My 26-year-old female tenant: Gufan on the Island

Chen Qianyu and I found a Cantonese-style tea restaurant near Polaris Department Store, and ordered two classic Cantonese-style tea set meals. While waiting for the meal, we also chatted.

Chen Qianyu took out a stack of cash from his bag, handed it to me and said, "Brother, I have been looking for you for a long time, and today I finally have the opportunity to return this money to you..."

I didn't reach out to take it, I just smiled and replied: "If I remember correctly, the money was given to you in the name of donation. Since it was a donation, I can't get it back. I don't want it back." He is a person who likes to contradict himself.”

"But that's your tuition fee... You don't even know how uncomfortable I felt when I saw your name on the tuition collection list on the school's intranet!"

I still smiled and said: "There is really no need to talk about those feelings that have changed over time... After all, I have graduated successfully, right?"

After saying that, I took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, looked around, and found that other people were smoking, so I lit it without any worries... And this is already an old problem of mine, I always get emotional. When fluctuations occur, light a cigarette in an attempt to cover up.

Jane Wei said: This kind of concealment is only useful for strangers; she has been with me for a long time, and this kind of concealment has become a habit in her eyes; therefore, every time I light up a cigarette When talking, she would pretend to be casual and ask: "Zhaoyang, what's wrong with you?"

I never gave a good answer, but I think she should know... For a long time, I felt depressed and sad because we might break up.

"Brother, I'm a little curious, how did you settle the tuition fee?"

The hand holding the cigarette was just hanging over my mouth, and I thought about it again and again. Jane Wei's face, which I had blurred in my mind, suddenly became clear again, as well as the past incident related to tuition fees: Finally, It was she who sold the necklace her father gave her on her birthday to pay for my tuition. She didn’t blame me, she just asked me to promise her that I would focus on my studies in the future so that I wouldn’t be too busy when I graduated. Can't get a diploma.

I promised her, and this is one of the few things between us that I promised and could still do in the end.

"Brother..."

I came back to my senses, but still stared at Chen Qianyu for a while before replying: "I forgot."

"You are so free and easy, you can forget this!"

"Being good at forgetting is not a bad thing." After saying that, I returned the money Chen Qianyu handed her and said, "I am very good now and have no worries about food and drink, so don't worry about this." Keep this thing in mind...This little money is easier for me than sprinkling water."

"Okay, senior brother... I guess you must have married senior sister Jian Wei."

"No, we broke up... not long ago."

"Uh... I'm sorry, senior brother!"

I put out the cigarette in my hand and asked with a smile: "Do you think I can live a good life only if I am with her?"

"I... just think you guys really love each other... Sister Jian Wei is so good, and there have been many rumors about her family in school..."

I laughed "haha"; my laughter frightened Chen Qianyu so much that she dared not speak out; but she didn't understand that this seemingly constant laughter was actually the sadness and self-mockery in my heart that could never be released.

How could I have a good life? I just got used to muddle along, and kept reminding myself that living like this is not bad.

……

After laughing enough, I finally changed the subject and asked Chen Qianyu, "By the way, was your brother cured later?"

After all, it had been so long since this incident, and Chen Qianyu seemed to have let go, so she just shook her head helplessly and replied, "No, that operation failed, and he still can't hear anything."

"Then the pressure on you is really quite big!"

"Well, my parents passed away early, and he and I are the only ones left to depend on each other... I can't give up on him no matter what." After a pause, she said to me with some emotion: "After graduation, I should actually Looking for a professional-related job... But I still chose the career of stewardess..."

We looked at each other, and she seemed a little embarrassed to say anything, so she was silent for a long time before she said: "You may think I am realistic... But this is the only shortcut I can take in life... Because international flights are the social elite. It’s the place where people gather most easily...especially the first-class guests. Every time you walk into the first-class cabin, you feel like you’ve entered a new world.”

I probably understood it, but I didn’t feel like I understood it.

