me and my affordable man
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Chen Qizhong felt that there was nothing wrong with himself, he had a house and a car, and he had a high salary, but it was difficult for men in the high-tech park to find a partner. There is a special term in Shanghai called Zhang Jiangnan, which refers to their group of people. Time, newspapers and magazines were discussed all day long, and it was concluded that they were all dull in speech and clumsy in action. In short, it was a bit difficult.
1
He Xiaojun always felt that his next days would be like a [-]-mile long march.
The two elders in the family have very different personalities. Her mother likes to reminisce about the lost golden years and complain about her current life by the way. Her father is on the contrary. He is satisfied with everything he has. Whether it is bitter or not, think about the [-] Red Army; whether you are tired or not, think about the veterans of the revolution.
The problem is that the seniors have hope, no matter how long the road is, they will win in the end, but He Xiaojun is not the same, the more he walks, the more he feels that the dawn of victory is far away.
Yes, Feng Zhihao said that he would find a way, but there is a premise, the premise is: Jun, give me time.
What is time?Time is the most silent and unreasonable thing in the world. It has always been asked to stop and go. He Xiaojun has been waiting for two full years, and the mental pressure from his mother has also lasted for two full years. , Mother He placed infinite expectations on her daughter. She never thought that her daughter had no news at all after working for so long. Later, every time she heard the story of an ordinary woman turning into a phoenix, she would go home and talk about it endlessly.
"Do you know Xiaohui in No. 35? She got married, and the firecrackers were set off for half an hour. The Mercedes-Benz drove over to pick her up. That little girl looked like that when she was a child, and she married well." Mother He said during the meal .
He Xiaojun was most annoyed by this, and couldn't help retorting, "What does it matter to us how well someone gets married? Besides, the cars that pick up brides are very good now, and our company Xiao Zhao rented a Rolls-Royce for her wedding."
"Xiaohui's mother told me that the car belongs to her son-in-law! Also, they will move next month and live in the Xujing villa area."
"It's okay to live in a villa, and it's not like we don't have a house." Knowing that her mother was starting to feel unbalanced again, He Xiaojun muttered in a low voice.
She didn't talk nonsense. Dad did buy a house the year before last, and it was quite big. He said that when the retired old couple lived together, it would be more comfortable. It's not in Shanghai anymore. She's used to living in the city center and doesn't know how to get out there, so she keeps refusing to mention it.
It's okay not to mention the house, but Mother He got even more angry when she mentioned the house, put down the chopsticks with a "snap", and frowned, "Can you compare? I said you are not as good as others, why are you so careless about this matter? It’s been a year and we haven’t settled on a good one. We’re not jealous that people who are old can move out, it’s all about you.”
He Xiaojun gasped, what is the Xujing villa?Feng Zhihao has two independent villas in LA. She has seen photos of them. The flowers under the sun are gorgeous and gorgeous. He also said at the beginning of the year that as long as she wants, he can help her study abroad and live in it immediately. But what can she want? ?Can she accept it?
Mom was still talking, and He Xiaojun cut her off, "Mom, being rich or not has nothing to do with marriage, right? You don't necessarily have money to be happy."
"Then what do you want to do? Find someone who has no money? Start from scratch with him. You can't even afford a house. If you fail, you will have to pay back? Or stay with us in a small house for the rest of your life? You have to set up a table for every meal. Son, isn't it? Isn't it?" Mother He was so excited that she almost pointed her finger on her daughter's nose.
My wife complained about the same thing a thousand and one times. Although Dad He is open-minded, he couldn't stand it any longer. It’s easy to use and doesn’t take up space.”
"I didn't talk about you, don't interrupt." Without time to talk to his wife, Mother He slapped Dad's hand away.
Is it enough to have money?Can she keep the money?
Thinking of this made me feel sad. He Xiaojun couldn't eat anymore. He threw the bowl and went into the room. He didn't expect his daughter to be so shameless. Mother He was so impatient that she almost slapped the table. Dad smoothed things over again and handed the chopsticks to his wife. Li, persuaded her, "Eat and eat, my daughter is old, this kind of thing can't be rushed, it depends on fate, fate."
After getting so angry with his mother, He Xiaojun regretted it when he entered the house.
In fact, she is not so easily irritated. The main reason is that she has been in a bad mood recently, and she has turned her grief into strength and devoted herself to work all day long. She is exhausted physically and mentally every day. Naturally, she has no tolerance for such stimulation.
The reason why He Xiaojun's mood continued to fall to the bottom was basically because of Feng Zhihao.
She hasn't seen Feng Zhihao for a month. He went to the United States for a meeting, and he was very busy due to jet lag. She still has to wait.
It was this word that made He Xiaojun explode. In fact, it has been like this for the past two years. As long as Feng Zhihao goes to the United States, He Xiaojun will be fried in oil in Shanghai. Where is the United States, the United States has his fiancée!No matter how much Feng Zhihao swears that he and Wen Xin have no relationship at all, they still have a marriage contract in name, separated by more than half a world away, and there is still his family there, the family who urged him to get married, how could He Xiaojun be peaceful? Make up your mind!
Every time Feng Zhihao went to the United States, he made a vow that he would talk to his family, but after two years, he was not talking about cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Negotiations, but there is nothing to talk about.
If there is no result, Feng Zhihao will continue to live, but she can't!She loves him. When a woman loves a man, she has an instinctive desire for possession. Who doesn't want to be with her lover in a fair and honest manner?Of course Feng Zhihao was kind to her, but he and she knew how much compensation was mixed in this kindness. In the past two years, she had lived a happy life on the surface, but her life was worse than death in her heart. My youth burns to the last stage like a cigarette, and if it goes on, there will be only light smoke curling up. Wait, why wait?If he continued to wait so unclearly, He Xiaojun was really afraid that he would be lost forever.
Driven to grief by these words, He Xiaojun gritted his teeth on the phone and gave an ultimatum.
This is what she said on the phone, "Zhihao, it's been three years, I don't want to wait like this for no reason, I want a result!"
He Xiaojun gritted his teeth and said these words. Feng Zhihao was silent on the other side of the earth through the overseas phone after listening, and the sound of breathing was clearly distinguishable.
This is not the first time that He Xiaojun lost his temper with him in the past two years. Of course, the two of them had disputes in the past, but they have been together for a long time and know each other well. Her tone this time is unprecedented. On the other side of the ocean, on the streets of Los Angeles, there are many pedestrians around , the sun was hot, but Feng Zhihao suddenly saw the scene of her resolute departure when she learned the truth, and her heart was shocked.
He Xiaojun on the other side of the earth was waiting alone in the dark. There was only the sound of his breathing on the other side, and the background was noisy. She didn't wait for a single word for an answer for a long time. At last, she was so shocked that she closed the phone with a "snap". He didn't even call anymore.She spent the next few days in torment, gnashing her teeth and telling herself that if she contacted him again, she would be a pig, a pig worth going to the slaughterhouse [-] million times!
2
On the second day after He Xiaojun lost his temper with his mother, Du Meimei asked He Xiaojun to chat and have dinner.
The atmosphere at home was not good, and He Xiaojun didn't want to spend the weekend watching his mother's face, so he agreed immediately.
He Xiaojun felt that he was miserable, but other people around him didn't think so, such as Du Meimei.
Du Meimei has always believed that, if it is miserable, she is much worse than He Xiaojun.
Du Meimei is the same age as He Xiaojun, and the biggest expectation of their parents at this stage is to marry their daughter off as soon as possible. Unlike He Xiaojun's mother's attitude towards her daughter's rare goods, the focus of Du's parents is not to marry a rich man, but to get married.
So Du Meimei's life in the past two years can be summed up in two words: blind date.
In fact, most of the things in this world, as long as you want, can be decided by others, and the matter of finding a partner is of course no exception, but it is a pity that Du Meimei has been on blind dates countless times, but none of them succeeded. The reasons are divided into two parts, she despises Others are 50.00%, and others look down on the other 50.00%, which adds up to exactly [-]%, which is useless.
The frequency of blind dates is too frequent, and she often encounters the best. Du Meimei began to firmly reject the number of times, saying that emotional matters should not be forced, but Du Meimei's parents didn't think so. Her daughter had a stable job, a good family background, and good looks. Unexpectedly, the blind date failed so many times, and now he even refuses to go on a blind date. Could it be that there is something wrong?
