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As Xue Dingyuan spoke, he stood up, cleaned up the leftovers, and threw them into the trash can.

He originally wanted to go back to work in the store, but he always felt that Chu Hongsheng was staring at him on the way to throw out the garbage, but when he turned his head to look for it, Chu Hongsheng didn't look at him at all, and even closed his eyes.

Anyway, Chu Hongsheng's duplicity didn't happen every day or two, Xue Dingyuan said it was normal and he was used to it.

Even very masochistic, he felt that such Chu Hongsheng was a little cute.

And he thought of Chu Hongsheng's current situation—it must be very lonely, right?

He also had many times like this in his previous life, when he was in poor health, had no relatives, no friends, he could only stay on the bed in the rented house by himself, pretending that it was his strongest safe haven...

At that time, he really hoped that there was someone by his side, without talking to him or doing anything for him, just by his side, making him feel that he was not alone.

Thinking about it, Chu Hongsheng is doing the same now!

So he thought for a while, walked back to Chu Hongsheng's side, and said, "Go in, let me lie down for a while."

Then Xue Dingyuan looked at Chu Hongsheng with his eyes still closed, as if he was asleep.

Was it just my own illusion?

When he was thinking that since Chu Hongsheng was asleep, he should not disturb him, he saw that Chu Hongsheng began to squirm without opening his eyes, and gave him a seat alone.

Xue Dingyuan: ...

They are so old, and they are still so cute!

Simply foul!

He thought it was a little funny, but he knew it would be over if he laughed out loud, so he just lifted the covers and got in.

The quilts they carried were made of high-quality cotton spun by the villagers themselves, so they were soft and airy, and they wouldn't hurt even if they were spread on the concrete floor.

In this warm bed, Xue Dingyuan miraculously felt a sense of security.

Although this is on the street, and although they may still live here at night, at least they are together, and they are not alone.

Thinking of this, Xue Dingyuan turned over slightly, turned to Chu Hongsheng, and explained some things to him, "I found a temporary job in the computer city over there, and the boss is nice. She bought the boxed lunch I just had because I performed well in the morning, and she specially added a chicken leg to me, and I made an agreement with her that my salary and commission will be given to me on a daily basis—but I didn’t sell anything in the morning, so I only have a little salary. But it doesn't matter, I will work hard in the afternoon, um, it doesn't matter even if I can't sell it, there is still salary, you wait here for me, and I will buy you delicious food when I come back at night, okay?"

Chu Hongsheng's eyes were tightly closed, but the eyeballs were shaking and shaking under the eyelids. He obviously heard what Xue Dingyuan was saying, but he didn't respond to him.

Xue Dingyuan didn't expect it either, he just wanted to explain the matter in detail so that Chu Hongsheng wouldn't lie here in the afternoon and think wildly, "In short, I will definitely not let you starve, so you can rest assured."

"Don't run away because I earn less, I will be very sad."

"Don't worry too much. As the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain and goes away like a thread. When you get better, there will be plenty of opportunities."

"Our two brothers are so capable, we will definitely not make mistakes in the future... Anyway, you will definitely not be able to make mistakes, so just don't dislike me when the time comes."

Xue Dingyuan babbled on like this for 10 minutes.

In fact, he himself was quite surprised, because he was not a talkative person, but the effect of his talking for so long was obvious—Chu Hongsheng had already been hypnotized by him.

In fact, Chu Hongsheng was really tired.

Ever since his father passed away, he has been very tired. Even when he was resting, he couldn't relax mentally at all.

He has been upright, has been stiff.

Because he felt that he couldn't fall down. At first, if he fell down, what would happen to the family left by his father?

Later, if I fell down, what would my sick mother do?

Then, what would Xue Dingyuan do if he fell down?

Finally, what should Xue Dingyuan do if he falls down and cannot live his own life with peace of mind?

But after all, he only has one, so he still didn't hold on...

But Xue Dingyuan didn't abandon him.

This was already a pleasant surprise, and the other party patiently talked to him so much.

Before Chu Hongsheng's father died, life at home was still very good. There was a 29-inch rear-projection TV, which was the envy of the whole village.

There was once a travel program, which introduced hot springs.

