Ode to joy

Chapter 17

For the whole Sunday, there were two people who did not show up on the 22nd floor: Andy and Qiu Yingying.During lunch, Fan Shengmei was worried, so she knocked on Qiu Yingying's door and asked if she wanted to bring back a boxed lunch.Qiu Yingying said that she was going to change her mind and start a new life. First of all, she would starve herself for three meals and starve to death the blind fool.Fan Shengmei smiled outside the door: "Why don't you confiscate the snacks that you hoarded first? Otherwise, you are obviously eating delicious food without telling us."

Qiu Yingying said inside: "Sister Fan, please let me be serious for a day, I have to reflect on the bastard these days."

Fan Shengmei's accent became normal when Qiu Yingying said this, so she continued to ask: "Have you ever thought about how you will go to work tomorrow?"

Qiu Yingying was silent for a long time before she said, "Don't even think about it. I can't resign. If I want to resign, I have to find a good family to resign. Otherwise, I will go to the northwest wind."

"I talk too much, but I think you have been in a passive position in front of someone. I am worried that you will be beaten passively tomorrow. After all, someone suffered a heavy loss yesterday. According to that person's character, it is impossible to let you go. You have to think about it today , are you going to fight, or accept it?"

"Sister Fan, you are my own sister. You don't care about my unreasonable troubles yesterday. I don't even know how to thank you. In short, I will listen to what you say in the future. You must want me to fight, and I will do it. It used to be I am obsessed with ghosts, what he says is what he says, and it will never happen again in the future, I swear, what is he, I will ask for it back."

"Hey, things like feelings are easier said than done. Sister Fan just doesn't want to see you being wronged. You can just squat in the room and lose weight."

But Fan Shengmei didn't knock on the closed door of 2201.She felt that Andy was different today, but after all, we are not too familiar, so it is not good to disturb casually.

Outside the window is the transparent autumn, Fan Shengmei's little black house can't feel it, but Fan Shengmei's mobile phone transmits the story of spring.An old classmate Wang Baichuan called and invited us to have dinner together.Please ask Fan Shengmei to determine the address.From the moment Fan Shengmei received the call, she began to take a bath and change clothes. She even thought about taking a nap to ensure the best skin condition at night.

When Guan Juer and Qu Xiaoxiao came back from feeding the cat, they knew it right away, "Wow, Sister Fan has a big date tonight."

Qu Xiaoxiao immediately went back gossipingly, glanced at the mud film on Fan Shengmei's face, patted her head and said, "Yes, I was so busy that I didn't go to the beauty salon for two weeks." Fan Shengmei was still waiting for Qu Xiaoxiao's next words. Xiaoxiao acted quickly and knocked on the door of 2201.Fan Shengmei wanted to stop it, but it was too late.So, Fan Shengmei simply went out to watch.

Seeing Andy who came out to answer the door in nightgown, Qu Xiaoxiao said like a machine gun: "I remembered that your hair hasn't been trimmed for several days, and it's already messed up. Come on, follow me to a place, my sisters The beautiful countryside recommended... Ah, are you still sleeping? Sorry, I woke you up."

"I'm memorizing Chinese laws. You sit inside and I change clothes."

Qu Xiaoxiao went in as usual, and saw the brick-like collection of legal provisions and case collections on the living room table, which were real professional texts. "Andy, why are you reading this? I think the place you turned to is maritime law, which has nothing to do with you."

"After returning to China, I met several groups of lawyers. Most of them couldn't bear to study deeply. When they asked deeply, they told me that the law in China is like this. I found that in China, one should understand a little bit. It is better to be an encyclopedia, otherwise Even car gas can be tricked. I’m not blaming anything, but you can’t buy good products at high prices, such as the services of lawyers.”

"You don't understand this. When we talk about who is the best lawyer in our circle, we usually look at how much knowledge and background the lawyer has. The outcome of the lawsuit is all outside the court. Ah, you go out like this?" Qu Xiaoxiao saw Andy in full body suit, as if ready to go to work.

Andy was reminded, looked at himself, couldn't help grinning, "I'm too lazy to change. Let's go."

