splendid star

Chapter 44
On the morning of the fourth day of the first lunar month, Xiaoju had already packed her luggage and told her parents: "Mom and Dad, I'm going back to Beijing."
Xiaoju's father said "Yeah" and continued to smoke the soft cigarette that was already wrinkled and disfigured with his head lowered.
"Leaving so early? Aren't you going to celebrate Po Wu at home?" Xiaoju's mother said with a bit of reluctance in her tone.
"Well, it's easier to buy tickets now." Xiao Ju said softly.
"Let her go, go to work early and make money early." Xiaoju's father responded to Xiaoju's mother's words expressionlessly.
Xiao Ju glanced at her father in despair and said hello: "I'm leaving." After saying that, Xiao Ju dragged her luggage and started the journey back to Beijing.
"Sister, wait a moment, I'll see you off." Xiao Qian hurriedly came out of the back room, walked quickly to Xiao Ju, took the handbag, Xiao Ju pulled the suitcase, and the two sisters left the house one after the other.
This Spring Festival has been dull and depressing. In order to relieve the depression, Xiaoju quickly threw herself into work after returning to Beijing, hoping to quickly forget her worries through busy work.At this time, most of the colleagues in the company had not returned to Beijing, and there were not many customers to look at the houses. Xiaoju searched for interested customers online over and over again.
In the past two days after returning to Beijing, the sky has been gloomy, the biting northwest wind is blowing, and there are few pedestrians on the road.Since going to work after the New Year, Xiao Ju has not seen a single client. Thinking of this, Xiao Ju can't help frowning.
"It's snowing!" a male colleague shouted.Xiaoju walked quickly to the door of the store and saw fine snowflakes falling, and soon the ground turned white.
The snow fell harder and harder, and soon it turned into heavy snow.Xiaoju stood alone at the door of the store, knowing that today would be another day in vain.Looking at the vast white field outside, she couldn't help but sigh: What a world covered in silver. This is also a rare sight in the south.But when she thought of the 8 yuan hanging above her head, Xiaoju couldn't help but feel heavy, and she suddenly lost the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery in the snow.I returned to Beijing early, didn’t I just want to rent out a few more houses and earn more commissions?But even God is not kind to me, and there are not even a single client to look at the house these days.
Just as Xiaoju was frowning, her cell phone rang.Xiaoju answered the phone and heard a woman's voice: "Hello, Ms. Xu? I want to see the house."
As soon as she heard that a client wanted to view a house, Xiao Ju swept away her previous gloom and immediately became energetic.She quickly asked: "Which house do you want to see?"
"It's a small two-bedroom apartment with an area of ​​60 square meters. It is transparent from the north to the south. It's in the *** community."
After Xiaoju heard this, she realized that the place was quite far away from the store!In this weather, there is no way to ride a bike, so we can only walk there.Although it was inconvenient to travel, Xiaoju couldn't care less about a client who was finally looking forward to viewing the house. No matter how far away she was, she had to walk there.Xiaoju made an appointment with the other party to meet at the house in half an hour.
After the two met, Xiaoju led the woman to the door of the house and opened the door.The woman went in and took a look, and said angrily: "It doesn't match the picture! Is your agency a liar? If I had known about such decoration, I wouldn't have come here in the heavy snow."
Xiaoju quickly persuaded: "Sister, if you don't like this house, I will show you other houses, also nearby."
"Okay." The woman replied angrily.
Xiaoju braved the heavy snow and took this female client to look at several houses in a row, but she didn't like them.Before leaving, she even complained to Xiao Ju, and disliked all the houses Xiao Ju showed her.Xiaoju kept apologizing, having neither the intention nor the ability to argue.
After sending away this picky female client, Xiaoju, who had been freezing in the snow for a long time, began to feel cold all over and her body was shivering.But she still had to walk back, so Xiaoju gritted her teeth and braved the heavy snow to rush back to the store.The cotton clothes she was wearing were purchased at a discount store a few years ago and were no longer warm. The biting cold wind was blowing from all directions at this moment, and Xiao Ju felt more and more like she had fallen into an ice cave.
