Chapter 1 A Day in the Drift
"Get up, get up, if you don't get up, you'll be late, if you're late, you'll be fired, if you're fired, you won't have any income, if you don't have a family, you don't have a boyfriend, you don't have an income, who will take care of what you eat and drink in the future, self-reliance is king, don't rely on others and rely on yourself." "Every weekday at seven o'clock in the morning, Xu Huimin will hear the inspirational alarm bell she invented on time to urge her to get up and go to work, how about this ringtone is good, hahaha.
In order not to be late for work, Xu Huimin needs to leave before 7:35 and catch the bus to the subway station at 7:50 at the latest. So in these 35 minutes, she has to finish washing, daily skin care, and breakfast. In order to save time, she will go to the kitchen to cook a boiled egg as soon as she gets dressed, and then put the porridge in a bowl, and turn on the small fan to blow on the porridge, so that she can eat it immediately after washing.
Taking the subway during the rush hour every morning is really a physical task for Xu Huimin, otherwise she will be squeezed down by others to get off work.
"The passengers who go up go inside and make room for other passengers, thank you for your cooperation!", the aunt who manages the order on the subway shouted loudly while helping to stuff the passengers outside into the subway.
Several passengers inside said, "Don't squeeze it, there's no space in it, and if you squeeze it again, you'll be killed." ”
With the help of her aunt, Xu Huimin finally squeezed into the subway, the crowded carriage made her breathe uneasy, and finally heard the warning that the train door was going to close, and whenever the door closure warning was launched, she would hear the aunt who managed the order said: "The door is closed, please wait patiently for the next train if you can't get on." ”
Xu Huimin is a girl from Anqing, Anhui Province, the second oldest in the family, and she also has an older sister who is two years older than her and a younger brother who is one year younger than her. She studied in Shanghai as a graduate student, so it was logical for her to work in Shanghai after graduation and become a member of Shangpiao. Now Xu Huimin is working in IT in an Internet company, yes, an IT woman who works in a pile of boys by typing code on the computer all day long.
"Good morning!", the girl who greeted Xu Huimin was another IT woman who sat in the same row and worked in different groups in the same department as Xu Huimin, her name was Ma Lixia. Ma Lixia is a girl from Weifang, Shandong, and has a younger sister at home, she has a bold personality, and she has been in Shanghai for four or five years. The two of them can chat very well, and the two of them will make an appointment to go shopping together, have afternoon tea and chat on weekends.
"Morning, you're here early today, usually later than me!" Xu Huimin said with a smile, and then sat down in his seat to start the day's work.
Not long after Xu Huimin sat down, a woman in a white dress walked up to her and said, "Huimin, there is a problem with this function you did. ”
This is Xu Huimin's direct leader, Xu Huimin often calls her Sister An, Sister An is a married woman, a very strict woman at work, and a boss who speaks more bluntly to her subordinates, Xu Huimin's work ability is not bad, and people are more able to speak, plus the whole department is Sister An, Xu Huimin and Ma Lixia, three girls, and the three of them often eat together at noon, so Sister An's impression of Xu Huimin is still very good.
"Sister An, which function?" Xu Huimin said with a blank face towards the leader.
"It is the query interface for querying member information according to the membership number", Sister An pointed to Xu Huimin's computer and said: ", the membership number can only be entered as a positive integer, and other characters such as letters cannot be entered. ”
"Okay, Sister An. Xu Huimin smiled at Sister An and said.
"By the way, Huimin, Lixia, I'm not going to eat with the two of you at noon today, I'll go home at noon to eat. Sister An patted Xu Huimin and Ma Lixia on the shoulders and said.
"Got it, Sister An. Xu Huimin and Ma Lixia nodded in unison and said with a smile.
The doctor in the white coat who was listening carefully to the patient's description of the problem was none other than Hou Junyan, a graduate of Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a master's degree in medicine from Jiangsu Province, an only child at home, a good friend of Xu Huimin during her graduate studies in Shanghai, and now working as a gynecologist in a well-known hospital in Shanghai.
"Doctor, in the last few months I have been on period, I always have headaches, sometimes affecting my sleep at night, is this normal?" described a good-looking woman who looked less than thirty years old.
"Then do you often touch cold water or cold boiled water or drinks during your period?" asked Hou Junyan.
"I'm a stay-at-home wife, because I have to do housework, cooking, cleaning the house, and take care of the children, mainly because the children are not yet a year old, and sometimes I have to bathe my children two or three times a day in the summer, so touching the cold water is unavoidable," the woman replied.
