Chapter 001: I Must Be the One Chosen One
Wen Dao has always felt that he should be burdened with some kind of special fate and be the chosen person. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
What made Wen Dao change from feeling to believing was an incident that happened yesterday. Yesterday, the convenience store where Wendao worked was closed, and the reason for the closure was that the restaurant next to it caught fire for no reason, and several neighboring stores were also implicated. In other words, it is a calamity.
If you count from the day of registration, Wen Dao has worked in this convenience store for less than two weeks, which can be regarded as a new lower limit of employment time - in fact, in addition to this convenience store, Wen Tao has worked in more than 50 industries, set up stalls, sold tea eggs, worked in the sales department, and worked as a courier. However, no matter how diligent he tried, the place where he worked would always close down due to various natural and man-made disasters, and the period of time should not exceed two months, and the minimum should not exceed two weeks, and so far there have been no exceptions.
Or because of hoarding land was revoked by the government, or because of offending local evil forces was blocked, or the boss lady was cheated of a large amount of capital by a little white face, etc., Wen Dao's rich employment resume can almost be regarded as a history of blood and tears condensed by job hunting and salary bargaining.
Although the small southern town where Wen Dao lives is not well known, it is also a wealthy area among the second-tier cities, and it is basically a place where "as long as you are willing to work hard, you will never starve to death". However, in Wendao's case, the cheating incidents of store closures have occurred one after another, and they have reached the point where they cannot be explained by probability theory.
So much so that when he saw the burned ruins of the convenience store yesterday, Wen Dao still had a sense of familiarity in his heart, "Ah, that's really the case". The convenience store and adjacent restaurants were burned to the ground, but fortunately there were no casualties, and the only loss was probably Wendao's unpaid half-monthly salary.
This salary, Wen Dao originally wanted to use to pay the rent. He has been in arrears for more than two months in rent, and he basically hides as far as his landlord can. But there is still a limit to hiding around, and after learning that Wendao has lost his job again, the angry landlord finally can't bear to kick him out of the rental house today.
Wen Dao dragged the big suitcase that had traveled with him for fifty or sixty lines, with half a box of clothes and half a box of sundries, and left the rental house where he had lived for more than half a year. Following him, there was only one small Mi.
Xiao Mi is a flower cat, when the family took advantage of the death of his grandfather to take back the old house, Wen Dao only brought out two things from home, one of which is Xiao Mi.
The little cat has yellow and white fur, amber eyes, and a fluffy tail. Although I can't say what variety, Wendao is the rarest.
People say that dogs are loyal to cats, but over the years, Wen Tao has broken his head and bled on the way to find a job and ask for salary, but Xiao Mi has been with Wen Dao.
It's like a fast food boss who suddenly ran away, Wen Dao's two-month salary was gone, and he didn't eat for three days in a row, and he was so hungry in bed that his eyes were full of stars. Xiao Mi, who has not been seen for a long time, came back with a bite of bacon. That piece of bacon weighed three or four pounds, and God knows how Xiao Mi got it.
Wen Dao boiled the bacon and divided it equally with Xiao Mi. One person and one meow ate all the bacon, and screamed in comfort, it was the fastest meal Wen Dao had eaten in his life.
It's like when she was kicked out by the landlord like this, Xiao Mi always lay on top of the big box of the season, squinting her eyes and not making noise, and obediently followed Wen Dao to the next place to settle down. One person, one cat, each other's world.
Wen Tao dragged Xingji Box and Xiao Mi down the street, and the pedestrians on the road looked at the strange pair in surprise. Wen Dao turned around and touched Xiao Mi's head, and Xiao Mi, who was lying on the box, made a meow in response.
"Haha, don't worry, tonight's dinner has been settled. ”
Wen Dao counted his wallet, and there were more than fifty yuan in it plus coins, which was enough for him and Xiao Mi to eat for a week.
But food is enough, but where to live is a problem. Wen Dao didn't have the money to pay a deposit for rent, even a small hotel. Just when Wen Dao was debating whether to ask his friends for help, there was a sudden thunderclap in the sky, and the black clouds quickly covered the sky, and it rained heavily almost in the blink of an eye.
Pedestrians on the street hurried past with newspapers covering their heads, some running to McDonald's, some running to apartment buildings, but Wendao, who had nowhere to go, could only take Xiao Mi to hide in the culvert under the highway bridge. Fortunately, the bridge deck above the head is quite wide, and there is basically no rain in the culvert.
The river in front of the culvert was smashed and boiled by the torrential rain, and Wen Tao remembered the news that he had seen not long ago that the river flooded the culvert, and he couldn't help but panic. Wen Dao looked at Xiao Mi in his arms, Xiao Mi squinted, but her body trembled.
At this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to save face, Wen Dao reluctantly took out his mobile phone and tried to unplug the friend who left the number when he used to work.
Chinese people all talk about face, and the difference is only that some people have a larger face, while some people have a smaller face. Unfortunately, Wendao is neither the former nor the latter, and in fact he has almost no face.
"Uh-huh, brother, I'm in trouble, can you let me spend the night at your house? I don't need a sofa, I just sleep on the floor...... Eh, don't hang it!"
What is a guest at home, what is traveling in a foreign country, more than 50 calls basically have the same conclusion. The most speechless thing is that there is a guy who is out of breath when he answers the phone, which is evocative. Realizing that he had accidentally disturbed the great cause of the young couple, Wen Dao was instantly ashamed and embarrassed, and hung up the phone without waiting for the other party to respond.
