A life of financial freedom

It was almost midnight when he finished his work.

Chu Fang looked around. It was quiet. There were no other colleagues except him and Zhong Tingyue.

"Let's go." Zhong Tingyue packed up her things and patted him on the shoulder.

The two left the office together.

Going downstairs, he looked back at the tall buildings. The lights were still bright and the moon was as bright as day. Obviously, there were still many "workers" working overtime.

It's not easy to live in the Magic City. People have to struggle and work hard to make a living.

"Huh..." He exhaled.

"You've never seen the Magic City at twelve o'clock in the morning." Zhong Tingyue stopped and tilted her head to look at him.

"I have seen it." Chu Fang replied, "but I haven't seen the Magic City like this."

He has not only seen the Magic City at twelve o'clock in the morning, but also at two, four, and even six o'clock in the morning, but those were in bar streets, nightclubs, KTVs, or bathing clubs.

On the other side, the Magic City is prosperous and bustling, with bright lights and wine, luxury cars speeding on the streets, beautiful girls, handsome guys, rich second-generations, and fools...

But he has never seen the Magic City in residential and commercial areas. Tonight is his first time to work overtime, and it is also the first time to see a different Magic City.

Ordinary people work hard for their lives, children, marriages, and parents.

The Magic City is prosperous, every inch of land is worth a lot of money, and luxury goods are everywhere, but it has nothing to do with ordinary people.

Zhong Tingyue frowned slightly, and noticed that Chu Fang had complex emotions in his heart, irritability, sadness, sadness, depression... ... She didn't know why a college student who just graduated was in the prime of his life would have such complex emotions.

Immediately, she changed the subject: "Let's go, if you can't help me tonight, I'll treat you to a midnight snack."

"Okay." Chu Fang retracted his divergent thoughts and nodded in response.

He is just an ordinary person, at most a little richer, and there is no point in thinking about those inexplicable things.

The two slowly walked towards the Epiphyllum Community.

"Thank you for what happened today." Chu Fang put his hands in his pockets.

"It's okay."

"You said... ... why did Ma Junjie drag me to the social event?" Chu Fang walked slowly. The willow branches in front of him were bent and hanging in the air. He took a few steps, jumped up on the ground, raised his hands, grabbed the green willow branches, and broke off a small half.

The branches were covered with green leaves, emerald green, and each leaf was like a waving boat.

He turned around, nodded at Zhong Tingyue, and asked in a proud manner: "Is he handsome?"

"Handsome!" Zhong Tingyue pursed her lips.

"How handsome?"

"Hmm... How to describe it." Hearing this, Zhong Tingyue touched his chin, "A handsome man is better than Pan An, and a branch of pear blossoms is better than a crabapple."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Chu Fang's eyes almost narrowed, and he handed the willow branch to the other party, "You can talk, I give it to you, thank you for your help today."

Zhong Tingyue asked, "That's it?"

Others would treat people to a meal to show their gratitude, or at least give them a flower, but he was so good that he just got a willow branch, which he broke off from the roadside.

"Gifts don't have to be expensive, and the thought doesn't have to be much, as long as the heart is there." Chu Fang said righteously, "Say thank you quickly."

"..." For a moment, Zhong Tingyue felt as if she owed him something, and rolled her eyes, but still took the willow branch, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"..."

Damn!

Who is the helper and who is the helped between us?

The two walked slowly, and Chu Fang repeated the question just now: "By the way, you haven't answered yet, why did Ma Junjie ask me to socialize?"

"How should I know? I'm not a worm in his stomach."

"Doesn't he like you?"

After saying this, Zhong Tingyue felt a little uneasy, but kept a calm attitude: "I don't like him."

"Then what kind of person do you like?"

"Handsome, rich, family-oriented, gentle, considerate, patient..." Zhong Tingyue counted her expectations for her future boyfriend on her fingers. Chu Fang's pupils dilated and she was a little dazed for a while. Seeing his dazed look, she laughed.

Coming back to his senses, Chu Fang said angrily: "You might as well just go to the temple and make a wish."

"What does it have to do with you?"

"If the road is uneven, someone will shovel it. If things are unfair, someone will take care of it. I want to teach you a lesson today. People should be down-to-earth, and the same applies to finding a partner..."

"I won't listen."

Zhong Tingyue covered her ears and walked forward.

After a while, they arrived at the Tanhua Community.

At this moment, the community gate was particularly lively, with small food stalls selling fried rice, barbecue, ice jelly... ..., all for thatSome overtime office workers provide supper.

They chose a barbecue stall, ordered some simple barbecue, and sat directly in public.

The barbecue stall is a typical husband-and-wife shop, the husband grills in the back, the wife serves customers in the front, and occasionally cleans the ingredients, each doing their own thing.

After a while, the boss lady brought the barbecue and said with a smile: "Sorry to keep you waiting."

"Auntie, it's okay." Chu Fang picked up a string of squid, tasted it, and gave the boss lady a thumbs up: "It tastes delicious."

Judging from his status as a chef, this string of grilled squid is fresh, elastic, delicious, and fragrant. The grilling skills and heat are quite well controlled.

"Hi, my husband cooked in a big hotel a few years ago." The boss lady smiled and waved her hand, "As long as you are happy eating."

"Then why didn't you continue to do it?" Looking around and seeing that there were few customers, Chu Fang continued to ask.

"Hey." The proprietress also chatted with him for a few more words while there were no customers. "That hotel can't continue. We lost our jobs. We had to open a small stall to earn some hard-earned money."

"Is it very tiring?" Chu Fang asked.

"Of course, work is tiring, but we have to stick to it for our family." The proprietress responded, turning her head to look at her husband who was grilling, "I'm not tired, he is the most tired. I can take a break while you eat, he has to stand from work to get off work."

Zhong Tingyue listened to the two people chatting while looking at Chu Fang.

She felt more and more that Chu Fang didn't say a word of truth.

He said that he was a rich second generation all day long, but he lived a more down-to-earth life than ordinary people. He sat casually in a small stall and chatted with the couple about daily life. He didn't have the arrogance of a rich family student at all.

"Auntie, you are also very tired." Chu Fang praised him.

"As husband and wife, we should always be considerate of each other." The lady boss waved her hand and glanced at the two of them. "Just like you two, it's not easy to work outside. It's also very tiring to work overtime together until 12 o'clock before going home. Even so, you two have no regrets and work hard for your little family together. Auntie admires you very much."

Yes!

The lady boss got it wrong.

She thought they were boyfriend and girlfriend.

Chu Fang didn't answer. He glanced at Zhong Tingyue. She looked calm and chewed her food. She looked calm. Seeing her calm appearance, he lost interest in teasing her.

Turning his head, he didn't refute and said with a smile: "I hope so."