Chapter 16: Security Administration (2)
This year's September 26th is not as much to look forward to as usual, Jingyang almost spent his 21st birthday on the sofa, no job, no income, no mood and no future, just his father's deepening suspicions and sleepy TV shows.
But unexpectedly, near the end of the afternoon, Chaoyi sent a surprise.
In the video, he shook his fat body without a sense of rhythm, humming a more fragmented rap in his mouth, and the lyrics were stirred up like a listening exercise by the sound of Chaoyi's panting, and Jingyang played it back three times before he could make the content clear.
"Zhao Zuojingyang, he is from northern India for further study! Crush on Hai Yao, we all know about it! I study badly, and I prefer to sleep in class. Quarrel, mouth twitch like a robber! Happy birthday and wishing him a higher income! ”
Although the whole video is not beautiful at all, although Chaoyi looks like he was coerced by a gun to shoot, it does not affect Jingyang to be moved by this sincerity.
"Thank you." He replied from the bottom of his heart.
After a while, Chaoyi's voice came through the loudspeaker hole.
"You're welcome! Recorded last night. But when I sing the second sentence, I always want to ask you, how are you and Wei Haiyao? ”
"It's going well, we talk a lot, and she likes the desserts I make." Jingyang finally found a glimmer of light in this depressed birthday.
"That's good!" Chaoyi did not hide in front of his brothers, "I said a long time ago that you have a husband and wife!" If you hadn't moved out of the shell area, I guess you would have become the two of you! ”
"I think it's also ......" As soon as the move was discussed, Jingyang had negative feelings towards his father, "Don't always talk about me, how are you and the tomboy?" ”
"Don't mention it, let's have an online class reunion after a while, so you can see what it means to be an 'old friend you meet for the first time'. After graduating, she actually learned to dress up, just like a different person, with long hair and curled eyeliner, I went twice and all of them were in the air, saying that I was picked up as soon as I got off work......"
Chaoyi poured bitter water on his good buddy, the more he talked, the more he was in crisis, a good birthday wish, and the discussion at the end was all about how to defeat his rival.
After hanging up the phone, Jing Yang's mood became more and more impatient, and he finally understood the main reason for his decadence today, and sure enough, Wei Haiyao was the most spiritual antidote. There is no need for many blessings, just have the most critical one, since the other party did not take the initiative to find it, then he decided to find it first.
clicked on the video connection, and the picture continued to count seconds but no one answered, so he had to stare at the TV to kill time.
A hostess is leading the guests in a discussion on the 'traffic dilemma in the Silver Gate District'.
"So you don't think road widening will solve the congestion problem?" The moderator threw the question to the man opposite.
The man was in keeping with the usual perception of pedantry, with thin cheeks, unkempt hair, a blank face that looked straight ahead, and always neither denied nor affirmed the problem.
"Not exactly. I mean it's too restrictive, and a lot of lots don't have the conditions for expansion. ”
"And what is your ideal solution?"
"It's a three-dimensional problem, and it's just as important to reduce traffic as it is to keep your eyes on the road. The pocket dormitory can effectively save the cost of commuting time, which is a good signal! Moreover, the Finance Bureau, the Land and Housing Authority, and the Anping Administration have taken the lead in providing this benefit to employees. ”
As soon as he heard the last department, Jing Yang was angry, and he quickly drew a hook in the air, which was of course not a praise for the old pedant's statement, but just a shutdown gesture set by Zhao Xinping.
"Jingyang, are you there?"
Suddenly, the familiar voice appeared on the side of his legs, Jingyang was excited as if he heard the combination number of the next lottery, and quickly raised the wisdom plate in front of him.
Through the camera, he found that the girl's bedroom was not the same as before, with several large and small packages piled up next to the bed, and the skin care products on the table were not clear.
"In ...... Are you moving too? He said, looking at the table that was cleaner than his face.
"No, the ring was pulled, and I put everything away and had to repaint the whole side."
"Wouldn't it be enough to make up that piece?" Jingyang's non-perfectionist can only define the immediate behavior as superfluous.
"How's that going to work! The colors will be different! Wei Haiyao looked from left to right, even if the desktop was almost frozen, he was still looking for the possibility of remedy.
"You can fix the table any day, but do you know what day it is?" As soon as he saw that he was not as important as a few pieces of broken wood, he began to complain in Jingyang's heart.
"Yes...... Monday? Wei Haiyao replied with a serious face, and even clicked on the calendar in the lower right corner of the screen.