The pressure turned into motivation. After some consideration, Du’s parents and Du’s mother decided to hold a small self-made billboard with their daughter’s photo on it and run to the People’s Park every weekend to participate in the blind date meeting organized by the whole people. blind date meeting.
When He Xiaojun heard Du Meimei talk about this matter, the two were sitting in Starbucks drinking coffee and chatting. She was unprepared for a while and almost sprayed the coffee on Du Meimei's face.
He Xiaojun knew about the open-air blind date meeting in People’s Square. He and Feng Zhihao went to K5 in the art museum for dinner on the weekend. When they walked through the People’s Park, they were shocked by the spectacular blind date scene. There were no young people in the small park, either standing or sitting. They were all gray-haired old parents, holding professionally produced posters about their children. When they saw those with similar conditions, they got together and exchanged contact information. They waited to go home and urged the two children to meet each other. It was in full swing, as if they were getting married tomorrow.
Feng Zhihao had never seen such a scene before, and at first he asked her what was going on, but just as He Xiaojun was explaining, someone pulled her away, an old man with glasses, and asked her to look at the poster in his hand, which had a picture on it. He showed a large color photo of his son, with a detailed introduction next to it, and asked her if she was interested in leaving a contact information. His son is in good condition, and everyone can consider it.
He Xiaojun couldn't laugh or cry on the spot, pointed at Feng Zhihao beside him and said, "Old man, I'm with him, he's my boyfriend."
The old man was completely unmoved, and looked at Feng Zhihao seriously, and said, "It's okay, let's compare."
Feng Zhihao's face at that time, every time He Xiaojun thinks of it, he will have the urge to burst into laughter, but since then he has never been to that place with her on weekends, presumably he was stimulated too much, and he never wants to repeat the unbearable experience .
After listening to Du Meimei's complaints, He Xiaojun sighed, and felt sorry for his friend when he saw his troubled appearance. Well, every family has a hard time these days, and no one has a hard time.
In order to show his support for his good friend, He Xiaojun will accompany Du Meimei on a blind date next weekend.
Du Meimei believes that it is easier to accept a blind date than letting her parents reveal her real situation in People's Park every week. However, her life circle is narrow and there are not many opportunities to meet men. I got online, signed up the so-called most rigorous and reliable dating website for white-collar workers in history, and then signed up for the most popular dinner for four. To be on the safe side, I even invited He Xiaojun.
When Du Meimei made this request, He Xiaojun looked at her with a confused face, Du Meimei immediately added, "Xiaojun, you must help me this time, I have talked to him, his surname is Cai, he is a software engineer , showed me the photos, and he looks good, this time he said he was with his colleague, I had a good chat with him, it would be a pity to miss it.”
"Software engineer? Aren't you the most annoying IT guy?"
Meimei has been on blind dates many times, but she has experience with IT men. According to her description, it is the best of the best. The dating process has to be pre-set like a computer program. After meeting, watch a movie, eat coffee, and then have dinner in one go. One time, when I went to the movie theater and suddenly found that the tickets were sold out, the man was stunned and stared at her for a long time, completely lost as to how to spend the next two hours.
He Xiaojun burst out laughing at the time, she and Feng Zhihao are always exciting and romantic together, how can I imagine that kind of scene.Feng Zhihao is a man who will suddenly take you to the beach for a walk when he is in the mood. When you are with him, you never know what surprise you will get in the next second. In contrast, the man Meimei talks about is simply a machine.
"I was young and ignorant at that time." Meimei immediately shook her head, "Now think about it, what a man who works in IT, he makes a lot of money and doesn't spend money. You don't have to worry about leaving it at home. What do you want to do? Like fleas, you can't catch them"
It sounds like it's talking about a refrigerator.
He Xiaojun sighed, and then thought of what she said, all the vigorous ones were fleas, and he couldn't catch them, thinking of himself, his eyebrows drooped.
"Then you can go by yourself. Why do you want me? I don't need a blind date."
"I just asked you to help." Du Meimei grabbed her with both hands, "Xiaojun, you wear a big brand on weekends. The bigger the brand, the better, and the more LOGOs, the better. You must read LV, GUCCI, CHANEL, and the auntie in the market." Know the big names, the golden light will pass by, and you will calm them down when you sit down."
"Why?" He Xiaojun asked in surprise.
"Just to let Engineer Cai know how suitable I am as an ordinary little flower." Du Meimei said a long series in one breath, and after she finished speaking, she shook her hand very sincerely, Sister Dayou relies on you for everything meaning.
He Xiaojun couldn't laugh or cry, but Du Meimei looked at her with shining eyes, waiting for the answer without blinking, she took two breaths but couldn't say the rejection, and finally agreed.
3
He Xiaojun later felt that God arranged for someone to appear in your life. There is always reason and deep meaning. For example, Du Meimei, without her, she would not know Feng Zhihao, and similarly, without her, she would not know Chen Qizhong. .
But when Chen Qizhong and He Xiaojun met for the first time, they had very bad impressions of each other.
The meeting place was in a tea room near Yan'an Hotel, not far from He Xiaojun's home.
But He Xiaojun was late on purpose, and he didn't want to go in when he arrived, so he stood at the door and hesitated for a few seconds.
She stood in front of the mirror and struggled for a long time before going out. She has all the things Du Meimei asked for. Feng Zhihao likes to give luxury goods as gifts. He brought her the latest ITBAG when he came back from a business trip in Hong Kong last month, which is worthy of the name. , she dared not recite it to go to work, but it came in handy today, coupled with the full set of big-name attire required by Meimei, with LOGO all over her body, she always felt like a luxury brand for events, which was very embarrassing. When she went out She made up her mind. Fortunately, her parents went out to visit relatives early in the morning, otherwise she wouldn't know how to explain her abnormal appearance today.
The taxi drove to Yan'an Hotel, and within a few steps of getting off the car, she felt that she was being looked at. On the afternoon of the rest day, there were many people in the tea room. She hesitated at the door, but the lady standing inside the door was clever and immediately opened the door wide. Open, the voice asked sweetly, "Miss, how many?"
"Oh, there is a position." It's all here, so you don't necessarily have to flee?He Xiaojun finally took a breath and walked in.
She was late, and everyone else had already arrived. The lady led her to the small box. She saw Du Meimei from afar, smiling and talking shyly. She wore a light green cardigan and a beige floral knee-length skirt. Compared with her, it really is a simple and elegant little flower.
He Xiaojun walked straight over, and after sitting down, he pushed up the pair of oversized sunglasses that were resting on his face, and simply said "hi" to the other people.
The small box in the tea room, the space is small, she appeared suddenly, and she was full of posture, and the others were immediately suppressed from such a close distance, and everyone's expressions could be seen in full view.
Du Meimei's eyes were full of "you are enough friends", but the other two men showed surprised expressions at the same time, one of them was wearing glasses and looked at her very confused, with the words "Did you go wrong?" place?"
The other just raised his eyebrows, because he was sitting on the outside, facing her face, it was a very manly face, not stunning, but it was very pleasing to the eye, so she couldn't help but take another look.
Du Meimei introduced them, first pointing to the man with glasses, "This is my friend He Xiaojun, Xiaojun, this is Cai Jun." Then she turned her head and continued, "This is Chen Qizhong."
The four got to know each other briefly, and He Xiaojun helped to the end. When it came to personal hobbies, he counted the big luxury brands on his body, and specially held up the bag show for everyone to see. There was crackling applause in Meimei's stomach.
Xiao Cai couldn't help but say, "The price is too outrageous, isn't it? A cow isn't worth the price with just this amount of leather."
The corner of He Xiaojun's mouth curled up, "Then we girls don't have to carry a cow around."
Xiao Cai choked, and exchanged a glance with Chen Qizhong, Chen Qizhong didn't speak, but muttered in his heart, it's not just a cow, a cattle farm is only worth this price, it's unrealistic to carry a cow around, but a cattle farm Is it realistic to go everywhere?
