In the confusion, Xu Xincheng felt some itching on his face, and the itching sensation gradually became real, scratched his face with his right hand, and scratched something, "What did it come from?" He woke up in shock, and turned over to the left at the same time.

He suddenly felt a sense of falling, and shouted in his heart: "Not good!"

Before he could finish screaming, his whole body had already fallen to the ground.

The stone bench was only about 50 centimeters from the ground, but such a sudden fall still made him fall hard, and the left arm that landed on the ground first ached for a while.

He slowly got up and slowly sat back on the stone bench, rubbing his right hand against the painful place, and before he could sit down, he suddenly realized something, and quickly looked in the direction of the girl.

There was no one on the stone bench, only a few small birds jumping on it, so happy.

He lowered his head and looked at what he was holding in his right hand, it was a leaf, it turned out that it had just fallen on his face.

"Today, I was not woken up by a dream, but by a leaf. He laughed inwardly.

He took out his phone in his backpack and looked at the time, 05:40. I just slept on this stone bench for more than half an hour, this is the first time in my life to "sleep on the street", the first time to sit on the stone bench and then fall asleep overnight, this experience is estimated not to be everyone.

He smiled helplessly, stood up, picked up his backpack, patted it, stretched his waist, twisted his neck, shook his shoulders and arms, stretched his feet, walked a few steps, came to the stone guardrail, looked at the river, looked at the sun that had just shown a little light in the east, and then looked back at the stone bench where the girl had sat last night, and thought, "She should be home now, right?"

In the east, the red sun is rising, once again generously sending the earth a warm light of life. A new day begins!

Xu Xincheng remembered that this was the first time he had seen the sunrise since he started working, and he was suddenly excited, he greeted the sun's rays, opened his hands, and let the sun warm his face and body.

He took several deep breaths in a row, sucking the air warmed by the sun into his body, the warm morning sun, the warm fresh air, as if injecting him with great energy, suddenly full of strength and vitality.

Xu Xincheng thought back to what happened last night, and walked home in the early morning sun, feeling as if he had just woken up from a dream, hoping that the girl in the dream was well.

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In order to facilitate commuting, Xu Xincheng rented a rental house in an old community very close to the company, a small suite of only 20 square meters.

Although it is an old community, it is the central city of Guangzhou after all, the community is not far from the Pearl River, the surrounding environment is very good, there is a subway station not far away, the transportation is convenient, and there are a large number of Guangpiao like him, which is in short supply, so the rent here is very expensive.

The rent for the first year is 2,500 yuan per month, and for the second year, that is, from the next month, it is 2,700 yuan, plus water and electricity bills, network fees, management fees, etc., the total expenditure is quite large, but he thinks it is worth it.

His income is not high now, and when he rented it a year ago, his income was even lower, but after weighing it again, he gritted his teeth and rented it, because he knew that for him, time was the most precious thing.

This saves him a lot of time, which he can use to read, study, exercise, or work overtime.

Most of the colleagues in the company are like him, and many of them choose to rent a house far away from the city center in order to save some money on rent, or rent a bigger house with the same money; As a result, they spend as little as an hour and a half on their commute each day, as much as two hours, and in some cases as long as three hours.

Xu Xincheng felt that the gains really outweighed the losses, and he would rather spend more money on rent to reduce the time spent on the commute than waste a lot of time to save money. When he has saved enough money, he would rather buy a house closer to the city center, even if that means the house will be much smaller, and that's fine.

Besides, he doesn't smoke or drink, and he doesn't have the habit of going to bars for supper, which not only saves him a lot of valuable time, but also saves him a lot of money, which can just be used to pay the extra rent.

He never spends money recklessly, except for buying some tea and nutritional products for his parents every month to help pay for part of his grandmother's care, he is very frugal and rarely buys things, especially those things that are not of practical use. Every time he spends a sum of money, he thinks twice about it, and never spends it indiscriminately unless necessary.

Xu Xincheng knows very well what money should be spent and what money should not be spent, his biggest hobby is reading and studying, and the money spent on reading and studying is the money he thinks should be spent the most, with an average monthly expenditure of about 500. He felt that the expenses were worth it, and that there was nothing more worthwhile than investing in his own mind.

In addition, he likes to read paper books and has a hobby of collecting books, but the room is too small and there is no place to put too many books, so he generally only buys e-books or audio books.

However, if it is a book that he likes very much, he will put it on the list of 300 must-collect books, even if he has already purchased an e-book, he will definitely buy a paper book again, he will put the book on his bookshelf, collect it like a baby, and flip through it in his free time to read his favorite chapters.

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When he returned home, Xu Xincheng saw that it was still early, so he changed into sportswear, put on running shoes, and went to a small park not far from his home to run and exercise.

Running and exercising are habits that have been cultivated since childhood and are his second hobby.

He runs four or five times a week, with different mileage for each run, from only five or six kilometers if he is in average condition or too tight on time, and seven or eight kilometers if he is in good shape and has enough time.

In between runs, he does some strength training, doing 40 to 60 pull-ups, 70 to 90 sit-ups, 80 to 100 push-ups, and when he is in good shape, he will do another 10 to 20 power bars, 20 to 30 bar crunches, etc.

Many sports enthusiasts like to listen to music while running and exercising, and he likes to listen to all kinds of audio books, so that he can spend his time on his second hobby and not leave behind his first hobby, charging his body and his brain, killing two birds with one stone.

Last night, he only slept on the stone bench for more than half an hour, but this morning's spirit and state were very good, not only did he not feel tired after running five kilometers, but he felt that the whole person was much more energetic, so he jogged for another three kilometers, and continued to listen to books while running.

That's why he loves running and exercising, they always quickly adjust their mental and state of mind, recharge themselves quickly, and quickly fill their bodies with energy.

At 7:35, Xu Xincheng returned home, cooked the most commonly eaten egg noodle soup, finished breakfast, cleaned the kitchen and room, and then happily took a hot bath and changed into clean clothes.

At 8:10, he went out, went downstairs, found a shared bicycle downstairs, scanned the code to unlock the lock, and rode the bicycle in the direction of the company.