From ancient times to the present, we have been looking forward to world unity, harmony and symbiosis.
This is a concept that our civilization has been adhering to for thousands of years.
In fact, it is similar to what Westerners cry and shout every day to eliminate hunger and maintain world peace.
In essence, they all 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 such typical examples.
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 this will have to start during the National Day holiday.
On the day that 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 Wang Lin, a female classmate who was Liu Weijing’s best friend in high school.
Now she is a salesperson at Chongwenmen Vegetable Market.
The groom is an intern photographer at Dabei Photo Studio, named Huang Shuping.
Originally, Zhang Shihui was quite relaxed when she went there that day.
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 the two of them were thinking about their own affairs and wanted to see how other people's weddings were held.
What I didn't expect was that 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 it actually caused a heavy mental shock to both of them.
Zhang Shihui, in particular, became particularly depressed.
Because they didn't realize 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 an employer, 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 the time.
So much so that when Zhang Shihui and Liu Weijing handed the gifts they brought to the groom's cousin.
The sense of glory they imagined at the beginning was completely gone.
On the contrary, both of them felt a little confused for no reason, and an idea came to their minds at the same time.
If I had known earlier, 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 started, the scene on the wine table was even more astonishing.
What I drank that day was Yishui'er's 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 feels grand and rich!
There were even people who were good at mathematics, so they secretly made a calculation and said 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 had caused the famine by focusing on appearances rather than on matters in order to gain limelight.
Although the scenery is temporary, it will not be the same in the future.
However, when glasses were being exchanged on the wine table and the atmosphere was lively, 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 in the first half of the year to visit his relatives. 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 but the things in the wedding room that were really cool.
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 houses, 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 are available.
And almost all of them are imported brands, it’s 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 really feel a little dizzy, my eyes are dazzled, and I don't know where to look.
Perhaps, this kind of uncomfortable feeling can be called the pressure of wealth.
And going forward, there is something even more awkward.
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 just coming to make trouble in the wedding ceremony.
As soon as they swarmed up, the newlyweds were surrounded tightly, and you and I started making jokes.
Not only were the people who were originally in the room unable to stay, they were so crowded that they staggered around and had to scramble to get out of the room first.
Some people even started to praise the bride and groom so much that they almost reached the sky.
But these words were not heard by Zhang Shihui's ears.
Because according to what the person I'm talking to means, people who can't afford these home appliances are not qualified to get married at all.
So when I got home from the wedding that day, the situation on the way was completely opposite to 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.
I felt sour in my heart and didn'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 are holding stinky feet. Why are they pretending to be big-tailed wolves? They give someone a few good cigarettes, two packs of foreign candy, and just lick the ditch. What's the point?
What do you mean when you look at a new house and feel that your life is boring? People only live to have so many household appliances?"
Liu Weijing was good at talking and could see why Zhang Shihui was unhappy, but he pretended not to know.
"Hey, some people are just like that. Are you familiar with them? We don't need to compare ourselves to them when we get married in the future. I don't want to be like that high-priced girl like what is said in cross talk."
"What kind of set of furniture comes with a sofa, the second elder is responsible for looking after the doll, three turns and one click to add color, four seasons clothes with hair cards, someone to polish the unparalleled leather shoes, no relatives to take care of the family, more than 70 yuan is better, a well-rounded person who can talk, and does not drink or smoke.
No matter whether you drink tea or not, if you are very satisfied and pinch it anxiously... then you are still a normal person."
"Besides, what's the point of relying on overseas connections to survive? We don't even rely on our parents, we rely entirely on ourselves. If we can't buy everything at once, we can buy it slowly. Anyway, we can buy everything one day. I
On the contrary, do you think that is the most interesting thing? Every day is different, and if you have to get it right in one step, it becomes boring."
These words moved Zhang Shihui very much. A considerate girl always has a beauty that touches people's hearts.
And sharing joys and sorrows is the highest state of emotional pursuit.
He couldn't help but hold his girlfriend's hand and confirmed with 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 amused and took out a cigarette.
"I think it's best to buy a color TV first. Everything else can wait. When we get married, we must at least buy something big first, so 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.
"Hey, Wei Jing."
"Um?"
"What's wrong? Are you wandering outside the world?"
"Hey, I have something to think about."
"What are you thinking about?"
"I... think about that watch. The gold watch on Wang Lin's hand is so beautiful. It turns out that when she was in school, her family situation was very poor and she ate steamed buns and pickles every day. I didn't expect that she is now a rich person. She is pretty good.
Blessed..."
"..."
This time it was Zhang Shihui's turn to be speechless.
His mood changed again and he took a long puff of cigarette.