4 - It Seems That he Has no Impression of Himself
In the midsummer afternoon, the sun was still hot. When Cheng Li came out of the hotel lobby, her whole body was cold. She didn't know whether it was the air conditioning or the sequelae of being too excited.
The depression in my heart did not dissipate until I returned to the company.
Fortunately, there was too much work. After she came back, she simply devoted herself to work and numbed herself until she got off work at around nine o'clock in the evening.
When I walked out of the company door, I saw that the surrounding high-rise buildings were still shining with countless lights. The lights were like daylight. The light shone on the smooth glass exterior wall of the building, like layers of waves, sparkling in the night. This night scene was bright and dazzling. .
The city at this moment felt strange to Cheng Li for no reason.
After arriving home, my parents were still watching TV in the living room.
"You guys haven't gone to bed yet?" Cheng Li looked at her parents sitting on the sofa while changing her shoes.
When Cheng Dingbo saw his daughter coming back, he immediately asked: "Have you had dinner?"
She really hadn't eaten. She was full before and didn't feel hungry.
Now the energy is gone, and I feel tired and hungry.
Cheng Li didn't ask her father to help. She heated some porridge herself, brought it to the table and drank it.
The bloody drama on the TV in the living room is lively.
Amidst the heartbreaking voice of the heroine, Cheng Li wolfed down the last mouthful of porridge and leaned back on the chair.
The fatigue of the whole day finally dissipated after I was full.
Before she could rest her breath, two "tsk tsk" sounds came from the other end of the sofa.
Ms. Ling held her mobile phone and suddenly sighed: "What's going on this year? There are so many weddings. This month alone I received two wedding invitations. I didn't expect Teacher Zhang to be the mother-in-law so soon. "
"Speaking of which, Teacher Zhang is younger than me..."
Damn it!
Cheng Li suddenly stood up from the chair, picked up the dishes, and hid in the kitchen.
Seeing her hiding in the kitchen, Ms. Ling complained to Lao Cheng: "Look at your daughter, she will be thirty soon. She is really not in a hurry. And with her job, she doesn't earn much more." Qian, he wakes up earlier than a chicken every day and goes to bed later than a dog. If he had listened to me, being a teacher would not be easier than it is now. How could he have time to date Xiao Xu when he
heard Xu Jiheng's name ? Li's stomach, which had just been soothed, instantly started to churn.
But she couldn't say anything yet.
Cheng Li's self-esteem has been strong since she was young.
What's more, she has never been emotionally frustrated. She has always only been chased by boys. Who would have thought that she would be stabbed in the back by Xu Jiheng.
"I'm going to take a shower," Cheng Li really didn't want to hear anything related to Xu Jiheng.
He came out of the kitchen and went directly to his room.
"Xiao Xu hasn't been here for two weeks. Do you think anything will happen to the two of them?" Ms. Ling looked at Lao Cheng next to her worriedly.
Xu Jiheng knew how to be a good person, and would come to Cheng's house to brush his face when he had nothing to do. Ling Shuanghua was very satisfied with him.
He has long been regarded as a prospective son-in-law.
Lao Cheng was staring at the TV and didn't answer immediately.
Ms. Ling slapped him on the arm. He was startled and turned around and said anxiously: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"I told you why you don't care about your daughter at all."
Cheng Dingbo She made a sound and said aggrievedly: "Why don't I care? She said she wanted to eat sweet and sour pork ribs. Didn't I go buy the ribs after work and come back and cook them for her."
"..."
Ms. Ling pretended to pinch him: " I'm talking about Xiao Xu, what happened between her and Xiao Xu."
"Hey, how can we, the woman, get along with each other about getting married?" Cheng Dingbo knew Ms. Ling's temper well and did not dare to be harsh, so he took the gentle line and spoke softly. Said: "Besides, our looks and education are not bad at all. Why are you in a hurry?"
"Can I not be anxious? I am already thirty years old."
Cheng Dingbo immediately said: "Why is it only thirty ? "How can you say that a little girl is so old? Twenty-eight, twenty-eight, she is still young."
Compared with Ms. Ling's anxiety, Cheng Dingbo was quite calm.
The filter of father's love has already numbed his eyes.
In his eyes, Cheng Li is still a little girl.
The next day, Saturday, Cheng Li didn't go anywhere and just caught up on her sleep at home.
After dinner, Ling Shuanghua knocked on her door: "Your father and I are going to the supermarket. Do you want to go?"
"No." Cheng Li lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling in trance.
This time Ling Shuanghua couldn't help it anymore and opened the door directly: "I asked you why you just lie at home getting moldy when you are on vacation. Why don't you follow me when you have the time..."
