Chapter 5: Tanabata

There are no stars in the night, and the sky will be cloudy; The morning fog is like a stove.

It was already early in the morning, and the sky was beginning to gather a faint fog, as if to tell people how high the temperature would be in the morning.

The streets were deserted, and the occasional passing car shattered the silence of the night.

The attic of the hotel was still lit, and Qi Jie was lying on the floor, concentrating on writing on the paper.

Sometimes she stopped thinking and sometimes she scribbled.

In the quiet night, there was only the "rustle" sound of pen and paper in the attic.

The attic space is so small that it doesn't even fit a bed. In the corner is a neatly stacked quilt of clothes, and there is only room for two people to lie side by side in the middle.

Qi Jie's mother returned to her hometown due to illness, and the house was rented out to buy essential medicines. So Qi Jie can only live in a hotel, on the one hand, to watch the store, on the other hand, it can be regarded as a place to live.

Otherwise, Qi Jie would not be able to afford the expensive medical expenses by working alone.

Qi Jie was a little uncomfortable with suddenly becoming the opposite sex, but in her previous life, she chased her dreams all her life, so she actually valued the talent more about gender.

As we all know, dance and calligraphy are the best at cultivating a person's temperament and sentiment.

The essence of calligraphy lies in quietness, and the heart is impetuous and cannot write good words.

The dance is between stillness and movement, it has both the grace of the swan dance and the vigor of street dance, so although Qi Jie did not change anything deliberately, he unconsciously had some breath of his previous life.

Temperament is something that is difficult to describe concretely, it does exist, but you can't see it or touch it.

If you have to compare it, it can be said that Qi Jie in the past was just a little sister in the rebellious period, and the current Qi Jie gives people a sense of "clever smile, beautiful eyes".

Qi Jie is not the kind of beauty that makes people shine at first sight, but the purity of chasing dreams and the aura precipitated by hard dance are incomparable to ordinary people.

Qi Jie's choice of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" was decided after full consideration.

Because this is a martial arts novel by Master Jin Yong with no background of the times, Qi Jie knows that she has no talent for writing, so this kind of classic that does not need to modify the background is the most suitable for her.

Qi Jie believes that with this classic work of Master Jin Yong, even if she is a newcomer, she can achieve a better ranking in the event.

It wasn't until more than two o'clock in the morning that Qi Jie turned off the lights and began to rest.

Working until late at 8 a.m. every day has been the norm for Qijie for several months. Don't look at her infinite scenery among her classmates, but due to long-term absenteeism, she has been very unpopular with teachers, fortunately, her predecessor also felt that she was not a piece of reading material, so she simply suspended school.

Early the next morning, when Qi Jie went downstairs after washing, he didn't see Xiaoya's person.

When asked by the people at the hotel, she only said she didn't know.

But no one is stupid, as long as you think about the boss's daughter's temperament, they can vaguely guess what is going on.

In the scorching summer, the sky is like a sauna day, the sun bakes the earth unscrupulously, and the air on the ground level is distorted and deformed by the high temperature.

Most of the streets are young couples, girls are dressed in beautiful clothes, holding flowers, unfamiliar love songs in the roadside stereo cover the clamor of Zhizhi, and there are also families enjoying the rare leisure, they either walk into the restaurant or guesthouse in twos and threes, or pour out their tenderness and sweetness to each other in the cold drink shop......

Qi Jie shuttled through the crowded streets, carrying a red incubator with boxes of pre-ordered fast food......

"Hello residents of the listing, the high temperature has continued to be on the market recently, and the maximum temperature may reach 39°, for the sake of your health, we recommend that you pay attention to the ...... of summer heat"

On the big screen in the open air, the hostess broadcasts the weather in a gentle voice.

Under the open-air screen, Qi Jie ran non-stop against the scorching sun.

In the air-conditioned room, people are immersed in laughter; When some children are coquettish and beg their parents for their favorite items, when a pair of lovers walk into the cinema arm in arm to spend the Qixi Festival...... Qi Jie was sweating profusely and running profusely.

