Chapter 63 Chamomile
Chi Jinjin opened her mouth to say something, but her tears fell faster than her voice.
I had been holding back my tears for so long, but after hearing Nan Xuqiu's voice, I couldn't hold them back any longer.
She said, "I'm borrowing money from you because my father had an accident and needs 400,000 yuan for surgery. We can only raise half of the money, so I'm borrowing it from you."
"Senior, don't worry, I will pay you back the money as soon as possible. I will write you an IOU later." Chi Jinjin promised.
Her voice on the phone was slightly trembling and filled with tears, which made Nan Xuqiu feel very uncomfortable.
"Which hospital are you in now?" Nan Xuqiu asked.
Chi Jinjin replied, "In our city's Municipal People's Hospital."
"Well, then take good care of yourself." Nan Xu Qiuyan.
"Okay, senior, thank you..."
Chi Jinjin thanked him, tears of gratitude welling up in her heart. These two hundred thousand were undoubtedly a ray of light shining down on her now, and this light came from him.
Despite how she treated him before, he didn't complain at all. Instead, he trusted her wholeheartedly and transferred the 200,000 yuan to her without asking any reason.
She was really grateful to him.
"You're welcome." Nan Xuqiu replied slowly.
After hanging up the phone, Chi Jinjin went to find Zhang Xianmei, but soon she received another sum of 200,000 yuan, which was transferred to her by Song Ci.
Song Ci sent a message explaining, "Lao Nan asked me to pass this on to you."
Nan Xuqiu......
Chi Jinjin quickly sent a message to Nan Xuqiu, "Senior, why are you giving me another 200,000?"
Nan Xuqiu replied: [Isn’t it 400,000?]
Chi Jinjin: [We've already collected 200,000 yuan, no need to transfer more.]
Nan Xuqiu: [It's okay. You probably borrowed the two hundred thousand from relatives and friends. Can you guarantee you'll be able to find a job and get paid once you graduate? If you never pay back the money, you'll be constantly burdened by it. It's better to owe it to me. This money isn't that important to me anyway. You can pay it back in three years, four years, ten years. In short, you can pay it back whenever you want. And since I live far away, you don't have to be burdened by me and have to rely on my attitude. Isn't that great? Besides, after my uncle's surgery, nutritional supplements and other expenses are everywhere.]
Nan Xuqiu's words suddenly awakened Chi Jinjin.
Indeed, she couldn't guarantee that she would have financial income once she graduated from school. Her mother had turned the family upside down and only managed to scrape together half of the money. But if this money was used for the surgery, her father would be left without money for food. What would their family do then?
She and her mother were so distracted and worried about her father's affairs that they forgot such an important matter.
[Just take the money and return the borrowed money.] Nan Xuqiu suggested.
Chi Jin Jin Hui: [Yes. Thank you, Senior.]
She once again promised: "I will definitely return the money to you."
Nan Xuqiu replied: [Okay.]
Chi Jinjin turned off her phone, sniffed her sore nose, and continued looking for Zhang Xianmei.
Finally, I found her in a corner. I heard someone on her phone say, "Jinjin's mom, it's not that we don't want to lend you money, it's that we really don't have much money to borrow. You should find someone else."
With that, the man hung up the phone.
Zhang Xianmei slowly squatted down against the wall and kept hitting her head with her hands.
She has been exhausted these days.
Chi Jinjin walked over.
Seeing her feet, Zhang Xianmei quickly wiped the tears from her face, stood up, looked at her as if nothing had happened, and said, "What are you doing here?"
"Mom, I already have 400,000 yuan. Let's go find a doctor and ask him to perform surgery on Dad as soon as possible." Chi Jinjin said.
Zhang Xianmei was incredulous and asked, "Where did you get 400,000 yuan?"
"I borrowed it from Senior Nan." Chi Jinjin arrived and said, "I originally only asked him to borrow 200,000 yuan, but Senior Nan transferred 400,000 yuan to me, saying that we should pay back the money we borrowed from relatives and friends so that they wouldn't have to bear the consequences, and he wouldn't be in a hurry to pay it back."
Zhang Xianmei was so moved that she shed tears. She wiped away her tears and said, "Xiaonan is a really good child. We must repay him well in the future."
Chi Jinjin nodded.
In the evening, Chi Changgui was pushed into the operating room, and Chi Jinjin and Zhang Xianmei were waiting outside.
Every passing second is torture.
Fortunately, the operation was successful and Chi Changgui was transferred from the ICU to the general ward.
Chi Jinjin was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
The next day, Zhang Xianmei was washing Chi Changgui's body, while Chi Jinjin was waiting on a chair outside the ward.
She lowered her head, staring blankly at the floor with unfocused eyes.