"I'll go, I'll go, I'll go," Cheng Li said. Quickly interrupt before she finishes speaking.
She was afraid that Ms. Ling would mention Xu Jiheng again.
As a result, before leaving, her father had a stomachache and had to go to the toilet. Ms. Ling Shuanghua rolled her eyes.
Turning around, she saw Cheng Li wearing a pair of purple, colorful cartoon pants.
Ms. Ling frowned and said, "You're going out wearing this?"
Cheng Li changed her slippers at home into flip-flops for going out, looked down and said calmly: "It's very convenient."
"How can any girl dress like you? Going out," Ms. Ling muttered with disgust.
Cheng Li raised her head: "Probably because there is no one I care about in this city anymore."
Ling Shuanghua glared at her: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
The days are long in summer, and it's after six o'clock now, and it's still bright.
The two of them walked around the supermarket and found nothing to buy.
Unexpectedly, after walking out of the supermarket, Ling Shuanghua thought of it and said, "We ran out of vinegar at home. Go back and buy another bottle."
"I won't be cooking for a while, so can't I buy it tomorrow?" Cheng Li was a little irritated.
Even though it was evening now, the weather was still hot and I was sweating all over after walking.
Ms. Ling glared at her: "Okay, you get up and buy it tomorrow morning."
Cheng Li was used to being manipulated by Ms. Ling, and this time was no exception. She was convinced: "Okay, I'll go, I'll go now."
Cheng Li I slowly found a roadside convenience store, bought a bottle of vinegar, and walked back.
Her community is located in the city center, and there are several old bungalows next to it.
The villa under the shade of greenery has a calm and graceful old-world style as time passes, which complements the modern fashion around it.
Cheng Li followed the wall and saw the elegant garden in the old bungalow.
There was no reason for ridicule in his heart, what's so good about Lujiazui? Xu Jiheng had the ability to find a rich woman who bought him a garden house.
As soon as she walked through the alley, she saw Ling Shuanghua standing next to a car.
"Mom." She called.
Ling Shuanghua called her over, and as she approached, Cheng Li saw an old lady standing next to her.
Ling Shuanghua said: "Li Li, why don't you say hello to grandma Xiang."
Cheng Li said obediently: "Hello to grandma Xiang."
"Oh, Lili is getting more and more beautiful as she grows," the old lady said with an exaggerated smile, her face beaming with joy.
Cheng Li looked at the old man intently at this moment, and suddenly shouted in surprise: "You are Grandma Xiang who makes Youdun'er."
In the past, an old couple set up a stall near Cheng Li's school, and their Youdun'er was famous far and wide. At that time, Many people have to drive over to buy.
Cheng Li likes it even more and can eat it six times a week.
It's a pity that after she went to college, the old man stopped doing it.
"I wonder if you still remember," Grandma Xiang smiled even happier after hearing this.
Ling Shuanghua said, "Grandma Xiang moved here, and we will be neighbors from now on."
Cheng Li heard that the old man had returned to her hometown in Wuxi. She was a little surprised and said, "That's great."
Surprised, Cheng Li Something suddenly occurred to me.
That is...
"Grandma," a low and pleasant voice sounded.
Cheng Li subconsciously raised his head and looked at the person coming.
The moment he saw the other person's face clearly, his breathing suddenly stopped.
Please pray!
She should have thought that Grandma Xiang's grandson was Rong Qi.
If Grandma Xiang shows up here, he will be there too.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone gently from between the shades of the trees. Rong Qi was wearing a black T-shirt and black trousers. The warm dusk light could not melt away the coldness around him.
A breeze blew by, blowing up his hem.
A long-lost youthful spirit suddenly appeared.
Cheng Li stared at him blankly when he walked up to her.
"Lili, do you still remember our family Rongqi?" Grandma Xiang said in an old and gentle voice, "I remember you were classmates before."
"Remember...remember." Cheng Li said awkwardly.
At this time, Rong Qi raised his eyebrows, his deep eyes fixed on Cheng Li's face for a moment, and nodded slightly.
It's like saying hello.
It seems that he has no impression of him, and he probably doesn't even remember his name.
Cheng Li didn't find it strange at all.
After all, they haven't met each other since graduating from high school.
"Teacher Ling," Rong Qi called Ling Shuanghua politely, even though Ling Shuanghua had never taught him. But at that time, all the students in the class knew that Cheng Li's mother was an English teacher at the school.
Ling Shuanghua is familiar with Grandma Xiang because she often buys oil dumplings from her.
After all, Cheng Li really likes to eat.
At this time, Grandma Xiang and Ms. Ling were chatting happily. They hadn't seen each other for such a long time, so they always asked each other how they were doing.
