why do you like me

055 Song Yang

Filling the golden retriever's food bowl with dog food, Cheng Jing began to tidy up the bookshelves.The books left after the inventory can be sorted into four or five boxes, and Cheng Jing plans to donate them directly to the library.

The window was open, and the morning sun and wind came in together, Cheng Jing turned to look at the yard.In July, the flowers and trees are luxuriant, and it should be full of vitality, but I don't know if it's because no one has trimmed and cleaned it for more than two months, or because of Cheng Jing's state of mind, everything looks so depressed.

He looked at it for a while, got up and closed the window, and continued to organize the bookshelves.

After eight o'clock, Song Yang came over.

He brought sandwiches and milk that were still warm, and seeing that there was almost no food in the refrigerator, he asked, "How long will you stay?"

Cheng Jing swallowed the sandwich slowly, and said, "Depending on the situation, I have to finish everything."

Song Yang nodded, and asked again: "Can you cook?"

Cheng Jing thought of Jiang Chuan, collected himself and said, "Know some quick dishes."

"Okay then, I'll go and buy some ingredients for you first." Song Yang didn't say much, and turned to go out without Cheng Jing having time to stop him.

The golden retriever rattled over and looked intently at the sandwich in Cheng Jing's hand.Cheng Jing had a hard time eating, he couldn't swallow anymore, so he took a sip of the milk and threw the sandwich to Jin Mao, Jin Mao swallowed it up in three or two bites.

Cheng Jing sat quietly watching the golden retriever licking the floor, as if very peaceful.

But he knew that the truly peaceful moments during this period were those few days in the old man's house.From the moment Cheng Yumin hanged himself to death, until he learned that Cheng Yumin was the "principal", he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.He separated from Jiang Chuan at the train station, and during the ten-minute journey back to N City, he stayed in the toilet vomiting and diarrhea, the tip of his tongue was bitter and numb, and his tears flowed uncontrollably.

After leaving the train station, he looked calm as if nothing happened, went to claim Cheng Yumin's body, and went through the formalities in an orderly manner.Then he took Cheng Tong home and dealt with Cheng Yumin's funeral in a low-key manner until the woman took Cheng Tong away yesterday.

But the matter has not been dealt with completely, he must keep himself calm.

When Song Yang came in again, Cheng Jing had already continued to organize the books.He is sorting out the books in the library according to their classification. He has already sorted out two boxes of economics and art, and is taking out one by one of the literature.

Song Yang put the ingredients in the refrigerator and came over to help organize the books together.Cheng Jing said, "I can't even take it with me. If you want to see it, you can take it directly."

"Okay." Song Yang tidied up and put aside the book he fancy.

He had helped Cheng Yumin with many personal matters before, and the investigation time was longer than that of Cheng Jing. Now he is helping Cheng Jing and asking about Cheng Jing's current situation.When it came to the college entrance examination, Cheng Jing took out the bookmark from the book and said, "Feng Yu's father didn't disclose my score to the public."

Song Yang paused for a moment.

Cheng Jing's expression remained unchanged, and she continued, "Jiang Chuan and the others knew about my grades, but the school suppressed the news. The Feng family's business has nothing to do with my father. I don't know if Uncle Feng did anything else. But It’s better not to disclose the score to the public, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble.”

Song Yang did not expect Cheng Jing to have analyzed the pros and cons so clearly.

When the results were announced, Cheng Yumin hadn't hanged himself yet.It is conceivable what kind of devastating public opinion will be generated if the public learns that the top scorer in the college entrance examination is actually the son of a corrupt official.Feng Ju's move, although it seemed unfair to Cheng Jing, was actually the most effective decision after weighing the pros and cons.Cheng Jing's grades are not made public. Although she lost the aura of the champion, it also guarantees that Cheng Jing can safely choose the university she wants to apply for.Otherwise, under the attack of public opinion, this result is very likely to be cancelled.Under such circumstances, the justice of the judiciary and the credibility of the government will be questioned.

