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After nine o'clock in the morning, I drove Xiao Ai's Mercedes Benz to Tulip Road all the way to Dongguan Street in Yangzhou, and in all the years since I started working, I have never started a trip with such a clear destination as at this moment.

When the car drove out of Nanjing's boundary, my depressed mood seemed to be released in an instant, I drove the car very fast, and that represents the toll station in Nanjing was soon left far behind me, in front of me is an open three-lane highway, the sun is clearly visible in front of me, you can see a few kilometers away at a glance, I have a deeper understanding of how depressed my life in Nanjing is, How rare is this kind of release, it seems that it is my unwillingness to change over the years that has made my life pattern so narrow.

Yangzhou is very close to Nanjing, accompanied by highway radio all the way, it only took me an hour and a half to reach Yangzhou, I parked my car in a hotel near Dongguan Street, and then walked to the most famous Dongguan Street in Yangzhou.

I didn't immediately enter the street, but stopped on the bank of a river around the city across the street and leaned on the guardrail to look out

At this moment, it is noon, because the sun is so good, the temperature in late autumn has climbed to 20 degrees, so the people around me have taken off their heavy clothes and become light, and the river under me also gently holds up the quaint boat in a posture that is sometimes far away and sometimes similar, which makes me have an illusion of seeing the wrong scenery in this intoxicating warm wind, why can the city in late autumn be so beautiful

I think this is the charm of the ancient city of Yangzhou, although it is not in the most beautiful March of fireworks, but it still does not give people the feeling of being famous, or I picked the right time, if it is a few days before the rain, I guess it will not give people such a comfortable feeling.

After staring at the river for a while, I turned around and leaned against the guardrail, and what I saw was Dongguan Street opposite, and along with Dongguan Street appeared the legendary Yangzhou women

I don't dare to say how beautiful they are, but the generally slender figure and delicate skin always make people look comfortable, and in just a moment, I have passed by several pairs of beautiful girls who will not forget their appearance for a while. I think: such a beautiful scenery is also a kind of enjoyment that will be very regrettable on the travel road

In the warm breeze, I finally forgot about my previous bad mood as I lit a cigarette; But I still can't forget it, until this time, Chen Yi still didn't give me a phone call, or even a text message.

I came to realize that we might really be caught up in the cold war that couples can have

Just as I was about to go to Dongguan Street, my mobile phone suddenly rang in my pocket, my heartbeat immediately began to increase, and I hurriedly took it out of my pocket, but I was disappointed, it was not Chen Yi who called me, but Jin Qiu, who has been causing me trouble recently.

I took a deep puff of cigarette and waited until I had controlled the frustration in my heart before answering the call, and I tried to ask her on the other end of the line in a calm tone, "Is there something wrong?"

Jin Qiu still didn't talk nonsense, she didn't say hello, she said straight to the point: "The wedding of Mr. Xiao and Li Zishan will be held in a few days, can you confirm with me about Xiao Ai's side?"

"She said she was going to Dali, and she should have arrived at the airport by this time."

Jin Qiu had already detected the details of my words, and after a moment of silence, she asked me, "She went alone, right?"

"Well, I'm in Yangzhou now."

"Jiangqiao, I'm not too relieved, I'm afraid that something will go wrong at the wedding. This girl is very shrewd, I am skeptical that she really went to Kunming. ”

Jin Qiu's suspicious nature made me feel very disgusted, so I replied impatiently: "I saw her take out the ticket to Dali with my own eyes, is this still fake, I don't think she will cause any trouble at Mr. Xiao's wedding." ”

"Jiang Qiao, you are a planner, you should know that when we execute activities, we must make a risk plan. Now Xiao Ai is the biggest risk of this wedding, I'm not wrong to be cautious, I know that I shouldn't ask you too much, but I also hope you can understand my difficulties I think going to Kunming is probably this girl's delaying tactic, the purpose is to let us down our guard, and then she has the opportunity to mess up the wedding"

"You are doing a wedding, you are not facing an underground organization, do you need to think about things so complicated" After a pause, I said coldly: "Jin Qiu, I'm in a bad mood right now, I can't help you with this matter, if you have anything to worry about, you can find someone to fly to Dali on the same flight as her." ”

"What time is her flight, I'll find someone to do it."

I was stunned for a moment, and was shocked again by Jin Qiu's ruthlessness that was not afraid of trouble, and only replied after a while: "What I said to you is an angry word, people originally went to Dali to relax, is it appropriate for you to stare at others like a spy?"

