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Chapter 25: Sharing Difficulties

Qiu Huoming turned his head and looked over. Hu Zi fell to the ground and a brick rolled out of his palm.

"He attacked by surprise." Ding Yu's voice trembled.

It seems that after Hu Zi recovered, he also picked up a brick to hit Qiu Huoming, but was seen by Ding Yu, who had been in a highly nervous state. It was like a blind cat meeting a dead mouse, and Ding Yu hit him while rushing into him recklessly.

It was obvious that Hu Zi's shoulder was dislocated by him. His arm hung to his side, his teeth were clenched, but he didn't say a word.

"Fatty is awesome!" After being interrupted, the murderous intent on Qiu Huoming's face lessened a lot.

"I admit defeat. You can do whatever you want to me. I won't say a word!"

Seeing that there was no hope of a comeback, Brother Tian readily admitted defeat.

Qiu Huoming continued to lean against the iron rod and said, "I won't make things difficult for you. I know you must have been instructed by someone. There is no grudge between us."

As soon as he finished speaking, a hint of joy appeared on Tian Ge's face. This little guy was probably afraid of offending him.

The seemingly innocent boy in front of him continued, "But you scared us. We need to see a doctor. It would be unreasonable not to pay for the medical expenses, right?"

The boy's voice sounded like a devil in Tian Ge's ears.

His face was filled with mixed emotions. He looked at his companion who was sitting on the ground trying to stop the bleeding on his forehead, and then looked at his right hand which he could hardly lift. For a moment, he didn't know who was the hooligan between him and the other.

He endured it and took out a five-yuan note from his pocket, "That's all."

Qiu Huoming quickly put it in his arms.

"We can let you go, but will you come to retaliate against us?"

"Of course not." Brother Tian was a little worried about Hu Zi who was sitting on the ground in a daze, so he spoke faster.

"Swear an oath."

"If I cause you any trouble, God will strike you with lightning."

"In other words, if you cause trouble for us, you will never be a man again!"

Brother Tian's eyelids twitched, and he hardened his heart and repeated, "If we cause trouble for you, we will not be men!"

"Okay, there's no friendship without fighting. Maybe we can be friends in the future. Let's go. Alas, we still have to go to the hospital. It's not enough to talk nicely, we have to fight." Qiu Huoming took a few steps back with the iron rod in one hand, then pulled Ding Yu and walked out quickly.

Brother Tian breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly squatted down to check his companion's wound, "Hu Zi, how are you?"

The wound on Hu Zi's forehead is not big, and the blood is slowly coagulating. However, as his arm is dislocated, he needs to find a Chinese medicine doctor who specializes in treating injuries.

Hu Zi shook his head, looking gloomy, "Does that shitty oath you just made include me?"

Brother Tian helped him stand up: "Of course, brothers should share the hard times."

"So let these two guys go?"

"What else? Wouldn't you be ashamed to tell others about it?"

"What about the money? It was given away for nothing!"

"Go ask Chen for... medical expenses..."

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Qiu Huoming held Ding Yu's hand and walked faster and faster. When he passed by a broken bicycle lying in the alley, he suddenly laughed, threw away the iron rod in his hand, put his arm around Ding Yu's shoulders, and threw away the brick in his hand.

"Do you have a feeling that Jueyuan has defeated Wang Renze? Justice will never be absent..."

Ding Yu came back to his senses, his tense body gradually relaxed, his complexion looked much better, and he recalled the plot in the movie.

"Huozi, we actually won the fight! What a pity that I didn't use the drunken fist..."

Seeing that his demeanor had finally returned to normal and he had returned to his talkative nature, Qiu Huoming felt relieved, thinking that his stress disorder must have been resolved.

Their faces were stained with dirt, and after wiping several times, they were finally clean. Qiu Huoming pointed at Ding Yu's blue ski jacket and said, "It's dirty. Your brother is going to beat you up."

"As soon as I got home, I cried in front of him. My brother was bullied, and he, as an older brother, scolded me!"

"Cattle!"

Qiu Huoming patted his shoulder and said, "It's a good thing. I made five dollars and I'll give you half of it."

The two of them walked and talked until they arrived at the entrance of Xinhua Bookstore. The bookstore was already closed, leaving only a dim light sign under the porch.

Across the small square is the main street. There are some makeshift snack stalls under the street lights on both sides. If you want to make money these days, you can do it as long as you work hard and are not afraid of hardships.

"You want to do business, right? I don't want it. It's all yours." Ding Yu said.

"No, that won't work. Let's put one thing in another. You also deserve half of the credit for the medal of honor. Let's go home first. I'm going to sell a car in front of the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow. By the way, I'd like to invite you to have a meal outside at noon." Qiu Huoming's tone left no doubt.

"Okay, I want fried rooster with chili peppers."

"That's called stir-fried chicken with green peppers, or you can call Gu Xiaoran."

"Then call your elder sister too."

"You are not attracted to my sister, are you? I tell you, forget it, she is only 15 years old!"

"Huozi, what kind of rubbish is hidden in your head? I treat her as my own sister!"

"Oh." Qiu Huoming glanced at Ding Yu who was about to go berserk, and quickly added: "Then it's settled."

Qiu Huoming lifted up his sleeves and took a look at the bloodstain on his wrist. He was injured at the moment of the collision. His body's reaction speed was still too slow. He was still scratched when the opponent's iron rod was retracted.

Fortunately, I was wearing an autumn shirt, otherwise I would have to get a tetanus shot. It seems that fitness should also be put on the agenda.

After bidding farewell to Ding Yu at the fork in the road, there were fewer and fewer people along the way.

East Street is not far from the urban-rural fringe, and there are vast farmlands and a waterway nearby. Cement boats run there all year round, and there are also houses on the boats. However, for the children to go to school, some boatmen built simple thatched huts on the river bank.

When we returned to the compound, the iron gate at the entrance had been locked, leaving only a small door that was wide enough for one person to pass through.

On the balcony of the building, Zhang Yougen was standing there smoking. His stepmother was sensitive to the smell of cigarettes, so he had to stay here if he wanted to smoke.

He saw Qiu Huoming from a distance. When he got closer, he flicked the cigarette butt lightly, and it flew through the air and fell precisely at Qiu Huoming's feet.

Qiu Huoming was startled, and looked up to see Zhang Yougen shouting at him, "Stand there and wait for me."

Before he could reply, Zhang Yougen's figure had disappeared from the balcony.

After a while, he ran down the corridor in his slippers, tapping his feet. As soon as he came down, he grabbed Qiu Huoming's arm and dragged him to a corner.

"Did your father offend someone?" Zhang Yougen scared Qiu Huoming as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Why do you ask?"

"In this evaluation, your father should be able to become a section chief, or at least a deputy section chief. Why was he loaned out to another unit? In this case, he can't even drink soup."

Zhang Yougen's father is the director, so he naturally knows everything about this matter.

Qiu Huoming smiled bitterly: "My dad is a man who is thankful that he can keep his job. I don't expect him to get promoted or make a fortune, but..."

Qiu Huoming lowered his voice and said, "Brother Yougen, did you hear anything?"

Zhang Yougen glanced at him and laughed, "Forget it, your dad might turn a disaster into a blessing this time, you can ask him to work harder later, okay, I'm going back."

After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Qiu Huoming, "You are quite popular. My girlfriend wants to treat us to dinner on Friday night. Let's go."

"Thank you, Brother Yougen, and thank you, sister-in-law." Qiu Huoming looked well-behaved and quickly agreed.

Watching him return to the corridor entrance, Qiu Huoming thought to himself that it seemed that they had reconciled again.

Love is such a magical thing.

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