Chapter 8 chapter eight

Ri Lang approached her, "Ri Lang, can you see me?" The girl suddenly raised her head when she heard the voice, "Who are you?" Ri Lang sat down, not to scare the girl, and said gently: "I am your mother's friend." The girl didn't feel relieved, "How did you get in?" "I...have a key." "You're a mom friend, and you sell life insurance too?" "No, I'm in another industry, I work for a promotional company." The girl still looked at her with hesitation. "You are Rilang, aren't you?" Rilang was afraid of making a mistake.

"Yes, my name is Jiao Rilang." "You are studying at the official primary school in Soganpu, right?" "how do you know?" "Your mother told me everything. You like English and Chinese the most. You don't like arithmetic. You are afraid of memorizing. Your homework is not bad, isn't it?" The little girl smiled, "I am the first in the exam." "Can I see the doll in your hand?" The girl handed her the doll. "Oh, it's it." Rilang smiled, she still kept it. "Mom hasn't got off work yet?" "Yes, I'm here this time just to talk to you about my mother."

"How is she? She's unemployed again?" Rilang couldn't help but feel sad, yes, this little girl is indeed her childhood. "No, I want to tell you, no matter what, you must love your mother." The little girl didn't answer, and for a moment her eyes showed a stubborn look, "I will study well in the future, do good deeds, and not let people down." "Yes, I believe you will." The girl looked at her again, "My mother has no friends, who are you?" "Believe me, Rilang, I am indeed your best friend." "You are not like my mother. You speak politely and have a nice voice."

"Maybe, my chances are better, I'm luckier than her." "I hate my mother. She beats and scolds me every day. I would rather not have her." "You shouldn't have said that." "What about you?" The little girl stared at her, "You love your mother?" After a while, she slowly lowered her head, "No, I didn't love her." To herself, she should be honest. The little girl smiled triumphantly, "Why, she also treats you unfairly, always yelling at you, reaching out to hit you every now and then?" Rilang said nothing.

"When my father pushed her down, she pushed me, because I was small and not as strong as her. When I grow up, I swear, no one can push me around." Ri Lang laughed so hard that he shed tears. A little kid has made such an ambitious wish, and the road of life is crowded and crowded, scrambling to be the first, with only one goal of fame and fortune, and there are too many monks to eat, how to avoid being trampled and kicked is really knowledgeable. "Ri Lang, don't get angry, listen to me." Xiao Rilang held the doll and looked at her. "Try imagining for your mother."

The little girl was silent. "She is a very lonely woman. She has not been able to realize her ideal in her whole life. It is partly because of her personality and partly because of her environment. You are the only one who can understand her." The young Ri Lang actually understood, and she asked, "What about you, are you willing to forgive your mother?" Rilang clapped his hands, "Rilang, I don't know what I did wrong until today. For many years, I waited for my mother to forgive, and my mother waited for me to forgive. This will never happen, because no one did anything wrong. I All they need is to understand."

"Do you know her?" "No," Ri Lang shook his head, "but I am willing to tolerate it." The little girl suddenly laughed. Rilang knew that it would not be easy to persuade this stubborn little girl. For years she had tried unsuccessfully to talk herself into reuniting with her mother. "Remember what I said." "Which aunt are you?" "I'm your friend, and your mother's." "Are you going? It's good to talk to you. You want to hear me." "If possible, I will come back to see you again." "when?"

"Next year, the year after, I'll see if your relationship with your mother has improved?" Xiao Rilang smiled. Knowing that there was no result, Ri Lang could only say, "Try hard." Xiao Rilang held the doll in his arms. "Remember you are supported by her, life outside is hard." Xiao Rilang waved to her. Rilang sighed, turned and left. she woke up. Dawn has come out of the window. Twenty or thirty minutes in the dream, in fact, it has been a whole night. Rilang stretched himself. One day, she heard a piece of bad news that left her speechless. At noon, a colleague came back from lunch and told Rilang in shock: "Libra is closed."

Ri Lang would still feel uncomfortable for a while, "What is Libra?" "Libra Tavern, closed!" When Rilang heard it, it was like a bolt from the blue. "It was still open yesterday!" "No, there was a notice on the door just now, and the business has closed." Ri Lang took his coat and ran out. Seeing her reaction so intensely, the colleague was very sympathetic, and muttered to himself: "It's been ten years, and I go to have a drink after get off work every day. Where should I go now?" Ri Lang ran to the corner of the street and saw a sign hanging outside the door, which said in red letters: "Closed business."

