After seeing that the place that was supposed to be a coffee shop was replaced by something else, Li Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he knew that he would not be able to escape this matter sooner or later, it would be better if he could meet that person later, and he could have a few more years of peaceful life with his grandson.
"Secretary Li, the young master has already run deep into the street. Although Xiaozhuang has been following him, the flow of people there will still be a bit heavy. Look..." the bodyguard behind him stepped forward to remind him. .
"We are now a society ruled by law, and we are still at the foot of the imperial city. There is nothing to worry about." Li Yucai waved his hand.
Maybe it's just a coincidence. Since I'm here today, I might as well forget about the past and go shopping.
After Li Yucai made up his mind, he decided not to bother himself all the time. Once he came, he would be at ease. After all, he had come and experienced the changes in Beijing in the past thirty years. After all, he was too busy with his previous work. , I really don’t have time to take a leisurely stroll around the city of Beijing that I built with my own hands.
Compared with thirty years ago, except for the closed coffee shop, almost all the shops on the street have been brand new. There are many more foreign brands. These brands also compete with each other in terms of decoration. It is said that it has a sense of advancement that is very different from this era.
In addition to these high-end luxury brands, there are also countless catering industries on this street. Foreign ones include Wansige, THE WOODS, domestic Youwuwei, Haojiuhaocai, etc., all of which are big brands that I have never tasted before. .
It’s just that I didn’t have money to eat before, but now I don’t have time to eat.
Just as Li Yucai was looking around casually, he suddenly saw the Qin Tang Chinese Restaurant under the luxurious Hilton Hotel on the street.
This restaurant is an extremely expensive restaurant in the entire Wangfujing area. It has a good reputation for its high-end decoration and delicious dishes.
However, what caught Li Yucai's attention was not how high-grade the restaurant was, but standing outside the restaurant and looking through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, Li Yucai saw a young man wearing a black shirt sitting by the window.
In such a high-end Chinese restaurant, there were about seven or eight dishes placed in front of the young man. Li Yucai could tell at a glance that each of these dishes was extremely expensive, both in terms of workmanship and cooking. All are top quality.
However, no matter how expensive the dish is, Li Yucai has tasted it during his visits to various countries. Now, for him, the focus is not on the restaurant or the dish, but on the person who is drinking a cup of ordinary black rice porridge. young man.
When he saw the young man for the first time, Li Yucai's footsteps froze in place. His eyes widened and he wanted to see more clearly, but maybe because of the distance, he couldn't see clearly enough. , so Li Yucai couldn't help but leaned closer to the window, and his whole body was almost touching the glass.
"Secretary Li, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Li Yucai's reaction, the guard behind him was a little flustered. He couldn't help but look in the direction Li Yucai was looking at. He didn't know what there was there that could make Li Yucai, who had been so calm for so many years, lose his composure like this.
But no matter how he looked around, he didn't see anything surprising. There was just an extremely good-looking young man sitting on the table closest to the two of them.
The young man's face is indeed the kind of thing that can amaze the world, including many passers-by who can't help but take a few glances. But Secretary Li is so well-informed, and he will definitely not lose his composure just because of a good-looking young man. Bar.
Hearing the guard's call, Li Yu realized his current state and quickly took two steps back. After calming down, he said in a deep voice: "Xiao Wang, I met an old friend and I have something to talk about. , you go and watch the young master with Xiaozhuang."
Security guard Xiao Wang was stunned and said cautiously: "Secretary Li, your safety is the most important thing. How about I wait for you at the door of the restaurant?"
Li Yucai shook his head, "This friend of mine doesn't like to be disturbed, and with him by my side, he is safer than anyone else. You go ahead."
After Xiao Wang hesitated for a while, he nodded and turned to leave.
Although he was sent to protect the leader, he still had to listen to the leader's words.
Seeing Xiao Wang's back merged into the crowd, Li Yucai looked back at the table in the restaurant just now. The young man was still sitting in that position. He had already drank most of the porridge in the bowl and picked up his chopsticks to taste the next dish. .
Li Yucai walked to the door of the restaurant. After taking a few deep breaths, he gained some courage and pushed open the door of the restaurant. He walked to the table where the young man was sitting and sat down gently opposite him.
