Chapter 90: Stimulated
From ancient times to the present, we have been looking forward to world unity, harmony and symbiosis.
This is the concept that our civilization has been adhering to for thousands of years.
In fact, it means the same thing as Westerners crying and shouting every day to eliminate hunger and maintain world peace.
Essentially, they hope that happiness is not an independent unit of enjoyment, but should become a common feeling for all mankind.
Unfortunately, everyone knows that no matter how beautiful this wish is, it is a bit unrealistic.
It’s just an ideal goal we set for ourselves.
There are always differences in the objective world, which is the eternal truth.
There will never be, nor can be, anything completely consistent in this world.
Especially between people, the differences cannot be underestimated.
Even if they live in the same era and live in the same city.
Belong to the same class and have the same family background.
We are in the same unit and doing the same job.
Even two people of the same age and gender will still have very different experiences.
Ning Weimin and Zhang Shihui are typical examples of this.
Because it was precisely when Ning Weimin was living smoothly and completely solving his financial problems that he was making great strides towards achieving financial freedom.
On the contrary, Zhang Shihui felt great pressure due to economic problems and fell into an almost desperate predicament.
So what's going on?
I’m afraid all of this will start during the National Day holiday.
On the day Ning Weimin attended Bian Jianjun's wedding, Zhang Shihui and his girlfriend Liu Weijing were actually attending another wedding.
The bride in this wedding is named Wang Lin, and she is a female classmate that Liu Weijing was close to in high school.
Now I am a salesperson at Chongwenmen Vegetable Market.
The groom is an intern photographer at Dabei Photo Studio, named Huang Shuping.
When I went there that day, Zhang Shihui was quite relaxed.
This is not only because he and Liu Weijing prepared a decent gift.
The two of them spent ten yuan to buy a set of thirty pieces of tableware.
This is very interesting and deserves to be taken seriously.
It was also because they were thinking about their own affairs and wanted to see how other people's weddings were held.
Unexpectedly, I wanted to learn from others so that I could have a direction to work towards.
But after going there, their horizons were opened, but on the contrary, both of them suffered a heavy mental shock.
Zhang Shihui, in particular, became particularly depressed.
Because none of them thought that the whole wedding process they witnessed was so grand.
If people feel that it is difficult to catch up, it will be counterproductive.
The wedding cigarettes on this day were red peonies, and the wedding candies were all colorful foreign candies.
Although the wedding banquet was held in the canteen of a unit, the scene was very grand.
Twenty tables were set up, so you can imagine how many people were there that day.
It took five cars to pick up the bride. The groom actually wore a suit, and the bride also wore a pink dress.
During the ceremony, the groom’s gift to the bride in public was a small gold radar watch.
There is no doubt that these were rare scenes at that time.
So much so that when Zhang Shihui and Liu Weijing handed the gifts they brought to the groom's cousin.
They completely lost the sense of glory they imagined at the beginning.
On the contrary, both of them felt a little weak for no reason, and an idea came to their minds at the same time.
If I had known better, I should have spent an extra five dollars to buy a set of thirty-six heads. Maybe that would be more realistic...
After the banquet, the arrogance on the wine table Even more amazing.
What I drank that day was Shuanggou Daqu. Each table also had four bottles of Jingcheng white brand beer and ten bottles of "Polar Bear" soda.
The dishes served were six cold, eight hot, and one soup. Not only were chicken, duck, and fish available, but there were also two dishes that people rarely eat.
One is dry-roasted prawns, and the other is mustard duck feet.
Therefore, the focus of many people's attention is how the small bones in the duck's paw are picked out one by one.
In short, it is completely different from the usual banquets held at home. It makes me feel grand and wealthy!
There were even people who were good at mathematics, and they secretly made calculations, saying that this wedding banquet would never be possible without seven or eight hundred yuan.
This was an astronomical figure at the time.
Therefore, not only Zhang Shihui and Liu Weijing were shocked and confused by such a scene, there must be many guests who felt the same as them.
There was a lot of discussion, and many people suspected that the bride and groom were focusing on the face rather than the inside in order to be in the limelight, causing the Great Famine.
Although it is famous for a while, it will be restored in the future.
However, when glasses were being exchanged on the wine table and the atmosphere was warm, accurate news came out, which overturned everyone's doubts.
According to the groom's relatives, the Huang family has overseas connections.
The groom's uncle had just returned to the mainland from Hong Kong City to visit relatives in the first half of the year. He knew that his nephew was getting married, so he covered all the expenses.
The person who spoke even said that this wedding was nothing. What’s really cool is what’s in the wedding room. This is indeed true, because the wedding room is so dreamy.
Although the two small bungalows for the newlyweds are not facing well, they are inverted children's rooms, commonly known as the east is not warm and the summer is not cool.
