Mindful

The ticket back to Pinghai was in the evening, and Wang Ruizhi sent Qiao Yuanlin and Liang Cheng to the gate of the community, feeling a little bit reluctant for them to leave so soon.

Liang Cheng said, "Grandma, I'll come to see you next time I'm on vacation."

"You are busy with work, you must pay attention to rest, and tell me in advance what you want to eat." Wang Ruizhi barely reached Liang Cheng's shoulder, and then patted his arm, "Say hello to your mother for me."

A taxi stopped, and Qiao Yuanlin blinked a few times because of the headlights. He hugged Wang Ruizhi and said, "Grandma, I'm leaving."

Wang Ruizhi asked in a low voice, "You really don't want to see your mother?"

Qiao Yuanlin shook his head, his slightly stiff smile was shrouded in the sunset, which was rendered more natural, and he whispered: "Grandma, don't tell mom about our affairs for now."

Wang Ruizhi followed his wishes and said, "I understand, you can figure it out when you are ready."

Liang Cheng and Qiao Yuanlin sat in the back compartment, and the taxi quickly left the street completely.Qiao Yuanlin stared at the back of the co-pilot's seat, a little blankly, and the group photo remained in his mind.

No wonder when He Jie told everything, he felt that the name Zhao Jianzhe was familiar to him. It turned out that he had heard it a long time ago, and it was from Lin Chengbi.

Lin Chengbi and Zhao Jianzhe were college classmates, and they used to have a good relationship. At least she expressed her appreciation for Zhao Jianzhe.

Did Lin Chengbi understand Zhao Jianzhe's true nature, did he know the cause of Zhao Jianzhe's death back then, and would he have heard of Liang Cheng's existence?

Disorderly questions surrounded Qiao Yuanlin, he paused when he was thinking of "Liang Cheng", he moved a bit to touch Liang Cheng's hand, and he was held back in an instant.

Regarding today's unprepared episode, Liang Cheng didn't say a single word, Shen Yi or Ni Lin, in short, Qiao Yuanlin would not mention the sinner's name in front of the other party even though he had a thousand thoughts.

He stroked Liang Cheng's nails and called, "Brother?"

Liang Cheng: "Yes."

Qiao Yuanlin asked: "How much is in the red envelope, have you counted it?"

Liang Cheng said: "I'll go to the bank another day, let's make a deposit together."

Qiao Yuanlin said, "No flowers?"

Liang Cheng was afraid that the driver would hear it, so he moved closer and said in a breathy voice: "The wedding tea ceremony is the first joint property after marriage, and it should be kept as a souvenir."

"Oh." Qiao Yuanlin raised his head and rubbed his ears with Liang Chengsi, it was more like a trick than fearing that people would hear, "Then where is the second sum? Is it your salary card?"

Liang Cheng snorted and scolded the money fan with a grin. It was gradually getting dark, and his face and the last light that disappeared on the horizon were reflected in the window.

He clasped Qiao Yuanlin's ten fingers tightly, crushing today's waves, that's all, never mention it, a dead person can't disturb his life.

Taking the high-speed train back to Pinghai, Qiao Yuanlin was busy walking for a week, and when he stepped on the platform, he took two breaths of damp cold wind.

The exit was crowded with people, and He Jie stood in the front row of the crowd with Qiao Wenyuan on her arm, waving at them from afar.A few years before the father and son broke up, Qiao Yuanlin never dared to imagine this scene.

On the way home, when Qiao Wenyuan was driving, He Jie tilted her head slightly and asked warmly: "Are you tired, how many days should you rest?"

"Three days." Qiao Yuanlin didn't want to hide it, and said bluntly, "Actually, we didn't come back from Beijing. We went to visit my grandma today."

Although Qiao Wenyuan is a former son-in-law, he is a traditional father who values ​​filial piety. He said, "Well, your grandma is getting old. If you have nothing to do, go and accompany her. Anyway, it is convenient to take the high-speed rail."

Qiao Wenyuan didn't say a word about Lin Chengbi.Back then, the divorce was settled cleanly, and each of them became a family. There is no need for any old love except for special occasions, which is good for each other.

On the other hand, He Jie, because she didn't intend to replace anyone, was concerned: "Didn't you see your mother?"

Qiao Yuanlin recalled the group photo again, pressed her backpack and said, "No, she is quite busy, let's go again when I have a chance. By the way, grandma sends you hello."

