It was getting dark, Lin Chen looked at his watch, and it was already past the time to get off work.

The office was left alone, and he stretched his tired waist, took off his glasses, and gently rubbed his sore eyes with his hand.

The boss left early, leaving him with a pile of work to finish before next week's bidding.

He continued to type on the computer for a while, and the phone rang, it was Xu Aqi's, Lin Chen's girlfriend.

"Where?" On the phone, Xu Aqi asked.

"I'm still in class, I'll be back in a while!"

"Oh, yes! I called you to tell you that the red dress you sent me received today! I tried it and it was a good fit! ”

"Do you like it?"

"Hmmm! Like! It's just too expensive! I said, I don't want to! You bought it back anyway! This skirt takes up half of your monthly salary, and you won't be able to do it next month! ”

A month ago, Xu Aqi was sent by the company on a business trip to another city, and before leaving, Lin Chen accompanied her to buy the accompanying items, and they stopped in front of the glass windows of the clothing stores on the street.

In the window, a beautiful red gauze skirt deeply attracted Xu Aqi's attention, and the red dress with a red bra on the model's body, with tiny pearls spelled into small bead flowers, scattered on the skirt, elegant and noble. The waist is a delicate bow, the red of the whole body has a light silk yarn texture, as thin as cicada wings, delicate like a blooming pomegranate flower, red like fire, red brilliantly!

If every girl has her own princess dream, a beautiful gauze skirt is probably the best interpretation. Xu Aqi is the same, and she is also looking forward to the day when she can become a princess who is envied and blessed by everyone, wearing such a beautiful red dress.

Peeking at Xu Aqi's drunken gaze, Lin Chen, who was standing aside, suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

When he has no worries, poverty for him is the difference between eating pickles and eating steak, which does not affect his happiness, but when he is with Xu Aqi, Lin Chen deeply feels the embarrassment caused by poverty.

That red dress is so expensive!

For the two of them young people who are adrift in the city, it is indeed too expensive!

Of course, Lin Chen's acting skills are as good as ever, he handsomely rubbed his eyes that looked at the clothes stupidly, raised his eyebrows, and smiled very gently at Xu Aqi.

"If you like it, let's buy it!"

"Forget it! Take a look, it's good to have a good time! You're really buying it! I don't want to buy it! ”

Xu Aqi said, her eyes still on the red dress.

"Of course I bought it! As soon as I get paid next month, I'll give you this red dress! I'm not a guy who likes to play tricks! ”

"I don't want it! You're so financially tight right now! It's not like I don't know! When you marry me, give me this red dress! ”

Xu Aqi said, turned around and left, Lin Chen didn't say anything more, and followed closely with a large bag and a small bag.

Promise other people's things, Lin Chen will definitely do it! The big husband is full of words!

No, as soon as the salary was paid, Lin Chen went to buy this beautiful red dress and sent it to Xu Aqi, and finally fulfilled one of his wishes.

Thinking of this, Lin Chen smiled, "It's rare that you have thought so well for me!" Buy it, buy it! If I just don't spend this money, I'll have a hard time next month! It's all bad anyway, so it's better to make you happy! ”

On the other side of the phone, Xu Aqi said distressedly: "Don't spend money blindly in the future!" ”

"Oh!"

Lin Chen held the mobile phone between his head and shoulders, and while answering, he picked up the teacup, and the tea in the cup was not yet cold.

"I'll be back in a while!" Xu Aqi said.

"Oh! All right! Job done? ”

"Not yet! I went back temporarily, and after a while, I had to come over. No way, helping the branch train newcomers is not a task that can be completed in a day or two! ”

"You've been on a business trip for a long time this time! Your unit will not send a male compatriot to toss back and forth between the two cities in such a dusty way! ”

Lin Chen took a small sip of tea, which was not hot. He took the kettle under the table and shook it gently, it was very light and seemed to be empty.

Putting the pot down, he picked up the teacup again.

"This project, only I can explain! That's why the boss asked me to come over! ”

"When I have the money, you don't go to work! Don't work so hard! I'll feed you! Lin Chen said.

"Good! I wish I could! But the crux of the matter is, when will your old man be rich! I am looking forward to the stars, the moon, and the autumn water! ”

Xu Aqi's question stopped Lin Chen, yes! With the little dead salary that I earn now, except for rent, water and electricity, I can barely make ends meet! You can only be rich in the Year of the Monkey!

Lin Chen coughed awkwardly and continued, "Yes!" People say that I am the golden life of hairpin! There is no shortage of money in life! Anyway, sooner or later there will be money! Hey, it's been cooling down here these days, so come back and wear more! ”

"Know! … Hmm..." The phone was silent for a moment.

"Hmm, what?"

"You're stupid, I miss you!" Xu Aqi said coquettishly.

A hint of a smile appeared on Lin Chen's face, he put down the water glass, and continued to type a few lines on the computer.

