CHAPTER XXXIX
Believe it or not, you don't need to ask, you just need to look at the other person's eyes. (A digression)
For convenience, Qiao Jinghui and Hua Wen bought a plane flight that arrived at about the same time as Xiaoqi, so that Su Ling didn't have to pick up the plane twice.
In fact, Qiao Jinghui doesn't like to fly very much, she has to arrive so long in advance, and it is very troublesome to go through various procedures, but I have to admit that the conditions on the plane are very good, and the speed is too fast to say.
It only takes two hours to reach Chengdu in City C, which is completely different from the feeling of taking the train for a whole day, Qiao Jinghui almost closes her eyes and opens her eyes, while Hua Wen is reading magazines the whole time.
Out of the pick-up gate, Qiao Jinghui stretched a big lazy waist, Hua Wen looked around, and then said, "She's there." β
Qiao Jinghui looked over, Su Ling was looking inside, separated by a distance of more than ten meters, yes, when she came down, she forgot to turn on her mobile phone and tell her which exit they came from.
Su Ling still didn't have long hair, short like a man, a simple dark blue waist T-shirt with white polka dots, denim super shorts, carrying a white bag, and wearing a peaked cap.
Qiao Jinghui walked over and patted her on the shoulder, Su Ling was startled and almost screamed, but soon the fright turned into surprise: "Ah! Jinghui, you're really getting more and more beautiful! Hua Wen too, after so many years of not seeing, you all look like you're doing well! β
"We're good! Still living together, what about you? How are you doing without us? β
"Well, I'm okay, I'm staying in Sichuan after all, and the whole family is here, where can I go! It's definitely not possible to make a lot of money, but it's still more than enough to support yourself. β
Hua Wen also kept smiling and asked, "When will Xiaoqi arrive?" β
"If you land normally, you should only arrive ten minutes later than you."
"Then let's go sit in a nearby coffee shop for a while, read the magazines along the way, and I want to take a break." Hua Wen glanced at Qiao Jinghui, "She slept all the way, sit down and drink a cup of coffee to wake up, you should be tired after standing here for a long time." β
The other two had no objection.
More than ten minutes later, Qiao Jinghui almost fell into a drowsy state again, and finally heard the radio say that the flight where Xiaoqi was located had arrived at the airport, Hua Wen paid the bill in a hurry, and Su Ling pulled Qiao Jinghui up and walked to the pick-up gate excitedly.
The three of them stood in a row and looked around, looking at everyone who came out of the exit, and the nervousness was no less than when they were waiting for the scores and admission results in the college entrance examination that year.
Finally, a yellow-white figure came out of the exit, and Su Ling shouted in surprise: "Little chess!" Over here! β
"Hey!" Xiaoqi strode over to them excitedly, "You're all here!" β
Xiaoqi was still thin and small, with white skin and shiny eyes, and the four of them took a taxi to Su Ling's house for lunch.
During the banquet, the four of them said a lot of things, Xiaoqi had already married Wang Xiaoxi, and now she has a child, she is a white and chubby little girl, and now she can climb happily on her sofa and floor. After speaking, she also showed photos, there were three group photos, and more of her daughter's single cute photos. Wang Xiaoxi is now working in the government, Xiaoqi has taken a back seat to become a full-time mother, and her daughter was also clamoring to come with her today, but Xiaoqi is afraid that she will not adapt to the new environment, and this is the youth memory journey of the four of them. So the child is now temporarily placed at Wang Xiaoxi's parents' house.
Su Ling asked curiously, "Then how does Wang Xiaoxi treat you?" Did you bully you, yell at you, or even hit you and scold you? β
"No, he's been nice to me." Xiaoqi's face unconsciously smiled, "I thought he was a very gentle person although he was a little wooden, and the reality told me that I didn't choose the wrong person." β
"So happy!"
