Introduction
이런 결정을 내린 것은 다른 복잡한 이유 때문이 아니었다. 간단히 말해서 '가난하면 꿈도 작아진다'는 것이었다!
똑같이 졸업한 지 반 년이 지났지만, 추페이는 지금 월급 2천 위안도 안 되는 돈으로 겨우 살아가고 있었다. 하지만 그의 여자친구 리란은 매달 4천 위안이 넘는 돈을 벌고 있었고, 최근에 지급된 연말 보너스로 무려 15만 위안을 받았다! 이렇게 계산해 보면 그녀의 월 수입은 거의 1만 7-8천 위안에 달했다. 추페이의 열 배나 되는 금액이었다!
바로 이것이 차이였다.
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Chapter 1
대학 졸업 후 장청 우한에서 반년 넘게 더 머물다가, 추페이는 결국 선전으로 가기로 결정했다.
이런 결정을 내린 것은 다른 복잡한 이유 때문이 아니라, 간단히 말해 '가난하면 뜻이 작아진다'는 네 글자 때문이었다.
같은 졸업 반년 차지만, 추페이는 지금 월 2천 위안이 안 되는 급여로 겨우 살아가는 반면, 그의 여자친구 리란은 매달 4천 위안 이상을 받고, 방금 지급된 연말 보너스로 무려 15만 위안을 받았다! 이렇게 계산하면 그녀의 월 수입은 거의 1만 7-8천 위안으로, 추페이의 10배나 된다!
이것이 바로 차이다.
하지만 이런 차이가 생긴 이유는... 인생의 기회가 때로는 정말 제각각이라고 밖에 말할 수 없다. 적절한 사람이나 일을 만나면 어쩌면 단번에 성공할 수도 있다! 그러나 불행하게도, 하늘은 장난을 좋아해서 추페이처럼 재능이 있어도 기회를 만나지 못하는 사람들이 많이 있다.
추페이와 리란은 같은 반 동기였다. 그는 대학교 1학년 때부터 이미 여러 아르바이트를 했지만, 리란은 4학년이 되어서야 인턴십을 찾기 시작했다.
둘 다 실내 디자인 전공이었고, 리란은 꽤 수줍음이 많고 내성적인 성격이라 여러 곳을 다녀봤지만 선택받지 못했다. 그러다 한 오피스 빌딩에 면접을 보러 갔을 때 긴장해서 층을 잘못 찾아 들어간 곳이 구인광고를 낸 적도 없는 회사였는데, 하필 그곳에서 그녀를 마음에 들어했다. 인턴으로 남게 되었을 뿐만 아니라, 그녀가 꽤 성실하고 부지런히 일하는 모습을 보고 두 달 후에 정식 직원으로 계약까지 했다.
하지만 리란이 우연히 들어간 그 회사는 작은 회사가 아니라 전국에서 상위권에 드는 디자인 연구소였다. 이전에는 최소한 건축학 전공 대학원생만 뽑았고, 학부생을 뽑은 전례가 없었다. 리란이 처음이자 마지막이라고 하며, 게다가 건축 관련 전공도 아니었기 때문에 지금까지도 많은 동료들이 그녀를 전설이라고 부른다...
추페이와 리란은 대학 3학년 때부터 사귀기 시작했고, 리란은 그에게 처녀를 바쳤다. 리란은 성격이 온화하고 평소에도 의존적인 모습을 보여, 많은 동급생들이 추페이의 행운을 부러워했다. 하지만 현실은 항상 이렇게 잔인하다. 아무리 달콤한 사랑도 실제 돈과는 비교할 수 없고, 생활의 기본 필수품과도 비교할 수 없기 때문이다...
처음 추페이와 연애할 때, 리란은 그가 매우 노력하고 진취적인 모습에 반해 좋은 미래가 있을 거라고 생각했다. 하지만 졸업 후에도 추페이의 월급이 천 위안 남짓에 불과하다는 것을 알게 되었다. 반면 그녀의 회사에 있는, 그녀보다 몇 살 많지 않은 남자 직원들은 최소한 월 7-8천 위안을 받고, 연말 보너스는 최소 30-40만 위안부터 시작했다. 이 사람들은 매일 자가용을 타고 출퇴근할 뿐만 아니라, 대화 주제도 어디로 여행을 갈지, 어떤 아파트를 살지에 관한 것이었다. 잘생기고 키가 크다는 것은 둘째 치더라도, 부유한 것은 확실했다.
그런데 추페이는? 계속해서 2천 위안이 안 되는 월급으로, 우한이라는 중간 규모 도시에서 겨우 살아갈 수 있을 뿐, 집을 사거나 결혼을 하는 것은 꿈에 불과했다.
간단히 말해, 추페이와 리란의 그 동료들은 완전히 다른 차원에 있었다...
그래서 어느새 리란의 추페이에 대한 태도에도 미묘한 변화가 생기기 시작했다. 아마 그녀 자신은 느끼지 못했을지 모르지만, 이것은 사실이었다... 평소에 상처 주는 말을 하는 것은 물론이고, 추페이에 대한 인내심도 점점 잃어갔으며, 사소한 일로도 자주 싸움을 걸었다. 그리고 싸움이 많아지니 지치게 되었고, 특히 추페이가 올해 연말 보너스나 특별 수당 같은 수입이 전혀 없다는 것을 알았을 때, 그녀는 입을 다물었지만, 그 순간의 눈빛은 정말 상처를 주었다.
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