He won 900 million in the lottery.

the company.

I received a call from my cousin early this morning, and I was a bit of a headache.

I am the only boy in the third generation of the Shen family. I have an older uncle and two daughters who are 10 years older than me and are already rural women.

I have an aunt who married into the family and gave birth to a daughter, who is my cousin.

I received a phone call on WeChat.

Cousin [Shen Tianni]: "Brother, I've arrived."

Me: "I'll come pick you up."

If it were anyone else, I would have let her come upstairs by herself, but this is my cousin, whom I've raised since she was little.

When I got downstairs, I saw her at first glance. Although it had been more than half a year since I last saw her, the feeling of kinship made me instantly recognize her figure from my memories.

I waved: "Here."

Tianni: "Brother!"

Standing at 1 meters tall and weighing 108 kilograms, Tianni pounced on me like a koala.

Me: "I've gained weight again!"

Tianni got off me and tugged at my ear: "You're something else! You were gone for more than half a year and came back without a word. I heard from your uncle that you got engaged as soon as you came back. You didn't even stay home for a few more days."

Me: "You're usually so busy with work, how can I possibly find time to contact you?"

My cousin works as an accountant at a small, ordinary company.

This is probably the life of an ordinary family.

I brought my cousin to my company, a small studio. In her eyes, it still looked so inadequate, with no employees and no business. It was obviously a shell company.

Me: "Would you like to sit down and have some tea?"

Tianni: "Okay, let me try it too. Our boss drinks this every day, but we employees can't afford it. You don't make any money every day, but you're always thinking about how to enjoy life like the boss."

I scratched my head: "Ever since you graduated from university and started working, you've been finding new ways to lecture me every day."

Tianni: "Look at you, after graduating from university, you didn't want to work. You were always running around outside, and every business you did lost money. Now people in the village are saying that you came back from Shanghai because you lost a lot of money."

I gave a wry smile: "Those people in the village are all gossips, they just want others to suffer. Don't listen to what they say."

Tianni's eyes reddened slightly: "Can't you just stand up straight and let them see? You're the only man in our family this generation. Don't let the villagers laugh at you, including our relatives."

I wiped away my little sister's tears: "Don't cry, be good. Trust me, I won't let them laugh at me again."

Tianni took out a bank card from her pocket: "This is the tens of thousands of yuan I've saved since graduation. You can take it."

I was a little touched; this girl is still as naive as she was back then.

I pushed the bank card back.

"Don't worry, I have a way this time, it won't cost you any money."

Tianni: "Last month, my second aunt went to borrow money from relatives, but those ungrateful relatives refused to lend her any! My mom later went to your house to ask my second aunt for money, but she still refused. This card contains my own salary, including what I just received this month. Mom and Dad don't know about it, so you can use it for now!"

That must have happened before I returned from Shanghai.

Me: "I really don't need the money right now. You can keep it. I'll come back to you when I need money."

Tianni: "Brother, do you remember when I failed my high school entrance exam? You told me not to give up. The neighbors and relatives were all laughing at my parents, and you told me to study hard, persevere, and take the exam again to prove them wrong. You taught me all of this, have you forgotten?"

I'm helpless; this girl is really stubborn now.

Me: "Don't worry, girl, I haven't forgotten, and I don't plan to give up. I've gritted my teeth and persevered for so many years, endured so much hardship and suffered so many scornful looks. I remember it all. I will definitely turn things around."

Tianni: "Yeah, go for it, bro! Make big money in business, let them see!"

Me: "Let's go, I'll treat you to lunch."

"Um."

Maybe so. I've always been a negative example among my relatives. After graduating from university, I didn't work seriously but instead kept running around aimlessly.

Every job you do seems to lead to failure.

Every business I do loses money.

The money that needed to be borrowed has been borrowed.

My relatives, seeing my failure, laughed when they could.

restaurant.

My siblings and I didn't indulge in any luxuries; we only ordered two bowls of noodles and not even a cold dish.

I'm afraid my cousin will say I'm wasting money.

"I heard from my third aunt that her son became a manager at his company this year. He bragged about it at our house, and at the end he even mentioned you by name, all in a sarcastic tone."

"You didn't argue with her again, did you?"

"Yes, we argued, and I had someone kick her out. My second aunt spoils her, but I won't."

"Our neighbor, Aunt Zhang, used to always come over to brag about her civil servant son and how fertile her daughter-in-law was, which infuriated my second aunt! But it's quite an achievement that you got engaged this month. I was on vacation for three days back in my hometown, and Aunt Zhang didn't even come to visit!"

"Second Uncle went out to work, did you know? Second Aunt didn't want you to know, he's working with his brother, Fourth Brother."

I vaguely know this. It seems my dad knows I'm getting married and is afraid Dongling won't like me, so he's gone out to work hard to earn a dowry.

Me: "Call him Fourth Uncle. He comes to our house every year for Chinese New Year, even though we only see each other once a year. He used to give you red envelopes when we were kids."

Tianni pouted.

Tianni: "By the way, didn't you say you weren't leaving this time?"

Me: "Yeah, you see, I've started another company."

Tianni: "I don't understand any of your businesses. Will this new one be profitable?"

Me: "Yes, we're making money. We already have two or three deals."

Tianni said happily, "If your company grows big, can I come work for you?"

Me: "Of course, no problem, it'll be quick. What's wrong? Don't you like your current company?"

Tianni shook her head: "No, it's just that clocking in and out is too annoying. Being late will result in a deduction from my salary. I also worked overtime during the National Day holiday recently, and there was no overtime pay."

Me: "That's how it is when you work for someone else. Just hang in there a little longer."

Tianni: "I know, I've been going for years."

I teased her, "I haven't heard anything about your love life in the years since you graduated. Last year at the New Year's Eve dinner, my uncle even told me to advise you to pay more attention, so you don't end up like me, going on blind dates."

Tianni pretended to be angry: "Let's not talk about this, or I won't come to see you anymore."

Me: "Okay, okay, I won't mention it, you won't be angry. But if it really exists, you must bring it to me so I can see it."

Tianni gave me a reassuring look.

"Oh, let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat."

I eventually accepted Tianni's bank card; I'll just keep it here. When she gets married, as her cousin, I'll definitely give her a big red envelope and buy her a car.

[P.S., if I hadn't won the lottery, I wouldn't have had the courage to commit suicide. In fact, I would have become that cousin in his thirties, dying with resentment, just a dream. This chapter is dedicated to those cousins ​​who bear all the disdain and ridicule yet still strive. I cheer for you, keep going!]