No one spoke, and the room suddenly became quiet. Although Du Meimei changed the topic later, the contrast effect was so strong. Xiao Cai watched Du Meimei speak for the next time, with a lot of admiration in his eyes. He Xiaojun consciously Today, the merits and virtues are consummated, and I can't sit still. After thinking about it, I stood up and said goodbye.
Unexpectedly, Chen Qizhong also stood up and said, "Why don't I see Miss He off, Xiao Cai, you and Miss Du continue talking."
4
The two walked out of the tea room together, but He Xiaojun stopped at the gate and refused.
"Mr. Chen, you don't have to see me off. My house is not far from here. Just call a car and go home."
"I'll see you off." He simply answered without looking at her, and raised his hand to call for a car.
This tone. It seems that the act of sending her home is a charity from him to do a good deed every day!He Xiaojun was so angry that she was depressed all afternoon, and finally completed the task. She was so tired that she opened her mouth to speak the vernacular.
"Don't force it, I know you came out to let them be alone, and I am the same, anyway, you have no interest in me, why make it so fake, what's the point of sending it back and forth?"
He looked back at her after listening, He Xiaojun was petite and exquisite, standing beside him made him look even smaller, he raised his head slightly when he spoke, must have perfume on his body, it reminded him of the smell of plum candy.
The materialistic girl, who used to look like a dummy wearing RMB on her body, now loses her temper, she looks real, and she is also good to friends. If you look closely, she is really cute.
It's just that it's too far away from him. Although he has a good income, the figure she mentioned just now really made him gasp. If he really had such a girlfriend, how much gas would he have to breathe in a day?The refrigerator is useless in summer.
Chen Qizhong can't be blamed for being in a bad mood. In fact, the original purpose of Chen Qizhong's rest day was to rest.
He is a software engineer and a project supervisor. Recently, he had a very tight project schedule. Last night, he worked overtime until late at night because of discussing the plan. He has a car. When he left the company, he wanted to send Xiao Cai back. He was considerate. Say no, just call a car.
The company originally had a staff apartment building in the science and technology park, but Chen Qizhong bought an apartment in Jinqiao a few years ago. It was cheap at that time, and Xiao Cai also bought a house. It was still convenient to take the subway, but it was a headache to work overtime. .
Zhang Jiang is located in a remote place, and hailing a taxi was also a problem. In the end, he sent Xiao Cai to a more lively place so that it was easier to hail a taxi.
It was already nighttime toll time when Xiao Cai got on the bus. When he said goodbye, he looked at the numbers on the meter and sighed, then said something in Hebei dialect.
"Team leader, if the company doesn't report it, I can go back!"
In fact, Xiao Cai is not from Hebei. He is a child of an educated youth from Shanghai. He grew up in Hebei. He used to spend a lot of money. After taking out the mortgage, he has been able to save money. Now he is half joking and half serious. Chen Qizhong is tired. He couldn't help laughing because he was so soft-handed. He was the project supervisor and had a good relationship with everyone in the team, so he replied in the car, "Okay, if the company doesn't report it, I'll come."
Before the taxi started, Xiao Cai poked his head out of the car window and said, "Don't forget about tomorrow, I'll wait for you at your house."
He really forgot that the taxi that Chen Qizhong was about to talk to had already driven away, leaving Xiao Cai's voice lingering in the night.
He really didn't want to get involved in what Xiao Cai said.
The dinner for four is still an event on a dating website. The two sides have never met each other without saying a word, and they are so excited after just chatting a few words on the Internet. As for it?
Unexpectedly, Xiao Cai did what he said, and knocked on the door early the next morning, wearing a brand new shirt, more attentive than the interview.
Chen Qizhong was stunned, and couldn't help but speak out, "Engineer Cai, as for?"
Xiao Cai became anxious, "Team leader, I think you don't want to find a partner, it's all settled, you want to leave me there alone, you, you are not righteous"
Xiao Cai is twenty-eight this year, and his hometown has issued an ultimatum. If he can’t find a partner in Shanghai, he will go back and get married. Unfortunately, he is dull by nature. He sweats when he can’t speak a few words to girls. He used to play Warcraft, a master of the human race, and he was very surprised. Unfortunately, this bright spot has nothing to see in real life, so until now when he returns to the single apartment, he is still accompanied by nothing but cold things and Warcraft. , Later, there was really no other way, so I gritted my teeth and searched online, and finally got to know someone I could talk to, so of course I paid special attention to it.
Chen Qizhong is also single. It is difficult for men in Zhangjiang High-tech Park to find a partner. There is a special term in Shanghai called Zhang Jiangnan, which refers to their group. For a while, newspapers and magazines discussed them all day long, and summed up their personalities. They are slow in speech and clumsy in action, like a group of dinosaurs.
"Team leader, are you not in a hurry?" Xiao Cai asked when pulling him out, and then answered on his own, "Forget it, you are skilled and handsome, so there is no problem."
What is the relationship between technology and looks?Chen Qizhong couldn't laugh or cry, it was not easy to think about Xiao Cai, and it was not a mountain of swords and fire, so just go,
When I went, I saw He Xiaojun.
He was just an accompanying guest. Xiao Cai and Du Meimei had a good chat, of course he felt happy. There are more men than women there, even if there are, they are booked early. They are busy with work and often work overtime, and they are always in front of the computer. Have the opportunity to communicate with girls.
Of course, they also have advantages. They have stable jobs and good income, and they treat girls seriously. The purpose of dating is to get married, but girls nowadays don't accept this at all, and take their sincerity as a joke.
Let’s talk about another Xiao Li from Henan in the group. Someone introduced him a year ago to a girl who was also from Henan and worked as a maintenance worker in a software company. Rather, I was very excited on the first date, and on the way back after eating, I suddenly grabbed her hand and asked her very seriously.
"When will we get married?"
I was so scared that I ran away like flying, and when I got back, I told the introducer that I met a hooligan.
Xiao Li was reluctant to talk about this matter, who is the hooligan, and the hooligan will rush to marry you?A group of them laughed loudly after hearing that, and when they looked back, even though they were all big men, they didn't feel desolate.
Thinking of this, Chen Qizhong couldn't help but secretly sighed in his heart, just as a taxi stopped along the street, He Xiaojun was furious, pulled the door and sat in, didn't even bother to say goodbye to him.
The driver was turning around to ask her where she was going. Unexpectedly, the side door was opened, the car sank, and another man sat in.
The driver looked puzzled, and He Xiaojun stared at him with wide eyes, it was useless to stare, who else could be sitting in, it was Chen Qizhong.
5
The taxi stops before the first red light, and the intersection is bustling with people. On the other side of the street is a resplendent and fragrant Buddhist temple. Next to it is a luxurious and extraordinary top-level commercial building. Antique and modern coexist together. , the huge nasturtium set against the red lip sunglasses of the GUCCI girl, a wonderful contrast.
The same is true for He Xiaojun and Chen Qizhong in the car. The women in big clothes and the men in simple clothes are not from the same country.
The driver couldn't help being curious, and sneaked a few glances in the rearview mirror. He Xiaojun was too lazy to talk, and turned his head to look out the window after reporting the address.
When Chen Qizhong got into the car, he didn't even think about what he was going to say to her, and no one wanted him to see her off. Normally, he should turn around and leave, but in the next second, his body had already sat in the car spontaneously. He Xiaojun When he stared at her, the car had already started. He was an IT person, and he faced computers more than people. He usually had no problem chatting with Xiao Cai and the others, but now that he was with He Xiaojun, he was caught by her big round eyes. After staring, he couldn't even find his own voice.
It was He Xiaojun who spoke first, "Really send me?"
He nodded.
She thought about it and added two words, "Thank you."
After hearing this, he smiled, his eyebrows stretched, his teeth were white, He Xiaojun's eyelids twitched, and he felt a pity.It turns out that the IT man is not all frogs, at least the one in front of him is not. He has the capital to make a joke, but his good future has been ruined by his reticence.
Thinking of this, she also laughed, and the atmosphere in the carriage became much more relaxed, and she said a few words to him. He Xiaojun's house is not far from Yan'an Hotel, and she arrived in a blink of an eye. He also got out of the car and watched her open her mouth to speak.
