After yesterday's rainy day, the sunny tulip road is more active than ever, with high-rise buildings representing modern civilization and the fragrance of birds and flowers carved by nature.

Xiao Ai took me all the way to the easternmost part of Tulip Road, then stopped in the open space in front of a commercial building and asked me, "Jiangqiao, how do you feel about the environment here?" ”

I looked around, and because it was on the edge of the road, it was relatively quiet, and I was especially comfortable because there was a stylish cake shop opposite the commercial building, and its exterior was very European-style. There are several retro dining tables under the plane trees that begin to grow leaves in front of the store, and next to the tables are the glass windows of the store, and the spider plants hanging on the glass windows, although they block some of the sunlight, still grow in the gloomy decadence.

I said to Xiao Ai: "That cake shop seems to be newly opened, is it a surprise you want to give me?" …… Hehe, making pastries is really my forte! ”

"Think of the beauty, you go buy a box of cakes and see if you want to give money!"

I looked at the cake shop called "Flowers" again, then turned to Xiao Ai and asked, "Then what was your surprise for me?" ”

Xiao Ai fumbled in his handbag for a while, then took out a key and said to me: "Come in with me, the surprise for you is in this house, not the cake shop opposite." ”

I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in Xiao Ai's gourd, but I still firmly follow her footsteps, this steadfastness stems from the trust I have built up with her over time, although this building seems a little deserted, compared to the cake shop opposite, it is simply a heaven and an underground!

Xiao Ai took me to the second floor of the house, the whole floor was about 120 square meters, and there was no partition, so it looked a little empty, only a desk by the window, on top of which stood a guitar, and a piano next to it.

Xiao Ai patted me on the shoulder and said with a very accomplished smile: "How is it, Jiang Qiao, do you see a little eyebrows?" ”

I looked around the empty floor again, reacted immediately, and asked with surprise, "Are you going to do music training with me?" ”

Xiao Ai didn't answer me immediately, she walked to the north wall, and then opened the wooden window. I followed in her footsteps and came to the window. Looking around, it turned out that behind the house was a small garden for citizens to walk, in addition to flowers and plants, there were also some osmanthus trees planted on both sides of the winding path, like a small paradise on this tulip road.

I sighed: "I have lived on Tulip Road for more than 20 years, and I never knew that there was such a treasure land, how did you find it?" ”

"Your eyes are only one acre and three points of land in the courtyard, where will you pay attention to see the outside world."

"Hehe, in my eyes, every flower and tree is a world, and my small courtyard is actually quite rich!"

Xiao Ai was very close to me, I could feel her breathing, she took another half step in front of me on this basis, and said with a smile: "Jiang Qiao, I don't doubt it at all, if anyone gives you a retirement salary of 10,000 a month, you will definitely spend the rest of your life in your yard!" ”

"Nonsense, I'm going to be the big boss."

"Touch your conscience and say it again."

Her breath was so real that I unconsciously took a small step back, and then smiled cheekily: "Actually, it's pretty good to have a retirement salary of 8,000 a month...... At least enough money to buy flowers and plants and renovate the yard! ”

"Yes, yes, and then you don't ask about the world, and you will ascend to immortality in your small courtyard."

I laughed, and Xiao Ai stopped joking with me, she pulled me to the middle of the house, and then said to me, "See, I'm going to make a cross partition in this place, so that when the piano children learn different instruments, they can interfere with each other a little." ”

"Do you really want to do a piano shop with me?!"

"Or else?"

Although Xiao Ai's attitude was already very positive, I still couldn't believe it, so I asked her again: "Didn't you laugh at me for being unprofessional in music training before?" And you're already a cast member of the entertainment group now! ”

"Laughing at you is to show my woman's reserve, I can't say anything, I'll go along with what you do! I'm not the machine you bought...... And you're a person, you can only be more attentive when you suffer a little setback, do you admit this? ”

"Admittedly, I'm a very resilient man."

"It's shameless, what toughness, to put it bluntly, it's the shaft!"

I was overwhelmed by her, so I just looked at her and waited for her to continue...... I really don't understand her motivation for joining the performing arts group, after all, she only has such a salary a month, and even the money for her to take care of her hair once is not enough.