Besides, Xiao Qiang heard that Xiao Ju had returned to Beijing. He bought some Beijing specialties that day and drove to see Xiao Ju. Unexpectedly, it started to snow heavily halfway through the drive.
"What a damn weather!" Xiao Qiang complained as he drove slowly towards Xiaoju's shop.Just as he was looking around, he saw the figure of a young girl on the road. Yu Yu was walking alone on the road cautiously in the heavy snow. Her back looked very much like Xiao Ju.
Xiao Qiang tried to shout: "Xiaoju."
Xiaoju heard someone calling her, looked up and saw that it was Xiao Qiang. Xiaoju shouted: "Brother Xiao."
Xiao Qiang quickly drove the car to Xiao Ju and stopped. After getting out of the car, he quickly rushed to Xiao Ju. While supporting Xiao Ju, he said distressedly: "Look at you, it's snowing so heavily, what are you doing out here?" ?Hurry up and get in the car to warm up."
Xiao Qiang let Xiaoju sit in the car and quickly turned up the air conditioning in the car.At this time, Xiaoju seemed to be frozen, her hands were cold, and her teeth kept chattering.
Seeing Xiao Ju's dejected look, Xiao Qiang quickly grabbed Xiao Ju's frozen hand and put it in his pocket.He looked at Xiaoju with distressed eyes: "Your clothes are too thin, I will take you to buy a down jacket."
Xiaoju blushed and asked, "Brother Xiao, why are you here?"
"Didn't I hear that you returned to Beijing? I just wanted to come over and see you. I didn't expect to meet you here." Xiao Qiang said, picking up the gift he put on the back seat of the car, and said to Xiao Ju, "I brought you some Beijing specialties and wanted you to try them."
When Xiaoju saw Xiao Qiang treating her so carefully, she couldn't help but think of her parents again. This kind of love that she had never seen in her memory made her shed tears uncontrollably.
Xiao Qiang was a little nervous. He looked at Xiao Ju at a loss and asked with concern: "Xiao Ju, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying?"
Xiaoju lowered her head, shook her head, said nothing, and just kept wiping her tears.
Xiao Qiang saw that Xiao Ju's condition was not right, so he tried to touch Xiao Ju's forehead with his hand, "Ah! It's so hot! Xiao Ju, you have a fever."
"Brother Xiao, I'm so cold." Xiao Ju said listlessly.
Xiao Qiang quickly took off his thick coat and put it on Xiao Ju.He stepped on the accelerator, took Xiaoju to the nearest hospital, and rushed to the emergency room.
Xiaoju was sitting on a stool in the hospital corridor. Seeing Xiao Qiang running up and down and busy with herself, she felt deeply moved.She thought: Ever since she was a child, no one has ever cared about her so much!
After the procedures were completed and the fluid was administered, Xiaoju's fever subsided quite a bit.Seeing Xiao Ju lying weak on the hospital bed, Xiao Qiang asked distressedly: "Xiao Ju, why did you go back to Beijing to work so early? Why don't you stay at home for a few more days during the Chinese New Year?"
Xiaoju sighed and said feebly: "It's hard to explain in words."
Xiao Qiang saw Xiao Ju's hesitant look and guessed that Xiao Ju had something to hide, so he didn't continue to ask.
After the infusion, Xiaoju's fever had subsided.She closed her eyes and seemed to have fallen asleep.
Xiao Qiang looked at the sleeping Xiaoju quietly. This thin girl was so strong, really like a chrysanthemum blown by the wind and frost.After getting along several times, he felt that Xiaoju was a rare good girl, sincere, kind, hard-working and capable.If she asked to be my wife, she would probably be a good wife and mother.