"Although sometimes there will be quarrels, most of them are for the sake of children, but what is the small quarrel in life, everyone should not take it to heart, just say it, life is like this, how can you not say a word? I still have times when I lose my temper with myself, let alone another person who is not exactly the same as you. β
"Wang Xiaoxi is really a good man! Looks like you're doing well. Su Ling listened very carefully, and Xiaoqi quipped: "What, I'm going to get married, and I'm learning from it?" β
Qiao Jinghui's eyes widened: "You're getting married?" β
Su Ling said embarrassedly: "I decided not long ago, and I told Hua Wen about it on the phone that day, don't you know yet?" β
Hua Wen shrugged: "I forgot to say it." β
At that time, if he also said the news that Su Ling was going to get married, wouldn't it be a catalyst? As if she was urging Qiao Jinghui to get married, she didn't want it.
"She didn't tell me who she was, though." Hua Wen said to Qiao Jinghui.
Xiaoqi also said: "I only know that she is getting married, and I haven't asked who it is." Who is it? Do we know each other? β
Su Ling's face flushed: "You all know each other, and it's also from our class, that Yu." β
"Huh?!" The three of them were shocked, "Didn't you say you resolutely didn't want him like this?" β
"Because something happened and he and his ex-girlfriend have been separated, so we're only together now."
"Ah, that's what he chased you?"
"Nonsense!"
"Then he also has real perseverance, he has graduated for so many years! You're really a cow, and you've been able to stretch up until now, in fact, you've long been interested in others, right? β
Su Ling chased and played small chess: "How can there be!" I used to treat all beautiful men and handsome guys equally! It's just that he still has the perseverance and sincerity to do thatβ"
"Hey! Don't say anything, what if someone tells him what you've said? Wouldn't that be sad again? β
Qiao Jinghui smiled, sometimes we can't be stingy with praise and affirmation of each other, otherwise even if you have a sincere heart, others will not be able to see it.
Hua Wen said: "Then why didn't he take you to pick us up today, it's not that we don't know each other, and he is your boyfriend now, shouldn't he let you take a taxi by yourself?" β
Su Ling waved his hand: "No! He sent me here, but he had a meeting today, so he left first. β
Xiaoqi looked like a person who had come over and said: "Man, it's normal to have a career to be busy for your career, and it's not a domineering president romance idol drama, how can you be on call, 'You are his sky, you are his land'?" Since Wang Xiaoxi joined the government, he has been so busy that his feet don't touch the ground, and it is very rare for him to pick us up after work on time to go to his parents' place for a meal. β
Qiao Jinghui remembered that Cai Hefeng came to pick her up from work that morning, remembered that he worked abroad in those two years but quietly came back to accompany her during the Chinese New Year, remembered that he was woken up by his text message in the early morning but still patiently replied to himself, and remembered that he took her to the wedding and gave her perfume on the way
He was really good to her.
Hua Wen said: "So there is no mother-in-law and daughter-in-law war in your family?" β
"No, Wang Xiaoxi's parents are people who like to be alone, since we got married, they said that we should move out and start a family, so it's okay, I don't have to serve my in-laws from time to time, they don't have to get used to my existence." Xiaoqi thought for a while, and said, "It's not that our family is not harmonious, it's just that we all need to have our own space, the two of them like independent space, and we young people also yearn for freedom, so we just live separately, eat together when we have time, and busy ourselves when we don't have time." β
"So good! I wish I could be so good when I get married, but I feel like I'm about to have a premarital phobia. Su Ling sighed.
"What's there to fear about getting married? How happy Cheng Yang was when he got married before! I didn't see her have premarital phobia, it turns out that this kind of thing really exists. β
Su Ling sighed: "This is hesitation, helplessness and overwhelm for the future. β
"Just like Xiaoqi said before, two people who are married are not exactly the same two individuals, each with their own growth environment and family background. The scenery and the three views are also different. Marriage is not a matter of two people, it is a combination of two families, two concepts, and two habits, and contradictions are indispensable, because when people always have different views, at this time, someone must admit defeat and someone have an idea. The role that everyone played in their original life is not necessarily the same after marriage, and there will be appropriate changes, and not everyone can accept this change. For example, Su Ling, you see that she has such a hot temper, if you don't care about any big or small things, forget it, if you care, you have to fight to the death. Can you still do this after getting married? The Chinese tradition is to marry a chicken and a dog to a dog, and the woman takes her husband as the sky. β
Hua Wen looks very professional.
