At twelve o'clock in the morning, Uncle Guang finally put on his clothes, took a big broom and swept the garbage at the door of the food stall, making a "rustling" grinding sound. Qi Ji put away the table and moved into the house, said goodnight to Uncle Guang, and went to the store to take out Xuan Xuan, who was sleeping on the small sofa in the back kitchen, with a blanket and carry it on his shoulder.

Qi Ji heard the "stab" of the rolling door of the food stall and pulled it together. walked back to the garage next door and saw that the man named Lu Li was still there.

The lights were dimmed, and only the moon in the sky shone a silvery white light.

The man hugged in a ball, nestled under the recruitment advertisement written by Qi Ji.

Lu Li heard footsteps approaching, and stopped in front of him, he raised his head, and dimly saw a black and tall shadow covering himself, and the shadow was still carrying something.

"You're not leaving? Red Sea Town doesn't welcome people with the surname Lu. Qi Ji had a cigarette in his mouth, but he didn't light it because his son was on his shoulder.

"You ......" "Gurr, ......" Lu Li just said a word, and his stomach began to bark.

The night was very quiet, and the sound of waves of water not far away could not hide the sound of hunger.

"Hungry?"

"Do you need to recruit people?" Lu Li still said.

"You used to live in the tallest, bigger, glass-glazed villa opposite, right?" Qi Ji asked condescendingly.

Lu Li didn't speak. He remembered that someone had told him that on the other side of the bay was the town of Red Sea, and it turned out that he had come here.

"There are rich people on the other side, I've been there a few times, and I've sprayed paint on the side of the villa surnamed Lu. Your family drives a red Maserati, right?" Qi Ji's tone was a little provocative.

"Do you need to recruit people?" Lu Li still said in his mouth.

Because he is becoming more and more aware that Red Sea Town is the right time for him. He can see his home, and he can stay away from people and things he doesn't want to face. Lu Li tried to stand up and have a good talk with the boss, but as soon as he moved, the stomach acid in his stomach made him uncomfortable. So he sat back down with a bang.

Qi Ji saw Lu Li's wolf bèi, and he also admired with great interest the rare bloody plot of the rich man going from arrogant to poor overnight. He hates the people of the Lu family, but he thinks he still has a conscience, and this person really needs help.

Qi Ji: "You admit that you are Lu Jingyun's son, I consider letting you stay." ”

Lu Li: "Is this important?"

"Hmph, your family bought the entire Anyong Village back then and drove out the villagers who had lived there for several lifetimes, and you still dare not admit this kind of extremely immoral thing? Now what you are asking for is the villagers who were driven out of their homes by you. When you do something wrong, you have to admit it, and my son understands that when he was eight years old. Qi Ji said strictly.

Lu Li still stood up against the wall, standing straight, with an unusually calm gaze, he took a breath: "Yes, I am Lu Jingyun's son, my father is now involved in a huge smuggling case, he will be in it for 20 years, I owe 1 million in legal fees, I am penniless now, I need this job." ”

Lu Li closed his eyes and took a breath, and slowly spit it out: "My aunt told me before that the people here are very ......"

Yes, Lu Li is currying favor.

I just don't know if I'll appreciate it.

"Hmph, it's just that your surname Lu couldn't buy the government, so he stayed. Qi Ji said coldly.

"My dad is a businessman, there was no way to demolish the village without the consent of the villagers, all of them got compensation, what else is not satisfied?" Lu Li said quickly, but he was still a little anxious.

Qi Ji sneered: "Then how does it feel to be homeless and wearing a useless nameplate now?"

Lu Li was speechless.

Qi Ji's tone was quite serious: "At that time, what was the feeling of the villagers who took a bunch of useless money and were driven away!"

Lu Li frowned, probably because he hadn't eaten for too long and hadn't rested well for too long, and the anger and sadness in his heart poured out.

Qi Ji saw that Lu Li's eyes were filled with moisture, and a pair of good-looking eyes stared at him, at night, that person was anxious and stubborn, and there was nothing written in the newspaper, and he was hopeless like a rich child. I have to admit that Lu Lichang is very good-looking, with a delicate face, only the eyebrows are neatly landed with a heroic spirit, and the slightly bitten lips are outlined by the moonlight into a good-looking shape.

Qi Ji was angry, and he couldn't help but be serious: "Beauty, in fact, you are very beautiful, there are thousands of ways to make money, it is better to find a bar in the city to sell it than to suffer from it here." Our small place really can't fit your great bodhisattva. ”

……

"Hey, where are you going?" Qi Ji glared at him when he saw the man's wet eyes, and walked towards the entrance of the town without hesitation.

"......" The man staggered as he walked, one hand caressing his stomach, probably really hungry.

