Chapter 4: Fate
Xu Zeyuan's antidote to worries is not only wine, but also work, talking about customers, competing for bids, taking projects, business trips, and deployment, and he can work 12 hours a day, including weekends. God rewards diligence, karma rewards excellence, Xu Zeyuan took office as a new official, and a few months of work, from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, are all convincing. He knew in his heart that only by focusing on his work could he forget his annoying worries. As for humanity and sincerity, he felt that the thief was weak when he asked himself.
The rice sizzles and steames, mixed with the aroma of soy pork ribs, rice and mushrooms, wafting throughout the room, this is the dinner prepared by Lin Jinxi, the rice is put into the pot, the small pieces of fresh pork ribs are put on the plate, the tempeh is at the bottom, the pork ribs are spread with a layer of shiitake mushrooms, a little soy sauce is drizzled, two spoons of oil are added, the plate is placed in the drawer of the rice steamer, and the fresh rice is fragrant after 40 minutes. Xu Zeyuan took care of Lin Jinxi's computer with a virus, removed the virus, reinstalled the system, partitioned it reasonably, and installed retouching software to facilitate her to organize her photos, all of which was a piece of cake. But in Lin Jinxi's eyes, he is her hero, she likes to sit next to him and look at Xu Zeyuan with a smile, with a hint of looking up, Xu Zeyuan always enjoys it, and pretends to be calm on the surface, and continues to pretend to be idle clouds and wild cranes, but she can't resist it in her heart.
The two listened to Pu Shu's album "Life Like Summer Flowers" and shared simple food, Lin Jinxi chatted about the adventures of the last wetland expedition and plans for the next trip, and Xu Zeyuan talked about the death of his grandfather and the changes in his hometown. One is full of affection, and the other listens, or joy, or joy, or sadness, or soft words of comfort. The best love in the world is probably this kind of distance, I can walk into your heart, and you can also walk into mine.
Late at night, Lin Jinxi sent Xu Zeyuan downstairs. The two of them held hands and looked at each other reluctantly, but Lin Jinxi smiled shallowly, but Xu Zeyuan frowned slightly.
Do you have something on your mind?Lin Jinxi asked.
Xu Zeyuan was silent.
Why do you always frown?
Have it?
I don't ask, you'll tell me when it's time to say it.
Xu Zeyuan smiled reluctantly, speechless. He once imagined that he would be an ordinary friend with Lin Jinxi, but he panicked when he couldn't see her for a long time, as if Lin Jinxi sprinkled a handful of grass in his heart, and he had to prune and water her regularly to be at ease. He also thought about being honest with each other and letting Lin Jinxi know the truth, but he was afraid that Lin Jinxi would be in a dilemma, either she would turn around and leave sad for a while, or she would say I will wait for you. No matter which one it is, she will be sad, Xu Zeyuan is reluctant to let her go, and she is reluctant to be sad.
When he was about to reach the mouth of the alley, Xu Zeyuan reluctantly stopped Lin Jinxi into his arms and stroked her short black hair, and said in a ghostly manner,
Treat your long hair to your waist,
Is it good for a young man to marry me? Lin Jinxi signed like a stream, and they will always have a tacit understanding.
Good.
Xu Zeyuan had a good word, and he made up his mind, even if the sword was a mountain of fire, he would be a sinner who would never recover.
Meng Chen realized that something was wrong in the morning, since Xu Zeyuan was promoted, he was busier and less talkative, he used to be busy all night in order to write the source code flawlessly, and he would often fall asleep on the sofa, but he never slept with Meng Chen head to end when he was sleeping in bed. And Meng Chen's problem is not a big deal, she guesses that he may be a little phobia before marriage, or his grandfather needs time to recover after being hit by the death, otherwise it will be hard work, and it will naturally be fine after a while.
The two of them have their own feelings, but one doesn't ask and the other doesn't say.
