Thinking that she was meeting a Chinese person, she couldn't lose face for the Chinese. So Chen Yun went home and started choosing clothes. When Liu Qiao came back from work, he saw Chen Yun still curling her hair with a clip. He asked curiously, "Where are you going?"
Usually, Chen Yun and her husband would discuss where to go, because she was a very family-oriented person and cared about his feelings. Seeing that she didn't say anything, Liu Qiao asked again.
Chen Yuncai said, "I'm going to accompany Qijun to meet an online friend who is a Chinese American psychologist who has just returned from abroad. Shouldn't I dress up?"
"Meeting an online friend?" Liu Qiao thought for a moment and felt it was unreliable, so he said, "What Chinese? They can't be scammers, right?"
"I don't know if I'm lying or not. We agreed to meet in the city center. I didn't want to go at first, but Qijun asked me to accompany her and I was embarrassed to refuse. Besides, she also went shopping with me last time. So I had to dress up. Look at me wearing this striped skirt and this black knitted mid-sleeve top. How about that?" She took out two pieces from the closet and tried them on herself.
Liu Qiao looked at it carefully and shook his head, "Why wear a skirt? It's too short. Don't you have a pair of jeans? Just wear jeans."
"That's not good." Chen Yun didn't listen to him and still planned to wear this outfit.
Cai Qijun across the street was also preparing clothes. Her husband had not been home for a few days, her son had gone to bed, and her daughter had not come back at all. She was the only one in the house. She had a very good figure and many clothes, which were better looking than Chen Yun's. She chose a white V-neck chiffon shirt and long black trousers, which was very modern.
The phone in the living room rang. She walked over to answer it reluctantly. "Hello..."
"Qijun, why haven't you slept yet?" said Captain Ruan.
Cai Qijun was really good at acting coquettishly in front of her husband. She took a strand of her hair and played with it: "I don't want to sleep when you're not home."
Captain Ruan said a lot of nice things to Cai Qijun before she reluctantly put down the phone. She knew that she might not hear from her husband for several days or even half a month. There was nothing she could do about the nature of her husband's job, but women would always feel lonely.
Her husband is different from her rival Chen Yun's husband. He has reached a certain status and does not need to be like before. Now he just works. Besides, her parents-in-law treat her as their daughter, so her home is always lively.
Cai Qijun's parents-in-law actually don't like her very much, but considering that her husband treats her very well, they have to accept it.
After thinking it over, she went online, clicked on the familiar profile picture, and started chatting with that person.
During the day, she can be a decent person, even a good wife and a good mother, but at night she also wants to let herself go, express her emotions, and say some lewd things to others without feeling guilty.
The next day was a sunny day. Chen Yun wore this outfit and went out with Cai Qijun. Liu Qiao originally insisted on sending Chen Yun there, but he had to give up because his troops had something to do.
However, the things that needed to be reminded were still reminded, such as carrying a fruit knife in the bag, etc.
Cai Qijun was very happy along the way. She kept telling Chen Yun everything about her friend. But when Chen Yun saw him, she was very disappointed. This man who claimed to be an expert in psychology who studied abroad was very short. He was quite humorous: "Ladies, you must be disappointed with my appearance. Everyone says so."
After he said this, Cai Qijun and Chen Yun were still a little embarrassed. The place where they met was an open-air cafe with a very beautiful environment. He said something to the violinist outside, then put the violin on his shoulder and came over to Cai Qijun and started playing.
With Chen Yun's background, she couldn't really understand what he was playing, but Cai Qijun was fascinated by it. When he returned the piano, she excitedly said to Chen Yun, "This is "Sad Secret Love". He plays it really well. He is so talented."
Chen Yun didn't understand. She looked at her expression and thought something was wrong and wanted to persuade her. But then the man came over again. She was between Chen Yun and Cai Qijun. She was very considerate to Cai Qijun and very polite to Chen Yun, but she didn't act very familiar with them. Cai Qijun seemed a little proud.
The competition between women is very subtle. Even though Cai Qijun and Chen Yun have a good relationship, men are scrambling to please Cai Qijun and ignoring Chen Yun, which makes her inexplicably feel that she has some advantages.
The waiter brought the menu, and the man began to talk to them, pointing at the menu: "This kind of steak is imported from Australia. It's the best here. Most Chinese people like to eat well-done steak. It's fine to eat it medium rare."
Cai Qijun was puzzled: "Didn't they say only medium, medium, and medium rare?"
The man smiled and said, "We also have medium rare, which is almost well-done, to suit your taste."
He really knows a lot about flowers. He even had someone bring him a pen and drew many different flowers. It's obvious that he is very talented.
After the meal, Cai Qijun still felt unsatisfied. Chen Yun had fulfilled her responsibility of accompanying her, and in the end he secretly paid the bill. After this action, even Chen Yun felt that he was a good person.
