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1
Shen Yiqiu was urged to marry.
Shen Yiqiu, twenty-eight years old, is a little-known writer, but as the saying goes, God opens a door for you and always welds another window shut.
Shen Yiqiu in love can be described as a bumpy road, upstairs and her general Cuihua have a second child, she has no boyfriend.
But Shen's father and mother never urged her to get married, adhering to the attitude of "children's marriages are their own responsibility", Shen Yiqiu did not care too much about falling in love.
The person who urged her to get married was not the Shen family's parents, but the senior Lu Chi, who was one year older than Shen Yiqiu.
"Qiuqiu, don't you look forward to the life of a husband and children?" Lu Chi said on the phone, while coaxing her to be more comfortable. Lu Chi advised Shen Yiqiu on the other end of the phone while coaxing the child.
"I'm looking forward to it." Shen Yiqiu on this side was busy typing, and from time to time she took the time to respond to Lu Chi with a sentence or two, "But the premise is that I have to have a boyfriend."
"Just waiting for your words! Brother has a single man in his hand, with excellent quality and childishness." Lu Chi was unusually excited and said to himself, "I'll send you the man's information in a while, you take a good look, find a time for you two to meet a face utter."
"Senior ......"
"I know you thank senior me, do not need to say it, so pleasant decision."
Without waiting for Shen Yiqiu to answer, Lu Chi hung up the phone, leaving her alone at the computer desk in silence, looking at the phone that had returned to the main interface.
Why did it feel like she had accidentally jumped into a big pit?
Lu Chi seems to be extraordinarily concerned about Shen Yiqiu's lifelong matters, just yesterday said that he would introduce her to a man, and today he made an appointment to meet.
Shen Yiqiu sat on the window seat of the cafe and carefully examined the photo in her cell phone.
It was sent to her by Lu Chi yesterday, and it was an ID photo with a blue background.
The person in the photo was probably in her early twenties, with short hair, fair skin against pale peach lips, and slightly raised corners of her mouth that emphasized the youthfulness and sunshine that should be present at that age.
Just as she was looking, a bony hand gently knocked on her desk.
Shen Yiqiu raised her eyes to look, and the photo has eight points like the person is standing in front of her, smiling and reached out to point to the screen has not been extinguished, the voice with a little laughter, "Hello, I am Qi Nidong, is the one you see him."
Caught in a panic, Shen Yiqiu pressed the screen to extinguish it and smiled shyly at Qi Nidong, "Hello, I'm Shen Yiqiu."
Getting a reply, Qi Nian Dong lifted the hem of his black coat and sat opposite Shen Yi Qiu, placing the bag in his hand in the center of the table and pushed it across the table, "A meet-and-greet gift."
Shen Yiqiu froze for a moment, this was her first blind date, inexperienced, forgot to buy a little gift for her blind date.
"That, this brother, I forgot to bring a gift, why don't you take this gift back."
"It's not anything valuable, just a box of mooncakes." Qi Nian Dong smiled, raised his eyebrows and glanced at the gift bag on the table, signaling Shen Yi Qiu to open it and take a look.
As Qi Nian Dong said, the bag contained a box of exquisite moon cakes, although not many, but each one was filled with Shen Yi Qiu's favorite filling.
Originally wanting to return it, Shen Yiqiu immediately broke off this idea, and from the bag, she took out her usual notebook for writing material, tore off a piece of paper, and wrote a big "IOU".
Just after she put down the pen, as if she thought of something, she raised her head to look at Qi Nian Dong, "Excuse me, which 'dong' is it?"
"Winter's dong."
Sniffing, Shen Yiqiu nodded and dropped her pen.
In fact, she didn't pay attention when Lu Chi sent her the information, but now when she wrote down Qi Nian Dong's name with one stroke, Shen Yiqiu felt that the name was inexplicably familiar and familiar.
Signing the note at the end, Shen Yiqiu handed it to Qi Nidong.
"IOU." Qi Nian Dong took the note and raised an eyebrow when he saw the words on it, "I, Shen Yi Qiu, owe Mr. Qi Nian Dong a meeting gift, and I will definitely make up for it the next time we meet."
