Lin Zhaoxia was invited by her husband on Chinese Valentine's Day, but she resolutely refused.
There were some waves, and then they passed by quietly. Only the red rose, which was still undefeated the next day, still reminded her of what she had experienced yesterday.
Lin Zhaoxia looked at the rose bouquet that took up a large space in the living room and didn't know what to do with it.
She couldn't afford Han Yang, but what was wrong with Rose? Isn’t it pretty? Bright red and prickly, but dazzling and eye-catching.
Keep it. If you lose, throw it away.
I woke up early in the morning, admired the flowers for a while, and then began to think about my poor family property. She didn't have a family, she didn't have any children, and her money was just over 20,000 yuan. When Mr. Huang's autobiography is completed, he should be able to get the remaining 40,000 yuan.
I can breathe a sigh of relief.
But this amount of money can’t afford even one square meter in the outer ring. The road ahead is still long.
You still have to roll it up. If you don’t roll it up with others, you have to roll it up yourself.
Thinking that she hadn't called home for a few days, she called her dad... "Dad."
Father Lin was quite happy to receive her call. He asked her a few questions happily and learned that she had not found a job yet. He also comforted her not to be in a hurry and to take her time.
"Okay, don't worry about me. You take good care of yourself. I will go back to see you after a while."
Before she heard her father's reaction, she heard her mother's voice: "Has Yanran gone to find you?"
"No. She's not at home?"
"She has been away from home for a while. She said there are few job opportunities here and she wants to try her luck outside. I thought she was looking for you."
Mother Lin explained: "She doesn't have many friends in Haishi, so just let her live at your place. The two sisters will have someone to take care of you. She may not want to disturb you, so give her a call."
Lin Zhaoxia was silent and responded: "Okay. I'll call her right now."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Zhaoxia looked at the phone blankly.
Since Lin Yanran was found, she has become less and less important in her mother's mind. Her mother never leaves Lin Yanran.
Lin Zhaoxia can understand. After all, she was pregnant in ten months, and after searching for her biological daughter for more than ten years, she wanted to give her the best in the world with all her heart and soul.
As for Lin Zhaoxia, she didn't know who left her behind or if he was also looking for her.
She didn't think about going to them. I just want to take good care of Father Lin and Mother Lin and be filial to them. But she felt more and more like an outsider.
Especially when Lin Yanran kept looking at her like a dove occupying a magpie's nest.
Lin Zhaoxia didn't want to go back to that home more and more.
The Lin family originally had a three-bedroom house in the city, and her father was assigned a two-bedroom house at school. Later, in order to find Lin Yanran, the three-bedroom house was sold, and the family moved back to the two-bedroom house on campus.
That year, just after Lin Zhaoxia finished her college entrance examination, Lin Yanran was found, and the room she originally lived in alone became shared by her and Lin Yanran.
Mother Lin put on the sheets and quilt cover that Lin Yanran liked, and decorated the room in the way Lin Yanran liked it.
Lin Zhaoxia was squeezed into only a one-meter-two bed, and only that bed belonged to her. She didn't want to go home less and less. Every winter and summer vacation, she worked part-time jobs in Haishi to earn tuition. During that time, Han Yang stayed with her all the time...
Lin Zhaoxia's eyes moved back to the roses in the hall, with mixed emotions.
She dialed Lin Yanran's number but didn't answer. After sending a WeChat message, Lin Yanran didn't reply until a long time ago, "I'm not in Haishi. I'm fine, you don't need to worry."
There was no sound.
Hengdian. Lin Yanran pressed down her phone, took a few buses, and returned to the house that the crew rented for them and the cast.
Twenty people lived in a three-bedroom room.
Lin Yanran opened the door, and various smells instantly filled her nostrils, making her want to gag.
I saw two trash cans piled high at the entrance of the hall, and there was a lot of garbage scattered around. All kinds of pungent smells penetrated people's noses.
If you stay in this kind of room for a long time, your hair and clothes will smell bad. Lin Yanran couldn't stay still and quickly returned to her bed, packed a few things and turned around to leave.
