My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1438 The Fifth Person Arrives

A cold wind blew.

The grass, already turning yellow before winter arrived, shivered beneath the city's low walls.

In a residential complex that wasn't particularly old but also didn't look like it had just opened in recent years, a car circled around twice but still couldn't find a parking space. So, the female driver stepped on the gas and drove the car diagonally onto the green belt.

The car door opened, and a figure stepped out.

Then the passenger door was opened, and under the streetlights inside the residential area, two girls, who looked to be around twenty years old, opened the trunk and took out several bags.

Subsequently.

The two walked up the stairs. This was not a high-rise building; the tallest was only six floors. The buildings were equipped with motion-activated lights, so every time they went up a floor, one of the women would stomp her foot and wait for the motion-activated light above her head to turn on before continuing to go up.

It's quite cold outside tonight, mainly because of the gusts of cold wind. Spring has arrived, but the winter chill hasn't left yet, as if it has some special attachment to this city.

The two young women walked up to the fourth floor. One of them knocked on the door, and soon after, a voice inside asked, "Who is it?!" The woman who knocked replied, "Sister, it's me," before the living room door opened.

"How did you come!?"

Bai Xin looked at her younger sister and another girl named Zhongxia behind them, and quickly said, "Come in quickly, it's cold outside."

"Sis, why aren't you turning on the air conditioner?!"

After Bai Xiaoxiao and Zhong Xia entered the living room, they found it was very cold and quickly asked what was wrong.

"Electricity is so expensive in big cities!"

Despite saying that, since her sister and classmates had come over, Bai Xin still found the air conditioner remote control in the living room of the rented house and turned on the air conditioner.

"Sister Bai, this is a gift from Bai Xiaoxiao and me."

Zhongxia placed the bags she was carrying on the sofa and said with a smile.

Why waste that money!

Bai Xin complained briefly, but still said "thank you." After the two sat down, she asked if they had eaten dinner. Bai Xiaoxiao replied, "Sister, we ate at school, so don't bother."

I'll make you a bowl of noodles.

With that, Bai Xin walked into the kitchen.

"Sis, are you settling in well at Youyi Studio?"

Bai Xiaoxiao asked with concern.

The day her sister arrived, she took a day off to settle her in. The apartment here was also rented in advance. Having lived in this city for so long, Bai Xiaoxiao knew very well that when someone leaves their hometown for another unfamiliar city, the first thing they have to solve is the problem of accommodation.

Although this place is quite far from the current Youyi Studio, taking about 45 minutes by electric scooter, it will become very close once the new Youyi Studio is renovated and moved there, taking only about 10 minutes.

This was a place she specifically found for her sister after consulting with Teacher Jiang. She even bought the electric scooter for herself. Although her sister is older and seems shrewd, she actually has less social experience than her.

The rent here is over three thousand yuan a month for a two-bedroom apartment. The reason she rented such an expensive place for her sister was mainly because she was worried that the Shanghai Conservatory of Music would be like it was during the winter break this year, with international students not allowed in the dormitories. As for cheaper options, she had searched for a long time but hadn't found anything. She had also considered underground parking garages, but she was worried that such places were likely to be chaotic and unsafe for her sister, and if something happened, she wouldn't even have anywhere to turn.

"pretty good"

Bai Xin replied with a smile, "Everyone was very enthusiastic. I even saw October Band. I heard their songs when I was back in my hometown. Tang Yao even sang a few lines in front of me a couple of days ago and asked if it was the same as the one I heard on my phone at home."

"That's good"

Hearing her sister say that, Bai Xiaoxiao felt relieved.

She was indeed worried that her sister wouldn't adapt well, since this place was different from their hometown. However, she figured the reason everyone was so welcoming to her sister was because they knew that her sister had been arranged to go there by Master Zhongxia and his wife.

After a slight hesitation, Bai Xiaoxiao continued, "Sister, I think you could learn some office software when you have free time. You're so smart, you'll definitely be fine. Times are changing, and if you want to keep up, you have to keep learning. If there's anything you don't understand, you can find it online now."

This is Bai Xiaoxiao's true thought.

Opportunities may be given by others, but you also have to work hard yourself.

Otherwise, if someone helps you this time, they can't possibly help you again in the future! Even if they do help you again, you'd be too embarrassed to ask them for help again. If you actually did, you'd be shameless.

People have helped her so many times already. If it weren't for Teacher Zhang You, let alone her sister coming to this big city, even if she did come, she wouldn't have been able to find such a good job or such a nice place to live.

To be realistic, she doesn't know if she could have persevered without help. The tuition and extra fees at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music are so high. She might have been expelled from the school because she couldn't afford the tuition, or she might have chosen another path to continue her studies.

Before she came, she thought she could persevere no matter how hard or tiring it was, but she really couldn't take it... This is also a viable path.

When people have choices, they can think about this and that. But once they have no choices and there is only one path in front of them, they have no choice but to take it.

Because she was so poor during the first few weeks of school that she didn't even dare to order an extra dish from the cafeteria, she didn't laugh at the choices made by some of the girls at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

She never mocks anyone unless they attack her.

Many people see others' poverty and hardship as a form of tempering, and once that person overcomes it, they turn it into an inspirational story. Only those who have been through that stage know that it is neither something to be celebrated nor something to be inspired about.

Because they had no choice, they were forced to grit their teeth and persevere.

Success is inspiring... but who cares if you don't succeed?

I'll try my best!

Bai Xin smiled and replied when she heard her sister say that.

"Sister, this isn't about whether we fight for it or not, it's about whether we try our best or not."

Bai Xiaoxiao corrected, "With technology so advanced these days, there's no knowledge you can't learn if you want to. If you don't want to learn, even if it's right in front of you, it's useless. If you want to establish yourself in a big city, you have to work harder than the people here. I think... you have Sunday off, right? I think you could find a training course to learn office software. It won't cost much, at most a few thousand yuan."

"Aren't a few thousand dollars a lot of money?!"

Bai Xin retorted unhappily, then said, "By the way, since they introduced me to such a good job, shouldn't I treat them to a meal to express my gratitude?"

(End of this chapter)