After 1 a.m., Hua Jin was too sleepy to bear it any longer, so she put away her needlework, took a shower, and applied a facial mask to herself. Applying a facial mask after staying up late can deceive yourself that the damage caused by staying up late does not exist.

That night she had another dream. She dreamed of the low blue-tiled house in her hometown and the winding mountain road. She ran desperately on the road, running non-stop, but could not find a way out.

The unpleasant dream made Hua Jin feel a little bad when she woke up in the morning. She even drank half a bowl less of soy milk. At this time, she also received a text message inviting her to attend a wedding banquet. The person who sent the text message was her former colleague. She had not been in touch for many years. Recently, she didn't know how he got her mobile phone number. Occasionally, they would say hello to each other.

At first, she thought that this former colleague who she had not contacted for several years would sell her insurance, but the other party did not respond for a month. It turned out that she had misunderstood the other party. The other party did not sell her insurance, but invited her to attend the wedding.

When she got to the store, she mentioned this to Tan Yuan, who said, "I knew that when these people who we had a casual relationship with and hadn't contacted for years suddenly showed up, it wouldn't be good news."

"Isn't a wedding a good thing? Not only is it a good thing, it's a big happy event. I haven't been very lucky recently, so I want to go to a wedding to change my luck." Hua Jin yawned and took out two bags of snacks from the drawer and gave one bag to Tan Yuan. "When my luck gets better, I will be able to make a fortune, become a winner in life, and have thousands of handsome men."

"You are just daydreaming." Tan Yuan shook his head and sighed, "A beautiful lady has gone crazy. She used to worship koi and be obsessed with pandas, but now she is trying to take advantage of the wedding atmosphere. Superstition is killing people."

Looking down at the snack bag in his hand, Tan Yuan said, "You are really a loyal fan of this company. You buy their snacks, use their toothpaste, and even stay in their hotel chains. Luckily, you don't have much money in your pocket, otherwise you would not miss out on their jewelry."

"If you don't want to eat it, give it back to me." Hua Jin glanced at her.

"Eat, eat, eat." Tan Yuan opened the package and took two bites. "It would be a waste if you don't eat it."

Hua Jin washed her hands and continued to embroider the unfinished embroidery. If an embroidery is to be perfect, then there can be no mistakes. Although the customer can't tell the difference between one more stitch and one less stitch, she knows it herself.

Aunt Gao once said that as an embroidery artist, each piece of embroidery is a life experience. Whether you have wasted your life or not, others may not know, but the embroidery can see it clearly.

She couldn't reach Aunt Gao's level yet, but when she was desperate, it was Aunt Gao who showed her a way, and it was Shu embroidery that allowed her to go further on this path. She didn't want to disappoint Aunt Gao, nor did she want to let down her efforts over the years.

Time passed day by day, Hua Jin completed two custom-made pieces, and had embroidered most of the red dragon and phoenix quilt, and her former colleague's wedding date was approaching.

Recently, this former colleague dragged her into a WeChat group, which included two or three colleagues whom she still had some impression of. She didn't know who most of the people were, so she had never spoken in the group.

That night, Hua Jin heard a message on WeChat. She clicked on it and saw that a former colleague in the group suddenly mentioned her for some reason.

After looking through the chat records, I found that several colleagues were praising the bride, saying that she had married well. Her fiancé was not only a local, but also had a car and a house. When they had children in the future, they wouldn't have to worry about their education.

The atmosphere in the group was very good. Hua Jin felt that she didn't need to answer this question as she was getting married now, so she turned off her phone and continued to compare the colored threads to find the most suitable thread to embroider the scales and feathers.

Scale armor embroidery is a very common formation in Shu embroidery. It is easy to learn, but very difficult to embroider well. Whether it is the selection of embroidery thread, the matching gradient of colors, or the mastery of needlework, it is extremely particular.

She stood up and twisted her neck, and the WeChat app started ringing again. Seeing that she didn't reply, the colleague who asked her if she was married circled her again, asking her if she was married and where she worked.

“Tsk.”

Hua Jin replied quickly.

Splendid Flowers: Not yet, doing some business here.

Who doesn’t know how to act cool and pretentious?

A minute later, the colleague who asked the question responded.

Dalong: Haha, you are so beautiful and now you are your own boss. Most men will definitely not be interested in you.

Hua Jin: Yes.

This reply completely killed the conversation. After Dalong grumbled a few words, he said nothing more, and no one circled Hua Jin anymore.

Hua Jin sneered and threw the phone aside. To deal with such a boring colleague, you should be as ruthless as the cold wind and choke him to death with words.

On the day of her former colleague's wedding, Hua Jin rushed to the hotel with the red envelopes she had prepared. Her former colleague wore a beautiful wedding dress, and because the weather was cold, she also had a shawl on her shoulders.

