May 1st is a less popular holiday than National Day, and the wedding scenes in major hotels are also slightly inferior.

When Chen Yun arrived at Yanshan Garden Hotel, there were only two newlyweds' signs standing face to face at the reception desk on the first floor, and the wedding company was still making the final arrangements.

She walked around the materials piled on the ground, took a look at the message about Zhao Yanxin in the university roommate group, and took the elevator to the eighth floor.

Room 803 is a suite that is decorated festively from the inside out.

There was a big red wedding character on the wall and a few red balloons scattered on the ground.

Chen Yun accidentally stepped on one and was startled by the noise.

She patted her chest and greeted the bride first: "Qingqing, you look super beautiful today."

He Qingqing was changing her makeup and preparing to change into her wedding dress. Her hair was pulled by someone's hand and she couldn't move. She tilted her head slightly with some surprise: "Thank you! You came so early. What time did you arrive at the station? Why didn't you tell me? I asked someone to pick you up."

Chen Yun: "I drove here. I have to change trains from Ningjiang to Yanshan. The time is about the same."

He Qingqing was so busy these two days that she didn't have time to ask these questions. She was very sorry: "How long does it take? Are you tired? Do you want to find a room to rest?"

Since she could drive three hours to attend the wedding, Chen Yun didn't care about these trivial matters.

She said, "I'm not tired. If Yangyang hadn't been feeling a little unwell these past two days, I would have come here yesterday."

He Qingqing: "Is the child feeling better?"

Chen Yun: "Very good."

The two chatted for a while, and then other guests arrived.

Chen Yun simply suggested: "Yan Xin said she was drinking coffee at the door. I'll go sit with her while you go ahead."

He Qingqing nodded, and after walking a few steps she could still hear her talking to someone else.

Just like when he was eighteen, his voice became increasingly high-pitched as he spoke.

Eighteen years old, that was fifteen years ago.

Chen Yun revealed a trace of nostalgia as she studied her face in the reflection of the elevator.

This hotel is a bit old, and the facilities are a bit outdated, so it’s hard to take clear photos.

She didn't really want to see it clearly, so she shrugged indifferently and went to the coffee shop in front of the hotel to look for someone.

Zhao Yanxin sat by the window and waved to her former roommate: "Here."

Chen Yun sat down and scanned the code to order, and asked: "What time did you get up?"

Zhao Yanxin: "Six o'clock."

Her home is far away, and she stayed in the hotel where the wedding was held last night. She went to the bride's house to watch the wedding reception in the morning. She had just sat down for a while.

Chen Yun was quite surprised: "Can you get up?"

Zhao Yanxin clenched her fists: "I am no longer the same person I used to be."

Chen Yun laughed so hard that she leaned on the sofa, sitting crookedly: "Do you remember what you said when you were in college?"

Zhao Yanxin wailed: "I would rather die than get up early."

She thought that eight classes in the morning was her limit. After giving birth to a child last year, she realized that there is another kind of time bomb in the world that makes life worse than death.

Chen Yun: "Xixi still gets up very early?"

Zhao Yanxin: "She opens her eyes at four o'clock every day and plays for a while before going back to sleep."

Her biological clock was completely rebuilt, and she couldn't remember the last time she woke up naturally.

Chen Yun felt a headache for her: "Why don't you let your mother-in-law take care of the baby?"

Zhao Yanxin was reluctant: "She cried so hard last night when she couldn't find me. She cried again when I woke up in the morning. She recognizes people very well."

Chen Yun: "As soon as my maternity leave ended after I gave birth to Xingxing, she started sleeping with my mom. She cried every day so much that I wanted to quit my job." She

changed her tone of voice in the second half of the sentence: "After giving birth to Yangyang, I just wanted to go back to work as soon as possible. It was too tiring."

Zhao Yanxin didn't have the courage to have a second child like her. She shook her head: "One alone was enough to make me suffer a lot."

She added: "If I were under 30, I would definitely have one."

Integers seem to be a hurdle. People who have crossed it are keenly aware of subtle differences in their bodies.

Chen Yun: "I've also been feeling tired lately and have been lacking motivation."

The two of them chatted for a long time, ranging from the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to housing prices.

Zhao Yanxin asked, "Has Xingxing decided on a primary school?"

Chen Yun: "Registration will be open online next week, and the specific school will depend on the allocation."

Her daughter Chen Xingyue is seven years old this year and will enter the first grade in September.

Zhao Yanxin: "Didn't you say that if we bought this house, she could go to Experimental Primary School?"

Chen Yun: "We bought the house not long ago. If there are many people who sign up this year, we will probably be ranked at the back and can only go to Xing'an Primary School."

In first-tier cities like Ningjiang, school district housing is an issue that every parent has to face, but owning a school district house does not necessarily mean a pass.

Zhao Yanxin only went to college in Ningjiang and went back to her hometown to work after graduation.

She knew almost nothing about compulsory education and said, "Is it very bad?"

Chen Yun: "The city's ranking is a little lower, but it's barely acceptable."

She smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect that I would have to barely accept the house I bought for more than 10 million."

You don't have to be a local to know about the housing prices in Ningjiang.

Zhao Yanxin: "Has it increased a bit?"

Chen Yun: "Not much, we bought at a high price in the first place."

Zhao Yanxin: "Everything is expensive now, the price in the center of Ji'an city is more than 30,000."

How much is the average wage per person?

Chen Yun: "Don't you want to buy another one?"

Zhao Yanxin: "I really can't stand living with my mother-in-law anymore."

They are all small things when mentioned first, but when piled together they are like the straw that breaks the camel's back.

