Last night, Huang Yan told Qin Le that he was going to stop all the work he was doing. In the next few days, he will accompany his sister to the end. Every minute from then on, Huang Yan didn't want to miss it with his sister.

After helping her sister finish the checkup, Ice reminded Huang Yan to remember to submit her resignation report to her sister.

Tang Ming told Huang Yan that he and Qin Le were with him here, and nothing would happen. He still listened to his sister's arrangement, and hurriedly handed over the resignation report to the company. My sister is a very serious person, and Huang Yan also knows her character very well, so she turned around and rode his motorcycle out of the hospital.

My sister's company is located on the 26th floor in the very center of the International Trade Center. When Huang Yan arrived here, the company was already full of people. At work time, everyone is busy in an orderly manner. My sister is the company's chief financial officer. Once upon a time in this office, she had a position of in-command. She gave her all and gave everything for this company. For its sake, my sister didn't dare to rest, she didn't dare to get sick, as if the company couldn't run without her. Looking back now, the company has not changed or missed anything because of the absence of her.

My sister's condition is already known to the people in the company. When Huang Yan handed over his sister's resignation report to the personnel director, he seemed to have a premonition. The formalities went smoothly, but when Huang Yan was about to leave, the personnel director told Huang Yan that Mr. Wang wanted to see him.

Wang is always the boss of the younger sister and the boss of this company. A middle-aged man in his forties, perhaps because the company is in the fitness equipment industry, his overall maintenance is quite good, and he does not show the greasy of a middle-aged man at all.

The company is currently in an important stage of preparing for listing, and Mr. Wang is very busy in the office. Seeing Huang Yan walk in, he immediately put down the work in his hand. The younger sister was brought out by him, and she was a general in his hand, a fierce general. He knows the relationship between Huang Yan and his sister. Before that, they had the good fortune to meet a few times and eat twice.

Mr. Wang was very polite to Huang Yan, but in fact, he was less shrewd than a businessman should be, but more elegant.

Regarding the matter of my sister, Mr. Wang said that he was very sorry. Everything that my sister has paid for the company, he knows very well in his heart.

In front of Huang Yan, Mr. Wang asked his assistant to call the company's new financial director to replace his sister. Huang Yan is not very old, but because of his work, he can be regarded as reading countless people. The new CFO is a woman in her forties, and it is clear from her clothes and costumes that she is a very particular person.

"This is Duguyan's friend, Mr. Huang Yan. You leave a phone call for each other, and from now on, any expenses required for Duguyan's illness will be covered by the company. At the end, Mr. Wang also deliberately emphasized, "My sister is now a special situation, and the financial department has to turn on the machine 24 hours a day, if the treatment of my sister is affected because of the cost, you can leave directly." ”

"Okay." The woman replied neatly, and at the same time quickly took out her business card and handed it to Huang Yan's hand.

Huang Yan looked at Mr. Wang and had to admire the man in front of him.

"Do you have time for a while? I'd like to talk to you about swallows. Mr. Wang said next.

For Huang Yan, he originally wanted to rush back to the hospital after submitting his resignation report. It's just that Mr. Wang mentioned that he wanted to talk about his sister, and Huang Yan didn't refuse.

"Here?" Huang Yan asked.

"There's an Italian café in the mall downstairs from the company, if you don't mind, I'll go over after signing this document on the table."

Huang Yan nodded, and then walked over first.

In the Italian café in the mall, Huang Yan found a seat by the window and sat down. My sister likes to drink coffee very much, and she always comes over for a drink whenever she has time. The seat where Huang Yan is sitting now is where she usually likes to sit the most.

My sister said that she especially likes to be alone here on this sofa in the café, watching the crowd walking on the road through the glass window. Whenever she did, she had the illusion that she was out of the world and out of the midst of this distracted world. Slowly, this location seems to have become her exclusive in this café.

When Mr. Wang came over, Huang Yan had already ordered himself a cup of coffee that his sister usually likes to drink. Huang Yan tried it, to be honest, this black and slightly bitter thing, he was really a little unaccustomed to it. He doesn't know why his sister loves to drink it so much, maybe it's like a woman never understands why a man loves to drink.

