Chapter 6 Chapter 5 I hope your heart is like mine

On the weekend, Sangli received a notice from Gu Xiaoying: She is going to attend an academic seminar in the city where Sangli is located, and she specially ordered Sangli to meet her at the airport and arrange reception matters. At the end of the text message, it also specifically stated: Welcome to visit with your family members. Sang Li couldn't help laughing: After so many years, Gu Xiaoying still has this style... I really don't know if being her student is a good luck, or helpless? She is almost sure that Gu Xiaoying's appearance must be the one that "I am the most shining"!

Sure enough, at the airport, Gu Xiaoying rushed straight to Sang Li—under the eyes of everyone, she gave an extremely warm bear hug first, and her smile was brighter than that of a sunflower: "Honey, I finally see you, I finally see you!" She happily patted Sang Li on the back, expressing the joy of reunion after a long absence.Sang Li also seemed to be infected by her emotions, hugged her tightly and said, "How long have we not seen each other? Three years, four years?" "Four years," Gu Xiaoying replied lying on Sangli's shoulder, then let go of Sangli, stepped back half a step, looked her up and down a few times in a serious way, and said with a smile, "My dear, you are still so enchanting. On the banks of the Yangtze River are outstanding people..."

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to pinch Sang Li's cheek, and looked at Sang Li who was pretending to be serious.Five seconds later, the two laughed out loud at the same time. Sang Li smiled helplessly: "Why are you still like this..." Gu Xiaoying excitedly hugged Sangli again until she passed Sangli's shoulder and saw the gentle man staring at her from behind. Gu Xiaoying's spirit of gossip began to flood again, and she poked Sangli curiously: "Hey, Are you a man?" Sang Li turned around and introduced to the two: "Ma Yu, my neighbor; Gu Xiaoying, my college classmate."

Ma Yu stretched out his hand politely: "Miss Gu, hello." "Thank you for not calling me Ms. Gu," Gu Xiaoying said seriously, "Did Sang Li not tell you that I am actually five years older than her?" Ma Yu was taken aback, and couldn't help but take a closer look at Gu Xiaoying: This eyebrow, this skin, is thirty-three?Really bigger than yourself? Before I figured it out, I saw Sang Li pat Gu Xiaoying angrily: "It's nothing to go back and fool your students, don't try to deceive us by the Yangtze River." Gu Xiaoying laughed out loud, and Ma Yu realized that she had been fooled.

On the way back, while working as a driver, he looked through the rearview mirror at the two women sitting in the back row. They were both young, talking and laughing as if they hadn't graduated yet.Gu Xiaoying hugged Sang Li's neck while laughing, calling out "Ai Qing" one after another, and Sang Li also rarely accompanied her poorly, and replied "Your Majesty, come, give this concubine a smile"... Ma Yu couldn't help but also laughed. He seemed to have never seen Sang Li who could joke. She was always too melancholy, and he didn't know how to untie the knot in her heart.

In the evening, the local people arranged a grand welcome dinner: we had dinner together in a five-star hotel soaring into the sky in this city. When viewed from the height of the seventy-eighth floor, people were smaller than ants. In front of the square table covered with a light gold tablecloth, Sang Li and Gu Xiaoying sat on one side, and Ma Yu and YOYO sat on the other. YOYO has always been eager to try: "I want creme brulee, I want red bean stewed milk..." Ma Yu patted his daughter on the head: "Be quiet and be polite." YOYO was aggrieved and stopped talking, Gu Xiaoying tilted her head to look at YOYO, suddenly grinned, turned her head and asked Sang Li: "How many kinds of desserts are there here?"

Sang Li looked at the menu in his hand: "Twenty-six kinds." Gu Xiaoying nodded, stretched out her hand and snapped her fingers, calling out to the waiter: "Please, I will have one of each dessert." Then turn around and say to YOYO: "Every person eats half of each serving, so that you can taste everything, what do you think?" YOYO was surprised first, and soon cheered up: "Okay, okay..." Sang Li kept his expression on the side, while Ma Yu stared at Gu Xiaoying with wide eyes. Gu Xiaoying looked at the different expressions of the people in front of her with interest, and remembered to comfort everyone kindly: "Please don't worry about the organization, I promise not to waste it."

Sang Li nodded and explained to Ma Yu: "It's true! Please don't doubt Teacher Gu's combat effectiveness." Gu Xiaoying pretended to smile veiledly, then took the menu, and ordered a table full of special dishes in a serious manner—as expected, she never planned to save Sang Li money from the beginning. During the dinner, Ma Yu went to the bathroom. YOYO had finished eating early in the morning and was already playing with several other children.Gu Xiaoying looked at Ma Yu's back and commented: "Honey, I think...he's a good man." Sang Li smiled: "You know?"

Gu Xiaoying nodded: "Don't forget that I am a married woman." Sang Li curled her lips: "How long have you been married? Is two years considered newly married?" Gu Xiaoying took a sip of her drink and looked at Sang Li gently: "Actually, the length of marriage and the number of times you have been in love are not the most important thing. The important thing is that you have to know that ideals and reality are always two different things. The one you married People, no matter how good they are, are not the ones you want." Seeing that Sang Li didn't understand, Gu Xiaoying smiled: "Actually, I decided to marry someone because I was happy with each other, and our living habits, ideals, and attitudes were similar or could be understood by each other. But Once you get married, you will find that no matter how tacitly you find a man, you will be exposed to all kinds of minutiae problems after marriage - because there are always some things that you can't see before marriage and can only be touched after marriage. Then you need The two of you work together, cooperate with each other, accommodate each other, break some of the previous things, and then rebuild the communication until you communicate a living language that is only suitable for the two of you."

She held Sangli's hand: "And this kind of language is only born for the responsibility of marriage. Only a marriage contract and a family form can bear it. It is something that cannot be experienced in many forms such as cohabitation and trial marriage." It's like making a bet, and most women will always make this bet in their lives." Sang Li smiled: "Then did you win the bet?" Gu Xiaoying sighed: "Who knows what will happen in the future, but at this stage, it can't be considered a defeat. Besides, I won't give up easily." She raised her eyebrows to look at Sang Li, and they both laughed tacitly together.

