Chapter 7 Charcoal in the Snow

Every Friday, there are two results, either Saturday overtime, or Saturday holiday, and the only criterion for judging this is whether the employee can receive Saturday overtime notice in the mailbox before leaving work. So the closer Friday gets to the end of work, the more nervous everyone becomes.

"Where are you going to play tomorrow, what are you going to eat......" Before it was time to get off work, Fan Xiaoxiao began to search for all the fun and delicious places in Beijing. Although Fan Xiaoxiao lives frugally in Beijing, she is also a playful little girl, so only on precious weekends will Fan Xiaoxiao take out some of the money to find a fun and delicious place with Ye Qiuzi to relax herself. As soon as the o'clock for work arrived, and the overtime notice had not yet been received, not only Fan Xiaoxiao, but also the employees of the entire department were shouting "Liberated!" like prisoners who had just been released from prison, while packing up their things and preparing to go home.

"Xiaoxiao, I'll go first, my boyfriend is waiting for me outside. Lin Nan said to Fan Xiaoxiao when he walked past Xiaoxiao.

"Have fun with your boyfriend! Xiaoxiao smiled and waved her hand at Lin Nan, but in her heart, "Haven't you heard of showing affection, do you share it quickly?" Xiaoxiao's mobile phone rang, and she took it out to see that it was Qiuzi calling.

"Hey, Akiko, I'm off work......"

"Xiaoxiao, come back and take a look, we can't go back......" Before Xiaoxiao finished speaking, Ye Qiuzi on the other end of the phone said with a crying voice.

"Don't cry yet, what's the matter, why can't we go back?" Fan Xiaoxiao also became uneasy, she had never seen Qiuzi's "" cry, if Qiuzi cried one day, it proved that this matter was really big.

"I don't know which one changed the lock for our house, and the lock is huge, it is estimated that the pliers can't be cut, and he won't answer the call to ......the landlord," Ye Qiuzi continued to say with a crying voice.

"Okay, you calm down first, I'll take a taxi back, wait for me there, don't go anywhere." After Fan Xiaoxiao packed her bag, she ran downstairs like a fly, she felt that with Qiuzi's temper, the small lock had already been smashed by her with a brick, and it was definitely not easy to make Qiuzi cry.

Fan Xiaoxiao, who walked into the elevator, automatically blocked out the chatter of people behind her about how to spend the weekend, and she was now only thinking about where to live tonight. Xiaoxiao put her hand in her pocket and took out the two hundred yuan that she pressed under the letter paper in the morning twilight, and she felt that the two hundred yuan seemed to be the money she was destined to use to take a taxi.

But when Fan Xiaoxiao walked out of the building and was about to stop a taxi on the road, she found herself in a situation like a rich man in the desert, with money but no use.

Almost all taxis were full!

Fan Xiaoxiao's hand kept swinging there, but none of the taxis showed "empty", and every taxi carrying people ran past Fan Xiaoxiao with a roar, as if to laugh at this poor girl in a foreign land with the roar of the engine. Seeing that the sky was getting darker and the pedestrians were becoming more and more scarce, she began to feel colder and hungrier.

And when Xiaoxiao saw a happy couple snuggling together, while she was alone on the street waving her hand to take a taxi, she instantly felt that this was the first time in the two years she came to Beijing that she felt so helpless; She covered her mouth so hard that her tears didn't fall as easily as beads with broken threads, the last trace of stubbornness she could maintain, and she began to move her stiff feet and reluctantly walked towards the bus stop.

"Fan Xiaoxiao!"

Who is calling herself, is it an illusion? Fan Xiaoxiao felt that someone was shouting her name, it was a voice coming from behind her, Fan Xiaoxiao turned her head while wiping her tears. A tall man in a dark brown suit got out of the white Porsche, and he waved his hand at Fan Xiaoxiao with great effort, it turned out to be He Dudong! Fan Xiaoxiao saw He Dudong and ran towards him quickly, Twilight looked at Xiaoxiao rushing towards him violently, and he wanted to knock himself down with a big punch.

"Why are you here so late!"

"Do you know I can't get a taxi!"

"I can't even go home now, you know!"

He Dudong looked at Fan Xiaoxiao who had a handful of snot and tears in front of her, and wanted to reach out to hug her, but she felt that it was inappropriate, so she had to gently stroke Xiaoxiao's head while whispering, "My fault, my fault." When Xiaoxiao's mood slowly stabilized, Twilight lowered her head and said to Fan Xiaoxiao: "If you can't get a taxi, you don't have to do this, don't you usually take the bus." Also, you just said that you can't go home, what's going on? Fan Xiaoxiao also woke up from a big dream, she grabbed He Dudong's arm: "The door of our house can't be opened, my friend is still locked outside, can you help us." ”

He Dudong looked at Fan Xiaoxiao, who looked helpless, and took Xiaoxiao's arm and left: "Get in the car with me." ”

Since it was Friday, the traffic on the road was still relatively heavy, but luckily, after a small traffic jam of about 20 minutes, the rest of the journey was smooth sailing. When she was about to arrive at the community, Fan Xiaoxiao looked at her watch, and more than an hour had passed since Ye Qiuzi called. Fan Xiaoxiao hugged her heart and prepared to be scolded by Ye Qiuzi.

Sure enough, before the car arrived at the gate of the community, Fan Xiaoxiao saw Ye Qiuzi standing on the edge of the street in front of the community and stomping his feet and looking. So before the car stopped at the gate of the community, Fan Xiaoxiao hurriedly opened the door and jumped down, and ran towards Ye Qiuzi with open arms.

