my name, your last name

Chapter 6 No one has forgotten
Gan Lu's life is at least superficially peaceful.

Shang Xiuwen and Feng Yi'an were busy dealing with the negative impact of the Evening News report. While they kept going around for public relations, they also received notices and successively went to relevant provincial and municipal departments to hold several steel bar quality analysis meetings in the construction market, construction safety work mobilization meetings, and dealers' meetings. There are many industry self-regulation conferences.Shang Xiuwen occasionally attends these meetings, most of which are pushed to Feng Yi'an, and more often he drives frequently between the provincial capital and J City, unlike the past where he only stayed for a day or two at most, now he often just goes there I'll be back in a few days.

He told Gan Lu that not only the province, but also the state has strengthened the supervision of private iron and steel companies recently, and new policies have been introduced, involving credit, sales and environmental assessment, and the recent fluctuations in international and domestic iron ore prices Uncertain, his uncle asked him to go there often to discuss the company's operation and sales decisions.

It was the first time he explained his job to her in such detail. Although Gan Lu didn't quite understand why Shang Xiuwen was only an agent and didn't work for Xu Sheng, but needed to participate in Xu Sheng's decision-making, she would definitely not ask any more questions up.

Shang Xiuwen was not at home, only Gan Lu and Wu Lijun had dinner together at night.Although the atmosphere at home is dull, Wu Lijun has been showing irritability from time to time recently. Gan Lu politely asked her if she was unwell, but she lowered her face: "I'm fine, you young people just take care of your own affairs."

Gan Lu thought, well, then each should take care of their own affairs.Near the end of the semester, she really has a lot to do.

For many years, the high school entrance examination rate of the High School Attached to Normal University has maintained impressive data. It will not emphasize it at all in publicity. At most, it will talk about how many students are admitted in advance by famous schools at home and abroad, how many candidates with a score of 600 or above, and which ones In which subject did the student return with honor from an international competition...

However, this year's college entrance examination, the city's No. 41 Middle School suddenly failed in one indicator. All 600 students in a certain class scored more than 2 points in the test, and they occupied two of the top three in the province's science scores, and another class got a student. The number one scholar in the city's liberal arts was promoted by local newspapers that always pay attention to the results of the college entrance examination, and reproduced by foreign media, and became famous for a while.On the other hand, in the High School Attached to Normal University, only one student ranked No. [-] in the total score of science subjects in the province. Although the overall score was still very good, there was no outstanding performance.

The school leaders have a very strong awareness of being prepared for danger in times of peace. The new semester has not yet started, and the quality analysis and work deployment of the college entrance examination have already begun.When convening a meeting of high school teachers, the principal spoke in a very strict tone: "At present, the overall performance of the No. [-] Middle School is far behind our school, but the momentum of others has been placed here. Think about it, everyone, our school is open to the whole province. For the quota of enrollment, No. [-] Middle School can only recruit students from the city, and we are not on the same starting line in terms of the quality of the student source, if we still fail the exam, all teachers should reflect on their own educational methods and efficiency."

When the principal asked to actively speak up and offer suggestions, a teacher who had just finished his graduating class couldn’t help complaining. He complained that the current students are too difficult to manage. In the past, he only needed to concentrate on studying, but now he has to manage discipline and puppy love. Adolescent restlessness, and as far as he knows, No. [-] Middle School has a complete teacher assessment system, and it follows the example of the university. Each grade is equipped with a counselor, who is responsible for assisting the head teachers of each class to strengthen the management of students. He especially emphasized: "It is not All the responsibilities should be shouldered by the class teacher, and with such a heavy teaching burden, even if we die young, we will be powerless."

After he finished setting off the cannon, other homeroom teachers followed suit. In the end, they almost unanimously emphasized that they were tired and hard-working and unable to do what they wanted.

The principal has long been used to such complaints, and when everyone has vented enough, he will return to the topic and remind everyone that the salary of teachers in the High School Attached to Normal University is in the forefront in the province, and the school is making continuous efforts to improve everyone's working environment. To relieve the worries of front-line teachers, for the honor and development of the school, everyone should show dedication, work together, and work together to maintain the leading edge of the High School Attached to Normal University.

When the school started, the school came up with a moral education credit system management method for students' morality, strengthened the supervision of student behavior, and required very detailed requirements. PSP and other behaviors are all prohibited. After a trial run for a period of time, all the class teachers complained about the lack of time and energy.

The principal held an office meeting and promised after research that the school would also recruit a group of full-time teaching management personnel after the end of the next semester, and the head teacher can be exempted at the moment, and all sub-subject teachers must be scheduled for school spirit inspection in addition to the normal lesson preparation and class.

Gan Lu has to wear her armbands two days a week to participate in school inspections at different times, and she also takes care of evening self-study for an extra day.All the teachers of the sub-subject complained endlessly, and she was also upset, but knowing that it was useless to object, she didn't bother to say anything.

It was raining continuously, and after two classes in the afternoon, Gan Lu held an umbrella to make a routine inspection.After walking to the osmanthus forest, I saw three students gathered together at the corner at the end of a narrow corridor, seeming to be whispering, and the recess time does not need to be so strict.She was about to turn a corner, but she suddenly found a light blue smoke rising between the few people, and she couldn't help being really surprised.

Naturally, smoking is strictly prohibited in any school, but she really couldn't believe that these kids were so bold as to openly try it in school.Before she approached, they were already on alert, throwing down their cigarettes in a panic and stamping on them firmly with their feet.