"This time it's still the old rule, you take cover, I'll do it, and leave as soon as I succeed......"

In a gloomy alley, a few little ladies gathered around the garden, leaning against the corner of a convenience store, pointing to every part of the store.

At the entrance of a movie theater, a man and a woman suddenly stopped.

"Junjie, why don't you leave?"

"Xiaoya, I just saw a person who is very familiar, and he is wearing clothes that seem to be from your family."

"How is it possible, don't be stupid, who would run out to deliver food on such a day."

"Oh...... That's probably what I read wrong. ”

"You must have read it wrong, let's go, the movie is about to start, and you won't be able to catch up if it's late!"

Xiaoya grabbed her boyfriend, and when she walked into the door of the theater, she looked down the street.

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"Excuse me, can you open the door?"

When Qi Jie rushed to a building, the clothes on her body had been wet with sweat and I don't know how many times.

"Huh? Delivered so early today? ”

It was a woman who opened the door, and although she was puzzled, she still handed the money to Qi Jie.

……

"Hello, your takeaway has arrived."

In front of another building, Qi Jie pressed the doorbell, and the iron door opened with a "click".

"What? I obviously booked it at 12 o'clock, really! ”

In the other party's complaints, Qi Jie immediately ran to the other house after ordering the money.

Delivering food is not just enough to run, but also to climb an unknown number of flights of stairs. If you are lucky, maybe the other party lives on the ground floor, or the elevator is on the floor, and if you are unlucky, Qi Jie can only climb upstairs step by step.

As the minutes ticked by, there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, and the temperature outside was almost unbearable. On the street, in addition to the traffic, only Qi Jie was shuttling on the sidewalk carrying an iron incubator, and she wiped the sweat on her face with her cuffs as she ran. When she was thirsty, she poured a few sips of tap water directly into the faucet, and when she was hungry, she nibbled on a few mouthfuls of steamed buns to satisfy her hunger.

The sun was setting, and a few dark clouds gathered in the sky at some point.

Qi Jie sped down the street, going back and forth between the restaurant and customers. As we pass by shops and homes, people are changing glasses and talking loudly, tables are filled with steamy meals, and children are chasing and frolicking with each other......

"It's raining."

It's really nice in the hotel, the proprietress who returned to the hotel looked out the door.

The sky was cloudy, as if it was about to burst under the pressure of rain.

"I don't know if Xiao Yana took an umbrella, I knew I wouldn't let her send it." The proprietress was remorseful.

"But today only Xiaojie is delivering food alone, Xiaoya is not in the store." A clerk said.

"What? She's alone!? ”

"That's right."

The proprietress didn't believe it, and said with a smile: "Don't say stupid things, how can one person deliver all the takeaways, you must know that it is more than a hundred." ”

At this time, the cook in the kitchen also came out, and he wiped his hands with an apron.

"What stupid words? It's not that I'm talking about your boss, I don't want to hear what you say. This is what we saw with our own eyes, a few people deliver food and others don't know, don't I know? ”

Every chef has a special place in the restaurant, so you don't need to pay too much attention to the owner's opinion.

The proprietress turned pale and hurriedly walked to the telephone and dialed her daughter's number.

"Hello, the mobile phone you are dialing is temporarily inconvenient to connect ......"

The proprietress threw down the phone, a rare anger on her face.

When she heard the prompt tone, she knew that her daughter must have run out to be lazy again.

She doesn't object to being lazy, but she can't accept it!

On such a hot day, one person delivers takeaway for two, in case something happens......

The consequences she couldn't imagine!

"I'm back, I temporarily ordered a takeaway at No. 101 T-shaped road, celery fried meat, and I'll bring it over by the way later."

At this time, Qi Jie ran in from outside in the heavy rain, she was drenched and embarrassed like a chicken in soup.

The proprietress looked at her, but she didn't see a trace of complaint in Qi Jie's eyes.

She watched Qi Jie's shoulder-length hair cling to her shoulders due to the rain, and the wet clothes outlined her slender figure, although she looked embarrassed, her eyes were as wrinkled and shiny as obsidian.