She didn't know what he wanted to say, so she just stood there and waited, with some doubts in her eyes. She lived in an old-fashioned bungalow, deep in the corner of the alley. She stood like this, with a beige wall behind her, and a small red western-style building behind the gray wall. , as beautiful as a postcard.It was already late, the light from the street lamps illuminated her white forehead, and the big shiny golden bag she was carrying. He originally wanted to say something, but at this moment he suddenly gave up, and after thinking about it, he just said said a word.
"Good night, go home and be careful."
Thinking what he was going to say, He Xiaojun smiled, thinking that this man is very thoughtful, and he had to get out of the car and finish talking face to face with just such a sentence.
The taxi was still waiting, but the driver stretched out his head and urged, "Sir, do you still want to go?"
He Xiaojun waved to Chen Qizhong, "Thank you, you should go home early too, goodbye."
He nodded, lowered his head and opened the door, suddenly another car came in from the other side of the alley, He Xiaojun still stood there, his eyes fell on the car over Chen Qizhong's shoulder, his eyes flashed.
The snow-white BMW, sitting in the car is Feng Zhihao.
Feng Zhihao just arrived in Shanghai today, just rushed over from Pudong, he still remembered her tough tone on the phone a few days ago, he was very troubled on the way here.
He Xiaojun's request to him is a knot.
result?He understood her so-called result, which was marriage.
But is getting married that easy?He has been exhausted in trying to delay his marriage for the past two years, and his family has another large-scale investment project to be carried out in Thailand. The partner is Wen Xin's father. Before he came back, the two families had dinner together. Wen Xin's father half-jokingly asked at the dinner table , why don't we hold the project launch ceremony and the wedding together, no matter how busy you are, you can't forget the important events in your life, right?
His father nodded and said yes, everyone's eyes were on him for a while, it was Wen Xin who came out to make a rescue, coquettishly said that he still didn't want to leave his parents, did his father urge her to marry because he was annoying his daughter?Wen Xin was an only daughter, and her parents loved her since she was a child. Seeing her daughter say this, she immediately softened, and she couldn't care less about questioning Feng Zhihao, so he barely passed the test.
Before returning to China, he had another talk with Wen Xin. Wen Xin had only been with him for a few weeks in the past two years, but the two got along very well. She had a similar background to his and grew up in the United States. She has an open style and speaks very straightforwardly. Bai, sometimes when talking about the boyfriend and girlfriend around each other, Wen Xin would laugh at him, saying that she had changed several boyfriends in the past two years, but he was the one who was in love, and it was He Xiaojun after all.
He knew in his heart that he was not a long-term lover. Before he met He Xiaojun, he had dated some girlfriends. They were so pure and innocent that they were all kinds of styles. He Xiaojun alone has never felt tired for two years. odd number.
It should be regarded as loving her, but this He Xiaojun, who he has been talking about for two years, has become his biggest worry now.
That day she said categorically on the phone that she didn't want to wait any longer and wanted a result!
He was stunned when he heard it. He Xiaojun's temperament is very cute, he has no indulgence, never makes trouble for no reason, accepts a person for a long time, and then he is dead set, infinitely tolerant of everything about him, otherwise he and her The way they get along with each other, the two of them are determined not to make it to where they are today.
I didn't expect her to say such a thing.
I thought that a girl like her who was still full of tradition would not be so direct and proactive, but it seemed that he didn't know her well enough.
How to answer him again?Say I love you and give you everything you want, except marriage?
He also knew that the result of saying this would be that he would never see her again. He had already seen He Xiaojun's determination once before, so he didn't even try this time.
That being the case, the only option is to continue to appease her until she understands and finally accepts.
He has had many girlfriends before, and he knows that when a woman is emotional, what she says on the phone will only add fuel to the fire, and it will not help at all.Besides, why did He Xiaojun quarrel with him?She loves him. If she doesn't love him, she can turn around and leave any day in these two years. Why waste her youth and energy to get involved so far?As long as she loves him, everything can be solved. A woman can bear anything with the man she loves. What they really need is not an explanation, but a firm hug and long, lingering kisses. This is enough.
That's what he thought, and he did the same, so he didn't contact her these two days. He just ended his trip early and went back to Shanghai, and came to her directly, but he didn't expect to see her before the car stopped. The scene of the man saying goodbye.
6
When He Xiaojun walked in front of Feng Zhihao's car, he had managed to calm down the expression on his face.
The moment she saw him before, she was indeed excited and instinctively reacted, and she couldn't control it.
In the past two years, let alone seeing Feng Zhihao, as long as his phone number flashed on the screen of the mobile phone, it would make her heart beat with joy.
Only this time, her excitement was not purely for joy.
Her mood for the past few days has been like a fire. She said that sentence that night out of a moment of anger, but she already regretted it after she finished speaking.
What she said was a forced marriage in disguise!
Two people fall in love, fall in love, and then get married. These are all things that come naturally. Even if we want to talk about the result, it should be a man's business.
A man proposing to you proves that you are loved and cherished, and most importantly, that you are respected, what about her?Before her man opened his mouth, she said something similar to forced marriage out of a moment of anger, and because of this, as long as she thought of that moment these two days, she immediately felt heartbroken.
Forget it, what made her even more heartbroken was that Feng Zhihao's answer was no answer, which made her heart colder than any other answer, a bucket of ice water poured down from her heart in the twelfth lunar month!
As soon as He Xiaojun thought of this, he hated and wanted to turn around and leave, but seeing him appearing so suddenly, he felt vaguely hopeful, what would he say to her when he rushed here like this?Give her what she wants or leave her in despair?She couldn't guess, and she didn't dare to guess.
The two feelings were contradictory and involved, she finally walked to his car, but did not open the door, just stood outside the car, looking at him silently.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the car door opened, Feng Zhihao jumped down, grabbed her as soon as he stretched out his hand, and then asked, "Xiaojun, who is that man?"
"Ah?" No matter how hard He Xiaojun guessed, he never thought that the first sentence he said was like this, and he couldn't accept it for a while, so he only uttered a single syllable.
At this time, the taxi Chen Qizhong was in had already driven out of this alley, and the driver asked him where he was going, and he was looking back at the place where he had just parted with He Xiaojun, but the alley was short, and he had already turned the corner in just a moment, so he couldn't see anything Arrived.
It feels very strange. I suddenly recalled that when I first entered junior high school, I inexplicably liked the class of the new math teacher. I worked hard to do the exercises, and a geometry book was turned to pieces. Finally, she noticed him and walked over to praise him with a smile. , but he suddenly felt awkward, turned around and ran away.
Later, I thought it was funny. It was said that boys were awkward at that age, and he was too awkward. The young teacher who just graduated from university was hit hard for no reason. He thought he was not popular with students, and he didn’t for a long time Slow down.
But ask yourself, does he really like that teacher?There seemed to be no answer, but he kept his interest in mathematics all the way, and finally he was honored to go directly to the best high school in the province. On the day the notice came, a big red list was posted in the school, which made him awkward again, and he didn't want to enter the school.
So some feelings can only be explained inexplicably, whether it is the specious love for the teacher when I was young, or the extreme rejection after becoming the focus, and finally, the first time I saw He Xiaojun, I knew she was not suitable for me, but Strange reaction of still wanting to say one more word with her.
The driver was still waiting for his answer, but he smiled when he saw him in a daze, and asked, "Girlfriend?"
He came back to his senses, smiled and shook his head, "No, the friend I just met, master, just go to the nearest subway line [-] entrance and drop me off."
The driver nodded, and continued talking while driving, "No, it's okay, such a beautiful girl must be difficult to serve, young man, you don't look like a fancy-headed (Shanghai slang) person, you have to be discerning when picking a girlfriend, and talking about friends You can't just look pretty, the most important thing is being nice, and being pretty is not enough for food."
Unexpectedly, Mr. Driver had a long talk with him. Chen Qizhong didn't know what to say, so he could only smile at the driver in the rearview mirror.
The taxi continued to move forward. The old driver knew the road very well. He drove the car proficiently through the narrow and quiet streets. In the evening of April, there were no cars and few pedestrians on the small road. Through the dense branches and leaves sprinkled on the ground, there are spots of light. He has lived in Pudong for a long time, and he rarely has the opportunity to come here. Seeing the scene just now was like a dream.
