He chanted one song after another until the east turned white, and during the night he did not feel tired or cold, but he was extremely excited, pacing back and forth on the rooftop.

When the section chief heard Lu Wei talk about his night, he couldn't help but regret it again and again. The section chief said how good it is for you and that person to be in the song hall together, there are two kinds of relationships between men that are the most deadly, one is to fight with each other, and the other is to play with women, and they have done these two things together, which is the friendship of life and death, and the friendship that does not change. The section chief said Lu Wu, it's a pity that you let go of the opportunity.

Lu Wei accompanied the smiling face, but said in his heart that there is no friendship in this world? Didn't those who fought with each other also be released from military power with a glass of wine?

Having said that, Lu Wei was still a little uneasy in his heart, until the list was finally signed.

The list came down, and it was signed by Lu Wei. This incident caused a great sensation in the automobile city where Lu Wei was, and everyone said ouch, this kid who has been silent all day has exploded such an upset! Of course, Brother Deng was the first to hear about this, he didn't say a word, just glanced at Lu Wei deeply, that glance was enough to skin people alive, Lu Wei walked out of a big ice cellar behind him, which was slowly exuding a cold breath of biting people.

The bonus Lu Wei received from the company was a little discounted than expected, and Lu Wei knew that this was Brother Deng's "credit", because he was a little disadvantaged first, so he didn't take it seriously. After Lu Wei took the money, he first transferred a sum of money to the private account of the customer who signed the bill to him according to the prior agreement, and also bought the latest mobile phone and gave it to the section chief who helped him introduce him. The rest of the money, Lu Wei thought it was all my own!

The first thing Lu Wei decided was: buy a ring.

Lu Wei invited a few female colleagues in the company who had always been vain and only hung up designer clothes and cosmetics to eat Pizza Hut, and from their mouths, he knew that the wedding ring that girls wanted most now was Tiffany's brand. A female colleague gracefully crossed her pizza and said, "There are so many girls who don't want to marry without Tiffany's ring!" It's very expensive, but marriage is a lifelong thing, of course, it has to be beautiful, I don't know who our diamond upstart Lu Wei fancies? ”

The female colleague's tone was sour, and at the same time, she secretly leaned up her bare knee and touched Lu Wei's knee. Lu Wei's face turned red all of a sudden, and he moved his knees to the side as quietly as possible.

It cost Lu Wei more than 20,000 yuan to buy a Tiffany wedding ring, and Lu Wei also had a trace of hesitation when he paid for it, Lu Wei thought that so much money was enough to renovate the house in his hometown, but in an instant, Lu Wei thought of Qi Yun's face again, remembered the brilliant starlight that night, and thought of Qi Yun's smile in his dream, Lu Wei gritted his teeth and took out the money when he thought of this.

That night, Lu Wei searched for the mountainous area where Qiyun was located on the map, and found the affectionate place name that was only separated from his hometown by a provincial border, Lu Wei suddenly felt that the heavens and the earth were clear, and there seemed to be an energy that seemed to be injected into his body from a golden place in the center of the universe.

Yes, he's going to Qi Yun, he's going to give Qi Yun the Tiffany ring I want to give, so that she can promise to be my wife, and then protect her, take care of her, and never be separated in this life.

The next day, he got off work and came to Brother Deng's office to ask for leave, and Brother Deng was the only one in the office.

But Brother Deng seemed to be very self-contained, as if he couldn't remember what happened a while ago, he squinted his eyes and looked at Lu Wei for a while, and actually smiled slowly.

"The company's business is just right these days, and you have lost a lot of money if you take a week off. There must be something particularly important, right? ”

Lu Wei thought about it, and still told Brother Deng about his going to a remote province to meet his girlfriend. From the bottom of his heart, Lu Wei still admires this big brother, and this time he has to do something that can't stop Brother Deng, and he has actually secretly sworn that he will work hard in the future to make up for Brother Deng's face, and he will definitely try his best to make up for Brother Deng's losses today in the future.

Brother Deng bit his pipe obliquely, his expression couldn't tell what he was thinking, "Go see your girlfriend, that's how it should be." ”

After that, he was happily granted a week's vacation. Lu Wei bowed halfway, thanked him deeply, and when he said goodbye to the door, Brother Deng suddenly stopped him.

He turned around and saw Brother Deng squinting his eyes, looking at him from afar, and said inexplicably:

"The mountain road is uneven, you have to be careful under your feet."

