In many cases, no matter how deep the relationship is, it will often change over time or external factors, and the situation of Lu Jun and this girl is one of them.

Although their previous relationship was good, and they had long sworn in private, in the face of reality, this seemingly solid relationship was actually still extremely fragile.

Although Lu Jun was admitted to Beijing Normal University, he became a college student and a proud son of heaven.

After Lu Jun graduates, his work will be arranged by the state, and as soon as he graduates, he will be a cadre, which can be described as a promising future from this point of view.

But all this is in the future, now Lu Jun is just a sophomore, and there are nearly three years to go until he graduates, even if he arranges a job after graduation, I don't know what the situation is, and college students who have just started work can't have any savings, if Lu Jun has a certain economic foundation and strength, I'm afraid it will take several years.

The reality is so simple, the long-term beauty is far less than the immediate interests, Lu Jun is 24 years old this year, the girl is one year younger than Lu Jun, 23 years old this year, but according to the age of Lu Jun's graduation, when Lu Jun graduates at the age of 27, the girl will also be 26 years old.

According to today's legal age of marriage, men are 20 years old and women are 18 years old (the legal age of marriage in the 70s was revised to 22 years for men and 20 years for women after the promulgation of the new marriage law in 1981). Compared to this age, Lu Jun has actually passed a long time ago, and the same is true for that girl.

What's more, it is not uncommon for people to get married earlier than this age, don't pull the marriage certificate first, the two parties will be married if they hold a banquet in their hometown, and it is very common to open a letter of introduction and then go to the certificate after the age is reached. Therefore, it is not uncommon for a family of three to pull a marriage certificate with a doll, especially in Central Plains Province.

I haven't been married in my twenties, which can be regarded as the range of "older unmarried", and the Central Plains Province takes this very seriously, so the girl's family, including the girl herself, has received a lot of criticism as she grows older. What's more, although the two are in a good relationship now, who can guarantee that this relationship will not change? If the girl continues to wait for Lu Jun stupidly, and wait until Lu Jun graduates from college before getting married, once Lu Jun suddenly doesn't want a girl at that time, won't the youth of the past few years be wasted? When the time comes, where will an old girl still be able to get married?

Faced with such a situation, the girl and her family couldn't help but be a little shaken by the persuasion of others. If such a thing really happens, doesn't it mean that the bamboo basket will be empty in the end? This is an outcome that the girl and her family cannot afford to bear.

It is precisely for this reason that the girl's psychology began to change, under the reminder of the "well-wisher", she once asked Lu Jun sideways, with the intention of pulling the marriage certificate as soon as possible to determine the relationship, but at that time, Lu Jun didn't notice the girl's real thoughts at all, just thought that the girl was asking him about the time of marriage, and subconsciously still answered with the graduation marriage that the two had discussed, which made the girl disappointed.

Since then, the girl has her own plans, plus the girl is good-looking, and there are many people who introduce her to the object, and later through the introduction girl met a self-employed man, although this man is older, he is twenty-eight years old this year, and the self-employed person is not a serious job, and he is not as good as Lu Jun.

But I can't stand the fact that people are really rich, this man is a "10,000 yuan household" in ten miles and eight towns, and the first time they met, they gave the girl's family a generous gift (a pair of pure gold bracelets and earrings), and ran to the girl's house at two ends on weekdays, helping out in and out, sweet and eloquent, and the girl's family was very satisfied with this man, and under such a money offensive, the girl's original little reserve was gradually disintegrated by the other party.

Finally, under the generous conditions that the other party promised to take out a bride price of 2,000 yuan and prepare to get married with four major pieces and 36 legs, the girl's parents readily agreed to the marriage, and the girl herself did not object, so she acquiesced to the facts.

In fact, many people in their hometown know about this matter, but they only hide it from Lu Jun and his family, mainly to avoid some trouble.

When the girl's family quietly began to prepare for the marriage, Lu Jun still believed in each other's vows like a fool, and reveled in love. And when he left his hometown and returned to college, the woman he loved had already entered the cave house and became someone else's wife, and it was a long time before he himself received such a breakup letter.

When he learned all this, Lu Jun couldn't accept this fact at all, he was like being hit by five thunders, and left his hometown in despair, and he didn't know how he got back to school.

Walking on campus, Lu Jun only felt that the whole world was dark, as if everything had lost its vitality, and he seemed to be unable to find even the meaning of existence.

"Third brother...... So many years of affection...... I can't beat the bride price of 2,000 yuan, I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out! As he spoke, Lu Jun's tears couldn't help falling again.

