The Gold is Yours, You Are Mine - Chapter 90

As soon as Jian Changnian returned to the training base, he bumped into Yan Xinyuan downstairs in the dormitory.

He called people to stop.

“Where’s Shi’an? Isn’t he in the hospital? Why did you come back alone?”

“Oh, she came home and said she was going to take some time off work.”

Jian Chang Nian had a dull face and no spirit in his eyes. He looked like a frost-beaten eggplant. After speaking, he walked around him and left.

Yan Xinyuan looked at her back.

“Hey, what’s wrong with this one and two?”

As soon as Jian Changnian returned to the dormitory, she fell down on the bed. She also felt exhausted physically and mentally. Her mind was full of what Xie Shi’an said last night, and she was fighting over and over again. At the same time, she didn’t know why. The more she thought about it, the more sour she felt. There seemed to be some warm liquid flowing on his face.

She raised her hand and touched her face, and sure enough, it was tears.

She is obviously still at an age where she doesn’t know how to love, but she has already learned to feel sorry for others.

Jian Changnian closed her eyes, turned over and buried her face in the pillow, her shoulders trembling slightly.

When she woke up, it was already dark.

It’s a holiday, and there is no one in the dormitory.

Jian Changnian stared at the bed for a while, remembering that she hadn’t called grandma for a long time, so she got up again, put on her coat, walked to the public phone booth in the corridor, and called home.

“I guess you should come back today. I have been waiting in the activity room in the village. Although I haven’t waited for you to come back, I can hear Nian Nian’s voice. Grandma, I am satisfied.”

Jian Changnian smiled, but her voice became a little hoarse when she spoke.

“Grandma, I miss you too…”

Grandma felt something was wrong when she heard her voice, and said hastily.

“What’s the matter, this is… someone bullied you?”

Jian Changnian shook her head.

“No.”

“Is that sick?”

“No, I’m fine, don’t worry.”

“Nian Nian, if you are not happy, just go home.”

Grandma spoke slowly, with a drawn-out tone, but she was extra gentle.

Jian Changnian’s eyes turned red again.

“Hey, I’ll go home tomorrow. By the way, I’ll install a phone at home. If you miss me in the future, you don’t have to go to the activity room in the village to make calls. We can chat anytime.”

Xie Shi’an sat cross-legged against the bed in the bedroom, from day to night, like a sculpture that couldn’t move or speak.

The tears had already dried up, she couldn’t cry, her head hurt, she wanted to sleep, but she couldn’t sleep, when she closed her eyes, her mind was full of what Qiao Yuchu said, and the picture of her and Jin Shunqi together .

The mobile phone at hand suddenly lit up, and it was the only light source in the darkness.

As if grabbing a life-saving straw, she rushed over and picked it up without even looking at it.

“Yuchu…”

Before she finished speaking, the man interrupted her.

“It’s me, Dad.”

Xie Shi’an checked the screen again. It was an unfamiliar number. She had blocked him before, which meant that he changed his number again.

Without even thinking about it, she was about to hang up.

The man said again.

“Have you returned to Jiangcheng? There are a lot of prize money in the World Championships this time, and I have seen your business endorsement and advertisements all over the street. They must give you a lot of money. Dad is a little tight recently…”

As if a fuse had completely ignited her long-repressed emotions, Xie Shi’an roared like a trapped animal.

“Get out! You’re not my dad! I’ve cut ties with you long ago, you’re a beast! Vampire! Immortal! I won’t give you a penny!”

The man originally had a flattering tone, but when he was scolded all over his head and face, he immediately became angry.

“I’m your father! You were born to pay off my debts. If you don’t give me money, don’t blame me…”

Before he finished speaking, Xie Shi’an lifted the back cover of the phone, pulled out the calling card quickly and quickly, and then smashed it out together with the phone, fell to the ground, and fell to pieces.

The voice stopped abruptly, and the world returned to silence.

Panting heavily, she stood in the dark room for a long time, then reached for her wallet, got up and walked out in a daze.

She came to the only 24-hour convenience store that was still open at the gate of the community, and almost emptied the shelves of alcohol.

“How much?”

The boss looked at a shopping basket full of wine and was slightly taken aback.

“One… a total of 258.”

Xie Shi’an didn’t even look at it, so he took out a stack of money from his wallet and put it on the counter, then walked out with a plastic bag.

“Hey, I haven’t changed the money yet.”

