"Actually, I'm quite afraid of you talking to me so seriously."
"Then how should I put it?"
I picked up my teacup and took a sip of water. My feelings were inexplicably complicated, to the point that I didn't know how to express myself at that moment... But I am lucky because I had the opportunity to meet Yang Sisi in my lifetime.
The reason I no longer want to call her "little girl" like before is because she does seem more mature than before. Although she still speaks in a carefree manner, I can sense at certain moments that she is more willing to think than before.
After a while, Yang Sisi changed the subject and said to me, "Michael, you stayed in Shanghai for four years before, and I grew up in Shanghai. We've been in Shanghai together for so long, why have we never run into each other even once?"
"Maybe I've encountered them, but I haven't paid much attention to them."
Four years ago, I was a senior in high school. What about you?
"I just graduated from university."
"Your ex-girlfriend's name is Lu Jia, right?"
I looked at her, and she squinted slightly as she said to me, "Taozi already told me about you and Lu Jia."
"She's too talkative."
"I think you're pretty stupid."
"I'm definitely not as smart as you..."
"Of course, have you heard of the saying 'a cunning rabbit has three burrows'?... It means that even a cunning rabbit knows to find three homes for itself. What about you? First, you're locked in a fierce battle with a woman, and then you're locked in a fierce battle with a city... By the time you really feel that you can't win, you'll be almost thirty years old... Thirty is such a sensitive age. People who should be getting married should be getting married, and people who should be establishing their careers should be establishing their careers... What about you? Do you dare to look around at what you still have?"
I remained silent at first, then changed the subject and said to Yang Sisi, "Stop talking about me, what about you?... When are you planning to go abroad?"
Yang Sisi glanced at her watch and replied, "Xiao Bao is already on a plane back to Shanghai... He's coming back to pick me up so we can spend the New Year abroad."
"Aren't you lonely spending the Lunar New Year away from home? Besides, there's no festive atmosphere abroad!"
“I’m not lonely, not at all… Little Leopard and I will go first, and my parents and Uncle Huang will go over a week before the Lunar New Year.”
"Oh, that's alright... As long as I can be with my family, it doesn't matter where I spend the New Year."
"Aren't you going to ask my parents why they went there?"
"Would you like to see the environment where you studied abroad?"
Yang Sisi shook her head and replied, "No, they want to buy me a house over there... Anyway, they don't expect me to take over their company anytime soon, they just want me to stay abroad for a few more years."
"Your parents are quite strange. Normal people would want to keep their children by their side, but they're completely the opposite!"
"Hehe... You really are naive... Why would they buy a house there? It's just so they can visit me more easily... It's also a way of keeping me with them. Anyway, transportation is so convenient now... It's better than leaving me in China, disobeying them, and marrying into some poor, remote place."
After a moment of silence, I asked, "By the way, did you meet with Cao Xiaobei?"
"You dare bring this up with me? I'm only stopping because I've used every ounce of my strength to restrain myself!"
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