We got married

After washing up, Qi Yue lay on the bed, looking at the unanswered messages on her phone.

"Sister, you've arrived in Yangbin, right? Please be careful wherever you are. If you're unhappy or encounter difficulties, tell your brother and he will come to protect you as soon as possible."

Qi Yue looked at the screen of her mobile phone, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart.

"My younger brother, who grew up in luxury, left his hometown and joined the ranks of migrant workers. I wonder if he's used to it."

"Don't worry, sister is fine, take care of yourself."

When the double curtains are drawn, it is pitch black regardless of day or night. Qi Yue likes this kind of environment.

Hearing the chirping of birds outside the window, Qi Yue glanced at her phone and saw that it was already 8:30.

I stretched and waited for my body to wake up. Wenjia should have gone to work by now.

"I have to get up quickly and clean up yesterday's food. I also have an interview scheduled for 10 a.m. today. I can't be late."

After leaving the room, Qi Yue sighed, "She's worthy of being my second sister. She's a great housekeeper and keeps everything tidy."

I also made breakfast for Qiyue: a simple sandwich and soy milk in a thermos. There was a sticky note on it that said, "Eat breakfast, don't waste it."

Wenjia knew Qiyue didn't like milk, as it made her dizzy and drunk. Sure enough, those four years of college weren't wasted.

After a simple packing, I took a taxi to the Yunyi Campus in Yangbin City's Nancheng District. This campus is a franchise and there is only one in Yangbin. Then they wanted to open a branch, so they urgently needed a branch principal. Qiyue happened to be back, so Qiyue came.

After meeting the franchisee Mr. Chen, I waited for a while. At 11 o'clock, the campus was open for business. Qi Yue had a brief chat with Principal He Qing and then completed the entry procedures. She would start work the day after tomorrow. It was so quick and easy.

Dudu

"Sister, are you done with the interview? I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"I'm almost there, just wait for me."

Qi Jia also worked in Jinghuai before, but later because of distance issues, he wanted to be closer to home, so he returned to work in Yangbin City, which was closer to home.

Qiyue then sent a WeChat message to Wenjia: "Second sister, I'm going to look for my sister. I'll be back later."

"Okay, be safe and I'll bring you something delicious when I get home tonight."

Qi Yue hailed a taxi: "Hello, going to Skyline Plaza in South City."

This city is not unfamiliar to Qiyue. She lived in Nancheng District for half a year when she was preparing for the art exam. Coming back again, she still felt a sense of familiarity.

In August in Yangbin, the wind is hot and the climate is dry. But in July, I didn’t feel hot even though I was wearing a coat and trousers. I guess I felt cold in my heart.

"Sister, why did you come just now? I've been waiting for you for a while. I specially took a day off today. Look, the vanilla Frappuccino I ordered for you is already hot."

"The interview took a bit too long, plus there was traffic."

"Sister, how was the interview?"

"It's okay. I'll start work the day after tomorrow."

"As expected, she's my sister. As expected, she's from headquarters."

"Stop flattering me. I'm a new person now. Let's start over."

"I can see that your hair is this long. You must have cut it before. It hasn't grown back yet. You're depressed again and want to start a new life. Sister, why do you always start a new life?"

"No, I didn't. I only got it cut the year I graduated and last year. I don't get it cut often."

"You don't cut it often, but you always cut it all the way down to your chin. It takes a long time to grow it back."

"You're so talkative."

Qi Jia glared at Qi Yue and said, "Sister, why don't you come live with me instead of living with your second sister?"

"I want some private space. You're like a 24-hour surveillance camera that doesn't need to be recharged. You're reporting and reporting every day. I'm afraid of being shot by you." He said as he made a gun-raising gesture.

Lan's mother also suggested that Qiyue go live with her sister so that she could know how her daughter was doing. However, Qiyue knew that her current condition was not good and she didn't know when she would lose control of her suppressed emotions. She didn't want to show her fragile and helpless side to her family and make them worry, especially her mother, who would be worried that there would be only the mother and daughter left at home.

Qi Yue, when she is in a good mental state, should plan carefully and be prudent.

"Oh, how could I do that? I'm in the same group with you. I'm tied up tightly. How could I betray you?"

"Well, you and your aunt are also bound together in some ways. Well, I won't stay here for too long. Once I settle down and get familiar with the place, I'll look for other places. You know, I like quietness now."

After saying that, Qi Yue lowered her head. Qi Jia saw it and understood that his sister only looked strong at this moment, but she had to get through this kind of thing on her own, and no one else could help.

Qi Jia sorted out her mood and said with a smile: "Sister, I want to eat hot pot. Come on, I'll welcome you."

"Of course you can treat me. I'm unemployed right now and haven't found my next job yet."

