Indiscriminate
Chapter 7
After going out for a while and coming back, the street became even more deserted.There is no air-conditioning in the rented basement. In winter in southern cities, the cold air blows up from the ground. If you stay at home, no matter how much you wear, your hands and feet will be as cold as ice.
Shi Shilei moved the low table to the bed, practiced calligraphy under the quilt, his hands were icy cold, and even the brushwork seemed very stiff.
When he went to bed at night, he woke up directly from the cold.Waking up early the next morning, Shi Shilei couldn't bear it anymore and went online to buy an electric heater and an electric blanket. Soon after paying, he heard the sound of the bank balance information on his mobile phone.
When he opened it, Shi Shilei was stunned.The last time he sent money to his family, he used another account, which is empty now, but he has always used this one himself, and has never checked the balance.Seeing the three-digit number, Shi Shilei's heart suddenly turned cold, and he quickly logged into the online bank to check how the money was spent.
However, it is impossible to clearly list all the consumption terms in the detailed accounts. Shi Shilei looked at it and recalled where the consumption was made. After thinking about it carefully, his head became dizzy.
Although he got a salary for the two months of working part-time in the photography studio, it was completely a drop in the bucket for his huge and complicated consumption projects.
Buy photography equipment and books. ——When I was still with Yao Xiyang, because I was thinking about being supported, it didn’t matter if I spent them together, anyway, the money would go back to my pocket, so all the expenses in the list were clothing expenses.Compared with these, the pens, inks, papers and inkstones used for calligraphy practice are small in number.Also, look for Fu Qinruo's ticket again and again.
Shi Shilei remembered that the 1000 yuan that Fu Qinruo had left for him at the hotel was considered as his travel expenses for his return, so he returned the money to him that day.
Thinking of Fu Qinruo, Shi Shilei was so dizzy that he simply closed the notebook.
Fortunately, this semester does not need to pay tuition fees, otherwise it will be over.Shi Shilei secretly imagined that a big boss like Yao Xiyang would definitely not care about the money spent on him. If he asked to pay back the money, he might have other motives.But who can he not find?Shi Shilei simply didn't care.
However, how long will 700 yuan be enough for him to spend?According to his usual consumption, it will disappear in a week, at most two weeks.Fortunately, the rent has been paid for three months at a time, but there are still water and electricity bills to be paid every month. After deducting this part, how much money is left?
Shi Shilei sat on the bed, worrying about issues that he couldn't care about at ordinary times, distracted, coupled with the coldness of the room, he couldn't help but secretly complained that this kind of crappy house had the nerve to charge him so much money every month.
Thinking of this, he still thought of Fu Qinruo inexplicably, remembering him saying: just stay.
"Damn it." Shi Shilei jumped off the bed. After turning off the lights, the room was pitch black. He went to the area separated by the heavy curtain to develop photos.
There was also a roll of film in the Leica, but I don't remember what was in it.He put the developer tank and other tools into the dark pocket, half-consciously rolling the film and filling the can, thinking about how to tell the courier to return the goods when the courier arrives tomorrow.
He doesn't want to spend a penny now.
After fixing, the image on the film slowly emerges.Shi Shilei cleaned them one by one and hung them up.While clamping a wooden clip to one of the films, he saw Fu Qinruo playing the piano on it.
Shi Shilei thought he was unlucky, and tore off the wooden clip forcefully, allowing the photo to curl up during the drying process.
Shi Shilei had never cried so badly since he escaped from his adoptive father's house and returned to the orphanage that year.At least he knew what he was crying at that time—he had to cry, otherwise the mother in the orphanage would have to send him back to his adoptive father's house. Since then, he has only been reciting poems, practicing calligraphy, drawing, and at night Sleep with foster father.
At that time, Shi Shilei was crying to death, and even passed out for a while, but when he woke up, he was already lying on the hard and narrow wooden bed in the orphanage, and his mother also realized that she hadn't sent him away.
But this time he was crying for no reason at all, not knowing why he was so useless.He thought that his tears were exhausted as early as that day, and he cried again later to please the guests and pretend to be pitiful, or when he met a guest with excess energy, he would cry to save himself from suffering.
Shi Shilei felt that it was best not to see Fu Qinruo again in this life. This person didn't say a few words to him, but he made him not even recognize him.
On New Year's Eve, every household was bustling with activity. Shi Shilei ate instant noodles for several days in a row, and felt that he should not treat himself badly on New Year's Eve, so he put on a hat, scarf, mask, and gloves and went out.
The sound of the beginning of the Spring Festival Gala came from upstairs. The relationship between the sound transmission, one near and the other far, one after another, like countless echoes.
Shi Shilei looked at the sky behind the dim streetlights. The weather forecast said that cold air is coming in the near future, and there may be snowfall.He originally hoped to see a snowfall, but thinking that it would be colder in the basement when it snowed, he expected the cold air to turn around and go to other places before it came over the city.
He rubbed his cold ears, thinking why he didn't buy earmuffs before?If you don't have money now, you will definitely not spend money to buy it.
All the restaurants on the street were closed. He walked to the convenience store and sneezed, opened the door and walked in. He saw the clerk eating melon seeds at the Spring Festival Gala bored.
Probably didn't expect anyone to come at this time, the clerk hurriedly spat out the crushed melon seeds in his mouth, stood up and said, "Welcome!"
Shi Shilei glanced at him indifferently, as well as the cross talk that kept quoting Internet jokes at the party, walked to the side of the oden with a blank face, and took a bowl.
Only three of the nine grids are cooking, and the number can be counted at a glance. Shi Shilei took off his mask, sighed, and asked, "That's all?"
"Well, there is no stock, only these." The clerk smiled apologetically.
Shi Shilei raised his brows awkwardly, and fished out the two tribute balls that had soaked a little white, as well as the remaining few cuttlefish balls and a piece of kelp, and almost picked up all the food left in the soup. , except for the so-called cod roll - which has been changed beyond recognition.I don't know if these things have been cooking in this pot of soup all day.
Fortunately, the aroma of the soup was full, and it was very warm to hold in the palm of the hand through the paper bowl. Shi Shilei ate and walked along the almost deserted street, and gradually came to the square with crowds.
There were many people waiting for the New Year's Eve gathered here, and the Spring Festival Gala was broadcast live on the big screen. He thought that he would be cold when he went home anyway, so he sat down by the square to rest, and finished the tasteless oden.
At this time, a message came from the mobile phone that was about to be owed. When Shi Shilei took it out, he was still wondering if the system reminded him to pay the phone bill again, but when he saw an unfamiliar number, he was still stunned.
He remembered whose phone number it was, even though the cell phone that had stored it was no longer used.
The president who manages so many things will send him a New Year's greeting message?
Shi Shilei looked at those words impatiently, hesitated for a moment, and replied.
After a while, a message from Yao Xiyang came over, asking if he had eaten yet?Come to eat at home.
He almost spit out the soup that he just drank into his mouth, and replied with a smile: I'm having New Year's Eve dinner at home!You are in Hangzhou all the way, I can't afford the feast of this airfare.
After replying, Shi Shilei felt that he should have nothing to say, so he put the phone back in his pocket, held the paper bowl with both hands and drank the rest of the soup.
The phone rang while he was wiping his mouth, and Yao Xiyang said that he could pick him up in a car.
Shi Shilei was angry and funny, and was thinking about how to reply him, when he saw a car that he had seen many times parked beside the square.
He froze for a moment, and once stood up, he even wanted to turn around and run away immediately, but the car window was already closed.Yao Xiyang looked at him with a smile in the car, and said, "Get in the car, how about eating that?"