"What are you guys doing?"

"We're chatting, teacher."

"Move your feet away."

None of the children moved.

Gan Lu frowned: "Don't dare to show it to me, I think you all know that this kind of behavior is wrong. Come back to the office with me now and tell me your class and name."

The two children cried and begged for mercy: "Teacher, please let us go this time, we really dare not do it again."

Gan Lu is most afraid of students showing pitiful faces, but if she is caught for the first time for a small mistake such as laying down a mobile phone, she doesn't mind admonishing her to let her go, but she really can't tolerate smoking: "Where did you buy the cigarettes?"

A slightly thin boy said hesitantly, "I brought it from home... from home."

"Then I can only ask your father to come to school."

He quickly changed his words: "I bought it myself in a small shop outside."

"Did you buy it? Then you have to tell the Academic Affairs Office which store is so bold in selling cigarettes to minors."

Another tall and stout boy said angrily, "Don't ask them, I brought it alone, it has nothing to do with them, I have already been deducted 40 moral education credits, you can just fire me. "

Gan Lu couldn't help being surprised. The Wenhua Middle School she taught in the past had many naughty students, and it was easy to contradict the teacher, but the students in the Middle School Attached to Normal University generally still retain fear of the teacher: "It is up to the school to decide how to punish you. In favor of casual expulsion of students. Let's go."

The other two children hesitated and were about to follow her, but the boy glared at her fiercely, then suddenly pushed her away, turned around and ran away.The aisle was narrow, and Gan Lu was caught off guard. She lost her balance and fell. With her umbrella in her right hand, she had to instinctively use her left hand to support the ground, and she still fell to the side of the road.The other two students were petrified. They looked at the boy who ran away, and then at her, at a loss, not knowing what to do.

Gan Lu's umbrella was tilted to one side, and the dense drizzle hit her face, and her body was cold. It turned out that there was a shallow puddle on the side of the road, and her clothes were soaked immediately. She couldn't help being angry at this overly childish behavior It was funny again, trying to stand up with support, but suddenly felt a pain. She raised her hand and saw a large dark red bloodstain on the ground on the left palm, which was stinging hotly, and her wrist was swollen. Throwing away the umbrella, he supported his body with his right hand and stood up.A student picked up the umbrella and handed it to her, so frightened that he didn't know what to say.

"You two come with me."

Gan Lu asked the two students to report directly to the Political and Educational Office, explain the situation to the director, and then quietly entered the office, but her hair and clothes were half-wet, and the messy appearance still alarmed everyone. First, the teachers from the same teaching and research group came around to ask questions. Then other teachers also gathered together, and everyone felt sorry for them, lamenting that the current students are simply lawless, and condemning the school's duty arrangement in unison.

Gan Lu naturally knew that their righteous indignation was a bit of an excuse. The skin injury on her palm was not a big deal, but when she moved her wrist, she felt the pain intensified. She had no intention of participating in this kind of discussion. To determine whether there is a fracture, it is recommended to go to the hospital to take a film.

The dean and the class teachers of the three students also rushed over to understand the situation after receiving the notice. The dean quickly arranged a car and asked Mr. Wang, who taught politics in the same teaching and research section, to accompany her to the hospital.

The driver directly sent Gan Lu to a large hospital in the city. There were so many people inside that there was a long queue for every link. After finally taking a picture, she sat outside and waited for the results. Gan Lu chatted with Teacher Wang to pass the time. Teacher Wang She is about the same age as her, and has a very active personality. She has been exchanging text messages with her colleagues and reporting to her: "The student who pushed you has been found, it is Shen Sirui from Class 4 ([-]) of junior high school, and his parents have been notified .”

"He has grown so tall since he was in the second year of junior high school. I still think he is a high school student."

"I know this kid. His family is quite rich. I have seen his driver driving a Mercedes to take him to school. Sigh, the quality of students in our school's junior high school is far worse than that of high school. Children from this kind of family are the most difficult to discipline."

Gan Lu also taught junior high school history, so of course she knew what Teacher Wang said was true.From a policy point of view, local primary schools are not allowed to enroll students through examinations and school selection is strictly prohibited. The High School Attached to Normal University is a few exceptions and can conduct self-enrollment examinations. Each showed their special abilities, and asked leaders at all levels to approve notes to come in. This is how Shen Sirui got into the High School Attached to Normal University.

"I don't know how to punish him. He dared to hit the teacher. Do you think he will be fired?"

Gan Lu was not very angry, after all, it was just a reckless act of a half-grown child who didn't think through her brain: "It's not like that, it's not a fight, it's just a push, it can't be said that it intends to hurt me."

"That can't be too tolerant, otherwise it will be more difficult to control them in the future. Hey, don't you inform your husband to come over?"

"He just went on a business trip, and it's useless to notify him now."

That being said, her cell phone rang, and it happened to be Shang Xiuwen who called, and asked her if she was off work, she immediately flattened her mouth: "I'm injured, and I'm in the hospital."

Shang Xiuwen asked in surprise: "What's going on, does it matter?"

Seeing the grimace made by Teacher Wang next to her, Gan Lu noticed that her eyes were a little wet and her nose was sore, so she couldn't help laughing back at herself, thinking that acting like a baby seemed to want his nervousness: "It's okay, being caught by a The student accidentally knocked over, twisted his wrist, and is now waiting for the results of the radiograph in the hospital."

Shang Xiuwen told her to notify him as soon as she got the result: "I will try my best to finish the matter here and hurry back."