At this time, Chen Qianyu said to me with relief: "Brother, I'm getting married... It's the passenger I met in the first class cabin... So, I'm really happy to meet you here today... ...Because after I get married, I will take my brother and him to immigrate to the United States to live. I am afraid that I will never have the chance to fulfill my wish to see you again in my lifetime..."

I looked at Chen Qianyu again and sighed in my heart: Sure enough, not a single mole of wealth grows in vain.

She seemed to want to talk to me, and before I could sigh, she added: "He has been married once, and he has a daughter who is only ten years younger than me, and the daughter lives with him."

Then I said: "You don't seem to be willing to accept it."

Chen Qianyu was noncommittal and just said: "There is a price to pay for taking shortcuts... Do you think so, senior brother?"

"What I want to talk to you about is not a shortcut. I just want to tell you: your goal should not be marriage, but to truly feel happiness..."

There were tears in Chen Qianyu's eyes, but she still smiled and said to me: "Man and life are contradictory... It's like me, obviously called Qianyu, but I'm flying in the sky... I'm already flying in the sky In the sky, there is still no way to be as free as a bird."

……

After I separated from Chen Qianyu, I went to the bar to sit alone for a while. But this time, I didn’t dare to order more. I just ordered a bottle of beer and sat to kill time. In the process, I received a call from CC, and she came up. She complained that I didn't tell her about Robben being banned by the bar association.

I'm so convinced! You can also blame me for this. It is obvious that Robben wants to save face and suffer the consequences, and he must not let me spread this matter. To put it bluntly, he just likes to show off. If he is willing to talk to CC, there is actually a chance of survival, because CC is somewhat famous in the industry and has a good reputation. If she is asked to intercede, those people may give her a bad look.

Not long after chatting with CC, Robben called me again and asked me to borrow a set of business clothes. He said that his father would come to Suzhou tomorrow and he didn’t want his father to know the fact that he was already a homeless person, so he decided to He put on a suit and tie to disguise himself; finally, he didn't forget to borrow his briefcase from me, saying that he would look more like that when he was squeezing the bus.

Unfortunately, he found the wrong person. I have never been in the habit of wearing professional clothes, so I finally borrowed one from Zhao Li.

According to Zhao Li, he found him within half an hour.

What a pretentious activist!

……

After drinking, I returned to my residence. As soon as I took out the key, I found that the door was ajar. I looked through the crack in the door and saw that the landlord, Lao Li, was already sitting on the sofa in the living room with his legs crossed.

He is always like this. Whenever he defaults on the rent, he will invade my space without saying a word.

"Zhaoyang, don't say I'm unkind. The next tenant is already waiting for my reply... If you don't pay the rent in full tonight and walk out of this door, I'll sign a contract with them. .”

I glared and replied: "How dare you, our lease hasn't expired yet!"

Lao Li's attitude was surprisingly tough: "Take out the contract and take a good look at it... See the consequences of breach of contract... This is the first time I've seen a repeat offender like you... I won't tolerate you today. Now... pay the rent or get out!"

After all, it was wrong and I was speechless for a moment.

But I really want to continue living here, at least, before I leave Suzhou, I don’t want to change places; because I already have some feelings for this old house; at least, it does not leak either wind or rain, and it is Countless nights gave me warmth.

Lao Li's eyes became more and more mean and cold, which gave me a very bad feeling that I was really going to move out this time.

It was at this time that a stack of money and a note suddenly slipped out of the coat pocket in his hand.

I picked it up and looked at it. It was Chen Qianyu who left it for me, and she probably put the money in my pocket while I was going to the toilet.

"Brother Zhaoyang, actually I know that you are not living well... There is a big hole in the collar of your clothes... So, I must pay you back the money I owe you... I will pay you tomorrow I'm flying to the United States, if you still want to see me... just bring this dress with holes, I know a little sewing, and I can mend it for you."