A dozen women in the room were gathering together to gossip. When they saw Lin Yanran coming in, they only turned to look at her. Seeing her go out soon, they looked disdainful.
"As if no one knew she had climbed onto a high branch."
Someone who was not well-informed came up and said, "What high branch has she climbed to? Tell me!"
In Hengdian, what other entertainment activities can there be for a group of extras? I wish I could have one, but I am short of money, so I just eat all kinds of melons that are kept or not cooked every day, and talk about what is available and what is not.
"I don't know who it is specifically, but it must be Gao Zhi. How long have we people been hanging out in Hengdian before we can sign a follow-up contract? We don't have to compete with hundreds of people for a role to play a corpse. Why did she just come and be able to sign a follow-up contract?" It’s a group. It’s nothing if not climbing a high branch.”
A woman looked disdainful, looking down on Lin Yanran's appearance as an ordinary girl, and even stepped on her head.
Another young woman was leaning against the door of the room wearing some old house clothes.
With an expression of disdain and envy: "That's no better than people like us. Others still have high branches to climb, but for us, if we want to have high branches, we have to avoid many detours."
"No. I also want to climb a high tree. At least I don't have to be crowded with so many people. How about sisters showing me the way? As long as it doesn't break the law, I'm willing to do anything."
"You're willing to do anything as long as it doesn't break the law? So, would you be willing to strip you naked and send you a roll of quilt?"
"Yes! Why don't you want to! I'm afraid that others will look down upon me."
Several women gathered around her, laughing and trying to strip her clothes off: "Let us take a look first. You can be admired or not."
"Help, you're being a hooligan!" All the women in the room burst into laughter.
Lin Yanran hurriedly left the house rented by the group and went outside the alley. She took a deep breath and felt that the air was much fresher.
Looking back, the alley is deep and like a sucking black hole. Lin Yanran's eyes were extremely determined. No matter what the cost, she would definitely get ahead. She would not live here forever!
Time slipped by for a few more days.
Lin Zhaoxia has been invited to visit the Huang family twice, once when Mr. Huang's three children happened to be there. Lin Zhaoxia witnessed firsthand how the first generation of self-made entrepreneurs got along with their families.
Like traditional Chinese families, Mr. Huang is still the absolute patriarch in the family. The youngest son and daughter think differently from him, but they all obey him. The eldest son, who inherited the family business, also respects him.
At least in front of outsiders, the three sons and daughters, who have achieved some success in their respective fields, give the old father a lot of face.
But Lin Zhaoxia couldn't understand Mrs. Huang's attitude.
According to media reports, Mrs. Huang's natal family has better conditions than her husband's family. She has a good vision and has found a potential candidate. She is determined to marry Mr. Huang despite her family's objections.
A young couple started their business from scratch, and faced many difficulties and dangers during their entrepreneurial journey. Until now, they have become successful. When people reach middle age, their children start families and start businesses. It is the time to enjoy having children and grandchildren around them and enjoy the peace and happiness brought by a prosperous life.
But no one is perfect, and there are always shortcomings in life. The media is filled with many spooky reports about Mr. Huang, which may seem true or false. After a man becomes successful, there is never a shortage of women around him to throw himself into his arms.
Looking at the way Mrs. Huang and Mr. Huang get along now, what love and family relationship they have, I'm afraid the only thing left is familiarity.
But the peaches that have been planted so hard can never be picked by others. Lin Zhaoxia looked at Mrs. Huang and felt inexplicably distressed.
Lin Zhaoxia could barely see the interaction between the two. The more she knew about Mr. Huang, the more she could feel the wantonness and freedom of being in front of the Yue family when she was young, and then when she became famous in middle age, she overcame the Yue family in one fell swoop and completely let herself go.
In the large Chinese-style villa with an area of over 1,000 square meters, perhaps now there are only different bedfellows.
Lin Zhaoxia was originally a sensitive and observant person, and she was very sad when she came back.
Which is better, whether the feelings in the world are calm and smooth like a long stream of water like a trickling stream, or like fireworks that bloom fiercely and brightly in an instant.
