Chapter 184 Why hasn’t he confessed yet!
After playing for a whole day, everyone was a little tired and went to bed early.
It rained a little at night, and it cleared up in the morning.
Du Shaojie called everyone to go to the cafeteria for breakfast.
Feng Qingsong had already made arrangements when he left. They would have breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria of the sanatorium, and a car would take them home in the afternoon.
"Brother, I want to go to the mountain to pick mushrooms."
There are large pine forests on the mountain, so there are naturally many wild mushrooms.
Xiaoya is more playful, and since she doesn't leave until the afternoon anyway, she suggested going hiking later.
Xiaomei kicked her sister lightly under the table. Her sister was only thinking about playing and ignored the fact that Liang Meiqin was not convenient to climb the mountain. If everyone left, wouldn't they be left alone in the sanatorium?
That would be so inappropriate.
Qi Yan was also a little tempted, but she didn't bring Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin with her when she went horseback riding yesterday, so she couldn't do that again today.
"If you want to go, go ahead. Be careful. I was a little tired from cooking last night and I haven't rested yet. I'll stay with Meiqin."
It can be said that this activity was organized by Du Shaojie, so he needs to take good care of everyone.
The two sisters usually don't have the opportunity to go out and play, and Qi Yan is also an active person, so he took the initiative to ask to stay.
"Shaojie, why don't you go, and I'll stay with Meiqin."
Qi Yan was a little embarrassed yesterday, and she hurried to make up for it today.
"Yanzi, Shaojie, you all go and play. I didn't sleep well last night, so it's just a good time to catch up on some sleep."
Liang Meiqin was actually willing to let Du Shaojie accompany her, but she felt that she shouldn't be so selfish. Everyone took good care of her these two days, and she didn't want to spoil other people's fun.
Seeing that her attitude was very firm, the few people didn't say anything.
Back in the room, Liang Meiqin lay on the bed.
Du Shaojie and others prepared themselves and went out together.
It may be because it had just rained, the soil on the mountain was very soft, and it was very strenuous to climb the mountain. However, they saw a lot of mushrooms halfway up the hillside. Qi Yan, Xiao Mei and Xiao Ya cheered and started picking.
Du Shaojie was guiding them. He had already mastered the identification methods of various ingredients, including various fungi.
He could draw the correct conclusion about whether it was poisonous or not with just a little distinguishing, and soon picked a large bag.
"Wow, look, there is a sea of flowers over there."
Qi Yan looked back and saw a large area of wild flowers at the foot of the mountain. You could feel its charm even from a distance.
Du Shaojie saw that it was the hillside he and Liang Meiqin had visited yesterday. In fact, it is more appropriate to call the top of the hillside a mountain ridge. There are wild chrysanthemums blooming everywhere, and the scenery is very nice.
Qi Yan, Xiao Mei and Xiao Ya all wanted to go over there to have a look. Du Shaojie was worried that Meiqin would have something to do alone, so he let them go to play, and he returned to the sanatorium with the wild mushrooms he had picked.
"Shaojie, why are you back? Where are they?"
After knocking on the door, Du Shaojie saw Liang Meiqin with a surprised look on her face
. "They will play outside for a while and will be back for lunch."
Du Shaojie put the bag in his hand away first, and then took Liang Meiqin for a walk outside.
It's rare to go out, how boring is it to hide in the house all the time? Even if you go outside to breathe some fresh air, it will be fine.
Liang Meiqin tightly grasped the other's arm, and the expression on her face looked much more lively than before. She liked this kind of intimacy. Although she knew very well that she and the other party would not have a result, she was still willing to let herself fall into it.
"Meiqin, you look beautiful today."
Du Shaojie almost carried half of the other party's body weight. Even if he had a good physique, he would feel a little bit tired.
He felt that he and the other party were like a pair of young lovers leaning on each other, and even the Tao heart cultivated in two lifetimes was a little loose.
He was not complimenting the other party, Liang Meiqin did look more beautiful than before.
"Shaojie, you are good at coaxing girls, but I like to hear this."
The two have known each other for a long time and have a good impression of each other, but this is the first time they have been so close.
Liang Meiqin knew that she was playing with fire, but she just couldn't control herself. She just wanted to get closer and closer to each other.
Du Shaojie found that he was not like the previous years and was increasingly unable to withstand the test. He realized this, so he didn't dare to stay in the same room with Meiqin.
After all, his sister and Qi Yan were by his side, and he couldn't do anything too out of line.
After lunch, everyone took a nap.
At 3:30, the waiter notified that the car had arrived and asked them to get off.
The short vacation was over. Not to mention Xiaomei and Xiaoya, even Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin were a little reluctant to leave. To put it bluntly, if Feng Qingsong and Liu Ying hadn't invited them this time, they wouldn't even be able to get through the door of the "dry therapy".
Back in Chunfeng Lane, Du Shaojie and Qi Yan sent Liang Meiqin home.
Liang's mother said that she and Yu Mo had agreed on a trip and would fly to Guangzhou next weekend. It was obviously not appropriate for Liang Meiqin to take a train for several days and nights in her current situation, so she went to the relevant department and booked a flight ticket smoothly.
