Along the way, Ma Yingjie had been using his strength to encourage himself. No matter how many obstacles he encountered in the officialdom, how many cold winters he had to go through, he must persevere. Moreover, with the power of Luo Tianyun as a role model, he had no reason to be afraid of Su Xiaoyang and the others.
When Ma Yingjie arrived at Wu Du, he found out that Luo Tianyun was not at Wu Du. He had gone to the provincial capital for a meeting.
Ma Yingjie was a little disappointed. He should have called Luo Tianyun first. He was provoked by Deng Desheng and impulsively called Xiao Zhou to go to Wu Du. He did not expect that Luo Tianyun was not at home.
Ma Yingjie thought of An Qi. He had not seen his son for a while. Ma Yingjie missed him. An Qi was drinking tea with Wu Haikun's daughter, Wu Maijing, in the Heart's Cabinet. This was the place An Qi had chosen. The Heart's Cabinet was at the edge of Wu Du. An Qi did not want to meet any acquaintances. Although she had asked Wu Maijing out for Wu Haikun's matter, she still felt guilty. Yes, she had scolded Luan Xiaoxue for being a mistress and scolded Luan Xiaoxue for being shameless. But what about her? Didn't she also slide into the category of mistress? Luan Xiaoxue had become the official mistress. She must be eager to become the official wife. Any woman would value the role of wife and mother very much. No woman would be willing to give up these two roles.
Wu Haikun had been living with An Qi all this time, and An Qi should be his heart and soul. However, Wu Haikun was furious that Wu Maijing called him every three days and made a scene every two days. Wu Haikun was his daughter, and in front of his daughter, Wu Haikun was unreasonable. Besides, he and An Qi were living together so openly. As a father, how could he tell his daughter that he liked An Qi and was willing to be with An Qi?
An Qi understood Wu Haikun's thoughts. So, she took the initiative to ask Wu Maijing out for a talk. She wanted to tell Wu Maijing that she and Wu Haikun were truly in love. In the face of love, any mistake could be forgiven. In fact, An Qi had thought of talking to Wu Maijing over the phone. She was a little afraid of sitting alone with Wu Maijing. But how could they talk clearly over the phone? After thinking about it, she decided to ask Wu Maijing out.
Ever since An Qi and Ma Yingjie divorced and lived together with Wu Haikun, An Qi's status in the school had fallen by a million. From time to time, the headmaster would give her a few materials for her to write immediately. Although she had written a lot of materials for the school in the past, she was still young at that time, and was willing to do these things assigned by the leaders. Now, she felt that she was becoming more and more unambitious. Other than wanting a family, living a stable life, and raising her son well, Angie no longer had the slightest ambition for her career. When the principal asked her to write materials again, she became very annoyed, but she couldn't say it out loud. Other than biting the bullet and accepting it, what else could she do?
What upset An Qi the most was that the principal actually asked her to accompany guests. There were a few high-level experts and professors from the Provincial Education Commission. The principal invited them to dinner and specifically asked An Qi to accompany them. In the past, the principal never asked her to accompany guests. Now, the principal thought that An Qi was the most suitable person to accompany guests. Wu Haikun also didn't like her to accompany guests and wanted her to quit her job. But did she dare to quit her job? If one day, Wu Haikun didn't want her anymore, how would she raise her son?
An Qi was always so strong and domineering in front of Ma Yingjie. Even his son, without An Qi's permission, Ma Yingjie couldn't see him whenever he wanted. She was used to wearing a strong hat in front of Ma Yingjie. For her, it was an extremely painful torment for An Qi to take it off. But in front of Wu Haikun, she was as weak as a little bird. She couldn't leave Wu Haikun's protection at all times. Slowly, An Qi also changed. She didn't like lively scenes anymore. She liked to tidy up the house quietly, and she liked to follow Wu Haikun to live a life without worrying about food and clothing. For An Qi, marriage was the most important thing to her. While she was moved by Wu Haikun, she loved the money in Wu Haikun's hands even more. For An Qi now, the success of her marriage was the greatest success of her life. The hard work of the career belonged to the man, but the management of the marriage belonged to the woman. This was An Qi's theory. She would never approve of naked marriage, let alone naked marriage. She was afraid of the complexity of daily necessities. In her theory, everything must be sad for a poor couple. The romance of love did not belong to the ant tribe. A man who couldn't even afford a house, what right did he have to talk about giving a woman happiness? The reason why she was willing to be close to Wu Haikun now, in addition to her previous disappointment in Ma Yingjie, was that she was extremely worried about her own situation. After working for a while, An Qi called Wu Maijing and asked her to come to the Heart Cabinet to have a good talk about Wu Haikun. In this way, An Qi and Wu Maijing walked into the Heart Cabinet, but Ma Yingjie's phone call came in. As soon as An Qi heard Ma Yingjie's voice, she directly hung up without thinking.
