Chapter 91 Chapter 91 The sandy watermelons in the northwest are so sweet...
Cheng Yu took a deep breath——
He opened his mouth,
He hesitated to speak.
After a moment, he stood up, took the empty plate of watermelon and left the room.
In fact, Cheng Yu didn't know what he was thinking.
He just felt that
Or let Xu Jiaxi have something sweet. Later, when he tells her that the love that she thought was the only sweet thing in her life was also fake, she will not feel that life is too bitter.
Cheng Yu walked to the front desk and said to the waitress, "Sister, do you still have the watermelon you bought earlier? Can you sell me some more?"
The receptionist was delighted when she heard it. "It's delicious, right?"
Cheng Yu nodded with a smile.
"Yes, yes, yes! Just wait, I'll get it for you!" The receptionist said with a smile, "...Maybe you don't know yet, this sandy watermelon was developed by Farm 109! It's high-yielding and delicious! You guys in Guangdong, you must have never eaten such delicious watermelons!"
Cheng Yu nodded repeatedly.
This is true.
After all, it is a planned economy now. If the Guangzhou government does not import supplies, the people of Guangzhou will not be able to enjoy them.
Even if they were introduced, Cheng Yu belonged to the lower class of society... He was not a state employee with a stable job, so of course he could not eat and use the agricultural products from the Northwest.
Oh, it would be nice if we could have a free economy.
Just thinking like this,
A fresh scent of watermelon wafted over.
The receptionist came out with a large plate full of sliced watermelon. "Come on, Xiao Cheng, take some! If it's not enough, there's more!"
Cheng Yu took out the money and was about to put it at the front desk——
The lady at the front desk quickly said, "Hey, hey, hey! No money, no money!"
"It's not okay to charge money!"
"Even for the sake of lychees, I can't take your money!"
"A few years ago, I had a bump under my eye. At the time, I thought it was because I ate too many pancakes and got a sore throat, so I didn't pay much attention to it. When Li Zhi came to our place on a business trip, as soon as he saw me, he said that the bump under my eye was not right and insisted that I go see a doctor."
"I said it was okay and the swelling didn't hurt... but she insisted! She dragged me to the Satellite City Hospital. After an examination, the doctor said it was a carbuncle and it was best to have surgery immediately! Otherwise, my eyes would be ruined and my brain would be infected! But the carbuncle was too close to my eyes and the Satellite City Hospital didn't have the facilities to treat it. I was so scared at the time! My legs went weak."
"Later, it was Lizhi who took me and several seriously ill villagers near her 109 Farm. We traveled by car for several days and nights and finally went to the Central Theater Command Hospital... We all had surgeries and gradually got better."
"At that time, there were several of us and the family members who stayed with us. We took care of the transportation, accommodation, hospitalization procedures, and doctor and expert consultations... Lizhi was the only one running in and out, up and down!"
At this point, the sister at the front desk couldn't help crying, "Seriously speaking, my life is given by Litchi! If she hadn't discovered that something was wrong with me, and if she hadn't taken me to see a doctor, would I still be able to sit here and have a leisurely job, eating sweet watermelon?" "I won't charge you! If you insist... then I'll be angry!" the sister at the front desk scolded.
Cheng Yu smiled and said, "Yes, anyone who is with Lizhi will have good luck."
The lady at the front desk agreed very much, "Yes, yes, that's what you said!"
Cheng Yu thanked the receptionist, holding the watermelon and walked back to the room with ease.
Xu Jiaxi was still sitting on the chair, wiping her eyes with the handkerchief that Cheng Yu had just given her.
Seeing Cheng Yu coming back with a watermelon,
Xu Jiaxi chuckled, "Who gave you the watermelon? You can have it inexhaustibly."
Cheng Yu said seriously: "This is the good karma accumulated by Litchi."
Xu Jiaxi was stunned.
"The Lizhi people are small and not very tall, but they are very powerful," Cheng Yu said, "...everyone who gets close to her will have good luck!"
Xu Jiaxi smiled, "She also became your salvation."
Indeed, although Su Tianli looks sweet and pretty, she has very positive ideas in her mind.
Cheng Yu shook his head, "She is not my salvation."
"No one can achieve self-realization through the salvation of others."
“People must rely on themselves to get out of trouble step by step.”
“Lychee is my beacon.”
"Because of her, I know exactly what I want to do. I will strive to grow into a towering tree, side by side with my lighthouse."
Xu Jiaxi was stunned and muttered, "...People have to rely on themselves to get out of trouble."