Qi Nian Dong rubbed the note, his voice was very light, as if the wind could blow it away, "Meet me next time."
Shen Yiqiu two people about half an hour chat was interrupted by the editor's life-threatening serial call, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, yesterday Shen Yiqiu only boasted of the Mid-Autumn Festival more than three chapters, to the present but did not write a word.
Putting down the phone, Shen Yiqiu's expression instantly changed from sunny to stormy.
Qi Nidong, who sporadically heard a few lines of the call, couldn't help but let out a light laugh as he looked at her, "Let's go, little writer, I'll send you back."
Shen Yiqiu could only nod helplessly, fishing for the white coat that was hitched to the side, getting up and standing to his side, lifting her chin towards the door, "I settled the bill before, let's go."
Qi Nian Dong froze for a moment and nodded, signaling her to go first.
The white coat rested firmly on Shen Yiqiu's arm, contrasting sharply with the dark skirt she wore today.
Qi Nidong looked at that coat for a while, looking down and blocking her eyes with the broken hair on her forehead, but the satisfied smile and gentle eyes still could not be hidden.
It seems that the right clothes were worn today.
Shen Yiqiu's home is not far from the cafe, walk about two bus stops so far to, Qi Niandong towards Shen Yiqiu wave, until she disappeared from sight before turning to walk back.
He felt for his cell phone in his pocket and called Lu Chi.
"Hello? How did you feel about the blind date with Ms. Shen?" Lu Chi on the other end of the phone said with some gossip.
"Not bad."
"How has Miss Shen changed after all these years?"
"Matured and good looking." Qi Nian Dong paused for a moment, as if thinking of something light smile, "Although it was good looking before."
Lu Chi was silent for a moment, "Get lost."
2
More than a month has passed since the last blind date, and I've heard that Qi Nidong is busy competing in a large conference in mid-November, while Shen Yiqiu is focusing on her serialized novels, so even though they haven't seen each other for a long time, they've gotten acquainted with each other on WeChat.
Shen Yiqiu put on her clothes, brought her pen and book, and changed her shoes at the entrance hall, "Mom and Dad, I'm going out."
"Where to?" Shen father and mother, one with a chopper in hand and the other with a broom, walked to the entrance hall and looked at her.
"Lu Chi's son is one year old and he's inviting his friends for dinner." Shen Yiqiu lifted her shoes and turned to her parents, her plaid skirt unfolded and made a circle and fell gently, "Does it look good?"
Shen mother nodded with satisfaction, "Good looking, remember to get along well with the boy introduced by Lu Chi last time."
Shen Yiqiu, who had her little heart broken open, quickly pulled open the door and rushed out.
Shen Yi-qiu arrived earlier, greeted Lu Chi and then found a quiet place to sit down, surveying the people around her while taking note of her favorite material.
"Long time no see."
Just as Shen Yiqiu was seriously taking notes, a slightly familiar voice came from the side, it was Qi Nidong.
Like last time, he was wearing a smile as always.
Shen Yiqiu put down her book, pulled out a box from her bag, and put it in Qi Nidong's hand, "A welcome gift."
Qi Niantong opened the box, inside lay a brooch similar to a maple leaf-like brooch.
"Lu Chi said that you are an English interpreter and will spend more time in a suit, so I picked a brooch to send you." Shen Yiqiu's expression was serious and earnest, "With interest, you must accept it."
Qi Nidong looked at her determined eyes and nodded, following her example, solemnly covered the box and wrapped it tightly in his hand, "I understand, Comrade Shen."
Shen Yiqiu was amused by his appearance, and was about to find a topic to continue chatting with him, when Lu Chi walked over with his son in his arms.
"Qi Nidong, come see if your godson is cute?" Lu Chi stood in the middle of the two of them with Lu Xiao Xiao in a bear onesie, blocking Qi Nian Dong's line of sight to Shen Yi Qiu.
