Tianmu Street, blue cafe.

In a small compartment where you can see the street view through the floor-to-ceiling window, Xu Ming, who ordered a latte, was already sitting there waiting in advance.

He felt that he had not chosen the right time and did not look at the weather forecast in advance. As a result, today's temperature is the coldest in recent days, and it may have reached below zero. Not only is it biting cold, but willow catkins-like snowflakes also floated down the sky, and the first snow of the year started.

The street scene is picturesque and the crowds are full of people.

Snowflakes are flying, and prosperity is like a dream.

This is a scene that is impossible to see in the portable world.

Holding his head with his hands, looking at the marble relief on the building opposite, feeling the warmth of the 28-degree air conditioner in the cafe, and listening to the music played by the pianist, he must have been a string of foreign musical titles. Xu Ming began to feel that he was always a man in modern civilization and could not be able to leave this society.

Although he was at the bottom of this society before, he was engaged in hard and tiring work and had no leisure at all. He sat in a cafe to enjoy the taste of bourgeoisie. Those tall and exquisite buildings, fashionable high-end white-collar workers, and cars running around the road had nothing to do with him, and they were all scenery belonging to another class.

There is glitz, there is temptation and excitement, there are exquisite successful people, and of course there are also turbidity and dirtyness.

But no matter what, at least on the surface, it is a desirable world.

Xu Ming longed for success and had such an opportunity in front of him, but he still gave up because he was out of place in terms of education, personality or other things. He felt that he could not become the kind of elite who seemed very successful.

Moreover, those elites also have pressure, such as worrying about unemployment and layoffs, and worrying about class decline. Therefore, they invest regardless of cost in children's education. Although their income is not low, they live very anxious and depressed, and the suicide rate is rising.

The surface is bright and beautiful, but who knows the sadness behind it?

So even if there is so much glitz in that world, Xu Ming still prefers his current life.

"Sir, are you alone?"

An urban beauty with exquisite makeup walked up to Xu Ming and asked with a smile.

In fact, as soon as she walked into the cafe, she noticed the man by the floor-to-ceiling window. She was attracted in an instant. Her deep eyes and tall figure were wearing a khaki slim round neck sweater on the outside, a white shirt inside, and a black tweed windbreaker on the back of the chair. Although they were not high-end brands, their clothes were of good quality and matching, and they looked very stylish.

She is not very good-looking, but she has edges and angular skin, and her skin is healthy, exuding a clean and sunny temperament, which is very suitable for her eyes.

And he was savoring coffee and looking at the snow outside the window in contemplation, frozen there, like a poem or a painting, full of literary artistic conception, hitting her heart. Therefore, the young lady put down her reserve, looked at the seat opposite him, and asked with a smile.

"I'm sorry, I've had an appointment."

Xu Ming shook his head and declined, and the young lady left in disappointment.

I picked up my phone and looked at the time. At 10:15, it had already exceeded the agreed time for fifteen minutes.

Xu Ming frowned. Is it a privilege for girls to be late for a date?

Wait for a while and have a look.

At around 10:20, a figure with faster pace finally walked into the cafe.

"Is you... Xu Ming?"

Wearing a beige thickened down jacket and a high-waist corduroy thickened casual pants on the lower body, the weather was a bit bloated. Because I stayed up late and got up late, I thought that I had a date today and hurried out. I was facing the sky and my scattered hair was simply tied with a ponytail with a hairband. To be honest, Lan Mengxin's preparation was almost zero, and she was late, which was simply a taboo for dating men and women.

Seeing the tall and stylish man sitting on the agreed table No. 9, Lan Mengxin didn't recognize him at first. After searching for a while, she carefully asked about the identity of the man on the table No. 9.

"Yes, I'm Xu Ming."

Xu Ming nodded, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Lan Mengxin felt a little annoyed and regretful, which was different from what he saw in the photo. The Xu Ming in the photo could score about 60 points, and the original in front of him could score at least 80 points. A typical real person looks better than the photo.

If she sat down in pins and needles, Lan Mengxin regretted not dressing up carefully before coming and changing clothes that show off her figure. If she had known that this guy was so high, she should have abandoned her warmth and chose to be handsome.

"That's the girl the handsome guy asked for? "

The young lady who was chatting with him just now hadn't left yet. When she saw Lan Mengxin's outfit, she immediately showed a sarcastic look. Her appearance and temperament were not as good as her. The little brother had a problem with his vision.

"Waiter, order."

Xu Ming waved his hand to call the waiter and ordered two more cups of coffee.

This time he chose caramel coffee, while Lan Mengxin chose a cappuccino.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Lan Mengxin apologized. Originally, her attitude was indifferent. It was natural for girls to be late for dates, but this time she apologized sincerely.

"It's okay, I haven't waited for long."

Xu Ming replied in a standard manner and added considerately: "I blame myself for not choosing my life well. It is snowing outside. It is not suitable for dates. I should change my days."

"No, no, it's snowy day, the cafe, isn't it a good time to date? But I wrote too late last night. I overslept in the morning and came out without even putting on makeup. I'm so rude. Xu Ming, I hope you don't mind, I will definitely prepare well next time."

