At noon the next day, Luo Xiangdong came to pick me up from get off work, and then we drove to the hotel together. When we opened the private room door, Zhang Danqing hadn't come yet. After waiting for about five minutes, Zhang Danqing opened the door and came in. I stood up first and said with a smile: "Brother Danqing."
Zhang Danqing wore a short black down jacket and light blue jeans. Tall and thin. He looks like a college student.
Luo Xiangdong also gave him special face. He stood up and smiled: "Here he comes."
Zhang Danqing raised the corners of his lips and replied with a slight smile: "How long have you been waiting?"
I said, "I didn't wait long, I just came."
I never thought that one day I would take Luo Xiangdong and Zhang Danqing to have dinner together. But then again, this world will last forever. I am an ordinary child who comes from an ordinary family. Who would have thought that he would be connected with Luo Xiangdong
There is a round table in the private room. Luo Xiangdong and I sit next to each other, and Zhang Danqing sits opposite us. Luo Xiangdong called the waiter to come in. Let Zhang Danqing order.
Zhang Danqing smiled lightly and said, "I don't care, it's up to you."
Finally, I took the menu and ordered. I know Zhang Danqing's taste. He also knew Luo Xiangdong's taste.
Wait for the waiter to go down with the order book. Luo Xiangdong took the initiative and said, "I heard from Zijin that she has a brother who has been very kind to her since she was a child. You have been coming to Night City for a while. This is the first time we have met."
Luo Xiangdong is not the kind of person who takes the initiative to chat with strangers. Zhang Danqing is even more so. But because everyone knew some things well, Luo Xiangdong didn't want me to owe Zhang Danqing, so he had to take the initiative to find a topic with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhang Danqing raised a gentle curve on his lips and said with a slight smile: "I know you are taking care of Zijin in Yecheng. She is not alone, which is good."
Luo Xiangdong said: "As for your relationship with Zijin, I will call you Danqing. We are not much different in age. You can call me Xiangdong or brother. Anyway, if you have any difficulties in Night City in the future, you and I Zi Jin said it’s the same as mine, so we don’t have to be polite.”
Zhang Danqing smiled and said: "Thank you."
I took over the words: "Brother Danqing, you really don't have to be polite to us. You don't have many friends in Night City. From now on, Xiangdong and I will be your support here. If you have anything, just tell us." "
Zhang Danqing looked at me and said, "I'm fine."
Luo Xiangdong said: "Danqing, there are many positions in our company that are currently vacant. Look at what you want to do. Come to my place so that everyone can take care of you."
Hearing this, Zhang Danqing said: "No need, I have a buddy in Lianzhou, he called me and asked me to go there to work."
I raised my eyes slightly and said, "Brother Danqing, are you going to Lanzhou?"
Zhang Danqing's expression remained unchanged, he smiled and nodded: "Yes."
I said anxiously: "Don't leave, how long have you been here?"
Zhang Danqing said: "Just drop by and take in the sights. I've never been to the Night City before. It's better to be in the capital. You can develop well here and later you can take your parents here to take care of them."
Luo Xiangdong told me when he was at home that he didn't want Zhang Danqing to stay with me, and later he was afraid that I would feel uncomfortable, so he said that finding a good job for Zhang Danqing in Night City could be considered as compensation for him.
But I didn't expect that Zhang Danqing would leave now.
The entanglement and guilt in my heart were all reflected on my face. Zhang Danqing looked at me and said with a faint smile: "It's okay. I just know that you have a good life here. If you are free tomorrow, you can go to Lanzhou to find me. Play."
I pursed my lips, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Luo Xiangdong said: "Danqing, think about it again. The jobs you can find in Lianzhou can also be found in Yecheng."
Zhang Danqing smiled lightly and replied: "Thank you, don't worry about me. I have booked the tickets and everyone on the other side has agreed."
I asked: "Have the tickets been booked? When?"
Zhang Danqing said: "This afternoon."
Zhang Danqing was determined to leave, so he called me to ask me out to see him one last time. During this period, Luo Xiangdong deliberately made an excuse to go out to the toilet. I knew that he wanted to leave Zhang Danqing and me alone space.
After Luo Xiangdong left, Zhang Danqing didn't say anything, but kept quiet.
I couldn't bear it anymore, so I spoke out first: "Brother Danqing, I'm sorry, I still told Xiangdong."
I came with Luo Xiangdong today, and Zhang Danqing might have noticed it too.
He told me not to say anything before, but now I have broken his promise.
Seeing that my eyes were slightly red, Zhang Danqing said: "It's okay, there's nothing to apologize for. Luo Xiangdong is the person you're closest to besides your parents, so it's only natural for you to tell him."
The more he said this, the more uncomfortable I felt. My eyes opened slightly, and I said aloud: "Brother Danqing, don't leave, stay in Night City."
Zhang Danqing said: "I promised on the other end not to cheat my brothers."
I know these are all excuses: "Are you blaming me for not believing you and telling Xiangdong?"
Zhang Danqing smiled lightly and said no, but after a while, the smile on his face gradually became forced. Finally, he said to me: "Zijin, you have been making trouble since you were a child, but you can't make peace with it. I used to help you deal with the aftermath and told you not to tell your family, but you didn't tell me every time. Since I want to I'll help you, so I won't hurt you... Well, maybe you have someone you trust more now, which is good."
