timeless

Chapter 18 The Rainy Day (2)
"What's 'cousin', this kind of words..."

"Qi Xian is my cousin." The boy saw her doubts, and continued her words.

It's a surprise that I've seen it.

"At first, I thought it was because of Xia Zhize that he transferred here, but now that I think about it, maybe it's because of you."

"Hehe...really?" It's definitely not because of her.This was Jiang Wei's first thought, but she didn't say it.

"I didn't expect that you would be the one to be called 'sister-in-law' in the end."

"I'm also quite surprised..."

"I thought you would be with Yu Xinye, and he would be with Xia Zhize."

"Really...how could it be?" His tone was a little lost.

It refers to the previous sentence "I thought you would be with Yu Xinye".

"If I remember correctly... Your girlfriend is that guy's ex-girlfriend, right?"

"Oh, it's a long time ago." The tone was light and calm.

"Oh." There was a silence, not knowing what to say.It seems that Xia Shuo and Yu Xinye have resumed the good brother relationship of the small group. Although it is strange, she didn't ask.

This should be a friendship between boys, how could it just die because of a girl who has nothing to do with it, how can it be as stingy as girls.

"But speaking of this..." Xia Shuo seemed to be thinking of something, "I also think it's unbelievable that Yu Xinye and Xie Yayi are together. I always thought it would be you. Although he has a good relationship with Xie Yayi, but always I think your relationship is closer."

"Ha... is it... you think so?"

It turned out that even Xia Shuo thought so.

"Anyway, I don't like Xie Yayi." Xia Shuo put his right hand hanging by his side into his coat pocket.Only then did Jiang Wei realize that this was his habitual action, "But having said that, the relationship between Qi Xian and Xia Zhize is very good, so good... how should I put it, it is similar to the relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend, but it happens They are not together. In short, you should not pay too much attention to the relationship between the two of them, after all, they are good friends who have played since childhood."

"It's okay, I won't care." How could she care? She doesn't care which girl Qi Xian has a good relationship with at all.

She doesn't like Qi Xian, and she doesn't see that Qi Xian likes her.

In fact, one can guess Qi Xian's true intentions from Xia Shuo's words, even if he once denied it to himself.

Xia Shuo lowered his head and pondered for a while: "It's good that you don't care, after all, that guy is my cousin, so I don't want his relationship with Xia Zhize to have any impact on you."

"you think too much."

"Maybe." The boy smiled faintly, "But it's been a long time since I saw you and Zhao Mengfan together, and I only saw her having a good time with Xie Yayi recently."

"Oh." Jiang Wei turned his gaze away, not intending to continue this topic.

Xia Shuo also seemed to notice that he was talking too much, and finally smiled simply: "Then I'm going back to the classroom, let's go first."

"Ah."

Jiang Wei nodded unconsciously at his back, only to realize later that he couldn't see.

She can't remember the feeling she had towards Xia Shuo at all.Maybe he didn't know that he once liked him, maybe Zhao Mengfan told him, but it doesn't matter now.

Sometimes I also think, if there is no Yu Xinye, wouldn't it be nice to have that hazy feeling for Xia Shuo all the time?

However, before that, obviously, didn't you have the thought of "If the person who made my heart move was Yu Xinye, instead of Xia Shuo who is completely opposite, wouldn't it be better"?
It turns out that whether it's Yu Xinye or Xia Shuo, it's so hard to fall in love with someone.

Looking back at the previous footprints, everything that was thought to be fixed has already changed.

The meeting was calmer than expected. Jiang Wei expressed his complete understanding of Xia Zhize's approach to find him. Except for the slight shock at the beginning, everything appeared to be well prepared.

Because it is the same school, it is more convenient to meet, and the location is about the school's rockery pool.

Xia Zhize is much more beautiful than Jiang Wei imagined, with almond eyes and straight nose, short Sassoon hair with light red highlights like Qi Xian, tall and slender, and her eyes are as arrogant and cold as a queen.

At first glance, she looks like a senior who matches Qi Xian very well.

"It might be presumptuous to ask you out suddenly." Xia Zhize said to Jiang Wei.

"fine."

Although Jiang Wei was a little uncomfortable and uneasy about being asked out to meet by his boyfriend's childhood sweetheart, he still maintained his composure.I have heard some things about ex-girlfriends asking current girlfriends to come out to retaliate. I know that I think too much, and I don't have that kind of relationship with Qi Xian, but I am more or less stage frightened.

The girls were the first to sit down on the fence.

