anchors

"Are you really not coming back? It's such a pity to give up such a good opportunity." The friend on the other end of the phone said regretfully.

Li Yurong stands on the balcony to enjoy the breeze. The balcony of the old-fashioned house is open-air, surrounded by flowers planted by grandma. She has always liked to grow flowers and can take good care of every plant. When she was a child, Li Yurong liked to stay on the balcony and watch The flowers she raised would secretly pinch a few of them when her hands were itchy.But since grandma suffered from dementia two years ago and grandpa neglected to take care of it, these flowers and plants are no longer as luxuriant as they used to be, and gradually withered.

Li Yurong fiddled with a rose plant with curled leaves, and said lightly: "I will come back to go through the formalities. My family is like this, I can't just leave. Grandpa is still in the morgue, and he needs me for the funeral." Let’s take care of it. My grandma can’t do without people..."

"You can send her to a better nursing home." The friend said.

"I originally thought so, but..." Li Yurong turned around and saw grandma in the bedroom staring blankly at Li Shishi's wedding video, and the softness in her heart was being ironed again and again, "But I want to be with her .”

Even if she no longer remembers who he is, even if she mistakes him for her daughter, it doesn't matter, he will accompany her.

"Arong, you don't have to take all the responsibility on yourself. If your grandma is sober, she won't want to see you give up your bright future for her." The friend persuaded.

"There is a saying that true maturity is not learning to weigh the pros and cons, but learning to take responsibility." Li Yurong said frankly, "Besides, she is not only my responsibility, she is my grandmother."

Among the relatives he recognized, he was the only one left in the world.He has missed his mother and grandfather, and he doesn't want to miss her again.

"Then will you return to the United States in the future?" the friend asked.

"Let's talk about it, I think it's not bad to stay in China. Now that the development is so fast, there will always be good jobs." Li Yurong is very open.

The friend felt sorry for him, and asked after talking for a long time: "Then are you going to find a counterpart job?"

"This industry in China is full of overtime. I'm afraid I can't do it... Take your time to find a job. There will always be a job. It's best to work a few hours a day and take two days off a week. You have to give There is a lot of money, after all, I am not hungry for one person, and the whole family is not hungry." Li Yurong laughed.

"How can there be such a job!"

"Maybe. Oh, if only the job allowed Granny to see me a lot."

"Dreaming!"

"I'm not dreaming now, I'm helping someone realize her dream." Li Yurong leaned on the balcony, looking at the grandmother in the bedroom who saw the video of her daughter getting married and grinning, all kinds of tenderness flooded heart.

The glass door between the bedroom and the balcony reflects his appearance at this time-a black long straight wig like his mother, and a dress left by his mother.

It didn't fit very well, and he fumbled with a needle and thread to change his waist, so that he could barely fit it.

He has always been good-looking, delicate and neutral. When he wears women's clothes and a wig, even without makeup, he looks like a tall girl. He is [-]% to [-]% like Li Shishi in the photo. resemblance.

Li Yurong pushed open the door, and grandma smiled at him: "Master, where have you been?"

Li Yurong fiddled with the wig unaccustomedly, and smiled at her nonchalantly: "It's nothing, I just made a phone call."

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It was hard to find a job that met Li Yurong's requirements. In the first two months, he was busy arranging his grandfather's funeral affairs, changing the aunt who took care of his grandmother, running around looking for a job, exhausted both physically and mentally.

After an interview, Li Yurong estimated that he would not be hired, because this company also had a "996" work system, and he had to take care of his grandmother, so it was impossible for him to do such heavy overtime work. HR is a very familiar person. He chatted with Li Yurong: "When I saw the photo on your resume, I thought I must ask you to come for an interview. After all, it is rare to see a boy as handsome as you."

Li Yurong's mood is a bit complicated, doesn't this HR care more about his education?His academic qualifications are also rare!

"After seeing a real person, I am even more convinced that you should become a star." HR said.

"It's okay to be a star, I don't know how to act, but I can sing a few lines." Li Yurong said.

"Singing is good. If you can sing and talk, you can earn tens of thousands a month as an anchor working three hours a day." HR said.

