Chen Long's duty today is very simple and easy. According to Section Chief Zhang's work arrangement for him, in order to familiarize him with the working environment of the entire group company and the work situation of each duty position as soon as possible. So I arranged for him to go to every job on duty to see and get acquainted with it......

It's actually just walking around, it's like hanging out. So today's work can be regarded as the greatest care for him.

Fortunately, because this morning at the commendation meeting, his colleagues got to know him, plus his heroic deeds. Therefore, every time a colleague is on duty at work, his colleagues receive him very friendly and explain the work conditions of the post to him carefully and carefully. The most important thing is that it is in broad daylight, so that he can clearly see and understand every corner of the group company, and have a good understanding of some colleagues and positions. So at the end of the day, he learned a lot and learned a lot about this group company......

It's just that throughout the day, Li Zhengguo's face and words at the morning commendation meeting are still presented in my mind from time to time. and Li Feng's voice and smile, especially in order to agree to Zhang Yujun's request, for the first time in his life, in front of the police and the people who cared most about helping him, he swore to tell lies, so that Li Feng questioned him in public about his nonsense and began to look at him with very unfriendly eyes...... Every time he thought about this, he felt very bad in his heart.

Walking around, the day's work is over. When it was time to get off work in the afternoon, it took less than ten minutes for Chen Long to walk to the vegetable market not far from the residential area of the group company. It is the peak time to buy vegetables after work, and the bustling vegetable market is crowded, and different vegetables, fruits, meats and miscellaneous goods are classified and sold in the stalls. No vehicles are allowed to enter the market, and it is crowded with people of all ages, dressed in different clothes, large and small, who come to buy vegetables. The sound of selling and bargaining was mixed, and the whole vegetable market was boiling lively.

Chen Long squeezed through the crowd for a while, and his legs were a little tired, so he casually bought a handful of vegetables and a pound of eggs, and walked back.

Chen Long walked back to his house with vegetables and eggs, and saw a brand new white car parked in front of his house in the distance.

Next to the car, a woman in a pink and white dress, carrying two large bags of fruit or something, was standing in front of the house and waiting.

Unable to see and judge who it was from a distance or from the side, Long Chen was a little puzzled in his heart, so he quickened his pace and walked up.

The woman seemed to hear footsteps and turned to look at him.

Chen Long fixed his eyes, isn't this his old classmate Qin Cuiping?

Seeing Chen Long come back, Qin Cuiping immediately greeted him with a smile on her face: "Long Chen, are you going to the vegetable market to buy vegetables? I've been waiting for you here for more than ten minutes!"

"Yes, I just went straight to the vegetable market after work. How do you know that I live here and come here?" Chen Long responded.

"Oh, I was just asking the security guard on duty at the entrance, and they told me you live here. Qin Cuiping replied, "I bought you some fruits, thinking that your injuries have not healed yet, so I especially want to visit you." I didn't expect you to be back to work today. ”

"Thank you so much for your concern, old classmate. But you don't have to buy me any fruit when you come to see me, you will break the bank. How's it going, you're all cured, right?"

"How can I compare my illness with yours? I went to work all the best yesterday. I was supposed to visit you yesterday, but I didn't come to see you because I had something else to do after work. You should have recuperated for a few more days, why did you get back to work so quickly? ”

"My injury is actually not a big deal, I don't need to recuperate, and I still feel fulfilled when I go to work. Chen Long said, pointed to the car behind her, and said to her in a very envious and admiring tone, "Old classmate, you are really good, and you also bought this luxury car!"

Hearing Chen Long's praise, Qin Cuiping's face suddenly bloomed, and she quickly responded modestly: "Haha, Chen Long, don't make fun of it! What kind of luxury car is this? It's just a means of transportation, and it's not worth much!"

"Forget it, it's not worth it, I can't afford it in my life anyway!"

"Cut, Long Chen, don't say such uncompetitive and unconfident words!"

......

While chatting with her, Long Chen approached the front of the house, opened the door, and invited her, "Since you are here, please come in and visit my humble house." It's just that the place where I live is really very simple, and it can't be compared with the mansion you bought, I hope you don't laugh at me. By the way, you should have bought your own commercial house, did you buy it in our company's residential community?"

