Waltz
The party that Jian Jianan attended today was not large in scale, and it was also a gathering of international students organized by Brother Huang.
They packed up in a Vietnamese restaurant, ate Vietnamese pho and chatted, talking about interesting things in each other's lives.
In addition to having delicious Vietnamese pho, Jian Jianan also got first-hand information from other schools.
"If you ask me, every school's final exams are around this time. You should study hard, especially during this period. You must focus on your studies and don't bring shame to our country!"
Christmas is a relatively important holiday for Westerners, and the holiday often lasts for more than ten days.
"During this two-week vacation, please don't forget what you want to do, why you came here, and what you want to achieve. Brother Huang, I've been in the United States for four or five years now. It's because of this unwavering belief that I've persevered and achieved my current success. I've also made some achievements here."
At this point, Brother Huang not only shook off his pride, but also shook his feathers like a white dove walking with its head held high. In other words, he started to show off in front of this group of international students.
Jian Jianan was a qualified supporting actor, and she was very supportive: "Brother Huang is indeed worthy of being one of the first group to study in the United States! To be among the first group, you must have quite a few talents. You have achieved your current achievements in just a few years. You really make us younger generations admire you!"
Huang waved his hand and said modestly, "No, no, it's just that I got a head start a few years earlier. If you work hard and stay here for a few more years like me, you too will achieve something."
Jian Jiannan said cleverly, "That depends on who it is. Someone as talented as Brother Huang will surely achieve great things here. We have a lot to learn from you!"
After hearing these compliments, Brother Huang was immediately coaxed into submission and told Jian Jianan all the information.
Jian Jianan also learned from him the time of the final exam, the approximate course schedule, and where to obtain the original exam papers of previous years, which were other important information.
Of course, she didn't just listen without saying anything. Jian Jianan smiled and told the good news to a group of international students in China, about how she and Ye Qingqing, despite the natural disadvantage of being teachers, used perfect appeal materials to ask New York University to expel them from the school.
With a thud, Brother Huang placed the soup bowl on the table and clapped his hands for the two female students. He said cheerfully as he clapped, "It's not easy! It's really not easy! I've been here for several years, and I've rarely heard of—no, never heard of—someone successfully reporting the school! This kind of discrimination has happened to me several times before, but they've tried other ways to resolve it, and in the end, they've just chosen to keep quiet and avoid clashing with the school or the teachers."
“So, it’s really not easy for you to accomplish this!”
The others also gave Jian Jianan and the others a thumbs-up. "Yes, yes, yes! You guys are amazing! It's not easy at all! By the way, how did you manage to pull it off? If you have any experience, please share it generously so we can all learn from it. Next time we encounter a similar situation, we'll have something to draw inspiration from!"
Jian Jianan and Ye Qingqing certainly would not keep anything to themselves. They shared their experiences without hiding anything, especially the three most important things: collecting materials, securing evidence, and writing appeal materials. They explained them one by one without holding back.
As the conversation progressed, not only the students but even the experienced Brother Huang were listening attentively, obviously admiring the abilities of Jian Jianan and the other two.
"...So, that's it. But we're lucky. Clint is relatively easy to deal with, and it happens to be the crucial time of the New York City mayoral election. I heard that Clint supports another party, so maybe the opposing party played a big role in his expulsion."
Jian Jianan shrugged and did not take all the credit for Clint's dismissal.
Brother Huang tutted his words a few times. "That's not the truth. Even if some third party had a hand in Clint's expulsion, without the evidence you two collected, they wouldn't be able to expel him. Isn't that the truth?"
Ye Qingqing felt the same way. She said excitedly, "The truth is, that's exactly the truth! Nannan is truly amazing. She's thoughtful and thorough. You didn't see how the negotiations went. The old man sent by the school to handle the matter looked so gentle and kind. If Nannan hadn't stopped me, I would have been so hypnotized by him that I would have agreed to everything he asked!"
Jian Jianan took the opportunity to turn around and teach her a lesson: "Ye Qingqing, remember this, people still have to have a certain degree of defensive psychology. Of course, I don't mean that you should regard everyone as a bad person, but you can't trust others easily! Especially when there is no evidence, you must control yourself even more. Don't believe everything others say, and don't be foolish enough to sign a contract to prove it. Be careful that others will sell you out and you will help them count the money!"