Li Yurong was taken aback for a moment: "Is this how much you earn as an anchor?"

"Yeah, there are so many people watching the live broadcast now, and everyone rewards you a little bit, which is much more than you can earn by working hard for a month. Don't you watch the live broadcast? I recommend it to you!" HR happily Added Li Yurong's WeChat, and began to sell Amway, his favorite anchor.

Li Yurong listened to the live broadcast story for an hour inexplicably, and finally developed some interest in this industry.

Being able to work from home, with free time, a high hourly salary, and even being able to let grandma see him on the screen, isn't this his dream job?

Li Yurong immediately became interested in this unfamiliar industry.He is a very active person. After returning home, he registered on the live broadcast platform and began to watch the live broadcasts of popular anchors. He is not good at the game types, and I am afraid he will not be able to get ahead, but the show section has greatly boosted his confidence. After watching a few Afterwards, the male anchor quickly developed the confidence of "I can do it too".

Let's learn more about the way of anchors to enter the industry. Li Yurong thinks that as a newcomer, it is best for him to find a brokerage company first, so that he can avoid many detours.So he screened several local brokerage firms and submitted his resume.

Interestingly, when these agencies called him, the first question was: "You really graduated from MIT? Why do you want to be an anchor?"

Li Yurong confused the past vaguely, maybe because of his ambiguous attitude, in the end only one agency asked him to go for an interview.

The manager who interviewed him was called Chen Yang, the first time he saw Li Yurong, he rushed up excitedly and held his hand: "Brother, I have a great project, only you are so talented Talented!"

"What plan?" Li Yurong asked inexplicably.

"Brother, I think you don't look like a man or a woman... Ah bah, it's indisputable, it just fits the current trend of women's big men, and you have the potential to become the number one straight male wrench on the platform. There is a shortage of anchor talents here , I have been looking for a suitable candidate for a long time, but I didn’t see a suitable candidate until I saw you! Think about it, our company has a guaranteed salary, pays five insurances and one housing fund, and provides villa accommodation to escort your career path!” Chen Yang Excited, after bragging, seeing Li Yurong's face was calm, he finally realized that his actions might offend a straight man of steel.

"Do you want me to broadcast live on women's clothing?" Li Yurong asked, his face expressionless.

"Yes, yes. But... big brother, the key still depends on whether you are willing..." Chen Yang said nervously.

Li Yurong suddenly smiled, it was clearly a handsome face, but there was a hint of cunning in the smile.

"Okay, I am willing." Li Yurong said.

"Are you really willing? Really?" Chen Yang still couldn't believe it.

"Well, but I asked the company to provide two houses, and I have a grandmother who needs to be taken care of." Li Yurong said.

"This is totally fine, I'll arrange it for you!" Chen Yang was overjoyed.

"Aren't you going to test my talent?" Li Yurong asked.

"It doesn't matter! Talent can be learned, but talent cannot be learned! Ordinary men can't grow like you! This is called talent!" Chen Yang said.

The two quickly negotiated the contract treatment, which was surprisingly refreshing.

"Okay, I'll show you the dormitory. You can think about your stage name when you have time, but there's no rush for this. The newcomers need to go through a period of training, especially for a talented anchor like you." Chen Yang said.

"I've already thought about it." Li Yurong said.

"what?"

Li Yurong smiled slightly at his manager, with a sly smile on his face: "Li Shishi, my name is Li Shishi."

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From this day on, Li Yurong became Li Shishi.

He has shouldered his own responsibilities, and he will surely make a career that belongs to him.

Li Shishi has always been a very smart person, and he can quickly master any new things that require him to learn.

In less than a month, he completed the training course for new talent anchors, learning everything from singing to makeup.When Chen Yang, the manager, saw Li Shishi who was dressed in disguise for the first time, his expression of surprise and joy seemed to say "you will be popular".

The fact is indeed the case, Li Shishi seriously worked out a hype plan with Chen Yang, and quickly debuted as MIT's IT women's guru.

