Chapter Forty-Nine: Continuing the Frontier
The beach park with a beautiful environment is where no one eats barbecue during the day, but there are many tourists chasing and playing on the beach. There are families traveling together, there are people who come alone to enjoy the purity, and more often there are couples of men and women who come here to fall in love, and it is indeed a good place to indulge yourself.
Ding Jiayi has been waiting here for a long time, to be precise, she had already called Ji Zhuo here, she had already thought that Ji Zhuo would definitely agree, and if she didn't agree to meet, she would try her best to persuade the other party. She believes that there is absolutely no problem with her and Ji Zhuo's sincere relationship, and it is precisely because of their persistence and hard work that God gave them another chance to be together, this time, Ding Jiayi definitely didn't want to miss it again.
She deliberately wore a somewhat shabby windbreaker today, and there were even a few small holes in it, but she didn't care about it when she had always loved beauty, because this dress was the first dress Ji Zhuo bought for her after work, and it was very memorable. She still remembered that Ji Zhuo didn't have any money at that time, but she was willing to spend half a month's salary to buy clothes for herself, and since then, Ding Jiayi felt that this man was indeed worth relying on, so she loved him with all her heart. Today, Ding Jiayi thinks it's time for them to start over, so she wears back the old clothes that have been pressing at the bottom of the box at home.
Ji Zhuo, who was not in a good mood, soon rushed over, although he finally agreed to meet Ding Jiayi, but the death of his wife and the indifference of his daughter made him feel cold, he didn't have a very good feeling, but he couldn't stand Ding Jiayi's soft grinding and hard bubbles, plus he could indeed come out to relax, so he reluctantly agreed. On his way out, he hit the small orchard impartially. However, the little orchard seemed to be admiring the greenery of the community, and it seemed to be in a daze, anyway, she didn't notice herself, and Ji Zhuo sneaked out not far from her. In addition, he also knew that there were people arranged by the police at the door, so he deliberately slipped through the back door, and only the owner could swipe the card to go out from the inside, and outsiders could not enter, so only ordinary doormen were on duty.
Ding Jiayi saw the arrival of Ji Zhuo, who had been thinking about it for a long time, and couldn't care about so many pairs of eyes on the beach, so she threw herself directly into Ji Zhuo's arms. Ji Zhuo took care of the impact a little, and gently pushed her away, but from Ding Jiayi's body, he did feel the warmth he had not seen for a long time.
Ding Jiayi was not in a hurry, she took Ji Zhuo's hand and walked along the beach for a short while, came to a small hole in front of the sea, pointed to it and asked, "Do you remember it?"
"Of course I remember, we used to dig crabs together here, and there were other sea creatures. Ji Zhuo gave an answer without even thinking about it.
"Then do you remember what you said to me here?" Ding Jiayi continued.
Ji Zhuo fell into memories at this time, he and Ding Jiayi have been together for a long time and know each other very well, but there are not many things to say about love, like, and so on. Because two people pretend to be each other in their hearts, they don't have to express it. But in front of this cave, there is something different. He still remembered that the two of them were still young at that time, and Ji Zhuo was of course not married, so he often came here to play and date. Ding Jiayi was very naughty, and after they got the creatures out of the hole, they got into it themselves, and asked Ji Zhuo to be with her. Ji Zuo was not very embarrassed, but Ding Jiayi did not give up, and it was okay if she couldn't come in in the end, but she had to say something that moved her and let her out, otherwise Ji Zuo would have to come in.
At that time, Ji Zhuo was in his prime, quite bookish, and thought that he really didn't say much touching words, so he said all his thoughts in front of the cave.
Now that decades have passed, the scene at that time is still vivid, and those words have appeared in front of me again like words, looking at Ding Jiayi's expectant eyes, Ji Zhuo let go of his youth and said, "I remember, at that time, I said that I would give you the happiest life, I would work hard to make money to support my family, I would take you out to play, I would cook you what you like to eat, and I would take our children to travel around the world, and when I was old, I would accompany you for the rest of your life." ”
"Haha!" Ding Jiayi laughed happily, these words were not said at the beginning, the meaning is almost the same, but the literary style is different, but time has passed, the young man at that time now has gray hair, no matter what she says, as long as her original intention has not changed, she is the happiest one.