Most married people have common troubles.

Chen Yun: "I can't live with my biological parents, it's normal."

Zhao Yanxin: "You have been living separately since you got married, right?"

Chen Yun: "Basically, except for the time when Yangyang was born."

How great! Zhao Yanxin: "Now that I think about it, your parents are pretty amazing."

And with a little envy: "We are both only children, how can there be such a big difference?"

Chen Yun has been the core of the family since she was young.

After graduation, she decided to settle down in Ningjiang, so her parents sold their house in their hometown and came to work in a completely unfamiliar city.

At that time, the price of a house was something that the previous generation could afford with their life savings, and a family of three could afford a two-bedroom apartment.

After some flipping over the past ten years, the house has become a bigger fortune. My parents now live in a bright and large three-bedroom apartment in the same neighborhood as the younger generations, making it convenient to take care of them.

Chen Yun sometimes thinks that she is the happiest person in the world: "To be honest, I am really lucky."

Zhao Yanxin: "There are many classmates in our class who are richer than you, but I really think you are the one who is doing the best right now."

Chen Yun is still self-aware: "It's not that exaggerated."

Zhao Yanxin: "My parents are great, I found a good husband, I have two sons and one daughter, I have a house and a car, and I'm financially secure."

Just hearing about it makes people envious.

Chen Yun: "Song Fenglin is not that bad."

Zhao Yanxin's eyebrows flew up: "Where can you find a man who would take the initiative to let his child take your surname?"

Yes, based on this point, Song Fenglin seems to deserve an award comparable to the Nobel Prize.

Chen Yun touched her fingers unconsciously and changed the subject: "Haven't you and Xiao Zhang reached an agreement yet?"

Zhao Yanxin curled her lips: "My parents advised me to forget it."

She wanted to fight for the second child to have her surname, but unfortunately she didn't have any supporters and just felt it was boring.

Chen Yun: "What about you?"

Zhao Yanxin: "Just muddle along."

It also sounded like a whisper: "I have actually fallen to this point."

When everyone discussed family matters in the past, they were always more decisive than Bao Gong, as if they would never be the one to compromise.

However, as I got used to the dull days, I gradually began to hope that there would be no waves on the lake.

Chen Yun sighed inwardly and half-jokingly said, "Did I ever think of talking about mother-in-law and children when we met?"

Zhao Yanxin put her knees together, put her hands on her thighs, and said seriously, "Let's talk about work now. How is the business in the store?"

Chen Yun originally had a good job in all aspects, but she was laid off due to internal adjustments after giving birth to her second child.

She felt that the interviews she received afterwards were not as good as before, so she decided to try to see if she had the potential to become a business tycoon.

Unfortunately, nine out of ten shops fail, and her coffee shop is just barely hanging on. She spread her hands and said, "I made five thousand last month."

There are only 73 months left to recover the investment.

Zhao Yanxin: "It's not much, but it's enough for pocket money. Xiao Song is here to take care of everything."

Song Fenglin has worked in a game company for more than ten years, with a seven-figure income including salary and dividends.

Thanks to him, our family of six lives a relatively comfortable life in Ningjiang.

Chen Yun: "He works very hard, leaving home early and coming back late, working overtime every day.

" Zhao Yanxin: "It's not easy for either of them, but you have to take care of your health if you work like this."

Chen Yun: "His meals and daily routine are irregular. He's ten pounds heavier than last year. He just had a physical examination, and all the indicators were unqualified."

Zhao Yanxin: "Is there any big problem?"

They were all minor problems, and the doctor just told him to lose weight first.

But little things add up to a lot. Chen Yun: "I'm just afraid that one day I won't be able to bear it."

Zhao Yanxin comforted her with a few words, and the topic quickly turned to the bride.

She said, "Have you met Qingqing's husband?"

Chen Yun looked around and said, "He's very ordinary."

Zhao Yanxin was not so polite and rolled her eyes: "He's not that good at all. He has no house or car, his salary is not high, and he doesn't look..."

After all, they were on someone else's territory, and she was afraid of being heard, so she lowered her voice: "You and Qingqing are both in Ningjiang, and you contact each other a lot. Why didn't you persuade her?"

Chen Yun: "She got married in a flash, and there was no room for me to persuade her."

She was shocked when she received the electronic invitation and thought the other party was joking.

Zhao Yanxin: "I thought you knew it earlier than me."

Chen Yun: "We haven't seen each other much since the New Year. I've been accompanying Xingxing to trial classes in interest classes on weekends recently."

She was thinking about arranging two or three classes for her daughter before elementary school, and she was too busy to take care of anything else.

Zhao Yanxin: "Then you don't know what's going on with her husband?"

I do know a little. Chen Yun: "She went back to Yanshan for the New Year and found a blind date introduced by her parents. They got engaged before the end of the first month of the year. They said that

she was old enough and her family was very anxious." Zhao Yanxin: "Qingqing's mother didn't even like that guy before, so how can she agree now?"

Chen Yun picked up the coffee and took a sip: "She urged her so hard, she would agree to almost any man."

When you are in a stalemate, sometimes you just want to throw the jar into the air, even if you know there may not be a suitable future.

You can't choose something like this, Zhao Yanxin thought about it and hesitated to speak, considering that it was someone else's wedding day.

She was probably still a little aggrieved: "It seems like it's a sin for a girl to be single after she's 30."

Chen Yun responded to her temper, and when they saw that it was about time, they went to take a photo with the bride.

He Qingqing smiled brightly and held her two friends on her left and right.

The moment frozen in the photo is like going back in time, as if they were still in their carefree student days.

But reality still comes, it just comes sooner or later.