Chapter 12: The Zero-Sum Game

The sage said, don't do to others what you don't want to do to yourself, and it's hard to accept things that you don't know about yourself, no matter how much others care. Wang Huan's rejection is both reasonable and unexpected. On the one hand, it is difficult for people to accept uncertain things, uncertainty means that it is full of variables, it is difficult for people to clean up the data they need in a large number of variables, which not only requires time but also experience, and people's growth is the accumulation of experience, to make people realize that their behavior, thinking deviation or even wrong, it is basically impossible, at least it is very difficult. At the same time, people are always faced with all kinds of choices and make all kinds of decisions, which are beneficial to themselves or altruistic, and you can't prove that they are absolutely right in either choice. When the course of events develops to the detriment of itself, how do people choose? And how do you make it a necessity for experience and growth? People will accept it, and will not abandon it because it does not match the long-term experience, but people's thinking will also be deviated because of this, and the long-term mindset will give birth to new experiences because of the integration of reality that is incompatible with it, a deviated growth process that is different from the past. When faced with the same choice again, people tend to refuse, and for those who have already had a bad experience, doing the same thing again is a waste of time, meaningless, and even disgusting because of psychological shadows. For people like Wang Huan, who always like to buy things with unknown uses, there should be a lot of shadows in her heart, I thought.

On the other hand, I ignored that she was a woman, an unmarried woman, and didn't even have a boyfriend yet. Women have an instinct to avoid risks from the physical structure, they don't have the tall bodies and strong muscles of men, so before they can find someone like that, they have to avoid risks, it's their instinct. Maybe because of this, after they find that person, after they identify with the person, they will completely let go of their defenses, which is difficult to say whether it is good or bad, maybe the evolution of life always has its reason.

There is no such thing as getting something for nothing in this world, people must pay more for what they want to get, no matter what kind of wealth you want to get, what kind of achievements you want to get, you must pay a lot of time and experience and even what you value the most, the world is fair. When you think that God has given you an opportunity or wealth for free, don't be complacent, it is very likely that God is mortgaged, and when you pay enough price and look back, maybe you will find that God not only collected the principal but also the interest.

Buddhism, giving, giving, but there is nothing to give, and there is nothing to gain. Nothing in the world is created for nothing, nothing falls from the sky, nor does it blow in the wind, but it is created by people who give up many, many things. At the same time, human beings are also a group society, where people freely exchange what they already have and allocate resources in order to live a better life. However, in this kind of allocation, there is always an invisible hand, or intentionally or unintentionally redistributing resources, and after the distribution, some people will find that the resources they originally owned are gone, so where are their resources? Of course, your resources will not disappear in normal trading, but in different forms, but in the process of trading, there will always be competition and fraud, competition has wins and losses, and those who win get everything, and those who lose have nothing. There are also unscrupulous people who will use seemingly delicious bait to fish for your resources, and if they succeed, it will also represent your loss, and in such a transaction, it depends more on personal wisdom and experience. What you gain is what others lose, and what you lose is what others gain, which is called a zero-sum game in economics. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and if it suddenly appears in front of you, it's best to think about it. Nothing in this world will come to anyone for no reason, if anyone suddenly meets a person who plays the role of a divine messenger, and he can get benefits for nothing, then he had better think clearly, what does the other party want? What do you have to give? In which way to pay? The world is fair.

I don't know if Wang Huan understands the zero-sum game, I think her actions are more out of a woman's instinctive reaction. But no matter what, living in such a world, people always want to have more and a better life.

Perhaps out of abrupt vigilance against me, Wang Huan and I always felt a little embarrassed when I communicated with her at work. Don't guess a woman's thoughts, just be yourself, when she can't think of it, she will naturally forget, and I don't bother to explain, yesterday's tiredness and didn't sleep well at night, how can I have the energy to explain to her the ins and outs of things. In this way, the day's work ends slowly without embarrassment.

At seven o'clock in the morning, I leaned on the chair and took a nap, waiting for Li Kai to take over, and suddenly felt someone tap me on the shoulder in a daze, I suddenly opened my eyes and looked, only to see that it was Sun Hao and Lu Xue standing in front of me, Sun Hao was smiling and withdrawing his hand.

"How did you end up here?" I wiped the cold sweat from my forehead and asked calmly.

"Are we good brothers, so we need to help each other when we need it." Sun Hao still looked smiling.

"Brothers are more used for peers who are related by blood, and we should not be related by blood." I replied.

"Well, we're friends too." He said again.

I thought about it for a moment and replied, "If your relationship with friends is to be maintained by interests or contracts."

"We're supposed to be classmates, right? It's always roommates, right? Sun Hao finally became a little anxious.

"What?"

"I'd like to ask you to help me move."

"When?"

"Now."

"Where?"

"That, that, where you live." Sun Hao said cautiously.

"Nope." I didn't even think to answer.

"Are you really friends?" Wang Huan suddenly came out and said in astonishment.

"Wang Huan is also here, oh, it seems to be beautiful again recently, can you ask the big beauty to help me intercede." Sun Hao hurriedly said with a smile.

Sun Hao has been to the Internet café a few times before, and he is also familiar with Wang Huan.

