Life is full of surprises and accidents, and life is also full of troubles and sorrows.

If there were no reborn prophets, if there were no transcendence and mystery in the world, if everything could not be more ordinary......

Such a life is like a weed on the side of the road that no one pays attention to, abounding.

When they were young, everyone thought they were the most unique, and when they grew up, most people realized that they were no different from the general public after recognizing the reality.

Ordinary and mediocre.

Since he can remember, Chen An often has some strange dreams, he is like an adventurer, playing different roles, shuttling through different time and space, completing different missions, the immersive reality makes him unable to distinguish the boundary between reality and dreams every time he wakes up, fortunately, the memory of dreams will soon dissipate with time, and eventually only leave a vague impression.

He once shared this matter with his classmates and friends who had a good relationship, but his classmates and friends told him that they would also have this kind of absurd and bizarre dreams, unless they were too impressive, most of the dreams were almost forgotten after waking up, Chen An couldn't help laughing at himself, I always thought that my dreams were different, but I didn't expect that everyone was the same.

But I don't know what kind of psychology it is, maybe it was because he still believed in his uniqueness when he was young, he began to record every dream in the form of a diary, and over time it became his habit, even if he grew up he understood that this was an act of excessive self-consciousness in adolescence, the problem is that habits are not easy to change, and this persistence can be seen as a way to cultivate self-discipline.

He dreams every day, sometimes the dreams are continuous, he is like an off-camera viewer, feeling all kinds of unbelievable exciting adventures, he is no longer entangled in the meaning of dreams, but before going to bed, what he is most looking forward to is what kind of sweet dreams he will have tonight.

Happy families are all alike, and unhappy families have their own misfortunes.

There is no doubt that Chen An's family is happy.

Although his mother, who was a teacher before college, was a little strict about his education and learning, his father was a very reasonable person, and often stood on Chen An's side to admonish his mother, and even occasionally secretly took Chen An out to relax and play, so that when he grew up and looked back carefully, Chen An couldn't help but wonder if his parents had discussed it in private, one sang white face and the other sang red face.

Chen An University was studied in Lushan Academy, the capital of Dongshan County, and the reason for choosing this academy was that it was close to home on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was not sure that he would be admitted to the top universities in Yujing, the national capital.

After graduating from university, Chen An, who had no intention of pursuing a career in the public service, did not apply for the civil service department, and he was also reluctant to go back to his backward hometown town after seeing the prosperity of the capital, so he decided to make a career in the capital and take care of his parents in the future.

Chen An, who was born in Lushan Academy, naturally does not have to worry about work, and every year in the graduation season, the academy will pour into a large number of companies and enterprises to recruit, and some students have found a satisfactory home as early as a year before graduation.

Chen An majored in management in college, and his biggest goal was to open his own consulting and research company, but he knew very well that as a newcomer with no experience, no connections and no background in this industry, the first thing to consider was how to enter a well-known consulting and research company to learn and accumulate.

According to his plan, he plans to spend five to eight years thoroughly familiarizing himself with the industry, and then another two years to build a stable and profitable company, and to marry his girlfriend before the age of 30 at the latest.

His girlfriend's name is Xia Qin, a petite and delicate cute girl, they can be called childhood sweethearts with each other, the other party is the daughter of her mother's colleague, and the two know each other when they are young, they are in the same school, and even the university is no exception, but this does not prevent the relationship between the two from coming naturally, which undoubtedly makes the two become the envy of classmates and friends.

Xia Qin doesn't look petite, but her temper is very hot, she had the experience of beating and crying boys when she was a child, and more than once, it wasn't until high school that her temper gradually converged, and the image of the tomboy was ladylike, which can be described as a female college change, but Chen An knew in his heart that all these disguises could not hide her true nature, anyway, Xia Qin never concealed her true temperament in front of him, after all, they knew each other too well.

In general, Xia Qin is a good girl, who is informal, free and easy, dares to love and hate, and has a clear distinction between good and evil.

All of the above are her strengths.

As for the shortcomings, it is probably that she does not love housework, lack of cooking skills, and has no reasonable plan for consumption due to weak sense of money, and every time the living expenses sent by her parents during college are almost spent, she realizes that there is no money, usually she will come to Chen An to eat and drink until her parents send money next month, Chen An has said that she has said many times, but it is a pity that she spends money so much, and it is estimated that she will definitely be a standard moonlight family after work in the future.

Compared with Xia Qin's straightforward and cheerful personality, Chen An belongs to a type of person with a gentle and introverted temper, which happens to complement Xia Qin's personality.

On the whole, he is satisfied with his current state of life, and if he can, he hopes that his life can always go through like this.

"Chen An, have you decided which company to work for?"

In a barbecue restaurant outside Lushan Academy, Zhou Mingtao, a classmate and roommate, picked up a piece of charred and buttery barbecue with chopsticks, dipped it in the seasoning, put it in his mouth and chewed it, his interest was a little low, because after eating this barbecue to say goodbye, the two did not know when they would meet again.

