My 26-year-old Female Tenant

  The message Mi Cai replied was so simple, at least on paper, she said: "How long do you want me to stay in the United States?"

  I was puzzled: Is she asking for my opinion?

   After a long time, I sent her a message back: "I think you must have made arrangements for how long you will stay."

  This time it took a while for Mi Cai to reply: "You are right."

   "Then you still ask me?"

  Mi Cai didn't continue this topic, but just replied: "I'm going to board the plane soon, I'm turning off the phone, bye!"

  I put the phone back on the coffee table, then leaned on the sofa, and just closed my eyes, as if I saw Mi Cai and Wei Ran sitting in the first-class cabin of the plane talking and laughing happily.

   Feeling a little depressed in my heart, I finally didn't want to think about it anymore. I wiped my face heavily to calm myself down, and then I went to the bathroom to wash up.

  …

  When they came to Fangyuan and Yan Yan's residence, Chen Jingming and Zhao Li had already arrived, Yan Yan had also bought wine and prepared a table of sumptuous meals.

  I greeted Chen Jingming first: "Manager Chen, as expected of driving an Audi, it's faster than me driving an Alto!"

  Chen Jingming smiled and said, "When will you get rid of this poverty!"

I smiled disapprovingly and said, "You are old and don't like to hear about us young people being poor. I remember when I was in college, I could just find a historical joke and let Fang Yuan and his wife listen to it all afternoon. How much I like it! Isn’t it, Fangyuan?”

  Fangyuan hasn’t responded yet, but Yan Yan patted me and said, “I’m still making jokes about history. It’s as if I know a lot about the past and the present. I don’t know where I heard the unofficial history, so I use it to fool us.”

  Everyone smiled, Fang Yuan invited us to eat again, and then everyone sat down around the table.

  I poured a glass of wine for Chen Jingming, and took the opportunity to ask: "Mr. Chen, how do you feel after working in Zhuomei for a while?"

  Chen Jingming said to me seriously: "I am currently in the familiarization stage, but I have already participated in the management of the mall. Mi always is a very enlightened CEO, and he is willing to delegate power!"

   Fangyuan also echoed, saying: "Yes, Mr. Mi is willing to give his subordinates room to play freely, and it is still very easy to work in her hands... But Zhuomei's water is a bit deep, much deeper than Polaroid Department Store!"

  There were no outsiders present at the moment, so I asked bluntly: "Is it because Mi Zhongde has been planning to evade President Mi's rights recently?"

Chen Jingming nodded and said: "Mi Zhongde wants to bring down Mr. Mi in Zhuomei. We have heard about it when we were in Baoli Department Store, but after getting along with Mr. Mi these days, I think: he wants to It may not be that easy to overthrow Mr. Mi easily, not to mention that the board of directors has a group of loyal former members of Mr. Mi's biological father, as far as Mr. Mi's personal ability is concerned, he will not be defeated in the contest with Mr. Mi Zhongde."

Chen Jingming's words reassured me, and Fang Yuan said to me again: "I heard that Mi Zhongde actually loves Mr. Mi very much in life. During the years when Mr. Mi did not return to China, Mr. Mi celebrated his birthday every year. , no matter how busy he is, he will fly to the United States to accompany Mr. Mi and celebrate her birthday, but... on the ownership of Zhuomei, he will not compromise at all, and Mr. Mi will not compromise, so the relationship is very stiff!"

Fang Yuan's words made me understand why Mi Zhongde was so disgusted when I was disrespectful to Mi Zhongde last time when I was Mi Cai's, because Mi Zhongde actually had a relationship with her nephew and uncle, but... that feeling could not be overcome in the end. The right to claim, however, Zhuo Mei should be inherited by Mi Cai.

Zhao Li, who had been silent all this time, said again: "Actually, I think it would be a good choice for Mr. Mi to withdraw from Zhuo Mei's competition. With Mi Zhongde's love for her, she will definitely have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life. How should I put it? Being a rich lady is much better than being a strong woman in the workplace!"

"You fart, you're just a **** who wants to die...how can Mi Cai let go of Zhuo Mei's ownership, it's her father's property!" I immediately scolded Zhao Li, because he didn't understand Mi Cai's treatment of her father. Feelings.