"This is Swallow's favorite café." Mr. Wang walked over, sat across from Huang Yan and said, "The French steak in this café is also very classic. I heard that the master was specially invited by the boss from France. ”

Huang Yan nodded politely, he knew that the steak here was also his sister's favorite.

"Do you know why swallows love coffee and steak so much?" Mr. Wang asked.

Huang Yan shook his head and did not answer. He once asked his sister this question, but she didn't tell her the answer.

"Swallow once said that after she and her boyfriend got together, the first meal the two of them officially ate was steak and coffee. At that time, my sister had only read these things in books. Mr. Wang said while looking at the order list.

My sister has a boyfriend, Huang Yan knows. It's just that my sister almost never mentions it in front of them, and he never asks carefully.

Huang Yan and Mr. Wang's chat also started with my sister's boyfriend.

After the college entrance examination, my sister secretly went to Changsha to work alone without telling her family. Unlike others, although my sister goes out to earn money, she has to earn her own tuition. My sister's hometown is in a remote countryside in the south. She is the second oldest of five sisters. Mr. Wang said that he had also heard his younger sister say that at that time, in order to have a son, his parents gave away their youngest sister to others. So you can think of the status of girls in the family.

If you don't say it, some people may never understand that the poverty of life often has no bottom line.

Living in poverty, coupled with the love of their parents for their youngest son, the younger sister almost never ate rice once when she was young. Even if she drinks porridge, she drinks it from broken rice at home. In this way, she almost always has a luxury in going to school. From elementary school to high school, every semester she secretly begged teachers to come to her home to do her parents' ideological work, so that she was able to complete her high school studies.

Therefore, for my younger sister, not to mention the tuition fees of college, her parents did not force her to work to support her family and get married, which is already a great gift. Look at my sister and sister, either getting married or coming out to work.

A person, secretly taking the 120 yuan that the eldest sister had saved privately, the younger sister came to Changsha.

It's a strange place, a strange city, and it's so easy to find a job. After arriving in Changsha, she was already penniless, so she could only stand at the door of the restaurant, and when the guest left, she stepped forward to steal the leftovers left by the guests to survive.

A country girl who has lived in the countryside since she was a child, came to a strange city alone. The cruelty of reality shattered all her dreams. When she was sleepy at night, she could only find a bridge hole in an overpass to make do. A girl, a prosperous place is driven away, and she doesn't dare to go to a remote place. When you're thirsty, go to the park or the bathroom to get some cold water.

Malatang, the girl who came to the city knew for the first time that there was such a thing in the world. Towards evening, on the edge of a spicy stall, she squatted far away and watched a few big boys on the side. They were eating Malatang, drinking beer, and chatting excitedly about some topics at work from time to time. She hadn't eaten for a day, and now she was paying attention to them because the table was the farthest away from the stall. She prayed silently in her heart, hoping that the boys would not eat everything and that they would leave her with a little leftovers.

It is estimated that no one noticed that not far from them, there was a girl who was staring at the spicy hot in their hands in a daze.

After the boys left, the younger sister immediately rushed forward. Since the spicy tang they ate was skewered with iron skewers, all she left was empty skewers on the table when she ran over, but the good thing was that there was still half a bottle of beer left on the table and not drunk.

I was so hungry that my sister didn't even think about it, so she poured it down in one go. She had never drunk before, and her head suddenly became a little cloudy. What she didn't expect was that at this time, a boy who had already left turned back.

Embarrassed and overwhelmed, coupled with the strength of the half bottle of beer, although it has been a long time, my sister still doesn't dare to recall her embarrassment at that time.

In fact, there is no embarrassment. Everything was just an obstacle in her own mind. She was probably not much better than the beggar on the street. So no one will notice what the expression on the face of a person like a "beggar" will be. The boy didn't say anything when he saw his sister, and went directly to the boss to take a bunch of spicy hot dishes and put them in front of her.

