A moment later, Yang Sisi returned with a bottle of safflower oil. This stuff is indeed effective for sprains and bruises, but she didn't hand it to me. Instead, she asked me, "Are there any injuries on your back?... If so, I'll apply it for you when we get back."
"I can do it myself."
"You think you're so great... If you're so capable, why don't you just avoid getting beaten up!"
"I was worried it would be inconvenient for you. As a man, do you think I'd be at a disadvantage in this situation?"
"I'll treat you like a pig, I'll just be a veterinarian myself... Stop dawdling. Since I dared to come all the way to Kunming to see you this late, I'm not afraid of what you might do to me."
"Those born in the 90s are so open-minded!"
Although I was joking, Yang Sisi replied very seriously: "It has nothing to do with which era... It's because I know you so well that I know what you would do and what you wouldn't dare to do."
I picked up the milk and took a sip without saying a word.
Yang Sisi smiled at me again and said, "Michael, you know what? I've learned my lesson this time... When my parents give me money, I only want cash. Even if they freeze my cards, I'm not afraid anymore."
I looked around and then said to her, "Don't flaunt your wealth. If a thief targets you, you'll be in big trouble!"
"There's no one in the shop, where would a thief come from?"
"It doesn't hurt to be cautious." After a slight pause, I lowered my voice and asked her, "How much money did you swindle from your family this time?"
"You're the thief who's eyeing my money, aren't you?"
"No, that's not true. I think we have a very close relationship where we know each other inside and out. If you asked me how much money I have right now, I would definitely tell you without hesitation."
Yang Sisi gave me a disdainful look and replied, "It's not much. I've already spent most of it. Now I think I only have about 100,000 left."
"You mean you're carrying 100,000 yuan in cash?"
"Looking at your shifty eyes, are you trying to rob me of my money or my virtue?"
"I'm serious, it's really not safe to carry so much cash around!"
"I'm not stupid... I've deposited all this money into my own Alipay account. They don't have the right to freeze my Alipay account too."
I nodded and sincerely praised, "You're not stupid... but your parents didn't handle this very smartly. They must be heartbroken about all the money you swindled out of them, right?"
Yang Sisi gave me another disdainful look and replied, "When you have nothing to do, can't you broaden your horizons a bit? Do you feel bad spending ten yuan on a pack of cigarettes? ... To them, what's the difference between that amount of money and you going out to buy a pack of cigarettes?"
I smiled awkwardly, but I didn't feel uncomfortable at all. When I was with Yang Sisi, this kind of chemical reaction always happened. We seemed to be able to talk about anything, even such trivial and boring things!
...
Back at the hotel, Yang Sisi first booked a room next to mine, and then came to my room with the safflower oil she had just bought…
When she asked me to lie face down on the bed, I was really a little uncomfortable.
I can say with certainty that if I were still in college, I wouldn't mind having a relationship with her, or being an irresponsible man, as long as she was willing. But at this age, I've learned restraint and consideration for the other person...
I tried my best to stop my mind from wandering, then took off my shirt and lay down on the bed.
Yang Sisi covered her mouth and tears streamed down her face. She choked out as she said to me, "Who are these people? How could they be so cruel?... There's not a single good spot on my entire back!"
"It's good that you didn't kill me... I'm really fine, just some superficial wounds."
"If I hadn't come, were you just going to ignore these injuries?"
"It's not as serious as you think... Hurry up and apply the medicine for me, then go back to sleep. We have to get up early tomorrow to get back to Dali."
I felt a warm sensation on my back, and I knew it was Yang Sisi's tears falling on me... She really cared about me, and the last woman who cared about me like that was no longer here. I felt inexplicably sad because I needed to work harder to control the urge to be good to her too.
Yang Sisi applied the medicine to me while crying; her hands were soft and her touch was very gentle…
Afraid that she would press me for details, I took the initiative to start a conversation with her: "Something happened today that really touched me... Do you want to hear about it?"
"You tell me."
“I have a cousin, about your age; he called me on the way here just now, saying he wants to move to Shanghai and asked me to help him find a job…”
"He's just making things difficult for you."
"Hmm... but I can understand him... his family's financial situation is really bad, going to Shanghai might be his only way out... Let me tell you, it's already very cold in our county town now, and in order to help his family a little, he rides his tricycle from the south to the north of the town just to get rid of the unsold cooked food in his family's cooked food shop... Can you imagine what it feels like to be out in the cold in such freezing weather, with nothing to cover yourself?... In fact, after suffering so much, he might not even earn much money in one night!"
"If you can't even make it in a county town, how can you expect to succeed in Shanghai?"
"You don't understand. Many ordinary people like us face life with a gambling mentality. If you lose once, your life is over. But if you don't gamble, you're not even as good as a salted fish. At least a salted fish knows to struggle a bit before it dies!"
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