Suddenly a pair of sneakers caught her eye and stopped in her sight.
Chi Jinjin slowly looked up and saw that it was Nan Xuqiu!
He was holding the fruit in one hand and had the other hand behind his back.
"Senior!?" Chi Jinjin looked at him in surprise and asked, "You, why are you here?"
Nan Xuqiu said, "My uncle is sick, I want to come and see him."
"Thank you for coming all the way here. But you have to wait a moment before going in. My mom is cleaning up for my dad." Chi Jinjin stood up and said to him, "You, please sit down for a moment."
"Okay, but before that, I have something for you." As he spoke, he suddenly stretched out his hand, which had been hidden behind his back, in front of Chi Jinjin. A bunch of blooming chamomiles immediately appeared in her sight, and the flowers gently touched the tip of her nose.
It turned out that he had been holding a bunch of chamomile in his hand.
"Is this for me?" Chi Jinjin asked.
Nan Xuqiu nodded and said, "For you."
"Thank you." Chi Jinjin quickly reached out to take it and picked up the bunch of chamomile.
"Do you like it?" Nan Xuqiu asked.
Chi Jinjin nodded and said, "My favorite flower is chamomile."
The two of them sat together on the chairs outside, waiting for Zhang Xianmei to finish washing Chi Changgui.
Chi Jinjin held the chamomile, smelled its faint floral fragrance, and couldn't let it go. A smile finally appeared on her face.
Nan Xuqiu looked at her quietly, with tenderness and lingering love in his eyes.
Page 72 of the diary.
——Last night, I had a dream. I dreamed that Nan Xuqiu gave me a bouquet of chamomiles. It would be great if this happened in reality.
"Do you know the meaning of chamomile?" Nan Xuqiu asked.
Chi Jinjinhui said, "I like chamomile because I like its floral language: strength in the face of hardship, resilience in the face of adversity, and vitality in the face of adversity."
"Is that all?" Nan Xuqiu asked.
Chi Jinjin nodded, "Is there anything else?"
Nan Xuqiu didn't answer, just smiled.
The flower language of chamomile.
Strength in the face of hardship, not inferior to fortitude in adversity, vitality in the face of adversity, close communication, and reconciliation.
And, you are the goal I strive for...
"How is uncle?" Nan Xuqiu asked with concern.
Chi Jinjin replied, "I'm fine. The doctor said the operation was successful and I'll be fine after resting for half a year."
"Yeah." Nan Xuqiu felt relieved.
Chi Jinjin and the others went in only after Zhang Xianmei had finished packing.
When she saw Nan Xuqiu, Zhang Xianmei was extremely grateful and said many words of thanks.
Chi Changgui also realized that he had spent so much money on this operation.
Fortunately, Nan Xuqiu said that he was not in a hurry for the money and they could pay it back slowly, which made Chi Changgui feel better.
During the time that Chi Changgui was in the hospital, Nan Xuqiu took the initiative to stay and help the mother and daughter.
She carried Chi Changgui up and down the stairs for various examinations, and also accompanied Chi Changgui to the toilet without any disgust.
After the MRI, Nan Xuqiu carried Chi Changgui from the wheelchair back to the hospital bed.
An older woman in the next bed smiled at Zhang Xianmei and said, "This young man is really nice. Is he your son or son-in-law?"
Chi Jinjin hurried to explain when she heard this.
Nan Xuqiu didn't say anything, but his face was full of smiles and he looked very happy.
In the evening, Chi Jinjin took Nan Xuqiu out to eat. After dinner, the two of them took a walk in the hospital garden.
Chi Jinjin gave the IOU she had written to Nan Xuqiu.
Nan Xuqiu opened it and took a look, then smiled and said, "A lawyer is indeed a lawyer. He has made every rule very strict. But, to be honest, I don't really need this IOU. I said, I trust you."
"No, I must have an IOU. This is my promise to you." Chi Jinjin said firmly.
"Okay." Nan Xuqiu folded the IOU and put it in his pocket.
The two of them walked slowly on the road bathed in sunset glow. Although their steps were of different lengths, they eventually became in step with each other.
Soon, Chi Changgui was discharged from the hospital.
Nan Xuqiu drove them home, but his car could only drive to the village entrance, and he carried Chi Changgui on his back for the rest of the journey.
After sending Chi Changgui home, Nan Xuqiu had to leave early because of important matters at school.
Chi Jinjin took the initiative to see him off.
I walked slowly towards the village entrance for two days.
Chi Jinjin turned her head to look at him, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead.
She said to Nan Xuqiu with gratitude in her heart, "Senior, thank you so much this time."
In other words, my father's life was saved by Nan Xuqiu.