Xiao Qiang was thinking wildly, and Xiao Ju woke up. She asked Xiao Qiang drowsily: "How long have I been sleeping?"
Xiao Qiang looked at Xiaoju with pity and said: "It won't be long, you can sleep a little longer."
Xiao Ju suddenly said no, she sat up and insisted on going home. Xiao Qiang suggested that Xiao Ju stay in the hospital for a while, after all, her body is still very weak now.
Xiaoju said anxiously: "How much will it cost to stay here any longer?"
Xiao Qiang said: "I've already paid, just lie down on the bed." After saying that, Xiao Qiang poured a cup of hot water for Xiao Ju and handed it over: "You drink the hot water first, I'll go out and give it to you." You buy something to eat.”
Xiao Ju said embarrassedly: "No need to bother, Brother Xiao, I will go home after a while."
Xiao Qiang didn't listen to Xiaoju's words: "Just lie down and rest, I'll come when I go." Then he walked straight out of the ward.
The old lady in the same ward asked Xiaoju with an envious look: "Your boyfriend is so kind to you!"
Xiaoju said embarrassedly: "He is not my boyfriend."
The old lady added: "If he's not your boyfriend, then he should be pursuing you, right?"
Xiaoju defended awkwardly: "He was one of my clients. He happened to be passing by and saw that I was sick, so he sent me here."
The old lady said "Oh" with a look of disbelief.
Xiao Qiang bought back fruits and a portion of hot eight-treasure porridge. He peeled a pear for Xiaoju and handed it to her. He said with a smile: "Eating pears is good. It clears away heat and moisturizes the lungs."
Xiaoju choked with sobs and took the pear and ate it with big mouthfuls.
After a while, the nurse came over with the medicine. She told Xiao Ju how to take the medicine and the precautions. Then she said that Xiao Ju could be discharged and go home if nothing happened.
At Xiao Qiang's insistence, Xiao Ju ate a few more mouthfuls of porridge, while Xiao Qiang helped Xiao Ju pack her things.Xiao Ju put on her coat, and Xiao Qiang drove her to her residence under Xiao Ju's guidance.
Xiao Qiang looked at the simple furnishings in Xiaoju's rental house and couldn't help but feel pity.After he settled Xiaoju, he said to her:
"Xiaoju, if you take a day off these two days, don't go to work. Have a good rest at home. I'll come see you in two days."
Xiao Qiang stood up, put the things he brought on the table, turned around and said to Xiao Ju: "This is a Beijing specialty I brought you. Put it on the table first. Remember to take your medicine on time. I'll go back first. .”
"Thank you, Brother Xiao! You are so kind!" Xiao Ju looked at Xiao Qiang and said gratefully.
"Xiao Ju, don't be polite to me, I'll leave first." After saying that, Xiao Qiang turned around and left.
"Brother Xiao, the road is slippery, drive slower." Xiao Ju warned.
When Xiao Qiang heard that Xiao Ju was caring about him, he felt happy and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will do it."
Looking at Xiao Qiang's leaving figure, Xiao Ju felt mixed emotions in her heart.
Everything Xiao Qiang did to her today deeply touched her.For the first time in so many years, she experienced the feeling of being cared for by others, but what she didn't understand was, what was Xiao Qiang's purpose for treating her like this, pure sympathy?Pitiful?Or do you like it like the old lady in the hospital said?But Xiao Qiang was from Beijing, and she was a foreigner with nothing. She didn't dare to think about it any further.
Xiao Ju couldn't explain how she felt about Xiao Qiang. She only knew that the task of giving her the 8 yuan gift money from her father was like a huge stone these days, weighing on her. It left her breathless.And just when she couldn't bear the pressure and was about to collapse, it was Xiao Qiang who appeared in front of her, filling her lonely and depressed heart with human warmth.This man seemed destined to have some kind of profound connection with him from the first time they met and interacted with him.
With random thoughts, Xiaoju fell into a drowsy sleep that night.
(End of this chapter)