After moving out of Wei Chao's place, Lin Jiaojiao had nowhere to go for the time being, so she stayed at Su Tang's house.
Su Tang was her roommate in college. She basically has no contact with her college classmates now, and the only one she still keeps in touch with is Su Tang.
Last year, Wang Xiaoshi married her boyfriend and invited Lin Jiaojiao to the wedding, but she did not give a gift and did not go.
She really couldn't understand how someone could be so shameless.
During her sophomore year, she was scammed in an online romance and became depressed and mentally ill, yet she still had to make money to pay off her loans.
Other people in the dormitory always teased her and said bad things about her in private. She was afraid that she would not be able to bear it if this continued, so she applied to change dormitories.
The new dormitory is very quiet. There is only one senior student who is preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination. Both of them are not talkative people, so they basically stay quietly in the dormitory without disturbing each other.
After a while, another roommate moved in, Su Tang. She was lively and good at adjusting the atmosphere, which was also the personality that Lin Jiaojiao liked. The two became closer and closer and became good friends.
In the evening, Lin Jiaojiao and Su Tang snuggled on the sofa, watching a movie comfortably.
Lin Jiaojiao looked at Su Tang and said, "Tangtang, I'll move out as soon as I find a house in the next two days."
Su Tang picked up a bunch of snacks and stuffed them into Lin Jiaojiao's arms. "Don't be polite, just stay here. We'll take our time looking for a house. Don't settle."
Although Su Tang said this, Lin Jiaojiao still found a house within a week.
Things smell good from afar but smell bad up close. She was afraid that if she lived there for too long, her only friend would be gone.
Su Tang is a good person and she doesn’t want to lose this friend.
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It was Monday again, and Lin Jiaojiao went to work as usual.
"Xiaolin, come here."
As soon as she entered the office, Sister Zhao waved at her, and Lin Jiaojiao walked over with a smile.
"Sister Zhao, do you have something to talk to me about?"
Sister Zhao is the person who has been in the company the longest in the entire department and is a very experienced accountant.
"Xiao Lin, do you have a partner?"
Lin Jiaojiao was stunned. She thought it was a business matter, but she didn't expect that Sister Zhao was talking about private matters.
Are you going to introduce someone to her?
She smiled and nodded, "Sister Zhao, I have a boyfriend."
Although she and Wei Chao have broken up, she has no plans to find a partner now.
Sister Zhao looked at Lin Jiaojiao's back and shook her head regretfully.
Xiaolin is famous for his gentle personality, what a pity.
Wang Shuang stretched his head and listened to their conversation, gossiping a lot.
Seeing Lin Jiaojiao walking towards the workstation, he quickly winked at her to convey a message.
"Sister Jiaojiao, don't be fooled by Sister Zhao. Her cousin is not a good person and is very famous in the company."
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered that Lin Jiaojiao had a boyfriend, and waved his hand again, "But she's just worrying about nothing. You have a boyfriend."
Lin Jiaojiao smiled at Wang Shuang but didn't say anything.
Suddenly, a voice rang out in the quiet office.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to collect your New Year's benefits."
She is a little cutie from the General Affairs Department.
Wang Shuang had a good relationship with her and stood up to applaud her. "Wow, what a generous leader! Where can I get such generosity?"
"It's the warehouse on the west side. Remember to register with me."
After work, Lin Jiaojiao carried the gifts back to her residence.
This house was newly rented, fully furnished, and is close to the company.
She sat limply on the sofa, feeling powerless all over.
Suddenly, the cell phone next to her rang. Lin Jiaojiao took a look at it and didn't want to answer it.
Without exception, after a few small talk, they would start urging people to get married.
But Lin's mother was very persistent and kept calling, one after another.
Lin Jiaojiao returned to the bedroom, washed her face with clean water, and after waking up, she replayed the past.
As soon as the call was made, Mother Lin answered it.
"Hey, Niuniu, what are you doing? Why haven't you answered the phone for so long?"
"Mom, I just got off work and my phone wasn't set to ring, so I didn't hear it."
Mother Lin said "oh" and then asked, "Niuniu, when will you have your holiday?"
Lin Jiaojiao: "The holiday starts the day after tomorrow, for a total of ten days."
Mother Lin: "Then let Xiao Wei come along, and we can talk about your marriage."
Lin Jiaojiao frowned, "Mom, he's the man, and his family hasn't even mentioned marriage. Do we really need to rush into it?"
Before she and Wei Chao broke up, her mother would bring up this issue every holiday, but she always blocked it out.
Mother Lin had a look of disappointment on her face. "Why are you so eager? Marriage is something that was originally discussed between the two families. Besides, isn't Xiao Wei very good to you..."
She rambled on and on, but Lin Jiaojiao couldn't hear a single word she said. She didn't intend to hide anything and said directly, "Mom, Wei Chao and I broke up."
Mother Lin paused for a moment and didn't react for a long time.
She stammered, "Niuniu, are you kidding?"
Lin Jiaojiao said in a serious tone, "Mom, I'm serious. Wei Chao and I have broken up. Don't mention him anymore."
Mother Lin looked a little sad. She sighed, her tone full of regret, "I've urged you to get married every year, but you just wouldn't listen. Now you're fine..."
As he spoke, he saw his daughter's expressionless face and knew that there was no turning back.
"What a shame! If it's not too late, then just break up. Come back in a couple of days and mom will introduce you."
Mother Lin thought that Wei Chao wanted to break up with Lin Jiaojiao.
"Mom, I don't want to find a partner now."
"Not looking? You're already 26. If you don't find a partner soon, you'll become an old maid."
——
It was the Spring Festival again. Lin Jiaojiao was wearing a large down jacket and a warm scarf around her neck, following her mother Lin to visit relatives.
"Your down jacket is so big and loose, it's so ugly!"
Mother Lin kept chattering along the way.
It wasn’t because Lin Jiaojiao was wearing bulky clothes when she went to visit, but because after visiting, Lin Jiaojiao was going on a blind date.
Lin Jiaojiao looked indifferent. On such a snowy day, keeping warm was the most important thing.
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