04 I don’t like to owe others
Five minutes later, two people, each with a small stool, sat at the small table of the wonton stall, waiting for the wontons to be served.
The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a little dry.
Fortunately, there were not many customers at the stall at this time, and the owner was not busy. He quickly brought up two bowls of steaming wontons, which eased the dull atmosphere.
Jiang Yiyi held the chopsticks in one hand and the spoon in the other, and put the food into his mouth without caring about the heat.
Li Yaya sat opposite, also holding chopsticks in one hand and a spoon in the other. She blew on the food carefully before putting it into her mouth.
Li Yaya couldn't help but glance at Jiang Yi and said, "Blow on it before eating. Eating too hot food is not good for your health."
Jiang Yi raised his head and looked at Li Yaya in confusion, "Huh?"
"Food temperatures that are too high can damage the oral and esophageal mucosa and increase the risk of esophageal cancer." Li Yaya's tone was light, as if she was caring about someone, but also as if she was saying something insignificant.
"Oh." Although he didn't understand why Li Yaya suddenly said these words, he still followed the advice and blew on the food before eating, and slowed down his pace.
"By the way, just now in the store, after you left, that girl slapped that boy in front of everyone. I think that girl can be considered a 'victim', but I'm not sure if that's the right way to understand it. That's when she realized she was a mistress, and then the two of them broke up."
"Yeah." Li Yaya's reaction was still indifferent, as if the person who had just spoken righteously in the store was not her at all.
Jiang Yi didn't know the relationship between her and the boy. She just thought that he had done something wrong to her. She thought that if she told her about it later, she would be happier. She didn't expect this kind of reaction.
A bit depressing.
Also, what is their relationship?
Although Li Yaya eats slowly, she doesn't talk much and finishes her meal in a short while.
You have to pay when you get up.
But the boss said that the young man who came with you had already paid. Li Yaya was stunned for a moment and said he would transfer it to Jiang Yi.
"It's just a bowl of wontons. And you treated me to cake that day. You treated me to cake, and I treated you to wontons. This is just a courtesy. Besides, we are friends, so having a meal together is normal. Don't be so calculating."
Li Yaya had an indifferent expression, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking. She looked at Jiang Yi and said, "I don't like owing others."
Still with that indifferent tone.
Li Yaya is used to calculating everything clearly.
Because she owes too much, she doesn't like to owe others.
He sneaked into the store through the back door, but was still caught by the manager.
Fortunately, Li Yaya was a relatively stable and obedient employee in the store. He just said a few simple words and asked her to let him know in advance next time she went out.
Jiang Yi followed Li Yaya and returned to the store one after another.
It's time for him to go on stage and sing.
Generally speaking, except for special requests from the store or orders from customers, resident singers can sing whatever they want.
Jiang Yi temporarily changed his playlist and sang Hu Xia's "Sad Fairy Tale", which was the theme song of the 2012 movie "Love Movie" starring Hu Xia.
In 2012, during the summer vacation, Jiang Yi asked a female classmate to go to the movies together. The female classmate happily agreed. Jiang Yi was overjoyed, but reality gave him a slap in the face. After the movie, before Jiang Yi could confess his feelings, the female classmate said, "The movie is terrible, and so is the person."
I don't know who it is.
Just left.
What a sad fairy tale.
Jiang Yi's voice rang out on the stage. The surrounding lights were dim. A spotlight was erected on the small square platform. His knuckles holding the microphone turned slightly white, and his Adam's apple rolled up and down with the melody.
The voice seemed to have rough edges, with tiny ice cracks appearing in the high notes, and the bass was like whiskey flowing in a midnight bar. The sense of weightlessness brought by the lyrics made the girls cover their chests involuntarily and sigh with emotion.
People floated in the sound waves - the shadows cast by his eyelashes when he closed his eyes suddenly made the whole store hear the sound of falling stars.
Unfortunately, Li Yaya did not hear Jiang Yi's sadness.
At half past two, Li Yaya finished all her work and set out on the journey home.
At 2:30, the streets were deserted, save for the occasional car speeding by. At the deserted intersection, Li Yaya waited earnestly for the light to turn green.
This is Li Yaya’s stubbornness.
"Stop when the light is red, go when the light is green" is what Lee Kin-yan taught her since she was a child.
From childhood to adulthood, Lee Kin Yan taught her many things. He also taught her to be strong, brave, and independent. He told her that the world has its flaws, but also its beauty. He hoped that she would grow up well and become a brave adult.
But she hasn't dreamed of him for a long time.
Maybe it was because she didn't grow up to be a brave adult as he hoped.
So, he didn't even want to come to her in her dreams.
Jiang Yi returned home and looked at the WeChat page. There was nothing else but Li Yaya's transfer information. She felt an indescribable emotion. He said they were friends, but his actions kept her at arm's length.
