Chapter 1: An Unsatisfactory Life

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Some people are born with a noble life, idle and indifferent, rich and noble, and some people work all day long, but they still sell their labor, and they can't exchange it for a day of ease.

Lin Zeng gnawed off the white steamed bun in his hand and drank the boiled water in the plastic water cup with a grunt.

It's his breakfast every day.

The city's breakfast project, all over the street corner, is convenient and inexpensive. Breakfast is only two yuan, lunch company fast food, dinner will be fooled.

This is his life, his three meals a day.

He stepped on a second-hand electric car and rushed to the company.

His daytime job is a supermarket delivery man, and his monthly salary is only 2,000, plus bonuses and attendance bonuses, it is less than 2,005. In Qinghe City, this level of income can only barely make ends meet.

The day of the supermarket staff on the ground floor is hard and busy. Transfer, deliver, and process goods, from early morning to noon, take a slight breath, and then continue to leave work in the evening. The mechanical work all day long made Lin Zeng's mind and body numb day by day.

After work, he continued to ride the old electric donkey back to his rented room.

The house is the attic of a six-story building in the eighties, the top floor is built of red bricks, the landlord is illegally building, a simple 15-square-meter single room, cold in winter, scorching heat in summer, and the environment is harsh.

Lin Zeng didn't care about wiping the sweat from his forehead, as soon as he entered the house, he picked up a large chemical fiber plastic bag, kicked and stared, like the wind, ran to the first floor, and put the heavy plastic bag on the electric car.

The electric car, which is already small, is almost overwhelmed.

There is also a black plastic bag that has been hanging on the car, containing the frozen meat and vegetables he bought at the supermarket today.

With almost no time to breathe, Lin Zeng struggled to pedal and give the electric car strength. The streets were crowded with people, and the street lights were unbright.

At about six o'clock in the evening, Lin Zeng parked the electric donkey in the parking lot of the Yongfeng Shopping Center in Qinghe City, carried all his belongings, and walked to the middle of the night market street not far away.

After graduating from a third-rate university, Lin Zeng's life, every minute and second, was under tremendous pressure.

Thinking about his girlfriend who has been in love for four years, thinking about his future life, thinking about the days when he has no fixed place to live, no matter how hard and tired he is, Lin Zeng gritted his teeth and persevered.

In a plastic bag, there is a small barbecue grill. Also, a bag of black coals.

With the wages of his daytime work alone, he simply could not establish himself in the city. You can only use a few hours in the evening to set up a stall in the night market and earn extra money.

Occupy the land, set up a stall, start a fire, and handle the ingredients. Lin Zeng was skilled, and within a while, he set up a stall and started business.

"Barbecue!fresh barbecue!squid, chicken thighs, taste when passing by, fresh and spicy barbecue, barbecue. ”

Lin Zeng shouted loudly while baking a bunch of rice cakes.

He didn't have time to eat dinner, so he could only take advantage of the lack of people to bake some rice cakes, bake a string of chicken thighs and mushrooms, and finally add some vegetables and drink some cold boiled water, which is today's meal.

Save money and hassle.

He has been setting up a stall in this night market street for more than a year, and when he is more than a year, he can earn hundreds of yuan a day, but if the business is light, it is not enough for the management fee of the night market.

From six o'clock, it is open until ten o'clock.

It's probably not a Saturday or Sunday, and today's business isn't hot. More than half of the materials brought out from the supermarket were sold, and it is estimated that they have made about a hundred dollars.

Extinguishing the charcoal fire and packing up his tools, Lin Zeng only felt tired, and his steps were as heavy as lead.

With fewer pedestrians on the street and heavier shelves on his back, Lam returned to the parking lot of Wing Fung Shopping Centre.

Suddenly, he paused, looked at a stall by the parking lot, and bent down.

The stall was very simple, with only a one-square-meter red cloth spread on the ground, and a red-haired teenager playing with his mobile phone squatted on a small bench.