Chu Hongsheng saw it at the time and thought it was very good, but he felt that he might never have the chance to enjoy that kind of good thing in his whole life. After all, he was just a rural child, and even if he went to work in the city in the future - he didn't have a diploma, so he would definitely not be able to find a decent one. Work earns hard money, and you have to save every penny and spend it wisely when you can use it. How can you do such a luxurious thing?

But what he feels now is that he is soaking in the warm hot spring, Xue Dingyuan's words are like small bubbles one by one, lifting him up, making him feel extremely comfortable.

Under such a feeling, he finally fell asleep peacefully.

Seeing this, Xue Dingyuan came out of the bed, helped Chu Hongsheng tuck the corner of the quilt, and then walked towards Leqing Square and returned to the shop.

It's not long before school starts, and today is the weekend, so many individual visitors come here to look at computers and so on.

But in fact, the popularity here is not very high. Compared with the crowds of people in the computer city fighting against each other later, it seems a bit deserted now.

But it's normal to think about it. In this era, W97 has not been released for a long time, and computers are still high-end luxury goods.

And in many stores, there are many elite households who are sitting and looking at business negotiations with their bosses. Because of this, these parents who brought their children, or individual visitors who are students majoring in computer science, look at this Computers full of technological sense, each with a little timidity in their eyes.

It's not necessarily that you can't afford it, but that you always feel a little inexplicable awe when you look at this product.

In addition, those clerks and bosses use their nostrils to see people superior, so many people pass the door and don't enter, just look outside.

Seeing such a scene, Xue Dingyuan suddenly remembered that before he was reborn, he met a doctor of programming who was a few years older than him. When the two of them had a meal together, they remembered bitterness and thought sweetness. The doctor said with emotion that when he first entered university, he I chose to major in computer science. I can't even have a computer for a computer major, can I?

But computers are expensive!It was difficult for these students to bear. In the end, the eight people in the dormitory jointly bought a computer and operated it in different time periods.

But at least they bought one. How many people back then memorized the theoretical knowledge thoroughly, and then operated it in the computer room for a short while during the computer class.

And this guy even complained to him that the boss who sold his computer back then knew about their partnership to buy a computer, so what he said was very mean... He almost dropped the table and didn't want to buy it.

Thinking of this, Xue Dingyuan suddenly felt that this was his chance!

After all, compared with the kind of shopkeepers who are waiting for big customers to come to their doors, what he needs most now are retail investors - as long as he can sell three or four computers and earn commission money, he and Chu Hongsheng will have a place to live.

Thinking of this, he immediately pushed open the glass door of the small shop, smiled at the parents and students and said, "Come in and have a look, our shop has all kinds of computers with various configurations, which can definitely meet your various needs."

Luo Xinning was taken aback by Xue Dingyuan's sudden action, she opened her mouth to say that we don't need to do this, and then saw Xue Dingyuan walking into the store with a father and son smiling...

You can't be kicked out when someone comes to your door, so Luo Xinning should keep his mouth shut.

Xue Dingyuan did not follow the father and son in step, but went out to greet other customers to come in. In just a few minutes, the small shop was crowded with five or six people, which seemed full of popularity.

Chinese people have the instinct to gather together, so more people walked in.

The owner and clerk of the shop next door greeted people like this, and even gave him a few supercilious glances, but Xue Dingyuan didn't care. In his heart, making money is the most important thing now.

Among these people, Xue Dingyuan suddenly saw a familiar face in the crowd, and he was stunned because he didn't know anyone in Bincheng.

He took a few more careful glances before he realized, Doctor!

This is the target customer, because he knows very well that this person bought a computer back then.

Xue Dingyuan immediately ran over enthusiastically, "Want to buy a computer?"

With nearly 2 yuan collected by the people in the dormitory in his arms, Jiang Yang was very upset.

In fact, he and his classmates have already made a lot of money in Leqing Building, but seeing the condescending bosses and shop assistants, they feel that they can't talk to each other.

At this moment, a person who seemed to be about the same age as them took the initiative to greet them, and his attitude was still very approachable, so he scratched his head and said, "Actually, we don't know much about this aspect."

Yes, even students majoring in computer science don't really know much about computers.

Xue Dingyuan thought for a while, and led Jiang Yang and his classmates towards an assembly machine, "Although the brand machine sounds nice, if you want to be economical, it is better to use an assembly machine, and the quality is actually lower. Not much worse."