"It's pretty," she said.

Jiang Wei stood in front of her without speaking.

"Come and sit." Xia Zhize patted the guardrail beside her. Jiang Wei hesitated for a moment, but walked over and sat down beside her.Xia Zhize took out a cup of drink from the convenience bag he brought and handed it to Jiang Wei, "Here, I heard you like drinking milk tea."

"Thank you." He took it politely.

This is probably because she overheard Qi Xian mentioning it, not many people know about her hobby.

Xia Zhize stared at Jiang Wei for a few seconds, and after a while, she turned away.

The subsequent chat was not as rigid as before, and gradually eased up.

"It's a little different from what I imagined. I originally thought that guy's girlfriend would show off a little bit."

"Oh, it's the complete opposite of me."

"You also learned to draw?"

"Ah."

"Well, it's really a good match."

"Well." But I don't like him, he should like you.

"He's quite a bad person. I don't mean the inside, but the superficial behavior, which makes people feel that this guy is really... oh, how should I put it, frivolous? I have known him for so many years..." The girl unconsciously used memories and In a familiar tone, "But to be honest, he is actually very good, really."

"I know." Then why aren't you with him?
It has already been seen that Xia Zhize should treat Qi Xian the same way.

"He has a super vicious tongue, but he probably didn't show you this side? His bad side will only be shown in front of me. It's really unfair." He smiled unconsciously as he spoke, the tone of the senior sister and the elders And habitually revealed, "You have to treat him better."

"oh, I understand now."

It is said that the childhood sweetheart is a legend, but Jiang Wei can see that Xia Zhize is actually very similar to Qi Xian in many aspects, or it can be said that Qi Xian imitated her involuntarily.For example, I will subconsciously use my index finger to lift my bangs, or shake my legs when speaking.Judging from Xia Zhize's more skillful movements, Qi Xian should have imitated her unconsciously.

I don't know which book I read, if you like someone, you will behave more and more like her.

In the end, the conversation ended with the senior sister saying "then you must treat him better in the future".Jiang Wei stood up from the guardrail, looked at Xia Zhize's straight back, and wanted to say "Can't you see that he actually likes you?" After thinking about it, he held back.

I don't know the entanglement between them, so some things are hard to say.

Jiang Wei is very aware of these reasons, so she can only maintain the identity of "Qi Xian's girlfriend", and calmly watch what happened between them from the other side.Just like Qi Xian watched her and Yu Xinye's fission from the outside, the two did not interfere with each other.

In the current situation, all she can do is say to Xia Zhize: "Okay."

"Did that guy come to look for you?" This was the first sentence Qi Xian said to Jiang Wei after the evening self-study get out of class.

"Oh... yes." Jiang Wei responded, "She is very beautiful."

"She was so ugly when she was a child. Don't look at her so proud now. When she was a child, she had yellow and thin hair, a fat and short figure, and she didn't dare to talk to others." The boy unconsciously replied in a familiar tone, "I wasn't there before, otherwise where did she come from now? In the final analysis, the hero is still me."

The tone was exactly the same as that of Xia Zhize.

It's really... very similar.

Jiang Wei looked at him, shook his head and laughed the next second: "Don't think I can't see it."

"what?"

"You obviously like her." To the point, without mercy.

"Don't be so direct." Qi Xian's expression was a little embarrassing this time, and he didn't deny it, "How did you see that?"

"action."

"action?"

"Yeah." He stopped, brushed his bangs with his index finger, "like this, you will do this subconsciously when you talk to her." Even in front of outsiders, the address for each other is surprisingly consistent "that guy" , a fool can see it.

"is that a lie?"

"You didn't realize it yourself. If you like someone, the two people will behave more and more alike."

Qi Xian was silent for a while, then said: "Little devil."

"Don't call your girlfriend a kid." She deliberately teased him.

"You don't like me."

"You don't like me either."

"Really..." The boy had an expression of "nothing to do with you", and the shadow of his bangs covered the bridge of his nose, bumping as he walked.

"I like her, why don't we stay together?"

"You won't understand even if you say it."

"Do you think it's great just because you're a year or two older?"

The boy took two steps forward, stopped suddenly, and turned to look at her: "Jiang Wei, sometimes being together is not happy."

"Such words..." Jiang Wei also stopped.

Qi Xian stepped forward again: "So, there are some things that outsiders won't understand. I'd rather watch from afar and keep the most ambiguous distance with her, than be her boyfriend who will lose it when she gets tired of it." .”

"But..." But she obviously likes you too.Jiang Wei also started walking again.

