Xiao Ai Yu Xin and another girl, the three of them sat in the back of the car, Yu Xin said to Xiao Ai with some apologies: "I'm sorry, I didn't know things would turn out like this." I have worked with Hu Tian a few times before, and he is still relatively creditable in terms of performance fees. In fact, in our industry, it is an unspoken rule to go to the banquet after the performance, as long as you learn to protect yourself, no one can take advantage of you, after all, those people are all heads and faces, and unlike the three religions and nine streams of society, they are still more measured. ”

Another girl also echoed Yu Xin, and said with a complaint: "Xiao Ai, you really have to learn to adapt...... If you make such a fuss, the performers will even pull us into the blacklist of performances, you have to think about it the other way, going to the banquet is also an opportunity to expand your network, why are you so high-minded? …… Who can live with money! ”

Xiao Ai glanced at her and replied, "That's your values, not mine...... Also, don't worry about it, it's me who makes trouble, not you. Now it is a society governed by the rule of law, and only a feudal society can have it. ”

The girl's eloquence is obviously not as good as Xiao Ai, and Yu Xin also comforted her and said: "Don't worry too much, we are official employees of the performing arts group, and some performance companies will give face to our group even if they don't give us face." When we went back, we asked the head of the regiment to come forward and invite them to dinner, and the matter was revealed. ”

The girl fell silent.

I looked back at her, but I didn't resent her because of what she said to Xiao Ai, after all, she didn't have Xiao Ai's once prominent family, nor did she have Yu Xin's eight-sided exquisiteness, she lived in a world where she was not outstanding, and it was normal to be insecure, so she cherished such an opportunity even more, even if she needed to make a little sacrifice.

……

Xiao Ai and I got out of the car on Tulip Road, and Zhao Mu sent Xin and the girl to their residence near the performing arts group.

On the bench in front of the convenience store, Xiao Ai sat without saying a word. I knew that she was gritting her teeth and being strong in front of others, but when she was alone with me, her suppressed feelings poured out again.

Just ask, how can she stand others saying that her father is in prison, that she is singing, and the reversal of life is really too cruel in her!

Xiao Ai didn't look at me, there were tears faintly flashing in her eyes, and the flickering neon fell on her body, reflecting her loss after experiencing the ups and downs of life, although most of the time she didn't care, but under the stimulation of this incident, how could she continue to deceive herself and make herself indifferent?

After a moment of silence, I finally said to her: "I know that you are in a sad mood right now, and I am not very good at comforting people, I just want you to understand that it is inevitable for people to live in this world and be evaluated by others, even with malicious judgment." We can't control other people's mouths, but we have the ability to make ourselves happy, after all, people have subjective initiative, although we can't create a feeling, but we can change the feeling! Isn't it? ”

Xiao Ai looked at me, her hair was blown by the wind, and she asked me for a long time, "How can I make myself happy?" ”

I didn't rush to answer, but turned around and went to the convenience store to buy a rubber band, then stood behind her and tied a ponytail for her. At this moment, Xiao Ai finally couldn't control it anymore, she hugged my waist tightly, and then whimpered......

My heart was going to break in her cries...... Why is Heaven so fair? gave her unparalleled looks and talents, but never gave her a stable life. Her mother married away from Taiwan, and her father lost his freedom in life, and now he relies on me, but even being a piano shop is full of so many twists and turns.

This qiē is really too far away from what we envisioned...... Even, I myself am not sure to pull the car of life back to the normal track, but in order to reassure her, I have to pretend that I am in control!

I am a man, and I must not fall under the butcher's knife of life in front of her.

I stroked her hair gently and said to her softly, "Come on, make yourself happy, you can lie to me." ”

"Woo...... You're so ugly! Xiao Ai whimpered.

I immediately shot back: "You're not very pretty, either." ”

"You're a pig who is too lazy to stay in the pipe every day!"

"Yes, you're the female next to me."

