Thousand Islands

Chapter 15: See the Coral Sea again (4)

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"Ah, this way."

"Bomai was named after Jiajun, which means "leaf". He originally wanted to adopt Bomai, but the conditions didn't allow him. Later he helped find a good family."

Bo Mai adhered to Chen Jiajun until the food was on the table, when the mother next to him reached out and sat back in his chair. Everyone was eating and chatting, and Bo Mai quickly ate and ran all over the floor to play, and came to Qiu Meixin again, lying on her lap and talking to her. Ye Fei stretched out his hand to say hello to her. The little girl hid behind Qiu Meixin and looked at her warily, her nose curled up, her thin lips pressed tightly.

Qiu Meixin took Bo Mai's shoulders and smiled and said, "She is more cautious, and she is more defensive against strangers."

Ye Fei let out an "Oh" and withdrew his hand angrily.

Everyone was talking about the coaching training class that was about to start, but Ye Fei couldn't get in. She hasn't eaten authentic Southeast Asian food for a long time, so she can just say a few words and feast on it.

When the disc bottomed out, everyone left one after another. Wanpeng reluctant to walk, ran to the counter, took Inda's hand, and whispered intimately. Ye Fei yawned twice when he was full and sleepy.

Qiu Meixin said: "You were too tired on the road yesterday, so go back and rest early."

Chen Jiajun said "Yes": "It's okay, let's go to the store tomorrow."

Qiu Meixin asked him: "You go back to the store first? I'll go to you after checking out. I have returned all the emails that I can reply, and there are some students' questions, I have to discuss with you."

He nodded.

Ye Fei stood up: "I'll go to Monkey Bar and take a look."

Chen Jiajun frowned: "Don't go back to rest? Know when to start work tomorrow, right?"

"Remember, 7:30." Ye Fei said, "It's too early to go to bed, go and talk for a while." She chuckled, "Boss, I'm rich this time! Looking back, remember to take the two hundred dollars Give it to me, I invite everyone to drink beer!"

Looking around, Wanpeng was reluctant to go. When Inda was busy, he sat in front of the TV and watched the game. Uncle Wenka said that he didn't want to go to the bar, and he never saw anyone who could walk with him again. Ye Fei shrugged, "I'll go by myself."

Chen Jiajun's eyes were staring: "If you are not sleepy, go to the store to help."

"Isn't it going to start tomorrow?" She stuck out her tongue and swears, "I won't get drunk!"

Not long after walking along the beach, I came to Monkey Bar. Boss Zheng was away, and Songxi was the only one busy at the bar. Ye Fei asked for a can of beer, sat at the bar, took out a handful of snacks from his pocket and handed it to him: "Here, I brought it for you."

Songxi laughed: "You are the best to me. I said we should be together." Although he was talking and laughing, he was obviously absent-minded. He made the wrong drink several times and kept saying "I'm sorry" to the guests.

Compared with the crowded scene six months ago, this is not the most prosperous season, and after a while the store will be empty. Song Xi also took a can of beer and pointed to the beach at the door: "Sit down there, I'll drink with you."

Ye Fei yawned: "I'm so sleepy, I'm here to accompany you to drink. If you don't drink too much, I will accompany you to finish this can."

"There is no one to accompany me to drink." Song Xi scratched his head, "KC hasn't come very much recently."

Ye Fei thought to himself, probably because he is busy with things and friends are there, it is not so boring anymore. She kicked Song Xi: "Let's talk about what happened to you and Jasmine. She didn't say hello to the people in our store just now."

Songxi drew a circle on the sand with a can, and said contemptuously: "She has sex with someone else."

Ye Fei almost squirted out the beer in his mouth: "What?"

Song Xi bowed his head: "Me too."

Ye Fei frowned: "What is this, are you avenging her?"

"She takes revenge on me..."

Ye Fei was speechless for a while, and curled his lips: "You! Tell me clearly the order of things."

Songxi refused to say any more.