"Well, you're right. A few years ago, when the company built a fund-raising house here, I bought a set, which was only more than 100 square meters. The decoration is average, I hope to have the opportunity to invite you to my house for dinner. ”

"Haha, then I'm looking forward to it so much!" Chen Long responded to her with a smile, but his heart seemed to be starting to overturn the five-flavor bottle, which was very unpleasant. Thinking that he studied with others back then, now he is a successful white-collar worker in this provincial city, has his own stable and good job, and has bought his own house and car. And he lives in such a place, and he is only a temporary hired security guard......

Qin Cuiping followed Chen Long into the house, put two bags of fruit on the table, and looked around the room.

Chen Long brought a chair for her to sit down, and then found a kettle to fill it with cold water and plug it into the electric boil.

Qin Cuiping picked up the fruit knife on the table, grabbed a big apple from the fruit she bought, peeled it quickly and skillfully, and then said to Chen Long, who was about to cook:

"Long Chen, don't be busy cooking yet. Come, I'll peel an apple for you, find a chair and sit down and talk to me. The day before yesterday, we only met in the outpatient department, but we couldn't get to know each other well. We are also old classmates, and it is rare to meet here, and we are colleagues in the same company. ”

"yes, if you don't mind, I want to cook now, so I'll have a quick dinner with me tonight!"

"No, no need Chen Long, next time. If you're not very hungry, don't rush to cook, come and sit down and talk to me, and I'll leave after a while. ”

Hearing the euphemistic refusal of his old classmates, and the fact that he didn't buy any vegetables, Chen Long had no choice but to stop cooking, grab a chair and sit down next to Qin Cuiping. He took the peeled apple and the knife, split the apple in half, handed her half of it, and said, "Thank you for the apple!" ”

Qin Cuiping took the apple, took a small bite and said, "Fortunately, it's an apple, if it's a pear, it's not good if you give me half of it like this." ”

"Hehe, can't you divide the pears?"

"Of course you can't be separated, it's so unlucky to be separated, how unlucky it is! I think back then, I read books with you for so many years, but I didn't talk to you a few times, and now I think about it, it's really too stupid and ignorant, so that I missed too many things......"

Qin Cuiping ate apples, looked at Long Chen with affection, and said with emotion.

"Alas, back then...... We're all young, children, it's normal to be ignorant. Chen Long sighed, and raised her as soon as his words turned, "However, Qin Cuiping, you have been a talented girl since you were a child, and you are also a class flower." There were a lot of male classmates who had a crush on and pursued you back then! That's like me, except for my academic performance, I can't compare with the male classmates in the class, I have no looks, and my clothes are almost the most shabby in the class. Alas, thinking about the past, it's really unbearable......"

"Haha, when it comes to those days, there are really many good memories!"

When talking about the past of studying, Qin Cuiping suddenly became excited, with a happy look on her face, and said with relish: "Looking back on that year now, I am really happy...... It's just that I was so stupid back then, so many handsome male classmates pursued me, but I didn't fancy any of them! Haha, Chen Long, I ask you now, did you ever have a crush on me when you were studying with me back then?"

"Haha, beauty, everyone will like it, not to mention that she is still a talented girl! Qin Cuiping, I'm not afraid to admit it to you now, of course I like and have a crush on you. It's just that I was the oldest back then, and if I were to line up to pursue you, I might have to be at the bottom of the school boys!" Chen Long told her how he felt back then.

"Haha, as I expected, even you Chen Long is no exception!" Qin Cuiping laughed along, but a shy flush suddenly appeared on her face.

"Alas, the heroes don't mention the courage of the year, and the plum blossoms are not embroidered in advance. Qin Cuiping sighed, pulled down a broad expression and said, "Let's not talk about the past, let's talk about the recent years and the current situation." ”

"Well, okay. ”

Chen Long responded, and asked her curiously: "Qin Cuiping, you should be married, right? How many children do you have, how old are you?"