Xu Zeyuan was embarrassed, he planned to have a showdown with Meng Chen several times, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back stiffly, he never thought that he would lose Meng Chen, just like he never thought that he would be with Meng Chen. He remembered that when they were studying, they were not lovers, and later they went to different schools for graduate school, 2,000 kilometers apart, and exchanged letters several times in between, none of which were love letters. Later, Meng Chen's work unit and Xu Zeyuan's company were in the same city, Meng Chen's parents wanted her to return to her parents, so Xu Zeyuan received a letter from Meng Chen asking for help, Xu Zeyuan was willing to help his old classmates, and she became roommates to take care of each other, and finally, in order to save living costs, the two moved to replace the two-bedroom apartment with a one-bedroom apartment. Meng Chen never complained about Xu Zeyuan's focus on work, and even sometimes ignored her existence, and she never greedy for vanity, and squandered the money in exchange for Xu Zeyuan, a code farmer, to 'move bricks'. Xu Zeyuan really couldn't find her fault, the fault was him, he really shouldn't have booked for life when he didn't know what a thing was, how could he have foreseen that there would be a Lin Jinxi in the future. If it weren't for Lin Jinxi, would he really hold the hand of Meng Chen and be old with his son? Thinking of this, Xu Zeyuan shuddered slightly. If he mentions breaking up, how will Meng Chen react, jumping off the building, committing suicide? No, she has always been sensible. Will she agree? No, he had heard from his college classmates that Meng Chen had started liking him when he was a sophomore. He went over and over to sort out the messy thoughts in his brain, and the best strategy was to make Meng Chen feel that he didn't love her and take the initiative to break up, perhaps, this would hurt Meng Chen the least. So he treated Meng Chen coldly, and waited for Meng Chen to sleep before he went home, Meng Chen woke up, he was already gone, he arranged overtime or business trips on weekends, and finally, Meng Chen talked to Xu Zeyuan, and it was not just the two of them who participated in the conversation.
The prospective father-in-law and mother-in-law are sitting in danger,
Xiao Xu, we also looked at the house, Xiangyang, the location is good, and it will be delivered next year. We are quite satisfied, for you, we are even more satisfied, I negotiated with your uncle, the wedding is rescheduled or simply not done, first get the certificate, the wedding is for outsiders to see, it is important to live a good life. You are also not small, so you are not good-looking.
The mother-in-law said kindly.
Xu Zeyuan coughed in his throat,
Uncle, aunt, next year, when the house comes down, let's do it together.
I'll have to hold my grandson next year.
Xu Zeyuan's face was ugly, Meng Chen helped,
Mom, let's go back and discuss it, he's been quite busy lately. If you can advance in advance, right, Zeyuan.
Right.
How can it be done, I don't know what the rules are in your hometown, last year you said that there was a grandmother in the clan who passed away, and she was not a grandmother who was a close relative, and the family was not allowed to do red things, so it dragged on for a year, and this year the grandfather was gone, and it was delayed for another year, and if there was another three permanent and two short next year, how to say? The mother-in-law's voice raised all the way.
Yes, Xu Zeyuan secretly calculated that when the seventh grandmother passed away last year, he didn't know Lin Jinxi, and even the death of the seventh grandmother was used as a reason to prevaricate and get married, and there was already a problem between him and Meng Chen.
Do you mean that my family will have to die next year? Xu Zeyuan thought that there might have been a problem between him and Meng Chen, and in an instant, the guilt and weakness disappeared without a trace.
The prospective mother-in-law was about to fight back, but the prospective father-in-law grabbed the placket of her clothes,
That's not what your aunt meant, she's just in a hurry.
My mom was worried about my old age and the child's affairs. Meng Chen played a round game.
I understand. Xu Zeyuan breathed a sigh of relief, and then blamed himself again, thinking to himself why didn't he solve the problem earlier, it was his fault after all.
The first round of negotiations was inconclusive, and in the end there was no conclusion, Xu Zeyuan was ready to talk to Meng Chen alone, but before he could brew a good speech, the prospective mother-in-law invited Xu Zeyuan's mother from her hometown.
The three sessions were tried, and the situation became bigger and bigger, which completely exceeded Xu Zeyuan's expectations and control.
Mother, first of all, I should get a certificate,
Zeyuan, the tiles in the ancestral hall of his hometown have grown grass, who cares about the rules of those Chen sesame rotten grains, you see that the little house in the town is one year younger than you, his father died, and he didn't marry his daughter-in-law into the door back then.