"Don't rush, I'm fine, I have colleagues here to accompany me, don't worry."

Putting down the phone, Teacher Wang smiled and said, "Your husband is very considerate."

Gan Lu was about to speak when a crisp female voice asked, "Excuse me, are you Teacher Gan?"

They looked up and saw a man and a woman standing in front of them. Gan Lu was surprised. The tall man who was looking at her was her ex-boyfriend Nie Qian, and the girl beside him had healthy wheat-colored skin. , brightly dressed, stylishly dressed, tall as a model, looking over eagerly.

Just as Gan Lu nodded, the girl quickly said, "Mr. Gan, Shen Sirui definitely didn't do it on purpose. I apologize to you on his behalf, and I'm willing to bear your medical expenses and nutrition expenses."

Before Gan Lu could speak, Teacher Wang became annoyed: "Miss, who are you from Shen Sirui? Apologizing doesn't seem to be the way to do it. You just use nutrition expenses to block people's mouths as soon as you open your mouth."

"That's not what I meant," the girl widened her eyes with an innocent face, "I see Teacher Gan sitting here and chatting with you, it should be fine, then don't worry about it, give Shen Sirui a chance... ..."

Nie Qian interrupted her: "I'm sorry, we hurt Teacher Gan. We're really sorry. She is Shen Sirui's sister, Shen Xiaona. Shen Sirui's parents are currently on a business trip, so she can only deal with it. Let's come over , I came here to see Teacher Gan’s injuries, and I hope there will be no serious problems.”

His voice was low, but with an unquestionable sense of authority, Shen Xiaona obediently stood aside and remained silent.Seeing his businesslike tone, Gan Lu said politely, "Thank you for rushing here. I'm waiting for the results of the filming, and I should be out soon."

Teacher Wang got up to get the test results, Shen Xiaona walked away to make a phone call, and seemed to be reporting the situation to her mother, with a very impatient tone.Nie Qian sat next to Gan Lu, and took her hand to examine without saying a word. She quickly stretched out her right hand to push him away, and said with a smile, "Hey, let's pretend we don't know each other like we did just now."

Nie Qian also smiled: "I'm afraid that your colleague will go back and gossip about you and hinder the handling of this matter. Does it hurt?"

Gan Lu nodded honestly: "It hurts, I hope it's not a broken bone. Why are you here?"

"Shen Sirui's father is my current boss, Shen Jiaxing. The boss and his wife have gone on business trips to two places. They must let me accompany their daughter to deal with this matter. This is not the first time this kid has gotten into trouble. Staying in the childhood stage is really owed and beaten."

Shen Xiaona came over after making the phone call, and immediately echoed, "That's right, I just told my mother to beat him up, Mr. Gan, don't care about him."

"I don't recommend any form of corporal punishment." Gan Lu could only say in a standard teacher's posture.

Teacher Wang, who came back with the test results, continued, "Needless to say beating, parents don't pamper their children, we teachers should be thankful." She handed the results to Gan Lu, "Fortunately, there should be no fractures, Go in and see a doctor."

The doctor's diagnosis was that the flexor tendon of the wrist was injured. After the blood-activating drug was applied externally and bandaged, the doctor prescribed internal medicine and explained the precautions.A few people left the hospital, the rain had stopped, and the sky was getting dark. Nie Qian said first: "It's getting late, let me see this, I'll send Teacher Gan back, don't bother Teacher Wang anymore, Miss Shen, you Just go home by yourself."

"Okay, okay, then I'll go first." Shen Xiaona nodded hurriedly, Teacher Wang naturally welcomed this arrangement that would not take up her off-duty time, said goodbye, and went back to the school driver.

Gan Lu and Nie Qian went to his parking place together, while answering the call from Shang Xiuwen: "It's okay, there is no broken bone, and the dressing will be changed in a few days, don't worry, you can rest assured that you will come back after finishing your business. "

Shang Xiuwen told her not to be careless: "I will call my mother later and ask her to arrange for the part-time worker to come in for an extra hour a day to do housework. Don't try to be brave."

She agreed, and seeing Nie Qian open the car door for her, she quickly said, "Okay, I'll call you later." She got in the car, pulled the seat belt with her right hand to find the buckle on the left, and Nie Qian took it , neatly fastened it for her, and started the car.

"Actually, you don't need to send it to me specially. I won't embarrass Shen Sirui. You just need to work directly with the school."

Nie Qian smiled slightly: "Do you think I'm here to communicate with you? I don't care what the school does to that silly boy who is tall and has no eyes. Maybe it's better to just expel him and teach him a lesson. You didn't expect that Did I come here because I heard the injured teacher’s surname is Gan?”

Gan Lu didn't know what to say, so she could only smile coquettishly: "It's impossible to expel students casually now, at most it's a punishment, and it can be revoked if you behave well in the future."

Nie Qian obviously didn't care what would happen if Shen Sirui was punished: "I also happened to have something to ask you."

"what's up?"

"A few days ago, I went to the city to hold a construction safety conference. I met your husband, so I knew what he was doing. You should have read the newspaper, right?"

"I've seen it. The situation in his company is not serious. Hasn't the decision to deal with it been made?"

Nie Qian seemed to think it over before he said: "Fake and inferior building materials and substandard models are obviously two problems of two natures. The reporter who wrote that manuscript is not a newcomer to the news for the first time, not to mention that the manuscript will be reviewed by editors when it is returned. , actually involved Anda in it. If your husband is not stupid, he should know that this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface."