On the way back, Cai Qijun asked her if she would go to meet him next time, but Chen Yun shook her head.
She didn't understand: "Don't you think he's a nice guy? And he just wants to be friends with us."
Chen Yun stuck out her tongue and said, "How dare I? My husband will definitely scold me."
Cai Qijun didn't force her.
After that, Chen Yun didn't ask her much, because after the college entrance examination, Zhong Yang and Hu Qiang wanted to treat everyone to a meal because they were admitted to the university. Hu Qiang's stepmother was very young and didn't understand much about these things, so Hu Yongbing asked Chen Yun to help.
Although Hu Qiang only passed the three-year college entrance examination this time, Hu Yongbing was still very relieved. Perhaps after Chen Dafen passed away, children who were not loved by anyone always matured quickly. Now Hu Qiang seemed like a different person. After Chen Yun helped him book a hotel, she called Hu Yongbing and his son to tell them.
When she made the call, she happened to meet Xu Lijie who was going upstairs. Her face was filled with a very happy smile. This time, Zhong Yang was admitted to a university in Beijing, which is the best university in the country, and it brought great honor to her.
Compared with Hu Qiang, Zhong Yang is considered to be very competitive. He is the child of other people's families in the eyes of adults.
Many people are leaving this summer, and many new people are coming. When Chen Yun attended Hu Qiang and Zhong Yang's farewell banquet, Xiao Shunping, the head of the group, was also about to retire, and Zhang Han came to say goodbye to them.
Chen Yun was reluctant to let go, but Zhang Han was very open-minded: "Old Xiao in our family has been working for so many years. It's time for him to retire after a lifetime of work. I have moved the company's headquarters from the south to Beijing, which means I will be separated from you all of a sudden."
"Don't say that. This is a good thing. You will have greater development after going to Beijing. Besides, Lanlan will take the college entrance examination next year. With a Beijing hukou, it will be easier for her to take the college entrance examination." She was actually reluctant to let Zhang Han go.
She lived very comfortably in Jiangning Military Region because she had so many acquaintances there. Her relationship with Xu Lijie had always been lukewarm. Only Zhang Han was nice to her. Although Cai Qijun was also nice, she felt like a pair of drinking buddies, not true intimacy.
Adults are so reluctant to leave, let alone children. Xiao Zhen and Zi Rui are classmates. She has always cared about him, and now she is leaving, she cries like a tearful person. But adults know that children are only reluctant for a while, after all, time will dilute everything.
Hu Qiang went to the south. It is said that his mother bought him a small house in Shenzhen. He wanted to settle there after finishing college. He told Chen Yun that Chen Dafen had told him in the last few months that she should not have lived so long, and asked him to live well and at least live a peaceful life.
Zhong Yang also went to Beijing, and no one paid attention to Cai Ping. Because Cai Qijun had to take care of her son every day, she either chatted online or went out to play in her spare time, and she had long forgotten her daughter.
Before Zhong Yang went to college, he went to thank Xiao Lan. If it weren't for her, he would still be obsessed with feelings and really forget about his future. As soon as he was admitted to a prestigious university, he was received by the mayor, someone gave him a scholarship, and even his parents treated him like a different person.
Xiao Lan was packing her luggage, and when she saw Zhong Yang looking for her, she hurried out.
"Lanlan, my mother bought me a cell phone. This is my number. When I go to Beijing, we can keep in touch."
Xiao Lan smiled and said, "I know. I'll save one."
After she saved the phone number and was about to leave, Zhong Yang suddenly felt warm in his heart: "Lan Lan, I..."
Seeing his expression, Xiao Lan thought he was talking halfway through something embarrassing, so she encouraged him, "Brother Yangyang, what's the matter?"
Zhong Yang shook his head again: "It's okay. I want to wish you to get into a good high school next year." Zhong Yang wanted to tell Xiao Lan that she was an adopted daughter, but in the end he didn't tell her. It's understandable that he and Xiao Lan have a better relationship, so he wanted to tell her even more. Because she is not the biological daughter of the Xiao family, it is better to make plans early. Just like his mother said, Xiao Lan is not the biological daughter of the Xiao family. Although they seem equal now, it is not certain whether the property will be divided in the future.
But he also realized that it was unfair to do so. If a person had always regarded his adoptive parents as his biological parents since he could remember, he didn't know what the consequences would be if he said such things.
He might even cause Xiao Lan's positive outlook on life and the world to collapse, so he shut up.
Xiao Lan was also a very considerate person. She thought Zhong Yang wanted her to find out about Cai Ping for her, but it was inconvenient to talk about it, so she told Zhong Yang what she heard from Chen Yun and Cai Qijun: "Brother Yangyang, I heard that Cai Ping was recruited by the provincial team. Her mother doesn't care about her. Even such a happy event was not announced until the coach called her. If you want to contact her, you can ask Aunt Chen Yun. Anyway, you have been admitted to university now, and no one can restrict you."