Li Yucai asked himself that he had done a great job in cultivating himself over the years, especially since he was in his current position. He was often the most relaxed when talking to others, but the other person was extremely nervous, for fear that something would go wrong during the conversation.
But today it was completely the other way around. The boy opposite was still randomly choosing dishes that interested him, but he had long lost the relaxation he had before. He didn't even dare to lean on the backrest of this wide and soft sofa, but the whole The man sat upright with his hands on his legs, just as reserved as when he first met the boy thirty years ago.
At that time, I was still a young man in his thirties. He had just reached the golden age of a man's career and was also the most attractive age. At that time, I had just been admitted to the civil service in Beijing. Although I was only a grassroots clerk, I still felt the same after returning to my hometown. He will be treated warmly and can be considered high-spirited.
But today, although my position is getting higher and higher, the development of various medical technologies has allowed me to take good care of myself. Even at the age of sixty, my body function is still very healthy, and I can still climb mountains when I have nothing to do. What.
But time can still leave traces on one's face. For example, although the hair is dyed black, the white hair can still be seen from the root, the wrinkles on the face cannot be smoothed, and the back is no longer so straight over the years. , all showing that he is already a sixty-year-old man.
But no matter how prosperous he was thirty years ago, or how old he is now, the young man sitting opposite him always has the same face, as if he has been forgotten by the passage of time, and He was exactly the same as when I first saw him.
After sitting down, Li Yucai saw that the boy showed no sign of speaking, so he could only carefully consider his words, thinking about how to start the conversation so that it would not be too abrupt.
But before he could speak, the young man suddenly turned his head and looked to the left.
Li Yucai was stunned and followed the boy's gaze. There was an LCD TV hanging on the wall at that location, and the seven o'clock news broadcast was playing on the TV.
What was shown on the TV was that a French diplomatic mission came to visit the country two days ago, and it was him who arranged to receive them in the country.
When Li Yucai turned his head, the scene on the TV stopped at the scene of him shaking hands with the other party's diplomat. This kind of scene is very common. With his current status, there will always be a few scenes in the news broadcast every week.
"A person as big as Secretary Li is sitting in this restaurant, and no one recognizes him." The young man shook his head and looked away. "It seems that times have indeed changed. Actors have much better eyesight than leaders."
Li Yucai took a deep breath and said as calmly as possible: "Mr. Zhang, we say goodbye in a hurry. It has been thirty years. I have grown old, but you are still as charming as ever."
"There's no need to use your official rhetoric." Zhang Ziqing continued to spin his chopsticks on the table, "Try it, this restaurant tastes pretty good."
Li Yucai was stunned for a moment, then quickly picked up the chopsticks next to him, and casually picked up a piece of food without looking at it. Now he didn't have any thoughts on eating.
"How about Secretary Li, it should feel good to be in a high position, right? This is an achievement that ordinary people can't achieve in a lifetime of hard work, but you, Secretary Li, have achieved it so easily." Zhang Ziqing said casually.
"My achievements today have nothing to do with myself. It all depends on you, Mr. Zhang, for taking a fancy to me." Li Yucai replied carefully.
"There's nothing you don't care about, just take what you need." Zhang Ziqing raised his head and looked at Li Yucai, "Secretary Li should still remember our original agreement, right?"
"Of course I remember, but I just don't know what Mr. Zhang wants me to do for you?" Li Yucai looked at Zhang Ziqing's face, hesitated for a moment and then said: "With your ability, Mr. Zhang, I really can't think of anything that I can do for you." You did it.”
"It's not important. In fact, it's just a coincidence that I came here, and the same goes for meeting you."
accidental? Li Yucai was stunned, thinking that you didn't come to me on purpose.
"Uncle, Wangfujing is not fun at all. It's not as good as Jiangning."
At this moment, a childish voice came from behind.
Li Yucai looked back curiously, and saw a little girl about eight or nine years old, with high twin tails and an ice cream in her hand, jumping over.
The little girl walked to the table and looked at Li Yucai, then sat down in the seat given by Zhang Ziqing.
"Uncle, is this the person you said might come?"
Zhang Ziqing pinched the little girl's face and nodded gently.
"I originally brought her here for a walk. After all, whoever comes to Beijing doesn't want to visit Wangfujing. When I first sat down, I had a feeling that you would pass by here, so I stopped by for a meal." Zhang Ziqing explained.
