warm hearts

[I haven’t known Gao Xu for a long time, just over two years from beginning to end, and there is still a year and a half in between, separated by the entire Pacific Ocean, and we only contact each other for a few minutes on WeChat once a day.Among all the impressions he gave me, there is one thing that is particularly impressive, that is, he is very measured-although he is a very funny and crazy temper, he rarely jokes about serious things.He can do a lot of things naturally, smoothly and logically. When he usually speaks, he seems to be open-mouthed, and even opens his mouth. It makes friends who are familiar with him feel close naturally, but in the relationship between people The boundaries of the relationship are precisely grasped.For example, the matter of inviting me to cooperate, I believe he must have had this idea very early, but he seriously considered my situation and kept holding back.When he said that day, he was discussing the matter as it stands, telling me his thoughts and plans, and he never played the emotional card in the name of a friend from the beginning to the end.And since he said it, he hasn't asked me for an answer once, as if he just put such a matter on the table, but he won't interfere with my consideration in the slightest.On the contrary, every time I go to his car dealership and see the small half-empty storefront on the right side separated by a wall, I will think of the ideas and plans he told me that day, and I want to keep up with him again and again. He asked for more details.

——Ji Xiaomin]

The rainy season in June makes the whole city wet and sticky, and the high temperature catalyzes this wetness and stickiness into an indelible sense of irritability and suffocation, which greatly reduces people's sense of happiness.Many people associate this lack of happiness with Mercury retrograde, but Ji Xiaomin understands that he is just really unhappy.

This kind of dissatisfaction has been with him since he accepted this job. He originally thought that he would gradually get used to it according to his previous personality. After all, it is clean and comfortable, and it fits perfectly with the life he once wanted.However, in the past few months, he gradually began to question his definition and pursuit of life, and felt that there was a kind of vision that he had never had before that was quietly sprouting in his heart.

Of course, this doubt does not mean that he thinks there is something wrong with his past pursuits, but that he suddenly has a question: Are those enough?

If it was before going abroad, he would definitely nod without hesitation, but now whenever he faces himself in the mirror at home, or sits in front of the desk and faces the computer screen, when this question comes to his mind, his answer is different. Always wandering.

On the contrary, it was the inexplicable longing in his heart.It seems to have infinite appeal, and it raises questions with the question of "are you interested" again and again, and then obtains the affirmation in my heart countless times.

He felt that he hadn't touched the word "interest" for a long time—how long?It's been so long that he can't remember.But in the dead of night, when he was lying alone on the bed listening to the occasional car engine sound from outside the balcony, or caught the distant and weak light of the headlights that flashed and leaked into the house from the window that was never covered by curtains, But a certain scene always subconsciously pops up in his mind, like grabbing a wrench from his father for the first time when he was a toddler, or stepping on the new motorcycle bought by the big brother next door for the first time as a teenager.

Of course, he worked hard for his own interests, so he studied, he did it himself, he knew everything about motorcycles, and at the age of 25, he finally owned a car that belonged to him and loved him.Then he put it in the garage contentedly, and started to do what he should do at that age, to live a life that both he and his parents felt satisfied, with peace of mind.

The next few years were dull and comfortable, and he lived a lazy life without fighting or grabbing.Then at the age of 30, he got an opportunity and met Gao Xu at the same time.

Gao Xu is a very contagious person. Although he doesn't say much, his hard work and positive endeavors make everyone around him feel the same.

Perhaps it was because of the empathy at that moment, or it was just Ji Xiaomin's innate empathy that made him suddenly have a question "Why not?", which made him feel like a sudden whim , decided to reach out and get that opportunity.

Then he returned to China after finishing his studies, everything improved, and the new job was even more dull and comfortable than before, but it seemed hard for him to calm down in his heart.His past pursuit was inexplicably shattered like the Harley that once made him feel satisfied, and when he reassembled it piece by piece, it could no longer satisfy him.Because he thinks it can actually be better, he wants it to be better, even though it is old and the design he gave it at the beginning is outdated, but those new materials and new technologies can completely make up for it, just like high Xu’s friend named Xia Yu armed his classic car SPADA with a Suzuki Hayabusa just because he loved it.

—Yes, he loves it too.

He has loved motorcycles so much for hundreds of years.

Gao Xu is probably a person who will never be affected by Mercury retrograde—or maybe he is actually affected, but he does not have this consciousness.He has never paid much attention to things like constellations and blood types. At most, he just watched and smiled. As for luck, he belongs to the type of person who believes that hard work will affect luck.

This probably has something to do with his experience - from the time he made up his mind to participate in the draft to becoming a trainee, he has been in a very busy state.Such busyness left him no time to think, and he could only do his best to move forward step by step.

Occasionally during this period, when he was free, or because of some reason that made him stop, he would take a breath and look back.Then he often finds that he may not have gone far, but he often stands on a higher level than before.His gains may not be more than others, but every time he is always richer than his previous self. Over time, the idea that "people who work hard will not be too bad luck" gradually became a belief.

