Because I had a clear business idea, I was busy in the coffee shop until 12 o'clock at night this night, and I began to make up for the coffee culture, and I was going to hold a communication event about coffee culture lovers in the coffee shop in the near future.

When the shop closed, I stood in the quiet alley and stretched firmly, and then breathed in the fresh night air. When I raised my head, the whole world seemed to shrink in my sight, I believe that whether it is in Nanjing or Taipei, the moon in the sky is like this, then this world is actually no distance, as long as the two hearts lean together, look up at the sky, they will also meet indirectly, and the stars and the moon are the best sustenance.

The next day, it was another sunny day with a temperature close to 20 degrees, and as soon as I got up, I received a call from Luo Sumei, who said that the washing machine at home was broken and asked me to send it to a household appliance repair shop to fix it.

Actually, when I was working at the wedding company, I used to do similar physical work for the old Jin family, but since I left, they rarely asked me to do these chores, so this surprised me a little.

In the morning, there was basically no business in the coffee shop, so after I had breakfast, I drove to Lao Jin's house. Russell Mei kindly fried me two eggs, even though I had already eaten them.

Seeing the truth in the little things, the Lao Jin family treats me as a family member, and I am young and strong, of course, I don't mind doing some physical work for their family.

I held the bowl and stood on the balcony, eating while asking Lao Jin, who was playing with the birds, "What about Jin Qiu, you went to work so early?" ”

"She's just busy, every day we haven't gotten up yet, and everyone goes to the company."

I sighed from the bottom of my heart: "Yo, there are not many girls who put their minds to work like her!" ”

Lao Jin replied worriedly: "No, how many times have I persuaded her with your aunt, but she just won't listen." According to me, it is enough for the wedding company to have the current scale, and the bigger the stall, the more tired people are! ”

"You want to expect so much from her, why did you go to the trouble of sending her abroad to study in the first place?"

Old Kim looked at me a little speechlessly......

I smiled, ate half of the egg in the bowl, put the bowl down, went to the bathroom, carried the drum washing machine, and walked outside.

Not to mention, there is really no one in the Lao Jin family who can do this!

……

After spending the morning, I drove the repaired washing machine back to Lao Jin's house, and Luo Sumei bought a lot of dishes that I liked to eat, and left me at her house for lunch, of course I couldn't ask for it.

In the gap between lunch, I replaced the light bulb in Jinqiu's room that had been broken for a while, and repaired some slight leaking pipes next to the sink, then lit a cigarette and sat on the sofa in the living room to rest.

Lao Jin sat across from me and lit a cigarette for himself, he sighed: "It's been a few months since I retired from work, and I'm still not used to being idle at home, and your aunt is too, I always feel that this life is not good!" ”

I didn't think too much about the meaning of Lao Jin's words, so I replied: "You and the proprietress have also suffered for half a lifetime, and now you are finally free, so you can walk around the country, people's horizons are broadened, and their hearts are bigger!" ”

Lao Jin looked at me and said in a not very happy tone: "Don't shout from the boss lady and the boss, make me Lao Jin look like a capitalist, and when he retires, he still assigns you Jiang Qiao to come to the house to do this and that!" ”

This sudden change of attitude made me a little confused, and it took me a while to reply: "Haven't I been used to shouting?" ”

"Your father and I are friends of life and death, and your aunt is not an outsider, we are all retired, so don't make such a difference in the future."

This is not a thing that needs to be raised, so I replied to Lao Jin: "Uncle, I know." Then he shouted to Luo Sumei, who was still busy in the kitchen, "Auntie, I'm hungry, you cook it quickly!" ”

"Come on, wait another quarter of an hour, you can chat with your uncle for a while."

I answered, and then smiled at Lao Jin very unrestrainedly, and in this room, I really have never treated myself as an outsider, although Lao Jin and Luo Sumei are both people with a certain social status, but when facing them, I have never felt uncomfortable.