Gu Xiaoying looked at Ma Yu's approaching figure while smiling and said, "In short, the future is too far away, we are only fighting for the day." Sang Li was thoughtful, but gently pinched the small cup containing the creme brulee, tapped the edge of the cup with his fingers, and did not speak. The future is too far away, seize the day and night. After Gu Xiaoying left, Sang Li would still think of this sentence. She would remember that before leaving, Gu Xiaoying hugged her tightly and said in her ear: "Honey, the outside world is very big, let's go for a walk, you can't let the past crush you to death." She thought about Gu Xiaoying's words repeatedly, and gradually made up her mind. The next night, when Ma Yu came to watch Sang Li play the piano again, Sang Li said, "Ma Yu, does the performance at the art salon you mentioned last time count?" Ma Yu was taken aback for a moment, and instantly became joyful: "Of course it counts." Sang Li nodded: "Then count me in." Ma Yu was very happy, and Sang Li added: "Don't reveal my real situation to others, just say that I am an extra." Ma Yu solemnly agreed. Sang Li asked again: "Where is the address?" Ma Yu replied: "The bars with a more cultural atmosphere in the city are probably 'Charm' and 'Shanghai 1936'. Last year's small theater drama festival was also held in these two bars. We plan to go to 'Charm' this year." Sang Li thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay, I'm preparing a few songs, I hope we can have a happy cooperation." She held out her hand with a smile, and Ma Yu held it, and also smiled: "It's a happy cooperation." Sang Li selected a total of four pieces, namely Schubert's "Trout", a Russian song, a Chinese song "I Live at the Head of the Yangtze River" and a Chinese folk song "Little River Flows".Because of song practice, "You and Me" closes an hour earlier every night.Occasionally Ma Yu would listen to Sang Li practicing singing, but most of the time he was busy preparing for the art salon and had little time to rest. On the day of the official performance, Sang Li chose an improved black and red cheongsam, embellished with dark gold embroidery, and a piece of black lace embedded in the neckline, making the skin faintly visible, not only noble but also charming.Ma Yu went to pick up Sang Li, and the moment the door opened, he was a little lost. After a long time, I realized the praise: "You are the thinnest bel canto singer I have ever seen." Sang Li turned his back to him, and locked the door while answering: "I am indeed much thinner than before. At that time, I had to support a solo concert with twelve songs. I was afraid that I would not be able to hold on, so I ate like hell." Things, at the fastest time, I gained ten catties in a month." When the two went downstairs, Ma Yu sighed: "Then there are only two songs tonight, which is too easy for you." Sang Li was slightly taken aback, and then walked downstairs with a smile while answering: "Nowadays is not the same as before. In fact, the two songs are not easy for me." Ma Yu looked back at Sang Li wonderingly, but Sang Li lowered his head without explaining. The name "Charming Color" sounds a bit dusty, but the atmosphere inside is tranquil and charming.The music after nine o'clock every night can drive people to catharsis, but it is not crazy.Sang Li basically doesn't have any nightlife in this city except to go to "you and me".It was the first time that I followed Ma Yu into "Charm" and saw the men and women who came to the art salon chatting quietly, the drinks mixed by the bartender also had strict alcohol limits, and the background music played on the DJ stage was Perlman's violin... ...Sang Li felt that he fell in love with this place soon. At night, outside is a colorful city, but in "Glamour" is a gathering of music lovers.The salon time was about two hours, and Sang Li came in third.The first woman played the flute in black clothes and black trousers, and the second man sang "Volga Boatman Song" in white clothes and black trousers, all of which were excellent performances.When it was Sang Li's turn, she walked onto the stage slowly, and she was a little lost in the bright chasing light. However, after all, the stage was once a crucial part of Sang Li's life, she was distracted for a moment, and then quickly concentrated again.The piano accompaniment was a beautiful girl. Sang Li smiled and nodded at her, and a wonderful prelude flowed from the girl's fingertips. It's Schubert's Trout. In the music, a group of brisk fish swims in the water, but the fisherman wants to catch them.Sang Li easily sang the joy of the fish and the crisis of the situation. His natural body language and vivid expressions almost made people sink into the scene by the creek that was first pleasant and soothing, and then thrilling. Her eyes were bright, and her whole body glowed with a strange brilliance under the light. Ma Yu was stunned, just stared blankly at the stage, holding her breath, as if she was afraid of breaking such a dream, and fearing that she would wake up from the dream and try again. I can't see this Sang Li who is different from the past and is full of energy. He stared at her blankly. There was a little smile in the corner of her eyes, her arms were slightly spread out, and her eyes seemed to be following an invisible river in front of her. Her voice was playful, and she sang in German: "There is a small river in the bright river." Trout, swimming happily, like an arrow. I stood by the bank of the small river and looked at it quietly. In the clear river, it swims so happily..." However, the fisherman came and threatened her, and her eyes became tense: "The fisherman stood by the river bank with a hook, looked at it coldly, and wanted to catch the fish. I hope so in my heart, as long as the river is clear and bright , he can't even try to catch the little trout ashore..." Gradually, he became heavy and regretful: "But the fisherman didn't want to waste time by waiting, he hurriedly disturbed the river, and before I had time to think, he had already caught the little trout ashore. I was full of anger to see the little trout fell into the trap... ..." A little playful and regretful ending, a light and beautiful smile, she bowed slightly, and called the curtain call. After a few seconds of silence, there was warm and orderly applause in the bar.Sang Li wanted to rest under the stage, but the waiter handed over a small note: Please sing another song. The flamboyant handwriting was written in a hurry.Sang Li looked at the position pointed out by the waiter, but the man's face could not be seen clearly in the shadows.However, she could see that everyone off the stage was looking at her. People's expressions were very sincere, and the applause was restrained but warm.She thought for a while, nodded, turned around and walked back to the stage. This time, it was "I Live at the Head of the Yangtze River". "I live at the head of the Yangtze River, and you live at the end of the Yangtze River. I miss you every day and don't see you. We drink the water of the Yangtze River together. When will the