flawed

In the new year, everything seemed to be on the right track, and the life of the two began to become like any ordinary family in a daily chemical factory.

Early in the morning, Jiang Yu got up by himself, poured water from a thermos bottle, washed his face and brushed his teeth, packed his schoolbag and went out to school for breakfast.Get up with Qi Nuliang, make something to eat, eat half by himself, save the other half for dinner for the children after school in the afternoon, and go to work after eating.

After a busy day, when Qi Nuliang came home late at night, Jiang Yu was already fast asleep.

The two people's time is staggered, each is busy with their own, and even the time to talk together has become scarce.

After the year, the temperature rose rapidly, and the heavy cotton clothes were taken off.Women tend to feel the breath of spring more easily, and the fashionable girls on the street can't wait to put on skirts and stockings.

Qi Nuliang was even hotter in the back kitchen, wearing a T-shirt and a coat. When he came home at night, the T-shirt inside was already wet with sweat, and it was dry and sweaty several times.

He just woke up this morning when he happened to see Jiang Yu going out to school.The child was carrying his schoolbag neatly, seeing that Qi Nuliang had already got up, he turned around and greeted him: "I'm leaving."

Qi Nuliang waved to him to show that he heard it.

Rihua Primary School did not have a uniform school uniform, Qi Nuliang saw that Jiang Yu was still wearing a winter coat, and stopped him again: "Don't eat in the cafeteria after school at noon, you come to the 'Yikouxiang' at the intersection of Hongfu Road to find me."

"What are you looking for?"

"Just come. Take the No. 12 bus, get off at Hongfu Road Station, and just cross the road. Can you find it?"

Jiang Yu nodded.

"Let's go, we're going to be late."

The business in the school cafeteria is also not easy. The students are all from the daily chemical factory, and most of them go home to eat after school. There is only a situation like Jiang Yu's - parents have to work, and there are no grandparents to cook for them. Only eat in the cafeteria.

The food in the cafeteria is naturally not good, the vegetarian dishes are all cheap vegetables, and the meat dishes are also vegetarian dishes, only a little more oil star, and twice as expensive.Jiang Yu had never eaten meat dishes in the cafeteria.

He is not picky about the taste, but he thinks the portion is a bit small.With so many meal tickets, it takes at least one semester, so I usually save it. I only spend one yuan and thirty cents, and I need a meal and a dish, but this is not enough to eat.

But Qi Nuliang would leave him delicious food at home, and occasionally he would bring back some delicious food from the restaurant where he worked, and he would also buy meat to eat.

I don't know what to call him over at noon.

After school, Jiang Yu rushed out of the school all the way and got on the No. 12 bus.Normally, he would have chosen to walk over there, but today he was afraid that Qi Nuliang would be waiting in a hurry, so he endured the pain and paid [-] yuan for the fare.

He found the restaurant as soon as he got out of the car, and stood at the door for a long time, only seeing the diners and the waiters serving food in a continuous line inside, but not Qi Nuliang at all.

He followed the diners in.There were a lot of people, and the smell of all kinds of food inside made him swallow his saliva, so he caught a waiter and asked if Qi Nuliang was here.

The woman yelled at the back kitchen, "Xiao Qi, there is a child looking for you."

"You tell him to wait a while."

The waiter took the man to the counter and told him to wait.

Jiang Yu stood against the wall and made way out of the aisle. He didn't feel embarrassed by everyone's curious eyes, and just looked around with a pair of eyes.Not only looking at the people, but also looking at the meals on the table. It was lunch time, and the more I looked at it, the more I felt hungry.

He saw Qi Nuliang from the vegetable outlet.The T-shirt he was wearing was soaked on the chest and back, a towel was hung around his neck, and sweat was all over his eyebrows and eyes.

He handed a pot of boiled fish to the waiter who was serving the dishes, and immediately retreated into the back kitchen, disappearing among the busy figures.

Half an hour passed, and the peak meal at noon was over, and Qi Nuliang was finally free to lead Jiang Yu to the back door.

He moved a stool for him to sit by the door, and brought out a large bowl of rice from it, topped with a layer of shredded pork with green peppers that had just come out of the pan, emitting a steaming aroma.

"Eat first and wait for me later."

Jiang Yu took the rice bowl and started eating.

"Eat slowly." Qi Nuliang brought him another bottle of Coke.After speaking, he went to work again.

At the back door, there is no cover, so it is easier to see the busyness of the back kitchen.

Jiang Yu watched Qi Nuliang climb up to the attic while he was cooking.

He carried down a [-]-jin sack of rice from the narrow staircase that was so steep that it almost formed a right angle.The rice was put away, and a large pot of potatoes came out to make mud.The soil was cleaned and moved in, and the garlic was cut again... In short, it didn't stop, and the bald man inside was just pointing people around.

Qi Nuliang never talked about work with Jiang Yu in detail, he only said that he found a job in a restaurant and told him not to worry about money.Money shouldn't be a kid like him to worry about, let him just study hard.

Only today did Jiang Yu really know exactly what a man does.It seems that he is more tired than picking up trash, he is a little unhappy, and his heart is sour.He hasn't felt this way for a long time.

It wasn't until Jiang Yu finished the bottle of Coke cherishing a small sip, that Qi Nuliang washed his face twice, greeted the people in the back kitchen, and said that his work was done, and he would go for a while. Clean it up when he comes back.