Gan Lu clearly remembered that Feng Yi'an had said similar things in Anda's office that day, but Shang Xiuwen only lightly said that it had been dealt with.She couldn't help being confused, hesitated and said, "I've never asked him much about work, is it serious?"

"It's nothing right now, but the signal revealed is not good. You have to pay attention to yourself, don't always think that the matter has nothing to do with you, so you don't ask at all."

Gan Lu was a little surprised, but also a little depressed: "I'm not so outrageous, my own husband, how could he think that it has nothing to do with me and don't need to ask, I just don't want to press him for something he didn't intend to tell me."

"Didn't you treat me like this before?"

Gan Lu couldn't figure out what he was talking about and looked at him blankly.

"You never asked me what my plan was after graduation. I decided to go to Shenzhen to work, and you never asked why I didn't discuss it with you first."

"Obviously, you didn't plan to discuss with me at that time, and you didn't take me into your plan. I have nothing to ask." Gan Lu didn't understand how the topic shifted to this, and supported her aching left Wrist, and said annoyedly, "It's better for us to care about the present. If I understand you so vaguely, the company where Xiuwen is in trouble, and the trouble may not be limited to the company, right?"

"I didn't mean to whet your appetite. There are some rumors in the real estate industry right now, but they are just vague rumors. Unless your husband has provoked an enemy you don't know, I don't really believe in dealing with a small business like Anda. The agency company needs to go through so much trouble. But don’t worry, I will tell you as soon as I have any news.” Nie Qian looked straight ahead and didn’t look at her, but seemed to know what she was thinking, and said lightly, “What did Shang Xiuwen mess with? Right and wrong are none of my business, but I don't want anything to happen to you."

Nie Qian's tone was always cold, he didn't even look at Gan Lu, she didn't know what to say, after a pause, she said sullenly, "Thank you."

She could hear Nie Qian's concern for her, but if she asked why, it would be close to flirting.And what occupied her mind at this time was naturally the news he had just revealed.

Nie Qian's cell phone on the dashboard rang a monotonous tone, and he picked it up to answer it. After a few "hmm", his tone suddenly became colder: "Miss Shen, I was hired as the general manager of Sino Real Estate, and my responsibilities are very clear. I am only responsible for the operation of the real estate company and Chairman Shen, and it is an exception to participate in handling your family affairs today, I am afraid you have to discipline your younger brother yourself."

He threw the phone back on the dashboard with a snap, the car turned a corner, the phone slid and hit the front windshield, Gan Lu leaned over and took the phone down and put it in the phone holder: "After all, she is your boss' daughter, you Just be more polite."

"She said she has a date and wants me to talk to her brother. Do you think I should agree?"

Gan Lu was funny. Of course, with Nie Qian's personality, it's no wonder that he would agree. This Miss Shen probably didn't hit his wall: "You can talk about it."

"As soon as I was polite, she became more and more aggressive. It's time for me to hold a parent-teacher meeting. I don't have time to discipline that naughty child." Nie Qian regained his composure and said objectively, "Stay in this Private enterprises, if they don’t have their own stand, can’t work.”

"Then why did you come back from Shenzhen?" Gan Lu is not ignorant of Nie Qian's situation. After graduating from university, he went to Hongyuan Group, a listed real estate company in Shenzhen. A real estate sales, impressive performance, promoted all the way, from marketing planning to the sales director of a certain branch company, his career is going very smoothly, he is well-known in the industry, it can be said that he has a bright future.That day she and Qian Jiaxi talked about him coming back to be the executive general manager of a private real estate company developing in the region. Qian Jiaxi even said that this was an incredible choice.

Nie Qian glanced at her: "You finally asked me why."

Gan Lu couldn't help laughing and shaking her head: "Man, if you chase after him and ask him, he will be annoyed; if you don't ask, he will think you ignore him. In short, women may be wrong no matter what."

"Is this the truth your marriage has taught you?"

"It's just a little feeling, it hasn't risen to the level of truth."

Nie Qian also smiled: "There is something wrong with Lao Shen's project, and he is eager to hire someone to reposition. This job is very challenging, and the treatment he gives is enough to attract me. And..." He raised his eyebrows, and suddenly brought She teased a little, "I still want to experience the feeling of returning home. Of course, I appear in front of you like this, it seems that it is not enough to surprise you."

Gan Lu was dumbfounded, and after a while she said, "You actually hold a grudge against me, do you want to see me regret my past choices?"

"Believe it or not, I couldn't let go for a long time. I held my breath and worked hard, hoping to show up in front of you one day. You will regret it somewhat. Isn't this idea naive?"

Gan Lu looked at him suspiciously, his expression was calm and determined, and he really didn't look like a person who thought he was naive: "Well, you also reminded me of naive thoughts. I can only say that I am very honored. For women, It's better to be hated by an excellent ex-boyfriend than to be forgotten."

Nie Qian seemed to be amused, and raised the corner of his mouth to speak, but Gan Lu said without a pause: "However, I think I made it very clear when we broke up, and I have no doubt that you will succeed, even if there are One day you stepping on colorful auspicious clouds and suddenly landed in front of me, I probably wouldn't be surprised."

"Of course I won't regret it." Nie Qian felt lost, paused for a while, and shook his head, "I know, Lulu, even if I am more successful than Shang Xiuwen, I am not what you want. For this, I will meet you when I come back. That day, I suddenly thought clearly."

Gan Lu breathed a sigh of relief and didn't want to talk about this topic again: "I'm here, thank you."

