The world is broken, the cubs mend it

"No, did you eat something bad?"

Chen Jiahe sat by the window holding the child. It felt okay with the wind blowing in, but it became uncomfortable after sitting for too long.

"I don't know. The smell in the car makes me want to vomit."

Wang Mazi covered his mouth, closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair. There were many people in the car and the ventilation was not very good. Various smells mixed together and it smelled bad.

"You must be carsick. Wait until the next stop to vomit."

The girl next to him advised him to be patient, as it would be bad if he vomited in the car.

"Um…"

Ma Zi swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva with difficulty to relieve the urge to vomit.

After arriving at the station, he quickly stood up and ran to the door. As soon as he jumped out, he couldn't help but vomit while holding the car. His nose felt sore and tears came out.

They had to transfer halfway, and Ma Zi was almost losing weight due to all the vomiting along the way.

Chen Jiahe held the child and switched seats with him. The child felt nauseous and wanted to vomit because of the lack of air, so he had to switch back.

When they arrived at the terminal, several people looked listless when they got off the bus carrying their luggage. Wang Ziheng was waiting for them at the exit.

Because I had informed him in advance, a house had already been selected for him.

It just so happened that a tenant next door had moved out, so he discussed with the landlord and decided to stay for a few days and then rent the house if Chen Jiahe came to see it and thought it was suitable.

The address is No. 38 Chang'an Avenue. It is a large courtyard where most of the residents are migrant workers from other places.

The house was not big. It had a small room for cooking and a bedroom with a wooden bed and an old cabinet. There were posters of popular singers on the walls.

Although the house was small, it was cheap. Chen Jiahe paid three months' rent and moved in with his children.

He brought the mattress and other things with him, so he could just pack up and settle down.

Wang Mazi slept in a hotel outside for one night, and then went to live in the factory dormitory after passing the interview.

Yuanyuan felt a little uncomfortable in the new environment and looked around the house inside and out.

This is a house built of cement, not even half the size of the adobe house at home.

The compound was very lively in the evening, with children playing games in the yard after school.

Wang Ziheng also had a girl in his family who was about the same age as Yingying. He took her downstairs to play and they quickly became familiar with each other.

There are many places to spend money in the city, so when Chen Jiahe buys vegetables, he can't help but haggle with his children.

Yuanyuan, who had watched her father bargain many times, looked at the stall owner pitifully: "Auntie, please give us a little bit less. We really don't have any money!"

"Forget it, forget it. Just give me this much. Come more often next time."

The stall owner was annoyed by Chen Jiahe's bargaining, but after listening to the little guy's soft and sweet voice, the anger in his heart subsided a little. He took the money impatiently, and finally said a few sarcastic words.

"It's rare to find someone as good at living as your father!"

“My dad is very good at saving money!”

Yuanyuan agreed with the boss's words, saying that the money saved by his father could be used to buy more useful things.

"..."

The stall owner laughed silently with a breath stuck in his throat. He thought that his failure to make yin and yang a success was actually a way of praising him.

The vegetable market was bustling with many pedestrians coming and going, most of them carrying vegetable baskets.

Yuanyuan's hand was held tightly by her father, and she looked at the stalls around her curiously. There were many things she had never seen in the village.

"Dad, all the kids here go to school."

She was playing with other children in the compound last night, and some children her age were reading.

"You will also be attending the Red Breeding Class soon."

Chen Jiahe had inquired and found out that at her age, she could be sent to school in the city.

I have to work part-time, and it's not safe to leave her alone at home, so it's safer to send her to school.

"I have to go to school too? So am I reading faster than Sister Yingying?"

"Of course not. Yingying is already in the first grade. She is older than you and will not be in the same grade as you."

Chen Jiahe briefly explained to the child the difference between the Yuhong class and the first grade.

Generally, students attend the Yuhong class one year before going to school. In fact, she is still a little young to attend it now.

She is four and a half years old now, and after about a year and a half of schooling, she will be old enough to go to primary school.

The day before the interview, Wang Ziheng told them again the questions that might be asked so that they could be mentally prepared.

The factory is not far from the slum, and it only takes about ten minutes to walk there. There are quite a few people coming for interviews.

"Don't be nervous."

Wang Mazi was standing at the end of the team. While cheering himself up, he also did not forget to remind Chen Jiahe.

“I’m not nervous…”

Chen Jiahe was as calm as water, without a trace of fluctuation in his heart.

"Aren't you nervous?"

"Um…"

Wang Mazi's heart was pounding with nervousness. Looking at Chen Jiahe's expressionless face, he couldn't tell whether what he said was true or false.

"Aren't you afraid of failing the interview?"

“A little scared…”

"Then you're not nervous?"

“Can you get through being nervous?”

"..."

Wang Mazi thought what he said made a lot of sense.

"What a coincidence, we meet again!"

Someone tapped his shoulder from the left. When he turned around, he saw a pretty girl who looked familiar but he couldn't remember who she was.

"Have we met?"

"It happened in the car before, and you were carsick at that time." Fang Jie reminded

"Oh it's you…"

Wang Mazi then remembered and touched his head embarrassedly.

After they chatted for a few words, he let Fang Jie stand in front of him. He turned his head to meet Chen Jiahe's dark gaze and looked away guiltily.

"..."

Chen Jiahe doesn't like others cutting in line, but his temper is much better now and he won't embarrass Ma Zi in public.

After the interview, Fang Jie left with the two of them. Coincidentally, she and Ma Zi lived in adjacent hotels.

"How do you two feel? Is there hope?"

“I’m not sure…”

Wang Mazi was very nervous during the interview because he heard that out of so many people, only ten were needed in the end.

"What about you?"

Fang Jie looked at Chen Jiahe. He didn't say much along the way.

"do not know!"

Chen Jiahe looked at the road ahead intently, and answered whatever others asked him.

"Would you like to have dinner with us later?"

"do not want!"

"okay…"

His refusal was so blunt that Fang Jie felt a little embarrassed.

"That's just his personality. Let's... forget it. Let's eat together next time when we have time."

Wang Mazi originally wanted to eat with her, but he felt that it was not appropriate since it was their first meeting, so he swallowed the words back.

"You two go eat, I have to go back and cook for the kids."

Chen Jiahe glanced at them and said what Ma Zi couldn't say.

"Alright! Then let's go eat!"

Fang Jie agreed readily. She originally wanted to call Ma Zi and thank him for letting her stand in front. It was only when they all walked together that Chen Jiahe's name was counted.

"Ah? Okay..."

Wang Mazi hesitated for a moment. No girl was willing to take the initiative to have dinner with him, and he was flattered for a moment.

The three of them parted ways at the intersection. Chen Jiahe turned his head to look at them, and when he saw Ma Zi's reserved look, he curled the corners of his lips.