"Isn't it normal to do a favor to a friend? Still use me to intercede? As the old saying goes, how can friends come when they are in trouble,"

"Two ribs with a knife, but that's the style of Second Master Qin, I can't learn it, why don't I buy a New Year's painting and let it help?" I replied nonchalantly.

"You are really," Wang Huan shook his head and asked Sun Hao again, "Why are you moving?" ”

"That, last night my water pipe burst, our unit has become a water curtain hole, the whole unit fought all night and finally was able to go up and down the stairs, but my house is the hardest hit area, the disaster is very serious, my mother said, it's easier to redecorate, so Lu Xue and I can only rent a house outside first, put some household appliances or something." Sun Hao said with a smile.

"Why did you fight all night in the whole building?" Wang Huan asked puzzled.

"yes, why?" I also asked, "Well, that, not just the water pipe bursting, that, the stubble from the water pipe broke the water pipe as well, so, so, the whole hallway is that smell, uh, you know." ”

"Then why should I help you? I don't do things for no reason. I said slowly.

Sun Hao's somewhat embarrassed face suddenly appeared his signature smiling expression again, slowly lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said slowly, "Since you want to decorate, the original household appliances and furniture will be replaced with new ones, I thought, Xiaoshan, you are still floating alone in this city, and there are no decent belongings, it's a pity to throw away those things, it's better to give it to you, who made us friends." ”

I didn't speak, I listened carefully.

"Since my sister and I have no place to live, we have to rent a house, don't I have your landlord's phone number, doesn't she still have a two-bedroom house for rent? It's the one next door to you, I called and asked if someone else had just quit the lease last month, and I thought, aren't we brothers? Just rent it, the two of us live, let Lu Xue live in your room, this is also close to the school, and a few of our brothers have rarely gotten together since graduation to talk and drink, and then let Zhang Hui and Xiaoshuai also come often, and our brothers will get together for a few months. And you don't know that Lu Xue's cooking skills can be chef-level, you kid has a mouthful. ”

I listened carefully to what he said, thought about it seriously, and said, "No, I'm very busy at work, and I don't usually use household appliances very often, and besides, isn't our 216 party held every week, and as everyone gets busier and busier at work, there will be fewer and fewer gatherings, which is a fact." As for Lu Xue's cooking, I believe in my own more, cooking is a skilled job, I don't believe that a student who is still in school has any time to cook, and besides, not everyone's stomach adapts to the new dish, which may also cause stomach problems, and more importantly, I dare not believe in your contract anymore"

"You"

"Lao Tzu tells you, I'm just here to inform you, I've rented out the house, you don't like to come, unless you are embarrassed to squeeze in your single room with Lu Xue, it's impossible for me to live with this girl again." Sun Hao completely went berserk.

Lu Xue hurriedly stepped forward to grab Sun Hao, cleared her throat, and asked with a smile, "What does Brother Xiaoshan think is a friend?" ”

"A friend is a person who complements and perfects each other in thinking and values, and can promote mutual interests." I thought for a moment and said, "So what is a roommate?" ”

"A roommate is someone who is not a danger to you and does not disturb your normal life."

"Then it would be very sad if your friends had a change in their thinking and values because of an event, and thought it was your fault, and did something detrimental to your interests."

I thought about it and said, "Then I'll be sad." ”

"So"

"So, I agree with your decision." I said to Sun Hao.

"What did they just say?" Wang Huan asked Sun Hao in a low voice.

"Who knows?" Sun Hao said with an aggrieved face.

"I have to sleep in the morning every time I get off the night shift, I can't make a sound, I can't walk around the house, the sound of the TV should not be turned on to 13 or more, and I can't make a sound after 10 o'clock in the evening, I go to work at half past six in the morning, Sun Hao, remember to adjust your jet lag, and the living room can't be too crowded, I have to make black pearls with Xiaoyin at night, as for dinner, Lu Xue can do it if you want, skills need time to practice anyway, just think this time is your cooking training, but I don't eat chicken essence, I also use the soy sauce of my designated brand, and the pH of the best dish is between 6.5 and 6.8. ”

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Lu Xue nodded seriously, smiled and said, "I don't like the smell of smoke, if you come to your room, I hope you have to put up with it, I want to watch my designated variety show at eight o'clock in the evening, and I only drink Tieguanyin, if you want to drink something else, it's best not to drink it in the room, I don't like to smell other flavors when drinking tea, Brother Xiaoshan wants to change the taste, if you cook by yourself, you can only put two level spoons of salt in the dish that I designated, the oil should use the brand I designated, and the tableware can only use the Jingdezhen pastel porcelain we brought." ”

I nodded earnestly.

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"I kind of understand how you feel." Wang Huan said sympathetically.

Sun Hao looked at Wang Huan with a look of relief.

"Yo, why are there so many people today? Are you a friend? Hill. This is the little fat man who took over Li Kai and shook into the Internet café, his eyes shining back and forth on Lu Xue's body.

"Hello, my name is He Luxue." Lu Xue said with a smile.

"You're good, my name is Mei Denggao."

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Wang Huan shook his head and whispered, "It's really ignorant, meaningless." ”