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I found out that I had already eaten two meals in the fourth chapter, please forgive me for being a foodie~ Chen is resigning~

Zheng Yuan's mother said that the house in the east of the city would be given to Ouyang's young couple, which was really a bolt from the blue for Zheng Yuan.

When Zheng Yuan was free, he accompanied his mother to watch the family dispute mediation program on TV.A family of four or five children broke their heads and blood for their parents' two suites.

"You don't care about the old man, why should you allocate a room?"

"I don't care who is in charge? Then you say who ran around when the old man was hospitalized in 99!"

This kind of common dialogue mixes emotions and money, and even lawyers and emotional experts can't make a judgment immediately.

Now Zheng Yuan, who is a single passer for three generations, finally has a personal experience: these people may not be purely for the hundreds of thousands, but emotional discord.

Zheng Yuan's father was transferred from the army, worked diligently for decades, and was still a deputy until his death.His mother came back to arrange work in the factory, but within a few years, the factory closed down and the workers were laid off.Seeing that the housing prices in the city are increasing every day, Zheng Yuan's family can only look at the commercial housing with greedy eyes.

The seven-year-old house is the factory welfare house left by Grandpa Zheng Yuan.It is said that it is a two-bedroom, the living room is too small to stretch out your arms, and the master bedroom is so big that you can play football.After decades of natural disasters and man-made disasters, the skin on the inside and outside of the walls of the house was peeled off, and the water was constantly blocked.

Zheng Yuan's parents were used to living in bungalows and old communities, so they never moved.Two years before Zheng Yuan graduated, money was tight, but the house was too far away from the newspaper office and it was inconvenient to live in. He shared a rent with colleagues in the Longtan Lake community near the newspaper office.The old lady of the Zheng family packed up the house and rented it out to two young girls who also just graduated, at least for some income.

Zheng Yuan figured that in two years his mother would be too old to live in a one-story house and it would be inconvenient, so he sold that house and bought a new one, and asked her to move to a higher-rise.

If Ouyang is allowed to live now, what will the mother do?

He understands Ouyang's pain now, but he loves his mother even more.

Zheng Yuan sat down on the sofa without making a sound.

"Ouyang is here today, so I didn't mention it. I thought, I should discuss it with you first. The house is always yours..."

Hearing what his mother said, Zheng Yuan felt sullen in his heart.After holding back for a long time, he only said one sentence: "Don't keep mentioning things that don't make sense..." He said half a sentence, but he couldn't say the rest.

"Don't worry, I'm telling the truth. Originally, I planned to wait for you to get married and live in that suite first, but seeing you like this, you won't be able to get married for three to five years..."

"Okay, I'll ask Ouyang what he means tomorrow." His mother began to mutter again, and Zheng Yuan hurriedly stopped her.

What he fears most is that his mother will talk to him about getting married.His mother is very good at Zhang Luo, and forced him to go on a blind date during the Spring Festival this year.The other party is a heroic girl who works as a teaching assistant in the mathematics department of a university.When talking to her, Zheng Yuan felt that his logic was like a ball of yarn caught by a cat, and his life was like a train out of joint.After meeting once, they never contacted again.For this matter, Zheng Yuan self-criticized in front of his mother for a long time on the grounds that he did not take the initiative to miss the opportunity.

Seeing Zheng Yuan's expression of coping, the old lady of Zheng's family kept silent and stared at the TV with a straight face.

Looking at his mother's face in front of him, and thinking about Ouyang's question just now, Zheng Yuan sighed in his heart: "What kind of debt do I owe?"

For Zheng Yuan, who is half unemployed, time is the least valuable thing now and can be squandered at will.

The next afternoon, Zheng Yuan called Ouyang to meet him. He refused the temptation of the chess and card room, and rode his second-hand bicycle for an hour from his rented place to the west of the city.

When I arrived at the door of the restaurant I had agreed with Ouyang, I took a closer look: "Jiaodong Small Seafood", Zheng Yuan's favorite.The signboard with a black background looks a bit classy, ​​and the windows are so bright and clean that it won't make people feel suspicious.Thinking that Ouyang is quite good at handling things, his depression suddenly dropped by three points.

Zheng Yuan took out his mobile phone, half an hour before Ouyang got off work.Looking into the restaurant, there is no one eating except for a few guys who are cleaning the tables and setting the tableware.He found a bicycle parking space in front of the business building where the restaurant was located, quickly locked the car, and strolled around.

This is an occupational disease.After a few years of social breaking news, Zheng Yuan always has to understand the surrounding environment to be at ease when he arrives at a place.

Turn from the side street where the restaurant is located onto the main street.A row of black cars with Beijing A license plates on a white background were parked on the curb of the bicycle lane.Under the dense shade of locust trees, the wide and tidy sidewalks are particularly cool.Inside the neat orange-red high wall on the right is a concentrated collection of government departments.

