sjar Chapter 858: A sense of shared destiny
Chapter 858: A sense of shared destiny
Fairy Tale Restaurant in Disneyland.
The three of them arrived late in the morning and played two simple games before it was time for lunch.
"Yingzi, try this cheese, it's really delicious."
"Thank you, Sister Dabao. I can't eat anymore."
"Yingzi, I tell you that health is the capital of revolution. Especially now that you are in the third year of high school, you must pay more attention to this aspect. You are so thin, which will not work." Dabao said as he gave some to Qiao Yingzi.
Luo Yan nodded in agreement, "Yingzi, Dabao is right. The body is the capital of the revolution. Look at your sister Bao. This capital is so rich."
"Shi Tou, you're trying to sabotage me again, aren't you?" Duan Jiabao rolled his eyes at Luo Yan.
Luo Yan looked at Qiao Yingzi and asked, "Yingzi, what do you want to do this afternoon? Let's go and line up in advance."
Qiao Yingzi shook her head and said, "Sister Yan, just watch you guys. I don't care."
"Yingzi, you look so worried, you don't have the youthful vigor at all. Although the study pressure in the third year of high school is great, you don't have to take it too seriously."
"Shitou is right. Just like the two of us, we had average grades at the beginning, but we went to the same school as the top students and even shared a dormitory with them for several years."
Luo Yan also offered some advice, "If you don't have the right direction, your efforts will go to waste. I heard from Brother Chen that you are also a top student with very good grades. If you choose the right major, it will be easy to find a job in the future."
"Shitou is right. Look at the two of us. We had a hard time finding jobs after graduation, but because I met Brother Chen, I now earn more than many of my classmates."
"Dabao is right. Some time ago, my mother forced me to take the postgraduate entrance examination every day, which made me not in the mood to play games every day. It was Brother Chen who stepped in to help me deal with my mother. Now I play games every day, edit videos, and occasionally do live broadcasts. Although the income is not high, it is very free."
"Indeed, the college entrance examination has already cost me half my life. If I take the postgraduate entrance examination again, I will die right on the spot. Fortunately, my parents don't have any requirements for me."
The two of them talked back and forth, leaving Qiao Yingzi a little confused. Luo Yan's words made Qiao Yingzi feel cold, "Sister Yan, you're about to graduate from college, why is your aunt still so strict with you?"
Luo Yan nodded. "My mother has a very strong personality. She has been in charge of almost everything since I was a child, including what kind of clothes I wear and what I eat. She is very particular about everything."
"I originally wanted to apply to study in another city, but she refused to agree. If I hadn't insisted on living on campus, and she was busy with work, I can't imagine how miserable my college life would have been."
Listening to Luo Yan's complaints, Qiao Yingzi felt as if she was there herself. The reason why she went to Nanjing University was largely because she wanted to be far away from home, and her mother was against it for the same reason. She didn't expect that she and Luo Yan not only looked almost exactly the same, but also had similar experiences.
"Sister Yan, what does your aunt do for a living?"
"Some lawyers with little fame have stern faces every day. When I see them, I get nervous instinctively. Many words get stuck in my throat and I just can't say them."
Duan Jiabao interrupted at the right time, "Shi Tou, you should understand your aunt. After all, she is doing this for your own good. She still loves you very much."
"Dabao, of course I know this. After my father passed away, she supported the whole family by herself and worked hard to give me a good life. I know she loves me and plans a future for me for my own good, but I just don't like it."
"That's just my personality. I want to do something I like, and I want to lie down and not have so many worries. What's wrong with that? I'm not bothering anyone."
It tastes just right, they are almost cut from the same mold.
"Sister Yan, how did you convince Auntie?"
"Persuade?" Luo Yan shook her head. "My mother is very strong and stubborn. I don't even dare to speak in front of her, so how can I persuade her?"
"Aren't you free now?"
"I am temporarily free. My mother approached Brother Chen and hoped that he would fire me and let me go back to school for the test."
"I don't know exactly what they talked about, but I only know that Brother Chen made a bet with my mom that within six months, I could earn more than most people my age in my favorite field. If I won, my mom would no longer interfere with my life. If Brother Chen and I lost, I would have to go back to school to take the postgraduate entrance exam."
Hearing this, Qiao Yingzi was particularly curious. After all, from Luo Yan's description, her mother's personality was almost exactly the same as her own mother in many aspects.
Given Song Qian's personality, Qiao Yingzi really couldn't imagine who could persuade her to give in.
Would you like to ask Brother Chen for advice?
At the seafood buffet, Gan Jing was worried about something, so he didn't eat much. Seeing that Chen An had basically finished eating, he found an excuse to talk about work and called Chen An out alone.
As soon as he got in the car, Gan Jing couldn't wait to ask, "Xiao Chen, tell me quickly, what's going on with Lu Yuan."
"Would you like one?" Chen An took out a cigarette and gestured.
"I don't smoke." Gan Jing said as he lowered the window on Chen An's side.
Chen An lit a cigarette and then spoke slowly, "My people found out that Lu Yuan was imprisoned about three years ago."
These understated words, to Gan Jing's ears, were like a loud thunderclap, which set off a huge wave and made him feel dazed.
"He's in jail. Impossible. Impossible."
Gan Jing excitedly grabbed Chen An's arm and said anxiously,
"Xiao Chen, there is one thing you may not know. Later, Lu Yuan was rated as a Michelin three-star chef through his own efforts. His income far exceeds that of the middle class, and he even bought a villa. Even if he got into a fight, he could have hired a lawyer. How could he have gone to jail quietly?"
"Sister Jing, I know this news may be hard for you to accept, but this is the truth."
"But why, I don't understand."
"According to the information I received, Lu Yuan was originally imprisoned for passport smuggling. During the economic crisis three years ago, the poor were not so bad, but for the middle class, being in debt was almost the norm. Some wealthy people even lost everything overnight."
The two had been together since college, and Gan Jing knew Lu Yuan's character too well, although she had doubted Lu Yuan countless times out of spite during the time he disappeared.
But when the facts were laid out before her, she already understood the reason why Lu Yuan disappeared. He didn't want to implicate herself.
Such a seemingly ridiculous reason is very consistent with Lu Yuan's character.