In one sentence, Lu was worried and the second monk was puzzled. But he didn't ask anything more, said goodbye to Brother Deng, went back to the bungalow he rented, packed his simple luggage, sewed a meaty pocket in his vest, and put the ring in it properly.

Early the next morning, he carried a large crossbody bag on his back and rode to the long-distance bus station to the outskirts of the county. The long-distance bus station was crowded, and Lu Wei saw a few men standing or squatting in the corner from a distance, with tattoos on their backs faintly visible from the sleeves of their rolled up T-shirts.

Lu Wei seemed to feel their gaze, sliding around him like a catfish unfriendly, almost into the flesh and bones, but the station was a mixed place, Lu Wei didn't care, just squeezed the crossbody bag to his chest. In fact, the backpack was just filled with some change, and what Lu Wei really cared about was on his chest, close to his flesh, and he could feel the existence of that small piece of metal all the time.

The car that Lu Wei was waiting for entered the station, and he squeezed into the station with the flow of people with big bags and small wraps, but the tattooed men shouted "borrowed and borrowed" in their mouths, and while getting out of the crowd, the leading man grabbed Lu Wei's collar.

"Hey...... How do you ......"

Lu Wei's question was still in his throat, and the big man had already spit out the cigarette butt in his mouth with a "bah", but his hand was not relaxed at all, and he looked at Lu Wei's face with a smile:

"Lu Wei, I don't say hello to your brother when you kid sees him, this is your fault."

Lu worried, these people have unfamiliar faces, but how do they know their names? It's clear that you're prepared. He struggled hard, but he could only make his body stand decently, and the big man's hand on his collar turned out to be as if it were made of cast steel.

Lu Wei has been the labor force of the family since he was a child, although the academic burden is heavy after going to college, but he knows that his body is hard work, he has been exercising, and his physical strength can be said to be much stronger than ordinary people.

He guessed a little bit about where these people came from, forced himself to calm down, and asked in a deep voice:

"What do you want to do?"

The big man laughed: "You ask me? Come on, come here, my brother will tell you. ”

With a hard hand in the big man, Lu Wei's figure staggered, and he walked straight out of the queue waiting for boarding, and was dragged towards the corridor outside the waiting hall. Although people passing by will inevitably look sideways, after all, more things are better than less things, not to mention that the leading man called out Lu Wei's name in one mouth, showing that they were acquaintances, and it was estimated that they also had some personal grievances, and others could not be guilty of asking.

What's more, a tattooed young man who followed behind the big man explained to the people with a smile on his face as he followed:

"This kid, the woman who robbed my eldest brother, everyone evaluates it, is this his own death?"

The onlookers let out an "oh", and then cast their eyes on Lu Wei, which was full of inquiry, disdain, and schadenfreude.

The big man pulled Lu Wei to a secluded corner outside the long-distance bus station, and as soon as Lu Wei stood still under their pushing, he received several heavy punches on his head and face, which made Lu Wu's eyes glow, and at the same time tasted the taste of blood flowing from his nose.

Lu Wei raised an arm to cover his face: "Why are you fighting ...... in the blue sky and white sun?"

With a "buzz", he was punched again in the ear, and the big man asked, "Are you trying to ask why we hit you?" ”

Lu Wei thought about it for a while, and suddenly his heart brightened. He just wanted to say something, but inexplicably he only felt his legs weak, he rolled to the ground, the sour smell of water in the corner of the wall mixed with the smell of mud and moss rushed straight into his brain, he bent his arms and hugged his head, but the other party was obviously more experienced than him in fighting, the storm fell from the sky, and he felt the pain of withering and decaying everywhere in his body.

In the chaos, Lu Wei felt a stream of liquid surging up in his throat, and he swallowed it with difficulty, and the thick sweet smell stimulated him. He didn't want to go on like this, he wasn't afraid of death, but he couldn't die at the hands of a bunch of gangsters anyway.

He opened his arms violently and shouted, "If you kill me, will it be good for anyone?" ”

The big man who was the leader of the other party was stunned for a moment, rubbed his right fist with the palm of his left hand that was also painful because he beat people too hard, and raised his chin at Lu Wei:

"The kid is quite tough, so you can say it yourself, what should I do?"