After listening to this lady's words, Hou Junyan asked a little unfairly: "Don't you have anyone at home to help you share it?"
"No, it's all me. The lady whispered: "My parents-in-law are not in Shanghai, and I think it's a waste of money to hire a nanny, because it's not easy for my husband to earn money." ”
Hou Junyan looked at the facial expression of this lady when she spoke, except for seeing a slight trace of exhaustion, there was no hint of complaint. Hou Junyan said helplessly to the lady: "You are young, you should be fine, your situation is mainly because you have not recovered well after giving birth, and you are doing everything at home alone, tired." I'll prescribe some medicine for you first, and if the symptoms are not relieved after taking the medicine, you can come back and have a look. ”
"Yes, doctor. The lady took the medicine list, thanked her, and then walked out of Hou Junyan's consultation room.
Hou Junyan looked at the back of this lady and thought: Fortunately, I am not married yet, I feel that most of my married life is that girls are more tired than boys, I still feel that I am in a good state now, if I want to marry, I must marry a man who loves me. Then, Hou Junyan continued to see the next waiting person.
This exquisitely dressed aunt who buys vegetables in the vegetable market is Xu Huimin's mother. She walked to a stall selling fish, swept the fish in the stall, and said, "Master, bring me a crucian carp, a bigger one." ”
"Okay, Auntie. Before the stall uncle finished speaking, he went to the fish pond to select fish. Pick a fish and ask, "Auntie, do you think this rain is feasible?"
"Okay, that's it. Xu Huimin's mother looked at the fish and replied with satisfaction.
The uncle put the fish on the electronic scale, calculated the price, and said, "Auntie, 12 yuan!"
"Okay. You can help me deal with the fish, thank you!" said Xu Huimin's mother.
"Okay, Auntie, it has to be. After the uncle finished speaking, he went to work.
While Xu Huimin's mother was waiting, she heard a curly-haired aunt who was shopping for vegetables behind her say to another aunt: "Oops, I'm annoyed, my baby son is Chinese New Year's Eve a year old today, and he is still single, and he really can't listen to urging him to find a partner." ”
"Yes, young people nowadays are like that, they think thirty years old is still young. My son is the same, I urged him, and he scolded me, saying that I was backward in my thinking or something. Another aunt said.
Xu Huimin's mother took the fish that the owner of the fish stall had handled, and immediately followed and asked, "I'm sorry, two of you." How old is your son, where he works, and what he does? I have a 30-year-old daughter who works in Shanghai and is now working in an Internet company. ”
"My son also works in Shanghai, is a financial worker, and earns more than 20,000 yuan a month," the curly-haired aunt said, pointing at the aunt next to her, and said: "Her son works in Beijing, I think my son can give it a try with your daughter, after all, they are all in the same city." ”
After hearing this, Xu Huimin's mother said happily: "That's great, let's leave a contact information." I'll contact my daughter in the evening and I'll call you back when the time comes. ”
"Wow!" said the curly-haired aunt.
Then, Xu Huimin's mother and the curly-haired aunt left each other's contact information. Then, they chatted and bought vegetables at the vegetable market, looking at the picture as if good friends had not seen each other for many years and could not stop talking.
At half past eleven, it was finally time for lunch.
Ma Lixia said while cleaning up: "Huimin, let's go, let's go eat!"
"Well, that's good!" Xu Huimin locked the computer screen after speaking, took her mobile phone and set off with Ma Lixia to eat in the company canteen.
"When she was video chatting with me last night, she was urging me to find a man again. Ma Lixia said while eating: "I feel that I am likely to go crazy on the road of my mother's urging marriage."
After saying this, Ma Lixia put down her chopsticks, patted Xu Huimin's hand, made a crying expression, and said, "If I'm really crazy, you have to take care of me for the rest of my life, okay?"
"Wow, I'll send you to a psychiatric hospital or nursing home. Then I will come to see you once a month and buy something to eat by the way. Xu Huimin raised her head and looked at Ma Lixia and said with a smile.
"You wicked woman. Ma Lixia pretended to be angry and said.
"I have no conscience?" Xu Huimin asked rhetorically: "You are not my mother and father, and we are not related by blood, so I treat you like this enough." After saying this, Xu Huimin pointed her index finger on Ma Lixia's forehead and said, "You should thank God for letting you meet such a good sister as me." ”
Ma Lixia said mischievously: "Yes, yes, thank God." ”
"I'm just annoyed, my sister is two years older than me, and the children are almost five years old" Xu Huimin posed with her hand in a five-person posture, and then said: "The key is that my younger brother, who is one year younger than me, has already received his marriage certificate, and the wedding is just off." After saying this, Xu Huimin held her chin with her hand and said, "I'm worried about how to find a boyfriend in the face of all kinds of marriage urging from seven aunts and eight aunts at my brother's wedding." ”
Ma Lixia said in surprise: "What? Your brother has already received the certificate?"