She explained: "As for joining the performing arts group, of course, it is not as simple as earning a little basic salary...... Your music training is different from when I do it! I can earn some living expenses in a small way, but for you, it is a career that requires 100% hard work, so I want to accumulate some qualifications in the performing arts group. In the future, when you go out to do planning and publicity, you can confidently tell the parents of those piano children that our teacher Xiao not only has excellent professional knowledge, but also has a lot of international performance experience, which is like a music training institution with core advantages! ”

I looked at her incredulously, is this still the girl who drove a million-dollar Mercedes Benz last autumn and played the world?

She seemed to see through my thoughts, with an expression of control, and said, "Don't be surprised by my rigorous logical thinking, because I started thinking about this when I was in Taipei." ”

"Started thinking about this in Taipei? ……”

My exaggerated expression made Xiao Ai stunned for a moment, and immediately replied: "Thinking doesn't mean that I am willing to come back, don't imagine wildly." ”

"It's not a very shameful thing for you to admit that you have been holding it, as a man, I can definitely respect the nature of my female compatriots."

Xiao Ai's expression suddenly became extremely stern when she looked at me, and she replied in a deep voice: "Jiang Qiao, I'm not joking with you. I hesitated before you went, or even after, that I would return to Nanjing and stay in Taipei for any possible outcome...... But even after thinking about it so much, I still made the choice to return to Nanjing under impulse......"

I looked at Xiao Ai and was silent for a long time before saying, "If you say so, I will understand." ”

"Jiangqiao, we have no way out...... So you have to live very seriously...... Do you know? I didn't pay back the money you gave me yesterday, I used it all to pay the rent of this house...... As for the cost of renovation, we have to figure out another way. ”

"Hmm." After a pause, I said to her again, "I'll figure it out...... This piano shop, even if I open up a qiē, I have to run it well! ”

……

Downstairs, I stood in the open space, and then looked up at the floor rented by Xiao Ai, and my mood was completely different from just now. I see the responsibility on my body, I don't want to promise Xiao Ai too much, I just want her to follow me with confidence, we don't have to look back at the road we have walked, because under our feet are the roads that are about to be walked...... The road is very rough, but there are flowers and plants with it.

I exhaled softly, and when I was a little more relaxed, I smiled and asked Xiao Ai, "Give us a name for our piano shop." ”

"Since we are the piano shops we do together, let's take one word from each of our names."

"Okay, this is good, it seems that we are all actively involved!"

Xiao Ai thought for a moment and replied, "It's called Xiaoqiao Music Fang." ”

I immediately objected: "Why are your words in front of me?!" ”

"Just because my status in the rivers and lakes is higher than you......"

Looking at Xiao Ai's natural appearance, I chose to compromise: "Yes, you can teach the piano, the status of the rivers and lakes is a little higher than mine, but it is too awkward to call Xiao Qiao, stretch to think about it, it seems to destroy my Jiangqiao, how unlucky!" ”

Xiao Ai looked at me speechless for a while, and only after a long time asked in a compromised tone, "Then what do you want to call?" ”

"Uh...... I think it's called Aiqiao Orchestra, the name is atmospheric and avant-garde, and there is a feeling of being in line with international standards, what do you think? ”

Xiao Ai looked at me: "Aiqiao Music Workshop? ”

"Well, Aiqiao Orchestra."

……

After deciding that I wanted to do the piano shop with Xiao Ai, my mood that had been depressed for several days suddenly smoothed out, and I also thought about how to do a good job in the piano shop along the way, but before that, I had to find a way to get a sum of money for decoration and equipment, which was really a bit nerve-wracking.

After a while, we returned to the alley, originally I was going to cook a Chinese meal for Xiao Ai myself, but she stopped, looked at the time, and said to me, "I have to go...... I'm going to Japan with the troupe this afternoon, this is the opportunity to perform that I finally won with the troupe leader, and I still have a few procedures to go through when I go back later. ”

"To Japan?"

"Well, I went to an Asian folk music festival, and I happened to take a look at Senior Brother Yuan Zhen by the way, we haven't been in touch for a long time."

Hearing Xiao Ai mention Yuan Zhen, I didn't feel uncomfortable in my heart, after all, they have been brothers and sisters for many years, and Xiao Ai went to Japan to perform, so there was no reason not to meet.

Just as I was about to remind her to pay attention to safety, she asked me again, "Jiang Qiao, do you remember what you promised me just this morning?" ”

"Go and see Qiao Ye, I haven't forgotten Jì."