Ye Qingqingshan smiled a few times and nodded in agreement.
As Huang listened to everyone share their recent struggles, he recalled the difficult times he'd had in the US. He said with emotion, "Oh, when we first arrived here, everyone had the same struggles. I still remember how broke I was when I first arrived. It's not an exaggeration to say I was completely broke."
Brother Huang's family is poor. Although he has saved up a salary after working for several years, it is not very generous. Moreover, there are too many places to spend money. He needs money here and there. Soon, the money he saved for studying abroad is running out.
So Brother Huang had no choice but to go out to work. Even though Ye Qingqing dislikes the job of washing dishes now, for Brother Huang at that time, washing dishes in the restaurant kitchen was considered a good job!
"At that time, I found a job washing cars at a car wash. You have no idea how miserable it was. I had to wash cars even on a snowy day in December! And I was the only Asian person in the shop at the time. The other employees and the boss were either white or black, and they all looked tall and imposing. They thought I was easy to bully because of my small stature, and they often pushed the dirtiest and most tiring work onto me. Others could just bend down and wipe the four wheels, but I had to climb up on the roof and flush the cars alone. It was the hardest job."
"Every time I wash the car, I'm freezing cold and shivering like a sieve. I can't recover unless I go into a warm room and warm up for a few hours!"
After hearing what he said, Jian Jianan said optimistically, "Yes, pioneers often have a very hard time. Brother Huang, you can be said to be a veteran of our group. Thanks to your experience, we are getting better and better! And to put it another way, Brother Huang, your first job was the hardest, but from then on, things have been slowly getting better, haven't they? The jobs you found later were all very good jobs!"
"Well, that's true."
Huang and the others were also very happy for Jian Jianan and the others. They raised their glasses and said a toast: "Okay, then I, Big Brother, will drink here to celebrate the resolution of this good thing! I wish our Jian Jianan, Ye Qingqing, and the other students all the best in their future study abroad life, and that any problems they encounter can be easily resolved!"
"Okay, cheers!" Jian Jianan was the first to respond and drank the drink in the glass.
The party was a great occasion for both the guests and the hosts.
In this way, Shan Jiqing imagined that Jian Jianan, who was not around to cook for him, would be as miserable as the cabbages in the field, unable to even have a hot meal.
How could he have imagined that the other person had already accepted someone else's invitation to a party and was already out enjoying the food and drinks?
After Shan Jiqing hung up the goodnight phone call with Jian Jianan, he immediately made up his mind. No, he had to change his strategy.
Before, I was thinking of leaving Jian Jianan for a day or two to let her get used to it and then remember my good points.
But look at the situation now!
Shan Jiqing had a premonition that if he left her for a few more days, Jian Jianan would become reluctant to leave, right?
Shan Jiqing felt that this premonition was very likely to come true, so he decided not to rest tonight. He would go back to work and try to finish the experiment, and then rush to Jian Jianan's apartment during the day tomorrow.
When Shan Jiqing knocked on the door of Jian's South Apartment in angrily, the first thing he saw was not her, nor the warm lights and decorations in the room, but the strange fragrance he smelled.
Shan Jiqing couldn't really tell what the smell was, he just felt it was fresh and fragrant, and it made his mouth water as soon as he smelled it.
Jian Jianan was rarely seen wearing an apron today. She came out in a hurry to greet Shan Jiqing. After saying hello, she went back to the kitchen.
Shan Jiqing only heard Jian Jianan cheerfully say, "Xiaoqing, now that you're here, just find a place to sit! I'll make you a bowl of Vietnamese pho, it'll be ready soon!"
Five minutes later, Shan Jiqing, who was sitting upright at the dinner table, saw Jian Jianan bringing out two bowls of rice noodles.
"Come, it's ready, eat it quickly."
Jian Jianan proudly set the table and sat down to enjoy the delicious meal with Shan Jiqing.
The rice noodles, about as thick as the little finger, were neatly arranged in the bowl, covered with mung bean sprouts, mint, basil, coriander, chopped green onions and other seasonings. The beef was cut into thin slices and put into the bowl for free, forming a small mountain.
The most important thing was the soup. Shan Jiqing lowered his head and took a sip. He found it extremely delicious, especially the flavors of various spices, which was very refreshing.
