Chapter 4 Chapter Four

"By the way, I've always had a question." After Ye Meigui and I were silent for a while, she asked me again. "What question?" I turned to look at her. "Before you, there were many people who came to rent a house. If it was a girl, Xiaopi didn't hate it, but girls didn't." I like Xiaopi.If it is a man, it will end up just like your friend. " "Oh. So what?" "So Xiaopi obviously hates boys." "Then what is your question?" Ye Meigui looked at me carefully, from head to toe, and asked, "Are you a man? Or a woman?"

I was stunned for a moment, a little dumbfounded: "Of course I'm a man." "You're not one of those, you know, the one who was born female and found out during puberty that Except for some organs, it should be a man.So I started dressing up like a boy and learning to be a boy.” "No. I've always been a man." "Perhaps your parents wanted a son so badly that they brought you up as a boy even though you were a girl. so big that you've always thought you were a boy" "I'm a man, I was born a man." I repeat. "Maybe you've had sex reassignment surgery to change yourself from a girl to a boy."

"Hey, are you listening to me at all? I-is-a-man!" "It's okay, maybe you have something to hide." "I have nothing to hide, I am a man!" My voice is getting louder. "Did you become angry because I saw through the secret?" "Sister, please forgive me. I'm really a boy." "Look, you forgot to call me Ye Meigui, you must be guilty." "I'm not guilty, I'm a man. Want me to prove it?" "How do you prove it?" "Look." I pointed to my throat, "I have an Adam's apple."

"That's still possible because of the surgery." "Hey! Do you want me to take off my pants?" "That's not necessary." Ye Meigui looked at me carefully again, and then said, "Are you really a boy? Are you Did you lie to me? " "I didn't lie to you, I'm a boy." "Okay. I'll ask you a question, and I'll know if you're going to lie to me." "Ask." "Why bother? It's okay to admit that I'm a girl." "Don't talk nonsense, just ask." "Seriously, it would be better if you were a girl, so we can be good sisters."

"Do you want to ask?" Ye Meigui tilted her head and thought for a while: "Okay. Let me ask you, am I pretty?" I was taken aback by the sudden question and stood up unconsciously. I looked at Ye Meigui who was sitting on the sofa, her expression was very normal, not like she was joking. She was wearing very ordinary home clothes, loose and loose, and the color was very dark red. She didn't wear glasses, and her hair was long, so she should have been permed, because the ends of her hair were still wavy. As I said, her eyes are like a dry deep well, looking into the well, it will be dizzying.

But if you don't look at the inside of the well, but only look at the appearance, then this well is undoubtedly beautiful. In addition, her eyebrows are very similar to those of a calligrapher when he lifts a brush filled with ink, starting from the center of his eyebrows, and pauses when he starts to write. Then it was done in one go, the brushwork was vigorous and powerful, and the ink color was evenly shaded, and the ending point was also very round. It is a pity that the distance between the eyebrows is slightly narrow, indicating that the character is more melancholy and prone to troubles.

"You are pretty." I hesitated and replied. "Such a simple question, but the answer is not dry and crisp, and you say you can't lie?" "Okay. You're pretty, so that's fine." "No, that doesn't count. I'm going to ask another one." "It's fine to ask again, but don't ask strange questions." "I just ask simple questions." After she finished speaking, she stood up and brushed her hair with her right hand. "Am I sexy?" "Hey!" "You just answer the questions." "You're wearing loose clothes, it's hard for me to judge."

"You mean you want me to take off my clothes?" "No. It's not sexy when you take off your clothes, but the silver moonlight rippling in the night." "What's the meaning?" "It's called Yinshang (sexy) for short." "You still like to lie and not tell the truth." "Okay, I'll be honest. You're sexy, and that sexiness has nothing to do with what you're wearing." "real?" "Really. You're sexy." "Then where is my sexiest place?" mpanel(1); "It's alright."

"Say, where is it?" "It's too hard to choose." "why?" "It's like hundreds of stars are shining in the sky at the same time, can you see which star is the brightest at a glance?" "You mean I have so many sex spots that you can't pinpoint the sexiest?" "That's right." "Okay, I believe you. You are a boy." Ye Meigui sat down. "Thank you." Relieved, I sat down too. "Why did you ask me if you are pretty or sexual?" I hesitated to speak. "Maybe you can tell if I'm cheating if I'm not sexy, you want to ask that, don't you?"