The two drank the wine in a muffled voice, and drank half of the can unknowingly. Joy's also stopped work, and vaguely saw two people walking side by side on the beach. The girl was graceful and it was Jasmine. The man holding her was burly and strong, and she was a young European and American guy. Jasmine put her head on each other's shoulders, his hands wrapped around her waist, and the two of them walked, stopped, and stood on the edge of the beach and kissed passionately. Songxi threw the can fiercely and smashed it on the wooden stakes of the trestle bridge with a muffled sound.

Sparkle in his eyes, said: "! Bitch"

Ye Fei returned to the dormitory. After a short while, Yinda came back in the spring breeze, humming a local pop song, and said with a smile: "Huh, you haven't slept yet?"

"I slept for a while in the afternoon." Ye Fei said, "I went to the Monkey Bar just now. What happened to Songxi and Jasmine?"

Inda sighed: "During Jasmine’s visa run, Songxi hooked up with other women. Jasmine quarreled with him, so she moved here. Songxi refused to apologize seriously. There was a Spanish boy who pursued Jasmine. She kissed the boy in front of Songxi.

"Songxi felt very shameless, and drank too much, so he took a woman home... Two days ago, Jasmine moved away from me and moved to the place where the Spaniard lived."

Ye Fei ignored the interruption, was dumbfounded, and broke into a cold sweat.

Inda said, "Songxi is very angry. He drinks every day and scolds Jasmine with ugly words. Poor Jasmine, she should leave here."

"She won't leave." Ye Fei shook her head, she understood Jasmine's mood. The original deep love turned into unwillingness and resentment. Only by staying and let Songxi see her affectionate with others and make him sad and angry can she retaliate against him. The way to sting each other is to hurt yourself, but the price is too high.

Just like myself in winter, my heart is like a knife, resentful, depressed, and I almost took a wrong step. It was Chen Jiajun who stretched out her hand before she fell into the abyss.

That light on the beach.

Ye Fei couldn't help asking: "Have you seen Bo Mai before?"

Inda nodded: "She will come once every few months. She is very lively, but she doesn't like strangers."

Ye Fei remembered the broken walls he had seen: "Have you ever experienced that tsunami?"

"I've only been on the island for a year, and people don't usually talk about it. But many people in our village work in the resort, and several of them didn't come back. Another person was amputated and has nightmares every day."

Ye Fei sighed, "Fortunately, Bo Mai was still young at that time, so I hope it doesn't leave any psychological shadows."

Inda echoed: "At that time, she was only one year old. KC treated her very well. He liked children very much."

Ye Fei looked out from the terrace, there is no hidden shop here. If it is daytime, if you cross the rows of roofs, you can see that the gaps between the buildings are filled with the blue of the sea, and at night you can only see the dark dark blue, which merges with the boundless sky.

After asking Songxi and Bo Mai, she still wanted to know some things about Qiu Meixin, but she hesitated for a moment and didn't know how to speak. She drew her hair together: "Let's talk about you and Wanpeng. Let me hear some happy news."

Chen Jiajun returned to the store and processed several enquiry emails. Qiu Meixin prepared the package of materials to be distributed the next day, and put it in the counter: "Three people will arrive tomorrow, which happens to be the same boat."

Chen Jiajun nodded: "Wanpeng won't go to sea tomorrow, let him pick it up."

Qiu Meixin wrote the division of labor on the whiteboard, turned around and looked at Chen Jiajun's table with a can of beer. She picked it up and shook it: "Didn't you say that you don't drink alcohol after the start of the class? This will be confiscated."

He smiled and said, "That's not alcohol, it's bread."

"Well, I haven't seen you drinking spirits recently, but I have to do what I say." Qiu Meixin said, "If I'm hungry, I'll buy you a bowl of rice noodles?"

"No, it's too late. If you eat too much, you can't digest it." He got up and poured a glass of white water. "You can go back and rest. I'll leave after I get back to my email."

"Okay, good night."

"good night."

He was indeed a little hungry. He had been coaxing Bo Mai during dinner, and he was not in a hurry, thinking about having another bite at the end. But Ye Fei has been eating continuously, Wan Peng was driven by her, and the two of them were in high spirits, and the clouds were still in the wind. Suddenly remembering that Ye Fei brought a few packets of food, Wan Peng wrapped it in a big plastic bag and put it in a cardboard box in the warehouse. Chen Jiajun went to the warehouse and took out a bag of beef jerky, a bag of Dengying beef shreds that looked very spicy, all in individual small packages. There are nuts he hasn't seen, with wild pecans written on them.