Nie Qian parked the car downstairs at her house, leaned over and unbuckled her seat belt, then jumped out of the car, turned the front of the car and opened the door for her, waited for her to get down, and handed her the medicine on the back seat : "Pay attention to the dressing change time that the doctor said, and don't use force or move your left hand casually."

Gan Lu nodded, suddenly remembered something, put the medicine bag on the roof of the car, leaned over to pick up his mobile phone from the car, entered her number into it and saved it: "If you need anything, remember to call me Telephone."

Nie Qian took the phone and smiled: "You have to be careful, Lulu, I may call you to deliver bad news."

"Don't worry, I won't carry out the rules of King Khwarazmo, sending the messenger with bad news to feed the tiger." Gan Lu picked up the medicine again, "Goodbye, drive carefully."

She turned around to enter the building, but found that her mother-in-law Wu Lijun got off a black Passat parked next to her, which was the special car that picked her up every day.Gan Lu stopped to greet her: "Mom, you're off work."

Wu Lijun nodded, her eyes swept over Nie Qian's body, she kept a calm expression as usual, walked past him, and then frowned at Gan Lu's clothes stained with mud and water: "Why did you make it like this?"

"Accidentally fell."

Wu Lijun didn't say anything, and the two went upstairs together.

The next day was Friday, and Gan Lu found that she didn't feel relaxed as the weekend approached, but had to deal with the troubles caused by the accident the day before.

Colleagues asked long and short questions, of course she could only answer them one by one in a cooperative manner, thanking them for their concern.After the second class in the afternoon, the other two students who were involved in smoking came to have a review with her under the escort of their head teacher. The sub-teacher who complained about it.

After a day of depression, Qian Jiaxi called and asked Gan Lu to have dinner together in the evening and then go shopping in the mall. She immediately agreed to let her relax.

After the two met, seeing her injury, and listening to her talk about the process of the injury and the rules and regulations of the High School Attached to Normal University, Qian Jiaxi laughed unkindly: "I didn't expect that today's students are so vigorous that they can talk to the teacher. If you are rough, this should be considered a work-related injury, right?"

"Don't exaggerate, okay? That child missed his hand, and it's not as serious as being violent. Having said that, I also think that the school's system is too strict, which will arouse students' rebellious emotions."

"It's a good thing I wasn't born in this city. Otherwise, wouldn't it be like being a prisoner in a high school like yours?"

"It is said that some of this system is learned from No. [-] Middle School, but when I was in No. [-] Middle School, the control was strict, and it was not so strong. It was the first time to catch a student who was using a mobile phone and deduct moral education credits for him. At that time, I really couldn’t do it.”

"Actually, I have thought about this addiction quite a bit. Do you know that when I got the admission letter from the Normal University, my first thought was that I would be able to use chalk ends to smash away students who are absent. Think about it, In the past, I was always supervised by the teacher, if I can justifiably control people, it would be interesting."

Gan Lu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "This idea is perverted enough. Fortunately, you are not a teacher, otherwise you would have poisoned the young minds of many students for the sake of being happy."

The two of them were shopping in a high-end shopping mall, which gathered the first-tier international brands that settled in the city. The environment was quiet, and the sales promotion lady could not hear the loud sales promotion, only the background music was playing softly; The attitude is casual and calm.Qian Jiaxi has always been a loyal fan of brands and fashion, and loves to shop here when she has nothing to do.

The prices here always surprise Gan Lu. She doesn't pay much attention to famous brands, and almost all of her brand knowledge comes from Qian Jiaxi.The school teachers' clothes are dignified and decent, and the style is generally simple and conservative. Occasionally, there are young teachers who are more well-dressed, which either attracts the vice-principal's conversation, or attracts the attention of colleagues.She followed the crowd obediently from the first day of work. After Qian Jiaxi saw her clothes, she honestly said: "If you force me to wear this every day, I will have early menopause." She laughed, but she still insisted on being prudent The dress is casual and lively only when going out to play.

They stood in front of the Burberry counter, Qian Jiaxi took a fancy to a wallet, Gan Lu was very disapproving of the price: "I don't see why you need to spend a third of your monthly salary for a wallet."

"I just like it. Don't you know what it means to like it strongly? If I like something but don't buy it back, I will definitely keep thinking about it. The more I think about it, the better I feel about it, so the more If you can’t distribute it, you have to buy it to feel happy.”

"It's a good thing you don't like yachts and private jets."

"I like those too, but they are too far away from my life to be a temptation. Why give up the satisfaction that you can get by swiping a card in front of you? Don't you think that this is the same as liking a man, the best way to overcome desire It’s about satisfying desires, and after satisfying them, you won’t be tortured by desires.”

Gan Lu has always admired Qian Jiaxi's confession: "Why do I feel that after satisfying my desire, I will inevitably be disappointed. It would be more interesting to keep a desire."

Qian Jiaxi snorted: "This is a typical sullen logic. After you got married, the level of sullenness actually intensified."

Qian Jiaxi took the bill to pay the bill, Gan Lu leaned on the counter and glanced at the wallets lying quietly inside, when a crisp voice suddenly sounded behind her: "When I was 19 years old, I went to the Landmark Plaza in Central Hong Kong for the first time. Like you, the astonishment of the price overwhelms the confusion of the variety."

Gan Lu turned around, and standing in front of her was He Jingyi. She was wearing a simple, unbranded black V-neck top and jeans, which further accentuated her white skin. She was carrying a small silver-gray handbag. Except for the diamond earrings on the ears and a diamond watch on the wrist, except for the tied hair bun, she didn't wear any other accessories, but she looked with a compelling luxury, which was in harmony with the surrounding environment.