The research institute where Ouyang works is next to this high wall, and a row of iron fences can be used as a wall. Looking inside from the iron fence, there are black floor-to-ceiling windows inlaid on a taupe building with smooth lines. , like eyes with sunglasses, with sleepy eyes hidden behind them.Now Ouyang doesn't know which window to sit in front of, completing the routine work that is repeated day after day.

Zheng Yuan strolled, looking at the electric cars running fast on the road for a while, the sparrows jumping happily on the side of the road for a while, and the tired and crooked couples passing by for a while, and walked to the side door of the research institute without knowing it.

Looking up inadvertently, trouble is coming.

Ouyang's precious girlfriend Jiang Xiaofan came out of the side door with a sullen face.Her long, usually loose hair was tied behind her head, her big eyes looked like a Persian cat, and her little black leather shoes clattered on the ground.

This Jiang Xiaofan is a standard person who lives in his own logic and small world, and is also one of the people who have given Zheng Yuan the most headaches these years.

Just meeting her at this time, Zheng Yuan's head started to hurt again.I don't know if it was damaged by the sun just now.

Zheng Yuan panicked and turned his back to the direction Jiang Xiaofan was walking to find a tree pit, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled out one in his mouth, and was about to light it, when Jiang Xiaofan's voice came from behind.

"Zheng Yuan?"

Zheng Yuan shook his hand, the cigarette was not lit after all, and he still did not dodge it after all.These days, I don't think about tea or food, and the culprit is this other person's wife.

"Xiaofan, what a coincidence, come to find Ouyang?" Turning around, Jiang Xiaofan's mouth curled into a forced smile, his face was still cloudy and overcast, Zheng Yuan accompanied the smiling face carefully as if he were stroking a wild cat, wholeheartedly Thinking of sending her away early.

"Yeah." Jiang Xiaofan answered concisely, "Why are you looking for him too?"

That's right, I'm not only here to see Ouyang, but also to give you a room.But you see that I am not amiable at all as a delivery boy.Zheng Yuan murmured in his heart.

"I made an appointment with Ouyang for dinner tonight, but he didn't tell you?" Zheng Yuan wondered, did Ouyang ask himself about borrowing money and didn't tell Jiang Xiaofan?

Jiang Xiaofan stared at Zheng Yuan for two seconds: "He only said that he wanted to have dinner with someone, but he didn't say it was you. You two are too mean."

I sold Ouyang with just one sentence, Zheng Yuan really wanted to slap himself twice.

"Ouyang definitely didn't hide it from you on purpose. It's been a long time since I saw you. I wanted to find a place to eat and talk. Xiaofan, if you have no arrangements at night, come together."

"I'm not going, I still have work to do, so I have to go back to work overtime." Jiang Xiaofan said while tugging at the hem of his white shirt, even looking at his bank work clothes in summer felt hot.

"You guys don't drink bars? Eat early and go back to rest, Ouyang often works overtime recently, it's really hard." Before Zheng Yuan could answer what she just said, Jiang Xiaofan continued to say this sentence like a suggestion.

Zheng Yuan understood, to put it bluntly, Jiang Xiaofan still wanted to tie Ouyang, but the rope was longer to give him the illusion of freedom.

Since Ouyang and Jiang Xiaofan got together, his simple social database was quickly explored by Jiang Xiaofan.In today's situation, she would not directly tell Ouyang not to drink or make trouble too late, but to sidestep Zheng Yuan.She was sure that Zheng Yuan would worry about Ouyang, and Ouyang would listen to Zheng Yuan.

Sometimes, Zheng Yuanming knows that Jiang Xiaofan doesn't like her style of doing things, but when she wants to use herself to persuade Ouyang, she will use it as she pleases.

For this meal, Zheng Yuan felt that he was also put on an invisible chain, and felt uncomfortable.

Zheng Yuan responded vaguely, Jiang Xiaofan didn't say any more, walked to the side of the road, took a taxi and left in the dust.

I don't know when it started, Zheng Yuan disliked Jiang Xiaofan more and more.

It is true that what Ouyang valued was Jiang Xiaofan's positive attitude, but in Zheng Yuan's view, her positive attitude always had a taste of being aggressive.

Zheng Yuan's relationship history is basically zero.But even so, he also understood that what kind of pot should be matched with what kind of lid.

Ouyang and Jiang Xiaofan obviously don't fit in perfectly.

Because of his growth experience, Ouyang is like a mountain stream, always flowing quietly, perceiving and thinking quietly, and always likes to silently speculate on other people's thoughts.