Shi Shilei frowned, not knowing how long he had been observing him.
Fortunately, Yao Xiyang didn't really want to take him home.Otherwise, even if Shi Shilei doesn't stay at night, like that kind of place where rich people's villas are everywhere, he doesn't know how far he will have to go if he wants to come out by himself.
Shi Shilei had been drafting since he entered the hotel lobby, thinking about how to leave smoothly, but then he found out that he was a villain at heart——Yao Xiyang took him to the hotel restaurant and had dinner with him there, as if there was nothing else What's the meaning.
He felt a little relieved, but it made him even more inexplicable.
"Mr. Yao, you're in your thirties, aren't you at home with your family?" Shi Shilei couldn't hold back his question just as the dishes were served.
Yao Xiyang spread the napkin on his lap, smiled and said, "I'm going back, I'll go back after this meal."
Now Shi Shilei was reassured, hehe smiled, and thanked the waiter who served the food.
"Would you like to come to my house to celebrate the New Year?" Yao Xiyang said when preparing dishes, "My family knows about me. It's nothing to bring someone back, it's better than sitting alone in the square watching the Spring Festival Gala."
Shi Shilei couldn't figure out whether he was mocking himself or not, but when he heard him say that he had come out to his family, he couldn't help but think of Fu Qinruo again.He cursed in his heart, but smiled at Yao Xiyang, and said politely: "How can you be ashamed? I am not a child from a good family. I went to your house on this New Year's day. I am afraid Dirty the facade."
Hearing this, Yao Xiyang frowned, and said seriously: "Since I said such a thing, it means I don't care who you are."
Shi Shilei became even more frightened when he heard it, so he could only laugh awkwardly.
It's probably the feeling of being cared and cared by someone who doesn't like it, the feeling of having nothing to say.He understood why Fu Qinruo always hesitated to speak or left half a sentence when facing him.
Yao Xiyang stared at him for a moment, shook his head with a sigh, took out a red envelope from his pocket, put it on the table, and said with a smile, "Happy New Year."
Shi Shilei was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes, and saw that the red envelope with the words "everything succeeds" was placed on the table, and it even bulged a little. He really couldn't guess how many banknotes were put inside.
"I can't take your money." Shi Shilei quickly put down his chopsticks.
Yao Xiyang explained: "Don't worry, it has no other meaning. Are you still in school? This is my lucky money for you. In terms of age, you are also an elder."
Shi Shilei wondered: "Then I can't accept it." God knows how much money is in it, maybe he can live frugally for more than half a year, but he really can't accept Yao Xiyang's money anymore, let alone with favors.
"I know you have difficulties." Probably because he was too persistent, Yao Xiyang's smile faded a little, put down his chopsticks, crossed his fingers on the table, and said, "If you have any difficulties, you can tell me. Aren't we friends?"
Shi Shilei stood up abruptly, put the napkin back on the table, bowed apologetically, and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yao, just pretend I'm ignorant and don't know how to flatter you. But I really don't know how to appreciate a friend like you If you dare not pay, you will not be able to pay.”
He thought for a while, looked at the delicacies on the table, and couldn't figure out how much it would cost, so he took out the few hundred yuan left in his wallet and put them on the table: "Thank you for bringing me to dinner. I didn't eat much of the meal... This is my share. I'll go first. Mr. Yao, Happy New Year."
Yao Xiyang looked at the money on the table, and when he looked up at Shi Shilei, he was shocked.
Shi Shilei pulled the corners of his mouth, forced a smile, put his bag on his back, and left without looking back.He lowered his head all the way, and ran out as soon as he reached the door of the restaurant.
I didn't expect such a terrible thing to happen on New Year's Eve.
Its implementation Shi Lei regretted it after she came out of the hotel, especially when she couldn't wait for the bus and couldn't find a taxi.
On the way home, he sat in the empty bus compartment, annoyed and amused by what had happened.Why do you want to be a hero when you are so poor?Shi Shilei didn't remember that he was such a spineless person that he threw all the money on the table.
What are you going to eat tomorrow?What will you eat the day after tomorrow?Thinking about it, he felt like his brain was flooded.There are at least three or four thousand in the red envelope, right?It was enough for him to live for two months.Shi Shilei rubbed his face, glanced out of the window inadvertently when the bus stopped, and was stunned.
I didn't expect that the promotional advertisement of the villa would come out so quickly, and the advertisement space at the bus station had already changed posters.Although the model on the advertising poster was not Fu Qinruo, Shi Shilei's heart beat for a while when he saw it, for fear of seeing Fu Qinruo's poster on the next bus stop.
However, the advertisement was not fully launched, and until Shi Shilei got off the car, he did not see the group of photos taken by Fu Qinruo.
Just as I was about to walk into the building, I happened to hear the sounds of New Year celebrations coming from the houses of the residents upstairs who were still watching the Spring Festival Gala.
Shi Shilei took out his mobile phone and looked at it, it was indeed past zero.
He licked his dry lips, turned a corner and walked to the basement, sneezed twice before entering the door.Rubbing his nose, he entered the house.
Shi Shilei fumbled for the switch on the wall while taking off his snow boots.Soon, he pressed the switch, and the lights in the room flickered twice, but did not turn on steadily for a long time.Shi Shilei frowned, staring at the fluorescent tube at the top of the room.After a while, the light tube went completely dark, leaving only the bright area left in his field of vision, which soon disappeared.
"Fuck..." Shi Shilei cursed in a low voice, facing the room where he couldn't see his fingers.
Where would he go to buy fluorescent tubes at this time?He threw the key aside casually, walked towards the bed with his slippers on, but he didn't know where he went, kicked something and it fell down.Shi Shilei turned on the flashlight of the phone impatiently, and looked down to find the low table for writing.
He froze for a moment, cursed again, put the phone on the bed, squatted down and wiped off the ink spilled on the ground with the few rough-edged papers that had been written on, and got another hand of ink when picking up the brush.
Even the unused stack of rough-edged paper was blackened by the ink. He picked it up and flipped through it, before throwing it back on the ground with hatred.The paper was all torn and glued together, and even his seal was stained.
Shi Shilei was in no mood to clean up, and sat on the bed slumped, holding the amber seal in his hand and slamming it into the corner.
He didn't know if it was broken, he didn't have the heart to tell, and lay down on the bed.
a new Year.
After lying down for a while, Shi Shilei realized that it was another new year.
Weeping willows are blown in spring, pomegranates are folded in summer, golden osmanthus is harvested in autumn, and plums are drawn in winter.
In a few nine days, spring will come again, but at the end of my mind, it seems that there is still a winter night, bone-chilling cold, and no snow falling.
At first, he was still distracted, but soon because it was too cold, Shi Shilei got under the covers and fell asleep.He curled up under the quilt until he fell asleep, his feet were still like ice cubes without any warmth.
He didn't know how long he had slept, but he seemed to hear the news in a daze. He stretched out his hand and took the phone into the warm bed, and rubbed his nose, which was a little numb.It was still necessary to squint for a while to adjust to the light. When Shi Shilei saw that it was a reminder from the mailbox, he immediately got up from the quilt and opened the notebook that had been moved across the bed to check the email.
The manuscript sent to the magazine at the end of last year finally returned. He rubbed his cold hands together and logged into the mailbox to read the mail.
However, the first line of the letter is an apology statement.Shi Shilei narrowed his eyes, and closed the book without looking any further.
At this time, he received a call from the bank's credit card customer service.
