I'm waiting for you in the wind and snow

Chapter 172 She is hospitalized
To my comforting words, Tao Zi acted very rationally, she just replied: "I hope... I also persuaded Tetsuo not to go to the Seaview Inn so impulsively, but I want to try to understand him... these things In [-], he was quite negative and it was not easy. Now he wants to fight. As the only relative around him, if I don’t even support him, he will feel very sad... And he wants to fight, to a large extent It's for me too!"

"Ah."

Taozi looked up at me, and said to me with apology: "I don't say this to defend Tie Nan, but I just hope you don't get angry with him... Now the only ones left in Dali are the three of us." , if there are even conflicts between us, then human feelings will be too cold!"

I lowered my head, and then looked up at the Erhai Lake soaked in the sun. What I thought of was the excitement when I first came to Dali. At that time, there were Director Ma, Bai Lu, Ye Zhi, and Yang Sisi; just yesterday, even Yang Sisi also left Dali. ;As if it was just a dream, those people left one by one, and those who remained did not live well. Tetsuo and I are struggling for money, since our purpose is the same Yes, I just chose a different path, so why should I blame him?

Compared to Tao Zi, I should understand him better.

With a little sadness, I lit a cigarette for myself, then smiled at Taozi, indicating that I didn't take these things to heart at all.

……

After a while, I asked Taozi again: "You said that Tetsuo only gave half of the money, so what about the rest?"

Tao Zi thought for a while and replied, "I'll see if I can borrow some from my former sisters..."

Looking at Tao Zi's exhausted face, I felt very uncomfortable, so I said to her after a long while: "I'm also trying to find a way here, this is not a small sum of money!"

"I heard that the shop you set up in Jiulongju will cost a lot of money. We can't burden you no matter what...don't worry, I can do it myself." After a short pause, Tao Zi was full of sadness Said: "If it wasn't for being dragged down by the family these years, there is no need to worry about the money at all."

Before coming to Dali, Tao Zi and I were already good friends, so I know her situation better than anyone else, and I couldn’t help but feel that what happened to her was unfair. I patted her on the shoulder and expressed encouragement. Smiling and said to her: "It will get better gradually... Believe in me, believe in everyone around you who cares about you."

"Well... it will be fine, it will be fine."

Taozi also said to me with a smile, but after she finished speaking, she turned her back to me, and what I saw in her back was the tension and anxiety about the current life... I am the same, I have no way of judging Tetsuo this time The choice is right or wrong.

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It was noon soon, and I arrived at the "Gucheng No. 12 Courtyard" where I had booked yesterday before Cao Jinbo and Sun Jiwei. Before that, Sun Jiwei called me and said that Cao Jinbo would arrive around [-]:[-] , and he himself will rush over immediately after finishing the work in hand.

This should be my first official meeting with Cao Jinbo. Although I can't say how nervous I am, I'm not sure because I can't understand this person's character... I think about it, if I meet Cao Jinbo today If the negotiation fails, I will give part of the money in my hand to Tie Nan. I don't want Tao Zi to suffer from such a thing after finally jumping out of that circle.

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After waiting for 10 minutes, my cousin Dai Qiang called me. As soon as I connected, he couldn't hold back his excitement and said to me: "Brother, I'm going to study in France with our manager. Is this right? Is it a sign that I am valued by the higher-ups?"

"Aren't you his assistant? If he goes abroad to study and study, if he doesn't take you, who will he take?"

"Our manager has two assistants, and this time I was chosen. Doesn't that explain the problem?"

I replied seriously: "Dai Qiang, if you have any improvement or opportunity in your work in the future, you can enjoy it by yourself. You really don't need to share it with me... I have lived for almost 30 years, not to mention foreign countries, even Hong Kong. I haven't been there... You have gone to France all at once, have you considered how I feel?...By the way, is there a Champs Elysees Avenue in France?"

"I just like to see you who have never seen the world. Your full name is Champs-Elysées... I have already prepared a strategy. This time, I must take a good look at the scenery of Paris."

Dai Qiang's words made such a scene appear in my mind. A street boy who used to sell braised meat was looking at the bricks and tiles on the Champs Elysees Avenue with the most excited attitude, a white pigeon, a Every frown and smile of people...

I didn't think it was funny, because this is a scene that is about to become a reality... But, the world is changing too fast... Or, one must choose the right direction in order to be like Dai at this time. In this way, in such a short time, you can tell me these things in high spirits.

I finally said: "It's hard to go to France once, don't go in vain, get me some leaves from the Champs Elysees Avenue."

Dai Qiang was very puzzled and asked, "Why do you want leaves?"

"Have you heard a song? You don't need to choose the most expensive gift, just the fallen leaves of the Champs."

"Jay Chou's confession balloon... one of my favorite singers!"

"Well, you can get me some more, I'll use it to pick up girls... for romance."

"Don't be joking...the ready-made sister-in-law is here, what kind of girl are you picking up!"

"I'm not kidding... You can pick up a little more, I'll be useful."

"Don't be kidding me... I called you, but it wasn't all because I wanted to go to France to study and study... In the past two days, many people in the hotel have been spreading rumors that my sister-in-law is hospitalized. Do you know?"

I checked and replied: "I don't know, she didn't tell me about it... Is your news reliable?"

"Hospitalization is not a gossip... It should be true."

"What's up with her?"

"No one is clear about this... You should contact her quickly... You just agreed that she is my sister-in-law. When I called sister-in-law, you really didn't say anything, don't you know?"

I pretended not to care: "Don't talk nonsense... I don't have time to chat with you, I asked someone else to have dinner, and I hung up..."

"I'm not finished yet..."

I really didn't let Dai Qiang finish the sentence, and then hung up the phone decisively, but when the surroundings became quiet again, my mood became complicated...Because being hospitalized is not a small matter, but Ye Zhi didn't tell me , I don't know if it's because I don't want me to worry about her, or I don't think of me as a friend... Or, we are too far apart, can she tell me that nothing can be changed?
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After being so distracted for a while, the door of the private room was finally knocked, and then the waiter led Cao Jinbo, who had not seen him for a long time, and another man who was probably his subordinate, in.

I let go of the prejudice in my heart, stood up actively, and then walked towards Cao Jinbo. When we faced each other, he was more active than me. He smiled and stretched out his hand to me, but I I think his smile is really social, like a person who says he believes in Buddhism, but the knife in his hand is dripping with the freshest blood.

Dealing with this person requires a strong heart, so I never thought it was a bad thing. If I have to make some career in Dali, Cao Jinbo is the one I have to cross a mountain.

With this in mind, I also held Cao Jinbo's hand. After some politeness, I invited him to the upper seat, and I sat down opposite.

(End of this chapter)