Qi Jia took Qi Yue's arm and walked out. Although they said they were walking out, they actually just went upstairs because the sun was so strong and Qi Yue said she was afraid of getting tanned. So, the two of them stayed in the square for the whole afternoon, ate, watched a movie, went shopping, and then went back to their respective places.

After returning to 1102, Wen Jia had not come back yet. Qi Yue sat on the sofa, looked at her mobile phone, and browsed through her circle of friends.

"We are married." From Han Muzhe.

It’s great to have found the other half of my life. I wish you all the best. However, I can’t go with you. You must receive my blessing.

Han Muzhe has been working in Yangbin City since graduation, doing mechanical work. I don’t know much about him and we haven’t been in touch for a long time. I only know that he lives in Dongcheng District. The urban areas are quite far from each other, so we haven’t seen each other. I am very happy to know that everything is fine.

Qi Yue put down the phone and walked to the window. Yangbin was brightly lit at night, and among the thousands of lights, there was always one that belonged to you.

"I don't know what mom is doing. Let's just video call her. Forget it. I don't know what to say. If I don't call her, she will miss me."

Qi Yue is such a person, always struggling and self-contradictory.

"Mom, my sister and I went to..."

Qiyue reported to her mother what happened today and told her not to worry.

After Qi Yunyi hung up the video, she looked at the family photo on the table and smiled with tears in her eyes.

Lan's mother has always believed in her daughter and believes that she can handle everything on her own. Qi Yunyi is very confident about this.

"Qiyue is very much like her father, independent and self-reliant, but also very sentimental. She's usually cheerful and cheerful, but when something really happens, she keeps it to herself, not wanting to worry her family. This time, when such a big thing happened at home, my daughter was quiet and calm at first, as if she wasn't her father. But gradually, my daughter became silent, taciturn, sensitive, and overly worried, with a lot on her mind. Before, she was far away from home in Jinghuai, so I was naturally worried. Although she's not at home now, she's in Yangbin, close to the children's uncles, and my niece Qi Jia is here to help take care of them, so I feel a lot more at ease."

"Not to mention the children, even I, a man over fifty, cannot accept the reality. But if even I collapse, what will happen to my daughter? My daughter is only in her twenties and has a bright future ahead of her. Women are weak by nature, but mothers are strong. I must be strong. I want to watch over our daughter on behalf of my husband and witness our precious daughter's fulfilling life. Only then can I feel at ease to see you a hundred years later."

It was late at night, the sun had already gone home, and the stars came out.

"Have you become a star, quietly watching me from the sky, lighting a lamp in my heart that never goes out, guiding me on my journey forward?"

Just like that, I came to a new working environment and had been familiar with it for some time. I thought that my life would be like this in the future.

But what you think is never what you think.

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I’m late, I’m late, Qi Yue muttered to herself as she ran towards the second campus.

Fortunately, fortunately the card was punched in, otherwise my salary would have been deducted. Now for Qiyue, a special agent, deduction of salary is still very important.

Dudu

"How are you, Qiyue? You're not late, are you?"

Qi Yue sat at the front desk, tapping the screen with her fingers, as if venting her anger on someone: "Don't let me choose clothes for you for your date tomorrow. I have difficulty making choices."

"How about brownies?"

"Long live Second Sister."

"Okay, I admit I'm useless. I couldn't resist the temptation. I threw it away without any principles. I was so angry that I almost broke my legs."

Teacher Baoer: "Principal, are you running a marathon?"

"No, I was almost late, so I ran a few steps."

Teacher Xu, who had just finished the sales promotion, said: "Principal, you need to practice. Let's go to the sales promotion tonight together."

Qi Yue glanced at the market teacher and smiled awkwardly but politely, thinking, "I've always gone with you guys."

Since the second campus opened three months ago, enrollment has been slow, leaving franchisees extremely worried and arguing with the principal. Business is about timing, location, and people, and there are simply too many art training institutions in this business district. If you enter late, the student pool has already been scooped up, making it difficult to catch up.

So far, no salary has been paid for three months, and the conflict between the two has become more intense.

Teacher Xiaoyu: "Today's promotion has been cancelled because we have a dinner party at the main campus. Did you forget?"

Today is the day for the two campuses to have a dinner together. Although it is called a dinner together, it is actually a regular meeting to discuss recent issues in the three areas of operation, management and teaching.

Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, Qi Yue has been here for almost a year. In this year, there has been no improvement in business and no improvement in ability. It has been a year of letting things go. It is very ordinary and very common.

During this year, whenever there was a question about her family or her parents, Qi Yue would always answer "everything is fine", deliberately avoiding the question. It was not so much that she could do it, but rather that she just didn't want to think about it.

Even when family members accidentally talked about her father, Qiyue would turn around and leave quietly. Even when her father often went to places, Qiyue would walk around them. Gradually, Qiyue discovered that "everything is fine" might actually mean "you are not good."