"I don't want to do that either, you're out of the company now, so I have to be responsible for this wedding, and I don't allow the slightest accident"

Thinking that I had always been in charge of this wedding, if it weren't for Jin Qiu to let me complete the handover of work so quickly, I would still be the main person in charge of this wedding, so I can't completely say that leaving the company has nothing to do with me, plus Lao Jin's cultivation for so many years, it is reasonable that I should also help Jin Qiu share some of this matter, I finally endured some emotions in my heart, and replied: "I will find out as soon as possible whether she has gone to Dali, and then contact you as soon as possible." ”

"Go today, and you can come back tomorrow."

"If she comes back before the wedding, I'll go back to Nanjing immediately and find a way to help you get this thing done."

After another moment of silence, Jin Qiu replied, "Okay, I hope things don't go to the situation I least want to see." ”

The emotional conversation between me and Jin Qiu ended here, and I stood there for a while before sending Xiao Ai a WeChat message: "Call me when I get to Dali." ”

Putting the phone back in my pocket, I followed the crowd into the very historical Dongguan Street, and then followed behind a tour group, listening to the tour guide talk about the history of this century-old street, and I finally saw the legendary Xie Fu Chunxiang Powder Shop built in 1830 and the Siliu Spring Tea House built in 1940, and the existence of these old shops has further polished this old street.

It is no wonder that people always think of the word slow when they talk about Yangzhou, because the old-fashioned buildings that can be seen everywhere in the city will really make you have the illusion of going back in time, and you can't wait to write a letter to yourself on those old Eight Immortals tables, telling yourself: once like a stray cat here forgot the trouble of having no food to eat, and remembered the bricks and tiles here and the carved curtains

I walked the street with the tour group, then bought a glass of sugarcane juice and sat on a stone bench at the end of the street and drank it, I tried to look at the beautiful girls in front of me, and then forced myself to forget the sadness of Chen Yi's delay in contacting.

However, there will always be a gap, I will imagine: how beautiful it would be if Chen Yi was with us at this moment, when we walked hand in hand in this old street, I am afraid that we can really filter out some impurities in love, so that our relationship becomes pure and far away from the interference of the world

But it was only wishful thinking on my part, and reason told me that it was likely that I would be alone for two days and three days alone, and that she would not have come to me, for her busy work would not have allowed it, not to mention the cold war between us.

I don't know how long I sat empty, but dusk finally came in a gentle manner, so the whole Dongguan Street became more lively, and there were couples hugging each other talking and laughing everywhere, which made me, a slightly lonely person, seem unworthy of staying here, and I really drowned in the sweet storm generated by these couples and felt suffocated.

It turns out that Dongguan Street at dusk can really "kill" bachelors

My mobile phone rang in my pocket again, and I didn't believe in my consciousness that it was Chen Yi calling for me, so I took it out of my pocket as a routine, and in fact it was not Chen Yi, it was Xiao Ai who had gone to Dali.

She asked me, "I've arrived in Dali, why did you ask me to call you?"

I replied: "We each came out to find comfort, as comrades-in-arms, of course I care about your safety and itinerary."

She smiled, "Oh, yes?"

"Well, remember to share some photos of your travels with me, especially Erhai Lake."

"Okay, I'm sure I'll take a lot of photos when I come out to play, right, did Chen Yi call you?"

My mood instantly fell, but I didn't want to let myself behave too badly, so I replied stubbornly: "Not yet, she is busy with work during the day, and she will definitely call me at night." ”

"Good luck then."

"Well, I hope you have a nice trip, too."

"Thanks, if nothing else, I'll hang up the phone, I need to find a inn I like before dark."

"Wait, don't hang up yet, I'll ask you something."

"Hmm"

I hesitated for a moment before asking, "How long are you going to play in Dali?"

Xiao Ai didn't seem to be too careful, she replied: "The scenery here is so good, you have to play for at least a week." ”

I counted the days, she continued to play like this, the wedding of Mr. Xiao and Li Zishan had already been held, and then she was a little relieved, and she turned to me and asked, "Did you go to my friend's coffee shop?"

"Not yet, I'm sitting at the end of the street."

"You sit there and don't move, I'll call a friend to pick you up, and you can find a book to hold in your hand so he can recognize you."

I answered, Xiao Ai immediately hung up the phone, and I couldn't help but look up at the already dim sky, presumably Chen Yi would not call me, let alone dare to expect her to come to me, we did fall into a panicked cold war because of Qiu Zi'an's casual move