But the best thing is that it has all the modern home appliances.
Large color TV, refrigerator, washing machine, four-speaker radio, electric fan, pressure kettle, all available.
And almost all of them are imported brands, it’s just like a foreign trade electrical appliances fair.
The furniture is equally grand, with electroplated folding chairs, folding round tables, large glass coffee tables, and real red leather sofas.
Coupled with a floor lamp and velvet curtains, and the unique large-scale wedding photos in wedding dresses at that time.
This wedding room looks much more advanced than the best room in the Chongwenmen Hotel.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is a model apartment that can satisfy the modern youth’s dream of family modernization.
It has completely broken away from the old pattern of thirty-six legs and three turns and one sound.
That was epoch-making progress.
I believe that no matter who you are, as long as you are here, you will feel that the owner can no longer lack anything.
You would think that such a home is the ultimate pursuit of a couple.
Only such a home can be worthy of the happiness of a newlywed.
Think about it, how do Zhang Shihui and Liu Weijing feel?
I feel a little dizzy, my eyes are dazzled, and I don’t know where to look.
Perhaps, this kind of discomfort can be called the pressure of wealth.
And going forward, there will be even more awkward things.
Because the bride and groom are definitely busy people today. They have too many people to entertain and there are too many people coming to see the new house.
Zhang Shihui and Liu Weijing were not allowed to take a good look at the furnishings, and soon a large group of people came in from behind.
These people may be the groom’s classmates, and they all act like they are preparing to make a wedding ceremony.
As soon as they swarmed up, they surrounded the newlyweds tightly, making jokes to each other.
Not only were the people who were originally in the house unable to stay, they were so crowded that they staggered around and had to scramble to get out of the house first.
Some people even started to exaggerate, praising the bride and groom to the sky.
But these words were not heard by Zhang Shihui.
Because according to the meaning of the speaker, if people who cannot afford these home appliances are not qualified to get married at all.
So when I returned home from the wedding that day, the journey was completely opposite to what it was like when I came here.
Zhang Shihui and Liu Weijing had experienced a day of excitement, and for some reason they were both a little uninterested.
Everyone feels sour and doesn’t want to talk.
For a long time, Zhang Shihui cursed, "Damn it."
Seeing Liu Weijing looking at him in surprise, he quickly explained.
"I'm not talking about your classmates, I'm talking about the last few guys who hold stinky feet. Why are you pretending to be big-tailed wolves? Get someone to smoke a few good cigarettes, get two packs of foreign candies, and just lick them Gouzi, as for that, what does it mean to feel like your life is boring after seeing a new house? People only live for a few household appliances?”
Liu Weijing was good at talking. Of course the girl could see why Zhang Shihui was unhappy, but she pretended not to know.
"Hey, some people are just like that. Are you familiar with them? We don't need to compare with them when we want to get married in the future. I don't want to be like that, as the cross talk says, for such a high price Girl."
"What kind of furniture comes with a sofa, the second elder is responsible for looking after the dolls, three turns and one press to add colors, four-season clothes woolen cards, unique leather shoes are polished, six relatives do not recognize the family, more than seventy yuan. Well, you are a good talker, you don’t drink tea, you are very satisfied, you are still a normal person.”
“Besides, it’s not like we can live by our overseas connections. Ah, we don’t even rely on our parents, it’s all on our own. If we can’t buy it all at once, we can buy it slowly. Anyway, I think that’s what makes it different day by day. Once it’s in place, it’s boring.”
These words moved Zhang Shihui very much. A considerate girl always has a beauty that touches people’s hearts.
Sharing joys and sorrows is the highest state of emotional pursuit.
He couldn't help but hold his girlfriend's hand and confirmed in a happy tone.
"Weijing, do you really think so?"
The beautiful big eyes are particularly pure.
"Of course. Don't you think so?"
"I...I..." Zhang Shihui was happy and took out a cigarette.
"I think, I have to buy a color TV first. Everything else can wait. When we get married, we must at least buy something big first, so that I won't lose you. What do you think?"
After walking for a while and receiving no response, Zhang Shihui turned to look at Liu Weijing and found that she was lost in thought.
“Hello, Weijing.”
“Huh?”
"What's wrong? Are you wandering around?"
"Hey, think about something."
"What are you thinking about?"
"I...think about that one Watch, that gold watch on Wang Lin’s hand is so beautiful. It turns out that when she was in school, her family was in a very bad situation and she ate steamed buns and pickles every day. Unexpectedly, she is quite lucky now..." br>
“…”
This time it was Zhang Shihui's turn to be speechless.
His mood changed again and he took a long puff of cigarette.
(End of this chapter)