He has refused this call countless times, but he did not expect to call again on the first day of the new year.Shi Shilei pouted and connected the phone.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the other party confirmed that he was the owner of the card, he began to chatter.Spoken in standard Jiangsu-Zhejiang Mandarin, he said in a mean and excited tone that if he did not repay the 470 yuan, the bank would file a lawsuit in court, and he would bear the legal consequences caused by that time.
"I hope you will pay the balance before seventeen o'clock today," she said at last.
Shi Shilei rolled his eyes and said, "Which bank branch is open on the first day of the Chinese New Year?"
Probably did not expect Shi Shilei to be so foolish when he heard this, the customer service choked up and said, "Then when will you be able to repay the loan?"
"When do you care?" Her voice sounded a bit like Liu Tiannan's. Shi Shilei was so annoyed that he didn't plan to talk to her anymore, and hung up the phone after saying this.
Where is he going to get so much money now?In the past, the more than 1 yuan could not have been easier, but it was just the income of a few nights of work.
but now……
Shi Shilei cursed, found Yao Xiyang's phone number yesterday on his phone, hesitated for a while before pressing it, but finally gave up.
He didn't want to sleep with him anymore, although Yao Xiyang was indeed a nice person in bed - of course he was usually nice.
Looking for someone else?When he saw Xu Kun's phone call, he didn't click on it.Where did they find a guest who was richer than Yao Xiyang all of a sudden?
I really don't know how to live these days. Shi Shilei can't figure out how those ordinary children survived, how much pocket money their parents can give, and why they all seem to be living well?
He wondered if he could borrow some money from his classmates, but it was unbelievable to ask others to borrow money on the first day of the new year.
What's more, he usually looks very rich, and he will be suspicious if he suddenly manages to borrow money from others.Shi Shilei was so upset that he still had to open the chat software on his mobile phone, and sent a message to the alumnus whose family was in Hangzhou, asking him if he wanted to buy Hasselblad.
The camera, including the lens, was bought in his third year of high school, and it didn't take long.Originally, he had an identical set, but in his sophomore year of high school, the house he rented was stolen, and all the valuables at home were stolen. After calling the police, there was nothing left to do except to make notes.
Shi Shilei spent half a year purchasing these equipments again. He was taken care of by an old man with a eccentric personality. He is still full of energy in his old age. He eats his stuff from time to time, massages, beats his back, and serves tea. , pouring water, reading the newspaper, but never rolled on the bed - because he didn't trust Shi Shilei and was afraid of getting sick.But he was also relieved by it.
Thinking of the old man's loose skin and age spots all over his hands and face, Shi Shilei felt a little nauseated.
He installed the camera and lens, sat on the bed and waited for the news, and thought about how to use the money after he got it.At least the tuition fees for the next school year must be saved, the fluorescent tubes need to be replaced, the rent, water and electricity bills...
How much personal tuition can this set of equipment pay?Shi Shilei remembered that there was a younger brother in his family who was going to take the high school entrance examination this year. With his grades, even if he performed exceptionally well, it would be impossible for him to be admitted to a key high school.The sponsorship fee alone is an expense, and I don't know how to make it up for him.
How can you be so stupid?How difficult can it be to get into a key high school?
Shi Shilei let out a breath, and suddenly thought, maybe he can buy a pack of cigarettes first.
The message came back at this time, and the other party said that he had already bought a Phase One, and Hasselblad didn't want it anymore.Immediately, Shi Shilei's eyes widened, not knowing how to reply him at all.
So, everything is back to square one.
He looked at the camera beside him, and he didn't know that it would take a few days to post it online.Time passed by, and he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, and he still had to go out to find something to eat.
After all, before five o'clock in the afternoon, the bank never called again to urge him to pay the credit card debt.Shi Shilei rummaged through and found a small night light given to him by a girl in last year's class, and plugged it into the socket, fortunately, it was able to illuminate.
He only had ten yuan on him, and the rest were all left on the hotel table because of his fever last night.He endured the hunger and planned to sleep, so as not to be upset, he would go to the bank to withdraw money after waking up, and he could delay it for a day.
Unexpectedly, just when he was about to fall asleep, Xu Kun's call came.
"Shi Shi! Happy New Year!" He was still full of energy.
Shi Shilei was not in the mood to be polite to him, and he didn't think he would be so kind to call just to pay New Year's greetings, so he said, "Oh. What's the matter?"
Hearing his bad tone, Xu Kun seemed to be blocked, but immediately said enthusiastically: "Have you gone home? How did I hear that you didn't go home for the New Year?"
Shi Shilei frowned, and he was scolding someone with such a long tongue. Even this story was spread, and he continued to say: "I have a situation here. I want to find a boy for the bachelor party before getting married. Have you heard of it?" Time, let’s have some fun! Sigh, Joy and the others are all home now, I’ve known you since I’m under the age of 20, and I can’t find anyone to pick you up!”
"When have I been a spare tire?" Shi Shilei raised his eyebrows.
Probably because he has always talked to Xu Kun like this, Xu Kun didn't care, he was still cheerful, and said: "Don't say that, Joy is now released, and the starting price is [-]!"
"Huh?" Thinking of the boy with freckles, Shi Shilei felt that the price was ridiculous.
Xu Kun smiled after knowing it, and said meaningfully: "The price is the same as yours. If you don't come back, see if anyone recognizes you? Will you take it?"
"No." Shi Shilei replied without even thinking about it. It's hard to promise such a thing on the first day of the new year, and it's hard to say for the whole year.
"Hey, this is a 4P game!" Xu Kun still didn't give up, and said step by step, "The protagonist is a small subject, don't want you to be at the bottom, and there are women! This night can be 20! You Really not coming?" He paused, and then said, "They want to be young, they must be under 24 years old. After all, the young master is only [-] this year, and he will have to sleep with women in the future, but now he is still a baby! Among the young people, how many people have better skills than you? I only called you because of our friendship. On the first day of the new year, such a good business, where can I find it? Fifteen thousand, buy a Give yourself a new bag as a New Year's gift!"
Shi Shilei wondered why he was so enthusiastic about his work, and he took over this kind of situation at the beginning of the new year.Hearing what he said at the end, I simply stopped listening to his nonsense, and said lightly: "If you don't answer, you don't answer." After finishing speaking, he hung up the phone.
Maybe Xu Kun really couldn't find anyone, and the phone rang again not long after hanging up.
Shi Shilei didn't even look at the caller ID. After opening it, he said impatiently: "Hey, you don't understand human speech, do you? I won't answer it. 4P, thank you for thinking it out! I'm going to be screwed later , [-] is enough for my hospital expenses for a few days?"
There was silence over there, and no words were spoken.
He looked at the phone strangely, and suddenly took a breath, the caller's name was clearly written with Fu Qinruo's name.
Shi Shilei felt that he was finished, so he put the phone to his ear again after hesitating.
Fu Qinruo asked: "Are you 'discussing business'?"
Thinking of how hard it was for him to make a phone call, and the first question he asked was this, Shi Shilei said unhappily, "Don't worry about me." But he quickly realized that this was the first time Fu Qinruo called him, even though his tone was blunt, Still asking, "What are you doing? Happy New Year? Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year." Fu Qinruo also said.
Shi Shilei was at a loss for words, he couldn't think of what Fu Qinruo was calling at this time, and he didn't want to hang up because he had nothing to say, so he pretended to be casual and asked, "Do you have any lucky money?"
Fu Qinruo was silent for a moment, then asked: "How can I give it to you?"
"Huh?" Unexpectedly, he took it seriously, Shi Shilei was stunned.
"New Year's money." Fu Qinruo repeated.
Shi Shilei thought it was so funny, he really couldn't figure out what he was going to do, so he joked, "Mr. Fu, if you want to see me, just tell me. Look at what stupid reason you came up with."