Being asked by Chen Long, Qin Cuiping suddenly became embarrassed, and replied with an embarrassed face: "Long Chen, I'm really embarrassed, I'm not married yet." ”

"Ah, no, right?" Chen Long couldn't believe it, the beautiful school girl who was so much liked to pursue by male classmates when he was studying was admitted to a key university in the provincial capital, graduated as a white-collar worker, had a house, a car and a good job, why didn't he get married?

"Qin Cuiping, based on your appearance, I believe that there should be a lot of handsome men who pursue you, right? Could it be that your conditions are too good to find or meet you who are suitable for you?" asked Chen Long very puzzled.

Hearing what Long Chen said, Qin Cuiping smiled bitterly and said, "Hehe, Long Chen, you are too exalted to me." I know best what Qin Cuiping looks like now. When I was studying, I admit that my academic performance and appearance were okay. But now, I'm getting uglier and uglier as I get older, and as for the other conditions, it's also very average, so it's good to talk about there?"

Hearing Qin Cuiping say so modestly, Chen Long was almost embarrassed! He shook his head and said, "Old classmate, don't be modest, according to what you say, compared to you, I am nothing!"

"Long Chen, I'm not afraid to tell you, in fact, I have had a boyfriend over the years...... It just didn't work out well. ”

Qin Cuiping said, sighed lightly, and said from the bottom of her heart: "Maybe reading too much is not a good thing." Looking at it now, my current situation is not as good as that of my classmates, and even the worst students are better off than me......! By the way, Chen Long, you should have gotten married early, how many children do you have, how old are you? ”

Qin Cuiping's words changed and asked about Chen Longlai.

“...... What a mess of me!" he sighed and shook his head.

"What's the matter? In front of your old classmates, you can tell me directly. ”

"I, after I didn't study, I came back and planted for a few years, and then I followed people everywhere to do work. Later, through the introduction of the matchmaker at the border, I spent some money to marry a girl from a certain country...... It's just that fate plays tricks on people, my wife, gave birth to two children for me, a few years ago she went up the mountain alone to fetch firewood, and fell off the mountain to lose her ......"

Chen Long simply told her about his situation.

“...... Oh, that's it?"

Hearing about Long Chen's situation, Qin Cuiping pondered for a moment before responding: "Alas, it seems that your experience and situation are also quite grim...... Life is really not easy, there are gains and losses. Fate is all about playing tricks on people, and it always makes our lives full of twists and turns. ”

"Yes, destiny is hard to disobey, what can be done about this? Living in this world, sometimes we feel that we are not as good as the little ants on the ground! In the dark, maybe God has already arranged our destiny. When you are in pain and confusion, only one day is a day, and one day is a day, and everything is left to fate......" Chen Long echoed with emotion.

"Hehe, Long Chen, you won't be so depressed and negative, right?" Looking at Long Chen's frowning expression of helplessness about life, Qin Cuiping comforted him and said, "Fate is in our hands, we should not let fate manipulate us, let alone believe in the doctrine of destiny! Chen Long, since you have now entered the provincial capital, I hope you can stabilize this job and work hard here." Really, if you persist for a while, everything will slowly get better. If you can be here, we will be taken care of as old classmates from now on. I used to be young and ignorant when I was studying, but now that we have grown up, I really don't want to be like before, the voices of chickens and dogs are heard from each other, and we don't get along with each other anymore, okay?"

Hearing what his old classmate said, Long Chen nodded at her and responded, "Well, I listen to you." From now on, I will try my best to work hard every day...... To be honest, of course, I want to work hard in this provincial city and create my own world...... But I'm afraid that the plan can't keep up with the changes......"

"Hehe, old classmate, why are you so unconfident and so worried. Let me tell you, as a weak woman, I went to study in the provincial city alone, and I have been working in this company since graduation. Slowly, I don't have everything yet, of course, except for marriage......

...... The two of them chatted for more than an hour, and the distance between the two people was shortened a lot, and the elegant mentality and behavior of not getting along with each other when they were studying are gone. In the end, although Chen Long wanted to invite her to stay and cook together, Qin Cuiping still insisted on leaving and going back. Before leaving, Long Chen insisted on dividing half of the fruit she bought in a bag, and politely escorted her out of the house......