Tang Qing's consciousness had just returned to normal when Li Li's words almost sent her into panic again.
"If it weren't for you, I might no longer be in this world."
is it possible?
who I am?
Tang Qing, Master Jiu Jin, is just an ordinary barber. He has such great ability to decide her life or death?
who is she?
Li Li, Li Zapo, a successful woman who is so arrogant that the people of Yancheng look up to her with admiration, she decided that my life or death is about the same!
Tang Qing is sitting on the barber's chair here, and Li Li is sitting on the barber's chair over there.
People's Barber Shop now only has two barber chairs, one near the entrance of the shop and one in the corner inside.
The one Tang Qing was sitting on was close to the entrance of the shop and was used by neighbors when they came to get haircuts.
The barber chair that Li Li sat on was usually tightly wrapped with a piece of plastic cloth. Not only did Tang Qing not let anyone else sit on it, he also refused to let anyone get close and touch it.
Tang Qing was sitting on the barber's chair and stood up to look in at Li Li. She was hunched over, somewhat like a pile of mud.
Li Li stood upright and faced the mirror. Looking at Tang Qing through the mirror, she was still as beautiful as a fairy and unattainable.
Tang Qing retracted his body, followed Li Li's example, faced the mirror, and adjusted his sitting posture and facial expression.
But after a long time of effort and a long time of wasted emotion, Tang Qing in the mirror was still a loose mess, with a face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, crying but not crying. It was as ugly as it was ugly.
Forget it, let's be more realistic in the middle of the night, so as not to scare Li Li away.
Tang Qing relaxed and pretended to be casual and asked Li Li:
"How many days have you been back to Shancheng?"
"I just got back today, how many days did you say?"
"It's been a hard journey, have you had a rest at home?"
"Come directly to your place. Have you ever rested at home?"
"Oh, is it because your hair got messy on the road and you want to comb it? It's a pity that my skills are so bad that I burned your hair."
"My hair was burnt and I didn't need to dye it. The worst I could do was cut it with scissors, and a few months later my hair would still be as long as before. It's just that after my heart was burnt, I couldn't have new hope, so I could only slowly wait for death."
"Withered trees still sprout when spring comes, not to mention the human heart. Is that big beating heart afraid of being scorched?"
"The biggest heart can withstand running all the way, not to mention that it only relies on the grass-like support. Now that the grass has withered, the biggest heart can no longer beat."
"Then take a rest, maybe a big tree will grow."
"Is it possible? Anyway, it's pitch black in front of me, just like the night outside."
"Don't you still have me in front of you? Look, solid, this youth group is not light. Although it cannot give you a meal, it can at least satisfy your hunger."
Tang Qing got down from the barber chair, picked up a comb and scissors and walked towards Li Li.
At this time, she was calm and calm, completely losing her fear and inferiority. In front of Li Li, she was no longer a Youth League member, but Master Jiujin, the great Master Jiujin in the eyes of her neighbors.
Li Li lowered her head, closed her eyes, and let Tang Qing comb her hair.
The "click, click" sound of the scissors is crisp and harmonious with the "tick, click, click" swing of the old clock on the wall.
Time is passing slowly...
"Hey!"
The old clock rings the first of a new day.
"Okay, take a look, what do you think? Are you satisfied?"
Tang Qing put down the tools in his hands and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Li Li opened her eyes, not wanting to look in the mirror, but out of respect for Tang Qing, she symbolically glanced at herself in the mirror.
"ah?!"
Li Li, who was originally listless and lazy, jumped up from the barber chair, threw herself in front of the barber mirror, and looked carefully.
The long hair is simply parted in the middle, and the bangs on the forehead are slightly turned out, and then slightly curled close to the woman's fair face, making the already perfect oval face even more perfect. The long shawl hair is curled up in a spiral style starting from the middle.
, like rolling waves in the blue sky and blue sea, passionate and unrestrained yet quiet and elegant, showing the mature charm and charm of a thirty-year-old woman.
"Qing, you, you, what's your hairstyle called?"
Li Li was overflowing with passion and could not hide the joy in her heart. The depression just now was swept away, and confidence and pride shone on her face again.
“The goddess’s exclusive big waves!”