After hearing this, Fu Qinruo fell silent again on the other end of the phone.
Shi Shilei was distracted by his silence, and said irritably: "I only have ten yuan on me, so I can't go to your place. If you want to see me, come here by yourself and bring dinner. Fuck, I didn't even eat Well, I'm starving to death."
"How come you only have that little money left?" Fu Qinruo asked in surprise.
"It's not because of you!" Shi Shilei said so regardless of 21, he paused, and asked impatiently, "Are you coming? If you don't come, hang up, it's a waste of battery, charging and power consumption! "
He was quiet and said, "Wait a minute, I'll buy the ticket."
Hearing this, Shi Shilei was taken aback, and when he recovered, Fu Qinruo had already hung up the phone.
He sat on the bed in a daze, thinking of what Fu Qinruo said just now, he thought he was dreaming, so he quickly picked up the phone to check again.It was really him who called just now, not only that, but he still wants to come here?Shi Shilei almost pinched himself to wake him up.
But he dared not even do that.
As if it was really good.
Shi Shilei sat for a while, caught a glimpse of the mess on the ground that had been ignored since it was overturned last night, and squatted down to pick up the dried paper with rough edges and throw it away.
He found a rag to moisten the water, knelt on the ground and wiped the floor, making his hands cold.The pen and ink cartridge were cleaned and put back on the table. There was not much ink left in the bottle, but there was some that could be used. He closed the lid and put it together with the pen.
He thought for a while, and there was still the private seal, then turned on the light of his mobile phone and went to the corner full of shoe boxes to flip through it.He even has more shoes than some girls. Once he bought a new pair of shoes, but his feet still hurt after walking for two days. That day he was out shopping with Fan Lingtian, so he went into the shoe store and bought a new pair. of.
It should never be bought like this again.Shi Shilei moved the shoebox down, still feeling flustered about what he would live on in the future.They were expensive, but he couldn't get very far in any of them.
Sure enough, a corner of the private seal was broken, and it happened to be on the side where the seal was left. Shi Shilei frowned, thinking that after all, it took him more than a month to carve this seal, he couldn't help but feel distressed.He sighed and wiped the ink on his palm. When he stood up from the ground, he almost lost his footing because his blood sugar was too low.
The longer the time, the more Shi Shilei doubted whether the call was real or not.
But he never tried to prove it.
He found the sketchbook, turned to the page where he designed the seal cutting assignment last time, sat in the corner of the bed, and re-edited the words on it with the help of the dim night light.
Last time, his homework design score was the highest in the class, but because Zhang Zi was in a bad mood, he engraved it very casually, so he pulled down the practice score again.Even so, many people still want to ask him to get that seal.
Shi Shilei couldn't remember who he gave the seal to in the end, but it was a girl in his impression.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with girls, just like the jokes in their mouths, their delicate bodies are easy to push down.Shi Shilei had one or two girlfriends when he was in high school, but it wasn't that long, so he probably liked men more.
Shi Shilei is not surprised why many homosexuals still find the opposite sex to marry in the end, especially those from Fu Qinruo's background, this is even an inevitable result.Thinking of Fu Qinruo's grandparents, Shi Shilei sighed inexplicably.He could even imagine that Grandpa Fu pointed at Fu Qinruo and scolded him when he came out: "How can you be so deviant?!"
Like the lines of an ancient costume series, he couldn't help laughing to himself, and still moved his eyes to the sketchbook to write seal characters.
Fu Qinruo finally came.As soon as Shi Shilei saw his phone, he immediately threw away his sketchbook and jumped off the bed, and went barefoot to the door to change his shoes.
"Where are you? I'll pick you up." Shi Shilei said after putting on his snow boots.
"The nearest subway station to your school." Fu Qinruo said, "Stay indoors, it's late and it's freezing rain."
When Shi Shilei heard this, he hurriedly looked for an umbrella: "Have you brought an umbrella?"
"Bring it, it's raining over there too." He repeated, "Don't come out. Stay inside and tell me the address."
I don't know how he guessed that he was going to go out, Shi Shilei was stunned for a moment, looking at the dilapidated basement, he suddenly didn't want him to know that he lived here.
After hesitating for a long time, he heard Fu Qinruo ask: "Are you listening?"
Shi Shilei was startled, thinking where could he go now?He has no money to rent a house.Moreover, he booked a room at the hotel just to meet Fu Qinruo, so I don't know what Fu Qinruo would think of him.
In the end, he reluctantly told Fu Qinruo the address.
Sure enough, when Fu Qinruo came to the place where Shi Shilei lived and stood outside the door, he was all surprised and asked, "Why do you live in the basement?"
"No money." Shi Shilei guessed this would be the case, curled his lips, and his tone became much colder.
Fu Qinruo looked at him suspiciously, walked into the room, and asked after closing the door: "Why are you always talking about money?"
"I'm a Taurus, don't you agree?" He still couldn't talk to Fu Qinruo in a good voice.
He asked strangely, "Not Aries?"
Shi Shilei was stunned for a moment, not knowing why he said that.Later, he remembered the last time he was drunk and pasted his ID card in front of Fu Qinruo to let him see it clearly. Unexpectedly, he really saw it clearly then.
"The one on the ID card is fake." In fact, Shi Lei himself didn't know if it was real or fake, because no one knew his date of birth.
Fu Qinruo looked at him dubiously, thought for a while, picked up the thermal bag in his hand, and said, "Let's eat first."
He did bring food.Shi Shilei thumped in his heart, looked at the thermal bag, then at him, and nodded.
There are [-] dumplings listed in the lunch box, probably to save space, they are arranged very neatly, although the sizes are somewhat inconsistent, but the shapes are similar, and they look better than the quick-frozen dumplings bought in the supermarket.
Shi Shilei put the lunch box on the low table, took a small plastic stool and sat down to eat.
Fu Qinruo sat next to him and saw that he was eating seriously, so he began to observe the dark basement.The fluorescent tube above the head seems to have been burnt, and if you look closely, you can see the black tungsten filaments at both ends.The whole room can only be illuminated by the night light beside the bed, and there are not many places that can be seen clearly.
It's not the same as an ordinary boy's room. There are many things and miscellaneous.He was stunned for a moment when he saw the two stacks of shoe boxes piled up by the wall, and couldn't help turning his head to look at Shi Shilei again.
There are three cameras on the writing table, and with those lenses, the price may be enough to buy this basement.On the bedside table were his pen and paper, and a bottle of ink with its label covered in ink.There are also some skin care products and jewelry scattered on the bedside table, including headbands, but Shi Shilei probably won't need them now.
Shi Shilei stuffed the biggest dumpling into his mouth, chewed and said, "I thought you would bring some big meal. It turned out to be dumplings, or stuffed with leeks and pork!"
Fu Qinruo was startled, turned his attention back from the thick curtain, and said, "I went shopping for vegetables yesterday late, and I didn't buy anything else that can be used as stuffing."
"You made this?!" Shi Shilei was taken aback. The dumplings he was about to swallow almost choked out. He quickly put the lunch box back on the table, covered his mouth and coughed twice, finally swallowing everything. His eyes were red, and he coughed twice again.
He looked thoughtfully at Shi Shilei's red eyes, and nodded: "Yes."
I didn't expect him to be so good at craftsmanship, and he lived by himself all the time.Shi Shilei thought that a group of them lived in his inn before, if they didn't go out to eat, he would cook for them to order.At that time, some people seemed to say that his skills were already comparable to those of a hotel chef, but Shi Shilei didn't take it seriously.