Ye Meigui finished the interrogative sentences for me. "Yes. Why?" "Because this kind of question is simple, but it is difficult to answer the truth." "Will it be difficult?" "Of course. If you don't tell the truth, you will say: You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. So sexy, so sexy that I am overwhelmed, ashamed, and unable to extricate myself. " She nodded, looking very determined. "Oh? Is that so?" "Of course it is. But you can only answer: you are beautiful and you are sexy, so you say It is the truth, and people are very naive and honest. "

"It's you who are so naive, maybe I'm just being polite." I muttered softly. "What did you say?" "It's okay." I quickly put on a smiley face: "I just think you're amazing, even my innocence and honesty are overwhelmed by you." It can be seen that it is not easy. " Then we were quiet again, and Xiaopi also jumped onto the sofa on Ye Meigui's right, lying on his stomach quietly. As if the conversation just now had never happened, Ye Meigui and I looked at the TV at the same time. Although I am quiet, I occasionally move my hips and change my sitting position; but she seems to hardly blink her eyes one time. It seems that she should be a person who is used to being alone, because the quiet appearance of this kind of person is usually very natural and peaceful. And, without any subtle body movements. Since the remote control is in her hand, I can only watch the channels she chooses, and these channels are all available as soon as I switch to them. Channels that would jump off immediately. So I watched it for a while and felt bored, so I got up and wanted to go back to my room and continue to organize things. "Are you a good person?" I walked to the door, and her question came from behind me. I turned my head, she was still holding the remote control in her hand, and her eyes were still on the TV screen. "Is this another question to test whether I'm telling the truth?" "No. I already trust you to tell the truth, so I want to ask you if you are a good person." "I'm lazy, occasionally confused, often do wrong things, not a good personality, easy to shake my will, I don't like washing in winter Taking a bath, not having a positive outlook on life, always dropping rice grains on the floor when eating.” I bowed my head and counted some of my shortcomings, then looked up at her: "However, I am definitely a nice guy. " Ye Meigui finally turned her eyes from the TV screen to me, and smiled slightly: "You are welcome to move in, I hope You'll love it here, Ke Zhihong. " I saw the charming eyes that belonged to the night rose again. "I'm very happy to move in, and I like it very much, Ye Meigui." I nodded at her. Xiao Pi, who was lying on the sofa, also raised his head and barked at me, wagging his tail. I waved my hand, turned and went into my room. "This song is called Tennessee Waltz, isn't it nice?" The senior sister hummed the melody so that I could easily grasp the beat. "Ok." I tried to straighten my chest and stand up straight, trying to do the standard waltz. "Student, your movements are too stiff, take it easy." When we took a closed dance position and hugged each other lightly, the senior sister put her left hand on my right shoulder and pressed my right shoulder. Rub it a few times. But when I was jumping square steps, I was so nervous that I grabbed the shot and stepped on her right foot with my left foot. "Sister, I'm sorry." My ears started to heat up. "It's okay, don't be nervous." The senior sister smiled slightly: "Dancing folk dance is the same as facing life, you have to let go Easy. " "Don't be afraid, don't be nervous, relax, take a turn" Following the beat of the music, the senior sister read out some formulas, which made my dance steps no longer stiff. I was naturally driven, and smoothly took three steps with my right foot and turned left once. "Dancing well, junior." Senior sister smiled happily. "The night they were playing the beautiful Tennessee Waltz" The music ends. Day three of moving into a new house and day one of my new job. The place where I work is very close to where I live, and it only takes four stops by MRT. There are a lot of people taking the MRT to work in the morning, and I have never been used to this crowded feeling. Fortunately, if there is no earthquake or flooding, the drive only takes seven minutes, and I can quickly get out of that feeling of not knowing. The dilemma of where to focus your gaze. My job title is "Associate Engineer", which sounds a bit grand; personnel, usually associate engineers. On the first day of entering the company, as usual, you have to report to your supervisor first. My supervisor was a tall man who appeared to be in his fifties, with healthy hair and a pronounced beer belly. He quickly asked me to join a group working on urban flooding and drainage. Because in this regard, I have some work experience. There is usually not much workload on the first day of work. I just need to find out where the men's room and the supervisor's desk are. anywhere. Sadly, the supervisor's desk was behind me, making it hard to fish when I got to work. There are also some female engineers in the company. Their dress is no different from that of ordinary office workers. They are all suits and Narrow skirt, but also makeup. In the past, all the female colleagues in Tainan were dressed in jeans and no makeup. If they were wearing