travel agency
Xu Changjia was somewhat absent-minded while eating breakfast, her mind repeatedly wondering why Wenxuanyi appeared on her mother's script.
As her father talked to her about his upcoming trip to H country, she couldn't muster any enthusiasm. She ate her sandwich much more slowly and chatted idly until her father turned around and went back to his study to handle his work.
She clapped her hands together, took out a tissue to wipe the crumbs from her mouth, peeked out from the dining room and saw that the study door was indeed closed, then went back to the dining table and carried the sandwiches and milk back to the room.
He tossed his slippers carelessly on the floor, sat cross-legged on the recliner, quickly turned on his computer, logged onto the QQ app, found Wen Xuanyi, clicked into his chat window, typed and deleted in the dialog box, and finally sent only one sentence:
[Hey, are you there, Literary Director?]
Her heart pounded with anxiety. This was a matter of life and death, of utmost importance. Her hand unconsciously reached for the plate that had just been brought in, chewing on a sandwich whose taste she didn't know, waiting anxiously and hoping.
The ding-dong sound had rung five or six times, but none of them were for the person she was waiting for.
The light in her eyes dimmed as she remembered there was another way. She dug out a friend from her WeChat contacts who was always invisible and sent out the words she had carefully crafted in her mind.
The person on the other end replied with a question mark almost instantly.
Seeing that the "typing" indicator was still lit up, she picked up the milk next to her and took two sips.
[My colleague, Wenxue, has been working at the TV station lately. I've tried to get him to come out several times, but he hasn't agreed. Is there something you need to talk to him about?]
Finally, Xu Changjia got the answer she wanted, and a long-lost smile finally appeared on her face. She then calmly typed out a question:
[Do you work at Junzhou TV Station?]
【yes】
She didn't ask Zhang Yuning any more questions. Excitedly, she lay back down on the bed and started talking to the memory book in her head, wanting to know why she hadn't extended her lifespan after Wen Xuanyi got a job at the TV station.
When the mechanical voice of the memory book sounded again, she was somewhat dazed. If it weren't for its presence, she would have almost forgotten that she would die in four or five years.
Wen Xuanyi did indeed get a job at Junzhou TV Station, but he had already given her three months of life when he first went for his internship. So far, she has not achieved anything, nor has she done anything substantial to affect his future life path. Therefore, please keep up the good work, host.
She understood the unfinished words in the memory book: she still needed to interact and communicate more with the five people she was trying to save, otherwise these parallel lines would never become intersecting lines.
How can we show them more friendly interactions and care?
Isn't this trip to Country H a perfect opportunity?
She lay on the bed humming a tune, her mind already conjuring up a hundred, a thousand scenarios of meeting and exchanging pleasantries with them. After deleting and revising, she still didn't know which one to use, so she simply picked up her phone and sent a message to Ou Liyao.
The next day, Ou Liyao eagerly awaited their arrival, running errands for her father at the travel agency and delivering tour guide forms. She was just waiting for Xu Changjia and her father to come to their door. When she once again stuck her head out of the window on the 9th floor, she finally saw a familiar figure, followed by a tall man.
She stretched out her hand and waved loudly outside, "Jiajia, I'm here, come on up."
The people below looked up and met a pair of smiling eyes, and waved to her. Xu's father, who was following behind, also raised his hand in response and couldn't help but smile, "Your good friend is as lively as ever."
The father and daughter took the elevator straight to the ninth floor of the office building, where a bouncy little girl was already waiting for them at the door. As they passed the receptionist, she greeted the receptionist, "Sister Lu, these are the guests my dad is waiting for today. I'll take them in."
"good."
She led Xu Changjia and his daughter inside, introducing them to the place as she went.
The travel agency her father runs is called "Junzhou Jinhe Travel Agency". They rent the entire 9th floor. They organize group tours and provide local services. Most of the trips are handled by my father's agency.
Look, these two or three small offices on the left are where we send our Junzhou people all over the country, and a few abroad too. They were in charge of our trip to H country this time. Whenever someone comes to Junzhou from outside, my dad directly hands them over to his two managers, collectively known as local tour operators. That large area over there is full of the various departments of the local tour operator, from accommodation and meals to transportation, all of which are handled by us.
"I'm going to take you to a group tour now, an international group tour." She took Xu Changjia's hand, pushed open the glass door, and arrived at her father's office. "Dad, Jiajia and the others are here."