In the face of hunger, how many people still care about their dignity. Looking at the food on the table, my sister didn't have time to say thank you and started eating.

The boy's name was Xiaofu, two years older than his sister, and he was working in a supermarket near Malatang at the time. She can't remember how many times he went to the boss to get Malatang for his sister that day. In my impression, Xiaofu kept going to the boss's car to get her food, including green vegetables, tofu, meatballs, and chicken feet......

At that time, she was only concerned about eating, and he was helping her get it. It was the best and fullest she had ever eaten since she was born. After eating, the younger sister took a closer look at the man sitting in front of her.

"I don't have any money!" My sister said to him.

Xiaofu said simply, and then said to his sister very calmly: "The money, I have already paid for you." ”

"But I don't have any money right now, so I can't pay you back at the moment." Grabbing the empty backpack in her hand, my sister said with some embarrassment. At first, she was too hungry, but now that she is full of food and drink, she has to think about practical problems. After all, she wasn't really a beggar, and she couldn't do anything like turn around and run away after eating.

Xiaofu on the other side didn't seem to care about this, and looked at the younger sister with a face like a cat and said, "Where do you live?" ”

Looking at Xiaofu, the younger sister shook her head in shame. It's not that she doesn't want to tell him, it's not that she wants to pay the bills, it's just that where to live is another problem for her.

"I don't have a place to live—" said the younger sister. She knew that this sentence was very much like a look like she didn't want to pay back the money to Xiaofu.

My sister suddenly seemed to think of something, and quickly took out her ID card and admission ticket from a broken canvas bag that she carried with her.

"You can write these down, and I will pay you back when I have money in the future, but I can't press it to you." My sister said as she held up these documents to Xiaofu to see. She carefully put it in front of Xiaofu's eyes, but her hands were clenched very tightly, as if she was afraid that one would be snatched by him accidentally.

"You just finished the college entrance examination?" Xiaofu looked at his sister in surprise, obviously he didn't expect that the girl in front of him had just finished the college entrance examination. Looking at the admission ticket in the hand of the younger sister, Xiaofu asked, "Tell me how you did in the exam?" ”

"Although the score has not yet come out, I feel that it should be okay. There should be no problem in getting into a good university. When the younger sister said these words, a happy smile suddenly appeared on her face.

"But ......" the younger sister suddenly thought of something, and the smile on her face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a sad face.

"But what?" Xiaofu asked.

"But I need to use the time before school starts to earn money for my tuition. But I've been here for days, and I haven't even found a job. The younger sister lowered her head again. Xiaofu also saw his sister's predicament, and he took out his wallet from the pocket of his jeans. Today was the day they were paid, so they came out with their colleagues to celebrate.

Xiaofu is a cold dish chef in the deli section of a supermarket. Because he was an apprentice, his salary was not high at that time. Of the salary of three or four thousand yuan per month, except for the one thousand yuan left for pocket money to be spent, the rest was deposited in the bank. He carefully clicked on the remaining more than 800 yuan in the broken wallet, took out 700 and put it in front of his sister.

"I'll leave a hundred for pocket money, and you can take the rest first, if it's not enough, I'll help you get it." Xiaofu regretted that he came out to invite his friends to dinner today, otherwise he could have given more to his sister.

Looking at the money on the table, my sister was a little stunned. She had only met the boy in front of her. She didn't understand why the other party was helping her so much. My sister once asked Xiaofu this question without knowing it. Eventually, it was during a conversation with a friend that she found out. Xiaofu said that even if some people have known each other for many years, they are either opponents or enemies in the end; And some people only see each other, but it makes you think that this is the person you have been waiting for, maybe this is fate.

My sister didn't take Xiaofu's money, maybe if she took the money at that time, there would be no next story. For my sister, letting Xiaofu invite guests to dinner already made her feel very embarrassed, how could she charge money from a strange boy again.

Xiaofu insisted on giving it, because he knew very well what it would be like for a helpless girl to live in such a city with no money. The younger sister on the other side doesn't accept his money. When the two were arguing, Xiaofu seemed to suddenly think of something and said, I have an idea.

