Cao Yingying, who got off work, was driving on the road, and just happened to see Zhong Youcheng walking out of a cross-stitch shop with a square bag.

"What is he doing here?" Cao Yingying was half puzzled, half curious, and drove the car over.

The car stopped next to Zhong Youcheng, Cao Yingying pushed the car door, said "What a coincidence" with a smile, and let Zhong Youcheng get in the car.

Zhong Youcheng sat in the car very happily, with a smile on his face.

"What's the matter, so happy?" Cao Yingying asked, and started the car.

Zhong Youcheng didn't say anything, he couldn't help laughing, as if he had won the jackpot.

Cao Yingying also felt more and more funny, and asked Zhong Youcheng again: "What's wrong?" Say it and share it? ”

Zhong Youcheng said happily: "Didn't you say that you can't talk casually while driving?" ”

Cao Yingying nodded, said "good", then stopped the car on the side of the road again, turned around Zhong Youcheng a little, and said, "Okay, can you talk about it this time?" ”

"I got a job." Zhong Youcheng said, his face still showing joy that could not be concealed.

"Really?" Cao Yingying really couldn't believe it.

Zhong Youcheng shook the bag in his hand in front of Cao Yingying and said, "This is." ”

Cao Yingying knew that Zhong Youcheng was holding the raw materials of cross-stitch, and asked puzzledly: "You mean, the job you are looking for is embroidery?" ”

Zhong Youcheng nodded and said, "Not bad." ”

"You're too, too ......" Cao Yingying really didn't know what to say.

"More or less, it's always a little bit more than my talent." Zhong Youcheng said.

Cao Yingying took the cross-stitch in Zhong Youcheng's hand into her hand, looked at it over and over, and asked Zhong Youcheng again: "How much money can I make here?" ”

Zhong Youcheng said a little smugly: "This is the base of a wall clock, embroidered, and it is 50 yuan of wages." ”

"How much? Fifty dollars? Cao Yingying really thought she had misheard.

"Fifty yuan," Zhong Youcheng was very puzzled by Cao Yingying's reaction, "The boss said, this is also to see how well I embroider." If the embroidery is good, gradually give the big job. Some people can earn more than 1,000 yuan a month. ”

Cao Yingying could only understand that Zhong Youcheng had never seen any big money, shook her head and said, "Although I haven't done this thing, I have also seen others embroider it." It takes a lot of work to embroider one. According to the price of your one, I am only afraid that the thousand yuan you said will be fooled. ”

"You'll have to give it a try." Zhong Youcheng said a little unhappily and took the cross-stitch back into his hands.

Cao Yingying frowned, and said a little helplessly: "Even if you can earn a thousand yuan, do you think it's worth it?" ”

"It's not worth it, what can I do?" Zhong Youcheng said, his emotions were a little excited, "I've been looking for a job for most of the day, but I hit walls everywhere, either for a diploma or for experience." I finally found a stevedore who didn't want anything, and he was simply, deliberately mocking me! Let me move a whole case of beer! I can't even lift half a fucking box! I've been looking at this for a while, and although it can't be compared to my paintings, it's still an art. But, you know, when I said I was going to do this, everyone in the store, including the owner, gave me a strange look, as if I had done something unseemly! I asked the boss, what did the boss say, and said that he hadn't seen a man do this. Man? I've only heard of bosses who discriminate against women, and I haven't heard of any jobs that men can't do. I said, I've never seen a woman in charge. Oh, the owner of the shop, it's a woman. Actually, to be honest, what fifty and one thousand, even if it is one hundred thousand million, if it is not for Xiaoxue, I will not do it! I'm like this, in the final analysis, it's all forced by my aunt! I've grown so big, and I've never changed my original intention and paid so much for anyone! ”

"It's just a good spirit." Cao Yingying said in her heart, nodded again, and said to Zhong Youcheng: "I understand." You have indeed paid a lot for Xiaoxue. Xiaoxue will be very moved when she knows about it. ”