Su Ling looked nervous: "What should I do?" β
"The first is to try not to let the two fall into that situation, the second is to have someone come out to coordinate after it happens, and the third is not to say divorce easily." Hua Wen is very serious, "Divorce is a past that will hurt people forever, and it is not a good memory for your two families. β
Qiao Jinghui was silent for a while just now, and now said, "It sounds like it's very troublesome. β
"If it's troublesome, it's better not to get married, don't you think I'm doing well if I don't get married?" Hua Wen looked at Qiao Jinghui.
Qiao Jinghui looked at Su Ling: "But Su Ling is already engaged." β
"People have the basis of love, don't look at others all the time, think more about yourself."
Xiaoqi laughed with a "poof-" laugh: "You two are not married, and you are going to become a nun in Mount Emei?" β
Hua Wen refused: "It's not good to be a single aristocrat." β
Qiao Jinghui shrugged her shoulders and waved her hand, noncommittal.
"You're done with lunch, do you want to rest for a while? I'll clean up your room. β
Hua Wen shook her head and said no, she had already arrived in Chengdu and had to go home to live, so she should go home and say hello at noon today. Qiao Jinghui said that she didn't want to squeeze a bed with Xiaoqi, anyway, Hua Wen might not necessarily be at home when she went back, so she simply went back with her, took a nap, and everyone made an appointment in the afternoon.
Hua Wen's parents were at home, and when they saw Hua Wen coming back, they said that she didn't say anything in advance, and Hua Wen said that they weren't necessarily at home anyway, and they would have to leave in a few days when they came back.
Qiao Jinghui has long been accustomed to the way the family gets along, so she can only stand aside and laugh, but Hua Wen's parents still like Qiao Jinghui.
At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Hua Wen drove the family car over, and in the past, either the family sent a car to pick it up, or she was bored and went to squeeze the bus. Later, when she went abroad, she learned to drive, learned to cook by herself, and learned a lot of things that she didn't do before.
A person's life is like this, either it makes people more active or it makes people more withdrawn.
There is no one who lives better and which one does not, they are all one way of life, each has its own way of living, and there is no need to comment on whose way is right or wrong - existence is truth.
The students haven't had a holiday yet, they come and go, some are in a hurry and some are leisurely, most of them are in groups of threes and twos, Su Ling's house is close, and Xiaoqi has already arrived first, and the freshly squeezed juice shop sitting at the side door is drinking watermelon juice.
Qiao Jinghui and Hua Wen walked over and ordered a glass of watermelon juice and strawberry juice each.
Su Ling said: "The sun is still quite big at this time, sit back and wait and then go shopping." β
Xiaoqi said: "Fortunately, our school is not like other schools that do not allow outsiders to come in, otherwise there will be no chance to come in and see your alma mater." β
Qiao Jinghui said: "Isn't it okay to dress like a little bit?" Look at me, how young I dress. β
The three of them said: "You are dressed as a man, not as young, but we also admire you, you are a lot older, your hair is so long, and you make yourself look like a man all day long." β
"Don't you think it's convenient and cool?"
The three of them looked at the black men's T-shirt on her body, the large black and gray crossover pants that she bought at the men's clothing store, and the dark gray sneakers, and said, "I don't think so! β
Su Ling: "Do you know what the standard for ** silk is now?" It's a big T-shirt and a pair of big pants, I don't care about my hair, I don't change my slippers, and then I go out. β
Qiao Jinghui: "My hair is very neat now, and I don't wear slippers to go out." β
Xiaoqi shrugged: "That means that you meet this standard when you are at home." β
Hua Wen proved: "Indeed. β
Qiao Jinghui: ""
After a while, there was still no sign of cloudiness, so the four of them got up with two umbrellas and went to the campus.
Walking slowly, walking through the cafeteria, turning a corner to the path between the dormitory buildings, and then walking to the basketball court, even on a hot day, there are still a group of boys sweating and playing, almost everyone took off their tops, in the past, Hua Wen couldn't bear to look at this kind of picture directly, but after being influenced by foreign countries and seeing more and better figures, I didn't feel much about the flat bodies of these little boys.
"Jinghui, weren't you still on the basketball team? Do you want to go for a dozen? β
Qiao Jinghui shook her head: "It's been rusty for a long time, and even if I'm willing to fight with a group of boys, people may not take me, so don't bother others." β
So the four of them turned right and walked into the tree-lined path, passing by the track and field, there were also many people walking around, it should be class time now, so there were not many students on the road.
