Chapter 09 I am Ruo Qiqi 2
Two years later, it was a season when sunflowers were in full bloom.
I was awakened by the noisy ringing of the alarm clock, and my aunt's roar and the hawking of the tofu vendor outside the window echoed in my ears.
I covered my face with the quilt, greedy for the warmth of the bed and unwilling to get up.
In a trance, I saw myself again standing in front of a pure white villa crying at midnight when heavy snow was falling.
I seem to have lost something very important in that villa.
Suddenly, I felt a cold current coming towards me, and a moment later, I found that my quilt had been lifted up.
Then, my aunt yelled at me in frustration: "Ruo Qiqi, you are still sleeping in. Don't forget that we still have to set up the stall today. If you go too late, you won't be able to get a seat!"
"Know it!"
I wiped my sore eyes carelessly. In order to prevent my aunt from finding me crying, I pretended to be half asleep and yawned, and reluctantly got up and dressed .
This is a small town by the sea, very far away from the city where we used to live, and it takes four or five hours to drive there.
I believe I did what Mr. Chi asked me to do, staying away from them and living alone in those happy yet bitter memories.
Although my aunt still plays cards occasionally, she is no longer as obsessed as before.
After graduation, I did not continue my studies. After that summer, I set up a street stall with my aunt and started a small business.
In my spare time, I was surprised to find that although I was not good at studying, I had a talent for handicrafts.
I often sell my handmade items at the stall, mostly bracelets, necklaces, earrings and other accessories made from seashells. Occasionally, I also sell my own handbags, and my aunt buys a lot of small items at the wholesale market and sells them together with the ones I make.
We had to get up very early every day to reserve a stall, because it was not just my aunt and I who were setting up the stall, so reserving a spot was also a very important thing.
The scenery of this town is very beautiful, especially the beach here is very famous, so there are often some tourists coming here to travel. Most of our business is from tourists. Only if we go early can we occupy a position with more traffic and make more money.
If you go late, you may not even be able to get a stall.
Many people, like my aunt and I, set up a tent on the beach and slept in it in order to save a spot.
I quickly got dressed and followed my aunt out of the tent with sleepy eyes. I didn't even bother to brush my teeth or wash my face, and went to set up the stall with a big cloth bag in my arms.
When we
It is true that there is always someone better than you!
After my aunt and I put everything in place, I took the teacup, toothbrush and toothpaste and went to the nearby bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face.
I looked up at the sky. It was gloomy and it felt like it was going to rain.
I really hate cloudy days because I lose a lot of business and make less money.
After coming out of the bathroom, I put my toothbrush and other things into a plastic bag and ran to the breakfast shop to buy breakfast.
I had something in my hands, so it was difficult to carry two bowls of noodles. I thought there were fewer tourists in the morning, and my aunt should be able to handle it alone, so I ate my breakfast in the store.
After eating, I wiped my mouth with satisfaction and went back to see my aunt with the beef noodles and soy milk I had packed for her.
"Ms. Ruo, there is no cilantro today, so I didn't add it for you!"
I shouted to my aunt from a distance.
There were a few customers picking things at that time, so my aunt ignored me.
Oh, it’s so sad. I was so busy making money that I didn’t even have time to eat.
"Are these bracelets all handmade? They're so pretty! The colors of the shells are so beautiful!" A girl said happily while holding the bracelets I made.
It seems that my handmade products are quite popular.
"Yes! These trinkets are all made by my niece. She picked up the shells from the beach and carefully selected them. She also selected the rain flower stones. Look at the small rain flower stones on this necklace. There is seaweed inside them. Beauty, if you like, take the necklace and bracelet together and I will sell them to you at a lower price."
As soon as she saw there was business, my aunt would use her excellent eloquence and talk incessantly.
Seeing me coming over with something, my aunt winked at me mischievously and continued talking to the customer.
I squatted down, put the teacups and other things away, then found a bowl and helped my aunt pour the noodles out of the disposable plastic box.
I was so absorbed in my work that I barely paid attention to the guests until I heard that gentle voice, similar to the one in my memory. Then my hand holding the bowl shook involuntarily.
"Xiao Yan, I don't know if these shells have been sterilized. Don't buy so many."
"But it's really beautiful. I rarely see such beautiful chains."
"Yes, handsome boy, before we made this bracelet, we soaked the shells in disinfectant, so they are not dirty." Aunt explained hurriedly.
I stood up stiffly, looking at the couple in front of the stall, and couldn't help but feel a little pain in my chest.
As if he noticed someone was looking at him, the boy looked in my direction. The moment our eyes met, we were both stunned.