This is where the deliciousness of Vietnamese Pho lies. The soup base looks light, but it tastes salty and delicious, with just the right amount of thickness and flavor.
Jian Jianan ate while watching Shan Jiqing's expression. He could tell that his friend also liked this Vietnamese pho. He immediately smiled and asked for praise: "How about it, Xiaoqing, my cooking skills are pretty good, right?"
She held her chin and stared at Shan Jiqing: "You should know that your little friend, I can also cook, so if you are not around, I can still take good care of myself, you don't have to worry too much about me."
Shan Jiqing didn't comment on this, but instead asked, "Didn't you tell me on the phone yesterday that you would take me out for Vietnamese pho next time? Why did you make it yourself today?"
This brought up Jian Jianan's pride. She was very surprised: "You don't know this, right? Don't be fooled by the fact that this Vietnamese pho in front of you has everything, is fully-filled, and looks very hearty, but it's actually a quick dish, just like the instant noodles we buy at a convenience store."
Shan Jiqing was also slightly shocked. "What? Are you saying this is also a type of instant noodles?"
"Yes, yes, this is also a kind of instant noodles."
Jian Jianan carefully explained to Shan Jiqing in front of him: "The most common thing we eat is egg instant noodles, which are made by high-pressure steaming and frying. Don't we both really like the delicious pork noodles from Shanghai Guanshengyuan? It's also a kind of instant noodles."
Jian Jianan was full of praise: "I used to think that instant noodles only came in this style, but when I went to a party yesterday, I discovered that Vietnamese pho was quite delicious, so I asked the owner how she made it. Unexpectedly, the owner directly handed me a few plastic bags and said that this was their own Vietnamese instant pho, which has been preserved with measures to keep it fresh for ten or even dozens of days. I can make it myself whenever I want to eat it. It's very convenient."
Shan Jiqing understood that the main ingredient of the Vietnamese pho in her bowl was the pho vermicelli. It was not the fresh kind, but hard. It took a few minutes of boiling in water to have its current soft texture. The soup base was not boiled on the spot, but was a semi-finished product like the pho vermicelli.
Shan Jiqing looked up and met Jian Jiannan's bright eyes, and immediately understood what this friend of ten years was thinking.
"You like this technology very much. Do you want to promote it to the North-South Group?"
Jian Jianan nodded first, then shook his head. "Your first half of the sentence is correct. I do like it and I've even gotten inspiration from this unfinished product. But I'm not promoting it within the Nanbei Group. I'm promoting it from the Nanbei Group to the outside world."
She said to Shan Jiqing, "Xiaoqing, don't you think this Vietnamese Pho sounds familiar? For example, our Hainanese noodles, Baoluo noodles, and Lingshui sour noodles, since they have similarities with this Vietnamese Pho, why can't they be made into semi-finished products?"
Shan Jiqing understood that Jian Jianan wanted to apply this technology to his own store and make other delicious ingredients into semi-finished products like the Vietnamese pho in front of him, so as to expand the market and increase sales.
"This... I think it's possible. First of all, if it can be made into a semi-finished product, it does have great potential. I remember that egg instant noodles have a lot of sales every year. And since the first package of instant noodles was released, other semi-finished instant noodles have been launched on the market every year. It's enough to show how profitable this area is. If there were no profit, other manufacturers would not have launched instant noodles one after another."
Jian Jianan nodded vigorously, feeling that Shan Jiqing was truly her soulmate. It was hard to find a soulmate these days, and she was already very satisfied to have such a person.
"Yes, yes, yes. Not only that, it's also very easy to cook. I didn't even cook the Vietnamese pho in our bowl. I just boiled it in water for a few minutes and it was already cooked. Then I added these ingredients myself. I can add whatever I want to eat. It's very convenient."
Shan Jiqing then realized that this mountain of beef was indeed added by Jian Jianan himself.
Jian Jianan could no longer conceal his excitement. "I talk to my mom every week in the US. I've already thought about what I'm going to tell them this week. I really hope that when I return to China next year, I'll hear the good news that Mom has launched this new business!"
Shan Jiqing was also very happy for his friend, but when he heard the three words "return to China", he lowered his head.
Jian Jianan immediately realized what he had said. He could return to China after finishing his study abroad next year, but Shan Jiqing would still stay in the United States to pursue further studies. It was unknown when the two would meet again.
