Ode to joy

Chapter 144

"No matter how scumbag I am, it's better than being used by men and thrown away as garbage, and even better than being used by men who don't even use it."

"Shut up!" The ladies in 2202 were also crazy, Guan Juer's screams flew out of the bathroom, and went straight into Qu Xiaoxiao's ears.

So Qu Xiaoxiao was also full of energy, standing in the corridor and screaming loudly: "Little Guan Guan, I'm looking for you, looking for you..."

After a while, Guan Juer came out with wet hair, and closed the door to isolate Qu Xiaoxiao from Qiu Yingying, "What's the matter, you're sure to cause trouble when you come to the door."

"It's important, it's serious. I remembered that last time you said you were looking for a place to learn to dance. Did you find it? I'm going too."

"I found it. I have a lot of things to do these days, and I have a little time tomorrow. I plan to go and meet with the private church and try a class."

"I'll go with you tomorrow. You are in charge of the experience, and I am in charge of negotiating the price. You and Andy buy cards together, so you have to negotiate the price with them."

"Tsk tsk, the compass with thin feet said, the richer you are, the more stingy you are."

"If you are not stingy, you can't get rich. If you don't love money, you won't be lucky. Guan Guan, baby, let me take another look at you affectionately." Qu Xiaoxiao said while pinching Guan Juer's shoulder and looking at it with a sneaky smile. Ju Erma woke up from a coma, and knocked her hand away, and she laughed and fled back to her room.

Guan Ju'er cursed "female hooligan", took out the key from the most secret pocket, opened the door and entered.But Qiu Yingying, who was standing at the door of Fan Shengmei's little black house, saw Guan Ju'er coming in, she turned her face away and pretended not to see it.Guan Ju'er understood that Qiu Yingying was angry that she didn't stand firm, so she chatted and laughed with Qu Xiaoxiao.Guan Ju'er had already walked two steps, and wanted to pretend that he didn't see it, so as not to reason with Qiu Yingying out of anger, but after walking a few more steps, he backed away. "Qiu, there is a saying that an enemy's friend is not necessarily an enemy, and an enemy's enemy is not necessarily a friend. If you tie me with Qu Xiaoxiao, I will be so sad that I won't be able to sleep tonight."

"But if you talk to her friendly in my presence, that's what makes her proud."

"Didn't I first say that she was causing trouble, and then I cursed the female hooligan at the end? I was talking about serious things in the middle. You don't look at how I usually treat you, you have wronged me."

Qiu Yingying was silent, she couldn't help but think of Qu Xiaoxiao yelling at her yesterday, "I seem to be the one who repays kindness."

"Huh?" Guan Juer was puzzled, and asked Fan Shengmei for help.Fan Shengmei said: "Yesterday Xiaoqu scolded Xiaoqiu Yitong, and pushed the responsibility away. This matter has nothing to do with you. You don't know that this happened yesterday, and today Xiaoqiu is very angry."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'll go to the dark room to reflect on myself, good night, sisters." Guan Juer felt bored, apologized and left, no longer defending himself.

Qiu Yingying watched Guan Juer leave, and murmured to herself: "I've been abnormal these days, I must be abnormal, even a dog would hate it. Sister Fan, what's the problem?"

"Hey, you are really temperamental, straight-hearted, and you can't hide your emotions. Recently, when you encounter relationship problems, you are in a bad mood, and your bad temper is sent to your friends. But friends are not tree holes. No matter how good-tempered you are, you can listen too much You will get impatient if you get angry. A true friend like Xiao Guan will point it out to you face to face. There are other true friends who will not say a word and will continue to help you. If you have a bad temper, you will scold while helping But in fact, I see that most of them are for your own good. Don’t rush to express your opinion, wait until you calm down, and then slowly find time to reflect. When people encounter the end of the road, there will always be extremes, so friends should Be more considerate, don't wait until the relationship breaks down to make up for it afterwards, it's hard."

Not only Qiu Yingying nodded, but Guan Juer also pricked up her ears, and listened to everything Fan Shengmei said, and couldn't help nodding her head in approval.Even Fan Shengmei herself couldn't help but sigh after she finished speaking.Some words are sometimes easier to say but sometimes harder to do. To what extent do people have to practice to control their emotions freely?