skirts, they were probably going to a wedding party. I think that if I take a taxi with my female colleagues in Taipei in the future, I may have to open the door for them. Unlike the former female colleagues in Tainan, when they accompany you to the construction site, their shoulders will help you pick up bricks. Those who are stronger will pick more than you. I spent the whole day looking over the floor plans and basic survey materials of the site. I glanced at my watch, it was already the theoretical off-duty time - six o'clock, but the whole office didn't Half of the people showed signs of leaving get off work. I sighed, it seems that all engineering consulting companies are the same, everyone is late. I had to turn on the computer, open a file that should be an engineering drawing, and use "Page Up" and "Page Up" interactively. Page Down ” key, so as not to be found to be fishing. It was almost eight o'clock when I went to the MRT station to take the bus back. Because of the nature of my work, I carefully observed the flood control measures before entering the MRT station. MRT stations are usually underground, and if flood intrusion cannot be prevented, the consequences will be disastrous. The flood control measures of the general MRT system mainly include blocking methods to prevent floods from entering, and in case of floods entering These two methods of pumping water during invasion. The height of the steps at the entrance and exit of the MRT station is a measure to prevent flood water from entering. In addition, it is necessary to cooperate with waterproof gates or waterproof iron gates to protect the MRT station, and to close it urgently when necessary. When the torrential rain occurred in Hong Kong on May 8, 1992, this measure was used to achieve the effect of water blocking. I sat on the steps at the entrance of the MRT station, bent down, and measured the height of the steps with my fingers. Maybe my movements were a little weird, and people passing by me all cast surprised glances. I had to stand up, pat my butt, and walk into the MRT station. While waiting for the bus, I still involuntarily crossed the yellow line, wanting to see the flood control measures in the tunnel. From the viewpoint of flood control design, water is absolutely not allowed in the tunnel. No matter how big the flood is, the flood protection measures at the entrance of the MRT station have the ability to stop the flood. Unless the flood comes too fast, or human negligence cannot close the waterproof door in real time, it may lead to the collapse of the tunnel. Ingress of water. Once water enters the tunnel, it will seriously affect the safety of the train running. At this time, flood control measures should be mainly pumping water. In addition to setting up drainage ditches in the tunnel, sump pits and pumping facilities should also be set up in local low-lying places so that Emergency drainage. I watched for a while and found that the atmosphere was not right. Looking back, many people were staring at me. In the crowded station, there is no one within five meters of me. Embarrassed, I stepped back inside the yellow line, looked down at my shoes, and avoided all strange eyes. But I suddenly remembered that to this city, I am a stranger, and no one will know me. So I don't have to be too embarrassed. The car came and I got in.The car moved and I closed my eyes. Then I felt a little tired, and that kind of unknown loneliness and loneliness. I don't know, why am I here? When I decided to leave Tainan and come to Taipei, I didn't think much about it, and it seemed a little impulsive, because at that time, I just want to "leave". Everyone has only one kind of life and one time, it is difficult to satisfy us. I often have the idea of ​​escaping from "now" and "here"; as for "when" and "where", I do not care. I just want to escape. If my job in Tainan was stable, I would still want to escape. It just takes courage. But now the jobs in Tainan are gone, which just gave me a reason to escape. When the car arrived, I opened my eyes. Everything goes fast in this city, especially the passage of time. But the time from six to eight, which I don't know how to spend, passes so damn slowly. I got out of the car, walked for nine minutes, turned three corners, and returned to the downstairs gate of the residence. Along the way, I looked up at the night sky, traffic lights, bright store signs, and people passing by. When walking in a strange city, sometimes even feel strange to yourself. When I was about to take the elevator upstairs, there was another note pasted on the door of the elevator: "However, the elevator malfunctioned again. Well please forgive me again. Young people often take the stairs, the old must be healthier. " When I first saw the elevator failure, I only wrote 16 characters on the note; the second time it became a five-character quatrain. I didn't expect it to become a quatrain this time. I sighed, shook my head, grabbed the handrail of the stairs, and slowly climbed up to the seventh floor step by step. "Oh, you're back." Ye Meigui shouted in the living room as soon as I entered the door. "Oh, you're home." I replied from the balcony. Xiaopi jumped off the sofa beside her, came to the balcony, and wagged his tail with me. I suddenly felt warm, so I squatted down and teased Xiaopi. When I tried to smile, I realized how stiff the muscles in my face were.