Chapter 8 Chapter Eight Karma and Marriage

On Saturday, Xie Nan came to Lilac Garden according to the time Xu Man said.Dingxiangyuan is in the third phase of the community. She lived in the first phase and rarely came to the back. This time, she found that the greening and garden landscape of the community were properly arranged. From time to time, there are exquisite wooden trestles, small gentle slopes, and children's play facilities. , fountain, it should still be very comfortable to take a walk here in your free time. Xu Man also lives on the first floor, and the courtyard door is open. Xie Nan finds with great envy that his small garden is very well-kept. He has planted a osmanthus tree with a beautiful posture. In the early winter, the leaves are still green, although there are no flowers now. It's open, but it doesn't look like a bleak winter.On the other side of the yard is a double swing frame with a canopy, and a cobblestone path winds from the courtyard door to the steps leading into the living room.Envy is envy, but Xie Nan can't get up the energy to follow suit. She feels that she is really a rough person.

Xu Man came to open the French doors for her. Her home was decorated very warmly and simply. The living room was spacious and bright. There were already more than a dozen people sitting on the sofa and the futon cushions scattered on the floor, both men and women. , The age span is quite large, from their twenties to their early forties, and Yu Mucheng was among them, talking to a man wearing glasses, when he saw Xie Nan coming in, he smiled and nodded to say hello. Xu Man announced loudly: "Everyone, the beauty who lives in Tulip is here." The word "tulip" really had a sensational effect, everyone's eyes focused on Xie Nan, and Xie Nan's face flushed immediately: "I'm sorry, I disappointed everyone, I am another dinosaur who lives in Tulip, not singing in the wind. heroine."

Everyone said "Where is there", "It seems that Tulip Garden is really rich in beauties", and their compliments were very sincere. Yu Mucheng and Liu Jingqun looked at each other and smiled. They were usually not keen on getting water on the BBS. Under Xu Man's strong encouragement, after reading the missing person post on the forum, the two laughed at the same time, feeling unreliable.This kind of reaction of theirs really pissed off Xu Man, and angrily scolded the two of them for being prematurely decrepit, only knowing words, not understanding love, not sentimental, hopeless...

Liu Jingqun has always been doting on his wife's little flirtatiousness. Knowing that although she is a surgeon with a steady and precise hand holding the scalpel, she is romantic and won't let the literary youth, so he immediately admits his mistake: "Yes, yes, my wife is absolutely right, we Engineering students are too mundane, but basically I can still be transformed, so don't give up on saving me. Well, Mu Cheng is a real businessman, so let him go." Yu Mucheng pulled up a chair and invited Xie Nan to sit down, only to see that her face was still red, her hair was loosely tied up, and her small ears were blushing.His heart skipped a beat, he got up and went to the kitchen to pour a cup of hot coffee and handed it to her. Their fingertips touched, but her fingers were cold.She took the coffee, clasped her hands together, and said softly, "Thank you."

Xu Man saw that people had almost arrived, so she stood up: "Next, let's invite today's leading actor 'Singing in the Wind' to meet everyone." A man wearing horny glasses sitting in the corner stood up and said, "Hello everyone, I am 'Singing in the Wind', nice to meet all my neighbors." This man looked about twenty-five or six years old, tall and thin, Looks gentle, really very bookish. "I hope you will find true love soon." A girl said softly. Everyone applauded together: "Yes, congratulations and congratulations." Singing in the Wind showed no shame, and said with a frank smile, "Actually, I'm not in a hurry. I really enjoy the process of searching."

Liu Jingqun quietly poked Yu Mucheng with his elbow, and Yu Mucheng had no choice but to hold back his smile.Xie Nan who was sitting on the side was really a little shocked, she couldn't understand such poetic flavor at all. A few more people came one after another, and everyone chatted casually, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.Xie Nan found that no one here formally introduced their names and occupations. They all called each other by their screen names, which was relaxed and happy without any sense of pressure.She generally seldom speaks on strange occasions, and she doesn't feel bored just by listening.

Yu Mucheng quietly took her coffee cup and refilled it for her.She welcomes the warmth of coffee and the presence of someone she knows relatively well. "By the way, what's your screen name?" "I'm a diving spectator, and I haven't registered." Yu Mucheng said the truth, he really didn't have time to play this. At this time, a fat man suddenly asked Xu Man: "Doctor Dinosaur, help me see what is growing on my arm? Does it matter?" Xu Man asked him to roll up his sleeves, take a closer look, and then said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just a lipoma, if you think it's unsightly, come to the kitchen with me, and I'll cut it for you now, our knife is a full set of double stand Man, hurry up."