He Jie was very surprised: "To me?"

"Yes, grandma would like to thank you." Qiao Yuanlin nonsense with reason, "Auntie, do you like cheongsam? Let my grandma make one for you, but you want to unite with me at home."

He Jie cooperated: "What exactly does the United Front do?"

Qiao Yuanlin said: "For example, if they want to eat dumplings, I want to eat noodles, so you have to support me."

"No one is stopping you from eating noodles." Qiao Wenyuan couldn't listen anymore, "But the cheongsam made by his grandma is really beautiful. In the past, when my colleague's daughter got married, she asked the old lady to order it. It is said that she beat the man's mother so much. .”

He Jie smiled and said, "Then I will wear it when my child gets married."

"Yuan Lin is still early." Qiao Wenyuan said, "Liang Cheng, when will you have a letter?"

He kept silent and didn't hide. Liang Cheng didn't understand how he was kidnapped from "visiting the elders" to "marrying the child". He grabbed Qiao Yuanlin's back collar and dragged the culprit back, before answering: "I have never met someone I like." girl."

Qiao Wenyuan sighed and conveyed his experience: "Take your time, don't go on a blind date, it's unreliable."

After returning home, Qiao Yuanlin fell asleep after taking the medicine, woke up once in the middle of the night, and didn't sleep well until dawn.

The next day, he went to the TV station with his bag on his back.

In fact, he was still on vacation, and he had nothing to do when he arrived at the office. He had been busy since returning to the interview department, and it was rare for him to have the time to sit quietly in his seat for a while.

He unzipped the backpack and pulled out the group photo from the interlayer.The working environment can make him feel at ease and help him think about problems from a professional perspective. Besides, he dare not take it out at home.

Qiao Yuanlin looked at the face in the photo unscrupulously. He quietly stole it from the photo album yesterday, not sure what his thoughts were at the time, maybe subconsciously, he took this photo as some kind of evidence.

Originating from the reporter's instinct, he wanted to find something through photos.

And as a son, he has selfishness similar to destroying evidence, and he is unwilling to admit that Lin Chengbi had an intersection with such a person.

Qiao Yuanlin became more and more irritable. He propped his temples with both fists and let it go. Unaware of someone approaching from behind, he turned him and the chair around in half a circle.

A brief moment of dizziness passed, and seeing that it was Sun Zhuo, he immediately stood up.

Sun Zhuo was puzzled: "Don't you come to the office to be in a daze at home?"

Qiao Yuanlin made an excuse casually and said, "There's a lens on the unit, I'll get it."

Sun Zhuo said, "Well, this trip to Beijing was a good one."

Qiao Yuanlin said, "Thank you, Boss."

Sun Zhuo pushed open his cuffs and glanced at his watch. He was busy going back to the office to deal with work. Just as he was about to leave, he caught a glimpse of the photos on the table.He stopped, stretched out his hand and squeezed it.

"This is my mother..." Qiao Yuanlin stammered, "And her, a college classmate."

Sun Zhuo said in a declarative tone, "My surname is Zhao."

Qiao Yuanlin was a little surprised: "Boss, do you know him?"

"He is quite famous." Sun Zhuo recalled, "A top student in the law department, a barrister, represented a very dramatic case, and he and his firm were very popular at the time."

Compared with Zhao Jianzhe's hypocritical life, Qiao Yuanlin cared more about Lin Chengbi's attitude towards this person. He asked, "Boss, do you remember so clearly that you had contact with him?"

Sun Zhuo has always been vigorous and resolute, and his silence at this time seems unusual, but he has taken over too much news, and he has experienced so much that as long as he thinks about it, others will not see the slightest mood swing.

After a long time, he finally finished thinking about it, and replied, "He is your mother's classmate, do I need to contact him?"

Qiao Yuanlin: "So..."

Sun Zhuo said: "About ten years ago, your mother gave him an exclusive interview."

In just a few words, Sun Zhuo left after finishing speaking, but Qiao Yuanlin's calm mood was even more chaotic than before.He hoped that Lin Chengbi and Zhao Jianzhe just happened to be classmates, which obviously backfired.

After staying in the news center until he got a headache, Qiao Yuanlin left the building and took a breather in the back garden between the several buildings of the TV station.The pavilion was covered with a layer of ivy, and he leaned on the back of the stone chair, counting yellowed leaves one by one.

The phone rang, still a news feed about the meeting.Qiao Yuanlin didn't know if Lin Chengbi had seen his interview, so he opened the address book involuntarily.

