The city center, where every inch of land is precious, is never short of excitement. Even if it is not the rush hour, there is still a lot of traffic and people coming and going.
Maybe the prices in high-end cafes are too high, or maybe it's not time to eat or drink coffee yet, so there are only a few customers and the business is a bit deserted.
Xue Ling sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, slowly stirring the mocha in the cup, while watching the young people hurrying up and down the street.
It's not that she likes to come to such a place, but the person she wants to meet is nearby. It happens that there are few people here and it's quiet, so it's a good place to chat.
She doesn't drink coffee and only drinks tea, so the number of times she goes to cafes is pitiful.
Now that she is older, drinking strong and refreshing coffee can easily lead to insomnia, or even keep her awake all night, so she only took two sips and put the cup down.
Not far away sat a young couple. The man was handsome and the woman was handsome. They were both well-dressed and fashionable. Unfortunately, the man had a dark face and the woman had red eyes and was sobbing.
The music in the cafe was neither high nor low, sometimes melodious and sometimes deep, but it still couldn't cover up the quarrel between the two of them, which was deliberately suppressed.
"What do you mean? What do you mean?!" the woman asked, "Do I want this bag? What I want is for you to be nice to me and have your heart for me! You can obviously afford it, why don't you give it to me?
Buy?! Now you finally bought it for me, why are you trying to show off to me?! If you don’t want to, then don’t buy it!”
The young man said angrily: "If I don't buy it for you, I'm not good enough to you! I just don't love you enough! Yes! I can afford it! But I can't spend all my money to buy you a bag! I still have to eat and socialize.
I still need to save money to buy a house! If I don’t have a house or a car, will you still marry me in the future? I make a lot more now, tens of thousands a month. But if I don’t save money well, I will have to buy it in the imperial capital in what month.
An apartment! The current housing prices are so high, just saving for the down payment is enough!"
The woman was also aggrieved: "I said I like it... because my colleagues and friends around me have them... and I really like this bag. I have been thinking about it for several months. Beautiful bag,
It looks so luxurious and elegant when you carry it on your back...Why don't you think about me?"
"Stop talking." The man said solemnly: "I just want to ask you one thing today - do you want to marry me? The reason why I fall in love is to find a girl who can live a good life with me and get married. It's not to find happiness, let alone
It’s not that I’m naturally romantic. I’m almost thirty now, and I want to live a stable life and don’t want to worry about it anymore.”
The woman sniffed: "I'm not married yet, but you're already treating me like this... I really don't have confidence in you if you act like this."
"Then let's break up." The man said coldly, and then stood up.
The woman was stunned for a moment, thinking she had heard wrongly. It was not until she saw the man's resolute back that she realized what she had discovered and hurriedly got up and chased him out.
Xue Ling glanced at their backs as they left one after another, lowered his eyes and took a sip of coffee.
"Aunt Ling." Xiao Tong called in a low voice.
Xue Ling turned her head when she heard this and saw Xiao Tong wearing high-end professional attire, her hair combed meticulously, her makeup a bit heavy, and her feet wearing sexy high heels, smiling at herself.
"Sit down." Xue Ling smiled and asked softly, "Will I disturb you if I ask you out at this time?"
Xiao Tong sat opposite and shook his head: "No, the meeting just ended and there is nothing else in the office."
Xue Ling looked at her and found that although she was well-made, well-dressed and beautiful, the heavy makeup could not hide the tiredness of her eyebrows and eyes, as well as the deep tiredness under her eyes.
Xiao Tong was slightly embarrassed and whispered: "Auntie, why are you here? My - my company is not far from here, just across the street. I just saw your message and ran down right away.
Will you wait a long time?"
"No." Xue Ling smiled and said, "I waited while looking at the scenery. It didn't feel like it was long. The city center has changed a lot, and it's changing fast. So many years have passed in the Ronghua Mall where we used to live.
The city center has almost changed its appearance in a few years, and if you don’t come here often, you might even end up walking in the wrong direction.”
Xiao Tong nodded: "I have been working here for almost a year, and I still make mistakes from time to time."
Xue Ling couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect it has been almost a year since you graduated... life flies so fast!"
Xiao Tong smiled vaguely and explained: "I graduated in June. I finished my graduation thesis ahead of schedule... I started my business last summer, and it's been almost a year now."
Xue Ling laughed dumbly: "I'm sorry, I'm getting older and I can't always remember the specific time."
Xiao Tong shook his head hurriedly and shouted to the waiter who came over: "A cup of strong coffee, thank you."
The waiter answered ok and left quickly.
After a while, a cup of rich, dark coffee was served.
Xue Ling glanced at it and couldn't help but ask: "Is it too thick? Can I add some sugar or milk?"
"No need." Xiao Tong replied: "I'm used to drinking it, and I also like to drink it without adding anything. Espresso has a very refreshing effect. The taste is a bit hard to accept at first, but after drinking too much, you'll get used to it."
Xue Ling looked at the bruises and swelling under her eyes, which even thick makeup could not cover, and couldn't help but feel sad.
"Xiao Tong, I came to you specially. I am usually busy with the elderly and children at home, and I don't pay enough attention to you. Ran Ran and An An got engaged last night, and you and Duoduo didn't go. I'm worried whether you are
Something happened, so I ran to the apartment early in the morning to look for you, only to find out that you have been having troubles recently, and I heard they were quite serious. Auntie was surprised and very sad."
"...I'm sorry." Xiao Tong's eyes were red: "Auntie, it's our fault...that made you sad and sad."
Xue Ling asked softly: "Why don't you come to me? Remember when you married Duoduo, I personally promised in front of your parents that I would take good care of you. Your natal family is far away, and I asked you to take Xinyuan
As half of your natal family. I keep all these words in my heart. Xiao Tong, have you forgotten them all? Or do you think aunt is just talking casually, saying some decent and polite words to coax your parents? "
"No! Of course not!" Xiao Tong hurriedly shook his head: "I know that Auntie, you really care about me. You have been taking care of me since I graduated."
Xue Ling couldn't help but ask: "Then you and Duoduo have such a big problem this time, why don't you talk to me? Auntie can't guarantee that I can help you, but you can always be a listener, right? Let me try
Is it okay to be a peacemaker?"
The beautiful woman opposite lowered her eyes and gently stirred the coffee with one hand.
"Auntie, don't get me wrong...it's not that I don't want to find you...it's not that I can't trust you."
Xue Ling smiled slightly and asked softly: "Why is that?"