24 fool
The cousin specially chose a seat in a corner. When Zhao Ziyi walked in and looked around, she didn't see Li Yaya.
He had no choice but to find a seat and sit down casually. Although he was a little unhappy, Lin Jing still sat across from Zhao Ziyi. In fact, where to eat or what to eat, it didn't matter to Lin Jing.
However, he was very dissatisfied with the attitude and tone of Zhao Ziyi's words just now - there was a sense of hostility in Zhao Ziyi's tone.
After the meal, I felt quite peaceful.
When it was almost over, Zhao Ziyi got up and went to the bathroom, where she ran into Li Yaya who had just washed her hands and was about to leave.
"Li Yaya!" Zhao Ziyi subconsciously called her!
Li Yaya stopped and looked around. The only person in front of her was the unfamiliar girl. She asked suspiciously, "Are you calling me?"
"You don't know me?"
"Should I know you?"
In Zhao Ziyi's world, she is the center of the world, a beloved princess, and the most popular girl in the class. But in Li Yaya's world, she is just an ordinary person.
It’s a pity to think that the person who made me so angry doesn’t even know who I am.
"I'm Lin Jing's classmate."
"Oh." Li Yaya said "Oh". What did Lin Jing's classmates have to do with her? She pretended to leave again.
"Li Yaya, you, a bartender, are not worthy of Lin Jing."
What era is this? Have you watched too many TV dramas to do this kind of thing? Li Yaya really laughed. Turning to look at Zhao Ziyi, a smile couldn't be suppressed. "Yeah, I'm not worthy of her, then what?"
"Huh?" Zhao Ziyi was confused. Was this the right conversation to have? Why wasn't she angry?
"I said I'm not worthy of it, and then what? Don't you understand?" Li Yaya spoke again, but her tone became tough and disdainful.
Even if Li Yaya was insensitive to the relationship between men and women, she could figure it out after a few twists and turns in her mind. This classmate liked Lin Jing and regarded her as a rival in love.
It's a pity that a person like this who has excellent education, family background and appearance is obsessed with men.
"And then? Then you stop pestering him."
This guy's words are really stupider than the last.
"Okay, now you have to give me a check."
"What?"
"Isn't that how it's played out on TV?" Li Yaya cleared her throat and pretended to look down on others, pretending to hold something in her right hand. "Here's five million. Take it and leave him."
"You're so brave! Five million. You should let Lin Jing know your true face."
Li Yaya rolled her eyes. This guy was not only stupid, but also had no humor at all.
Seeing that Li Yaya had gone to the bathroom and had not returned for a long time, her cousin was worried about what happened to Li Yaya. He came over to take a look and happened to see Li Yaya and Zhao Ziyi confronting each other. The cousin looked at Zhao Ziyi and then turned his gaze back to Li Yaya, "Yaya, what's wrong? Did something happen?"
"Nothing, let's go."
"Li Yaya, it's only been a short time and you've changed men again. You're really horny!" Zhao Ziyi was self-righteous, and her whole body revealed a sarcastic and disdainful look.
Now, Li Yaya was really a little angry.
"Do we know each other? Do you understand me? You are also a girl, how can you use such malicious speculation about others? Although you are well-educated, you really have no manners at all."
"Also, you like Lin Jing, right? If you like him, go after him. If you can't get him, it's just because he doesn't like you. Whether I'm with you or not, he just doesn't like you. You don't have to imagine any love rival drama in me. I can tell you clearly that I don't like Lin Jing. I don't like him now and I won't like him in the future."
After saying that, Li Yaya left without giving Zhao Ziyi another chance to speak.
The cousin took two quick steps and followed Li Yaya, "Yaya--" The cousin was about to ask something.
"Don't ask, don't ask anything, go and tell grandma to leave, I'll wait for you outside."
No matter what kind of relationship it is, it is necessary to maintain a proper sense of boundaries. My cousin didn't say anything else, but went back to pick up the person.
After a moment of solitude, Li Yaya finally calmed down. It was just a quick exchange of words; there was no need to let this random idiot affect her. Over the past few years, Li Yaya had been diligently maintaining her mental stability.
What's more, she came out with her grandmother this time, she was just an unimportant person.
When her cousin and grandma came out, Li Yaya's mood had changed.
Walking downstairs, Li Yaya stopped at the newly opened milk tea shop and said, "Grandma, brother, let's go buy some milk tea."
No one was disappointed, so they entered the milk tea shop. Li Yaya carefully looked at the menu on the wall, thinking hard about what to drink.
A small voice came from the front, "Ya Ya?" with doubt, suspicion and hesitation.
Li Yaya looked at the person in front of her and asked in the same questioning, doubtful, and hesitant tone, "Fruit?"
