struggle in a small town

Chapter 8

Fast forward to Friday.

It was rare for Lin Zhiyuan to wake up early and have breakfast with his parents.

Song Xiuni yelled while peeling the eggs: "The price of eggs has increased again. Yesterday it was 3 yuan, and today it has risen to 5 yuan."

"I ran into Old Sun outside in the morning. He's so skinny, he doesn't look like a human anymore."

"Old Lin, do you still remember, that so-so, that so-so's wife, wearing a bright red dress, is getting old, what do you think she thinks?"

Lin Aimin looked away from the newspaper, pressed down on the glasses with his hands, and looked at Song Xiuni from above the glasses: "You want to wear a red dress too?"

"Bullshit!"

Song Xiuni angrily threw an egg skin on him.

Lin Aimin picked it up and threw it into the trash can, straightened his glasses with a smile and looked at the newspaper again: "After eating, I will go shopping with you, and we will also buy new skirts to wear."

Song Xiuni was satisfied now.

Lin Zhiyuan ate quietly, admiring Lin Aimin in his heart, no matter how vague Song Xiuni said, Lin Aimin knew who she was talking about and could understand what she wanted to convey.

21-year-old Song Xiuni married 23-year-old Lin Aimin, and 32 years have passed in a flash.

The couple's temper is clear to each other.

There are even times when you don't need to speak, and you can understand how many times the other person's mind has turned with just a glance.

The tacit understanding between old husband and wife can rise to the category of metaphysics.

After peeling the egg, Song Xiuni handed it to Lin Zhiyuan: "Shall I cook your meal for lunch?"

"No need, Chen Lei and I are eating outside."

Chen Lei is Lin Zhiyuan's junior high school classmate, and the two had a good relationship before only wearing a pair of pants.

I haven't seen much in the past few years, but the relationship is still there.

Knowing that the two of them were going out, Song Xiuni was quite relieved: "It's fun, you stay at home all day, I'm afraid you'll be overwhelmed."

Lin Zhiyuan nodded, stuffed the remaining eggs into his mouth, thinking about telling his parents about moving out when he came back at night.

After living at home for a few days, he found that the living habits of the two generations were too different. Although his parents made requests out of concern, he always felt constrained.

It is still convenient and enjoyable to live alone.

After dinner, Lin Zhiyuan called Chen Lei, knowing that he was ready, he greeted his parents and went out.

Chen Lei pulled over and lowered the window: "Get in the car!"

Lin Zhiyuan walked around the car and teased him: "Boss Chen changed the car."

"My wife asked me to change it." Although Chen Lei was complaining, the expression on his face was obviously very happy: "We are both only children, we will have a second child by the end of the year, and we bought a seven-seater car to prepare in advance."

Lin Zhiyuan is not married, so he is not familiar with these things, so he can only sit in the co-pilot and ask casually, "New policy?"

"It will be implemented nationwide at the end of the year."

Lin Zhiyuan didn't know what to say other than boasting "good news".

"Hurry up, I only have one day off, and I have to go to work at night."

Chen Lei started the car, and the two went straight to the fishing pond.

Lin Zhiyuan looked at the empty hook and couldn't help smiling wryly.

In two hours, he didn't know how many fish he fed, but he didn't catch a single one anyway.

Chen Lei's skills are better than him, and his luck is also better than him. There are several big fish in the underwater fish protection, which add up to more than ten catties.

Lin Zhiyuan hung up the fish food again, threw the hook into the water again, quietly watched the ripples in front of him, but did not report any expectations.

Not long after, the float floated up and down, and he quickly lifted the fishing rod, but he didn't move.

Chen Lei quickly put down the fishing rod: "The big fish wants to walk, so you do it."

Before he could finish speaking, the fishing line broke.

The big fish swims away with a hook and line.

Lin Zhiyuan couldn't laugh or cry: "I'm really not this material."

"Let's play." Chen Lei didn't take it seriously, and took the fishing line again: "How long will you rest this time?"

"Don't go."

Chen Lei was surprised: "Really? Are you willing to come back?"

"real."

"What about your girlfriend?"

Lin Zhiyuan sighed: "We broke up after the Chinese New Year."

"Could it be because of Wang Mengyun?"

Lin Zhiyuan was silent.

Chen Lei quickly changed the fishing line: "You, what can I say? In a popular saying, you are the spare tire."

"Don't talk about this." Lin Zhiyuan changed the topic: "If there is any way to make money, let me introduce it."

Chen Lei sat back on the stool again: "Why don't you come to our unit?"

Lin Zhiyuan directly refused: "Wouldn't that be forming a gang? I won't go."

"Then what do you want to do?"

Lin Zhiyuan still has some ideas: "I plan to do it myself, and I won't work for others."

"Our broken place has not changed for many years, what can you do?"

"Look at the world from the perspective of development." Lin Zhiyuan threw the fishhook into the pool: "There is no change, which means that there is great potential for development, which is just right for me to toss."

"That's fine, I'll help you find out, and I'll let you know if I have any news."

It was already six o'clock in the afternoon when we separated from Chen Lei.

The blind cat met a dead mouse, and Lin Zhiyuan also caught two fish, but when he brought them home, he found no one at home.

Too lazy to cook, he kept the fish in the bathroom and went out again.

Zhang Xuejiao counted the money in her hand, smiling from ear to ear.

In half an hour, three skirts and two short-sleeves were sold, and the net profit was more than 400 minus the gift belt.

Although Zuo Ting thought the boss was stingy, she still admired her eloquence in selling things.

Zhang Xuejiao put the money into the bag, just in time to see the screen of the mobile phone turned on, the word "Thunder" reminded her that this Friday, according to the usual evening, she was going to have a party with her friends.

She picked it up casually: "Hello, Lei Zi."

"Sister Jiao, everyone is here, you are the only one missing, where's the person?"

"I'm still in the store." Zhang Xuejiao looked at the time: "The mall will be closed soon, I'll go there right away."

"Then come quickly!"

Zhang Xuejiao agreed and hung up the phone, complaining: "Our shopping mall closes too early. Other shopping malls close at ten o'clock, but this one closes at seven o'clock. How much business is delayed."

Zuo Ting didn't dare to answer the words, thinking that if the door closes early, it will also open early!

Besides, this shopping mall has been around for more than 20 years, how does it compare with those big shopping malls?
Rents are much worse.

Zhang Xuejiao put on her bag: "Tingting, I'll go first. You can pack up and get off work later."

"Sister Jiao, don't worry, I will definitely clean up before leaving."

Zhang Xuejiao went home first, changed into convenient clothes, rode a motorcycle and went straight to Lei Ming's cafe to attend the board game party every Friday.

There are friends, classmates, classmates of classmates, friends of friends, and regular customers of cafes.

In short, every gathering, there are at least six or seven people, and at most a dozen or so. Everyone gets together to play Werewolf Killing, Three Kingdoms Killing, etc., which can not only relax, but also connect with each other.

At the beginning, everyone was single, but gradually, some people met each other and started dating, and some brought their boyfriends and girlfriends over.

After a long time, this activity has become a feature of the cafe, and many board game enthusiasts have come here especially, and the team has grown stronger.

No matter how restrained people are, as long as they play a few board games together and have the experience of covering each other, they will start to hook their shoulders and call each other their dead brothers.

Zhang Xuejiao comes to participate almost every Friday. Anyway, she lives alone and plays games at home, so it's better to come out and get together.

Maybe one day I will meet the right person and start a sweet love.

(End of this chapter)