The man quickly put down his sleeves: "Okay, thank you for being tired, I won't trouble you anymore." The crowd roared with laughter, they were more or less used to Xu Man's joke, Liu Jingqun pulled Xu Man into his arms: "You want to scare people to death, baby?" Xu Man sat on Liu Jingqun's lap and laughed straight: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, just kidding, most lipomas don't cause immediate symptoms and complications. If there is a sudden abnormal growth, you have to seek medical attention immediately." Soon the small talk turned into discussions about the New Year's party.It turned out that they have been staying for a long time, and they often go out together.After Xu Man joined, he was really active and was soon elected as one of the moderators of the forum.In recent years, forums and QQ groups will hold a big version gathering celebration when the new year is approaching. Each event is quite formal. Some people are responsible for making PPTs and reviewing the forum’s FB activities for a year; , There is also a dinner party to set off fireworks, the cost is borne by the participants AA, in short, every time it is a happy ending.

Like Xie Nan, Fengzhong Singing was meeting everyone for the first time. He was very devoted and came up with ideas endlessly. Only when everyone asked him did he know that he is good at planning websites and organizing events. Xie Nan has lived a very busy life after work, and his vacation is just to go back to his hometown to enjoy the food made by his mother. Now seeing how selfless he is playing, I am really moved. After leaving, Yu Mucheng and Xie Nan went to the first phase together.Speaking of the romance of singing in the wind, Xie Nan shook his head and smiled: "I admire it very much, I can only say it."

Yu Mucheng was a little strange: "Why don't you believe in love at first sight? I thought all women believed in this." Xie Nan's eyes were a little dazed for a moment, his eyes fell on the fountain in the distance, and he smiled faintly: "I believed it when I was young." "But aren't you young now?" "I was young, haha, so I would like to bless him." Yu Mucheng nodded understandingly: "He's still young, so he can really slowly enjoy such unreasonable love at first sight and searching." Xie Nan thought of the marriage conference she planned to attend, but it was the complete opposite of this unreasonable love at first sight. The purpose was clear and reasonable, and she couldn't help laughing.Yu Mucheng saw that although the smile was still a little helpless, the corners of the mouth were curled up, the eyes were curved, very charming, not at all listless outside the restaurant yesterday, and he couldn't help but feel happy when he saw it.