"Having said that, you just said that if you like someone, you will become more and more similar in behavior..." Qi Xian still walked forward, and paused for a while, "Have you noticed that you and Yu Xinye are in love together?" Where are some similarities?"

"This..." Jiang Wei was silent for a while, "I haven't studied it."

In fact, it sounds very mysterious.

I didn't really believe in the saying that "if you like a person, you will behave more and more like him", I always think it's bluffing.But after getting to know Xia Zhize and Qi Xian, Jiang Wei believed this statement.

"But having said that... I like wearing white shirts as much as Yu Xinye...does that count?"

"It's a habit of life." Qi Xian put his arms around her shoulders, "Of course."

Jiang Wei has never been in a relationship before, so he doesn't know how lovers get along. It's nothing more than dating, holding hands, kissing and so on.Now I am dating Qi Xian, although I don't have any feelings between men and women for each other, but after all, some ambiguous actions are inevitable.

At first, I was a little uncomfortable, but later I realized that these movements of the boy were natural, and I realized that it should be a habit when I was with Xia Zhize.Then I got used to it.

"Sure enough, when you and Xia Zhize were together, you were still touching each other, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense, brat." He reached out and knocked her on the head.

"It turned out to be a color blank."

The boy raised his hand as if he wanted to knock it down, but Jiang Wei grabbed the flesh on his arm.

"Like my brother." Jiang Wei said suddenly.

"What?" The boy was a little puzzled.

"Speaking of you." Jiang Wei let go of his fingers, "Like my brother."

"I don't want to be the older brother of a strange girl like you who is duplicity in appearance."

"Hmph." She rolled her eyes at him coldly, "Speaking of which, I've already started preparations."

"Prepare what?" Qi Xian didn't care, just watched the shadows on the ground partially overlap.

"Part-time job, please introduce me to some part-time jobs like painting, it doesn't matter if it's not painting, as long as it can make money."

"Why do you suddenly want to work-study?"

"No." The girl stopped suddenly, and the boy couldn't help but stop with her in a daze: "What is that?"

"My mother... lost the lawsuit."

"You... what did you say..."

From the extremely astonished eyes of the boy, it can be seen that he can't believe it.

Jiang Wei wanted to laugh when he saw his reaction: "I said my mother lost the lawsuit, and the hospital has to bear the 10 yuan. What's the matter with your expression? It seems that your family lost the lawsuit. I was much calmer than you were."

"You...you..." Qi Xian managed to calm down, "Why are you so calm?"

"Calm?"

"It seems to have been prepared for a long time."

Jiang Wei smiled, and unconsciously raised his hand to touch his nose.

I have cried a long time ago.

Indeed, this result was expected long ago, after all, it was my mother who was wrong.Jiang Wei only knew that his family had to pay [-] yuan, and his mother was expelled from the hospital, which was considered a light punishment.As for the rest, it's out of her control.

So I have already prepared myself.

Prepare to lose money, work part-time, maintain a family, and even accept all the menacing gossip around.

Knowing that crying is useless, so it is better to be stronger and face these things calmly.

It is not without fault to be said to be terribly precocious.Girls of the same age must be unable to do anything useful except shed tears when encountering such a thing, but I gritted my teeth and endured it.

Said that there is no hurdle to overcome.

"What are you going to do?"

Jiang Wei stopped to look at Qi Xian, his shadow stretched obliquely on the ground.

"What else can I do? I know my family can't afford [-] yuan. My family is just me and my mother, and I have to bring my cousin."

Qi Xian finally fell silent: "Then... where's your dad?"

"Him? Let's forget about him." Jiang Wei said in a nonchalant tone, "I haven't seen him in [-], who remembers what he looks like. I don't even care about a few hundred dollars a month for living expenses. Going to find him."

"Then...you have to try." For a moment, Qi Xiancai suddenly felt that the girl in front of him was terribly realistic and rational, even more calm and calm than him.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this." Jiang Wei just took two steps, then turned around as if thinking of something, "By the way, are you free after school tomorrow afternoon?"

"What's the matter?" Qi Xian straightened his back involuntarily because of the sense of justice and desire to protect suddenly ignited by what happened to the girl.

"Oh, my grandmother left me some jewelry before she died, and I want to pawn it."

"To tell you the truth, this earring of yours is not made of pure gold, and the blue gemstone inlaid on it is worthless, it's just for decoration." The female shop assistant held a gold earring and looked at the light. After a long time, I finally put the earrings on the glass table, "Generally speaking, jewelry stores like ours don't want them. But I happen to be short of an earring accessory. If you want, I will give you 50 yuan, and this earring will be given to you." me."

