Friday, evening.

When Qi Jie got home, it was almost seven o'clock as usual.

She opened the door and went in, and before she could change her shoes, Qi Jie's mother had already greeted her, and said anxiously, "Why did you come back so late?" Xiaoliang called and said, your mobile phone was turned off?"

Qi Jie was stunned for a moment, the mobile phone was still turned off when she went up to listen to the song for fear that someone would suddenly come to the phone.

So she took out her mobile phone, turned it on, and said, "I turned it off during class and forgot to turn it on." Then he asked, "Lu Liang called me?"

Qi's mother shook her head, "I didn't say it, you should call him back quickly, I heard that Xiaoliang is very anxious, maybe there is something urgent!"

Just as the phone had been turned on, she found Lu Liang's number and dialed it.

The phone was connected, and Lu Liang's voice was really hot, "Why do you turn off your mobile phone? My second aunt and second aunt came to the house for dinner tonight and wanted to inform you, but they couldn't find you!"

Qi Jie was stunned for a moment, so she had to explain again and said, "That...... I stayed at school after school to change my homework, and my phone was turned off before class, and I forgot to turn it on. ”

On the other end of the phone, Lu Liang's voice was deliberately lowered, but the anger in his words was not small at all, "The purpose of using a mobile phone is to make it convenient for people to contact you, you turn off the phone, so what's the use of using a mobile phone?...... Okay, I won't tell you this yet, come over here, come to my house!"

Qi Jie opened her mouth, wanting to say that it was seven o'clock now, and she would not go, but before she could speak, Lu Liang had already said again: "By the way, you dressed up before you came, my second aunt is the deputy director of the Municipal Personnel Bureau, and the deputy director level......

His voice was not small, Qi Jie's mother stood aside and heard it clearly, seeing Qi Jie's unhappy face, her mother whispered beside her, "Go, go!"

Qi Jie's brows frowned a few times, her mouth opened, and finally, she still nodded, "Oh, I know, I'll go over right away." ”

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Lu Liang's so-called second aunt and second aunt are actually relatives who can't be beaten by eight poles. However, the Lu family's father and son are in business, and for any official figure, they can stammer. What's more, going around and around, the two families can really climb a little bit of ancient kinship?

A great dinner.

Lu Liang's second aunt has a very big frame and an equally big tone, the Lu family's father and son deal with it carefully and flatter, and the two sides naturally hit it off, and the more they talk, the closer they become.

Before going, Qi Jie put on a little light makeup and changed into a white dress, which looked bright and unassuming, and after arriving, it was a series of apologies, fortunately, dinner had not started yet, Lu Liang's mother also helped to speak, and in front of the guests, Lu Liang's dissatisfaction had no chance to vent.

Then, Qi Jie first obediently followed Lu Liang's mother to work in the kitchen, and then was busy serving food, toasting with Lu Liang just right, and saying a few flattering words...... In short, she did a good job of being a qualified supporting character in this family gathering.

I heard that Lu Liang and Qi Jie were going to get married next year, and the other party repeatedly praised them as a couple, and said that they must give invitations when the time comes, and they will come over for a cup of happy wine.

The second aunt and the second aunt were very happy, and after the wine and food were full, Qi Jie was in charge of making tea, and they drank tea for a while, and then said goodbye and left, with a satisfied smile.

Lu Liang's parents are very happy, for them, climbing the line of the second aunt means that the road in the future is much wider. For those who do business, the way is the business experience.

Lu Liang...... Not too happy.

Although he felt that Qi Jie's performance today was not bad, not only did he show the temperament of being as beautiful as lotus and elegant as an orchid in his dress, but also when he entertained guests, there was a little reserved feeling in his enthusiasm, and the timid eyes when facing himself, which made him feel an inexplicable sense of accomplishment, and felt that in front of his second aunt and second aunt, he could be regarded as regaining some face.

But even so, Qi Jie's shutdown and tardiness still made him angry when he thought about it.

When the guests left, Qi Jie was busy washing and washing with Lu Liang's mother in the kitchen, and when everything was cleaned up and the apron was removed, when she proposed to say goodbye, Lu Liang finally couldn't help but say: "Do you know how much this meal weighs today?" Do you know that this meal was almost ruined by you?"

Lu Liang's mother hurriedly stopped her when she heard this, and before Qi Jie could speak, she had already rushed to say: "How can you talk this, what's wrong with Xiaojie turning off her mobile phone in class, who knows that your father will suddenly invite someone to eat at home!