Shi Shilei picked up one dumpling and put it in his mouth. Before he started chewing, he picked up another dumpling and looked at the wrinkles on the dumpling skin. He said abruptly, "Sometimes, I really don't know what you're thinking. No.
Shi Shilei moved the low table to the bed, practiced calligraphy under the quilt, his hands were icy cold, and even the brushwork seemed very stiff.
When he went to bed at night, he woke up directly from the cold.Waking up early the next morning, Shi Shilei couldn't bear it anymore and went online to buy an electric heater and an electric blanket. Soon after paying, he heard the sound of the bank balance information on his mobile phone.
When he opened it, Shi Shilei was stunned.The last time he sent money to his family, he used another account, which is empty now, but he has always used this one himself, and has never checked the balance.Seeing the three-digit number, Shi Shilei's heart suddenly turned cold, and he quickly logged into the online bank to check how the money was spent.
However, it is impossible to clearly list all the consumption terms in the detailed accounts. Shi Shilei looked at it and recalled where the consumption was made. After thinking about it carefully, his head became dizzy.
Although he got a salary for the two months of working part-time in the photography studio, it was completely a drop in the bucket for his huge and complicated consumption projects.
Buy photography equipment and books. ——When I was still with Yao Xiyang, because I was thinking about being supported, it didn’t matter if I spent them together, anyway, the money would go back to my pocket, so all the expenses in the list were clothing expenses.Compared with these, the pens, inks, papers and inkstones used for calligraphy practice are small in number.Also, look for Fu Qinruo's ticket again and again.
Shi Shilei remembered that the 1000 yuan that Fu Qinruo had left for him at the hotel was considered as his travel expenses for his return, so he returned the money to him that day.
Thinking of Fu Qinruo, Shi Shilei was so dizzy that he simply closed the notebook.
Fortunately, this semester does not need to pay tuition fees, otherwise it will be over.Shi Shilei secretly imagined that a big boss like Yao Xiyang would definitely not care about the money spent on him. If he asked to pay back the money, he might have other motives.But who can he not find?Shi Shilei simply didn't care.
However, how long will 700 yuan be enough for him to spend?According to his usual consumption, it will disappear in a week, at most two weeks.Fortunately, the rent has been paid for three months at a time, but there are still water and electricity bills to be paid every month. After deducting this part, how much money is left?
Shi Shilei sat on the bed, worrying about issues that he couldn't care about at ordinary times, distracted, coupled with the coldness of the room, he couldn't help but secretly complained that this kind of crappy house had the nerve to charge him so much money every month.
Thinking of this, he still thought of Fu Qinruo inexplicably, remembering him saying: just stay.
"Damn it." Shi Shilei jumped off the bed. After turning off the lights, the room was pitch black. He went to the area separated by the heavy curtain to develop photos.
There was also a roll of film in the Leica, but I don't remember what was in it.He put the developer tank and other tools into the dark pocket, half-consciously rolling the film and filling the can, thinking about how to tell the courier to return the goods when the courier arrives tomorrow.
He doesn't want to spend a penny now.
After fixing, the image on the film slowly emerges.Shi Shilei cleaned them one by one and hung them up.While clamping a wooden clip to one of the films, he saw Fu Qinruo playing the piano on it.
Shi Shilei thought he was unlucky, and tore off the wooden clip forcefully, allowing the photo to curl up during the drying process.
Shi Shilei had never cried so badly since he escaped from his adoptive father's house and returned to the orphanage that year.At least he knew what he was crying at that time—he had to cry, otherwise the mother in the orphanage would have to send him back to his adoptive father's house. Since then, he has only been reciting poems, practicing calligraphy, drawing, and at night Sleep with foster father.
At that time, Shi Shilei was crying to death, and even passed out for a while, but when he woke up, he was already lying on the hard and narrow wooden bed in the orphanage, and his mother also realized that she hadn't sent him away.
But this time he was crying for no reason at all, not knowing why he was so useless.He thought that his tears were exhausted as early as that day, and he cried again later to please the guests and pretend to be pitiful, or when he met a guest with excess energy, he would cry to save himself from suffering.
Shi Shilei felt that it was best not to see Fu Qinruo again in this life. This person didn't say a few words to him, but he made him not even recognize him.
On New Year's Eve, every household was bustling with activity. Shi Shilei ate instant noodles for several days in a row, and felt that he should not treat himself badly on New Year's Eve, so he put on a hat, scarf, mask, and gloves and went out.
The sound of the beginning of the Spring Festival Gala came from upstairs. The relationship between the sound transmission, one near and the other far, one after another, like countless echoes.
Shi Shilei looked at the sky behind the dim streetlights. The weather forecast said that cold air is coming in the near future, and there may be snowfall.He originally hoped to see a snowfall, but thinking that it would be colder in the basement when it snowed, he expected the cold air to turn around and go to other places before it came over the city.
He rubbed his cold ears, thinking why he didn't buy earmuffs before?If you don't have money now, you will definitely not spend money to buy it.
All the restaurants on the street were closed. He walked to the convenience store and sneezed, opened the door and walked in. He saw the clerk eating melon seeds at the Spring Festival Gala bored.
Probably didn't expect anyone to come at this time, the clerk hurriedly spat out the crushed melon seeds in his mouth, stood up and said, "Welcome!"
Shi Shilei glanced at him indifferently, as well as the cross talk that kept quoting Internet jokes at the party, walked to the side of the oden with a blank face, and took a bowl.
Only three of the nine grids are cooking, and the number can be counted at a glance. Shi Shilei took off his mask, sighed, and asked, "That's all?"
"Well, there is no stock, only these." The clerk smiled apologetically.
Shi Shilei raised his brows awkwardly, and fished out the two tribute balls that had soaked a little white, as well as the remaining few cuttlefish balls and a piece of kelp, and almost picked up all the food left in the soup. , except for the so-called cod roll - which has been changed beyond recognition.I don't know if these things have been cooking in this pot of soup all day.
Fortunately, the aroma of the soup was full, and it was very warm to hold in the palm of the hand through the paper bowl. Shi Shilei ate and walked along the almost deserted street, and gradually came to the square with crowds.
There were many people waiting for the New Year's Eve gathered here, and the Spring Festival Gala was broadcast live on the big screen. He thought that he would be cold when he went home anyway, so he sat down by the square to rest, and finished the tasteless oden.
At this time, a message came from the mobile phone that was about to be owed. When Shi Shilei took it out, he was still wondering if the system reminded him to pay the phone bill again, but when he saw an unfamiliar number, he was still stunned.
He remembered whose phone number it was, even though the cell phone that had stored it was no longer used.
The president who manages so many things will send him a New Year's greeting message?
Shi Shilei looked at those words impatiently, hesitated for a moment, and replied.
After a while, a message from Yao Xiyang came over, asking if he had eaten yet?Come to eat at home.
He almost spit out the soup that he just drank into his mouth, and replied with a smile: I'm having New Year's Eve dinner at home!You are in Hangzhou all the way, I can't afford the feast of this airfare.
After replying, Shi Shilei felt that he should have nothing to say, so he put the phone back in his pocket, held the paper bowl with both hands and drank the rest of the soup.
The phone rang while he was wiping his mouth, and Yao Xiyang said that he could pick him up in a car.
Shi Shilei was angry and funny, and was thinking about how to reply him, when he saw a car that he had seen many times parked beside the square.
He froze for a moment, and once stood up, he even wanted to turn around and run away immediately, but the car window was already closed.Yao Xiyang looked at him with a smile in the car, and said, "Get in the car, how about eating that?"
Shi Shilei frowned, not knowing how long he had been observing him.