"50 yuan? What are you offering..." Qi Xian raised his eyebrows in surprise, and was about to say something, but Jiang Wei pushed the earrings in front of her first: "Okay. 50 yuan is 50 yuan."

Two people walked out of the jewelry store door.

"I said, how could that earring be only worth 50 yuan? That woman picked up a big deal, and she might be giggling right now." Qi Xian looked at Jiang Wei angrily.

"It's fine if you suffer a loss. After all, someone wants it. How can I pick and choose for you? Besides, you can't tell even if you suffer a loss." Jiang Wei counted the money in his hand, "Those jewelry are pawned and sold. It's only a few hundred yuan to sell it."

Finally sighed: "It's better than nothing."

"You've done everything you can, what do you want to do next?"

"I kept this from my mother and my cousin, so try not to make too many moves."

"Oh." In response, the boy seemed to suddenly remember something, and his expression became tense: "You won't do that, will you?"

"Are you kidding, do I look like the kind of person who does anything for money?"

Seeing that she didn't look like she was joking, Qi Xiancai breathed a sigh of relief: "It's true, but you can do anything for money, and you can do anything if you can't wait."

"Oh, what you said is not wrong." Jiang Wei put the money in his pocket, and finally checked the airtightness of the pocket, "I will think about it when I really feel the need."

"You!" The boy's eyes were startled and terrified.

Jiang Wei gave him a "joking" expression.

But after all, where do you get so much money?
In the past, my mother always said, "You think I am a bank deposit machine, and I spit out money as soon as I press it", but now thinking about Jiang Wei, I wish I could be a deposit machine, and just make a 10,000+ deposit machine.

Looking at the busy street, she sighed: "Forget it, I'll go to my dad in a few days and try it out."

Many people will use a disdainful tone, saying "what is money".

What is money?Fart is worse.What is money?Can you buy everything in the world?

I didn't think so before.But when he grew up, when Jiang Wei faced this kind of thing, he had this idea in his mind——

Money is everything.

People who say that money is a fart are all jerks.

Subtle changes can be seen in every little thing in life.

For example, the dishes on the table are getting simpler and simpler, or energy-saving lights have been replaced at home, and even the water for washing rice has to be reserved for flushing the toilet...

Jiang Wei's mother also said more and more trivial words at the dinner table, becoming more and more philistine, such as "Pork is getting more expensive", "Maybe the price of garlic will also increase", or "That Li Xian downstairs has her mouth covered in shit. Now, all the gossip comes from her mouth, I really admire her to death."And often all the nagging will end with the sentence "In short, you must save me a little bit".

It's not like discussing something, but it's more about talking.

Jiang Wei always persuaded himself to deliberately ignore Jiang Wei's mother's deteriorating complexion.

It's okay, it's okay, there must be a way.Jiang Wei always comforted himself like this, but in the end he gritted his teeth, forget it, instead of having unrealistic dreams, it is better to prepare early for the already huge compensation for his family.

Jiang Wei didn't know how much his family had saved, but it would not exceed twenty or thirty thousand.She doesn't have much money herself, she usually spends it on buying books and painting utensils, and has no savings.After pawning those jewellery, plus a little passbook left by her grandmother, she ransacked the room, including the coins, and there were only more than 6000 yuan.

One hundred thousand, how many 6000 yuan do you need to make up one hundred thousand?
"What are you talking about...helping art students draw and hand in their homework? Can you get paid? Well, how many sheets...five? One piece is 30 yuan? Still life sketch...OK...next Wednesday. I know gone."

Before hanging up the phone, Qi Xian couldn't help asking: "Have you found a solution?"

"not yet."

"Are you going to find your father? Do you want me to accompany you?"

"No, I'll just go by myself." Jiang Wei put the phone between his cheeks and shoulders, tiptoed to get the drawing paper on the cabinet, "I'll hang it up first if there's nothing else to do."

"See you."

After closing the phone, Jiang Wei started to set up the easel.Just as she was fixing the drawing paper, Xun Jiu suddenly pushed open the door of her room: "Sister."

"What's the matter?" Jiang Wei continued to fix the drawing paper without looking back.

"I'm ready to go."

"What?" Jiang Wei stopped what he was doing and turned to look at him.

Standing at the door, Xunjiu played with his fingers with his head down: "My parents are getting divorced."

(End of this chapter)