Just after eating, he felt vaguely uncomfortable in his stomach, so Aunt Zhang stepped forward to ask about it.

"Mr. Lu is feeling sick in his stomach again? Let me clean the dishes and chopsticks. Sir, go and rest."

Lu Xingzhou looked at her gratefully and nodded. Aunt Zhang hurriedly said, "I'm a servant who gets a salary. I should do these things. You're welcome, sir."

The medicine prescribed by the doctor during the day came in handy at this time. Lu Xingzhou went back to his room and finished taking the medicine, and the churning in his stomach slowly subsided.

The operation must be done as soon as possible, and he still wants to live for a few more years.

The next morning, Lu Xingzhou woke up early. He wanted to find a suitable house to move in as soon as possible. He searched all over the houses near the company, but he couldn't find a suitable one. The basic reason was that the rent was too expensive.

Lu Xingzhou smiled wryly. People who can work in Zheng's would be reduced to the point where they can't even afford to rent an ordinary house. It would make people laugh out loud.

Suddenly, Lu Xingzhou thought of the neighborhood he passed by yesterday, and he had a flash of inspiration. The neighborhood over there is an old city, generally dilapidated, and the rent would not be too expensive.

He took the subway and rushed to the neighborhood.

When passing by the notice wall at the gate of the community, Lu Xingzhou suddenly remembered the phone number he wrote down yesterday, and he dialed that number.

"Hello?" A low, slightly hoarse voice came from the phone.

"Hello, do you have a room for rent?"

"Yes, are you here to see the house?"

"I'm here now, is it convenient to see it now?"

"can."

Lu Xingzhou waited here for a few minutes, and a woman slowly appeared at the corner of the neighborhood. She looked to be five or sixty years old, with an old face, gray hair, and a kind smile on her face.

Seeing that there was no one around, Lu Xingzhou took the initiative to ask.

"Grandma, are you the landlord?"

"Yes, young man, the condition of my house is not very good. You are a young man. I'm afraid you won't be used to it."

Lu Xingzhou said: "Grandma, it's okay, I'm a little tight recently, and I can't afford a good house."

The landlord nodded and led him into a building in the community.

The house was on the top floor, and it was covered with dark blue iron sheets. As soon as he walked in, Lu Xingzhou smelled an unpleasant musty smell.

The room also looked slightly dark due to poor design and backlit windows.

The old landlord turned on the light, and the scene in the room was unobstructed.

Since the house is so small, all the design in the house looks squeezed together.

The kitchen is on the left of the main door, only one door away from the living room. When you walk in, you can see that there is another door in front of the living room, which opens into a small room.The room is not big and can only accommodate a bed.Even the toilet has to go to the public toilet downstairs.

Although the venue is small and there is no basic equipment such as air conditioners and washing machines, the tables and chairs are basically complete, and the things are considered clean and tidy.

The old landlord said: "This house used to be converted from a grocery store. It has been rented for several years but has not been rented out. It is not easy for young people to work hard outside. If you don't dislike it and are willing to rent it, I will lower the rent."

Lu Xingzhou nodded gratefully and said, "Thank you very much, I should move in after a while."

The old landlord nodded and said, "Here is the key, you can move in anytime."

Lu Xingzhou took the key, paid the deposit, and bid farewell to the old landlord.

On the way home, thin snowflakes floated in the sky. He tightened his coat and took the bus home.

Looking at the snow falling outside the window, he suddenly remembered that it would be his birthday in a few days.

His birthday is in winter. In the past, he spent his birthday alone every year. No one remembered his birthday. Although he stayed at Lu's house, he felt inferior and never dared to ask for anything.

He never mentioned such things as birthdays. Whenever he watched Lu Qiyuan celebrate his birthday, the whole family congratulated him. He always huddled in the corner and looked at the cake on the table, with envy and jealousy in his eyes .

None of them allowed him to come forward, because they were only a family of three, and he was an annoying illegitimate child, an existence that all of them hated.

When he was young and ignorant, Lu Xingzhou would secretly hide in the room and cry alone, but gradually, he became numb, and later, he understood the truth, and realized that his identity was embarrassing, and he would not go up against him anymore. Although he really wanted to taste the cake.

I thought that by marrying Zheng Qian, I would be able to get out of that indifferent place, but I didn't expect that just by entering a more indifferent home, that person would only intentionally hurt him.

Remembering his first birthday when he married Zheng Qian, Lu Xingzhou ordered a cake full of joy. It was the first year he left the Lu family, and he also wanted to have a birthday like his younger brother.

So, he bought vegetables and cakes in advance, worked all day, and even forgot to eat breakfast and lunch. He didn't make do until he had several burns on his hands, and then he managed to finish cooking a large table.

He called Zheng Qian happily, but the other party ruthlessly hung up the phone without listening to him.

After stumbling and talking for a long time, I realized that I was talking to myself for a long time in front of the phone that had been hung up.

He stared blankly at the phone in his hand, unable to recover for a long time, but he insisted on sitting at the dining table and waiting for Zheng Qian.

He will definitely come back, after all the dishes on the table are all his favorites.

Lu Xingzhou waited stubbornly like this. It wasn't until eleven o'clock in the evening that the sound of a car came from downstairs. The drowsy man who was tired at the desk all day ran to the gate as if he had been beaten. The front door was opened for Zheng Qian.

It's just that his full of joy froze when he saw Zheng Qian's face.

Zheng Qian ignored him and walked into the house. Seeing the food and cakes on the dining table, he stared at Lu Xingzhou with questioning eyes.

Only then did Lu Xingzhou confirm that Zheng Qian didn't listen to him at all, he shrugged his nose, and continued to explain his behavior.

Zheng Qian had finished listening this time, but he smiled contemptuously after listening, then reached out and swept the exquisite cake on the table to the ground, and then said with a cruel expression: "Lu Xingzhou, you don't deserve to celebrate your birthday at all. .”

Then he went upstairs without looking back, without even looking at the cakes and meals that he had destroyed.

Only Lu Xingzhou was left blankly looking at the mess on the ground, then wept silently, looking forward to the birthday cake for so many years, originally thinking of sharing the joy with the person he loves the most on his birthday.

But in the end, he didn't even have a bite of the cake. He thought he could at least get a "Happy Birthday" from Zheng Qian

But he still didn't give up, and every birthday in the future, he would buy a cake, hoping that Zheng Qian would take a bite.

……

The notification sound of the arrival of the vehicle drew Lu Xingzhou out of his memory, and his eyes couldn't help getting wet again. He wiped away the tears seeping from the corners of his eyes, shrugged his reddish nose, and got out of the car silently following the crowd.

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