Qinghong

"What, Mr. Zou is going to fuck me here? Isn't 10 minutes a bit short?"

I ignored his maliciously provocative jokes, took a deep breath and remained calm: "Give me Ning Qing's suicide note, and we will settle the matter."

"Double cleanup?" Ning Hong's expression twisted instantly, and he approached my face with bared teeth, "Zou Lansheng, don't even think about it, we will never be clean up. You owe me, even if you die, I will burn it to you."

"What do I owe you?" We both quarreled at each other, I wanted to drive him out, "Get out of my office."

Ning Hong stiffened his neck, his eyes were slightly red: "Get out, get out, don't bother me." He walked towards the door.

"Wait." I said.

He turned around quickly, his eyes filled with anger: "What are you doing?"

"Give me the suicide note." I said.

Ning Hong seemed to be even angrier, he opened the door: "Just wait, I'll burn it to you." Then he slammed the door and left.

I leaned on the desk and sat down, the air returned to calm, my head was buzzing, I picked up the cup and looked up to drink clean tea.I actually like Ning Hong, just because of his dog-temper that comes and goes, after a few years with him, I can go straight to the ground and save the country's pension money.

When I calmed down, there was a timid knock on the door, and Xiao Ke's voice came: "... Teacher Zou."

"Come in," I said.

Xiao Ke gently opened the door, Xia Xianxian probed: "There is a question for you..."

The honorific words came out, I rubbed my cheeks indiscriminately, stretched my eyebrows and eyes, and threw away the negative emotions: "What about the question, let me have a look."

"Oh good." Xiao Ke frantically opened the book, and showed me the marked topic.

After slamming the door, Ning Hong regretted it. The grievance and panic in his heart almost overwhelmed him. The suicide note to Zou Lansheng meant that the unclear and precarious relationship between them had come to an end.After reading the suicide note, Zou Lansheng definitely couldn't take the initiative to find Ning Hong, and he might hate him.

There was also the transfer letter that was put together with the suicide note, Ning Hong stood where he was and slapped himself, calling you a cheap mouth and showing off your quick tongue.He looked back at the window of Zou Lansheng's office, stared at it for a while, and left dejectedly.

Since Zou Lansheng wants it, then give it to him.

Ning Hong was worried that Zou Lansheng would find it difficult to accept the truth, but this was beyond his control.

After explaining the questions to Xiao Ke and Xia Xianxian, I pressed my temples: "It's six o'clock, you go to eat."

"Teacher, let's eat together." Xia Xianxian said, "I'm treating you."

"What kind of guest are you inviting?" I glanced at her, "Kids are spending money like crazy, I'll invite you." I stood up, put on my coat, "Let's go."

"I heard from my junior that I watched a movie with my teacher a few days ago." Xia Xianxian asked, "What did you watch?"

"Love Bank." I said, "It's a pretty good movie, have you seen it?"

"No, but I've heard of it." Xia Xianxian said, "My roommate is a fan of the leading actor."

We were chatting, suddenly Xia Xianxian stopped and said dully, "Third Uncle, why are you here?"

I looked up, and there was a middle-aged man standing not far in front of him. He was of average height, his brows were tightly frowned, and he looked calm and majestic.

"You don't answer your dad's call, he asked me to come to you." The middle-aged man said, "Your dad asked you to go home on November?"

"No." Xia Xianxian said, "I'm going out for an internship."

"What can I do if I don't go home." The man said, "What's the use of an internship for a girl, hurry back and go on a blind date. When I was your age, my children ran all over the place."

Xia Xianxian gave me an embarrassed look and said, "Uncle, I'm still in school, so I don't have time for blind dates."

"Hello." I interrupted the conversation between the two, "I am Xiao Xia's tutor, if you have anything to tell me."

The man glanced at me, maybe he was concerned about my size, and said politely: "Teacher, please help me persuade Xianxian, she didn't go back during the summer vacation, but her parents were very anxious. Now the parents don't answer the phone, rebellious Very much."

"Okay, I understand the situation." I said, "It's not convenient for us to stand on the side of the road and talk, why don't I take you to the cafeteria to eat and talk, you should be hungry when it's time for dinner."

"No, no, thank you teacher." The man said, "I just came to remind Xianxian, I'm leaving." He turned and left, hurriedly walking, and disappeared at the end of the road.

