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Li Laiyu nodded and said, "Okay, I also think we might become friends. However, before becoming friends, I think we should get to know each other first, don't you agree?"
Wang Mengfang's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.
Li Laiyu didn't wait for her response and continued, "Teacher, I want to know if I don't go for internship during the holidays, will it affect my graduation?"
"If I don't find a job after graduation, will people think I have no ambition? A hopeless loser?"
Wang Mengfang was slightly stunned. The topic was jumping too fast and she felt she needed to slow down.
"You don't want to do an internship? Don't you like your current major?"
Li Laiyu said: "I don't like it!"
Wang Mengfang nodded. "This major is indeed unpopular and rather boring at the moment. If students could choose their own major, I doubt anyone would choose it. If you don't like it, I can find a way to help you switch to another major. Although you're already a sophomore, it's not impossible if you work hard."
Li Laiyu shook his head and said, "No, it's not that I don't like economics, I just don't like everything. I hate going to school."
Even someone as smart as Wang Mengfang was stunned by her sudden words.
"The reason I want to go to college is not because I like going to school, nor because I want to make a name for myself. I just want to leave my hometown, go far away, and live the life I want."
As he said this, he smiled gently: "Teacher, am I very selfish?" I am so unbearable and have no desire to make progress. Who would be willing to be friends with me?
Without waiting for Wang Mengfang to answer, she continued, "I'm such a selfish person. I only want to do what I want to do. If I don't want to do something or am unwilling to do something, no matter how others ask, it's useless." Therefore, she couldn't have another person in her life. Because she didn't want to compromise herself at any time, and others had no obligation to accommodate her forever.
Wang Mengfang was silent for a while: "I think I understand what you mean. If possible, can you tell me why?"
Li Laiyu lowered his eyes and spoke slowly after a long time, his eyes looking into the distance without any focus.
"Teacher, do you believe in fate?"
Wang Mengfang shook her head: "I don't believe it."
"But I do believe it." Li Laiyu retracted her gaze, her voice suddenly cold. "Perhaps I committed too many sins in my past life, so I'm doomed. No one who gets close to me will have a good ending." She had never told anyone about these things, including Wen Wan. She had never mentioned them in all the time they had known each other. Because Wen Wan was a person of measure, she never pried into other people's private affairs, and she herself had never known the meaning of taking the initiative.
Now, when she spoke to a stranger whom she had only met twice, it was as if she was telling a story that had nothing to do with her, even though she was the protagonist of the story.
"My family was a landlord. My mother died when I was born, and I was raised by my grandmother-in-law and grandfather. When I was six, the movement began, and just two years later, my grandfather passed away. As soon as he died, my father went crazy."
"There were only me, my mother-in-law, and my uncle left at home. Later, my father died, and my mother-in-law followed him, leaving only my uncle and I at home." This is a story of a broken family, without any beauty at all. Unfortunately, she is the protagonist of the story.
"I never went to school. There was a little girl in our yard who was born on the same day as me. She was very kind to me. Even though everyone hated her and her family didn't let her play with me, she would always come to see me secretly."
"Her family background was good, and her father was a production team leader. Their conditions were much better than ours, so she went to school when she was old enough. She felt very sad because I couldn't go to school. She would come back every day to share her books and what her teachers taught her with me."
"But she finished junior high school but failed to get into high school. But with his help, I was able to complete the junior high school curriculum, taught myself the high school curriculum, and was admitted to university."
"So," she looked at Wang Mengfang with a dead look in her eyes, "no one close to me has ever had a happy ending. I'm only suitable for one person. Teacher, Xu Qingming is really excellent, and I admire him very much. But for someone like me, being with him won't lead to anything. It will only delay him."
She had rarely spoken so much in one breath to anyone in her entire life, and this was with someone she wasn't very familiar with.
Wang Mengfang suppressed the pity in her eyes and said, "You've finished your story. Now, can you listen to mine?"
Wang Mengfang's story, like hers, was not very detailed, but in just a few words she told the story of the ups and downs of a large family.
The Wang family was once a prominent family in Jiangnan, dating back to the late Qing Dynasty, when they had already made their fortune. Later, when foreign invaders invaded and the country was in dire straits, the young men of the family, despite the opposition of their elders, joined the Nationalist army in the uprising. Later, they participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Chinese People's Liberation Army, distributing all their wealth to the war effort.
However, with so many people in the family, it is inevitable that there will be disagreements and internal and external troubles.
There were also those who did not want to see domestic unrest and went abroad to study, and never came back.
The whole family died or dispersed, and in the end only Wang Mengfang and his group were left.