Mother with a smiling face,
Our family is far away, filial, and he was closest to his grandfather when he was a child, and he didn't even see the last time his grandfather left, and he felt uncomfortable. Zeyuan, I told your parents and grandmothers about this, and they also said that they would get the certificate first, so they were afraid that they would be wronged Chenchen, and we would have to make up for it next year, go back to Chenchen's house to do it once, and we have to go back to our hometown to set up a drink. The scenery is beautiful, lively and lively.
The prospective parents-in-law couldn't close their mouths when they were coaxed, Meng Chen was also relieved, and Xu Zeyuan nodded stiffly. Mother's rescue scene is exquisite, Xu Zeyuan tried to give his mother a look, and his mother smiled back, meaning to talk about it later.
I think tomorrow will be a good day, the yellow calendar says that it is appropriate to get married and engaged, and it is appropriate to meet relatives and friends, just tomorrow. Mother flipped through the desk calendar on the sofa cabinet.
Mom, I'm on a business trip tomorrow.
Yes, business trips. Then next Friday, can you come back?
Yes, yes.
Xu Zeyuan's last bit of spirit fell to his heels, he thought that his mother was his lifeline, but he didn't expect his mother not only to not save him, but to kick him off the cliff. He didn't know how 'energy' was squeezed out of his teeth.
In-laws, that's it. Mother stands up, it's not early, and you should rest early. Zeyuan, didn't you say that you would book me a hotel? Take me there.
Auntie, you live here, Zeyuan and I go to stay in a hotel.
No. It's convenient for me to be alone, Zeyuan will be on a business trip tomorrow, and he will have to pack up in a while. As he spoke, he had already carried the small bag neatly on his wrist.
The prospective parents-in-law were very satisfied with the smiling faces.
Xu Zeyuan took his mother's bag, went out, turned two streets, saw that there was no one around, his mother stood still, and under the street lamp, he saw that his face that was still a group of people just now suddenly straightened up,
What the hell do you say is going on with you?
Mom, I don't want to get married so early.
You're not careful, tell me the truth.
It's nothing?
You were born to me, and I can't see the twists and turns in your heart?
Meng Chen and I have a problem.
If there is a problem, you two have known each other for 10 years, and it has been 10 years that you think there is a problem?
Can......
But the house was also bought, Meng Chen, whose name is written, don't you pinch the penny you earn? The house is still so big? You don't discuss it with us. Is there enough money?
Enough, don't worry about this. I can still make money when the money is gone, and I am still young.
Shut up. The money is blowing in the wind, and it is already like this, and when you come back from a business trip, you can get the certificate and live a good life. The mess outside quickly cut me off.
You don't understand, it's not a mess.
Meng Chen, who knows the roots, doesn't like to talk, but can be down-to-earth, can't cook, and will learn slowly in the future. I'll teach her when you come home for the New Year.
Mom, why don't you meet her?
My father, if your grandfather knew about this, he would not have crawled out of the dirt and beaten you. Can you please save me snacks. Do you really want to be Chen Shimei? Are you sorry for Meng Chen?
Xu Zeyuan was powerless to refute.
Take me to the train station.
Isn't it a hotel?
Your dad said that his heart was uncomfortable, and now he is hospitalized for examination, and your grandma is home alone, so I don't worry. Rushed back overnight.
My dad, what's wrong?
It's time to quit smoking, it's not a big deal. You also saw that our family was old and young, and I couldn't spare you when you were so angry.
Xu Zeyuan was trained by his mother's three-inch clever tongue and had nothing to say, no grandfather's ring ruler or father's belt could compare to his mother's clever tongue.
At night, Xu Zeyuan's single shadow was long and lonely reflected by the street lamp. That's it? With Meng Chen looking at each other without saying a word and living a life without incident, he seemed to see through the end of his life at a glance - death. He kicked the lid of a Coke bottle on the road, and unconsciously kicked it from the train station to Lin Jinxi's lighted window, he watched Lin Jinxi's shadow sway behind the curtain, and then turned off the lights, Xu Zeyuan put his mind at ease, knowing that she would not be called to the entertainment wine bureau by the vice president, and would not be bullied by people with 'bad intentions'.
Mr. Jia's network resources, Xu Zeyuan's charge to the town, and the full cooperation of the technical team can be described as the right time, place, and people, the company has got more and more projects, coupled with the company's previous years of industry accumulation, the turnover has naturally risen in a straight line, and the company's brand effect has established a strong reputation in the industry. More money, more ideas, the company wants to go public, shareholders want to share profits, and the employees at the bottom want to get more bonuses, but where anyone can get what they want, injustice will produce contradictions, and most of the contradictions are due to wealth.
