"Yuan Shengda! What the hell are you doing?"
Lai Yang stood across the street from the hospital, holding a cigarette in one hand and the phone in the other, his brows furrowed as he shouted.
He thought that when he called Yuan Shenghui, he would stammer and explain to him, but he didn't expect that the other party had a "heroic and high-spirited" attitude.
"Haha, did you just finish watching my mom?"
"I'm across from the hospital right now, don't change the subject. What are you saying to your family?"
"I just said it casually, otherwise they would have forced me to stay in Xi'an for a blind date."
Lai Yang took a deep puff of his cigarette. "You're just saying that casually? Your family is taking it seriously now. Your father is going to my house to propose marriage."
"Bah! Lai, can you please have some shame? Even if it's a proposal, it's your family that comes to my house to propose!"
Yuan Shengda's emphasis made Lai Yang angry. He touched his face heavily with his hand and said, "Brother Sheng, can you grasp the key point?"
"Now that things have come to this, what can I do?" Yuan Shengda retorted angrily.
Lai Yang suddenly raised his voice, "What else can we do? Call home and explain!"
"If I explain, I will have to go back to Xi'an. Just close your theater! Are you still a human being?"
Beep beep~
The phone was hung up, Lai Yang's mouth opened slightly, and he felt like his stomach was about to explode with anger!
…
After returning home at noon, Yang's mother made her favorite donkey hoof noodles. When the boiling hot oil was poured on the dried chilies in the noodles, an extremely tempting aroma floated throughout the room.
Lai Yang ate noodles with big mouthfuls, enjoying the ultimate delicious taste on his tongue, but Yang's father pulled up a stool and sat next to him, asking about the second mother's condition.
I went to the hospital to visit today and my family members all knew about it.
In the past, the two families worked in the same factory and were neighbors. After the chemical factory went bankrupt, the distance between the two families became distant, but they would still visit each other during the holidays.
Normally, if Yang's father asked this question, Lai Yang would not take it to heart at all, but this time he felt guilty and he didn't know whether Yuan Shengda's parents had said anything.
"I'm fine. I'll be discharged from the hospital the day after tomorrow." Lai Yang said while slurping his noodles.
"Oh, well, his family has not been doing well in the past two years. There are only two children in the family, and Qingqing's younger brother is still in college, which is a very expensive time. Your second mother has that old illness. Well, it's not easy."
Slurp~Slurp~
Lai Yang kept slurping his noodles, fearing that his father would say something shocking again.
After looking at him for a while, Yang's father said lightly, "Take good care of Qingqing in Shanghai. Dad actually likes that girl very much."
"… "
After dinner, Lai Yang transferred the money in the card to his father, a total of 400,000 yuan, and his family asked Lai Yang to keep the extra 100,000 yuan for himself.
Lai Yang has been relatively poor since he entered society. Unexpectedly, the biggest money he earned was from selling the wedding house, and that was from his ex-girlfriend
Is this considered “earning” in love
How ironic.
After cleaning up the dishes, Lai Yang sat on the sofa in the living room bored, watching TV on the surface, but secretly thinking in his heart.
I have finished all the things I need to do in Xi'an. Logically, I should book a ticket to return to Shanghai now, as there are still a lot of things waiting for me at the theater. But the question is, should I send a WeChat message to ask Tian Jing to go back to Shanghai with me
She hasn't sent a single WeChat message since last night. Lai Yang knew that she was still angry and felt that he was taking advantage of her.
After hesitating for a long time, Lai Yang went downstairs for a stroll. After smoking two cigarettes, he plucked up the courage to call Tian Jing.
After the bell rang for a while, a pleasant voice floated over from the other side.
"Why are you calling?"
Her tone was cold, but Lai Yang had expected that.
"Jingjing, what are you doing? Didn't we agree that I would be your tour guide when I came back? Are you busy now? I'll take you out for a walk?" Lai Yang smiled.
There was a brief pause on the other end of the phone. "I have a meeting this afternoon, so I don't have time."
"Then wait until the meeting is over. I have plenty of time anyway."
Lai Yang added: "The tour guide is free, and there is no exploitation."
Tian Jing chuckled softly. When Lai Yang heard her laugh, he felt that the fog in his heart had dissipated by a large margin. He hurriedly offered his courtesy and said, "There are so many fun places in Xi'an. It's a pity to miss this opportunity."
"Then come see me at 6pm. I have to have a meeting now."
After hanging up the phone, Tian Jing sent a WeChat coordinate. After putting the phone back into his pocket, Lai Yang felt much happier, so much so that after returning home, Yang's mother looked at her happy son and asked suspiciously.
"Did you call Qingqing?"
"Well… "
If he really had a big fight with Yuan Sheng, he would probably be so angry that he lay in bed when he got back.
…
Kaiyun Building, Xi'an High-tech Zone.
Lai Yang arrived at 6 o'clock and waited in the lobby on the first floor. This is a commercial office building.
However, it seems that the occupancy rate is not high, and the whole building feels deserted.
The crystal chandelier in the hall is quite bright, giving people a sparkling feeling.
After Lai Yang sent a message to Tian Jing, he stood at the door of the building to smoke while waiting, staring blankly at the lit street lights.
The passing cars all had their lights on, forming countless colored lines that intertwined in the city. In the distance there were buildings under construction, and the sounds of heavy metal work could be heard frequently.
This ancient city is increasingly becoming a standardized modern city. It is like a person entering society, constantly keeping up with the trend, taking off its once favorite vests and ripped jeans and putting on formal business attire.
But Laiyang misses its former appearance more. He misses the people selling popsicles in the holes in the city wall when he was a child, he misses the people delivering milk door to door when the fog rises in the early morning, and he misses the old houses in this ancient city before they were covered by commercial buildings.
"Mr. Lai Yang?" A crisp voice interrupted Lai Yang's thoughts.
Looking back, he saw a beautiful young woman in professional attire, holding a briefcase and smiling at him.
"Mr. Laiyang, President Tian just finished her session and will be down soon. She was afraid that you would be anxious waiting, so she asked me to come and tell you."
"Oh, you... You are President Tian's assistant, right? I remember your voice." Lai Yang remembered that the first time he went to Tian Jing's office, it was her assistant who called to make an appointment.
"Well, you have a really good memory." The assistant smiled sweetly, looking like an urban beauty. Although she was also very pretty, she could not compare with Tian Jing.
"Hehe, your President Tian also praised your driving skills?" Lai Yang said politely.
The assistant covered his mouth and chuckled, "Really? Then it must be tiring to drive back from Shanghai, but I will take a plane back tomorrow."
"Ah? What about her then?"
The assistant smiled with his eyes curved, his mouth as happy as a flower: "Then don't you have it?"
Lai Yang was stunned for several seconds before he asked, "Is this what Tranquility means?"
"Well, Ms. Tian said that I was too tired and asked me to fly back directly. She asked a friend to drive. Wasn't it you?"
Lai Yang's mood immediately brightened up by these words. Although he didn't nod directly, his smiling face made his assistant laugh.
But her next words made Lai Yang unable to laugh.
"By the way, President Tian might not be in a good mood today. Please take care of her for a while."
When she said this, Lai Yang could clearly see a hint of disappointment on her face...