water stop, and when will this hatred end. I only hope that your heart is like mine, and I will never fail to love you..." Li Zhiyi wrote this song during the Northern Song Dynasty. Although there are no gorgeous words, it has ingenious ideas. Between loops and rhymes, a woman's longing is already on the paper.Nearly a thousand years later, a revolutionary named Li Qingzhu composed music for this poem.He is an excellent composer, and cleverly used this ancient love poem to express his remembrance of the martyrs and his yearning for a new tomorrow.Sang Li is well versed in the artistic conception of this song, blending firmness with affection and solemnity with sadness. On the small stage, in a space so silent that there is no extra noise, there is only this woman, she sings with all her love and strength.She has a sad face, but she is firm and calm, her two hands are folded, gently protecting her chest, as if she is looking into the distance and singing: "I only hope that your heart is like mine, and I will definitely live up to your love..." When the last note was put away, the people sitting on the soft sofa in the front row had stood up and applauded one after another. Sang Li looked away and saw the people looking at him with approval in front of him. A curtain call in an opera house is no different. Maybe the stage is not wide enough, maybe the crowd is not dense enough, but the same sincere applause tells you that people who really love and understand music will not deceive their ears.Moreover, in front of a good singing voice, I will not deceive my heart. It turns out that being able to sing for people who really love music and get their approval is the purest happiness in life, and it has nothing to do with the size of the stage or the size of the audience. Such a simple truth, but she had to go around such a big circle, and even paid almost the price of her entire youth to understand it. In the applause, Sang Li's eyes were moist. But, in a trance, listening to the aftertaste of the applause, she couldn't help but think: Xiang Ning, do you still remember me? Just like in the song: I live at the head of the Yangtze River, and you live at the end of the Yangtze River. I miss you every day without seeing you, and drink the water of the Yangtze River together... Now, I didn’t expect that I live by the Yangtze River and can drink the water of the Yangtze River every day.And you, where are you?Do you still remember the girl named Sang Li and the good times we spent together? That was the best time of Sang Li's life. During that time, separated by hundreds of kilometers, the love between Sang Li and Xiang Ning did not run aground, but became more intense.With the gradual popularization of the Internet, their contact methods have been added to emails in addition to telephone calls and letters.Distance, at this moment, cannot be an obstacle between them at all. The most interesting thing is that Xiang Ning's nightly check-ups almost become a scene in 407-every time the phone rings, the girls laugh and call Sang Li: "Sang Li, look for Brother Ning!" The tone at the end twists and turns into a small cadenza. When Xiang Ning made a phone call, he usually had to endure malicious harassment from several people in the dormitory. Halfway through Sang Li's speech, he heard a boy shouting "Xiang Ning!" on the other side of the phone, and Sang Li got up first. Goosebumps, and then you will hear the sound of "slap" or "dang", and then the boy growled "Xiang Ning, you wait for me". Sang Li subconsciously asked: "What voice?" Xiang Ning replied nonchalantly: "It's nothing, I threw the third child's pillow over, but he didn't catch it and fell to the ground." Sometimes there is a girl's voice, and it is also a cheerful laugh, shouting "Xiang Ning, who are you calling?" Xiang Ning will laugh and chase people away: "Go, go, Yin Yao, you Be quiet." Sang Li was very curious: "Who is it? A girl?" Xiang Ning asked with a smile, "Xiao Li, are you jealous?" Sang Li was surprised: "Ah? Why should I be jealous?" She answered so openly and naturally, Xiang Ning was very frustrated: "I'm very popular, okay?" Sang Li pursed his lips and smiled: "I know!" Xiang Ning was helpless: "Then you should be more nervous." "But I know you only like me," Sang Li said calmly, "Just like I only like you, brother..." "Wow"— before the words finished, the girls in 407 were vomiting, Gu Xiaoying was lying on the opposite bed, raised a pale arm that looked like a zombie, and said weakly: "Sister Sang, please be more reserved, okay? " Cai Xiang lowered his head from Sang Li's upper bunk, and his long hair that had just been washed also hung down together, like Sadako in "Midnight Ring", which frightened Sang Li. Just as Sang Li was about to stretch out his hand to push back the ghostly head in front of him, he saw Cai Xiang smiling mischievously: "Sang Li, please don't tempt you, brother Xiang Ning, a man's concentration is limited." Sang Li coughed, trying to cover up Cai Xiang's hot topic.But Xiang Ning had already heard it, and smiled lowly on the phone. Before Sang Li could say anything, he saw Mu Xin sitting cross-legged on the bed with a smile, looking down at Sang Li and asking everyone, "Hey, how far do you think Sang Li and her brother Xiang Ning are going?" Gu Xiaoying answered the question enthusiastically: "B!" Cai Xiang laughed loudly and answered: "C!" Mu Xin rolled her eyes, shook the magazine in her hand and said, "I think it's C too." Sang Li was furious, held up the phone and asked, "Sisters, do you have a D?" Gu Xiaoying sat up straight from the bed, almost bumped her head too fast, widened her eyes and said, "Oh my god, is it really D?" She looked around, and then asked Sang Li pretending to be terrified: "Where is the child? Where is the child hiding?" "Gu Xiaoying..." Sang Li gritted his teeth, and heard 407's earth-shattering laughter. Xiang Ning finally couldn't help it, and laughed too. He also teased her: "Xiao Li, D is too far away, let's take it step by step." Before he finished speaking, Sang Li heard a girl screaming from his side: "Oh my God, who is D? Xiang Ning, is that your girlfriend? Ah! You have a devil figure!" Xiang Ning didn't put down the microphone, and turned her head to scold: "Yin Yao, you can go out now. Turn right when you go out to the bathroom. Go and clean up the yellow waste in your head." The girl laughed loudly: "Xiang Ning, why are you blushing!" ... A chaotic evening staged for the nth time! Shortly thereafter came the end of the year—the year when the last day of the twentieth century meets the first day of the twenty-first. What a big day—come to think of it, not everyone gets the chance to experience a turn of the century in one of the best college careers of their lives! So, from the beginning of December, various posters began to be posted on the campus of the School of Art: the teacher-student dance party of the Art Department, the group clubbing of the Design Department, the carnival night in the small theater of the Drama Department, the cosplay video fantasy tour of the TV Department... …Finally, the bulletin