Chapter 289: Regret
Gu Qijun's face was full of doubts: "...... Who? β
"She!" Liu Xinnian replied.
Gu Qi thought for a while and asked, "Over there at the branch?" Have I seen it? β
"That's right!" Liu Xinnian replied loudly.
Gu Qi frowned in embarrassment: "There are also more than 200 workers in the branch, so many people inside and out, I have been there twice, where do I know who is with whom." β
"She knows you." Liu Xinnian explained: "Moreover, she still admires you very much. When you went to the branch to repair the engine, she was in charge...... She was busy for more than two days. You don't remember her, but she always remembers you. She also studied with you for a while, and kept calling you 'Master Gu'. β
Gu Qi listened to his description vividly, and quickly remembered the time when he went to the branch factory to repair the engine.
At that time, the branch was repairing an old ship, and I don't know what was going on, and the engine couldn't be checked for any problems, but it never worked. Several masters have been busy for more than half a month, and they have not been able to find the problem.
The branch factory was afraid of delaying the work, so I had to apply for help from the main factory, hoping to have a master from the mechanical department to help.
Lao Guo happened to be going to the branch, so he hurriedly pulled him into the car to help.
"Hmm." Gu Qi nodded: "There is indeed such a thing. However, there were so many people watching and learning at the time, and I don't remember who was with whom. β
No matter how good his memory is, he will only remember the people he has contact with, not to mention that he was only focused on work at that time, where would he remember an irrelevant woman.
Liu Xinnian was dissatisfied and angrily reprimanded: "People treat you as a master, but you don't even remember it!" β
Gu Qi didn't bother with the drunkard and wiped the corners of his mouth.
"The people of the main factory used to branch the factory, whether it was a master or a small master, everyone was respectfully shouting 'master'. Where do I remember which is which. β
He put the handkerchief aside and asked, "Brother Liu, do you want a little face?" Tomatoes are also delicious and appetizing to eat. β
"Nope." Liu Xinnian shook his head: "I'm full." β
Gu Qi finally changed the topic, and was about to take advantage of the situation to send him to the study next door to drink tea and sober up, but Liu Xinnian came back again.
"Archie, she has been to the main factory to study...... I've been learning with you for a while...... You really don't remember? β
Yes???
Gu Qi was said by him, and after realizing it, he remembered a female apprentice who had been studying by his side for more than two months more than a year ago.
"You meanβLiu Qing'er?"
Liu Xinnian's eyes flashed slightly, and he nodded slightly.
"Yes, that's her."
Gu Qi whispered: "After repairing the engine, the branch sent a few technicians to study here, and Lao Guo divided three to follow me - two women and one man." They were all older than me, and one of them was two or three years older than me, and they studied very seriously, and before leaving, they bought a large enamel cup for each of us. I remember her name was Liu Qing'er. β
Liu Xinnian sighed and held his forehead, his voice slightly choked.
She ...... She's known to me for years. She's been waiting for me...... But I couldn't give her anything, not even a promise. I can't help it...... There's really no way. β
"Archie, you know...... I was really helpless. How many times have I applied for divorce, but the organization always refuses, Lao Guo persuaded and persuaded again, I can't escape. β
"If I had been more mature and I had been willing to persevere, maybe...... I'm not going to make a mistake and lose everything. I really didn't want to marry that dominatrix back then. Lao Guo persuaded again and again, coaxing me again and again, hoping for something to kiss and kiss. β
"I thought I could live a good life, but she hurt me again and again. When I fled to the branch, I was depressed every day, and she was always with me. It's not that I don't know her affection for me. It's just that I can't...... for I was a married woman at that time. β
"She's nice, really nice. If I hadn't gotten married, I'd have accepted it. But I still have a legitimate wife behind me, so I can't mess around. In that case, I'm not a good thing. She didn't take the initiative to say it at first, and I knew it and I could only assume that I didn't know. β
"Later, she cried and asked me what to do. I was so sad that I didn't dare to promise her anything...... However, I began to resist, and when I came back, I went against her, forcing Lao Guo to agree. Time and time again, I'd even provoke her to hurt me, as long as it would get me out of here. β
Gu Qi frowned when he heard this, and secretly felt sorry for his good brother.
