After Bian Xinyu ran into the restaurant, Qiu Yi stood outside the back door for a while.
Bian Xinyu's question was a little sudden, and he was a little confused in answering it suddenly.
Is it girlfriend.
For Qiu Yi, whether it is yes or no is a bit tangled.
He finally denied it.
He has always felt sorry for Bian Nan because he couldn't accept his sexuality calmly. He can't tell his family about it now, and he hasn't thought of any good ways, but he can work hard to change himself.
Although every time he thinks of his mother, he will... But he still wants to at least make himself accept this kind of himself.
It is not difficult to say that you are a girlfriend, it is easy and simple, and it can save a lot of trouble.
But he still said no, like some kind of ritual, he stamped himself in his heart for the first time.
Qiu Yi, you have a boyfriend.
In fact, it is quite naive, but it is really not easy for him.
Qiu Yi smiled and walked into the restaurant.
After the busiest time of serving customers at noon, it was all sorts of tidying up, and it was all done at about four o'clock. After resting for more than an hour, it was time to be busy for dinner.
Bian Xinyu must have been busy enough, Qiu Yi saw that when she and the other two little girls walked to the lounge, they were a bit dragging their feet, and when they came in the morning, they were still alive and kicking and walking with the wind.
Qiu Yi reckoned that this eldest lady would finish tonight, and once she got home and recovered, she wouldn't come tomorrow.
This kind of hard work of walking back and forth and standing for several hours, I didn't feel much when I gritted my teeth at the time. It was the most uncomfortable after I took a rest and recovered. When he first came, at least half a month, every day I don't want to do it anymore.
Qiu Yi went to the locker room to change, and told the foreman, when he was about to leave, he ran into Xiao Man.
"Are you in a hurry? Talk to me if you're not in a hurry?" Xiao Man stopped him.
"En." Qiu Yi followed Xiao Man up to the second floor, and casually entered a box with a balcony.
Xiao Man seldom goes to the office to talk to employees, and usually finds an unused box. She said that this way everyone can relax, and the office is too formal.
"Bian Xinyu is your friend?" Xiao Man asked after sitting down.
"I know my friend's sister." Qiu Yi also sat down.
"Well, a very clever little girl," Xiao Man smiled, "It should be the baby of the family, and she can endure hardships."
"The family conditions are quite good." Qiu Yi said.
Xiao Man chatted with him casually, and then changed the subject: "Did you say that day that you would not work after the New Year? Did you go to a ship for an internship?"
"Yes." Qiu Yi nodded.
"Is it hard work on the boat?" Xiao Man asked.
"Domestic trade ships only go back and forth in a few days, and it's okay." Qiu Yi said, glanced at the watch on Xiao Man's wrist from the corner of his eye, estimating how long it would take to go to Zhanfei.
"Haven't you considered continuing to do catering?" Xiao Man smiled.
"Huh?" Qiu Yi looked up at her.
"You know we have two branches to open next year, right?" Xiao Man said, "I want to find some trustworthy people, and I also want to recommend you to President Chen and the others to help."
Qiu Yi didn't say a word, he knew what Xiao Man meant by "helping", so it must not be just the waiter foreman or something.
"Are you interested?" Seeing that he was silent, Xiao Man asked again.
I still have interest. If I really go, work will be easier than boarding a boat. I don’t need to be away from home for a few days, and I can earn more money, but...
Qiu Yi has always kept a distance from Xiao Man on purpose. Although Xiao Man is more than one round older than him, he is not stupid. He can still feel Xiao Man's attitude towards him beyond ordinary employees. Qiu Yi is not willing to be a son or brother or anything else.
He wanted to avoid all unnecessary troubles. This kind of favor was obviously not only owed based on his feeling that he was capable, but he could not owe it if he didn't owe it.
"I have studied shipping for three years, and the first choice is the corresponding job." Qiu Yi smiled, "I have always been a waiter in the hotel job, and this is the only thing I am familiar with. I think Sister Man should find someone who knows better. I'm definitely not suitable for the people in the restaurant, if we don't do well, we will both feel awkward."
