At night, Dingbang knocked on Jiaqi's door. Jiaqi pulled him to sit beside her, looking at the handprint on Dingbang's face, she was very distressed, although she was not related by blood, but she was the child who was pulled by herself with a handful of and urine, in her heart, Dingbang was her biological child.

Dingbang leaned on his mother's shoulder and began to cry.

Jiaqi was a little surprised, because although Dingbang is not very smart in learning, his character has always been very resolute and rarely cries, but how can he cry today.

"What's the matter, Dingbang? Is it because Aunt Hu beat you? Wronged? Jiaqi touched her son's face.

Dingbang wiped his tears with the back of his hand and shook his head, but he still couldn't stop crying, sobbing and frowning while saying, "Mother, I hate that little brother, I hate him." ”

"Why?" Jiaqi looked at her son in surprise.

"Since Aunt Hu and my little brother came to the meeting, my father has left, I don't want us anymore, and my grandfather doesn't care about me anymore, mother, I did it on purpose......," Dingbang cried.

Jiaqi's heart trembled, and she hurriedly squatted down and held her son's shoulders tightly: "What did you say?" What deliberately? ”

Dingbang hung his head, tears fell down like pearls with broken threads, and said in a trembling voice: "I deliberately gave my little brother cherries to eat, I deliberately took my little brother up the slide to make him fall." ”

"Ahh Jiaqi was frightened, her eyes widened, and she stared at her son urgently: "Dingbang, how can you do this?" Do you know that murder is a crime, murder is to pay for life, and besides, he is your brother, how can you have such a terrible idea? ”

"Mother, I know it's wrong, but I really don't like him, and my father doesn't like them either, does he? Otherwise, why would Dad leave? Before they came, our family was doing well, but when they came, everything changed. Mother, am I really a little devil? ”

Jiaqi hugged Dingbang distressedly and comforted him: "No, no, Dingbang is not a little devil, the world of adults is too complicated, and it is not good for father and mother, but, Dingbang, you have to promise your mother, you can never use this kind of thought to your brother again, if you don't like him, stay away from him." But you must not harm your brother again. ”

Dingbang nodded heavily and pursed his lips, "Hmm." "Yes.

That night, Jiaqi thought all night, couldn't sleep, opened the letter written by her brother Jiawei to herself, read it over and over again, and had a lot of thoughts......

Early the next morning, after sending Dingbang to school, he changed into pants and flat shoes that were easy to move, tied up his hair, and came to Liang Zhihong's company again with a cheap leather bag.

Liang Zhihong looked at her with some surprise, he didn't understand why Cheng Jiaqi had to come out to work, she could be her expensive wife comfortably at home.

As soon as Jiaqi entered the company, she asked bluntly: "How much salary do you give me?" ”

Liang Zhihong was stunned and said: "The probation period is two months, one hundred and fifty yuan, and two hundred yuan for official work." Room and board are not included. One and a half days off per week. ”

"Great, I accept it."

Before Liang Zhihong could react, the phone rang, and he was about to reach out to answer the phone, Jiaqi grabbed the phone and said in a clear voice: "Liang Zhihong Construction and Decoration Company, how can I help you?" ”

While listening to the phone, he tore a page from a pile of messy manuscript paper around him, and took a pen from a pile of messy stationery, and listened to the phone skillfully, and the paper and pen in his hand had already written down the summary.

After hanging up the phone, Jiaqi handed the paper to Liang Zhihong and said: "It was an advertising company calling and asking if you wanted to advertise, but the other party didn't mention your name, so I didn't let you answer." Prices and contact details are here. You can think about it. ”

Liang Zhihong took a look at her records, although it was a very boring advertising call, but her shorthand level and delicate and clean handwriting had convinced him.

"Am I qualified to be your secretary?"

"Hmm...... You are a top student of Peking University, I don't doubt your ability and reaction, but you need professional knowledge training, and I will do some basic training for you at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. ”

"Good. However, I'm going to work today, so count me as a free watch loyalty. ”

After saying no more, he began to classify and file in a large pile of documents, Liang Zhihong smiled slightly, looked at her deeply, and did not say much anymore, and went to do his own thing.

The two of them were busy until the afternoon, Cheng Jiaqi had already sorted most of the materials, used various document bags, book folders or something, sorted them out one by one, put them in the bookcase, and then pasted all kinds of small labels.

Liang Zhihong looked at the neat bookcases and documents in surprise, overjoyed, and said with a smile: "You are really an angel, you were sent by God to save me." Ha ha. ”

As soon as he said this, Jiaqi's heart sank, remembering that many years ago, Ruikang also praised himself like this, when he paid for the rickshaw for him and helped him write a speech for the literary club together.

The past is vivid, and my heart is infinitely sour, and I can't look back...... She shook her head, gently shaking off the dusty past.