I thought of Chen Yi's parents because of this, every time I ate with them, I would be silent because I didn't have a common language with them, and even if I drank a little more, I would be reprimanded, and over time I would not go to their house for dinner. In my eyes, they have always been two elders full of majesty, and this affection sometimes extends to Chen Yi, making me feel inferior and making me dare not think about her.

I lowered my head, took another deep puff of cigarette, and then smiled bitterly, Chen Yi and I have come to this point, it is definitely not accidental, we are separated by a viaduct distance, and the stairs leading to the elevated have long been corroded by the rich and poor in the world, we can only be one on the ground full of potholes, the other on the bridge deck surrounded by lights, gazing affectionately.

And I, who will never be able to go up, how can I be willing to let Chen Yi jump from such a high place?

Perhaps, people who only see the surface will question my love for Chen Yi, but I will never forget Jì Chen Yi and have been in love with her for so many years.

Thinking of this, my heart is like a knife, right now!

……

Lao Jin snuffed out the cigarette in his hand, poured me a cup of tea, and said to me in a serious tone: "Jiangqiao, uncle still wants to talk to you about that cliché...... I think so, in the future, when you and Jin Qiu get married, you will take the old lady (grandma) over to live together, anyway, your aunt and I have time to take care of it, and when the time comes, let's change to a bigger house, as far as you Jiangqiao are concerned, is there a better way to live than this? ”

Lao Jin's words made my heart move inexplicably, I owe my grandmother too much over the years, Jiang Jiyou can be unfilial, but I Jiang Qiao can't be unfilial! However, behind this impeccable choice, there is a sadness that cannot be described in words, making me feel that I am just a piece of clothing in life, just cut by someone else's hand, and I have no autonomy and no freedom.

In my silence, Lao Jin said earnestly: "Jiangqiao, you have to learn to choose life, don't always let life choose you, marry our family Jin Qiu, I really don't wronged you!" ”

I looked up at Lao Jin, his current appearance is a little different from the past, he is a rough person, he can say such a delicate truth! Over the years, I really underestimated his understanding of life, or maybe our two have never really talked to each other.

I finally replied: "Being able to marry Jin Qiu is a blessing that I have saved for several lifetimes, but her personality is too strong, and we are really not people who can live together!" ”

Lao Jin suddenly regained his previous rudeness, and scolded: "You rabbit cub, you are about to run to 30 people, you have to put the words in the back, and if you don't put them in the front, do you still need to be taught?" …… My Lao Jin whispered that I want to marry such a precious girl to you, and you are still twisting and squirming with me here, which is simply a virtue with your old son! ”

I didn't have any temper and responded: "Good scolding...... stopped, and added: "I mean you scolded Jiang Jiyou well, he deserves to be scolded!" ”

Lao Jin was so angry with me that his face turned red, and he asked again after a while: "You don't talk nonsense with Lao Tzu, you think about it......"

"Uncle, marriage is a matter of two people, even if I want to join your family, I have to be willing to marry in Jinqiu, you always stare at me doing work alone, isn't this a lack of heart, or is it because I am a soft persimmon that is easy to pinch?"

"Who sued you and I for not doing the work of Jin Qiu? …… Is it possible to let my daughter chase you? ”

I sighed: "Alas! …… You really don't understand our world! ”

Lao Jin looked at me with a cloudy expression for a while, and suddenly he was not in a hurry, and said to me in a very calm tone: "Jiangqiao, feelings are all out of place, even if you don't think about yourself, think more for the old lady...... For so many years, she has lived alone in a nursing home without relying on her family or relatives, do you really know what it feels like to be in her heart? Even if your aunt and I have the heart to support her, there has to be a justifiable reason, right? ”

My heart was moving again, and I was a little eager for this arranged marriage. Over the years, I was really scared to meet my grandmother because I knew what it was like for her to live in a nursing home.

