Ji Yanming went upstairs to put the things away and then took the brother and sister out.
Having someone familiar with Shanghai lead the way saves a lot of trouble and avoids many detours. The brother and sister don't have to use their brains. They just need one person to follow Comrade Ji and everything will be done.
Ji Yanming has lived here since he was a child and can be considered half a Shanghainese. He is very familiar with the terrain here and knows which alley is closer to the destination.
After leaving the hospital, I walked through a few streets, crossed a few alleys, and finally arrived at the gate of the largest newspaper office in Shanghai.
Ning Xiyue and Ning Qingyuan, brother and sister, walked without using their brains at all. It was as if they had not walked the road at all. They arrived at their destination in a daze without knowing anything.
If it weren't for her hyperthymesia that allowed her to have a photographic memory, automatically creating images of the places they had walked through in her mind, allowing her to remember them with just a little thought, Ning Xiyue might not have believed the roads they had walked.
But to be honest, it's really nice to not have to worry about anything and have friends to help her worry about everything, allowing her to go out and do things without thinking.
Before we knew it, we had entered the newspaper office and my second brother had already started chatting with Comrade Ji’s editor-in-chief friend.
The two of them seemed to be chatting happily, and it seemed like they were having a great time. There must be something going on.
She was happy for her second brother.
Ning Xiyue and Ji Yanming did not sit with them, but sat alone aside drinking tea, not disturbing their conversation, waiting for the two people to finish talking.
But judging from the looks of the two, they needed to wait for a while, so Ning Xiyue withdrew her gaze and chatted with Comrade Ji who was sitting next to her.
"Comrade Ji, thank you for bringing us here today. Otherwise, my second brother and I don't know how long it would take to find the place, and even if we did find it, we wouldn't be able to talk to the editor-in-chief here so quickly. We are so lucky to have a friend like you."
Ning Xiyue sighed and said that she had thanked Comrade Ji too many times recently. She was afraid that one meal would not be enough to show her gratitude to him. She would have to treat him to several meals.
Ji Yanming chuckled and murmured, "It's also my luck. I'm very happy to have you three brothers and sisters as my friends."
After meeting her, he smiled more often.
It was Ning Qingzhi, his good comrade, who told him this after he discovered it, and only then did he realize his feelings.
Ji Yanming was complacent in his heart. In Xiyue's heart, it was a qualitative leap from an insignificant stranger to a lucky friend.
This is another step closer. He has a certain place in her heart, and he needs to slowly expand his position.
When he saw that Ning Xiyue had finished the water in her cup, he calmly stood up and helped Ning Xiyue refill the cup. The hot steam rising from the cup seemed particularly warm.
"Thank you, Comrade Ji."
Ning Xiyue slowly took a sip of the warm tea, glanced at her second brother contentedly, who showed no intention of stopping, and continued chatting with Comrade Ji while holding the teacup.
As Ning Xiyue became more familiar with Comrade Ji, she realized that Comrade Ji was an upright friend who was quiet but thoughtful and helpful.
This made her not feel oppressed when interacting with Comrade Ji. Instead, she felt relaxed and comfortable, without having to be deliberately polite.
Thinking that they were friends, Comrade Ji knew all the information about her family, but she didn't know anything about the situation, so she wanted to know more.
"Comrade Ji, you're so familiar with Shanghai, you know every alleyway there is. Are you a local?"
"I'm not from Shanghai. My hometown is the capital, Beijing, but I am half a Shanghainese." Ji Yanming was happy to share his stories with Ning Xiyue.
In addition to the fact that Ning Xiyue is someone he likes and he is willing to share, another reason is that Ning Xiyue's passion for gossip has made him a professional supporter and a qualified listener.
When you see the person you are listening to looking at you with sincere and bright eyes, listening attentively, nodding and agreeing from time to time, and making a comment to make fun of you, it really makes people want to continue the conversation.
For example, Ning Xiyue looked at Comrade Ji with this cute expression and asked curiously, "Oh, how do you say that?"
"My parents were always busy, so I had no one to take care of me when I was little. I came to Shanghai with my grandparents when I was six, and didn't return to Beijing until I was twelve. When I was fifteen, I returned to my hometown and have lived in Shanghai ever since. So, this place is like my second hometown, and I'm half a Shanghainese."
Ji Yanming laughed when he said this.
"So, if you're in Shanghai or Beijing, I can show you around if I'm there. I'm familiar with both places. If there's a chance in Beijing, I can take you to see Tiananmen Square, climb the Great Wall, visit the Forbidden City, and even take you to eat the authentic roast duck made by my uncle. It's so delicious."
Ning Xiyue smiled slyly: "That's a deal, I'll make a note of it. We will definitely have the chance to go there. When we go there, you will be the host and you have to treat me and my brother to your roast duck."
In the future, she and her second brother will take the college entrance examination to enter a university in Beijing, so there will be an opportunity. She simply wants to eat Peking duck for free.
"That's for sure."
Ji Yanming was in high spirits and agreed immediately. He was waiting for these words. He knew Ning Xiyue couldn't refuse delicious food, so he said this on purpose.
Next, Ji Yanming shared with Ning Xiyue the various special foods of Shanghai and Beijing, and the two chatted enthusiastically about the food.
Ning Qingyuan, who had just finished discussing the manuscript and was waiting to sign the contract, looked back and saw his sister and Comrade Ji sitting not far away, chatting animatedly with hot tea in their hands. Both of them had bright smiles on their faces, which made Ning Qingyuan secretly say in his heart that something was wrong.
He seemed to have created a perfect opportunity for Comrade Ji.
Just as he was about to get up and go over, Zhang Xu, the editor-in-chief friend who had taken the contract, came back. After sitting down, he followed Ning Qingyuan's gaze and said with a smile, "I've never seen Old Ji so attentive to someone. The two of them are laughing so happily, they look a perfect match."
"Puff!" These words stabbed Ning Qingyuan's heart like a knife, causing him to clutch his chest in frustration.
He signed with his back teeth gnashing his teeth, then uttered an insulting retort: "They're not a good match at all."
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