Xiao Man tilted his head and stared at him for a while, and finally smiled: "I knew you would refuse, I have never seen a child like you, how about it, don't say anything dead, you think again?"
"En." Qiu Yi nodded, not blocking the road completely.
"Okay," Xiao Man stood up and said with a smile, "You go."
"Well, Sister Man, you are busy." Qiu Yi stood up and walked out of the box.
Standing in front of the bus stop sign, Qiu Yi researched the route to Zhanfei, took out his mobile phone and checked the map after getting on the bus, trying to find a less crowded route home for Bian Nan.
When he got off the bus, he had basically planned it out, and he wrote down the route in a notepad.
The headquarters of Zhanfei is not far from the station, and you can see their gate like a high-end club within five minutes.
As soon as he entered the door, a waitress girl in sportswear greeted him: "Sir, do you have a reserved venue or come here to play temporarily?"
"I'm looking for someone," Qiu Yi looked inside, not sure if Bian Nan, who had not been practicing here for a long time, knew about it, "Bian Nan."
"Look for Bian Nan." The little girl smiled and showed him the hallway leading to the court. "Go over there. He should be playing on Court No. 7."
"Thank you." Qiu Yi nodded and walked in.
Out of the corridor, there is a small road paved with red clay, which is flat and clean. On both sides of the road are two rows of tennis courts. Basically, there are people swinging rackets on the court.
Qiu Yi didn't go far along the road, and saw court No. 7, and at the same time saw a beautiful and powerful jump kill by Bian Nan, who was wearing a blue tracksuit on the court.
Standing on the tennis court, Bian Nan is always full of energy, and his every move is handsome.
Qiu Yi stood outside the iron net and watched for a while, and finally clicked his tongue, it was a bit sad for Heipi to wear such a blue sportswear again.
Bian Nan's opponent should be the Luo Yiyang he mentioned. After a few shots, it can be seen that there is a huge gap in strength between him and him, but he fought hard. In the end, a young man waved his hand: "Second young master, you lost again! .”
"Damn," Luo Yiyang slapped his hands in the air, "Come back after a while!"
"I'm not coming, you're really cool, I'm too bored," Bian Nan said, raising his hand and rubbing his forehead with his wrist guard, "Look, I'm not sweating yet."
"One more game, bet on my beard!" Luo Yiyang shouted.
"Didn't President Luo shave off your beard a long time ago?" Bian Nan laughed, "What a bet."
"I bet on my beard this year, I don't grow a mustache for a year, my favorite mustache." Luo Yiyang is very persistent.
"Come on, you shouldn't have kept that mustache in the first place, it looks like Lu Xun..." Bian Nan ignored him, and when he turned around to pick up his coat, he turned his head and saw Qiu Yi standing outside the court, his eyebrows couldn't help Nodding, a smile burst out, "Fuck, when did you come in?"
"Ten minutes." Qiu Yi said with a smile.
"Come in, sit down for a while," Bian Nan beckoned, and introduced him to the people in the venue, "My friend Qiu Yi, this is my coach, Gu Wei, that is my often-defeated general Luo Yiyang .”
Qiu Yi said hello and sat down on the stool next to him.
"It's Qiu Yi, isn't it?" Luo Yiyang walked over and turned the racket in his hand, "Are you playing tennis too? Let's play a game? Bet on your beard."
"I..." Qiu Yi suppressed a smile, "I don't grow a beard."
"I shave for a year if I lose, and grow a beard for a year if you lose," Luo Yiyang said, "Will you come?"
"I don't know how to play tennis." Qiu Yi said.
"It's not interesting," Luo Yiyang turned to Gu Wei with a disbelieving expression on his face, "Gu Jiao, let's have a game."
Gu Wei was so tortured by him that he took off his coat and stood up.
"This is the son of your boss you mentioned?" Qiu Yi looked at Luo Yiyang who was playing with Gu Wei on the court.
"Well," Bian Nan sat next to him and laughed a few times, "Isn't it a bit of a dick, at first I thought I was causing trouble when I saw him like that."
