Dependent Origination and Destiny - The History of the Present

In the next few days, Gao Miaomiao and Shi Jin continued to work, meet, and chat as usual, but they both tacitly refrained from talking about their relationship.

"Miaomiao, guests in seat 8 order one lemon black tea, one fragrant oolong, and one Biluochun." Shi Jin said while handing a list to Gao Miaomiao in the tea room.

Gao Miaomiao took the tea list and glanced at it, then brewed tea.She smiled and said, "Is it a lady who ordered the lemon black tea?"

Shi Jin said: "That's right, isn't lemon black tea moisturizing the skin, promoting blood circulation, activating cells, etc. Of course, it is more favored by women."

The tea fragrance with the fragrance of lemon floats out of the transparent black tea pot, and floats into the air with dense heat.Gao Miaomiao said while soaking the fragrant oolong and Biluochun: "Not only that, lemon black tea has many other effects besides what you said. Lemon is rich in vitamins, which can improve blood pressure, relax nerves, help digestion and Decomposing toxins in the body has a certain auxiliary effect. And the citrate in lemon juice can also prevent kidney stones. And..."

"Also, regular consumption of lemon juice can whiten teeth and help digestion." Shi Jin said with a smile, "When the weather is hot, drinking lemon black tea in boiled water has the effect of promoting body fluids, quenching thirst, and relieving heat. And it is easy to lose weight." Young people with acne can apply some lemon oil, and it can also make the face clean, and if you insist on using it, it can also eliminate acne."

Gao Miaomiao looked up at him in surprise, she said: "Old soldier, not bad, you remember all this?"

Shi Jin said with a smile: "I am an employee of the teahouse, so of course I need to learn more about this."

Gao Miaomiao put the brewed tea on the tray and handed it to him. She smiled and said, "Okay, I know you are an excellent employee, so hurry up and send it over!"

Shi Jin took the tray, smiled at her, then turned and left.

Gao Miaomiao's smile receded from her face, and she murmured in a low voice: "Ruoruo, Xiaoxiao, it seems that he really doesn't have any feelings for me."

Shi Jin delivered the tea to the guest's table, then returned to put the tray aside.

When a guest came in, Shi Jin went up to greet him.

Those were several young women, hugging each other affectionately.One of the women with ponytails was taken aback when she saw Shi Jin, and then suddenly shouted in surprise: "Shi Jin!"

Shi Jin looked at her in a daze, he searched quickly in his memory, and then vaguely found a face that gradually overlapped with the face in front of him.He finally called out the other party's name with some surprise: "Yu Chunyan!"

"Let me just say, we have been at the same table before, why can't you remember me!" Yu Chunyan said with a smile, and then turned to her companion to introduce, "This is my junior high school classmate, Shi Jin. "

Shi Jin said: "You have become much more beautiful than before, and I dare not recognize you anymore!" He led several people to a place while talking.

"Oh, by the way, Shi Jin, didn't you go to be a soldier? Why are you here?" After the excitement of meeting her old classmate, Yu Chunyan thought of a problem.

Shi Jin said: "I was demobilized, two months ago." He put a few tea orders in front of Yu Chunyan and the others, and said, "Would you like to see what tea you want to drink?"

Several people picked up the tea list and looked through it, and then ordered their favorite tea.Shi Jin recorded their tea, then put away the tea and walked towards the tea room.

After a while, Shi Jin came back with a tray of tea, and the other women left their seats to get the food provided by the teahouse, only Yu Chunyan was still sitting on the seat.

Shi Jin put several cups of tea on the table one by one.

Yu Chunyan said: "Shi Jin, our old classmates haven't seen each other for many years, do you have time to chat?"

Shi Jin said, "Okay, but I'm still at work, so I have to wait until after get off work."

Yu Chunyan asked: "Then when do you get off work?"

Shi Jin smiled and said: "I'm afraid I can't do it today. I work in the afternoon shift and I can't get off work until very late. Let's do this. After two days I'll take turns off. I'll treat you to dinner, and then we can talk about it." .”

Yu Chunyan smiled and readily agreed, and she said: "Okay, then it's settled, I will invite you then!" She took out a business card from her bag and handed it to Shi Jin: "This is my business card. It has my phone number on it. Give me yours too."

