Faced with Huang Li's enthusiasm, I didn't know what to say, so in the end I just smiled.
Perhaps because the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward, Huang Li hurriedly changed the subject and said to me: "I heard from my mother that a colleague of my father's work committed suicide two days ago, and I don't know why."
"There are quite a few suicides these days, but they are all selfish people."
"It's quite selfish. My mother said that he has three children in his family. The eldest has just graduated from college, and the second and third are still in school. His leaving will cause hardship to the three children."
I don’t know when Huang Li started to care about these things. In my impression, she never talked about these things with me.
In my silence, she suddenly asked me again: "Chen Feng, why do you think there are so many separations of life and death in life?"
Huang Li's words reminded me of the tragic car accident I encountered on the highway today. Wasn't that a separation between life and death?
I sighed softly and said, "Fate! No one can escape fate. One day we will leave this world."
"Life is short, so we should make ourselves happy every day we live, right?"
I smiled and nodded, but happiness is easier said than done?
Human beings are always animals full of desires. As long as there are desires, there will be pain.
I used to think that I was the happiest person in the world, and I no longer had to be troubled by any desires, because An Lan had given me everything I wanted.
But who could have imagined that we would end up like this?
The next morning, at about ten o'clock, I received a call from Sun Xiaojie. She told me that she had arrived in Chongqing.
I asked her to wait for me at the airport and I would pick her up right away.
After saying goodbye to Huang Li, I drove to the airport and picked up Sun Xiaoxiao.
What I didn't expect was that she was also wearing a bright red dress, but unlike Huang Li, she was wearing a long down jacket.
As soon as we met, Sun Xiaojie said to me: "Chen Feng, happy New Year!"
"Tongle, why are you wearing red?"
"Isn't it possible? Red represents happiness!"
As she spoke, she opened the trunk in front of the car and stuffed her suitcase inside.
After sitting in the car, he took out a blue square box and handed it to me and said, "I don't have anything for you, so I chose a watch as a New Year gift for you."
"Why waste money? It's not like you don't know that I don't like wearing watches."
"Have you ever heard of a saying?"
"What are you talking about?" I looked at her doubtfully.
"A man must have at least a good watch, and a woman must have at least a good lipstick."
I sneered and said, "Is that what you said? I've never heard of it."
"No, it's written in a book. I forgot about that book. Anyway, that's it."
As she said that, she urged me: "Open it quickly and take a look, do you like it?"
I opened the gift box and took out a small square box inside. This box was very exquisite and looked very high-end.
But I don’t know much about watches, I only know about Rolex, Patek Philippe and so on.
At Sun Xiaojie's urging, I opened the small box inside again, and what appeared in front of me was a blue mechanical watch with a dark blue strap, which looked very elegant and high-end.
"How much does this watch cost?"
“Not expensive.”
"I look very expensive. How much does it cost?"
"A few thousand dollars, how expensive do you think I will buy you?"
I suspected that she was lying to me and that I didn't understand watches. This watch cost more than a few thousand yuan at first glance.
"Just stop asking. Just accept the gift I gave you. Why are you asking so many questions? Put it on and take a look."
"You gave me such an expensive gift, but I have nothing to give you. This is so bad."
"Didn't you give me a dress? That dress isn't cheap either!"
"This code is the same code."
"Oops! You're so verbose, put it on quickly!" Sun Xiaojie said impatiently.
I carefully took the watch out of the box and put it on my left wrist. It looked like that, and my overall temperament seemed to have improved a few levels.
"It looks good. Men who wear watches are different."
"Yeah?"
"Well," Sun Xiaojie nodded heavily and said, "It's really nice. Don't take it off, just wear it."
"How much is it?" I asked again.
"It's really a few thousand dollars. Don't ask. Just drive quickly. If there's a traffic jam along the way, you won't be able to catch the New Year's Eve dinner."
I didn’t ask any more questions. It was only later that I learned that the brand of this watch was Breguet’s handed down series and was worth 250,000.
On the way back, I called my mother again and told her that I was already on my way back and would probably be home in four or five hours.
After hanging up the phone, Sun Xiaoxiao asked me: "Have you told your mother that I am going to your house to celebrate the New Year?"
"Talked."
"Then what did your mother say?"
"I didn't say anything, but if she asks you about your relationship with me, tell the truth and don't let her cause misunderstanding."
"I know, don't worry."
On the highway back to my hometown, I encountered another car accident, which was quite serious. An SUV rolled over directly on the road and the gasoline leaked all over the ground.
I don’t know what people are like. It’s really inappropriate for something like this to happen during this Chinese New Year. Some people just don’t take their own lives seriously. They always think that they are good at driving, but if you are good at driving, others may not be the same as you.
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We started walking at 11 a.m. and stopped at the director's service area to rest for about ten minutes. We finally arrived home at 5 p.m.
As soon as I entered the village, I noticed a huge change. The previously barren mountains and ridges were now all bulldozed and planted with fruit trees.
The houses in the entire village have also been renovated. At first glance, the neat appearance looks like Hayao Miyazaki's fairy tale world.
The wind from my hometown blows gently, bringing me the taste of my hometown.
Sun Xiaojie couldn't help but sigh: "Your hometown is quite nice. It's like the world in comics. It's so beautiful."
I smiled and said: "It used to be very bad here. There were wasteland and fields everywhere. Most of the young people in my hometown have gone out to work. Those who stayed at home were the old, weak, sick and disabled. Now things have changed a lot."
"The country's policies are better! Aren't we focusing on poverty alleviation now? We still have to thank the country."
"Yes, there have been so many changes this year. I even wonder if I went to the wrong place."
Sun Xiaoxiao laughed and said, "Why don't you consider coming back for development."
"Develop agriculture?"
Sun Xiaojie suddenly thought of something and said: "Look at the many fruit trees planted in your hometown, why don't you let our company do the contracting in the future? We will handle the sales and logistics. What do you think of this idea?"
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From what Sun Xiaojie said, it seems that it is really feasible, and it will also make a small contribution to his hometown.
I nodded and said, "It's true. I'll go talk to the village party secretary about this later."
"It can really be done, and helping farmers sell their agricultural products will also get government support. We can rely on this to get our name out there."
I smiled and looked at Sun Xiaoxiao and said, "I thought you didn't understand anything, but I didn't expect you still have some ideas."
"Of course, after all, I was once a big internet celebrity!"
We chatted and soon arrived at the door of our house.
When I saw my hometown house, I really suspected that I was in the wrong place