Li Yucai nodded to express his understanding.
"Uncle, where are your friends in Beijing?" the little girl asked innocently.
Zhang Ziqing was a little helpless, "Don't I look like I have one?"
"Then I always thought you were just an ordinary coffee shop owner." The little girl chuckled, then looked at Li Yucai and asked curiously: "Uncle, what do you do?"
Li Yucai was stunned and said with a smile: "Uncle is an official."
"An official?" The little girl's eyes widened, "How old is your uncle?"
"I can't say for sure, but it shouldn't be too small."
The little girl was a little doubtful and said: "You are already friends with my uncle, how big an official can you be? You guys didn't lie to me together, right?"
Li Yucai laughed dumbly and said, "Do I look like a liar?"
"That's hard to say. I'm a child anyway. It's too easy for you to lie to me."
The little girl's innocent words made Li Yucai burst into laughter.
Having been in a high position for too long, even when I was at home, I would inevitably put on airs and talk to my family members in a leader's tone. It had been a long time since I had talked so easily and communicated with others.
After all, in front of the person in front of me, everything I have is given by others, and there is nothing to pretend.
"Have you started taking care of yourself in the past few years?" Zhang Ziqing asked casually.
Li Yucai nodded, "We've reached this point, and it's impossible to go any higher. It's better to spend more time with your family while you have the energy and time.
I have long been tired of the flattery and intrigues in the officialdom, and I have no interest in staying any longer. "
"Very good." Zhang Ziqing looked out the window, "If nothing else happens, the next time we meet will be ten years from now. I hope I can still see you in good health by then."
"There should be no problem. I have a top-notch medical team around me who helps me eat healthy every day and conduct regular physical examinations. According to them, with my current physical condition, it is normal for me to live to be eighty years old. ." Li Yucai looked at Zhang Ziqing and couldn't help but sigh: "I definitely can't stay young like you. This is my limit."
"Living for such a long time may not mean you will be very happy. No matter how long your life is, at least it should be worthwhile."
Looking at the understatement of Zhang Ziqing, Li Yucai hesitated for a long time and couldn't help but asked carefully: "Mr. Zhang, can I ask you a question?"
"You want to ask me if I am an ordinary person like you?"
"Yes." Li Yucai admitted honestly. This question had been in his mind since the first time he saw Zhang Ziqing again.
How could someone still not age at all after thirty years, with no trace of time on their face? Even the most expensive anti-aging injections or medical aesthetic surgeries in the world can only delay aging and not You can't completely stay young forever.
Clones? Descendants?
Nothing like it.
Then there is only one explanation.
"No." Zhang Ziqing gave an affirmative answer.
Li Yucai took a breath of air. Although he had guessed it, he still couldn't believe it when he got the real answer.
After joining the party, Li Yucai has always been an unswerving materialist. He firmly believes that there are no ghosts and gods in this world, and all evil heretics are just people pretending to be gods.
But when he saw Zhang Ziqing today, he realized that there might really be something beyond his knowledge in this world, and this thing had always existed in him, and he had not discovered it in the past twenty or thirty years!
After considering his words, Li Yucai asked carefully, "Mr. Zhang, with all due respect, given the greed of human beings today, you have the secret of immortality. If others find out..."
"Secretary Li, do you think your current position is high?" Zhang Ziqing interrupted Li Yucai before he finished speaking.
Li Yucai hesitated and replied: "High."
Of course it's high. I can count the people who are ahead of him in the country on two hands. For a big country with a population of more than one billion, he is already one in 100 million.
"Thirty years ago, in the coffee shop opposite, I said I would let you enter the central power center. Now you have reached the end of what ordinary people can achieve. Do you think it would be better if you were replaced by someone with better work ability than you? Can I let a person who is much worse off get to where he is today?"
Zhang Ziqing's question was very direct, and Li Yucai nodded without much hesitation.
If he had just started working, he would not have believed it, and he would have felt that work ability was a big factor.
But his experience over the years made him think carefully. On the contrary, the higher he sat, the less work he had to do.
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And after reaching a certain position, those with strong working ability can only be ordinary employees who work all their lives. If you want to move up, you have to look at your parents and family.
Since Zhang Ziqing can cultivate one Li Yucai, he can also cultivate thousands of Li Yucai.