Qi Niantong looked up at Lu Chi grudgingly, stood up and moved his eyes to Lu Xiao Xiao in his arms.
The little guy and his father are practically a mold, Qi Nidong touched Lu Xiao Xiao's fleshy little hand, skimmed Lu Chi, "You're giving birth to another self ah, not afraid that he will grow up to steal your daughter-in-law with you?"
Sniffing, Lu Chi's heart understood, this kid is really holding back for just now when he accidentally blocked his line of sight to look at his own girl.
He cut a sound, turned to look at Shen Yiqiu with a smile on his face again, "Let's show it to Sister Qiuqiu, and not let that weird uncle see it."
Shen Yiqiu, who loves children herself, saw Lu Xiao Xiao's eyes seemed to glow green, and grabbed the book on the table and started writing this and that.
"You like children?" Qi Niantong couldn't help but laugh when he saw Shen Yiqiu circling Lu Xiao Xiao like a hungry wolf.
"Uh-huh." Shen Yiqiu nodded her head a few times.
"So like boys and girls?"
"Girls, I guess."
"Hmm." Kyndon narrowed his eyes and nodded, a little pleased, "I also - hiss."
He covered his kicked leg, glared at Lu Chi, who had just kicked him, and gritted his teeth, "What are you kid up to?"
"Reminding you." Lu Chi glanced at Shen Yiqiu with his afterglow, and seeing that she didn't notice the two of them in the slightest, he lowered his voice, "Look at you just now like a demented man."
Qi Nian Dong patted the ash on his pants and straightened up a bit awkwardly, "Ahem, brother ah, go get ready to start the banquet." He pushed Lu Chi, who was standing still and watching the joke.
Lu Chi snorted and greeted Shen Yiqiu, who was teasing the child, and went to the very front of the hall to start the weekly banquet.
Qi Nidong rubbed up next to Shen Yiqiu, looking ahead, his tone was as relaxed as a nagging family friend, "What was your high school life like?"
Shen Yiqiu thought for a while, "Enthusiasm." She also looked ahead along with Qi Niantong's gaze, "What about you?"
"I ah--" Qi Nian Dong turned his head slightly and looked at Shen Yi Qiu, with more tenderness and deep feelings in his eyes, "have been struggling for ideals."
3
Shen Yiqiu's novel finally finished, and compared to the previous parts, this time the response was not bad, so the magazine held a book signing.
Shen Yiqiu looked at the door crowded quite a lot of readers both excited and nervous, she took out her pocket mirror to make up for the lipstick, practicing the official smile in the mirror.
"Hey sis, how about you see me smile like this?" Shen Yiqiu grinned, pulled out a raw smile, and turned her head to look at her chief editor.
The editor-in-charge gave her a disgusted look and shook her head, "How comfortable, just smile lightly."
Saying that, she looked down at her watch Nodding at the security guards guarding the door, she signaled them to open the door.
Shen Yiqiu corrected her sitting posture, smoothed out the folds on her clothes, and looked at the readers who came in one by one with a light smile, just as the editor-in-charge had said.
For a writer, it is a great honor to see one's work enjoyed by many.
Shen Yiqiu was no exception.
Her ideal since high school has been to become a good writer, and even with the low popularity of her first few novels, she didn't give up, and this time she is finally considered to have turned over the serf to sing.
She Shen Yiqiu did not fail herself.
"Ahem, author great, I super love your book, can I draw a heart on it?"
Most of the readers who came to the book signing were little girls, and this coldly appeared a male voice, Shen Yiqiu is still a little uncomfortable.
She looked up and a boy wearing a gray mask stood in front of her, his curved eyebrows as gentle as a crescent moon.
The boy couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw Shen Yiqiu staring at herself with her mouth slightly open, he took off the mask and looked at Shen Yiqiu again, "May I? Teacher Chouqiu?"
The visitor was Qi Nian Dong.
Chouqiu is Shen Yiqiu's pen name, but obviously it's still quite a meaningful pen name how come it somehow feels shameful coming out of his mouth?
