C125 Always so short (1/2)

Happy times are always so short, sad times are always like shadows accompanying each other. As I was enjoying Liu Yue's brilliant happiness, a faint sadness suddenly gushed out from my heart.

I turned my face and looked out the window at the golden cauliflower in the fields, the random scattering of Jiang-Nan houses nearby, the winding alleys, the plaid paddies, the blue sky, forming an eternal picture, so beautiful it made one's heart palpitate.

”My hometown is even more beautiful than this place. Blue ocean, white beach, dense and original ecology beside the sea, countless cute little animals in pine forest s, and tall hills, able to gaze at the edge of the sea …” Liu Yue started babbling beside my ear.

I turned my head and saw Liu Yue holding her cheeks, following my gaze with rapt attention, looking out of the window.

I suddenly recalled that Liu Yue's homeland was the Cangnan, the Wenzhou.

Isn't going to the Wenzhou equivalent to going to Liu Yue's hometown?

”You … You don't want to go home and take a look? ” I looked at Liu Yue and said softly.

At that moment, I suddenly had the urge to follow Liu Yue to her hometown, to the place where she left her beautiful childhood, to see Liu Yue's footprints, to see the smile on Liu Yue's face.

Liu Yue did not answer me. She looked at me hesitantly, and then smiled.

”Why haven't you called Xiao Xu these past few days?” Liu Yue asked me.

”Yes!” ”No,” I replied.

These few days, Qing Er came to the office every night to wait for me to call. After I finished working, I used the phone in the hotel to chat with Qing Er.

Of course, I didn't break my promise to Qing Er to write her a letter. Every time I go to a city, I will write a letter and send it to the Jianghai University's Foreign Languages Department.

”When did you call? Why didn't you use my phone?” Liu Yue looked at me and chuckled, ”Could it be that you have something to say that I'm afraid I might hear …”

”No, Xiao Xu won't let me use your phone. She said that the cost of the phone is too high and that it's a waste of your phone money. ”No,” I said.

”Oh …” Xiao Xu is so meticulous, you are truly obedient … ” Liu Yue said, her tone carrying a bit of disappointment and frustration.

When the car was almost to the Wenzhou, the Division Chief Qin turned around and said to everyone: ”These few days, everyone's interviewing was very tiring, the Minister Liu understood everyone's hard work, after we arrived at the Wenzhou, we only have one day, which is tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, everyone will have their holidays together, go shopping freely, go to the market …”

Everyone cheered, especially the television station's host and the female reporter from the radio station, who was a fanatic for shopping.

”I want to go to the clothing market to buy clothes. I heard that the Wenzhou has the most styles and the cheapest price …”

”I'm going to buy jewelry. The work here is also very exquisite and the price is also very low. It's even cheaper than our wholesale price …”

The two girls chattered.

”You women, you only know how to buy clothes, jewelry and nothing else,” the reporter carrying the plane said. ”My brain has been developed this time, I want to learn how to do business, I want to go to a wholesale market and buy tapes. I've heard that tapes here are very cheap, so if I bring them back to sell at our night market, we can double the price …”

When everyone heard this, they all laughed. Liu Yue turned to look at the reporter, ”You're accepting new things rather quickly, learn now and use it. Your brain changed before this interview even ended …”

”Minister Liu, give us a day off. We'll go shopping, what are you doing?”

”I …” Liu Yue hesitated: ”I haven't thought of it yet ….”

”Since you've made up your mind, you can go shopping with us and buy clothes. You have good eyes, you should be our staff officer …” The two girls invited Liu Yue.

”Haha …” Liu Yue smiled.

”Minister Liu will give you a holiday, you just have to go and play. Minister Liu is the leader, whatever she does she will have her own arrangements. ”Insolent!” The Division Chief Qin turned his head and said with a half-truth.

Liu Yue laughed again and did not say a word.

”Director Jiang, where do you plan to go to play? You're not going to sell tapes with this guy, are you? ” the female television host asked me.

”I... ”I haven't thought about it yet either …” My head was empty, I couldn't think of what to do, because I didn't know what Liu Yue was going to do.

”Since you haven't decided yet, then come with us to buy clothes. As for the two of us, you can be the escort, alright?”

”I …” I huffed. ”I can't stand it, I still have to organize my documents and get my script ready …”

”Director Jiang's mission this time is difficult, stop tormenting him. Come on, when the time comes, I'll accompany you …” Division Chief Qin helped me out.

I am relieved and glanced at Liu Yue, who was looking at me with a smile that was not really a smile.

On the first day after arriving at Wenzhou, we were anxiously busy interviewing as usual.

The second day, everyone had a holiday for a day, and we went out together early in the morning, leaving Liu Yue and I behind.

Liu Yue's room is next to mine.

I was sitting in my room watching TV when Liu Yue knocked on the door: ”Let's go!”

I stood up and walked out, I didn't need Liu Yue to say anything, I knew, Liu Yue wanted to bring me to Wenzhou.