I started to become more self-disciplined at the age of 30

Chapter 1 1. You are thirty years old now, how are you?
A parallel world.

Magic City.

Jiang Chen was sitting on a bench in the rental house, concentrating on operating the keyboard and mouse.

On the computer screen, a skinless nursery is happily moving forward.

Jiang Chen's mouth also showed a hint of relaxation and happiness, even though his record at this moment was already 0/7, only one away from becoming a super ghost.

But he is still happy!

When you reach thirty, how much such simple happiness is left?

What’s even happier is that even though Jiang Chen’s Torso was already so happy, he still had a strong teammate who led the team and finally won the game.

Double the happiness.

Listen to the heavy and uplifting song at the end - Victory!

Jiang Chen held his head with both hands, stretched lazily, and said with a smile: "Haha, I won!"

He tilted his head to look at the live broadcast page on the phone next to him, and to his surprise, a barrage of comments floated by.

"It's unfair that such a weak player like Torso can win!"

Jiang Chen laughed and said, "It's fun and we can win at the same time, there's nothing we can do about it!"

The barrage asked: "What rank?"

Jiang Chen: "The strongest bronze four!"

Barrage: "What do you mean by your proud look?"

Jiang Chen: "You haven't heard of the legendary Bronze 4 who can kill a professional player alone?"

Barrage: "Could it be you?"

Jiang Chen: "No!"

Barrage: "...Goodbye!"

Jiang Chen: "Kneel down!"

……

Barrage: "I haven't left yet!"

Jiang Chen: "Then stand up."

Barrage: "You will lose me if you do this!"

Jiang Chen grinned: "You are the one hundred and fifth person to say this to me!"

Barrage: "You never remember ID?"

Jiang Chen: "I don't have time to remember these."

Barrage: "The one hundred and four you mentioned before were all me!"

Now it was Jiang Chen's turn to be speechless. He carefully looked at the audience ID - Sanshi Meili, and it seemed a little familiar, but he still couldn't remember it. He could only smile and said, "Thank you, then. It made me feel less lonely."

Sanshi Meili: "It's twelve o'clock, and I have things to do tomorrow, so I'm really leaving now!"

Jiang Chen: "Okay, get out!"

It seemed like they really left. The live broadcast room became quiet and it showed that there were zero people.

However, Jiang Chen didn't care.

He was just doing a live broadcast for fun because he was bored.

Otherwise, living alone in a rental house of less than ten square meters would be a bit lonely and depressing.

It is now an era of live streaming for almost everyone. If you randomly click on a live broadcast nearby in Shanghai, you will find at least hundreds of thousands of people live streaming. Apart from those big internet celebrities who have thousands or tens of thousands of viewers online, the other hundreds of thousands are ordinary people like Jiang Chen who are just joining in the fun. A few dozen people are considered a lot, and basically there are only a few people, or even no one.

As the time passed twelve o'clock, a trace of loneliness appeared on Jiang Chen's face.

because!

After twelve o'clock, he will officially be thirty years old.

Thinking of the audience member’s ID “Not established at the age of 30”, I laughed at myself. Am I not also not established at the age of 30?

A boomerang hit him on the head.

I have been living in Shanghai since I was 24 years old. Apart from paying nearly 200,000 yuan in rent to the landlord, supporting the landlord to buy a luxury car, and contributing to the GDP of nearby restaurants and knights, I have not made any other positive contributions. The balance on my card is less than 20,000 yuan, and I can't even think about going on a spontaneous trip without any preparation.

Money earned in Shanghai is spent in Shanghai, once you part, you want to take it home!

I turned off the live broadcast and was just about to start watching it again while it was hot.

beep...

The phone rings.

Jiang Chen looked at his mother's note, picked up the phone and answered: "Mom, are you still awake?"

Mom: “How did you spend your birthday?”

Jiang Chen: "I just played games by myself, what else can I do?"

My mother was silent for a while, then she said, "After today, you will be 30. You are still single now, so you should work hard to find a partner. Your father and I will be 60 soon. We don't know how many years we can live. We still want to live to see you get married and have children. If you have children sooner, we can still help you take care of the children. In a few years, we will be too old to help you."

Jiang Chen: "Mom, don't worry about this. I'm not too old. There are 35- and 36-year-olds who are not married on the street. They are not in a hurry, so why should I be in a hurry? Besides, with my salary, can I support a family after I get married? Have you forgotten about Xiaowei?"

Mom was silent for a second!
Xiaowei is the child of Jiang Chen’s neighbor in the residential area. He is two years younger than Jiang Chen and is 28 years old. He got married at the age of 25 and divorced at the age of 26!
The reason is simple: his wife thinks he doesn't make enough money and that she is too tired to worry about daily necessities, so she chooses to divorce. Now Xiaowei has also started to be single and doesn't want to get married.

Who isn’t tired of living in today’s society?

However, when you feel tired of living, you cannot blame others but only the society.

However, if a couple lives a tiring life, it is the man's responsibility, so the man will bear double the fatigue.

Such things are common all over the country. The national divorce rate is as high as over 30%. This is not a lie. Three out of ten couples get divorced.

Jiang Chen said in a relaxed tone: "Mom, don't worry about marriage. According to statistics, there are tens of millions of single young men and women of marriageable age in the country, and I'm not the only one." His mother was a little annoyed: "All of you should be arrested. You are so old, why don't you get married?"

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Mom, my children and grandchildren have their own blessings. If I don't have any, I will enjoy my happiness! I earn money by myself and spend it by myself. I have no worries and no pressure. How great!"

Mom: "You are cool now, but what about when you are old? Will you need someone to take care of you?"

