Qin Yang didn’t quite understand, “what in specific? About work?”
He Jin, “yeah, are you still going to be a host in the game?”
Qin Yang shook his head, Dead Water once asked him the same question, and he answered the same way, “it’s just my hobby, I don’t plan to rely on this for my living in the future.”
He Jin, “then what are your other plans?”
“Um….” Qin Yang was throwing his tennis ball, and his gaze was following it jumping up and down, “my dad wants me to help him after graduation, but honestly, I haven’t thought about what I am going to do.”
He Jin, “what does he want you to help him with?”
Qin Yang, “his company mainly supplies auto parts and components, and is the supplier of brake system parts designated by xx in Northern China.”
He Jin was surprised to learn that the name mentioned by Qin Yang was a well-known German brand of automobile, “you’re learning mechanics, is it related to your dad’s business?” He asked.
“Sort of, but there are still some differences. If I help him, I will not do anything related to machinery, but I will learn to do business instead,” Qin Yang said with a shrug, “comparing to this, I am more willing to do something that I really want, such as creating a startup. If I wanted to join him, I would have done so a few years ago, there’s no need to wait for me to graduate.”
He Jin, “then, if you don’t do that, what will your father do?”
“He has another son, doesn’t he?” Qin Yang smiled, and grabbed the tennis ball without playing with it anymore. He turned and looked at He Jin, “you told me that men have to rely on themselves.”
“…” He Jin always thought that there are huge differences between him and Qin Yang. Although Qin Yang was younger, he’s such a brilliant person, with capabilities and bravery. He also had a good backup. Unlike himself, his cold war with his parents was still going on, and he had to worry about the future.
It’d be a good idea to be a researcher, but that’s not what He Jin wanted. However, if he gave up on the idea, what could he do if he failed to find a good job outside?
Qin Yang looked at him and said, “are you thinking about jobs?” When mentioning this, Qin Yang became nervous, “are you in contact with your family again?”
He Jin shook his head, “no.”
Qin Yang breathed a sigh of relief, and he also thought selfishly, that it would be great if He Jin could completely cut off his relationship with his family, so that he could be with He Jin forever.
“Then what are you thinking about?” Qin Yang held his waist and seduced him, “tell me, and I’ll decide for you.”
There were other people in the court. He Jin was so scared that he pushed him away hurriedly and said, “a few days ago, Professor Huang asked if I had any intention to stay in school to be a researcher.”
“It’s quite good, don’t you want it?” Qin Yang thought that it’d be nice if He Jin could still stay in Hua University for a few years after graduation. After he graduated first, they could rent an apartment near the University. He Jin would be able to continue with his studies, and he could work and pay for other expenses.
He Jin, “but I won’t earn a lot of money. Researchers’ salary is not that high.”
Qin Yang, “why hurry to earn money? You don’t lack money now.”
He Jin didn’t know how to explain to He Jin. Although he had money now, but that 390,000 yuan didn’t make him feel stable at all. He wanted to earn money on his own, and not depend on luck in the game. Only by doing that, he would be able to prove to his mother that he’s fully capable of supporting himself. But if he chose to continue with his studies, he could only stay poor.
Qin Yang casually said, “just do whatever you want to do. I just want you to be happy. You’re my wife, even if you don’t work, I’ll still earn money and support your living.”
This should have been a very compassionate statement, but He Jin interpreted it in a whole different way. He was overwhelmed by his ego, and it was hard to be digested. He said coldly, “let’s not talk about this. Let’s go back.”
Qin Yang was shocked, he had no idea what he had done wrong to make He Jin angry again. He followed He Jin like a little girl, and when they reached the dormitory, He Jin went back to his room without a word. Qin Yang was a bit pissed off, he grabbed He Jin’s shoulders and asked, “what is it about?”
He Jin let go of his hand, moved his lips a bit, and wanted to tell Qin Yang, “I don’t want you to support me financially”, “I’m also a guy, I want to depend on myself”, but when he almost said so, He Jin suddenly felt weak. He Jin had already argued over money with Qin Yang for a few times, and he’s really sick of it now.
He Jin sighed, and he also found himself having overreacted. He lowered his head and apologized, “sorry, I’m not in a good mood. I want to be alone for some time.”
Qin Yang frowned. If He Jin scolded him, Qin Yang might as well explain himself and apologize. But now that he’s so cold and distant, what could he actually do?
“Okay, I will call you later then.” That’s the only thing he could do.
Afterwards, the two returned to their own rooms.
Qin Yang didn’t go to bed immediately. He lied on bed for a while, then he suddenly recalled He Jin having told him that he wanted to go skiing, so he started doing some research.
After some research, he realized that the snow was starting to melt in Snowtown at the end of March. They had to go there this weekend instead of waiting longer.
