In the study, Qing Ruolan and Li Qiao'er sat opposite each other.

"I'm sorry, but my tea skills aren't quite on the table. Holding the cup of Longjing, Qing Ruolan was a little embarrassed: "Please don't laugh." ”

"Miss Qing, you are too polite. Taking a sip of the slightly bitter tea, Li Qiao'er said politely. In fact, it doesn't matter to her what she drinks, in the mouth of someone like her who grew up, there is no difference between a full tea residue of three yuan and a pot of fragrant tea for 30,000 yuan.

What she cared about was that Qing Ruolan suddenly grabbed herself, wanting to talk about something.

Are you dissatisfied with your work with Spark, or do you have any opinions about yourself personally?

"Miss Qing. Seeing that the other party was also silent, Li Qiaoer decided to take the initiative to speak. She was a little unaccustomed to such an atmosphere: "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"You don't have to be so reserved. Under the mist, Qing Ruolan's face looked a little hazy: "It's okay to call me Ruolan." After a pause, Qing Ruolan seemed to consider her words before continuing: "Moreover, I should be older than you. So...... If you don't mind, you can also call me Sister Ruolan. ”

"Ugh. A lot of preparations were made in her heart, but Li Qiaoer didn't expect that the other party's opening remarks would be like this, which made her a little stuck for a while. Facing Qing Ruolan's unprovoked kindness, Li Qiaoer felt a little overwhelmed. instinctively wanted to refuse, but looking at the other party's sincere eyes, Li Qiaoer really couldn't speak.

Whether it's a rejection or an acceptance.

"Qing ...... Sister. The syllable in the middle was vaguely brilliant, and Li Qiao'er still felt weird.

"So, can I also call you by your name?" Putting down the teacup in her hand, Qing Ruolan supported her elbows on the table and looked at each other with a smile: "Qiao'er?"

"Yes. "The uncomfortable feeling of itching all over my body is even stronger. Li Qiao'er is actually a little resistant, since she was a child, only Lin Ye has called herself like this: "Of course you can." ”

"That's good, Qiao'er. "Taking the initiative to show favor to others is not an easy thing for Yu Qing Ruolan. After saying that sentence, even she was a little apprehensive in her heart, but fortunately, the other party did not refute her face, which made Qing Ruolan even feel a little grateful: "Don't be so restrained, I really just want to chat with you." ”

"Okay. ”

The room fell silent again. Just when Li Qiao'er wondered if the miniature headset in her ear had been broken, otherwise why she hadn't called for help for so long, Qing Ruolan opened her mouth again.

"Actually, I wanted to ask on the first day. Qing Ruolan looked at Li Qiao'er with a little curiosity: "You are a girl, why would you choose to do such a difficult and dangerous job?"

"Why?" Hearing this, she was stunned, Li Qiao'er really didn't think about this question: "Because my brother is here, I will follow." ”

"Because of Mr. Lin?" Looking at Li Qiao'er's figure, which was not much stronger than herself, Qing Ruolan couldn't help but feel a little distressed: "He doesn't even think about you being a girl? ”

"My brother was very good to me. Shaking her head slightly, Li Qiao'er seemed to remember something, and the corners of her mouth raised: "In this world, no one feels more sorry for me than my brother." ”

"It seems that Mr. Lin is really good to you. Qing Ruolan couldn't hide the envy in her tone: "Like me, I don't have brothers and sisters, sometimes I really feel a little lonely." But why do you have different surnames? Is it one after your father and one after your mother?"

"My brother and I are not related by blood. It seems that because the topic involves the forest, Li Qiaoer is somewhat interested in chatting: "We are all orphans without father and mother, and we grew up in a welfare home. My name was chosen by my parents, so I don't have the same surname as my brother. ”

"That's right. As if she was suddenly pressed by a boulder in her chest, Qing Ruolan felt a little out of breath: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." ”

"It's okay, what's the matter?" Shrugged his shoulders indifferently, Li Qiao'er said nonchalantly: "If it weren't for them abandoning me, I wouldn't have met my brother." So now that I think about it, I'm even grateful to them. ”

"Then you must have been very miserable, right?" Lin Ye was lying on the operating table opposite him with a pale face like snow that day, and Qing Ruolan found herself distressed: "Can you eat enough food in the welfare home?"

"Full?" sneered, Li Qiao'er's thoughts seemed to be taken into the distance: "The welfare home where my brother and I live is public, and the amount allocated by the government every year is pitiful. But it's these two jujubes, and the adults in the courtyard still have to pick most of them. Originally, in principle, the welfare home should not have less than two meals a day, but at that time, because the money was taken by the adults, we could not eat two meals in two days. ”

"At that time, I was young and ignorant, and when I was hungry, I only knew how to cry and pester my brother for food. But my brother was only a half-old kid at that time, so what could he do? After a few days, my brother stopped eating with me. But I suddenly found that whenever I was so hungry that I cried, my brother could find something to eat from somewhere to coax me, and when he saw that I was happy, he laughed along. At that time, I naively thought that my brother could do magic, so I would cry whenever I was slightly hungry, and my brother never let me down. Speaking of this, Li Qiao'er paused and raised her head up: "Until one day, I quickly finished my share at lunchtime, and I wanted to go to my brother to play, but I couldn't find him." I walked around the yard by myself, walked all the way and looked at it all the way, and swayed to the vegetable patch that the welfare institute had cultivated by itself. As a result, I saw my brother squatting on the ground by himself, digging holes in the soil with his hands. There was an old newspaper beside him, and on it was his lunch. Snorting, Li Qiao'er continued lightly: "My brother digs very quickly, and it seems that he is also very skillful, and the small pit will be formed in less than 3 minutes." Then he wrapped the newspaper in a pit and filled it with earth. When all this was done, my brother got up and ran to the side to pour water from the faucet used to water the vegetable patch. ”

"I was 6 years old and my brother was 8 years old. In a relaxed tone, Li Qiao'er seemed to be explaining a story that had nothing to do with herself: "Since that day, I have never called my brother hungry." ”

"No, you're not going to live like that again. Getting up and going around the table, Qing Ruolan held Li Qiao'er's hand, tears raining down: "I promise!"