Lu Wei said: "What Brother Deng wants, isn't it actually money." ”

Dahan snorted, "Then you're planning to pay back?" ”

Lu Wei said: "Except for the kickbacks to customers, and what has been spent, I will give him the rest." ”

The big man frowned and asked, "How many are left?" ”

Lu Wei said a number. The man raised his hand and scolded: "So little left? When are we fools? ”

Lu Wei wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, "That's it, Brother Deng is also in sales, I don't know how difficult it is to do sales now?" There should also be some money for paving the road. Just say a good word, do you want it or not? I've saved all the money, and if you kill me, I won't be able to withdraw a penny of money. ”

The big man scolded and scolded for a while, but he still thought about it seriously, and then said to one of his younger brothers:

"Look at him, I'll go call Brother Deng."

Dahan walked to the other side of the corner to call his mobile phone and didn't come back for half a day. A few little brothers were lazily, squatting or standing on the side, looking coldly at Lu Yu.

Lu Wei was worried about the situation for a while, and suddenly burst out, striding towards the densely populated underground passage not far away.

"Why did you run away?"

Many years later, when Qi Yun heard about this, it was still like listening to a thrilling story.

"I still have the ring for you in my arms."

Lu Wei said lightly. A sad but warm feeling rose in Qi Yun's heart. That's right, if he hadn't run away, the ring wouldn't have been searched by those people that day. He chose to run away, which was not wise under the circumstances, but just to protect a promise made to her?

"That'...... Have you been chased by them? ”

Lu Wei hesitated for a moment and said:

"At that time, I didn't catch it...... But how big can this city be? Brother Deng is a fool of the road, and it is no more difficult to find me than to catch a sheep from his own sheepfold. ”

Qi Yun nodded, which also explained why Lu Wei did not appear in the place where she was teaching in the end, which caused her to be happy and created a long parting for many years afterward.

She was a little sad, "Brother Deng...... If I find you later, I won't be able to spare you. ”

Lu Wei nodded casually, and said, "But later, we sat down and negotiated well." ”

"Will he be willing to negotiate with you?" Qi Yunqi said: "What chips do you have?" ”

"I didn't have ......," Lu Wei said, "but at that time, I met Uncle Qi. ”

Qi Yun's whole body trembled. That's when your father appeared? Was this a coincidence, or was it a vicious joke played by fate?

"You and ...... How did you meet my dad? Qi Yun heard such a dry question squeezing out of his throat.

"At the time, I didn't think it was useful, but I couldn't think of a better way, so I called the police...... came and went, but it turned out that Zhuomei knew about it. ”

Lu Wei frowned, slowly recalling this period of what was probably the most humiliating past in his life. Qi Yun knew that although Zhuomei's father served as the director of the city bureau, because he was a cadre promoted at the grassroots level, he was quite able to get along with the people below, so it was not surprising to learn about this.

"Zhuomei is very righteous and willing to help me find a way. She asked me to meet with my father, who held a key position in the Public Security Bureau...... As a result, I met Zhuomei's father in the teahouse that day, and it happened that Uncle Qi also came. ”

Qi Yun thought, in fact, Lu Wei also knew in his heart that this matter was not a coincidence at all. It should have been at that time that my father learned about his unworthy daughter and Lu Wei's four-year "underground affair" in college, but his father's city government was deep enough, he didn't question his daughter, and he didn't even leak a trace of news, just met with Lu Wei - what was his father thinking? It is certain that it will not be a good wind to take advantage of this relationship.

However, Qi Yun finally knew that this was the first time his father and Lu Wei met. What she didn't expect was that when her father saw Lu Wei, he actually admired this young man who was neither humble nor arrogant, and expressed his willingness to contribute to resolving the dispute between him and Brother Deng. How many years later, when he learned about this, Qi Yun felt a slight sweetness in his heart, but also a heavy bitterness.

"Although Uncle Qi mediated from it, Brother Deng is not easy to deal with, and besides, this matter, when it comes to Guiqi, I still lose in reason, so the money owed to Brother Deng must be repaid after all, and Brother Deng looked at Uncle Qi's middleman and gave him some time."

Qi Yun sighed. Why didn't she know that for Lu Wei back then, what was the use of giving some time to spare? He is a farmer's child with no roots, where did he find the "huge money" to return to Brother Deng in the unfamiliar city, not to mention that the work of the automobile city can no longer be done, although his father came forward to introduce the work of the urban construction company to Lu Wei, but a small clerk, how much money can he make?

