannuan looked at her strangely, "How convenient."
"Learning to drive is very expensive. I have been saving money for internships. I have to pay the rent when I work." She bowed her head and fastened her seatbelt. "Learn when you have spare money." Nuan Nuan looked at her without any echo. Reached out to help her straighten out her somewhat messy bangs, acting like she did when she was a child: "Hair is blown messy, and it doesn't look good."
Ji Nuannuan knows her too well. He has two questions and never asks:
One is about her and her family, and the other is about her and Ji Chengyang's current situation.
Throughout the afternoon, the two people talked more about Ji Nuannuan, and even mentioned Zhao Xiaoying. The former's studies and feelings were within Ji Yi's expectations, while the latter was beyond her expectations. After graduating from Nanjing, Zhao Xiaoying returned to Beijing. She couldn't find any ideal job. She suddenly made a decision. She taught herself German at home. The girl who had never had any opinion was cruel this time. After studying for a year and a half, she successfully applied to go to Germany. read.
"When I heard my mother say, I was really shocked, this girl is too persevering," Ji Nuannuan said, showing his sincere admiration for Zhao Xiaoying for the first time. "The most admirable thing is this This time it was not her mother who went to find it, but she went to her father to borrow money. I remember when she was a child, she and her mother had gritted their teeth when they mentioned the wolf-hearted father. Sure enough, real life will always be the thing that can change people. "
"Really good." Ji Yi sighed sincerely.
The next day, she received another call from Teacher Zhao to persuade her to go for an interview.
When Ji Yi answered the phone, she was looking for something in the newspaper's data room. When the phone was hung up, it seemed that she had a brief memory loss, forgetting what she was looking for. She stood next to the dark red bookshelf with her back to the window. After thinking for a while, she decided to ask Ji Chengyang if this matter was related to him.
After the phone was dialed, she didn't know how to lay the groundwork, so she asked directly.
Ji Chengyang is not a person who likes to forgive, and she gave her a very positive answer: "I can't do much. When you really enter the society, there will be less and less places that can help you. This time I just hope you There is one more choice in terms of employment. Moreover, Xixi," Ji Chengyang told her with certainty, "you deserve everything. You take the civil service exams yourself. You can take the civil service exams yourself, and you are also your own universities such as the Foreign Ministry’s Department of Foreign Affairs. You have passed the exam, you have walked well all the way."
He was telling her that she was to be proud of.
Ji Yi understood.
And she also understands that, compared with the two jobs, which one is more secure and more suitable for her current situation. But she still stubbornly insisted on her idea of growing up: "But, I really want to be a reporter."
He was quiet unexpectedly. After a long time, he answered her: "Choose what you want."
This concludes the dialogue.
No one said goodbye first.
She thought he would hang up, but Ji Chengyang suddenly asked: "At the newspaper or at school?"
"Newspaper."
"Okay, when the work is over, wait for me to pick you up."