Feng Ju's decision was actually more conducive to protecting himself, so Song Yang was noncommittal to Cheng Jing's biased words.He asked, "Which university did you apply for?"

Cheng Jing said flatly, "I didn't report it."

Song Yang was surprised: "Why?"

Cheng Jing was dumb for a moment.

Cheng Yumin's crimes will not be forgiven because of his suicide, and the court will still announce the final result.Cheng Yumin is dead, and all public opinion will point to his only son.If there was no depression, Cheng Jing might still be able to survive.But his current mental state is extremely bad, so he can only give up everything.

Song Yang didn't know about depression yet, so speaking out at this time would add to the confusion.Cheng Jing said: "Signing up will let more people know that I am the son of a corrupt official. Let's talk about it after a while."

Near noon, the two stopped to rest.The golden retriever entered this room for a while, and then entered that room for a while, as if sensing a difference, he wandered around in a little confusion.Cheng Jing took out a bank card and handed it to Song Yang.

Song Yang raised his eyebrows, with a half-smile: "What are you doing?"

"Take it as a wedding gift for you in advance." Cheng Jing said lightly, "I bought out my mother's studio, and there are not many I can get now. Hong Kong will continue to trouble you, don't be disgusted, I will make up for it later. superior."

Song Yang found it funny.He always wears formal clothes when he goes out, but just now he took off his suit because he needed to squat down to organize his books.At this moment, he picked up the suit on the chair, as if he was so angry by Cheng Jing's overly polite behavior that he wanted to leave directly.

Cheng Jing quickly grabbed him and said, "Song Yang, I have nothing else to thank you for now."

Song Yang looked at him: "Of all your father's assets, only the 1000 million left by your mother is clean, and you gave all of it to Cheng Tong. Now give me the money from selling the studio, what are you going to do?" ?”

Cheng Jing pursed her lips, and said lightly: "Cheng Tong did nothing wrong, I hope he can grow up unaffected. You are under investigation, and your law firm's business has also been affected to some extent. There are many places to spend money. I I think you are more anxious about money now than I am."

Song Yang originally planned to get married this year, but this time it was delayed.

Song Yang looked at Cheng Jing calmly.The boy is too calm, whether it is thinking or behavior, there is a kind of rationality that is close to cold.Be clear about your own situation, better understand the situation of others, and then have no hesitation.

He saw Cheng Yumin many years ago in Cheng Jing, and couldn't help saying: "The three Linxi cities back then were well-known poverty-stricken areas in the country, and several leaders were unable to make achievements. It's not because the local feng shui is bad, It's not that the resources are poor, but that the silverfish do nothing in order to steal a large amount of relief funds every year, and they don't allow others to do anything.

"Your father didn't have any background at the time. He went to the three cities of Linxi alone to take office. He fought against nearly a hundred people and made the three cities of Linxi develop into a demonstration city for national economic development. I admire your father's skill and courage. Work with him before graduation. I didn't expect him to end up like this, but I don't regret it either."

"I understand." Cheng Jing nodded, but these are not important anymore.He said: "Song Yang, I don't want to distance myself from you and have a relationship with you. The money is given to you now because I won't be able to spend much money in the next period of time. You want to marry your girlfriend To explain, we have to deal with the difficulties of law firms, there are too many places to spend money. Besides, Hong Kong..."

"Okay." The boy's reasons were too many and sufficient, Song Yang directly interrupted his continuation, and said, "Then call me brother."

When this incident was mentioned unexpectedly, Cheng Jing suddenly remembered the past, and Cheng Jing couldn't help laughing.

In fact, Cheng Yumin is more than 20 years older than Song Yang, old enough to be a father.But both of them graduated from the Law Department of University B. Song Yang was the last student the tutor took before he retired, and Cheng Yumin was the first apprentice of the tutor. In terms of seniority, the two should be brothers.Cheng Yumin was not so formal, and occasionally mentioned it while joking.Cheng Jing has a good memory, so when he saw Song Yang for the first time, he called "Uncle" to Song Yang who had not yet graduated from graduate school, which made Song Yang's teeth hurt.