The bald man complained a few words reluctantly, but Qi Nuliang just pretended not to hear.He took off his apron, dragged Jiang Yu through the back kitchen and the front hall, told him to wait at the gate first, and then went to the counter to find the boss.

There were no guests coming in at this moment, the noise was much quieter, and Jiang Yu also heard about Qi Nuliang and the boss's salary advance.

The restaurant owner sat behind the counter, and when he heard the man's request, he sighed in embarrassment: "You said... you come to advance my salary every month, what's the matter? I didn't deduct you, it's all It is sent on time every month, you have to have a plan."

Qi Nuliang's expression was embarrassing: "I know..." He lowered his voice and glanced outside, "It's hot, my child is still wearing a cotton padded jacket, he has no other clothes, I called him here today to buy him a change clothes."

The boss also looked outside, and said impatiently: "I use children as a cover all day long..." He counted a few red tickets from the drawer and gave them to Qi Nuliang, "You can't always advance like this, if Everyone is coming to me for an advance payment, can my restaurant still open?"

Qi Nuliang licked his parched lips, he was so busy this morning that he didn't even bother to drink water.He didn't answer, just took the money and put it in his pocket, then turned and pushed open the glass door.

He grabbed Jiang Yu's shoulder: "What are you looking at, let's go, I'll take you to buy clothes."

"...I have it, no need to buy it."

"You said this on your body? You've been wearing it all winter."

I bought two sets of inner underwear before and exchanged them, and this is the only outer padded jacket.Fortunately, it is black and resistant to dirt.But even if it is black, the cuffs and chest are dirty and reflective.

Jiang Yu lowered his head: "It can still be worn."

Qi Nuliang forcefully pulled him away: "Then you have to wash it first and store it for next winter, so you can still wear it for summer?"

Without any explanation, Jiang Yu was dragged into a clothes store by the side of the road.The small front door is full of miscellaneous brands.The business here doesn't seem to be very good. The boss greeted the wandering customers without much interest, then lowered his head and continued to eat melon seeds and read magazines.

Qi Nuliang pushed Jiang Yu: "You choose yourself."

"I do not want."

Qi Nuliang was too lazy to talk nonsense, and took the initiative to choose for him.

"What do you think of this one?" Qi Nuliang held a denim jacket with rivets on the chest and shoulders, gestured to Jiang Yu, and then pulled him to the mirror, "It looks good, doesn't it?"

Jiang Yu frowned and glanced at Qi Nuliang.

"Don't like it? It's pretty..." As he spoke, he picked out another black leather jacket with tassels from the pile of clothes.

This time before he got it on his body to gesture, Jiang Yu turned around and was about to leave.

Qi Nuliang quickly grabbed him: "If you don't like it, just say it, run away." He hung up the clothes, "Let you choose or not, and you don't like the one I chose... Isn't it handsome? suits you."

The female boss next to her couldn't stand it anymore, she clapped her hands and stood up, glanced at Jiang Yu, seemingly picked one from a pile of inconspicuous sportswear, and threw it to Jiang Yu: "Go and try this set."

A red jacket with white stripes on the arms and chest, white trousers with red stripes on the trouser legs, waist and feet, loose but not sloppy.

Obviously it's just a very ordinary sportswear, but the bright red color on Jiang Yu's body makes his lips red and his teeth white. The whole person is a bit dazzling, and the child finally has the appearance of a sunny boy.Otherwise, he is usually depressed and silent, looking gloomy and depressed.

Qi Nuliang was very satisfied with this.Jiang Yu stood in front of the mirror, turned around to look around, and was quite satisfied.

Qi Nuliang could see that he liked it, and the boss saw it even more, and immediately began to warmly introduce, such as waterproof and breathable.

Qi Nuliang interrupted her: "How much?"

"230."

"So expensive?"

"Expensive? It's not one piece, it's a set, with clothes and pants together. You just took that denim jacket, and the top is 280. Look at the material, this style... In this way, the change is wiped out for you, 200 , I'll give you the purchase price."

Qi Nuliang was a little hesitant. He could see that Jiang Yu liked it, but he still felt that the price was expensive.

He couldn't figure out why, in a small county like Hongcheng, where the salary was only around [-] yuan a month, two pieces of children's clothes could be sold for [-] yuan.Isn't this a blatant money grab?

But kids like to...

Just as he was hesitating, Jiang Yu had already taken off his clothes and came out of the fitting room.

He returned the tracksuit to the boss and counter-offered: "100."

The boss widened his eyes and said, "Young man, are you kidding me? 100 is not enough for me to purchase. Let's see if you really like it, and I'll give you 20 less."

His counter-offer not only shocked the boss, but also surprised Qi Nuliang.Not only that, seeing the boss bargaining for 180, Jiang Yu didn't say anything else, pulled Qi Nuliang and walked out.

Qi Nuliang asked him in a low voice: "You really don't want it?"

Jiang Yu shook his head, just pulling him out.

"150! Take all 150 sets away, if it doesn't open until today..."

"Just 100."

Qi Nuliang poked his back, meaning 150 is almost the same.

The boss had a bitter face: "I really can't sell it for 100, so you can add some to me anyway."

Jiang Yu still said the same thing: "Only 100."

"Then you go to another house to see."

Jiang Yu turned his head and left.

When he left the store, Qi Nuliang complained to him: "I think 150 is fine, but she can use less, or we'd better go back and buy it, it's rare that you like it."

"I don't like it." Jiang Yu let go, and suddenly glanced at Qi Nuliang, "You really don't understand anything."

"..."

Does this mean being underestimated by a brat?