Cheng Li stood quietly nearby, and when she lowered her head, she saw the purple cartoon pants she was wearing.
Her shame, which had disappeared, suddenly surged up again.
She didn't care about the opinions of strangers on the street, but the man in front of her was her old classmate after all.
When old classmates meet, who doesn't want to look glamorous?
Fortunately she washed her hair today.
Just as the thought of luck passed by, Cheng Li remembered another thing.
That is, when she was drinking in a bar and kicked her shoe into Rong Qi's hand, does he still remember it?
Maybe the lights in the bar were too dark and he didn't recognize himself.
After all, they weren't familiar with each other in high school. After so many years, he wouldn't recognize him at a glance.
Moreover, when he greeted me just now, his expression was normal, so he probably didn't recognize him.
Thinking of this, Cheng Li breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lili, why don't you come and sit at my house?" Grandma Xiang gently invited her.
Cheng Li had always liked this old grandma, not only because she was good at making oil, but also because she was very gentle and the kind of loving and gentle grandma Cheng Li imagined.
Unlike her grandmother, who prefers her cousins ââbecause her uncle has a better job.
Grandma Xiang pointed to the garden house next to her and said with a smile: "I will live here from now on. Next time I come home, I will make you doner."
It turns out that Grandma Xiang moved here.
But considering Rong Qi's current worth, it is reasonable.
Cheng Li responded obediently: "Okay, grandma, I won't be polite."
"When it comes to eating, how have you ever been polite?" Ling Shuanghua scolded from the side.
When the two were about to leave, Rong Qi said to Ling Shuanghua: "Teacher Ling, walk slowly, goodbye."
Hearing the word goodbye, Cheng Li murmured in her heart.
It's better not to see you again.
Every time I see him, it's embarrassing.
Cheng Li muttered and walked forward, but the next second, she noticed something was wrong.
Because she felt that her feet were moving forward, but her shoes were not.
No...it's not.
She slowly lowered her head and looked towards the ground.
One of the laces of her flip-flop on her left foot broke and was left in place.
Cheng Li looked at the shoe and felt that she had never been so speechless in her life.
Until she slowly turned her head and met Rong Qi's gaze as expected.
When his eyelids drooped slightly and his eyes fell on the lonely slipper left on the ground, Cheng Li froze.
Are you still running this time?
At this moment, a gentle voice with a hint of concern sounded: "Lili, your shoes are broken?"
Grandma Xiang also noticed this situation and asked her.
Cheng Li stood there, looking blankly at the shoes on the ground.
Only at this moment did she understand what it meant that some people were still alive, but they were already corpses.
But the corpse had to speak. She raised her head and held her chest out, smiling calmly: "It's okay, I'll do the same thing when I walk back."
But just as she was about to step forward, she saw Ms. Ling in front of her subconsciously taking a step back.
It seems that she is afraid of being discovered that she and she are biological mother and daughter.
The calmness that Cheng Li had managed to pretend collapsed in an instant.
Destroy it.
The sun should not rise tomorrow.
At this moment, a hand reached out and grabbed her firmly, and a voice came from above her head, the clearer and louder it was: "Stand here, don't move."
"Wait for me."
Rong Qi dropped these two words and turned around to walk not far away. The front door of the bungalow.
He was tall and had long legs, and his steps were long. After a few steps, his figure disappeared in the garden.
Ms. Ling may have thought she was too embarrassed, so she didn't scold her.
Rong Qi came back very quickly. It only took a minute or two for him to come back. He was carrying a pair of black slippers in his hand. They were very big and looked like men's shoes. Even the soles were very clean.
"These are my slippers, new ones."
Cheng Li whispered, "Thank you."
After saying that, she reached out to pick them up.
But the next second, Rong Qi bent down slightly and placed the slippers next to her feet.
Cheng Li couldn't help but be touched. No wonder he could achieve such great success. This kind of general's style of being calm and unfazed by changes was worth learning from her.
After she put on her shoes, she said sincerely: "Thank you very much this time. I will clean them when I go back and give them back."
Out of gratitude, her tone was a little too polite.
It also seemed particularly raw.
When Rong Qi heard this, his eyes fell on her face again, and a smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"What's wrong with your shoes? They are so weak every time."
The author has something to say:
Cheng Li before: Bai Yueguang
's current Cheng Li: Idiot Beauty.
In the last chapter, I feel that many people don't understand the joke about Cinderella. Cinderella is Cinderella,
in the heart of the container, how can centimeters be the dim Cinderella?
Cheng Li: I'm already taking a taxi to escape the earth, don't ask