She noticed the sadness on the face of the person opposite her and immediately racked her brains to change the subject.
"Um... um... well, I heard from Brother Huang that there's a Christmas party next weekend. It's said to be held at a club. Do you want to go with me?"
Brother Huang organizes a gathering every week, not only to make Chinese Americans feel the warmth of a big family, but more importantly, more people means more information, which is a good opportunity to share what we have.
It's not for nothing that Brother Huang is a dozen years older than the other students. He thinks more than these inexperienced college students. As the organizer of these gatherings, Huang Zhen actually benefits a lot from them.
The party that Jian Jianan attended today was similar to this.
After receiving Ye Qingqing's invitation, Jian Jianan quickly packed up his things and prepared to go to the club with Ye Qingqing for a party.
The name of the club is Sunset. This Sunset Club is located in the city center with convenient transportation. Most importantly, the food it sells is reasonably priced, with both expensive and cheap dishes. The prices are affordable for this group of international students, so it has an excellent reputation among various South American international students.
Huang Zhen often holds various parties in the Sunset Club.
Before Jian Jianan and Ye Qingqing came to the club, she took Ye Qingqing to her apartment to make preparations.
The two girls had to put on makeup and change clothes before attending the party. Ye Qingqing was quite distressed: "But I don't have any pretty dresses."
She only brought five or six pieces of clothing from China, which she washed and dried every day and wore in turns, so she didn't fall into the situation of having nothing to wear.
But those everyday clothes are not suitable to wear to tonight's party!
If she goes to buy it, there will still be time, but the price makes Ye Qingqing feel distressed.
There is a charity sale every Friday in the church near the school. Ye Qingqing sees other female classmates often buying all kinds of things there, including beautiful dresses.
But before getting the teaching assistant job, Ye Qingqing, who continued to work in the restaurant, did not want to spend money on these non-essential items.
Jian Jianan didn't take it seriously at all. She waved her hand at Ye with a swagger, "What's the big deal? You want a beautiful dress, right? I have plenty here. Just come over. Don't worry, just leave yourself to me. I promise to dress you up beautifully!"
Ye Qingqing was skeptical. She knew that Jian Jianan lived in an apartment outside the school, so she got the address and rushed to her apartment.
Ye Qingqing stood in front of the door of the room, took a deep breath, and calmed her violently beating heart. She knew that her friend, with whom she had been living for half a year, came from a wealthy family and had never worried about making a living.
Otherwise, other international students would be trying every possible way to find out where to pick up second-hand furniture, so how could Jian Jianan not participate?
But before, Ye Qingqing only had a vague impression of this. She thought she was a rich person, but she didn't know how Jian Jianan became rich.
Until one day, Ye Qingqing heard other international students sighing about Jian Jianan's family business at a party. She was really shocked to learn that her family owned both a catering group and a clothing group.
Ye Qingqing prepared herself mentally, raised her hand and knocked on the door three times, and then prepared herself to see the extravagant and luxurious interior decoration as soon as she opened the door.
"Coming right up! Wait a moment!"
Unexpectedly, the door opened immediately, and the interior design inside the door was completely different from what Ye Qingqing had imagined. There was no extravagant style at all, but it was very warm. The furniture consisted of only the most ordinary sofas, table lamps and cabinets, and the color matching was also very gentle. Except for the wallpaper on the wall with a little gold, there was no trace of luxurious "money" in other interior soft furnishings.
But in such a place where every inch of land is valuable, owning an apartment is already a sign of strong financial resources.
Moreover, the person who came out to open the door to greet Ye Qingqing was not her good friend Jian Jianan, but someone she had never met before.
The visitor was very polite and first introduced himself as Jian Jianan’s good friend, named “Shan Jiqing”.
For some reason, he specifically emphasized that they knew each other in China, and then explained that Jian Jianan was changing clothes in the house, so it was not convenient for him to come out to greet her, and asked her not to mind this.
Ye Qingqing walked in dazed and found that after this interruption, she no longer felt nervous about visiting Jian Jianan's house. As soon as she entered the door, she saw rows of clothes neatly stacked on the sofa in the living room.