"I've got three of my favorite companies out there, and I'm still thinking about which one to go to. Chen An patiently flipped the meat slices on the baking tray with a tong.

"Alas, I really envy you for staying in the capital......" Zhou Mingtao smiled bitterly and sighed. "For example, I can't do it, my father's health has not been good in recent years, and my family has been urging me to go back to preside over the family business, if I don't go back, I will be branded as an unfilial son. ”

"As far as I know, Ningzhou's development is good, and it has been a key city supported by Dazhou over the years, and I think you can also use this opportunity to show your skills when you go back. Chen An was relieved.

Ningzhou is located in Linhai County, from the capital of Dongshan County need to take about 18 hours by train, but it is the turn of prosperity, if the capital of Dongshan County is the premier first-tier city of Dazhou, and the capital of Linhai County is a second-tier city, not to mention the small city of Ningzhou, if it were not for the discovery of a rich coal mine in Ningzhou a few years ago, which led to the influx of a large number of businessmen into development, which made Ningzhou begin to flourish day by day.

"Hehe, you don't know, now Da Zhou can make money all the big money in the hands of the family gate, and we, the children of the poor family, drink some soup and water at most, for example, our giant coal mine in Ningzhou, the family has joined forces to occupy ninety percent of the mining, and my father has worked hard to win the bid for a small coal mine, so he has to honor more than half of the net income every year. Zhou Mingtao said angrily. "Even if you have the ability, what if you end up making a wedding dress for those corrupt officials and corrupt officials of the family?"

"Mingtao, be cautious. Chen An shook his head quietly and reminded.

Since the Glorious Revolution two hundred years ago, the constitution was promulgated, the cabinet council was established, the Great Zhou emperors have become nominal emperors, and their powers have been subject to many restrictions.

Counting the prime ministers of the cabinet in the past, although there are many of them from poor families, but these poor children can ascend to the position of prime minister behind the shadow of the family gatekeeper to promote, once a prime minister from a poor family was accidentally assassinated during the inspection of Nangun, at that time there were rumors that the prime minister's intended reform measures seriously infringed on the interests of the family gate lord was assassinated.

The main reason why Chen An has no intention of career is this, no matter how shrewd and capable the children of the poor family are, they can't compare to the promotion speed of the children of the family, if they can sit at the head of a county, they will already be in the sky, unless they accept the marriage of the family to form a community of interests, otherwise the children of the poor family will never have a channel to continue to rise.

Businessmen are no exception, even if they innovate new industries, they will not escape the claws of the family's door valve in the end.

And ordinary people like Chen An seem to have nothing to do with the family door valve, but in fact, the close relationship of life is affected by the family door valve, especially the shadow of the family door valve behind the price increase of vegetables, rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

Chen An, who deeply understands this, does not have Zhou Mingtao's cynical psychology, in fact, he does not have a conflict of interests with the family door valve, the family gate valve will completely ignore small people like him, and Chen An, who adheres to the idea of being alone, just wants to live this life peacefully.

It was late at night.

Zhou Mingtao carried his luggage and forcefully refused Chen An's kindness to send him to the station, saying that Xia Qin was still waiting for him at home, and going back early would make her feel at ease.

After seeing Zhou Mingtao get into a taxi and leave, Chen An looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and then turned around and walked home.

He and Xia Qin rented a house outside the school in their junior year and officially lived together, and they did not plan to move out of the cheap rental housing near the university until their jobs stabilized.

Walking on the familiar road, you can see many hotels and various catering stalls along the way, maybe it is the relationship of drinking a little wine, or it is in a hurry to go back, he rarely chooses a remote shortcut.

"Hmm, when did you open a tavern here?"

For a moment, Chen An, who suddenly saw the signboard lights in the distance, was slightly stunned, although he didn't often walk this short road, but he would always pass through it several times a year, the most recent one was three months ago, he clearly remembered that this short road was lined with ordinary residential brick walls, if it was opened, it was indeed possible to open a store or something like that, the question was who would be stupid to open a shop on such a remote road?

He was going to take a look and leave, but after a tempting aroma of clinker escaped along the red curtain of the tavern, Chen An inexplicably thought about whether to pack Xia Qin back with a supper to block her chattering mouth?

Forget it, Xia Qin has been shouting about losing weight recently, not to mention that eating supper at night is not good for your health.

He didn't hesitate any longer and passed directly by the tavern.

"There seems to be someone in front of the door just now?"

Not long after Chen An left, a faint conversation sounded in the tavern.

"Yes. ”

"It's funny, he can see it. ”

"In a city with a population of 10 million, it is inevitable that there will be one or two ordinary people with keen senses, so let him go. ”

"Okay, let's get down to business after eating......

The conversation became quieter and quieter.

When a drunkard happened to pass by, he didn't see any taverns on the path.