"Is he here every day?" Qiu Yi asked.
"I just came back from the holidays. I came here for nothing. When I came, I was dragged to play..." Bian Nan stopped halfway through speaking, and turned his head to watch him start to laugh.
"What's silly?" Qiu Yi couldn't help laughing after being led by him, "I'm not jealous."
"Really?" Bian Nan was still laughing.
"Really, at least not now," Qiu Yi said with a smile, "I can't trust you too much if I'm jealous now."
"I am conscious," Bian Nan snapped his fingers, stared at the two people running on the field for a while, and said in a low voice, "It's really not that easy for me to fall in love with someone, but I think it's unbelievable that I would like you. You are so kind."
"Is this a compliment?" Qiu Yi curled his lips.
"En." Bian Nan nodded seriously.
Qiu Yi remembered what he had said a long time ago when he accompanied Bian Nan out from his mother's place. At that time, he knew that Bian Nan didn't trust feelings.
That's really a compliment.
After watching the ball for a while, Bian Nan stood up and stretched his waist: "Let's go, let's go eat."
"Do you want to take a bath?" Qiu Yi also stood up.
"No more washing, I didn't sweat much today, let's wash when I get home, let's make time for a date first." Bian Nan jumped up and down.
"Okay." Qiu Yi said.
Bian Nan talked to Gu Wei and Luo Yiyang, and led Qiu Yi out of the court: "How do you feel here?"
"The working environment is pretty good," Qiu Yi looked around, "Are you usually tired?"
"Let's make do, it's really impossible to ask me to do something else, at least I understand that," Bian Nan scratched his head, "Hey, Bian Xinyu didn't cause you any trouble when she went to work in a restaurant, did she?"
"What kind of trouble can I find? It's okay. I guess I won't be able to survive in two days." Qiu Yi said.
"That's not necessarily true. Although Bian Xinyu is delicate, she is quite stubborn, and she wants to save face." Bian Nan put his arm on his shoulder and hugged him, "Be careful of your distance."
"En." Qiu Yi nodded seriously.
It was rush hour again, and the two decided not to squeeze with others, so they found a place nearby to have dinner first.
"Er Treasure will be upset if we don't bring him to dinner." Bian Nan sighed.
"I said I'm going to work overtime tonight, but he doesn't know," Qiu Yi smiled, "He's going to cook pork rib porridge by himself today."
"Er Bao is really capable," Bian Nan clicked his tongue twice, "When he grows up, he will be more popular than you. Er Bao is not as ignorant of people as you are."
"Why don't I care about people anymore? If I don't care about people, I will still care about you." Qiu Yi patted him on the back.
"Talk to me, otherwise who will take care of you when you are sick or injured." Bian Nan clicked his tongue.
"Shen Tao," Qiu Yi said with a smile, "he was laid off because of you..."
"He's definitely not as thoughtful as I am!" Bian Nan raised his voice in displeasure, and lowered it after a while, "Hey, you and Shen Tao..."
"I just remembered to ask this now?" Qiu Yi laughed, "Shouldn't this be asked from the beginning?"
"That's why I've been obsessed with you all this time, I don't have time to think about it." Bian Nan said.
"What can I have with Shen Tao? He... is quite uncomfortable with it, and it's because of me that he reluctantly accepts it." Qiu Yi sighed.
"Really," Bian Nan was quite surprised, "I thought he was very supportive, but Wan Fei didn't feel anything at all."
"Can people be the same as people?" Qiu Yi said.
That's right... Bian Nan suddenly thought of his father, if he knew about this, how would he react
Where's auntie
What about Bian Hao
... Where is Bian Xinyu
In winter, it gets dark early, and it is already dark when we go out. The street lights are all on, and the snow is still floating. The two of them feel very desolate walking on the road, so they find a small restaurant and go in.
Bian Nan randomly ordered three dishes, and took off his coat after sitting for a long time: "I feel at ease when the warmth comes over."
"So insecure," Qiu Yi smiled, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, pulled out a notepad and handed it to him, "Here, take a look, it's not too crowded to go home with the bus and subway along this route. Spend an extra two bucks."
