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When writing about the second half, please provide some background information and describe Ah Lin's help to Ah Yin. This may help to better understand some of the dialogues in the second half, with a focus on depicting Ah Yin's psychological changes before and after that night.
Ah Yin was born in a small county in the Jiangnan region. Her parents had a troubled relationship, often arguing. She also had a troublesome older brother. During her teenage years, two events occurred that made Ah Yin feel very inferior. She has a delicate and pretty appearance, resembling Zhao Liying, with a temperament similar to Dong Jie. Despite not considering herself particularly beautiful in her youth, looking back now, she may have been quite attractive to most people.
Ah Yin graduated from a vocational college, and with this level of education, she could only work at the most basic level in a state-owned enterprise. She worked at this level for less than a year before transferring to a sales position. There were rumors that a divorced sales manager took a liking to Ah Yin and promoted her. This sales manager was around thirty years old, divorced, and reportedly visited the staff dormitories every year to inspect the work. According to Ah Yin's diary, when she joined the company, the sales manager came to inspect the work. Later, in a competition for promotion, Ah Yin was the only one selected out of thirty to forty employees. There were rumors that she had a strong background, and the sales manager liked taking her to meet clients. Sometimes, clients would joke with the sales manager, saying that his "little honey" was good. Once, the sales manager told Ah Yin that when he came to inspect the work, she was the only one quietly reading, which felt different. Perhaps due to her young age, Ah Yin did not realize the sales manager's affection. She still treated her superiors like a fresh graduate and did not know how to respond. The only time Ah Yin noticed the sales manager's affection was when a married male colleague returned from a business trip, and she awkwardly asked if he wanted her to bring him lunch. The sales manager responded, "He's already married," leaving Ah Yin feeling embarrassed. At that time, Ah Yin was in a long-distance relationship with her college boyfriend.
Although there were occasional jokes between colleagues about the sales manager and Ah Yin, at that time Ah Yin thought the sales manager looked like Xuecun and was divorced, but didn't think much of it. The following year, a new college student arrived, and the sales manager pursued another colleague from a well-off family. Other colleagues said it was because Ah Yin's family background was not good, and the sales manager felt the burden was too heavy to act. However, the well-off colleague's parents did not approve of their relationship and actively obstructed it. Additionally, the colleague's father held a high position in another branch of the same system and used his connections to report the sales manager's actions to the headquarters, which then pressured the sales manager. For the sake of love, the sales manager resigned and transferred to another the company, reportedly without a position. One day, Ah Yin and colleagues were dining together when Ah Yin received a phone call from the sales manager.
"XX, where are you?"
"I'm having dinner with Master XX, manager. Is there something you need?"
"Oh, it's nothing." The sales manager hesitated to speak.
Two days later, that colleague with a good family background was murdered. The sales manager became a suspect, and a month later, the sales manager was arrested in Chongqing. A year later, the sales manager was sentenced to death.
A colleague said, "XX, if you had joined forces with the sales manager in the beginning, you could have saved two lives. Before his execution, you should have gone to see him. He changed your destiny. Without him, you might have spent your whole life doing the most basic manual labor."
Now thinking back, that phone call from the sales manager was probably just to find someone to chat with.
Ah Yin's appearance may be just as the rumors say, pure on the outside but lascivious on the inside. Looking back, most of the people who pursued Ah Yin were similar to her in many ways. Due to family influence, Ah Yin was looking for a partner who was the opposite of her father, with a good temper, caring, and with whom she had a connection. The most difficult part was finding that connection. After breaking up, Ah Yin started looking for her own happiness. Perhaps out of fear of poverty, she wanted a boyfriend with good financial conditions, but being a member of the "looks association," her approach may have been wrong. She met a scoundrel during her search. This man, who worked for a state-owned enterprise and had a house, seemed perfect at first, but Ah Yin soon realized he might just be playing around. This realization deepened her sense of inferiority.