Looking at the heartbroken Lu Jun, Song Yuanchao couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is the truth, the truth is so realistic and cruel, although there are Lu Jun's own reasons, but the girl, including the girl's family, is also important, and the 2,000 yuan bride price and the four major items plus thirty-six legs are just a catalyst.

The feelings of this era have a lot of simplicity, but there is also no shortage of exchange of interests, but it is not as obvious as in later generations. As a person who came over, Song Yuanchao knew this very well, and understood the reason why the girl and her family finally made such a choice.

What age, what customs, etc., are just excuses. If the girl really wants to give Lu Jun a chance, she can explain the situation directly, now there is no restriction on college students' certificates, and there are many classmates in school who have been married and even brought their children to class, if the girl explains the situation to Lu Jun, with Song Yuanchao's understanding of Lu Jun, Lu Jun will definitely agree.

But the girl said ambiguously, from this point of view, the girl was subconsciously ready to make a break with Lu Jun, she did this just to find a suitable excuse for herself, to use to convince her own reasons.

In addition, what is more important is the bride price. 2000 yuan of bride price is a lot, 10,000 yuan in this era is even more desirable existence, there is such a rich and capable son-in-law, although the girl's family does not say that the money is open, the temptation must be inevitable, plus the real money in front of him, it is natural to agree to this marriage after weighing the pros and cons.

Lu Jun is not a fool, he is a college student at Beijing Normal University, and if he has a problem with his IQ, he will not be admitted to the university. Although Lu Jun is slightly inferior in emotional intelligence, it does not mean that he has no judgment ability, not to mention that he knows the girl and her family very well, so after learning about the situation, he immediately understood where the real reason was.

"Why is the big husband without a wife, don't cry, keep crying and give people jokes." Seeing Lu Jun's sad appearance, Song Yuanchao dragged him up, lit a cigarette and stuffed it directly into his mouth: "She doesn't look down on you as her loss, you should be glad to recognize a person's true face earlier." In the future, she will definitely regret it, your future is great, and the future is still long! ”

Lu Jun nodded vigorously, Song Yuanchao's comfort made him feel a lot better, but having said that, what about the facts? Even if he graduates and has a job, how much can he rely on his monthly salary?

Just now, Lu Jun said that it was only 2,000 yuan, but this 2,000 yuan is not a small number, and the salary of ordinary cadres is less than 100 yuan a month, and 2,000 yuan will have to be saved for two years without eating or drinking.

Compared with 10,000 yuan households, it is unlikely that they will save each other's wealth for a lifetime by relying on their salaries, and Lu Jun was a little confused for a while, he didn't know whether he was right to go to college, he worked hard and finally got admitted to college, and then worked hard for four years after graduation, but it was not as good as the one-year income of self-employed people?

When Lu Jun said what he said in his heart, Song Yuanchao was silent for a while, he understood the confusion and doubts in Lu Jun's heart, and knew that what he said was indeed the truth.

In the early days of reform and opening up, such a situation was indeed widespread, and it existed for a long time.

In my previous life, there was a saying in society: "Those who build atomic bombs are not as good as those who sell tea and eggs." ”

This statement is a stark proof of the fact that a high-level intellectual, a respected person who is at the top of the industry, is far less earning than a person who sets up a stall and does small business.

Now, Lu Jun also thought of this, and was shattered by the cruel truth that his original pride in his heart was shattered at once.

Money is not everything, but it is impossible to do without money.

Song Yuanchao understands this truth very well, people are groups and social animals, since in society, all needs can be represented by money or value, as a college student in the Department of Economics, whether it is Song Yuanchao or Lu Jun is very clear.

The current Lu Jun is shaken and confused about the future while losing love, which Song Yuanchao can understand very well, but he doesn't know how to comfort and explain him for a while.

After thinking about it, Song Yuanchao suddenly had an idea in his heart, he patted Lu Jun's shoulder and asked, "Sixth, there's nothing wrong now, right?" ”

"What can I do? Thank you, third brother, I'm much better when you say that, don't worry, I won't do anything stupid. Lu Jun thought that Song Yuanchao asked him how he felt, so he reluctantly smiled back.

"It's okay, let's go! I'll take you to a place. Song Yuanchao didn't say a word and pulled up Lu Jun and left, Lu Jun didn't know where Song Yuanchao was going to take him for a while, so he subconsciously followed Song Yuanchao out of the school gate.