Lao Jin struck while the iron was hot and said to me: "Do things at the right time, place and people, if it was in the past, I wouldn't dare to say big words about taking the old lady over, but now that Jin Qiu has taken over the company and developed so well, your aunt and I have the energy and time to take care of the old lady...... In addition, you and Jin Qiu are married, and she also has a foil by her side, and we are really reluctant for her to carry such a big company by herself...... You say, wouldn't everyone be happy if this happened!? …… You yourself touched your conscience and said, if it weren't for the fact that our two families were world friends, who in an ordinary family would be able to accept an old lady with inconvenient legs? ”

After being silent for five minutes, I finally said to Lao Jin, "Uncle, let me think about it." ”

"Well, if you think about it, tell Uncle Sù and your aunt, let's set a suitable date to handle this family business!"

"Married, married, married", the word comes to my mind over and over again...... Once, I once thought it was far away from me, but now it is so close, if I want, as long as Jin Qiu nods again, we will soon become a married couple in this world!

……

At this time, the door of the house was opened, and Jin Qiu, dressed in professional clothes, appeared in front of me and Lao Jin, and I looked at her carefully, this woman who may become my wife in Jiangqiao in the future.

She is so good-looking, although this kind of good-looking can't hide the edge of her character, but this kind of edge is also a kind of personality charm from the other side.

My heart is a little shaken, I don't want my grandmother to be in a nursing home, I want a home.

Just like Xiao Ai who is far away in Taipei at the moment, she has her own home and may soon marry a high-quality man who loves her, and I am faster than her, because under the impetus of external forces, the outline of an ideal family has been presented in my mind.

……

After eating, although Jin Qiu said that she was very busy, Lao Jin still asked us to go downstairs for a walk, Jin Qiu and I couldn't resist him, so we walked on the tree-covered path on both sides of the community relatively but silently.

Walking to a pavilion for residents to rest, Jin Qiu finally stopped and asked me, "Jiang Qiao, my dad mentioned to you about our marriage again, right?" ”

"Hmm."

Jin Qiu looked at me keenly, and after a long while, he said, "How do you feel, you don't refuse very much this time?" ”

I looked at Jin Qiu, but in the end I shifted my gaze first, and then replied, "Because he said the reason that I agree with." ”

Jin Qiu's expression was a little helpless, she lit a lady's cigarette, and fell into silence......

When she was about to finish her cigarette, she said to me, "Jiang Qiao, if you also think we can get married...... I'll marry you, but you'll regret it later...... I can guarantee with my one qiē! ”

I looked at her in amazement......

Jin Qiu smiled again, and then said to me very sincerely: "Jiang Qiao, you must not agree to their marriage, okay?" ”

"If you don't want to, I won't force it...... However, you have to be open and honest with your dad about what he really thinks, otherwise it won't be a good thing for him to keep staring at us like this! ”

"It's useless!"

I looked at Jin Qiu, and there seemed to be a lot of things in her eyes that I didn't know......

"Jiang Qiao, do you have a girlfriend you are dating now?"

I shook my head, because there really wasn't.

"Let's pretend to be in a relationship, then...... I can't stand it anymore because of my dad, which has affected my current work status! We can deal with it first, but I promise not to interfere in your private life, which woman do you like, you can rest assured and bold to pursue it...... All right? ”

After a moment of hesitation, I finally nodded, Jin Qiu and I have our own helplessness and yearning, compared to those who rent boyfriends and girlfriends to go home to deal with their parents during the New Year's holidays, we do this, it is really nothing.

But just like Jin Qiu said, if I am willing to marry her, she will definitely marry. At the moment, I think the same thing in my heart, if she is willing to marry, I will marry too.

But we have never been able to take this step, and I can't tell if we really get married, whether we are the winners of life or the losers!

……

This afternoon, I was alone in the coffee shop, thinking about Chen Yi and Xiao Ai over and over again, but I didn't know why I thought of them at this time.

Dusk, as scheduled, the two loyal customers who built me yesterday brought a few more people to the coffee shop to consume. A moment later, Yu Xin also came to the coffee shop with her violin.

I was in a trance at the melodious sound of the piano, was it just a dream or something that really happened? I saw a marriage that seemed to be impeccable.

I smiled bitterly again, if Chen Yi knew that I was about to marry Jin Qiu, how would she feel? Will it bless me?

And Xiao Ai!