He also made a few calls to several travel agencies, and made a tentative itinerary. Then, he texted Hou Dongyan, “monkey, are the lessons on Thursday and Friday important?”
Hou Dongyan, “there is a professional class on Thursday morning, and there’re no classes in the afternoon. There will be tutorials on Friday. What about it?”
Qin Yang, “is it okay if those classes are skipped?”
Hou Dongyan, “it might be complicated to skip the lesson of Thursday, but it’s ok to skip those two of Friday. Many people skip them anyway, and the professors don’t really care…why?”
Qin Yang, “I’m planning to take He Jin to Xuexiang Snowtown for skiing, it might take three, four days.”
Hou Dongyan, “…” damn it!
Qin Yang, “in this case, I will take him away Thursday afternoon. He doesn’t know my plan yet, don’t tell him.”
Hou Dongyan thought to himself, what an expert! He knew exactly how to handle girls…errr... boys! He turned and looked at He Jin who had absolutely no clue, and wasn’t sure whether to envy or to sympathize him.
On Wednesday night, when the two were having dinner, Qin Yang suddenly said, “remember to wear a down jacket tomorrow.”
It was already March, it was getting warmer. He Jin had taken away his down jacket a week ago. He didn’t get it, “is the temperature dropping tomorrow?”
Qin Yang, “I’ll take you somewhere else tomorrow. It’ll be colder there.”
He Jin, “what place?”
Qin Yang, “it’s a secret.”
He Jin saw him looking mysterious, he didn’t know what plans Qin Yang was having, so he replied with a smile.
The next morning, when He Jin left his classroom, he received a call from Qin Yang immediately. Qin Yang told him to pack his belongings right away, take his ID and go to the east gate, as he was already waiting there.
He Jin hurriedly went back to his dormitory, Hou Dongyan still asked him where he’s going to, although he already knew, “brother Jin, why are you in such a hurry?”
He Jin looked confused, “Qin Yang is looking for me.”
Hou Dongyan nodded, and sounded a little guilty, “dress more, bring a scarf or a hat.”
(MyQNote : you really aren't good liar)
He Jin, “…” this monkey seemed to know something…
Very soon, Hou Dongyan completely disappeared. He Jin was speechless. He opened the closet, turned the things inside over, then took out the scarf that Qin Yang bought together with him. He put it on with his face reddened, then rushed to the east gate.
On his way, He Jin was guessing where Qin Yang was going to take him. Could it be the Kunming Lake? It seemed to be a really cold season to go there…
Qin Yang was wearing a long blue and wide leather down jacket, looking stylish while waiting for him on the side of a BMW suv, attracting the attention of the students on the way. He Jin was far away and he looked a little shy… why is this guy trying to look some handsome?
When he approached, Qin Yang smiled and pushed him to the back seat of the suv, then he followed by sitting inside. There’s a driver in front. He Jin found it weird, “where are we going?”
The driver started driving the car fast, and they were soon on the highway. Clearly, they weren’t heading to Kunming Lake…
Qin Yang, without caring how the driver thought, held He Jin tightly. He whispered in his ears, “I’m taking you to somewhere that you will fall in love with.”
He Jin had a bad feeling…somewhere that he wanted, could Qin Yang taking him to go skiing?
But wait, where were they going to do that? Driving to go skiing? Where in A City could they ski right now?
He Jin continued asking Qin Yang, who just kept smiling without answering. After forty minutes, they arrived Chennan Airport, “where…where are we going?” He Jin was a little nervous and he kept grabbing Qin Yang’s arms.
Qin Yang pulled him off the car, they went to the airport check-in counter together, and they used the ID card to retrieve the air tickets. He Jin looked at the tickets – they were heading to Harbin. He was completely stunned.
The plane took off after 50 minutes. They successfully arrived there on time for the security check-in time forty-five minutes in advance. It seems that Qin Yang had left no space for consideration for He Jin. When He Jin realized it, he was already on the plane…it was just too insane!
With fear, he looked at the city that was getting smaller and farther away from the window. Next to him, there was only Qin Yang whom he was familiar of. He Jin had stopped asking, “where are we going?”, but he only said with confusion, “I still have classes tomorrow. When are we coming back?”
Finally, Qin Yang told him, “we’re going to the Snowtown for skiing. And we’ll be back on Sunday.”
He Jin’s guess was proven right, he was a bit annoyed, “why didn’t you discuss with me before?”
Qin Yang grabbed his hand and held it in his hand, “for a surprise.”
For He Jin, it’s not a surprise, but a shock!
