Comfortable
Chen Jin was thinking about coming to the tutoring institution to take a look and have a meal with Lin Xinran and the others, but they were all busier than her. Yang Qian had other things to do. It was said that she and her sisters had invested money in a TV series. She was curious and wanted to go over to see what filming was like.
Chen Jin was invited to go together, but when Chen Jin heard that Zhuo Jiyu was going to accompany Yang Qian, she didn't want to go with them anymore. She felt that she was an eyesore.
Lin Xinran is even busier. Parents who came here because of her reputation came one after another. There were only her and another girl there, and they were so busy that they didn’t even have time to drink water. Lin Xinran said that she just realized that she was suitable for sales-related jobs. She used to want to be an ordinary administrative clerk who did not need to deal with too many people, but now she feels that sales is more interesting.
Not to mention Chen Lu, whose classes are fully booked from morning to night, and she and Feng Zhen will not go home for the New Year. I heard that Chen Lu is planning to buy a house in Rong City...that's amazing.
Her friends are all busy with their own things, and she is also very busy.
Busy with the trivial little things in life, each of them is insignificant, yet each of them is very important. I happily waste half a day.
Yang Qian confirmed that they would depart in three days. She only needed to confirm the people traveling with her and report their ID information. The travel agency Yang Qian found would help arrange all the itinerary.
She also told her third cousin that one day their Sifang Travel Agency would become bigger and stronger and expand its business to all parts of the country.
Since she was back at the villa, she went home to find some thin clothes to take with her. Many of the skirts she bought from her aunt's shop had never been worn, and many were not suitable for work. She was lazy on weekends and had no chance to wear them out, so many clothes were left unused.
All I found were skirts and two pairs of sandals, which I packed into a suitcase and took away.
At this time, no one was at her house or the two next door homes, making the row of small Western-style buildings seem quiet. But the community is not quiet. During the holidays, the community is the most lively, with a bunch of children running around.
Some children actually recognized her because she gave them flowers last time.
Chen Jin patiently answered their questions: why did they need to move the suitcase, why did she want to go home when her home was here...
Until several children wanted to go out to play in her car, Chen Jin ran out of patience, "Do you want to go to class? Can Teacher Chen open a class for you in the community?"
After saying that, they looked at her as if she were a monster. They probably never thought she could be so scary.
Chen Jin laughed loudly, scaring away a group of little kids, then drove away from the small western-style building with a laugh.
She felt that soon she would be nicknamed "old witch" by the kids in the community.
She drove straight to Dongcheng District and went to the jewelry shop she had visited last time. She didn't even have to choose a style. She just ordered the same design as last time, paid the deposit and got the receipt. She was familiar with the whole process.
However, she looked around and didn’t see the fat orange cat from last time. The old master sat in front of the store, rocking comfortably in a rocking chair. After issuing the receipt, the young store owner concentrated on the work in his hands, as if he was polishing a work of art.
The old and the young were both concentrating on their own things. Chen Jin pretended to be selecting other samples, but the fat orange cat still didn't show up. Feeling a little disappointed, he could only take the receipt and leave.
As soon as she left, a cat's paw rested on the glass counter and then looked around cautiously. The young shop owner slapped him in the face, "Look at it again or you'll be taken away."
When Chen Jin came to Dongcheng District, she had a meal here and then went to the beauty salon to take a look around. There were new beauty projects that she had never tried before. After coming here so many times, it feels like I’m at home, and I can even chat with the front desk clerks and waiters.
After taking an afternoon nap at the beauty salon, I drove to Jinxiu Community feeling full of energy.
It shouldn't be her illusion. Tian Miao looked fatter and her eyes became smaller when she smiled. Looking at the satisfied smile on her face, it seems that she is very satisfied with this job and is very happy doing it.
"I heard from Aunt Zhou that there was a murder case here recently. We only have two girls like you in our store, so we don't need to open too late. Let's close the store when it gets dark." After thinking for a while, he said, "You have to be careful when you live alone at home..."
"It's okay, it's okay. There are tenants on the same floor and above and below, and they don't look like bad people. They also know that I'm helping you collect rent, so they won't target me."
After saying this, Tian Miao was still frightened. He shrank his neck and whispered, "When the police came to carry the people out that day, I saw them in the community. They were covered with white cloth. It was scary. Many people in the community burned paper money for them at night."
Chen Jin pursed his lips and said, "You live alone anyway, so you should be careful. Some people look like good people, but who knows if they have bad hearts?"
"I'm not afraid. It's okay." Tian Miao still prefers the supermarket here. "The family next door is also a relative. They can help if I have any problem."