He didn't want to collect it, he just wanted her to owe him. He didn't want to be so clear and transparent with her.
He has not yet seen what he wants to know, nor has he got what he wants.
How could he settle accounts with her?
Like Jiang Yi and Li Yaya, they are not locals.
The difference is that Jiang Yi came here to study at university, while Li Yaya came here to work.
After graduating from university in June, his family asked him to go home, find a stable job, and then live the life they had planned step by step.
Jiang Yi doesn't want to, he wants to sing, he has his own musical dream.
So, he stayed here.
My family stopped paying me and even stopped communicating with me, so I had to sing all over the place to support myself. Fortunately, I was young, good-looking, and a good singer, so after just over a month, I was able to settle down.
It was the same one-bedroom rental house, but the difference was that Jiang Yi lived in a new apartment where the house price had more than doubled.
He performed at night and wrote songs at home. He always felt that he would make a name for himself and then go home and proudly tell everyone: See, I told you I could do it.
But now it seems that the future is bleak.
Forget it, the world is big, but sleeping is the most important.
When the transfer was returned, Li Yaya was busy in the store. It was already late at night when she saw the message. After much thought, she finally asked, "Why didn't you accept it?"
[So that you can treat me to a meal next time.] She added another cute emoticon, which was quite consistent with Li Yaya's impression of Jiang Yi.
But she didn't want to eat with him anymore.
Li Yaya hadn't had much contact with the opposite sex, except for those she met while working, and she didn't even have any same-sex friends. She didn't know why Jiang Yi wanted to get close to her, nor did she say that Jiang Yi was a bad person. She just felt that everything around her had nothing to do with her.
She was leaving. This city held too many memories of hardship, and there was no one who loved her. She just wanted to make money quickly, pay off her debts, and then leave.
It was an accident that he broke in suddenly that day.
An insignificant accident.
So Li Yaya prepared some cash and would just give it to him the next time they met.
But in the next few days, Li Yaya didn't see Jiang Yi in the store. Whenever there was a voice on the stage, Li Yaya would subconsciously look over, but it was not the person she was looking for.
The alleyway at the backstreet was lined with vendors setting up stalls and groups of drunks making noise. Halfway through the alley, you'll find the back door of the shop where Li Yaya works, where she often slacks off. Further in, the light gradually dims until it's completely engulfed in darkness, marking the end of the alley.
At the end of the alley, there are vacant houses, piles of garbage, scattered trash cans, and the hot summer is filled with the smell of decay... The bar's garbage is also piled here. There will be garbage trucks coming to collect it regularly, but it can't stop the smell from spreading.
The cleaning lady in the store asked Li Yaya if she could help take out the trash. She had work to do and couldn't leave, but the trash over there was full and she needed to take it out first.
Li Yaya readily agreed and went out to get some fresh air.
Li Yaya carried two large bags of garbage, which looked heavier than she thought, and walked to the end of the alley. The end of the alley, which was usually quiet, was actually filled with some noise today, some unfriendly noise.
Fights after drinking were common, and Li Yaya wasn't surprised by them at times. It just had never happened at the end of the alley. Furthermore, from where Li Yaya was looking, it looked more like several people surrounding one person.
There is no moon today, probably because it is going to rain again, so it is even harder to see.
Li Yaya is not brave, she just has the attitude of not getting involved. This kind of thing happens often. She just comes to throw away the garbage and leave after that.
However, when they got closer, Li Yaya could see clearly that the person they were surrounding was Jiang Yi.
My heart skipped a beat. What was going on?
Li Yaya pretended to struggle to move the trash forward while quickly thinking about what to do next. Three people surrounded Jiang Yi, and one person watched from the side. They didn't take action yet, but it gave people a sense of tension.
What to do.
I don't know what suddenly flashed through my mind, and after walking closer, I said, "Hey, Jiang Yi, why are you here? The manager was looking for you just now. I wonder what happened." As he said this, he struggled to throw the garbage into the trash can. "Oh, it's too heavy. Come over and help me."
The other four people didn't know what was going on with this little girl who suddenly appeared, and they just watched quietly from the side. Seeing that the four people didn't react, Jiang Yi walked a few steps to Li Yaya and started moving the garbage.
Li Yaya glanced at Jiang Yi, and Jiang Yi smiled back.
Li Yaya cursed "idiot" in her heart.
The four people stared at the two of them exchanging glances, and when they reacted, Li Yaya had already pulled Jiang Yi towards the crowd and the lights.
Li Yaya ran very fast, holding Jiang Yi's hand tightly.
Jiang Yi didn't look like a man who had just been nearly beaten up. Instead, he thought, great, now I owe Li Yaya.
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