Cheng Yu lowered his eyelids, "Eat watermelon, it's not fresh anymore after being stored for too long."
As he said that, he took the first piece of watermelon and started eating.
Xu Jiaxi came back to her senses, smiled, and started eating the watermelon.
This watermelon is really delicious.
When you take a bite, the flesh will automatically explode in your mouth, turning into sweet and fragrant juice with a distinct sandy taste.
After chewing it carefully again, the fine grainy feeling disappears in an instant.
Only the sweet aftertaste and the refreshing fragrance filling the mouth and nose are left.
When the two of them had eaten most of the watermelon,
Cheng Yu spoke up, "What do you think of... Cheng Xi?"
Xu Jiaxi paused in eating the watermelon.
She snorted coldly and said with a smile: "... a clown."
Other than that, there is nothing else to say.
Only after finishing the watermelon in his hand did Xu Jiaxi slowly add, "I mean, I look like a clown."
She sighed, "I didn't have any thoughts about her before, I just thought He Jingdong was disgusting. When he was dating me, he still clung to Cheng Xi. I even felt sorry for her..."
"It wasn't until He Wanqian revealed that she and you were mistakenly taken away that I realized - Xiaoyu, it turns out that you and He Wanqian are both He Jingdong's children! Haha, you two are half-siblings!"
"I have been wronged all my life..."
"It turned out to be a joke in the end!"
This is actually something that Xu Jiaxi dare not investigate or think about in detail.
so--
Even though it has been almost a year since the child-swap incident,
She also remained silent.
Too embarrassing.
I dare not think about it too much.
But the strange thing is,
She talked so much with Cheng Yu today...
I don't know if it's because of the confession.
Or maybe in the process of talking, the long-suppressed emotions are released for a moment,
Xu Jiaxi actually felt that admitting that she was a failure, miserable, and terrible...
It doesn't seem so difficult to accept.
Cheng Yu asked again, "Why don't you divorce He Jingdong?"
Xu Jiaxi heard his straightforward question and answered directly: "There are three reasons."
"First, for the future of our children, we won't leave."
"First, I want to save my parents' face and not leave them."
"First, in our era...how many people get divorced? There are so many couples who have no feelings for each other and are only superficially in love but spiritually apart!"
After a moment of silence, Xu Jiaxi continued, "Besides, divorce would be a very troublesome matter. I am very busy at work and cannot spend too much time and energy on divorce."
Cheng Yu thought for a moment and asked, "You and Uncle Jiang..."
Xu Jiaxi was silent for a moment, "He is innocent."
"And I—"
She exhaled deeply, and then readily admitted, "...not innocent."
Cheng Yu raised his eyebrows.
Xu Jiaxi said: "He Jingdong's worries are not groundless."
"As early as when Jiang Yao was injured and hospitalized, when I was taking care of him, I already had a vague crush on him."
"He is different from He Jingdong."
"He was optimistic and strong. He was in excruciating pain, shaking all over, with cold sweat on his head, but he could tell me jokes without changing his expression, and comfort me that he was fine and that it was not my fault."
"He's a science student, but he has a high level of literary attainment. No matter which ancient poem or text I throw at him, he can pick it up."
"As soon as he looks at me, I know what he needs. As soon as I look at him, he knows what I'm thinking..."
"Compared to He Jingdong, who only comforts me in his letters, Jiang Yao in real life is more like my soul mate."
"I……"
"I do like him secretly."
At this point, Xu Jiaxi burst into tears, "But I was already pregnant with He Jingdong's child at the time."
"My parents, brothers and sisters, all my classmates and friends know that I have been dating He Jingdong for three years... We will get married as soon as we graduate from university."
"At that critical moment, I can't make any mistakes."
"Otherwise I will bring shame to my family!"
"Jiang Yao has already lost a kidney because of me... Do I really have to make him lose his reputation and future as well?"
Cheng Yu was silent.
Xu Jiaxi wiped her tears with a handkerchief and continued, "So I acquiesced to my marriage with He Jingdong."
“After I got married, my parents asked me what kind of job I wanted to do.”
"I thought that Jiang Yao went to the northwest to build a satellite city... I really couldn't help him in such a difficult place."
"But I can give him some spiritual food!"
"So I told my parents that I wanted to create a weekly magazine. I wanted to promote this magazine to the most difficult and isolated units, so that those employees who silently devote themselves to their jobs can have some spiritual comfort. I also tried to make a few issues of the magazine myself and showed them to them. After reading them, they were very satisfied. They felt that it had nothing to do with current affairs, but the content was rich and comprehensive. That's how the plan came about."