"I'm certainly not asking about this! Today is ......" Jingyang pursed his mouth tightly, and the words came to his lips, but he just couldn't say it, the blessing he took the initiative to come was still cheap, and the more he thought about it, the more he hated this kind of humble begging, "...... Today is the day the maple cake I mailed you arrives. ”
"Thank you, but it may be because of the transportation, the taste is a little dry," although it didn't meet her high standards, Wei Haiyao still picked up the bag from outside the camera and shook it at Jingyang, "But I was about to say it, you really don't need to treat that sentence of making me snacks as an oath, with this energy, it's better to help me get down to business." ”
"What's the matter?" His own diligence actually didn't hit the heart of the goddess, and in Jingyang's opinion, everything else was a trivial matter.
"Wine, it's been mailed for almost half a month, and my parents' wedding anniversary will arrive the day after tomorrow, and I haven't seen the courier yet."
"Oh, this, actually...... I didn't buy it. Jingyang knew that he couldn't hide it, and rubbed his head a little apologetically.
"Didn't buy it?! Then why didn't you say it earlier! You had to take care of it at the beginning, and you didn't care about it when you turned around! ”
Wei Haiyao's face changed suddenly, and a raging fire erupted from Jingyang's stimulated stomach, he was obviously here to ask for birthday wishes, but he waited for a reprimand.
"After all, it's so expensive, I'm saving up money and I'm having a brawl again, besides, I didn't buy a new bottle, isn't it?"
"But I just fancy this bottle, why should I change it!" Wei Haiyao wanted to slap the table angrily, but when he saw the paint that hadn't dried yet, he resisted the impulse again, and his hands were twisted into claws and hung in the air, "I was told it was cheap before, and now it's expensive?" Do you know the price? ”
"Okay, I'm kind enough to do stupid things, okay! What about you? Got into a big fight with me on my birthday! Jingyang gasped aggrievedly, he felt that he was the one who should be angry.
"No wonder you're looking for me today, happy birthday, are you satisfied?" Although it came out of the mouth of the goddess, it was better not to say this sentence than to suppress the anger, "The pastry is made more diligently than the chef, but the important things are not prioritized, it is really terrible!" ”
The wisdom disk turned black in an instant, and Wei Haiyao was so angry that he even lost the patience to quarrel, and he was already disconnected and completely offline.
Although night was already approaching, the lights at 302, Building 36, Qianhua Street, had not been lit.
Jingyang was lying on the bed like this, in a daze, doing nothing, not looking at the wisdom plate, and not wanting to eat, as if he was planning to use hunger strike and time to wrestle his wrist.
I don't know how long later, the silence in the room was broken by the sound of the door opening, and the living room flashed with light, but the person who turned on the light did not stop there, but walked straight to the bedroom.
"I'm not hungry, you can eat yourself."
After seeing his father, Jingyang didn't get up, and what he just said was his only answer.
"Didn't you say you would go to work today?"
Zhao Xinping's face was half carrying the light, and the other half was completely submerged in darkness, he walked into the bedroom and threw the big box in his hand on the table.
"The boss granted another week of leave."
"It seems that you are not going to tell the truth if you don't break it?" Zhao Xinping crossed his hands on his hips, and that angry expression was very rare, "I went to pick out a gift after work, and I wanted to surprise you at the bar, but the young man in the store told me that you messed around every day at work, and you were fired for fighting, and even 20,000 yuan was paid to the store!" ”
In the past half a month, Jingyang has prayed countless times that his acting skills can be coaxed, but when everything is really revealed to the world, the anger in his heart surpasses timidity.
"Yes, I'm fired!" He stood up from the bed in an instant, "But who is not lazy at work, you are so angry, it's not that you feel sorry for your two money!" ”
"Do you think it's easy to make money? Why do I get up early and stay up late? The dim bedroom door made Zhao Xinping feel depressed, he had to go back to the living room, sit down, and knock the dining table with his fist, "And I'm even more angry that I don't understand why you want to lie to me!" ”
"Because of your broken company! Got it! I don't want to go to work with you, it's as simple as that! ”
"My broken company? Look at the broken place you are looking for, it's a mess, and the door can't be cleaned! Zhao Xinping is out of control, and in his eyes at this moment, even the location and name of the bar are wrong.
"Then let me go! If you hadn't come to Yinmen, it wouldn't be like this today! Thinking of his beloved girl, Jingyang also lost his mind, and he kept thinking about Chaoyi's statement, Yinmen District was the third party between him and Wei Haiyao.
"Do you have any chances?" Zhao Xinping scolded, the tablecloth was already crumpled into mud in his hand, "Aren't you going back just for those classmates, your mind is only playing!" ”
"You're promising! If you have a chance, my mother won't run away from you! ”
"What did you say?"
"I said, my mom has had enough of you!"
"Get out of here!" Zhao Xinping was really stimulated, his eyes were red and bloodshot, and his hand pointing to the door kept trembling.
"I don't need you to rush! I've wanted to leave for a long time! ”
"Get out! Don't come back if you have the ability! ”
Jingyang stepped out of the door without looking back, and slammed the door with all his strength.