When Qu Xiaoxiao returned to the house, she immediately eagerly called on her mobile phone to find someone. "Hey, have you found a girlfriend yet?...Really? OK, I have one here, which fully meets your requirements, lady, good at work, hard-working, well-bred, can play the violin, and very independent, my sister just now I will give her an affectionate look for you. Although she is not as good-looking as I am, she is definitely good-looking. ... Like 24 five ... what? My friend ... fart, my friend is a nest of snakes and rats, for example, you are, she is me Neighbor...Yes, don't be arrogant, be polite, people only look at the connotation, I think you seem to be a little worthy of the table among my snake friends... Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I will start setting aside time in the evening, and I will arrive I will give you the address....There is an important warning, you must only be serious, and you are not allowed to play. If I know that you have the idea of ​​playing tricks, you will be a sworn enemy on the spot."

February 2th, the beginning of spring.This solar term with the word "spring" in it requires a lot of courage to go out to exercise early in the morning, and it is almost a mouthful of cold air as soon as you leave the house.

Andy wore a woolen hat and gloves and insisted on going out to exercise. As soon as he walked out of the building, someone approached him, "Mr. An, happy birthday, I am Mr. Xiaobao's driver."

Andy was taken aback, yes, today is the birthday on her passport. "Oh, thank you. Early in the morning, waiting for someone here? Do you want me to go up and look for you?"

The driver laughed before saying anything, "I was ordered by Mr. Bao to deliver a birthday present. I was afraid of spoiling the gift if I waited here for too long, so I put the gift in the car. Mr. An, please wait for me, and I will go get it right away."

"I'll go with you." Andy followed the driver, and seeing the Mercedes-Benz S500 that Bao's family left in Haishi, he couldn't help laughing. There are too many stories in this car.After Mrs. Bao and her husband met at the hotel, they took this car to the airport and went home together the next day.

The driver took something out of the car. Strangely, it turned out to be a big thermal bag instead of a delicate jewelry box. "The thermos bag contains the crab rice dumplings that our fellow chef in Haishi just made this morning, and our unique rice cakes. Xiaobao always says it's your favorite taste."

"Yo." Andy took the things, feeling warm for a while.It's one thing for Bao Yifan to remember her birthday, but it's another thing to celebrate her birthday so intentionally.She smiled and hugged the thermal bag in her arms in a shameless manner, thanked the driver and walked home.She wanted to tip the driver, but she didn't bring anything with her when she went out to exercise, so she had to verbally express that she would treat her to dinner tomorrow.The first thing to do when entering the door, of course, is to open the thermal bag, take out the delicious food that is still hot, and call Bao Yifan with his mouth in his mouth.At this hour, Bao Yifan also woke up.

Bao Yifan answered the phone and said energetically, "Hi, happy birthday."

"What a surprise. I couldn't even think of it, and I didn't take this day as my birthday, and you didn't mention it yesterday. I ate Xiaolongbao, it was delicious."

"There are quite a lot of things to do before the long holiday. I really can't leave. I am very, very sorry. We will go to Europe to make up for the birthday after the Spring Festival. Now it is getting more and more difficult to find labor, and more and more people are being lost to the mainland. I have to make arrangements for employees before the long holiday. The company can arrange the vehicles to go home uniformly, and the company will pick them up after the long vacation, and we have to hold small meetings to encourage employees to love the company and be dedicated to the company, haha."

"It's okay, I..."

"Haha, are you filling up? It's fine if you like it. Just eat it, as long as you keep your ears open to listen to me. My mother changed after she came home, chased me and said you were good, and swore to me that she would never Stretch out your restless hands about your affairs again, and promise not to find anyone to inquire about your privacy again, promise..."

Andy ate and listened, feeling happy and relieved.After listening to Bao Tai's somewhat exaggerated guarantees, she summoned up her courage and said, "Actually, today is not my birthday. I don't know when my birthday should be in June. Today is the anniversary of my birth mother. It was very difficult for her. She never left me and raised me until I was three years old. Even though she was weak on the day of her death, the thickest part of the torn quilt was still wrapped around me. I still vaguely I remember that night. After that night, I was adopted by the orphanage, and they registered this date as my birthday. It is me who should say sorry today. For the first time in my life, I mentioned her on this day. It is your mother who Your strong motherly love inspired me. Thank you and your mom for giving me so much."

