Chapter 287: Birthday Party
When Jiang Nuan told Lin Qingqing about these things, Bai Luo had already found a job. And she didn't leave Bai Luo just because the Bai family's parents came to the door.
Listening to these things that came out of Jiang Nuan's mouth, Lin Qingqing knew that in fact, she was not without any waves in her heart.
They are no longer children, and in the face of many unsatisfactory things in this world, they can't cry and laugh when they want to. Instead, they hide themselves with a calm face, even if they are already in a state of collapse.
Don't all fish live in the same sea. These are the words that Lin Qingqing read in a book in Murakami a long time ago, but now he feels that it is very appropriate to describe themselves.
"It's your birthday in two days, how do you want to spend it this year?" Lin Qingqing peeled an orange and handed it to Jiang Nuan and asked.
If it weren't for Lin Qingqing mentioning it, Jiang Nuan would almost have forgotten that it would be her twenty-sixth birthday in two days. It feels like it's just a blink of an eye, and it's been four years since they graduated from college.
She shook her head, then squeezed out a wry smile. "That's not it this year." She whispered.
In previous years, Bai Luo did it for her, sometimes she booked a VIP private room in KTV for her to bring a group of fox friends and dog friends, sometimes she took her directly to the top restaurant in S City to eat a couple package, and even more, she was directly given a Swarovski crystal necklace.
Those things were at the fingertips for Bai Luo at that time, but now, for these two people who could barely make a living, celebrating their birthdays seemed too luxurious.
Looking at the sensible Jiang Nuan, who is now being tortured by life, Lin Qingqing's face is full of distress. "Fool, how can you not celebrate your birthday?" She said with disgust.
In the face of Lin Qingqing's kindness, Jiang Nuan seemed to be extremely persistent. "Don't let it go." She lowered her head and broke a petal of orange to feed to Lin's mouth, and although the orange was not sour, she couldn't help but frown.
"I don't want to cause trouble for Xiaobai, he's worked hard enough." Jiang Nuan choked up and said.
How long does it take to go from a child to an adult? It was probably just a matter of moments. At some point you find that you are no longer the center of the world, and you find that even if you try desperately to live your life, it is still just as bad. So you start telling yourself that it's time to grow up.
Because of the proximity, Lin Qingqing gently hugged Jiang Nuan. The girl who accompanied her in the darkest time of her life now seems to be at the lowest point in her life. Once her smile was so bright, bright and unscrupulous. But now, she was like dust in a corner, dusty, quiet.
It seems that this is all she can do, a gentle hug, some warmth that can make Jiang Nuan feel. Other than that, she couldn't do anything.
Because she knew Jiang Nuan's self-esteem, she couldn't help them directly, and even she didn't dare to let Ou Yuanlan arrange a job for Bai Luo, because she knew that with Jiang Nuan's character, this would be counterproductive.
When Lin Qingqing and Ou Yuanlan sighed about the matter between Jiang Nuan and Bai Luo, that person just had a flat face, and he didn't have as many sentimental emotions as Lin Qingqing.
"Why do you think they have to suffer so much?" Lin Qingqing sighed while drinking milk.
Looking at her melancholy appearance, Ou Yuanlan just replied lightly: "This is the path they have chosen, no matter how difficult it is, they have to go on." ”
Although this sentence seemed very impersonal, and even a little indifferent, Lin Qingqing knew that his words were right. This road is chosen by themselves, no matter whether it is windy or rainy, shocking or gorgeous, they can only walk by themselves.
"Nuan Nuan's birthday the day after tomorrow, let's go out to dinner together." Lin Qingqing proposed.
Ou Yuanlan pondered for two seconds for this suggestion, and then raised objections. "Just eat at home, let them come, or we'll come." He closed the document and reached out to take Lin Qingqing into Lin's arms.
His gaze fell on Lin Qingqing's lower abdomen, her belly was getting bigger, and the little life inside was slowly growing day by day. One day he will come into this world and take on the love of all.
Lin Qingqing was very puzzled by his objection. "Why?" She turned her head to look at Ou Yuanlan with a puzzled expression.
"Their current financial situation is not very good, so don't add to their financial burden." Ou Yuanlan explained. "Besides, you're pregnant, don't eat anything outside." He added.
Since Lin Qingqing became pregnant, she finally knew what it meant to be a powerful wife. Every month, no matter how busy Ou Yuanlan is, he will always accompany her to the prenatal checkup in person. Moreover, the meals at home are all nutritious meals prepared by the chef, and the meat and vegetables are nutritionally balanced.
She grabbed Ou Yuanlan's hand and nodded happily. It turned out that this man was so considerate, she thought that he was indifferent and almost impersonal, but later learned that all his concerns were not on his lips, but in his actions.
On Jiang Nuan's birthday, Lin Qing rushed over early in the morning. Along with it, there is also the chef she brings. Even in order to reduce the burden on these two people, they even brought their own ingredients.
Listening to the table tennis in the kitchen, Jiang Nuan looked embarrassed. "Qingqing, you're too polite, in fact, birthdays and whatevers are really not that important." She sat on the carpet, the computer interface in front of her still stuck on the job board.
Looking at Jiang Nuan, Lin Qingqing shook his head. "Of course it's important to live one year or one less year." She explained with a smile.
Since Xu Yanran and Su Cheng left, she has become more and more aware of how difficult it is to meet people. Maybe it's just the next moment, and they'll pass by forever. Therefore, compared with the unknown future, the present is precious.
"How's it going?" She glanced at Jiang Nuan's computer interface, so she asked with concern.
With a sigh, Jiang Nuan shook his head. "It's been so long since I've had a job, and now I feel like I'm pretty much a wreck." She gave a self-deprecating look.
Lin Qingqing patted her on the shoulder, and then comforted her: "Take your time, you were the first person in the department to find a formal job back then!" ”
At that time, Jiang Nuan's business administration department was not easy to find a job, but fortunately, she had good ability, so she became a regular employee of a listed company during her senior year internship. When everyone was still anxious to find a job, she was like a white-collar worker in the workplace.
However, Jiang Nuan is a person who can't stand the restraints, and after less than a year on the job, she resigned because of a misunderstanding with her boss. Although it is a little pretentious, but because of Bai Luo's raising, these don't seem to be nothing.
"It's not the same time it used to be." Jiang Nuan said with a wry smile.