After the scumbag incident, Ah Yin's criteria for choosing a partner no longer considers economic conditions. She hopes to find someone who truly cares for her. At this time, Ah Yin's current husband appeared.
Ah Yin has a college degree. In a state-owned enterprise like this, it's impossible to get promoted with this kind of education. At that time, many colleagues chose adult education, but Ah Yin felt that the tuition for adult education was too expensive, and she couldn't learn real skills. During her university years, Ah Yin had already passed most of the self-study exams, except for computer science, which she failed twice. So, Ah Yin decided to finish the self-study exams and obtain a self-study diploma. Ah Yin herself is not good at science, and for her, computer science is even more like a foreign language. Ah Yin enrolled in a computer class.
The first time in class, Ah Yin was a few minutes late. When she pushed open the classroom door, the instructor turned around. Perhaps this is what love at first sight feels like. Ah Yin was stunned for a moment, thinking, how could there be such a handsome teacher? He was 175cm tall and looked like the idol star XX. During this class, Ah Yin listened very attentively and completed the homework very seriously. The second time in class, Ah Yin went early and secretly took a photo of the instructor. Back at the company, Ah Yin happily told her colleagues that she had met a very handsome teacher at the tutoring class. Her colleagues laughed and teased her for being infatuated. The third time was a computer class. At lunch in the cafeteria, the female classmates surrounded the instructor and asked him questions. Ah Yin stayed silent on the side, but she learned everything she needed to know. She found out that the instructor's family lived in the countryside, he couldn't afford a house in Hangzhou, he was over thirty and still didn't have a girlfriend. At the same time, she learned that the instructor's current rental place was very close to Ah Yin's dormitory, on the same bus route.
After class, Ah Yin deliberately walked behind the training teacher, and when the teacher got on the car, she also got on the car.
Ah Yin: Teacher X, you're also on this car?
Teacher X: XX, you're also taking this car?
Ah Yin: Yeah, I live in XX.
Teacher X: What a coincidence, I also live there.
Then the two of them chatted all the way, and when they got off the car, they exchanged QQ numbers.
Through QQ, Ah Yin occasionally asked Teacher X difficult questions, and Teacher X answered them one by one.
This time, Ah Yin passed the exam smoothly and invited Teacher X to dinner to thank him.
After dinner, Ah Yin thanked Teacher X again on QQ.
Ah Yin: Thank you, Teacher X, for helping me pass the computer exam smoothly.
Teacher X: This is the result of your own efforts.
Ah Yin: Teacher X, why don't you have a girlfriend yet?
Teacher X: Too poor, no one is willing.
Ah Yin: Do you want me to introduce someone to you?
Teacher X: Sure.
Ah Yin: Let me introduce myself to you (accompanied by a mischievous expression).
Teacher X: I couldn't ask for more.
In fact, when Ah Yin said this, she already felt a bit of regret in her heart, but she couldn't resist the joy she felt inside. As a result, Teacher X became Ah Yin's boyfriend, and now her husband.
After truly getting to know Ah Yin, she found out that Teacher X was actually poor, with not even 10,000 yuan in savings and an income lower than Ah Yin. Ah Yin hesitated. Ah Yin's leader and mentor learned about her boyfriend's situation and brainwashed her every day, saying, "Think about it, your family background isn't good. You need to change your and your family's fate through marriage. You're not from a wealthy family, so you can't choose someone you like. Others have houses and cars. When their children get sick, they can drive to the hospital. You live in a rented house. When your child gets sick, you have to hail a cab on the roadside. You're beautiful and have a good job. What's hard to find?" Under the daily brainwashing of her leader and mentor, Ah Yin cried every day. But when she thought of the love at first sight, she couldn't bear it. Besides, her boyfriend was indeed good to her, picking her up and dropping her off every day. When Ah Yin got drunk with clients, it was her boyfriend who took care of her. Seeing her handsome and refined boyfriend taking care of her in every way, Ah Yin hesitated.
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