On the morning after Yang Jin left, I was not idle, I went to Qiao Ye to borrow a sum of money, and then transferred it to the owner of the convenience store. At this point, this convenience store has been officially taken over by Xiao Ai and me. Of course, the money borrowed from Qiao Ye will be repaid to him in three days at most, because the money paid by the insurance company will soon arrive in my account.

From the moment the boss handed me the key, I was not idle. When it comes to doing business, I'm absolutely not ambiguous about it now. I first went to find a friend from a tobacco company and took him to see the store and take pictures. After chatting with me about my thoughts, he assured me that the supply of tobacco would give me the highest level, not because he trusted me or sold favors privately, but because he knew what my current circle was like, so I could digest as much as I wanted. Because the larger wedding companies in Nanjing are inextricably linked with the "Tulip Hotel", those bosses have to give me more or less face, so they will be willing to help me sell cigarettes and alcohol, which are essential things for marriage, to their customers.

Perhaps, until now, I don't have the big enterprise thinking that Yang Jin said, but this is not fatal. At the very least, I know what kind of resources I have around me, and then use those resources to do something that is enough to make me worry about food and clothing. It's better than sitting back and accepting everything Yang Jin gave...... In fact, I have already admitted that the lack of chemical level has indeed brought a lot of obstacles to my life and career, so I want to use this time to take a good self-examination for social recognition.

After negotiating the tobacco certificate, I rushed to the nearest decoration company non-stop, and then chatted with their Xi designer about my ideas on the decoration, and finally determined the decoration budget of 4o yuan, my goal is very simple, that is, to make the highest grade smoke hotel on Tulip Road. I hope that no matter how bad life is in the future, at least there is a cigarette shop that can make money so that the family can keep their lives.

……

When it was almost evening, Jin Qiu found the side of "Huashen International", I made a pot of tea, but she asked for beer. So, we drank beer while blowing the evening breeze and chatted on the rooftop. Before that, I called her and told her about Yang Jin's situation, so before Yang Jin, I hope to have a sincere chat with her first, and then know some of her thoughts.

Jin Qiu took a sip of beer and asked me first, "When is Auntie going back to Nanjing for treatment?" ”

"Three days at most, after a long time, I won't agree!"

Jin Qiu nodded, and then began to play with the beer can in his hand, and only asked me after a while: "Jiang Qiao, have you appeared, your mother may be a mirror in front of me...... We have a lot in common. ”

I don't know whether Jin Qiu suddenly compared himself with Yang Jin, whether it was an optimism or a pessimism, so that he couldn't speak for a while. But Jin Qiu smiled, then drank the beer in his hand before saying to me again: "I understand what you think in your heart...... However, I don't know what I'm thinking now. ”

With that, there was a real look of confusion on her face, and she stared back and forth into our room several times, then opened a can of beer and drank it.

It was getting a little dark, and when the lights came on, the world fell into a somewhat desolate color, perhaps because we were standing too high, while the world on the ground was still in full swing.

I finally opened my mouth and said to Jin Qiu: "You tell me about the confusion in your heart......"

Before I could finish my words, Jin Qiu interrupted and said, "Can you show me the way?" ”

"Me?"

I pointed to myself, and then said, "I probably can't...... Because we are not people of the world, I have no way to measure what you have pursued so far with the values that I feel are right...... However, as you just said, my mom is a mirror to you, so she especially approves of you, you don't think it's something that makes you feel lost, right? ”

Jin Qiu didn't answer me directly, she just said: "However, by my side, it seems that you are the only one who has lived to understand...... Do you know? Everything you did that day in the Dream Tree to be with Xiao Ai really turned me upside down...... makes me believe that there is really love in this world...... But ......"

Jin Qiu wanted to speak and stopped.

"But what?"

Jin Qiu shook his head, unwilling to say any more. I know that until now, she has not been willing to mention to me the relationship she has experienced. And I can't judge how deeply that relationship hurt her, but sometimes I think about it, half of Jin Qiu's life may have been ruined by that relationship.

After a while, Jin Qiu said to me again: "Actually, I really envy you, at least I know that all I have done and the pain I have endured are meaningful, and I can't even make up my mind to give myself a long vacation...... However, my heart also yearns for freedom, and I know that the freedom I want must not be in Nanjing or Shanghai, but further away......"

