How can there be no smell of fireworks in love

Jenny was twenty-two years old that year and had just graduated from college. Her parents arranged a good job for her in the small town of her hometown, which is easy and stable with a good salary. In the old couple's plan, Ling Xiaoxiao can find a suitable boyfriend after going to work, get married after dating for a year or two, and then give them a chubby grandson.

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But Jenny didn't want such a life at all. She is still so young, and there are countless possibilities for her future. For love, she has a romantic and beautiful imagination. The ideal boyfriend should like from the heart, rather than put various conditions to measure. Isn't this kind of thing about getting married and having children only considered after the age of 30?

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Despite the strong opposition of her parents, Jenny still carried her suitcase and boarded the train bound for Beijing without hesitation. She firmly believes that only the distance can carry poetry and dreams.

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It was hard at first. In order to save money, Jenny stayed in a cheap little hotel and slept nervously at night. Fortunately, she found a job within a few days. The salary is not high, but food and lodging are provided. For Ling Xiaoxiao, who is not familiar with her life, this is undoubtedly the best choice. When I called my parents, I had the confidence to speak.

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When not at work, Jenny used to go to the nearby universities to go shopping. She especially likes the atmosphere on campus, quiet but energetic, quaint but not lacking in fashion. Jenny sometimes listens to songs by the lake full of weeping willows, sometimes rests under tall trees, sometimes walks on the path beside the flower beds...

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Jenny likes Gu Cheng, and there is always a collection of his poems by the pillow. Both parents have retirement salaries, so Ling Xiaoxiao doesn't need to worry about them. Most of her salary is spent on buying flowers and books. When encountering a drama or concert she likes, Jenny always buys a ticket to watch it without hesitation. On a whim, she would also take a walk-and-go trip.

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Jenny's dream is to make her life as romantic, beautiful and refreshing as poetry.

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He looks like he will shine

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I met Jack at the bookstore. The sunlight that day hit his side face through the glass window, Jenny turned her head inadvertently, and saw him in the halo who was concentrating on reading. Jenny's heart beat faster in an instant. She felt that the person in front of her seemed to glow, and she couldn't help being attracted to him.

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Jenny wasn't sure if this feeling was love, but she was sure she really wanted to meet this person. After thinking for a while, Jenny adjusted the corners of her clothes and tried her best to suppress her inner excitement. She walked over and said in a relaxed tone as much as possible, "What a coincidence, I also like this book."

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Jack raised his head and smiled at her, beautiful and warm, Jenny's heart was as soft as water plants in the river. After chatting for a while, Jenny discovered that she and Jack had so many common interests. Coincidentally, they were actually fellow villagers, which made the two of them invisibly close a lot. When they said goodbye, both she and Jake felt unfinished.

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Jenny added Jack's QQ, and chatted a few times when she had something to do. Occasionally, she would have dinner together and visit the bookstore. Jenny can't remember when, when she encountered something fun or annoying, her first reaction was to tell Jack. To Jenny's relief, Jack would laugh with her when she was happy, and coax her to laugh when she was unhappy.

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Jenny is used to Jack's company, and she feels very safe by his side. This should be love, I want to see him all the time, and I want to share all the joys and sorrows with him. While Jenny was thinking about ways to pursue Jack, he confessed with a big bouquet of roses on her birthday. Seeing the sincerity on his face, Jenny agreed without thinking.

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From then on, Jenny's poetic life opened a new chapter. With the embellishment of love, the days become richer and more interesting.

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Jack seems to know everything, and if Jenny asks him anything he doesn't know, he is guaranteed to have an answer right away. He spoiled Jenny, saying that the food in their cafeteria was not nutritious, and he would bring delicious food to Jenny whenever he was free.

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The time of love is really beautiful. They looked at the fountain in Xintiandi at night, and Jenny kissed Jack's lips the moment the water fell. They were walking on the campus path covered with ginkgo leaves, and Jack would crouch down and carry Jenny when she was tired. They built two ugly snowmen in the snow, one named Jack and one named Jenny, and then they looked at each other's cold red nose and laughed...

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Jenny enjoys this kind of love very much, without the trivialities of firewood, rice, oil and salt, and without the ties of housework and human feelings. Some are just two people who love each other, hand in hand to watch the storm, lightning and rainbows all over the sky.

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A bunch of lilies or a few pounds of pork

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Jack rents a house by himself. It's a small cubicle. After putting a bed, there's not much space. Because there are no windows, Jenny always feels depressed. Every time she went to see Jack, she would buy a bunch of lilies and put them in a glass bottle filled with water.