(End of this chapter)
Chen Qizhong felt that there was nothing wrong with himself, he had a house and a car, and he had a high salary, but it was difficult for men in the high-tech park to find a partner. There is a special term in Shanghai called Zhang Jiangnan, which refers to their group of people. Time, newspapers and magazines were discussed all day long, and it was concluded that they were all dull in speech and clumsy in action. In short, it was a bit difficult.
1
He Xiaojun always felt that his next days would be like a [-]-mile long march.
The two elders in the family have very different personalities. Her mother likes to reminisce about the lost golden years and complain about her current life by the way. Her father is on the contrary. He is satisfied with everything he has. Whether it is bitter or not, think about the [-] Red Army; whether you are tired or not, think about the veterans of the revolution.
The problem is that the seniors have hope, no matter how long the road is, they will win in the end, but He Xiaojun is not the same, the more he walks, the more he feels that the dawn of victory is far away.
Yes, Feng Zhihao said that he would find a way, but there is a premise, the premise is: Jun, give me time.
What is time?Time is the most silent and unreasonable thing in the world. It has always been asked to stop and go. He Xiaojun has been waiting for two full years, and the mental pressure from his mother has also lasted for two full years. , Mother He placed infinite expectations on her daughter. She never thought that her daughter had no news at all after working for so long. Later, every time she heard the story of an ordinary woman turning into a phoenix, she would go home and talk about it endlessly.
"Do you know Xiaohui in No. 35? She got married, and the firecrackers were set off for half an hour. The Mercedes-Benz drove over to pick her up. That little girl looked like that when she was a child, and she married well." Mother He said during the meal .
He Xiaojun was most annoyed by this, and couldn't help retorting, "What does it matter to us how well someone gets married? Besides, the cars that pick up brides are very good now, and our company Xiao Zhao rented a Rolls-Royce for her wedding."
"Xiaohui's mother told me that the car belongs to her son-in-law! Also, they will move next month and live in the Xujing villa area."
"It's okay to live in a villa, and it's not like we don't have a house." Knowing that her mother was starting to feel unbalanced again, He Xiaojun muttered in a low voice.
She didn't talk nonsense. Dad did buy a house the year before last, and it was quite big. He said that when the retired old couple lived together, it would be more comfortable. It's not in Shanghai anymore. She's used to living in the city center and doesn't know how to get out there, so she keeps refusing to mention it.
It's okay not to mention the house, but Mother He got even more angry when she mentioned the house, put down the chopsticks with a "snap", and frowned, "Can you compare? I said you are not as good as others, why are you so careless about this matter? It’s been a year and we haven’t settled on a good one. We’re not jealous that people who are old can move out, it’s all about you.”
He Xiaojun gasped, what is the Xujing villa?Feng Zhihao has two independent villas in LA. She has seen photos of them. The flowers under the sun are gorgeous and gorgeous. He also said at the beginning of the year that as long as she wants, he can help her study abroad and live in it immediately. But what can she want? ?Can she accept it?
Mom was still talking, and He Xiaojun cut her off, "Mom, being rich or not has nothing to do with marriage, right? You don't necessarily have money to be happy."
"Then what do you want to do? Find someone who has no money? Start from scratch with him. You can't even afford a house. If you fail, you will have to pay back? Or stay with us in a small house for the rest of your life? You have to set up a table for every meal. Son, isn't it? Isn't it?" Mother He was so excited that she almost pointed her finger on her daughter's nose.
My wife complained about the same thing a thousand and one times. Although Dad He is open-minded, he couldn't stand it any longer. It’s easy to use and doesn’t take up space.”
"I didn't talk about you, don't interrupt." Without time to talk to his wife, Mother He slapped Dad's hand away.
Is it enough to have money?Can she keep the money?
Thinking of this made me feel sad. He Xiaojun couldn't eat anymore. He threw the bowl and went into the room. He didn't expect his daughter to be so shameless. Mother He was so impatient that she almost slapped the table. Dad smoothed things over again and handed the chopsticks to his wife. Li, persuaded her, "Eat and eat, my daughter is old, this kind of thing can't be rushed, it depends on fate, fate."
After getting so angry with his mother, He Xiaojun regretted it when he entered the house.
In fact, she is not so easily irritated. The main reason is that she has been in a bad mood recently, and she has turned her grief into strength and devoted herself to work all day long. She is exhausted physically and mentally every day. Naturally, she has no tolerance for such stimulation.
The reason why He Xiaojun's mood continued to fall to the bottom was basically because of Feng Zhihao.
She hasn't seen Feng Zhihao for a month. He went to the United States for a meeting, and he was very busy due to jet lag. She still has to wait.
It was this word that made He Xiaojun explode. In fact, it has been like this for the past two years. As long as Feng Zhihao goes to the United States, He Xiaojun will be fried in oil in Shanghai. Where is the United States, the United States has his fiancée!No matter how much Feng Zhihao swears that he and Wen Xin have no relationship at all, they still have a marriage contract in name, separated by more than half a world away, and there is still his family there, the family who urged him to get married, how could He Xiaojun be peaceful? Make up your mind!
Every time Feng Zhihao went to the United States, he made a vow that he would talk to his family, but after two years, he was not talking about cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Negotiations, but there is nothing to talk about.
If there is no result, Feng Zhihao will continue to live, but she can't!She loves him. When a woman loves a man, she has an instinctive desire for possession. Who doesn't want to be with her lover in a fair and honest manner?Of course Feng Zhihao was kind to her, but he and she knew how much compensation was mixed in this kindness. In the past two years, she had lived a happy life on the surface, but her life was worse than death in her heart. My youth burns to the last stage like a cigarette, and if it goes on, there will be only light smoke curling up. Wait, why wait?If he continued to wait so unclearly, He Xiaojun was really afraid that he would be lost forever.
Driven to grief by these words, He Xiaojun gritted his teeth on the phone and gave an ultimatum.
This is what she said on the phone, "Zhihao, it's been three years, I don't want to wait like this for no reason, I want a result!"
He Xiaojun gritted his teeth and said these words. Feng Zhihao was silent on the other side of the earth through the overseas phone after listening, and the sound of breathing was clearly distinguishable.
This is not the first time that He Xiaojun lost his temper with him in the past two years. Of course, the two of them had disputes in the past, but they have been together for a long time and know each other well. Her tone this time is unprecedented. On the other side of the ocean, on the streets of Los Angeles, there are many pedestrians around , the sun was hot, but Feng Zhihao suddenly saw the scene of her resolute departure when she learned the truth, and her heart was shocked.
He Xiaojun on the other side of the earth was waiting alone in the dark. There was only the sound of his breathing on the other side, and the background was noisy. She didn't wait for a single word for an answer for a long time. At last, she was so shocked that she closed the phone with a "snap". He didn't even call anymore.She spent the next few days in torment, gnashing her teeth and telling herself that if she contacted him again, she would be a pig, a pig worth going to the slaughterhouse [-] million times!
2
On the second day after He Xiaojun lost his temper with his mother, Du Meimei asked He Xiaojun to chat and have dinner.
The atmosphere at home was not good, and He Xiaojun didn't want to spend the weekend watching his mother's face, so he agreed immediately.
He Xiaojun felt that he was miserable, but other people around him didn't think so, such as Du Meimei.
Du Meimei has always believed that, if it is miserable, she is much worse than He Xiaojun.
Du Meimei is the same age as He Xiaojun, and the biggest expectation of their parents at this stage is to marry their daughter off as soon as possible. Unlike He Xiaojun's mother's attitude towards her daughter's rare goods, the focus of Du's parents is not to marry a rich man, but to get married.
So Du Meimei's life in the past two years can be summed up in two words: blind date.
In fact, most of the things in this world, as long as you want, can be decided by others, and the matter of finding a partner is of course no exception, but it is a pity that Du Meimei has been on blind dates countless times, but none of them succeeded. The reasons are divided into two parts, she despises Others are 50.00%, and others look down on the other 50.00%, which adds up to exactly [-]%, which is useless.
The frequency of blind dates is too frequent, and she often encounters the best. Du Meimei began to firmly reject the number of times, saying that emotional matters should not be forced, but Du Meimei's parents didn't think so. Her daughter had a stable job, a good family background, and good looks. Unexpectedly, the blind date failed so many times, and now he even refuses to go on a blind date. Could it be that there is something wrong?