Lan Mengxin said nervously and panic. She didn't know why she was like this. She had never had this situation in the dozens of blind dates before. This was really the first time. For some reason, she cared a little about Xu Ming's evaluation of her in her heart.

"Nothing, I like freshness and naturalness, and I went out without any preparation, and I didn't put on makeup."

Xu Ming rubbed his face and said with a smile.

Lan Mengxin breathed a little relieved and felt immediately. This boy was really considerate.

Then the two talked about work again.

"I am a freelancer. I sit at home and write every day. I have been writing since I was about twenty years old. I have been nearly ten years now. At first, I was not very famous and earned very little money. Later, I got much better. Not only did I pay back all the debts owed by my father's illness, but a few years ago, taking advantage of the sharp rise in housing prices and mortgaged several houses. The pressure was quite high at that time, but after all the houses were rented out and the copyrights of two copies were sold, the economy improved a lot."

Speaking of this,

Lan Mengxin leaned back behind her body and said with a complacent look on her face: "Although there is a certain amount of luck, I let my mother live the current good life with me, mostly because of hard work. I am not the most talented person, but I can write at least seven or eight thousand words every day, and every penny is earned by word by word. I realized my dream by hard work."

"amazing!"

Xu Ming gave a thumbs up. Although he knew from the side that this female writer was a bit weird, he had to give a thumbs up in his career, and even felt a little ashamed and blushed. The successful person who worked hard sat in front of him. He always made excuses and reasons, and stayed in his comfort zone and was unwilling to struggle. Even though successful people like Lan Mengxin were a minority, there were living examples in front of him. Since there was that possibility, any excuse for him was to escape.

After all, what qualifications are the people who don’t even have the courage to try?

Therefore, Xu Ming admires people like Lan Mengxin very much, and never touches himself to raise his evaluation of himself. There is nothing to be proud of. Only those who have made great contributions to society and the world are worthy of respect. His choice not to fight is mainly to give some space for the strugglers and reduce the pressure of competition on the narrow and crowded road to success. This is his greatest contribution, and I hope others can understand it.

So in front of Lan Mengxin, Xu Ming felt that he was similar to the tens of thousands of misses behind her, and it was an honor to sit at the same table with her.

"What about you, Xu Ming, what job are you doing?"

After taking a sip of coffee and regaining calmness and confidence, Lan Mengxin looked at Xu Ming and asked.

"I used to be a clerk in a company, and now I am also a freelancer," said Xu Ming.

"Oh ~ you wrote it too?"

"No, fiddling with something else is just a fool."

Xu Ming said in a flashing voice, he could not proudly say that he had a golden finger and a world of portable people? If he had no world of portable people, he would be useless and had no talent or ability to expand, so he had to remain modest and low-key.

Oh ~~

Lan Mengxin looked at him deeply, as if she had seen through him, and then she felt that this was actually not bad. She had the competitive and strong personality. As for Xu Ming, she saw a little weak, similar to her role as a weak scholar in Chinese books. Although she could not create any sparks or passion, it just complemented her and would not have too many conflicts.

Exceeding appearance and matching personality.

She wrote the word "suitable" in her mind.

Moreover, in the following conversation, she found that in terms of the two, they had many common topics, and they would not be disappointed, which surprised her.

We chatted until noon and had a fat beef hotpot together. At the time of checkout, Xu Ming stepped forward and paid the order, but Lan Mengxin immediately added his micro-chat account and transferred the money to him, saying that it was a pity for being late, but Xu Ming confiscated it and waited for 24 hours to automatically return it.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the two separated at the entrance of the community with some unsatisfactory feelings, but Lan Mengxin did not notice that Xu Ming immediately showed a complete task expression when she turned around.

...

Back home.

He Cairong couldn't wait to step forward and ask, "How about my daughter, how about that guy, are you satisfied?"

"It's not bad, but I'm not ready today. I don't know if it will leave a bad impression on him."

Lan Mengxin nodded and shook her head again. She was very dissatisfied with her performance today. She even noticed the contemptuous eyes of several women on the next table during dinner, which made her know that she was not well dressed and was not worthy of her male companion. She was very upset.

"That's great!"

He Cairong was overjoyed and knew that there was a high probability that there would be a chance. "You are more prepared next time and ask him to meet again."

"Yeah~"

Lan Mengxin nodded.

That night.

In order to express his gratitude, He Cairong made a large table of dishes, bought thousands of bottles of five-star national cellars, and treated Wang Zhongfu to a meal, and expressed his gratitude during the meal.

But when He Cairong asked nervously, she didn't know what the young man named Xu Ming had about her daughter today.

"No need to say it, of course it's a word!"

Mr. Wang, who blushed after two glasses of white wine, said without blinking: "There is no need to say what our niece Mengxin has to do with it? We are absolutely satisfied with it. The boy was embarrassed to ask me when we would meet next time. I'm afraid he won't sleep well tonight, and he only has niece Mengxin in his head."

"Okay, that's great!"

He Cairong was very happy, and Lan Mengxin also showed a shy smile.

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Chapter completed!