Du Shaojie was quite busy for the next two days.
When he was away for a few days, he had to check the accounts of the snack bar and the [Big Plate Chicken Specialty Store], and he had to stir-fry the spices for [Spicy Chicken]. He ran around several places in turn and was very busy. Whenever he returned home at night, he would always see Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin.
Qi Yan was about to start school, and Liang Meiqin was about to go to Hong Kong. They both wanted to talk to Du Shaojie alone, but it was difficult to find an opportunity.
On the day Liang Meiqin left, Du Shaojie and Qi Yan sent her and her mother to the airport. Liang Meiqin sat in a wheelchair and looked back every step she took. In fact, she could not see anything.
Du Shaojie and Qi Yan took the airport bus back. Along the way, Qi Yan kept staring at him.
"What? There are flowers on my face?"
"Meiqin seems to be reluctant to leave you. Has she fallen in love with you?"
"Nonsense, she still can't leave you. Does she like you too?"
"Haha, I just asked casually, don't take it too seriously. Shaojie, are you busy today? If not, let's go to the movies."
It is said that women's intuition is terrible. Recently, Qi Yan noticed that Liang Meiqin treated Du Shaojie a little differently than before. But she was not sure. She wanted to trick Du Shaojie just now, but unfortunately he didn't fall for it.
She knew the principle of knowing when to stop and didn't continue to dwell on this issue.
How could Du Shaojie be fooled by her? Besides, there was nothing between him and Liang Meiqin, so he naturally wouldn't feel guilty.
Young men and women these days are mostly very reserved when they are together, and they usually won't break the last line of defense easily until they get married.
Just like when Du Shaojie accompanied Qi Yan to the movies, at most there were some intimate little actions, such as holding hands, and there were definitely no other overly in-depth actions.
The confession that Qi Yan was waiting for was also gone. She hated him so much, but she was helpless.
You can't let her, a grown-up girl, confess her feelings, right? It's not like she can't get married. To put it bluntly, it's her self-esteem that's playing tricks on
her. On the day Qi Yan returned to school and returned to Beijing, Du Shaojie also went to the train to see her off. When the train started, her tears fell uncontrollably.
Outside the window, Qi Yan's parents kept waving on the platform.
She didn't see Du Shaojie, and she guessed that guy ran away before the train started.
"Asshole! Bad guy! Stinky duck egg!"
Qi Yan didn't go with her classmates this time. Her parents felt sorry for her and bought her a sleeper ticket. There is no discount for students on sleeper berths, and most students still sit in hard seats.
As the train sped, she always felt empty in her heart.
She sat at the small tea table in the aisle, secretly cursing someone.
"Who messed with our Yan Zi? Her mouth is so pouty that you can hang an oil pot on it."
A familiar voice came from behind her. Qi Yan suddenly looked back and saw Du Shaojie holding two big melons in his hands.
"Ah!"
Qi Yan exclaimed, thinking that she was dazzled.
"Don't shout, the conductor will come and might chase me away." Du Shaojie sat opposite Qi Yan and put the melon in his hand on the ground. "I'll see you off. I'll get off at the next stop."
As a result, Qi Yan's tears fell again.
"You always like to make fun of me! But I'm very happy. Can you accompany me to Beijing?"
"You wish! I won't go to your school, so that your classmates won't say bad things about me again. Yanzi, you should study hard in school, and don't learn to fall in love like others, okay?"
"I know, you bad guy."
Hearing this, Qi Yan couldn't help but smile.
This is a wooden man who finally got the hang of it and knew to give herself such a big surprise. At this time, she no longer needed the other party's confession, because his actions today explained everything.
Du Shaojie really got off the train at the next stop, and then took the train in the opposite direction, huffing and puffing back to the South Railway Station.
Then he sent off his older sister Du Xiaomei, and the whole world suddenly became quiet, which made him feel a little uncomfortable for a while.
But he soon had something to do. The one-year agreement of the first batch of 10 franchised [Ji Ma Chicken] stores expired, and he needed to renegotiate with them.
For the time being, he was not going to raise prices, but he needed to have the initiative to raise prices, and this must be made clear to everyone.
He remembered that there was a large-scale wage reform in the early 1980s. It was after this wage reform that prices rose significantly.
Even if it was to hedge against inflation, he would have to raise prices at that time.
Fortunately, the owners of these 10 stores have tasted the sweetness, and they also know that the franchise fee standards set by Du Shaojie are very conscientious, and the two sides have reached a new agreement smoothly.
He did not continue to increase the number of franchise stores. For now, he only dares to play so big.
Again, there is no problem with being an individual at this stage, but it is not the right time to start a company and do business. To be precise, the 1980s were the world of individual businesses, and the 1990s were the spring of private enterprises.
In the new semester, Du Xiaoya entered the first grade of senior high school (No. 1 Middle School) with the third place in the total score of the whole grade.
According to Principal Mao, as long as Xiaoya's academic performance does not decline in the next two years, it will be easy for her to enter a key university. There is even a high probability that she will be admitted to Tsinghua University or Peking University.
There are still two years before Du Shaojie can go out and have fun without any worries.
(End of this chapter)
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