Shen Yiqiu accidentally choked on her own saliva and coughed violently, she panicked and lowered her head, and after drawing a heart on the title page, she shoved the book into Qi Nidong's arms.
Qi Nian Dong was satisfied with her reaction and placed the paper bag he was carrying on the table, "A gift for the teacher." After a moment's pause, he added, "I'll wait for you at the door."
Shen Yiqiu, who hadn't dared to look at Qi Nidong with her head down, couldn't help but smile when she heard this, she pursed her lips, raised her head to look at Qi Nidong, and nodded her head extremely willingly.
Getting an affirmative answer, Qi Nidong was in a good mood, his eyes lingered on Shen Yiqiu's body for a while before he turned in the direction of the door.
The editor-in-chief, who had been eating dog food for a long time, came over with a face full of gossip, his head inclined in the direction of Shen Yiqiu, and opened his mouth with a voice that only two people could hear, "He your boyfriend?"
"Ah? Uh-huh." Shen Yiqiu was still immersed in the joy she had just experienced, and couldn't help but hem and haw twice, not paying the slightest attention to what the editor-in-chief had asked.
Sniffing, the editor-in-chief raised an eyebrow and didn't ask any more questions.
The book signing started in the morning, and by the time it was over, it was already noon. Shen Yiqiu shook off her sore right hand, and greeted the editor-in-charge, while running towards the door with a paper bag.
Qi Niandong was looking at the heart Shen Yiqiu drew for him, heard the sound of the ringing he hurriedly closed the book, turned his head to look.
"The signing was a complete success." Shen Yiqiu stood beside Qi Niandong, her eyes overflowing with a satisfied smile, as twelve years ago, "Let's go, today I'm treating, what do you want to eat?"
Qi Nian Dong withdrew his gaze and thought seriously, "I'll lead the way?"
Shen Yiqiu said very boldly, "No problem!"
Qi Nian Dong brought Shen Yi Qiu to a home-cooked food restaurant, which was one that Shen Yi Qiu often came to when she was in high school, or Lu Chi recommended it to her, but she didn't come here a few times after graduation.
"Did you look at the gift?" Qi Nian Dong put down the chopsticks in her hand and looked somewhat uncomfortably at Shen Yi Qiu who was feasting.
"No." Shen Yiqiu just took a bite of braised pork, shaking her head while responding vaguely to Qi Niandong, she pulled out a piece of paper and wiped her mouth, opening the paper bag.
Inside was a packaging box, which was practically identical to the look of the box of the brooch she gave him last time, and inside the box was a pair of snowflake style silver and white earrings, which were especially suitable for winter.
There was also a card in the bag, with strong words: congratulations to Mr. Shen for accomplishing his dream.
Seeing this, Shen Yiqiu's heart stirred, "Thank you, has Mr. Qi completed his ideal?"
"Not yet." Qi Nidong was silent for a moment and added, "But, soon."
4
Shen Yiqiu's novel finished about half a month before a cartoonist approached her, saying he wanted to adapt her novel into a comic.
The magazine contacted Shen Yiqiu and asked her to meet with the cartoonist.
It ended well, of course, and Shen Yiqiu had just gotten out of the magazine when she received a call from Lu Chi.
"Qiuqiu where are you?" Lu Chi's tone was a bit anxious.
"The magazine office."
"Qi Nian Dong was blackmailed, you hurry to see him, I can't get away now, he should be at home, I'll send you his home address later."
Lu Chi described the cause and effect to Shen Yiqiu, two days ago, Qi Niandong's company election in mid-November to participate in a large meeting of the interpreter, originally the boss is scheduled to be Qi Niandong as the main force to participate in the result of being parachuted in a brat to take the place of.
Everything he spent two months preparing was as useless as scrap paper.
If Qi Nian Dong had come to this meeting as planned and succeeded successfully, then he would have accomplished what he had always set out to do for himself, and what he aspired to do.
Now instead, everything had to start all over again.
Shen Yiqiu received the address Lu Chi sent her and took a taxi to Qi Nidong's house.
It took about two minutes of knocking before the door was opened.