The pressure turned into motivation. After some consideration, Du’s parents and Du’s mother decided to hold a small self-made billboard with their daughter’s photo on it and run to the People’s Park every weekend to participate in the blind date meeting organized by the whole people. blind date meeting.
When He Xiaojun heard Du Meimei talk about this matter, the two were sitting in Starbucks drinking coffee and chatting. She was unprepared for a while and almost sprayed the coffee on Du Meimei's face.
He Xiaojun knew about the open-air blind date meeting in People’s Square. He and Feng Zhihao went to K5 in the art museum for dinner on the weekend. When they walked through the People’s Park, they were shocked by the spectacular blind date scene. There were no young people in the small park, either standing or sitting. They were all gray-haired old parents, holding professionally produced posters about their children. When they saw those with similar conditions, they got together and exchanged contact information. They waited to go home and urged the two children to meet each other. It was in full swing, as if they were getting married tomorrow.
Feng Zhihao had never seen such a scene before, and at first he asked her what was going on, but just as He Xiaojun was explaining, someone pulled her away, an old man with glasses, and asked her to look at the poster in his hand, which had a picture on it. He showed a large color photo of his son, with a detailed introduction next to it, and asked her if she was interested in leaving a contact information. His son is in good condition, and everyone can consider it.
He Xiaojun couldn't laugh or cry on the spot, pointed at Feng Zhihao beside him and said, "Old man, I'm with him, he's my boyfriend."
The old man was completely unmoved, and looked at Feng Zhihao seriously, and said, "It's okay, let's compare."
Feng Zhihao's face at that time, every time He Xiaojun thinks of it, he will have the urge to burst into laughter, but since then he has never been to that place with her on weekends, presumably he was stimulated too much, and he never wants to repeat the unbearable experience .
After listening to Du Meimei's complaints, He Xiaojun sighed, and felt sorry for his friend when he saw his troubled appearance. Well, every family has a hard time these days, and no one has a hard time.
In order to show his support for his good friend, He Xiaojun will accompany Du Meimei on a blind date next weekend.
Du Meimei believes that it is easier to accept a blind date than letting her parents reveal her real situation in People's Park every week. However, her life circle is narrow and there are not many opportunities to meet men. I got online, signed up the so-called most rigorous and reliable dating website for white-collar workers in history, and then signed up for the most popular dinner for four. To be on the safe side, I even invited He Xiaojun.
When Du Meimei made this request, He Xiaojun looked at her with a confused face, Du Meimei immediately added, "Xiaojun, you must help me this time, I have talked to him, his surname is Cai, he is a software engineer , showed me the photos, and he looks good, this time he said he was with his colleague, I had a good chat with him, it would be a pity to miss it.”
"Software engineer? Aren't you the most annoying IT guy?"
Meimei has been on blind dates many times, but she has experience with IT men. According to her description, it is the best of the best. The dating process has to be pre-set like a computer program. After meeting, watch a movie, eat coffee, and then have dinner in one go. One time, when I went to the movie theater and suddenly found that the tickets were sold out, the man was stunned and stared at her for a long time, completely lost as to how to spend the next two hours.
He Xiaojun burst out laughing at the time, she and Feng Zhihao are always exciting and romantic together, how can I imagine that kind of scene.Feng Zhihao is a man who will suddenly take you to the beach for a walk when he is in the mood. When you are with him, you never know what surprise you will get in the next second. In contrast, the man Meimei talks about is simply a machine.
"I was young and ignorant at that time." Meimei immediately shook her head, "Now think about it, what a man who works in IT, he makes a lot of money and doesn't spend money. You don't have to worry about leaving it at home. What do you want to do? Like fleas, you can't catch them"
It sounds like it's talking about a refrigerator.
He Xiaojun sighed, and then thought of what she said, all the vigorous ones were fleas, and he couldn't catch them, thinking of himself, his eyebrows drooped.
"Then you can go by yourself. Why do you want me? I don't need a blind date."
"I just asked you to help." Du Meimei grabbed her with both hands, "Xiaojun, you wear a big brand on weekends. The bigger the brand, the better, and the more LOGOs, the better. You must read LV, GUCCI, CHANEL, and the auntie in the market." Know the big names, the golden light will pass by, and you will calm them down when you sit down."
"Why?" He Xiaojun asked in surprise.
"Just to let Engineer Cai know how suitable I am as an ordinary little flower." Du Meimei said a long series in one breath, and after she finished speaking, she shook her hand very sincerely, Sister Dayou relies on you for everything meaning.
He Xiaojun couldn't laugh or cry, but Du Meimei looked at her with shining eyes, waiting for the answer without blinking, she took two breaths but couldn't say the rejection, and finally agreed.
3
He Xiaojun later felt that God arranged for someone to appear in your life. There is always reason and deep meaning. For example, Du Meimei, without her, she would not know Feng Zhihao, and similarly, without her, she would not know Chen Qizhong. .
But when Chen Qizhong and He Xiaojun met for the first time, they had very bad impressions of each other.
The meeting place was in a tea room near Yan'an Hotel, not far from He Xiaojun's home.
But He Xiaojun was late on purpose, and he didn't want to go in when he arrived, so he stood at the door and hesitated for a few seconds.
She stood in front of the mirror and struggled for a long time before going out. She has all the things Du Meimei asked for. Feng Zhihao likes to give luxury goods as gifts. He brought her the latest ITBAG when he came back from a business trip in Hong Kong last month, which is worthy of the name. , she dared not recite it to go to work, but it came in handy today, coupled with the full set of big-name attire required by Meimei, with LOGO all over her body, she always felt like a luxury brand for events, which was very embarrassing. When she went out She made up her mind. Fortunately, her parents went out to visit relatives early in the morning, otherwise she wouldn't know how to explain her abnormal appearance today.
The taxi drove to Yan'an Hotel, and within a few steps of getting off the car, she felt that she was being looked at. On the afternoon of the rest day, there were many people in the tea room. She hesitated at the door, but the lady standing inside the door was clever and immediately opened the door wide. Open, the voice asked sweetly, "Miss, how many?"
"Oh, there is a position." It's all here, so you don't necessarily have to flee?He Xiaojun finally took a breath and walked in.
She was late, and everyone else had already arrived. The lady led her to the small box. She saw Du Meimei from afar, smiling and talking shyly. She wore a light green cardigan and a beige floral knee-length skirt. Compared with her, it really is a simple and elegant little flower.
He Xiaojun walked straight over, and after sitting down, he pushed up the pair of oversized sunglasses that were resting on his face, and simply said "hi" to the other people.
The small box in the tea room, the space is small, she appeared suddenly, and she was full of posture, and the others were immediately suppressed from such a close distance, and everyone's expressions could be seen in full view.
Du Meimei's eyes were full of "you are enough friends", but the other two men showed surprised expressions at the same time, one of them was wearing glasses and looked at her very confused, with the words "Did you go wrong?" place?"
The other just raised his eyebrows, because he was sitting on the outside, facing her face, it was a very manly face, not stunning, but it was very pleasing to the eye, so she couldn't help but take another look.
Du Meimei introduced them, first pointing to the man with glasses, "This is my friend He Xiaojun, Xiaojun, this is Cai Jun." Then she turned her head and continued, "This is Chen Qizhong."
The four got to know each other briefly, and He Xiaojun helped to the end. When it came to personal hobbies, he counted the big luxury brands on his body, and specially held up the bag show for everyone to see. There was crackling applause in Meimei's stomach.
Xiao Cai couldn't help but say, "The price is too outrageous, isn't it? A cow isn't worth the price with just this amount of leather."
The corner of He Xiaojun's mouth curled up, "Then we girls don't have to carry a cow around."
Xiao Cai choked, and exchanged a glance with Chen Qizhong, Chen Qizhong didn't speak, but muttered in his heart, it's not just a cow, a cattle farm is only worth this price, it's unrealistic to carry a cow around, but a cattle farm Is it realistic to go everywhere?
