Life is more than just living

Seeing that Chen Xu was still unhappy, Liu Jingsheng walked back to the sofa and sat down, and said seriously to Chen Xu, Xiao Xu, have you ever read the Tao Te Ching? Chen Xu shook his head and said, "I just know where some famous quotes come from, but I I haven't read it carefully." Liu Jingsheng said: "Chapter 77 of the Tao Te Ching contains two sentences: The way of heaven damages more than it can make up for, but the way of man is not the same. If it does not damage enough, it can make up for it. These words are not needed. My explanation is not profound. The actual rules of human society are exactly the opposite of the "Way of Heaven" and are not like the laws of nature. When it comes to people and things, people prefer to add icing on the cake, do not like to provide help when the time is right, and like to benefit themselves at the expense of others, or even to the detriment of others. . Xiaoxu, you pursue equal rights more often than privileges, because equal rights were out of reach for you in the past. In real society, people often fear the powerful and wealthy and bully the weak. Reality is not like ideal So beautiful. What was insulted and harmed was not because of any sin on their part, but simply because they were weak and unable to resist.

When I was in college, boys liked martial arts novels, because in the novels, men can enjoy grudges in the world, a poor boy can meet a noble person, and a martial arts secret book can lead to a counterattack; while female classmates like novels about overbearing CEOs. No matter beautiful or ugly women, whether they are the daughter of a rich family or Cinderella, they can be loved and pampered, and they can reach the peak of life. These things that are impossible to achieve in reality can be satisfied through the sense of substitution.

When you see through the laws of this world, you can either comply with them, maximize your interests, make yourself stronger and live a better life; or you can despise them, live a free and unrestrained life, and keep a free heart. In the final analysis, people living in the world have only two needs: a sense of belonging and a sense of identity. To be loved, understood, needed and recognized, this is what people live for.

You can think about my words, I am not clever, but I hope to comfort you, but my mouth is relatively stupid. "

Chen Xu suddenly laughed, "Brother, I think you are very smart, have read so many books, and think things through very clearly. I can get the care of my parents and you, and become a family with you. It is in line with the law of heaven, right?" Liu Jingsheng also smiled, "Yes, even the law of heaven feels that it is unfair to you, so it allows us to meet to make up for you. What else are you unhappy about? The turmoil in the world, Just like floating clouds covering the sun, dark clouds cannot cover the sun.”

Chen Xu hugged the pink piggy, "Brother, it's great to have you!"

The young colleagues in the procuratorate suddenly discovered that Chen Xu seemed to have changed. He had become aloof and cold. So many people began to have different opinions about her aloofness.

One day, Li Chang gave Chen Xu a form and said, "Our unit is selecting experts for positions. I will apply for you. Please fill out this form." Chen Xu shook his head and said, "Director Li, I haven't been here long, and I haven't been here for a long time." I haven't done much work, so I deserve this title." Li Chang insisted: "I see everyone's performance. You belong to our department and you are not afraid of hardship. You do the most work. I don't choose who you choose. Yeah? If anyone is dissatisfied with this decision, you can come and tell me."

Gao Jiaqi and newcomer Zhang Yu looked on unconvinced, but did not dare to say anything. Chen Xu filled out the form and handed it to Li Chang.

Gao Jiaqi is only a temporary worker and is not qualified to participate in the selection, but she would rather give this opportunity to others than let Chen Xu get it. Sometimes people's feelings are very delicate.

Gao Jiaqi kept looking at Chen Xu these two days, her eyes were like X-ray scans. Chen Xu couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to. One day when Chen Xu had no work at hand, she raised her head and looked at Gao Jiaqi: "Sister Qi, why are you looking at me like this? It's not the first day you have met me!" Gao Jiaqi smiled and said, "I Do I really know you? I feel like I know nothing about you!"

Chen Xu said: "I wonder what about me aroused Sister Qi's curiosity about me? I am an ordinary person, as transparent as a bowl of water. There is nothing worth studying in depth."

Hearing this, Gao Jiaqi sneered, "You are the only one who is as transparent as water? No one can compare with you when it comes to jokes." Zhang Yu and two other old comrades were also watching the two of them with the mentality of watching a show. indivual.