He chuckles, really a little girl. Fortunately, the tastes of the little girls are not bad, and the snacks they bring are also delicious. The beef jerky is very chewy and rich in flavor, which makes people want to drink. But he did not drink much alcohol for a while, at least not one of them drank alcohol for no reason.

Every time I walked to the Monkey Bar and walked around the counter to get a drink, I remembered Ye Fei teasing him: "It's emptiness and alcohol that beat you." It was originally to teach her words, so I changed it and threw it back to him. . She had been waiting for this time for a long time. When she said this, she was serious and proud, like a child, but she wanted to learn from the mature adult, a bit naive and funny. Chen Jiajun hooked his mouth, really didn't want to be looked down upon by her.

He tore the beef jerky and thought of the few stocks at the bottom of the box. He felt that Wanpeng was right. Ye Fei's backpack was really small, and he needed to change to a larger one next time.

According to the previous work time at 7:30, Ye Fei was ten minutes ahead of schedule. She also remembered what Chen Jiajun said before, wearing a bikini under the blue T-shirt of the dive shop instead of a normal bra.

The fragrant coffee fragrance wafted before he even walked into the shop. Ye Fei walked up the steps and saw a gas stove on the wooden table, and the mocha pot on it was humming. Chen Jiajun and Qiu Meixin were sitting at the table, eating and chatting. He saw Ye Fei and nodded to her.

"Fei, morning!" Qiu Meixin greeted her enthusiastically, "Would you like a cup of coffee? Just because the beans are lightly roasted, I don't know if you are used to it or not."

Ye Fei couldn't tell the difference between the depth of roasting of coffee beans, she replied politely: "Thank you, I have had breakfast, and I will clean up first."

She grabbed the broom in the corner and looked around, only to find that the store was neat and tidy. The fallen leaves and floating sand blown by the wind at night have been cleaned up, and the plastic chairs are taken out from the inner room and arranged neatly around the desks. The book data codes on the counter are neatly arranged, and even next to the whiteboard where the diving plan is arranged, several pens of different colors have been placed.

"It's okay, I have scanned them all." Qiu Meixin beckoned, "Would you like to try the sandwiches I made?"

"I'm sorry, it's my job to clean the storefront, and you will do it for me." Ye Fei put down the broom and sat down at the table.

"It's okay. I'm used to going to the beach early to do yoga. I live close, and I came here without a problem." Qiu Meixin pointed to the resort behind, "It's good over there. There is a small kitchen with a refrigerator."

"In contrast, I'm too lazy." Ye Fei pointed to the coffee pot, "Did you bring this? I haven't seen it before."

"Just put it in Jiajun's room. He usually doesn't use it. It's all dusty. Every time I come, I help him find it out." Qiu Meixin groaned, "I don't like to drink instant coffee, and I don't want to make it."

He smiled slightly: "Too busy."

"I have some palpitations when I drink coffee, or I drink more tea." Ye Fei said, "I brought Tieguanyin, do you want to try it?" She went to the warehouse, found the box where Wanpeng put food, and opened it. When leaving yesterday, she yelled after several bags of tightly packed snacks were opened.

"What's the matter?" Qiu Meixin asked.

"It's okay, it's okay, I thought it was a mouse." She took a closer look, and there were no signs of biting, it should have been torn apart, which was relieved.

Chen Jiajun frowned when she said that she had recruited a mouse. Who is the mouse

Ye Fei squatted on the ground looking for tea, and her mood was not relaxed. It seems that the potential shop does not need her. Qiu Meixin has done everything she can and can't do. Why should we hire an idler who eats rice? If one day does not include food and accommodation, and she sits and eats in the sky, how many days can she last for the two hundred dollars

She went out anxiously and made a cup of tea. After drinking coffee, Qiu Meixin got up to clean the coffee pot and cups.

Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said: "Leave it here, you don't have to worry about it, let Ye Fei come to these things."

Qiu Meixin walked around and walked to the pool: "Who does the difference?"

Chen Jiajun said: "She receives wages, but I can't afford your wages."

Qiu Meixin smiled: "What kind of wages can I talk about? At least in name, I also have a share in this shop."

Ye Fei circled the dive shop and couldn't find other things to do, so he helped carry the gas cylinder. She opened her bow from left to right, one in each hand, twenty or thirty kilograms each, and she was able to walk staggeringly.

Wenka stopped her and said: "No, no, no."

Wanpeng said in surprise: "I haven't seen you in a few months, your strength has become stronger!"

Ye Fei nodded: "I insisted on changing the water in the dormitory when I returned from the dive shop last time. The buckets that the two of us used to carry can now be easily carried by themselves."

Chen Jiajun passed by her and glanced at her: "No wonder she has become edible."

Ye Fei was not in the mood to stand up to him, she was still worried that she might be fired at any time, and she couldn't help but complain about Chen Jiajun secretly. There is such a capable helper in the store, and he will come every time the class is opened, why not make it clear in advance? Now she is here hopefully, and she will be laid off before she is on duty.

She had nothing to do, walked to the edge of the beach, picking up fragments of shells and corals, remembering that Chen Jiajun had said that everything in the Ocean Park could not be taken away, even if it was already dead, she threw them back to the sea one by one. After that, I simply took a branch and wrote and painted on the sand.

Bo Mai had breakfast and was playing in the water not far away. Seeing that Ye Fei was a little shy, he hid behind his mother again, but still showed half of his face, staring at her intently.

Ye Fei squatted down: "Hi, Bo Mai, good morning."

Bo Mai did not speak, but looked at her.

"Do you speak English? My name is Faey." She followed the little girl's gaze and touched her hair. "Are you looking at this?" She took off Xiao Zihua's hairpin, and her bangs bulged again. .

Bo Mai still didn't speak, but his eyes moved from her head to her hands.

Ye Fei smiled: "If you like it, take it."

Bo Mai was shy, and her mother smiled and waved her hand, only saying: "Thank you, thank you."

"It's okay, I still have it in my room." Ye Fei turned his hairpin around, speaking slowly, "This is a gift, for friends, from China. Do you know China?"

Bo Mai nodded.

"For friends." Ye Fei said again.

Bo Mai smiled shyly, took it, and wanted to keep it from his chest.

"It's not there." Ye Fei also smiled, thought for a while, and clipped the hairpin to her skirt, "Here, you want to look at it, don't you? Does it look good?"

Bo Mai laughed, ran to his mother, pointed to his own clothes, said a series of sentences in the local dialect, and ran around on the beach again, seeing the small fish and the five-pointed star that Ye Fei had just painted, and he stepped on it. .

Ye Fei squatted on the sand and said, "Do you think my drawing is ugly? Draw another one." So he took a branch and drew a shark, which was trampled off by Bo Mai.

I want to draw a tortoise, but it looks like a king from the top view. Ye Fei didn’t know how the bastard was in English. He pointed to a branch and said, “Do you know what this is? Chinese freshwater turtle.” He drew two circles underneath. He couldn’t help but laugh and said in Chinese, “Bad ."

A low voice came from behind: "What do you teach Bo Mai?"

Ye Fei jumped up: "I didn't paint well, not like a turtle, but like a turtle."

Chen Jiajun probed: "The drawing is ugly enough." He took the branch in Ye Fei's hand, and in a few strokes he outlined a realistic turtle, which seemed to be swimming leisurely. Bo Mai giggled, rushed over, and stepped on a few feet as well. She raised her head and said a word to Chen Jiajun. He laughed, bent over and hugged Bo Mai, and translated her words to Ye Fei: "She said, she is a sea wave."

Ye Fei smiled, thought for a moment, and looked up and said: "Boss, I think I am a bit redundant. Otherwise, I'll go to Joy's, I can cook, um, the craftsmanship is not bad, and the knife skills are not bad. They serve very well. Slowly, I have to wait for a long time each time, and I think it needs more manpower."