With her saying a few words, Lu Liang couldn't say anything, so he just sat there and gasped, and Qi Jie originally wanted to say something, but in front of Lu Liang's mother, she didn't feel very easy to speak.

So, in the end, it was Lu Liang's mother who pulled Lu Liang hard, and the mother and son sent Qi Jie out of the door.

Before going out, Lu Liang's father deliberately said, "Xiaojie, you go back and tell your father, when you are busy for a while, I will invite him to drink, our brothers are old, we should get together more, otherwise we may enter the coffin one day." ”

Qi Jie naturally smiled and agreed-she knew that Lu Liang's father and his old man had a friendship of peeing and mud with their bare butts, and they had known each other since they couldn't speak, and then went all the way to elementary school, middle school, and high school together, and even went to university in the same city, and this friendship is indeed very thick.

Qi Jie was about to go downstairs, and Qi Jie's mother suddenly said again: "By the way, tomorrow Saturday, you two should go shopping, young man!" Speaking of this, she turned around and said to Lu Liang: "Xiaoliang, you go to pick up Xiaojie tomorrow morning, you go shopping together, buy a few clothes for Xiaojie, and then watch a movie or something...... Do you hear that?"

Although he didn't like to go shopping with Lu Liang in his heart, at this time, Qi Jie subconsciously looked up at Lu Liang.

After a while, Lu Liang said with an indispensable expression, "Got it." ”

Qi Jie couldn't help but sigh again in her heart.

At this time, Lu Liang glanced at Qi Jie expressionlessly and said, "At nine o'clock tomorrow morning, I will pick you up." ”

In front of Lu Liang's mother, Qi Jie smiled, with a gentle face, and said, "Okay." ”

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When he came out of Lu's house, he was still smiling, and when the car left the sight of Lu Liang's mother, who was sent out of the door, Qi Jie's shoulders immediately collapsed, and he felt that his body was full of hysterical exhaustion.

At this time, she didn't want to do anything, she just wanted to go home and take a shower, and then throw herself on the bed and sleep on it in the dark.

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The next day was Saturday.

In the morning, Wang Jinglu was practicing the piano when her mobile phone suddenly rang.

He got up and picked up his phone from the coffee table.

It's Zhao Yumin.

Although he didn't store his number, Wang Jinglu remembered it clearly.

What to do?

She knew that she couldn't hide from this matter and had to face it. And Li Qian can't really help himself, everything can only rely on himself.

But hurting someone else...... It's really hard.

She pressed her fingers and hung up.

There was a moment of silence in the room, and then, her phone rang again.

After a moment's hesitation, she pressed the connect button.

"Hey, hello. ”

"Xiaolu, it's me, Zhao Yumin. Well...... Would you like to have dinner tonight?"

Wang Jinglu slowly took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and said, "I'm sorry, I already have a boyfriend." ”

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and Wang Jinglu even heard that the other party couldn't even breathe.

Then, he said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know about it beforehand, well, it must have distressed you, right?"

Wang Jinglu opened her eyes and didn't speak.

The other party paused for a moment and continued: "That's the case, I don't know who your boyfriend is, but I believe that I will not be worse than him, and I will be better than him for you, so...... Give me a chance to compete with him, okay?"

After a moment of silence, Wang Jinglu gritted her teeth and said ruthlessly, "I'm sorry, I have a boyfriend." ”

Hearing this, the other party was silent again for a moment, and then he sighed slowly.

"I see, I'm sorry for upsetting you. But...... Hehe, I don't think we're enemies at least, right......? You know, our company and my uncle's company have a lot of overlaps, so if we meet in the future, we can still chat like ordinary friends, right?"

Wang Jinglu thought about it, nodded, and said "um" imperceptibly.

But he must have heard it.

After a pause, he said, "Don't worry, Uncle will definitely not get similar news from me." ”

He's such a caring guy! and...... So smart!

So, "Thank you!" Wang Jinglu said.

The other party said "um", and the phone seemed to be able to hang up at this point, but the other party didn't.

After another pause, he said, "If, I mean if, if one day you are not happy with him, then, please give me a chance, because I really like you...... Thank you!"

With that, he hung up.

Wang Jinglu suddenly felt a little like crying.

The nose is sore.

Standing in front of the coffee table for a moment, she sniffed and dialed Wang Jingxue's phone.

"Hey, Xiaolu, what's wrong?"

"Sister, he wanted to invite me to dinner, I refused, I told him that I have a boyfriend. ”

Wang Jingxue was silent for a moment and said, "It's stupid, but it's a very effective method." So...... That's what you're going to tell me?"

