Chapter 370: Junqi's Past Seventy-Seven - Free Buns
The steamed bun shop incident has passed, and its impact on Qi Zhengzhe is huge, that is, his steamed buns have suddenly become a brand steamed bun in Yangjiang County, which is famous far and wide.
Many people run or ride bicycles to buy Qi Zhengzhe's buns. There were even cars that came. There is always a queue in front of his steamed bun shop in the morning or in the middle of the afternoon, which has become a peculiar scenery in Yangjiang County.
It's a fool who will expand his business.
So Qi Zhengzhe changed the shop and asked two middle-aged women to help, the number of bun cages exceeded three times the original, and the bun shop was steaming all day long, but that's it, the buns were still out of stock.
The steamed bun shop incident also had an impact on me. One of the influences was that I became the deputy head of a section (resettlement unit). The director spoke to me directly and gave me a lot of compliments. I only understood one sentence of so many words, and the director was surprised by my background; The second influence, of course, was Director Wang in that office, who became more and more concerned about me and believed that I could change his political future.
But I wasn't interested in the position of deputy head at all, and I felt guilty about Director Wang, because I knew I couldn't help him at all.
All I want and hope for is what day I suddenly meet my brother on the street in Yangjiang, you look at me in surprise, I stare at you in surprise; Or, one day I was walking down a street, and suddenly someone tapped me on the shoulder from behind, and I looked back, and it was my brother's handsome and slightly mature face, a face that I could still recognize in a second after ten years.
However, such a day never came.
To make matters worse, the two-year deadline – the two-year deadline I agreed upon with my aunt – was inexorably closer.
The closer I got, the more panicked my heart became. Because I know that when that day comes, I will have to fulfill my promise. I promised my aunt something, and there was no reason not to do it. So a few days before that deadline, I went to various offices and schools in the county, went around, and asked the question that I had asked hundreds or even thousands of times - do you have a person named Zheng Qihang here who works?
Undoubtedly, the answer was negative.
On the last day of that deadline, after I went to several smaller units to inquire to no avail, at dusk, I dragged my tired body and heavy steps into Qi Zhengzhe's steamed bun shop.
The ceiling fan in the bun shop was spinning unconsciously, but it was still very hot, after all, it was the hottest time of the year. The buns have long been sold out, and the two aunts who helped have already gone home.
Qi Zhengzhe brought the fried dishes to the table.
"I'm back." Qi Zhengzhe smiled.
I nodded, "I...... I have something to tell you. ”
"I also have something to tell you." Qi Zhengzhe said.
I felt a pang in my heart. Needless to say, what Qi Zhengzhe wants to say is, of course, what he agreed on for two years. Seeing that he has been busy as usual these days, I thought he had forgotten about it.
It's not right to think about it, how could Qi Zhengzhe forget the two-year agreement? He gave up such a big property to accompany me to Yangjiang, for what?
"Then let's talk about it first." I was extremely tired.
"Tired of looking for Zheng Qihang in the past two days, right?" Qi Zhengzhe's voice was full of concern.
"......" I looked at Qi Zhengzhe.
"I'm thinking that the two-year agreement you made with my mother is not right from the perspective of time."
"What do you mean?" I cheered up.
Qi Zhengzhe said: "Because, you think, if Zheng Qihang went to college, and he didn't graduate from college in the two years you looked for him, how could he appear in Yangjiang?" Aren't you looking for nothing? Therefore, the agreed period should be extended. ”
"What do you mean......"
"Let's do the math. You sit down," Qi Zhengzhe took my hand and told me to sit down, "You have repeated a year of study in the third year, and Zheng Qihang will have to study at least three years longer than you if he goes to university, and he will only be able to graduate if you work for two years." If he is involved with you and comes to Yangjiang to work as you think, then it will not appear until at least the second half of this year, so the two-year period must be extended. ”
"Qi Zhengzhe-" tears were already overflowing in my eyes, "I don't need to prolong, I really don't need to prolong." ”
"Junqi," Qi Zhengzhe held my hand in his wide, thick hand, "Do you remember what I said when I accompanied you to Yangjiang two years ago?" I came to Yangjiang to accompany you to find your brother Sailing. Mom, don't worry, I'll comfort her, anyway, we won't go back to Qijiatun until the Chinese New Year. Just wait another half a year, maybe, you will find your sailing brother in this half a year. ”
Brother, you see, Qi Zhengzhe's love for me is so selfless. But the more selfless he is, the more guilty I feel in my heart. I secretly warned myself in my heart: If I don't see my brother again in the next six months, I really have to change my heart. Perhaps, fate has its own destiny, and blind demands cannot be demanded.