Ji Zhuo couldn't help but laugh after speaking, the pain and troubles at home were gone, and being with Ding Jiayi did make him feel very happy and relaxed, this was the life he wanted, but if he returned to reality, he still took on a lot of pressure and responsibility, and he still didn't dare to make his relationship with Ding Jiayi public.
Ding Jiayi knew his thoughts well, she didn't care, but took Ji Zhuo out of the beach park, took a taxi, and went to a remote playground. This playground was there thirty years ago, and it was crowded with people, but now it is long gone, and the installation is full of ashes, and there is no one here.
However, this playground carries the childhood memories of Ding Jiayi and Ji Zhuo, at that time, they often came here to play, sometimes after school to watch others play, they could only talk, or even the children inside shouted together. Sometimes on holidays, I will also get some pocket money to play, Ji Zhuo always let Ding Jiayi have a good time, and he usually watched from the side, talking to her, and the two of them spent a very happy time in this playground.
"I found it, there's a bumper car there!" Ding Jiayi excitedly pulled Ji Zhuo and ran over, in a small courtyard sprinkled with leaves, a bumper car covered in ashes and rust stopped around the corner, the pattern on it was no longer visible, and it could only be vaguely distinguished that it was red.
That's right, it's the red bumper cars!
Ji Zhuo suddenly remembered that Ding Jiayi liked red very much, wearing a red skirt, red shoes, and a red hat. So when she comes out to play, she always likes to choose red things, such as red Trojan horses, red sugar gourds, and red bumper cars here.
In Ji Zhuo's eyes, the rusty bumper car was moving vividly again, Ding Jiayi sat in it, kept swinging the steering wheel, but still couldn't get rid of the collision with other children's cars. But he was running alongside him, and when he saw a car coming, he couldn't wait to block it for Ding Jiayi in person. When the bumper cars collided, Ding Jiayi, who was shouting, was so frightened that she cried loudly, but Ji Zhuo hurriedly comforted her, but Ding Jiayi showed a smile again, saying that she was amusing herself.
Thinking of this, Ji Zhuo's mouth couldn't help but smile, this was the first time he smiled from the bottom of his heart after Hou Hong's death.
Next to the small yard of bumper cars, a swing hangs between two stout old trees. Now there is only one rope on the swing, and there is no place to sit on it, Ji Zhuo knows that this is to protect the tree, but at that time, the big tree was not so tall, and the children playing on it were also very light. Ding Jiayi didn't dare to play, for fear of dizziness, so Ji Zhuo personally sat on it and shook back and forth to demonstrate, and told Ding Jiayi that there was no danger, should he give it a try. But Ding Jiayi just refused, but suddenly ran to the back of the swing, and pressed Ji Zhuo's back hard, and the swing suddenly swinged a lot more. Ji Zhuo was startled and clung to the protective ropes on both sides. He didn't fly out himself, but the strong reaction force of the swing caused Ding Jiayi, who had not left the place, to fly out directly when he swung back. This time, Ding Jiayi really fell hard, and immediately cried, it was no longer pretending, it really hurt enough, Ji Zhuo was so frightened that he kept comforting, he was afraid that Ding Jiayi would break or get angry with himself. Later, because of this incident, Ding Jiayi no longer refused to sit on the swing, and did not let Ji Zhuo play, so they stayed away from the toy of swing.
Ji Zhuo looked at the god of Leng, and all the memories of the past have come back. Over the years, he has been busy with work and family, and he thought that he had forgotten it a long time ago, but he didn't expect to return to the original point, he can still turn out the scene that has been locked in his mind for decades, at this moment he sighed with emotion, and he was very glad that he and Ding Jiayi were together when they were ignorant, and they can still love each other now, and they have not changed.
Ding Jiayi found that bringing Ji Zhuo these things would indeed make him recall the good old days, so she planned to strike while the iron was hot, she asked, "Are you hungry?" Why don't we go to the ramen restaurant on Fuzi Street to eat something?"
