10. Crisis
When Lu Li woke up, it was already dawn. It was still raining outside, gray, and windy.
He slept in Qi Ji and Xuan Xuan's beds.
It was already past nine o'clock in the morning.
Sit up, and the memories and pain of last night come back.
Lu Li was woken up by the noise downstairs.
It was Uncle Guang and Qin's mother who quarreled.
"Why do you women have so many things, how big are the broken things, you still sue sΓΉ Xiaoshui, Xiaoshui sues me Xiao Kai, now okay Xiao Kai must come back to see me. My son is looking for a job now and has to prepare for the bar exam, can't you let me and my son save some snacks?" Uncle Guang complained angrily.
Mother Qin also lost the scared crying last night, and her anger was more than that of Uncle Guang: "What are you doing, do I say no to my baby daughter? Is it illegal? I watched TV yesterday and said that you men can't say anything, so you die early, and you have something to say! You care about me! The glass is crooked, do you see it, it's crooked!"
"Qin Chengmei, don't be heartless, it's okay, it's hard not to go to sea today, I don't have to rest early in the morning to repair the glass for you, and I chatter endlessly. Anyway, let me tell you, my son didn't do well in the exam, and you didn't find a good job!"
"What's the matter with me, your son is not as angry as my daughter, you just refuse to admit it! My daughter has not yet graduated, so she signed that call, what is it, uh...... By the way, Li Group, the top 500! Hmph!" Qin Ma was arrogant.
Uncle Guang's mouth was obviously sour: "My Xiaokai, this is a good thing, when the time comes, I will go to a powerful office to scare you to death!"
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Lu Li lay on the bed and listened, and laughed unconsciously.
Last night, Uncle Guang was obviously worried that Qin's mother was worried to death, and Qin's mother later pounced on Uncle Guang and cried, but now it's okay, and the two of them are facing Mai Mang again. It's obviously a good relationship. Probably Uncle Guang is really, there are a lot of words to say......
I still have the noise of downstairs in my ears.
Lu Li smelled the aroma of food in the house.
He found breakfast and a piece of paper on Xuanxuan's desk.
The paper was torn from Xuan Xuan's homework book, and on it were Qi Ji's not-so-beautiful words.
"After getting up, I ate breakfast, wiped the medicine and wine again, and went downstairs to apologize to Uncle Qin's mother. I went to the food stall for lunch to see what I did, and when I came back late in the evening, don't tell Xuan Xuan about yesterday.
I have calculated the matter of repaying the money, I will repay 10,000 yuan a month, and I will be able to pay it off in more than 16 months, and I will lend you the money every month. You sign here: I am Lu Li, and I owe Qi Ji 160,000 yuan. After signing the contract, I will make cattle and horses until the money is paid off. Qi Ji. β
Lu Li looked at the crooked and crooked handwriting with many misspelled words, as well as the words that were drawn into a black huhoo.
Lu Li felt that there seemed to be an extra layer of mist in front of his eyes, he couldn't see anything clearly, and his nose was sore and uncomfortable.
There were two newly lost balls of paper in the wastebasket next to the small desk. It is also a picture drawn on it, like Qi Ji's notes.
Lu Li lowered his head and picked up the paper ball, on which were Qi Ji's notes on the accounts and interest for a month and a month. The two sheets of paper were counted twice, the first time was 8,000 a month, and the second time was 10,000 a month. The result that could be calculated with a simple equation was clumsily written on two pieces of paper.
There's also a bunch of messy numbers added up to the back. Lu Li knew that Qi Ji was calculating his monthly income.
Lu Li couldn't bear to look at it again.
He had an urge to run away right away.
In this world, except for his father, there is probably no one who is so good to him.
Always showed up when he needed him the most and helped him think of everything.
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Lu Li felt that he couldn't bear it, just like his father had been good to him since he was a child, and the more he grew up, the more scared he became. Because he didn't know what he could do for his father, who loved him so much.
The same is true for Qi Ji. He didn't know what to do for him and Xuanxuan.
Lu Li only knew that now he couldn't live without Qi Ji at all......
Lu Li wrote his name on that piece of paper. folded the paper and put it in the drawer of Qi Ji's enlarged stall flow sheet. The watch was pressed on it.
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The glass in the grocery store has been repaired. Mother Qin stood at the door, munching melon seeds and muttering something to the proprietress of the beauty shop.
Seeing Lu Li coming, the proprietress of the beauty shop went back to the store.
Mother Qin turned around and was about to leave.
Lu Li chased after him: "Mother Qin......"
"Bang-" There was a sound. Qin's mother closed the door in the grocery store and entered the house. Lu Li stood outside the grocery store and waited awkwardly for a long time.
Someone came to buy cigarettes, Qin's mother came out and collected the money, and saw Lu Li still standing at the door with an umbrella, but she didn't see that person. The good stuff was sold back into the house. "Bang-" The door was slammed shut.
That day, Lu Li felt that he had been standing in front of the grocery store for an afternoon. It was as if the whole town knew about last night's events, and everyone looked at him strangely.
In the evening, the rain stopped, and Uncle Guang and Mr. Hong came to the food stall.
When Old Man Hong saw Lu Li, he just lowered his head and shook his head, Uncle Guang also thought that he was transparent, only Xuan Xuan came back from school, and happily ran over and hugged Lu Li, showing Lu Li the paintings he had drawn in school.
Lu Li hugged Xuanxuan and kissed the child's face.
"Uncle Lu, what's wrong with you today. Children are always sensitive, and Lu Li smiled at him as usual. But he could see that Lu Li was unhappy.
"It's okay, your dad is coming back later, let's do my homework first, I'll call you when I'm ready." Lu Li touched Xuan Xuan's head.
