44 Leaving (1)
"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?"
"Because I wanted to give you a surprise."
"Well, that's true. I'm surprised and happy."
The new girl in the cake shop didn't know the relationship between the two people, and stood at the door with a gossipy look on her face, eating melons.
It was another hot and humid summer. If one kept track of time, they had known each other for almost a year. Li Yaya asked Jiang Yixian to wait for her in the store for a while, as she would be off work soon.
Jiang Yi also obeyed. He entered the store, greeted Sister Honghong and Sister Juan, then sat in the empty seat by the window and started playing with his mobile phone.
The new girl was also still young, and she curiously asked Li Yaya if this was her boyfriend.
Li Yaya nodded.
"Wow, Sister Yaya, your boyfriend is so handsome. I really envy you for having such a handsome boyfriend."
"In fact, I should envy him for having a girlfriend as beautiful as me."
"That's true."
After that, the two of them laughed and joked for a while. Soon, Li Yaya finished her work for the day. When Rui Le came to take over, he was surprised to see Jiang Yi, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. He asked him why he suddenly came back and how the competition went, as if he was going to pull him over to tell him everything about the competition from beginning to end.
Fortunately, Li Yaya noticed Jiang Yi's reluctance to mention the competition in Changsha and eased the conversation in time.
Leaving the cake shop, Li Yaya sat on the back seat of the electric bike and looked at the back of Jiang Yi's head. It was as if she had returned to the first time they rode the electric bike together and she was sitting on the back seat.
Time flies so fast——
When he got home, except for the luggage Jiang Yi threw at the door, everything else was in perfect order. It was obvious that this person went home, dropped off his luggage, and went to look for Li Yaya.
When he opened the door, Jiang Yi's luggage came into view. He opened the door, threw the luggage in, and closed the door. Jiang Yi didn't even step into the room.
Jiang Yi was about to pack up the luggage at the door when Li Yaya, who had just entered the room, whispered into his ears, "Don't pack up yet, let's talk about the competition first--" Li Yaya paused, "Is there any problem?" Li Yaya still didn't ask "Have you been eliminated?", but instead used a statement that she thought was more tactful.
If she really was eliminated, she couldn't hurt him again.
Jiang Yi put down what he was holding and sat on the sofa with Li Yaya. Now, he was going to tell everything.
"Actually, you want to ask me if I was eliminated, right?"
"I--"
"Oh, I was indeed eliminated." Jiang Yiyang pretended to be sad.
This made Li Yaya feel overwhelmed. She quickly comforted him, "It's okay, it's okay. They just didn't see things clearly. You will have a better chance. Eliminating you is their biggest loss!"
After saying that, he added angrily, "We might as well not go to this crappy show! And we don't want to watch it. We didn't watch it before, and we won't watch it in the future. Let them be so ignorant!"
"However, there is another good news—" Jiang Yi deliberately kept the secret and dragged out the last word to make Li Yaya anxious.
Sure enough, "Don't keep me in suspense, just tell me."
Jiang Yi recounted the story of Brother Wang from beginning to end.
After hearing this, Li Yaya was unable to react for a while.
Jiang Yi waved his hands in front of Li Yaya, "Are you dumbfounded?"
"So, you've been in Beijing recently?"
"I stayed in Changsha for about half a month. That day, I asked you if you were willing to move to another city with me. After you said you were willing, I went to Beijing with Brother Wang."
"So, when you say you want to live in a new place, you mean Beijing?"
"right."
Li Yaya fell silent.
Jiang couldn't tell whether she was happy or had some other expression on her face.
Beijing, Beijing - at this moment, Li Yaya's first reaction was what she could do in Beijing.
She had only been to Beijing once, and that was her first time witnessing the bustling metropolis outside of television. The skyscrapers, the hustle and bustle of traffic, her insignificance and weakness, her nervousness and anxiety, were all exposed and utterly extinguished in that moment.
She had long forgotten the dreams she had of life in Beijing, because holding on to them would have been wishful thinking. She knew she was useless now. What could she do in Beijing? Would she cling to Jiang Yi?
No, she won't depend on anyone.
The most important thing in life is independence. For Li Yaya, independence is like the inherent edge of the soul, shining brightly without the need for additional light.
Jiang Yi waved his hand again, waking up the silent Li Yaya. "What are you thinking about?" Jiang Yi couldn't quite tell what Li Yaya was feeling, so his tone softened.
Because, when she heard him say he was going to Beijing, she didn't seem happy.
Li Yaya forced a smile and said, "I'm not thinking about anything, but before I go, I have to go back home. I promised my grandma that I would go back."
"Okay, I'll go with you."
"good."
In the evening, the two went to the bar together.
Everyone was excited to see Jiang Yi.
One by one, they gathered around him, asking him why he was back, about the competition, and whether he had seen the big star. Everyone was talking excitedly.