"Are you afraid of being tired?" Xiaofu looked at his sister's thin and thin body and said.

"You don't want me to look thinner, but I'm actually very strong. When I'm at home, I can do anything. Looking at Xiaofu's expression, my sister had already guessed that he must have a job to introduce to her.

"But it might still be dirty." Xiaofu said quietly, but his eyes were full of expectation.

"Can it be dirtier than I am?" As she spoke, her sister smiled happily. She suddenly felt that she was so lucky, that God favored her so much. At that moment, my sister was thinking that God must have heard her prayer and sent Xiaofu, an angel, to save her when she was desperate.

Looking at the dirty old clothes of the younger sister, her face was like a cat because of the dust. Xiaofu laughed, and then took out the phone and called the owner of his supermarket. The vegetable section of Xiaofu Supermarket just needs a tally clerk. Because it is in the vegetable section, the work is tedious and a little dirty. After all, you have to deal with the dirt on the vegetables.

The problem of work is solved, and all that remains is accommodation. Although the house rented by Xiaofu is a studio, fortunately, the landlord made a partition when decorating the house, so it looks like it is also a one-bedroom decoration.

Back at the residence, Xiaofu packed his things in the bedroom into a suitcase and put them in the living room.

"You'll live in my room first, and I'll live in the living room." Xiaofu said while deliberately falling on the sofa and trying it a few times, as if to say to his sister, look, this sofa is also very soft, and it is very comfortable to fall asleep.

"I'll sleep here!" The younger sister said that she was going to grab the sofa with Xiaofu. At that time, my sister thought that it would be a great gift for her to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

During the scramble, an accidentally younger sister also sat directly on Xiaofu's body.

"Don't you feel that something is wrong with a girl like this?" Xiaofu gestured with his hand as he spoke.

"Ahh The younger sister who was sitting on Xiaofu shouted, blushed suddenly, and immediately stood up.

The younger sister, who was originally unintentional, stood so immediately, but felt that it was intentional just now. Thinking about it like this, my cheeks suddenly felt even hotter.

Looking at the blushing sister, Xiaofu laughed. He told his sister that you will have to leave sooner or later after the start of school, so it is really not cost-effective to rent another apartment. I don't charge you for your stay, but I'll leave the cleaning and cleaning of the room to you.

Under Xiaofu's recommendation, my sister also began to work in the supermarket. Xiaofu is a very frugal man, even if a pair of socks are torn, he will use thread to repair them little by little, and will not throw them away until he can't repair them. Xiaofu loves to drink, but because he knew his sister's condition, he quit drinking.

Once my sister saw Xiaofu calculating something with her mobile phone. Later, he learned that Xiaofu said that if he could save two bottles of beer a day, 30 days a month, then he could almost save 150 yuan on food.

Working in a supermarket is a busy day, especially when many of the jobs are manual work. My sister's already thin body is even more difficult to do. But fortunately, Xiaofu greeted his colleagues, so everyone tried their best to come over to help every time.

Therefore, even the younger sister who has become the chief financial officer still looks back on the work during that time. Although they work hard, their lives are extremely fulfilling. My sister once said that she especially likes Xiaofu's smile, and Xiaofu will show two little tiger teeth when he laughs. His smile makes my sister feel very good-looking.

Xiaofu let her sister know what coffee is, and Xiaofu took her to eat Western food for the first time. Many years later, my sister would taste steak everywhere she went, but she never tasted the same feeling again. Just like Xiaofu's people, once they left, they never found a trace.

Huang Yan sat on the side, drinking coffee while listening to Mr. Wang's narration. It was the first time he had heard of it. He had occasionally heard his sister mention the past. He knew that his sister's life was very hard, but he never thought it would be so hard.

"What about you?" Mr. Wang looked at Huang Yan and said, "I have also heard Yanzi talk about you." ”

Swallow is the name that Mr. Wang is used to, and he called her that from the time she first started to follow.

Huang Yan picked up the coffee cup, as if he had fallen into a memory all of a sudden.

They also met a long, long time ago.