In fact, the neighbors have long recognized us as husband and wife. For two years, we ate lunch and dinner almost together. After dinner, sometimes we would walk around the street together, Qi Zhengzhe would buy me a dress or a satchel, and sometimes we would go to the cinema to watch a movie, and after watching the movie, we would go to the cold drink shop to eat cold drinks.
Many mothers-in-law praised Qi Zhengzhe for his good fortune in front of me, saying that he had found such a beautiful and virtuous wife. We always laugh and laugh, and no one breaks it. But no one felt embarrassed. However, my colleagues didn't understand my "choice", and they couldn't figure out how a girl with a formal job would "marry" a young man who made steamed buns. They even felt sorry for me. None of these are broken.
You know, in those days, so-called formal work was very important.
Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. Maybe I expected this result a long time ago, or maybe it was the disappointment after disappointment that reduced the expectation to a minimum, and towards the end of the year, when I felt that there was no point in blindly delaying time, I didn't have much sadness.
I knew I had to take the initiative to show my heart to Qi Zhengzhe. According to Qi Zhengzhe's temperament, he will not give me even the slightest bit of pressure. But I have no reason to keep him waiting, after all, we are not too young.
But one thing is certain, Qi Zhengzhe is a person worthy of my life. After so many years of getting along, I am familiar with his character, his hobbies, and his thinking. Most importantly, he truly loves me. I know I should be happy if I marry him.
I have to fatalize myself to think that Qi Zhengzhe is here to renew his relationship. I knew that the first time I appeared in his life as a little beggar, his eyes never took off me, and even more so that the little beggar has now grown into a little swan.
On that day, I remember that it was the twentieth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, there were only ten days left before the Spring Festival, a very special day for me and Qi Zhengzhe, at dusk, the sunset had not yet completely dissipated its afterglow, there was still a row of customers in front of his steamed bun shop, and the steamer was still steaming, I walked into the shop, he smiled after rushing to the front and back, and then shouted: "Brother."
Qi Zhengzhe was stunned, stunned, and forgot the bun in his hand for a while.
I called out again: "Brother, the customers are waiting outside." ”
Qi Zhengzhe came back to his senses, "I'm afraid I heard it wrong, is it really you calling me brother?" ”
"What? Don't think I'm loud enough? ”
"No, it's not. Ah, great, so happy. Take the buns. Don't want the money anymore. Today, these buns don't cost money! It's all free, it's free! Qi Zhengzhe danced excitedly.
Two aunts who were helping out in the bun shop looked at us in bewilderment. Of course, they don't know what the difference is between me calling Qi Zhengzhe "Brother Zhengzhe" and "brother".
After seeing Qi Zhengzhe hand the bun in his hand to the customer standing in front, he immediately walked to my side and picked me up, and spun it twice in a row. I could smell the thick smell of steamed bun filling and flour coming from Qi Zhengzhe's body.
The customers outside didn't understand what was going on for a moment, but they quickly understood, and there was applause.
"Put me down, let me down." I screamed. I felt like I couldn't breathe.
Qi Zhengzhe put me on the ground. I saw his face flushed. He was really excited.
"Send buns, let's send buns quickly! Auntie, help distribute buns together! Qi Zhengzhe's voice sounded a little trembling.
We walked towards the customers. We give each person two buns. I heard someone helping us promote: "Buns are being distributed, come and get buns, free buns will be given away." ”
There are more and more people in front of the store. Of course, there are also some people who come to see the excitement. The buns were quickly distributed. The customers who didn't receive the buns left regretfully, but none of them forgot to bless us.
This is the first time I have encountered this kind of celebration, it is so sudden, so special, so new, and so warm, I am completely moved. Really, being loved is happy, but the more I feel happy, the more I feel indebted to Qi Zhengzhe. He had really waited too long for this day to come. As long as I waited for my brother, he waited for me for as many years.
However, Qi Zhengzhe finally waited for what he wanted to wait. And I'm ......
Originally, we cooked and ate ourselves in the bun shop, but in order to commemorate this special day, Qi Zhengzhe waved his hand, "Qiqi, eat the restaurant!" ”
"Let's eat it at home. If you don't eat those dishes, you will waste them. I said.
"Waste is waste, it's hard to get anyway. Let's go. ”
"Where to go?"
"There's your point. Where do you want to go? ”
"Yangjiang Hotel."
"Okay."
"I'm kidding you."
"No kidding. We're going to have a luxury today. ”
"No. Just go to a small restaurant. "I grew up in a village, and the last thing I want is luxury.
Then we argued over which restaurant to go to, Qi Zhengzhe insisted on going to a high-end hotel, and I firmly disagreed, so I finally compromised and went to a mid-range restaurant. The two of us sat in a small box, drinking and chatting very comfortably.