Transition 2
Shen Anxia suddenly remembered the blurry stage photos on Yang Zheng's phone: "..."
Yang Zheng started packing his luggage early Saturday morning, but Shen Anxia received a call from Wang Tuan, who said that he would hold a farewell dinner for Shen Anxia at a restaurant not far from the troupe on Sunday night. On Sunday afternoon, Yang Zheng packed up the things that Shen Anxia wanted to take back to Yi'an, and left some things in Xinfeng instead, as a way to give the landlord some things.
Sitting on the sofa, looking at the six large boxes in front of her, Shen Anxia had a headache. She asked in disbelief, "How come there's one more box than last time we moved? And you don't want so many of these things anymore?"
Yang Zheng stood at the other end of the box, looking at the things on the ground, and laughed with his hands on his hips: "I think I didn't think things through. I didn't really understand the saying that girls have a lot of things before. Now it seems that there are too few storage cabinets at home, and I need to add some more."
Shen Anxia glared at him: "Why don't we just move all these things back to my house!"
Yang Zheng immediately refused and begged for mercy: "No, we already agreed to put it in Peacock City. Find a decoration company to redesign the cabinets. Design it however you want, just leave me half a bed."
Shen Anxia imagined the three-story villa in Peacock City and asked, "Leave half a bed? The rest is for my things?"
"Well, if all else fails, just leave a sofa here, like here." Yang Zheng put the suitcase down to make way for someone.
"That sounds terrible," Shen Anxia said, not paying much attention to the matter. She asked, "So, after completing the formalities tomorrow, will we return to Yi'an first thing the day after tomorrow?"
Yang Zheng walked around the box and approached Shen Anxia: "Well, we should arrive in Yi'an around noon the day after tomorrow. Your injury will probably take another month or so before you can dance normally again. So the Yi'an dance troupe has already processed your onboarding. We need to explain the situation and make sure your ankle heals first."
Shen Anxia raised her head and moved her ankle: "The swelling has gone down a lot. I think it won't take more than a month. It's not good to take leave so soon after starting the job. Besides, I have a lot of ideas about dancing. If I go back to work early, I can communicate with the group earlier. I don't necessarily have to dance."
Yang Zheng considered Shen Anxia's words carefully: "Then, we'll see what the situation is like in the Yi'an Regiment before you make a decision."
“Hmm.” Shen Anxia felt that Yang Zheng’s words made sense. After all, plans can’t keep up with changes, and it’s better to be cautious until everything is settled.
Yang Zheng patted the dust off his hands, went to the bathroom to wash them, and said, "Change your clothes, I'll take you to the dinner party."
Then he pulled Shen Anxia over and helped her into the bedroom, asking, "Which dress do you want?"
Shen Anxia watched Yang Zheng turn around and open his wardrobe with fluid movements, then tilted her head and asked, "Are you opening my wardrobe so easily now?"
"Hmm?" Yang Zheng turned to look at Shen Anxia. "When we get back to Yi'an, you can open my wardrobe anytime."
"Who wants to open your wardrobe?" Shen Anxia was speechless as she watched Yang Zheng generously share his wardrobe.
"There are only these three outfits left. Which one do you want to wear?" Yang Zheng asked again.
"Let's go with the blue one."
Yang Zheng took the blue outfit and handed it to Shen Anxia: "You change your clothes, and I'll change into something cleaner too."
He closed the bedroom door for her and took his clothes to the bathroom to change.
Shen Anxia changed her clothes and came out of the bedroom, where she saw Yang Zheng already waiting in the living room.
Let's go!
With Shen Anxia's help, the two went downstairs and then helped her into the car. Yang Zheng sat in the driver's seat, started the car, and drove straight to the place where Shen Anxia was going to meet.
Upon arriving at their destination, Shen Anxia asked Yang Zheng, "And what about you?"
Yang Zheng tilted his head and pointed to the noodle shop across the street: "I'm going to eat some noodles and wait for you there."