The first thing Ye Qiuzi said when he saw Fan Xiaoxiao was: "Do you have no conscience and want to freeze your mother to death, do you know how long I have been waiting for you from standing here." ”

Fan Xiaoxiao was full of smiles, she rushed over and hugged Ye Qiuzi tightly, she wanted to use this method to express her guilt. But after a long time, Fan Xiaoxiao didn't hear Ye Qiuzi's voice, Ye Qiuzi stood there as if petrified, Xiaoxiao nervously let go of Ye Qiuzi, but was surprised to find that Ye Qiuzi's eyes looked behind him at this time, and his eyes were motionless. What was it that made Qiuzi look so fascinated, Fan Xiaoxiao looked back in confusion.

"Did you come back in this man's car?" Ye Qiuzi suddenly asked.

Fan Xiaoxiao watched Twilight slowly walk towards her and replied, "Yes." ”

He Dudong walked in front of Fan Xiaoxiao and Ye Qiuzi, and then stretched out his hand to Ye Qiuzi very gentlemanly: "Hello, I'm Fan Xiaoxiao...... Friend, my name is He ......."

"You're really He Dudong!No, oh my God!" Before He Dudong could finish introducing himself, Ye Qiuzi shouted as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

He Dudong smiled embarrassedly and nodded

"I'll just say, I feel like you when I look at it from afar, but I didn't expect you to be really, I have been very fond of the novels you wrote since college, and I have read all the "If Love" and "Scars" you wrote...... Can you sign me then? Ye Qiuzi seemed to have left behind Fan Xiaoxiao about not being able to enter the house, and now she only cared about taking out paper and pen from her bag and hurriedly asked He Dudong to sign it.

After signing the name, Ye Qiuzi suddenly pointed to the two people and said, "No wonder Xiaoxiao paid so much attention to you some time ago, you two ...... You two won't be ...... OMG!"

"It's not what you think, Akiko, now let's go and see if the lock can be opened. Fan Xiaoxiao couldn't wait to divert the topic.

"I tried, it didn't work, it's a huge lock, so huge that I doubt life, the key is that this lock is very expensive at a glance, you say that is not a brain convulsion to buy such a big and expensive lock. After getting the autograph, Qiuzi's mood really changed greatly, and she handed Xiaoxiao a photo of the lock she took with her mobile phone: "This is the lock." ”

Fan Xiaoxiao looked at the photo of the giant lock carefully, yes, the lock is a high-end combination lock, a total of ten rows of numbers, if you don't know the password, it is not a matter of one or two hours to open this lock, and the whole lock handle is very thick, and the general iron tongs may not be able to cut it. Fan Xiaoxiao used her mobile phone to call the landlord, but the other party had turned off the phone.

"The key is who made it bad, and we didn't offend anyone, Ye Qiuzi! Did you steal the milk powder that a pregnant colleague bought for the child again?" Fan Xiaoxiao glared at Qiuzi and asked.

"Fan Xiaoxiao, your uncle!" Ye Qiuzi's face turned red.

"Why don't I find you a temporary place to stay first?" said He Dudong as he took a step forward with his hands in his pockets.

"No...... It's your home. Fan Xiaoxiao was glad that she reacted quickly, thanks to not saying the word "again", otherwise she would definitely be able to hear something with Ye Qiuzi's IQ.

"No, it's also a rental house, my friend's, he moved to a new house so he wants to rent it out, it's near the third ring road. The important thing is that not only is there heating, a kitchen and a bathroom, but the security is good, and the living conditions are much better than in the basement...... "He Dudong is like a house salesman, listing all the benefits of the residence.

"Sanhuan!?How much is that house a month?" After listening to He Dudong's introduction, the two girls asked almost in unison.

"I think it's better to forget it, the house in the third ring road must not be cheap. Fan Xiaoxiao regretted a little and asked He Dudong for rent.

"Don't worry, I'm brother to the landlord, I'll tell him to give you a discount, and the rent can be paid once a month, and if you agree, I'll call him now, and I'll take you there in the evening." He Dudong smiled smugly like a big boy.

"If that's the case, can we try to stay for a week first?" Ye Qiuzi folded his hands and made a gesture of pleasement to He Dudong. Seeing this, Fan Xiaoxiao hurriedly pulled Ye Qiuzi aside and said, "Qiuzi, how do I feel a little pie in the sky, why do you have to discuss it with me." ”

"What are you talking about, Xiaoxiao, how could someone of He Dudong's status lie to us, mainly because you are here, even if he can lie to me, he won't lie to you." Ye Qiuzi looked at Fan Xiaoxiao, who was worried, and said with a relaxed face, "And the rent is still paid once a month, and it is also near the third ring road, just think about it, this is not a dream." Akiko pinched her arm.

"Yes, of course, if you agree, we can go over tonight. He Dudong walked behind the two girls and said heartily.

"Long live!" Ye Qiuzi hugged Fan Xiaoxiao, Twilight nodded with a smile and then turned around and walked towards the car, while Fan Xiaoxiao and Ye Qiuzi followed behind He Dudong. Ye Qiuzi was walking in front of her, in a good mood, and Fan Xiaoxiao was depressed and unhappy following behind, she felt as if she had forgotten something. That's right! Fan Xiaoxiao suddenly turned her head, she was looking for a food stall, she wanted to say goodbye to the two kind old men, but to her great disappointment, she didn't find the figure of the food stall, she stood in place and searched carefully at the entrance of the community.

The two old people didn't come today, there was nothing at the entrance of the community except a newsstand, Fan Xiaoxiao looked at the street where she sent the two old people away with He Dudong yesterday, how much she wanted to see the old man again, she just wanted to say goodbye to the two old people, and thank them for their care and concern for herself. But now, such a small wish cannot be realized.

"Xiaoxiao, what are you doing, let's go. Qiuzi's voice sounded in front, and Fan Xiaoxiao had no choice but to wipe her tears and turn away. The pace of life is moving forward, do you still have to stand still?