Back to the prime of life

Chapter 76 People and Commodities
Yan Danning has some almond-shaped eyes, which makes her look somewhat gentle and charming, but her behavior and words do not give people that feeling.

She was a little taller than Xu Qiuxue by one or two centimeters, and she stood gracefully beside her, smiling but not in a hurry to interrupt.

In fact, it was almost noon now. Qin Jun and his friends saw that the line was too long, so they bought a few loaves of bread and rushed over.

Lu Changge had completely free time, so he thought of taking them to a nearby restaurant to have a proper meal.

But after searching for a long time, I only found a KFC that was decent.

In 06, people had a natural recognition of imported brands. Even when domestic products rose, there were still a group of people who blindly believed that imported products were better.

This also leads to the fact that KFC's prices are actually relatively expensive. A family bucket costs 168, which is definitely a bit painful for ordinary college students to consume.

Yan Danning was quite particular when ordering and said she would do it herself.

But how could Lu Changge do such a petty thing?

He ordered three set meals and a bunch of snacks, including popcorn chicken and Orleans chicken legs.

When I finally paid, it cost more than three hundred yuan, which was really expensive.

"How long does it take them to queue up here?" Lu Changge asked Yan Danning after returning from the front desk to get straws.

"That will take a long time, probably three or four hours." Yan Danning said as she handed tissues to the two of them and arranged them properly, as if she had obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"Three or four hours?!" Lu Changge began to mutter, "Then we can't chew on these chicken legs for that long. Qiuxue, why don't you take me to your school to take a look? They will naturally come to me when they are done."

Xu Qiuxue nodded, "Sure, it's not that far from here anyway, it takes less than half an hour to get there by bus."

"Really? That's fine."

"Dan Ning, do you want to stay here?"

The girl nodded. "Yes, I took a temporary leave. My part-time job hasn't finished yet. Besides, you stay with your brother. I won't bother you anymore."

Lu Changge didn't say anything, but he knew in his heart that this girl was good at controlling the sense of distance.

"Miss Xiaoyan, if you want anything else, just tell me. I'm just blind."

"No, no, that's more than enough. Thank you." She nudged Xu Qiuxue beside her and said, "Hey, can I ask a question?"

"You said."

"Exactly, why is your last name Xu, but your brother's last name is Lu?"

The question itself was nothing special, but Lu Changge found it strange to ask her this. "You've been roommates for over a semester, don't you know? Then..."

"What?" Yan Danning asked.

Lu Changge joked, "Then it seems like your relationship is just ordinary."

Xu Qiuxue was gnawing on a chicken wing, and his sudden turn made her gasp and almost spit out her muscles.

Yan Danning was also completely surprised.

"No, mainly because she never mentioned your name. It was strange that I heard it today."

Xu Qiuxue fanned her face with her hands. She had just been holding it in and her whole face was red.

"That's right. My grandfather died early, and his grandmother died even earlier. Later, my grandmother married his grandfather, and the two families merged into one. So we have different surnames."

Yan Danning was slightly shocked. "Then you are not related by blood?"

"No, but we grew up together and have a lot in common." "In my family, I'm the only one with the best grades." Xu Qiuxue said this without any pride, as if it was normal for her. "He was the only one who could compete with me a little. So even though we didn't talk before, I felt closer to him. The others were too rude."

Lu Changge corrected him, "Don't say that. The others are just not good at studying, it has nothing to do with being rude."

"That was when you were in the county town. Why didn't you come to the countryside to take a look?" Xu Qiuxue recalled, "My second aunt's grandson got a girl in his class pregnant before he was even 18."

This guy sometimes doesn't easily change his cognition and opinions.

Lu Changge was too lazy to argue with her. After finishing his meal, he clapped his hands, crossed his legs, and looked at the two of them.

"Brother, don't think I'm extreme. The key is that we are girls."

"What's wrong with girls?" He didn't understand what this meant.

"Girls returning to the countryside are meant to get married and have children. I don't want that. Dan Ning and I have already agreed that even though we're only freshmen, we're going to work hard to stay in the big city and fight for ourselves."

Yan Danning looked at her and nodded, apparently she really agreed.

"Why don't you say anything? Don't you think so?"

Lu Changge smiled and shook his head, "No. Of course I agree with your ideas, I'm just a little uncomfortable. After all, we are students from a good school, and we will talk about dreams and struggles. In our dormitory, we talk about politics, games and women every day.

Or maybe they're just full of unrealistic fantasies. For example, they have to come and participate in the Super Boy competition.

Since the others were not around, he just said that.

But there were two women sitting opposite him, and when they heard him say that they talked about women in their dormitory every day, some ripples still arose in their hearts.

“But…” Lu Changge crossed his hands on his knees, “But I won’t be like you, subtly revealing my disgust for my rural origin.

For me, no matter whether I succeed or fail in the future, I will proudly tell others that I come from that unknown small county, I grew up in the countryside, and I miss it.

Qiuxue, you've read a lot and attended a great university. But always remember, reading is a process of broadening yourself, not a means to cut off the past.

These words seemed to possess some special power.

Yan Danning looked deeply at the boy across from her. She had an indescribable feeling in her heart. Xu Qiuxue didn't say anything, but she couldn't help but say, "We didn't think too much about it. We just wanted to live in a better place."

Yes, just like myself back then.

Lu Changge didn't want to be too deep, but it was easy for people to be completely changed imperceptibly during these years, and eventually become beasts controlled by desires.

"It's certainly right to want a better life. In fact, the reason I say this is because the countryside where I grew up is one of the few pure lands in many people's hearts. When you enter society, you'll understand that today's commercial society is commodifying all human desires, until, in the end, people themselves become commodities."

After the meal,
Lu Changge and Xu Qiuxue visited their university.

Yan Danning went back to do her part-time job, but she was late. The person in charge of the site was a very fierce fat woman who kept clamoring to deduct her money.

For a temporary job like this without a contract, Yan Danning was powerless to seek justice.

She was so angry that she refused to do the rest of the work.

But when she was sitting on the roadside in anger and at a loss, she received another text message saying: Nier, your father's kidney stones have recurred. He went to the hospital today. Call him when you have time to check on him.

At this moment, Yan Danning felt a sense of grievance and helplessness, her nose felt sore and she burst into tears.

She was a little scared, afraid that what Lu Changge said would come true, because when she arrived in Jinling, a big city where gold was said to be everywhere, she found that the only way to make quick money was to exploit people's desires.

But she doesn't want to be a commodity.

(End of this chapter)