I said: "Brother Danqing, don't be angry with me. I'm also afraid that you will cause trouble."
Zhang Danqing said: "I'm really not angry with you. I didn't let you tell Luo Xiangdong because I was afraid that he would misunderstand you."
I felt uncomfortable and didn't respond immediately. I didn't know if I was doing the right thing.
Zhang Danqing looked at me and said, "Don't be depressed. Now that the matter has been settled, you will feel at ease. I think you and Luo Xiangdong are fine, so I don't feel at ease when I leave."
Zhang Danqing said he would not involve me, and he kept his word. On the contrary, I promised Zhang Danqing first and broke my promise later. Luo Xiangdong also scolded me for hiding it from him all night.
It’s nothing more than a human being inside and outside.
After lunch, the three of us stood in front of the hotel. Luo Xiangdong said he would come with me to see off Zhang Danqing in the afternoon, but Zhang Danqing refused to tell us what time he would leave Night City by car.
There are thousands of words to say, but I can only say to Zhang Danqing: "Brother, take care."
Zhang Danqing nodded, and Luo Xiangdong said: "Danqing, if you have anything to do with us in the future, don't treat us like outsiders."
Zhang Danqing said to Luo Xiangdong: "Zijin is the only relative like you in Yecheng. You should take good care of her. She is careless and timid. She can invite gods but not send them away. You will have to watch her more in the future."
Luo Xiangdong said: "Don't worry, I will definitely keep an eye on it."
Seeing Zhang Danqing get into the taxi, he quickly disappeared from sight.
Luo Xiangdong said: "Zhang Danqing really knows you very well."
"What?"
"You can invite God, but you can't send God away."
I glanced at him and replied, "The only person I've ever invited in my life that I can't send away is this great god like you!"
Luo Xiangdong smiled and said, "I am your God of Wealth. Why don't you cry to death if you send me away?"
I said, "That's true."
After that, I quickly said: "Send me to the travel agency quickly, I have something to do in the afternoon."
Luo Xiangdong asked: "You are already the boss, why are you still so busy?"
I said, "Being the boss is even busier. I have to plan carefully and make money back quickly."
Luo Xiangdong said: "No matter how busy I am, I won't have a day off on Saturdays and Sundays."
I said: "Let's see again."
Luo Xiangdong was anxious: "What are you looking at? It's your birthday on Saturday, why don't you try to do some work for me?"
When I heard this, I turned my head and looked at Luo Xiangdong's stinky face, and said with a smile, "Aren't you going to lie to me about the United States this time?"
Luo Xiangdong gave me a hard look. Now I am relieved about this matter, but he is a little bit resentful about it, which always feels like a thorn in my heart.
I also thought it would be difficult for me to forget, but over the past year, Luo Xiangdong's tolerance and protection for me made me feel that I had never loved the wrong person.
I'm glad that at that time I loved wildly regardless of anything.
Rong Xin returned to Canada, and Zhang Danqing also left Night City for Lianzhou. This time, the matter was finally settled.
Now all my thoughts are focused on the travel agency. After the boss leaves, Xu Yifan and I will take over. Xu Yifan focuses on internal finance and performance, while I focus on management and personnel arrangements.
I suddenly had more identities, so I was naturally too busy to keep my feet on the ground.
As my birthday approaches, just like last year, I am bombarded with text messages and phone calls from familiar and unfamiliar people. Many people even go to travel agencies and book tours in the name of the company. In fact, they are trying to flatter Luo Xiangdong in disguise and send me money.
Xu Yifan said to me: "Zijin, you are really the God of Wealth in our society. Adding yesterday's two orders today, do you know how much net profit the two of us made?"
I asked: "How much?"
Xu Yifan showed a few fingers to me, and I suddenly opened my eyes and took a breath.
Xu Yifan smiled and said, "I knew it was right to partner with you."
I said: "Your purpose is not pure."
Xu Yifan said: "There is no business without treachery."
I said: "Senior, learn from you."
Because Luo Xiangdong had already said hello to me and asked me to leave my birthday out, so acquaintances around me wanted to celebrate my birthday and treat me to dinner, but they always did so on the day before Saturday.
I attended three dinner parties on Thursday alone. Xu Yifan and Li Zhuke's, Kitty's, Wang Huining and some of Luo's old colleagues.
Wang Huining is such a gossip, she even told me privately that Dong Jianan is doing well now because she secretly hooked up with Meng Yuanqing.
In the past, I would have been very surprised, but not anymore. In the past two years of hard work, I have seen some unscrupulous people who want to get ahead in the workplace.
It can only be said that we are going farther and farther, and now Dong Jianan will not contact me even on my birthday.
When talking about Dong Jianan, I have to talk about Xu Lu. In fact, how can I say that my relationship with Xu Lu was very good at one time, but because of Kuang Yiyang's incident, Xu Lu always felt embarrassed and couldn't face me. On my birthday this year, Xu Lu came to the travel agency and gave me a gift, but because I didn’t have time to have dinner together, we had to make an appointment next time.
I personally saw Xu Lu out and watched her leave, feeling sad for a long time.
How many people are we going to welcome in this life, and how many people are we going to send away? In the past, I was very afraid of people who were just playing around and suddenly became far away, but now as I get older, I can see through it a little more.
There is no reason to come or go, either the fate has not arrived, or the fate has arrived.