"good."
Shen Anxia opened the car door to get out, but Yang Zheng grabbed her arm.
"?" Shen Anxia asked Yang Zheng with her eyes.
"Today, will those two people who used to pursue you be here?" Yang Zheng asked quietly, his eyes fixed ahead.
"..."
"Anxia, what if they bring this up again when you're about to leave?" Yang Zheng said, somewhat annoyed.
Shen Anxia chuckled at Yang Zheng's resentful look: "Mr. Yang Zheng, they all know I have a boyfriend who works in the municipal government, and they were all scared away by this legendary boyfriend of mine."
She leaned forward and kissed Yang Zheng's cheek, confessing to him, "And in all my life, I've only ever liked you."
Yang Zheng's mood instantly brightened, and he generously told Shen Anxia, "Have fun!"
Shen Anxia found the gathering place mentioned by Wang Tuan, and everyone in the troupe came. They ate and played until 10 p.m. Except for those who stayed in the dormitory, who took a bus together, the rest of the troupe leader directed the male dancers to send the female dancers home according to the distance. Of course, some of the girls were also picked up by their families. After everyone was settled, the troupe leaders left.
On Monday morning, Shen Anxia went to the troupe to complete her resignation procedures. Zhang Qiang from the personnel department handed over Shen Anxia's social security, personnel file, contract and application, her internship and promotion assessment at the troupe: "Your salary will be deposited into your card, Anxia. This is the last procedure at the personnel department. I hope everything will be well for you in the future."
"Thank you, Sister Zhang, and I wish you all the best," Shen Anxia glanced outside, "Sister Zhang, I'm going to say goodbye to everyone."
"Goodbye." Zhang Qiang saw Shen Anxia to the door.
After telling the people in the troupe, Shen Anxia officially ended her life with the Xinfeng Dance Troupe for more than a year and began the next chapter of her journey.
I had already told the landlady that I wanted to terminate the lease. She came to the apartment right after finishing her square dancing. She was very elegant, wearing a Chinese-style suit, with a small bucket bag on her left hand and a small Chinese-style fan in her right hand. Beside her was a fashionable old man wearing designer casual clothes, a gray British-style summer hat, and holding a black cane.
After exchanging pleasantries, the aunt and uncle inspected the house from all sides. Seeing that Shen Anxia had cleaned and tidied it up inside and out, they readily returned the deposit. The aunt glanced at Shen Anxia and the handsome guy standing next to her with an ambiguous look, and smiled with elegant wrinkles on her face: "No wonder Shen Anxia was unwilling when I introduced her to a boyfriend! It turns out she has such a handsome young man by her side."
Yang Zheng smiled after being praised: "Thank you so much for taking care of An Xia these days, Auntie."
The landlady waved gracefully, "Hey! I didn't take care of much, but..." The landlady asked Shen Anxia, "Little Shen, I remember you worked at the Xinfeng Dance Troupe, right?"
Shen Anxia was taken aback when her aunt suddenly asked about her work.
An old man chimed in, "Your aunt saw you when she was learning to dance online."
Shen Anxia looked at the old man who was finally getting his chance to shine, with one hand on his cane and the other behind his back, and smiled, "He used to be, but he resigned today."
"Ah!" Auntie said regretfully, "Then you won't be dancing anymore?"
"Jumped."
"Then can I still see you online?" the aunt asked.
"It should be."
The aunt breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. I loved dancing when I was young, but no one supported me. Now that I'm retired, I just want to dance."
“Auntie, you’re so elegant, you must be a beautiful dancer too,” Shen Anxia encouraged her aunt, then glanced at her watch. “It’s getting late, we’ll be going now.”
"Okay, let's meet again sometime!"
After leaving the apartment, Yang Zheng, along with Shen Anxia, visited Secretary Liu with valuable gifts as agreed beforehand, bid him farewell, and briefly explained the situation of the case.
