I'm waiting for you in the wind and snow

Chapter 99
After leaving Dali University, I went to a bar in the ancient city and drank some beer. I didn’t leave the bar until I felt dizzy, and then I wandered around the ancient city by myself. I went to the "late night canteen" I had been to before.

Surprisingly, Ye Zhi happened to be there too, it seems like we haven't met by chance like this for a long time.

I ordered a stewed pork rice, and shared a table with her. We all sat cross-legged on the futon, and I said to her, "If you're not in a hurry to go back, I'll buy you something to drink."

"Have some hot milk."

I called the waiter and ordered another hot milk for Ye Zhi. When the waiter left, she took away the leftover bowls and chopsticks from Ye Zhi's previous meal. Only her car keys and us were left on the table. Two people's mobile phones.

I said to her: "We have agreed to transfer the inn, and the other party has already paid the deposit, and will arrive in Dali in two days to sign the transfer contract with us."

"Oh, that's alright."

I took a cigarette out of the pack and asked her if she minded. After she said she didn't mind, I lit the cigarette, took a deep breath, and said to her: "This afternoon, I sent Sisi to the At the airport, she's back to Shanghai."

"She should go back too... However, I think she should have gained something during her stay in Dali."

I forced a smile and replied: "Yeah, she probably doesn't have the temper of a young lady like before. The job at the front desk can still temper people's temper."

"Did she say when to study abroad?"

"I didn't say, I probably won't stay in Shanghai for long...Her parents really hope that she can go abroad as soon as possible."

"why?"

I took another puff of cigarette and replied: "She has a childhood sweetheart abroad, her parents are quite in favor of their being together, and the boy's conditions are not bad... His father is my former leader, and his mother is a third-class hospital The dean of the school is still a family friend with the Sisi family."

Ye Zhi glanced at me and said, "Really?"

"Well, it's pretty good... I've met that boy before, and he is very accommodating and tolerant to her. Her character also needs the other party's awareness..." After a short pause, I said again: "I hope the two of you can get along well in the future." together."

Ye Zhi smiled: "Don't you think you've talked too much?"

I froze for a moment, only to realize that my previous self would never have talked about so many things about Yang Sisi's privacy in front of her, so I froze for a moment before replying: "Maybe it's because she just left today, and I have some feelings in my heart... ... After all, we have known each other for quite some time."

"Oh, it might look like this..."

In the middle of speaking, Ye Zhi turned her head and looked at the street outside the window, and I followed her to look, a bustling scene of people coming and going...

Ye Zhi said with some emotion: "Although Dali is a good place, it can't keep people after all... We are all just passers-by!"

I was a little sad because of her words.After a long while, he stared at his hand that was smoky yellow, and replied: "Yeah, we are all just passers-by... Thinking about the transfer of the inn, Tie Nan and Tao Zi went to Chongqing, I don't have much desire to stay there gone."

"So you're going back home?"

"Well, many people who can't get along in Shanghai will choose to go back to their hometown in the end... I'm just one step ahead of them... Hehe, after staying in Dali for a while, I can still earn hundreds of thousands, which is considered a fortune. Let's be lucky, at least I can buy myself a house after I go back... I don't know if there are many friends like me around you, but in fact, there are indeed many people who are looking for a house Alive, I have accomplished their life's purpose."

"Are you contented?"

I squeezed the cigarette in my hand and said with a melancholy smile: "Hehe...it shouldn't be counted, it can only be regarded as a way of self-comfort."

Ye Zhi didn't talk to me, and then she waited for her own hot milk, and I also waited for braised pork rice... After that, we seemed to fall into a state where I was hungry and she was thirsty.We didn't talk much until I finished the braised pork rice and she drank half a glass of milk.

"Mi Gao... If your parents ask me after you go home, what would you say?"

I was stunned for half a minute before asking back, "Yes...how should I say it?...they haven't seen through this lie yet!"

"So you should go back to your hometown after you have figured out how to deal with it."

I was worried for a while, and then said nonchalantly: "It's okay... I just acted in this show because I wanted to stay in Dali... Now that I'm back in the mountain city, I can stay with them in the future and give them retirement. It's too late for them to be happy, how can they care about the previous things...not to mention..."

"What's more?"

I laughed heartlessly: "Besides, in Lao Mi's heart, he didn't think we could do it at all! Haha, how many catties and taels I have, and what kind of woman I can be worthy of, how can he not know!"

My big laugh attracted the attention of the diners at the next table, Ye Zhi looked at me awkwardly, and said, "That's good..."

I ordered another braised pork rice, then changed the subject and asked Ye Zhi, "What about you, when will you leave Dali?"

"I'm almost there, just a few days."

My heart sank again, and after a while I asked, "Have you done everything here?"

"Well, the project has all been discussed."

"Didn't you say it will take half a year?"

"The Dali government now welcomes outside investment, especially large-scale investment, so the negotiation is much smoother than expected, and the time is not too short."

I did the math, and replied with emotion: "Yes, the time is not too short... It's been more than three months!... Will you come to Dali in the future?"

Ye Zhi shook her head.

My heart was depressed again, but I still asked her: "When will you leave, I will take you to the airport."

"No, I won't take a plane when I go back. I have to drive back... I just want to relax and find a few cities along the way."

"Oh, then you should pay attention to safety on the road... Send me a message when you leave."

"Ah."

After Ye Zhi responded, we sat for a long time in relative silence. It was almost eleven o'clock before I went to settle the bill, and then we went our separate ways on Renmin Road in the ancient city...

Similarly, this time we say goodbye, I don't know if there will be a chance to meet again in the future.

I try my best not to be sad, because those who have to go will eventually have to go... I am no exception to this point, but those who are destined to go, who can bear the wind and snow?Who can forget Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake?
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Back at the inn, Bai Lu told me that Yang Sisi had arrived in Shanghai safely. I said "yes" three times in a row, and then I lost my soul, and started drinking those beers called "Fenghua Xueyue" bottle after bottle, while The atmosphere of parting is getting stronger and stronger among the few of us...

After twelve o'clock, there was no more unnecessary noise in the entire Longkan Wharf, and the bar also became quiet because of Tao Zi and Bai Lu's departure.

Director Ma said that there is no atmosphere for drinking here, and suggested to go out and find a barbecue stand to continue drinking. Although I already felt like drinking too much, Tetsuo and I did not refuse, because for the three of us, this wine is really delicious. What's more, every meal is less.

I still remember that when I first lived in Tie Nan's "Feng Ren Yuan", the three of us were once alcoholic youths, and we would go to the ancient city to find a barbecue stall to have a drink from time to time.I don't know if this kind of drinking friendship is strong enough, but in my heart, I regard them as brothers, because we have the same painful past, so I cherish these days when we can still drink together.

(End of this chapter)