"Fuck," Bian Nan was stunned for a while, then looked down for a while, "Qiu Yi, you are so fucking... caring."
"I just feel like you don't know how to think about it yourself. I'm afraid you'll be squeezed onto the platform every day." Qiu Yi held his chin, "It's not a big deal."
"This is one of the reasons why I like you," Bian Nan gave him a thumbs up, "It makes me feel very secure."
Qiu Yi smiled silently.
It's cold, there are almost no people on the street, and many shops close before nine o'clock. If they don't go to bars and cafes, there are very few places they can go on a date.
But Bian Nan didn't mind, he wanted to go on a date because he wanted to see Qiu Yi and stay with him for a while, time and place were not in his consideration.
However, Qiu Yi's illness has not fully healed, and he still coughs from time to time. The two of them walked around the street and entered a video game mall.
In the past, playing in the video game city was the best way for Bian Nan to spend his boring time. He and Wan Fei could stay there for a day, but now it feels different.
Those game consoles that were attractive to him lost their feeling today. After playing around casually, he took Qiu Yi to a small leisure bar on the second floor and ordered two cups of hot drinks. sat down.
"It's better to stay so quiet," Bian Nan looked back, but no one noticed the two of them, so he reached out and touched Qiu Yi's neck, "You can talk and touch."
So the two stayed here chatting and touching for more than an hour.
Bian Nan looked at his phone and said that it was almost ten o'clock, Qiu Yi raised his eyebrows, a little surprised: "It's so late? I thought it was just after nine o'clock."
"That's because I'm with you." Bian Nan said proudly.
"Well," Qiu Yi grabbed his hand and squeezed it lightly, "After a while, time will pass slowly."
"You are so nasty!" Bian Nan clicked his tongue.
"If you don't want to hear it, I won't say it." Qiu Yi stretched his waist.
Bian Nan clicked his tongue again: "I love to hear what you said?"
"I just said what I wanted to say." Qiu Yi stood up.
Bian Nan followed him happily for a long time, Qiu Yi was a little helpless, and turned around: "Can you still do it?"
"It can't be done." Bian Nan said.
Years ago, both of them were very busy. Qiu Yi's side was due to lack of manpower, and Bian Nan's side was due to a holiday. It was very difficult for the two of them to meet each other. The only thing that could be called was whoever was free, and the other one might not be free. catch.
Qiu Yi looked at the calendar and carefully calculated the schedule. This year's New Year's Eve, after Valentine's Day, he wanted to see if the schedule could spare that night, and wanted to go out with Bian Nan for the holiday.
But it seems that they can't get in line, so they have to change shifts with others.
Qiu Yi supported the wall with his hands, staring at the small desk calendar on the front desk, thinking about who could change shifts that day without a girlfriend or boyfriend. He and Bian Nan hadn't seen each other for almost half a month this time, so he really wanted to south.
Sometimes he hopes that Bian Nan is an intern at their restaurant, and he and Bian Xinyu see each other almost every day...
After confirming that he could change shifts with Sister Zhang in the same group, he went to talk to Sister Zhang, and promised to replace Sister Zhang for two days during the Chinese New Year, and Sister Zhang agreed to change shifts.
Qiu Yi moved his arms in a good mood, and went to the lounge to talk to the foreman.
"Okay, then you will be off on Valentine's Day," the foreman said with a smile, "you are such a troublesome young man."
Qiu Yi smiled, didn't say much, turned and walked out of the lounge.
As soon as she went out, she ran into Bian Xinyu. Bian Xinyu squeezed her arms while walking in. When she saw him, she smiled and said, "Was it a shift on Valentine's Day?"
"Yes." Qiu Yi nodded and walked away.
"It's too hard!" Bian Nan answered the phone and heard that Valentine's Day was in a good mood. He laughed for a while, but after laughing, he said dissatisfiedly, "It's too hard, there are still a few days left!"
"That's not bad. I have to take Sister Zhang's class in the second and third grades, and I haven't had a rest for more than a week." Qiu Yi couldn't help but curl his lips when he heard Bian Nan's laughter.
