Buy a house with 30,000 yuan and live in a small town

Chapter 548 Beauty cannot be defined narrowly
Liu Wangxue took Xu Qingsong's arm and deliberately lagged behind Ye Yan and Shi Wenjun by two steps. She had something to ask Xu Qingsong. But when she looked up again after lagged behind, at the door of the down jacket store, she saw a figure not far in front of her who looked 70% like Xu Qingsong. It was Shi Wenjun.

Liu Wangxue gently tugged at Xu Qingsong's arm, motioned for him to lean over and whispered, "The back figure I just pointed out to you was him."

Xu Qingsong looked at Shi Wenjun and asked in a low voice, "Do they look alike?" He didn't think so.

Liu Wangxue continued to laugh at him in a low voice: "Humans don't have eyes on the back of their heads, so you must not be familiar with your own back. I am making an objective evaluation based on my intuitive feelings, and I can tell you with certainty that the similarity is at least 70% or 80%. "

"Okay." Xu Qingsong also smiled. Seeing the dimple on her cheek, he felt a little itchy and wanted to kiss her.

As they were talking, they reached the escalator and took the escalator downstairs. They stood quite close to each other, so Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong stopped talking.

After getting off the escalator, Liu Wangxue pulled Xu Qingsong two steps slower and asked him, "You just said she has changed a lot, how much? So much so that you didn't recognize her, and people laughed at you for having lost your memory."

Seeing that there was only pure curiosity in her eyes, Xu Qingsong was a little dissatisfied and said to her: "I don't agree with your reaction. Logically speaking, I have forgotten my ex-girlfriend. As my current girlfriend, shouldn't you be happy? Or gloat over my misfortune?"

Liu Wangxue poked his waist twice with her fingers: "I don't agree with your reaction. How can a normal person forget his ex-girlfriend completely? If you haven't lost your memory, then you are too cold-blooded and heartless. If you are that kind of person, I will definitely look down on you." As she spoke, she made a very disdainful expression.

Xu Qingsong couldn't help it, and quickly lowered his head to steal a kiss on her dimple.

Liu Wangxue poked him twice again: "Answer the question."

Xu Qingsong glanced at Ye Yan's back and recalled, "She used to have curly hair, natural wool curls, about shoulder-length, and not so slim. I heard her voice has changed, too, it wasn't like this before."

Ye Yan's previous wool curls were the dense small ones, which were difficult to grow long and hard to take care of. Her figure was slightly plump, but she did not look fat. It was just the right height for her 165cm height. Her voice was the sweet type that Xu Qingsong particularly liked.

Liu Wangxue also faced forward and looked at Ye Yan's back, thinking, it's really no wonder that Xu Qingsong didn't recognize her at the first time. She had changed so much, it was like she had completely changed.

Ye Yan now had short, neat hair, a thin figure, and clear facial features. The thick coat she wore, with the belt tied up, looked a little empty. Her voice had also changed, and it sounded a little deep.

Liu Wangxue guessed that there was probably a story behind it.

Thinking of this, they arrived at the coffee shop. Shi Wenjun pushed open the door and let Ye Yan go in first. He followed, but did not let go of her hand, waiting for Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong behind him.

Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong took two quick steps to catch up and thanked Shi Wenjun.

Maybe it was Monday, there were not many people in the coffee shop. The four of them found a comfortable little booth, sat down, and ordered coffee and dessert.

There was nothing special about the chat, just talking about each other's current work.

Ye Yan is still working in architectural design and is currently the design director of a department in a very good company in Beijing. Shi Wenjun studied finance and is currently working in venture capital, holding a position in the company that is equivalent to Ye Yan's.

Xu Qingsong only then remembered to ask Ye Yan: "When did you come back?"

After graduating from graduate school, Ye Yan, like Xu Qingsong, received an offer from a company in Hai City. Later, she took an order to design a garden for a rich man. After the garden design was completed, she got an invitation from a well-known design company in M ​​country through this rich man, and she switched to that company. The two also broke up after a period of long-distance love.