Jiang Chen: "Mom, I know that I don't live a regular life, and I probably won't live long in the future! Even if I can live to 65, there are still 35 years from now when I'm 30. If I need care at 55, there will only be 10 years without anyone to take care of me, and I can just fend for myself. I lived a carefree life for 25 years, and only suffered for 10 years, so I'm still making a profit!"

My mother immediately got angry: "Your words are all nonsense. I won't listen to them. I'm going to give you a phone number now. It's a girl your Aunt Zhang introduced to us. She's also from Chengdu and is working in Shanghai now. Go meet her."

Another blind date.

Jiang Chen was already used to it, so he asked first, "Mom, let me confirm first, how young is this little girl you're talking about?"

My mother said with a lack of confidence: "One year older than you!"

Jiang Chen: "Oh, a 31-year-old girl..."

Mom: "But she is capable. Your Aunt Zhang said she is now a sales manager, earning 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a month, which is more than you. I saw her photo and she looks very well behaved. If your child is capable of catching up with her, your father and I will find a way to get you married. If you have a child, your father and I will use our retirement salary to raise the child and send him to school!"

Jiang Chen: "Mom, do you know? All sales people are called managers. Every person in the sales department is a manager. I know you have saved some money by living frugally over the years, and you haven't spent the money I give you every New Year. But, mom, I say it again, you don't have to do this for me."

"You have worked hard all your life. Now you should enjoy yourself and spend money. Don't save money for me. I can handle my own affairs. If I don't have the ability to earn money to support my family, I won't start a family. I don't want to add burden to you."

Mom: "Don't talk nonsense. We have supported you for so many years, and we won't care about the next few years. Write down the phone number and meet the person! I will ask your Aunt Zhang in a few days."

Jiang Chen heard his mother's tone was not good, and there was already a hint of tears in her voice, so he quickly smiled and said, "Okay, okay, you tell me, you tell me, I'll remember it!"

My mother immediately gave me a phone number and finally reminded me, "When you meet her, dress up well. Your child is not bad looking. Have a good chat with her. You need to be patient when pursuing a girl. How can she be friends with you right away? Ask her out a few more times and give her some gifts!"

Listening to his mother teaching him how to fall in love, Jiang Chen smiled: "Mom, your son was always pursued by others before, and there is a box of love letters at home, have you forgotten?"

Mom: "What about your girlfriend?"

Jiang Chen: "...Mom, go to bed early. Bye!"

Mom: "You run away as soon as I tell you to. Happy birthday!"

Jiang Chen: "Thank you, Mom!"

Mom: "You should go to bed early too, don't stay up late playing games!"

hang up the phone.

The smile on Jiang Chen's face gradually disappeared, leaving only calmness and a hint of melancholy.

Don’t stay up late playing games?

That is impossible.

This is the only remaining happiness for middle-aged men!

If you don’t stay up late playing games, what else is left in life?
Heavy workload, fake social events with colleagues, and the hassle of commuting to and from get off work...

If you get married, you will also have the burden and pressure of family!

If you can't even enjoy staying up late to play games, what's the difference between being alive and being a zombie?
Thirty years old!
Jiang Chen stood up and took two steps to the narrow bathroom that could only accommodate one person. He looked at the slightly weathered face in the mirror on the wall. Although he was still handsome, he no longer had the youthful vigor and confidence. Instead, he looked more tired and greasy.
I haven't washed my hair for two days. It's a little greasy. Staying up late often makes my skin very bad. I have some eye bags and dark circles. The hairline on my cheeks and lips has obviously moved back a bit. Now I can have a great hairstyle. There is also a circle of fat on my belly...

Jiang Chen reached out and touched the face in the mirror, and murmured softly: "Thirty years old, are you okay?"

After feeling melancholy for a while, Jiang Chen washed his face with cold water, then sat back in his chair, picked up his phone and sent a message to his leader in the work group: "Boss, I'm going to take a day off tomorrow!"

After sending it, no one replied.

Jiang Chen just wanted to play another game.

Thirty years old!

Jiang Chen decided to reward himself by playing all night.

"Ding!"

“At 30, start being self-disciplined!”

"It's time to go to bed, please wash up and go to bed immediately!"

Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, and looked around: "What's the sound?"

He was the only one in the small rental house, and there were six other rental houses outside the door, but they had never visited each other. He didn't even know the names of the other five tenants, only that they were four women and one man, all of whom were migrant workers who came to Shanghai to contribute to the landlord. Those who could stay in a mega city like Shanghai for more than five or six years were basically women who were unwilling to give up and still had fantasies.

Most men who have persisted for more than five or six years and still have no way out and cannot afford to buy a house and get married will go to other cities or their hometowns to develop.

The original two-bedroom house was divided by the landlord into six small bedrooms of only about ten square meters with a small bathroom, and rented to six workers. The monthly rent for each room is 2,500 yuan, which means the monthly rent for six rooms is 15,000 yuan, which is much higher than the average salary in Shanghai.

Jiang Chen has lived here for six years. The rent has increased from the initial 1,800 yuan to the current 2,500 yuan. He has already paid 150,000 to 160,000 yuan in rent to the landlord.

Six small rental houses are crowded together, so the sound insulation is naturally very average. It is normal to hear some strange noises occasionally.

Jiang Chen listened carefully and found no unusual sounds, so he didn't pay any attention to it and was about to start the game again.

"Ding!"

“Self-discipline starts with sleep!”

"Please wash up and go to bed immediately."

Jiang Chen stood up from the bench and looked around in surprise.

He was sure this time.

I heard it right.

There was indeed some sound.

But it seems that it is not in the ears, but in the mind!

"what?"

Jiang Chen asked himself this question.

next second!
Jiang Chen found an illusory screen appeared in front of him.

(End of this chapter)