Chapter 62 Going Abroad
"I heard that Pei Wei and you are together." Liang Qi found a place to sit down.
"Yeah." Chen Xiyu said in a low voice, "I think he's Sister Ningning's boyfriend. I heard it from Chen Ningzhou."
"That guy even chased him to his home." Liang Qi vaguely remembered that it had not been long since Pei Wei told him about this last time.
"By the way, I haven't even heard you talk about this." There was a hint of grievance in the girl's tone.
Liang Qi looked at her with her face buried in her arms. She looked so well-behaved, without her usual sharp tongue. She looked like a little rabbit. It was quite strange but very cute.
"Why are you laughing so wantonly?" Shen Xiyu suddenly realized that Liang Qi was staring at her and smiling without saying a word. His smile was inexplicable and creepy.
Okay, it’s still that familiar girlfriend.
"I haven't really asked him much, but I know they probably knew each other before. Didn't they run into each other again at the police station last time?" Liang Qi answered her previous question. "Are you interested? If you are, I'll go ask for you."
"No, no, no." When Shen Xiyu heard that he was going to ask Pei Wei in person, he was so scared that he sat up straight. "It's not that I'm interested, I'm just worried that Sister Ningning will be deceived. You don't know, although Sister Ningning looks like a strong woman, she's quite unlucky in this regard. She had a boyfriend in college before, but he cheated on her. The man suddenly went abroad without even saying goodbye."
Liang Qi didn't dare to say it. With such experience, he guessed that the unfaithful boyfriend back then was most likely Pei Wei.
He changed the subject, "It's almost midnight, Shen Xiyu."
Shen Xiyu raised his hand, and the minute hand was almost at 12.
"It's the new year." Chen Xiyu looked out the window. It was still snowing in Jiangcheng, just like any other winter. It seemed that in her memory, the winters here were always like this. It would snow every New Year's Eve, and netizens even jokingly called it the seaside city with the most frequent snowfall in China.
"Are you cold? If you are, go back quickly." Chen Xiyu turned his gaze back to the boy on the other side of the camera.
"It's not cold. I'm not outside. I'm in my grandfather's heated garden. He's old, and he likes to plant flowers and plants. He couldn't keep them alive himself, so he spent a lot of money to buy this."
"That's pretty good." Chen Xiyu imagined a room full of flowers. "I want one when I get old."
"We can get one after we finish the college entrance exam." Liang Qi saw her interest and began to plan, "The weather will be good by then, and we can plant more varieties."
"Then I want a lot of jasmine flowers, they're so beautiful, and osmanthus flowers. I went on a trip before, and the streets and alleys there were filled with the fragrance of osmanthus flowers. It was super fragrant."
The fragrance of osmanthus seemed to linger in her nose again.
The two chatted idly, talking about everything from here to there, and when they came to something interesting, they laughed non-stop across the screen.
"There's one minute left until midnight." Liang Qi reminded her.
Shen Xiyu stood up and ran to the window, "Someone will set off fireworks here."
"But we don't have any."
Liang Qi looked at the joyful girl. He put his hands on the back of his head, tilted his head back to loosen his stiff neck, and acted coquettishly without leaving any trace.
"Then watch it with me." Chen Xiyu turned the camera around. "We're very punctual here. There are still ten seconds left. We'll release it when the time comes, believe it or not."
"I don't believe it." The interface on the phone in front of Liang Qi had changed to the pitch-black scene outside the window. He deliberately contradicted Shen Xiyu.
"If you don't believe me, count them."
"ten."
"Nine."
"eight."'
…
"three."
"two."
"one."
Snap—Snap—Snap—
Fireworks exploded in the air with a crackling sound, accompanied by the sound of firecrackers. In the dark night, flowers of various colors shone in different forms, and stars flew in different directions, fleeting. But before the night could return to its original color, the next cluster and the next wave of fireworks came up again.
"Liang Qi! Did you see that?" It was very noisy on Shen Xiyu's side, and she could only communicate with Liang Qi by yelling.
"I saw it! So beautiful!" Liang Qi shouted after her.
Then both of them were amused by each other's silliness.
Shen Xiyu turned the camera over and pointed it at himself and the fireworks so that Liang Qi could see them at the same time.
Liang Qi secretly took a screenshot. He thought that the fireworks exploding above her head were not as beautiful as she was.
"I told you it's on time." Shen Xiyu's voice was still loud.
These fireworks carry the unspeakable longing of the reunited people. They are a part of the blank space left by the Chinese people. Emotions that cannot be expressed frankly are scattered in them, so like the emotions, they are endless and cannot be extinguished.
"New Year." Liang Qi's voice was not loud, but it sounded resounding in Shen Xiyu's ears. "I will always be with you."
Both of them knew that this promise was the most touching and precious one for Shen Xiyu.
"I believe you this time."
"I love you, Liang Qi. I think I have learned how to love."
Actually, you don’t have to learn it. Liang Qi has always wanted to tell Chen Xiyu that it doesn’t matter if you really can’t learn it. Just use all your love to love yourself, and add my love for you. I hope you will be a happy little girl forever.
"I love you too."
"What did you say?" Shen Xiyu pretended not to hear and guided him to say it again.