"It's okay, I'll give you a massage," Bian Nan said, "I'll have two days off during the Chinese New Year, so I can stay at your house."
"Okay." Qiu Yi said.
Although there are still several days left, Qiu Yi feels that it is very worrying to figure out where to go that day. He still wants to give a gift, but he can't decide what to give.
He asked Shen Tao, and felt that Shen Tao had at least been in a relationship, and maybe had experience, but Shen Tao was a bit unreliable this time.
"Chocolate? Ring? Necklace?" Shen Tao thought hard, "Cake? Flower?"
"Bian Nan is a man," Qiu Yi had to remind him, "Can you think of something else..."
"I haven't spent Valentine's Day with a man." Shen Tao was a little helpless, "How about a belt wallet?"
"...Forget it, I think about it myself." Qiu Yi sighed.
In fact, whatever Bian Nan I give will definitely make me happy, even if I don’t give Bian Nan anything, Bian Nan won’t feel it, but Qiu Yi still thinks about it for two days, and finally decides to buy some polymer clay, and make two of them together so that they can be hugged Xiaozhu, he and Bian Nan are both pigs.
The time is a bit tight, but it is easier than making clay figurines. The Q version of the pig is also easy to make. He drew two pigs on the paper, one white and one black, and he enjoyed it after a while.
It took the little pig three nights to make it, just in time for the day before Valentine's Day.
It's not too delicate, but it's quite cute. Qiu Yi made a small iron box and put it in. The unused soft clay was rolled into small balls and put in it for cushioning.
The restaurant was very busy these two days, but Qiu Yi was in a good mood and didn't feel tired.
When he was resting after work at noon, he went to the alley at the back door to smoke a cigarette as usual.
Smoking is troublesome now. Bian Xinyu doesn't know whether it's intentional or not, and she often comes here to get some air. At first, Qiu Yi would chat with her when he ran into her, but within a few days he hid and chatted with her. too embarrassing.
So he first took some trash to throw out, if Bian Xinyu was there, he would go back after throwing out the trash, if not, he would just stay for a while.
Today he didn't see anyone when he was carrying the trash, so he threw the trash and took out the cigarette.
Just as he was about to light a cigarette, Bian Xinyu came out from the back door, making Qiu Yi feel a little uncomfortable.
"Are you there?" Bian Xinyu asked while standing at the door.
"En." Qiu Yi couldn't walk away at the moment, so he had to light a cigarette.
"That..." Bian Xinyu walked up to him hesitantly, "Tomorrow is... Valentine's Day, if tomorrow... giving a gift tomorrow is a bit...not good...so today..."
Qiu Yi turned to look at her: "What?"
"That's it," Bian Xinyu bit her lips, took out a very delicate cloth bag from her pocket and handed it over, "The one I gave you today is not considered a Valentine's Day gift, you can take it, this one is... I made it .”
Qiu Yi didn't speak with a cigarette in his mouth, and didn't pick up anything. Bian Xinyu's behavior made him a little dizzy.
After being silent for a while, he pinched out his cigarette, looked at Bian Xin and said, "Thank you, I appreciate it, but I can't accept this."
"It took me a month to finish it," Bian Xinyu was a little anxious, probably because she was anxious and shy, with tears in her eyes, "I didn't send you off on Valentine's Day, it should be nothing, and …and you don’t have a girlfriend…”
Qiu Yi didn't make a sound, the entanglement in his heart made him a little bored, he stared at Bian Xinyu for a long time, finally gritted his teeth, and felt his voice was a little hoarse when he spoke.
"I don't have a girlfriend," Qiu Yi said, "but I have...a boyfriend."
As soon as this sentence was said, Bian Xinyu was stunned for a moment, staring at him with wide eyes, her lips trembling a little, and it took a long time before she whispered: "Did you say that on purpose...? I'm afraid I will pester you you?"
"No," Qiu Yi suddenly felt like he was going all out. He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, and he didn't care about anything. He took a breath, "I like men."