Yue Feiying on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment. The smile that had finally bloomed upon hearing Shao Jingque's voice froze on her face, and her brows slowly furrowed.
The bird's voice sounded strange, as if it had been crying.
Her slender fingers gripped the microphone tightly, her eyes full of worry, but her tone was exceptionally calm:
"Okay, do you need me to pick you up?"
She knew without asking that Shao Jingque must have suffered a great injustice, which was why she said this to her.
The top priority is to get the people home safely.
No matter what grievances Shao Jingque suffered, she would redeem herself for her!
"No, I can come back on my own, much quicker."
Most of the roads in Henan Province have not yet resumed traffic, and cars cannot drive directly to the military hospital. If we want to wait for Yue Feiying to pick us up, we will have to stay here for at least three more days.
At this moment, Shao Jingque had already decided to leave and didn't want to stay even for one more day.
Listening to her trying to act calm but unable to control her trembling voice, Yue Feiying felt heartbroken. Her knuckles turned white from where she was gripping the microphone. She wished she could appear beside her friend and hug her tightly.
But she knew Shao Jingque didn't want her to worry, so she pretended to be oblivious and joked:
"You should have come back a long time ago. If you don't come back, you'll lose your job in the art troupe. Sister Wu Shuang will probably blame herself so much she'll never be able to sleep well for the rest of her life!"
Shao Jingque was indeed distracted by her words. She was in a hurry to go to the military district to find Yao Wenbin and had indeed forgotten about asking for leave. Later, when she met Wu Shuang at the entrance of the art troupe, she remembered asking Wu Shuang to help her ask for leave...
Did she remember it wrong, or did Wu Shuang forget?
In fact, Shao Jingque and Yue Feiying had similar ideas, and the work in the art troupe was not so indispensable to her.
When she first traveled to this era, the job of a singer in the art troupe was a good fit for her profession and had a good income. It gave her a glamorous and stable identity, which helped her adapt to her current life as quickly as possible.
But in fact, this seemingly stable job has caused her so much trouble:
I was kicked out of the dormitory and had nowhere to go. I encountered human traffickers when renting a house. A snake was hiding in a guesthouse. My microphone cord was pulled during a performance. I had my water cup poisoned backstage. My borrowed camera was broken.
Shao Jingque felt exhausted just thinking about it. Ever since she started this crappy job, she seemed to have had very few days of peace. Then, after calculating her salary and deducting the compensation for the camera—well, she still owed the art troupe several years' salary!
She was not afraid of not being able to pay back the money. Two thousand yuan was nothing to her.
Although reform and opening up has not yet been officially rolled out nationwide, coastal areas have already begun to test the waters. Various industries in coastal cities are flourishing, the business atmosphere is extremely strong, and the business model is relatively simple.
In other words, during this special period, even a pig standing on the right vent could fly, let alone Shao Jingque who had the memory of later generations.
At the moment, she was feeling very tired. She didn't care much about losing her job in the art troupe. But when Yue Feiying mentioned Wu Shuang, she asked one more question:
"Is it because I've been on leave for too long, and the group has something against it? Please tell Sister Wu Shuang that it's none of her business, and tell her not to take it personally. I've been wanting to quit this unprofitable job for a long time."
Yue Feiying knew that Shao Jingque would not take it to heart. In less than half a year, she would get the money, and the two of them would be able to achieve financial freedom for the rest of their lives.
Whether it is doing business, flipping real estate, or buying "monster stocks" after the stock market opens, making money is easy in any way. Why bother getting up early and going to work late, and then suffering from all the frustration?
"Your group didn't complain that your leave was too long; it was that they didn't agree to your leave at all."
"Sister Wu Shuang blames herself because she's timid and nervous about talking to your group leader. She was afraid of making mistakes, so she asked Fang Ya to help her get leave. Who knew she agreed, but ended up not telling Sister Wu Shuang that your group leader didn't agree to the leave."
"By the time Sister Wu Shuang found out, the three-day leave deadline had already passed, and your troupe had a new singer, so she was extremely anxious. Since she couldn't contact you, she finally came to the photo studio to look for me."
After listening to Yue Feiying's story, Shao Jingque no longer had any attachment to the art troupe.
This seemingly glamorous job seems to be particularly attractive to ambitious people. Being ambitious is not a bad thing, but if one has bad intentions, it will become a big problem.
Shao Jingque used to think about competing with them to see who would win, but now he is so tired that he just wants to stay as far away from those dirty things as possible.
It was obvious that Fang Ya had set up a trap for her and Wu Shuang. The saying "a little kindness, a big grain of rice, a grudge" probably refers to people like Fang Ya.
"Okay, I get it. Tell Sister Wu Shuang not to worry and not to bother Fang Ya. We'll talk about everything after I come back."
Wu Shuang is an honest person and she is no match for Fang Ya.
Shao Jingque can give up the job in the art troupe, but she will resign with a clear conscience after paying for the camera, instead of allowing villains to plot against her and getting her kicked out of the troupe.
She hung up the phone, took out three dollars from her bag and placed them on a corner of the glass table. She used two dollars for spending money and the other dollar as a thank you to Uncle Liu for taking the risk to keep an eye on her.
Seeing the door of the reception room open, the tense expression on Old Liu's face, who was standing not far away, suddenly relaxed a lot, and he walked back quickly:
"Did you finish the fight?"
Shao Jingque smiled and nodded, then said to him:
"Uncle Liu, I have to go back to Ning City to work early tomorrow morning. I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for you to come to work. This time, the wintersweet flowers... could you please send them directly to Ward 502 for me? I'll leave the money on your desk."
Old Liu patted his chest with an understanding look and agreed:
"Okay, no problem, I guarantee it'll be delivered! You young people have important work to do. I told you it was so late and you had to call me if there was anything urgent. Your company must be unhappy about it, right?"
"Go back quickly! Our hospital has doctors, nurses, and caregivers. Don't worry, your family member will be recuperating here!"
Shao Jingque didn't respond, but just smiled and nodded, saying goodbye to him:
"Then I'll go back first. Thank you, Uncle Liu. Goodbye!"
"Hey, bye!"
Old Liu really liked this generous little girl. She smiled at everyone she saw and spoke politely and kindly. When he heard that she was leaving early tomorrow morning, he felt a little reluctant to let her go.
"Xiao Shao, when will you come again?"
Shao Jingque paused for a moment, then continued walking forward without looking back, only raising his hand and waving it behind his head:
"Uncle Liu, I'm not coming!"
Old Liu was stunned and suddenly slapped his mouth.
Look how old and confused he is. Xiao Shao's family will definitely return to Ning City once they recover from their illness, but he still asks when Xiao Shao will come back. Isn't that a curse on the family's illness that will never heal?!
He shouted:
"Hey, it's better not to come! It's better not to come!"
Shao Jingque smiled, and her watery almond eyes blinked brightly, but not a single tear fell.
As soon as she walked into the inpatient department lobby, a tall and beautiful figure was standing at the stairs, as if waiting for her.
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