"What's wrong?" Liang Zhihong was surprised by the lonely and sad expression on her face.

"Nothing. It's still early, I'll clean up here. ”

"What's early? As much as I want my employees to do their jobs for me, I don't want to starve them to death either! I'm not that mean. Let's go, let's eat together. ”

Jiaqi was not hungry and didn't want to leave, but Liang Zhihong insisted, so he had to go out with him to eat something in a tea restaurant, and the two talked about the company's development plan while eating.

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It's the height of summer again, the sun is blazing in Beijing, the heat is rolling, the cicadas are chirping in the streets and alleys, there are only pedestrians on the street, under the big trees, the rickshaw driver is either squatting on the side of the street and chatting, or covering his face with a straw hat, leaning on the wheel and dozing off, it is an ordinary lazy summer afternoon.

There are no diners in the "Chen Mei Kee Snack Bar", Ruojun is wearing a short-sleeved gown, wiping the table with an apron, Nian'an has been on summer vacation, and Mrs. Chen is taking him to take a nap in the room,

Ruojun launched a chilled sour plum soup in the store, osmanthus lotus seed soup, and all kinds of cold food, especially her sour plum soup is sweet and sour and delicious and adds some mint leaves in it, which is even cooler and cooler, and the price is cheap, and it is sold in the nearby area.

At this time, there was no one, Ruojun sat in front of the counter, counting the accounts, the light dimmed, and someone shouted: "The proprietress has a bowl of sour plum soup!" ”

"Hey, here we are." Ruojun stopped the pen in his hand, and when he looked up, he saw Shu Zhi standing at the door with a smile, and he deliberately lowered his voice and joked with Ruojun.

Ruojun glanced at him and whispered, "Troublemaker." ”

Shu Zhi carried his schoolbag, walked up to her, conjured a bouquet of colorful flowers from behind him, and sent it to her.

Ruojun took it: "You picked it?" ”

"Yes, if you bought it, you must have said that I spent money indiscriminately, and I picked it in the woods by the river."

Ruojun smiled, took out a glass bottle and filled it with some water, inserted the lovely flowers in it, put it on the counter, and said, "Go wash your face, I'll serve you a bowl of sour plum soup." ”

"Okay." Shu Zhi looked at her smile, was very happy in his heart, and ran to wash his face and hands.

When he came out, Ruojun had already served him sour plum soup, cut watermelon, and put it on the table.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and sat facing each other in tacit understanding, he looked at her while eating, and she continued to count the accounts.

"How? Is business good this month? ”

"It's okay, it's hot, business will definitely be worse. However, the cold dishes are selling well. ”

"You're so capable." He smiled and praised her.

"I'll go to sleep for a while after eating, I've cleaned up the attic, put on a mattress for you, and sleep comfortably." Ruojun said as he wrote the numbers on the paper. "Later, when Nian wakes up, I'm going to haunt you again."

"No, I'm here to watch the store, you go to sleep." Shu Zhi said while eating watermelon: "Or I'll just sit here and talk to you." ”

Ruojun glanced at him and smiled, but didn't speak again.

He was wearing a short-sleeved white shirt and black trousers, his face and arms were sunburned a healthy wheat color, and his facial features were three-dimensional and wild, and he looked even more handsome.

Ruojun saw him eating watermelon, he was also hungry, and he also took a piece, and the two sat opposite each other and ate watermelon together, and he kept looking at her and laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Ruojun asked curiously.

"And what are you laughing at?"

"Did I laugh?"

"yes, you keep looking at me and laughing."

Ruojun didn't realize that he had a smile on his face all the time, and when he said this, his face suddenly turned red, and he quickly opened the topic.

"How's your grades this semester?"

"Good, all excellent."

"That'...... Do you have...... The right girl? Ruojun asked quickly in a low voice and took a bite of the watermelon.

Shu Zhi dropped the watermelon in his hand, stared at her for a while, frowned and said, "Yes, a lot." Satisfied? ”

Ruojun knew that he was talking nonsense and didn't know how to answer, Shu Zhi paused for a few seconds and said, "I'm actively dating people every day, okay?" ”

"Do you have a favorite?" She still lowered her eyes and looked at the watermelon, as if asking a natural question.

He shook his head, a bitter smile rose at the corner of his mouth, and nodded again: "Heh, yes, yesterday I went to the park with my favorite person, ate together, and watched a movie in the evening." ”

What he said was serious, but she was confused, and she didn't know if it was true or not, so she had to nod and say, "That's good." ”

He didn't speak, he got up, took the rag and a small basin, cleaned the table, crept up behind her, suddenly bent down, and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

Ruojun was startled and turned his head to look at him, but he was unexpectedly pecked on the lips again.