That’s right, the shop next door is run by my cousin and his aunt. After Chen Jin and Tian Miao finished their instructions, they went to the next door shop to sit for a while and asked the two elders to look after Tian Miao.
Chen Jin stood at the gate of the community and observed for a while, and found that there were now two security guards entering and leaving the community gate. She walked into the community and walked around for a while, and saw signs everywhere saying "If you encounter suspicious people, report them and you will be rewarded."
It is difficult to judge this "suspicious person", but it is good to raise the vigilance of some community residents.
Most of the house owners in Jinxiu Community are villagers from Qiaodong Village and Mutang Village. Basically, every family can be allocated more than one house. They definitely cannot live in all of them, so most of the houses are rented out. Therefore, many people living in Jinxiu Community are tenants.
It is still very easy to distinguish between tenants and landlords. I guess the landlords living here have to unite and be on guard, for fear that someone will really be tempted by the money.
When I went to my third uncle's house for dinner, my third aunt was talking about how someone on a motorcycle snatched a bag on the main road near Xiuli Community. "Luckily, a girl came and was very strong. She pulled the man off the motorcycle and got the bag back."
"For this kind of thing, if we call the police and arrest him, can we get a sentence?"
"The sentence won't be long. This is not the time of severe crackdowns in the past. If it were the time of severe crackdowns in the past, you would have to spend the rest of your life in prison even if you don't eat peanuts. Those people driving motorcycles on the street now, you may not be able to drive as fast as them in a car, they act like they don't care about their lives. I was scared to death today, I thought they were almost going to hit me. I don't know whose damn kid is, he really doesn't take his own life seriously..." The third aunt said, and then pointed to Chen Yongan who was playing games in the living room, "Your third brother asked you to practice driving during the holiday. If you practice well, you dare to drive like this..."
Chen Yongan shook his head and said proudly: "I won't go to practice driving, my third sister said she would take me to Sanya for a trip!"
It's finally his turn to travel!
He wanted to go out with his older brother's tour group, but his older brother wouldn't take him, so his third sister was the better choice. He knew that his third sister would definitely take him out to play.
"You can go." Third Aunt and Chen Jin said, "Third sister, if he dares to make trouble outside, you must beat him up without mercy."
Chen Yongan didn't dare to get angry or say anything. He muttered a few words under his breath and continued playing games.
"Jia Jia isn't going with you?"
"She went back to her grandmother's house during the holidays, saying that the old lady was not in good health. I guess it will be a period of time." Chen Jia was raised by her grandparents, so the relationship is different. At a time like this, how could she have time to go out and play?
My third aunt sighed, "This is what happens when you get old."
Chen Jin paused and glanced at her third aunt who was busy with work with her back to her, and suddenly found that her third aunt had several obvious white hairs. If you calculate their ages, my third uncle and aunt are almost half a century old.
Among all the relatives in the family, she and her uncle are the closest and they can chat with each other. But she also has a deep relationship with her third uncle and aunt. After all, they are the only two families living in Qiaodong Village. In the past, her family often shared meals with her third uncle's family. So among her brothers and sisters, she has the closest relationship with her third cousin, Chen Yongan.
She had just turned 22 and felt that she was still very young, but when the topic of birth, aging, sickness and death suddenly came up, she felt heavy in her heart.
I miss those who have left, and I worry about those who are still around me.
"Oh! I forgot that there is no vinegar at home, Chen Yongan! Go buy a bottle of vinegar..." "Oh. Third sister, are you going?"
"You went when I told you to go, and yet you still called me Third Sister, I think you're itching for a slap..."
Chen Jin laughed again. She was overthinking it. With her third aunt's energy, she thought she could watch Chen Yongan being punished for many more years.
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The third cousin drove Chen Jin and Chen Yongan to the airport. Along the way, Chen Jin's head was shaking from side to side in his sleep, and Chen Yongan was as excited as a monkey that had just been released. He never calmed down for a moment.
How can this not be exciting? !
During last winter vacation, his parents, brother and third sister went to Beijing and Shanghai, and he was taken back home by his second uncle, and went to cram school early and came back late every day. During the last semester of senior year, my third sister and brother went out to play everywhere, and he was so engrossed in class that he saw stars in his eyes. During the summer vacation after graduation, my third sister and her friends went to Xi'an, but he was not included.
The farthest place I have been to is Quan City during the National Day holiday. He has never been on a plane!
As soon as they arrived at the airport, he urged Chen Jin to leave quickly, not wanting to hear another word from his brother.