The two passed by 2202, and Fan Shengmei smiled and greeted her and said, "Andy, thank you for asking someone to help me yesterday, come, give me a kiss, and put a face on my face." A little pale, and, sluggishly ignoring the mud on her face, she quickly let it go.

"I heard that you are a good dancer at the police station. I admire you very much. You are indeed a senior HR." But after Andy finished speaking, he paused blankly, as if he had forgotten his words, and seemed to have nothing to say. He nodded and went to the elevator.Now, even Qu Xiaoxiao noticed something strange.Qu Xiaoxiao asked if she didn't sleep well, and Andy admitted that she had no sleep all night.Qu Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "You pull my sleeve when you go out, so as not to get lost." What made Qu Xiaoxiao almost laugh was that Andy actually stretched out his hand to pull her sleeve, but suddenly reacted halfway. Come here, give up with a smile.

Sure enough, just after the opening of the essential oil, Qu Xiaoxiao saw Andy sleeping like no one else.So Qu Xiaoxiao was quite bored, and asked for a room for two. She wanted to chat and pass the time, but she fell asleep alone.

And because of this, she has to watch a little bit, tell the waiter what to do, what not to do, she doesn't like to take care of people.

During the facial treatment, Andy was still asleep, Qu Xiaoxiao was so bored that she almost went crazy, and she asked the waiter to suck up the blackheads on Andy, but the exciting action didn't wake Andy up.Another two hours passed slowly.Then came foot care, hand care, Qu Xiaoxiao no longer expected Andy to wake up.Waiting until the end, when Qu Xiaoxiao said the word "checkout", she immediately said "Alibaba" to Baoshan, and Sleeping Beauty suddenly woke up.Qu Xiaoxiao let out a suffocating breath, "You went to be a thief last night or something, how could you leave me to sleep indiscriminately, causing me to almost suffocate to death."

But Andy wondered: "Why are you a little hungry?" She barely slept last night. The quiet environment alone made her think wildly, so she simply stayed up and searched for various information on the Internet.In fact, she has already read many materials, but now she needs life-saving straws, she needs scientific shock.After she asked the question, she realized that Qu Xiaoxiao hadn't answered for a long time, so she turned her face away and saw Qu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at her.She couldn't help laughing, and suddenly felt a little relieved.But her first action was to look for the mobile phone and look at the call records, instead of touching her face to see the effect like ordinary people.Sure enough, there was a work number on the phone.

Therefore, Qu Xiaoxiao had no choice but to continue to sulk.Fortunately, Andy's work is also something that Qu Xiaoxiao is very concerned about. Her friends speak very well about the boss surnamed Tan, so she really wants to gossip about Andy.After Andy finished speaking, he said: "Evil capitalist, you don't let people sleep, but you lie in the beauty salon and sleep soundly."

"That researcher is unprofessional, and his assistants have not had a rest day since I returned to China, and they sleep less than six hours a day. I am very surprised that Xiao Guan has nothing to do on his rest days except for working overtime. "

"Xiaoguan, hehe, Xiaoguan is ignorant, she believes everything she says, and she is prudish. She has a lot of dogma in her little head, and she loves to make progress. I am annoyed that she stretches her whole body to make progress, but I look at it." Go to the wrong place where she worked hard."

"Haha, Xiao Qu, it's fun to listen to you talk. Xiao Guan will be a very good employee."

"But! I understand what you mean. I just look at what's in front of me. What kind of hot scene will Qiu Yingying meet with a wretched man at work tomorrow?"

"I don't know. In short, playing ambiguously in the office is a dead end. How is your company?"

"A foreign party will come the day after tomorrow. Whether or not to sign a contract depends on the day after tomorrow."

"Before signing the contract, you can blow up the balloon vigorously. Even if your condition is only a dog's tail, you have to blow it into a maverick dog's tail with temperament. After you tie a boat, you can work hard to do practical things, after all Your company makes money by doing things down-to-earth.”

"Why does it sound like irony to me? You don't seem like the type to say that."

"It's not irony." But Andy didn't explain either.

"Why?" Qu Xiaoxiao is not someone who is easily fooled.

"Business is business, isn't it?"

"Didn't you say there are some morals? You seem to be a person with some morals."