No one spoke, and the room suddenly became quiet. Although Du Meimei changed the topic later, the contrast effect was so strong. Xiao Cai watched Du Meimei speak for the next time, with a lot of admiration in his eyes. He Xiaojun consciously Today, the merits and virtues are consummated, and I can't sit still. After thinking about it, I stood up and said goodbye.
Unexpectedly, Chen Qizhong also stood up and said, "Why don't I see Miss He off, Xiao Cai, you and Miss Du continue talking."
4
The two walked out of the tea room together, but He Xiaojun stopped at the gate and refused.
"Mr. Chen, you don't have to see me off. My house is not far from here. Just call a car and go home."
"I'll see you off." He simply answered without looking at her, and raised his hand to call for a car.
This tone. It seems that the act of sending her home is a charity from him to do a good deed every day!He Xiaojun was so angry that she was depressed all afternoon, and finally completed the task. She was so tired that she opened her mouth to speak the vernacular.
"Don't force it, I know you came out to let them be alone, and I am the same, anyway, you have no interest in me, why make it so fake, what's the point of sending it back and forth?"
He looked back at her after listening, He Xiaojun was petite and exquisite, standing beside him made him look even smaller, he raised his head slightly when he spoke, must have perfume on his body, it reminded him of the smell of plum candy.
The materialistic girl, who used to look like a dummy wearing RMB on her body, now loses her temper, she looks real, and she is also good to friends. If you look closely, she is really cute.
It's just that it's too far away from him. Although he has a good income, the figure she mentioned just now really made him gasp. If he really had such a girlfriend, how much gas would he have to breathe in a day?The refrigerator is useless in summer.
Chen Qizhong can't be blamed for being in a bad mood. In fact, the original purpose of Chen Qizhong's rest day was to rest.
He is a software engineer and a project supervisor. Recently, he had a very tight project schedule. Last night, he worked overtime until late at night because of discussing the plan. He has a car. When he left the company, he wanted to send Xiao Cai back. He was considerate. Say no, just call a car.
The company originally had a staff apartment building in the science and technology park, but Chen Qizhong bought an apartment in Jinqiao a few years ago. It was cheap at that time, and Xiao Cai also bought a house. It was still convenient to take the subway, but it was a headache to work overtime. .
Zhang Jiang is located in a remote place, and hailing a taxi was also a problem. In the end, he sent Xiao Cai to a more lively place so that it was easier to hail a taxi.
It was already nighttime toll time when Xiao Cai got on the bus. When he said goodbye, he looked at the numbers on the meter and sighed, then said something in Hebei dialect.
"Team leader, if the company doesn't report it, I can go back!"
In fact, Xiao Cai is not from Hebei. He is a child of an educated youth from Shanghai. He grew up in Hebei. He used to spend a lot of money. After taking out the mortgage, he has been able to save money. Now he is half joking and half serious. Chen Qizhong is tired. He couldn't help laughing because he was so soft-handed. He was the project supervisor and had a good relationship with everyone in the team, so he replied in the car, "Okay, if the company doesn't report it, I'll come."
Before the taxi started, Xiao Cai poked his head out of the car window and said, "Don't forget about tomorrow, I'll wait for you at your house."
He really forgot that the taxi that Chen Qizhong was about to talk to had already driven away, leaving Xiao Cai's voice lingering in the night.
He really didn't want to get involved in what Xiao Cai said.
The dinner for four is still an event on a dating website. The two sides have never met each other without saying a word, and they are so excited after just chatting a few words on the Internet. As for it?
Unexpectedly, Xiao Cai did what he said, and knocked on the door early the next morning, wearing a brand new shirt, more attentive than the interview.
Chen Qizhong was stunned, and couldn't help but speak out, "Engineer Cai, as for?"
Xiao Cai became anxious, "Team leader, I think you don't want to find a partner, it's all settled, you want to leave me there alone, you, you are not righteous"
Xiao Cai is twenty-eight this year, and his hometown has issued an ultimatum. If he can’t find a partner in Shanghai, he will go back and get married. Unfortunately, he is dull by nature. He sweats when he can’t speak a few words to girls. He used to play Warcraft, a master of the human race, and he was very surprised. Unfortunately, this bright spot has nothing to see in real life, so until now when he returns to the single apartment, he is still accompanied by nothing but cold things and Warcraft. , Later, there was really no other way, so I gritted my teeth and searched online, and finally got to know someone I could talk to, so of course I paid special attention to it.
Chen Qizhong is also single. It is difficult for men in Zhangjiang High-tech Park to find a partner. There is a special term in Shanghai called Zhang Jiangnan, which refers to their group. For a while, newspapers and magazines discussed them all day long, and summed up their personalities. They are slow in speech and clumsy in action, like a group of dinosaurs.
"Team leader, are you not in a hurry?" Xiao Cai asked when pulling him out, and then answered on his own, "Forget it, you are skilled and handsome, so there is no problem."
What is the relationship between technology and looks?Chen Qizhong couldn't laugh or cry, it was not easy to think about Xiao Cai, and it was not a mountain of swords and fire, so just go,
When I went, I saw He Xiaojun.
He was just an accompanying guest. Xiao Cai and Du Meimei had a good chat, of course he felt happy. There are more men than women there, even if there are, they are booked early. They are busy with work and often work overtime, and they are always in front of the computer. Have the opportunity to communicate with girls.
Of course, they also have advantages. They have stable jobs and good income, and they treat girls seriously. The purpose of dating is to get married, but girls nowadays don't accept this at all, and take their sincerity as a joke.
Let’s talk about another Xiao Li from Henan in the group. Someone introduced him a year ago to a girl who was also from Henan and worked as a maintenance worker in a software company. Rather, I was very excited on the first date, and on the way back after eating, I suddenly grabbed her hand and asked her very seriously.
"When will we get married?"
I was so scared that I ran away like flying, and when I got back, I told the introducer that I met a hooligan.
Xiao Li was reluctant to talk about this matter, who is the hooligan, and the hooligan will rush to marry you?A group of them laughed loudly after hearing that, and when they looked back, even though they were all big men, they didn't feel desolate.
Thinking of this, Chen Qizhong couldn't help but secretly sighed in his heart, just as a taxi stopped along the street, He Xiaojun was furious, pulled the door and sat in, didn't even bother to say goodbye to him.
The driver was turning around to ask her where she was going. Unexpectedly, the side door was opened, the car sank, and another man sat in.
The driver looked puzzled, and He Xiaojun stared at him with wide eyes, it was useless to stare, who else could be sitting in, it was Chen Qizhong.
5
The taxi stops before the first red light, and the intersection is bustling with people. On the other side of the street is a resplendent and fragrant Buddhist temple. Next to it is a luxurious and extraordinary top-level commercial building. Antique and modern coexist together. , the huge nasturtium set against the red lip sunglasses of the GUCCI girl, a wonderful contrast.
The same is true for He Xiaojun and Chen Qizhong in the car. The women in big clothes and the men in simple clothes are not from the same country.
The driver couldn't help being curious, and sneaked a few glances in the rearview mirror. He Xiaojun was too lazy to talk, and turned his head to look out the window after reporting the address.
When Chen Qizhong got into the car, he didn't even think about what he was going to say to her, and no one wanted him to see her off. Normally, he should turn around and leave, but in the next second, his body had already sat in the car spontaneously. He Xiaojun When he stared at her, the car had already started. He was an IT person, and he faced computers more than people. He usually had no problem chatting with Xiao Cai and the others, but now that he was with He Xiaojun, he was caught by her big round eyes. After staring, he couldn't even find his own voice.
It was He Xiaojun who spoke first, "Really send me?"
He nodded.
She thought about it and added two words, "Thank you."
After hearing this, he smiled, his eyebrows stretched, his teeth were white, He Xiaojun's eyelids twitched, and he felt a pity.It turns out that the IT man is not all frogs, at least the one in front of him is not. He has the capital to make a joke, but his good future has been ruined by his reticence.
Thinking of this, she also laughed, and the atmosphere in the carriage became much more relaxed, and she said a few words to him. He Xiaojun's house is not far from Yan'an Hotel, and she arrived in a blink of an eye. He also got out of the car and watched her open her mouth to speak.