Liang Qi saw through her thoughts at a glance. Her smirk was so obvious that it was obvious that she had no good intentions. However, he still said it again seriously, "I said I..."
"Xi Yu, come out and set off some fireworks." Chen Ningning opened the door and said excitedly, "We bought a lot."
Liang Qi's words were interrupted.
Shen Xiyu was also very excited about going out to set off fireworks, and for a moment he forgot what he was talking about with Liang Qi.
"Do you want to go out with me and watch me set off fireworks?" the girl happily asked him on the other end of the phone.
Liang Qi swallowed the unfinished words and said, "You guys go ahead. It's tiring to keep holding the phone outside. I also want to go in and eat."
"You haven't eaten yet." Shen Xiyu opened his eyes wide and said anxiously, "Then go eat quickly, go eat quickly, and stop fighting."
After hanging up the phone, Liang Qi sat there for a long time without moving. He held the slightly hot phone in one hand, not knowing what he was thinking. Finally, he sighed deeply and stood up.
In the inner room, the hustle and bustle had faded away, and Liang Bowen and his group had left at some point.
"Is Grandpa asleep?" Liang Qi walked over to Butler Qian who was cleaning the table and asked.
Today is New Year's Eve, and all the servants are on holiday, leaving only Butler Qian at home. He has served Grandpa Liang all his life, never married, and has no children. A few years ago, Grandpa Liang gave him a large sum of money to go back and live there in his old age, and he didn't leave. Year after year, Grandpa Liang got older and his temper became more and more eccentric. He didn't like too many people around him, so most of the time, only Butler Qian was with him in this house.
"You don't have to do it." Liang Qi stepped forward to help him. "Let's find a part-time worker to clean up tomorrow."
"It's okay. As we get older, we don't sleep much. It's okay to stay here. This little work isn't strenuous." Butler Qian said cheerfully, "Please leave it here. The master is in the study and hasn't gone to bed yet."
"You're still awake so late, you think you're in your twenties."
Butler Qian smiled and said nothing.
Liang Qi walked into the study. Liang Jianwei was flipping through an old book under the desk lamp. He didn't even raise his head, as if he had expected him to come.
Liang Qi waited quietly for Liang Jianwei for a while until he put down the book.
His hands were covered with wrinkles, and a layer of wrinkled skin wrapped over the flesh and blood, like a layer of crumbling gauze. He raised his hand and took off the reading glasses on his nose.
"I thought you were going to be on the phone for a long time."
"How did you know I was on the phone?" Liang Qi was a little surprised.
"Nonsense, the side of the garden is my study, but the glass is a one-way mirror, so you can only see outside from the inside. How could you not know this after coming here so many times?"
Liang Qi was also amused by his own silliness just now.
There was no heaviness in the air, but rather an unusually relaxed one. The two of them chatted calmly about some trivial family matters, as if they were a pair of truly close relatives, and nothing was about to happen.
Suddenly, Liang Jianwei said, "A few years ago, I transferred the ownership of a house in Dongcheng to Lao Qian. After I leave, you should take good care of him and arrange for him to leave."
"What are you talking about?" Liang Qi crossed his hands on his legs. "The scourge will last for a thousand years. I think it's too early for you."
Liang Jianwei was already used to him being so rude to him. After a few scoldings, he started coughing.
Liang Qi stood up and patted his back to help him calm down.
"Your second aunt has been secretly investigated." After calming down, Liang Jianwei said, "The situation at the top has changed. They are on the wrong side."
"It doesn't matter whether you're on the wrong side or not. You've done too many bad things." Liang Qi said sarcastically.
Liang Jianwei shook his head. "You're smart, but still too childish. In this circle, there's largely no distinction between good and evil."
Liang Qi remained silent. He actually understood everything in his heart, but the more he understood, the more powerless he felt.
"You've always believed in Buddhism, and it's all about karma. Why are you being materialistic now?"
Liang Jianwei was not annoyed, "Whatever you say is right."
"I'm old enough now, and I've lived enough. I'm just sorry for you all suffering from this unprovoked disaster."
Liang Qi took a step back, leaning against the edge of the desk with his hands in his pockets. "Nothing is unforeseen. The moment you enjoy privileges, you must bear the risks and consequences."
Liang Jianwei was silent for a long time, so long that Liang Qi thought he would not continue.
He suddenly spoke again, "Go abroad, Xiaoqi. Your father's company has moved its headquarters overseas. The company will be affected, but at least it will ensure that you will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life."
"When did they move their headquarters there?" Liang Qi suddenly wanted to smoke. He had never heard his parents talk about this. "How come I didn't know?"
"We moved there before the New Year and acquired a local company," Liang Jianwei explained. "Our domestic branches and manufacturing plants have been closing down one after another, and the original headquarters has also made small layoffs. Some key technical personnel have also been hired there at a high salary. You know your father is a cautious person. When he was asked to take over my business, he refused to do so, saying that he didn't have the ability to pursue a career in politics. He really is open-minded."
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The author has something to say: I updated the last chapter again. I updated it by mistake the day before yesterday, and skipped a chapter in the middle. I'm sorry.
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