Gan Lu thought that it would be a strange choice to recall the past years to herself, and she smiled slightly: "I don't think you will feel the same when you are 19 years old as I do now."

He Jingyi also smiled, showing her white and neat teeth: "That's right, I didn't go shopping with my girlfriend that time, but it was my boyfriend who handed me a credit card and asked me to swipe it casually. Our feelings should indeed be very different."

Gan Lu didn't know how long she had been watching her from the sidelines, so she couldn't help frowning, a little funny: "I won't speculate on who that generous boyfriend is, and I don't plan to interview you, is it true that you've been kind to everyone since that time? Can the price be kept calm?"

"Hehe, you're so calm. It's not bad. It seems that Xiuwen has finally chosen a wife who can satisfy his harsh mother." He Jingyi said lightly.

Gan Lu's smile deepened: "I seem to hear a hint, but I decided to ignore it."

He Jingyi didn't expect her to answer like this, and suddenly changed the topic, "The pearl earrings you are wearing are very beautiful, and they match your face shape and temperament very well."

"I also like the second wedding anniversary gift from Xiuwen."

"Have you been married for two years? Congratulations. But I only bought an entry-level Mimotoki pearl earrings on the second anniversary. It seems that Xiuwen is much more cautious than I remember."

Gan Lu had no idea about the brand of the earrings at first, but Qian Jiaxi saw them at a glance when she put them on today, and even took them off for a closer look.Qian Jiaxi is interested in fashion and also works in a TV station, so she is very knowledgeable by what she has heard and seen, and told her that it is produced by Mimotoki in Japan. The single white pearl should be freshwater cultured. There are no counters locally.She thought for a while: "Xiuwen went on a business trip to Shanghai last month, maybe it was bought at that time."

Qian Jiaxi praised: "He has good taste, but the most rare thing is his heart."

Yes, the most rare thing is to have a heart, and remember to buy it a month in advance, it should not be a reminder from the mobile phone memo. Thinking about it this way, Gan Lu's heart is naturally warm.Now that He Jingyi said this, she couldn't help being a little angry, and she just tried to remain calm and polite: "Miss He, I'm not used to discussing her ex-boyfriend with a stranger, let alone discussing my husband with a stranger. I'm really happy for you to see that you still have the same mentality as you did when you were 19. Goodbye."

There was a sneering smile on the corner of He Jingyi's mouth: "Mrs. Shang, you have good eloquence, but your knowledge is a bit lacking. You don't think it's strange that Shang Xiuwen's car was a BMW SUV ten years ago, and he could take his girlfriend to fly at any time. I go shopping in Hong Kong and Europe. Now I drive a semi-used Bora and manage a small trading company. When my wife sees a slightly better brand, she thinks it is a luxury and she can’t buy it. I have to guess If you're right, you don't know anything about his past life, and you don't seem to have any idea of ​​his economic situation from before to now."

"It seems that you like to speculate, Ms. He. Usually, you are extraordinarily curious about other people's lives, so you would bother to speculate like this." Gan Lu maintained a steady posture and said with a smile.

"Then what guesses do you have about my curiosity?"

"What I like is reasoning based on fact. According to my reasoning, I don't have to pay attention to the curiosity of unrelated people."

He Jingyi laughed out loud. Her face was not that standard of beauty, but when she smiled, her expression became more vivid, quite dazzling and charming: "Interesting, the choice of Xiuwen is more interesting than I imagined."

Before Gan Lu could say anything, Qian Jiaxi happened to come back. She handed the list to the salesman, and greeted He Jingyi in surprise: "Miss He, hello."

"What a coincidence, I ran into you here, Ms. Qian, the show was very successful last time, I hope there will be opportunities to cooperate in the future. I'll take a step ahead, goodbye." He Jingyi's face was full of smiles, but her eyes were not The slightest temperature swept over Gan Lu like a cold star, nodded to the two of them, and drifted away.

Qian Jiaxi exclaimed in disbelief: "Is He Jingyi actually Shang Xiuwen's ex-girlfriend? Shang Xiuwen's sex life is really not shallow. It's hard to see that he can find such an outstanding girlfriend."

Gan Lu gave her a hard look, and she quickly apologized: "I didn't mean that. Lulu, you are not the same type as her, but you are not worse than her at all."

"You don't need to explain, the more you describe, the darker it is." Gan Lu said helplessly, at this time the two were sitting in the cafe downstairs of the shopping mall, ordering a cup of coffee each.

Qian Jiaxi didn't take it seriously at all, and laughed straight away: "No wonder I saw her and Shang Xiuwen look a little different in J City last time... different from ordinary relationships, you have to be careful, Lulu."

Gan Lu smiled wryly: "Why be careful? That's history. You study the same major as me. You should know that everyone's memory and description of history can't be the same, but the real history happens as it happens, and it can't be changed."

"Are you satisfied with Shang Xiuwen's explanation?"

Gan Lu sighed: "He is very frank, I have nothing to dissatisfy."

"That's fine. The past is over." Qian Jiaxi happily transferred everything in the old wallet to her newly acquired new love. The more she looked at it, the more satisfied she was. "Hey, your expression doesn't seem satisfied."

Gan Lu couldn't replay the heart-wrenching and meaningful words He Jingyi said to her just now, she just smiled: "No matter who it is, a beautiful ex-girlfriend who just met her husband can't be satisfied."