What's more, it was such a job that pushed Lu Wei to He Miliang's eyes. Fate took a turn here, and since then it has deviated from the simple time of youth and rushed to the unfathomable strange road.

"So, when He Miliang appeared and promised you fame and fortune in exchange for you being a shield for her for three years, you agreed?"

Qi Yun tried his best to control his voice, but he still showed a trace of unwillingness. Yes, after all, they are people who have truly loved each other, and their love is falling apart, how could they betray their initial affection for tens of thousands of dollars in debt? Didn't the ancients say: What is the situation in the world? Straight Christians promise life and death!

"No, Xiaoyun. When He Miliang first proposed this initiative to me, I rejected her despite being desperate. ”

Lu Wei replied steadily, causing Qi Yun to raise his eyebrows in surprise.

"Yes...... And what is that for? ”

Lu Wei's eyebrows furrowed, and when he mentioned the events of that time after many years, he still couldn't hide the tremor in his voice.

"Xiaoyun, something happened to my sister...... Just those days. ”

Since Lu Wei went to school in the city, he has never returned to his hometown because he wants to save travel expenses, and his contact with his parents and relatives is based on long-distance phone calls once a month. Of course, there is no telephone at home in the countryside, but the village commissary has the only telephone in the village, and whoever goes out to work and study children call home, they all call the commissary first, and then call after 30 minutes, and then the proprietress of the commissary will go to the house to call someone.

That day, according to the old rules, Lu Wei called the proprietress of the commissary to call his mother at his house, but after half an hour, he called again, and his mother had not yet arrived. asked the proprietress of the commissary, and the proprietress insisted that she went to Lu Wei's door to call someone, and said that his mother was delayed by something at home, so she asked Lu Wei to call again in 10 minutes.

But ten minutes later, Lu Youniang still didn't come to the store, Lu Youyang begged the proprietress to go to his house to have a look, but the proprietress thought that no one would look at the store if she was leaving, so she refused to go, and only said that Lu Youniang would wait for another 10 minutes.

Lu Wei waited for 20 minutes, and once again called the commissary, this time even the proprietress was a little anxious.

The proprietress muttered on the phone, "What's the matter? There is no one at home, no one on the road, and no one in the store. This black light is blinding, don't accidentally fall into the ditch. ”

Lu Wei's heart was blocked for a while, and he almost immediately drank to shut up the proprietress up. But now that he has a request for others, how dare he be hard-mouthed, he begged in a tone that was almost about to cry: "Auntie, you want to find a way!" If my mother has three long and two short, it is a human life! ”

The proprietress muttered a few words, probably because she was afraid that she would really make a fuss, so she reluctantly agreed to ask her eldest son to look along the road, and asked Lu Wei to call again in half an hour.

What a long half an hour. Lu Wei felt that he was not standing in a rental house, but as if he was standing on a steaming hot pot that had already boiled, he was so steamed that the top of his head was sweating, and his eyes were blooming.

Finally survived half an hour, Lu Wei immediately dialed the phone again, to his delight, as soon as he dialed the phone, his mother's voice came down the line, old, even the voice was haggard, but it was hot, kissing, just like a bowl of hot porridge poured into the belly of a hungry and cold homeless man.

Lu Wei complained eagerly: "Mother, where have you been?" Is walking so slow? ”

The mother was quite relaxed: "It's okay! As soon as you asked someone to find me, I came. I didn't go anywhere, so I went to your aunt's house at the entrance of the village to borrow a dollar. ”

The mother also explained: "If you come here to answer a phone call, you have to pay a dollar to the store. ”

The unwritten rules of this small shop at the entrance of the village, Lu Wei knows. But he was suddenly speechless, and suddenly tears rolled down his throat. The family can't even take out a dollar now? How can you use someone else's house to borrow money when you answer a phone?

He suppressed his choked up and asked, "Mom, our family has no money, is it because of my big leg disease?" Don't worry, I'll send you some money back. ”

The mother refused with a smile: "Baby, no, no, you just established yourself in the city, it's difficult!" I heard from the old He family in the village who went out to work that things in the city are expensive, a bowl of noodles sells for 30 yuan, and a suite costs millions - God! There are millions, and the houses in the city are all the palaces of the Jade Emperor? ”

Lu asked anxiously: "Is my big leg really okay?" ”

The mother said, "The leg is really fine, it's your second sister who has come home." ”

Only then did Lu Wei know that it was for his sister who was working in Guangdong. But he wondered in his heart, the second sister was the most sensible, no matter whether she went home or not, the money sent home for more than 1,000 yuan always arrived home on schedule before the Spring Festival. How could she spend the family's money instead?

