half thorns, half joy

Cai Lin was completely stunned.

It took her a while to realize, "What?"

"Will you marry me?" Deng Langyue added another sentence as if dazed.

This time, Cai Lin was really scared.

She let go of Deng Langyue's hand, stepped back abruptly, and leaned against the back of the sofa, so embarrassed that she didn't dare to look at Deng Langyue, "What are you talking about?"

"I..." Deng Langyue knew that the words she said just now were abrupt, so she hurriedly explained: "No, I don't know what I'm talking about, I..."

Seeing that Cai Lin was flustered and at a loss, he also panicked.

He hastily apologized, "I went to Xiao Zihan's place today and saw that Tang Xuan and Xiao Zihan were very nice, so I was a little affected. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said this so suddenly."

Even if it's a marriage proposal, it shouldn't be so ceremonial.

He had already let Cai Lin go through hardships with him, so he couldn't even propose marriage in such a shabby way.

Cai Lin stared at Deng Langyue for a few seconds, and asked cautiously: "Then, were you joking just now?"

"...Yes." Deng Langyue scratched her head and smiled wryly: "Actually, I wanted to tell you something else, but when I got excited, I talked nonsense. Don't worry about it, just pretend you haven't heard it."

"That's right, you scared me to death."

Cai Lin let out a long sigh of relief. Although she is now in a relationship with Deng Langyue, the two are in a strong relationship, and she also likes Deng Langyue very much, but now they are talking about marriage?It's also a little too fast.

For Cai Lin, marriage means responsibility and obligation. She often hears that her parents are forcing her brother to marry her, so she always feels that marriage is still far away from her. She has never thought about getting married.

This sudden statement by Deng Langyue scared her into a cold sweat.

After calming down a bit, she asked Deng Langyue: "You just said that you wanted to tell me something else, what did you say?"

Seeing with her own eyes that Cai Lin went from being shocked to terrified before finally regaining her composure, Deng Langyue couldn't laugh or cry in her heart, and secretly scolded herself for being too stupid.

But having already said such an abrupt thing, what he was going to say next seemed much more normal, and he wasn't so embarrassed to speak.

Deng Langyue pursed her lips, stretched out her hand, held Cai Lin's hand, and said slowly: "Linlin, now that the Deng family has collapsed, I have nothing left. I... I don't even know where the future is , I feel quite uneasy these days, wondering if I can give you a bright future."

Cai Lin listened quietly without interrupting.

"Now I have nothing, and the former me is also full of bad things. I always feel that a person like me is not good enough for you. Whether it is family background or character, I have nothing outstanding. A golden lady like you should be with those men from excellent families."

"Let you be with me, let you suffer."

The concern and tension on Cai Lin's face turned into disappointment little by little.

She looked coldly at the fingertips held by Deng Langyue, and said in a cold voice, "Deng Langyue, do you want to break up with me?"

"Ah?" Deng Langyue was surprised, "No, of course not."

"Then why did you say these things to me?" Cai Lin frowned, "I have never thought about the things you said, what is worthy and what is not, why do you think so?"

Deng Langyue gritted her teeth, feeling extremely embarrassed, "I'm a man, so I think about it a little more. When I saw Xiao Zihan and Tang Xuan today, and saw their children, I also thought about our future."

Cai Lin shook her head with a bitter smile, "So, what you consider is that you are not good enough for me, right?"

Deng Langyue lowered her head and remained silent.

"Then let's break up." Cai Lin pulled out her hand and stepped back, "Since you are so sure that you can't give me a bright future, then let's break up and don't delay each other's relationship anymore. It's time."

"No, that's not what I meant." Deng Langyue panicked.

His mind would be in a mess, and he knew that he had said a lot of inappropriate things, but no matter what he said, he didn't have the slightest idea of ​​breaking up with Cai Lin.

Cai Lin remained silent, bit her lip, and stared stubbornly at Deng Langyue.If you look closely, you can see that her eye sockets are actually red.

