Chapter 196: What a Match
Ji Yanming went upstairs to put the things away and then took the brother and sister out.
It would be much easier to have someone familiar with Shanghai lead the way. They would avoid many detours and the brother and sister wouldn't have to use their brains. They just needed one person to follow Comrade Ji and everything would be done.
Ji Yanming has lived here since he was a child and can be considered half a Shanghainese. He is very familiar with the terrain here and knows which alley is closer to the destination.
After exiting the hospital gate, I walked through a few streets, crossed a few alleys, and finally arrived at the gate of the largest newspaper office in Shanghai.
Ning Xiyue and Ning Qingyuan, brother and sister, walked along the way without using their brains at all. It was as if they had not walked the road at all. They arrived at their destination in a daze without knowing anything.
If it weren't for her hyperthymesia and photographic memory skill that automatically created images of the places they had walked through in her mind, allowing her to remember them with just a little thought, Ning Xiyue might not have believed in the roads they had walked.
But to be honest, it's really nice to not have to worry about anything and have a friend to help her worry about everything, allowing her to go out and do things without having to think.
Before we knew it, we had entered the newspaper office and my second brother had even started chatting with Comrade Ji’s editor-in-chief friend.
The two of them seemed to be chatting happily, and it seemed like they were having a good time. There should be something going on.
She was happy for her second brother.
Ning Xiyue and Ji Yanming did not sit with them, but sat aside alone drinking tea, not disturbing their conversation, waiting for the two people to finish talking.
But seeing that they needed to wait for a while, Ning Xiyue withdrew her gaze and chatted with Comrade Ji who was sitting next to her.
"Comrade Ji, thanks to you for bringing us here today. Otherwise, my second brother and I don't know how long it would take to find the place. Even if we found it, we wouldn't be able to talk to the editor-in-chief here as quickly as we can now. We are so lucky to have a friend like you."
Ning Xiyue sighed and said that she had thanked Comrade Ji so many times recently that she was afraid that one meal would not be enough to thank him enough and she would have to treat him to several meals.
Ji Yanming chuckled and murmured, "It's also my luck. I'm very happy to have you three brothers and sisters as my friends."
After meeting her, he smiled more often.
It was Ning Qingzhi, his good comrade, who told him this after he discovered it, and only then did he realize his feelings.
Ji Yanming was very pleased with himself. In Xiyue's heart, the transition from an insignificant stranger to a lucky friend was a qualitative leap.
This is another step closer. He has a certain position in her heart, and he needs to slowly expand that position.
When he saw Ning Xiyue had finished the water in her cup, he calmly stood up and refilled the cup for her. The steam rising from the cup made the atmosphere particularly warm.
"Thank you, Comrade Ji."
Ning Xiyue slowly sipped the warm tea, glanced at her second brother contentedly, seeing that he had no intention of stopping, and continued chatting with Comrade Ji while holding the teacup.
As Ning Xiyue became more and more familiar with Comrade Ji, she realized that Comrade Ji was an upright friend who spoke little but was thoughtful and helpful.
This made her not feel oppressive when interacting with Comrade Ji. Instead, she felt relaxed and comfortable without having to be deliberately polite.
Thinking that they were friends, Comrade Ji knew all the information about her family, but she didn't know anything about the situation, so she wanted to know more.
"Comrade Ji, you are so familiar with Shanghai that you know where every alley is. Are you a local of Shanghai?"
"I'm not from Shanghai. My hometown is the capital Beijing, but I am half a Shanghainese." Ji Yanming was happy to share his stories with Ning Xiyue.
In addition to the fact that Ning Xiyue is someone he likes and he is willing to share, another reason is that Ning Xiyue's passion for gossip has made him a professional supporter and a qualified listener.
When you see the person you are listening to looking at you with sincere and bright eyes, listening attentively, nodding and agreeing from time to time, it really makes people want to continue the conversation.
For example, Ning Xiyue looked at Comrade Ji with this cute expression at this time, and asked with a curious tone: "Oh, how do you say that?"
"My parents were busy, so no one took care of me when I was little. I came to Shanghai with my grandparents when I was six, and didn't return to Beijing until I was twelve. When I was fifteen, I came back here and have lived in Shanghai ever since. This place is my second hometown, and I am half a Shanghainese."
Ji Yanming laughed when he said this.
"So, if you go to Shanghai or Beijing, I can take you around if I'm there. I'm familiar with both places. If there's a chance, I'll take you to see Tiananmen Square, climb the Great Wall, visit the Forbidden City, and eat the authentic roast duck made by my uncle. It tastes incredible."
Ning Xiyue smiled slyly: "That's a deal, I'll make a note of it. We will definitely have a chance to go there. When we go there, you will be the host and you have to treat me and my brother to your roast duck."
In the future, she and her second brother will take the college entrance examination to enter a university in Beijing, so there will be an opportunity. She just wants to eat Peking duck for free, if for no other reason.
"That's for sure."
Ji Yanming was in high spirits and agreed immediately. He was waiting for these words. He knew Ning Xiyue couldn't refuse delicious food, so he said this on purpose.
Next, Ji Yanming shared with Ning Xiyue the various special foods of Shanghai and Beijing, and the two chatted enthusiastically about the food.
Ning Qingyuan, who had just finished discussing the manuscript and was waiting to sign the contract, looked back and saw his sister and Comrade Ji sitting not far away, chatting animatedly with a cup of hot tea in hand. Both of them had bright smiles on their faces, which made Ning Qingyuan secretly say in his heart that something was wrong.
He seemed to have created a perfect opportunity for Comrade Ji.
Just as he was about to get up and go over, the editor-in-chief friend Zhang Xu who had taken the contract came back. After sitting down, he followed Ning Qingyuan's gaze and said with a smile: "I've never seen Lao Ji so attentive to someone. The two of them were laughing so happily and looked like a good match."
puff! These words stabbed Ning Qingyuan's heart like a knife, making him hold his chest in annoyance.
He signed with his back teeth clenched, and uttered an insulting retort: "They are not a good match at all."
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