The boss yelled at her back, she had already walked away.

She got off the sidewalk and was about to enter the community when she was stopped by someone. It was the aunt who sold rice noodles at the gate of the community.

“Shi’an, are you back?”

There was a hint of surprise in the aunt’s eyes, and she greeted her warmly.

“I’ve seen the TV. This kid is really promising. You must be hungry after coming back so late. Auntie will cook a bowl of rice noodles for you.”

“No…”

Xie Shi’an was just about to refuse.

Auntie looked at her with a look of emotion on her face.

“Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, you have grown up so much and won the world championship. If your grandpa knows that you have such a day, he will be very happy.”

The string in Xie Shi’an’s heart was gently plucked.

She took a plastic bag and sat down in front of the small table and chair.

“Auntie, a bowl of rice noodles, very spicy.”

“Hey, okay.”

Auntie turned to go to work, Xie Shi’an said again.

“Is there a corkscrew?”

Auntie turned her head and her eyes fell on the beer bottle in her hand, she was stunned for a moment before she spoke.

“Yes, it’s on the table next to it.”

Xie Shi’an stretched out his arms enough to come over.

When the rice noodle was on the table, the aunt brought up a small plate with two peeled marinated eggs lying on it.

“Go home early after eating.”

After she finished speaking, someone came to buy rice noodles, so she went to work again.

Xie Shi’an’s eyes burned, he ate, coughed repeatedly, and tears rolled down again.

She wolfed it down and left without saying goodbye.

Auntie went back to clean up the tables and chairs, only to find that there was a hundred dollars under the wine bottle. She looked around, but Xie Shi’an had disappeared.

“This child…”

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When Jian Changnian came home, the first thing she did after she put down her bag was to find Zhou Mu to play with, and she hadn’t seen her for a while, who knew that grandma stopped her with a hesitant expression on her face.

She turned around and finally realized something was wrong.

“Grandma, what’s wrong with Zhou Mu?”

Grandma sighed, walked tremblingly into the back room, and took out the things Zhou Mu entrusted her to hand over.

“Mumu has moved, let me pass these on to you before she leaves.”

Jian Changnian brought the bag over in disbelief, and lay it down on the bed to look. Inside were two brand new rackets, a tube of badminton, a few rolls of hand glue, and several medals from playing together.

She shook again, and a piece of light green letter paper fell from it. When she picked it up and looked at it, her eyes were instantly red.

“Chang Nian, I transferred to a school in the next city. I wanted to call and say goodbye to you personally, but then I thought that you were playing a game and Shi An was also in the hospital, so it wouldn’t affect you. I might not have a chance in the future.” Playing badminton again, my mother asked me to burn all those things, but I couldn’t bear it, so I left them all to you.”

“You must work hard to realize our dreams.”

The words still ring in her ears. When she was hesitant to join the training team, it was Zhou Mu who was always by her side and firmly encouraged her.

She was her first friend and fan.

The girl put the post-it notes on the wall, and made a sincere wish.

“I hope Chang Nian will pass the training camp smoothly.”

“Don’t milk me, when did your wish come true?”

“Chang Nian, maybe you will really become a big badminton star in the future, then you should invite me to watch your game.”

“No problem! I not only invite you to watch my game, but I also reserve a seat in the first row for you, so that you can see even a strand of my hair clearly.”

…

Tears blurred the ink and smeared the paper crumpled.

Jian Changnian touched it with her fingers, as if she could still see her sitting under the lamp, writing this letter to her while sucking her nose.

“However, I don’t regret rushing in. Cheng Zhen is not a murderer, he was forced to do nothing.”

“Up to now, I have one last thing to ask you, because you are my best friend.”

“Chang Nian, can you please help me visit Cheng Zhen when you are free. I am worried that he will not be able to eat and sleep well in the detention center, and I am afraid that he will not be able to think about it for a while. I have friends who occasionally talk to me. It might be better to chat.”

Jian Changnian scolded her stupidly from the bottom of her heart, for actually liking Cheng Zhen to such an extent, but tears welled up uncontrollably again.

Seeing her like this, grandma lightly put her arms around her shoulders.

Jian Changnian lay in her grandmother’s arms, choked up for the first time in a few days.

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Yin Jiayi and Jin Nanzhi drove to Hangzhou by themselves. They traveled to the mountains and rivers along the way. When they passed by the ancient town of Xitang, Jin Nanzhi liked the antique buildings and beautiful scenery here, so he stayed in the scenic spot for two days.