Fortunately, Yao Xiyang didn't really want to take him home.Otherwise, even if Shi Shilei doesn't stay at night, like that kind of place where rich people's villas are everywhere, he doesn't know how far he will have to go if he wants to come out by himself.
Shi Shilei had been drafting since he entered the hotel lobby, thinking about how to leave smoothly, but then he found out that he was a villain at heart——Yao Xiyang took him to the hotel restaurant and had dinner with him there, as if there was nothing else What's the meaning.
He felt a little relieved, but it made him even more inexplicable.
"Mr. Yao, you're in your thirties, aren't you at home with your family?" Shi Shilei couldn't hold back his question just as the dishes were served.
Yao Xiyang spread the napkin on his lap, smiled and said, "I'm going back, I'll go back after this meal."
Now Shi Shilei was reassured, hehe smiled, and thanked the waiter who served the food.
"Would you like to come to my house to celebrate the New Year?" Yao Xiyang said when preparing dishes, "My family knows about me. It's nothing to bring someone back, it's better than sitting alone in the square watching the Spring Festival Gala."
Shi Shilei couldn't figure out whether he was mocking himself or not, but when he heard him say that he had come out to his family, he couldn't help but think of Fu Qinruo again.He cursed in his heart, but smiled at Yao Xiyang, and said politely: "How can you be ashamed? I am not a child from a good family. I went to your house on this New Year's day. I am afraid Dirty the facade."
Hearing this, Yao Xiyang frowned, and said seriously: "Since I said such a thing, it means I don't care who you are."
Shi Shilei became even more frightened when he heard it, so he could only laugh awkwardly.
It's probably the feeling of being cared and cared by someone who doesn't like it, the feeling of having nothing to say.He understood why Fu Qinruo always hesitated to speak or left half a sentence when facing him.
Yao Xiyang stared at him for a moment, shook his head with a sigh, took out a red envelope from his pocket, put it on the table, and said with a smile, "Happy New Year."
Shi Shilei was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes, and saw that the red envelope with the words "everything succeeds" was placed on the table, and it even bulged a little. He really couldn't guess how many banknotes were put inside.
"I can't take your money." Shi Shilei quickly put down his chopsticks.
Yao Xiyang explained: "Don't worry, it has no other meaning. Are you still in school? This is my lucky money for you. In terms of age, you are also an elder."
Shi Shilei wondered: "Then I can't accept it." God knows how much money is in it, maybe he can live frugally for more than half a year, but he really can't accept Yao Xiyang's money anymore, let alone with favors.
"I know you have difficulties." Probably because he was too persistent, Yao Xiyang's smile faded a little, put down his chopsticks, crossed his fingers on the table, and said, "If you have any difficulties, you can tell me. Aren't we friends?"
Shi Shilei stood up abruptly, put the napkin back on the table, bowed apologetically, and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yao, just pretend I'm ignorant and don't know how to flatter you. But I really don't know how to appreciate a friend like you If you dare not pay, you will not be able to pay.”
He thought for a while, looked at the delicacies on the table, and couldn't figure out how much it would cost, so he took out the few hundred yuan left in his wallet and put them on the table: "Thank you for bringing me to dinner. I didn't eat much of the meal... This is my share. I'll go first. Mr. Yao, Happy New Year."
Yao Xiyang looked at the money on the table, and when he looked up at Shi Shilei, he was shocked.
Shi Shilei pulled the corners of his mouth, forced a smile, put his bag on his back, and left without looking back.He lowered his head all the way, and ran out as soon as he reached the door of the restaurant.
I didn't expect such a terrible thing to happen on New Year's Eve.
Its implementation Shi Lei regretted it after she came out of the hotel, especially when she couldn't wait for the bus and couldn't find a taxi.
On the way home, he sat in the empty bus compartment, annoyed and amused by what had happened.Why do you want to be a hero when you are so poor?Shi Shilei didn't remember that he was such a spineless person that he threw all the money on the table.
What are you going to eat tomorrow?What will you eat the day after tomorrow?Thinking about it, he felt like his brain was flooded.There are at least three or four thousand in the red envelope, right?It was enough for him to live for two months.Shi Shilei rubbed his face, glanced out of the window inadvertently when the bus stopped, and was stunned.
I didn't expect that the promotional advertisement of the villa would come out so quickly, and the advertisement space at the bus station had already changed posters.Although the model on the advertising poster was not Fu Qinruo, Shi Shilei's heart beat for a while when he saw it, for fear of seeing Fu Qinruo's poster on the next bus stop.
However, the advertisement was not fully launched, and until Shi Shilei got off the car, he did not see the group of photos taken by Fu Qinruo.
Just as I was about to walk into the building, I happened to hear the sounds of New Year celebrations coming from the houses of the residents upstairs who were still watching the Spring Festival Gala.
Shi Shilei took out his mobile phone and looked at it, it was indeed past zero.
He licked his dry lips, turned a corner and walked to the basement, sneezed twice before entering the door.Rubbing his nose, he entered the house.
Shi Shilei fumbled for the switch on the wall while taking off his snow boots.Soon, he pressed the switch, and the lights in the room flickered twice, but did not turn on steadily for a long time.Shi Shilei frowned, staring at the fluorescent tube at the top of the room.After a while, the light tube went completely dark, leaving only the bright area left in his field of vision, which soon disappeared.
"Fuck..." Shi Shilei cursed in a low voice, facing the room where he couldn't see his fingers.
Where would he go to buy fluorescent tubes at this time?He threw the key aside casually, walked towards the bed with his slippers on, but he didn't know where he went, kicked something and it fell down.Shi Shilei turned on the flashlight of the phone impatiently, and looked down to find the low table for writing.
He froze for a moment, cursed again, put the phone on the bed, squatted down and wiped off the ink spilled on the ground with the few rough-edged papers that had been written on, and got another hand of ink when picking up the brush.
Even the unused stack of rough-edged paper was blackened by the ink. He picked it up and flipped through it, before throwing it back on the ground with hatred.The paper was all torn and glued together, and even his seal was stained.
Shi Shilei was in no mood to clean up, and sat on the bed slumped, holding the amber seal in his hand and slamming it into the corner.
He didn't know if it was broken, he didn't have the heart to tell, and lay down on the bed.
a new Year.
After lying down for a while, Shi Shilei realized that it was another new year.
Weeping willows are blown in spring, pomegranates are folded in summer, golden osmanthus is harvested in autumn, and plums are drawn in winter.
In a few nine days, spring will come again, but at the end of my mind, it seems that there is still a winter night, bone-chilling cold, and no snow falling.
At first, he was still distracted, but soon because it was too cold, Shi Shilei got under the covers and fell asleep.He curled up under the quilt until he fell asleep, his feet were still like ice cubes without any warmth.
He didn't know how long he had slept, but he seemed to hear the news in a daze. He stretched out his hand and took the phone into the warm bed, and rubbed his nose, which was a little numb.It was still necessary to squint for a while to adjust to the light. When Shi Shilei saw that it was a reminder from the mailbox, he immediately got up from the quilt and opened the notebook that had been moved across the bed to check the email.
The manuscript sent to the magazine at the end of last year finally returned. He rubbed his cold hands together and logged into the mailbox to read the mail.
However, the first line of the letter is an apology statement.Shi Shilei narrowed his eyes, and closed the book without looking any further.
At this time, he received a call from the bank's credit card customer service.
He has refused this call countless times, but he did not expect to call again on the first day of the new year.Shi Shilei pouted and connected the phone.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the other party confirmed that he was the owner of the card, he began to chatter.Spoken in standard Jiangsu-Zhejiang Mandarin, he said in a mean and excited tone that if he did not repay the 470 yuan, the bank would file a lawsuit in court, and he would bear the legal consequences caused by that time.