Gao Jiaqi is married, and her father-in-law is the deputy director of the Water Conservancy Bureau. Because Gao Jiaqi and her husband were in college, although her father-in-law was dissatisfied with Gao Jiaqi's lack of work, her son refused to break up, so he had to help her find a job. got this temporary job. Although Gao Jiaqi has no establishment and her salary is not high. But Gao Jiaqi drives a nice car, lives in a big house, and her mother-in-law takes care of her children. She is like an unmarried young woman every day, and she and her husband can play as they want without any burden. The leader of the work unit was quite polite to her for her father-in-law's sake, so she felt relatively free in the work unit. Such special treatment continued for a long time, making her a little drifting and unsure of her place.

Gao Jiaqi said without hesitation: "Chen Xu, I found that your watch is good, and you like it very much. Is it expensive? How much did you pay for it?" In fact, she knew that such an expensive thing could not be Chen Xu's. Xu bought it himself.

Chen Xu took a look at the watch and said, "I really like this watch, but not because it's expensive, but because it's the same model as my brother's. As for the price, I don't know, because it's customized. I don't care how much people tell me." Seeing that Chen Xu didn't mind answering these questions, Gao Jiaqi became interested, "Chen Xu, actually I've always wanted to ask you, what's going on with your brother?" Chen Xu stared at Looking into Gao Jiaqi's eyes, he said: "Actually, these are my personal life, so I don't need to tell you, but I don't think it's necessary to be so secretive. It's not a big deal. Let me tell you clearly: My brother and I were friends. We were just friends at first, but as time went on, he wanted me to be his sister. So his parents recognized me as their daughter, and that was it." Gao Jiaqi looked at Chen Xu in surprise, "Is this still possible? Then What does his family do? Are they very rich?" Chen Xu smiled, "My father is a civil servant, and my mother and brother are businessmen. Although they are not from a wealthy family, the conditions are still good in comparison. of."

Gao Jiaqi still felt a little unbelievable, "They are really willing to spend money on you. Your clothes are not cheap!" Chen Xu said proudly: "My parents really love me and treat me like their own daughter."

Gao Jiaqi was dubious, "If it's not a kiss, can we kiss like this?" Chen Xu smiled slightly, "Why not? My parents like me. My dad was a soldier who had been stationed at the border for many years. He was usually stern, but he would go to the mall. Buy me a lot of stuffed animals. My mother will take me to meet her friends and proudly introduce me to others as her baby daughter. My brother not only buys me clothes and toys, he also puts many flower pots at home. I plant flowers that originally grew in the wild just because I like them." As he said that, Chen Xu took out his mobile phone and pulled up the photo album and handed it to Gao Jiaqi, "Look, this is a toy my dad and brother bought for me." Gao Jiaqi looked at the many photos taken by Chen Xu in surprise. There were so many exquisite and beautiful toys, enough to open a plush toy store. "Then, Chen Xu picked out a few more photos of cosmos and said, "Look, these are the flowers my brother planted for me. It happened to be open during the Spring Festival. Gao Jiaqi opened her mouth in shock, "Your brother dotes on you so much." "

Chen Xu took back his phone and said, "Sister Qi, I didn't want to tell you this at first. But I found that you seem to have many misunderstandings about me." Gao Jiaqi said somewhat sarcastically: "Actually, what's strange to everyone is that since your brother's family has so many people, You already have money, why do you still let you do this kind of job that costs thousands of dollars a month?" Chen Xu smiled and said, "Because I like it. My dad has said many times that if I don't like this job, I don't have to do it. The three of them support me. It's more than enough for one person. But I don't want to act like a loser. It's okay if others don't understand me. Sister Qi, you should be able to understand me. I heard that your family's conditions are also good, but you still need to earn more than 1000 yuan a month. Money? You don’t even have enough gas to drive to work!” Gao Jiaqi was very embarrassed for a moment, because the salary of a temporary worker is indeed very low, only more than 1000 yuan per month, and her car consumes more gas, so the salary is indeed not enough to support a car.

People are really strange. Chen Xu is usually polite and kind to others, and does a lot of work without complaining, so Gao Jiaqi thinks she is weak and can be bullied. Unexpectedly, Chen Xu was rude to her today, and Gao Jiaqi felt ashamed of herself.

An aunt in the office who was about to retire said to Chen Xu: "Oh, you kid has finally come to an end after all your hardships. I heard people said that you suffered a lot when you were a child, and your parents didn't care about you." After hearing this, Chen Xu said, He was not angry, but said happily: "Yes, my biological parents really don't care about me, but there are still good people in this society, although not many. I don't complain about anything, I am very grateful for everything I have." "

The conversation could not go on any longer, and everyone felt that Chen Xu was no longer the same Chen Xu as before.