Tang Qing answered loudly and proudly.
"Qing, you are so great, you are really a goddess, my goddess!"
Li Li came over and hugged Tang Qing tightly.
Tang Qing stretched out his hands to wrap around Li Li's graceful body. Although she only reached Li Li's shoulders, they were equal and friendly as they had never been before.
"Today is the 24th of the twelfth lunar month. It's New Year's Eve for us southerners. Let's go to the old house to pay homage to Master Li."
Tang Qing let go of Li Li with both hands.
"Oh, good!"
Before Li Li walked out of the People's Barber Shop, she went to the mirror again and took a look at her "goddess-only wavy hair."
"Where's your car?"
After Tang Qing closed the store door, he saw that the downtown street was empty, and Li Li's luxury car was missing.
"Not open."
Li Li replied calmly.
"Then wait for me."
Tang Qing didn't ask any more questions and pulled out a "28-bar" bicycle from under the eaves in front of the People's Barber Shop.
"Erba Dagang" bicycles are generally ridden by men. Tang Qing rarely rides them, only riding them when he is in an emergency or when he is going far away.
The rain has stopped, but it's bone-chilling cold.
Pigs and dogs froze to death. In the middle of the night in this winter, it is as cold as it needs to be.
"Sit down, wrap your coat tightly, and put your head under my clothes."
Tang Qing loaded up Li Li with the "Two Eight Big Bars" and pedaled all the way to the Li family's old house in less than 20 minutes.
"Wipe your sweat."
Li Li handed Tang Qing a brand new towel.
"Why are you sweating so much?"
Tang Qing took the towel and wiped the sweat from Li Li's forehead without wiping it himself.
"You asked me to put my head into your clothes and almost gave me a heat stroke."
"Haha, if you suffer from heat stroke during these nine cold days, you will probably suffer from heatstroke during this year's Spring Festival Gala."
"Hey, why is your back so hot? It's hotter than a steamer."
"Can the freshly baked green dumplings be kept warm? Hehe."
"Qing, let's take a nap first and wait until daybreak to pay homage to my father."
"Okay, you go in and sleep quickly, I'll just take a nap here for a while."
Tang Qing took off her old-fashioned double-breasted cotton-padded jacket and pulled over a bench beside the Eight Immortals table.
"Let's go in together!"
Li Li couldn't help but take Tang Qing's hand and walk towards the backyard.
The backyard is divided into the main room and the east and west wing rooms. The main room was the original master bedroom of Mr. Li. After Mr. Li left, Li Li did not want large deposits or gold and silver jewelry, but only this old house.
Tang Qing not only came to the old house with his grandfather and father to shave Mr. Li's head, but he also came alone to shave Mr. Li's head many times. However, he was not familiar with the backyard because every time, Mr. Li came to sit in the front yard.
So that he could shave her head. Later, Mr. Li had difficulty moving, so the nanny helped him to the pavement in the backyard for Tang Qing to shave his head.
"I live in my father's room."
Li Li led Tang Qing into the main room in the backyard.
"ah?!"
Tang Qing entered the main room and was shocked.
"grandfather?"
Tang Qing saw a portrait of his grandfather hanging on the wall in the middle of the main room.
"Qing, I know your grandfather is the benefactor of our Li family, but I really couldn't let go of my arrogance before. Please forgive me."
Li Li's tone was sincere, and Tang Qing could tell that she sincerely apologized to her.
"Both my grandfather and I will always respect Master Li and everyone in the Li family, including you."
"Qing, do you respect those two beasts?"
"Are you talking about Li Zhong, Li Cheng?"
"right."
"They cannot be considered members of the Li family."
"They are not from the Li family in the first place!"
"They are not from the Li family in the first place?"
Tang Qing was stunned.
She said that Li Zhong and Li Cheng could not be considered members of the Li family because their behavior was so outrageous and completely contrary to the Li family's tradition, right? I understand this.
"Do you know? They are not my father's children at all, and they have no blood relationship with the Li family!"
Li Li's face looked angry.
"ah?!"
Tang Qing was shocked and couldn't believe it.
"Not only are these two beasts not from the Li family, I am not my father's biological child either."
After Li Li said this, she sat slumped on the bed with a sad look on her face.