Why bother, that's his mother, what's the problem with asking directly?She is a reporter and loves her work so much. If she knew Zhao Jianzhe's behavior, she would definitely scoff at her.

Qiao Yuanlin dialed the number.

After a few calls, it was connected, and Lin Chengbi's voice came over: "Yuan Lin?"

"Mom." Qiao Yuanlin's language nerves were tied up, and he said slowly, "Yesterday, I went to see grandma."

Lin Chengbi said: "Why don't you tell me in advance, I'll go too. The station will only have a day off, and I don't have time to go to work today."

Qiao Yuanlin said: "I went to Beijing on a business trip. I just got back. I didn't plan ahead."

"Okay, transferred back to the interview department?"

"you know?"

"Stupid son." Lin Chengbi laughed, "My old colleagues in Pinghai haven't forgotten each other, who would dare not tell me about your situation?"

Qiao Yuanlin said seriously: "You can ask me directly."

"Okay, then let me ask you." Lin Chengbi turned serious, "I heard that you rejected Andrew's cooperation interview, is it true?"

Qiao Yuanlin admitted: "Yes."

Lin Chengbi didn't understand very much, and asked, "If you don't seize such an opportunity, what are you thinking in your head?"

Qiao Yuanlin asked back, "What kind of opportunity is this?"

Lin Chengbi replied: "Let me tell you, if you can interview an Andrew and run dozens of small news for you, have you lost your motivation in Octopus?"

Xu was struggling, but Qiao Yuanlin was too late to get to the point, and said, "When I was young, you taught me to treat every interviewee equally, but the news itself has priorities and needs to be weighed. I don't think interviewing Andrew is more important than The little news about it is important."

Lin Chengbi said: "You were still young at that time, and I couldn't instill in you the rules of adult society. Son, in the eyes of teachers, students are still graded according to their grades. Of course, the news in the eyes of reporters is also different."

"What's the difference?"

"Don't play dumb with me." Lin Chengbi said, "Why successful people are so popular, because if you can interview him, your reputation and status will also increase."

Sun Zhuo once said that a colleague said that if he interviews a successful person, he may also be successful himself.Qiao Yuanlin suddenly realized, and smiled wryly because of the absurdity: "...So that colleague is you."

Lin Chengbi was puzzled: "What is me?"

"Then which successful person have you interviewed?" Qiao Yuanlin asked coldly, "Have you borrowed from him?"

Lin Chengbi stopped talking.

Qiao Yuanlin asked again: "For example, barrister?"

The body was hot, but there was a silence with an unknown answer in his ears, which made Qiao Yuanlin feel anxious.His longing for journalists and career ideals all came from Lin Chengbi, and he never doubted it.

But when did the differences arise?

Or did Lin Chengbi not change at all, was he blinded by the affection between mother and son?

Qiao Yuanlin felt extremely sad, as if something sacred was about to be offended.He was afraid, and said: "I still have something to do, so let's do it."

Not long after hanging up, Liang Cheng called.

Qiao Yuanlin slapped his forehead hard, puffed out his tense cheeks, slid the call button and called "Brother" easily.

The apartment was vacant for two days, Liang Cheng went back to clean it, and asked: "Have you gone to work? Are you busy? Brother Ying asked if you want to have a party during the holiday?"

Qiao Yuanlin was about to change his mood, and said, "Okay, do you want to go to Seafood Club?"

Liang Chengdao: "In our house."

Originally Ying Xiaoqiong invited them to the Seafood Exchange for a meal, but they went crazy a few nights ago and Qiao Yuanlin was not there, so they wanted to take advantage of the holiday to have fun together.

But Liang Chengxian showed that he met his parents, accepted the red envelope, and hinted that it was equivalent to booking for life. That attitude was extremely unfriendly to single people.

So Ying Xiaoqiong made a decision after hearing it, congratulations, let's go to your house to warm the house, and wish you an early baby.

Qiao Yuanlin walked out of the pavilion listening to the phone, and said simply: "It's good to be at home, don't be restrained, do you want to buy some food?"

"Let's go to the supermarket." Liang Cheng calculated the time, "I'll pick you up in half an hour."

Qiao Yuanlin hung up the line after agreeing, and when he looked up, he saw the archives in Taili, which kept the public reports of various departments and columns.

Before leaving, he walked over with his work pass and made a registration appointment.