board of the student union of the college has basically become a big show for the student unions of various departments to fight wits and bravely and show their talents, which makes people dazzled. At first, Sang Li turned a blind eye to all this, because she has always been a person who is not keen on group activities.For her, nothing in the world is more important than singing.She deeply loves the feeling of being immersed in music. When she sings, she can almost see another self, that is a soul silent in the music situation, whether it is the creation of songs in the 1920s or 1930s, or the singing of birds From Shanyou's traditional folk songs, and even excerpts from Western operas, she can see a completely different version of herself living in the environment at that time! She deeply loves this feeling of dissociation, and even more loves her own devotion and the rich emotions displayed by the characters when playing these roles.Because of these, she devotes almost all her time to professional studies, and the rest is used for part-time jobs.Since the evening of December 31st was not her class, she even thought that she could go to the piano room to practice alone while everyone was going to participate in the year-end celebration... However, as an "outstanding woman" who strives for the creed of "life is everywhere", Gu Xiaoying obviously did not intend to give Sang Li any chance to escape. The cause of the incident was that some talents in the Student Union of the Department of Management had a sudden whim and wanted to hold a unique "style night", and Gu Xiaoying was the contractor of the "coffee house" part of this "style night"! The specific idea about this "Night of Style" is as follows— The student union of the department came forward to requisition the current two-story teaching building of the management department.Among them, there are three third-grade and fourth-grade self-study rooms on the fourth floor, which have been transformed into a temporary bar, a coffee shop, and a tea room.The first-grade and second-grade study rooms on the fifth floor have only two rooms, but as a large study room that can accommodate a hundred people, they have a large area, so they have been transformed into a dance hall and a karaoke hall. Each of the five rooms recruited a contractor owner, and then the owner organized his own management team to be responsible for everything from room decoration, advertising, store promotion, and on-site service.The student union of the department provides 50 yuan of working capital for each shop owner, and also provides some free meals and drinks purchased collectively.Shopkeepers can also purchase other foods for sale, but the price, variety, and alcohol content of drinks are all subject to strict scrutiny. The general principle is: self-management, self-responsibility for profits and losses, to develop characteristics, to develop sentiment! As soon as this move came out, there was an uproar. Historically, everyone seems to be used to seeing the New Year’s Day performances directed and performed by students themselves. Knock some melon seeds and eat two oranges. A celebration about the New Year ends with melon seeds and orange peels all over the ground. .Who would have thought that one day, there would be such a unique New Year's Eve? Come to think of it, that was from 1999 to 2000!When such a once-in-a-thousand-year moment is approaching, you can drink beer and dance in your classroom, command the little girl waiter in the same class to serve you tea and water, and then everyone will watch the New Year together. Maybe there will be some romantic stories occur…… Especially—according to Gu Xiaoying, Feng Yi, a boy from the same class who successfully bid for the right to operate the ballroom, has publicly stated that his ballroom will hold a masquerade party that night, and specially hired art students will make masks for everyone on the spot at the entrance of the ballroom!When twelve o'clock strikes, the doors of the ballroom will be closed and all lights will be turned off for thirty seconds... "Hey hey!" When Gu Xiaoying said this, she couldn't help laughing. Mu Xin was dumbfounded and asked Gu Xiaoying after a while: "Who came up with this idea? Are you not afraid of accidents?" Cai Xiang, on the other hand, started to get red-eyed as early as halfway through Gu Xiaoying's speech, and raised his hands in support: "I'm going, I'm going, I'm going! I'm going to open a shop! I'm going to dance! It's a big deal not to participate in the cosplay of our department. " Then he did not forget to hit Mu Xin: "Old man, you are too cautious, what can you do? Don't you just drink some wine and dance? Your design department is also planning to go to the 'Lan Kwai Fong' bar to watch the year, you all Don’t be afraid of accidents, what are you afraid of!” Gu Xiaoying nodded seriously: "What Aiqing said is very true." Cai Xiang couldn't care less about Gu Xiaoying's chaotic appearance, so he recommended himself: "Hey, Boss Gu, what do you think I can do?" Gu Xiaoying was very happy to be supported by others, she thought for a while and said, "Waiter?" Cai Xiang frowned: "At least he must be a foreman, right?" Gu Xiaoying curled her lips: "You really flatter me, my shop is only going to hire three waiters, why do you want a foreman?" Mu Xin tentatively asked: "Boss Gu, those three waiters of yours, couldn't happen to be me, Cai Xiang and Sang Li?" Gu Xiaoying burst into a big smile: "The one who knows me is Mu Xin!" Before the words were finished, a pillow fell from the sky, and directly buried the "Boss Gu" who hadn't taken office yet! So, as soon as Sang Li, who had just finished his evening self-study, entered the door, he saw 407 once again staged a scene of chicken and dog jumping... However, with everyone's support, Boss Gu's "coffee house" project was launched as scheduled. First of all, under the brainstorming of a sleep meeting, the name of the coffee house was decided as "you and me" - you and me coffee, there are you and me! Afterwards, a poster drafted by Mr. Gu himself and drawn by Mu Xin, a talented student from the Department of Design, was put into production.The poster was painted with green vines, and the slogan was written provocatively: Four years in college, for various reasons, we met face to face but did not know each other.If you can, dear friend, please stop and come and sit with "you and me".Look at those gentle smiling faces, talk about those familiar topics, let us, on the last day of the twentieth century, keep the old age for our youth... The task of copying slogans naturally fell on Mu Xin who had practiced calligraphy. She trembled while copying: "It's really sour." When Gu Xiaoying heard it, she was quite unconvinced: "You know that the three stores are competing together? You just want to catch everyone by surprise and play psychological warfare, so that everyone feels the need to come to your store, so that you will have a source of customers." Cai Xiang, who was making a "20% discount card", was in admiration: "Boss Gu, you are really my idol!" Sang Li sat on the