"Based on my experience as an ex-girlfriend, as long as I don't feel unwilling, I will treat that man as nothing with his current girlfriend. As for my man's ex-girlfriend, it's best to pretend to be happy and ignore her. Qian Jiaxi began to show off her experience again, "Anyway, ex-girlfriend is a creature, you have to despise her strategically, and pay attention to her tactically."

Gan Lu laughed: "Looking at it now, there is no need to rise to this height."

"That's true. I also plan to invite He Jingyi to do a talk show. After I come back, I will start to do my homework, collect information, and learn about Yixin Group. Their headquarters is in Beijing, with strong assets. The big boss is Chen Hua. Mysterious and low-key, he seldom shows up in the media, and he can't get any clues when searching, only a lot of people with the same name and surname will pop up. Yixin's investment in this province and neighboring provinces is said to be led by the governor himself to attract investment It's a big deal, and it covers a wide range. Think about it, He Jingyi is only 29 years old this year. She is in a high position at this age and is in charge of project operations in the entire area of ​​two provinces. She should be a busy and capable professional woman. You're welcome, Shang Xiuwen and your family are not on the same level now, so there's no time to pester him."

Gan Lu didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm relieved. By the way, when will you bring your new boyfriend out for me to meet?"

Referring to her boyfriend whom she has been dating for several months, Qian Jiaxi sighed: "Oh, it doesn't matter if we don't see each other, I don't think I can grow up with him, the values ​​are too different."

"You're here again, don't let people not get used to your spending money, you're talking about values."

"You know me too." Qian Jiaxi said with a playful smile, "I didn't ask him to be rich, but he talked about saving money to buy a house as soon as he came, which really scared me."

"Isn't planning to buy a house a form of responsibility to you?"

"I don't need him to be in charge. I have hands, feet and income. I just want to experience more fun in life while I'm young, and I don't want to get into a state of making plans and living carefully." Qian Jiaxi spread her hands and looked at the sky, "This is also It's not a big crime, is it?"

Gan Lu could understand Qian Jiaxi. After she started working, she immediately rented a house in the lakeside community, which also aroused the misunderstanding of the teachers at the same school. If she rented a residential house in the suburbs near the school, the rent would only be one-third of the rent.But Gan Lu didn't plan to save that money, she would rather live comfortably in a well-managed garden complex with an elegant environment.In her opinion, Qian Jiaxi just had higher requirements for comfort than her, and she didn't think it was a crime.

"It's terrible that he wants to be too like-minded with you. When two people get along, it's better to understand each other and seek common ground while reserving differences."

"You are indeed a married woman, and you speak in such a harmonious manner." Qian Jiaxi teased her, but Gan Lu could only admit with a smile that just as Qian Jiaxi said, married women think differently , at least her mentality did automatically adjust a lot.

Qian Jiaxi's friend called and invited her to sing, and she couldn't help but pull Gan Lu out to hail a taxi: "You haven't been out to play much since you got married, don't you feel bored? Anyway, I came out today, so I just played." Come back soon."

After getting married, Gan Lu really seldom participated in such activities where single men and women called friends and friends to pass the loneliness. When I went to the KTV private room, it seemed that Qian Jiaxi’s friends had changed, and those present were still dressed in fashionable clothes and looked active. , but most of the faces were unknown, Qian Jiaxi greeted people lively, Gan Lu was surprised when she heard someone calling her name, and looked up, standing in front of her was a man with a round face. The young man, with short hair trimmed into an upright hairstyle, smiled very out of shape.

"Qin Zhan, you are here too."

"Yeah, long time no see. The last time my aunt said we had an appointment for dinner, and you went to Hainan again."

Qian Jiaxi had only known Qin Zhan not long ago, and said with a smile, "Do you know each other?"

Qin Zhan said solemnly: "Of course, Lulu is my cousin."

"Please, if you must be a relative, just say it's my cousin." Gan Lu laughed, "You see a cousin with a different surname."

"It's three thousand miles away, it's too far-fetched, and my cousin is more intimate." Qin Zhan reached out to block the person next to him from pouring wine, "My sister doesn't drink."

"Simen, I kind of believe that you are Lulu's brother, but Lulu has never mentioned you." Qian Jiaxi squinted at him.

Qin Zhan smiled surreptitiously: "You'll know when you ask Lulu later, I'm not only her brother, I'm almost her boyfriend."

"You're not afraid that I'll feel shabby when people think of incest." Gan Lu knew that he was outspoken, so she could only beg for mercy. Looks like Master Ximen from an outdated idol drama?"

The people around were all laughing, and Qian Jiaxi even rolled over on the sofa with her stomach in her hands, panting and saying intermittently: "No...it's not Young Master Ximen, it's Uncle Ximen, haha, Uncle Ximen Qing..." The words remained In the end, Qin Zhan threw a pillow on her head to cover her mouth. It took her a while to stop laughing, and she sat up with her arms around the pillow, brushing her hair and saying, "Hey, it's your Xiaopan who made it herself. It's none of my business if the nickname spreads, don't vent your anger."

Speaking of Xiao Pan, Qin Zhan was a little embarrassed. Gan Lu knew that Xiao Pan was his girlfriend when he was studying abroad. The two returned to China together last year and lived together. Why is there such an expression now, and interrupted: "Okay, you confess yourself, how did you get this nickname?"