Xiao Ai let go of the hand holding my waist, she wiped a handful of tears, but she was still crying: "Woo...... You still dare to attack me in life! ”

I immediately replied negatively: "No, I just like the feeling of being accompanied by someone in everything, I am a pig, then you are a sow, if I am ugly, you also want to be beautiful." ”

"Well, for the sake of fairness, then you lie to me too."

I looked at her in a little unreal under the neon lights. To be precise, her looks go far beyond pretty, but I can't find a better word to describe her than pretty, so it feels unreal.

But these are not the root of my emotion for her, and I often have an urge to hope that I can transcend this world with her, and then be buried together in another, more intimate world.

Is there a higher expression than to be buried together?

I smiled and finally said to her, "You can lie to me, but I don't want to lie to you." ”

"Then tell me the truth, and it will make me happy."

I held back for a long time, and I didn't say things like "buried together", because if the situation is not right, it will become very hypocritical. So, I changed the subject and said to her, "You haven't bought clothes for a long time, I'll accompany you to buy clothes." ”

……

Just as Xiao Ai and I were about to leave Tulip Road, a BMW X6 stopped next to us, I knew it was Qiao Ye's car, he hadn't driven it since the last time we went to Lijiang.

Qiao Ye opened the car window, shook a handful of banknotes to Xiao Ai in his hand, and said, "Beauty, take your money, take it and get a little bit." ”

Xiao Ai took it and said to me: "You always say that he is unreliable, I think, when you really want others to do things, isn't it quite unambiguous!" ”

Xiao Ai made a pun, which damaged both of us, and before I could think of how to respond, Qiao Ye opened the window to the bottom and said: "Jiang Qiao is right, I am quite unreliable, but for the sake of my brother, I am willing to stick a knife in both sides." ”

Xiao Ai made up again: "Then your unreliable Cheng dù is the same as your hairstyle?" ”

Qiao Ye was stunned for a moment, didn't fully understand, and after coming back to his senses, he lowered his head and smiled bitterly, and then waved his hand at the two of us pretending to be chic, and said, "...... Don't gossip with you anymore, remember that you owe me a meal. ”

Qiao Ye said and slammed the accelerator, and the car suddenly ran out for dozens of meters, and then nervously hung up a reverse gear and came back, and when he was about to get close to us, he stuck his head out of the window and shouted to me: "Jiangqiao, make your girlfriend happy......"

The aftermath of this sentence seems to be still there, Qiao Ye's car has followed a white Audi R8 to the intersection with the traffic light, it seems that there will be a thrilling car behind, but his car is indeed a little worse than the R8 in performance.

Qiao Ye's car was gone, and Xiao Ai and I were still watching the place where he left side by side. Xiao Ai sighed softly and asked me, "Jiang Qiao, does the extreme pain really make people happy?" …… Look at Qiao Ye's appearance, he is chattering, he looks so happy, but no one is more sad than him, right? ”

"You see that, too?"

"Well, looking at him, I feel very sad...... In fact, he is a person who understands life better than anyone else, but the environment in which he lives has repeatedly squeezed him and forced him to accept another way of life that he does not like...... "After a pause, she looked at me and said, "I suddenly want to ask you a question, what do you say is the end of life?" ”

I didn't think much of it, and almost blurted out: "The end of life is, of course, to be buried with a person who cherishes the most." ”

Xiao Ai thought for a while, then smiled slightly, then took my hand and walked towards the bus stop, I said I wanted to buy her clothes.

……

In a night market near the Qinhuai River, the whole street is full of people coming and going, and a lamp is hung on a rope in front of each stall, although it is simple, but because of the variety of colors, it also creates a neon effect. Walking here, you won't feel lonely at all, just hungry because all kinds of tantalizing flavors are like air around you, and there is fried rice casserole and cold noodle barbecue...... And those stalls selling clothes are mixed in, so that bored people can buy clothes while eating.

That's what Xiao Ai and I did.