There were shirts with ribbon decorations on the front, and skirts with gorgeous hems. Of course, the most common items were various dresses. Ye Qingqing couldn't tell the name and difference of each dress, but she just thought that each one was beautiful and had a slightly gorgeous style.
Jian Jianan waved at her and said, "Ye Qingqing, come here quickly! Didn't you say you don't have any clothes? I have plenty of clothes and I can lend them to you."
She introduced them to Ye Qingqing, "These are the products from my father's clothing store. After I came to study abroad, he sent me a large box of clothes. He said there are so many dances in the US, and all kinds of parties happen every two or three days, so he wanted me to prepare a variety of clothes so that I can enjoy college life."
"But I can't wear them all by myself! I was thinking about this when I first met you. You're tall and have a nice figure, so this kind of gorgeous dress is perfect for you!"
Jian Jianan was really enthusiastic. As soon as Ye Qingqing came in, she pulled her to sit on the sofa, and then let Jian Jianan hold up one skirt after another and try them on in front of her.
Jian Jianan picked out a skirt that suited her and asked Ye Qingqing if she liked it. Ye Qingqing nodded dizzily.
Then the next second, she was pulled by Jian Jianan in front of the fitting mirror, looking more clearly at the effect of the dress on her body.
When Ye Qingqing picked out her favorite piece, Jian Jianan threw her into the room with her clothes and body. "Hurry up and change! You can't tell the final effect of clothes by trying them on many times. If you want to know whether they suit you, the most important thing is to put them on."
Just like that, Ye Qingqing changed clothes in the room, unbuttoned her outermost coat and was startled by the cold December air. Her mind finally became a little clearer, and she didn't know what kind of love potion Jian Jianan had given her that led her to the situation where she was dressed up like a doll.
Ye Qingqing smiled gently, but strangely, Ye Qingqing, who always had a high self-esteem, did not reject this feeling.
Ye Qingqing changed into her skirt and came out, and was greeted by Jian Jianan's exclamation with his hands covering his mouth.
"Oh my god! This dress suits you so well! Qingqing, you have a healthy complexion, so brightly colored clothes are perfect for you. Those plain and elegant colors can't really bring out your beauty. Listen to me, buy clothes in this color from now on. It's really beautiful!"
Ye Qingqing was pulled in front of the dressing mirror by Jian Jianan. She was so flattered that she was at a loss for words. "Really...really?"
"Of course it's true! Otherwise, ask a third person, Xiaoqing, and tell us if it's true."
Shan Jiqing was pulled over by Jian Jianan, and the three of them looked at Ye Qingqing in the fitting mirror. He nodded and said impartially, "It's true. You have to trust Nan Nan's judgment. Her father has made all her clothes since she was a child. You can say that her matching skills have been cultivated since she was a child. This skirt really suits you. Just wear it!"
Ye Qingqing looked at herself in the fitting mirror in disbelief. Jian Jianan had picked out a long halter dress for her. If he wasn't afraid that she would be shy, Jian Jianan would actually have wanted to pick out a small strapless dress for Ye Qingqing.
The navy blue halter dress is very long, and the shoulder straps are extremely thin. The slouch neckline design will definitely not expose her body, and it can also better set off her figure. Even though Ye Qingqing always wears a T-shirt and shorts, she can't say the three words "not good-looking" when looking at herself in the mirror.
"How about it? If you're not satisfied, we can try something else. The dresses on the sofa are all prepared for you. If they don't work, just change them. I promise to find a dress you like tonight!"
Ye Qingqing quickly shook her head after hearing this: "No, no, no, no, this one is already very beautiful, I like it very much, don't bother with it, Nannan."
Jian Jianan tilted his head and stared into her eyes and said seriously, "Really? You can't just settle for this. You have to really like this dress from the bottom of your heart."
Ye Qingqing nodded repeatedly, assuring him again and again: "It's true, it's true. I really like this skirt. I'll wear it later, okay?"
Only then did Jian Jianan let Ye Qingqing go, picked up the clothes he had picked out long ago and went into the room to change.
Ye Qingqing suddenly felt cold and awkward standing here, especially when Jian Jianan left and she was with another person, it became even more awkward.
Shan Jiqing was extremely calm. His attention was always on Jian Jianan. After Jian Jianan left, she continued to do the unfinished work.