It's all her fault. It was Jiao Rilang who didn't have self-restraint and went to expose Lao Zhuang's identity. Now he has to change his position. Rilang regretted it. They have been deployed here for ten years. I don't know how many people in this city know Zhuang's true identity. To boringly expose people's privacy. Well, she really retreated despite the difficulties, but the loss is hers. Rilang knocked on the glass door with a hammer, "Old Zhuang, Lao Zhuang, are you in? Open the door, open the door." She almost cried. There was no answer for a long time, she slapped vigorously for a while, and finally leaned her head against the door.

At this time, many passers-by had already paid attention to her. At this time, the glass door suddenly opened, and Ri Lang almost fell forward. "Miss Jiao, when will your girl Zhang Fei's temper change?" It's Lao Zhuang! "I knew you were still inside." Ri Lang felt complacent again. "please come in." Lao Zhuang was upset and shook his head. "Old Zhuang, why did you leave us?" "The superior transferred me back, I have already served." Jiao Rilang is the only customer in the huge tavern. "Who will take over?" "I have no idea." "If you don't talk, don't talk." "I really don't know what to do. That person doesn't like taverns and thinks they are vulgar. Maybe they will open a university." "Old Zhuang, how can you leave us?" Lao Zhuang spread his hands, "You should be familiar with life and death." Ri Lang reprimanded him: "This kind of thing is never practiced well, every time it is hard to get hurt." Lao Zhuang is also sad. "Old Zhuang, let me see you off." "No, please excuse me." "How many other Libra people are in this city?" Lao Zhuang smiled slyly, "You shouldn't think I'll tell you, do you?" "Who is the tavern sold to?" "Miss Jiao, are you willing to invest?" "My life savings have gone elsewhere." "Miss Jiao, giving is more blessed than receiving." Ri Lang smiled wryly, "I don't know, I've never been the recipient." "Miss Jiao, those who can do more work." "Old Zhuang, it's really interesting talking to you." "Hey, what are you wearing on your wrist?" Ah, she forgot to take it off, "This is the Libra timepiece that Chen Xi gave me. Wearing it, I can gallop on the wasteland of time, past and future, omnipotent." "Chen Xi, this guy, gives and receives the rations privately." "It's a souvenir." "Show me it, okay?" Rilang took it off and handed it over. Lao Zhuang saw it and laughed, "The power of the timepiece has already been used up, I don't know how you are running around in the wasteland?" "What!" Ri Lang was taken aback. "This timepiece is no different from an ordinary jumping watch at this moment, but its style is unique." "But--" "But what?" Lao Zhuang laughed. "I've used it, and so have my friends." Lao Zhuang laughed, "It's probably because of your suspicions. Human imagination is endless; besides, you want to conquer time so much." Ri Lang said nothing, just dazed. "Wasting time every day, trying to save time every day, don't you think it's weird?" "But I obviously went back to my childhood." "All dreams are explicit." "My friend and I both go through a hallway—" "Yes, isn't it like a tunnel, there is a white light at the other end, and the mood is extremely peaceful, hahahahaha." Too cruel. "Give me back the watch." Ri Lang blankly took the watch from Lao Zhuang. Lao Zhuang wanted to add insult to injury: "It's useless at all." Rilang doubts the truth. Lao Zhuang sighed, "Really going back to the past or seeing the future is a terrible thing. I'm afraid we won't be able to deal with it. It's better to concentrate on dealing with today." Ri Lang looked at him, "When will you go back to Libra?" "These days, undecided." "Old Zhuang, don't lie to me. The coming and going of aircraft is not a trivial matter. I think you already know it." It was Lao Zhuang's turn to stare at Ri Lang, "Miss Jiao, a person is smart, but if people know that he is smart, then he is not too smart." "Fuck you, I just don't want you." Lao Zhuang said sadly, "I can't let go either." Rilang said: "It is said that you are not allowed to bring sundries and souvenirs back home." "The aircraft is precise and cannot be overloaded." After finishing his coffee, Ri Lang checked the time, "I'm leaving, Lao Zhuang, take care." She hugs him. He has watched her grow up over the years, and listened to her bitterness almost every evening. He can act as her psychiatrist, and he knows everything about her. Lao Zhuang said: "I can write an urban women's life magazine at any time, and I know a lot about the ups and downs." "I know? I'm afraid it's just fur ears." Of course, it was not as exciting as Jiao