Food stalls like barbecue stalls abound in Tuocheng.

Especially in summer, regardless of the old area and new district, you can see all kinds of food stalls everywhere in the streets and alleys.

On the other side of Chang'an Road, there is a street full of food stalls, the original name of that street has been forgotten, and now everyone calls it Sleepless Street.

Of course, the LC area is far less prosperous than the new district, and there is no so-called sleepless street.

And now that the weather is getting cooler, the night market is not as prosperous as in summer, so there are only a few food stalls still open under the arcade corridors in the LC area.

Just like this barbecue stall in front of you, the stalls are not fixed, and there are no stores.

The stall owner uses an electric tricycle to pull the oven, materials, tables and chairs. I went to the place where I usually set up a stall, unloaded my things from the car, and set up a barbecue stall under an old arcade corridor.

This is also the characteristic of Tuocheng, the unique corridor of the arcade-style building, which can play a role in sheltering from the wind and rain.

So as long as it's not stormy, some food stalls are almost all year round.

As soon as Zhou Xiaoyu and the two walked into this barbecue stall, a middle-aged woman who was roasting chicken wings on the charcoal stove raised her head, and when she saw Zhao Liyu, she frowned and said, "Eldest sister, why are you here? Don't you say you want to review at home?"

Zhao Liyu said: "Today's homework has been done, I will come out for a run and exercise." ”

Next to him, a middle-aged man who was cleaning up the table turned around when he heard the words and said, "Nonsense, you have asthma, how can you run!"

Zhao Liyu said: "It's okay, Dad, I'll take care of myself." ”

Only then did Zhou Xiaoyu know that the middle-aged couple was Zhao Liyu's parents.

He hurriedly said, "Hello uncle and aunt." ”

The middle-aged woman looked at Zhou Xiaoyu suspiciously: "Your classmate, why haven't you seen it?" ”

Zhao Liyu shook her head: "No, Mom." This is Zhou Xiaoyu, who just met at the Memorial Pavilion. Xiaoyu, this is my mother Liu Huizhen, that is my father Zhao Yi. ”

As soon as she heard that the two had just met, Liu Huizhen frowned, looked Zhou Xiaoyu up and down, and said coldly: "Since you don't review, let's come and help, there are a lot of guests tonight, and your father and I can't be busy." ”

Zhao Liyu nodded yes, then took Zhou Xiaoyu to find an empty table to sit on, and said with a smile: "You wait, I'll bake something for you to eat." ”

Zhou Xiaoyu said unexpectedly: "You still bake things?"

Zhao Liyu smiled and said: "Of course, when I was in junior high school, I came to help every night, don't underestimate me." ”

She walked away, went to the oven, expertly picked up chicken wings, meatballs, tofu and other things, brushed them with sauce, and put them on the stove to roast.

The firelight reflected her face, and soon fine beads of sweat appeared on Zhao Liyu's delicate face, and she wiped it casually, and carefully turned the ingredients so that they would not be burned.

It can be seen that Zhao Liyu's family is not having a good time. If the family is good, this girl will not have to work for her parents in junior high school.

Moreover, her mother doesn't seem to like Zhao Liyu very much.

No, after Liu Huizhen sent a plate of barbecue to the guests, she muttered in a low voice when she helped her husband clean up the table: "What are girls doing with so many books, this college has to pay tens of thousands of tuition." It's better to finish high school and work casually during the day, and still help us work at night. ”

Zhao Yi frowned and said, "You make a little noise, let Liyu hear it." ”

Liu Huizhen said disapprerovingly: "Did I say something wrong? It was easy for me to give birth to her, I was pregnant in October, and I gave birth to a money-losing product." ”

Next to the barbecue grill, the girl's ears twitched slightly, and the corners of her eyes gently looked at her mother, as if she heard Liu Huizhen's complaints.

She lowered her eyes, and a layer of sadness was covered between her eyebrows. I don't know if it's smoked, but under the light, her eyes are a little red.

Zhou Xiaoyu looked at it silently, but he could only sigh lightly in his heart.

Patriarchy has existed since ancient times.

Even after thousands of years, these traditional ideas are still deeply rooted in the hearts of some people.

Zhou Xiaoyu can fully imagine that in such a family, Zhao Liyu has grown up since she was a child, and she doesn't know how many grievances she has suffered.

In contrast, he was an orphan. But in the welfare home, regardless of boys and girls, the dean treats them equally, but he is happier than Zhao Liyu.

Soon, Zhao Liyu's things were cooked, she came over with a plate, took a bottle of Coke, put it on the table and said with a smile: "Eat, try my craft." ”

Zhou Xiaoyu glanced at the plate, the chicken wings were burned golden, and the meatballs exuded the aroma of meat, which made Zhou Xiaoyu move his index finger.