Shan Jiqing was tidying up the clothes that were in a mess on the sofa. He shook out each skirt first, then hung them on the hanger, and finally hung them on the clothesline.
Shan Jiqing was very skilled at tidying up his clothes, and in a short while he had cleared most of the clothes on the sofa.
But not all clothes are suitable for hanging, not to mention that the space on the clothesline is already full. However, this does not pose a problem for Shan Jiqing, who has been doing housework. With his dexterous hands, he folds all the shirts and tops on the sofa into small squares, and then stacks them together neatly.
Ye Qingqing was almost stunned. When they first met, he felt that Shan Jiqing was unusually cold and difficult to get along with.
But after just a few minutes of getting along, she felt that Shan Jiqing, no, it should be said that Shan Jiqing in front of Jian Jianan was quite approachable.
Especially Shan Jiqing who was doing the housework now, Ye Qingqing inexplicably tasted a bit of virtue from him. Otherwise, how could he be so skillful in tidying up the clothes?
And if I'm not mistaken, most of the clothes here are women's styles. In other words, they are all the clothes that Jian Jianan is wearing. Why don't you avoid suspicion at all? Are you two really that close?
Noticing Ye Qingqing's gaze, Shan Jiqing said calmly without even turning his head, "Most of Nannan's clothes are sent from home. Her father will match them for her, but Nannan doesn't always wear them this way. She often has other little ideas. So when sorting her clothes, you should put the tops and bottoms that match her together according to her preferences and ideas. This will make it easier for her to choose."
Ye nodded gently, and then she stayed there for a second. Oh my God, can someone please tell her why she was here listening to this little trick of folding clothes? And she was still nodding!
And Mr. Shan Jiqing, there is a kind of boasting in your tone that cannot be concealed. Why is that?
Is it a matter of pride to be the clothes maker of the Jian family?
Ye Qingqing still didn't understand Shan Jiqing. If she really asked this question, maybe Shan Jiqing would really nod.
Ye Qingqing and Shan Jiqing were silent for a while. Jian Jianan finally changed her clothes and came out. She pushed open the door and shouted happily, "Xiao Qing!"
Then the two people sitting on the sofa turned their heads at the same time.
Noticing each other's movements, they exchanged another glance. "What are you doing? Isn't little "Qing" calling me? Why are you turning your head?"
Jian Jianan burst into laughter, ignoring the two people's actions, turned around on the spot, and asked, "How is it? Does the dress I picked out fit me?"
Jian Jianan was also wearing a small evening dress, but unlike Ye Qingqing's solid-colored one, hers was floral and had a very retro style. The collar was a boat neckline and decorated with white lace, which made Jian Jianan look more innocent and lively.
Ye Qingqing spoke first: "Look, look! You are so beautiful! You don't know, when you just came out, my eyes lit up and I couldn't look anywhere else!"
Jian Jianan smiled happily: "Is it really that beautiful?"
Shan Jiqing was beaten to the punch by Ye Qingqing, but she still responded as soon as she finished speaking: "Really, it really is beautiful. I haven't seen this dress before. Is it the style that uncle is going to release this year?"
Jian Jianan waved his hands and denied it, "No, no, this isn't a new style my dad and his friends prepared. My dad made it himself. He said he hadn't made a piece of clothing by hand in a long time, and he wanted to see if he still had the skill."
Ye Qingqing sighed: "It seems that uncle is still as good as ever. Even someone like me who doesn't know much about tailoring thinks this skirt is very beautiful. If it wasn't made by uncle, I would have saved up money to buy one myself!"
Jian Jianan turned to look at Shan Jiqing again, only to see his eyes moving quickly, sometimes lingering on her skirt, and then quickly turning away the next second.
Shan Jiqing's expression when he praised her just now was so serious, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and it looked like he was swallowing?
Jian Jianan didn't understand, so he decided to change the topic.
"Now that we're all set, shall we head out now? It's getting late, and we hope to catch the first wave of drinks."
The three of them took a taxi to their destination. New York at night was full of decadence and glamour, with bright lights and wine everywhere. Sometimes when Jian Jianan was going to and from school and looking at the city, he would suddenly have an illusion in his heart.
Why does it feel like we are all on the same planet, but the appearance of cities is so different?
