Chen Mengran lives in Pingjin City, one of China's largest metropolises.

My aunt's house is four hours away from Pingjin City. Chen Mengran got on the bus home in the morning, and it was noon when he got home. Because he had called home in advance, when he returned home, the meal had already been arranged, Chen's mother specially bought him a few side dishes, and Chen's father drank silently alone.

Chen Mengran's home is an apartment building of only 60 square meters, and the old yellowed roof shows its collar. Although it is old, it is not easy to have a house of your own in this metropolis where every inch of land is valuable.

With the ability of his parents, he can't afford it for the rest of his life. This was given by the unit when Chen's father was working in the factory.

Chen Mengran grew up here, and the furniture at home has not been changed since he can remember, and it has become an old antique. Although it was wiped spotlessly by Chen's mother, the faded furniture made the whole home look dull.

As soon as he saw these furniture, Chen Mengran felt a faint heartache, if he didn't have to let his parents support him to go to school all these years, then it would be no problem to add a few pieces of furniture. If you drop out of school and go out to work, you can also add some subsidies to your family, and you don't have to become a burden to your parents as you do now.

"Dad, Mom. ”

"Xiao Ran is back, sit down. Chen's mother pulled Chen Mengran to the chair at the dining table, took the two big bags of things brought back from her aunt's house, and said, "Your aunt is really, and she is not an outsider, why are you sending so many things?" Yo, there are two big hares. ”

Mother Chen looked at the two fat rabbits, and her face bloomed with joy. Due to their frugal lifestyle, the family only opened meat once a week, and these two hares were enough for them to eat for a few days.

"Your aunt is really thoughtful, knowing that Xiao Ran is now the time to grow her body, she specially sent two rabbits, hey, looking at the rabbit meat is really fat, Mom stewed it for you at night. As she spoke, Mother Chen brought the two big hares to the kitchen. Then he went to serve Chen Mengran a meal.

"Mom, I'll do it myself. Chen Mengran pulled his mother and wanted to go by himself.

"Just let Mom come here, you just came home, sit and rest. Mother Chen pressed Chen Mengran on the chair as she spoke, and went to serve him dinner.

Chen Mengran smiled bitterly, he is so old, his mother still treats him as a child.

Chen Mengran looked back at his father and saw Chen's father drinking wine with a sad face.

Chen Mengran didn't dare to look at his father, and when he saw his daily sad face drinking, his heart ached. My parents are not yet fifty years old, but they are much older than other peers, which is useless, if I can get into a good university, I am afraid that my parents will not be like this now.

"I'll go to school tomorrow to fill in the volunteers, have you figured out which school and which major?" Father Chen took a sip of wine and asked.

Chen Mengran shook his head.

"I haven't thought about it for so many days, what are you going to eat?" Father Chen glared at Chen Mengran and said angrily.

"What are you doing, my son just came back, so he can't talk well. Chen's mother walked out of the kitchen and shouted to Chen's father.

Chen's father sighed, took another sip of wine, and waited for Chen's mother to return to the kitchen before he said, "The school is from this city, close to home." Majors, I asked you, there are many majors that can find good jobs now, such as computer science, financial accounting, law, and the most popular IT industry. After graduating from these majors, you can work in a large company if you learn well, which is truly professional, and you don't have to worry about not having a way out, provided that you must study well. Take your pick. ”

"Dad, I'm not interested in any of these majors. ”

"And what are you interested in?"

"I don't want to choose a major. ”

"Do you want to repeat a grade and take the exam again next year?"

"I don't want to repeat a grade, I don't want to go to school, I want to work to earn money. ”

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Father Chen slammed the wine glass on the table: "Where do you go to work without education and books, do you go to move bricks?"

"If I can make money, I will consider it. ”

"How much can you earn by moving bricks for a day?"

"But I don't want to use the family's money to support my schooling, three years, three years of tuition, if the money can be used to live a better life at home, you don't have to work every day. ”

"Your mother and I don't need you to worry about it, if you want us to live a good life, give us a good job, choose a good major, and find a good job in the future. Your dad and I just don't have a degree, and I've suffered a lifetime of losses. In the factory, every time there is room for improvement are those young people with diplomas, no matter how good my major is, I can't compete with them, I have been working for decades, I am a small grassroots leader, with this salary but watching those hairy boys step on my head, I will not let my son accompany me on the back road. ”

"It's different now, diplomas are no longer popular. Chen Mengran retorted.

"I let you go to school not to let you simply get a diploma, but to let you learn knowledge, now that the pace of life is so fast, if you don't learn, you will be surpassed by others. ”

"But ......"

"Don't say it again, you have to fill in the volunteer for me to go back to school tomorrow, you choose one of the majors I just mentioned, if you don't choose, don't call me dad again." Father Chen choked Chen Mengran back with a mouthful.

Chen Mengran knew that his father was so domineering, he didn't dare to refute it, knowing that if he continued to talk about it, his father would probably beat him directly. He is not afraid of being beaten by his father, but he is afraid that his father will be angry and sick, and his father's health has not been good.

At night, Chen Mengran lay in his small nest, pillowing his hands, listening to the noise of the big city outside. Compared with the tranquility of the countryside, this voice simply made Chen Mengran crazy, he wanted to shout a few times, but he knew that this place was no better than the countryside, so he could only endure it silently.

Gradually, Chen Mengran fell into contemplation, he was not thinking about what to fill in tomorrow, for him, a junior college, no matter what the major is, is useless, in this era when there are even as many undergraduates as dogs, the pressure on junior college students is quite great.

He didn't want to spend his time in this useless place, he was thinking about how he would spend the last two months. Obviously, he couldn't afford to waste that time. When he was in high school, he spent his summer vacation studying, so now, he has nothing to study, he should make good use of this short time to earn some money and share some of his future tuition.

It's just how to make money, that's the key.

He is a high school student, he has no special skills at all, and if he is a little different, it is an out-of-body experience. But this thing can't make money at all, and it's okay to catch a hare and sell it for money, but the problem is, how can there be a hare in a big city. It seems that I can only go to the restaurant to brush the dishes, which is not very technical, but it is dirty and tired. But Chen Mengran doesn't mind anymore, he is not a son-in-law, he is still afraid of being dirty and tired, as long as he can make money, he is willing to be dirty and tired.

After having an idea in his heart, Chen Mengran felt that a stone had fallen to the ground, and his mood was also a lot more relaxed. Feeling sleepiness, Chen Mengran sighed, turned off the light, and entered the bed.

He didn't take off the stone, he wanted to use this soul to find out what was going on in this noisy city, and to see how many unknown secrets were hidden behind this prosperity.