Chapter 15, a chance encounter with Le Yao
At nine o'clock the next morning, Berlin went out. He wasn't in a hurry to go to work at the factory, and it wasn't yet his day to go to work. He just can't sit at home, bored and fantasizing about every minute and second of the hard work...
Berlin first followed Chen Kexin's instructions and came to a nearby photo studio, paid two yuan, and took a 1-inch photo of the factory.
Ten years later, he has been so entangled by life and emotional trivialities that he has never even taken the time to look at the mirror. When the photo was taken and cut, Berlin had its first good look at its future self.
In the photo, he doesn't look old after shaving his beard in the morning, and he can find a lot of shadows of his youth. It's just that the confusion in his eyes and the vicissitudes of life on his face have been carved by the years, and the expressionless self in the photo no longer has the bright smiling face that he was immature and delicate when he was 17 years old...
Soon, Berlin arrived at the factory, handed over his ID card and photo, signed the contract, and received two sets of gray factory uniforms and tawny rubber shoes worth a total of 100 yuan.
"A hundred? This... I came out today without any money..."Hearing the price, Berlin froze.
"You don't have to. This money will be deducted directly from your first month's salary. When you leave your job, as long as you hand over your clothes, a hundred dollars will be returned to you. The staff of the personnel department explained lightly.
In this way, the employee card was completed, the factory uniform was distributed, and Berlin went back to home.
The distance between the factory and the home in Berlin has been calculated, and it is about 20 minutes away, which is not that far. As long as you leave before 6:30 every day, you can always arrive at the factory on time before 7 o'clock.
Berlin was in no hurry to go home in the morning.
It's 10:20, which is pretty early. He walked to a small supermarket that he had found yesterday that seemed to be small and that the items might be cheaper. Not long after shopping, I walked to the cash register with a pu fan and a thin children's storybook to prepare for the checkout. Two kinds of four yuan, Lin Manman gave him five yuan to take photos in the morning, after deducting two yuan, plus a fare coin in his pocket, four yuan is just enough.
Berlin actually just wanted to buy a fan to keep the cool at night, but he inadvertently remembered his daughter's small picture album that he had flipped through many times, so he went to find one.
After buying this thing, my daughter should be quite happy, right?
Berlin couldn't help but smile, but the smile disappeared after a few seconds.
On the other side of the supermarket, Berlin saw two familiar figures walking out. Fang Yuan, and, Le Yao.
The two people in front of them were talking and laughing, and they seemed to be in a good mood. Fang Yuan has not changed, it is still a simple dress. And Le Yao was one day later, and the sickly paleness on her face faded a lot. She painted a light makeup, compared to that night, a little less glamorous, a little more pure... She was still so beautiful, and now, he could finally detect that Le Yao was a little bit of a shadow of ten years ago.
How could the two of them go to the supermarket together?
Berlin was a little puzzled, Yuan and Le Yao had no intersection ten years ago, although that night, Berlin had guessed this, but he just felt that maybe it was because of him that the two had contact, but in fact, he didn't take it too seriously. But now, the two of them were talking and laughing, and when they linked Fang Yuan's rough behavior towards him that night, Berlin was a little uncomfortable.
Just then, the two men who were talking saw Berlin.
All three stopped.
Seeing Berlin, Le Yao's smile froze instantly, and then, the corners of her mouth slowly converged. When she noticed Berlin's complicated look looking at her and Fang Yuan, Le Yao was even more stunned, and subconsciously deliberately moved her body away from Fang Yuan, for fear of being misunderstood. But soon, as if she remembered something again, her eyes were cold, and she moved back to her original position.
These subtle movements went unnoticed by Berlin.
"What a coincidence, you guys, also go to the supermarket..."
The atmosphere was extremely stiff, and for a long time, Berlin was the first to break the silence and speak with a dry smile.
"Le Yao's health is not very good these days, I just do..."
Fang Yuan smiled, and was about to explain, when suddenly Le Yao interrupted Fang Yuan's words, and said coldly, "What, you were surprised that we went to the supermarket together?" ”
"This... It's a little. Berlin's upright response choked Le Yao's words that were about to open her mouth. Then, Berlin also put a bunch of questions behind him for the time being, glanced at Le Yao's stomach, then raised his head to look at Le Yao's delicate face, and asked in a low voice, "Are you feeling better, Le Yao." ”
No matter what happens in the future, and no matter how much Le Yao hates Berlin now, Berlin likes Le Yao, there is no doubt about it.
This is the most sincere emotion, 17-year-old he fell in love with 17-year-old Le Yao. And this emotion, in the face of 27-year-old Le Yao, who is also pregnant with his child, Berlin's emotions are even more unlikely to change.
He just chose a family between his family and Le Yao.
Of course, it may be an impulsive choice caused by guilt in the face of his wife and daughter, but even if Berlin is given another chance, he can't give up his family. He owes Chen Kexin too much...
Even if he really likes Le Yao so much, he can't let go of Le Yao, and he owes Le Yao.
"You only care about me when you see me, don't you, Berlin?"
Berlin's inquiry made Le Yao's eyes red.
Le Yao didn't want to show her vulnerable side in front of Berlin. But really, when Berlin asked such a question, countless grievances in his heart instantly poured out. She wanted to cry out loud, but she was unwilling to cry so easily.
“....”
Berlin was silent, and gradually lowered its head.
"Oh, it's like this again, you're always like that." Le Yao wiped away the tears that would overflow her eyes, turned around and skimmed Berlin, and walked out of the supermarket quickly.
In the same place, only Berlin was left at a loss, and Fang Yuan sighed.
"Le Yao spent more money in the hospital the day before yesterday than I thought, she ran out of money, and came to me to borrow money today. It just so happened that I was also idle, and after borrowing it, I wanted to help her buy some daily necessities by the way. ”
Seeing Berlin looking at Le Yao's departing figure and not moving, Fang Yuan still explained the reason why he accompanied Le Yao to the supermarket. It's just that Berlin turned his head with complicated eyes, Fang Yuan was a little speechless, thought about it, and said, "I'll talk to you first, Le Yao lives on the second floor opposite, you will send these things to her later." ”