Ji Zhuo heard a familiar name again, readily agreed, and the two went immediately.
Nadeshiko Street is a local side road, although it is called a street, it is actually very narrow, and it is not open to traffic, so it can only be walked, so it is similar to an alley. Fudeshi Street is famous in HK City because it is a snack street, and there are all kinds of snacks in it, whether it is northern noodles or southern meals, whether it is Lanzhou ramen in China, Shaxian snacks or KFC and McDonald's abroad, there is everything here, and there is nothing you can't eat. But there is one thing, there is really only food and drink here, there are no other shops, and there are no hotels and Internet cafes or other buildings, so you can only come here to eat.
When they were young, Nadeshiko Street was the most frequent place to visit, because there was a lot of delicious food here, and children always loved to eat. Even if they grew up later, they didn't have much money before they worked, and only the consumption level of this street was acceptable, so it became an ideal place for the two to fill their stomachs after dating.
At that time, Ji Zhuo liked to eat noodles very much, and Ding Jiayi often accompanied him to Lanzhou noodle restaurants to eat, but Ding Jiayi didn't like to eat them, so she would buy something else at the small stall outside first, and then bring them into the ramen restaurant to eat together. Later, Ji Zhuo felt that this was inappropriate, and he wronged Ding Jiayi, so he rarely asked to eat noodles, but according to Ding Jiayi's hobby, he went to eat pizza, hamburgers, and later steaks, mainly Western food, but like duck blood vermicelli, fried stinky tofu and the like, they also love to eat, so all year round, they have tasted almost every store on that street, and they can also distinguish which one is good and which is not, as if they have become a food experiencer.
After Ji Zhuo got married and became a leader, those days were gone, and he didn't dare to eat alone with Ding Jiayi in a place with so many people, for fear of being seen by anyone who knew him, and it would be troublesome. In addition, for his identity, eating a small stall seems a little undignified, and his entertainment is also more, so he can't see the snacks here.
However, Ding Jiayi has always been thinking about here, and even if he is alone in his spare time, he will come to Nadeshiko Street to eat. She even took the initiative to choose that ramen restaurant, just to find the feeling of being with Ji Zhuo back then, and Ji Zhuo didn't know about this layer.
On this day, they came here again, and Ding Jiayi didn't say a word, so she took Ji Zhuo into the ramen restaurant. Ji Zuo found that after so many years, the ramen restaurant has not changed, probably just redone, but both the location and the layout are exactly the same as back then. What surprised him even more was that the owner of the store had not changed, the middle-aged man at the beginning, his face was already full of wrinkles, but he was still tirelessly shouting at customers. The boss naturally doesn't know Ji Zhuo, who hasn't been here for many years, but Ji Zhuo remembers him.
When the noodles were served, Ji Zhuo immediately started, and when he saw the white noodles, he was really hungry. He used chopsticks to put the noodles in his mouth, and his heart was immediately touched, the taste and craftsmanship were really exactly the same as before. In his eyes, it seems that this noodle, this shop, this boss, and Ding Jiayi are all the same as back then, he has never felt that this ramen is so delicious, and he even drank the soup after gobbling it up. Subsequently, he also deliberately ordered another bowl, although his stomach was almost full, but this feeling of happiness was still far from enough, and he wanted to continue.
Ji Zhuo's heart was slowly melted, he was very grateful to Ding Jiayi for everything he had done to him, revisiting the old place, and regaining the memories of his youth, which made him feel alive again, and his will was completely shaken. He was very sad about Hou Hong's death, but he gradually felt that this might be a second chance for God to choose, and this time he must not miss it again. He decided that when his wife's case was understood and his daughter's emotions calmed down, he would have a good talk with Ji Jing.
Ji Ju knew that Ji Jing would definitely mind the matter between herself and Ding Jiayi very much, but now that her daughter has grown up and has a job, she can fly solo without worry, and she doesn't need to worry too much. After so many years of enduring humiliation, for the sake of his family, for his parents, and for his daughter, he has endured too much and for too long, and now at this age, if he cares too much, his life will be over, so Ji Zuo feels that it is time to pursue his happiness well.