He smiled: "I know that you don't have to eat it, these things you bake are absolutely delicious." ”

Zhao Liyu laughed, it was a smile from the heart, which made the sadness between her eyebrows clear a lot.

By the oven, Liu Huizhen deliberately said: "Five chicken wings, three meatballs, plus tofu drinks, I will lose more than a dozen yuan tonight." ”

Zhao Liyu suddenly looked embarrassed, walked over and said, "Mom, I'll pay my friend's money." ”

Liu Huizhen poked her head with her finger and said, "Your money is not given by me, you said that you are not a daughter, what kind of fat man to invite guests!"

Zhou Xiaoyu couldn't stand it anymore, took out twenty yuan from his pocket, ran over and said with a smile: "Auntie, I'll pay for it first." ”

Liu Huizhen glanced at him, quickly took the money, and then found five yuan for Zhou Xiaoyu and said, "It's still your friend who is sensible, you have to learn more from others." ”

Zhao Liyu was so angry that she trembled, and there were already tears rolling in her eyes. But this girl is also stubborn, and immediately reached out and wiped the corners of her eyes, so as not to let the tears have a chance to fall.

Liu Huizhen saw that her daughter was crying, not only was she not comforted, but shouted: "What are you crying for, do you show me a face? Others don't know, they still think I'm your stepmother, hurry up and work for me!"

Zhao Yi pulled his wife beside him and whispered, "Don't shout, let the guests see what it looks like." Liyu, I don't need your help tonight, you can chat with your friends. ”

Fortunately, the father is still towards his daughter.

Zhao Liyu nodded and returned to the table with Zhou Xiaoyu.

The two sat down, and Zhao Liyu smiled bitterly and said, "Let you see the joke, hey, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read." ”

Zhou Xiaoyu handed her the chicken wings, blinked his eyes and said, "Isn't the next sentence right, everyone has a dream that is difficult to come true?"

Zhao Liyu chuckled: "I came out of feeling, and I didn't come to match you." You can eat chicken wings, they were originally roasted for you. ”

Zhou Xiaoyu said: "I'll eat the rest, you can help me eat some." A friend of mine once said that life is nothing more than eating, drinking, and lazing. When you're not in a good mood, eat and eat, and it's over. ”

Zhao Liyu was not hypocritical, took the chicken wings and said, "That friend, won't it be you." ”

Zhou Xiaoyu was surprised: "How do you know." ”

"I guess. Zhao Liyu gently took a bite of her grilled chicken wings, and said quietly: "Xiaoyu, do you have a dream?"

Zhou Xiaoyu picked up the meatballs and ate them: "Yes, my dream is to earn 100 million from it." However, this dream is a bit far away, so set a small goal first and earn 10,000 yuan first. ”

Zhao Liyu couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Your dream, the ups and downs are quite big." ”

Zhou Xiaoyu smiled and didn't speak, and after destroying a pill, he asked, "What about you, what is your dream?"

Zhao Liyu glanced at the oven and said, "I want to leave this home and go to a place where no one knows me." Use my abilities, put down roots there, and then work hard to live. ”

Zhou Xiaoyu nodded and said: "Your dream is more realistic than mine, but it's a pity that there is no wine, otherwise I have to toast you." ”

Zhao Liyu poured herself a glass of water with a smile, raised the glass and said, "It's not bad to replace wine with water." ”

Zhou Xiaoyu picked up the brand of Coke and touched it with her cup: "This cup, respect our dream, I hope it can be achieved as soon as possible." ”

Zhao Liyu happily picked up the cup and took a sip, although it was boiling water, but when it came to her mouth, she felt sweet.

Suddenly, a big hand fell on Zhou Xiaoyu's shoulder, and a voice came: "You kid, aren't you the wreck who ran away when you bumped into us that day?"

Zhou Xiaoyu looked back, looked up along this arm, and saw a tattoo of a green dragon. When he saw the face of the arm owner again, Zhou Xiaoyu couldn't help but scream in his heart!

Isn't this man the tattooed man who robbed him and Su Yuexi that day, but was beaten by Gu Yehong?

The tattooed man smirked, "Okay, little bunny, I'm going to see who else can save you tonight." Now I declare that you have been robbed by us!"

Big brother, don't be so persistent. I didn't rob it last time, so you're going to finish what you didn't do that day tonight, right?

Next to her, Zhao Liyu was so frightened that her face was pale.

However, Zhou Xiaoyu's face did not change, and even pretended not to know the other party, and said: "Doctor Q dead rice, tiger oil?"

The tattooed man peed on the spot, what the hell are you pretending to be garlic, and you also speak English to me, do you think that this way Lao Tzu will recognize the wrong person?