"I felt like I had hurt someone else, and I suddenly felt so sad. ”

There was another moment of silence, and then, Wang Jingxue said: "You know, I won't comfort people since I was a child, I will only buy you candy to eat." ”

The corners of Wang Jinglu's mouth twitched, wanting to laugh, but he couldn't.

At this time, Wang Jingxue suddenly asked: "What you told him is the truth, right?"

Wang Jinglu was startled and didn't know how to answer.

Wang Jingxue asked again: "Can you tell me who it is?" Do I know or don't know anyone?"

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Jinglu was ruthless and said, "You know." ”

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.

Then, Wang Jingxue suddenly sighed, "So, it's the kid at the door, right?"

Wang Jinglu was full of apprehension in her heart, hesitated for a long time, and said, "Sister, they won't agree, but I know that you will definitely support me, right?"

Wang Jingxue's voice suddenly felt a little tired, but as firm as ever, "Wrong!"

After a moment, he added, "If it's him, I'm against it too!"

Wang Jinglu was stunned when she heard this, "Why?"

She seemed to be suddenly excited, as if at this moment, all kinds of pressures and all kinds of entanglements in the recent period suddenly erupted at this moment, "Why don't you even want to support me? You are my sister! You have loved me and supported me the most since I was a child! Is he really so bad?"

The other side of the phone didn't speak, just quietly listened to Wang Jinglu's louder and louder questioning.

"Do you have to be like your parents? Do you think that their family is poor? He is not motivated? Or is it ...... Or what's he not worthy of me or something?"

After saying this, Wang Jinglu stopped.

Since she was a child, she has rarely yelled at others in such anger and hysteria, but at this moment, she feels that she must ask, and she must ask why!

Otherwise, she won't accept it!

On both ends of the phone, the two could hear their breathing.

Wang Jingxue suddenly said: "I never think that a seventeen or eighteen-year-old child needs to bear any responsibility for the poverty of the family, and I don't think Li Qian is an unmotivated person, although he is a little crazy to play, but he is very smart, he has been very smart since he was a child, as long as a person is smart enough, he will not achieve nothing in the future." But...... He really doesn't deserve you!"

After venting, Wang Jinglu's mood gradually calmed down a little.

Moreover, her sister's answer did not surprise her too much.

"Can you tell me exactly what he is not worthy? I don't expect him to achieve anything great in the future, I'd rather follow him for the rest of my life, can't I?"

The other party was silent for a moment and said, "Forget it, Xiaolu, let's not quarrel, my sister doesn't want to quarrel with you, and I don't want to force you to make any choices." Maybe...... I hope you can be a little more patient, maybe in a few years, after a few years, you don't need anyone to tell you, you will feel that he is no longer worthy of you!"

Wang Jinglu was silent.

It's almost exactly the same as Mom's statement.

However, she was not convinced!

Why?

After a while, the other end of the phone said: "Xiaolu, you are still young, don't think too much about it for the time being, and don't decide your life now, okay? Now, you study hard, and when the final exam is over, my sister will go back to pick you up." Well, I'm still going to practice singing, and if nothing else, I'm going to hang up. Remember, don't overthink it and leave everything to time, okay?"

Wang Jingxue didn't speak until she hung up the phone.

Then, in silence, she put down her phone and walked back to the piano.

Her hand fell on the keys, she took a deep breath, and forcibly restrained the sour grievance in her heart to the point of wanting to cry, and then suddenly stood up, walked over to pick up her phone, and entered the text message.

"He invited me to dinner, but I refused. ”

After typing, she wanted to press send, but after hesitating, she added another sentence at the end, "You don't have too much pressure, I can afford to wait." ”

The SMS message was sent successfully.

She could seem to hear a ding-dong sound less than twenty meters away from the door.

Then, putting down the phone, she slowly collapsed on the couch and crooked.

I suddenly felt so weak.

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Ding-dong.

Li Qian picked up the phone and looked at it for a moment, his fingers dangling above the screen, and finally, he put the phone back on the table.

On the table in front of him was an open Russian textbook.

In the notebook next to it, there is a Russian text that has been copied from most of the page.

In the left ear is a headphone, and inside is the gorgeous high voice of a Soviet woman, pathetic and high-pitched.

His fingers tapped apathically on the tabletop.

The big ceiling fan was whirring and turning, and I don't know who had already heard the sound of Zrazla's stir-frying.

It's hot.

Downstairs there are children running, laughing, falling, and getting up.

Li Qian tapped his forehead and slowly exhaled.

Then, he picked up his phone, typed a few words, and sent it.

"The future is up to me!" he said.