Shi Jin also wrote down a number for her.

Yu Chunyan's companions came back, Shi Jin nodded to them and then left to continue receiving other guests.

At night when they got off work, Shi Jin and Gao Miaomiao were the last two to leave the teahouse.Shi Jin helped Gao Miaomiao lock the rolling gate of the teahouse, then turned around and said to her, "Let's go, I'll take you back."

Gao Miaomiao said: "No need, anyway, my house is not very far away, I just go back by myself."

Shi Jin said: "It's very late, and it's not safe for you to walk alone at night as a girl. Anyway, we have a part of the same road, so I will drop you off on the way, so I can feel more at ease."

Seeing what he said, Gao Miaomiao no longer insisted, she said: "Then thank you."

The two walked side by side on the road, neither of them spoke.

Such an atmosphere made Gao Miaomiao slightly embarrassed.So she opened her mouth to find a topic, and said, "Shi Jin, can I discuss something with you?"

Shi Jin turned his head to look at her and said, "Of course, what do you want to say?"

Gao Miaomiao said: "Actually, I've been thinking about this for a long time. I've been thinking about it since I climbed the mountain. I hope you can help me."

Shi Jin said, "What's the matter? Just tell me. If I can help, I will definitely help you."

Gao Miaomiao said: "Shi Jin, I thought of opening a family at the foot of Hutou Mountain, which was born and died."

Shi Jin was taken aback when he heard this, he said, "Miao Miao, are you joking?"

Gao Miaomiao said: "I'm serious. Now that the economic conditions are better and people's material living conditions have improved, people will naturally pursue some spiritual needs. The scenery of Hutou Mountain is so beautiful, I believe that There will definitely be development, and I also like that place very much, so I want to open a teahouse there."

Shi Jin looked at her, under the streetlight, her expression was very firm, she definitely wasn't joking.So he said: "Okay, if you decide, I will support you. Just tell me if there is anything you need me to do."

Gao Miaomiao said gratefully, "Thank you!"

Shi Jin smiled slightly.Then the two were silent for a while.

After a while, Gao Miaomiao suddenly asked, "Shi Jin, do you like your current job?"

Shi Jin was taken aback for a moment, and then he said: "Actually, at the beginning, I just regarded this job as a job, just a job to make a living, but later I came into contact with the knowledge of tea from you, and I The more I understand these things, the more I like them, so I gradually fell in love with this job.”

Gao Miaomiao said, "Oh, that's it. I understand." She smiled slightly.

Shi Jin sent Gao Miaomiao home, and then went home to sleep.

Two days later, it was Shi Jin's turn to rest.Yu Chunyan also called as scheduled.

The two made an appointment to meet at a restaurant.

Shi Jin arrived at the appointed place a little earlier, and after a while, he saw Yu Chunyan walking in through the gate of the restaurant.She looked around the restaurant and walked straight over after seeing Shi.

There was also a small figure beside her.

"Jingjing, Uncle." Yu Chunyan sat down and said to the little girl she brought.

It was a chubby little girl, she looked at Shi Jin vigorously with her big bright eyes blinking, she looked a bit like Yu Chunyan.The little girl childishly called uncle.

Shi Jin smiled and asked, "Your daughter?"

"Yes, my daughter." Yu Chunyan said, "Her father is on a business trip, and the kindergarten is on holiday today, so I brought her along too. How about it, like me?"

Shi Jin said: "It's quite similar." He smiled and asked the little girl: "Jingjing, how old are you? Can you tell uncle?"

Jingjing stretched out her chubby little hand and pointed out two fingers, saying, "Two years old."

Shi Jin touched her little head affectionately.Then he said to Yu Chunyan: "Order, you can order more of Jingjing's favorite dishes."

Yu Chunyan was also polite, opened the menu and began to order.

They ordered a few dishes, two bottles of beer, and a can of milk for Jingjing.

Then the two began to talk about the old days.

Yu Chunyan said: "I remember when we were at the same table, we got better. I remember one time, your father asked you to drop out of school and you refused, so you got a broom bump, and you got stuck on your butt for several days. The stool twitched, so I dismantled our pillow and took out cotton to make a cushion for you. Later, my mother found out that the pillow was broken and gave me a good beating!"

Shi Jin said: "Yeah, my dad beat me a lot back then."