Secretary Liu was probably in his fifties, but he didn't look old. He looked like a kind older brother. He looked at Shen Anxia and said, "I never thought I would meet this young lady who brings so much traffic to our Xinfeng City in this way."
Shen Anxia smiled and said, "I never expected to meet Secretary Liu. I usually only see you on TV. Your popularity is unmatched. People in Xinfeng are eagerly waiting to see you."
Secretary Liu laughed, and said with some regret, "Our Xinfeng became famous because of you, but we still couldn't protect you well! You suffered such a big fright."
“Secretary Liu, you’re too kind. Xinfeng has such good public security. Anxia has been here for five years, and it’s safe to say that people don’t lock their doors at night. These criminals are from out of town, and they have nothing to do with Xinfeng. Moreover, it’s thanks to your command and the Municipal Public Security Bureau that these people were caught in time, preventing citizens from other provinces and cities from being harmed. I’ve been hearing a lot from my neighbors lately saying that our municipal government is very efficient and decisive!”
Liu Shu was very pleased with these words and sincerely said to Shen Anxia, "Anxia, you must take good care of your injury. I look forward to seeing you on stage again, even if it's not our Xinfeng stage."
Shen Anxia obediently agreed: "This injury is nothing. Besides, Xinfeng holds my best memories. The dance troupe also holds exchange parties, and I will definitely come back to school often."
"That's good." Secretary Liu nodded, then teased Yang Zheng, "Are you taking away the talent that Xinfeng has cultivated?"
Yang Zheng laughed and said, "Xinfeng Normal School is truly the source of talent cultivation for the whole country. Moreover, it is inclusive and renowned, and its students are spread far and wide! I really have to thank our great Xinfeng for cultivating Anxia so well."
Secretary Liu laughed heartily upon hearing this: "You two kids are really interesting. I really hope you'll stay in Xinfeng and contribute to its development!"
“There will definitely be opportunities, given the many collaborations between Xinfeng and Yian,” Yang Zheng said.
The two chatted with Secretary Liu for a while longer, then said goodbye and embarked on their journey back to Yi'an.
Passing through Pusu, Yang Zheng and Shen Anxia visited Shen Anyi and left him a large bag of snacks.
"Sister, brother, I can't eat this much," Shen Anyi said.
"It's not for you. Don't you have someone you like?" Shen Anxia laughed at him.
Shen Anyi was extremely shy: "Oh, sister, please don't keep saying that, it's so embarrassing!"
Shen Anxia deliberately hooked her arm around Shen Anyi's: "What? A real man can be shy?"
The two walked arm in arm like a young couple, which embarrassed Shen Anyi. She quickly pushed Shen Anxia's arm away, saying, "Sis, don't do this. It's not good for the girls in my department to see this!"
Then he turned to Yang Zheng and said, "Brother Zheng, you need to do something about my sister!"
Yang Zheng laughed and said, "It's all because of your sister who takes care of me."
Shen Anyi: "..."
They visited Shen Anyi, but because he had classes afterwards, the two didn't stay long and drove back to Yi'an.
Midway through, I received a video call from Rong Yi, who said that she had put the luggage that had been transported back from Xinfeng in the living room.
Yang Zheng then took Shen Anxia directly back to Peacock City. Shen Anxia saw that her things were indeed all arranged in the living room, and she asked, "Can Rong Yi come in?"
"There's a password. I'll change it later, so Lao Wu won't come over for no reason." Yang Zheng put his hands on his hips, looked at the suitcases, and asked Shen Anxia, "Which room do you want to stay in?"
"Don't you have to go to work?" Shen Anxia pondered. Today is Monday again. This person can't just skip work for her sake!
"I've taken my annual leave. I can take you to meet Zhang Tuan in Yi'an this week. I'll start work after you've completed your onboarding process." Yang Zheng moved the stacked boxes aside and asked Shen Anxia, "Which one do you like?"
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