"I hope you will pay the balance before seventeen o'clock today," she said at last.
Shi Shilei rolled his eyes and said, "Which bank branch is open on the first day of the Chinese New Year?"
Probably did not expect Shi Shilei to be so foolish when he heard this, the customer service choked up and said, "Then when will you be able to repay the loan?"
"When do you care?" Her voice sounded a bit like Liu Tiannan's. Shi Shilei was so annoyed that he didn't plan to talk to her anymore, and hung up the phone after saying this.
Where is he going to get so much money now?In the past, the more than 1 yuan could not have been easier, but it was just the income of a few nights of work.
but now……
Shi Shilei cursed, found Yao Xiyang's phone number yesterday on his phone, hesitated for a while before pressing it, but finally gave up.
He didn't want to sleep with him anymore, although Yao Xiyang was indeed a nice person in bed - of course he was usually nice.
Looking for someone else?When he saw Xu Kun's phone call, he didn't click on it.Where did they find a guest who was richer than Yao Xiyang all of a sudden?
I really don't know how to live these days. Shi Shilei can't figure out how those ordinary children survived, how much pocket money their parents can give, and why they all seem to be living well?
He wondered if he could borrow some money from his classmates, but it was unbelievable to ask others to borrow money on the first day of the new year.
What's more, he usually looks very rich, and he will be suspicious if he suddenly manages to borrow money from others.Shi Shilei was so upset that he still had to open the chat software on his mobile phone, and sent a message to the alumnus whose family was in Hangzhou, asking him if he wanted to buy Hasselblad.
The camera, including the lens, was bought in his third year of high school, and it didn't take long.Originally, he had an identical set, but in his sophomore year of high school, the house he rented was stolen, and all the valuables at home were stolen. After calling the police, there was nothing left to do except to make notes.
Shi Shilei spent half a year purchasing these equipments again. He was taken care of by an old man with a eccentric personality. He is still full of energy in his old age. He eats his stuff from time to time, massages, beats his back, and serves tea. , pouring water, reading the newspaper, but never rolled on the bed - because he didn't trust Shi Shilei and was afraid of getting sick.But he was also relieved by it.
Thinking of the old man's loose skin and age spots all over his hands and face, Shi Shilei felt a little nauseated.
He installed the camera and lens, sat on the bed and waited for the news, and thought about how to use the money after he got it.At least the tuition fees for the next school year must be saved, the fluorescent tubes need to be replaced, the rent, water and electricity bills...
How much personal tuition can this set of equipment pay?Shi Shilei remembered that there was a younger brother in his family who was going to take the high school entrance examination this year. With his grades, even if he performed exceptionally well, it would be impossible for him to be admitted to a key high school.The sponsorship fee alone is an expense, and I don't know how to make it up for him.
How can you be so stupid?How difficult can it be to get into a key high school?
Shi Shilei let out a breath, and suddenly thought, maybe he can buy a pack of cigarettes first.
The message came back at this time, and the other party said that he had already bought a Phase One, and Hasselblad didn't want it anymore.Immediately, Shi Shilei's eyes widened, not knowing how to reply him at all.
So, everything is back to square one.
He looked at the camera beside him, and he didn't know that it would take a few days to post it online.Time passed by, and he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, and he still had to go out to find something to eat.
After all, before five o'clock in the afternoon, the bank never called again to urge him to pay the credit card debt.Shi Shilei rummaged through and found a small night light given to him by a girl in last year's class, and plugged it into the socket, fortunately, it was able to illuminate.
He only had ten yuan on him, and the rest were all left on the hotel table because of his fever last night.He endured the hunger and planned to sleep, so as not to be upset, he would go to the bank to withdraw money after waking up, and he could delay it for a day.
Unexpectedly, just when he was about to fall asleep, Xu Kun's call came.
"Shi Shi! Happy New Year!" He was still full of energy.
Shi Shilei was not in the mood to be polite to him, and he didn't think he would be so kind to call just to pay New Year's greetings, so he said, "Oh. What's the matter?"
Hearing his bad tone, Xu Kun seemed to be blocked, but immediately said enthusiastically: "Have you gone home? How did I hear that you didn't go home for the New Year?"
Shi Shilei frowned, and he was scolding someone with such a long tongue. Even this story was spread, and he continued to say: "I have a situation here. I want to find a boy for the bachelor party before getting married. Have you heard of it?" Time, let’s have some fun! Sigh, Joy and the others are all home now, I’ve known you since I’m under the age of 20, and I can’t find anyone to pick you up!”
"When have I been a spare tire?" Shi Shilei raised his eyebrows.
Probably because he has always talked to Xu Kun like this, Xu Kun didn't care, he was still cheerful, and said: "Don't say that, Joy is now released, and the starting price is [-]!"
"Huh?" Thinking of the boy with freckles, Shi Shilei felt that the price was ridiculous.
Xu Kun smiled after knowing it, and said meaningfully: "The price is the same as yours. If you don't come back, see if anyone recognizes you? Will you take it?"
"No." Shi Shilei replied without even thinking about it. It's hard to promise such a thing on the first day of the new year, and it's hard to say for the whole year.
"Hey, this is a 4P game!" Xu Kun still didn't give up, and said step by step, "The protagonist is a small subject, don't want you to be at the bottom, and there are women! This night can be 20! You Really not coming?" He paused, and then said, "They want to be young, they must be under 24 years old. After all, the young master is only [-] this year, and he will have to sleep with women in the future, but now he is still a baby! Among the young people, how many people have better skills than you? I only called you because of our friendship. On the first day of the new year, such a good business, where can I find it? Fifteen thousand, buy a Give yourself a new bag as a New Year's gift!"
Shi Shilei wondered why he was so enthusiastic about his work, and he took over this kind of situation at the beginning of the new year.Hearing what he said at the end, I simply stopped listening to his nonsense, and said lightly: "If you don't answer, you don't answer." After finishing speaking, he hung up the phone.
Maybe Xu Kun really couldn't find anyone, and the phone rang again not long after hanging up.
Shi Shilei didn't even look at the caller ID. After opening it, he said impatiently: "Hey, you don't understand human speech, do you? I won't answer it. 4P, thank you for thinking it out! I'm going to be screwed later , [-] is enough for my hospital expenses for a few days?"
There was silence over there, and no words were spoken.
He looked at the phone strangely, and suddenly took a breath, the caller's name was clearly written with Fu Qinruo's name.
Shi Shilei felt that he was finished, so he put the phone to his ear again after hesitating.
Fu Qinruo asked: "Are you 'discussing business'?"
Thinking of how hard it was for him to make a phone call, and the first question he asked was this, Shi Shilei said unhappily, "Don't worry about me." But he quickly realized that this was the first time Fu Qinruo called him, even though his tone was blunt, Still asking, "What are you doing? Happy New Year? Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year." Fu Qinruo also said.
Shi Shilei was at a loss for words, he couldn't think of what Fu Qinruo was calling at this time, and he didn't want to hang up because he had nothing to say, so he pretended to be casual and asked, "Do you have any lucky money?"
Fu Qinruo was silent for a moment, then asked: "How can I give it to you?"
"Huh?" Unexpectedly, he took it seriously, Shi Shilei was stunned.
"New Year's money." Fu Qinruo repeated.
Shi Shilei thought it was so funny, he really couldn't figure out what he was going to do, so he joked, "Mr. Fu, if you want to see me, just tell me. Look at what stupid reason you came up with."
After hearing this, Fu Qinruo fell silent again on the other end of the phone.