After going downstairs, he wandered around aimlessly, hoping that his legs would grow and that he would know where he was going.
At the door of the Dagupi supermarket, a salesman from a non-staple food company had just finished lighting a cigarette for Zhang Yuxi, and was now holding a bottle of soy sauce and pouring it into his throat as if he were drinking.
After blowing half a bottle, he wiped his mouth, seized the last moment before the customer got bored, read the ad at a speed of eight words a second, and praised his brand for its delicious taste and color, which is the only choice for smart people to cook.
But this masochistic sales method did not arouse empathy, but made the supermarket owner afraid, in the face of this new brand that he had never seen before, the cautious Zhang Yuxi was still only willing to buy three bottles of water.
At the intersection of Qianhua Street and Embassy Street, a bunch of drivers opened their windows and complained to each other that the waiting time was too long.
The traffic light here is now normal and finally no longer flashes white, but the duration is glitching again. The most exaggerated time, the red light lasted for half an hour, and when the lights were changed, the traffic police used up the power of the three drones to wake up all the hundreds of sleeping drivers.
Continuing on, the gym with a giant diamond-shaped flag during the new festival is holding an experiential exchange event.
Come to the treadmill and run two laps, you can see your successful weight loss from the projection, the faster you run, the more obvious the weight loss.
When the delayed reward of losing weight becomes an immediate return, it is simply the greatest blessing for those who lack perseverance, and people flock to it, and soon form a long queue at the door. But the projection that is not powerful is malfunctioning, and some people find that half of their own flesh on the projection has not fallen, and they are still running older and older, and they scuffle with the coach who can't explain it on the spot.
Playing children always rub the corners of their clothes, and the advertisements on the walls surrounding the building are also interpreting the story of healing, and the Yinmen District is an old shopkeeper with all kinds of medicines, and is using its unique way to renew the life and healing of the down-and-out.
And tonight, Jingyang's legs are really spiritual, even if he doesn't give the coordinates, he still brings him to a place where he can live. In front of him, the headquarters of the relocation management bureau was tall and stocky, and when he looked up, the corner of the 12th floor was still lit with a faint light, as if he was ready to welcome his visit.
After a labyrinth of swaying left and right, Jingyang pushed open the small door of the office, and Albon, who was slashing his hair, was obviously unprepared.
"Oh my God! What are you doing here! ”
"I quarreled with my dad, ran away from home, and had nowhere to go."
"Uh......" Albon embarrassedly pointed to the filing box on the side, "I understand, but you can do it yourself, the environment is like this." ”
Jingyang didn't ask for much tonight, as long as he didn't sleep until the bed collapsed halfway, he piled up a simple tatami mat, tested the hardness with his knees, and lay down.
"But why the quarrel?" Albang wiped the old files on the desk with his hands, these old papers were full of dust, and if he didn't wipe them clean before tidying up, he would probably have an asthma attack in the middle of work.
"It's not that he knows about the expulsion, and I cheated him out of his money, and then he was blackmailed by Maoyan."
"Blame me for my lack of experience," Albon muttered to himself, not knowing whether this unwarranted confession was on the surface or in his heart, "what a wolf in sheep's clothing, and he should have rejected the tax deduction application." ”
"What tax cuts?" Jingyang heard the key words from it.
"Uh...... Enterprises that are willing to provide agreement posts can enjoy the compensation policy of underpaying taxes. At that time, Maoyan wanted someone, and you were just looking for a job, but I didn't expect that just after the approval, he turned his face. ”
"Heh, this is what you call a philanthropist, embarrassed to say that he helped the drifting party of the whole street." Jingyang remembered the hype that Albon had praised in the bar at that time, arched himself angrily, and his elbows dented the tatami mats, and now he was sure that he was completely deceived, so even the recommender in front of him didn't seem like a good thing, "So after a long time, you didn't help me find a job at all." ”
"They're all friends...... At least it used to be, of course. After all, it was on his home turf, and Albon replied with confidence.
"Then thank you for your kindness and help me donate 20,000." Jingyang angrily lay back on the filing box, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was smashed.
"Obviously, you pick and choose by yourself and don't have a job, and you just want to find a place to sleep all day long and you can also pay bonuses."
Jingyang didn't say anything, rolled his eyes and turned his whole body around, expressing his accusation against Albon with his back.
The old paper also has a desire to multiply, scattering crumbs and dust into the air like spores, and they are the real masters of this cottage, driving away the intruders with an overwhelming musty smell.
However, arguing twice in a row was too physically demanding, even if the nose of the person choking on the air was itchy, Jingyang only coughed a few times before he really fell asleep.
When he woke up in the morning, Albon was still lying there, his head resting on a thick pile of files, his saliva already soaking the top page.
Jingyang looked at him with mixed feelings, did not wake up, did not secretly do anything, but thought about last night's conversation, and then went out but did not go home.