Ye Yan smiled slightly, her eyes moving between Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong, and regretfully found that Liu Wangxue was not paying attention to their conversation at all, but concentrating on eating the small cake in front of her. Her phone beside her lit up, maybe someone sent her a message, so she scooped another piece and put it in her mouth before picking up the phone to reply.

Ye Yan sighed slightly in her heart, and then said to Xu Qingsong: "Not long ago, I came back before New Year's Day. I just changed jobs to this company."

At this point, it seemed that everything that could be talked about had been said, and Xu Qingsong felt that there was nothing more to say, but if he didn't say anything, it might make the conversation awkward, so he added a slightly dry sentence: "It's good, it's close to home."

Ye Yan was also from Beijing. Xu Qingsong suddenly remembered that when she went to Hai City to work, she seemed to have mentioned that her family didn't want her to go. Xu Qingsong remembered that he had asked her what to do. After all, it was a very good job opportunity and it would be a pity to miss it. What did Ye Yan say at that time? It seemed that she told him not to worry, she had already solved it. After that, this matter was never mentioned between the two again.

After Liu Wangxue finished replying the message, she looked up and found that no one was talking, so she glanced at Xu Qingsong.

Seeing that she had only eaten one-third of the cake in front of her and had only taken a sip of tea, Xu Qingsong was worried that it would not suit her taste, so he asked her: "Do you want me to order something else?"

"It's okay, no need." Liu Wangxue shook her head. This jasmine oolong was brewed with a tea bag, and she didn't like the taste very much. The same goes for the small cake. If she wasn't really hungry, she would have eaten one bite. Now that she has recovered, she doesn't want to eat it anymore. But she feels that it is a waste, so she picked up the small fork again, thinking that she would just finish it, a matter of a few bites, and smiled and said, "I miss my brother-in-law's cooking."

Xu Qingsong reached out to take the small fork from her hand and brought the small cake to himself: "Give it to me, I'm a little hungry too." He wanted Liu Wangxue not to force it if she didn't want to eat, but when he thought of Shi Wenjun's invitation just now, he felt that it was inappropriate to say so. Anyway, he didn't order dessert, so he took it and finished it in two or three bites, and took a sip of coffee because it was so sweet.

Ye Yan, who was sitting opposite her, took small sips of her coffee cup, watching their interaction unfold.

Shi Wenjun had been keeping an eye on Ye Yan and was very sensitive to her mood changes. He could see that she was feeling unhappy.

When Ye Yan introduced him just now, she said that he was her boyfriend, which really made Shi Wenjun happy, although he understood Ye Yan's motive, which was probably for the so-called "saving face".

When Ye Yan suggested that they sit together, Shi Wenjun disagreed in his heart, but he knew that Ye Yan had not let it go yet, so he thought, since Xu Qingsong already has a new girlfriend now, it would be fine to sit together.

Shi Wenjun had also seen the videos and discussions on the Internet. It was obvious that Xu Qingsong and his current girlfriend were very affectionate, so he thought, if they sat down and talked for a while, and let Ye Yan see it with her own eyes, maybe she would be able to let it go completely? So he spoke up to invite her.

But now it seems that this decision was wrong, Shi Wenjun regretted it, because Ye Yan was unhappy. He was afraid that Ye Yan would have other ideas because of this, so he thought, forget it, why not just say goodbye.

Shi Wenjun was about to speak, but Ye Yan put down the coffee cup and said to Xu Qingsong, "Can I talk to your girlfriend alone for a few minutes?"

As soon as Ye Yan said this, not only Shi Wenjun frowned, but also Xu Qingsong. The former felt that what he was worried about was about to happen, while the latter couldn't figure out what she was going to do.

Ye Yan waited for two seconds but didn't get Xu Qingsong's answer, so she turned to ask Liu Wangxue: "Can I talk to you alone?"

