In the golden cage

When Ji Linzhang let Ji Shaoting go, he promised him that he would not tell his parents about this matter, including Aunt Chen, but Ji Shaoting must keep in touch with him, and video calls every night are the basics.

At the end, he asked again: "I came back so suddenly this time, what should I do with my work?"

Although Ji Shaoting has a plan for the future, it is only a rough plan, and the detailed content has not yet been implemented. Facing Ji Linzhang's question, he can only briefly explain: "We still do what we did before, and we may need to contact several local welfare organizations first. Check it out."

Li Chen didn't say anything at that time, but just listened silently to Ji Linzhang saying that it is not easy to start an NGO in China from scratch, and the procedures are very cumbersome.

After returning home, Ji Shaoting went to take a bath first, and when he came out with a towel on his shoulders, Li Chen was sitting by the bed with a stack of documents and flipping through them.

When he was concentrating, he would unconsciously frown, with a slight crease between his brows, and his eyes were full of solemnity.

Ji Shaoting covered his head with the towel again, turned around and wanted to go back to the bathroom to dry his hair, and then he called out to Li Chen, "Tingting."

He raised his hand and handed the stack of papers forward: "It's for you."

Ji Shaoting hesitated and didn't go forward: "Isn't this something from your company?"

"That's right," Li Chen's answer was vague, "Look at it first."

Ji Shaoting walked over hesitantly, took Li Chen's document, and his limbs froze as soon as his eyes touched the bold Song typeface on the title.

The paper in his hand suddenly gained weight and became heavy.

"I've been making preparations since I came back from England," he heard Li Chen's deep voice, "but the procedures are really complicated. I wanted to give it to you as a birthday present after I've finished it, but today A lot of things happened suddenly in the evening, I think it's better to leave it to you in advance, at least your brother will have less worries."

In Ji Shaoting's hands was a proposal for a charitable foundation under Li Chen's name, the most important key word in the introduction: poor children in rural areas.

As for the person in charge, Ji Shaoting's name was filled in.

"It's what you're good at," Li Chen continued, "but I'm not familiar with it. This draft was drafted by my subordinates. You can see what needs to be deleted, and I'll communicate with her. After that, I have to stamp the official seal several times. ,I……"

When Li Chen said this, he seemed hesitant to speak, and Ji Shaoting looked up at him from the document, his whole face was still in a daze: "What's wrong?"

Li Chen suddenly raised his left hand.It was only then that Ji Shaoting realized that his left hand had been clenched tightly, and the knuckles were turning white.

The atmosphere became tense for no reason, and Ji Shaoting heard a deep and long breath, and then saw the left hand clenched into a fist relax, and the five fingers slowly opened.

Ji Shaoting saw something that he was extremely familiar with.

their wedding rings.

A circle of silver rings blending head and tail stretch out a pair of wings of Venus, with a sparkling diamond in the middle.

Li Chen's breathing was a little turbulent, and it took him a while to regain his businesslike calmness: "I suggest you put the ring on first, otherwise you may cause some gossip when you meet people later."

He paused and emphasized again: "It's just to stop rumors, that's all."

Facing the wedding ring, Ji Shaoting had a complicated expression on his face. He understood that his emotions were not in place, and he didn't even know what he was thinking.

But there is one thing he can be sure of, Li Chen's words are not true: "Did you forget what we just agreed on?"

Some time passed, and Ji Shaoting finally heard Li Chen say, "I want you to wear it."

"What other people say is their business, but I think you are wearing it, don't take it off again." Li Chen pushed the ring forward again, "Is it okay?"

He was already very good at using phrases for asking for opinions. Ji Shaoting met Li Chen's eyes for a while, and said, "Okay."

Then he added: "But I'll do it myself."

Life has returned to the track again, another track, Ji Shaoting lived a completely different life from before he left, time is no longer a cheap thing that can be squandered, but every minute and every second is filled to the brim, every day There is a lot to do when you open your eyes.

In the name of Li Chen, Ji Shaoting contacted a local university, planning to recruit volunteers in the school for a long time, and by the way absorb fresh blood for the daily operation of the foundation.

He himself came into contact with this industry at the beginning because he participated in a lecture given by Sally at the school.

Ji Shaoting majored in sociology, because he graduated from an old prestigious school. Although his grades were not top-notch, the degree was still very valuable.

His current job provided him with a lot of research materials. In the middle of his contact with the secretarial department of the college, he suddenly thought of whether he could do some research on social structure.

Ji Shaoting came out to work after finishing his undergraduate degree, and never considered the possibility of continuing his studies.

At this age, people's learning ability is no longer comparable to that of their teens and 20s. Ji Shaoting still can't make up his mind after thinking about it, so he didn't intend to mention it to Li Chen. His answer was very straightforward: "You are not suitable."

When Ji Shaoting asked why, Li Chen changed gears and said that it was not suitable for him: "The results of doing research are not immediately visible, and the sense of mission is not so strong. People like you who live by meaning are not suitable for this kind of work." Cook and simmer work.”

Sometimes Ji Shaoting really can't figure out whether Li Chen's EQ is high or low.

Maybe he becomes stupid in love, and still has a unique vision in other aspects of life, otherwise he would not be able to make such a big career-but, can people be so divided?

However, many things in the world are not black and white, they are often in a cloud of fog, and the same is true of a person's self, which can never be said for sure, so his character is framed.

Just like Ji Shaoting himself, he didn't know why until this second, and gave Li Chen a second chance.

"Tingting, we're here," Li Chen called Ji Shaoting back to his senses, "tell me when you come back, and I'll pick you up."

Ji Shaoting put on his seat belt, and said no, he can go back by himself by car: "School starts today, and the school doesn't have time to talk to me, so I'll leave after I get the documents, and I have to go to the vegetable market by the way."

He pushed open the car door, turned his head sideways and smiled at Li Chen: "It's been a long time since I cooked, so I can look forward to it. What time do you get off work today?"

Li Chen leaned on the back of the car, with willfulness in his smile: "I get off work when I want."

It was a speech that could be cursed to death by social animals. Ji Shaoting joked that the big boss will see you later, and closed the car door.

The sun in September was so arrogant that it was unreasonable. It made people dizzy and dizzy. Ji Shaoting walked in the shadows and turned several turns before arriving at the teaching building of sociology. The open space was full of freshmen.

While lamenting how good it is to be young, Ji Shaoting bypassed the long queue and wanted to go directly upstairs to the office. When he looked up at the stairs, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a familiar face.

So it turned out that he was studying the same major as himself, Ji Shaoting thought.