  Zhao Li smiled embarrassingly, and said: "Don't get excited, this is just my personal opinion. I am a person who likes to be comfortable, so I am destined not to reach the height of Mr. Mi."

  …

  After the meal, Chen Jingming and Zhao Li left one after another, while Yan Yan was washing the dishes in the kitchen, and only Fangyuan and I were left in the living room.

  We lighted a cigarette each, and then chatted, Fang Yuan brought up the old story again, and said, "Zhaoyang, what did you think about the last time I suggested to you to work in Zhuomei?"

   "I haven't considered it yet." I told the truth.

Fangyuan reminded in a serious tone, "After Zhuomei moved its headquarters to Shanghai, there was a major adjustment in the internal personnel, so Chen Jingming and I had the opportunity to be promoted to a higher level than in Baoli. If you can seize this opportunity , It’s really a promising job, and Mr. Mi has expressed to me more than once that he hopes you can work in Zhuomei.”

I have no words, but I think of the embarrassing relationship between myself and Mi Cai at this time, and I have already made up my mind, if there is no possibility of me and Mi Cai being together, I will return to Xuzhou to start again after the bar is on the right track. If by chance, Mi Cai has feelings for me and we become boyfriend and girlfriend, I will not work in Zhuomei. After all, a man should have a man's pursuit and ambition instead of relying on his girlfriend to make a living, so no matter where I will not join Zhuomei if this result is not the case.

  Fangyuan asked me who was in silence again, and said, "Can you give me an answer to this matter? After all, after you arrived in Zhuomei, we brothers also depend on each other."

I finally shook my head and said to Fang Yuan: "Don't mention this matter to me in the future. It is really unrealistic for me to work in Zhuomei. After the bar is on the right track, I may still go back to Xuzhou. My roots are there. !"

   "Why, you still can't let go of that Li Xiaoyun?... If you two still have a chance to reconnect with each other, my buddy won't persuade you, because that girl Li Xiaoyun is really reliable!"

  I was a little absent-minded, but I remembered the ease of being with Li Xiaoyun in those few months. This kind of ease is something I have never experienced in my emotional life. Although I lack some passion, this is just living, isn't it?

  Maybe for me, Li Xiaoyun is the woman who truly represents reality and life, but I still miss it after all.

  …

Leaving Fangyuan and Yanyan's residence, I sat alone in the square where I used to play with Mi Cai, looking at the children who had already had their winter vacation playing in the square, I felt a little lonely after all, so I habitually Light a cigarette to relieve loneliness.

  Spitting out the smoke for a long time, I couldn't help but look at the sky. At this moment, Mi Cai should have flown to the other side of the ocean by plane!

  I missed her a little bit, so I just stared at the blue sky and white clouds for a long time, until the phone rang.

I took out my mobile phone from my pocket, only to find that it was my mother who was calling. This surprised me, because after I came to Suzhou, I called her many times, but she never answered and was always angry. with me.

   "Mom...Mom." I yelled twice because of excitement.

  My mother was silent on the other end of the phone for a long time before asking with a sob: "How are you doing in Suzhou?"

My heart is full of guilt, no matter how angry my mother is with me, after all, she is still the person who cares about me the most in the world, I made a relaxed tone and replied: "It's fine, you don't have to worry about me, but Take care of yourself!"

   "Brat, Mom doesn't want you to care!"

  Of course I could hear the complaint in my mother’s words, but I could also hear that she had gradually let go of my original behavior, and then said: "I am your son, I don’t care about you, who cares about you!"

  My mother finally smiled, and then asked: "Are you going back to Xuzhou for the Chinese New Year this year?"

   "I will go back if there is no accident, I miss you so much!"

"Come back if you want." After a short pause, my mother said again: "I heard from your Auntie Zhang that she hasn't had a date since you broke up with that child Xiaoyun. You...or if you come back this time, I will ask you Auntie Zhang to talk about it. Girls are soft-hearted, you go and admit your mistake, maybe Xiaoyun will forgive you... Tell me, if you marry Xiaoyun , staying in Xuzhou, your father and I will feel at ease!"

  My mother's words made me stunned for a moment. Does she still have plans to let Li Xiaoyun and I continue our relationship? And if Li Xiaoyun didn't go on blind date again, does it really mean that she still misses me? Or is it just my mother's wishful thinking?