How could Qin Zhan say anything, only when the people next to you said something to each other, Gan Lu understood that Qin Zhan dared to go abroad to study, and adopted a foreign name of Simon after entering the country. It was no problem at all, but it was printed on the business card with his surname It's Simon Qin, pronounced by the locals who can't tell the difference between front and back nasal sounds, it seems to be Ximen Qing. I don't know who called it out first, and then his girlfriend Xiao Pan, who is also open-mouthed like him, spread the word to him.Everyone was overwhelmed by him, and they called him "Ximen Qing" in unison when they met. After he turned his face, his bad friends changed their name to "Ximen—No Qing".

Gan Lu laughed out loud and was about to speak when she suddenly felt her cell phone vibrate in her bag. She took it out and saw that it was Shang Xiuwen calling. She was not in the mood to answer his call right now, so she threw the phone back into the bag Li ignored: "Uncle Ximen, thank you for calling the juice in for me."

Qin Zhan went to ring the bell, Qian Jiaxi leaned over and asked, "Did Ximen really chase after you? When did it happen?"

"Listen to his nonsense, the relationship between us is nothing more than my mother married his uncle again."

"Wow—" Qian Jiaxi exclaimed a little, "Your mother is really successful. Ximen's uncle is Qin Wanfeng, the owner of Wanfeng Real Estate. mentioned?"

"There's nothing to say, we're not even relatives, we rarely see each other. Don't mention it, go sing your song."

Everyone was engrossed in the game, but Gan Lu was always a little restless. She sang a song and stopped ordering. She sat on the side in a daze. Qin Zhan didn't realize when she sat next to her.

"When will you call your brother-in-law out and sit down together?"

Qin Zhan likes to socialize very much. He mentioned this matter to her more than once, but she always evaded it casually.Shang Xiuwen only met her parents, and they met separately, and she really didn't want to get involved in other irrelevant relationships, but she suddenly felt moved and asked, "Qin Zhan, you are working in Wanfeng Real Estate now. You should know everything about it, right?"

"Do you want to inquire about housing price trends or industry gossip?"

Gan Lu really didn't know where to start, so she thought about it: "A few days ago, I read a report in the newspaper, and it was found that the steel bars used in construction did not meet the standards. How did you deal with it?"

"It's just that the relevant departments have jumped out to express their views, and will strengthen supervision and rectification, so that the general public can rest assured. And there are still some strange rumors in the industry.”

"What rumor?"

"Why are you interested in this?"

Gan Lu was a little anxious: "You tell me first."

Qin Zhan shrugged: "At a land fair a few days ago, I heard people say that the people who reported the news to the newspaper were not enthusiastic citizens at all. The reporter who wrote the report revealed that someone went directly to the editor-in-chief of the property market weekly and gave them Very clear clues, and must mention the product problems of Xusheng Iron and Steel Company and Xusheng's agent in the report. The editor-in-chief felt that there was no clear evidence, and the matter was too involved. It didn't involve Xu Sheng."

"What is the origin of the person who reported it?"

"He spoke vaguely. He only said that his background was definitely not small. I couldn't figure out why he had to fight against Xu Sheng. Xu Sheng accounted for more than [-]% of the local construction steel bar supply. It would be great if a foreign steel company came to fight against them Sensible, when it comes to factors such as logistics and after-sales, it is unlikely that everyone will abandon Xusheng’s products because of a vague report in the newspaper, not to mention that the report is not painful and there is no follow-up action.”

Gan Lu fell silent, Qin Zhan couldn't help being curious: "Hey, why do you care about this?"

"Let's have dinner together another day, and I'll tell you why."

Qian Jiaxi, who had just finished singing, came over and said, "Where is Xiao Pan, you are like conjoined twins all day long, you follow wherever you go, why didn't you come with you today?"

"She quarreled with me and ran back to Guangzhou in a fit of anger."

Gan Lu looked at him as if nothing had happened, and didn't bother to ask the reason.On the contrary, Qin Zhan saw Qian Jiaxi's disbelief, spread his hands and said, "She lost her temper and dumped me for no reason, so you don't have to look at me so critically."

Qian Jiaxi smiled wickedly: "Okay, let me comfort your hurt heart, and order you a song "Break Up With Kindness", okay?"

After a happy break up, Qin Zhan sent Gan Lu and Qian Jiaxi home. Gan Lu arrived first, said goodbye to them, entered the elevator of the building, and pressed the 18th floor. It's the city lights that can't be seen, this is the usual scene she sees every day, when she hugs Shang Xiuwen, it's naturally different from standing alone in a dimly lit place.

However, her feelings at this moment do not only come from the night scene in front of her.What He Jingyi said to her cast a solid shadow in her heart, and she didn't know whether this shadow could be eliminated only by self-adjustment.

It was almost time for Wu Lijun to go to bed. Gan Lu didn't want to wake up her mother-in-law, so she opened the door as gently as possible, and walked in lightly. There was light from Wu Lijun's half-opened door, obviously she was still asleep.

Recently, Wu Lijun didn't seem to be sleeping well. One day when Gan Lu came down to drink water late at night, she was surprised to hear that she seemed to be still walking around the room.

Gan Lu went over and saw Wu Lijun sitting on the sofa outside the suite reading a book, she knocked on the door: "Mom, I'm back."

Wu Lijun nodded, "Mmm", under the light, she could see her normally unruly hair was slightly loose because she was leaning on the sofa, and her face looked a bit haggard.

"Go to bed early." Gan Lu didn't intend to ask her body any more, but decided to remember to talk to Shang Xiuwen on the phone and remind him to care about his mother.

(End of this chapter)