Shi Shilei was distracted by his silence, and said irritably: "I only have ten yuan on me, so I can't go to your place. If you want to see me, come here by yourself and bring dinner. Fuck, I didn't even eat Well, I'm starving to death."
"How come you only have that little money left?" Fu Qinruo asked in surprise.
"It's not because of you!" Shi Shilei said so regardless of 21, he paused, and asked impatiently, "Are you coming? If you don't come, hang up, it's a waste of battery, charging and power consumption! "
He was quiet and said, "Wait a minute, I'll buy the ticket."
Hearing this, Shi Shilei was taken aback, and when he recovered, Fu Qinruo had already hung up the phone.
He sat on the bed in a daze, thinking of what Fu Qinruo said just now, he thought he was dreaming, so he quickly picked up the phone to check again.It was really him who called just now, not only that, but he still wants to come here?Shi Shilei almost pinched himself to wake him up.
But he dared not even do that.
As if it was really good.
Shi Shilei sat for a while, caught a glimpse of the mess on the ground that had been ignored since it was overturned last night, and squatted down to pick up the dried paper with rough edges and throw it away.
He found a rag to moisten the water, knelt on the ground and wiped the floor, making his hands cold.The pen and ink cartridge were cleaned and put back on the table. There was not much ink left in the bottle, but there was some that could be used. He closed the lid and put it together with the pen.
He thought for a while, and there was still the private seal, then turned on the light of his mobile phone and went to the corner full of shoe boxes to flip through it.He even has more shoes than some girls. Once he bought a new pair of shoes, but his feet still hurt after walking for two days. That day he was out shopping with Fan Lingtian, so he went into the shoe store and bought a new pair. of.
It should never be bought like this again.Shi Shilei moved the shoebox down, still feeling flustered about what he would live on in the future.They were expensive, but he couldn't get very far in any of them.
Sure enough, a corner of the private seal was broken, and it happened to be on the side where the seal was left. Shi Shilei frowned, thinking that after all, it took him more than a month to carve this seal, he couldn't help but feel distressed.He sighed and wiped the ink on his palm. When he stood up from the ground, he almost lost his footing because his blood sugar was too low.
The longer the time, the more Shi Shilei doubted whether the call was real or not.
But he never tried to prove it.
He found the sketchbook, turned to the page where he designed the seal cutting assignment last time, sat in the corner of the bed, and re-edited the words on it with the help of the dim night light.
Last time, his homework design score was the highest in the class, but because Zhang Zi was in a bad mood, he engraved it very casually, so he pulled down the practice score again.Even so, many people still want to ask him to get that seal.
Shi Shilei couldn't remember who he gave the seal to in the end, but it was a girl in his impression.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with girls, just like the jokes in their mouths, their delicate bodies are easy to push down.Shi Shilei had one or two girlfriends when he was in high school, but it wasn't that long, so he probably liked men more.
Shi Shilei is not surprised why many homosexuals still find the opposite sex to marry in the end, especially those from Fu Qinruo's background, this is even an inevitable result.Thinking of Fu Qinruo's grandparents, Shi Shilei sighed inexplicably.He could even imagine that Grandpa Fu pointed at Fu Qinruo and scolded him when he came out: "How can you be so deviant?!"
Like the lines of an ancient costume series, he couldn't help laughing to himself, and still moved his eyes to the sketchbook to write seal characters.
Fu Qinruo finally came.As soon as Shi Shilei saw his phone, he immediately threw away his sketchbook and jumped off the bed, and went barefoot to the door to change his shoes.
"Where are you? I'll pick you up." Shi Shilei said after putting on his snow boots.
"The nearest subway station to your school." Fu Qinruo said, "Stay indoors, it's late and it's freezing rain."
When Shi Shilei heard this, he hurriedly looked for an umbrella: "Have you brought an umbrella?"
"Bring it, it's raining over there too." He repeated, "Don't come out. Stay inside and tell me the address."
I don't know how he guessed that he was going to go out, Shi Shilei was stunned for a moment, looking at the dilapidated basement, he suddenly didn't want him to know that he lived here.
After hesitating for a long time, he heard Fu Qinruo ask: "Are you listening?"
Shi Shilei was startled, thinking where could he go now?He has no money to rent a house.Moreover, he booked a room at the hotel just to meet Fu Qinruo, so I don't know what Fu Qinruo would think of him.
In the end, he reluctantly told Fu Qinruo the address.
Sure enough, when Fu Qinruo came to the place where Shi Shilei lived and stood outside the door, he was all surprised and asked, "Why do you live in the basement?"
"No money." Shi Shilei guessed this would be the case, curled his lips, and his tone became much colder.
Fu Qinruo looked at him suspiciously, walked into the room, and asked after closing the door: "Why are you always talking about money?"
"I'm a Taurus, don't you agree?" He still couldn't talk to Fu Qinruo in a good voice.
He asked strangely, "Not Aries?"
Shi Shilei was stunned for a moment, not knowing why he said that.Later, he remembered the last time he was drunk and pasted his ID card in front of Fu Qinruo to let him see it clearly. Unexpectedly, he really saw it clearly then.
"The one on the ID card is fake." In fact, Shi Lei himself didn't know if it was real or fake, because no one knew his date of birth.
Fu Qinruo looked at him dubiously, thought for a while, picked up the thermal bag in his hand, and said, "Let's eat first."
He did bring food.Shi Shilei thumped in his heart, looked at the thermal bag, then at him, and nodded.
There are [-] dumplings listed in the lunch box, probably to save space, they are arranged very neatly, although the sizes are somewhat inconsistent, but the shapes are similar, and they look better than the quick-frozen dumplings bought in the supermarket.
Shi Shilei put the lunch box on the low table, took a small plastic stool and sat down to eat.
Fu Qinruo sat next to him and saw that he was eating seriously, so he began to observe the dark basement.The fluorescent tube above the head seems to have been burnt, and if you look closely, you can see the black tungsten filaments at both ends.The whole room can only be illuminated by the night light beside the bed, and there are not many places that can be seen clearly.
It's not the same as an ordinary boy's room. There are many things and miscellaneous.He was stunned for a moment when he saw the two stacks of shoe boxes piled up by the wall, and couldn't help turning his head to look at Shi Shilei again.
There are three cameras on the writing table, and with those lenses, the price may be enough to buy this basement.On the bedside table were his pen and paper, and a bottle of ink with its label covered in ink.There are also some skin care products and jewelry scattered on the bedside table, including headbands, but Shi Shilei probably won't need them now.
Shi Shilei stuffed the biggest dumpling into his mouth, chewed and said, "I thought you would bring some big meal. It turned out to be dumplings, or stuffed with leeks and pork!"
Fu Qinruo was startled, turned his attention back from the thick curtain, and said, "I went shopping for vegetables yesterday late, and I didn't buy anything else that can be used as stuffing."
"You made this?!" Shi Shilei was taken aback. The dumplings he was about to swallow almost choked out. He quickly put the lunch box back on the table, covered his mouth and coughed twice, finally swallowing everything. His eyes were red, and he coughed twice again.
He looked thoughtfully at Shi Shilei's red eyes, and nodded: "Yes."
I didn't expect him to be so good at craftsmanship, and he lived by himself all the time.Shi Shilei thought that a group of them lived in his inn before, if they didn't go out to eat, he would cook for them to order.At that time, some people seemed to say that his skills were already comparable to those of a hotel chef, but Shi Shilei didn't take it seriously.
Shi Shilei picked up one dumpling and put it in his mouth. Before he started chewing, he picked up another dumpling and looked at the wrinkles on the dumpling skin. He said abruptly, "Sometimes, I really don't know what you're thinking. No.
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