Perhaps it was influenced by this belief, when Gao Xu broke through hesitation and finally expressed his thoughts to Ji Xiaomin, deep down in his heart, he actually believed that he would succeed.Although Ji Xiaomin didn't answer him on the spot, and almost never mentioned it in the next half a month, Gao Xu still came to the dealership frequently after his car was repaired, and was very impressed with the details of the dealership's future plans. Some clues can still be seen in the behavior of the situation of interest.

However, he was not in a hurry to ask for confirmation, let alone get an answer from Ji Xiaomin, because he felt that he was not ready-the car dealership had just started, and it had only been half a year since the beginning and the end. Although the business of ordering cars was still stable, the scale was far away Not enough to support more personnel and equipment expenses.

Gao Xu is the kind of person who has a steelyard in his heart. He feels that with Ji Xiaomin's talent, he is already holding a golden job in his hand. If he really comes to work with him, he should offer a suitable price no matter what.This kind of mentality is actually very similar to the "marriage proposal" that Ji Xiaomin jokingly said, since it is asking to marry Bai Fumei, then there is no reason to expect others to accompany you with peace of mind.

Gao Xu has a sense of urgency in his heart, because since he has made up his mind to speak out, then this matter is a must for him.He can give Ji Xiaomin as long as possible to think and weigh, but he hopes that his own preparation time can be as short as possible.

From the end of June to the middle of July, Ji Xiaomin only saw Bai Sen when he went to the car dealership after get off work several times.He found it very strange. After asking, he found out that Yang Guang's 4S shop had received an urgent order and needed to rush to work, so he called Gao Xu to help. It has been almost two weeks since today.

"Then you are here to watch the store all day?" Ji Xiaomin looked around the store for a week and found that there were several new cars in the store, so he walked over and asked while looking at it, and finally joked: "Do you want to call Wang Ke over here?" help you?"

"Hey, don't, thank you bro." Hearing the words, Bai Sen clasped his fists again and again, "He came here for a long time last time, and the guests didn't help me take care of a few. I'm dizzy." After a pause, he went on to say: "It's okay, all the guests make appointments online. It's actually quite free when no one comes. When there are too many people, Lao Gao will make an appointment with them at night and wait for him. Once you’re done, come straight over.”

"Then isn't he in a hurry?" Ji Xiaomin had roughly finished looking at the car at this time, and walked back slowly with his hands in his pockets, his brows were subconsciously frowned, forming a nice arc, "The 4S store where Yang Guang works... In the north of the city, right? It’s said that it’s not far from Xia Yu’s car dealership. It would take him four or ten minutes to make the trip, and it won’t be too early to finish work over there, so what time will it be before we get back here?”

"Usually it's 09:30 or [-] o'clock. We young people go to bed late, and it's almost twelve o'clock when we finish, which is just right." Bai Sen didn't seem to think there was any problem, and said indifferently, while still working on the computer. Type quickly on the Internet to communicate with customers.

Ji Xiaomin pursed his lips, he didn't know what to say for a while, but there was a voice in his heart that sounded faintly: Every day it's twelve o'clock, and he still has to work during the day, you treat him as if he was just [-] What about ten heads?He suddenly wanted to send Gao Xu a WeChat message, but he couldn't figure out what to say for a while, so he had to hold the phone in his hand and watch without saying a word, blinking his eyes slowly.

During this period, Bai Sen looked up at him, then silently cut the chat partner on the computer into Wang Ke, and tapped the keyboard with his ten fingers like chicken blood: [Fuck, I seem to have suddenly gotten to the old man. Gao said that your brother is prosperous and beautiful. 】

[Who?my brother? 】Wang Ke seemed at a loss.

[Mr. Ji, Mr. Ji. 】Bai Sen immediately realized that Wang has a brother, so he quickly corrected it.

This time it took Wang Ke a long time to reply. It seemed that it took a long time to understand Bai Sen's words, but the content of the reply made Bai Sen almost vomit blood: [emmm... What is the beauty of the prosperous age? 】

Bai Sen didn't hold his breath, and was thinking about how the hell he should explain this, but he heard Ji Xiaomin clicked on a WeChat voice message next to him, and before he could put it to his ear, he released it publicly: "Did you miss me?" ?”

The volume of the voice was not high, and there was noise in the background, but Bai Sen had known Gao Xu for so long, so he knew it was his voice.So he subconsciously raised his eyebrows and looked at Ji Xiaomin, and after a while he quietly turned back, and when he typed again, he tried to lower his voice as much as possible: 【Mr. Ji...is he falling in love with Lao Gao? 】

[Yeah, did you know that? 】Wang Ke replied quickly this time, it seems that Bai Sen's topic made him suddenly interested,【Have they talked for a long time?It seems like you were together before you went to America?I heard that Lao Gao gave him morning calls every day. 】

[Damn that morning call was for him? 】Bai Sen was taken aback by that reply, and then suddenly slapped his thigh as if he had suddenly realized it—the case that has been pending for almost two years is finally solved this time!