After returning from Qinghai, the two started a 'cohabitation' life.

      Both her residence and Lan were in Dongcheng District, not far from each other. The teenager could always drive her to school early in the morning. Over time, Zhiqi was unconsciously fed by this kind of treatment.

    I mainly want to stay with Jiang Qi for a while.

    So Zhiqi's toothbrush, shoes, pajamas, and other things belonging to girls appeared one by one in Jiang Qi's house, all pervasive and meticulous.

    Jiang Qi wakes up every morning and sees the little girl in his arms sleeping soundly and with a sweet face, and he feels that somewhere in his heart is filled to the brim with contentment.

    It would be great if I could spend a lifetime with Zhiqi.

    Zhi Qi is now preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination, and he has been trying to find a job, but... this is not so easy.

    Jiang Qi has repeatedly failed in the matter of 'looking for a job to support himself'.

      When applying for the job, the HR of the personnel department looked at him suspiciously for some reason, and called the manager after a while.

    The manager is a middle-aged man with a beard. Seeing Jiang Qi's thin body, he snorted disdainfully, and his tone was full of doubts: "You can repair cars."

    Jiang Qi only said one word: "Yes."

    "Which technical school did you graduate from?" The manager squinted: "Do you have a certificate?"

    Jiang Qi was silent for a while, and he was a little dumb for a while - he really didn't expect that when applying for a car repair job these days, he would have to need some 'certificate', it seems that this is still It is an era when education is king.

    When the manager saw that he didn't speak, he knew he didn't, so he waved his hand: "Why do you apply for a job without a mechanic certificate? Don't come here after learning the skills of a three-legged cat for a few days somewhere. Let’s go ahead, let’s go.”

    No matter how upright Jiang Qi is, it is impossible to say that his 'technique' was learned in prison, he just pursed his lips and tried again: "No... No, would you let me try to fix the car?"

    "I said it all." The manager left without looking back.

& nbsp; Come back and serve."

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    Jiang Qi realized that he was being discriminated against by appearance.

    It's weird, it's the first time he's been despised because he looks like an 'embroidered pillow'.

    And after going to a few more stores, even Jiang Qi, a remote personal repair shop, only to find that this kind of appearance discrimination among men is actually very common.

      In this kind of industry that is easy to get into, they are basically strong and rugged.

    Jiang Qi is too thin and looks too delicate and delicate.

    In the eyes of this group of rough old men, he is probably a noble boy to experience life, so he will not be hired.

    When Jiang Qi went to the last repair shop, the boss was tall and long, wearing only a vest, his exposed arms and shoulders were thin and strong, stained with sweat, and he could see clearly in the sun To cover a lot of oil and dust.

    When he heard Jiang Qilai apply for the job, he bit his cigarette and sneered.

    "Just like you, come to repair the car?" The man glanced at him and said lightly, "Forget it."

    Jiang Qi has heard countless words in the past month looking for a job here, and now he is numb, but he can't always return without success, can't really wait until he runs out of ammunition and food. Zhiqi feeds.

    So the young man lowered his eyes, pretending he didn't hear the boss's sarcasm, but "ashamed to ask": "Why?"

      He was wearing a black shirt, so he couldn't tell if it was stained with oil.

    The boss said frankly: "I think it is more suitable for you to be a little white face."

    …

    If it were placed a few months ago, whether Jiang Qi could beat the boss who was stronger than him, he would have to let him try his fist.

    So Jiang Qi lowered his eyes coldly, and flicked the boss's hand on his shoulder with his slender fingers.

    He didn't comment on this as his "little white face" three-character animal, but with a playful gaze, he walked to a pile of tires in the corner of the repair shop, leaned over and carried one.

    Jiang Qi was not afraid of getting dirty, so he looked at the boss and asked lightly, "Do you need me to change it?"

    Jiang Qi nodded and pushed the tire over.

    The tools next to the car are very complete, and there are all kinds of wrenches. He doesn't need to ask for it, Jiang Qi concentrates on his work.

    When changing tires, Jiang Qi actually only had one thought.

    —He can't do anything except repair cars. This is the eleventh repair shop he's "applied for". No matter how humiliating, he will try to get the job.

    So soon, Jiang Qi quickly put on the tire.

    "Brother." Instead, the boss leaned on the side of the car and chatted with Jiang Qi, took a cigarette and handed it to him: "You're doing a good job, it's just How did you think of finding such a job?"