Ruojun hurriedly shrank to the wall: "You're here again." We said two years. ”

Shu Zhi casually cleaned the watermelon rind and watermelon seeds on the table, took them to the trash can and poured them, walked back slowly, and said: "I have always kept my promises, I study very well, and I am actively looking for a suitable girl." But you didn't say that I couldn't touch you or pursue you in the past two years. ”

Ruojun couldn't argue, so he sat down next to her, took out two movie ticket stubs from his pocket, handed them to her and said, "Look, I didn't lie to you, I went to the movies with the person I liked last night." Then I walked around the streets for a long time. ”

Ruojun took the movie ticket, and sure enough, it was last night, and she was not as happy as she imagined, so she said sneeringly: "That...... So did you confess? ”

"Confession?" He tilted his head, glanced at the ceiling with his eyes, and said, "I guess it's ..... talking to each other." ”

"Complaining to each other?" She stared at him, "Is that ......?"

"I think about what we did last night, we held hands, I put my arms around her, I kissed her. Her hands are smoother than yours, her waist thinner than yours, and her lips softer than yours. He deliberately exaggerated, and it wasn't until he saw a displeased expression on Ruojun's face that he stopped with a light smile on the corner of his mouth.

Sure enough, Ruojun frowned and said, "Okay, good, that's the best, since everything is better than me, then don't provoke me in the future." When you have time, bring someone back for a meal and settle the marriage. ”

She didn't want to sit side by side with him, and was about to stand up, but he pulled her down again, put his big hand around her waist, hugged her to his side, rested his head in her neck socket, and said with a smile: "It's not easy to make you jealous." ”

"Let go of me, I'm not jealous, I'm very happy, we weren't suitable in the first place, how ugly it is to spread out....."

The two were pulling behind the counter, two diners came to the door, seeing their appearance, the hand that was ordering food, stopped in the air awkwardly, Ruojun hurriedly pushed him away, caged his hair, and was about to greet the guests, who knew that Shu Zhi had already stood up, walked forward with a smile on his face, and said generously: "Welcome, welcome, this is my insider." Please come in, please come in. ”

The two diners also smiled knowingly: "Oh, excuse me, excuse me." ”

Ruojun was almost angry with him. But he couldn't argue with the diner, so he could only give him a blank look. Shu Zhi didn't care, and beckoned the guests to sit down and order. Turning around and winking at her mischievously, he smiled and grimaced.

She couldn't cry or laugh, and she was terrified, looking at Shu Zhi's tall and straight back, she knew that the relationship between the two could never go back, and she could never return to the simple sister-brother relationship back then.

In fact, Ruojun is no longer confused about life, she loves her own shop, and Nian'an is also her spiritual pillar, but for her feelings, she is more panicked than before, maybe she once loved too deeply, maybe she was too badly injured, maybe she was too wrong, people will always affect their current choices because of past experiences, isn't it? So she was afraid that she would fall into it again, make mistakes again, and get hurt again...... She didn't know what she and Shu Zhi would become in the end, she could only escape, she could only delay, and she could only let time tell her everything.

The guests left, Shu Zhi cleaned up the table, not letting Ruojun do it, and after a while, Mrs. Chen and Nian'an woke up and came downstairs, Nian'an saw Shu Zhi and immediately jumped into his arms excitedly.

Shu Zhi picked him up and shook him, pinched his little face and smiled: "Hey, you kid, it's a lot heavier." ”

Xiao Nian'an clenched his fists, folded his arms, puffed out his biceps, and said, "Uncle, look, am I strong?" ”

Shu Zhi laughed, pinched his little arm, nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad, but I still have to practice again, look at me." ”

Saying that, he puffed out his arms, and his strong and hard muscles made Nian An clap his hands happily and adoringly: "I also want to become as strong as my uncle." ”

"I'll take you for a swim tomorrow." Shu Zhi smiled: "The boy's body needs to be practiced well, and only girls will like it in the future." ”

"Are there a lot of girls who like you, uncle?" Nian An covered her mouth with her little hand and giggled.

Shu Zhi glanced at Ruojun and said, "Of course, except for your mother, who doesn't like me, other girls like me." ”

Ruojun was embarrassed for a while, and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about." ”

Mrs. Chen was very displeased when she heard this, shook her head and said, "Shu Zhi, this sister and brother are sisters and brothers, and they can't be messed up." ”

Shu Zhi stared at Ruojun regardless of it, and said disdainfully: "We are not sisters and brothers, what is the mess?" ”

Nian An was also coaxed there in a daze: "Why doesn't my mother like my uncle?" Nian'an likes uncle, mother, you have to like uncle too. ”

Ruojun felt that he couldn't tell even if he had a hundred mouths, so he could only go upstairs and hide in the kitchen, find a clean place, and start preparing things for dinner, but after a while, Shu Zhi followed again......