As for Jiang Xiaofan, as the only child in the family, she grew up held in the hands of her parents, and her self-esteem is always in an excellent state.She doesn't care about other people's opinions, and it is estimated that she rarely tries to figure out other people's opinions carefully.

When two people like this are together, it is inevitable that they will not kill each other's feelings.A year ago, the two of them broke up inexplicably. At that time, Zheng Yuan was secretly relieved for Ouyang, but he didn't expect that after the two got back together, they decided to get married.

Zheng Yuan put away his cigarette and looked at his phone, it seemed that it was time for Ouyang to get off work.

From what it looks like, just now Ouyang and Jiang Xiaofan started arguing almost inseparably.Waiting for him at the door of the unit now, it will inevitably not be embarrassing.Zheng Yuan thought for a while, and sent a WeChat message to Ouyang: "I'm at the place to eat, waiting for you to come over."

Zheng Yuan followed the waiter to the second floor of the restaurant, picked a seat by the window and sat down.Before the waiter brought the tea, he saw Ouyang downstairs wearing the same white shirt and suit pants as yesterday, walking into the store unhurriedly.

In the past, this time was when Zheng Yuan was busy with interviews and writing articles. Although Ouyang had been working for a year, Zheng Yuan felt very fresh in his attire.

Seeing Zheng Yuan hesitating about the menu, Ouyang ordered a few dishes deftly, and at the end of the day asked the waiter to add 4 bottles of cold beer.

"Let's skip the alcohol today. Judging by your face, you're exhausted, so drink it another day." Zheng Yuan hurriedly stopped the waiter.

The waiter looked at Ouyang, and Ouyang nodded. The waiter fiddled with the orderer in his hand and walked away.

In fact, as soon as Ouyang sat down, Zheng Yuan was attracted by the commuter bag that he put on the seat beside him.Last Christmas, a girl in the social administration group bought her boyfriend a wallet of this brand, and it cost four figures.Now that Ouyang uses this bag, the price can be imagined.

Ouyang is not such a person.Although he majored in industrial design, he doesn't seem to be interested in the brands he usually wears.

"Your bag is not bad." Zheng Yuan said indifferently, but it was not a compliment.

"Ah, Jiang Xiaofan bought it, and said he asked me to use a better bag for work." Ouyang glanced at the bag, poured tea into the cup in front of Zheng Yuan, "I don't need it, she will talk about me."

Zheng Yuan took a mouthful of the vinegar-soaked radish slices presented by the store, and chewed them twice.Yes, the sweet and sour is moderate, but it doesn't feel tasteless.

"Come show me your love again."

"That's what you want to ask." Ouyang said, and pushed the cold dish handed over by the waiter to Zheng Yuan, "Try it, the spicy braised cod here is good, and you can eat sweet and spicy ones too."

Zheng Yuan saw that although Ouyang couldn't hide his tired face, he still looked tepid.When he was in school, Ouyang An would be able to stay alone for half a day with just a book, or a bunch of installation art made up of iron wire and broken cardboard boxes that ordinary people couldn't understand.Now working in an office in the research institute, it is indispensable to communicate up and down and run around. I don't know if he is used to it.

"Don't you need to work overtime today? Won't the leader be angry when the newcomer leaves after work?" Zheng Yuan has also heard that those who sit in the office sometimes have to stay in the office for a while when they don't have work, so as to show their loyalty to their superiors.

"It's okay, today's work is finished early. If you want to make some achievements, it can't be achieved by working overtime for a while. And this is not a dinner appointment with you." Ouyang took a sip of tea, shallow Behind the smile, he seemed to be thinking about the trivial things in the office, but he didn't care about it in the end.

"You still look like this, be careful not to be rejected by your colleagues."

"Don't worry. By the way, are you on vacation recently?" Ouyang saw Zheng Yuan looking at himself, and rarely preaching, he couldn't help being curious.Since Zheng Yuan became a social news reporter, he seldom saw him at this time.Even when making a phone call, he always has an urgent tone.

"Probably." Zheng Yuan ate a piece of cod, and waved his chopsticks to signal Ouyang to eat quickly.I didn't intend to mention this matter to Ouyang before the matter of job transfer was finalized, but since he asked, Zheng Yuan also planned to tell the truth, "There may be a job change."

Zheng Yuan recounted what Old Zheng told him the day before yesterday in detail, and finally said: "Actually, I also understand that the entire newspaper office is laying off people now. If you can help me win this opportunity for transfer, Old Zheng probably will." Worked hard."

"Very good. But... You are doing well in the social news department now, are you willing to change?" Ouyang looked at Zheng Yuan's expression and asked a question.In his opinion, Zheng Yuan has invested too much time and energy in his work in the past few years. It is not worth it to give up now, but he must feel comfortable, willing, and convinced.