"Hey, it's 20 kilometers away from the city, and you can't walk it at dawn. Qi Ji kindly reminded that it was actually to scare people.

The man hadn't stopped yet, but Qi Ji was a little anxious. hung the cigarette on his mouth to his ear, and added another sentence without sounding: "800 for food and accommodation a month, you sleep on the sofa on the first floor, don't make trouble, and leave by yourself if you make trouble." ”

――

The man finally didn't move.

……

How Lu Li got to Red Sea Town, he didn't quite remember anymore.

I only remember that after his father's final verdict came down a few days ago, the team of lawyers he hired with a high salary helped him avoid the bustling reporters and crowds outside the courthouse, and he went to a place where no one knew him, and kept walking in one direction, kept thinking, and kept walking. He couldn't remember what he passed, and when he ran out of cash, he found himself in Red Sea Town.

Nine months ago, the provincial governor was abruptly suspended from shuanggui, and since then, a succession of officials and businessmen have been implicated. Soon, a smuggling case involving more than a billion yuan was brought out, and Lu Li's father became a sacrifice to kill chickens and monkeys. Lu Li knew that there must be various inexplicable relationships between his business and the government, not only their family, but also many companies that also took this channel. It's just that he didn't expect that in the end, his father became the target of everyone.

All family property was seized and frozen on the day my father was taken away eight months ago. In the past eight months, Lu Li has felt the cold hearts of people. The people around him rebelled and separated, and the so-called lovers, friends and relatives were scattered like birds and beasts.

Along the way, Lu Li was very tired, and all he had been thinking about was how he could live now that he had nothing.

The last words my father said before he was escorted away from the court were: "Lu Li, you must give me a good life." ”

Lu Li felt sarcastic, as if everyone knew that he couldn't live without his father and money, waiting to see his jokes.

……

Lu Li stood on the edge of a dilapidated sofa in a garage the size of three storefronts. The sofa was in tatters, and the sponge inside had been turned out, and a few black springs could be seen, mottled with various stains.

There was a strong smell of engine oil in the garage, and various wrench parts could be seen everywhere on the floor. In the middle of the night, two of the three rolling doors were closed, and one of them was wide open, and the wind blew in.

Obviously, he had been squatting outside for hours just now and didn't feel cold. Probably knowing that there would be a place to sleep well tonight, as soon as my heart relaxed, hunger and cold came to my face.

Qi Ji carried his son upstairs and settled down, took a glass of water and walked down.

There was a light in the garage, and Lu Li finally saw the person who took him in.

The man is very tall, with beautiful muscular lines on his exposed arms, and he looks very strong, much worse than his own miserable white and thin. The man obviously has calm, credible and profound facial features, and the almost mean and frivolous conversation just now made Lu Li think that it was not the same person.

"My name is Qi Ji. They all call me Boss Qi, this car repair shop and the food stall next door are all mine. Qi Ji put the water in front of Lu Li, and saw that the man had no intention of sitting down: "Young Master, do you think this place is dirty, you have to sleep here tonight." ”

"Gollum-" It was Lu Li's stomach that answered him. The man looked at the couch, took the warm water, and sat down with it in his palm.

"I repair all kinds of cars here, all of them are small trucks used by villagers to pull goods, there are more than 20 private cars in the town, and there are all kinds of mopeds, bicycles, and children's tricycles that cannot be repaired by men, women, and children. There is also an old master Wang in the town who specializes in repairing fishing boats, and we have to help when he is too busy. I can look at the shop by myself during the day, and I have to go to the food stall to help at night, so you do it at night. Five o'clock to twelve o'clock. If you're not busy here, you'll come to the next door to settle accounts. Understood?" Qi Ji slammed into Lu Li's side, and the sofa fell to him.

"Hmm. Lu Li drank a few sips of warm water, and his stomach felt a little better.

It's just that the gurgling never stops.

"That's the car that Uncle Wang brought over in the afternoon, you go and help him change the oil. ”

Qi Ji pointed with a long hand.

Lu Li looked over, and a dirty car was being held in the air by two shelves. There was also a big pit on the side, and the front of a truck with only a head was on it, which was also dirty and full of sludge.

Lu Li pretended to be calm and walked to the two cars, stretched out a finger, and turned his head to look at Qi Ji.

Qi Ji pointed to the car on the left and went out through the open rolling door.

Twenty minutes later, Qi Ji returned to the garage with a bowl of hot beef noodles.

Crying and laughing, I saw Lu Li holding a tire wrench, staring at Uncle Wang's little Xiali in a daze.

Xiali's hood was opened, and the car and people stared at each other.

"You don't know how to repair cars at all, do you?" Qi Ji stood behind Lu Li with his face upright and spoke, startling people.

"I'm wondering where to start. Lu Li swallowed his saliva, his eyes only staring at the fragrant noodles on Qi Ji's hand.