Yang Lin looked at the beautiful woman walking towards her and felt confused. Could she be a relative of her husband?

"Sister Yang, I wish you and your husband a happy marriage." Hua Jin handed the red envelope to Yang Lin and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few years. You are getting more and more beautiful."

"You are... Hua Jin?" Yang Lin looked at the woman in front of her in shock, and could hardly believe her eyes. When Hua Jin came to work, she was only about 18 years old, thin and yellow, wearing ugly clothes, and even couldn't speak standard Mandarin.

The thing she remembers most clearly is that one night when she was about to get off work, a customer poured a whole bowl of soup on her. She felt sorry for her colleague and lent her a coat that she rarely wore. She thought the girl would cry secretly that night, but she just thanked her calmly and returned the neatly ironed coat to her a few days later.

If it weren't for this incident, she probably wouldn't have remembered Hua Jin. Two months ago, she accidentally got Hua Jin's contact information. She thought that she didn't have many relatives and friends here, and it would be embarrassing in front of her husband's family when she held a wedding. She wanted to invite a few more people to make it more impressive, so she invited her with a try-it-out mentality. Unexpectedly, the other party agreed immediately.

What is even more unexpected is that the skinny little girl back then has grown into a beautiful and charming young lady.

Yang Lin no longer remembers why Hua Jin resigned, but seeing that she is living a good life now, Yang Lin feels a little emotional, a little jealous, and a little happy for her.

Putting the wedding candy in Hua Jin's hand, Yang Lin's smile became more sincere: "Thank you for coming, please go to the third floor for dinner."

Hua Jin smiled and shook her head: "It should be."

Yang Lin laughed. They didn't have much friendship to begin with, so there was no such thing as a should. Two months ago, she invited Hua Jin to the wedding out of vanity, and she already felt a little regretful. With their friendship, why did she let Hua Jin come to the wedding?

Yang Lin's husband glanced at the red envelope in Yang Lin's hand, and after Hua Jin left, he whispered, "Is your friend married yet? Several of my friends are still single."

"I don't know." Yang Lin thought of the usual behavior of her husband's friends and shook her head, "It's not appropriate."

Seeing this, Yang Lin's husband stopped asking questions. Yang Lin opened the red envelope and was slightly surprised when she saw the amount inside.

"Your friend is quite generous." Yang Lin's husband glanced at her, "She gave more than your best friend."

Holding the stack of money, she felt that it was hot. But she was more puzzled, why did Hua Jin give so much money as a gift?

Several relatives of Yang Lin's husband were secretly surprised when they saw this. Wasn't it said that the bride was from another place, not only her family was poor, but also she had few rich friends, so how could she be so generous to just any random person?

It seems that the rumors cannot be fully trusted. The bride is beautiful and kind. It must be that some relative was envious of him for having a virtuous wife, so he deliberately said such bad things about her to feel superior.

The wedding process is similar, the difference lies in the scale of the ceremony.

When the bride threw the bouquet, Hua Jin did not try to grab it, but when the groom distributed red envelopes, she shamelessly picked up two. If she wanted to take advantage of the good fortune, she would never give up.

At the end of the wedding banquet, the bride had to stand at the door of the dining hall to see off the guests. When Yang Lin saw Hua Jin coming out, she quickly held her hand and said, "Hua Jin, you..." She wanted to ask Hua Jin why she gave so much gift money, but in front of her husband and others, she didn't know how to say it.

"You've been standing in high heels for a long time today, make sure you rest." Hua Jin said with a smile, "When I first came out to make a living, I didn't know a lot of things. Thanks to you, Sister Yang, for taking care of me."

Hearing this, Yang Lin felt a little confused. Did she take special care of Hua Jin back then?

"You are busy today, so I won't waste your time. We will keep in touch in the future." Hua Jin shook hands with Yang Lin, "Goodbye."

"Wait." Yang Lin asked, "Why did you suddenly stop coming to work?"

Hua Jin paused, turned her head and smiled at Yang Lin: "Something happened."

Yang Lin wanted to ask more questions, but at this time a few friends came over and talked to her for a while. When she looked up to look for Hua Jin, he had disappeared.

After walking out of the hotel, Hua Jin saw an empty taxi driving over. Just as she was about to wave, a man rushed over, opened the door and got in before the car stopped.

Hua Jin: “…”

She was in awe of people who risked their lives to rob taxis.

"Hey, beauty, where are you going? Brother will give you a ride." A dazzling red sports car stopped in front of her. The man driving the car was wearing an exquisite suit, but his tie was loosely tied. His watery peach blossom eyes were smiling.

He drives a sports car, chats up women casually on the roadside, and has a pair of peach blossom eyes.

You can tell at first glance that he's not a decent man.

The author has something to say: Hua Jin: As a man, he should be serious, virtuous and family-oriented, otherwise no woman would dare to marry him?