Chapter 214
Tao Xingjian waited for Jian Li the next afternoon.
The heavy snow that had stopped for most of the day was now fluttering down. Jian Li was wearing a down jacket that almost reached her ankles. She was carrying two large bags filled with some books and spare clothes.
She had already submitted her thesis and was admitted to graduate school.
It can be said that among the busy seniors, Jian Li is the happiest one. She will go to the crew after the Chinese New Year, and when the crew finishes the filming, she will be back to school to attend the graduation ceremony.
Jian Li exhaled white air, melting the snowflakes on her eyelashes.
After the vision became blurry and then clear, at the end of the road was Tao Xingjian dressed in black.
Tao Xingjian walked forward very naturally and took two large bags from Jian Li, who was hesitating when she saw him.
"Why don't you wear a hat?"
Jian Li awkwardly replied after a while: "...I forgot it in the dormitory."
She only found it after going downstairs, but she thought it would be troublesome to go back and get it.
Tao Xingjian took off his scarf and wrapped it around Jian Li's head twice.
Jian Li:!!!
In the gap between the two large scarves, Jane Li's eyes sparkled brightly.
Tao Xingjian picked up his bag and said, "Let's go. I'll take you there."
Jian Li: “No…”
Tao Xing raised his chin and said, "Are you going to wait until the snow gets heavy before going back?"
The snow came late this year, but each fall is heavier than the last. When it falls, it is so heavy that you can see silver specks of snow under the street lights.
Jian Li got into Tao Xingjian's car.
Tao Xingjian sent the people downstairs but did not turn off the engine.
Jian Li: "Thank you for sending me back..."
Tao Xingjian took off his glasses. Without the cover of his eyes, he looked several years younger.
"Jian Li, you're avoiding me because of what happened that night?"
Jian Li was not prepared for Tao Xingjian's directness and blushed.
Her face turned red, but Jian Li suddenly became angry.
She thinks that tacit understanding among adults is a virtue.
How come Tao Xingjian, who used to be such an intelligent and knowledgeable person, suddenly became so "insecure" now?
No matter if it was because I was drunk that night or if it was suddenly brought up now.
Jian Li felt that this friendship had gone beyond what it should have.
Beyond that is the unknown that she hates.
Tao Xingjian understood and said, "Are you angry because I am not sensible enough?"
Tao Xingjian was so angry that he laughed. He felt that Jian Li seemed smart and intelligent, but why did she have such an ostrich mentality when it came to love.
Unfortunately, he still thinks Jian Li is ignorant and young. Thinking further, he thinks Jian Li has not decided whether to fall in love or not.
The truth is, Jane Li just felt that this relationship was within a safe and acceptable range.
This kind of personality is really difficult to deal with.
It is safe to stay in the circle drawn by Jian Li, but wanting to fall in love is just a fool's dream.
But if you take a tentative step, the price you pay is that the other party will completely distance themselves from you.
Prosecutor Tao Xing had never taken on such a difficult case.
I thought I was being seductive and my seduction was humble enough, but the other party was a typical example of "eating the sugar coating and getting hit back with the bullet".
I even touched his abdominal muscles, but in the end I’m going to never see him again?
Jian Li still didn't say anything.
Tao Xingjian had a severe headache.
In the small carriage, there was an invisible confrontation between the two people.
What Jian Li thought was that she would delete Tao Xingjian’s phone number after returning home!
Tao Xingjian knew what she was thinking just by looking at her expression.
We can't just let her off like this.
Tao Xingjian tried to reopen the negotiation: "I still don't understand why you are avoiding me like this."
Jian Li picked at her nails for a while, then thought that if she couldn't explain herself today, she might not be able to get out of the car, so she said rudely, "Cheng Yu said that you have a low alcohol tolerance, but you definitely won't get drunk after one glass."
Tao Xingjian: …
I had planned everything, but I never expected that the problem would come from my sister.
Why is Cheng Yu so loud-mouthed!
Jian Li added: "Cheng Yu also said that when you had dinner with my parents last year, you called the tree your sister after we left."
Tao Xingjian's background was completely exposed by his sister.
Because the sale was so clean, Tao Xingjian simply lost face.
His eyes were burning: "Then why did you ask Cheng Yu how much I can drink? What answer did you hope to get?"
Tao Xingjian acted like a best lawyer, showing the same aggressiveness he had shown in court.
Jian Li looked at Tao Xingjian with her eyes wide open.