side doing nothing, so he asked: "Boss Gu, what should I do?" "Your task is to sit in the back," Boss Gu waved his hand, "Don't worry, there is room for you to display your talents!" Sang Li is skeptical. Sure enough, two days later, after all the posters and discount cards were finished, Boss Gu told Sang Li: "I'm going to put up posters, and you follow me, and are responsible for distributing these discount cards on campus!" "Huh?" Sang Li was dumbfounded. "Don't worry!" Gu Xiaoying patted Sangli's shoulder with "loyalty", and smiled wickedly, "Little Sangsang, you have to believe it, just put your little face on campus, that's our coffee shop." The living signboard of the house!" Sell ​​Hue! While sweating coldly, Sang Li only thought of these four words. However, Gu Xiaoying's strategy was really correct: Sang Li made a stop on the side of Yong Road in the campus, and the supply of 20% discount cards suddenly exceeded the demand.The people who got the discount card also inquired about the specific location of the coffee shop and the opening time... The event was unprecedented, and it seemed that even the day when the student club accepted new registrations was not so popular. Standing behind Sang Li, Boss Gu's mouth was almost crooked. That night, when Xiang Ning called, Sang Li naturally recounted the day's events.Xiang Ning wanted to laugh when he heard that, but deliberately put on a straight face and said to Sang Li, "Let you Boss Gu answer the phone." When the phone was handed over to Boss Gu, she was still playing tricks and said with a smile: "Sir, would you like to book a special seat for couples on the evening of December 31st? Our store only offers four seats for couples. First come, first served. Now or never!" She blinked at Sang Li while talking, and Sang Li couldn't help laughing, and Xiang Ning also laughed, and said, "Boss Gu, how can you let my girlfriend do this kind of work? Just show your face, in case something happens I only ask you!" Gu Xiaoying smiled more and more tiredly: "Sir, what we businessmen pay attention to is to 'make the best use of everything'. Your wife is so good-looking that she has been hired as the image spokesperson of our coffee shop. If you are worried, you may as well come to Come celebrate the New Year with us!" There was a hearty laugh, and the next second, Gu Xiaoying heard Xiang Ning say, "Boss Gu, in return for my girlfriend's appearance, I ask you to promise me one thing..." On the other side, Sang Li looked at Gu Xiaoying curiously and nodded frequently, and promised something with a "hmmmhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhss.But Gu Xiaoying dodged while answering the phone, that mysterious look made Sang Li even more puzzled.Until Gu Xiaoying put down the phone and happily threw herself into the preparation work of the coffee shop again, Sang Li still didn't figure out what Xiang Ning and Gu Xiaoying were plotting. That night, no matter what Sang Li asked, Gu Xiaoying still gritted her teeth and said nothing.Feeling anxious, he simply stood in the middle of the dormitory, raised his arms and shouted: "Give me strength, I am Xi Rui!" The three remaining people in the room were all in a cold sweat... In the long-awaited, on the evening of December 31, Boss Gu's "You and Me Coffee House" finally opened as scheduled! In the afternoon, the four girls began to arrange the overall layout of the coffee house—in the small classroom of about 20 square meters, half of the small single-person desks were removed, and the remaining half were put together in pairs. The disposable tablecloth covered with purple flowers on a white background is so clean and pleasing.On each table is a disposable plastic cup filled with water, with a piece of floating wax floating in the cup.Except for an emergency light left on the bar transformed from a lecture table, all the lights in the room were turned off, except for the flickering candlelight dotted with floating wax.In addition, on the table are free melon seeds, popcorn, raisins, and a price list, which is marked in three characters: beer, fruit, coffee, green tea 0.5 yuan/cup, fresh milk cake 3 yuan/piece, shrimp Strips, potato chips 3 yuan/plate... The four of them were sweating profusely from work, but it was really serious: everyone was wearing a small borrowed pink lace apron and a small pink square scarf on their hair. Cai Xiang also carried a small rattan basket with ten A branch of fresh roses, smilingly waiting to sell to couples coming and going.Driven by Gu Xiaoying's promotional strategy, the four couple seats have all been booked out, all in all, the situation is very good! Finally at night, when the sky was completely dark, the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" began to be played from the "Ballroom" on the fifth floor, and the lights outside the window were just lit, and students from this department and many other departments began to go to "Your Love" one after another. Come in the direction of my coffee shop.Amid the din of people, Boss Gu quickly entered the state of combat readiness, standing at the door of the coffee shop and greeting the teachers and students passing by with a smile: "Welcome to 'You and Me Coffee', please come in and have a look!" The voice was so gentle that the "waiters" who were standing in the shop mixing drinks got goosebumps all over their bodies and looked at each other in blank dismay. Sang Li smacked her lips: "Gu Xiaoying's posture is quite professional!" Mu Xin pursed her lips and said with a smile: "If I open a store in the future, I will ask Gu Xiaoying to be the welcome guest. Listen to this little tune, it's so gentle that you can almost catch up with the audio station." Cai Xiang simply laughed: "What kind of news station, you are too kind, this is clearly 'Yihongyuan'!" Unfortunately, Gu Xiaoying, who was bringing guests into the house, overheard her, and in exchange for a dark reply: "Cai Xiang, deduct your wages!" Hearing the contrast between the two tones, the three "waiters" finally laughed out loud regardless of their appearance. However, the business of that day was really booming. Many years later, when Sang Li sat in his shop and looked at the wooden "You and Me Coffee" signboard at the door of the shop, he would still think of the time when he was ten years old. When I was nine years old, I also had such a group of friends, and I used to get along with each other unsuspectingly, and I also participated in a cross-department group activity together, and the small coffee shop with the same name was among the three shops. It took the top spot in sales that night... There is no doubt that Boss Gu is a profiteer! Don’t you see—each bottle of beer can usually hold four glasses, and she keeps more foam, so a bottle of beer can hold five glasses; a glass of water should usually put two spoonfuls of Guozhen, but she puts half a spoonful, but customers often complain about it. She is stingy, and describes her as "putting Guozhen as if adding MSG"; the fresh milk cakes wholesaled from off-campus pastry shops are rectangular, and each piece is three