Ouyang expressed Zheng Yuan's thoughts.He has been asking himself this question repeatedly for the past two days, but he has not yet come up with an answer.Social news, if you continue to mess around, the way out is slim, but money is hard to change, and I am happy. Although sometimes tired, he still likes this job.But thinking about it the other way around, Ouyang needs money, and when his mother will definitely have money in the future, with his current ability, it is absolutely impossible not to change jobs.

After thinking about it, he put a piece of shredded salted bamboo shoots into his mouth, and said, "Let's see again."

Seeing what Zheng Yuan said, Ouyang didn't talk too much, just said: "Isn't it easier to make the weekly magazine easier. I have a friend who is also in this business now. May I help you find out?"

Zheng Yuan knew that Ouyang was really thinking for himself, but he didn't want him to worry too much, and said: "I hope, I haven't thought about it yet. I don't know much about real estate, so I'm afraid I can't do it well."

"You're definitely fine, but the important thing is that you have fun." Ouyang seemed more confident than Zheng Yuan.

"Don't worry about me, let's settle the matter of your house first." Zheng Yuan just wanted to rest these two days, and didn't want to mention work matters.

Hearing about the house, Ouyang's face showed another bit of embarrassment and embarrassment.

Zheng Yuan hurriedly fulfilled today's task, and said: "My mother said, if you and Jiang Xiaofan don't mind, you can live in my apartment on the East Second Ring Road first. Although the house is older, it's not bad to tidy it up. It's just that you can get it on the way to and from work. Spend more time." Ouyang now lives in the dormitory of the unit in the west of the city.

Ouyang smiled wryly: "I appreciate grandma's kindness. To tell you the truth, now that Jiang Xiaofan agrees to buy a second-hand house, it's already pretty good. His family also thinks that we can have a house of our own and live a more stable life."

After hearing Ouyang's words, Zheng Yuan didn't know whether he was happy or worried.The joy is that the plan to improve the housing environment for his mother will not be disturbed, but the worry is that Ouyang does not know how much pressure he will bear for this house.

Without further ado, Zheng Yuan greeted the waiter and ordered 4 bottles of cold beer.

Since Ouyang wants to drink with him, no matter what Jiang Xiaofan says.

The wine was served, and before he could persuade him to drink, Ouyang drank it on his own.

Obviously he didn't drink well, and after drinking a bottle and a half, he talked a lot with a slightly drunken expression on his face.

"I really didn't know before that buying a house is really not as simple as buying a house." Ouyang said to Zheng Yuan thoughtfully, "In the future, I will rely on this house for my collective household registration, children's registration, and schooling."

These words are all Jiang Xiaofan's random thoughts during the process of buying a house.When saying these words, even Ouyang himself didn't believe it would be true.

"If you want to settle down, you don't have to worry about the house. Find someone to put your hukou in my house, and children's hukou can also be in in the future. My home is an old community, no worse than the school near the house you bought." Zheng Yuan gave Ouyang's quilt was full of wine.Time is really relentless, even Ouyang, who was staring at a pile of wires and broken cardboard boxes in a daze, and seemed to have nothing to eat, began to think about his children's schooling.

Ouyang got drunk on his face.As soon as his face flushed, the brown mole under the left corner of his mouth became more obvious.Zheng Yuan stared at the mole, feeling sour in his heart.When he met Ouyang, the mole hadn't grown on Ouyang's face yet.

Ouyang was taken aback, "My child's household registration is yours, and now the enrollment quota for a suite can only be renewed once every 6 years. What about your child?"

"Me? When I'm old, I'll raise a monkey. When it's time to eat, I'll tie it to your door and feed me a couple of corn kernels."

After hearing Zheng Yuan's cold joke, Ouyang didn't laugh.He couldn't hide his downcast face, obviously he didn't want to talk to him anymore.

"What's wrong?" Zheng Yuan knew that Ouyang was hiding something in his heart today, and it must have something to do with Jiang Xiaofan.

Sure enough, Ouyang drank half a glass of wine, rubbed his eyes and said, "Jiang Xiaofan came to me today, saying that the landlord urged her to sign the contract quickly in the next two days, so he asked me to collect the down payment this week."

Going around, the problem is still concentrated on the down payment.Ouyang may be waiting for Zheng Yuan's 10 yuan now, but he didn't say it directly.

"It seems that I can only go home and ask my mother to borrow money tomorrow, or go to the bank to apply for a credit loan tomorrow, and urge the bank to release the loan, and I should be able to catch up." Zheng Yuan thought in his heart, and the current work has not yet been decided. I don't know when I will be able to return it.Come to think of it, what a mess.

Zheng Yuan missed the days when he didn't have to think about these realities.