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Jack is careless and always forgets to change the water. Those flowers wither quickly. Jenny reminded him more than once, but Jack didn't care. He said, "I told you not to buy it a long time ago. It can't be eaten as food when it's hungry, and it can't be used as clothes when it's cold. It's useless at all. It's better to buy a few pounds of pork if you have the money." Jenny pouted: "Really vulgar." Next time I go, I will still buy flowers. She just thought that Jack lived in such a cramped and stuffy place, and he could smell the fragrance of flowers every day when he came home, so he should be in a better mood.

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But Jenny didn't know that Jack didn't have such a delicate mind at all. He is very busy with work every day, and sometimes he has to work part-time outside after get off work. When he gets home, he just wants to fall asleep.

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Jenny felt that Jack had changed a lot. When they first met, they talked about music and literature. But later, he opened his mouth and closed his mouth on the stock market price, which was extremely boring.

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Jenny complained and asked if Jack didn't love her anymore. Jack replied of course love, but love always has to be implemented on food and clothing, and he must plan for the future of the two of them. Jenny thinks it's not too late to talk in a few years. But Jack is anxious, he is six years older than Jenny, and his parents are old enough to have children, and they are looking forward to him getting married as soon as possible.

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Jack's dream is to save enough money to buy a house in a small town, then get married and have children, so that the family can live a stable and happy life.

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They gradually had differences and quarrels. Jenny thinks that Jack is getting more and more vulgar, Jack says that Jenny has always been unrealistic. After the quarrel, no one was willing to apologize first, so the cold war came. Later, Jack sent a text message saying goodbye. Jenny got angry and broke up. At that time, Jenny did not expect that this separation would be missed forever.

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Jack returned to his hometown, found a job in the small town, and started to pay for the house. He has a new girlfriend, the appearance of Xiaojiabiyu. Jack posts the dishes made by his girlfriend in the circle of friends every so often, and his tone is full of sweetness and pride. Jenny knew that he had met someone suitable for him and was willing to live an ordinary life with him.

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But time can't go back

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In a blink of an eye, Jenny was twenty-eight years old. When she left the house, her mother would cry in front of her. Jenny was a little sad and felt that she shouldn't be so willful. In addition to poetry and dreams, there are family reluctance and cares in the distance. And she finally began to get tired, and the blooming flowers could not comfort her at night alone.

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In the summer, my father was hospitalized, and my mother was so weak and helpless on the phone. Jenny decided to go back. She resigned very neatly. Most of the books were given away, and only the ones that she liked were delivered home. There was a rare blue sky in Beijing on the day I left. Jenny looked at the familiar streets and crowded people, but she didn't have any special nostalgia.

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My father's illness was not serious, the operation went well, and he was discharged from the hospital not long after. Jenny plans to take a break and spend time with her parents.

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His father became more and more critical, and his mother spoiled him, cooking for him in different ways every day. He also knitted a sweater for him wearing reading glasses, saying that the one he bought was not warm to wear. The old couple sometimes bicker, one said I was much prettier than you when I was young, and the other said I sang much better than you. On my mother's birthday, my father didn't forget to tell Jenny to buy a cake with more chocolate, because my mother liked it. Jenny sometimes sighs that these ordinary and trivial things are also love.

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After breaking up with Jack, Jenny never fell in love again. There are also a few people who have pursued her, but none of them are as comfortable and comfortable with Jack. Therefore, I can only refuse, and one peach blossom after another is gone.

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On the first day of the new year, Jenny and her parents went to the square to watch a performance. The small town is really small. When shopping for corn, she met Jack. He gained some weight and looked in good spirits. The little girl from Jiabiyu became his wife. She stood beside Jack tenderly and smiled sweetly at Jenny. They looked so happy that Jenny was unspeakably disappointed.

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Later, Jenny saw a passage in a magazine: "If I fall in love, I hope this man will give me fireworks, I want him to ask me if I have eaten? Have I gained weight? Do you want to eat chocolate? Do you like this year's new style? The diamond ring? Do you want An Ruijing's skirt? I'm not afraid of vulgarity. Because vulgarity is the smell of fireworks. And this smell has a down-to-earth warmth."

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Jenny suddenly thought of Jack, as if hearing him say, you are so thin, you should eat more meat. Don't worry about those flowers, come and eat the braised pork I just made.

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Jenny finally understood that in a long-term love, the smell of fireworks must not be missed. Unfortunately, time can never go back.