yuan. She cuts it in half along the diagonal, and sells each triangular fresh milk cake Three yuan; red roses are four yuan each, three are ten yuan, and when the guests go upstairs to dance after buying flowers, she can take the flowers back from the table and continue selling... All kinds of evil deeds are really heinous! However, in the face of customers' complaints, her countermeasures are invincible—she handed over all complaints to Sang Li, so Sang Li became a "waiter + director of the petition office", smiling like a flower to greet the people's complaints. Complaints and protests should be accepted.Because of her gentle attitude, beautiful person, and nice voice, all problems were resolved smoothly.After the petitioner finished complaining, he quickly asked with great interest to "have a drink with the beautiful waiter sister".So, while counting the money with a smile, the arrogant Boss Gu continued to go her own way and act as her profiteer... It wasn't until 11:30 in the evening that Boss Gu finally realized his conscience, beckoned Sang Li over, and said with a smile, "Honey, thank you for today, you go upstairs to dance, and I'll watch from behind." Sang Li was flattered, looked at Gu Xiaoying gratefully, saw her take out a fox mask from under the counter and handed it to him: "I just asked for this from upstairs, you can use it first!" Sang Li looked at Mu Xin and Cai Xiang who were still busy delivering drinks, and hesitated: "But it's so busy now, many people are tired from dancing and come downstairs for drinks..." "Go, let's go, everyone take turns to rest." Cai Xiang turned out with a few large bags of potato chips, his round apple face was covered with sweat, and he looked at Sang Li with a smile, "Boss Gu is a civilized businessman, and he knows how to give it to the sisters." It's vacation." Just as Mu Xin finished paying for the seat next to her, she walked over and reached behind Sang Li's back to untie her apron, then took off her headscarf, and used it to wipe the sweat from her forehead. Gu Xiaoying slapped it and said, "Hey, hey, don't get dirty, this is a loan!" Mu Xin ignored Gu Xiaoying, just shook her head, her neat short hair flying.She threw Sang Li's apron and turban onto the bar with a flick of her hand and said, "You can go as soon as you are told, who is missing and the earth won't turn?" Sang Li looked at the three people in front of her, and vaguely felt that something was being concealed. A small idea began to sprout. This idea was so beautiful that she couldn't believe it. She just stared at the three girls in front of her with wide eyes. .Finally, Gu Xiaoying couldn't bear it any longer, she reached out to put a mask on Sang Li, grabbed her wrist, and ran all the way up to the fifth floor.I could only hear the sound of the music gradually getting louder, and I could also see the lights flickering on and off—people upstairs were dancing in the "dance hall". Gu Xiaoying reached out and pushed open the door of the "dance hall", and pushed Sang Li in. Just as Sang Li staggered into the darkness and couldn't find his way, the music suddenly changed from intense dance music to a smooth and grand waltz —Gorgeous palace, women's flying skirts... In the melody of the waltz, Sang Li almost saw the pumpkin carriage and the crystal slipper. Gradually, the eyes that have adapted to the dim light saw that most of the tables and chairs in the huge classroom were removed, leaving only a limited number of chairs placed against the wall for people to rest.The podium was transformed into a DJ booth, and spotlights were placed above the podium, emitting colorful light.Sang Li stood near the door, looking at those unfamiliar faces, a little at a loss. However, at this moment, a pair of hands suddenly appeared behind her, wrapping around her waist, and with just a slight swipe, brought her onto the dance floor.Sang Li let out a low cry, but before the cry came out, he saw a familiar and warm light shining in the eyes of the boy wearing the Zorro mask in front of him. He looked at her and asked with a smile, "Miss, can you dance with me?" Sang Li stared wide-eyed, opened his mouth into an "O" shape, and let him lead her to spin in the gorgeous music. His dance was so good, far better than Sang Li who only learned the basic dance steps in the body class.However, their cooperation is too tacit: when he strays slightly, she turns 180 degrees; when he raises his hand, she turns 360 degrees to the right and back... In winter, there is no fluttering skirt , only the same youthful figures of the boys and girls around, and only the spotlights scattered in the simple but warm and lively "dance hall". Sang Li held his hand tightly subconsciously, and the hand on his shoulder even wanted to touch his face to enhance a little authenticity.He may have seen the confusion in her eyes, and as soon as her arms tightened, she fell into his arms, her cheek rubbing against the texture of his sweater. "Xiao Li, you should be moved!" He looked at her with a smile, "I came here specially to accompany you. Because of this, I didn't participate in the Tiananmen Square event tonight." Sang Li suddenly realized: "You have an appointment with Gu Xiaoying?" Xiang Ning smiled: "I thought you had already guessed it." Sang Li answered honestly: "I rarely make meaningless extravagant hopes." Xiang Ning stretched out his hand to scratch her nose, and looked at her with a smile: "My Xiaoli is getting more and more eloquent." Sang Li was about to speak, but the music suddenly stopped.She looked curiously at the position of the DJ booth, and saw a tall and thin boy standing there, and said with a smile on his face: "There are still ten seconds, the new century is coming, let's count down together—" The crowd in the ballroom was immediately excited, and many boys and girls who had never met before counted together: "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four..." Infected by the atmosphere, Sang Li also pulled Xiang Ning and shouted together: "Three, two, one!" All of a sudden, the lights in the ballroom went out, and a girl started screaming. Sang Li stared wide-eyed at the momentary darkness, and in the next second, a kiss was gently printed on her forehead.He hugged her tightly, and at the moment when the twenty-first century came, he whispered softly in her ear: "Xiao Li, I love you." That was the happiest memory of Sang Li's life. At that time, she didn't think that one day she would have a coffee shop in the future, and the moment she chose the name of the shop, what kind of happiness and sadness would be entangled in her heart? At that time, their love was pure and clean, without any impurities or interference, and they didn't even need to emphasize the existence of this kind of love—because this kind of love has become the ubiquitous air, permeating their lives. When Sangli was nineteen years old, there was only each other in their world. However, Sang Li didn't expect that when she loved only a boy named Xiang Ning with all her heart, Shen Jie was thinking about whether to bring her into her own world. After Duan Rui