"Hey!" Zhong Youcheng sighed heavily, looking annoyed, and the two of them just now, "I don't know what I will get by doing so much for Xiaoxue." ”

Cao Yingying advised: "You are not a pessimistic person, don't think like this." You believe me, Xiaoxue has you in her heart. Oh, no, no, no, it's just you. Aunt is actually not such a faceless person. As long as your income is stable and your aunt can see the changes you have made for Xiaoxue, even if you make less money, your aunt will definitely accept you. Without your aunt's opposition, you and Xiaoxue won't be able to achieve positive results? ”

"Attaining a positive result?" Zhong Youcheng smiled bitterly, "You know what? Xiaoxue, she is going to get along with that bastard again. ”

"Who?" Although Cao Yingying also knew that the bastard in Zhong Youcheng's mouth should be Han Haitao, she couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"Who else could it be? Isn't that Han Haitao! Zhong Youcheng said, the root of his teeth itching.

"How do you know? Who told you that? Cao Yingying asked again, and her heart rose.

Zhong Youcheng shook his head and said, "I saw it with my own eyes." ”

"What do you see?" Cao Yingying became more and more nervous.

Zhong Youcheng smiled bitterly again, and told Cao Yingying about the section he experienced in the hospital.

Cao Yingying listened to Zhong Youcheng's words, and couldn't help but make up the ins and outs of the matter.

"Xiaoxue is the only person I Zhong Youcheng loves, I really didn't expect that I loved so painfully. I see, because of her, I don't have any dignity at all. Zhong Youcheng said bitterly.

"No," Cao Yingying seemed to say to Zhong Youcheng and to herself, "Xiaoxue will not renew her friendship with Han Haitao, and Han Haitao's family will not accept Xiaoxue again." ”

"Ever since I met Xiaoxue, my life has really changed." Zhong Youcheng said, patting the cross-stitch in his hand with a "snap", "In the past, I was fully focused on my art. My whole person, like a clockwork full of clockwork, is constantly working towards my dream. But now, just for Xiaoxue, I, I really don't know what I'm doing! ”

"You must not think like that!" Cao Yingying took Zhong Youcheng's arm again and persuaded, "You have done so much for Xiaoxue, God will help you." In Xiaoxue's heart, there is only you alone, if you don't insist at this time, you will not only suffer because you can't get Xiaoxue, but also hurt Xiaoxue's sincerity to you. ”

"I just don't understand," Zhong Youcheng became excited again, "It's obviously the relationship between me and Xiaoxue, why does Xiaoxue care so much about her mother's feelings?" Just because of her mother, I had to give up my precious time to do something that shouldn't have been done by me at all! ”

"What person's time is not precious? Who wouldn't want to just do what they love? Cao Yingying despised Zhong Youcheng in her heart, and said, "Xiaoxue is indeed a little unable to turn this corner now, which may be directly related to the fact that she has always been dependent on her aunt. If you really want to be nice to Xiaoxue, at this time, you can't give up. You can also do this cross-stitch first, as you said yourself, at least let Xiaoxue know that you are making changes for her and working hard for your future. I'll try to make some connections here to see if I can find a job that is more suitable for you, so that you can have a relationship and career at the same time. ”

"If that's the case," Zhong Youcheng said gratefully, "you are my great benefactor." ”

"You're welcome." Cao Yingying said with a smile.

"No!" Zhong Youcheng's face was sincere, "I, Zhong Youcheng, will never say anything polite!" What I say comes from the heart! Growing up, really, no one was willing to help me like this! ”

Cao Yingying smiled again and shook her head: "I'm all for Xiaoxue." Xiaoxue loves you so much, and you are so willing to pay for Xiaoxue sincerely, as Xiaoxue's friend, how can I sit idly by? ”

"Helping Xiaoxue is the same as helping me!" Zhong Youcheng said seriously.

When Cao Yingying heard this, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it for a while, she was happy again: "If you must say this, it is not without a little truth." ”

"That's what it was." Zhong Youcheng said with a smile, as if he was much more relaxed.

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