Bao Yifan was dull on the phone for a while, before he said: "It's very unexpected. Tsk, it's really troublesome to be a factory worker, I can't help myself, I should be by your side today. I feel that you are not in a good mood."

"I'm not in a bad mood. I'm very relieved after I told you this. And there's such a delicious breakfast. Of course, thinking of her today I feel a little sad."

"Usually, on the anniversary of the death of the ancestors, we will light three sticks of incense and set up a table of wine and food to pay homage. I will ask how to do it later."

"No, keep it in mind. Iloveyou."

Bao Yifan raised his eyebrows again in surprise. In the past, he refused to say those three words no matter how induced he was, what happened today?And there was a voice from the other end, "The rice cakes are so delicious, I think they won't taste bad when they're cold, please send me some by express. More, more..." Bao Yifan felt Andy seemed to warm up a little.

The effect of senior HR doing ideological work is naturally not covered.Fan Shengmei empathized with her, sighed, and persuaded her eloquently, even though Qiu Yingying was lying on the bed, she was still thinking, dreaming about whether she had let her friend down.But she was still in it, full of grievances, unable to figure out what she did wrong.But she trusts Sister Fan very simply, since Sister Fan said so, since Sister Fan is a bystander, she will not fool her.She thought, in this way, she shouldn't doubt Guan Juer, maybe, she also wronged Qu Xiaoxiao.

Qiu Yingying is a straightforward person.She thought, in this case, maybe she was wrong, so she should admit her mistake and apologize.

She thought that even if she might be wrong in her judgment, Qu Xiaoxiao might really be teasing her on purpose, but Qu Xiaoxiao helped her a lot before, so she... No matter what, please take the initiative to apologize.Don't be like Sister Fan said, if a friend is sad, it will be difficult to make up for it in the future.

Qiu Yingying got up early in the morning and knocked on Andy's door first, because she knew that Andy was the first to get up.Andy gnawed on the rice cake and came out to open the door.Qiu Yingying bowed her head when she saw it and said embarrassedly: "Andy, Sister Fan educated me last night. I have been in a bad mood for a while, my mind is muddled, and I offend my friends everywhere. Please forgive me. If you don't like it, you can do it in the future. Just scold me, I... I will try my best to listen to you."

Andy watched in surprise as Qiu Yingying finished speaking. A mouthful of rice cake stuffed into her mouth almost made her stiff, almost choking her to death. "Okay, then I'll say two things that don't please you, and you'd better believe them completely. First, you're right in your relationship with Ying Qin. Second, Ying Qin's views are conservative. Even if you drive back home together during the Spring Festival Even if you try harder, it is very likely that he will still not change his attitude towards you."

Qiu Yingying stared wide-eyed, listening to Andy in a daze, she was dumbfounded for a while, her eyeballs slowly rolled around, and then said: "You... must... good medicine is bitter..." During the speech, Dou Da burst into tears. The drops rolled down in strings, Qiu Yingying broke down in tears, covered her face and walked away.She wanted to apologize in a hurry all morning, but now she fell short, and she was crushed by Andy's second click.

Andy silently watched Qiu Yingying go out, but she could do nothing.

Fan Shengmei was also helpless.After talking with Ying Qin alone, she knew that it was very difficult for two people living in different worlds to meet again.Even though the time was extremely tight in the early morning, she still hugged Qiu Yingying when Qiu Yingying asked "is it true", so that Qiu Yingying could have a shoulder to lean on when she cried bitterly.After a while, Guan Juer, who was awakened, also came out, and the three hugged together again.

Andy received a call from Yingqin, saying that he was sending tickets.Andy was busy at that time, so he suggested that Ying Qin should send the ticket to Qiu Yingying directly.Ying Qin refused.Andy can only make an appointment with Ying Qin to meet at noon.

Ying Qin, an IT technician, was standing in the lobby of a high-rise building in the bright financial district with a canvas bag on his back, looking out of place.So Andy caught Ying Qin as soon as he stepped out of the elevator.On the contrary, Andy's image is not conspicuous in this area. Ying Qin only saw Andy when he walked in front of Ying Qin.