Feeling Lin Zeng's stay, the young man looked away from the screen of his mobile phone, laughed, and greeted weakly: "Hey, jewelry, hair accessories, necklaces, sell cheaply." ”

"How much is these?" Lin Zeng scanned the stall, his gaze resting on a row of silver necklaces.

"Twenty yuan a piece, it's about to close, and it's sold cheaply. The red-haired boy saw that Lin Zeng seemed to want to buy it a little, and suddenly became more energetic, he casually pulled up a necklace with a skull hanging on it, and sold it hard.

"Uh, I'll look at the others. Lin Zeng shook his head, not at all interested in the one in the young man's hand.

There are not many necklaces, but what attracts Lin Zeng's attention is a slender silver-white necklace, and a droplet pendant the size of a fingernail on the necklace looks round and cute.

It's simple, it's simple, but it's a bit of a look you never get tired of.

"It's so simple, there's no decoration, sell it to me cheaper." "Lin has been in the night market for a year, so he naturally understands the rules here.

When they meet, they cut in half, and they are all soft-hearted Lords.

"It's cheap enough. The red-haired boy crooked his mouth, rubbed his nose vigorously, and said in a snarling voice.

"Eight bucks, I'll take it. Lin Zeng carried the pendant necklace and said casually.

"Ah, mom, big brother, these eight yuan is not enough for my wholesale price, you think my things are blown by the wind!" the red-haired boy laughed angrily and said indignantly.

"Forget it, I don't want it. Lin Zeng stood up and made a gesture to leave.

"Alas, don't, big brother, give some sincerity, count you fifteen yuan, vomit blood and sell at a loss. The red-haired boy looked at Lin Zeng's watch with an indifferent expression, and said anxiously with a posture of leaving.

"No, it's too expensive, and I'm also poor and can't afford it. Lin Zeng shook his head firmly and took a step.

"Oh, big brother, if you give me more, don't let me lose miserably. The red-haired boy took two steps after him, and his speech became more urgent.

"That's it, it's not easy for everyone, it's ten dollars. Lin Zeng said indifferently.

"Is this just two yuan?" this ......" The red-haired young man hesitated, and saw that Lin Zeng seemed to be really leaving, so he gritted his teeth, and said with an expression of cutting blood and selling meat, "Ten yuan is ten yuan, big brother, you are too good at bargaining, I am a miserable loss." ”

Lin Zeng raised his eyebrows and smiled, took out ten yuan from his pocket, and put away the pendant necklace.

The night breeze was cool, sweat soaked through his shirt, and under the night breeze, it was cool and clear, and it was very comfortable. Lin Zeng put the pendant necklace in his shirt pocket and strode towards the parking lot.

He registered the tool and started the e-donkey, but did not walk in the direction he had come.

The car swung to the right, and after about twenty minutes of driving, he came to the side of a neighborhood.

Compared with Lin Zeng's broken room, the community here is much stronger in terms of security and environment.

This is where his girlfriend Chen Huanyue lives. She shares a house with two girlfriends, three bedrooms and one living room, air conditioning, refrigerator, color TV facilities, but the price is expensive, 1,000 yuan a month for a single room.

For Chen Huanyue, the rent took up most of her salary, and the remaining 1,000 yuan was not enough for expenses at all, but fortunately, Lin Zeng lived a frugal life, and almost all the money earned from setting up stalls in the night market every month was subsidized to her.

Touching the pendant necklace on his chest, Lin Zeng had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. Chen Huanyue has liked these gadgets since college, and every time she saw them in school, she would buy some as sweater accessories. So when Lin Zeng saw these small ornaments, he would always habitually buy her one or two.

Thinking of his delicate and sweet girlfriend, Lin Zeng was tired from a day of hard work, and he seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

He squinted, parked the electric car in the parking space, raised his head and prepared to walk to the staircase of Chen Huanyue's residence, and was about to call her.

Suddenly, Lin Zeng's smile froze on his face.

His eyes widened in disbelief and his mind blanked as he looked at the pair of men and women standing across from him.

The man in a suit and leather shoes is tall, leaning on an SUV, hugging a woman in an ice blue chiffon dress.