Cheng Yu said: "I don't know about this."
Xu Jiaxi smiled lightly, "Don't say you don't know. Even He Jingdong and He Wanqian who live under the same roof with me don't know."
She sighed, "I have come to understand that I have inherited my father's impulsiveness and stubbornness. So when I started making money from the weekly magazine, I asked my parents to find me two bodyguards and a nanny."
"With bodyguards around, I am safe even if I encounter a critical situation. Their presence helps me stay calm."
"With a nanny here, my daily life is guaranteed. I will no longer regard Aunt He as my salvation as I did before, and after Aunt He passed away, I regarded He Jingdong as my salvation..."
Cheng Yu added: "Uncle Jiang doesn't know either."
This time, Xu Jiaxi really laughed, "Yes, he has no idea."
“So when he found out I was the editor-in-chief of Yesterday Weekly, he was stunned.”
As she laughed, Xu Jiaxi's voice choked up again, "All the content I compiled was based on An's preferences."
"I would read the manuscripts I received over and over again, trying to figure out whether he would like them..."
"I also have to write several columns myself, which contain my insights into life, my views on some things, and some thoughts after reading..."
“I don’t know if he’d be interested.”
"After all, I've only been with him for a few months, so I don't really know him well."
"I haven't seen him for more than 20 years, and I haven't been in touch with him for more than 20 years. I don't know if his preferences for literature and his views on many things have changed."
"But fortunately, he still likes the weekly magazine I founded."
Xu Jiaxi laughed and then cried again, "This can at least prove... that the career I have been pursuing for more than 20 years is not a joke."
Cheng Yu looked at Xu Jiaxi with mixed feelings.
"Aunt Xu, you have been persistently managing Yesterday Weekly for the past twenty years... This surprises me."
"But was your original intention to 'give spiritual comfort to those employees who silently work in the most difficult and isolated units', or was it to please Uncle Jiang?"
Hearing this, Xu Jiaxi opened her mouth in surprise, "I——"
Cheng Yu said: "Now I finally understand why you have been brooding over it. I took Litchi away instead of you..."
"And why were you so angry when you saw He Jingdong taking Cheng Xi away in front of you?"
"You always want to be the one who is chosen consistently and unconditionally, right?"
Xu Jiaxi opened his mouth.
But a long time passed,
She couldn't utter a word.
Cheng Yu said: "Aunt Xu, I have no right to comment on your demands for love. After all, I am your junior, and I have never been in love. I am less experienced than you..."
"But I think Uncle Jiang can devote all his energy and energy to this country and give everything he has..."
"And your height can only make you shine for one person?"
"Was it your parents or your brothers and sisters... who set such an example for you?"
Xu Jiaxi was stunned.
Cheng Yu said disappointedly: "I thought you were really providing spiritual food for those workers who are working silently in the most difficult and isolated units for the sake of the country and the nation."
"It seems that Uncle Jiang is the one who truly deserves my respect."
Xu Jiaxi's face gradually turned red.
She wanted to argue that Yesterday Weekly did have such a responsibility.
But she had no excuse, because when she designed the column, solicited articles, received articles, and revised them, she only took Jiang Yao's preferences as a benchmark...
Cheng Yu took a deep breath and said, "Aunt Xu, I think I should tell you something too."
Speaking of which,
Cheng Yu paused.
Xu Jiaxi didn't understand why and asked, "What?"
Cheng Yu said slowly: "Before we talked, I went to the front desk of the guesthouse and called back to Guangzhou to find Li Zhi. She told me the news. She said...she got Cheng Xi's diary."
He tried to keep his tone as gentle as possible.
I also hope Xu Jiaxi doesn’t feel too bad.
Xu Jiaxi murmured, "Why is Cheng Xi's diary... in Lizhi's hands?"
After Cheng Yu explained it, Xu Jiaxi suddenly understood.
Then--
Xu Jiaxi felt inexplicably anxious, "Cheng Xi's diary... is it related to me?"
Cheng Yu looked at Xu Jiaxi and said word by word: "In a certain matter, you, in her diary, are a heroine surrounded by a lot of malice."
This metaphor is quite fresh.
However, for Xu Jiaxi, who has been dealing with words for many years,
She almost immediately guessed the most... vicious setting in the novel.
Xu Jiaxi's face turned pale instantly.
After a long while, she asked with a trembling voice: "What did they say about me?"
When Cheng Yu heard her use the word "they", he knew that she was mentally prepared.
In order not to irritate her,
He repeated Lizhi's words in the most gentle tone possible.