During the earlier movements, because someone in their family went outside, they were affected, and even those who had made such great contributions were not spared. Fortunately, they had little connection with overseas, so they just took it high and let it go easily.
Wang Mengfang said, "Since you believe in fate, you should understand. Since you've come to this world, you are closely related to everything in it. You must accept both the good and the bad. Whether others are good or bad has nothing to do with you, and your good or bad has nothing to do with others. No matter what happens, no matter what the outcome, it is only related to the choices you have made and the path you have taken."
"So," she reached out and took Li Laiyu's hand: "Child, the past life was so bitter, why don't you think about finding a little sweetness? Is this the only kind of taste you want to live in this life?"
Li Lai Yu turned to look at her, feeling the warmth from her palm, and repeatedly chewed over her words in his mind.
So, am I a coward?
She never considered herself a coward.
In the afternoon, Wang Mengfang was not busy and Wen Wan had no classes, so the two of them made an appointment to go to a teahouse not far from Hua University for tea.
"I went to see your classmate Li Laiyu this morning."
Wen Wan paused while holding up the teacup: "Did she talk to you?"
Wang Mengfang nodded with a faint smile in her eyes: "Yes, she said a lot. She looks very cold and aloof, but she is actually very well-behaved and weak at heart."
Wen Wan chuckled: "Yes. But I didn't expect that she would be able to talk to you so much so soon. This is your personality charm."
Wang Mengfang laughed: "Don't flatter me."
"I'm telling the truth. It seems that whether Brother Seven can achieve his dream will ultimately depend on you."
Wang Mengfang said, "It's hard to say whether her wish will come true. That child is pitiful." Then, she briefly told Wen Wan what she had heard, "I can tell that she blames all her previous misfortunes on herself. She feels that she is an ominous person. She doesn't want to deal with people and doesn't want to have a lot of trouble. But in fact, she doesn't even realize that she still longs for human contact and Wen Wan."
The moment she held Li Laiyu's hand, she could clearly feel her whole hand stiffen, and then softened little by little.
Those thin hands had calluses all over the palms, and just a light touch made one's heart ache.
Wen Wan sighed: "Then, I have to treat her better in the future."
Wang Mengfang said, "Just act normally. Don't be too deliberate. Your brother, on the other hand, may need to try harder and be more patient. No girl is truly heartless."
After that, he changed the subject: "No news yet from Dongping going south?"
"Yes, a telegram came before school started saying I'd be back in March, so I'm almost there now."
They said it would be soon, but by the end of March, there was still no sign of Lu Dongping.
Wen Wan was a little worried, and Lu Donglin comforted her: "The March my brother mentioned might be the third month of the lunar calendar. Don't worry, sister-in-law. My brother is very skilled and will not suffer any loss outside."
No matter how good his skills are, Wen Wan is still worried. How long has he been out?
Ai Shang's place was tidied up again. Lu Donglin had made rapid progress during this period. Not only could he sell clothes on his own, but he could also help iron the clothes after Wen Wan finished making them.
Although he is a boy, he is very good at doing these things and is very careful.
She doesn't make many things, but the materials she uses are exquisite and the styles are refined. Of course, the prices are also very reasonable.
Now that she is not restricted by policies, she wears new clothes almost every day and tries to show off in different ways. Even Li Laiyu cooperates with her silently. Ai Shang's clothes have become a little popular at Hua University.
Then some classmates who lived locally unintentionally led the way, and with the vigorous promotion of Ms. Wang Mengfang, the source of customers never stopped.
Although Lu Donglin is a man, he is handsome, always smiling when he sees people, and he is sweet-mouthed and eloquent, making the ladies who come to buy clothes feel at home.
Even if the price is much higher than the market price, people are still willing to pay for it.
At first, Lu Donglin still felt uneasy. This piece of clothing was just a piece of cloth, and one piece of clothing cost dozens or hundreds of dollars. Why did it feel so much like a scam, like he was robbing money.
But when he saw how carefully Wen Wan made the clothes, he felt that he was really overthinking it.
The clothes that were sold were definitely worth the price.
In March and April, it is still a little cool in the morning and evening, but a little hot at noon.
Wen Wan has released new shirts, the fake two-piece ones.
She is wearing a very light sweetheart neck vest made of fine wool yarn. The sleeves and neckline are made of high-quality plain white cotton cloth. It looks particularly good whether worn with a windbreaker or alone.
Unfortunately, her energy was limited, and she only had three such dresses to make, so she didn't want to make any more after she was done.
Just as I finished and put up the shelves, I heard a slightly hoarse voice behind me: "Wanwan, I'm back!"
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