Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled - Chapter 77

Chapter 77: Chapter 72 Naked Marriage Era_2

But he still hadn’t lived a good life.

“I say you two are crying over your dramas without even considering the feelings of your driver here.”

Song Yanxi was sitting comfortably in the second row while Chen An’an was sprawling alone in the third row watching her own “Bala Bala Little Fairy.”

“Honey, why do you think Tong Jiaqian wants to divorce?”

“Before marriage, it was all romance and joy, but after marriage, it’s all about groceries and daily necessities. If it hadn’t been for your understanding over the years, it would have been hard for us to come this far.”

Marriage in the nude is beautiful, but the outcome is often tragic.

In recent years, marriage in the nude had become very popular among young people, only for housing prices to rise ever higher.

Those young people who chose marriage in the nude eventually couldn’t withstand the reality of mortgage payments.

Within a few years, they all went their separate ways.

Nowadays, people talk about marriage in the nude much less, especially mothers-in-law. Once they hear the term, they react just like Liu Fen,

wishing they could chase the groom down the street with a knife.

Shijiazhuang has quite a few scenic spots, such as Rongwang Mansion, Bai Lu Hot Springs, and Zhengding Ancient City, all of which are quite famous.

Chen Pingsheng set his first travel destination to Longquan Ancient Town.

With its quaint and elegant pavilions and towers, and Suzhou’s little bridges over flowing water, taking a small boat for a night tour was truly a breathtaking experience.

He bought four tickets since if he didn’t buy one for Chen An’an, whose weight was up to standard, he would feel sorry for that boat.

There were many shows in the evening. Chen Pingsheng walked around with Song Yanxi, and there was no way they were renting their hanfu.

They absolutely had to buy two.

He dressed himself up as an untalented Tang Bohu, while Song Yanxi somewhat resembled Li Qingzhao.

With the grace of a scholar, the feel was absolutely stunning.

After wandering around for a few hours, the family started to feel hungry.

Chen An’an was the first to not be able to bear it: “Dad, I want to eat.”

“Then let’s go eat.”

Chen Pingsheng led them to find a restaurant; there was also a snack street here. Those familiar with scenic spots knew it.

No matter how much money is spent, it’s hard to eat well.

“Big brother, are you going to eat?”

A college-student-looking young man stopped them, with an unwilling-looking girl following behind him.

It was clear, these two were a couple.

The kind without much money.

Chen Pingsheng smiled and said, “Yes, do you have a recommendation?”

“Then big brother, you’ve found the right person.”

In scenic areas, making money was actually quite easy, and the simplest and most direct method was undoubtedly touting to earn shop commissions.

This was clear to him, yet he didn’t refuse.

The man who called them was Hu Longsheng, a college graduate of this year.

The woman behind him was his wife; the two had married right after graduating from college.

A marriage bare of possessions, all out of love.

“Then lead the way.”

Hu Longsheng led them to a secluded large inn, not too expensive nor too cheap.

The average person’s expenditure was around two or three hundred. After all, that’s the basic price for the area.

“Big brother, it’s your first time visiting here, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then you might not be too familiar with this area. Longquan Ancient Town gets livelier at night, and there are also many shows. If you want to sing, there are special places for that.”

Hu Longsheng introduced enthusiastically. Chen Pingsheng ordered six dishes, three meats, two vegetables, and one soup.

There was no need to worry about not finishing it, as scenic area dishes were typically never too filling.

You’d be lucky to get half a plate full.

“There’s singing too?”

Chen Pingsheng was eager to try, as if it had been many years since he last sang.

“Yes, you pick and sing your own songs, though it’s a bit pricey.”

“Alright, take us to see it tonight.”

Song Yanxi giggled, “You haven’t sung for many years, are you sure you’re up for it?”

“Of course, I was once known as the little prince of singing.”

He could brag without drafting a word, just opening his mouth and out it came.

Hu Longsheng also joked with them for a bit before heading out to solicit more customers, taking the time to greet the boss before he left.

Leaving his girlfriend behind to dine here, his girlfriend Zhang Yan felt quite awkward. It was a rare outing, and the promised honeymoon just turned out like this.

Song Yanxi noticed her thoughts and perhaps thought of her own past as well when she invited her to sit down and eat, she even asked, “So, you two just got married?”

“Yes, right after we graduated from college, we got married secretly without our families knowing. He wasn’t like this before.”

Zhang Yan looked distressed, but Chen Pingsheng asked with a smile, “What is he like then?”

“It’s just not…”

She wanted to say it was embarrassing but found it hard to speak up.

Back in their college days, Hu Longsheng was quite the character at school, good at basketball and also good academically.

He had many friends and bros, but after getting married, she realized that all his past merits had become flaws. What good is it being great at basketball?

His friends would always come over and they would go out to drink, spending hundreds each time.

Not to mention money slipping away but having it be like this on a rare outing was really upsetting.

Chen Pingsheng understood it all but chose not to say anything, and naturally, Song Yanxi didn’t either.

That evening, they indeed went out to sing.

Chen Pingsheng, who hadn’t sung in a long time, borrowed a big guitar from someone.

Saying he borrowed it was actually a straightforward purchase.

It didn’t matter, rare times of happiness.

“Dad can play the guitar?”

Chen An’an didn’t know this at all.

Song Yanxi, however, said with a smile, “Your dad used to love playing with these things the most. After getting married, he quit everything, focusing solely on making money.”

“They say details kill love, but I think if it can’t withstand details, can it still be called love?”

Chen Pingsheng looked at Song Yanxi and said, “This song is dedicated to my wife, who married me despite everything. Meeting you was the greatest happiness of my life, and also, this song is to honor our era of simple weddings.”

“You are waiting for someone, you built a castle.”

“Waiting for the swan to rest.”

“You can’t hide your empty heart.”

“You are looking at someone, who owns the world,”

“But cannot possess simple love.”

“A lonely figure accompanied only by the sound of the bell.”

“This guy’s singing really gives off an authentic Chen Ping vibe!”

“You never know, he might actually be a millionaire.”

Though the song might not have been the best, Chen Pingsheng was quite happy.

“The era of simple weddings, belongs to our time, our fleeting youth, to express my well wishes for simple weddings, today’s expenses are on me.”

“He really is a damn millionaire.”

“No wonder he has such a Chen Ping vibe, the guy really has what it takes.”

Renting a spot in the scenic area and shouting that he’d cover the whole scene’s expenses wasn’t as exaggerated as in a bar, but casually spending hundreds of thousands was still something.

Anyone who could spend like that, no doubt, had hundreds of millions at the very least.

When it was time for them to leave, Chen Pingsheng patted Hu Longsheng’s shoulder.

“Once, I was just like you.”

Song Yanxi then comforted Zhang Yan with a sentence, “Marriage isn’t the grave of love, not understanding each other is.”

Clearly, both had seen it.

This couple, newly into their simple marriage, faced the same issue as Tong Jiaqian and Liu Yiyang.

Perhaps it wouldn’t be long before they split and became strangers in each other’s lives.

Looking back, they’d likely only feel endless regret.

As their senior, Chen Pingsheng felt it necessary to give a word of advice, though only that much.

Not every woman is Song Yanxi, not minding his poverty or his unkempt daily appearance.

Not minding him living like a dog just to make money.

Bowing and scraping to the urban management.

Having to appease unreasonable customers with a smile everywhere.

No matter how prominent a person is, who hasn’t started from being nobody?