"I can make you sit where you are now with just one word, and I can also make you sit on the highest chair." Zhang Ziqing said softly: "No matter how strong the human government is, it has its limits. I can control the current political power. You can also make it disappear completely and cultivate a new regime to replace you without anyone noticing."
Zhang Ziqing's voice was not loud, but to Li Yucai it sounded like a bolt from the blue.
Replace the current regime at any time?
However, Li Yucai did not think that Mr. Zhang was talking nonsense. He believed that he had the ability.
"I understand what you mean, Mr. Zhang." Li Yucai nodded.
This was the last conversation between him and Zhang Ziqing that day. After saying this, the grandson stood outside the restaurant under the leadership of the security guard. Only then did Li Yucai remember that he had brought his grandson to go shopping, and hurriedly talked to Zhang Ziqing. After saying hello, we left the restaurant.
When there was news about Zhang Ziqing, it was already yesterday morning.
After he retired, he and his wife returned to their hometown in Jiangning to settle down, preparing to enjoy their remaining years here.
The second year after returning to Jiangning, his wife suddenly died of a heart attack while walking outside. Li Yucai chose a cemetery with the best Feng Shui for her in the luxurious cemetery in Jiangning City, Fushan Cemetery.
After being honest all his life, he made a rare extravagance and held a grand funeral for his wife. At that time, it caused a sensation in several provinces around Jiangbei. Many dignitaries came to attend, all in order to catch up with his wife. For the secretary line, accumulate your own connections.
The old secretary naturally knew what these people were thinking, but they were also extremely attentive. The gifts they sent were all very valuable, and the etiquette was also in place.
Even during the funeral, many provincial and municipal party committee leaders wore white flowers on their chests and walked in the funeral procession in person.
It is said that Secretary Li has dedicated most of his life to the country and has worked hard. He is already the pillar of the country. Naturally, his wife should also enjoy the treatment of the mother of the country.
Although some people's performances are too heavy, their pretended intentions can be regarded as sincerity, so let them go.
After his wife was buried, under Li Yucai's arrangement, his son and daughter-in-law took their grandson to study abroad, leaving him alone in Jiangning.
First, I want my children to develop better in the future, and second, I want to stay with my wife.
Of course, the most important reason was that Li Yucai knew that the ten-year appointment with Zhang Ziqing was coming soon. He didn't know what Zhang Ziqing would ask him to do and whether his children and grandchildren would be implicated. So he simply sent them out first and stayed alone. to face this unknown outcome.
After staying alone in Jiangning for another three or four years, Li Yu counted the days, and soon it was the tenth year he had agreed upon, which was also his seventieth year.
When this day finally arrived, Li Yucai was not as anxious as before and had become much calmer.
When a person lives alone for many years, he will think back on his life, what he has experienced in the past years, and how he got to his current position step by step.
And in that position, it was rare for him to be able to return to his hometown and enjoy his old age in peace.
As far as Li Yucai knew, his predecessor was imprisoned after he retired and was forced to stay in his hometown. He used that place as his cage and could not leave for the rest of his life.
After he retired, the political opponents who had different political views at work seemed to have completely forgotten about the original intrigues, and instead sent blessings one after another.
Even after so many years, every year on his birthday and Chinese New Year, the leader would make a special trip to check on his physical condition and have a meal with him at home. For a retired cadre, Unless they are from those aristocratic families, it is impossible for ordinary people to receive such treatment.
The fact that I can live such a comfortable retirement life is probably inseparable from that Mr. Zhang.
I owe him so much in my life. Not only myself, but the entire family has moved from rural areas to big cities, and then abroad. They have more wealth than they can spend in several lifetimes. All of this is thanks to Mr. Zhang.
There are only so many things that people can live in this life, and Mr. Zhang helped himself realize them.
I have enjoyed this kind of life for forty years, accounting for more than half of my life. No matter what they want from me, what requests they make, or what they cannot agree to, even if it costs my life, let me It's not that he can't accept selling his soul. Anyway, the generation of his son and grandson has already arranged it, and he has nothing to worry about.
On the same morning as forty years ago, Li Yucai put on a more formal suit, combed her gray hair neatly, and sat in the living room of her home, quietly waiting for Zhang Ziqing's arrival.