Liu Wangxue readily agreed.

When Ye Yan asked Xu Qingsong, Liu Wangxue was also a little surprised, and at the same time she wanted to agree, but since it was not her who was asked, she did not say anything.

Haha, the ex-girlfriend talks to the current girlfriend alone. She is familiar with this plot. Isn’t the dramatic conflict coming?
When Liu Wangxue stood up with Ye Yan, she did not forget to give Xu Qingsong a reassuring look, telling him not to worry. They were all civilized people and would never do anything disgraceful like pulling hair in public.

Xu Qingsong could only smile helplessly, and then he and Shi Wenjun were left alone in the small booth, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Ye Yan chose a seat a little far away from here and sat down. Music was playing in the cafe. The two men could only see them talking, but could not hear what they were saying at all.

Shi Wenjun was thinking at this moment, it would be nice if he could understand lip reading. He looked at Xu Qingsong in front of him again, and there was no trace of worry on his face. He suddenly became angry and spoke first.

After half an hour, the two men in the booth had completely run out of things to talk about.

After a while, Liu Wangxue and Ye Yan came back, and Xu Qingsong moved in and let Liu Wangxue sit.

On the other side, Shi Wenjun also moved in, but Ye Yan did not sit down. Instead, she said goodbye to Liu Wangxue directly, asked Shi Wenjun to help her take her bag, and took her away without even looking at Xu Qingsong.

Liu Wangxue watched the two of them for a distance, then turned back and approached Xu Qingsong: "You look bad."

Xu Qingsong admitted: "I'm not in a very good mood either."

Liu Wangxue asked: "What did Shi Wenjun say to you?"

Xu Qingsong held her hand and said, "I don't know where to start."

Liu Wangxue asked him to hand her small bag over: "How about we continue shopping? Shopping can relax you." There were many people in the coffee shop now, and it was not a place for chatting. She thought, let's go back to the car or go home after dinner.

"Okay." Xu Qingsong called the waiter to pay the bill, then picked up the shopping bag at his feet and went out hand in hand with Liu Wangxue. After shopping and returning to the car, Xu Qingsong did not start the car immediately.

Liu Wangxue thought he might want to chat, so she took out her phone and checked the time. She felt that she had plenty of time, so she said, "Aren't you curious about what Ye Yan said to me?"

Xu Qingsong pulled her hand over and held it in his palm, smiling slightly and said, "If you want to say something, you will tell me. Now that you have asked me, it should mean that you are going to tell me, right?"

Liu Wangxue turned to face him and asked, "Do you remember when I asked you about your love history in Zhouzhuang, you said that when Ye Yan changed jobs to Country M, she actually hoped that you could go with her?"

Xu Qingsong nodded: "Remember."

Ye Yan chose to change jobs after they had worked in Haishi for about a year. At that time, Du Yunkai was still in Country M, working for a local giant game company, with a bright future, so he asked Xu Qingsong if he wanted to go there too.

But Xu Qingsong doesn't want to go abroad. He thinks it's okay to go abroad just for traveling, but if it comes to work and living, he still prefers to stay in China.

When Ye Yan found out that Du Yunkai had invited Xu Qingsong, she persuaded Xu Qingsong to go with her. On the one hand, she felt that going there would help him advance his career, and on the other hand, they wouldn't have to have an overseas relationship. There were many real-life examples around us where long-distance relationships ended in breakups, let alone overseas relationships.

Xu Qingsong didn't consider going abroad at all. He thought that the reason long-distance relationships ended was because the two people were not in love. He was still very confident in the relationship between him and Ye Yan. Moreover, Ye Yan herself said that she would not never come back after she left. At most, she would work there for a year or two, which was equivalent to gilding.

Ye Yan and Xu Qingsong discussed this matter two or three times, but Xu Qingsong never wavered. It just so happened that he was about to be promoted at that time, so he had no intention of changing jobs.