Rilang's appearance and statement. "Old village, green mountains and white waters, there will be a period later." Lao Zhuang's eyes were red. "Libras are good people." "Thank you." Rilang breaks up with her Libra friend. The next day, she passed by the tavern and found that the decoration inside was beginning to be dismantled. Rilang was so in love, he lingered at the door. Someone greeted her, "Miss, are you looking for someone?" Jiao Rilang raised his head and saw a handsome young man. "Excuse me, what kind of business will this berth be in?" "It's going to be a bookstore." "what?" "The bookstore specializes in selling novels, magazines and comics from all over the world." Ri Lang was in a daze, "Will it make money?" "I hope so," the young man laughed. "The society is rich and people have developed the habit of reading. I won't lose money." "you?" "Yes, I am like others to be a boss." The young man happily wiped his nose with his hands. Ri Lang nodded, is this another representative of Libra?Now their office has been converted into a bookstore. Observe slowly, at least don't alarm others. She smiled, "I'll buy books another day." "Thank you in advance." Lao Zhuang must have already left. The bookstore is also good, if you are free at noon, you can walk here, look at this and that, take the opportunity to quit beer, and loosen your clothes. Over the past few days, Rilang has learned to find strength in the ashes and knows how to accommodate. Lixuan kept complaining: "Don't you feel sad? You are really pleasing to the eye? How can you bear it?" His sense of touch was still so sharp, which surprised Rilang. "I really don't think there's anything wrong with it. I'm no longer a picky person. I see everything in the world quite comfortably." Li Xuan stared at her. Rilang smiled hippie, "So-so, muddle along." why not? Her mother, out of nowhere, was supernatural, and assigned the key to her apartment, and went in and out to demonstrate. But she no longer rummaged through her things, Rilang lived like a boarder, never had too many magazines, and only had three or five pairs of leather shoes, and her mother soon realized that there was no way to copy them. Instead, she came to get some soup for Rilang now. But Rilang doesn't like to eat those, and she seldom eats at home. Many times when she comes home from get off work, she sees her mother drinking soup, so she can enjoy it by herself. Mother and daughter still don't talk, but they don't quarrel anymore. After getting along for a long time, her mother was amazed that Rilang's life was so monotonous, boring, and desolate, it was unbelievable. It can be said that she has no entertainment at all, and there are some considerable old movies on TV, and she is already very excited. There are entertainments, which are also official activities, and they are very reluctant to go, and they are listless and perfunctory, which does not seem like enjoyment at all. And every day when I come back from get off work, the pale and tired face is like the plug on the sole of the foot is suddenly pulled out, and all the essence and blood have leaked out, it is really scary. Only then did Ms. Yao understand that the lives of modern women are not easy. One day she said to her daughter, "Marry someone better..." Rilang raised his head, "You mean to say that the economy is capable." "Yes, you will retire one day." "Our company's welfare program has always been good." "You don't believe that marriage is the destination, do you?" Ri Lang asked, "What about you, do you believe it?" "I don't believe it either," her mother said. Rilang was a little happy, the mother and daughter finally found a common ground. Rilang stretched out her hand, showing her square palm, "I trust this hand." "However, this is also very bitter." Well, this is the difference in thinking between mother and daughter, "Why do you say that? It's only natural to support yourself." Ri Lang was surprised, "How can one person be supported by another? One should not expect things beyond one's ability. " Ms. Yao stared blankly at her daughter. "This statement is true, and I will do it myself." "I see you are working hard." Ri Lang smiled, "It's hard work to do things well." Her mother took the handbag, "I'm going back." "See you tomorrow." After she left, Rilang suddenly realized that he had talked with his mother for so long; moreover, it was such a sensitive topic that he had only mentioned it with Fan Lixuan before. But she didn't have time to sigh, she still had to write a report. The timepiece was still on her wrist until she went to bed. The battery was dead anyway, so she didn't have to worry about it anymore. It was already