Back on Tulip Road, Xiao Ai and I were at the mouth of the alley. Even though it was late at night when I returned to my accommodation, I didn't go to sleep immediately, I found a broom and cleaned the courtyard inside and out, hoping that during the last days of my company, it would be dust-free.

After half an hour of work, I grabbed a bottle of chilled mineral water from the refrigerator and sat on a stone bench while resting and drinking it. For me, the most enjoyable thing in life is this short moment before bedtime. At this time, I basically don't have too many worries, and some are just relaxed and can rest immediately.

Under the not-so-bright light, I took out my phone from my pocket, and then sent a message to Qiao Ye: "Is Qin Miao in a better mood?" ”

After a while, Qiao Ye came back with a message: "I only said one sentence this whole day...... It's not a word, it's a word. ”

"What word?"

"The flower pot was accidentally touched by the nurse from the wall, and she was startled and let out a sigh."

If I had put it in the past, I might have thought it funny, but now I just comforted: "This is a good thing, at least it shows that she can still accept external stimuli, maybe she can't get over this hurdle in her heart." ”

After thinking about it, I added another one: "Time will solve a qiē." ”

This time, Qiao Ye replied to me after a long time: "Until now, she didn't know that she couldn't get pregnant in the future, if she knew, she would 100% collapse!" ”

My heart was very heavy, I closed my eyes and sighed, gently put my phone on the stone table, and then got up and stood under the horizontal bar that I used to exercise, and kept doing pull-ups, hoping that when I was exhausted, I would stop thinking about those regretful and sad things.

After about 20 hours, the phone vibrated on the table, and I had to stop, and then connected the phone, which was from Qiao Ye.

He asked me, "Jiang Qiao, do you know any soup that replenishes qi and blood?" ”

"The pork liver soup and the black chicken soup are good."

"Okay, I'll buy the ingredients and go to your place tomorrow morning, and you can teach me how to boil."

"It's no problem teaching you how to make soup, but I have to go out at eight o'clock in the morning to run errands, can you come in time?"

Qiao Ye replied with certainty: "Then I will go over at six o'clock, and I will definitely not delay your affairs." ”

I answered, and the two hung up.

At this time, the world where no one speaks seems to have become quieter, but there is a little sadness in my heart inexplicably, why do people always have to wait until they lose to know how to cherish it?

If Qiao Ye can live a good life with Qin Miao after getting married, their current children may be able to call me uncle, but it is such a mistake that has caused this irreparable regret now. Thinking about it carefully, it is no wonder that Qin Miao collapsed like this.

Besides, if I can choose one ability, then I must predict the future, so that I can tell all the people around me that they don't make wrong choices again, and make the world too safe and stable!

But this looks like an idiot after all, dreaming of an idiot, if people don't make mistakes, the world will probably be even more terrifying.

……

The next day, I got up at five o'clock, washed up, put on sportswear and ran around Tulip Road in the fresh air of the morning, and happened to meet Qiao Ye when I came back, but he was not driving the Porsche 918 that there were few cars in Nanjing, he just drove an ordinary Audi A6 for him, carrying a convenient bag with water traces in his hand. I was surprised because I didn't expect him to come at 6 o'clock in the morning.

He came to me, and I asked him, "Why didn't that 918 drive?" ”

"I've disposed of everything that will block Qin Miao......" he said and mentioned the convenience in his hand in front of me, and asked, "How long will the freshly slaughtered black-bone chicken I bought simmer?" ”

"An hour to an hour and a half, the important thing is to master the heat during the process, so that the nutrients in the chicken can be stewed into the chicken broth."

Qiao Ye took out a notebook from his pocket again, and then said to me: "It's quite troublesome to run here with you once, you tell me all the points of cooking soup, I'll write it down, and I can do it myself in the future." ”

I nodded and took it from Qiao Ye's hand, and then as I walked, I wrote down my experience and points of cooking chicken soup in the notebook, but I was thinking too simply, for Qiao Ye, a person who has no life skills at all, he can't even use a pressure cooker. So, I drew the method of using a pressure cooker and illustrated it together, and told him that if you want the chicken soup to taste better, it is better to use a casserole.

He listened attentively, and then wrote down the one that could be stewed in a casserole to make it taste better.

……

It took more than an hour, Qiao Ye and I finally stewed the chicken soup, I asked him for some and put them in a thermos flask, ready to give to Xiao Ai to drink, she has been working back and forth between the group and the piano store recently, and her complexion is not very good.

At eight o'clock, I came to the neighborhood where Xiao Ai lived with chicken soup. At this time, she had already gotten up and was doing leg press training in the fitness plaza.

I walked up to her and handed her the thermos flask, and as she removed her sweat-wicking headscarf, she asked me, "What?" ”

"The black-bone chicken soup that I just boiled with Qiao Ye is very nourishing for qi and blood, you can drink it while it's hot."