It was him, with a face more delicate than a girl's, and dark eyes that seemed like a bottomless pool. Two years later, the immaturity on his face had faded a little, and he seemed to have become more mature, exuding a reassuring aura.
"Yanze, what are you looking at?"
Yao Haiyan, who was standing next to him, noticed that he was distracted, so he took his hand and looked at me curiously in the direction he was looking.
The moment he saw me, the smile on Yao Haiyan's face immediately disappeared.
I was not mentally prepared at all for this reunion. I was so flustered that even my hands and feet were out of control and I accidentally kicked over my aunt's beef noodles.
"Qiqi, what's wrong with you? You look so bad, are you sick?"
While helping Yao Haiyan pack things, my aunt turned around and asked me in surprise.
I shook my head, unable to make a sound. I just quickly squatted down and picked up the noodles that had spilled on the ground.
"Beauty, this is what you want, a total of 180 yuan."
My aunt had never met Yao Haiyan and Chi Yanze, so she didn't know who the man and woman standing in front of her were, and they were still happily doing business.
However, her laughter was soon interrupted by Yao Haiyan.
The hand that my aunt stretched out was forcefully pushed away, and the carefully wrapped jewelry box fell to the ground, with the contents scattered all over the floor.
"Sorry, I don't want it anymore." Yao Haiyan's face was very gloomy and he said coldly to his aunt.
After saying that, she glared at me fiercely, took the hand of Chi Yanze beside her, and said, "Let's go," as if she was afraid that I would pester them.
Chi Yanze stood there blankly, looked at me deeply, and finally took a step and followed her away.
I don’t know what I am expecting. Am I expecting him to stop for me?
how could be?
We are just strangers who look familiar to each other but don't know each other.
He probably doesn't want to see me. It can be seen that he and Yao Haiyan are getting along very well now.
My aunt was not as calm as I was. When she encountered something like this suddenly, her temper flared up.
Before I could hold her back, she rushed forward, blocking the way of Yao Haiyan and the others, and said angrily: "Hey! What's wrong with you, girl? If you don't want to buy it, don't be picky! It would be fine if you didn't want it, but why did you throw other people's things on the ground? Do you know that you have to spend money to buy a jewelry box? Now you broke it and it can't be used. And those bracelets are dirty now and need to be cleaned. How can you be like this? You don't value the fruits of other people's labor at all! You..."
My aunt wanted to continue scolding, but I quickly stopped her and said anxiously, "Forget it, aunt, the box didn't cost much. Forget it, let's go..."
I pulled my aunt to go back, but she didn't listen to me at all and even reached out to hit Yao Haiyan.
Yao Haiyan was so scared that he quickly hid behind Chi Yanze. My aunt's hand was about to fall on Chi Yanze, and I immediately hugged my aunt's hand tightly.
"Ruoqiqi, what are you doing? Why are you stopping me? This girl is going too far!" My aunt, who was stopped by me, yelled at me angrily.
I didn't know how to explain it to my aunt.
At this time, Yao Haiyan suddenly spoke up: "Bullying too much? What qualifications do you two liars have to scold me? If you weren't greedy for money and let Ruo Qiqi pretend to be me, my parents wouldn't have given up looking for me, and I wouldn't have been wrongly accused of being a thief and beaten into the hospital, living a hard life for so long. I wouldn't have been hit by Murong Shan's car on the way to the hotel to collect garbage, and almost died in the hospital. What were you doing while I was going through all this? Ruo Qiqi, tell me, what were you doing? You enjoyed everything that should have belonged to me, and you..."
"That's enough. Stop talking and let's go."
Chi Yanze interrupted Yao Haiyan and pulled her away, without even looking at me from beginning to end.
My aunt stopped cursing and stood there in a daze, looking at me blankly and asked, "What does she mean? Qiqi, is she the girl? They are..."
"Aunt, you haven't had breakfast yet, and I spilled the beef noodles. I'll go buy you some more."
Without waiting for my aunt to reply, I turned and ran away.
I don't know when the tears started falling, and I wiped them away randomly.
Ruoqiqi, why are you crying?
Yao Haiyan is right, you are a liar, what qualifications do you have to cry?
You enjoyed everything that didn't belong to you, and even got the money when you left. Why are you crying?
Is it because I have left my heart there and there is no way I can get it back?
A passing tourist didn't notice the bracelet that had fallen to the ground, and stepped on it. Hearing the crisp sound of it breaking, my heart ached. It seemed that the foot was not stepping on those small accessories, but on my heart, the heart that was accidentally left behind and thrown away like a piece of trash.
Ruo Qiqi, it's okay, Chi Yanze is right not to want to see you.
Who would care about someone who has deceived them?
