The whole Sunday afternoon was spent in my idleness, and when it was almost dusk, I finally left the alley and walked down Tulip Road, where I went to the barber shop to get my hair cut, bought a pack of cigarettes at the grocery store, and then sat on a bench by the bus stop and watched the passers-by come and go in the sunset...... I can't help but wonder: since everyone is walking the same pace, will they also be happy and consistent?

Most of the time, because the so-called happiness is nothing more than a complete family, husband and wife, father and son, and after all, there are only a few people like me who live alone, so the happiness of most people should be the same.

It was getting dark, and the passengers on the platform were changing again and again, and I finally left the platform with many emotions of the passengers in these changing faces, and then went to the vegetable market, where I wanted to prepare the dishes I wanted to eat for my birthday tomorrow while I had time today.

After buying the food, I went through some hesitation, and finally went to the cake shop in the alley to order a box of cakes, I wanted to make this birthday that only I had to celebrate a little more formal, so the dishes and cakes with tobacco and alcohol were indispensable.

When I got home, I sorted the dishes, washed and cut them, and put them in the refrigerator, and then, as if my life was set, I fell into boredom, I moved the deck chair to the courtyard, I had to wait for someone, I thought that the girl named Xiao Ai would definitely come to me tonight to get her student ID back.

It seemed as if it had come to nine o'clock in the night, and I finally got up from the chaise longue, lit a cigarette and sat down on the steps outside the courtyard, glancing from time to time in the direction where she might appear.

In the process, I took the phone out of my pocket again, and I wanted to ask Chen Yi, how is she doing today? Has the boyfriend who used to date her left Qingdao? But I didn't want to disturb her with such overzealous concern, so the time came to half past ten in the night in the repetition of my conflicting heart.

I stood up, looked out of the alley one last time, and finally gave up waiting for the girl, and gently closed the door of the small courtyard...... And so the night ended for me.

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The next morning, I got up earlier than usual, I took the remaining firecrackers for the New Year to a vacant lot outside the alley, lit it, and then finally felt a little birthday taste in this popping sound, I cooked myself a bowl of longevity noodles, according to the custom this should be eaten at noon, but I have to go to work at noon, I may not have time to cook such a bowl in person, so I simply went to the morning in advance, or that sentence, the birthday can not be grand, but it must be formal.

After leaving home, I did not go to the company, but went directly to a client's wedding site, to assist the executive staff to control the process of the wedding, and because of some unexpected small circumstances, I urgently helped the wedding master of ceremonies to modify the officiating script, and the time soon came to noon in my extremely busy, and I finally had a moment of respite.

I received a working meal and sat in a corner that did not disturb the guests, and the bride and groom did not know when they came to me, and said to me with gratitude: "Jiangqiao Planner, thank you very much for planning this wedding for us, my wife and I both agree that this is the most unforgettable experience in our lives, and we recognize your work very much!" ”

I smiled and replied, "If you think our service is good, please recommend our company to your friends." ”

The bride smiled: "No need to recommend, our friends have already seen the effect of this wedding!" ”

"Yes."

The bridegroom took me by the arm again and said, "Let's eat at the banquet, there are still many empty seats." ”

I smiled and declined: "I really don't need to, we as staff members have to abide by the company's rules, you should hurry up and start the table, don't let the guests wait too long." ”

The bride and groom expressed their sincerest thanks to me, and then they both walked to the banquet. I looked at their backs and smiled, continued to eat the working meal in my hand, and took out my mobile phone in the middle, recorded some of the more warm and interesting pictures of the scene, and then posted them on my WeChat circle of friends.

I noticed it, this is the 18th wedding I have done this year, but I feel farther and farther away from this marriage, I don't even know what kind of marriage theme I will plan for myself on the day of marriage, I think: I have become numb, this numbness comes from the woman I want to marry the most, it will never be possible to stand by my side in a wedding dress, and other women can't ignite my marriage **......

