"The world is sometimes so wonderful, and the things you want but can't get are often all around you, right?"

With his hair meticulously combed, the old bartender in a vest wiped the cup with a white towel until it was transparent, gently hung it on the shelf in front of him, and suddenly spoke.

Xia Mo, who was drunk and hazy, was slightly stunned for a moment, looked left and right, confirmed that the old bartender was talking to him, and nodded casually in response.

With a grunt, he poured the residual liquid in the cup in front of him into his throat, feeling the taste of the hot liquid burning his throat, Xia Mo was a little sober.

He pulled out his shriveled wallet, pulled out the only twenty-denomination note, and gently patted it on the table.

There are exactly five hundred left.

Four of 100 and two of 50.

When I was squeezing the bus before, the last coin had already been used.

Xia Mo is 23 years old this year, and after graduating from university, he worked in the Shancheng branch of a multinational advertising company, and belonged to the lowest level of small staff.

With a salary of no more than 4,000 yuan in a month, in this first-tier city, I can barely make a living, but I definitely can't save money, and I don't dare to expect anything from the target.

"Have you ever heard a legend that whatever your needs are, if you can find the number eight pawnshop, you will get it. ”

The wine was slightly up, and Xia Mo said coldly and jokingly to the bartender who was busy in front of him.

"It's just a TV series, it's really an urban legend...... For a man who is about to lose his job, think about what he will do in the future!" the old bartender pouted, and continued to pick up a wine glass, and rubbed it carefully with his skill.

Xia Mo frowned slightly: "How do you know?"

Ding dong!

The wall bell that looked slightly old on the wall rang, and the bartender glanced up and smiled softly: "The tavern is closing, young man, go back early!"

Xia Mo shook his head, stood up and walked out.

"Wait a minute, you forgot to take your things. The old bartender raised his chin and nodded.

At the end of the empty cup on the bar, there was an extra watch.

It seems to be quite delicate.

"I didn't wear a watch today!" Xia Mo frowned.

When she graduated, Xia Mo did buy a watch, but she didn't often bring it.

At least he was pretty sure he didn't bring it out today.

"From the time the door opened at six o'clock in the evening until now, you have been a guest all night, is it not yours or mine?" asked the old bartender.

"Are you sure?" Xia Mo raised her hand, gently rubbed her temples, and shook her drunken head.

Although this wine is cheap, a glass is only 20 oceans, but the strength of the wine is not small.

After Xia Mo calmed down a little, he walked over and took the watch in his hand to look at it to see if he was really mistaken.

The style is quite retro, and the strap is made of stainless steel, which is completely different from my own.

"Okay, okay, don't delay me from getting off work, if it's not yours, leave it to the police uncle!" The old bartender couldn't help but push Xia Mo out, and then closed the door.

"But...... It's really not mine!"

Looking at this small bar that opened in a dark alley, there was not even a signboard, only a small door, and it closed on time at ten o'clock, Xia Mo suddenly smiled helplessly.

Taking a deep breath, the cold night wind in the mountain city made him shiver slightly, and the person seemed to be a little sober.

Pinching the watch with a somewhat strange origin, Xia Mo turned around and walked towards an old residential building hidden in the steel jungle not far away.

This morning, a major customer was very dissatisfied with the plan he produced, and he was furious on the spot and decided to cooperate with another company.

In addition, the performance of the branch has been mediocre in the past year, and the boss of the headquarters decided to close the branch directly and all the personnel were dismissed!

In other words, from tomorrow, Xia Mo will become a jobless vagrant.

If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have stumbled upon a tavern in an alley.

Not to mention that the ghost walked in and asked for a cheap whiskey.

There are only five hundred left in the wallet, what will I do tomorrow?!

The competition is so fierce these days, and it's not so easy to find a job.

Xia Mo took a deep breath, tightened her tie, straightened her chest, and even squeezed a smile on her face, trying to make herself look less decadent.

Maintaining this smile, Xia Mo took out the key from his waist and opened the rusty mottled door in front of him, which could only prevent his own security door.

"Brother, you're back!"

A girl in pajamas is sitting in a cramped and slightly stuffy living room reading a book.

There were no fans, only the narrow window on the right side was open.

Occasionally, a night breeze hits, barely bringing a hint of coolness.

Hearing the movement, she turned her head and saw that it was Xia Mo who was back, smiled sweetly, revealing two beautiful dimples, and asked simply and happily.

Her name is Xia Duo, Xia Mo's younger sister and only relative.

I have to say that the genes of the Xia family are still very good.

Xia Mo is handsome, tall, and has a bit of Wu Yanzu's taste.

Xia Duo is gentle and lovely, with fair skin and delicate facial features.

Big eyes, upturned nose, small dimples, long eyelashes.

If you dress up a little, it's a proper school girl.

But the little girl was extremely sensible.

Knowing the situation at home, although she loves beauty by nature, Xia Duo never pursues dressing up, and focuses on studying.

She has always been at the top of her class, and she is not far behind the second place.

Seeing that her sister was still doing the exercises so late, and in order to save a little electricity as before, she didn't even turn on the fan, Xia Mo's face couldn't help but sink, and she pretended to be displeased:

"Duoduo, tomorrow is the college entrance examination, hurry up and rest. ”

"Got it, brother!" Xia Duo nodded obediently and closed the page at the same time.

As she cleaned up her desk, her nose twitched slightly, and then she stopped moving.

Frowning and staring at Xia Mo, Xia Duo said in a slightly questioning tone: "Brother, why did you drink? ”

"Duoduo, your brother is about to be promoted, so my colleague celebrated it for me. Xia Mo immediately gave a white lie, accompanied by a slightly stiff smile.

The room was a little dim, and Xia Mo was very confident that she could deceive this little girl.

"Wow! Great! Brother is the best!" Xia Duo cheered in surprise and jumped up to Xia Mo to give a big hug.

Xia Mo's heart trembled, her face was relaxed, and she touched her sister's head.

Usually in order to reassure her sister, Xia Mo, who is an older brother, actually lied a lot.

There are already countless things that report good news and not bad news, and he is also familiar with it.

Although the little girl is smart, she is still innocent after all, and she has never been able to expose her brother's white lies.

"Go and rest, I'll take you to have breakfast tomorrow and then send you to the exam room. Xia Mo reminded again.

"Good night, brother!" Xia Duo let Xia Mo go, waved at him with a smile, and turned around and walked towards his room.

"Good night!" Xia Mo nodded with a smile, and when he turned around, his eyes immediately became gloomy.

(The new book set sail, please collect and pay attention, remember to invest!)