Chapter Ninety-Eight: Destitute
I miss crossing the street in front of the lights of thousands of homes, and crossing the quiet sky in the starry vastness.
Twilight is in the forest, and the lights are on
A concerned heart flickered and disappeared like a firefly.
On the night flight back to Hefei, listening to a poignant song, my whole heart sank. The plane must be heavy! Because my heart is so heavy.
When I returned to Hefei at three o'clock in the morning, I opened the door and saw Xia Xue hanging an apron around my neck and curled up on the sofa.
Xue was startled by the sound of me opening the door, her neck sank, and she rubbed her eyes in a trance:
"Returned?"
Xue sighed and walked to the shoe cabinet to get me slippers: "Lu Xia, you must be hungry!" I'll give you a hot dish later. ”
"Why haven't you slept yet?"
Xia Xue changed into slippers for me, took off my suit, and covered her palms with her hands and said, "Wait for you!" You're going back tonight. ”
"Didn't I tell you it was a late-night flight?"
Looking at Xia Xue with bloodshot eyes, I don't know whether to scold her or not. The smell of burning grass fills your nostrils, and you choke on tears with smoke and dust.
Xia Xue smiled disappreciatively, smiling beautifully and innocently, with the sorrow and exhaustion of staying up late on her face, but she did not smile sweetly at all.
"I can't sleep either, so I cooked a supper and waited for you"
Xia Xue put on her apron and brought a crockpot from the kitchen. The palm of his hand delicately clamped the crockpot, cautiously supervised all the way to the dining room, rested on the table, and quickly retracted his fingers on the root of his ear and twisted it......
"Lu Xia, I stewed crucian carp soup. You don't like green onions, I put carrots and celery to get fishy. ”
Xue blew her hot red fingers, slightly slacked her eyebrows, and I saw that there were white marks on her fingers. But she quickly concealed her pain, smiled at me with her hands behind her back, and said, "There is also stir-fried vegetables, I'll serve it to you hot." You drink the soup first, and call me if you are light."
I don't know if it's because of my state of mind, but I found this can of crucian carp soup to be extremely delicious. The rich fragrance rushed to my face, mixed with the steaming mist, blurring my vision.
……
On the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, the princess, as always, squeezed money from me:
"Lu Xia, are you coming to Chengdu for the Dragon Boat Festival? You bring the money, I'll take you, let's go ......"
"Her Royal Highness the princess, during the Dragon Boat Festival, I want to go to my father-in-law's house."
"You Lu Xia, who is heavy on sex and light on friends, you are so angry with me, hurry up and lose money!"
I knew that she wouldn't have anything to do with me but to beg for money. But the problem is: I am on leave without pay, and now I still have to rely on Xia Xue for three meals, and I have never been so poor throughout history.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, I just paid my salary yesterday, so I'll transfer it to you! Anyway, I have your sister-in-law to raise now. ”
"Haha, since you are willing to eat soft rice, I have no opinion. But are you really going to transfer all your wages to me? Hmph~, I don't believe it! ”
"Lend me eight guts, I don't dare to deceive you? …… Do you want it or not? If I grind again, I regret it. ”
"If you want to ......" the rich second generation was flattered, and probably stomped his feet excitedly on the other end of the phone.
The so-called suspension of pay is not that a dime will not be paid, otherwise the financial statements will not be made.
A few minutes later, the rich second-generation princess sent me an angry emoji:
"Lu Xia, don't tell me, that's the monthly salary of your dignified personnel manager...... $11.24? I just find a WeChat group and grab more red envelopes than this. ”
I want to cry without tears! But what can I do?
I found this month's salary statement from the computer, took a picture and sent it over:
"It's already very good to have 11.24 yuan, at least enough for breakfast."
When I saw the salary report, I didn't believe it from the second generation who couldn't get rich. After a long time, I saw her and asked in surprise, "It can't be true, right?" How so? Lu Xia, are you in trouble again? ”
"Isn't it thanks to you?"
"Phew~...... It's my business! …… Since you are poorer than me now, let's put our friendship aside for the time being! Wait for the opportunity to connect again. Good bye! ”
"I'll go~! You're too realistic! ”
"Lu Xia, did you know Princess Ben for the first time? …… Good bye! ”
……
Xia Xue's heart is as meticulous as dust in the Hui Xianxiu, and every expenditure in the family is recorded. In the past, the princess joked that she should grasp the economy, but she didn't expect it to be implemented so quickly.
"Lu Xia, what is your mortgage?" Snow bit her ballpoint pen and looked at me and asked.
"Number 6. It's almost there! ”
I replied earnestly and in a low pitch. found that if people become poor, they really don't even have the confidence to speak
Xue frowned, knocked on the barrel of the pen, rolled her eyes, and calculated something:
"Lu Xia, if you go to my house tomorrow, there is no need to buy it from the sea like last time. Just bring two bottles of wine, I think. ”
"Huh? …… Oh! ”
I didn't dare to have any objections, and even held back a little. Timidly and humbly, he asked, "Snow, are you really going?" ”
"You don't want to go!?"
Xue seemed to sense my negative attitude, put down the pen in her hand, and walked up to me: "Lu Xia, what's wrong with you?" We're just having a hard time at the moment, and we'll get better soon. ”
"No......" I explained with a quick wave of my hand, avoiding her gentle but oppressive gaze.
"I just don't think I've taken care of you. Now I want you to share the pressure for me, and I am ashamed of your parents' trust and expectations. ”
I suddenly remembered the confessional canvas, facing the morning light, which read: 'Xia Xue, you are my warmth, I want to hold you.' ’
Now think about how selfish I am! There is no promise, no half of responsibility, and even the words of confession are only to say what she can bring me. And I didn't think about giving her anything.
Snow Hui quality orchid heart. In my eyes, I saw my decadence and inferiority, wrapped his arms around my neck from behind, and pressed his face against the back of my head:
"Lu Xia, you have always been very good in my eyes, and my parents and I think so too. Despite the difficulties we are encountering now, we all know that it is not your fault, and we believe that it will soon pass. You will live up to our expectations, and my parents and I have faith in you. ”
In front of the snow, the crystal clear eyes are shaking in front of me, it seems to be a lamp that penetrates the depths of the soul, and any slander Gu that bewitches you into a low slump will be disinfected and killed: "...... So, I want you to cheer up a little bit, be a little more confident, and be a little more optimistic. ”
With this encouragement from the snow, my whole body was refreshed. Brushed up the broken hair on Xue's face and kissed her forehead: "Xue, when I met you, I really stepped on shit luck." ”
Xia Xue's cheeks flushed, but her pursed lips couldn't help laughing, and she laughed.
He buried his face in my arms and giggled, clenched his fists, and said, "Lu Xia, can you speak?" I'm going to be by you! ”