During these two days, the two put down all their burdens, swam happily together, went boating on the lake, sipped tea and listened to the rain, took intimate photos, had candlelight dinners, went to Wushan together, and did all the romantic things between couples.

Jin Nanzhi took her hand and walked on the bluestone road, and saw a small stall with sugar kneaders, and ran over excitedly.

“Boss, can you pinch a real person?”

“Okay, what kind of pinch do you want?”

Jin Nanzhi thought about it.

“Well, let’s do it this way.”

The boss responded and got to work.

“Okay, wait a minute, let me tell you, your looks are really iconic, and the one I made is not half as good-looking as the girl.”

Jin Nanzhi smiled from ear to ear.

“Master, you really know how to speak.”

Yin Jiayi also laughed, handed over the money, deliberately gave an extra one hundred, took the pinched sugar figurine and led her by the hand and left.

There was a flower seller on the covered bridge, Yin Jiayi saw it, her eyes lit up, she asked for a bouquet of fresh lilies, and saw that there were also wreaths made of rattan and willow leaves, she also took one and put it on Jin Nanzhi’s head.

The girl shyly pulled the hem of her clothes, her eyes sparkling.

“Does it look good? Yin Jiayi.”

Yin Jiayi couldn’t help but bowed her head and kissed her.

“It’s beautiful.”

Jin Nanzhi blushed and ran away.

“Then…there is a handmade shop over there, let’s go and have a look!”

Yin Jiayi dragged her into the shop, and the shop owner immediately came up and warmly introduced her.

“We can make pottery, wood carvings, clay sculptures, and some silver necklaces, earrings, and bracelets by hand. These are all made by previous customers, and we haven’t had time to pick them up yet.”

Yin Jiayi glanced at the display racks, and there were some pottery bowls and wood carvings, and some silver rings and earrings.

Her heart skipped a beat.

“Can couples do rings?”

The boss nodded happily, and took the man to the workshop.

“Okay, this way please.”

It was dusk when he came out of the handmade shop, and Jin Nanzhi fiddled with two small rings in his palm.

“Well… It’s done, my legs are numb.”

Yin Jiayi stood still, looking at her with a smile in her eyes.

“Give it to me, I’ll put it on for you.”

Although the two rings are simple in style, they were polished and cut by themselves. The two people also engraved each other’s initials in the rings, which is very commemorative.

Jin Nanzhi watched her pick up her hand, put the ring into the ring finger gently, and there was a little shyness in the sweet smile on her face, she looked away embarrassedly, and muttered in a low voice.

“World champion, just give me this, and you are not allowed to kneel on one knee when proposing marriage…”

Yin Jiayi flicked her forehead, her eyes were full of doting and helplessness.

“What are you thinking, you are not old enough to get married yet.”

“Oh—” Jin Nanzhi rubbed his head and expressed his dissatisfaction with a long voice, but he did not expect that Yin Jiayi really knelt down.

Seeing her really kneeling, Jin Nanzhi felt a little bit reluctant.

“Hey, don’t, I… I’m just kidding.”

Yin Jiayi didn’t move at all, she put the ring firmly on her ring finger, looked up at her with a smile on her face.

“Then it’s done. I’ll give you this first. Later, you can take it and exchange it with me for a real diamond ring.”

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“This is today’s medicine, three times a day, take it on time.”

“Okay, thank you.”

Qiao Yuchu took the medicine from the pharmacy, and suddenly remembered that she hadn’t paid the medical bills for a few days, she paused, and turned to the payment office again.

“Orthopedics, 1203 beds to pay.”

The staff glanced at her.

“I’ve handed it in, and I’ve reserved it for a month.”

“When did it happen?” Qiao Yuchu was moved, thinking it was Jin Shunqi who handed it over.

“Just two days ago, a tall and thin girl came to hand it in.”

Qiao Yuchu was taken aback, remembering what Xie Shi’an hadn’t finished saying, her heart tightened suddenly, she pushed open the door of the hospital and ran out.

“Have they troubled you yet? By the way, I already have the money…”

She ran to the nearest bank in one breath, inserted her salary card into the automatic teller machine, and after entering the password, it showed that there were more than five million yuan in the balance, and she was at a loss for a while.

She bit her lip, ran to the counter again, and asked the staff for the transaction details, only to find out that the transfer time was the morning after she was drunk and talked with Xie Shi’an on the phone.