Although his eyes are full of data on the computer, his mind is thinking about this little girl.

Xu Aqi is good to him, he knows this, but this girl has a problem, that is, she has to take care of everything about him. From buying a house or renting a house, to his eating, drinking, and Lazar, she has to ask again.

She's too much to manage!

This is very awkward for Lin Chen! Xu Aqi even asked Lin Chen to go to the beauty salon to get rid of the cinnabar mole under his left ear, saying that it was not good-looking.

This little mole, Lin Chen was born with it, it doesn't hurt or itch, what is it doing when you have nothing to do! After doing it, Lin Chen always felt that it was too troublesome. Besides, there is no need for this! The parents gave it, and it didn't hurt the appearance. A big man, what's wrong with a mole! And like a woman, what kind of beauty salon to go!

The phone signal was a little bad and there was no sound.

After a while.

"Hey, listen?" Xu Aqi's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"In! I'm in! Miss you too! Come back early!"

Lin Chen said as he put down the work in his hand, and moved a large pile of thick materials from the countertop back to the drawer, the drawer was stuffed to the brim and couldn't be closed, he took out two books, put them back on the countertop, and finally closed the drawer.

"Call me! WeChat message, QQ, email is also become, the more the merrier! Whoever comes to you will not refuse, and there will be a reward! ”

On the phone, Xu Aqi still had her domineering.

"Huh! All right! Make a phone call, send a WeChat and get a reward! What do you want me to do? Lin Chen asked, casually flipping through the materials on the table.

"Uh-huh... Anyway, there is a reward!"

It seems that Xu Aqi hasn't thought about this question yet, she continued: "Also, also, don't call other girls!" Don't get close to them! Feed! Hey, hey! Did you hear that? ”

"Listen! My little aunt and grandmother! What if I did? There's a reward, isn't it? “

The mobile phone seemed to have a bad signal, and there was no sound on the other side of the phone, so Lin Chen asked again: "Hey, hey?" So what if I can't? What do you want me to do?"

Lin Chen picked up the cup with his hand.

"Reward you with a fart!"

The signal was there again, and Aqi's voice on the other side of the phone was crisp and loud.

The herbal tea in Lin Chen's mouth almost didn't squirt out, but he still drank it.

Lin Chen knew that he must be angry over there, so he hurriedly flattered: "People are just talking!" Don't be angry, okay? I'm kidding you, it's just you, I've got a big head, you let me find a few more, you can't kill me if you want to! ”

There was no squeak over there, and Lin Chen said again flatteringly: "Come, kiss one, kiss one, adults don't remember villains." ”

"Where's the dear? Didn't wash your face, didn't wash your teeth, didn't take a shower! Look at it!"

The phone hung up with a "snap", and a "beep..." sound came from the microphone.

This fiery temper!

I didn't be gentle with me when I gave such an expensive red dress!

Lin Chen snorted lightly into the microphone.

Lin Chen decided to get off work, Lin Chen's home is far away, and he can't be late, and he won't be able to catch the last subway if it's late.

In the past few years, housing prices in various cities have soared, and the housing prices in the city where Lin Chen works have also soared, a few years ago, that is, the years when Lin Chen just graduated, housing prices have not risen so evilly, but for the post-80s generation like Lin Chen, it is really unbearable.

Lin Chen's home is in the countryside, and it is rare for the whole village to be admitted to university, and a few years of study have made him like urban life.

At that time, he imagined, drinking Starbucks coffee, watching the changing neon lights outside the big glass window, that bright life should be his youth, he didn't want to go back to his hard hometown, and he didn't want to continue his father's life with his head facing the loess and his back to the sky, so after graduating from the architectural design major, he found his own unit and stayed in the city.

City life is not a very easy thing for Lin Chen, his parents are honest farmers, he is neither a rich second generation, nor an official second generation, he has no backers in this city, everything depends on himself.

As he gets older, the pressure is also multipliing, what makes him hair big is the tight money on hand, the taste of no money is really uncomfortable, and he has to think about the life of even eating a spicy hot, Lin Chen has also experienced it.

The salary of the job in front of me is okay, but if you remove the monthly rent, it is really not much.

Prices are rising rapidly, and there is no way for this Lin Chen.

Also, having a girlfriend should be a necessary expense. Fortunately, Xu Aqi is more sensible, not the kind of girl who spends her boyfriend's money without a degree, which makes Lin Chen quite moved, which is also one of the reasons why Lin Chen said that he would give her that expensive red dress.

Of course, the house is Lin Chen's biggest headache, he finally rented the house in the suburbs, the main reason is needless to say, the rent is cheap, fortunately, there is a subway through it, although the subway station is still some distance from Lin Chen's rent, but for Lin Chen, he is already very satisfied.

Lin Chen cleaned up, turned off the computer, picked up the black laptop bag, and hurriedly walked to the subway station.