Yama

There was the sound of a key opening the door from outside, and then a person came in stepping, and Ji Qiao knew that Yan Cheng had drunk too much from the sound of dragging footsteps.He turned on the bedside lamp, looked at the swaying appearance of the man, and fell on the bed without even taking off his coat, unable to stand up again.

Yan Cheng felt in a daze that a warm towel was applied to his face, and his shoes and clothes were slowly being removed. He opened his eyes with difficulty, and immediately smiled at the person in front of him. Whispering his tongue, he said, "I'm dreaming again... I used to have dreams like this often... You wipe my face, um, I don't want to wake up..."

Ji Qiao frowned, and twitched her hand back but failed.All he could do was take off the towel and throw it aside, and simply lay down on the bed.

Sensing the other person's body temperature, Yan Cheng automatically leaned towards Ji Qiao, and hugged him tightly.

Ji Qiao endured Yan Cheng's smell of alcohol, and she couldn't push him away at all. Yan Cheng kept muttering something, most of which were calling his name, and the rest were about their little broken company.Everything is difficult at the beginning, after passing one hurdle, there is the next one waiting for them. The younger ones of these partners are like Yan Cheng, who are eighteen or nineteen years old and still in college, and the older ones are only in their early twenties, with no background If they don't seek relationships, they will naturally be embarrassed everywhere if they go out alone, and only they themselves understand the hardships they encounter. Fortunately, these young masters who were born with a golden spoon in their mouths can bear it. The pressure they bring is also evident.

Ji Qiao silently looked at Yan Cheng's peaceful sleeping face, and reached out to turn off the bedside lamp.

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The next day, it was rare for Yan Cheng to get up early, so Ji Qiao didn't call him. After making her own breakfast and putting it on the table, she hurried to school.

As soon as I walked into the campus, I saw colorful flags fluttering and banners swaying along the road, and various promotional posters hung high to attract all the students who came and went. It was the opening of the annual "College Student Culture and Art Festival" of F University.

The main venue is in the auditorium and the football field. Outdoors, there are outdoor sculpture exhibitions, model airplane competitions, cheerleading performances, etc. Indoors, there are multimedia exhibitions and debate competitions. , until the evening. It lasted for a week and was a grand event in the fall of F University. It also attracted many students from the university next door to join in the fun.

At about ten o'clock, Yan Cheng called and asked where Ji Qiao was. He clearly remembered that the history department had no classes this morning, but Ji Qiao replied that he was doing something for the department. Reduced, Yan Cheng originally thought about resting for half a day so that he could be more tender with Ji Qiao, but now he was in vain, so Yan Cheng asked Ji Qiao if he could watch a drama together at night, Ji Qiao thought about it, and agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Ji Qiao took a broom and stood in the computer room on the second floor of the Computer Department, glanced at the joyful scene downstairs, turned around and continued cleaning.

However, they said they wanted to be with Ji Qiao, but when it came time to perform, Yan Cheng was too tired to sit down, the backstage reporter wanted him for a while, and asked him to look at the props for a while, obviously it wasn't from the Department of Literature and Art, but Yan Cheng was more than Everyone was busy, and in the end, Ji Qiao sat there by herself for almost the entire performance, and when the curtain call ended, Yan Cheng hadn't come back yet.

The flow of people was heading out, and Ji Qiao couldn't sit still, so she got up and followed him outside to wait for him. He didn't call Yan Cheng, but just found a plane tree to lean against, and watched silently. Not far away is the brightly lit auditorium.

The drama is the last wave of performances today. Looking at the time, it is almost ten o'clock. After the students are astigmatized, the school gradually returns to a rare quietness. Occasionally, the night wind blows, brushes the treetops, and blows the fallen leaves. , It seemed that the people in it were a little bleak.

Sensing a black car parked in the distance, the headlights of which had been turned on for the third time, Ji Qiao hesitated slightly, and walked over slowly.

The car window slowly lowered as he approached, and an elegant and graceful face loomed behind.

Ji Qiao was not surprised to see her, she just nodded politely.

Grandma Yan looked at the child in front of her for a while, and said for a moment, "You're all a little thinner..." She sighed in her words, trying to restrain herself as much as possible, but she could still hear the depression and sadness in it.

Ji Qiao noticed that Grandma Yan said "you", which shows that she has already met Yan Cheng, but she may not let the other party find out.

Ji Qiao didn't speak.

Grandma looked at him, "Haven't you ever thought about going back? No matter what happens outside, home is the best."

Ji Qiao's eyebrows flashed, and she said softly, "I don't have a home..." Or, I'm having one again now, if I leave, I really don't have one anymore.

Grandma realized that she had said the wrong thing, shook her head, and said, "Yan Cheng is different from you..." She also knew that it was cruel to say that, but for this reason, regardless of giving up everything, what Yan Cheng let go must be more Ji Qiao has much more, and her determination is far better than that of the other party. Grandma thinks such a huge sacrifice and almost insignificant gains are silly. She has spent so much effort on Yan Cheng these years, and both I hope that my grandson can become a talent, and I also hope that he can be happy and have a perfect life, but the path he is walking now is obliterating his past and future, how can Grandma Yan not feel sad.