When approaching the teaching building, a woman walked over, and the four of them looked at each other. It seems rude not to say hello, but she doesn't necessarily remember them if she says hello.
But in view of the woman's poisonous tongue, the four of them still said politely and detachedly: "Hello teacher." β
The counselor was really stunned, after so many years, he really didn't recognize them, but after a few seconds, the counselor said, "Shen Huawen? β
She actually remembered Hua Wen? You must know that Hua Wen has the least intersection with her, but she didn't recognize Xiaoqi who told her the most things! But that's right, Hua Wen was also called a courtyard flower-level existence at that time, and everyone always remembered beautiful things longer.
Hua Wen obviously didn't expect the counselor to remember her, so she was stunned for a moment, but said without surprise: "Yes." β
After a simple greeting, he waved goodbye, and when the counselor walked away, Su Ling said: "Sure enough, you still have to be beautiful to be remembered!" β
Xiaoqi said: "It's still not remembered by her, you can see that Hua Wen is almost impatient to answer her questions." β
Qiao Jinghui: "No way, who told her that she likes not a counselor, but a database teacher." β
Continuing to walk a little further, the library is not accessible without a campus card, but it is still okay to sit on a chair outside the library.
The weather was too hot, even if he played an umbrella and walked slowly, there was still a fine layer of sweat on his body, Xiaoqi couldn't stand this kind of hot weather the most, and he had been sweating on his face with a tissue, at this time Qiao Jinghui took out a small fan from his trouser pocket and handed it to Xiaoqi.
Xiaoqi said in surprise: "Where did you come from?" β
Qiao Jinghui: "I'll just say that my big pants are still useful." β
Xiaoqi, Su Ling, Hua Wen: ""
After a while, Su Ling suddenly pointed to a man who came out of the teaching building and said, "That, that person, why do I look so familiar!" Looks like five, right? β
Xiaoqi and Qiao Jinghui's eyesight is not very good, and they look at it vaguely and feel that it is really Wuzi, the man also looked here, and the three of them glanced at Hua Wen.
"Hey, it's really you! I thought I was wrong, when did you arrive? β
It was really five, wearing a white shirt and jeans, and holding two books in his hand, Su Ling stood up and said, "You shouldn't have stayed in school to become a teacher, right?" β
"yes, it's convenient, and I'm too lazy to go out and look for a job everywhere."
"How does work feel?"
"It's still very good, I don't care about so many students, I just need to teach my own class, I don't have much homework, and I have paid leave."
"Wow! That's great! β
"Are you all in Sichuan now? So get together? β
"No, now Su Ling is still alone in Sichuan, and we finally got together this time to come and see our alma mater and reminisce about our youth." Qiao Jinghui said.
"Oh, well, how are you doing now? I heard Wang Xiaoxi say that he and Xiaoqi got married, but I didn't go to the wedding because I was too far away. β
Xiaoqi smiled and said, "Well, what about you?" Married? β
The five said embarrassedly: "It's also over, it's already over, and my sons are now in kindergarten!" β
"You got married very low-key, I didn't even hear our family Wang Xiaoxi talk about it."
"That's right, the daughter-in-law didn't say that she wanted to get married naked, except for the two families, who basically didn't notify anyone. By the way, in addition to small chess, the three of you are still single, right? β
Xiaoqi and Su Ling glanced at each other, he really still wanted to know the news of Hua Wen, so he said generously: "Now that Hua Wen and Jing Hui are still single, Su Ling has already been engaged by her boyfriend, and she is about to get married." β
The five looked at Qiao Jinghui and Hua Wen: "Then you two still have to hurry!" You're almost 30 years old, don't let the child go with you in the future, others will think it's your mother-in-law and grandson. β
"Hey, that's right!"
Xiaoqi, who already had a child, laughed, Hua Wen was still indifferent to the five, and Qiao Jinghui was much more enthusiastic, after all, he was a person in the same department before.
After talking for a while, the five only said that there was still a class and that they were going to class, and the few people didn't say more.
In the evening, the four of them had dinner in the snack street outside the school, and Hua Wen chose "Three Visits to Mao Cai", and the others had no opinion, so they went in together.