Yu Chunyan said: "I still remember, wasn't there an old tuner in the class at that time? The first time we tuned in, I remember that when you came to school the next day, your eyes were swollen and I asked you what's wrong." If you don't say anything, I'm going to get angry!"

Shi Jin smiled and said: "I was very uncomfortable at that time. It felt like my heart was broken. The pain made me sleepless all night. Of course my eyes were swollen the next day."

Yu Chunyan laughed haha, and she said: "Actually, I was quite sad at the time, but I was better than you. I fell asleep when I was sad. I was scared when I saw your eyes the next day." Just a jump. Fortunately, we changed back a month later and sat at the same table again."

Shi Jin took a sip of his wine, and then he said: "Looking back now, those times were really happy."

Yu Chunyan said: "Yes, your grades were pretty good at that time. It's a pity for you to serve as a soldier. The teachers are a pity. To put it bluntly, you have blinded a good student. If you stay and take the senior high school entrance examination, you will definitely pass the exam." Go to the key high school in the county."

Shi Jin said: "In fact, being a soldier is quite good. I have learned a lot in the army over the years. Although the soldiers are very poor, and few of them can work for a lifetime, they may not be as good as many people outside. , but we also have things that other people can’t compare to. So even though I didn’t get into high school that year, I have no regrets.” He smiled, and then said: “Okay, let’s not talk about me, let’s talk about you, Chunyan Son, what happened to you afterwards?"

Yu Chunyan spooned a small piece of tofu for her daughter into her small bowl and watched her eat it by herself, then she said: "Well, that's it, I went to high school, and then I went to the provincial capital to study for three years at university. , I got married the year I graduated, and then I had a daughter. Now my job is still stable, almost every day is two o'clock and one line, and the work unit and family are very ordinary anyway."

Shi Jin said: "It's good that you are like this, you are very happy."

Yu Chunyan nodded, she said: "Yes, I am very happy, sometimes I feel proud when I look at the baby." She patted her daughter's head, "This is the most proud product in my life!"

Little Jingjing buried her head and actively ate the dishes her mother put in the bowl, which were her favorite things to eat.

Shi Jin looked at the mother and daughter with a smile.

Yu Chunyan looked at her daughter for a while, then turned to Shi Jin, and she said, "Shi Jin, what about you? Now that you've been demobilized, should you think about lifelong matters?"

Shi Jin was taken aback for a moment, Gao Miaomiao's face suddenly appeared in his mind.He was a little embarrassed and said shyly: "There is no rush, besides, you see I don't have anything now, so what can I use to marry a wife?"

Yu Chunyan said: "You can't say that. If you think like this, how many bachelors will there be in this world? There is an old saying: a family must govern the country and the world, and you must have a family before you can talk about anything else, right?" ? To start a family and start a business, don’t you have to start a family before you can start a business? A good woman will not think you have no money, on the contrary, she will help you and make money with you to support the family.”

Shi Jin pursed his lips, but did not answer.

Yu Chunyan said again: "Besides, you are not young anymore, isn't there any man of your age in our countryside who is already a father? You are not in a hurry, your father is in a hurry!" She smiled With a little bit of a joke.

Shi Jin also smiled.

After dinner, Shi Jin walked on the road with Jingjing in his arms.The little girl was very obedient and put her small arms around his neck and let him hold her, she was very cute and cute.

Shi Jin suddenly had an unprecedented feeling in his heart, this feeling was like a soft little bud broke through the ground in his heart, gently entangled his heart, making him want to go out involuntarily. Take care of this little tender plant.

"Uncle, Jingjing eats Tangtang." Jingjing who was nestled in Shi Jin's arms suddenly pointed to a place on the road.

Shi Jin looked up, but it was a small stall selling cotton candy. The peddler poured a small spoonful of white sugar into the cotton candy machine, and wisps of pure white cotton candy appeared in the machine. The peddler picked up a The long bamboo sticks were picked three times and two times inside, and a big marshmallow ball was supported on the bamboo sticks.

Shi Jin bought one for her and ate it in his hand.

Yu Chunyan said: "Jingjing, uncle bought you cotton candy, what do you want to say?"

Jingjing said childishly, "Thank you uncle!"

Shi Jin smiled and said, "You're welcome!"