Finally, he said, "Lizhi will come as soon as possible with the diary."
"She will probably catch the same flight as He Jingdong and the others, and they may arrive at Satellite City at the same time."
At this time, the sky had already darkened.
There were no lights on in the room.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines obliquely into the house through the window.
It shone brightly and dimly on Xu Jiaxi's face.
She sat there motionless.
Like a gray stone sculpture.
Even the eyes that reflected the sunlight lost their vitality.
Until the last ray of light in the room completely disappeared,
Cheng Yu stood up, walked to the door and pulled the light cord.
With a "click", the light came on.
Almost at the same moment, Xu Jiaxi covered his face and let out a sharp and painful wail.
Three seconds later, her nanny and bodyguard rushed over quickly.
Cheng Yu had opened the door at the right time.
They saw that the room was clean and tidy, Cheng Yu stood aside without saying a word, and Xu Jiaxi sat on a chair and covered her face with her hands and cried...
So they looked at each other.
The nanny asked Cheng Yu in a low voice, "Ayu, what happened to your mother?"
Before Cheng Yu could speak,
Xu Jiaxi covered her face and cried in a rough and unpleasant voice: "Go away! All of you go... leave me alone for a while."
Cheng Yu walked outside without saying anything.
Before leaving, he said to the nanny, "I still have to trouble you to take care of her. She didn't have dinner and may need to drink some water and take a nap."
Then he added: "I'm going to find Uncle Jiang."
——There is no doubt that his last sentence was spoken to Xu Jiaxi.
After saying that, Cheng Yu strode away.
When Cheng Yu rushed to Jiang Yao's ward again, he found that the room was empty.
Cheng Yu found the nurse and asked her.
The nurse carefully asked Cheng Yu's name, then took out a notebook and opened it. She seemed to have found Cheng Yu's name on it, and then she said, "Professor Jiang has been transferred to another ward. Please wait here for a while. I will take you to see him."
Cheng Yu waited for about ten minutes as instructed, and the nurse waved at him from a distance.
In this way, under the guidance of the nurse, Cheng Yu passed through several guard posts where soldiers with live ammunition were standing guard, and finally arrived at a single ward.
Jiang Yao was half lying on the hospital bed, with a magazine beside him.
The publication was not big, just a thin booklet with a colorful cover, printed with a bunch of beautiful white daisies growing on light green grass, and the words "Yesterday's Weekly" next to it.
Cheng Yu saw Jiang Yao turning sideways and stretching his arm with great difficulty, trying to reach the water cup on the bedside table...
He quickly called out "Uncle Jiang", walked over and picked up the cup of water. When he was about to hand it to Jiang Yao, he found that the cup was very light?
When I opened the lid, I realized there was no water inside.
I picked up the thermos again and found that it was also empty.
"Uncle Jiang, please wait a moment." Cheng Yu said, carrying the kettle and cup and leaving the ward.
He fetched a kettle of boiling water, washed the cups clean, and returned to the ward.
Jiang Yao smiled at him and said, "Xiao Cheng, there is a yellow paper package in my drawer. Open it. Inside are the wolfberries that Nurse Xiao Su gave me before she left. They are grown in Farm 109. They are big and very sweet! Make two cups of wolfberry water, one for each of us."
When Cheng Yu heard Lizhi's name, he couldn't help but bend the corners of his lips slightly, "Okay."
It turns out that lychees have brought about so many good connections.
She is really a little sunshine that everyone loves.
Soon, Cheng Yu brewed two cups of wolfberry water and brought them to Jiang Yao.
At this time, the nurse also brought over two dinners.
Jiang Yao called Cheng Yu, "Come on, Cheng, come and have dinner with Uncle Jiang! You can also see... the authentic food of our Great Northwest!"
Cheng Yu is a smart man.
He didn't even need Jiang Yao to explain, he had already guessed Jiang Yao's intention:
First of all, Jiang Yao changed the ward to prevent He Jingdong from making a scene.
——But Jiang Yao should have given out a list of names, and anyone on the list can get visitation rights allowed by him.
And Cheng Yu was recognized by Jiang Yao.
Secondly, Jiang Yao asked him to make two cups of wolfberry water and ordered two dinners.
——This actually means that Jiang Yao wants to have a long talk with Cheng Yu.
Finally, during the conversation, we first mentioned someone we both knew, Su Tianli.
——This is the signal sent by Jiang Yao.
He hopes to have a good talk with Cheng Yu.
It just so happens that Cheng Yu also wants to have a good talk with Jiang Yao.
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