"Lu Chi, I'm not saying ...... Shen Yiqiu?"
Qi Nidong impatiently opened the door and looked at Shen Yiqiu with some surprise.
He only wore a gray housecoat, his eyes were slightly red, his voice was still a little hoarse, as if he had been crying, "How is it you?"
"I came to see what I can help." Shen Yiqiu retracted her hand that wanted to knock on the door next, and tried her best to pull out a smile that wasn't too hard to see, "Won't you invite me to come in and sit down?"
Qi Nian Dong snapped to attention as he nodded and sidestepped to make way for Shen Yi Qiu to come in.
On entering the door, Shen Yiqiu was greeted by papers all over the floor, torn and crumpled, each with densely written words.
Shen Yiqiu bent down, picked up those papers one by one and spread them flat.
"There's no need to pick them up, they're all of little use." Qi Nidong closed the door and stood beside Shen Yiqiu, pulling her arm.
"But I want to use it for my collection." Shen Yiqiu picked up a piece of paper with little damage and held it up high for Qi Niantong to see, "I think your writing is especially nice."
Sniffing, Qi Niantong froze in place, he exhaled, resigned himself to stooping down, and Shen Yiqiu together to clean up his "masterpiece".
"If you really want to collect it I can rewrite a nice looking one for you."
"Then I'll take them all." Shen Yiqiu tidied up the papers scattered on the floor and turned to look at Qi Nidong, "Is there anything I can do to help you?"
Qi Nian Dong took the paper in Shen Yi Qiu's hand, clamped it with the clip placed on the table, and casually threw it on the coffee table, he looked at Shen Yi Qiu with unusually serious eyes, but was slow to make the next move, "Yes."
"Yes, what is it?"
The words just fell, Qi Nian Dong will pull Shen Yi Qiu's arm, to his own arms violently pulled, he slightly bent over to hold the girl frozen in place, voice low hoarse, "Let me hold for a while."
Shen Yiqiu's mind went blank, she could feel Qi Nidong's hair sweeping across her neck.
"Shen Yiqiu, half of my ideal has failed." Qi Nidong's muffled voice came from her ears.
Shen Yiqiu reached back and hugged him, gently patting his back, "It's okay, isn't there still half left?"
"But the other half needs your help."
"I can."
"Uh-huh." Qi Nian Dong let go of Shen Yi Qiu and looked at her with arched eyebrows, "You said it."
Why does it feel like he accidentally jumped into a big pit again?
Wait, why did she say again?
5
Since Qi Nian Dong was blackmailed more than a month has passed, that meeting was successfully concluded, parachuted down the boy also took the opportunity to promote a position.
Qi Niandong got the result is also only the so-called spiritual loss fee, so he resigned from the position, intends to start again.
Shen Yiqiu jogged to Qi Nidong's side with a few bags and said in surprise, "How did you get out?"
"My mom received a phone call from my aunt saying that you're coming to deliver some hometown specialties, and specially asked me to pick you up." Qi Nian Dong took the bag and turned it upside down, "Hard work."
"It's okay." Shen Yiqiu smiled shyly and walked with Qi Niantong on the way to his house, "Is auntie at home?"
"Dancing in the square there." Qi Nian Dong stood still in front of the small square, his chin lifted towards the person who stood in the C position in a group of people, "Mom!"
Hearing the voice, the woman in the C position turned around, saw that it was her son and ran over, "Why are you calling mom?"
"Aunt Shen and her family came to deliver something." Qi Nidong lifted the bag in his hand and looked at Shen Yiqiu, "This is Aunt Shen's daughter, Shen Yiqiu."
"Oh!" Mother Qi looked up and down at Shen Yiqiu, suddenly squinted her eyes a little doubtfully, tilted her head to think, and suddenly said in surprise, "You're the girl in the photo, right!"
Sniffing, Shen Yiqiu looked at Shen mother with some surprise, and then turned her head to look at Qi Niantong who was even more surprised than her, "What photo?" (Novel name: "Running to the Ideal and You with Stars and Moons", Author: Lin Mu Xiao)