returned to school, Sang Li ended his substitute career as a matter of course.Duan Rui also frankly sent the salary to Sang Li in an open letter: "Junior Sister, this is yours!" Sang Li was a little surprised when he saw the stack of banknotes: "So much?" Duan Rui smiled: "Of course there is no free lunch. The hotel asked you to go to the show with me." "What?" Sang Li was surprised, "Is this okay? I've never seen anyone singing in a coffee shop." Duan Rui shrugged: "There is nothing wrong with it, as long as there is money to make." Sang Li was a little hesitant. At that time, she was still immersed in the surprise that Xiang Ning brought to her and did not come out. The reason for her hesitation was not because she thought of Shen Jie, but because the final exam was about to start in half a month. However, Duan Rui persuaded her: "Junior Sister, think about it, who has a grudge against money? What's wrong with making money? Anyway, if you learn our profession, you will become famous and have a family. Isn't it essentially a show? Besides, you will participate in the competition in the future." , When taking the exam, there are many places to spend money." Sang Li was finally persuaded and nodded in agreement. Duan Rui smiled happily, and was very happy to have someone to accompany her when she went to work part-time in the future. The task came quickly—Sang Li and Duan Rui received a notice from the person in charge on the second day they went to work together: There will be a business banquet in three days, please prepare for it, there will be a small band on the scene, and there will be a series of programs at that time. It is also specially marked: the remuneration is favorable. Duan Rui was very happy, and pulled Sang Li to make arrangements: "Just find a few soothing and gentle songs." Sang Li was also very happy, because she had never participated in a Western-style banquet, so she was more curious about the event itself than the reward.After thinking about it, she finally decided to prepare decent outfits for this "upscale" event.After class, she was going to go to the performance clothing store near the school to look at the clothes, but she didn't expect to see Shen Jie as soon as she left the school gate. He was wearing a casual jacket, and stood casually beside the car. He was stunned for a moment when he saw her, and then he waved his hand and said, "Hi, what a coincidence! I'm thinking about where to find you." Sang Li didn't understand what he meant, but still greeted him with a smile: "Mr. Shen!" Her smile was bright and bright, and Shen Jie was taken aback for a moment before asking: "Do you have time?" Sang Li was surprised: "Why?" Shen Jie pointed to her car: "Get in the car and talk." Sang Li refused, and his smile became respectful and distant: "Let's just say that, I still have something to do." Shen Jie was helpless: "I'm not a human trafficker, why are you guarding against me?" Sang Li pouted: "That's hard to say." Shen Jie didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, let me tell the truth, I'll take you to buy costumes." Sang Li's eyes widened: "Why do I need you to buy my costume?" Shen Jie couldn't bear it anymore, stretched out his hand and dragged Sang Li directly into the car, and then drove, staring at Sang Li who was leaning against the car door from the corner of his eyes: "Do I look like a bad guy?" "There is nothing to be courteous about, rape or steal." Sang Li looked at Shen Jie vigilantly and replied. Shen Jie almost choked his breath. When the car ran into a red light, he pulled the handbrake and glared at Sangli: "I will court a little girl?" Sang Li thought about it, it seemed right, he was a little relieved, but he still stared at Shen Jie and didn't speak. Shen Jie had a headache: "I found out that you only have one performance costume, which is a little loose. I think this banquet is very important, so I might as well give you a better costume. Anyway, you are also working part-time in our hotel, even if it is Work clothes, I'm not at a loss either." This explanation is reasonable, Sang Li finally took off his guard, sat upright with a smile and said, "Then you should have said it earlier." Shen Jie sighed, and complained while continuing to drive: "I've never seen such a big-name temporary worker like you, and I'm your boss anyway." Sang Li smiled, but didn't answer. It was only when he followed Shen Jie into the fragrant mall hall that Sang Li faintly began to doubt: Is this a Hongmen Banquet? She raised her head and looked at this resplendent shopping mall that she didn't even dare to visit on weekdays. On such a non-weekend afternoon, there were not many customers, but every gesture could be seen to be delicate.Those beautiful women may not be considered very beautiful, but just by looking at their clothes, you can tell that they are very different from yourself: it is cold and windy outside, but indoors they are wearing colorful skirts, black stockings, and stiletto shoes. Sitting on the low sofa in the counter, listening to the introduction of this season's new products by the counter lady... It's not that Shen Jie didn't notice Sang Li's dumbfoundedness and his embarrassment that he wanted to cover up but couldn't.But he didn't say anything, he just took Sangli to the women's clothing department on the third floor, went to a counter that Sangli couldn't name, stood still, looked around, and directed the lady at the counter: "This one, this one, and That white one, yes, take it off together." Turning around and pointing at Sang Li: "Take this young lady to try on clothes." The lady at the counter smiled like a flower, and took Sang away from the fitting room in the corner.When entering the fitting room, Sang Li subconsciously looked back at the huge fitting mirror beside her. The girl in the mirror had a youthful look and a pretty face. However, it was strange that in a hurry, Sang Li felt that the girl in the mirror was Children are so strange. I have to admit that a girl like Sang Li, even if she comes from a poor family, is born with those luxurious clothes. The moment the soft curtain was pulled up, Shen Jie turned her head and couldn't help but be amazed: It really is someone who wants clothes—this girl is already very beautiful at first glance, wearing such clothes, she looks like someone who walked out of a fashion magazine ! The dark purple one-piece dress is made of chiffon and is tailored from the shoulder blade to the calf. The neckline is inserted obliquely from the right shoulder to the left arm socket. The position of the left shoulder is fixed front and back by a black ribbon. The purple skirt is a rose made of black ribbons, and the flower core has a shimmering crystal luster. The texture of chiffon is light and soft, and when the wind blows, it seems like purple clouds are floating in the air. Sang Li, who came out of the fitting room, straightened the skirt casually. The well-informed lady at the counter was a little lost. Sang Li looked at Shen Jie who was staring at him without saying a word, and then looked at himself in the mirror, hesitating