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After this wedding, I felt tired like never before. This year, because the company's business was sluggish, I took care of all the work from planning and outreach to execution by myself, and as long as I entered the work state, I had a pain that could not breathe. Sometimes, I also think that the salary that Lao Jin gives me is too low, and now the general market is: a senior wedding planner's monthly salary is at least more than 10,000 yuan, and their division of labor is very clear, and they will not take care of many jobs like me, so it is relatively much easier, but Lao Jin is right about one thing: I do not have a degree, and I can't apply for a senior wedding planner certificate recognized by the industry, so I can only continue to suffer in the current state that cannot be changed......

When I got back to the office, I only gave myself a break to drink a cup of tea, and then I got into the planning of the next wedding, and when it was almost 4 o'clock, Luo Sumei, who had been running around all these days, finally returned to the company, and she called me to her office. At first: I just thought she was going to tell me about the 3 million wedding, but she took out a cake shop from her bag and handed it to me and said, "Today is your birthday, I bought you a box of cakes, I really don't have time to wait there for them to make it, you can go and get it yourself later......"

"Boss, do you remember my birthday!"

Luo Sumei smiled tiredly and replied: "Remember, you will get off work early today, and if you have any tight work at hand, please ask Xiao Yang to help deal with it first." ”

I nodded, and asked Luo Sumei again: "By the way, has the matter of Chen Yi and her leaders agreed to officiate at the wedding?" ”

"It's not so fast, you just don't care about this matter for now, I'll let you know if there's news."

I was silent, but I knew in my heart that this matter had probably become more tricky, so Chen Yi's prediction was not wrong, her leader was really a difficult person to handle.

Luo Sumei smiled at me again and urged, "Why are you still standing?" Let's go back and happily celebrate this birthday. ”

I wanted to say something, but I didn't know how to say it, so I just thanked Russell Mei and left her office with the cake shop list.

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This evening, before five o'clock, I left the company, and then went to the cake shop to pick up the birthday cake that Russell Mei gave me, and with the box I ordered, I already had two boxes, I would definitely not be able to finish this night, and it was just right to save it for tomorrow's breakfast.

I carried a cake box into the alley, and when I got home, I found that the girl named Xiao Ai was leaning on the door frame and waiting, I walked quickly to her side and looked at her......

Today, she didn't wear a long skirt, but wore a red cap and white-framed women's sunglasses, and wore a casual T-shirt and shorts, and this kind of very sporty casual outfit, she has no problem at all, at least it looks much better than those so-called Internet celebrity models on Taobao. No wonder her classmates said that she was favored by the record company a long time ago, her external conditions are indeed very good, and she is an unavoidable star embryo.

I joked, "If you wear such sports today, do you want to climb over the wall of our yard again?" ”

She didn't even take off her sunglasses, stretched out her hand to me, and said impatiently: "Don't talk nonsense, return my student ID." ”

"You have a request for me now, can you be kinder?"

"Wasn't I nice enough to you before? But what's the use of you as a person with Bandit Syndrome, you don't yell at me. ”

"Xiao Ai."

She was stunned for a moment, as if she was not used to my calling her name, and after reacting, she was still so impatient: "What are you doing?" ”

"Xiao Ai, Xiao Ai, Xiao Ai......"

"You shout souls!"

"Haha, who made you disguise yourself so mysterious before, and now I finally know your name, I can't shout enough!"

She looked at me in disgust and replied, "Can you have anything else to do but chirp?" ”

"Yes, for example, I don't want to return your student ID card."

She finally took off her sunglasses, squinted, looked at me very unpleasantly, and said hatefully for a long time: "Aren't you afraid that I will turn against you?" ”

"It doesn't matter, as long as you don't tear down the small courtyard where I live, no matter how you behave, I can treat it as if I was bitten by a kitten or a puppy, and I can get through it by scratching it."

She was finally stimulated by me and lost her patience, and said: "I'll ask you again at the end, if you don't pay back your student ID, if you don't pay it back, I don't need to waste time with you, it's a big deal to go back to school and get another one." ”

I put away my joke, grabbed her who was about to turn away, and said to her very sincerely, "Wait...... In fact, there was a little misunderstanding between us before...... The reason why I was so angry with you that day was because that leather jacket was so important to me, and I really broke down at the time! ”

She looked at me in surprise.

My heart swelled with heaviness, and the past came back to my mind, and after a long time, I finally said to her, "If you will listen, I can tell you the story of this leather jacket." ”