After a phone call, Wen Dao didn't find a place to stay, but he was so distressed by the waste of phone calls.
Thunder roared, lightning tore through the sky one after another, the city was flooded by a curtain of rain, and the culvert under the bridge seemed to be an isolated gray space. Wen Dao took out an old dress from the suitcase and carefully put it on Xiao Mi's body, obviously feeling that Xiao Mi was shaking even more.
Otherwise, let's make do here tonight, Bodhisattva bless, there is nothing to grab anyway......
Just as Wen Dao was about to gamble on his luck, his mobile phone suddenly rang. Wen Dao picked up the mobile phone smartly, only to see that it was the little couple who were disturbed before. In the past, Wendao had helped them repair the air conditioner and refrigerator at home, so the young couple was also very polite to Wendao.
The young couple politely asked Wen Dao, do you want to come to their house to make do? Although their house is not big, it is still possible to make a sofa.
Wen Dao was flattered, and tears immediately flowed.
However, the young couple's voice was apologetic, and they didn't allow pets in the apartment they lived, so maybe they couldn't keep the cat you had......
Wen Dao was stunned, looked down at Xiao Mi in his arms, and Xiao Mi also looked up at him.
Thank you, thank you very much, but I don't want to bother you guys.
Wen Tao thanked the little couple for 120,000 points, then hung up the phone and shrugged his shoulders at Xiao Mi. The wife of the dregs does not go to court, the friends of the poor and the poor cannot be forgotten, Xiao Mi wanders the world with him, eats together, suffers hungry together, and the idea of leaving Xiao Mi has not appeared even for a moment.
This world is colorful, just like the obverse and diss of a coin, there are sunny days and cloudy days, there are large sums of money with mansion scenery, and there are also stray teenagers holding cats to hide from the rain on the bridge.
If you want to live in such a world, you have to learn to accept this unreasonable difference.
Wen Dao knew this truth a long time ago.
"Oh my god! I'm hungry, let's get something to eat!"
With a loud noise to drive away the melancholy that was coiled in his heart, Wen Dao took out two ham sausages from the suitcase, peeled one for Xiao Mi, and peeled one for himself. If you have hot water, you can make instant noodles, but you can't force it now.
Wen Dao nibbled on the ham sausage as he looked at the rain curtain outside the culvert.
Through the heavy rain curtain, you can see the colorful lights shining in the city, but these symbols of prosperity and warmth have never had anything to do with Wendao. A young man who is helpless and favored by bad luck has to do his best just to survive in the harsh metropolis.
So sometimes, Wen Dao didn't dare to look at things that were too warm.
His eyes moved to Xiao Mi, who was burying his head in munching on sausages beside him, and Wen Dao's expression became extremely gentle. If the world has failed him countless times, then why hasn't he failed Xiao Mi? Xiao Mi has accompanied him from place to place, starving, and almost rarely having a happy time.
Caressing Xiao Mi lovingly, Wen Dao spit out heartfelt words.
"Xiaomi, we must get ahead!"
To get ahead and let Xiao Mi and herself live a good life, this is Wendao's most earnest wish. Although so far, all the efforts to realize the wish have become a page of blood and tears in the history of job hunting.
As if she understood Wen Dao's words, Xiao Mi raised her voice and let out a soft meow. Wen Tao rubbed Xiao Mi's fur while casting his gaze to the sky. If there is really a Bodhisattva in the world who saves suffering and helps suffering, then he is willing to pay the price of all the suffering he has endured before, hoping to give Xiao Mi and him a place to sleep peacefully.
"Hmm, that's ......."
Wen Dao suddenly let out a surprised sound, only to see that in the sky covered by heavy dark clouds, there was thunder and light surging endlessly.
Although thunderstorms are not uncommon in such seasons, the form of the thunder light is very strange. With the rumbling thunder, dazzling thunder tore through the sky, but instead of rushing towards the earth, it converged somewhere in the clouds as if attracted by something.
One after another, directed thunder struck something in the clouds.
This is a strange scene that Wen Dao has never seen before, and he can't help but be fascinated at the moment.
The converging thunder light became more and more dazzling, and after dozens of strokes, a huge thunder pillar several times larger than the previous one suddenly burst out of the dark clouds. The light of the thunder pillar almost reflected half of the city, and it slammed into the point where it gathered. Wen Dao, who was staring at the sky, vaguely seemed to hear a terrible scream.
However, before Wen Dao could tell the difference, a loud sound that shook the earth came down from the top of his head, and the entire highway bridge trembled in the rumbling thunder. Just when Wen Dao covered his ears with his hands, the little cat in his arms meowed and jumped out as if he was frightened.
"Mi, where are you going, Mimi!"
Xiao Mi jumped out of the culvert and plunged into the curtain of the rainstorm, Wen Dao was so frightened that he ran out after Xiao Mi before he had time to find an umbrella.
Outside the culvert is the green belt of a coastal park, a short lawn that has been watered into a swamp by torrential rains. Wen Dao shouted Xiao Mi's name while looking anxiously, and the raindrops that fell like machine guns quickly poured him into the appearance of a soup chicken.
Xiao Mi accompanied Wen Dao to the north and south, one person and one meow depend on each other, if you lose Xiao Mi...... Wen Dao shuddered suddenly, forcibly ending this ominous imagination. In the coastal park where the rain is pouring and no one is wandering, Wen Dao is calling Xiao Mi's name like crazy, and the river not far away is surging......