Chapter 37 Chapter Nine - Where I am, I'm only one turn away from you

Three weeks later, it was Person's 27th birthday. Before going to work in the morning, Senior Sister Xiuzhi told me to bring Bosen back for dinner. When I came back from get off work at night, I saw a table of dishes and an unopened cake. "Happy birthday!" Senior sister Xiuzhi and Mingjing congratulated Bo Sen at the same time. "Thank you." Bo Sen squeezed a smile, a little lonely. Senior sister Xiuzhi and Mingjing didn't notice anything unusual about Bo Sen, they still smiled and put the bowls and chopsticks on the dining table. Although Brother Ziyao and Sun Ying were missing, the four of us ate together, and it was quite lively.

"Come on, is today's dish okay?" Ming Jing asked me. "It's delicious." I nodded. "It's a pity that one dish is missing." Bo Sen said suddenly. "What dish?" Senior sister Xiu Zhi asked. "Squid fried." "Do you want to eat fried squid?" Senior sister Xiuzhi asked again. "Senior sister, Cai Chong and I were fired today...today." Bo Sen suddenly got a little excited: "But... why did you choose my birthday?" Ming Jing was startled, the bowl in her hand slipped onto the table.The soup in the bowl spilled out.

"It can't be said to be dismissed. The economy is not good, the company lays off employees, and I was laid off accidentally." After I finished speaking, I tried very hard to swallow the food in my mouth, but it got stuck in my throat. "Guer..." Ming Jing ignored the leftover soup on the table, just looked at me. "It's okay." I imitated Bo Sen and squeezed a smile. Senior sister Xiuzhi didn't say a word, she quietly went to the kitchen to get a rag and wiped the table. After the meal, before the cake was eaten, Bo Sen hid in the room. I don't want to hide in the room, I'm afraid I will worry Senior Sister Xiuzhi and Mingjing.I had to watch TV in the living room.

Feeling a little tired, she wanted to go to the balcony to get some air, and as soon as she stood up, Mingjing got up immediately. I took a look at Mingjing, she seemed nervous, so I smiled at her. Walking to the balcony, I let my eyes wander around, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a basketball placed in the corner. When I bent down to pick up the basketball, Ming Jing suddenly squatted down and hugged the basketball with her body. "Auntie, what are you doing?" "It's very late now, don't run to the basketball court in a daze again." It turned out that Mingjing thought that I would slip to the basketball court silently like the night when I failed the technician exam.

"I won't. Take it easy." "real?" "Yeah." I nodded.Ming Jing slowly stood up. I was silent for a long time, and Mingjing didn't speak, but just accompanied me. "Oh! What a miserable fate! Why not..." I raised my right foot and stepped onto the balcony railing. "Come on! Don't!" Ming Jing yelled, and I was startled. "Auntie, I'm joking." I couldn't stop laughing, "Do you really think I'm going to jump off a building?" I quickly stopped laughing. Because I saw Mingjing's tears, like a flood from a reservoir, the torrent was rolling.

"Auntie, what's the matter?" Ming Jing just froze on the spot, letting her tears run wildly. "Come on, don't be like this... I'm worried about you." "Auntie, I'm sorry." "Come on, why are you so bad? You're still joking with me like this..." Ming Jing wiped her tears with the sleeve near her upper arm, and her movements were a little awkward. I walked into the living room, took some tissues, and handed them to Mingjing. "If you can find a job again, it's not the end of the world." Ming Jing finished the sentence with a sob.

"Auntie, I know. Don't worry." "You scared me to death just now, do you know that?" Ming Jing wiped the corners of her eyes dry with a tissue. "I was wrong, I apologize." "You are really bad..." Ming Jing raised her hand, making a gesture to hit me on the head, but her hand froze in the air. "What's wrong?" I waited for a long time, but Ming Jing's hand knocked off. "Guo'er...Guo'er..." Ming Jing pulled my clothes, lowered her head, and started crying again. Mingjing's tear flow was high, but not fast.

