Chapter 4 Friends who huddle together for warmth
"Not only do I have to receive daily training arranged by the company, but I also need to find time to learn Korean on my own and work part-time at a convenience store, which is really scary when I think about it, but I often come to our place on weekends to spend a day off and play with the children..."
"It must be hard!"
"Sister Su Yuan, how do you know that I'm not here to relax myself?" Jiang Yan asked with a smile.
"I now believe that people are handsome and kind." The smile on the nurse's face softened.
"So... Are you boasting about yourself? ”
The nurse was stunned for a moment, but when she realized what Jiang Yan meant, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, "I really don't know how popular a character like yours can be in school." ”
Jiang Yan deliberately put on a look of being poked in the sore spot and shook his head: "I ran out of junior high school to be a trainee, Sister Su Yuan, is it a bit too much for you to ask me if I am not popular at school?" ”
"But you don't look like you ran out to work before you finished junior high school, I mean you give people a very gentle feeling, very friendly, and very comfortable to get along with." Miss Nurse knew he was joking.
Jiang Yan smiled noncommittally and shrugged his shoulders.
"It can only be said that personality depends on the family of origin and the environment in which it is located, and it is not directly related to the individual's education."
In the following time, Jiang Yan also kept telling some jokes about young age that adults may sound childish, but they are just right for children.
The sound of laughter filled the lively hall with great joy, arousing the astonishment of others.
If he hadn't taken the time to visit this children's welfare home twice, he might never have known that he was so good at playing with children for the rest of his life.
Time ticks and ticks...
This morning, the volunteers who came to give love left one by one, and Seondeokwon was gradually becoming deserted.
No matter how good the times are, there is a moment when they come to an end.
Jiang Yan clapped his hands with a smile: "Okay, let's stop here for the time being, I have other arrangements later, I can only see you next time!" ”
The children around him were obviously very reluctant, but they had long been accustomed to today's differences, and they were far more sensible than children who grew up in normal families.
Jiang Yan rubbed the little heads of this group of children with extremely doting eyes, "Don't show this expression, although I am about to return to China, it is not that I will not be able to meet again from today, at most, the interval between the next meeting may be a little longer!" ”
"Cheng Yan, I promised you that the storybook will be brought to you next time, it is a full set of complete volumes~"
"And Zhixi, next time I come over, I will accompany you to play table tennis, don't be as unhappy as today."
"Nann too, didn't you say that when you grow up, you will be a virtuous housewife who will take care of the daily life of her husband and children? I'll bring you a few cookbooks for you to read first, and you'll always have the opportunity to practice them later. ”
Jiang Yan was very familiar with the interaction with the children, and he could even remember the names of each of them.
And every child who was comforted by his name was quickly able to regain his strength, and try to show him his strong and mature side.
Maybe that's the bond between them.
Purity, purity without any interest.
The meal had arrived, and the nurses of the welfare home also urged the children to go to the cafeteria for lunch.
Jiang Yan stood in the center of the hall, chuckling and waving his hand, saying goodbye to this group of children who turned back in three steps.
Finally, the hall fell silent.
Jiang Yan walked to the front desk registration office, and the nurse guarding here took out the registration form from the drawer and handed it over.
She smiled softly and said, "I'm sorry for you again today, and I take the time to come over and play with the children every time." ”
"It's okay, I don't think it's too much trouble, on the contrary, I enjoyed today's experience." Jiang Yan's eyes looked at the children's disappearing backs gently.
Six days a week of high-intensity study and training alternately, a weekly small test and a monthly big test always remind and spur Jiang Yan to continue to improve.
In this high-pressure environment, he is very eager to find a suitable way to relieve stress and vent the negative emotions that he has been forced to accumulate.
And coming to the welfare home to chat and play with this group of lovely children is one of the extremely effective ones.
Although all this has become a thing of the past with the forced termination of the contract by the company, he is about to return to China, and he does not know when the next meeting will be.
So if you don't come and say goodbye to these kids before you leave, you can't say anything, can you?
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Leave Zentokuin Temple and head to the subway station.
Destination Myeongdong.
Outside, it suddenly began to rain heavily, which was in stark contrast to the beautiful wind and sun when I went out this morning.
On the subway, Jiang Yan's mobile phone screen was lit up, and it was a new message sent on KakaoTalk.
Xiao Xiao: [Have you arrived? I've been waiting for almost half an hour, it's raining so hard, and I haven't brought an umbrella yet...]
Xiao Xiao: [Did you bring an umbrella?] If you don't have it, you can slow down, don't get wet, I'm not in a hurry. 】
Jiang Yan thought about it, took a picture of the umbrella in his hand and sent it over, then typed a few words to appease him, and then put the phone back in his pocket, closed his eyes and waited quietly for the arrival of the destination site.
Once bitten by a snake, he was afraid of the well rope for ten years.
He no longer dares to take out his mobile phone in crowded public places, especially in places such as subways and buses.
At 12:30 noon, we arrived in Myeongdong.
According to the map guidance on the mobile phone, come to the popular barbecue restaurant agreed by the two.
Jiang Yan soon saw a slightly chubby girl standing at the door of the barbecue restaurant, constantly waving to his side, with a bright smile on her face.
Who else could it be if it wasn't Cheng Xiao?
He hurriedly quickened his pace and walked over.
Looking at the elated girl in front of him, Jiang Yan asked with a smile: "I remember that you shouldn't be resting today, why do you suddenly want to invite me to eat barbecue?" ”
"I took a sick day out of my way." After Cheng Xiao waited for Jiang Yan to approach, he immediately jumped into the umbrella he opened from under the eaves of the rain, winked at him and smiled: "And aren't you about to return to China?" I think it's still necessary to treat you to one last meal. ”
It was precisely because Cheng Xiao knew that Jiang Yan had recently encountered a series of bad things such as being slandered and harassed by X and being terminated by the company, so he asked him out to eat barbecue together.
Although she has not been very good at comforting people since she was a child, she should not treat her stomach badly when she is in a bad mood, at least she thinks so.
"That's it..."Jiang Yan narrowed his eyes and smiled softly: "But it's good if you wait for me inside, why do you have to come out without an umbrella?" Aren't you afraid of the rain? ”
"Hmm... There were a lot of people inside, and it was too stuffy. Cheng Xiao's gaze subconsciously turned elsewhere, and he said insincerely.
Seeing that Cheng Xiao began to harden his mouth, Jiang Yan couldn't help but snicker in his heart, but he still said with a straight face: "I understand, that... Xiao Xiao, let's go in first. ”
Cheng Xiao nodded obediently, "Hmm." ”
Their story began three years ago.
When the Korean Wave hit, many companies that cultivated idols at that time opened trainee selection programs in Huaguo.
Jiang Yan was one of the few trainees recruited by S.M in China at that time, and Cheng Xiao passed the selection assessment of another relatively small company, Yuehua.
Coincidentally, they were on the same day or even on the same flight to Seoul, and the two parents had a slightly awkward social meeting before boarding.
In addition, the two are the same age, there is no age difference and thinking gap, and any thing can become a topic of conversation for a long time, so it is very logical that the two of them have become friends who communicate closely and frequently online and offline, and huddle together in a foreign country for warmth.