in his heart: She is obviously the daughter of a commoner family, but she is wrapped in such a beautiful dress, will it be possible? Somewhat out of tune? The second piece is a snow blue suspender skirt, the length of which is only up to the calf. The advantage is that the fabric itself is shining, and it has a golden effect under the light.Pair it with a cashmere shawl in the same color to block the winter chill.The hanging part of the shawl seems to be embroidered with irregular vine patterns with golden silk threads, extending all the way, adding a lot of vividness.Because it is a suspender skirt, the girl's fair skin and clear collarbone stand out, and under the light, it looks like warm white jade. Sang Li looked back at Shen Jie again, only to see that he was answering the phone while looking at himself, and before he could speak, he turned back to look in the mirror.The moment Sang Li turned around, the hem of the soft skirt gently drew an arc, revealing her slender and beautiful legs.This made Shen Jie, who was standing behind her, suddenly speechless with his mobile phone up - the subordinate on the other side of the phone was still chattering about his work, but his eyes were fixed on Sang Li, and his mind was inevitably distracted. Sang Li was a little tired when he tried on the third piece, but he couldn't resist the persuasion of the lady at the counter, so he finally picked up the clothes and walked into the fitting room.This is a white satin dress with a wide hem and a tube top design. The whole style is simple and clean, except for a pink belt around the waist, which is tied into a soft bow behind the waist. The moment Sang Li walked out of the fitting room, he held the ankle-length skirt with one hand, and when he looked up, he heard the lady at the counter sigh from the bottom of her heart: "It's so beautiful!" Sang Li looked up, just in time to hear her add: "Miss, I can guarantee that if you wear a wedding dress one day, you will definitely be the most beautiful bride." bride?Sang Li was stunned for a moment: Who is the groom?Xiang Ning? Thinking of this, Sang Li suddenly blushed, and she hurriedly turned around to look at herself in the mirror, but just in time she heard Shen Jie say to the lady at the counter: "Wrap everything up." Sang Li turned her head and saw Shen Jie reaching for her credit card while talking, she rushed over to stop her: "No, no, it's too expensive!" The force of her collision was too fast, and she almost tripped.As soon as Shen Jie stretched out his hand, he happened to support her, half-circling her in his arms, looking a little ambiguous.The lady at the counter was not surprised, she just pursed her lips and smiled. Sang Li was taken aback, but before she could react, Shen Jie had already let go.He just ordered the lady at the counter to pack the clothes with a candid expression. In comparison, Sangli seemed to be overwhelmed. As a result, on the way back that day, Sang Li stared blankly at the three clothes bags in his hand and the two shoe boxes that were matched later, not knowing what to say. Along the way, Shen Jie was driving, and Sang Li was in a daze. The CD in the car played Meng Tingwei's old song: There is a cloud made of rain in the wind, a cloud made of rain, and the cloud broke my heart in the wind. where to blow... After a long time, Sang Li said in a low voice: "Boss Shen, I can't take these clothes back." Shen Jie looked at Sang Li, seemed to sigh lightly, and answered after a while: "Put the clothes at the front desk of the hotel, come and change in advance when you come to the performance in a few days." He was so understanding, Sang Li looked up at him gratefully and said, "Thank you." Shen Jie smiled slightly: "This is just the first time, Sang Li. In fact, there are occasions where you have to get used to it. You are a student of bel canto. In the future, the world you will come into contact with will be more and more unexpected. You have to know that although elegant music can be enjoyed by lower Liba people, but those who can really learn elegant music well must live a life of spring and snow.” Sang Li stared blankly at Shen Jie, as if he didn't expect him to say this. Three days later, the banquet was held as scheduled. Duan Rui was also taken aback when he saw Sangli's skirt for the first time. He reached out to check the logo inside, and said with a smack, "Junior Sister, did you buy this?" Sang Li replied shyly, "I borrowed it from a friend." "Oh." Duan Rui didn't doubt it, but just nodded, "This brand of clothes is so expensive." After thinking for a while, he said: "However, after dealing with today's incident, it's not difficult to buy such a dress. Junior sister, you might as well buy some good clothes, because there will always be occasions to use them in the future." "There is an occasion" - this is the second time I have heard this word recently, Sang Li asked while arranging his clothes: "We are students, what occasion can we have?" "Why not?!" Duan Rui looked at Sang Li with the eyes of a child, "Sometimes I go out to socialize with my teacher, and sometimes I go out to socialize with my senior brothers and sisters, and sometimes you have to go out to participate in competitions, and the teacher who leads the team will also go out to socialize." I will take you to have dinner with some inexplicable people...there are many occasions." Sang Li was a little surprised: "Entertainment... just eat?" "Eat...sometimes drink some wine, maybe go to sing or dance after eating, at most go clubbing together." Duan Rui replied nonchalantly. Sang Li said "Oh" and didn't ask any more questions. Duan Rui thought she was thinking about money, so she enlightened her: "Actually, our tuition fees are a bit more expensive, but there are many part-time jobs, so it's not impossible to make money back. For example, if someone gives you a tip, you will naturally accept it, and you will also occasionally accompany someone to socialize." If you have income, as long as it doesn’t touch moral issues, you can take it. But you don’t always give cash, sometimes you give shopping cards, then you can use it to buy some good clothes. After all, it’s good for others to dress well. respect." Sang Li was startled: "Shopping card? That's okay?" After putting on her makeup, Duan Rui walked out of the dressing room and waved her hands: "Next time I have a chance to take you to see it, but it's actually not as serious as you think. Soldiers come to block you, water comes to cover you, this is not the old society. Even if No matter how wicked the entertainer is, if you don’t want to, he can’t force it, it’s not against the law. So you see those girls in our school who always wear fancy cars and fancy clothes, it’s just your wish.” Looking back at Sang Li's silly expression, Duan Rui smiled: "Do you know Luo Jing, who sings from the four nationalities?" Sang Li nodded. Duan Rui raised the corner of her mouth slightly: "With her professional level, who is willing to give her a concert? But she can hold a solo concert in the provincial capital hall, and it can be done for 20,000 yu