Xu Qingsong remembered that he joked with Ye Yan that even if they went to Country M, they would still be in a long-distance relationship, because the company Ye Yan was going to was in the east, and the company Du Yunkai was working for was in the west. Country M was not a small country, and it would be very difficult for the two of them to meet each other after they went there.

After that, Ye Yan never tried to persuade him again. When the time came and all the formalities were ready, she went abroad.

"I asked you another question at the time," Liu Wangxue continued, "You said that you were the first to get the offer when you graduated from graduate school. Just when you thought you wanted to have a long-distance relationship, Ye Yan also happened to get an offer from a design company in Hai City. The difference was one week—"

Xu Qingsong nodded.

Liu Wangxue continued, "I was just guessing at the time. I thought that if the offer was not a coincidence, it might be that Ye Yan gave up her original choice and accompanied you to Hai City, so she hoped that you could accompany her when she went abroad later."

Xu Qingsong remembered that he looked at the expression on Liu Wangxue's face and asked in surprise: "Did you guess right? Is this what she just talked to you about?"

Liu Wangxue sighed softly and nodded: "You guessed right, but she talked to me about more than just this."

Xu Qingsong was extremely surprised to learn the truth of the old story, but at the same time he didn't understand it. He asked the same question as when he heard Liu Wangxue's guess in Zhouzhuang: "Why didn't she tell me directly?"

Liu Wangxue sighed again, not knowing whether to feel sorry for Ye Yan or Xu Qingsong: "Dear, because she loves you."

Xu Qingsong was even more confused: "What?"

Liu Wangxue understands Xu Qingsong's "incomprehension"——

Xu Qingsong has a strong sense of trust in his partner and is always in a safe state in intimate relationships, without doubt, anxiety, or avoidance, so Liu Wangxue feels comfortable and at ease every moment with him.

Because of this, when Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong were together, she always spoke her mind, liked to play it straight, and never hid her emotions. She would let Xu Qingsong know whether they were good or bad, and Xu Qingsong did the same to her. After all, no matter how well they understood each other, it was impossible for them to fully understand each other's thoughts on every matter. They could not rely on guessing, but only on talking.

There is another point that Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong have the same view - love can be expressed in many ways, but in "love", it cannot be expressed through "sacrifice" - this is also Liu Wangxue's epiphany of being reborn.

Xu Qingsong has always been unable to accept the way of expressing love by sacrificing oneself, no matter whether the person making this "sacrifice" is the other person or himself.

Liu Wangxue feels that in an intimate relationship, Xu Qingsong should have this kind of logic. He trusts his partner very much, and at the same time hopes that his partner will give him the same trust.

Just like the breakup between Xu Qingsong and his first love, Liu Wangxue felt that it was not entirely due to different outlooks on life, because Xu Qingsong had said the same thing when he explained it to his first love, that getting married and having children was definitely in his life plan, and that first love had always been part of his plans for the future, and he also wanted to spend the rest of his life with that first person, just like his family.

However, these plans were certainly impossible to realize at the time. The girl had her own anxiety and lost her trust in Xu Qingsong in the face of the so-called "waiting". Xu Qingsong was unwilling to enter into marriage without being ready, and then choose to sacrifice family, study, and career.

Perhaps some people do not think this is a "sacrifice" and think it should be called "contribution."

That’s what Ye Yan thought.

As graduate students were about to graduate and look for jobs, Xu Qingsong had already set a goal and submitted his resume, and so did Ye Yan. She knew that Xu Qingsong had only one goal, which was to work for the most famous game company in China at the time, Lumin Technology, in Haishi.

However, at that time Ye Yan had not yet decided whether to go with Xu Qingsong, because the company she was interested in was in Beijing, so she sent her resume to both sides.

The day after Xu Qingsong received the offer from Luminous Technology, Ye Yan also received an offer from a company in Beijing, but she was not as happy as she thought. If she chose to stay in Beijing, it would mean parting with Xu Qingsong. And Xu Qingsong couldn't just go to Hai City to experience it for a while and then come back, which also meant that they would start a long-distance relationship.

