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Chapter Twelve: The Bitterness of Sea Drift

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    Li Shaohui looked at Shi Lei, a prodigal son who had been wandering in Shanghai for several years, unexpectedly found his true love in an affair, and found his destination. He couldn't help feeling envious, and thought of his situation.  Wandering in a foreign land like Shanghai.

    The story of Shi Lei also made Liu's big head sigh, and then he felt sentimental, drank a few more glasses, and began to babble about his emotional and work grievances in the past few years.

    After listening to Liu's big head nagging, Shi Lei smiled wryly, and said: "Hai drift, sea drift, look at this word, it doomed the end of us outsiders from the very beginning.

    When we first came to Shanghai, we were all young and high-spirited fighters. We naively thought that with our own efforts, we could win our own place in this bustling metropolis.

    But a few years have passed, when we dedicate our best years and youth to this city, it doesn't know how to repay our kindness, it overdraws our body, consumes our passion, desolate  broke our hearts, but got us nothing, so from now on, I declare that I will flee this ruthless metropolis.  "

    After Shi Lei finished speaking, he felt an inexplicable sense of relief, because not only did he find the other half of his life, but more importantly, he will soon be able to escape from this cage that has trapped him for five or six years ¡ª¡ª the magic city.

    In fact, judging from Shi Lei's work performance, he is doing pretty well. The average monthly salary is about 20,000 yuan, and the benefits are comprehensive, which is enough for him to live a not-so-luxurious single noble life in Shanghai.

    If he is more pragmatic, marries a wife who keeps his own life, and the two work hard to save money together, it is estimated that in 30 to 40 years, he will be able to buy a house in Shanghai and really take root.

    But Shi Lei is naturally unrestrained and unrestrained, and he doesn't want to spend his whole life on it. He once said, "Buying a house in Shanghai and marrying a wife, being a house slave for the rest of my life, living a hard life, having a home that I can't return to, that's not the life I want.  Besides, now that I am young, I am still alone. I have been drifting like this for several years, and I am exhausted physically and mentally. I don¡¯t know what it will be like when I become a family, trapped here for the rest of my life, drifting for the rest of my life?¡±

    Li Shaohui looked at Shi Lei, touched something on his mind, and was a little sad. What he was sad was not only Shi Lei's parting, but seeing Shi Lei in a few years later. Will he come here with passion like Shi Lei in the future?  This bustling metropolis has long lost its edges and corners after the passing of time, so it can only leave this cage with no material guarantee and no spiritual destination.

    "It should be like this!" Li Shaohui smiled bitterly, feeling extremely lost. He suddenly thought of the story of painting cakes to satisfy hunger. For this "cake", many young people like him would draw a blueprint for the future for themselves, and the company also  I will make a good oath to them, let them work hard and dedicate hard, but after a few years, the reality has played a very backbone and cruel joke with them.  Under such circumstances, dreams come true and the miracle of carp jumping over the dragon's gate is accomplished, while most of the remaining hardworking people can only sigh and sigh, struggling on the edge of survival.

    In the end, they were exhausted and realized that drawing cakes to fill their hunger is a dream after all, and it is beyond reach, so in the end, they can only be lonely and unwilling to become a wandering salted fish or a tramp who is overwhelmed by life.

    Just like people often joke: "You must work hard this year. The future is bright. As long as you work hard, the company's income will definitely increase. Next year, your boss will be able to change to another luxury car, but it's your turn.  It¡¯s just such a pitiful bonus and salary, and there are still various assessments.¡±

    Li Shaohui, who was sighing, thought of another impressive thing. It was 1 o'clock in the morning that night, and Li Shaohui finally bid farewell to the customers and set foot on the way home.  At that time, the spring rain was pattering, warm and delicate, making the whole world much more gentle and peaceful.

    The bus was speeding on the endless road, the night was vast, and the warning signs in the distance were illuminated by the lights, emitting a pale green light, echoing the speeding vehicles.  Occasionally, the high-rise buildings galloping back on both sides will also be accompanied by lonely vehicles.

    In the car, old songs from the 1970s and 1980s are playing, and a few scattered passengers are also infected by the singing. Some hum along with the tune, and some look out the window and enjoy it quietly.

    Li Shaohui was in a very good mood because he had just won the order. Inspired by the music, he wished he could sing a song with his tone-deaf voice to express his heart.

    But when he got home, he saw the loving young couple on the opposite side arguing upside down because of the sale of the house in Shanghai. The husband was kicked out of the house by his angry wife, and he was squatting in front of the door smoking a cigarette helplessly  .

    & nbsp; After the husband saw Li Shaohui, he couldn't help pouring out bitter water. He and his wife had struggled in Shanghai for so many years and had some savings.  The house brought my parents to live with me.  But his wife disagreed. His wife wanted to buy a small house in the suburbs of Shanghai, take root in Shanghai, and then slowly become a part of this metropolis.

    Li Shaohui smiled wryly when he thought about the housing prices in Shanghai. The current housing prices have been soaring all the way, and have reached a jaw-dropping level. It is tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands per square meter, which is like an inch of gold and an inch of land.  Li Shaohui squatted on the ground and drew a circle of less than a few square meters, dazed. The dragon pan project he just won was worth more than 400 million yuan.  It took a lot of effort and care to take it down, but so much effort is not worth mentioning in front of this circle of less than a few square meters.  Li Shaohui frowned and sighed. With his current net worth of less than 10,000 yuan, he could probably buy a place the size of a palm in Shanghai. Thinking this way, he looked at his palm under the street lamp.

    In the distance, there are many tall buildings and flowers blooming like brocades, but when will he be able to buy a house in this blooming demon city and settle down to another home to settle his exhausted wandering heart?

    Li Shaohui sighed, is this a social error or a human tragedy?

    At the banquet, Shi Lei yelled loudly, firstly because he, the emotional prodigal son, finally found his home, and secondly because of the upcoming parting.

    After the banquet was over, Shi Lei was already drunk, so drunk that he was unconscious and in a mess, but when he saw his girlfriend came to pick him up, he suddenly became a little sober, talking endlessly with his tongue out, making trouble non-stop,  His girlfriend was laughing and angry, complaining non-stop, but kept wiping his sweat on her hands.

    Shi Lei and her girlfriend left. After this farewell, I don't know when and where we will see each other again. Even if we meet again, can we still brag, drink and discuss Buddhist scriptures like now?

    Liu's big head next to him also said sadly: "Brother Hui, even a person like Brother Shi with outstanding ability and open-minded temperament, who has been floating in Shanghai for several years, left sadly. What do you think our ending will be? What do you think?"  Are you saying that we should have prepared earlier?"

    Li Shaohui didn't speak, staring at Shi Lei's leaving back in a daze.

    ? A cold wind blew in the middle of the night, and rolled up a fallen leaf on the road. The leaf fluttered gently, and flew to the distance involuntarily, not knowing where it was going.  Li Shaohui smiled bitterly, promised in autumn, Lin Yueer and Xia Xue in winter, and Shi Lei in next spring, who will be next?  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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