The guard who protected him also gave them a day off to let them go out and move around freely. Mr. Zhang probably didn't want too many irrelevant people to discover his identity.
At about eleven o'clock in the morning, there was a soft knock on the door. Li Yucai took a deep breath, stood up, walked to the door, and opened the door.
Unexpectedly, the person standing at the door was not the cold young man, but a smiling girl.
The girl had tall twin tails and was wearing a long white dress. She looked as good as a fairy from heaven descending to earth. She was truly a born beauty.
"Uncle Li, long time no see." The girl greeted with a smile.
"You are..." Li Yucai was stunned for a moment. The girl in front of him was indeed good-looking, but he had never seen it before. How could there be any intersection between such a big girl and his, and the girl looked different from his own? My grandson is almost the same age and he actually calls me uncle?
"Uncle Li really seems to have become a high official. How noble people forget things."
The girl turned her head, shook her high ponytail, and reminded with a smile: "Uncle Li forgot about Wangfujing ten years ago?"
Looking at the girl's ponytail swinging, Li Yucai suddenly had an idea in his mind and his eyes widened, "Are you the little girl with Mr. Zhang?"
The girl nodded, "I thought Uncle Li didn't remember."
"As people get older, their memory will inevitably become much worse. They cannot be compared with you young people." Li Yucai quickly made way for the girl, "Please come in quickly."
Seeing the girl enter his house unceremoniously and sitting carelessly on the sofa in the living room, Li Yucai realized that she was somewhat similar to the girl in his impression.
But the girl from ten years ago, to be honest, was short, dark, not very good-looking, just a little weird.
Unexpectedly, in the past ten years, the ugly duckling has really turned into a white swan. When she passed by him, Li Yucai visually estimated that the girl's height should be over 1.7 meters. In addition, it would be difficult to put this picture in Beijing where there are so many beauties. Looking at her opponent's face, it would be no exaggeration to say that she is the national goddess.
"Isn't Mr. Zhang here?" Li Yucai couldn't help but ask when he saw the girl coming in alone.
"He had other things to do, so he asked me to come. He said that you promised him but you haven't done anything yet." The girl shook her head, "Oh, by the way, the time we met ten years ago was too short. I haven't had time to tell you my name, my name is Su Ran."
When Su Ran mentioned that incident, Li Yucai's heart, which had calmed down over the years, suddenly became a little nervous for no reason.
Seemingly seeing Li Yucai's nervousness, Su Ran smiled and said: "Uncle Li, don't be so nervous. This matter is actually not that difficult to handle, but it sounds a little unreasonable."
Li Yucai waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, just say it."
"I heard that a few years ago, after Uncle Li's wife passed away, you buried her in a cemetery with excellent feng shui at the top of Fushan Cemetery?"
Li Yucai was a little confused. He didn't know why he suddenly mentioned this matter, but he still nodded, "It does happen."
Su Ran organized her words and said seriously: "That's right, the cemetery where your wife is now is used by my uncle to bury one of his friends, so let me tell you that he hopes that you will go and bury your wife as soon as possible this afternoon. The tomb was moved to another place."
Su Ran's words made Li Yucai freeze on the spot, unable to react for a long time.
Moving the tomb? How could there be such a request to move other people's graves to bury one's own friends? This doesn't sound like a reasonable thing to do anyway.
Li Yucai looked at Su Ran and hesitated several times, as if he wanted to say something but didn't know how.
"Uncle Li, just say what you want to say. You can also express your thoughts." Su Ran said softly.
Li Yucai nodded and said carefully: "When you told me this just now, I suddenly had a suspicion.
Did Mr. Zhang already see the future, which is what is happening now, on the first day he met me forty years ago, so he made this deal with me? "
Su Ran looked at Li Yucai in surprise, "I didn't expect Uncle Li to think of this, but I did make you guess right.
As I said at the beginning, this matter is indeed unreasonable to ordinary people, so my uncle has thought about how to compensate you from the beginning.
Everything you have gained over the years, your high official position and generous salary, your happy family, your harmonious and friendly work, are all compensation given to you by your uncle, just for today's matter. "
Su Ran's words silenced Li Yucai. On the one hand, he had a clearer understanding of the abilities of this mysterious Mr. Zhang. It was so powerful to be able to see a person's future from the first glance.