"You see you're surprised, haven't you seen the world?" Xu Huimin said.
"I think your situation is indeed much more serious than mine, how are you going to deal with it?" Ma Lixia looked at Xu Huimin and asked.
"I'll talk about it then!" Xu Huimin said this, and saw that the few people sitting at their leading table had finished eating, and said to Ma Lixia: "Hurry up and eat." After eating, I went back to the lunch break, and I had the energy to work hard in the afternoon. ”
After speaking, the two continued to eat.
Xu Huimin's mother made tomato and egg soup in the kitchen and shouted, "Daddy, come and serve the soup, ready to eat." ”
Xu Huimin's father, who was watching TV in the living room, slowly walked to the kitchen after hearing his wife's words.
After everything was ready, Xu Huimin's father and mother began to have lunch.
Xu Huimin's mother said while eating: "Wife, when I was shopping for vegetables in the vegetable market this morning, I met Ms. Xia, who is about the same age as me, and her son also works in Shanghai, and his income is okay, more than 20,000 yuan a month. How about introducing your daughter to you?"
"How is this guy's family, how many children are there at home?" asked Xu Huimin's father.
"My mother is a stay-at-home wife, my father is a doctor, and there is only one precious son in the family. Xu Huimin's mother said with a smile.
"That's fine. Xu Huimin's father said happily: "Contact my daughter on WeChat video in the evening, so that she has time to meet with others." ”
"Okay. Xu Huimin's mother said worriedly: "I have to persuade her to be active at night, she is thirty years old, and it will be difficult to wait for another two years to get married, and she is left at home to worry about me." ”
"Eat and eat, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, we can't worry about it for a lifetime, and then say that children have children's thoughts. Xu Huimin's father said while eating.
In a blink of an eye, it was time to get off work, Xu Huimin took the subway and bus after work, and finally returned to the house he rented. Today, Xu Huimin, as usual, went to the kitchen to prepare to cook when she arrived at the room, but when she opened the refrigerator, she found that there were only some eggs left in the refrigerator, so she returned to the room and opened the app on her mobile phone to buy vegetables, selected some dishes that she was going to cook tonight, and then played with her mobile phone and waited for the food delivery brother to deliver the food to the door. Not long after playing, Xu Huimin's mother sent a video over.
Xu Huimin saw that it was her mother's video request, turned on the video, and said to her mother impatiently: "What are you doing, Mom." Are you urging me to see a man again?"
"Huimin, don't be so impatient, okay?" Xu Huimin's mother said with a smile: "Mom is still good for you, you are working hard alone and helpless, Mom hopes that you will find a reliable man to marry and start a family as soon as possible, so that Mom can rest assured." ”
"I'm fine now, unrestrained, free, and I'm living a pretty chic life!" Xu Huimin said.
"The boy that Mom introduced to you this time is in good condition, you have to take advantage of the opportunity. Xu Huimin's mother said seriously: "People are engaged in finance in Shanghai, my father is a doctor, my mother is a full-time mother, and there is such a precious son in the family." I talked to his mother for a while, and I felt that she was a nice person and a good person to get along with. If you have time this weekend, go and meet with others, or I will give your WeChat to others, and you can get to know each other privately. Feasible?".
"Financial men, not interested, I feel that financial men are all flamboyant and unreliable. Xu Huimin said.
Xu Huimin's mother looked at her daughter's indifferent appearance, and said with a little anger: "Don't push around, you are all old, you are all thirty years old, your mother is as old as you, and the three of you sisters have already been born." I'll give your WeChat to his mother later, and if someone adds you, you'll have to talk to them, you know?"
"Got it, Mom, you're the biggest, I'll listen to you. Xu Huimin said mischievously.
"That's better, don't always let your mother worry about you and worry about you. Xu Huimin's mother said.
"Got it. Xu Huimin walked to the living room with her mobile phone, opened the door, took the bag of the food delivery brother and said to her mother: "My food has just been delivered, I'm going to cook, I won't talk to you, Mom, goodbye!"
Before Xu Huimin's mother could speak, Xu Huimin hung up the video and went to the kitchen to cook with the dishes.
Finally, after a hard day's work, Xu Huimin washed up and lay on the comfortable bed and prepared to sleep.