While drinking, Gao Zijian asked casually, "Bingzi, um... tomorrow is Xinran's birthday. What do you think I should do to celebrate him?"
When Shi Bing heard that tomorrow was Xia Xinran's birthday, he suddenly had some thoughts in his mind, but he didn't express them. He took a sip of wine and said, "Then how do you want to celebrate it?"
Gao Zijian said helplessly, "Fuck, if I knew what happened, why would I ask you? Hurry up and help me think about it."
Shi Bing scratched his head and said, "This is a very particular birthday. Do you want it to be more realistic or more romantic?"
Gao Zijian said depressingly, "Fuck, can you just stop doing this with me? What's the difference between it and the manga? You tell me, and I'll weigh it up."
Shi Bing looked at him and said, "First of all, let's talk about this romance. If you want to make a romance, you have to spend some money, such as buying some high-end birthday gifts, holding a large birthday party, and inviting some friends to come.
Let's help celebrate together, and then you can take out your beloved gifts. The atmosphere at this time should be good. Of course, it will definitely cost more, at least thousands of dollars."
Gao Zijian made an 'Ah' sound and said with an embarrassed look, "Well...this is a bit difficult. Man, I'm very poor recently. Let alone thousands of yuan, even hundreds of yuan, I may not be able to come up with it. Otherwise
..How about you lend me some first, and I’ll return it to you when I have it.”
Shi Bing said with a stern face, "Fuck you, I don't have that much money. My pocket money has been running low recently. My dad has cut my pocket money in half. Damn it, I'm so tight lately."
Damn it, you know that I have always spent money lavishly, but this suddenly tightened my grip, how can I adapt to it, hey, my life is worse than yours."
Shi Bing was telling the truth. His father had indeed halved his pocket money recently. His usual pocket money, including lunch money, was about 800 yuan a month. This was the highest amount for a high school student at that time.
It's a lot. An average high school student only pays about 400 yuan. For a poor guy like Gao Zijian, it's even more pitiful. 300 yuan is as high as the sky.
But if it weren't for the fact that Shi Bing's father was a division-level cadre, he wouldn't be so awesome. With good family conditions, his living standard would naturally be higher than others. But since the first semester of high school, Shi Bing's father suddenly
I cut his pocket money in half, saying that I wanted to control his spending, so as to save him from being more and more lavish in the future, and it would be difficult to deal with it if he loses control.
Shi Bing's father always meant what he said. No matter how hard Shi Bing begged, he was indifferent. In the end, he let it go. If you dare to say one more thing, 400 yuan is gone. I will give you 200 yuan and tighten your belt.
go.
Shi Bing was really in trouble. He could only endure it. During this period, his expenses had obviously dropped a lot. Even Er Mao and Nan You had noticed that they always spent money without blinking an eye.
Shi Bing has become timid now. He has no choice. There are not enough coins in his pocket, so who dares to be blind outside?
Gao Zijian sighed helplessly and said, "Hey~~ Even you have no money, so what do you think I should do? The army is not here yet. It seems that I can only rely on Mr. Jie for this money."
Liu Shijie is rich, much richer than Shi Bing's family. Shi Bing was born into a middle-class official family, while Liu Shijie was born into a wealthy family. How can the son of a big boss be short of money? In the past, they went out to be chic, eat and drink,
Liu Shijie always spends the most money, not only because his family is rich, but the most important thing is because Liu Shijie is very particular about it. As the leader of the Eight Elites, he must have a 'big brother'.
If Gao Zijian asked him to borrow money, Liu Shijie could give it to him directly without even thinking about it. They have been friends for so many years, and it would be over if they couldn't do this. When Gao Zijian thought of Liu Shijie, he suddenly felt
It was a lot more practical. He was very glad that he could know such a brother. What was even more fortunate was that Liu Shijie never looked down on him, but regarded him as his best brother.
Shi Bing smiled, took a sip of wine and said, "Fuck, you idiot, why do you have to make such a big fuss? Isn't this your first time to celebrate her birthday?"
Gao Zijian frowned and said, "Yes, just because it's the first time, I wanted to make it grand, but not so shabby. I never gave Xinran any gifts. It's a rare birthday. I'll do it again."
He's so stingy, what do people think? On the surface, Xinran can't say anything, but I can't live with it in my heart. I feel like I've failed as a boyfriend."
Shi Bing patted his arm and said, "Brother, saving face is not a matter of law. If you really want to give her a grand birthday, you have to rely on your own strength to do it instead of borrowing money from everywhere to help her.
Birthday, this is not a rambling, you are just pretending, do you understand? If Xin Ran finds out, she will be even more unhappy. If you don’t have the ability, why are you pretending to be an old uncle? It’s just a matter of pretending to be fat.
But don’t do it.”
After listening to Shi Bing's words, Gao Zijian thought about it carefully and understood the truth. You can do as much work as you have. This is what a man should do.
You can tighten your belt and save money to celebrate her birthday and give her gifts. That's normal. It proves that you are a man and that you have this love. But if you borrow money from everywhere to buy things and give gifts, then you don't count.
What is this? Who doesn’t know how to borrow money to buy gifts? What else is it called sincerity? What’s the point?
Isn't this the same as those little scoundrels who want to fool other girls into sleeping with each other? Using borrowed money to show off and save face, is that what a man should do? It does look awesome to outsiders.
, people who don’t know think you are rich and sophisticated, but people who know have to scold you, it’s really a shameful thing.
He said with some embarrassment, "I understand everything you said, so what do you think I should do?"
Shi Bing raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the hurry? Don't we have a practical way to get over it? Let's do this..."
This practical way is the simplest and most economical. It doesn’t cost much at all. It looks pretty good and the two of them can still live happily. Shi Bing’s method is to prepare a birthday cake.
Don’t prepare gifts for now, because gifts that are too simple will be meaningless.
In Shi Bing's opinion, the gifts you give people on the street stalls are not as good as the most exquisite and special gifts. As the saying goes, everything is about seeking perfection, not more, because too much is useless, brick man.
Too much, not worth a penny.
There are few bricks and stones, but they are very valuable. Although the metaphor is rather tacky, it is indeed the truth.
Especially for this birthday gift, if you want to give it, you must give it something that can be kept for a lifetime, rather than a toy that is fresh and out of date after two and a half days. That's why Shi Bing told him not to prepare useless gifts, just
Just buy a cake, and the gift can be given as a replacement for future birthdays. Anyway, it is once a year, and they will not celebrate this birthday until next year.
Gao Zijian nodded and said, "Well, you make sense. It's better not to give away junk things. I'd rather wait until I save up enough money to give her a good gift. Then what happens next? I can't just give her a cake and be done with it.