"In business and business, it is morality to compete fairly with each other under the constraints of the law. So I said that Xiao Guan will be a good employee. She has many rules. Whatever she does, she first fits into her preset rules, so her hands are tied. There are some things she dare not think about, so don't expect her to be creative. You don't, don't pretend to be innocent and ask me why, you must have packaged your company as a unique dogtail grass. But you are a newbie , so I only suggest that you pack it with temperament and maverick, as long as you don’t call the dog’s tail a rose.”

"Haha, Andy, I love you. My dad used to say through gritted teeth that he always competed with his peers, and no fools talked about their merits. You are the only one on the 22nd floor."

"Often compete with your peers, and don't agree with others. Idiots talk about strengths and weaknesses? High. I am most troubled by the ones who can't turn their minds. However, there are countless small extended conditions in life. Under certain conditions, some people even if their IQ is not high. , if you have a specialization in the field, you can also become an expert under the small extension condition. Just like under a certain condition, Newtonian mechanics is absolute. Therefore, we need to see the premise clearly when we talk to someone. For some topics, we can only It's not a fool's opinion. Haha."

Qu Xiaoxiao didn't dare to say a word immediately, because if she didn't understand, she would be regarded as a fool by Andy.She quickly changed the subject.Then she kept being suspicious, and Andy talked too much about a certain topic with her, did it mean that Qu Xiaoxiao had expertise in this topic?If Andy said less, she immediately thought, is she a **** in this regard?She finally made herself angry, and thought angrily, you're the only one.

Wang Baichuan drove to the gate of Ode to Joy, and picked up Fan Shengmei for dinner.Wang Baichuan originally wanted to not allow the beauty to take even one more step. He greeted the beauty at the door, but the beauty did not allow it.The more Fan Shengmei refused, the more Wang Baichuan felt that beauties were unattainable, but the more he nostalgic for his middle school days. At that time, Fan Shengmei didn't even refuse him, just ignored her.When he saw Fan Shengmei at the gate of Ode to Joy Community, he presented a large bouquet of bright red roses.

Fan Shengmei noticed with sharp eyes that Wang Baichuan was wearing casual clothes this time, which looked like first-line brands.

It was the same car, no doubt about it.There is also a watch, which is the same piece. Although Rolex is not Fan Shengmei's favorite brand, it is enough to deal with it.

The two had a good dinner.Perhaps it was because both of them were eloquent, and there were too many topics to talk about during the two-and-a-half-hour dinner.After eating, this time, Fan Shengmei reservedly insisted that this is the end of tonight, she needs to rest early to prepare for work tomorrow.But Wang Baichuan said nervously: "I have one more matter, which is very troublesome. I have been hesitating whether I should ask you for help."

"I hate this kind of words that set people up. You'd better say it clearly."

"I'm going to rent an office in Haishi, and a single apartment. After I met you last time, I went back and made up my mind to shift the focus of my career to Haishi. It's just that I'm not familiar with Haishi. Where can I rent it? I don’t understand what the market is. Fortunately, you have already taken root in Haishi. I have a heartfelt request, and I really hope you can help.”

"I thought what was the matter, and I was in a cold sweat. Okay, let's talk about your conditions."

Wang Baichuan handed over a piece of paper and an envelope stuffed with things. "I listed some requirements for the office on paper. I'm sorry, but the requirements are quite complicated. The apartment is whatever you want. The only requirement for the apartment is that it is closer to your community."

Fan Shengmei just pursed her lips and smiled without raising her eyes, but her speed of reading the requirements on the paper was several beats slower.After finally seeing the request clearly, she raised her eyes and said, "I'll look for it, and I'll let you know within a week if I have any clues. This..." She picked up the envelope, feeling very puzzled.

"This is 2 yuan. Renting a house requires expenses, and you cannot be allowed to pay in advance."

Fan Shengmei continued to purse her lips and smiled, and generously put away the 2 yuan. "In case you grab a good house with someone, you need to pay a deposit urgently. I won't be polite to you. Is there anything else?"

Wang Baichuan wished that the dinner conversation would never end, but when it comes to this, he can only pay slowly.