On the other hand, Li Yucai remembered this lady who had been with him for decades.
The acquaintance of the two people was also a popular blind date at that time. Li Yucai was already the director of the Municipal Party Committee Office at that time, and his wife was a graduate tutor at Beijing Normal University. The two people could be said to be an extremely good match.
It's just that the union in this form is nothing more than paying more attention to family status, or social prestige, etc., each getting what he needs, and it is rarely a combination of love.
But despite this, the two people have lived together for almost thirty years. Even if they didn't have any feelings at first, they have been together for so long. Even if they live together, they will still have a kind of family concern for each other.
Especially as they grow older, after their parents and elders pass away, only each other is left, becoming the most important people in each other's lives.
So when it was suddenly said that his wife's tomb would be moved to another place, Li Yucai would inevitably feel a little uncomfortable in his heart. After all, the old lady underground was giving herself to him while he was busy working day and night. He cooked meal after meal, and even quit his job at school after his children grew up to take care of them at home, which helped Li Yucai relieve a lot of pressure from home.
After careful calculation, Li Yucai felt that he must have owed her something. He had already paid it back in this life, and now he had to move her residence after her death.
"If I can't do it, what will be the consequences?" Li Yucai tentatively asked after hesitating for a while.
It seemed to be an expected answer, so Su Ran was not surprised. He just shrugged and said in a relaxed tone: "There will be no consequences, that is, the timeline that belongs to you will be corrected."
"Revised?" Li Yucai was stunned.
"It means that according to the original timeline, after Uncle Li was admitted to the civil service in Beijing, within a few years you would not be able to survive in Beijing because of the high housing prices and low wages. Then you returned to your hometown in Jiangning, where your parents lived. Arrange to marry an ordinary girl and live a peaceful life in your small county.
Of course, you will still have sons and grandsons, which are yours to begin with, but their life trajectories will also get back on track as you change. "
Su Ran explained softly: "I can understand your mood, so before I came here, my uncle also told me that if you don't want to, it is not difficult to cancel the transaction and correct one's timeline. This land will have With a new owner, there will be new deals.”
Li Yucai was silent for a while and said with a wry smile: "It looks like I am actually a lucky person chosen by fate. In fact, anyone can do it, but I happened to catch up that day, so this good luck was my turn. "
"That's the same truth." Su Ran nodded.
Li Yucai leaned back, slumped on the sofa, looked at the ceiling above, and began to feel dazed.
Su Ran was not in a hurry. He took out his mobile phone and continued to watch videos, waiting for Li Yucai's decision.
The hands of the clock on the wall quickly moved from eleven o'clock to twelve o'clock. After an hour of silence, Li Yu sat up slowly. Judging from his face, he should have made a decision.
Su Ran put down her phone and looked at Li Yucai quietly, waiting for his answer.
"Miss Su, please help me tell Mr. Zhang that I will do what I promised him." Li Yucai said calmly.
Such an answer seemed to be expected by Su Ran, so she just nodded, "Okay."
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Fukuyama Cemetery.
Zhang Ziqing looked at the tombstone opposite Li Yucai. There was a black and white photo of a middle-aged woman hanging on the tombstone. Although the woman was not outstanding in appearance, she looked very elegant and looked like a lady, but she could be a university teacher in that era. Yes, there is some temperament in him.
"Do you regret it?" Zhang Ziqing asked softly.
Li Yucai shook her head, "Since this life has been like this, I can go back to my original life, but it would be a pity to lose everything the children have now. I believe she will understand below."
Zhang Ziqing nodded and said softly: "I will give her an extra compensation in her next life."
"Thank you, Mr. Zhang." Li Yucai turned around, looked at the cold-looking young man, and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Zhang, this should be the last time we meet, right?"
Zhang Ziqing returned: "You should think this is a good thing. After meeting each other this time, it means that our transaction is completely over. From today on, there will be no more intersections. You can live your own life with peace of mind. You don’t have to worry about staying away from your children anymore.”
"It sounds like a dream, as if nothing is real. I am still the ordinary civil servant, and you are still the powerful coffee shop owner. All of this is just a fantasy of mine for the future."
Zhang Ziqing was silent for a while and said softly: "You can think so, after all, there won't be any big things in your future life."
"Nice to meet you."