She didn't know what he wanted to say, so she just stood there and waited, with some doubts in her eyes. She lived in an old-fashioned bungalow, deep in the corner of the alley. She stood like this, with a beige wall behind her, and a small red western-style building behind the gray wall. , as beautiful as a postcard.It was already late, the light from the street lamps illuminated her white forehead, and the big shiny golden bag she was carrying. He originally wanted to say something, but at this moment he suddenly gave up, and after thinking about it, he just said said a word.
"Good night, go home and be careful."
Thinking what he was going to say, He Xiaojun smiled, thinking that this man is very thoughtful, and he had to get out of the car and finish talking face to face with just such a sentence.
The taxi was still waiting, but the driver stretched out his head and urged, "Sir, do you still want to go?"
He Xiaojun waved to Chen Qizhong, "Thank you, you should go home early too, goodbye."
He nodded, lowered his head and opened the door, suddenly another car came in from the other side of the alley, He Xiaojun still stood there, his eyes fell on the car over Chen Qizhong's shoulder, his eyes flashed.
The snow-white BMW, sitting in the car is Feng Zhihao.
Feng Zhihao just arrived in Shanghai today, just rushed over from Pudong, he still remembered her tough tone on the phone a few days ago, he was very troubled on the way here.
He Xiaojun's request to him is a knot.
result?He understood her so-called result, which was marriage.
But is getting married that easy?He has been exhausted in trying to delay his marriage for the past two years, and his family has another large-scale investment project to be carried out in Thailand. The partner is Wen Xin's father. Before he came back, the two families had dinner together. Wen Xin's father half-jokingly asked at the dinner table , why don't we hold the project launch ceremony and the wedding together, no matter how busy you are, you can't forget the important events in your life, right?
His father nodded and said yes, everyone's eyes were on him for a while, it was Wen Xin who came out to make a rescue, coquettishly said that he still didn't want to leave his parents, did his father urge her to marry because he was annoying his daughter?Wen Xin was an only daughter, and her parents loved her since she was a child. Seeing her daughter say this, she immediately softened, and she couldn't care less about questioning Feng Zhihao, so he barely passed the test.
Before returning to China, he had another talk with Wen Xin. Wen Xin had only been with him for a few weeks in the past two years, but the two got along very well. She had a similar background to his and grew up in the United States. She has an open style and speaks very straightforwardly. Bai, sometimes when talking about the boyfriend and girlfriend around each other, Wen Xin would laugh at him, saying that she had changed several boyfriends in the past two years, but he was the one who was in love, and it was He Xiaojun after all.
He knew in his heart that he was not a long-term lover. Before he met He Xiaojun, he had dated some girlfriends. They were so pure and innocent that they were all kinds of styles. He Xiaojun alone has never felt tired for two years. odd number.
It should be regarded as loving her, but this He Xiaojun, who he has been talking about for two years, has become his biggest worry now.
That day she said categorically on the phone that she didn't want to wait any longer and wanted a result!
He was stunned when he heard it. He Xiaojun's temperament is very cute, he has no indulgence, never makes trouble for no reason, accepts a person for a long time, and then he is dead set, infinitely tolerant of everything about him, otherwise he and her The way they get along with each other, the two of them are determined not to make it to where they are today.
I didn't expect her to say such a thing.
I thought that a girl like her who was still full of tradition would not be so direct and proactive, but it seemed that he didn't know her well enough.
How to answer him again?Say I love you and give you everything you want, except marriage?
He also knew that the result of saying this would be that he would never see her again. He had already seen He Xiaojun's determination once before, so he didn't even try this time.
That being the case, the only option is to continue to appease her until she understands and finally accepts.
He has had many girlfriends before, and he knows that when a woman is emotional, what she says on the phone will only add fuel to the fire, and it will not help at all.Besides, why did He Xiaojun quarrel with him?She loves him. If she doesn't love him, she can turn around and leave any day in these two years. Why waste her youth and energy to get involved so far?As long as she loves him, everything can be solved. A woman can bear anything with the man she loves. What they really need is not an explanation, but a firm hug and long, lingering kisses. This is enough.
That's what he thought, and he did the same, so he didn't contact her these two days. He just ended his trip early and went back to Shanghai, and came to her directly, but he didn't expect to see her before the car stopped. The scene of the man saying goodbye.
6
When He Xiaojun walked in front of Feng Zhihao's car, he had managed to calm down the expression on his face.
The moment she saw him before, she was indeed excited and instinctively reacted, and she couldn't control it.
In the past two years, let alone seeing Feng Zhihao, as long as his phone number flashed on the screen of the mobile phone, it would make her heart beat with joy.
Only this time, her excitement was not purely for joy.
Her mood for the past few days has been like a fire. She said that sentence that night out of a moment of anger, but she already regretted it after she finished speaking.
What she said was a forced marriage in disguise!
Two people fall in love, fall in love, and then get married. These are all things that come naturally. Even if we want to talk about the result, it should be a man's business.
A man proposing to you proves that you are loved and cherished, and most importantly, that you are respected, what about her?Before her man opened his mouth, she said something similar to forced marriage out of a moment of anger, and because of this, as long as she thought of that moment these two days, she immediately felt heartbroken.
Forget it, what made her even more heartbroken was that Feng Zhihao's answer was no answer, which made her heart colder than any other answer, a bucket of ice water poured down from her heart in the twelfth lunar month!
As soon as He Xiaojun thought of this, he hated and wanted to turn around and leave, but seeing him appearing so suddenly, he felt vaguely hopeful, what would he say to her when he rushed here like this?Give her what she wants or leave her in despair?She couldn't guess, and she didn't dare to guess.
The two feelings were contradictory and involved, she finally walked to his car, but did not open the door, just stood outside the car, looking at him silently.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the car door opened, Feng Zhihao jumped down, grabbed her as soon as he stretched out his hand, and then asked, "Xiaojun, who is that man?"
"Ah?" No matter how hard He Xiaojun guessed, he never thought that the first sentence he said was like this, and he couldn't accept it for a while, so he only uttered a single syllable.
At this time, the taxi Chen Qizhong was in had already driven out of this alley, and the driver asked him where he was going, and he was looking back at the place where he had just parted with He Xiaojun, but the alley was short, and he had already turned the corner in just a moment, so he couldn't see anything Arrived.
It feels very strange. I suddenly recalled that when I first entered junior high school, I inexplicably liked the class of the new math teacher. I worked hard to do the exercises, and a geometry book was turned to pieces. Finally, she noticed him and walked over to praise him with a smile. , but he suddenly felt awkward, turned around and ran away.
Later, I thought it was funny. It was said that boys were awkward at that age, and he was too awkward. The young teacher who just graduated from university was hit hard for no reason. He thought he was not popular with students, and he didn’t for a long time Slow down.
But ask yourself, does he really like that teacher?There seemed to be no answer, but he kept his interest in mathematics all the way, and finally he was honored to go directly to the best high school in the province. On the day the notice came, a big red list was posted in the school, which made him awkward again, and he didn't want to enter the school.
So some feelings can only be explained inexplicably, whether it is the specious love for the teacher when I was young, or the extreme rejection after becoming the focus, and finally, the first time I saw He Xiaojun, I knew she was not suitable for me, but Strange reaction of still wanting to say one more word with her.
The driver was still waiting for his answer, but he smiled when he saw him in a daze, and asked, "Girlfriend?"
He came back to his senses, smiled and shook his head, "No, the friend I just met, master, just go to the nearest subway line [-] entrance and drop me off."
The driver nodded, and continued talking while driving, "No, it's okay, such a beautiful girl must be difficult to serve, young man, you don't look like a fancy-headed (Shanghai slang) person, you have to be discerning when picking a girlfriend, and talking about friends You can't just look pretty, the most important thing is being nice, and being pretty is not enough for food."
Unexpectedly, Mr. Driver had a long talk with him. Chen Qizhong didn't know what to say, so he could only smile at the driver in the rearview mirror.
The taxi continued to move forward. The old driver knew the road very well. He drove the car proficiently through the narrow and quiet streets. In the evening of April, there were no cars and few pedestrians on the small road. Through the dense branches and leaves sprinkled on the ground, there are spots of light. He has lived in Pudong for a long time, and he rarely has the opportunity to come here. Seeing the scene just now was like a dream.
(End of this chapter)
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