"Train ticket? It's agreed not to get an air ticket."

Ying Qin took out the train ticket and handed it to Andy.Andy doesn't know train tickets, but he believes that Ying Qin will not fool her with fake tickets.Andy took the train ticket, "Go have a meal together? I'll treat you."

"No, I'll go back quickly. I'll be relieved when you receive it."

"Let's eat together, let me apologize. It's my birthday today, if you don't believe me, go up with me to see the passport."

Ying Qin's lips became square and round for a while, and after a mental struggle, he agreed to eat.On the way, Andy took out his wallet and handed over the fare money to Ying Qin. "Didn't it mean that you can't buy train tickets?"

Ying Qin pushed the banknote back.His palm placement and force were very accurate, and he just pushed his hand on the banknotes, so as not to be intimidated by Andy. "I can always find a way to buy it. I don't want the ticket money. I made a mistake. I will give this ticket to Xiaoqiu."

"Could it be that you bought a yellow... scalper ticket? Could it be that the actual cost is higher than the plane ticket? I'm hurting you now. In fact, it's more convenient for you to drive back by yourself."

"If we break up, no matter how sad we are, it's best to make a clean break. It's good for everyone. It's inconvenient to go back in a car. How can I talk to Xiao Qiu on the way? It's unrealistic. I've thought about it, and I'd rather spend more money."

"It is a pity."

Ying Qin patiently waited for the next sentence, but after waiting for a long time, there was no more nonsense after "it's a pity".Instead, Ying Qin couldn't help but ask, "Which point is more regrettable?"

"I am in my 30s. A month ago, I have been despising sex for more than 30 years. Although I don't object to others, I absolutely keep a distance from the opposite sex, and even refuse to have contact with the same sex. During this period, countless people advised me not to Understand me, I refute everything, I have my own theoretical system. I believe you are the same. Do you think I intend to persuade you? I don't intend to."

"I believe your theoretical system must be very strong. I think you will use your powerful theoretical system to convince me to return to Xiaoqiu."

"Put yourself in the other's shoes. No one could convince me before, and I won't try to convince you today. I won't do to others what proves impossible to me. The change in my concept is to meet a lover, and I met a lover two days ago. A thing that touched me a lot, made me completely overthrow a concept formed when I was three years old. Afterwards, I think that the most important thing to look at a person is to look at the heart, and choose to be lenient in some things. This change It’s very subtle, I’m still summarizing, and I can’t express it to you in words. I’m sorry. But I’m glad that I didn’t miss my lover because of my original thought system. Courage. Luckily. Otherwise, many years later, I would say sorry to who I am today.”

"It's a pity you said to me just now, does it mean the same thing as this 'pity'? Or are you implying something?"

"That's all."

"But I feel like you're trying to convince me in a curvaceous way."

"It was you who tried to find someone to convince you, but subconsciously dared not admit it. You asked me why, and asked me if I was trying to do something. If I were you, start with 'it's a pity', and then change the subject."

"Uh, I didn't, absolutely not. It's an irresponsible behavior for both parties."

"I also think about it. I can't find enough evidence to support it so far. It's just a kind of intuition. Well, it's not very scientific. I take back the previous sentence, sorry."

"I accept."

After the two entered the hotel, they stopped talking on this topic.Especially Ying Qin didn't dare to say it, for fear of giving Andy a false impression.But the more restrained he was, the more he scratched his head thinking about it.Ying Qin struggled with eating this meal.Andy was fine, she put herself in the same place and really didn't try to persuade Ying Qin.

When Qu Xiaoxiao was about to get off work, she made sure she was free at night, so she called Guan Juer and asked for the address of the fitness center, and the two agreed to meet.After changing hands, Qu Xiaoxiao forwarded the time and place to the friend, and decided the time when the friend would show up.Everything was ready, Qu Xiaoxiao was very satisfied with her ability to handle affairs, so she picked up the cake and rushed to celebrate Andy's birthday.I remembered it halfway, and made another phone call to Guan Juer, "Do you know that Andy's birthday is today?"

(End of this chapter)