ββ¦β¦ Brother Liu, you're drunk, don't say it. β
Liu Xinnian covered his eyes and whispered angrily: "Archie, it's just a little bit - it's really just a little bit." I was planning to celebrate the New Year, so I took the initiative to tell her to wait patiently for another year and a half. But I ...... It's still too late. She just leftβnever contacted me again. β
Gu Qi couldn't help but ask, "Can't you find it?" β
"I can't find it." Liu Xinnian sighed long: "She...... She went abroad with her aunt. As soon as I got divorced, I went to her. But her family said she would leave with her aunt after the Chinese New Year. Her aunt had no children and no daughters, so she specially came to China to find a blood relative to support her in the past. I asked her family when she would be back, but they said they didn't know and maybe they wouldn't be back. β
After speaking, Liu Xinnian closed his eyes uncomfortably.
"It's been a year, a whole year. When the branch was shut down last year, she packed her bags and waited for me for a day and a night, and then left silently. I do not know...... I really didn't know that was the last chance she gave me. If I knew, I would have gone to her, even if I had been crushed. β
Gu Qi looked at him hesitantly and asked in a low voice, "Really...... Can't put it down? β
"I'm sorry for her." Liu Xinnian choked: "She has waited for me for so many years, I am full of guilt for her, and now I am full of regret." β
Gu Qi had no choice but to remind: "Although she went abroad, she should have a way to leave a communication, it is impossible to have nothing." Did you ask her family? Find out her mailing address and send her a telegram telling her that you are divorced and that you are waiting for her to come back. β
"I asked." Liu Xinnian sighed and whispered: "The family said that they had moved, and they didn't know the address of their new home." And I don't know how to get a telegram or telephone hookup abroad. β
"I understand." Gu Qi suggested: "If you move, you will definitely get back in touch later, and it is impossible to break contact." Unless Liu Qing'er's family knows you, and she tells her family not to leak her news to you, they must have her new address now. β
Liu Xinnian was stunned and looked at Gu Qi with wide eyes.
ββ¦β¦ That's right! How I didn't think of this stubble! She...... Her brother used to work as a casual worker in the branch, and he knew me! β
"Don't get excited." Gu Qi saw that he was blushing and half-drunk and half-sober, so he had to persuade: "When you wake up tomorrow, I'll tell you again." β
"I-I'm not drunk!" Liu Xinnian defended loudly: "I am very sober now, and I am not drunk at all!" It's true! β
Gu Qi didn't believe it at all, and said, "You calm down, I'll take you to the study next door to drink some tea and sober up." I'll go upstairs to take a shower first, and then I'll come back and look for you. β
"No, no, no!" Liu Xinnian leaned over and pressed Gu Qi's arm: "Tell me what to do!" Come on! β
Gu Qi frowned at his drunken body, and pushed him away unceremoniously.
"You go and ask for the address first, and I will naturally have a way to help you."
Liu Xinnian was embarrassed, and sighed: "I'm a familiar face, in case they still refuse to tell the truth, I-I'm not good at spilling in other people's homes." β
"Show them your sincerity." Gu Qi reminded: "If it doesn't work again, find a reliable person to ask." As long as it is explained that it is an old colleague of the branch, as soon as the work card is handed over, people will naturally believe it. Anyway, it's just asking for the address, and it's not deliberately deceiving them, so it's nothing to see. It's just a different way, and you can be bold enough to do it. β
"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu Xinnian turned around and was about to walk to the door, but he was a little drunk, and he almost fell down after stumbling a few steps.
"Brother Liu!" Gu Qi hurriedly held him up.