The single dormitory of the pressure vessel factory is located opposite the factory, just across the road. The dormitory is a four-story red brick tube building built in the early eighties. The first to third floors are dormitories for male workers, and the fourth floor is for female dormitories.

Geng Zhiyuan was reluctant to enter the building again, for fear of touching the scene and evoking the unbearable memories of the past, so he took the initiative to say: "I'll wait for you downstairs, you hurry up." ”

Geng Zhiyuan didn't follow into the dormitory, and Zhang Youwei was in the middle of his arms, and he said repeatedly: "Okay! Okay! I'll come down immediately." ”

With that, he pulled Xu Rong and hurriedly walked into the building.

When he came to Zhang Youwei's dirty dormitory on the second floor, he avoided Geng Zhiyuan, and the two of them had no scruples when they talked. Xu Rong hesitated: "Are you okay with this?"

"Why not?" Zhang Youwei didn't rummage through the salary card, because the card was in his pocket, and he didn't need to look for it at all.

"That's Geng Zhiyuan's money, are you embarrassed to spend it?" Xu Rong always felt that she was too sorry for her ex-boyfriend to do this, and she was a little hesitant.

"Hmph! he's such a big fool, who doesn't spend his money?" Zhang Youwei stretched his waist and fell on the bed: "Fool him away in a while, you hurry up and go to eat, there will be no food if you go late." ”

"Why don't you go?" Xu Rong pouted, a little reluctant.

When I was with Geng Zhiyuan, in order to make up for her, every time I ate, I had meat except for fish, and there was never a shortage of meat. Since following Zhang Youwei, eating green vegetables, radishes, tomatoes, and what to eat cheaply in the canteen, Xu Rong has lost four or five pounds in less than a month.

"I'm going to get the money!" Zhang Youwei took out Geng Zhiyuan's salary card and kissed it: "Didn't you hear that guy say that there are more than 600 yuan, which is enough for the two of us to live for half a year." ”

"Okay. "Her boyfriend is so greedy for money, Xu Rong has some anxiety in her heart.

Zhang Youwei's hometown and Xu Rong are from Linxian County, and they are also children from poor peasant families. Once two people with similar upbringing experience meet each other, they are surprised to find that they have endless common topics, endless common interests, and endless sad pasts.

Geng Zhiyuan has a strict family education and many rules, when Xu Rong is with him, he is often reprimanded by him for not standing, sitting, and chattering when eating, and slowly develops some living habits of standing like a pine, sitting like a clock, and sleeping without food or speech.

On the contrary, Zhang Youwei is used to being free and casual, and it can be said that there are no rules. When Xu Rong was with him, she felt like she was back in her hometown, and she was very comfortable physically and mentally.

Compared with the two, Xu Rong thought that Zhang Youwei was the most suitable lifelong partner for her, so she resolutely abandoned her affectionate ex-boyfriend Geng Zhiyuan and chose Zhang Youwei, a classmate who was not eye-catching at all.

After leaving Geng Zhiyuan dry for more than 20 minutes, Zhang Youwei and Xu Rong went downstairs in a hurry.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I searched through the whole dormitory, but I just couldn't find it. Zhang Youwei shook his head and said with an exaggerated expression.

Geng Zhiyuan had already expected such a result, and he also figured it out, why bother to make his beloved girl suffer for a few hundred yuan. He smiled indifferently and said, "Then forget it, I'll just go back and make up for it." ”

The replacement card must wait until the bank to work tomorrow, and one night is enough time for Zhang Youwei to take all the money on the salary card. He suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and pretended to apologize: "I'm really sorry, I'll look for it again at night, and I'll send it to you if I find it." ”

"No need. Geng Zhiyuan didn't bother to talk to such a selfish and greedy person anymore, he came to Xu Rong and stopped talking, and finally sighed and said, "Rong'er, I'm leaving." Your stomach is not good, pay attention to eating in the future, and try to eat less spicy and cold things. ”

"Zhiyuan ......" Xu Rong's heart warmed, and tears flowed out of her eyes: "I...... I'm sorry for you. ”

"Alas, what's the use of talking about this now? Don't say it again, I wish you two happiness!" Geng Zhiyuan waved his hand magnificently, turned around and walked out of the courtyard without looking back, turning around and disappearing.