After saying goodbye to Yu Mucheng, Xie Nan went home and leaned on the sofa to call Gao Rubing to ask how Guo Ming was doing.Gao Rubing reassured her that Guo Ming had already been discharged from the hospital and went home to rest. Recently, he would not even think about drinking and eating stimulating food, and he also had to work out. "I signed up for the annual fitness card and went with him. He is not allowed to be lazy, and I can exercise myself. Hey, I said you should also pay attention to your body. Don't take your hypoglycemia problem seriously. Everyone in your gym Don’t be stingy, investing in health is worth more than anything else.” "I can go for a run. The road around the lake here is very suitable for jogging. It saves money, and the effect is the same." She then honestly reported yesterday's appointment, and then waited for Gao Rubing's reprimand. Talk about her as usual. "Forget it, you have no fate and you can't help it. You can't come." Xie Nan seemed to be pardoned, and he almost kissed Gao Rubing across the phone like a dog: "Honey, you are so understanding, considerate, gentle, and..." "Okay, don't be nasty, I'll tell you something special, don't be in a hurry." "Just talk, I'm not in a hurry." "Guo Ming and the others have a newly appointed deputy director. He is only 35 years old. He is very decent and talented. The future is said to be very good. His wife died of illness a few years ago, leaving behind a young daughter who is 5 years old this year. Aged, are you interested in meeting?" Xie Nan sat up straight suddenly, breaking out in a cold sweat, holding the phone and not knowing what to say.She was not in a hurry for this sentence, but all her pessimistic imagination was limited to the chaotic marriage meeting, and she never thought that she had the possibility of being someone's stepmother. Gao Rubing let out a long sigh, knowing that this introduction was indeed cruel and unadorned: "I'm sorry, Nan Nan, it's okay if you don't want to, Guo Ming told me yesterday, and I couldn't accept it, so I scolded him a lot." "Don't scold him, he is also kind, let me think about it. At least there will be a prevarication with my mother when I go back to New Year's Eve. Well, don't you worry that I won't be able to marry? Now there is such a person, would you like me to marry? ? Haha, let's see what she says about me." Xie Nan became more optimistic, she thought, hey, how bad could it be? Gao Rubing had no choice but to force a smile: "You, I've convinced you, you can't let go of small things, but when it comes to big things, you should be calm. But, it's good not to take this matter as a burden. Are you used to living alone? No Be afraid." "It's very safe and quiet. It was so quiet the first day that I almost lost sleep. Now that I'm used to it, I probably won't be able to sleep when I move back to the downtown area." "That's good," Gao Rubing sighed again, "I don't know if I've hurt you by persuading you to move there. You're so used to living alone, it's getting harder and harder to go on a blind date and meet a good man." Xie Nan certainly doesn't think that Gao Rubing should be responsible for her current living conditions, but she has to admit to herself that she is really getting used to such a person's life, if her parents can accept it, then she won't go What kind of kiss is it?But she didn't dare to mention this, and she had signed up to participate in the Ten Thousand Marriage Conference organized by the newspaper at the Convention and Exhibition Center on New Year's Day. On the last day of the year, Xie Nan first took care of the work at hand in the company, and then went to do his own private work, and had no time to participate in community activities. After she finished handling all the accounts of the two companies, it was already nine o'clock in the evening when she returned to the community. From a distance, she saw gorgeous fireworks rising into the sky by the lake.She drove the car over and came down to see that many people were gathering at the trestle by the lake to set off fireworks, Xu Man was among them, laughter and laughter came along with the sound of fireworks going off. She didn't walk over, just leaned on the car and watched quietly.She envied the joy they put into it, and she couldn't remember the last time she had had a good time. Yu Mucheng, Liu Jingqun and Qin Tao returned to the community in the same car.Qin Tao is returning to China for Christmas holiday this time. His family is in a county in this province, and he has already visited his family. Now he specially goes to the provincial capital to visit his aunt and old classmates who live here.In the past two days, his aunt arranged close blind date activities for him, and signed up for tomorrow's marriage meeting on his behalf. Hearing this at the meal, Yu Mucheng and Liu Jingqun put down their chopsticks and laughed together, straight to the point Poor Qin Tao blushed. "You guys are really unkind. You didn't say anything about helping my brother solve my problems, and even laughed at me. Jingqun, you married a female doctor who is both talented and beautiful. Mu Cheng has never been short of peach blossoms. I am a stranger in a foreign land alone. It's really desolate." "I don't have the resources. The girls in our marketing department are all sharp-tongued, and they definitely don't meet your requirements for being virtuous and virtuous." Liu Jingqun said with a smile, "I told Xu Man, and she said she would help You pay attention to your unmarried colleagues and classmates. This attitude is good enough. But you are going to the Marriage Conference. You must be in demand. You have a master’s degree in finance from Columbia University and a Wall Street professional. You can be called a diamond king. What kind of fairy are you looking for? not?" Under the arrangement of her aunt these two days, Qin Tao has seen a lot of beauties of all kinds. She has already dazzled her eyes, so she can only smile wryly: "Girls are too straightforward and realistic now. I feel sorry for going abroad. I am a bit overwhelmed by people who are more interested, and those who directly come up to ask me about my income.” "Don't mind these things too much, your personal conditions are part of you," Yu Mucheng said slowly, "Of course, adults should pay attention to matching the conditions of the object, and you can't have no specific requirements for girls, just pay attention to It's love at first sight, and it's impossible to pretend to be in love with someone and try to show your sincerity, that would be too naive. In my opinion, the most important thing is for the two to get along with each other." "Mu Cheng is right, your vacation is only a few days, meet first and then deepen your relationship with those who feel suitable, the marriage conference, of course you have to go to it, maybe your marriage will be there." After eating outside, the three sat and chatted for a long time before driving back to the community.Qin