Sister Yanyu, how did you know I was here? When Xiao Yu let me into the living room, her face was full of suspicion. She had changed a great deal. Both her attire and temperament had become very urbanized. I could no longer find the trace of that rural girl in her. I knew that a fashionable city was like a skillful engineer, fully capable of transforming a woman into a style that matched the city's fashion in a short time, especially if the woman was a bit willing to cooperate. What's more, the girl in front of me was actively and voluntarily remaking herself.
Sister Yanyu, what's wrong? Seeing that I was silent, Xiao Yu raised her voice.
I smiled and said something insignificant. Xiao Yu was becoming more and more beautiful.
Xiao Yu also smiled, but her wariness of me didn't disappear. She asked, I'm really glad to see you again, sister. Sister still likes coffee, right? I'll make some for you right away.
No hurry. I want to have a good chat with you. It's been so long since we last met. I have a lot to talk to you about.
Making coffee is fast. Sister, please sit first. She hurried to the kitchen. I didn't know if she avoided me to calm down or to think of countermeasures, or maybe both. Indeed, my appearance was too sudden. For a person with ulterior motives, being panic - stricken and on guard everywhere was a normal reaction.
The steaming coffee was really fragrant. Xiao Yu's skill had improved a lot.
Sister Yanyu, how did you know I was here? Xiao Yu brought up her question again. The time for making coffee didn't seem to help her sort out her thoughts.
I said, Minister Jiang is my friend. I happened to pass by here. I hadn't seen him for a long time, so I wanted to come in and see him. I thought he would be at home on the weekend and wanted to surprise him. Hehe.
Oh, I understand! The "Yanyu" he mentioned is you! Xiao Yu suddenly exclaimed, startling me.
She seemed to realize that her reaction was too exaggerated and inappropriate, and immediately added, I mean, Minister Jiang often talks about you. I didn't expect that the "Yanyu" he talked about was you, Sister Yanyu. The world is really small, so small. Hehe.
Yes. Maybe this is called fate. We can run into each other accidentally and reunite accidentally. Xiao Yu, our fate is really deep.
Yes, that's right. It's fate. By the way, Sister Yanyu, you and Minister Jiang are very good friends, right? I've been here for a long time. Why haven't I seen you come here?
We've been old friends for many years, the kind of buddies. Buddies usually don't choose to gather at home. In order to prevent Xiao Yu from being hostile to me, I especially emphasized my friendship with Fatty.
Oh, do you have no special feelings for him? I mean, you're both single. What about you two... Xiao Yu asked this question rather cautiously. If I hadn't known their story, I would have thought her question was very rude.
I shook my head and said, Look at what you're talking about. Do you think that just because two people are single, something will happen? We're buddies. You know what buddies are, right? Friends who forget about gender. Hehe.
Is that so? So it is. Xiao Yu seemed to be talking to herself, bowing her head and fiddling with her fingers.
I took a sip of coffee and praised, Xiao Yu's skill is really good.
Xiao Yu looked up and smiled, but the smile only flashed for a moment. A touch of melancholy soon appeared in her eyes, and my heart sank.
Xiao Yu, what's wrong? You used to be very talkative. Tell Sister Yanyu how you've been these days. Why haven't you contacted me all this time? I even asked at the job center, and they didn't know where you went.
Thank you, Sister Yanyu, for your concern. I'm fine. I wanted to contact you when I had good news.
Oh, does Xiao Yu have good news? Are you in love? I didn't know how to start this topic. After thinking wildly for a while, I asked such a stupid question.
I am! I didn't expect Xiao Yu's answer to be so straightforward.
Can you tell sister about it? Now it was my turn to be cautious.
I've fallen in love with Minister Jiang. I want to marry him, really.
Fallen in love with Minister Jiang? Fallen in love with that fatso? God, are you crazy? He's not handsome, and he's so much older than you. He's almost old enough to be your father. I deliberately exaggerated my expression as I said this.
Sister Yanyu, how could you say such a thing? Haven't you always believed that love has nothing to do with age and appearance? Haven't you always said that love is blind? Haven't you always emphasized that true love has no conditions?
That's what I said, but...
There's no but. Just like when you told me you got divorced, there was no but. Xiao Yu was very determined. If Fatty hadn't told me about the bargaining that happened behind this emotion, I would really have praised and encouraged Xiao Yu to hold on to her love.
Sister, will you support me? Seeing that I was silent, Xiao Yu naturally threw the question to me.
I said, Are you sure you really love him? Are you sure it's not just a momentary impulse?
Yes, I really want to marry him. I'm willing to stay with him for the rest of my life. She was very emotional, and there were almost tears in her eyes.
Then, does he love you? Are you sure he loves you?
Xiao Yu didn't speak and continued to fiddle with her fingers.
Xiao Yu, truly loving someone means hoping he's well, hoping he's happy, hoping he's blessed, treating him wholeheartedly, knowing how to protect him, and cherishing everything about him. Do you think so? I finally found a breakthrough to solve the problem.
She was silent, and so was I. I waited for her reaction.
Sister Yanyu, I understand what you mean. But, if the person you love doesn't love you, and you don't want to give up, what should you do? I didn't expect her to ask such a question after thinking.
I said, Love doesn't necessarily mean possession. Love can't be forced, right? Choosing to love silently is also a way of loving. Being able to love is already very happy, isn't it?
No! Of course not! If I love, I want to possess. Without him, I feel like I have nothing. How can Sister Yanyu understand me? You have a career, knowledge, and a great future. But I have nothing. I can only live the life I dream of by marrying a good man.
You think like this, you're betting your love on a man. This is very dangerous. Life depends on yourself. Do you still remember what you told me at the beginning? You said you would work hard and strive to be the master of this city by your own efforts. Have you forgotten all this?
I've tried, but what else can I do except be a nanny? I don't want to be a nanny all my life, being ordered around. I'm a person, a woman with a nice appearance. Why can't I have what urban women have? My background is already pitiful enough. I hadn't seen a TV until I was twelve, didn't know what a city was like until I was fifteen, and didn't know what a computer was until I was eighteen. Why should I still live inferior to others? Sister, I want to live a good life. I want to be like urban women, having a beautiful house, beautiful clothes, a decent identity, being able to swipe my card without hesitation when shopping in a mall until the salespeople's eyes turn green with envy; when I go back to the countryside, I can hold my head high and be proud. Sister, my childhood has disappeared in poverty. I can't let my youth and my future life be soaked in poverty. Struggle? Struggle requires capital and time. But a woman's youth passes in a flash. After ten or twenty years, I won't even have the capital of youth. What will I do then? So, I want to seize the opportunity in front of me. It's a shortcut, stable, fast, and practical. I have no reason to give up. Sister Yanyu, I know Minister Jiang loves you. I don't mind. I really don't mind. If I marry him, I'm sure he will fall in love with me in the future.
Xiao Yu, love can't be forced. You're so lovely. You will surely meet a man who loves you and is worthy of your love in the future.
The future? When is the future? No one can be sure what the future will be like. It's most important to seize the present. Live in the present. Who told me this? Wasn't it you who taught me this?
Xiao Yu rudely interrupted me and said, Sister Yanyu, I know you're doing this for my good, but I know what's really good for me. Don't persuade me anymore. No one can change my decision, and no one can shake my determination, not even my own mother, not even if someone holds a knife to my neck!
Xiao Yu had a gritted - teeth look, and there seemed to be flames flickering in her eyes. Even now, whenever I think of her look, I feel a chill.