Mr. Ou quickly extinguished his cigarette and stood up to greet them. Besides the fact that they were his guests, it was also because the two families' daughters were good friends. After they sat down, they exchanged pleasantries for several rounds before getting down to business.
When Ou Liyao saw her father entertaining Uncle Xu, he smiled and pulled him to sit down on the sofa next to him. He showed her the itineraries of various tour groups, starting with their Junzhou. Only then did she realize that her good friend had never been to this place or that place, and was trapped in her small world all day long.
She then flipped through the itineraries of other provinces. Many attractions on the south bank were places she had only heard of before, but now they were vividly printed on the paper, which made her yearn to visit them even more. In a short time, she made many promises with Ou Liyao to travel together.
"Alright, the contract is signed. Take your good friend to Sister Zhang to fill out a form and get the plane tickets." The two families finalized the trip to H country in just a few words, then turned around and handed the contract to their daughter.
"Okay, Dad."
The two put down the itinerary, and Ou Liyao, holding the contract, calmly led her to the tea room to eat a small cake and drink a latte, without showing any intention of finding someone to fill out a form.
"Yaoyao, didn't Uncle Ou say he was going to find Sister Zhang to fill out a form and get plane tickets?"
She stuffed a handful of candy into Xu Changjia's bag, saying, "These candies are delicious. Take some back and try them."
Then, he leisurely answered her question, "This is a kind of workplace etiquette. My dad was actually making an excuse to send us away. He probably has some business to discuss with your dad alone. Let's stay outside for a while. They'll come looking for us when they're done. Let's eat for a bit first, and then I'll take you to see other places so you'll know what it means to 'take your own food if you can't handle it'."
She smiled as she looked at the girl in front of her and suddenly understood why some people are born with this kind of affability, making you want to get closer and closer to them. The thoughtfulness and just-right care hidden beneath their carefree personality makes it impossible for you to refuse. How lucky must you be to have such a friend?
Looking into her open and honest eyes, she nodded in agreement as if bewitched, "Okay."
According to Ou Liyao, her father was willing to spend time and money on this small travel agency. He rented a 300-square-meter office building without hesitation, and all the fruits and snacks were of the best quality. He was also generous with his money. He has been running the business here for more than 20 years, growing it from a small agency with three or five people to a large agency with nearly a hundred people.
Ou Liyao winked at her and came up with another idea.
The two of them carried cherries and blueberries from the tea room, handing them out to the staff who organized the tour, then circled around to the local tour guides and returned, exchanging them for a full load of snacks and treats.
“Jiajia, this is what they call ‘if you can’t handle the consequences, you’ll have to take the blame’.”
When Mr. Xu followed Mr. Ou out, he saw two little hamsters eating and drinking in the tea room. The contract was still on the table next to them. He waved to them and called them over. They saw them off from the travel agency and made an appointment to have a meal together next time.
Before leaving, Xu Changjia winked at her.
Mr. Ou and Ou Liyao stood at the door, watching the two children talking back and forth, and asked, "What does that girl from the Xu family mean? Are you two doing something in private?"
Ou Liyao opened her big eyes and made the same gesture to her father, "It's a secret, I can't tell you."
He pulled the contract out from behind his back and slapped it on her head. "Here you go. Hurry up and find Sister Zhang to get it stamped and fill out the form."
"Yes, Father."
Mr. Ou was also helpless these past two days, watching his daughter act like a little madwoman, either playing the piano or singing, and occasionally even stealing her mother's clothes and dancing wildly around the house.
Whenever he came home and saw this scene, he swallowed the curses that were about to come out of his mouth: "Bear with it. This is my own daughter. I can't hit her or scold her. She'll be going to H country in three days."
When she once again wore her mother's evening gown and used lipstick to create a strange makeup look that even her own father wouldn't recognize, twisting and turning in front of him, Mr. Ou finally couldn't hold back anymore, "Ou! Li! Yao! I'll count to ten, and you still won't change back into your normal clothes and wipe this mess off your face? Don't expect me to give you a single penny this time when we go to H country."
She moved closer to her father, letting him see her masterpiece up close. Just as the raised hand was about to fall, she quickly dodged and ran back to her room, slamming the door shut.
After searching around the bedroom, she finally found her phone under the pillow and sent a message to Xu Changjia.
The plan has been tested and is feasible.
The thought of going to H country with Jiajia in three days made her hum a song happily in her room. When she got emotional, she couldn't help but dance a little. Why were these three days so hard to get through?
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