Lu Wei asked, "Mom, what's wrong with my sister?" ”

The mother was silent for a moment. A woman like her, who has experienced many vicissitudes, has long been accustomed to using a weightless attitude to deal with the hardships and hardships that come with her life every day. For her, this silence already means crying silently.

A dark shadow rose up to Lu Wei's heart and covered it tightly.

"Lu Wei, your sister's life is hard! In the Guangdong factory for several years, there has not been a day of people's life, not enough to eat and wear, every day with the machine ten ** hours of work, this kind of dry method, three years and two years a machine will be worn out, but your sister and their workers, as long as they do not die, they have to die...... "Mother sighed, and then said: "A while ago, your sister didn't pay attention for a while, and she was so tired that she couldn't stand it, and when she rolled the bag belt, she also rolled her arm in, and a left arm, the whole thing was gone, and the person became a bloody ......"

Lu Wei listened in disbelief, and the world was spinning.

After a long time, Lu Youcai asked in a very low voice, "Sent to the hospital?" ”

The mother asked rhetorically, "Who sent it?" Can you afford it? ”

Lu was anxious, and a mouthful of evil fire erupted straight out of his throat. Lu said angrily: "Who else? My sister's boss! It's a work injury, and he's responsible! ”

The mother said: "What are you talking about, baby, the boss is so fine, your sister signed and drew a charge with him when she entered the factory, life and death - it is written in black and white, and your sister pressed the red handprint." Besides, there is no red handprint, your sister is a girl who is lonely in Guangdong, how can she screw the big boss? ”

Lu Wei felt terrifying, and there was a slight chill in his bones.

Lu Wei asked, "Mother, what do you mean?" Confessed? ”

The mother said with certainty, "Yes." Fortunately, the boss didn't have a bad conscience, and sent someone to send your sister home, settled the previous salary, and gave an additional 500 yuan, saying that it was a subsidy. It was a hot day, when I got home, your sister's arm was broken and the whole shoulder was suppurated, and your father and I hurried to recuperate at home, no, it's been three months, the wound is healed, but the arm can no longer be connected. ”

Lu Wei raised his hand and slapped himself, and slapped himself again, and he sadly found that it was not a dream.

Lu Wei howled: "Mother, you wait for me to go to Guangdong!" You wait for me to go to the factory where my sister works to collect evidence, settle accounts with that black-hearted boss, and give my sister a breath! ”

The mother also roared over there: "Lu worry! Don't you dare! ”

Lu Wei didn't expect his mother to react like this, and he was suddenly stunned.

The mother said, "Worry, you can't go." Your sister has been ruined anyway, not to mention that your arms can't twist your thighs, even if you really run to Guangdong and find the Qingguan master to overturn the case, but your sister's arm can be connected again? What's more, which of those bosses who opened factories in Guangdong is easy to provoke? If you go, my daughter's breath won't come out, and you have to take your son's life, you let me grow up with you, and your disabled sister, who will you rely on in the future? ”

Lu worried's tears rained down. I heard my mother say from there:

"Worry, if you are unhappy for your sister, just mix well in the city. Why did your sister go to Guangdong to work, Lu Wei knows best in your heart, if you are really good in the future, you will take care of your sister for the rest of your life. ”

Lu Wei choked himself with tears, and after hanging up his mother's phone, Lu Wei also smashed his numb forehead with the telephone that kept making busy sounds. Lu Wei raised his head hoarsely and shouted: Oh God, oh God, oh God......

In the middle of the night, Lu Wei was in the courtyard of the rented bungalow, washing his tear-soaked face repeatedly under the cold faucet. When I walked back to my room in the dark, I couldn't sleep as I lay down on my hard wooden bed. There was something on his chest that had been hard against his heart, and it was the diamond ring he had prepared for his proposal to Qi Yun.

A diamond lasts forever. Lu Wei's mind flashed the look of Qi Yun's smile for a moment, but it was only a slight moment, and it quickly dissipated into the boundless darkness. Now Lu Wei's heart is full of blood and tears, magma and flames, but Qi Yun is like a noble and white lilac with a touch of grievances, which does not match the whole situation, and there is no gap.

- Qi Yun, what do I love you for?