On the way to send Fan Shengmei home, Wang Baichuan asked: "I'm always worried about letting you go home alone at night. Let me take you to the door. I swear that I will never step in."

"Don't worry, I never go home alone, the community management is very good."

"Why do people like you stay single? But... I understand, you're so brilliant, you put most men to shame."

Fan Shengmei looked at Wang Baichuan, who was concentrating on driving, and couldn't help avoiding her face, and said to the side window, "I'm just a very ordinary white-collar worker in a company. You're mistaken."

"I won't look away."

Wang Bochuan's slightly proud affirmative answer made Fan Shengmei both uneasy and happy.The road was very short, and within a few words, she arrived at the gate of Ode to Joy. Fan Shengmei got off the bus holding flowers. This time, she stayed in front of Wang Baichuan for an extra minute, and she was speechless, bowed her head and smiled for a minute, and then turned around. Entered the gate.

She walked into 2202 with a smile all the time.At this time Qiu Yingying still hadn't left the gate, but Guan Juer saw the big bouquet of roses in her hand.This moment is the proudest moment since Fan Shengmei moved into 2202.

Overnight, red roses bloomed all over 2202.Guan Juer got up and saw a bottle of red roses next to the gas stove in the kitchen, a bottle of red roses on the sink in the bathroom, and a bottle of red roses on the only folding small dining table shared by them.Beautiful flowers make people feel good in the morning.But Guan Juer suddenly thought of a problem. Seeing no one around, she took all the roses into her room.

When Fan Shengmei woke up, she couldn't find roses anywhere. Seeing that the door of Guan Juer's bedroom was open, she went to take a look. Sure enough, all three bottles were there, and Guan Juer went to do morning exercises.Without even thinking about it, she put the roses back in place one by one.The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. She didn't rush to wash her face and brush her teeth, and sprinkled a few drops of water on the roses.The meager light in the morning twists and turns through the window of Guanjuer's bedroom, bypasses the door of Guanjuer's bedroom, turns around a narrow corridor, and finally sees the red rose weakly.Fan Shengmei turned off the light on purpose, and in an instant, the kitchen became black and white, and the two red roses beside the gas stove became the only color in this black and white world.

Just in time for Qiu Yingying to leave the gate at last, Fan Shengmei folded her arms against the wall, let her out, and said triumphantly: "A good flower needs light and shadow."

"Two drops of blood." Qiu Yingying wiped Fan Shengmei and entered the bathroom, only to see a bottle of roses dripping with blood on the washstand.She is depressed.At this moment, Fan Shengmei wakes up from her head dazzled by pride, and regrets taking Rose back from Guan Juer's bedroom.She secretly took the two bottles from the kitchen back to her little black room, but she didn't intend to apologize to Qiu Yingying either.

Qiu Yingying came out after a while, and asked curiously, "Where's the rose? Sister Fan, you took it away? Was it given by Handsome Wang on a date last night?"

Fan Shengmei said casually: "Well, my classmate asked me to help rent an office building. It's too polite. They even gave me roses."

"When I think about it, I have never received roses. Even if love is all spiritual, it must be reflected in roses. His grandma, I am so stupid."

"This..." Fan Shengmei turned on the light, looked at Qiu Yingying's face, and said, "Sorry, I didn't mean it."

"Sister Fan, what are you talking about? I won't trouble anyone if I make trouble with you. You are my own sister, unless you don't recognize me. Give me these two roses, and I will fight poison with poison and wake up."

"Take it away if you like it." Fan Shengmei looked at Qiu Yingying suspiciously. She was someone who had experienced it. Even though Qiu Yingying said it as if she didn't take it seriously, she still didn't believe that Qiu Yingying could get out of the shadows so quickly.Therefore, she restrained the joy that had spread from last night until now, this sister is not easy to be.But the joy in Fan Shengmei's heart was bubbling randomly, she didn't want to restrain herself, so she had to tidy herself up quickly and go out, no one would care if she laughed casually when she went out.

But just as Fan Shengmei opened the door of 2202 and said "Xiaoqiu, I'm leaving", there came a voice from inside holding her voice, "Fan Sang, work hard."

(End of this chapter)