"Ms. Zou..." Xia Xianxian explained in a low voice, "My family is rather special. My uncle is usually in charge. Maybe my dad was annoyed by him..."

"Xiao Xia, you are an adult." I said, "You have to make up your own mind."

"I..." Xia Xianxian lowered her head.

"I believe in senior sister." Xiao Ke said, he patted Xia Xianxian on the shoulder, "I will work hard with senior sister."

Xia Xianxian glanced at Xiao Ke gratefully, and I said, "Don't think about those bad things, think about what to eat."

"I want to eat beef noodles." Xiao Ke said.

"I drink porridge." Xia Xianxian said.

I stepped into the cafeteria: "I want Yangzhou fried rice."

The three of us sat down at an empty table with our dinner plates. Xiao Ke lowered his head and took a sip of the beef noodle soup, squinting his eyes contentedly: "It's delicious."

My suppressed anger was dispelled by Xiao Ke's appearance, I picked up a spoon to dig a spoonful of fried rice, and asked, "What are you going to do on Eleventh?"

"My junior and I signed up for a volunteer project." Xia Xianxian said, "Go to the Stray Animal Association to take care of small animals."

"That's great." I said.

"Where's the teacher?" Xiao Ke asked.

"Me?" I was thinking about Ning Qing's suicide note. "I haven't made a plan yet. It's probably the usual things. Feed the cat, cook and read papers."

"Come with us." Xiao Ke invited, "Teacher has cats, so he must also like small animals."

I thought about it, nodded and agreed: "Okay."

Xiao Ke and Xia Xianxian looked at each other, and the two smiling faces turned to me at the same time, and I suddenly felt a feeling of being calculated jointly.

After eating, I waved goodbye to Xiao Ke and Xia Xianxian, and I went back to the office alone to continue studying the papers and periodicals that Ning Hong interrupted in the afternoon.The office alone was quiet, with the sound of pages turning. After looking at it for a while, my neck felt slightly sore. I looked up at the lampshade hanging from the ceiling, and I felt a kind of misty trance.From March to September, after going around for half a year, I returned to the original point, the place where I started.

I have been in two or three relationships, centered around the age of 20. During the most hormonal period, there was a relationship that almost entered the palace of marriage.I used to look forward to love, the crazy secretion of dopamine made everything in my eyes glow with dream, and the hormone made me do reckless things, such as proposing marriage and having children.I remember my former fiancée, her name was Yan Ting, she was an independent woman with a tough personality, I especially admired her, she would do anything to achieve her goal, she chased me, she broke up with me for her dream.Of course, this is not her fault. Marriage and family are not necessities of life, but career is.

On the day Yan Ting went abroad, I sent her to the airport, and I asked her: "If I want to have a child, can you stay?"

She wiped her tears with a smile: "Lansheng, don't be stupid, you will be angry and cry as a child."

"I'm serious." I said.

She stood on tiptoe and pinched my ear, kissed my cheek: "Don't change, don't change for anyone."

Yan Ting stepped out of my life, and Ning Qing walked in during the long gap, followed by Ning Hong.

Ten years ago, I was still in Jinmen University, alone, holding a copy of the latest mathematics journal, looking at the ceiling lamp and my thinking diverged.

After reading a few articles, I yawned and felt sleepy, so I packed my things and went home.

Passing by the snack street at the back door of the community, I bought a bamboo tube rice dumpling and ate it while walking.Turning the key to open the door, the big white cat jumped off the armrest of the sofa, walked towards me with its tail straight up, and rubbed against my calf affectionately.

I took a bath, held the big white cat in the same bath, and then watched TV with it in my arms.

Just like countless weekday nights, without frequent WeChat reminders, and without hugs and kisses, I rubbed the belly of the big white cat, and the cat arched my chin.

At night, I turn off the light in the bedroom, lie down in bed and close my eyes.

Dark and sweet dreams, open your eyes again, it's eight o'clock in the morning.

After two days of my birthday, I thought that all the hardships of this year were over, and a strange call slipped into my mobile phone.

"Hello, hello?"

"Hello, Mr. Zou Lansheng? Please sign for your express delivery."

I opened the door to receive the courier documents, and habitually glanced at the sender, it was Ning Hong.