Tao Xingjian: "Don't look at me like that... I'll put it another way."
Tao Xingjian turned around and faced Jian Li. He was very tall, so he bought an off-road vehicle. Today he drove a Hummer. The tough background made him look even more sharp.
It was the kind of sharpness that Jian Li could not avoid.
Tao Xingjian said in a serious tone: "I like you. Do you like this statement?"
"Don't be so quick to reject me. After all, you don't dislike me that much, do you?"
Jian Li wanted to say, "Who doesn't hate you?" But she swallowed the words back.
Prosecutor Tao Xing sighed and said, "Jian Li, let's discuss something."
"I won't force you, but you don't have to chase me away, okay?"
Tao Xingjian: "Look at me, I know you well, I come from a good family, my parents are well-educated, and Cheng Yu is still your good friend."
"I work in a law firm and earn over a million dollars a year. Oh, and..."
Tao Xingjian raised his eyebrows and said, "I am in good health."
Jian Li: “…Are you crazy?”
She didn't want to listen anymore and subconsciously pushed the car door, only the slight redness on her ears revealed her inner panic.
Tao Xingjian held her back and said sternly, "I'm not talking crazy. I just want to tell you. Don't have to have too high a moral burden. If you haven't made up your mind, don't reject me. It's okay to keep me hanging."
Jian Li: “…”
Is Tao Xingjian crazy? Who would take the initiative to say to the object of their courtship, "It's okay for you to keep me hanging"?
Tao Xingjian was calm as if he had just asked what to eat for lunch today.
"I told you my feelings, but that doesn't mean you have to be with me."
Cheng Yu's words awakened Tao Xingjian, and Tao Xingjian realized that what Jian Li wanted was a safe relationship.
But this is inherently contradictory to love.
If it were safe, Jane Li would have no motivation to change. She would only observe love within a safe range instead of experiencing it.
Tao Xingjian tore open the paper on the window, and now he had to paste a layer of window screen like a paperhanger so that Jian Li would not be scared.
"In other words, you give me a status that is not quite a lover, and I promise to show up when you need me, and leave when you don't."
Jian Li was silent for a long time.
Just as Tao Xingjian's heart sank, Jian Li muttered, "You are quite fashionable. You even know SHE's songs."
Tao Xingjian's tense back relaxed inch by inch.
He smiled and asked, "What SHE?"
Jian Li: "Nothing, I'm getting off now."
Tao Xingjian unlocked the car door, then thought of something and called out to Jian Li.
"This is for you."
Jian Li folded her hands: "What is it?"
Tao Xingjian: "It's not very expensive. Open it and have a look."
Jian Li opened the package and saw an inlaid Opal bracelet inside.
There is a colorful glow on Opal's ring face.
Jian Li: "Is this what you call not expensive?"
Tao Xingjian took the thing off with a smile and put it on Jian Li's wrist. After putting it on, he looked at it again.
"It's really not expensive, and it looks good on you."
Jian Li withdrew her hand awkwardly.
Tao Xingjian: "Will you go to Hengdian next month?"
Jian Li said hurriedly: "I'll go by plane!"
"I know. What I mean is, I'm going on a business trip next month. Can I come visit you then?"
Jian Li: “…whatever.”
Tao Xingjian helped Jian Li take the luggage out of the car.
The car was already covered with a thick layer of snow.
The two said goodbye, but Tao Xingjian suddenly said, "Jian Li, I got the number one card, right?"
"So no matter how many numbers are behind me, I'm number one, right?"
Tao Xingjian: "No matter how good-looking the male actors in the crew are, they can only rank behind me."
Jian Li: ...
*****
During this year's Spring Festival, Jian Li felt that too many changes had taken place.
First, all the family members gathered together, and it was even more lively than before in Taocheng.
And because Wang Yunyun was going abroad again soon, this was destined to be the closest family gathering in recent years.
Jian Feng came to the capital after the Little New Year. Now Jian Feng is more like a boss than before.
When Jian Li saw her father, she rushed over and discovered that he had a string of beads in his hand.
Jian Feng happily took it off and showed it to his daughter: "It's made of Hetian jade."
Jian Li picked it up for a few times and began to ask how much he paid for it.
Jian Feng was disappointed for a moment: "Eight thousand, but look at the material, it's so good."
Jian Li was furious: "This thing costs more than a hundred!"
You can grab a lot of them at Panjiayuan.
