A few days before the express delivery holiday, Hu Yu delivered the last batch of goods before the Lunar New Year.
This time, she looked haggard and depressed. Her clothes were very shabby. One look and one could tell that she was a cheap wholesale product from her shop. Although she was still gorgeous and eye-catching, she was very tacky. The elegance of the past had disappeared.
At the end of the year, when she renewed the contract for the second year, she had to pay 180,000 yuan in rent at one time. She could not continue and could not afford it anymore. Finally, she withdrew the booth of Dahongmen. After a year, she didn't earn any money. She had more than 100,000 yuan left, which she piled up in the basement warehouse where she lived in frustration.
She and Bo Wang were finally separated. Bo Wang had no choice but to return to his home in Shunyi, while she continued to live in the basement. From then on, the couple became strangers. To her, this saying was probably true. Trial marriage was the most realistic way to live together before marriage. It had allowed her to witness the unbearable life of a lowly couple. After two years of observation, she could already foresee the predicament of her future life. She could not see any hope, so she let go.
It was the Spring Festival, and she said that she didn't want to go back. She was too ashamed to go back and face her parents, children, and friends. Before she came to Beijing, everyone would say that she looked like an elegant lady when they saw her temperament and appearance. Now, after coming to Beijing for several years, not only did she not live the high-quality life she wanted, but she had also squandered all her previous assets. How should he live in the future? Find an accounting job? Or should he continue to do small businesses with lower costs? What about the hundreds of thousands? Seeing that the rent for the basement was about to expire and needed to be renewed, she thought about it and could not find any clues. She was about to go crazy.
Ding Nan saw that she was not in a good condition and was extremely unstable. After she called her two or three times to cry, she asked for her specific address and decided to take the time to visit her.
On Sunday afternoon, she took a bus and walked a long way. After making a few turns and asking around, she arrived at a street near the South Station. The sky was gray and snowy. It had just drizzled. The soil in the flower pots on both sides of the road was wet and gave off a southern feel. She tightened the hat of her down jacket and carefully searched for the address of the hostel that Hu Yu had given her.
Both sides were filled with small shops, restaurants, photo studios, clothing stores, beauty salons, one after another. However, compared to other places in South City, it was very unpopular, perhaps because of the weather. She looked at the address written on the note and finally saw the name of the hostel across the road, so she hurried over.
On the right side of the guest house was a billiards shop. The door was half open, and there were a few men playing billiards. On the left side was a cloth shop, and there were many beautiful colorful floral cloths in the shop. Three women sat at the door of the shop, chatting lazily. When they saw someone walking over, their eyes swept over in unison.
Ding Nan glanced past them. When he looked down at the stairs of the guest house that was gradually descending with the door open, he felt his face heat up and was slightly embarrassed. Before she walked down the stairs, she looked at the women again and saw that they had strange expressions. But perhaps she was too sensitive, she thought.
She could deeply understand the inferiority complex that Hu Yu had mentioned about living in the basement and being afraid of meeting people. She had also lived in the basement for two months during her most difficult time. She could only eat one meal a day during the most difficult three days. Those who had not been there personally would never be able to experience that kind of mental trauma. People who had never experienced hardship and bitterness would not understand what kind of situation poverty was. They would not understand how many people in this world had lost their dignity because of poverty, and because of poverty, they no longer looked like humans. Therefore, she could understand Hu Yu's decision to give up.
From time to time, she could see trash and dirty water on the stairs of the basement. This was simply unbearable for someone like her who was a little obsessed with cleanliness. She frowned and suppressed the disgust in her heart as she stepped down step by step in panic. Then, she was shocked. What happened to me? As she continued walking forward, she analyzed her dark thoughts. She didn't think that she disliked it. She just liked cleanliness and didn't like dirty environments.
After walking down a long flight of stairs, she saw that the doors in both directions were open. There was a wall in front of her, and there was no way out. She called Hu Yu, but after the call went through, the other party hung up. A few seconds later, Hu Yu's voice sounded from the left."This way, come here."
She lifted the heavy curtain and walked over. Hu Yu was smiling at her. It was very dark inside, so she turned on the lights. Ding Nan followed behind her and looked around the house carefully. It was a very wide corridor. On the left was a closed wall with a few big bags stacked on the wall. They must be Hu Yu's leftovers. On the right were two rooms with open doors. It was dark inside, and one could vaguely see a long bar of clothes hanging on it. After passing a small bathroom, they turned right into the living room. The living room was actually quite large, tall, and far away. There was also a bar of clothes hanging on the west wall near the door. The other three walls were surrounded by sofas. In the middle was the dining table. On it were disheveled bowls, chopsticks, and Hu Yu's laptop. The lights in the living room were also on, and there were no windows. It felt a little suffocating.
She sat down on the sofa in the north, leaning against Hu Yu. Hu Yu looked like he was eating. There was half a bowl of unfinished rice on the table in front of him, and half a plate of stir-fried shredded potatoes with red chili. The faint fragrance of chili oil floated in the air. An elegant and noble woman with an extraordinary temperament was now living such a bitter life. She could not help but feel very emotional. She glanced at Hu Yu and said,"Are you still eating?" You can continue eating. I've already eaten."