She asked Deng Langyue sadly: "In your eyes, am I a money-worshiping, snobbish girl?"

"Of course not!" Deng Langyue replied firmly.

"So in your opinion, am I a girl who dislikes the poor and loves the rich, and who makes trouble?"

"No!" Deng Langyue broke out in a cold sweat when she heard Cai Lin's question, "What I said just now is not blaming you, I am blaming myself, I think there is something wrong with me."

Cai Lin burst into tears, and her voice became choked, "Deng Langyue, you think you have nothing now, so you can't give me a bright future. You say this because you are worried that you can't give me anything. , or do you not want to give it to me?"

Deng Langyue finally realized where she was wrong.

He shouldn't have spoken out his inferiority complex and entanglement in such a reckless manner. He would hurt Cai Lin if he said it in such a way. He had never thought of this before.

That's right, he does have nothing now, and he himself is worried that he won't be able to give Cai Lin a happy life, and he won't be worthy of Cai Lin.

But he never thought that if Cai Lin was someone who cared about these things, she wouldn't continue to be with him.

He didn't cherish Cai Lin's trust in him, he didn't cherish Cai Lin's sincerity to him, it was because he was too narrow-minded.

"I'm sorry." Deng Langyue looked at Cai Lin, "Linlin, I'm sorry, I like you, I never thought of breaking up with you, I want to give you a bright future, I want you to be proud, I want to be your friend , your parents and your parents' friends feel that it is the wisest choice for you to choose me instead of blaming you."

"However, the current me can't meet such conditions at all, so I have always been very uneasy. I want to change, but I don't know where to start."

"Linlin, I'm sorry, I want to give you a bright future, I really do. Don't break up with me, okay?"

Cai Lin cried, sobbing uncontrollably.

She cursed a fool and threw herself into Deng Langyue's arms.

"You are such a fool." She lay on Deng Langyue's shoulder, crying and beat Deng Langyue's back with her fist, "Fool, big fool!"

Deng Langyue hugged Cai Lin tightly, "Yes, I am a fool, I made you sad, sorry, I am such a fool."

The two cried and laughed for a long time before they became happy again.

But after all the crying, the uneasiness that had been suppressing in Deng Langyue's heart also disappeared.

He nestled on the sofa with Cai Lin in his arms, and told Cai Lin about his plan.

"I still have some money on hand, but it is not enough to do business. I decided to understand the market situation in the first half of the year and open a store first. I don't have a high degree of education. If I work in a big company like that, I won't be able to get promoted there. .So, it’s more reliable for me to do business.”

Cai Lin nodded in agreement, "Well, I think it's feasible."

After a while, Cai Lin said again: "Actually, I don't think we have to make a lot of money. My company can make a lot of money. We share some dividends, enough to spend a lifetime."

Deng Langyue smiled wryly, "But spending your family's money like this, my self-esteem can't bear it, and your parents will definitely look down on me."

This is very realistic, but it is also true.

Cai Lin could see it, she shrugged, "According to what you said, I don't have much ability, I'm just a gnawing old man."

Although their life experiences are different and their families are different, Cai Lin and Deng Langyue are indeed two very similar people.

They were all raised with good food and drink, had little contact with society, and had little work experience.

It's just that Cai Lin was luckier than Deng Langyue. Cai Lin's parents and elder brother really loved Cai Lin, but what Deng Langyue received was a false affection.

"Then let's open a shop together." Deng Langyue suggested, "I'll do research and go to the market outside. How about you being the proprietress and managing our accounts?"

Cai Lin clapped her hands, "I think it's good. I'm a design student. I can also design a storefront for us. Let's open a store first. When the business is good, we'll see if we want to make it into a chain."

The idea is very beautiful, Cai Lin and Deng Langyue plan happily, full of longing for the future.

The sadness and tears of half a year ago seem to have gone away from them.