But he was still pulled by his clothes and hat by his own brother, who hooked his neck and took him to the side, stuffed a thick envelope into his bag, and told him: "When you go out, spend money. Your third sister is very poor now. You should treat her to food and drinks when you go out to play."
"Oh! OK!" Chen Yongan scratched his head embarrassedly. He had misunderstood his brother. His brother was not that stingy.
Chen Jin and Zhuo Jiyu were familiar faces to each other, so they didn't feel awkward when they met, but they still didn't talk much and stopped talking after saying hello.
Chen Yongan had just been talking to her nonstop, but when he was in front of Zhuo Jiyu, he was like a cat with its neck strangled. He quickly quieted down and even got praised by Yang Qian, who said that he looked like a brother who was easy to take care of.
While waiting in the terminal, Zhuo Jiyu suddenly mentioned to Chen Jin: “Chen Baichuan also plans to travel to Sanya, but his grandfather’s family has a lot of things going on recently, so he wants to stay and help.”
Chen Jin glanced at him and felt that this person specifically mentioned this sentence for no reason. Was he helping Shen Baichuan to speak?
Thinking of the gossip about his family that Shen Baichuan mentioned last time, he thought that there were so many things going on in this wealthy family.
Oh, she contacted Sister Ming, who gossiped with her during internship, and confirmed that the one who had caused trouble in the company was Shen Baichuan’s third aunt, and the vice president was Shen Baichuan’s third uncle.
"Teacher Shen is very busy." Chen Jin responded casually and passed by.
He is busy, and she is busy too.
Busy coming out to play. There are a lot of things to do at the end of the year.
Yang Qian patted him unceremoniously, not letting him continue, and then found an opportunity to say to him, "Chen Baichuan gave you a benefit, so why are you speaking for him? You are not allowed to mention it in front of Chen Jin."
"This is not allowed, that is not allowed...Okay, I won't mention it." Zhuo Jiyu shut up under her threatening eyes, thinking: Shen Baichuan, I tried my best.
Chen Jin felt that this should be the last time she would take Chen Yongan out for a trip alone.
Too noisy! Why does he have so much to say? ! It was like there was a mosquito buzzing in her ear and she wanted to slap it away.
But when he turned around and met Chen Yongan's clear and foolish eyes, he felt that he should not ask too much of him.
After they arrived, they stayed in a luxurious hotel built on the seaside, close to the beach, and provided many entertainment activities. It was interesting enough just to wander around the hotel.
In fact, Hainan has only been a province for a few years. More and more people are flocking to develop the island's tourism resources, and tourist hotels, travel agencies, and specialty restaurants are popping up like mushrooms after a rain.
Although the tourism industry has been developing rapidly in recent years, there are actually very few developed places. The scenic area they visited is considered to be relatively well developed.
Dean Xi and Professor Song had been staying at a friend's house before, and when they saw Chen Jin coming over to visit, they also came along to experience the hotel for two days. So we got together again.
Chen Yongan's shortcomings in front of her turned into advantages in front of President Xi and Professor Song. Talking a lot became "sweet-mouthed" and "good at talking". Professor Song was so happy that he kept saying, "You and your sister are quite similar. You are both good children with sweet mouths."
Yang Qian pushed Chen Jin and said with a smile: "So you have such a good image outside."
Chen Jin snorted proudly, "I used to have a better image in our village."
"It's not good now?"
"Well, it shouldn't be that good now."
Chen Jin was lying on a beach chair wearing a small sundress, looking at the endless blue sea and sky in front of her, as well as the colorfully dressed tourists on the beach. She felt more open-minded than ever before, and it was completely different from the feeling of standing on the top of a mountain and looking down. It’s so comfortable to hold a coconut and drink tons of it!
"I thought coconuts were only available in the summer."
After saying that, continue to talk tons and tons.
She wants to come again in summer, as she heard that the sea is even more beautiful in summer.
Chen Jin couldn't imagine it, she thought it looked good enough now.
"Would you like to go somewhere else?"
Chen Jin shook his head and refused, "No, I just want to lie here for a few days. Just lying here has purified my soul."
Yang Qian was helpless, "You are just too lazy to go out, right?"
"It's also fun in the hotel. Look at so many projects." Driving to the next spot may not be as beautiful as this one. After all, construction is going on everywhere now. I heard that a provincial tourism work conference will be held in the next two days. It is probably related to the 1996 vacation and leisure travel theme event launched by the National Tourism Administration at the beginning of the year.
These developments were learned from President Xi and Professor Song. Chen Jin felt ashamed. People came to play and also learned about the current tourism situation in Hainan. She came here to play, and she really just came here to play.