As for Tsuen's tears, the flow rate was very fast, but the flow rate was not large. Mingjing's crying has sound. As for Tsuen's crying, there was no sound, only a reddened nose. "Auntie, don't cry. If you cry any more, there won't be enough tissues." "I'm happy to cry, you don't care..." Ming Jing changed another tissue and wiped her tears. "Auntie, don't worry. I will work hard to find a job again, and I won't give up on myself." "Yeah. It's good that you know." Ming Jing took a few breaths through her nose.

"I'm always making you worry, I'm so sorry." "I've been worried about you for more than six years, and I've already gotten used to it." "Am I really...so worrying?" "Yeah." Ming Jing, who had been whimpering, suddenly laughed, "You have a worrying nature." "Do I?" I looked up at the night sky and sighed, "Am I really like this?" "Maybe it's because of me. Even if you're fine, I'm worried about you." "why?" "There's no reason for this, just worry if you're worried, there's nothing to ask."

"Am I...worth it?" "What's worth it?" Ming Jing turned and looked at me with tears still hanging from the corners of her eyes. "It's worth your worrying about me." "What did you say?" Ming Jing seemed angry.She tightly held the tissue ball in her hand and raised her voice: "I like to worry, I like to worry, I'm used to worry, I just want to worry, can't I?" Ming Jing opened her eyes wide and her tone seemed excited. "But... why?" "Why? Why? Why?..." Ming Jing stomped the ground with her right foot, and then said, "Why do you always like to ask why?"