He Jin was completely unprepared mentally. He was twisting uncomfortably on his seat, “then, are we going to spend the night there? I haven’t brought anything, not even clothes for change…” He was looking at his pair of slip-on and was worried sick. Qin Yang just brought him there impulsively, they might be freezing to death! But now that they were on the plane already, it’s not like they could spread their wings and fly away, like in “Demon God”. He could only follow Qin Yang.
Qin Yang comforted him, “don’t worry. I’ve prepared everything.”
He Jin reckoned they were the two people with the least number of baggages on the plane. Aside from some cash and an ID card, he’d brought nothing!
After having lunch on the plane and the two-hour plane ride, they arrived in Harbin in the blink of an eye. The temperature of Harbin was similar to that of A city, only with drier air.
When they got off the plane, Qin Yang made a phone call and took He Jin straight out. The contact person of the travel agency was already waiting for them outside. The car ordered by Qin Yang was only in service for them.
“Mr. Qin, everything you’ve ordered is ready. Just put your luggages in the car. This is the driver Mr. Xu, he is responsible for driving to take you to Xuexiang, where there will be someone serving you. Remember to keep your bracelet switched on.” After that, the person left.
The two got on the bus and saw two identical black mountaineering bags in the back seat, and two large shoe boxes on the side.
Qin Yang opened the bag, which contained ski suits, warm pants, hats, masks, gloves, socks, simple toiletries… and underwear for changing!
He Jin was also flipping through the backpack, when he saw the underwear, he felt his ears getting hot…were they going to sleep together during these three days?
Qin Yang saw that the travel agency had bought everything according to his requirements. He satisfactorily zipped the backpack, checked the shoe box on the side and saw two pairs of boots for skiing, one bigger, one smaller and they looked identical. Qin Yang took the pair of size 39 and handed it to He Jin, “try them on.”
He Jin, “…”
Qin Yang placed the boots between the seats, and said, “I bought it according to your size.” According to the person in charge of the travel agency, the staff had to change several brands to find this size.
He Jin soon recalled that when Qin Yang took him to buy a racket last semester, he had asked about his shoe size on the subway. However, at that time, he seemed to have told him…one size bigger… (=_= )
He Jin bent over and took off his shoes. Under Qin Yang’s gaze, he put on these boots easily…obviously, they were a little big for him…
“How are they?”
“Argh…” He Jin, who had set a trap for himself, said shyly, “they’re fine.”
In fact, He Jin couldn’t feel the difference that much. The hair inside the boots was very thick. If it really didn’t work, there were still several pairs of thick socks in his backpack, he could also wear two more pairs…(=_=)
It took them more than four hours to arrive Xuexiang. Qin Yang said, “here we are, so don’t overthink. I will tell Hou Dongyan about it, if there’s anything urgent, he’ll tell you. And we’re going to enjoy these three days. Okay?”
He Jin, “…” Hou Dongyan was really aware of everything!
“Be happy!” The two guys were wearing the same scarf, and Qin Yang happily went near to He Jin and started teasing him.
He Jin felt a bit itchy, he pushed him with a smile. “Don’t be childish…” Indeed, here they are, what could he do aside from enjoying himself? “When did you plan this?”
Qin Yang, “Monday, when you were angry out of no reason.”
He Jin was stunned. When he thought of that, he felt a bit guilty. He grabbed Qin Yang’s hand, “I’m ok, I just needed time to think it through.”
At this moment, He Jin felt more stable mentally, and he’d stopped thinking about the matters with school. He was starting to look forward to this trip.
The car was warm and air-conditioned. After some time, both of them started to get sleepy. They slept together all the way. The driver sent them to the ferry station, bought tickets, and watched them board on the cable car before leaving.
It was eight o’clock in the evening when they arrived at Xuexiang. The sky was completely dark now. The person welcoming them was a villager who had been cooperating with the local travel agency. He was an uncle named Mr. Sun. He first led Qin Yang and He Jin to the accommodation.
When He Jin looked far away, it seemed that the whole world in front of him was covered with thick snow, there was a round snow hat on the roof of a wooden house, marshmallow-like, and there were red lanterns hanging in front of each house, making the snowy ground look red too.
Everything seemed so quiet and warm in front of them, just like in a fairy tale. They instantly fell in love with this place.
They were staying in a family hostel. Of course, the conditions were not comparable to a starred hotel, but it’s also the best in the area. It costed seven or eight hundred yuan for one night.
Uncle Sun took them into the room and said, “just put down your belongings in the room. I will wait for you outside and take you to have dinner.”
There was a warm orange light, burning charcoal fire, one of the windows was an all-glass one, which was covered by the snow outside… The room looked neat, and there’s only one bed in it.
After Qin put down his stuff, he looked around and said to himself, “can this room block any noise?”
He Jin: "..."
He Jin didn't know what to think of that. If they are just gonna sleep, it wouldn't matter if this room could block any noises right?