Opposite the north gate of Hanzhou University, a bicycle repair stall on the street of Snack Street.

"Master, please help me change the chain!"

A boy who had come over with a bicycle to mend shouted.

The middle-aged owner of the maintenance stall replied in a muffled voice, pulled a new bicycle chain from the shelf next to him, and slowly walked over to help change the chain without raising his head.

If you look closely, you will find that he has some high and low feet when he walks, which should be some problems with his legs and feet.

The middle-aged boss looks over half a hundred years old and dirty, partly because repairing a bicycle is not a clean job in the first place, and the other half because he simply doesn't have time to take care of himself.

However, it is precisely because he is unkempt and has a scruffy beard on his face that people can't see what he looks like at all.

But even so, as long as people who have carefully observed him can still see from his eyebrows and eyes that when he was young, he must have been a handsome guy.

The boy was bored waiting to change the chain, and he actually talked to the middle-aged boss.

"Boss, you can make a lot of money by helping us repair our bicycles here every day?" said the boy kindly, "We will also set up a bicycle repair point in our school recently, and it will definitely steal your business at that time." I think your skills are good, why don't you go to our school to apply for a job at that time? If you can apply, not only will you get a salary every month, but the school will also help you buy insurance, which is much better than opening a small stall here!"

Hearing this, the middle-aged boss paused, and soon became busy again, as if he hadn't heard what the boy said.

The boy thought that the middle-aged boss didn't believe him, and hurriedly said: "Boss, what I said is true! I am from the student union of Hanzhou University, and only our student union knows about this news! If you have this plan, I can help you talk to the teacher." When the time comes, you can apply again, and you can almost go through the motions and settle it!"

In fact, in normal times, boys are not as kind as they are now.

However, he has been studying at Hanzhou University for three years, and he has known this middle-aged boss for three years.

Even if the middle-aged boss is not good at words, he has more or less learned some personal information about the middle-aged boss.

For example, he knew that although the middle-aged boss looked like a person in his fifties and sixties, he was actually only forty-six years old this year.

The hardships of life make the middle-aged boss look more than ten years older than his actual age.

Moreover, although the middle-aged boss is not young, he is still single, and he has to send living expenses to his elderly parents in the countryside every month.

When the boy usually chats with his classmates at school, he occasionally mentions this uncle who repairs bicycles. Everyone thinks that although this uncle looks unapproachable, but in fact he is very talkative, when he goes to repair the bicycle without change, the uncle will not chase after him, just say that the next time he stops by and bring the repair fee over, as if he really thought that everyone would remember to pay.

That's why after seeing the middle-aged boss, the boy suddenly remembered that the school was planning to set up a bicycle repair shop.

In fact, the reason why the school suddenly had such a plan is also because bicycle thefts are becoming more and more frequent near the two school buildings where classes are held in the school.

Placing a bicycle repair point can not only make it easier for students to repair their bicycles, but also find a caretaker for the bicycles parked near the school building, which is considered two jobs and two wages.

This is really a very good choice for people who are old and waiting for retirement.

Seeing that the boy became more and more enthusiastic the more he talked, and he had the posture of never giving up until he persuaded himself, the middle-aged boss couldn't hold it anymore, so he had to say in a hoarse voice: "Thank you for your kindness." But my appearance is still embarrassing not to go to college. If I can't sustain this maintenance stall by then, I will go back to the countryside to farm, which is also a way out. ”

The boy was dumbfounded, and suddenly became anxious: "You are all this age, how many years can you still farm when you go home to farm? Besides, can your income from farming at home be as high as that of working in our school? I said boss, you are also a person who has come out to work hard by yourself, how can you not even settle this account? If you are worried that you will have stage fright, I can take my classmates to greet you every day to ensure that you will soon be able to adapt to the school!"

can do this for a stranger, and a young boy can be regarded as chivalrous.

It's a pity that the middle-aged boss still stubbornly rejected his suggestion.

The young boy was choked by the stubbornness of the middle-aged boss, and seeing that his bicycle chain had been changed and oiled, the young boy had to pay and leave in a huff.

The middle-aged boss watched the young boy walk away in a daze, and his body didn't know how long it had stiffened, and suddenly let out a long and silent sigh.

It's good to be young!

Think back then, when he was young, wasn't he like this, feeling that the whole world was in his own hands, and everything could be carried out according to his own ideas?

Even if there are good and bad ideas, and there are those who do bad things with good intentions.

It's a pity that although the job introduced by the young man is indeed good, he has no courage to return to that beautiful college campus full of countless hopes.

Disrupted by the young boy's words, the middle-aged boss had no intention of continuing to do business, so he simply packed his things and prepared to call it a day early.

Loading all the tools on a broken three-wheeled car next to him, the middle-aged boss limped into the car and rode effortlessly in the direction of the rental house.

His leg was lame by the other party when he was in prison because of a fight with his cellmate.

However, the other party also failed to please him, and he knocked out several teeth, including two front teeth, which could not grow back in the future, so he could only spend money to install dentures.

It's a pity that his leg was lame and it was only one of the consequences.

Because of this fight, he could have commuted his sentence and was released from prison early, but in the end, he was in prison for twenty years.

In retrospect, these seem to be a long way off.

The middle-aged owner's rental house is not far away, just inside the shack behind the snack street. There are many such shacks built here, although the environment is rough and simple, and there is no guarantee of safety, but the rent is low, so there are still many people who come from other places to live here.

Before the middle-aged boss's tricycle was parked, the neighbors who lived nearby took the initiative to greet him.

"Gao Zhen, you're back!"

"Why did you call it off so early today?"

"Nowadays, students are driving battery cars or even cars, who is willing to ride a bicycle every day?"

"That's right...... Besides, the current bicycle is not expensive, and if it is broken, it is enough to buy another one, anyway, those college students are not short of money......"

"It's getting harder and harder to make money these days......"

"Gao Zhen, have you eaten? I have freshly made steamed buns and steamed buns here......

As soon as the last sentence was spoken, good-natured laughter rang out all around.