"I'm sorry." Seeing Ming Jing so angry for the first time, I was a little at a loss. "Forget it." Ming Jing slowed down her tone, gently pushed aside the hair that covered her forehead, and forced a smile: "You must be in a bad mood today, I shouldn't be angry." "Auntie..." I hesitated to speak. "Actually, you should already know, so why ask?" Ming Jing sighed, and the breath was very, very long. Then lean against the railing and look at the night sky.Unfortunately, there are neither stars nor moon tonight. "Now, I want to tell you something." "Let's talk." I also leaned against the railing, but looked into the house. "Do you even know that I like you?" "I know." "Then don't ask me why." "Ok." "Don't worry about finding a job. Take your time." "Ok." "I should go. I'll take this basketball and return it to you tomorrow." "it is good." After Mingjing finished speaking, she went into the living room to pick up her handbag, said good night to me, and went back. I stayed on the balcony until dawn. But even after dawn, I still couldn't wake up from Mingjing's words. In the next month, Person and I started looking for a new job. It's a pity that the resumes of me and Bo Sen are either too light or too heavy. A light resume is like a cloud of smoke, scattered in the air; a heavy resume disappears in the sea. Person talked less and often shut himself in the room alone. He also went back to his home in Taipei twice, and seemed to be planning something. In order to avoid the embarrassment of running out of food, I found three tutors. Anyway, staying at home all day is not an option. During this period, Mingjing often came to see me. She was eager to know if I had found a job, but was afraid to ask. And because I haven't found a new job, I dare not take the initiative to mention it. Our conversations are often "the weather is getting hotter and hotter", "the tree downstairs is getting longer and more beautiful", "the couple on the fifth floor next door is getting louder and fiercer", "her students are getting skinnier" and so on. As the days passed, Mingjing's smile became weaker and weaker, and her laughter became less and less. I didn't want Tsuen to know that I was unemployed, so I had to preemptively tell her that I was transferred to the construction site. And there is no phone at the construction site. It's just that I can't hide it from Tsuen. "You seem depressed." "can you?" "Hmm. The right eyebrow tends to tangle more easily when you're upset." "What about the left eyebrow?" "I don't know. Because of your left eyebrow, you rarely move alone." "Activities alone?" I laughed.Tsuen's description is often very special. "Hmm. Can you think of more happy things?" "I don't know what makes me happier when I think about it." "Then..." Tsuen lowered his head and said softly, "Will you be happy when you miss me?" "Well. But you are by my side now, I don't have to miss you." I said with a smile. "You know what? Even when you're around, I'm still thinking about you." "Why do you still miss me when I'm by your side?" "I don't know." Tsuen shook his head, "I miss you often, and I'm in a daze." "Sorry." I smiled. "Please remember, no matter where I am, I am only one turn away from you." Tsuen smiled, "You only need to turn around and you can see me." "Is it that close?" "Well. I've been very close to you." "Where is that?" "I am in your heart. Just as you are in mine." Tsuen smiled brightly, it was rare to see her smile like this. One and a half months after Bo Sen and I were fired, Senior Xiuzhi decided to return to teach in a middle school in Hsinchu. "My family is in Hsinchu, so it's time to go home and work. And..." Senior sister Xiuzhi glanced at brother Ziyao's previous room, and said slowly: "It's been half a year, and he hasn't come back yet. I've been waiting for him for half a year, and it should be enough." Although I was reluctant, I still quietly helped Senior Sister Xiuzhi pack her luggage. "Chopworm, take a break. I'll cut some fruit for you." "Thank you." I took a breath and wiped my sweat. Senior sister Xiuzhi cut a plate of fruit, half of which was white pears, and the other half was light yellow apples. I picked up the fork, inserted a piece of pear, and put it in my mouth. "Cai Chong, do you know? Apples cost 100 yuan a catty, and pears only cost 60 yuan a catty." "Oh." I inserted a second pear. "I'll say it again. Apples are 100 yuan a catty, and pears are only 60 yuan a catty. Apples are more expensive." "Well, I know. But I prefer pears." "Cai Chong..." Senior sister Xiuzhi looked at me and exhaled, "I can rest assured." "Don't worry?" I just put the third piece of pear into my mouth, I stopped chewing, very puzzled. "Originally, I have no position to speak, because I am Mingjing's senior sister. But if I am your roommate for many years, I should also speak up." "Senior..." Senior Xiuzhi actually knew about my situation, I was very embarrassed, and my ears felt hot. "Don't be embarrassed. I have been paying attention to you for a long time, and I already knew it." "Senior, I'm sorry. I..." "Don't blame yourself, you shouldn't force yourself when it comes to relationships. I was worried that you hesitated because you couldn't know who you like. Now I'm relieved. I think you must know who you like. " Senior sister Xiuzhi walked up to the pottery basin that Brother Ziyao had given her, and carefully brushed off the dust. "Chopworm, do you know who is an apple? Who is a pear again?" "I know." "No matter how expensive apples are, you still prefer pears, right?" "Ok." "There is no right or wrong in personal taste. Do you understand?" "Ok." "Sister, there is no other problem. You can continue to eat pears." "Then what about the apple?" "There are plenty of people who like to eat apples. Don't eat pears and hold on to apples." "Yeah." I nodded. "I'm leaving tomorrow, let's have a good meal with Li Bosen and Mingjing tonight." Senior sister Xiuzhi packed the pot carefully and smiled at me. Tsuen is a pear, and Mingjing is an apple. No matter how good Ming Jing is, I still prefer Tsuen. Senior sister Xiuzhi is right, what kind of fruit you like is just a matter of personal taste. There is no "right" or "wrong". But why do I like pears?Instead of Apple? After all, apples are more expensive. I have a "feeling" for Tsuen. But Mingjing made me "moved" to me. It's a pity that deciding the occurrence of a relationship is "feeling", not "moving". Is this the reason? After Brother Ziyao left, Senior Sister Xiuzhi stopped shouting. I have never been used to this kind of silence. Now that senior sister Xiuzhi is leaving, she will definitely take away all the voices here. I touched the floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room. When I first saw Senior Sister Xiuzhi, she had removed it. Thinking of the scene where she was afraid of Xiuzhi-senpai at that time, she couldn't help laughing. "Don't eat pears and hold on to apples." I will remember Senior Xiuzhi's exhortation. So Xiuzhi-senpai became the third host plant to leave me. My host plants are only Bosen and Mingjing.