eleven thirty. Rilang pulled a cushion and pressed it against her chest, alas, she thought, my youthful bird is gone forever. "Ri Lang, Ri Lang." Ri Lang opened his eyes, "Hey, Lao Zhuang, how did you get in here?" "What's more, the door of your house is ajar, and you can enter with just a push." Rilang was shocked, "What, I'm so nervous that I forgot to lock the door?" "Be careful next time." Rilang sweated, "Yes, Lao Zhuang, what do you want from me?" "Ri Lang, you are my regular customer, and the villain is here to give you a souvenir as a token of my gratitude." "Give me another timepiece?" Lao Zhuang laughed, "That's for girls." "Oh, you want to give me a more serious gift." Lao Zhuang nodded. "Three thousand taels of gold?" Unexpectedly, Lao Zhuang immediately reprimanded her: "I have no ambitions, and the gold is more than three thousand yuan a tael. What's the use of three thousand taels?" "Well, then your gift is quite expensive." "Of course my gift is a good companion." Heh, that is really commendable, Jiao Rilang was moved. "Ri Lang, what conditions do you have, let me hear." Rilang sighed deeply, condition, condition, what condition does she have? She cleared her throat, "He doesn't need to be rich—" "Nonsense, of course he needs to be rich. How can he be so poor? Eighteen thousand things in life depend on money to make money. You need money!" "Yes, yes, and also, he must have a zest for life, know how to respect the opposite sex, and be excellent in character and learning." Ri Lang felt that the requirements were very strict. "I agree with that." "The family background should be clean, and the population should be simple." "It's really important." "and also," "Handsome?" "No, to know how to cook, I sometimes want to eat home-cooked food." Lao Zhuang was in a dilemma, "This can be considered." "There are more." Ri Lang swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "Wow, no wonder you can only hang out at the Libra Tavern every day." "He wants to make me feel in love." "Jiao Rilang, you deserve to be single." Ri Lang was not convinced, "I didn't ask him to be rich." Lao Zhuang shook his head, "Jiao Rilang, in a metropolis like the earth, gold is everywhere and people pursue material things, but they are safe and happy." Rilang sighed, "My mother's life was very poor all her life." "She didn't pursue it." "Old Zhuang, you are really wise." He smiled, "Otherwise, the business of the small shop would not be so prosperous." "The above are the conditions for me to choose a partner." "It's demanding." "I know." Ri Lang was a little ashamed. "What about you, what are you willing to give?" "Me?" Ri Lang pointed to his nose in surprise. "Yes, Miss Jiao, you," Lao Zhuang said, "hey, there are ups and downs in interpersonal relationships, don't you plan to be one-sided?" "I, I will treat him well." "Are you willing to give up your job and be a full-time housewife?" "What! There is still such a thing in the world? I don't want this souvenir, so I don't bother." Ri Lang stood up in a huff. "Are you willing to have three or two children?" The child... Rilang sat down again, his heart was filled with compassion, and his anger was vented. Once there was a child, he had to be raised by himself. At that time, work... Chubby little hands, fat little feet, chubby head cuddling up, mom, mom, how do you go to work? "Miss Jiao, have you thought it through?" Ri Lang clasped his hands and let out a breath. "No matter how good or ideal a partner is, you still have to make some sacrifices." So the marriage has been delayed. "Ri Lang, I will try to find this person for you." "Can you find it?" Ri Lang raised his head. "My eyeliner is wider than yours. You go home from the office every day, and then go to the office building. If you don't see the sun, you will grow old all of a sudden." Ri Lang smiled, "Your quarrel is like a kind mother." Lao Zhuang was angry, "Okay, okay, I'm leaving." "How will you notify me of the result? Don't be like Chen Xi, blow up all our fax machines." "She's just a little girl." "I didn't expect Libra to have male chauvinism." "Jiao Rilang, I will sympathize with that boy." "Envy is true, look at me, how capable I am!" Ri Lang smiled, "With me, you will never worry about being lonely." Lao Zhuang stood up. "I see you off." Rilang wanted to sit up from the sofa, struggled for a long time, but she had no strength, she was surprised, "Old Zhuang, give me a hand." Then the alarm clock rang, Ri Lang opened her eyes, and found that it was just a dream of Nan Ke, thinking about it day by day, dreaming at night, which shows how troublesome it is for her to find her ideal partner. The dialogue