The woman smiled sweetly, looked up playfully, and gently pecked the corner of the man's lips.

The figure of the woman is the shadow that has been engraved in Lin Zeng's heart for four years. He remembered that this long dress that was as elegant as a fairy was just bought by him and Chen Huanyue last month.

To do this, he spent an entire month on rent. For this reason, he was forced to work as a temporary worker at the construction site for a month, and still owes the landlord rent.

He couldn't control his steps, and walked stiffly, with great difficulty.

The man in the suit pulled out a vermilion fluff box and opened it with a smile.

Lin Zeng watched Chen Huanyue's back, watched her take the box, watched her smile happily, and watched her wrap her arms around each other's waists.

Lin Zeng couldn't watch it anymore.

Like a furious lion, he rushed forward, tore Chen Huanyue away, and smashed his fist at the man with all his strength.

"Ahh

The shocking change made Chen Huanyue and the man a little stunned.

Until Chen Huanyue saw the familiar back of the man who kept swinging his fists, and screamed in horror.

"Bastard!"

The sudden punch made the man dizzy, but after three or two punches, the body instinctively began to fight back.

Two tall men, like two wrestling beasts, slammed into each other with strong fists.

"Oh my God, help! Damn! Lin Zeng, stop it!" Chen Huanyue panicked, but she couldn't stop it, she could only scream hard.

The security guards of the community who discovered the situation, as well as the residents of the community who passed by, several people struggled to pull Lin Zeng and the man apart.

"Jin Hui, are you okay?" Chen Huanyue rushed forward and touched the cheek of the man in the suit distressedly. His face was bruised and ugly, and his eyes were grim.

Lin Zeng looked at their words and deeds numbly, reached out and touched the pendant necklace in his shirt pocket, and sneered.

"Jin Hui, I'm sorry, I'll talk to him, this kind of thing will never happen again. Chen Huanyue took a deep breath, calmed her mood, then calmly turned her head, looked at Lin Zeng with a firm gaze, and said, "Lin Zeng, let's go to the side and talk." ”

Lin Zeng's anger turned into sadness, he silently looked at Chen Huanyue's familiar face, watched her turn her head mercilessly, slender high heels, stepping on the road, swaying.

"Lin Zeng, let's break up. Chen Huanyue went straight to the point and said without hesitation.

Lin Zeng's deep eyes stared straight at Chen Huanyue and didn't give her any answer.

Chen Huanyue was stared at by Lin Zeng's gaze, stared a little weakly, clenched her fists, and said angrily: "Lin Zeng, do you know, I don't want to live with you anymore without seeing the future." I know that you are very bitter, and I know that you are very hard, but there are some gaps that cannot be filled by hard work and struggle. I can't stand it anymore and spend a dollar a day, you know? Every time I see you go to the night market to sell barbecue and come back, the smell of oil smoke on your body is unbearable. Lin Zeng, we are not suitable, don't force it. ”

Lin Zeng's eyes did not blink, and the look in his eyes gradually became cold.

From his shirt pocket, he took out the pendant he bought at the night market tonight, the dangling pendant, which shimmered slightly under the light of the orange street lamp.

"Hehe," Chen Huanyue smiled sarcastically, "Give it to me?" Lin Zeng, how much have you given me such cheap things? I don't dare to wear any of them. Do you think I'm still an ignorant little girl? Zhou Jinhui gave me a Swarovski crystal necklace tonight, pink crystal, very beautiful, Zhou Jinhui's family is rich and powerful, you ......"

"No," Lin Zeng's eyes were cold, interrupting Chen Huanyue's words, he slowly shook his head and said, "I won't give it to you, you don't deserve it!"

Chen Huanyue, who was interrupted from speaking, was stunned, she still couldn't believe that Lin Zeng, who had always been extremely doting on her, would interrupt her without mercy.

Lin Zeng clenched the water drop pendant tightly in his fists, as if he wanted to crush it.

The wounded blood on his hand flowed down his fingers and into the heart of his fist.

"Chen Huanyue, today, all my feelings with you are cut in two. ”

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