While eating fried noodles, I asked the girl selling clothes next to me, "How did you sell that long white dress?" ”

The girl is very good at trouble, and immediately replied: "You really have a vision, this skirt is the best style and quality in my batch of goods, your girlfriend must look good in it!" ”

"So how much is it?"

The girl looked at me, then at Xiao Ai, and said, "320 yuan, I really don't make your money......

Xiao Ai took over and replied: "Then you have to praise him hard, don't praise him for being stunned, praise for being stupid, normal people really can't pay out the 320 yuan." ”

The girl couldn't help blushing, and then asked, "Then how much do you think is appropriate?" ”

Xiao Ai smiled and replied, "When we finish eating and then talk, you can also think about how much money is appropriate." ”

With that, Xiao Ai and I began to eat the unfinished fried noodles again, and it was only at this point that the annoying feelings caused in the hotel subsided from us. So, that's the good thing about us being together, when we're together, we become masters of life, and then we take the initiative to use various methods to eliminate those negative feelings, such as at this moment.

……

Halfway through the meal, Xiao Ai ran to buy something to drink, and my phone rang at the moment she left. I took it out of my pocket, and it was Chen Yi, who hadn't been in touch for a long time, called.

To this day, I don't think she'll call me without anything, so I'm not only confused, but also a little nervous. But I really don't know where this inexplicable tension comes from.

I pressed my chest to make sure I could speak to her in a normal tone before I got on the phone: "Is there something wrong?" ”

Chen Yi on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and then said with a smile in a more normal tone than me: "Don't you even ask me if I'm having fun outside?" …… When do you have to be so tense when you talk to me? ”

I thought I was natural enough, but what I said betrayed me, so I smiled and replied, "You'll be happy, because not everyone has the opportunity to see the world like this." ”

Chen Yi smiled, and then there was silence for a while before he said to me: "Miao Miao told me about the approval of your piano store...... You go to my dad tomorrow, I'll call him, he should be able to do this, and you just have to do what he asks you to do. ”

I was a little shocked, I didn't expect such a difficult thing, but Chen Yi, who was far away, gave me this answer. I believe that at this time, she should have received some promise from her father, so she said this to me.

But I don't know why, I didn't feel a little relieved because of this, I said to her: "I know how difficult this thing is, you help me so much, my heart is really ...... I don't really know what to say......"

"You don't have to say anything, I just hope you can live a little better and have less trouble...... This is a wish I have had since I was a child, and it may be a habit, if you really feel that you can't go, then make a performance to show me. ”

"I ......" I wanted to say something, but driven by many emotions, I was already stumped, and finally just whispered to her: "I know, I will try to make a difference." ”

"Hmm...... Then I won't say more, I just met a foreign friend here and wants to invite me for a drink, just send me a message when you're done. ”

I tried hard to say something, but before I could say it, Chen Yi had already hung up the phone.

At this moment, the wind seemed to be blowing at the same time, and I didn't put down the phone in my hand until Xiao Ai walked from the brightest place with two bottles of Coke in his hand.

My mood was changed in an instant. Once, Chen Yi was real, Xiao Ai was illusory; And at this moment, Xiao Ai is real, but Chen Yi has become illusory, which should be the most wonderful change in life. However, in the face of this change, I really can't say whether it is simply good or bad!

Xiao Ai walked very slowly in the crowd, and I took advantage of this gap to say to the girl selling clothes next to me, "You can wrap that dress for me." ”

"The price of 320?"

"Hmm."

"Then you have to try it on your girlfriend, maybe the size will not fit."

"No, you can quickly put it up, okay?"

The girl quickly wrapped up the clothes, and I counted out 320 yuan from my wallet, but the girl was ashamed and resolutely refused to accept the 20 yuan as a fraction.

I think my brain is broken, because I don't know why I paid for this dress. Perhaps, it was because he was unsuccessful in doing anything and was poor, so he also wanted to learn from the rich to be willful once.

Yes, that's all it can say!