But when it came to actually playing the project, Chen Jin got scared again. She could only view the sea from afar but not visit it in person. When she went out on a boat the next day, she looked down and felt her heart beating very fast. She was afraid to look down, as she always felt that there was a giant monster hiding in the sea, which might rush up and drag her into the sea at any time.
Chen Yongan had a lot of fun and tried all the activities available. Every day he happily followed the tour guide out and came back happily. After only three days, his skin had become tanned by two different shades. When he rolled up his sleeves, only a small section of white skin was visible, and most of his arms were tanned to a chocolate color.
He wanted to take Chen Jin with him, but was firmly rejected.
"You guys go ahead, I'll just play on the shore." Chen Jin refused to go out to sea again and strolled leisurely on the beach. With acquaintances nearby, she could sleep on a beach chair under a parasol for the entire afternoon.
The temperature is just right, neither too high nor too low. There couldn't be a more pleasant weather or place than this.
When a man came to chat with her, Chen Jin said directly: "I'm pregnant, I'm getting some calcium in the sun."
My belly does bulge out a bit because I eat and drink a lot, and it is even more obvious when I wear a tight skirt.
In one sentence, everyone was persuaded to leave.
Yang Qian ran over and wanted to call her to swim in the shallow water: "......"
He talks nonsense. How dare she say that!
Chen Jin went out to play for seven days and did not return until the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Professor Song and Dean Xi continued to stay and play with their friends, saying that they would not go back until at least after the Chinese New Year. During the Chinese New Year, Uncle Xi and Aunt Mei would come over to celebrate with them. Professor Song asked Chen Jin to paste the couplets on her front door and courtyard gate when he returned home, and also gave Chen Jin the key to the courtyard gate.
When Chen Yongan boarded the plane, he looked around reluctantly and sighed, "I don't know when we will go out to play next time. Third sister, are you going out to play during the summer vacation?"
"...Let's talk about it later." Chen Jin closed his eyes and rested as soon as he sat down, reminding him: "Don't disturb me, I'm going to sleep for a while."
Finally I can have some peace and quiet for a while.
The driver from Yang Qian's family came to pick them up and took a detour to send her and Chen Yongan back home.
I didn't do anything during the few days I went out to play, but as soon as I got home I felt as lazy as a bone.
On the night she got home, Shen Baichuan called to ask if she was back and what fun she had when she went out.
Chen Jin was not surprised to receive this call. "I thought Zhuo Jiyu would tell you."
"I don't know him very well."
Chen Jin held the phone, sat cross-legged in front of the window and looked out, not knowing what to say for a long time. Until Shen Baichuan asked: “Do you want to know the follow-up of the last gossip?”
"......"
Is she the kind of person who just wants to watch the fun? But Chen Jin didn't hang up the phone. He waited and waited. There was only the sound of each other's shallow breathing on the phone. Chen Jin frowned and asked, "Hang up?"
Chen Jin hung up the phone with a snap.
In less than half a minute, Shen Baichuan called again and asked, “Then I said it directly?”
Before going to bed at night, Chen Jin repeatedly thought about what had happened in the past year and a half.
The consequence of thinking too much was that she had a dream all night. She was actually arguing with Shen Baichuan about whether the gossip in Qiaodong Village was fresh or the gossip in his family was exciting.
"Morning, Chen Jin."
Chen went out this morning to have dinner with the employees of Sifang Travel Agency and share money with his partners. As soon as he arrived at the parking lot, he saw Shen Baichuan, who was in high spirits.
"Good morning, Teacher Shen. Are you going to your grandfather's house?"
"Go to the company first, and then go to grandpa's house in the evening."
"Going to row the car again? Haha, I..." I left first because I had something to do.
Chen Jin quickly realized that he had let out his true feelings, and was so embarrassed that he wanted to crawl into the ground. Seeing Shen Baichuan's smile froze instantly, he didn't dare to meet his eyes. He didn't care about anything else, and threw down a sentence "I have something to do and leave first", and immediately got in the car and ran away.
After the car drove out of Hanlin Garden, Chen Jin patted his face and calmed down.
Did she reveal Shen Baichuan’s secret? !
I have never been so embarrassed in my life. How can we greet each other in the future? Last night, she listened with relish to Shen Baichuan telling her about the gossip he saw in the Cheng family...
While waiting for the traffic light, Chen Jin took a picture of the "Make a Fortune and Be Successful" sign in the car and said to himself, "Make a fortune. I'd better make a fortune."
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