But to make Cheng Jing change his name to "brother", that would be taking advantage of Cheng Yumin.Song Yang was very embarrassed, but he also felt that it was too painful for a teenager to call him uncle, so he occasionally used it as a joke to amuse himself.

Song Yang always dressed himself up like an elite in suits and leather shoes. Cheng Jing usually called him by his first name, and occasionally teased him, deliberately calling "Uncle" and "Uncle". Already 50 years old.

Song Yang smiled and said, "Why, why don't you shout? Then I have nothing to do."

He put on his suit, buttoned it up slowly, with a narrow expression on his face.Cheng Jing laughed twice and said, "Brother."

"Tsk." Song Yang stroked Chengjing's hair, took the bank card, smiled enough and said seriously: "When I can leave the country, I will go to Hong Kong to find out the situation. Don't worry."

Xie Jiayu did not make a will back then, and all property under his name was handled by Cheng Yumin.Only now did Cheng Jing know that Cheng Yumin had secretly transferred everything about Xie Jiayu to his son.It's just that the owner of the company in Hong Kong is not Cheng Jing.

Cheng Yumin is meticulous in his work and will not be so stupid that he cannot see the traps in the contract.The relevant information that Cheng Jing can get is that the procuratorate's investigation is clear and there is no problem.But Cheng Jing couldn't find the contract related to the company's equity holders in these materials.I don't know if it didn't exist at all, or it's still in the procuratorate.

All of Xie Jiayu's works, including that posthumous work, belong to the company.So no matter what, Cheng Jing wanted to get the company back.

The biggest problem at present is that both Cheng Jing and Song Yang are restricted from leaving the country, and Cheng Yumin's case makes most people choose to wait and see from the other side. Cheng Jing can't find a reliable person to investigate the situation in Hong Kong.

Song Yang hadn't finished dealing with his own affairs, so he left soon.Cheng Jing was the only one left. He turned off the air conditioner and didn't go upstairs. After taking melatonin, he lay down on the sofa in the living room for a lunch break.

In the midsummer of July, the room is a little hot and dry.The golden retriever sniffed Cheng Jing's head to confirm that the boy's breathing was steady, then lay down beside him, resting his chin on his overlapping forelimbs, and occasionally raised his eyelids to look at Cheng Jing on the sofa.

Cheng Jing dreamed of Jiang Chuan again.

The last time at the train station, Jiang Chuan was shocked when he heard that Cheng Yumin was the "principal".

After he came back, he seldom thought of the past, and he sorted out all the things to do next in an orderly manner, and the rest was blank, except for Jiang Chuan who looked astonished.

When Jiang Guodong was arrested, he couldn't bear the torture-like detoxification method in the drug rehabilitation center, and he missed the casino when he shouted frantically.The casino case was re-investigated, and Cheng Yumin was finally found.Both of them deserved what they deserved, but the dead Xi Yun and Nan Xiangjun... Cheng Jing was startled suddenly, and sat up from the sofa with a bowed body.

The golden retriever quickly raised his head to look at him.

There was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and Cheng Jing wiped it dry with a paper towel.He had only eaten two small sandwiches for most of the day, and his hungry stomach was aching.Cheng Jing pressed her abdomen, got up and opened the refrigerator.He couldn't eat any solid food, so he took a bottle of yogurt.

The yogurt was cold, and the pain became more obvious after entering the stomach.Cheng Jing took painkillers and antidepressants, looked down and saw the golden retriever was following her, and murmured to himself: "Forget that you're still hungry."

When pouring the dog food into the bowl, Cheng Jing squatted down, his eyes suddenly blurred.All the dog food was scattered on the floor, and the golden retriever refused to eat it, and barked at Cheng Jing.Cheng Jing knelt down on the ground, propping the floor limply with her hands, tears streaming down her face.