Li Yucai raised his head. This was the first time he had the courage to look into Zhang Ziqing's eyes. The eyes of the young man in front of him were deep and hollow, with a sense of vastness as if they had passed through time.
"It is my honor to have crossed paths with you in this life." Li Yucai said seriously.
Zhang Ziqing stared at him for a while, then turned around and continued walking down the mountain without answering.
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Su Zhai.
Su Ran's room has a large balcony, which faces the street. Below is the bustling crowd on Fusu Road. There is a small round table on the balcony. Su Ran likes to sit here and read books or read books when she has nothing to do. I just watch dramas to pass the time. When I'm tired, I can watch the crowds downstairs and relax. It's also a kind of fun on weekdays.
At this time, Su Ran was sitting facing the street, opposite a girl named Fang Zhi and the little girl she brought.
Even though she was sitting on a chair, the little girl leaned tightly against Fang Zhi, seeming extremely insecure.
"Fang Zhi, how did you know I'm here?" Su Ran handed Fang Zhi the stirred coffee and asked curiously.
"Thank you." Fang Zhi took the coffee carefully and said softly: "I asked around with my friends who were in the courtyard before, and then I found out that you are the proprietress of this store now, and you are still studying at Jiangnan University. I said from the beginning that you are the smartest among the children in our courtyard, and as expected, we can’t even think of a school like Jiangda.”
Su Ran smiled sheepishly and looked at Fang Zhi's clothes, "I'm just lucky, but you are. Are you a teacher now?"
Fang Zhi nodded, "You haven't been back for so many years, so you probably don't know yet. The hospital opened a school a few years ago, teaching from junior high school to high school, in order to make up for the previous educational gap.
I later took the Adult College Entrance Examination and was admitted to Jiangning Normal University. After graduation, I returned to the college and became a junior high school teacher, and now I teach history. "
"Then you are also very powerful. I have just entered my freshman year and you are already a junior high school teacher." Su Ran squinted and smiled: "But having said that, your personality is suitable for being a teacher, and you must treat children the same way." very gentle."
Fang Zhi smiled faintly, rubbed the head of the little girl next to him, and said softly: "This child is my student. She is currently in the first grade of junior high school in the courtyard. Her name is Xu Yan, and she is only twelve years old this year.
Yan Yan, please call sister Ranran. "
Xu Yan looked at Su Ran timidly and whispered, "Hello, sister Ranran."
"Hello Yanyan." Su Ran smiled sweetly at the little girl, then opened a small box in front of her and pushed it in front of Xu Yan. The box contained various candies.
Little girls of this age like to eat sweets, and Xu Yan is no exception. After taking a look at Fang Zhi, and with permission from Fang Zhi's eyes, Xu Yan carefully reached out and took out a big white rabbit, and tore open the wrapping paper. Put it in your mouth.
Seeing the girl's caution, Fang Zhi sighed softly. Su Ran saw all this.
Seeing that Fang Zhi didn't seem to have figured out how to speak, Su Ran simply took the initiative and asked: "Fang Zhi, do you need my help with something?"
Fang Zhi hesitated for a moment and nodded, "I do need your help, but it's not to help me, but to help Yan Yan."
Su Ran was stunned and looked at the little girl who was looking at her with a candy wrapper in her hand. Only then did she realize that there was always a trace of fear in the little girl's eyes, not for herself, but for everything around her. , no matter where her eyes looked, this fear always followed her.
It was as if what she was afraid of was not one thing, but everything around her.
"Did you also notice something was wrong with Yan Yan?" Fang Zhi couldn't help but ask as Su Ran's face gradually became serious.
Su Ran looked at Xu Yan carefully, stretched out his right hand, and placed in front of Xu Yan's body. "Yan Yan, can you put your hand in your sister's hands?"
At the moment Su Ran reached out, Xu Yan shrank a little subconsciously, but he quickly returned to normal.
Su Ran noticed this detail, but still kept a sense of smile on his face.
Fang Zhi rubbed Xu Yan's head and whispered: "Yan Yan, it's okay, but Sister Ran is my good friend, and will be your good friend in the future."
Under the comfort of Fang Zhi, Xu Yan sat forward again, carefully putting his hand in Su Ran's hand.
The moment the two people's palms were touched, Su Ran's smile solidified on his face, and his eyes were incredible.