The moment he got the answer, Guozi didn't hesitate, rushing out from behind the bar and hugging Li Yaya. It was a true reunion after a long separation.
This kind of friendship that has lasted since childhood is still the same when we meet again, even though we missed each other for a few years.
Guozi asked a few people to sit down, then went back to the bar to make milk tea. After a while, he came out with three cups of milk tea, "Isn't this the signature of our store? Try it."
Guozi, in the college entrance exam, only managed to get into an ordinary junior college. After much deliberation, she finally gave up on going to school. Everyone has their own aspirations, and Guozi's wasn't focused on school. Studying and going to school are good options, but they're not for everyone. There's more to becoming a successful adult than just one path.
After deciding not to go to school, Guozi and Li Yaya talked for a long time, talking about how they met, the classmates they both hated, and their dreams and future.
Guozi said: I must be my own boss in the future and make a lot of money.
Yaya said: Although I don’t have to be my own boss in the future, I still want to make a lot of money.
Guozi said: It’s a pity, there must be a lot of handsome guys in college, I don’t have a chance.
Guozi said: Yaya, when I make money, I will come to your school to play with you, and you have to introduce a handsome guy to me then.
Seeing this, the cousin said he would take the elderly back home to rest first and let them rest for a while. Then he told Li Yaya to call him if there was anything, and he would come over later.
Although my cousin didn't say anything, he was still worried about what had just happened.
Li Yaya nodded and told her cousin not to worry.
After the two left, Li Yaya and Guozi sat in their seats and chatted. Li Yaya asked her if it was okay not to go to work?
Guozi raised the corners of his mouth and said in a tone of "I am so awesome: Yaya, I am the boss now, this milk tea shop is opened by me." After saying that, he looked like he wanted to praise me quickly.
“Our fruit is amazing!”
Guozi suddenly sighed. "Things seem pretty good now, but the past few years were really tough. I went to work in the south with my cousin, and I made some money at first, but then I decided I couldn't keep working like this, so I followed a few friends I knew to learn manicures. But it's really a hands-on job, and you know how clumsy I am. Then, by chance, I learned how to make milk tea. I worked and studied at the same time, and when I had some savings, I returned home. My parents gave me some money, and we opened this milk tea shop."
Li Yaya, watching the flow of people coming in and out, knew business was good. The special poverty alleviation efforts launched in recent years had yielded significant results.
"What about you? How have you been these past few years? Since you returned the money to me, you haven't contacted me, nor have you come home. You even changed your phone number. Li Yaya, you can change your number without telling others, but why didn't you tell me? Don't you know how much I miss you?"
Of course I knew, how could I not know? It was precisely because I knew that I didn't want to keep in touch. I was afraid that because of all this thinking, worrying, and contacting, it would make it harder for me to be brave.
Some roads are destined to be walked alone.
"It's pretty good. Although I'm out of town, I have a good job. It's a bit tiring sometimes, but fortunately, I've almost paid off my debt." Li Yaya didn't count the hours, but it was probably more than a year. Give her another year or so, and she'll be able to pay off her debt and do what she wants. "I didn't mean to avoid contacting you. I just... well, forget it. There's nothing to explain. Anyway, we've met again now, and nothing else matters."
"Yes, nothing else matters."
Suddenly, Guozi seemed to have thought of something and whispered in Li Yaya's ear, "Do you know who I saw here?"
"who?"
"Lin Jing, your deskmate's family moved away after the college entrance examination. Why is he back?"
"How do you know he's back?"
"I saw him eating here. He's been here a lot these past few days. If you go out for a walk, you might run into him. This place is so small. Oh, by the way, didn't you run into him when you guys went there for lunch?"
Li Yaya thought, it’s more than just an encounter!
Li Yaya smiled and said no.
"That's such a shame. I think he's even better looking than he was in high school. What a shame. Back then, I thought you two were having an affair. What a shame."
The two of them were chatting idly. Perhaps because more people came out to play in the afternoon, the store became busier.
Guozi went in to help and asked Li Yaya to wait for her here. After she was done with this, they would go have dinner together.
Looking at Guozi's busy figure at the bar, many memories of the past came to Li Yaya's mind.
Old things, old people, old memories.
During Li Jianren's illness, Guozi once gave Li Yaya 12,300 yuan. Compared to the cost of hospitalization, it wasn't much, but Li Yaya knew it must be all Guozi's savings.
Li Yaya never asked her to borrow money, but after she found out about what happened, she asked her mother to send these to her.
So, listening to her casually talking about her experiences when she first started working and how she got to where she is today, Li Yaya felt fortunate that good people are rewarded, fortunate that Guozi worked hard enough, and fortunate that everyone will eventually reap the rewards of their hard work.
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