Although the other party is an unfamiliar account, she can confirm that the money must be from her. The question is, where did she get so much money?

She has also been living in a daze recently, can she ignore any call notifications on her mobile phone, and she also used the money on another card for her mother’s medical treatment, so she missed the text message from the bank.

There is no windfall in this world, five million more overnight, Xie Shi’an must have spent some kind of price to get it, no matter what, she really wanted to help herself, but she swears at her facing each other.

For a moment, Qiao Yu was in a state of confusion.

The staff at the counter looked at her expression.

“Ma’am, can I still withdraw the money?”

Qiao Yuchu took the card back.

“No, I won’t take it, thank you.”

She went back to the ward and told Jin Shunqi about it.

Two people sat on a bench in the hospital corridor.

Jin Shunqi’s expression was also a little shocked.

“Is the prize money of the World Championships so high?”

Qiao Yuchu supported her forehead with her hands.

“Certainly not, and I don’t know how she got it.”

While Jin Shunqi was shocked, he also felt a little strange that he called someone five million at once, which is difficult for even the best of friends.

He hesitated for a moment or spoke.

“When I was in Beijing, I felt like she was treating you…”

Qiao Yuchu smiled wryly.

“Your instinct was right. She confessed to me.”

No wonder she had a strange expression after she came back that night. After knowing that Xie Shi’an was also being treated in this hospital the next day, she didn’t go to visit her in person, but asked herself to bring some nutritional supplements.

Jin Shunqi understood, and didn’t ask her what she thought about Xie Shi’an, but gently embraced him in his arms.

Qiao Yuchu leaned on his shoulder: “I said a lot of outrageous things to her…”

“Then do you want to go to her and apologize?”

Qiao Yuchu thought for a while, then bit her lip and shook her head.

“I know her well. Ever since she was a child, she has always been stubborn about what she likes, and she never gives up lightly. But I can’t promise her this kind of thing. When I go to her at this time, it will make her feel that there is still something to do.” There is a little room for change, and I can’t make any promises to her, I just hope she can come out as soon as possible, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.”

“Then you will never see each other again?”

Qiao Yuchu struggled a bit, but continued.

“When the visa and passport are all done, I’ll say goodbye to her when I’m about to leave, and return the money to her by the way.”

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Jian Changnian has been busy at home for two days, installed the phone at home, and when she sat down to eat, she was still a little absent-minded, and grandma could see through her thoughts at a glance.

“Chang Nian, those who are concerned should go back early after dinner.”

Jian Chang took a bite of the chopsticks to pick up the food, and lowered his eyebrows.

“Grandma, I…”

Grandma put another piece of braised pork in her bowl.

“I saw it on the first day you came back. You were unhappy. You had a fight with Shi’an, right? Otherwise, you finally had a holiday, why didn’t you invite her to come back to play with you?”

Jian Changnian poked the rice in the bowl again and again.

“It’s not a fight…”

She didn’t know how to explain to her grandmother that Xie Shi’an was gay, after all, it was a bit beyond her understanding.

“It’s just… encountered some unspeakable things, I… I don’t know how to get along with her for the time being.”

“Didn’t you say that Shi’an is your best friend? When a friend encounters trouble, you should go and help her.”

Grandma’s words seemed to wake her up like a light spot.

She did return home with a bit of evasion in mind. First, she was shocked by Xie Shi’an’s liking for Qiao Yuchu, and second, she didn’t know why. Seeing her feel sad for Yuchu, she felt sad. This heart is like being soaked in a jar of pickles, it is unbearably sore and swollen.

If you can’t figure it out, you don’t want to.

Human nature is probably tortoise.

So she fled back home, trying to temporarily replace the sadness and bitterness of staying with Xie Shi’an with the love and warmth her grandmother gave her. It’s also very sad, I don’t know if she has eaten, if she is sleeping well, and there are still injuries on her body.

When Jian Changnian thought of this, she jumped up almost immediately.

“Grandma, you’re right. I should help her. I’m leaving first, and I’ll come back to see you another day.”

Grandma stood up tremblingly, called people to stop, went into the stove and took out a bowl of braised pork, packed it in a lunch box, wrapped it tightly in a plastic bag, and stuffed it into her schoolbag.

“Hey, wait a minute, take this braised pork back and give Shi’an a taste, don’t care about anything, let’s talk after we’re full.”