Tao didn't want to disturb his aunt, so he stayed at Mu Cheng's house. They also saw the fireworks from a distance, and Yu Mucheng said, "Your Xu Man really knows how to play." "That is, so I said she is still a child." Liu Jingqun smiled as soon as he mentioned his wife, and Qin Tao, who was sitting next to him, was very envious. Yu Mucheng drove the car to the lake, and saw Xie Nan standing alone by the side of the road against a white Fukang. She was wearing a long red down jacket, with her hands in her pockets, and looked up at the sky halfway. , her face was illuminated by the fireworks for a while, and then quickly disappeared into the darkness for a while, with a strange and vivid expression.Yu Mucheng's eyes were firmly attracted. Qin Tao followed Liu Jingqun to the lake to meet the group of people, and Yu Mucheng walked up to Xie Nan: "Hi, hello." Xie Nan turned back and smiled: "Hello." "Why don't you go and play together?" "I just came back, it looks good standing here." Yu Mucheng also looked up at the fireworks that soared into the sky with long howling sounds: "When I was young, I looked forward to the New Year, and it seems that I wanted to set off firecrackers to a large extent." "I like the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year. The family is together, happy, and all kinds of troubles can be put aside." Yu Mucheng was amused by the sudden childish expression on her face: "Do you have a lot of troubles?" "Too much," Xie Nan also laughed, "The bigger a person is, the more troubles he seems to have. I'm an impenetrable person, and sometimes I like to find troubles on my own." "But I think when you smile, it seems that you don't care about anything." "Because I've thought about it, it's useless to care, how bad can it be?" Xie Nan looked back at him, "Don't tell me, there is no worst, only worse." "No, I'm always optimistic." Yu Mucheng said realistically. Xie Nan brought his hands to his mouth and rubbed his mouth with hot air: "It's so cold, I'm going home first, happy new year." "Happy New Year, goodbye." Yu Mucheng said goodbye with a smile, he was really looking forward to seeing him again.But he didn't expect to see Xie Nan again the next day, and it was at the marriage meeting that he felt very unreliable after hearing it. Qin Tao usually looks at Chengfu with a deep expression and a serious expression, but he is actually a shy man with a bit of heterosexual phobia.After waking up in the morning on New Year's Day, Yu Mucheng drove him to the exhibition center and was about to leave, but he grabbed him. "Come in with me, it can be regarded as emboldening my brother." Yu Mucheng smiled directly: "Brother, I still have something to do. Someone will deliver a batch of goods to the company today. I have doubts about this supplier. I must keep an eye on it later." "It's impossible for the delivery to come so early, you go in with me first, and help me refer to it, it won't take much time for you." Yu Mucheng had no choice but to agree. The weather was gloomy and cold, but there was an endless stream of people living in the convention and exhibition center.After Qin Tao and Yu Mucheng went in, they first got their number plates and activity arrangements based on the registration form. Qin Tao got a blue blind date card, and Yu Mucheng got a white relatives and friends card. Each blind date person can bring up to three Relatives and friends enter. Qin Tao muttered: "See, this arrangement is really humane, knowing that we need relatives and friends to be bold." When the two walked in, they were immediately overwhelmed by the big scene in front of them. The movement of people's heads was not enough to describe it. The whole hall on the first floor was steaming, and there must be thousands of people inside. Qin Tao murmured: "One person who signs up charges 100 yuan, and the newspaper organizer can make a lot of money." His suit and tie were originally straight, so he couldn't help but loosen the tie a little to let him breathe more smoothly. Yu Mucheng wondered inwardly: Are there so many resentful men and women in this city?Thinking about it again, Qin Tao needless to say, isn't he also a Kuang Nan?It's just that I'm so busy with work that I can't take this aspect into account. "Well, what's the matter? Do you just go up and ask the girl you like?" Qin Tao looked at the crowd in front of him blankly. Yu Mucheng hurriedly took out the event rules that he had just received, and the two of them got together to study on the spot, only to find that the newspaper did not charge the 100 yuan for nothing, and the event arrangements at least seemed very thoughtful and fancy. The basic situation of each applicant has been made into a display board, which is densely hung all around, and then everyone will send sticky notes. When they see the display board they like, they can paste their own number on it, so that the other party can choose the information and decide whether to contact. ;The site is divided into a blind date exclusive area and a relatives and friends area, one is closed and the other is open; the closed area has various speed-dating games such as "making friends in eight minutes" and "red table dating", which are only open to those who sign up for blind dates; the open area has Love theater interactively interprets classic love, single charm show performances, relatives and friends can participate in blind date interaction. Yu Mucheng smiled wryly: "Old Qin, this, please forgive me for not being able to accompany you all the way, you really have to go alone." Qin Tao looked at the black and white crowd in front of him, but he didn't dare to take a step: "Let's forget it, I'm already dizzy now, I'm afraid I might get lost in it." "It's all here, it's too embarrassing for you to retreat." Yu Mucheng pointed to a speed dating game arranged for the event: "Look at this, you should have an advantage if you are required to communicate in English, and you want to find The only ones are girls who can adapt to living abroad. I guess there should be fewer people in this event, try it, and save a trip in vain.” Qin Tao was moved by what he said, so he renewed his interest. He ran to the registration point of this game and couldn't help being overjoyed. Although there were quite a few people in line, there were obviously more women than men. Before, as soon as he went up, he was immediately arranged into the game session by the staff. Yu Mucheng noticed that some girls had already glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, and they were a little disappointed when they saw the relatives and friends cards he hung.He didn't want to be dumbfounded in this chaotic place, so he exited out of boredom. Seeing that it was still early, he wanted to go to the coffee shop on the second floor of the convention center to find a quiet place to sit for a while, but found a familiar slender figure standing there. Beside the escalator, I took a closer look and saw that it was Xie Nan.