Xiao Ai made a cheering gesture for me before saying, "Hurry up, send me a message if there's anything new." ”

I nodded, and Xiao Ai didn't linger any longer, she stopped a taxi and left Tulip Road, but I still stood there for a moment, digesting the mood that had changed in the morning because of her.

……

I went to the supermarket to buy some health products suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, and I went to Qiao Ye's house. On the way, I finally received a reply from Chen Yi, she said: "I am accompanying Qin Miao for a pregnancy test. ”

This answer made me feel relieved, because I am especially afraid of seeing Qin Miao or Qiao Ye have extreme behaviors on either side, and it is good to be so deadlocked like now, at least it can give people a little respite, otherwise I really don't have the courage to go to see Qiao Ye at this time under the pretext of visiting.

In about twenty minutes, the taxi took me to a very upscale villa area at the foot of the Purple Mountain. After I paid for the car, I took the health care products I had just bought and walked along a tree-lined path towards Qiao Ye's villa, but I was a little stunned.

Qiao Ye's parents are both old rivers and lakes, and it is impossible for me to visit so suddenly, they want to say that they don't know my true intentions. Thinking of Qiao Ye's father's fiery temper again, I really have a feeling of sticking a knife in my friend's ribs, because the danger factor of this mission is really a bit high!

When I came to the door of the villa, I didn't rush to ring the doorbell, but leaned over and looked inside, and suddenly I had a feeling of shit luck, I didn't see Qiao Ye's father's car, if only Qiao Ye's mother was there, things would be much easier.

I straightened my dress, and then pressed the doorbell, or the tall nanny who had been working in Qiao Ye's house for several years opened the door for me, and I asked in a low voice, "Auntie, is my Uncle Qiao at home?" ”

"I just went out with Qiao Ye's mother."

The invisible pressure suddenly dissipated from me, I exhaled, and walked straight to the villa, but I didn't want the nanny and aunt to hold me tightly, and said to me in a nervous tone: "Jiangqiao, you can't go in." ”

"No, Auntie, why can't I go in?"

"Chairman Qiao has told you, especially Jiangqiao is not allowed to enter the house. He said, you and Qiao Ye are wearing the same pants, you must be holding back the bad! ”

I couldn't laugh or cry, then scratched my head in embarrassment, made a pleading look, and replied, "Auntie, you just let me in...... You must also know what kind of virtue Uncle Qiao has beaten Qiao Ye into, Qiao Ye has a bad temper, if no one enlightens him, he will definitely be suffocated by this unstoppable wretch! ”

As I spoke, I wanted to break inside, but I didn't want the nanny and aunt to hold me tightly, and almost begged: "Jiangqiao, don't embarrass your aunt this child...... If you go in like this, I really can't explain it to Chairman Qiao, and I have to deduct my salary! ”

I was really embarrassed to embarrass a nanny, so I retreated to the door of the villa, but I was not willing to leave like this, and the nanny aunt hurriedly closed the door again while I was dazed, and then came out of the house A few people who looked like security guards, one of whom I really knew, was the one who pressed me to the ground last time I went to the construction company to find Qin Miao to make trouble.

Looking at such a large formation in front of me, it is estimated that as I thought in advance, Qiao Ye was confined.

……

I didn't give up, and went around to the back of the villa again, vaguely remembering that Qiao Ye lived in the east room on the first floor, so I picked up a few stones from the ground and smashed them against the glass window through the courtyard wall.

After smashing it a few times, the curtain was finally opened, and Qiao Ye stood behind the window and looked at me......

The courtyard of his house was too big, and I stood outside the courtyard wall, and I didn't dare to speak loudly, so I kept gesturing with my hands, but Qiao Ye couldn't understand it......

I finally got anxious and shouted at him, "How long is your dad going to lock you up?" ”

"Be quiet, don't bring those flies!"

"Is there no royal land in the whole world, and there is a place where I dare not stay? …… Those security guards are here, and the buddies are standing and talking to you......"

Before Qiao Ye could answer, several security guards came around from the front, I shouted "I" in my heart, and then lifted the health products on the ground, pulled out my legs and ran in the other direction...... I finally have a clearer understanding of the iron wall of Qiao Ye's family. Before I came, Xiao Ai's idea was too optimistic!