It took me a while to open my mouth and ask, "Do you think that career is not as attractive to you as it used to be?" ”

"No, thinking and doing are always two different things. All this you have just heard should be taken as my complaint, and you can tell me what you want to say to me. ”

I looked at her and thought about it for a long time before saying, "I just want to know your attitude, and as for the details, you have to talk to my mother in person......"

Jin Qiu smiled and asked back, "Do you want to ask me if you are willing to help your mother complete the reorganization and reform of the group during the period when she is hospitalized?" ”

In front of Jin Qiu, a smart person, I was more open than ever, so I nodded and said, "Yes, are you willing?" ”

"Of course I am willing, and I will also ask your mother for a certain number of shares, I will not do this in vain......" After a pause, she sighed again: "It took so much effort for this woman Li Zishan to control half of Jinding Real Estate...... However, even if I don't have to be Aunt Yang's daughter-in-law, I can still enjoy it, isn't it lucky? …… And Jiang Qiao, do you really trust me so much? …… From the perspective of a power struggle within a group, I have a thousand ways to dilute your mother's equity and replace her during this time...... There are too many such cases, both abroad and domestic.

I smiled and replied, "There are as many choices as there are risks, and I am still willing to choose to believe you." ”

Jin Qiu looked at me, and after a while, she replied: "Okay, the rest will wait for Auntie to talk to me......" After speaking, she said meaningfully: "I hope everything can be developed in a good direction...... Around us, there are too many senseless sacrifices, but sometimes it really makes people feel quite powerless, because chasing fame and fortune is too instinctive, and we can't change others, and sometimes we can't even change ourselves! ”

After chatting about this most important matter, Jin Qiu left. In the past three days, she will stay in Nanjing and wait for Yang Jin, in addition, she will also use these few days to integrate the resources of Nanjing's "Dream Garden" and Shanghai's "Dream Tree".

……

After Jin Qiu left, I received Xiao Ailai's WeChat, and she asked me to solve the dinner by myself, because after today's media conference, there will be a routine dinner, and she will definitely not leave as the protagonist.

Before I cooked, I called Yang Qu, and she answered after a while, and she asked me without knowing it, "Brother, is our mother gone?" ”

"Didn't she tell you when she left this morning?"

"Nope...... She's really, and she won't even talk to me when she leaves. ”

"It's the same whether you say it or not, are you still in Nanjing?"

Yang Qu immediately replied with a smile: "Here...... Brother, I have good news, and after thinking about it, I decided to be the first to tell you. ”

"What's the good news?"

"In the past six months, I may have stayed in Nanjing and not left...... Because I signed a play, the filming location is in Nanjing. ”

Of course, I didn't think this was good news, so I questioned, "Haven't you graduated yet?" Why did you come out to take over the drama now? ”

Yang Qu still replied happily: "This is a big director's play, so our school leaders gave me an order, and they very much hope that I can seize this opportunity, because my first play is a big production, and I am also the second female lead...... Do you want to be happy for me? ”

I felt inexplicable in my heart, and it took a long time to reply: "I'm happy for you...... You're already an adult, and I'm a brother who believes in every decision you make...... However, you also need to think about the possible consequences of each major decision...... Perhaps, you will become famous in this play, but you will no longer be as free as you are now, and people will recognize you everywhere and ask you for an autograph...... Your private life will be all exposed to the flash of the media! ”

Yang Qu barely hesitated, and replied, "Of course I've thought about it...... But I still want to give it a try. I went to drama school for so many years, and I learned so much about acting, just for this day. ”

I answered, "Hmm." ”

Yang Qu said again: "Brother, I see that you still have two empty rooms there, if I don't disturb you and my sister-in-law, do you think I can move to live with you...... I really like your place, it's much more romantic than the scenes in romantic urban dramas. ”

"Come on."

Yang Qu asked suspiciously, "Why don't you talk to me about rent or something?" ”

"Don't pay rent, you just come and live with your luggage."

Yang Qu sighed: "Brother, is this still you?" ”

Because I was constrained by some preoccupations, my tone unconsciously became serious, and I said to her, "These are small things...... I'm going to make dinner right away, so come over for dinner...... I've got something serious to tell you. ”

Yang Qu didn't speak for a long time, because two years of getting along with her had already made her know me very well, so she knew what it would mean for me to talk to her in this tone.