"Uncle Lu, you talk a lot today, well, the clothes look good, don't worry what's wrong with your face, it seems to be swollen. Xuan Xuan raised his head and asked.
"Uncle was so stupid that he was hit. Do your homework. Lu Li patted Xuan Xuan's head.
At dinner in the evening, several people didn't talk much.
Xuan Xuan felt that the atmosphere was not right, so he ate a good meal quietly, and was called by Qin's mother to do his homework next door.
In the kitchen, Uncle Guang ignored him at all, usually calling him to do this and that, but now he doesn't say a word.
Lu Li did what he could do when he saw it, and Uncle Guang came over to glare at him after he was busy, and Lu Li had no choice but to walk away and find something else to do.
The situation went on for three or four days.
I don't know what Qin's mother said to Xuan Xuan, it seems that even Xuan Xuan often looks at Lu Li tilting his head and thinking about something, and when he gets home, he is no longer the first to pounce on Lu Li.
Qi Ji has been very busy these days.
Lu Li knew that he was probably helping Situ modify the car.
Lu Li also learned from listening to the guests' chats that day that Qi Ji had repaired racing cars in a professional team before. Lu Li had never heard Qi Ji mention it himself.
And the first person to find out that Old Man Hong's situation was not quite right, was Lu Li.
Probably every day, they care about Qin's mother, Uncle Guang, and their attitude towards themselves.
Lu Li also looked at Old Man Hong every day.
After being frightened by Long Jiu that day, Old Man Hong has been talking less and less these days, and even Xuan Xuan and Old Man have not reacted several times. Lu Li felt strange and found that the old man often held his heart behind the lottery machine, and after a while, he went to see it, and he was collecting money like no one else.
Lu Li had seen it a few times, and he was a little worried about asking Uncle Guang.
Uncle Guang fried the spicy crab and didn't hear what he said.
Lu Li tilted his head to look, Old Man Hong covered his chest against the lottery machine again, Lu Li was anxious and shouted: "Uncle Guang, will the old man have a heart attack!"
Uncle Guang was yelled at, "pop-" and knocked the shovel loudly, glared at Lu Li and said: "Our life and death are none of your business, your whole family is happy to have forced us all to death, right? Lao Tzu has endured you for so many days, if it weren't for Qi Ji, he would have kicked you out a long time ago!"
Uncle Guang has exploded all his anger in the past few days.
He saw Lu Li's anxious eyes, and his eyes that were a little red after hearing those words, the spicy crab was indeed a little choking.
After Hong Qiguang finished speaking, he also felt that it was too much.
"Get out and get out-" Uncle Guang drove people away.
Someone outside suddenly shouted--"Old man!"
Lu Li and Uncle Guang glanced at each other and rushed out.
Old Man Hong was very bad, and the whole person was half-slumped on the chair, covering his chest, and curled up.
There are three tables of customers in the store, and more than a dozen people are around. Xuan Xuan happened to be watching cartoons outside, and when he saw the old man falling, Xuan Xuan was so scared, Qin's mother also came over, hugged the child, and stood aside in fright.
"Hurry up, get a car, take the old man to the hospital!" someone in the crowd shouted.
Someone was on the phone: "The old man suddenly fainted, is Jianguo at home, hurry up and come to the food stall! Qi Ji? He's not here!"
Some people are also complaining: "Tsk, what's going on lately, things are happening one after another, just like falling into evil." β
There were too many people around the old man, Lu Li couldn't see anyone, and when he turned his head, he saw Qin Ma and Xuan Xuan standing there staring at him with red eyes, Qin Ma's eyes seemed to be looking at a sinner who was extremely disgusted.
Someone in the crowd shouted again: "It's not good, the old man is not breathing!"
Lu Li felt that his heart was about to jump out.
Xuan Xuan cried out with a "wow-"
Everyone is in a mess.
Lu Li didn't care about anything now, and shouted: "Let me see, let me see!"
"It's not all you, a broom star! We haven't been here since you came! Get out, get out!" someone was pushing away. That was Uncle Guang's neighbor, and everyone called him Lao Mo. Lao Mo was also there when Long Jiu came to make trouble that day. Now he is even more red-eyed and yells at Lu Li: "The old man was scared by you that day, and he has not felt comfortable watching him for the past two days!"
Lu Li took a deep breath, and regardless of the fact that he separated from the people to see Old Man Hong: "Believe me, the old man has a heart attack, don't surround him, keep the air circulating!"
Lu Li wanted to go in, but was blocked by the villagers.
Lu Li wanted to hit someone, but he didn't dare to do it. Only brute force can be used.
"Bang-" on the ground, I don't know who pushed him, he fell wolf on the side of the table, it was a folding table, it was already unstable, "Bang la-", all the food on the table fell down. Lu Li only felt that the hot fish soup was spilled on him. He couldn't take care of it: "Let me try, my dad also has a heart attack, he had a seizure, I saved him!"
Lu Li still had half a fish bone on his shoulder, Lu Li didn't notice it at all, he was only thinking about Old Man Hong.
Everyone was frightened by the current situation, here the old man Hong is not breathing, there is Xuan Xuan crying all the time, here stands the son of the enemy of their town.
"I beg you!" Lu Li's eyes turned red, he didn't want anything to happen to the old man because of him.
"Okay, let him try it! Who called the car!" The first one to react was Uncle Guang. Uncle Guang glanced at Lu Li and helped evacuate the people around him.
Lu Li saw that there was hope, and his face finally had a glimmer of hope.
"Quick, everyone get out of the way, put Old Man Hong flat on the ground, leave me a space, and ask for air circulation!"
Lu Li commanded.
Uncle Guang glanced at everyone and took the lead in doing what Lu Li said.