After Jiang Yi said he had been eliminated, everyone fell silent. They wanted to comfort him, but they felt that Jiang Yi didn't look like he needed comfort, because he looked quite happy.
Jiang Yi continued, saying that although he was eliminated, he was fortunately discovered by a producer at a Beijing music company and invited to make music there. So, it was a win-win situation. Although he was eliminated, he also had a great opportunity.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that Jiang Yi was going to Beijing. So that's what it was.
Then a bunch of people pulled Jiang Yi to get autographs and take photos, saying that they could show him off when he became famous.
Li Yaya stood outside the crowd, watching the scene unfold. The bar owner approached again, asking, "Are you going to Beijing with him?"
"kindness."
"What are your plans after you go to Beijing?"
"Not yet, but I will probably find a job first, and then I'll see."
"It's not easy to find a job in Beijing." The bar owner didn't finish the second half of the sentence - especially for a girl like you who has no academic qualifications, it is even more difficult to find a job.
Li Yaya didn't react much. "It's indeed difficult to find, but there are always more solutions than problems. How can one be stumped by something like this?"
The bar owner thought for a moment and said, "Yes, you are the most hardworking young person I have ever met."
No one is like Li Yaya, who has worked for him for two whole years without taking any leave. She always arrives on time no matter it is windy or rainy.
The bar owner took out his phone, fiddled with it for a few seconds, then looked up at Li Yaya and said, "I've recommended a contact to you on WeChat. If you can't find a suitable job in Beijing, you can try to contact her. As long as you're willing to work, I can help you find a job."
Li Yaya was a little surprised. Although she had worked here for almost two years, her time and contact with her boss were not very frequent. She had never expected him to do this.
Li Yaya looked at the bar owner, the words of thanks came to her lips but she couldn't say them, because saying "thank you" seemed particularly insignificant at this moment.
The bar owner also saw what Li Yaya meant and patted her shoulder gently. "The road ahead will be smoother no matter how you go."
Yes, the most difficult years have passed, and the road ahead, no matter how we go, will be smoother than it is now.
The bar owner walked over to the crowd, clapped his hands, and asked everyone to be quiet. "I'll order some food in advance. When I'm done, we can have a simple celebration in the store. I wish Brother Jiang a bright future."
Everyone cheered, and for a moment, Jiang Yi was in a trance. Tonight, this was probably his last time singing in a bar, and he sang for longer than usual. The people and things here had been with him for a long time. After he got angry with his family and ran away, it was this place that gave him the support to live independently.
More importantly, he met Li Yaya here.
Life's encounters are truly miraculous. He never imagined that his ordinary life, following the rules and regulations for the past twenty years, would undergo a drastic change just because of his uncompromising attitude. He found the person he firmly loved, the opportunity to realize his dreams, and even made a group of good friends.
When his songs are heard by more people, his life seems to be complete.
The hustle and bustle of the restaurant faded, and the bar staff gathered around a table, with the bar owner pre-ordering food and drinks in the center. After a final remark, "Everyone, enjoy your drinks, but don't delay work tomorrow," the bar became lively again.
This is the end of their memories of Xiangyuan—a temporary end to the long line of human memory. The bar owner, Xiaodie, Huanhuan, the wonton stall owner, the aroma of the cake shop, Sister Honghong, Sister Juan, Ruile, the landlady, and the older sister whose name I can't remember but who always casually gave them a handful of scallions when buying groceries—their kindness, bit by bit, has become the long river of life.
Jiang Yi was a bit happy after drinking, and staggered onto the stage. "Hello everyone, I'm tonight's resident singer, Jiang Yi. Next, I'm going to sing a song I wrote for you, called "Bean Sprouts", dedicated to my beloved bean sprouts. I hope you like it."
The crowd cheered and through the cheers, he saw Li Yaya in the crowd at a glance. No matter whether he was sober or confused, he could always see his favorite in the crowd at a glance.
Jiang Yi played and sang by himself, and the sound came, "When the morning light climbed up the windowsill
You curl up into a question mark posture
The quilt has small ridges
The sound of breathing is as light as a poem
I count your fluttering eyelashes
Like a newborn bud testing
How cold this world is!
You insist on climbing up
Bean sprouts bean sprouts fragile and stubborn bean sprouts
Bearing the heavy darkness
Bring out the light from the cracks
Bean Sprouts Bean Sprouts The softest fairy tale in my life
With the finest roots
Entangled in my barren years
Life always raises dust
You grit your teeth and shake off the dust
In the neon-flooded night
Holding the dewdrops waiting for me to come home
They say you're fragile.
But I have never seen you break through the ground
How to use the tender neck
Push away the heavy burden of fate
When the rain washes over our eaves
You use your leaf veins to catch all the anxiety
It turns out that the most powerful force
Hidden in your slightly curled petals
Bean sprouts slowly stretch out their branches, letting us grow together in this earthly soil until we have white hair.
The final soft singing touched everyone's heart.
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