The golden retriever sniffed his tears, whining in a low voice.Cheng Jing reluctantly turned over and sat down against the wall, looked at the golden retriever vaguely, and murmured: "I'm sorry, yoyo, for messing up your food."

No one has cleaned the house these days. Although it is not messy or dirty, it is no longer suitable for walking barefoot.The golden retriever whined, and leaned over to lick the tears on Cheng Jing's face, and the tears flowed more violently.

After a long time, his emotions finally calmed down a little. Cheng Jing struggled to get up, and reached out to pick up the dog food scattered on the floor.The body of the golden retriever blocked him, gulping down the dog food on the ground.Cheng Jing paused, raised her head and rubbed the golden retriever's head, and said, "Good boy, I love you."

Still unable to use his strength, Cheng Jing could only sit on the sofa for the whole afternoon.He took vitamins and eggs, and finally got better and had some energy as it was getting dark.

"Let's go for a walk." Cheng Jing thought, got up, changed clothes and went outside.The golden retriever came over and followed him around the yard.Cheng Jing opened the courtyard door, looked at the long and wide road, and suddenly couldn't move a step.

Without closing the door, he turned and returned.The golden retriever looked outside, then at Cheng Jing's back, and turned to follow.

"Yoyo, I need something to eat." Cheng Jing washed the rice and cooked it.As Jiang Chuan said, to cook rice with moderate hardness, the water only needs to be half a centimeter to seven millimeters higher than the rice.

He opened the refrigerator and dug out a ball of cabbage and a can of beef sauce.As Jiang Chuan said, dry pot cabbage can also be made into quick dishes.If there is no pork belly, it can be replaced directly with various meat sauces, and the pepper can also be omitted.He tore off half a cabbage, but did not cut ginger and green onions.

Knowing that he would be alone, Cheng Jing put away all the knives at home when he was awake.He turned the gas valve on the wall, ignited the fire, and silently recited the cooking sequence taught by Jiang Chuan, and put the beef sauce and shredded cabbage into the oil pan one by one.

The golden retriever watched from the side, growled occasionally, and pawed his forelegs very worriedly.

The edges of the cabbage leaves were stir-fried to a deep golden color, and the aroma diffused, Cheng Jing turned off the stove.Like an impolite brat, he reached out and picked up a piece of cabbage and put it into his mouth, frowning: "It's watery, it doesn't taste right."

Obviously it was done according to the steps Jiang Chuan said, but the result was an unpalatable inferior product.Cheng Jing lost her appetite in an instant, and was about to pour it out, but stopped again.

"I need to eat." He reminded himself, plated the pot of shoddy food.

Cheng Jing picked up the plate and walked out, while walking, she turned her head and called the golden retriever: "Yoyo, I'll give you raw pork ribs, and I'll take you to brush your teeth for a beauty treatment in a few days."

There was a step leading to the restaurant, Cheng Jing couldn't lower his head, his feet fell into the air, the plate in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter, it fell to pieces, and the soup splashed everywhere.

Cheng Jing leaned against the wall helplessly, slid down slowly and sat on the steps, and said to herself: "It seems that I can only eat rice with beef sauce."

The golden retriever came over and looked at him almost close to his face, then suddenly turned to look at the entrance, as if he heard something.Cheng Jing didn't notice, reached out to pick up the pieces of the plate, and murmured: "yoyo, move away, don't step on it."

The golden retriever rattled towards the entrance, Cheng Jing slowly picked up the fragments, his eyes suddenly focused on the coarse and sharp protrusions on the fragments.

"No."

The soul was split into two, one was obsessed and slowly attached the protrusion of the fragment to the wrist, while the other stopped it heartbreakingly.

A spot of bright red blood sprang from his wrist.

There was a clicking sound outside the door, the golden retriever roared, and Jiang Chuan rushed in like the wind, fixed his eyes on Cheng Jing's movements, and instantly rushed over to lift him up: "Cheng Jing, what are you doing?!"