Shi Jing wasn't surprised by Cai Jiajia's attitude at all. In fact, she felt that Cai Jiajia's attitude was already very good as long as she wasn't being sarcastic or sarcastic towards her.
Shi Jing glanced at Cai Jiajia and her boyfriend, and was surprised to find that the boy seemed familiar; he looked vaguely familiar. However, since she couldn't remember, it probably wasn't important. Not wanting to see Cai Jiajia unhappy, Shi Jing didn't linger and quickly left. Shi Jing's action surprised the boy who wanted to greet her, but after glancing at his girlfriend, he decided against it and remained silent.
It wasn't until Shi Jing was picking out snacks in the snack shop that she suddenly remembered why the boy looked familiar. She went to find Qi Shuang, and the two of them seemed to have seen this boy before when they were shopping at the campus supermarket at Jingying.
Perhaps this person is also a student at Beijing Film Academy.
The thought flashed through Shi Jing's mind and was quickly forgotten.
Shi Jing bought a wide variety of snacks, especially the spicy ones she liked. In addition to dried fruit and meat, she also bought some jelly and drinks, and thinking of Qi Shuang, she bought some extra.
It was only 2 PM when Shi Jing finished shopping. In the parking lot, she called Qi Shuang to ask if she was coming over today. Learning that Qi Shuang had some classes to attend this week and couldn't come, Shi Jing figured she had nothing else to do that afternoon, so she simply drove straight to Jingying.
She was diligent in her work and knew the roads well. There was a small road over there, and there were very few vehicles on the road at this time. Shi Jing didn't hesitate when she got in the car and turned the car around and drove in.
This road was built quite a while ago, and the surface doesn't look as wide and smooth as a main road, but under normal circumstances, two cars can still pass each other without any problem.
Tall, shady trees lined both sides of the road, but after passing the old residential area, there were no houses on either side. It was still quite hot at the time, and there were hardly any pedestrians on the road.
Shi Jing spotted an elderly man sitting on the curb from a distance. She wasn't driving fast, and as she approached, she saw the man supporting his leg with one hand, his face contorted in pain. When the man saw her car, he waved frantically.
On this deserted road, an old man suddenly appeared, looking injured. Shi Jing's first thought was whether this person was trying to stage an accident.
She didn't rush to drive away, but observed the old man for a while and realized he was genuinely injured.
Relying on the dashcam in his car and not afraid of being scammed, Shi Jing simply got out of the car and asked, "Sir, what's wrong with you?"
"Young lady, could you please call my son? I've sprained my ankle," the old man said hurriedly as he saw a young girl get out of the car.
On a sweltering day, the elderly man was dressed in an exquisite Tang suit, clearly well-made, suggesting he was of rather unusual status.
Shi Jing took a look and indeed, one of the old man's ankles did look a bit unnatural.
"Sir, please tell me the number, and I'll dial it." Shi Jing didn't hesitate and deftly took out his phone.
The call went smoothly, and the other party answered quickly.
Hello, who is this?
Shi Jing didn't come back immediately. Instead, he turned on the speaker and gestured towards the old man, saying, "Sir, you can just say what you need to say."
The old man didn't expect Shi Jing to hand him the phone, but he didn't reach out to take it. Instead, he spoke from that position, "Boss, it's me."
"Dad? Where are you? Why are you calling me from an unknown number?"
"Hey, hey, let's not talk about that now. I'm on Jiqing Road behind the old house, and I twisted my ankle. You need to get someone to help me quickly..." Although the old man was injured, his voice was surprisingly loud.
The person on the other end of the phone immediately became agitated upon hearing this. Before the old man could finish speaking, the person anxiously exclaimed, "Dad, why are you going there alone again? There are few people and few cars there..." Then, the person on the other end seemed to say, "Quickly contact Xun Kan and see where he is. Go and pick up the old man. Also, contact Dr. Li and have him bring his medical kit to the house."
"Yes, sir." A faint reply came from the other end.
"Dad, do you have any shade over there? Find a place to hide. Xun Kan will be there soon. Dad, if you miss Uncle Jiang and the others, you can have someone drive you there. Why do you have to go alone..."
"Hey, hey, I borrowed this young lady's phone. I'm not going to waste the phone bill. You go ahead and do your work." As she spoke, she hurriedly winked at Shi Jing, signaling her to hang up the phone quickly.
Shi Jing was both amused and exasperated by his actions, and had no choice but to hang up the phone as the old man had instructed.
The road to Jiqing was shaded by green trees, so there was no fear of being exposed to the sun. However, seeing that the old man was sweating profusely, he must have been waiting there for quite some time. Shi Jing remembered the snacks she had just bought that day, and since she had also bought some water, she simply took two bottles out of the trunk.
She unscrewed a bottle and handed it to the old man: "It's too hot today. You've been sweating a lot. Have some water."
The old man was also thirsty at the moment, so he didn't stand on ceremony with her. After taking the water, he looked at Shi Jing while drinking and asked curiously, "Young lady, where are you planning to go?"
Shi Jing didn't leave immediately. There were few pedestrians in this place, so he simply stayed with the old man and the others.
She sat casually by the roadside, holding another bottle of water.
"Jingying, checking out a classmate."
“Jingying, that’s quite close from here.” The old man was a true native of Beijing, and he knew the way as soon as Shi Jing mentioned it.
"This road is an old street in Beijing. There used to be a lot of people on it, but in recent years the road has been widened and repaired, and fewer and fewer people are on this road."
Shi Jing was unfamiliar with the capital, so he listened quietly to the old man's story.
It turns out that the old man grew up in this area and witnessed the changes of history firsthand. With urban development and reconstruction, this area has been demolished and rebuilt, and most of the people here have moved away. Now, only a few elderly people who are nostalgic remain here.
The old man lives with his son elsewhere, but he still comes to visit old friends in this area from time to time. Today, when he was about to go out, his driver wasn't there, so he simply went out and took the bus by himself. Who knew he would twist his ankle while walking, and also forget to bring his phone.
"Sigh, I was born and raised here, and now that I'm old, I have to move away from the old house. The house is dilapidated, but it holds so many memories for us old folks," the old man sighed.
Hearing the old man say this, Shi Jing couldn't help but be moved. It's hard to leave one's homeland; people always have a special connection to the place where they grew up. Even though cities change, those memories will never disappear.
As Shi Jing listened to the old man's story, he followed the old man's gaze to the dilapidated old house he mentioned, and then saw the house some distance away: a courtyard house.
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