It can be said that among the anchors of the same type, there is no one who can compete with him - there is no one who is more beautiful than him, who is not as educated as him, who is more educated than him... there is no more.If you come to be an anchor after finishing your graduate studies, you will have no advantage in age.

Li Shishi has a big brain, and there are endless show operations. Singing and playing games are the basic operations. He speaks softly and nicely, and occasionally taunts. This is the basic quality of an anchor. He can also write code online, and even help others find code bugs , the new generation of otaku "goddess" is him.

If you want to ask Li Shishi what he is most satisfied with as a professional anchor, it is undoubtedly that he can accompany his grandmother almost 24 hours a day. Watch him work.

Grandma's mind is not sober anymore, but when she sees "daughter" appearing on TV, she always grins her toothless mouth, smiles happily, and murmurs that he is promising.

Time passed quietly like this, and Li Shishi worked hard as an anchor, and his career developed impressively.

Although grandma suffers from dementia that cannot be cured, she is in good health under the care of Li Shishi.

She lives with Li Shishi in the villa of Baiyun Commercial Villa. When the weather is good, Li Shishi pushes her wheelchair to go out to bask in the sun. Grandma babbles about how many times she has repeated. Li Shishi listens patiently and responds. And, never feel that there is something so impatient.

When he was babbling, his grandmother did the same. I don't know how many times he heard him repeat a few simple words.

When she was old, it was his turn to listen.

Walking along the way, Li Shishi and grandma came to the gate of Baiyun Commercial Villa, a taxi stopped, Qiu Ning opened the door, and said hello to Li Shishi and grandma.

"Going out for shopping?" Li Shishi asked.

"Today's class reunion, have you forgotten? It's over." Qiu Ning said with a smile, "Everyone wants to see you very much, and asks everywhere about your recent situation, and even asks if you are married."

Li Shishi smiled on the surface: "Welcome to my live broadcast room to watch me."

Qiu Ning looked at her grandma, and her grandma also looked at her. She no longer remembered the girl who helped her pick up Buddhist beads.

"To be honest, when I was in high school, I always felt that you had a bad relationship with your grandmother. At that time, when she came to bring you food, you were always very cold." Qiu Ning said.

"You didn't behave very well at that time, miss, the students are picked up by the school bus every week, only you take a luxury car to and from school, your mobile phone must be the latest model, and your clothes and shoes are more expensive than our whole class. Personality is polite at best, and cold at worst. Do you know why you have no friends?" Li Shishi said.

Qiu Ning smiled bitterly: "Is my relationship so bad?"

Master Li curled his lips: "Anyway, it's worse than me."

"It seems that everyone has grown up a lot in these years." Qiu Ning said with emotion.

Li Shishi shrugged and pushed grandma's wheelchair away.

On a sunny afternoon in winter, the old and the young walk slowly under the shade of the trees, their steps become gentle, and even the time seems to become gentle.They talked all the way, just talking, talking upside down.

"Teacher, it's cold, you need to wear more clothes."

"Well, I know, you should wear more."

"Are you hungry?"

"Not hungry, are you hungry?"

"Not hungry, then go to sleep."

"It's still too early, you see the sun is still in the sky."

"Oh, get up then."

"You're up, we're going for a walk."

The two returned to the villa all the way, Li Shishi helped grandma to the reclining chair in the yard, let her bask in the sun for a while, took out the watering can, and watered and fertilized the flowers and plants brought from grandma's house.

Grandma stroked the Buddhist beads on her wrist, watching him with gentle eyes as he went about his business.

"Rongrong."

Li Shishi, who was watering the flowers, froze, and suddenly turned her head to look at her.

Grandma narrowed her eyes and murmured, "I'll bring you something to eat...Grandma wants to talk to you, so just say a few words."

"Grandma misses you so much."

She didn't know whose name she was calling or what she was talking about, she was just repeating those fragments of memory that had been destroyed by time.

But just a word from her can make him burst into tears.

They were all paranoid because of love, and they were all redeemed because of love in the end.

That's fine.

Li Shishi held her hand and wiped away the tears on his face. He could finally call out the title that had been hidden in his heart for so long:

"grandmother."