Since this morning, Grandma Yan has been sitting in the car. She has watched Yan Cheng walk past her at close range many times, wearing ordinary clothes with a smile on her face. Her spirits are a little poor, and her state is far from the high-spiritedness she used to be. Grandma is distressed and sad, and all kinds of emotions are mixed together. There are not only resentment towards Yan Cheng's ignorance, but also sadness at her inability to make a choice. In her mood, she didn't hate Ji Qiao, and she had used the greatest tolerance to pass the responsibility on to him. It was really too difficult for grandma to fully understand and even bless them.

"Is this the life you said you wanted to live well? With meager income and poverty, is it worth it?" Grandma said again, "Even if you can gain a firm foothold outside, you should know that Yan Cheng is the only one in the Yan family and the Tan family. Even if he is allowed to endure hardships and mess around now, the Yan family will not really abandon this child. In the end, it is you who will reap the consequences, no, it is you..."

Ji Qiao could understand what grandma said, she was not threatening, but a reminder, but how could Ji Qiao not understand these principles, he has gradually felt it, but at the moment he still kept his head down, keeping silent, He couldn't think of anything to refute, he lived his life, no matter how good he promised, no matter how beautiful his hopes were, it was nothing, and he couldn't convince people at all, and he and Yan Cheng were indeed living a bit badly, so what could he say .

After the grandma spit out the words in her heart, she looked at Ji Qiao's calm face again, and couldn't help sighing, this child will always be like this, with deep thoughts, looks like he doesn't care about anything, but reveals a kind of fragile strength, fragile It was unbearable to be harsh, and she was strong enough to let grandma know that with her own power, she couldn't easily shake his thoughts.

The grandma said, "You can't continue your part-time job, and Yan Cheng's tutoring has long since ceased. How can Yan Cheng's small savings be enough for the company now? Don't be ashamed, what do you live with? Sigh, we can only use these to get through this period first." After all, she was soft-hearted, and she couldn't see her grandson suffering.

Ji Qiao looked at the credit card that was suddenly handed to her, the expression on her face finally moved slightly, revealing a bit of stupefaction...

Yan Cheng ran out of the auditorium in a hurry, and he let out a sigh of relief when he saw the figure standing under the plane tree, he hurried over to hold Ji Qiao's hand, "I thought you were gone, why? Didn't you wait for me inside?" Ji Qiao said, "It's kind of boring."

Yan Cheng was helpless, "I'm sorry, I was negligent. I said I wanted you to watch the show with me. I didn't expect to be so busy..."

Ji Qiao shook her head indifferently, there was no uncomfortable expression on her face, but Yan Cheng was still worried, and while leading him forward, asked cautiously, "Are you hungry, do you want to eat supper?" At the same time, he was thinking in his heart that although joining the student union would be helpful for his future studies, it took up too much of his time. He was too busy with other things to make ends meet, and he was so busy that he didn’t have time to spend time with Ji Qiao, so it was worth it. Think carefully about whether or not to continue.

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The day after Yan Cheng came home drunk again, he suddenly found that his account had an extra 5 yuan. Yan Cheng was startled, and the first thing he thought of was which buddy sponsored him. But no one except Liao Yuandong knew that Yan Cheng wanted to start a business. His face when he left the house.But when he saw the remitter's name, his mood was more complicated than others gave him, so he hurriedly took out his mobile phone and called.

Ji Qiao had just finished class, and was heading to the department office with a pile of brick-thick books, so the phone rang for a long time before he picked it up. Yan Cheng asked directly, "Where did you get the money?"

Ji Qiao paused, and Yan Cheng asked again, "Did you take another part-time job?"

Ji Qiao didn't speak, and heard Yan Cheng's next sentence, "I'll turn it back for you."

"No need..." Ji Qiao finally opened her mouth, "I have money."

Yan Cheng was silent, most of the living expenses for the two of them were spent by Yan Cheng, but gradually Ji Qiao would also buy a lot of things, especially food, and how much money Ji Qiao had, Yan Cheng could almost guess Yes, it is enough for him alone, but if he has to support two people, the number must be decreasing day by day, so he wondered for a while whether someone else had approached Ji Qiao, whether it was Chi Shuxuan or... his own people.

But Yan Cheng quickly denied this answer, no matter where it came from, Ji Qiao would not ask for this money, Yan Cheng has confidence in him in this regard, so this money is still Ji Qiao's own.

"How did you know?" Knowing that my part-time job as a tutor was ruined, and the company also needs funds, "Could it be that your part-time job is also affected?" Yan Cheng asked, feeling as stupid as a pig. I should have found out earlier, I have a problem here, how could there be no Ji Qiao, do you think it will be fine if Ji Qiao doesn't say anything, he still doesn't know Ji Qiao's temper? !Yan Cheng was so regretful that he really wanted to punch himself!

"Your days..."

But Ji Qiao interrupted him, "I've found a new part-time job, so I've been busy recently, and... that's why I want to invest in your company."

The company is currently Yan Cheng's only hope, and it is also the hope of both him and Ji Qiao. If they want to really improve their lives, they will have to put all their eggs in one basket.

Hearing what Ji Qiao said, the feeling in Yan Cheng's heart was really changing. He was moved by Ji Qiao's reliance and trust, but also worried that if he failed, wouldn't Ji Qiao even have to pay for his tuition?If it was just him alone, Yan Cheng had the courage and was willing to give it a go, but it was about Ji Qiao, he was always careful and careful, but unexpectedly he would be implicated.

"no……"

Yan Cheng still disagreed, but Ji Qiao said without waiting for him to answer, "You dare to call me back and try." After speaking, she hung up the phone directly.