Yang Xuexiu poured out all the grievances she had suffered to her boyfriend. She was a strong woman, but when faced with such a long-accumulated thing, she was simply unable to be strong.
When Gao Dapeng heard his girlfriend's desperate crying, his heart began to bleed. He hated himself for being useless and having to wait for that fixed salary every month.
After finally comforting his girlfriend on the phone, Gao Dapeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He began to think about how to make money, but based on his knowledge and reaction, he seemed unable to think of a good way to make money. For a moment, Gao Dapeng fell into distressed contemplation.
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In the next few days, Yuan Fangguo stayed with his girlfriend in the capital. During the day, when his girlfriend went out to do things, he would drive her to her destination. Then he would park the car in the parking lot and either read the newspaper, sleep, or listen to the radio. He lived a very enjoyable life.
Finally, Lin Yumei finished all her work on Wednesday and prepared to go back the next day.
Before leaving, Yuan Fangguo asked Gao Dapeng and Yang Xuexiu to come out again.
Yang Xuexiu was still worried about the house, and Gao Dapeng was not in a much better mood either. Apart from feeling that he could make some money as a tutor in his spare time, he could not find any other way to make money.
However, the reality is that his spare time is quite limited. He is lucky to leave the office before 8 o'clock every night, including Wednesday. Yuan Fangguo asked him out, but he didn't come out until 8 o'clock. The four of them gathered at a mutton restaurant outside Gao Dapeng's unit. Gao Dapeng didn't dare to drink because an inspection team would come tomorrow and he needed to write materials.
Gao Dapeng and Yang Xuexiu were filled with distress in their hearts, but it was not written on their faces, because as soon as they saw Yuan Fangguo and Lin Yumei, they felt extremely relaxed and happy as if they were family.
The four of them ate and chatted, and it ended at 9:30 in the evening.
Yuan Fangguo had already paid the money, which made Gao Dapeng, who was holding the wallet in the air, feel very embarrassed.
"We two brothers are still talking about this. When you marry Xuexiu, you must tell me in advance, and I will give you a big gift."
"It's too early for us, but when will you and Yumei get married?" Yang Xuexiu said with a smile.
Lin Yumei and Yuan Fangguo looked at each other for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's still early for us."
"You should also tell me in advance when the time comes." Yang Xuexiu said.
The four of them chatted for a while at the door of Gao Dapeng's unit. Seeing Gao Dapeng looking at his watch from time to time, Yuan Fangguo also said goodbye. He couldn't disturb Gao Dapeng anymore. After all, he might make others stay up all night.
Yuan Fangguo and Lin Yumei left, but Yang Xuexiu did not leave. She had nothing to do tonight. In addition, her unit was not far from her boyfriend's unit. The two had not seen each other for four or five days. She had something to say to her boyfriend tonight.
The cold wind was raging outside, and Yang Xuexiu, who originally didn't want to enter the office, was dragged into the office by Gao Dapeng.
The reason why Yang Xuexiu entered Gao Dapeng's office was very simple. There was heating in the office, and Gao Dapeng was almost the only one working overtime in the building.
As soon as they entered the office building, they both felt that the inside and outside were two completely different worlds. One was winter, and the other was spring. This made Yang Xuexiu, who was quite sentimental, suddenly think of a sentence, "Winter is here, can spring be far behind?"
When Yang Xuexiu thought of this, his previously gloomy mood instantly brightened a lot.
After entering the office and closing the door, Yang Xuexiu quickly took off her cotton coat. She wore a tight blue turtleneck sweater underneath, which perfectly outlined her girlish figure.
When Gao Dapeng saw his girlfriend taking off her coat and revealing her good figure, his eyes turned green.
Soon, Yang Xuexiu noticed something strange in her boyfriend's eyes. She coughed twice to remind Gao Dapeng, "Dapeng, who are you usually?"
"This." Gao Dapeng quickly pointed to a large enamel teacup that looked like a big bowl.
"Can you pour me a glass of water?" Yang Xuexiu said with a smile.
"Okay." Gao Dapeng finally retracted the look in his eyes that shouldn't have been there and quickly poured a cup of hot water for his girlfriend.
"I want to find a basement." After taking a sip of hot water, Yang Xuexiu suddenly said.
"Ah?" Gao Dapeng was surprised. He didn't expect his girlfriend to be so frugal.
"The basement is cheap, only one hundred yuan a month, and you can live alone. Then you can..." Yang Xuexiu hesitated to speak, and her face, which was already a little red from the high altitude, suddenly became even redder.
Gao Dapeng didn't understand her hesitation, but felt uncomfortable for his girlfriend living in such an environment. He felt that they were all state officials, but now they were living in a basement like rats.
"Don't live there. A lot of people in your unit have seen it." Gao Dapeng said after thinking about it.
Yang Xuexiu smiled and said, "We're not married yet, so why should we bother with so many things? Just having a place to live is enough. Besides, I don't think it's a big deal. There's a bathroom and a bathhouse inside, and it's warmer underground..."
Yang Xuexiu talked a lot about the advantages of the basement. She had also visited it in the past two days and was quite satisfied with it. She had some mental burdens before, but Yuan Fangguo's action tonight made her feel that face is worthless when it comes to life and survival.
She saw clearly that Yuan Fangguo accidentally dropped a piece of meat on the table, and then he picked it up again and put it in his mouth as if nothing had happened.
Capable people like Yuan Fangguo would continue to eat for a piece of meat that fell on the table. As penniless graduates, what reason do they have not to endure hardships?
Seeing Gao Dapeng remained silent, Yang Xuexiu asked again: "Dapeng, do you still remember the winter of 199?"
Gao Dapeng looked at his girlfriend blankly, not knowing what she meant.
"Yuan Fangguo and Sister Chunli went out to sell things in the middle of winter. Sometimes it rained lightly and they didn't even dare to go to a restaurant for lunch. They just took out steamed buns, asked the restaurant staff for a cup of hot water, and swallowed them with the steamed buns. I have eaten that before, and it was as hard as a rock. At that time, I was thinking, if they both can eat it, why can't I eat it? Moreover, this is better than what I eat in my hometown. At least it is white flour steamed buns. You said that they can be so frugal at the beginning of their business. What is the identity of our country's cadres? These are all clouds. The real thing is our own inner strength. Now we live in the basement, but we will never live in the basement for the rest of our lives. In five years, we must buy a house in the capital." Yang Xuexiu's words were loud and clear, and Gao Dapeng was full of passion and fighting spirit after listening to them.
"Xiu, I'm sorry for making you suffer with me." Gao Dapeng said to his girlfriend with gratitude.
Yang Xuexiu smiled and said, "It's nothing. We are all children from poor families. Only when we know how to endure hardships can we know how to cherish."
"By the way, there is something I think it is necessary to tell you." Suddenly, Gao Dapeng remembered something.
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