How could An Qi be in the mood to talk to Ma Yingjie now? Besides, what else did she have to say to Ma Yingjie? Except for her son, she didn't want to say anything to Ma Yingjie. And Ma Yingjie seemed to be the same. Except for asking about his son, Ma Yingjie had never cared about her even once. When a couple lived worse than strangers, the best way was to not see each other. Out of sight, out of mind.
Ma Yingjie was very sad. In An Qi's mind, he was becoming more and more difficult to communicate with. He missed his son, but if An Qi didn't agree, he couldn't pick up his son. Now, An Qi simply didn't answer his phone call, and he felt sad in his heart. What was the matter with him? He couldn't see his own son, and he couldn't pick him up. But if he always quarreled with An Qi because of his son, could he win against An Qi? After all, his son was brought up by An Qi. How many days did he take care of his son? For his son, Ma Yingjie had always been full of guilt. This kind of guilt was the most helpless and the most painful thing for him as a father.
Ma Yingjie asked the driver to go to Fuji Island and get a room to rest, but he took a taxi to the bar city. On the way to the bar city, Ma Yingjie's phone rang. It was An Qi. Ma Yingjie hesitated for a moment, then hung up the phone. He knew that An Qi was warning him not to go to school and disturb his son. An Qi didn't answer his phone call, which was telling him that he wasn't allowed to see his son. He knew too well about An Qi's power. Ma Yingjie's hanging up made him feel a kind of joy after making a decision. He felt that the feelings between him and An Qi had completely disappeared. Although this was not the result he wanted, fate was something that came and went silently. It was always yours, not yours, and you couldn't keep it. Fate was like fate. It was so virtual and so real. Whether you believed it or not, whether you wanted it or not, these two things were always by your side. They couldn't be seen or touched.
They arrived at the bar city. It was formed by one bar after another. The business hours were from afternoon to evening. Especially at night, this was the busiest and most fashionable place in Wu Du. Strange clothes and all kinds of hairstyles could be seen here. Although Wu Du's bar city was far less famous than Phoenix's bar city, Wu Du's was a scene of its own. It was the gathering place of the younger generation of Wu Du. And Wu Haikun was the biggest shareholder in the bar city. There was no bar city that belonged to him, and there was no bar city that didn't rent from him.
Ma Ying Jie walked slowly along the bar city. When the music that he hadn't heard for a long time fell on his heart like raindrops, it actually made him feel something different from before. The ups and downs of fate, the intertwining of love and hate, became clearer and clearer in these familiar music, and more and more touchable.
"Ma Yingjie." A surprised and happy call made Ma Yingjie stop. The voice came from a nostalgic bar. The singer who used to fight with Ma Yingjie called Ma Yingjie as he ran. When he approached Ma Yingjie, he gave him a punch. Ma Yingjie also gave him a punch, and the two of them walked into the nostalgic bar while talking.
The nostalgic bar was the most unique bar in Wu Du. The main thing was that the bar's decoration style was not only nostalgic, but also unique. Every wall was very unique. It was all decorated with a very simple and unadorned tree. On the wall of the main entrance, there was a wooden brazier that imitated the ancient big family. Inside, there was a sketch of coal fire. When walking in in winter, this wooden brazier would give people infinite warmth. There were also old-fashioned phonographs, old-fashioned telephones, and all kinds of old-fashioned wooden tables and chairs in the room. All of them gave people an old feeling. Even the light coming in through the window was hazy. This style was very European, and it was easy to think of London. The owner of this bar had studied in London, and this style was also brought to Wu Du from London. When Ma Yingjie was in college, he was one of the members of the school band. After returning to Wu Du, Ma Yingjie had a period of time in the bar to earn extra money. He was a saxophone and hulusi player here, and his saxophone and hulusi playing were among the best in Wu Du. If he hadn't entered the officialdom later, Ma Yingjie would have liked to have his own bar and his own band. That had always been his dream and life. Unfortunately, he didn't have a dream now. Only the real Wu Du and the real people and things in the officialdom occupied his whole life.
Ma Yingjie came to the bar again with the purpose of playing the saxophone and hulusi here. He wanted to temporarily forget An Qi, forget his son, and forget everything in Qin County. He needed to give himself a reason to relax, and even more, a reason to find a little fun. Staying in the bar, for him, was the most appropriate way. The owner was also willing to let Ma Yingjie come back to perform a few songs. Once the singer asked, the owner was, of course, happy to accept. He also asked Ma Yingjie to start working on the spot. He picked up a saxophone, and the song "Going Home" floated out of Ma Yingjie's mouth. The owner only listened for a while, then left with a satisfied smile. He knew that Ma Yingjie's heart was in the music, and Ma Yingjie's dream was also in the music.
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