Hu Yu took a few more bites and pushed the bowl aside."I'm full. I'm not eating anymore." She stood up and walked into another room. When she came back, she brought two glasses of water and placed them on the table before sitting down again.
Ding Nan looked around the house again and said,"I didn't expect your place to be so big. How much did you rent it for?"
Hu Yu turned to her. It's 2500 yuan a month. I've paid for a year in one go, and it's about to expire. Sigh, I plan to rent two rooms and keep one for myself.”
Ding Nan nodded, met her gaze, and said,"If you don't do wholesale business anymore, you don't have to be so big. Renting out the other two rooms will also reduce the burden a little.”
After hearing her words, Hu Yu's originally calm face turned gloomy again. She pondered for a while and said,"I'm definitely not going to do the wholesale business anymore. I don't have the capital to do it anymore. I haven't thought about whether to find a small retail business or an accounting job.”
Ding Nan was deep in thought. He sighed and said,"You can think about it during the Spring Festival. Actually, I'm the same. I haven't thought about whether I should resign and expand my online store or continue to work after the Spring Festival. Thinking about the good things here and thinking about the good things there, he was indecisive. Sigh, when faced with a choice, it was inevitable to worry about gains and losses.”
Hu Yu looked at her with bright eyes and asked,""Eh? Why don't we sisters form an online store together? Each of them thought of ways to raise some money and do it well. The last few times I delivered goods to your house, I saw that you had a lot of orders. You already have a certain foundation. It will be easier to expand.”
"Hehe, I've become popular now," Ding Nan said with a bitter smile. One of my girlfriends is also unemployed now, and she wants to work with me to expand the online store. Actually, I've always wanted to do this, but I guess Li Shi's meaning is that he doesn't seem to be very willing. He thinks that it's too risky, so he's willing to maintain the status quo and have a stable income at work. Then, he can earn more.”
Hu Yu's expression darkened. He sighed and said,""It's hard to do things alone. It's better to have like-minded partners. How are you and Li Shi? Will you get married?"
Ding Nan lowered his eyes and thought for a moment. Then, he raised his head and said indifferently,"Being with him is just making do. He can't give me the life I want. "Originally, I didn't quite understand. After entering the Art Academy, I gradually understood that the person I wanted to find, he could be a little lacking in material things, but he had to be able to help me improve spiritually. Or at least, we had similar spiritual pursuits.”
"Then you should hurry up and tell him. You're delaying both of them." Hu Yu said in surprise.”
Ding Nan sighed softly and said," The most common tragedy in a person's life is that their wishes and possibilities are often misaligned. That's why everyone believes that being ordinary is the truth. That's why the ideal life has become a kind of unreachable pursuit." I haven't thought about the matter with Li Shi yet. I'll think about it again during this period of time and make a decision after the Spring Festival. What about you? Was he going to give up on Bo Wang just like that? Can you let it go?"
Hu Yu leaned back on the sofa and crossed her arms behind her head. She said softly,"Love, career, pursuits, that's all there is to it. At my age, I've long seen through it. The life I want is different from yours. To me, the economy is the real thing. Not to mention how rich I am, at the very least, I have to have a house. What can Bo Wang give me? I've long thought it through. After the Spring Festival, when my job is settled, I'll ask a matchmaking agency to look for her. Anyway, I've paid tens of thousands of yuan in matchmaking fees, and I can still provide services.”
"Didn't you say you paid 15,000?"
"Later on, they wanted to add more and paid again. Some people even paid 50,000 to 60,000 yuan at a time.”
"How generous!"
"Only by being willing to invest will there be good results.”
Ding Nan stood up and walked to her clothes. He looked at them one by one and asked,"How is the child now? What year are you in?"
"He's a postgraduate student now." Hu Yu's cheerful voice sounded.”
Ding Nan replied with an "oh" and glanced at her. He praised her sincerely,"Not bad! You'll be more at ease in the future."
Hu Yu smiled and said,"It's the result of my painstaking education." When he was young, I had a bike, but in order to train him, I took him to school every day. He rode one, and I rode one. "Later, when he grew up, I actually had two houses in my hometown, but I told him that we didn't have a house and rented a house. The purpose was to train his ability and let him work hard on his own. He still doesn't know that we have a house.”
Ding Nan thought of her words and nodded."The educational concept is very advanced. Sometimes, setback education is indeed necessary.”
She sat there for a while longer. At five o'clock, she wanted to go home, so Hu Yu sent her out. When she reached the stairs and went up, she saw the dirt on the ground again. She could not help but frown and ask,"Why is this place so dirty? Is there no one to clean it?"
Hu Yu said," This was originally an abandoned guest house. Now, it's not used as a guest house anymore. It's all rented out. The landlord doesn't come here often, so no one cares."”
When he came up to the ground, Ding Nan glanced around. The three women who were chatting in front of the cloth shop were still there. This time, Ding Nan saw clearly that their eyes were full of curiosity and inquiry. They had a half-smile on their faces as if they were looking at something different. This time, she looked back sharply.
Looking at Hu Yu again, she kept her head lowered. Her usual elegance and nobility were gone.
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