She thought of the continent in the East, her hometown. It was already late at night, and it was a very lively scene. The North-South Hotel must be open. In the alley not far from the hotel entrance, individual business owners were setting up stalls, barbecue stalls, drink stalls, and grocery stalls. Making money was the mainstream of that city.
Jian Jianan had to admit that she did miss home a little.
Shan Jiqing, who was sitting in the passenger seat, sensed something keenly and suddenly turned around to look at Jian Jianan.
Jian Jianan gave him a reassuring smile and told him not to worry.
Beside her, Ye Qingqing was yelling and hollering. If she hadn't had some dignity, she would have screamed out loud. She was completely absorbed in school, overwhelmed by her heavy workload, and had never ventured out at night to truly explore this international metropolis.
Today I took a ride in the car of Jian Jianan and his friend, and was able to take a good look around the place.
The various signboards along the way were colorful, and various pubs and bars were still operating in full swing. The men and women on the street were all dressed in formal attire. Ye Qingqing was overwhelmed and wanted to ask the driver to stop and take a closer look.
When they arrived in front of the Sunset Club, Shan Jiqing went to pay the driver, and the two girls went in to warm themselves first.
"Oh, luckily we made it in time and it's not too late." Jian Jianan breathed a sigh of relief. Tonight's party was in the form of a buffet, and various small cakes had just been put out. No one ate much.
Ye Qingqing rarely experienced such scenes. There were about fifty or sixty people attending the party. She originally thought that this party would be the same as the previous ones, with just a dozen people eating, drinking and chatting at a big table and then the party would pass by.
Unexpectedly, so many people came. She followed Jian Jianan closely, just like a newborn bird that must hide under its mother's wings.
Shan Jiqing rushed over from the door and was very dissatisfied with Ye Qingqing's position. He felt that this person was really ignorant.
When he was in China, Duan Duan often occupied the seat next to Jian Jianan. Unexpectedly, after going abroad, another person would appear and take his place.
Shan Jiqing immediately stepped forward and stood on Jian Jianan's left. He did not hold Jian Jianan's hand like Ye Qingqing did, but the next second after hearing the music playing softly, he directly extended an invitation to Jian Jianan.
"Would you like to dance with me?" Shan Jiqing bent down and extended his hand to invite her.
He was wearing a well-tailored suit, also a Shenya product sent by Jian Yangping. It wrapped around his lean and powerful body, making him look tall and straight. When he lowered his head, Jian Jianan could still clearly see the two whorls on his head.
"Okay." After thinking for three seconds, Jian Jianan put his hand over it and accepted Shan Jiqing's invitation.
The moment the two of them left, Ye Qingqing shouted, "Nannannannan! I'll be sitting right back there. Remember to come find me after you finish dancing! Remember, remember!"
Without waiting for Jian Jianan to answer, Shan Jiqing exerted force with his hands and pulled Jian Jianan directly into the dance floor.
The clear music sounded, and the two people in the dance floor slowly began to dance the waltz.
Waltz is a graceful and light dance that originated in the Bavaria region of Germany.
But for Shan Jiqing, there is another feature that makes her care more.
Waltz is often used to symbolize love. It represents the beauty of love and is full of passion.
For example, he and Jian Jianan are now swaying their bodies to the melody of the waltz. Doesn't this represent the ups and downs of love?
Shan Jiqing lowered his head and saw Jian Jianan's eyelashes blinking like butterfly wings. In this environment, he suddenly wanted to say something from his heart.
He lowered his gaze, not meeting Jian Jianan's gaze, just enough to see the top of Jian Jianan's head, "Nannan, I..."
"Hey! Who are those people?" Jian Jianan didn't know which direction he turned and what he saw. Suddenly, he pointed behind Shan Jiqing and exclaimed.
"He looks like he's wearing a uniform. Does he work for a company nearby? No, I have to ask Brother Huang!"
"Waves of the Danube" ended at this moment. Jian Jianan shook off Shan Jiqing's hand and trotted towards Brother Huang.
Shan Jiqing was left behind her, lowering his eyes dejectedly and sighing with regret. Perhaps this was destined. The timing was not yet ripe. He would have to choose another opportunity next time.
What he didn't know was that Jian Jianan also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment. Fortunately, a group of people came to rescue him, otherwise he would not have known how he escaped.
I always feel that Shan Jiqing will say something outrageous in the next second.
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