with Lao Zhuang in the dream is vivid in my memory, and Ri Lang has the guts to say the conditions for choosing a mate, he is really old-fashioned. The first thing she did was to check the gate, and she was relieved when she saw that the double lock was tightly closed and there was nothing wrong with it. Life is so rich, completely spoiled, I pamper myself, pampering to the point of unbearable.Everything needs to be the best. A bar of soap is always looking for the best. It takes a lot of trouble to dig into the dead end. If the hair is not trimmed to your liking, you have to do it all over again. With a family, everything has to be sacrificed: the child cries at night and gets emotional, the relatives and friends of the husband's family will visit the house, and the time and income will be used for public use, so you have to adapt. Even if you love each other, there are always differences in living habits. You can't disagree with each other, get divorced immediately, or separate everything. What's yours is mine. Jiao Rilang still went to work. In the dream, Lao Zhuang said that if he found someone, he would notify her. After passing by the bookstore, it has been renovated. She accidentally discovered that there was a tea room attached to the bookstore, with only a few tables, which were very elegantly arranged. Jiao Rilang murmured to himself: "It's a loss, it's a loss, and it will close within a year." A voice came from behind: "Really, do you want to bet?" Ri Lang blushed and turned around, only to see the young man from last time looking at her and smiling. "This lady is really interested in our store." Ri Lang didn't blame him for teasing her, so he bowed his head and walked around. But he stopped her and stretched out his hand, "My name is Sun Minru, miss, please give me your valuable advice." His tone was sincere. Ri Lang gave him a card, which he treasured and put in his shirt pocket. This small gesture made Ri Lang feel good. "When will it open?" "Soon." "A cup of tea and a book, sitting in your shop for half a day, aren't you afraid?" He smiled, "You are welcome." "Are you engaged in charity?" Ri Lang teased him. "It doesn't matter what you say, remember to appreciate it." "What's the name of the store?" "Libra." "What?" Ri Lang stared, sure enough, they were the same people. Sun Minru explained with a smile, "I belong to the sign of Libra and I was born on September 25." "This bunk used to belong to a tavern, also called Libra." "Really?" Sun Min didn't care, "What a coincidence." Ok. She sized him up carefully, seeing the young woman staring at him intently, he had no choice but to accept it generously. Rilang finally couldn't bear it anymore, and asked leisurely, "How is Lao Zhuang?" Sun Minru asked back, "Who?" "Oh, nothing." "Who is good? Ah, you say Lao Zhuang, of course Lao Zhuang has his own ideas, but he is too elegant and vain, and he can be trusted too much. Although he is a noble person, he doesn't think about making progress. Of course, this is a foolish opinion. What do you think? ?” Ri Lang stared at him blankly. Good guy, where did it go? "But I yearn for that kind of state," he continued. "The chickens and dogs hear about each other, and they don't communicate with each other until they die. If you really have to practice, you can do it. Ordinary people must be too busy to probe their brains and ask for news." Are you talking about Jiao Rilang? Ri Lang calmly said, "I like that butterfly better." "Yes," Sun Minru smiled, "Zhuang Zhou's butterfly." Rilang looked at her watch, she was surprised, what?Actually stayed here for more than half an hour. Time flies sometimes. She said goodbye to Sun Minru, and he walked her to the road. Rilang walked through the zebra crossing with the crowd, and suddenly had a sudden whim. Looking back, he found that Sun Minru was still standing at the door of the store. He is sending her back. Rilang's heart beat violently, his palms were sweating, and he hurried to the other side of the road and returned to his office. She is no longer seventeen years old, and has practiced all emotional changes many times. When to make expressions, what reactions to have, they are all memorized and just right.Just as an actor masters acting skills, Rilang handles various situations in life with superb proficiency. But just now when we played against Sun Minru, we didn't use costumes and props. She appears in her natural true colors. It's really scary, and it's dangerous to be unprotected like this. Ri Lang touched his face, quickly put on a smiling face, and went back to the office. It took three days for her to hear from Sun Minru, and she felt a little relieved.