Ye Yan was alone in her thoughts all day, as if she could see the end of the breakup in the next second. Breaking up was impossible. She had finally come to Xu Qingsong's side, and she couldn't just give up like this.

At this point, Liu Wangxue asked Xu Qingsong: "Do you know why she said 'it took a lot of effort to get to your side'?"

Xu Qingsong was about to ask this question as well, and recalled, "It was not easy? Wasn't it quite natural? After we met, we developed feelings for each other, and I was the first to express my feelings."

Liu Wangxue heard his last sentence as if to emphasize, and couldn't help but think he was cute. She shook his hand and murmured, "Alas, what you think is just what you think, but it's no wonder, she didn't tell you anything, so you definitely don't know."

Xu Qingsong raised his hand and pinched her face: "Stop chanting, tell me what's going on."

Liu Wangxue threw a stone into the center of his lake: "She has liked you since college, and she went to graduate school because of you."

Xu Qingsong's feelings for Ye Yan had faded long ago. His heart was now filled with the person in front of him, so the stone thrown by Liu Wangxue did not cause much waves in his heart. Apart from being surprised again, he did not have many other emotions.

According to Ye Yan herself, she fell in love with Xu Qingsong when she was a freshman in college.

"It was just a chance encounter like in a romance novel," Ye Yan said to Liu Wangxue. "You don't know, I used to have curly hair, naturally curly, thick and hard. When I was in middle school and high school, the school didn't allow long hair, neither boys nor girls. People like me had to cut their hair short. Just imagine, with my hair like that, one cut would turn it into an afro."

Ye Yan's mother took her to the barber shop to have her hair done, which was softened and straightened before being cut short. But her hair had a mind of its own. After the whole process, it was smooth on the spot, but when she went home and woke up from a sleep, it looked like a exploded mushroom on its head.

"That hairstyle stayed on my head for six years," Ye Yan said. "Girls in adolescence all love to look pretty and are sensitive. I was laughed at for that hairstyle for six years and felt low self-esteem for six years."

After graduating from high school, she finally had the freedom to dress as she pleased, but her curly hair was hard to take care of. She was also ridiculed in middle school, so she didn't like it. But she couldn't shave it all off, because it would grow back after she shaved it off. So she grew her hair long and tied it up, which made her look better.

"My curls were very small, and even if I wanted to grow them long, they grew very slowly. By the end of the first semester of my freshman year, there was only a small clump of hair when I tied it at the back of my head." Ye Yan thought about it now, with a hint of displeasure on her face, but the next second she seemed to have thought of something and her smile brightened.

She went on to say, "Before the final exams, many people chose to go to the library to review. I went there too. A few boys sitting behind me on my left were talking about me, saying that I had a weird taste. I was fat to begin with, and getting a perm made me look even fatter. Not only was I fat, I looked old, old and ugly."

Liu Wangxue got angry after hearing this: "They are just mean-spirited. Don't take it seriously. It's cheap to pay attention to them."

Liu Wangxue remembered that wool curls, tinfoil perm, and ramen noodles hairstyles seemed to be popular at that time. Fashion is about what suddenly becomes popular. Some people still do these hairstyles now, including many celebrities.

"I didn't care on the surface," Ye Yan smiled, "but I felt very uncomfortable inside." After a pause, she continued, "I didn't want to pay attention to them. I planned to pack up my books and find another classroom, but a boy sitting on my left spoke up for me."

This person was Xu Qingsong. He turned around and scolded them, saying that this was a library and asked them to be quiet. Those people knew they were in the wrong and kept silent.

Ye Yan didn't leave, and after struggling for a while, she wrote "thank you" on a piece of draft paper and pushed it to Xu Qingsong's hand. Xu Qingsong took a look and replied to her: [You're welcome. In addition, beauty cannot be defined by narrow-minded thinking]