In the office, Mr. Jia and Xu Zeyuan complained about the unfair division of power among shareholders.
Back then, Lao Chen and I fought the world together, he paid for me and I contributed technology, and said that there would be no difference in the future. Now it's a good thing, a lot of money comes in, and the equity is diluted, and only 10% of the shares are given to me, and he accounts for 51%, which is the only one.
I heard from the Ministry of Commerce that Mr. Chen's wife had invested in the seven-figure fund, and Mr. Chen held his wife's part on his behalf.
Hmph, who doesn't know how to do the money, the financial director is Lao Chen's confidant, and his wife is a layman, and the company will cover the sky with Lao Chen's hand in the future.
The technology is up to you. Xu Zeyuan explained, he also has some selfishness and wants to seek some benefits for his brothers, after all, leading the team cannot only rely on virtue to convince people, but also to take profit as the foundation.
The brothers of our technical team are also very hard, if they can get point options, even if it is symbolic, it is also an incentive for employees. Xu Zeyuan spared no effort for the team.
Mr. Jia poked his eyebrows with his thumb,
Lao Geng and Lao Huang are all old people who follow me, the technology is solid, the core of the system platform is built by them, plus you, and now the team is also serving you, I applied for 3 point options for you, and there are a total of 70 and 80 people in the first and second technical departments.
Now there are 84 people, and 5 new graduates just joined the company a few days ago. It's better to apply for an additional 2 points, plus Mr. Geng, Mr. Huang and mine, five percentage points, these 5 points will be held by you, I think Mr. Geng and Mr. Huang will not have an opinion.
15% in total. Mr. Jia counted in his heart and shook his head, still a little unwilling.
Mr. Jia, you are the boss of the technology department, and the core of the company is technology. I'm about to take on the big data project in T province, and it's not too much to apply for 20%.
It's not appropriate, I think you asked a few reliable people to take over directly, and the project in T province might as well be done by ourselves. Mr. Jia was indignant.
Xu Zeyuan walked to the door and tightened the door,
With such a big project, it's not good to have a mistake.
Mr. Jia smiled,
You're pretty steady, kid.
Piecemeal small lists, it doesn't matter if they give the brothers a tooth sacrifice, they also stay up day and night. If something goes wrong with this project, the gains outweigh the losses.
What is said is that you should have a priority in your heart. Mr. Jia patted Xu Zeyuan's shoulder, and he had a plan in his heart.
Jia is always Xu Zeyuan's Bole, Xu Zeyuan has a steady personality, works hard, and the work assigned by the leader is exhaustive, and he never oversteps his authority, and what is even more rare is that Xu Zeyuan has a sense of the overall situation and does things in a measured manner, which makes Mr. Jia worry a lot. Mr. Jia slowly taught the resources in his hands and business negotiation skills to Xu Zeyuan. Xu Zeyuan did not disappoint Mr. Jia, he was smart and perceptive, and gradually collected the edge of his complacent ambition when he was young, since he was promoted, he was more cautious and cautious in speaking and doing things, for fear that he would be affected by the fork. Over time, the two trust each other and have more tacit understanding. The company has many projects, and the ratio of technical engineers is not sufficient, and it is common for engineers to work overtime, and they have to be seconded from other companies when they have to, or simply sell their faces to ask friends and classmates for help. Mr. Jia and Xu Zeyuan discussed ways to intercept some living money in their hands as subsidies. So, they will adjust some small projects to make private orders, at the beginning, Xu Zeyuan was uneasy for many days, and it was advisable to be honest, and as soon as he lay on the bed, he had this sentence in his mind, tossing and turning. When the subsidy was given to the technical engineer, he was even more weak-hearted, and his hands were not shaking, but his heart was shaking. Later, he used another sentence to explain himself - the benefit is not to seek it, and the benefit is to seek it in the world. After a long time, he will be familiar with it, after all, he is worthy of a brother who shares weal and woe.