"I'll go get the money, you go to eat!" As soon as Geng Zhiyuan left, Zhang Youwei immediately came to his senses, shouting at Xu Rong while rushing out of the dormitory compound.

"Is my choice right?" The two men ran in different directions, Xu Rong looked at their disappearing backs and fell into deep thought.

Geng Zhiyuan was listless and sat on the No. 33 bus at six o'clock, it was the evening rush hour after work, and the bus was full of men, women and children.

Grabbing the roof armrest with one hand, Geng Zhiyuan looked out the window in amazement, and the sadness of falling out of love gradually came to his heart. After all, he is a big boy who has just left school, and he has not yet been tempered by the melting pot of society, and his mind is still a little immature. Coupled with more than two years of relationship, the sudden heavy blow made him a little overwhelmed.

"That uncle is crying!" said a little boy in the seat next to him, suddenly pointing at him and whispering to his mother.

The young mother glanced at Geng Zhiyuan, bowed her head and said softly to her son: "Uncle must have encountered something sad, don't point at others and talk rudely." ”

"Hmm!" the little boy looked at Geng Zhiyuan curiously with a pair of big black eyes, and his clear eyes were full of childlike innocence.

Geng Zhiyuan smiled gratefully at the little boy, and a tear slipped quietly down the corner of his eye.

Falling out of love is like a scar, the more you uncover it, the more painful it becomes. The best way to deal with it is to bury it deep in your heart and use time as a medicine to allow it to heal slowly.

In addition to falling out of love, Geng Zhiyuan's biggest problem now is lack of money. is completely different from what Zhang Youwei imagined, Geng Zhiyuan doesn't have much money, and he is actually poorer than him.

When he came to the design institute in August, Geng Zhiyuan only brought more than 200 yuan in cash. The salary of the probationary period of the provincial college graduates is about 300 yuan per month, and there is also a subsidy of 40 or 50 yuan for missed meals.

The salary is paid to the personal salary card by the finance department on a monthly basis, and the meal allowance is paid by the clerk of each department after receiving it from the finance. Therefore, as soon as he entered the design institute, he had nearly fifty yuan in cash on him.

At the beginning of September, it cost Xu Rong about more than 200 yuan to buy new clothes for her body, and when she went to the on-site internship, Geng Zhiyuan only had less than 10 yuan left. Fortunately, I went to the scene to take care of food and housing, and I almost didn't need to pay for it myself. In addition, Geng Zhiyuan does not smoke and drink, and he is not good at playing cards, so this money can barely be supported.

Before coming to Xu Rong today, Geng Zhiyuan only had more than four yuan left in his pocket. He originally planned to take out the money on his salary card to buy some meeting gifts for his parents after finding his girlfriend, and bring the rest with him in case of emergency. Unexpectedly, Xu Rong not only changed her mind, but also handed over her salary card to Zhang Youwei, a scoundrel, and all plans fell through.

A few days later, it is the National Day, and the train ticket home costs more than 20 yuan, plus the living expenses of these days, how can there be 40 or 50 yuan. Now the plan is to find someone to borrow money to live on, and then return the money after the salary is paid next month.

It was already half past seven o'clock when he got off the bus at the station, and it was already dark, so Geng Zhiyuan spent four cents for a piece of money from the commissary next to the unit to buy two packs of Huafeng instant noodles, which served as dinner.

Donghai Provincial Chemical Design Institute is located on the east side of Ningshan Road, the main road, with a seven-story office building facing south. Directly opposite the office building is the auxiliary building, the east side is the family building, the west side is the office building, the four buildings are surrounded by a mouthpiece, and in the middle is a courtyard lined with trees.

The main entrance of the design institute is located under the office building facing Ningshan Road, and by the dim light of the street lamp, Geng Zhiyuan, who was depressed, slowly walked into the gate, holding two packs of instant noodles in his hand and going straight to the auxiliary building to the south.