Suddenly they lost the motivation to investigate. Their feet seemed to have lost contact with their nerves. Their heads were thinking about things in their heads, and their feet were walking their own way.
After all, they have no experience in implementation, let alone renovation projects, and their knowledge base in this area is almost zero.
Although they had the direction outline given by Wen Siheng, after all, they had no experience and could only talk on paper. After Wen Siheng left, they were like headless flies.
While Mi Yingying and Song Qi were discussing fiercely what to do next, Jian Anran took out her mobile phone.
Open the countdown software. The last day of the divorce cooling-off period was half a week ago.
His eyes moved to the upper left corner of the phone screen. Half an hour had passed since Wen Siheng and Xu Nianhe left.
Luojiang is not a big place, and the old city is adjacent to the district where Qishang Yunduan is located. Jian Anran estimated the time. If there was no traffic jam, he should have arrived, right?
[Jane: Do you have time? I have to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau recently]
After the WeChat message was sent, she immediately reached out and pressed the lock screen on the right side of her phone.
Suddenly she felt unclear about what was going on in her chaotic mind. Jian Anran was a little afraid of receiving a reply, but at the same time she was afraid of not receiving a reply.
Her cell phone has not rang for a long time.
After poking at the dark screen, the mobile phone desktop was empty——
It seems that she didn't hear it.
She simply turned off the ringtone and stuffed her phone into the deepest part of her bag.
She couldn't see or hear, so she just pretended it didn't happen. She was looking for excuse after excuse to escape.
"Come on An Ran, help me pull the tape measure." Mi Yingying waved to her.
This shop is indeed very dilapidated inside, and even the wooden frame has a tendency to collapse.
In a century-old neighborhood, the narrow shops are very long and sandwiched between two other shops. There is almost no sunlight inside.
Almost all the wood visible to the naked eye had traces of termite erosion, and they even wondered why this house had not been labeled as a dangerous building.
The furniture in the store is very old, probably because no one has been there for a long time, and there is a thick layer of dust everywhere.
The calendar on the wall was not only yellow but also covered with mold. The curled paper was a little brittle. Jian Anran took a closer look and saw that the date on it was still February 2003.
Twenty years ago, Jian Anran was only two years old, Mi Yingying was four years old, and even Song Qi, the oldest among them, was only seven years old who had just entered elementary school.
The stairs in the old store were high and narrow, and they groped carefully using the flashlight of their mobile phones. They were afraid that they would fall if they didn't hold on to the railings, and the layer of dust on the railings would make their hands black.
The stairs creaked loudly. As they walked up to the second floor, the floorboards squeaked every time they took a step. Every step they took seemed to have its own bgm.
The wonderful exploration in the house made Jane Anran temporarily forget everything. After a brief look, the noisy sound pulled her back to reality.
As soon as I took out my phone to check the time, I saw two new WeChat messages in the message bar.
[Teacher Wen Siheng: Have you seen the venue?]
[Teacher Wen Siheng: Sorry, it’s not very convenient recently.]
The complicated emotions suddenly broke through the gate of Jian Anran's reason. She almost brainstormed and thought about all the weirdest words she had ever heard.
[Jane: What are your concerns? If you don’t have a divorce certificate, how can you get a marriage certificate?]
As soon as her message was sent, a message popped up at the top of the chat window: The other party is typing...
After a long time, a new message appeared in the window, which was far less long than expected.
[Teacher Wen Siheng: Is it convenient for us to come home and talk?]
[Inconvenient] Before I finished typing the three words, another message from the other party popped up.
[Teacher Wen Siheng: I want to talk to you about recent events]
What happened recently? Jian Anran sneered in her heart, what happened recently?
Is it a matter of going in and out at the same time as Xu Nianhe? Or is it a matter of wearing a new wedding ring?
Did the seamless connection happen to her after all?
Jian Anran suddenly remembered the classic plot of an American TV series, where the male and female protagonists are still separated and meet a new lover during this period.
Although the starting point of the divorce cooling-off period is not completely similar to that of separation abroad, it is somewhat similar.
As expected of someone who came back from abroad, he has learned this skill well.
Thinking of this, Jian Anran didn't know when she started to become so sharp, or even more exaggerated, she even felt a bit mean.
"We don't know what else we can see. Why don't we wait until the teacher is free next time to take a closer look." Mi Yingying turned back to make sure that the wooden door of the shop was locked. "How about we walk around the area at noon and have a bite to eat by the way."
We’ll go back for lunch.”
After poking at the screen, at half past ten, Jian Anran squeezed out the curve of her lips and said, "Seniors and sisters, you go ahead. I have something to do and I'll leave first."
"What's the matter..." Mi Yingying was about to ask, when she heard Song Qi say: "I also have something to do in the afternoon. Since it ends early, I have to leave first."
"Okay." Seeing that she was the only one left, Mi Yingying had no choice but to compromise and follow everyone towards the subway.
The narrow sidewalk did not allow for three people to walk abreast. Jian Anran slowed down her pace and walked behind Mi Yingying and Song Qi. When she saw a yellow taxi approaching, she took the opportunity to stop it with her hand.
Before Mi Yingying and Song Qi could react, Jian Anran was already in the car. She rolled down the window: "Sorry, I have to leave first. My friends are already urging me."
……
The taxi stopped steadily at the entrance of Qishangyunduan. When getting off the taxi, Jian Anran took a deep breath.
She secretly lamented that this place was like a mountain to her, and she had a completely different feeling every time she came.
As usual, she greeted the security personnel at the door. She walked on the green stone path with ease. The familiar building soon appeared in front of her. Jian Anran directly pressed the access code and opened the door herself.
The elevator quickly went up, and when it reached the top floor, there was a "ding" sound. Jian Anran stood in the foyer, staring at the dark door in a daze.
"Huh..." She stood at the door and took a deep breath to steady her somewhat disordered breathing.
There was a "ding dong" sound, and then a clear female voice was heard inside: "Here we come!"
Wait, female voice?
The voice was very familiar, it was a voice she had heard before.
With a "pop" sound, the dark door was only half opened, and Xu Nianhe poked his head out.
"Why is it you?" The other person looked even more surprised than she was.
Why is she here?
Jian Anran's eyes moved down, and Xu Nianhe was wearing the pink and white striped cotton slippers she bought before.
After hesitating, Jian Anran chose to turn sideways, walked in through the crack in the door, glanced at the empty entrance floor, stepped on her shoes, walked straight to the sofa and sat down.
"Hey, you!" Xu Nianhe started to get a little anxious, "Why are you so rude? You just stepped into someone else's house with your shoes on."
Hearing the noise outside, Wen Siheng came out of the room and saw Jian Anran sitting on the sofa.