Since many students hadn't finished class yet, there weren't many students hanging out and eating, so they chose a location near the air conditioner by the window, Hua Wen and Su Ling went to choose dishes, and Xiaoqi and Qiao Jinghui stayed in their seats.
After a while the two returned.
Su Ling said: "The change is really big, many restaurants have changed people, and this Mao Cai restaurant is not the same as before, although it is still called Sangu Mao Cai, but I think the boss is not the same person." β
Xiaoqi said: "The decoration in the store has been changed, and it is much cleaner and more spacious than before. β
Hua Wen said: "But the overall street is still not improving, it is still dirty and messy, only these shops can still be seen." β
Qiao Jinghui said: "Do you take more meat or vegetables?" β
Su Ling, Xiao Qi, Hua Wen: ""
"Are you going to the movies later?"
"See what?"
"My God", "Wolf Warrior", "Rich Husband" or something."
"What the hell are they, why don't you watch "Wolf Warrior", directed by Wu Jing, it's bloody!" Qiao Jinghui said.
"Can't you look at something gentle and romantic?" Hua Wen said.
"Then see for yourself what it is." Qiao Jinghui smiled triumphantly.
Hua Wen: ""
The waiter brought a large pot of boiled vegetables, Qiao Jinghui and Su Ling ate it without paying attention to it, and they were almost finished, and Su Ling said, "Where is the winter melon I sandwiched?" Where did it go? β
Hua Wen helped scoop up two chopsticks, but she didn't have them, and said, "Maybe it's leaking in the pot." β
Su Ling: ""
Xiaoqi remembered that it had been almost a day, and he hadn't asked Qiao Jinghui and Hua Wen about their love lives, although he knew that the two of them were still single, but he didn't ask about the specific situation.
Hua Wen said: "I don't plan to get married, my family introduced me to someone before, I have seen a few, but I didn't agree, forget it." β
"Not married?! How could your parents agree? β
"Of course I don't agree, but I said that I will try my best to take over the family business, why do I have to let outsiders steal the fruits of their efforts. In this case, it doesn't matter if you get married or not. β
Xiaoqi said, "But haven't you met the person you want to be with forever?" β
Hua Wen paused, the appearance of someone drifted in her mind, and said lightly: "Yes, but that person already has someone he likes, and he is about to get married." β
"Don't be afraid, you are so beautiful and capable, you will definitely meet better people!"
Su Ling turned his head and asked Qiao Jinghui: "Jinghui, what about you?" β
Qiao Jinghui swallowed the corn in her mouth and replied, "I, my family is always urging me to get married, and I have found a blind date, but it is difficult to say who I will marry." β
"Wow, it looks like you're the one to be married!" Xiaoqi smiled evilly.
Su Ling was puzzled: "You don't like your blind date?" Then why do you want to marry him? β
Qiao Jinghui shrugged: "Do you have to marry with someone you like?" It's just firewood, rice, oil and salt to live, and you can make do with it, and you just have to quarrel all day! β
Hua Wen stopped the two people on the other side from expressing their attitude towards this matter, and said, "It doesn't make sense, she just needs to get married." β
"Then who is your blind date? C City? β
"No, it's Hongchen"
"Even-bought Karma! Hongchen is still chasing you, it's been so long, and how did you become your blind date? β
"My parents thought he was good, and said that a blind date asked me to go back and have a look, and it turned out to be him."
"Why is he so infatuated, I see that he is very good to you, so why don't you accept him? Anyway, in your eyes, you don't need to like him to get married! β
"Because" Qiao Jinghui choked, suddenly not knowing what to say.
Hua Wen glanced at her and said for her: "Because there is another person who took the initiative to marry her, and this person's conditions are no worse than Hong Chen's. β
Su Ling and Xiao Qi asked in unison, "Who?" β
Hua Wen glanced at Qiao Jinghui again, and was about to open her mouth when a tall figure appeared at the door, looked at them with a smile, and said, "I finally found you." β
Su Ling and Xiao Qi looked at each other, how, how, how, how could it be the wind god who was the dominant god back then? !
Qiao Jinghui froze, didn't she say that she came to attend the 6018 party? What is he here for?
Hua Wen silently put away her phone and looked at the comer.