Still trying to make excuses for myself.

"Okay, where do you say to start?" Qi Ji smiled evilly when he saw Lu Li's gaze: "I'll hire you when you do a good job, eat and live, if you can't do it well, tsk." ”

Qi Ji shook the face on his hand sadly, and shook his head.

Lu Li's eyes were sadder than his.

Lu Li couldn't answer.

"Okay, let me ask you again, what are you holding in your hand?" Qi Ji asked.

"Wrench. ”

"Where is it used?"

“……“

"What is this?" Qi Ji casually pointed to the air intake valve on the ground that he had just replaced in the afternoon.

“……”

"What about this?" Qi Ji took another brand new spark plug that hadn't been replaced.

There was still silence on the other side.

Qi Ji shook his head with one hand and said, "What's the use of wanting you to be a young master?"

Qi Ji turned around and took the noodles away, he originally just wanted to take a few more glances at Lu Li's reluctant expression on the noodles.

It's just-

"Hey, where are you going?" Qi Ji called out to Lu, who had already walked to the door of the rolling door: "Come and eat noodles." ”

Qi Ji sat down on the sofa and raised the face of his hand forward. He was scared just now, but he didn't expect this person to really want to leave.

Qi Ji sighed and repeated: "Do you want to eat it? ”

Lu Li took the bowl at this time.

As soon as Qi Ji let go, he found that it was not good, he forgot that Lu Li was a young master who lived in the glazed villa opposite, he could hold a hot porcelain bowl with his bare hands, but Lu Li couldn't.

As soon as Lu Li got the hot bowl, his hand softened. A lot of soup was spilled, but fortunately, Qi Ji stretched out his big hand to hold the bowl steady.

The soup splashed on the man's hand, and Lu Li felt pain, but the man complained like no one: "Tsk, the young master is the young master...... I'll take it for you and eat it. ”

After that, Lu Li leaned over and ate noodles with chopsticks.

Qi Ji had to admit that the young master was really delicate when he ate noodles, unlike their old men, who ate it in a few gulps, but took small bites, and didn't even make a sound.

Lu Li's eyes only had the bowl of noodles, his eyes looked at the bowl low, and his eyelashes were wet with heat, and they were much darker, like a small fan.

Under the lamp in the garage, Qi Ji watched carefully.

Although this person's whole family is a bastard, he doesn't feel that this Lu Li in front of him is heinous. Except for the extremely stubborn look in his eyes when he mentioned his father, the stupid appearance of holding the wrench just now was exactly the same as when the eight-year-old Xuan Xuan did something wrong.

Qi Ji watched it for a while, Lu Li ate the noodles in small bites, and finally even drank the soup, but the bowl was raised to cover his face and he didn't take it down for a long time.

Lu Li's shoulders shook slightly.

Qi Ji let go of his hand and stood up.

"Hey, you really don't know how to fix cars. This oil change is to change the oil in the engine, and the upper and lower plugs of the engine must be opened to export the oil and then ...... It's useless to tell you, you probably haven't even opened the hood of your Maserati......, right? It's still the old time from 5 o'clock to 12 o'clock, you go to the food stall next door to help, that doesn't need to use your brain, give Uncle Guang a hand, beckon the guests to order the food and close the dishes, just make a profit. Your ......"

Qi Ji muttered a lot of things elsewhere, wanting to relieve the embarrassment of seeing Lu Li crying, and wanting to turn his head to see how the person was crying.

As a result, I turned my head.

Okay. The man actually fell asleep on the sofa with his head tilted and leaned back on the couch while holding the bowl of beef noodles. Showing a white neck, and a good-looking collarbone, it looks like he's too tired, and his slightly open mouth is still snoring.

"Being able to eat and sleep is really the life of the young master. Qi Ji looked at it for a while and took the bowl out of Lu Li's hand.

I went upstairs and got a quilt and came down and covered it on someone.

After watching it for a while, I still felt that the person was sleeping uncomfortably, so I went to get a pillow and helped adjust my sleeping position.

Lu Li never woke up. Drill into the quilt like a small animal.

Qi Ji also sighed in his heart, no matter how much he hated the surname Lu, his life fell from heaven to hell overnight. Put yourself in his shoes, Lu Li deserves it, but he can't let it go.

Look at the small body, thin and thin, there is not a trace of blood on the face.

The stubborn little eyes before, Qi Ji was really afraid that this person would leave here and go directly to the sea.

Qi Ji looked at the person for a while. Shaking his head, he put a cigarette on his mouth, did not light it, and went to work in front of the little Xiali lightly.

The tired man on the sofa didn't know when he turned over, and only his black hair was exposed outside the quilt.

Qi Ji turned his head to look.

He didn't know if it was right or wrong to take Lu Li in.

……