"That's good!" Xiao Ai placed the sweat-wicking bandana on the ground and took the insulated box from my hand. We sat together on the lawn across the gym plaza, the kids running back and forth seemed to bring a lot of energy to this morning, and the sun fell on us like particles, we hadn't experienced such a morning for a long time.

gave Xiao Aisheng a bowl, she drank the soup and said to me: "Jiang Qiao, the teacher of the piano store, we can still find one here, but it's still not enough, after all, Yu Xin and I still have a job in the performing arts group, so you hurry up and think of other ways, there are already 3 students who have been pressed for two classes, and if it goes on like this, parents will really have opinions." ”

I nodded and replied, "I've been thinking about this in my heart, and I'm going to go to the talent network this morning to post a job posting." ”

Xiao Ai reminded worriedly: "It's better to go faster, the efficiency of online recruitment of talents is not high, you see if there is a job fair recently, let's go directly to the job fair to recruit." ”

"Tomorrow is the weekend, and there will be normally, so I'll hurry over and apply for a recruitment position now, it may be too late."

"Then you can go quickly."

After Xiao Ai's reminder, I also felt a great sense of oppression, even if I was ready to leave with my bag, I tried to apply for a recruitment position before the job fair started.

At this time, Xiao Ai called me again, and she said to me: "Jiang Qiao, remember to come with me to see my father this afternoon." ”

As I walked, I turned my head and replied, "Don't worry, I take this matter more seriously than you, and I won't forget it!" ”

……

This morning, I went to the largest local talent network, spent money to post an urgent recruitment post, and then applied for a recruitment position at the venue tomorrow with the company hosting the job fair, and it was already noon when I was done.

I hurried back to Tulip Road and went to the store to buy some health supplements for middle-aged people. Although, I'm not sure if I can bring these with me when I visit the prison, but I regard Mr. Xiao as an elder, and I never want to mind what he has done, because in my eyes, he is Xiao Ai's father and a person who needs my attention.

On the way to the piano shop, I received a call from Jin Qiu, she said to wait for me at the "Wutong Hotel", which happened to be directly in front of me, and after walking a few steps, I saw Jin Qiu wearing black professional clothes, sitting near the plane tree, and drinking sour plum juice to quench the heat and quench thirst.

I sat down in front of her, she took out a bank card from her bag, and said to me straight to the point: "The bank has applied for a loan, but it will take a week to get the money...... Considering the actual situation of the piano store, I personally advance this money to you first, and you can accept it. ”

This money has solved my urgent need, in fact, I have already negotiated two musical instrument brands, but due to lack of funds, I have not yet talked about the details of the specific contract, and with this money, I can be on the right track to negotiate. Jin Qiu is indeed a very delicate woman, she understands what I need most at this stage, so she gave me this money in advance.

I said "thank you", then took the bank card from her hand, and she took out a contract from her bag and handed it to me, saying: "This is a repayment contract, the repayment interest rate and term are clearly written, if you feel confident that you can repay the money within the specified time, you can sign it." ”

I took it from Jin Qiu's hand, and then looked at it very carefully, the repayment interest rate is the normal commercial loan interest rate, but the repayment period is only two years, which gives me a lot of pressure, because the physical musical instrument store needs to continue to distribute goods, even if it can make a profit, there is also a part of the money to be bet on the distribution, so it is actually a very difficult thing to pay off 2 million within two years.

Jin Qiu looked at me, then smiled and asked, "What, aren't you confident enough about the future profitability of the piano store?" …… But I have faith in you! …… In my opinion, if you don't have the ability to earn back with interest within two years, you can't be regarded as a qualified investor and operator, and you Jiangqiao obviously don't belong to this kind of person. ”

Life needs to take risks, and after exhaling softly, I said to Jin Qiu: "Since you have so much confidence in me, why should I be afraid? …… I'll sign this contract! ”

Jin Qiu nodded, she handed me a signature pen, and then said: "I hope you can make good use of this money, at least to prove to those who have doubted you that you Jiangqiao is also capable, just give you a lever, you can make a difference." ”

"Why are you talking to me about this?"

Jin Qiu replied mercilessly, "I say this because there are indeed people who doubt your abilities. ”

"Who's suspicious of me?"

"I'm not specifically referring to who is doubting you, anyway, you have to pay attention to self-improvement, it's not a bad thing......" After a slight pause, she changed the subject and said to me: "By the way, I have reached a transaction agreement with the current owner of the land in the textile factory this morning, and we will complete the contract next Monday...... Perhaps, it won't be long before I can achieve my dream in the short term...... This tulip road will be built into a wedding-themed five-star hotel. ”

There were a lot of things I wanted to say, but in the end, I didn't know why, I couldn't say a word, I just nodded, but the sunlight suddenly changed its angle and pierced my eyes.

The moment I turned around, I saw Xiao Ai on the other side of the road, wearing a long white dress walking towards the road, our eyes intersected through the sunlight, and she gave me a signal to leave.

My mood changed in an instant, and this change stemmed from my current identity, but I was not completely psychologically prepared to face Mr. Xiao. I had a strong premonition that this qiē was not just about meeting each other, and that something would happen that was far beyond my expectations......