Xu Zeyuan took out a stack of cash from the drawer of the desk sideboard and put it in his bag, he was a little glad that Meng Chen didn't know that Lin Jinxi's birthday was coming, and he planned to buy her a birthday gift and give it to her in advance, because he was going to register his marriage with Meng Chen on Friday. Fate is really funny and hateful, and Friday is also Lin Jinxi's birthday. Xu Zeyuan didn't know what would happen on Friday, and he didn't know what would happen after Friday.
Lin Jinxi wore a well-fitting white crewneck T-shirt with a pleated long skirt with red and green contrasting colors and rhododendron patterns that hung down to her ankles.
Xu Ze pinched Lin Jinxi's face and draped his blazer over her shoulders.
Isn't it cold? It's late autumn.
Our company has coats. Why did you come to see me all of a sudden?
In the evening, ask customers to have dinner, pass by, and give you a birthday gift in advance. As he spoke, he handed over a box.
How do you know I'm on a business trip on Friday? Lin Jinxi took the box and unpacked it.
Where to?
When it came to sending you a picture and letting you guess. ...... Oh my God, 200 shots, I love it.
Do you like it?
It's too expensive for me to receive. Lin Jinxi blushed embarrassedly.
Take more photos. Not expensive, discounted.
Really? Thank you. Lin Jinxi said and buried his head in Xu Zeyuan's arm and rubbed it, like a coquettish little girl. We're going to have a topic selection meeting, and we're going to class in the evening, and I'm going to text you when I come back from a business trip and invite you to dinner.
Then I've got to have a good meal, let's go back. Xu Zeyuan said it easily, but his heart was like a knife.
Drink less alcohol. Lin Jinxi returned his coat, instructed, and then crossed the road with the camera in his arms like a baby, Xu Zeyuan looked at Lin Jinxi's back without leaving, Lin Jinxi walked across the street and turned around, and also looked at Xu Zeyuan, she stretched out her arms and waved her hand while reluctantly leaving, neat short hair and skirt against the wind, turned around and flashed into the building, and finally disappeared in Xu Zeyuan's field of vision was a red and green contrasting skirt corner. Xu Zeyuan stood firmly in place, he knew that once he turned around, it would be a lifetime.
When I was sober, the project was negotiated fifty percent, and the remaining five were sold to wine.
Waiter, another case of beer. Xu Zeyuan had a white wine glass and a red wine goblet in front of him, and he and his customers drank without taboos.
When you run away in the face of a choice, you are choosing the most irresponsible laissez-faire for yourself, and time will silently grind you out, wrinkle, and grind you to the point that there are no bones left, no matter how you shout, struggle, and beg. Xu Zeyuan was drunk with a headache, he wanted to sleep through Friday, he hoped that it would be Saturday morning when he woke up.
Xu Zeyuan looked at Meng Chen with drunken eyes and sat on the sofa with light makeup and shook it, as if he was smiling, he was smiling, and found that it was himself who was shaking, he knew that Meng Chen would not say to her, Zeyuan, I don't want to marry you.
Meng Chen poured water and handed it to him, can you go?
Meng Chen, have you thought about it? Xu Zeyuan still had the last trace of fantasy.
Do you remember when you were in school, the teacher told us about the relationship between fuzzy probability and falling in love?
What? Xu Zeyuan obviously didn't remember, he listened to Meng Chen's words with a confused expression.
Dating the best of the opposite sex and then dating the worst of the opposite sex, then when you meet a median between the best and the worst of the opposite sex is the most suitable for you.
We don't seem to have a chance to find this median value? Xu Zeyuan didn't smile.
It can be deduced that you may be the best, and I am not the worst for you. So we didn't waste time waiting for the third one to appear, we just omitted the process and went straight to the result.
Hahaha~, Xu Ze smiled heartily for a long time, more like self-deprecation. He suddenly felt that his life with Meng Chen was more like an equation, he was just X or Y in the process of solving the problem, she was responsible for solving it, and her results were mostly right.
Transparent, Meng Chen, you live too clearly. In terms of rationality, he will never be able to survive Meng Chen, Xu Zeyuan finally understands it, Meng Chen's firmness and self-confidence all come from clear goals, and she will always know what she wants. And he is a contradiction, there is a pair of twin brothers living in his body - reason and emotion, the proportion of negotiation accounts for 50% each, no matter what he is, he can only position his reason at work and his emotions outside of work, but his emotions are rarely taken care of by Meng Chen.