Jian Feng was still unconvinced: "Nonsense, I bought this in Hotan from someone I know, and they said it was a good thing. If it weren't for your father's quick hands, this thing wouldn't have fallen into my hands. I have thought about it, I will keep it for you, put it in the bottom of the box as a dowry, and when you get married, you can take it with you."
Jian Li: “…I don’t want it!”
She never expected that her father didn't fall into any other trap, but fell into the trap of collecting jade ornaments.
Jian Li angrily went to Wang Mengmei to complain: "Please take care of my dad. This money is all wasted!"
Wang Mengmei was making fried lotus root dumplings. Upon hearing this, she didn't fry them at all. Instead, she advised Jian Li to be more positive.
Jian Li is upset!
A bracelet worth eight thousand dollars, what's the use of this thing!
Not edible or drinkable, just a bunch of stones!
Wang Mengmei was a little confused when she saw her daughter yelling, "Didn't you buy some yourself? I noticed that there are a lot of bottles and jars piled up in your room. Just follow your father in this regard. He has been making these things at home for more than a year, as well as tea sets and other things."
Jian Li was choked by Wang Mengmei and said stubbornly, "How can it be the same! I studied archaeology and I am a professional!"
"You are so professional, but I have never seen you buy a real one."
In order to paint her third work, Jian Li often went to Panjiayuan. She went there so many times that her hands inevitably itched.
If a person does not understand anything, he will not fall into the trap. Because he knows that he does not understand and knows that it is all a trap.
What I fear most is having only a superficial understanding. Studying archaeology and doing real archaeology are two different things. Jian Li is a half-baked person, and all she bought were all kinds of imitations.
Wang Mengmei also lazily said that she would go with her husband and daughter.
Anyway, these two are not stupid and will not spend their family fortune on playing.
Jian Li was furious: "That's not right... 8,000 yuan, it's a scam."
Wang Mengmei: "What are you talking about during the Chinese New Year? Hurry up and spit twice... I knew when your father bought this bracelet."
Jian Li was going crazy. Her father bought a bracelet, but her mother not only didn't stop it, she even said she knew about it?
The world is changing.
Wang Mengmei then said, "Your Uncle Qiu is going to be transferred."
Jian Li was stunned.
Wang Mengmei didn't want to tell her daughter at first, but now that the words had come to her, she no longer hid it.
"You know your dad relies more on your Uncle Qiu to run this business. Of course, there are other relationships over the years, but in the end, people have to be transferred away, and some orders will fall through."
Director Qiu promoted Jian Feng in the past few years. Jian Feng was in charge of the rice, flour, grain and oil of several agencies. Last year, he also contracted two logistics canteens. After contracting, he found someone to do the work. It was much better than retail and wholesale.
But now that Director Qiu has been transferred, the staff formalities have not been completed yet, and the canteen there has begun to be frequently inspected. Every time Jian Feng has to spend thousands of yuan to treat people to dinner.
This bracelet was sold by a relative of one of them.
Jian Feng overpaid like a fool, but in fact everyone knew where the money went.
Jian Li asked stupidly, "Then can't my dad just quit? We don't have to take over this business now, right?"
Wang Mengmei didn't call her daughter childish, but said indifferently: "Your father said he doesn't want to do it, but the contract still has three months left. What he meant was that the first ninety-nine bells have already been rung, so we should end it properly in the end."
You are relying on Director Qiu's favor, so don't let this give Director Qiu a bad reputation.
Jian Li thought for a moment and asked about Jian Feng's company situation.
Jian Feng's company has developed very well in the past few years, but apart from that, it has always been in a dilemma of not returning to normal.
Wang Mengmei's chain store is developing steadily and its reputation is gradually spreading.
However, Jian Feng's industrial line was too long, including gifts, food and oil, and contracting. Although he made money, he gave people the feeling of a makeshift team.
Wang Mengmei also knew where her husband's predicament was, but after discussing it, the couple decided to maintain the status quo.
To build a brand, you need to advertise. But who doesn’t know the benefits of advertising? On Taocheng’s local TV stations, each advertisement is counted by the second.
Two people together can't draw a picture.
But if you don’t build a brand, you can make money, but it will be difficult to make money this way ten years later.
Jian Li suddenly realized, and then she slapped her forehead.
"I was so busy that I forgot."
When it comes to advertising, she now has a suitable project on her hands!
"Dad, Mom, can I find someone to shoot the commercial for you?"
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