He saved her family.
"You don't have to thank me." Nan Xuqiu smiled lightly, turned his head and looked at her, and said, "My help to you is not simple. As for the purpose and reason, I think you know..."
Chi Jinjin's eyes were pierced by his burning gaze, and she subconsciously lowered her eyes to avoid his sight.
She knows.
But she didn't want to say it.
He just remained silent, neither refuting nor admitting, his heart in a mess.
Nan Xuqiu suddenly stopped.
Only then did Chi Jinjin realize that they had reached the village entrance.
"I'm leaving..." Nan Xuqiu said, staring at her.
Chi Jinjin didn't dare to look at him, but just nodded and said, "Drive safely, and I wish you a safe journey."
"Yeah." Nan Xuqiu walked towards his car.
Only then did Chi Jinjin dare to look at him and stare at his back quietly.
But suddenly, he turned around and ran towards him.
Nan Xuqiu hugged Chi Jinjin in his arms.
Chi Jinjin was stunned.
He hugged her tightly and whispered in her ear, "Chi Jinjin, please give me a chance to make amends this time. At least change my life sentence to a fixed-term imprisonment. You take your time to think about it. I'll wait for your answer, no matter how long it takes..."
He raised his hand and touched her head.
Then he let her go, turned around and really left.
When leaving, Nan Xuqiu kept looking at Chi Jinjin who was gradually moving away in the rearview mirror.
After returning to school, Chi Jinjin also ushered in the last graduation season in her life.
Tang Shi and Song Ci came over to celebrate Chi Jinjin's graduation, and of course Nan Xuqiu came too.
He looked at Chi Jinjin, who was wearing a formal black lawyer's robe with an open front, a white shirt underneath, and a burgundy scarf at the collar.
Together with many others, under the national flag, facing the rising sun, we raised our right hands and clenched our fists and solemnly swore:
"I swear that I voluntarily join the ranks of lawyers, become a lawyer of the People's Republic of China and a member of the All-China Lawyers Association, strictly implement the Lawyers Law, abide by the Constitution of the Lawyers Association, fulfill my obligations as a lawyer, abide by the professional ethics of lawyers, be diligent and dedicated, be loyal to the motherland and the people, faithfully fulfill the sacred mission of legal workers with Chinese characteristics, practice for the people, work in accordance with the law, be diligent and dedicated, be honest and upright, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties, safeguard the correct implementation of the law, safeguard social fairness and justice, and strive to build a prosperous, democratic, civilized, harmonious and beautiful modern socialist country!"
Nan Xuqiu looked at her, and he suddenly remembered that when Chi Jinjin joined the Communist Youth League, he also recited the oath on the stage with others. That time, he was also looking at her like this from the audience.
The former Communist Youth League member has become a lawyer now. She has changed a lot, but the tenacity and clarity in her eyes remain the same.
The lawyer badge pinned on his chest sparkled in the sun.
Ten miles of breeze, ten thousand miles of stars, in his eyes, the girl became a cluster of dazzling fireworks in the world, like the evening breeze gently blowing the crescent moon, shaking his heart.
The flowers of idealism will eventually bloom in the soil of romanticism.
After the oath, Chi Jinjin walked out from the crowd, and Tang Shi walked up to her and gave her a big hug.
Song Ci and Ji Yang presented graduation gifts.
Nan Xuqiu also handed the flowers in his arms to Chi Jinjin, which was a bouquet of blooming chamomiles.
Chi Jinjin happily took it and said, "Thank you, senior."
Nan Xuqiu smiled.
People around cast envious glances at Chi Jinjin.
Only then did they realize that Chi Jinjin not only had a handsome guy like Nan Xuqiu by her side, but there were actually two more.
Gao Yi, who was far away, looked at Chi Jinjin and the others and secretly clenched his fists.
After graduation, Chi Jinjin also began to apply to major platforms to find a job for herself.
After more than a month of busy work and many interviews, Chi Jinjin was finally accepted by a law firm in the same province where she went to university.
Chi Jinjin was not going to report until the next year, so she went home first.
Nan Xuqiu stared at the chamomile on the table.
Seeing this, Ji Yang laughed and said, "Lao Nan, are you staring at the flowers with such concentration? Or are you looking at someone through the flowers?"
Nan Xuqiu picked up the chamomile on the table and said, "Don't you think this chamomile looks like Chi Jinjin?"
The soft branches support little suns, just like Chi Jinjin, who is a little timid but trying hard to protect the people around her.
Song Ci said in disbelief, "No way, Lao Nan, you really like Chi Jinjin?"
When Ji Yang told him before, he didn't believe it, but looking at his expression now, he had to believe it even if he didn't want to.
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