    Jiang Qi took the cigarette, but did not smoke it in his hand, and responded indifferently: "I can only repair cars."

    Or there will be another 'acting', but it is impossible for him to go back to act.

    The boss raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you smoke?"

    Jiang Qi shook his head and returned him: "Quit smoking."

    Smoking is too expensive, so quit it, and Zhixi doesn't like the smell of smoke.

    "Haha." The boss smiled, and seemed to shake his head helplessly: "It's not good not to smoke, we are full of old smokers here, you must not smoke second-hand smoke every day. ?"

    Hearing what he meant, Jiang Qi paused, and put the outstretched cigarette back between his lips.

    Seeing that Jiang Qi is so smart and 'on the road', the boss can't help but smile happily.

    "Then you can come to work from Monday, but although the scale of my repair shop is not small, the basic repairman's salary is not high, the basic salary is 4,000, and the commission is calculated separately, what do you think?"

    Having a job now is a matter of 'a long drought and good rain' for Jiang Qi, he nodded without hesitation: "Okay."

      "My surname is Zhan Mingyang, you can just call me Zhan brother in the future."

    After signing the labor contract, Jiang Qi worked in the repair shop in Zhanyang.

    Zhiqi came back from get out of class and heard that he had found a job, his eyes lit up, he jumped on the boy and smiled: "Jiang Qi, I said you can do it."

    Before Jiang Qi couldn't find a job, and in the middle of the night, he always went to the balcony to look at the stars in the middle of the night. In fact, Zhiqi knew it.

    But she couldn't bear to increase his psychological burden, so the girl kept pretending to be confused, but she knew that Jiang Qi was able to handle everything, and the truth was not what she expected.

    "Qiqi." The girl's curved smiling eyes were close at hand, but Jiang Qi raised his hands a little helplessly and didn't dare to hug her: "I just came back from the repair shop, my body is full of It's grey, dirty..."

    "It's alright." Zhixi held his face and kissed him with a 'boom': "I don't dislike you."

      , I don't despise you' this point of view, only let him rebuild his self-confidence little by little.

    He really came out of that dark haze.

    When they walk out, there is a smooth road leading to the light in front of them.

    In fact, during that time, it was not that it was not in danger, but I didn't think it at the time, it was only later that I realized what the girl had done.

    At that time, Jiang Qi just developed a habit - the habit of going to the bathroom to clean up immediately after get off work.

    As Zhan Yang said, the work in the auto repair shop is dirty and tiring. Even if you wear work clothes and gloves, you will inevitably get dirty with gasoline all day. Besides, The 'old fritters' that work there are really inseparable.

    Since Jiang Qi is determined to quit smoking, even if he is with them day and night, he will not have the idea of ​​smoking.

    Only after a day, my body was almost turned into a chimney by second-hand smoke.

    In order to avoid fuming Zhiqi, the first thing he did when he got home was to wash his clothes and take a bath.

    Fortunately, Zhiqi had been busy with postgraduate entrance exams and came back later than him.

    However, there are very occasional times when Jiang Qi will miscalculate.

    For example, one day Zhiqi came back earlier, he was washing in the bathroom, and he couldn't hear anything in the rapid flow of the shower.

      .

    "Jiang Qi?" Zhiqi called again, "Aren't you home?"

    No one responded.

    And she didn't hear the faint sound of running water coming from the bathroom until she walked in barefoot.

    Huh? Jiang Qi was taking a shower in the bathroom? Or is the bathroom running?

    Zhi Qi knocked on the door, but when no one answered, she immediately thought that the bathroom was running water, she simply opened the door and planned to find the property management - but through a thin layer of steam, I saw the looming figure of the young man under the mist.

    "Jiang, Jiang Qi!" Zhixi shouted, and her little hand immediately covered her eyes, "Why don't you talk at home!"

    The corner of her skin was white and tender, red and delicate.

    Jiang Qi looked at it, his water soaked eyes dark and playful.

    "Go ahead and wash..." Zhiqi also complained, and before Jiang Qi could reply, she would quit: "I'll go out first."

    "What's the rush."

    In the end, she didn't run away, the girl was grabbed by the wrist of the boy and pulled to the front.

    The water from the shower also made the girl wet.

      .

    Jiang Qi said nothing, and the eyes staring at her gradually ignited.

    After a while, she lowered her head to kiss and sucked gently.

    Speaking, he picked up the girl and put it on the edge of the pool in front of the mirror.