Today's harvest is not bad, and I earned more than 200 yuan just from delivering takeaways. Therefore, Nadi did not engage in fortune-telling work anymore and rushed home early.

Nadi settled in an alley in the old town, where there are countless dirty and shady alleys like this. They're almost all the same, littered with garbage, big chunks of filthy water. Also, children with no parental control or no parents play and frolic on the foul-smelling mud floor. The alleys are densely intertwined with each other, like a labyrinth that runs through the old town.

Still, he could tell the alley home at a glance. Carrying bags large and small, Nadi hummed an unknown ditty and walked briskly down the alley, greeting him from neighbors along the way.

"Eh, Nadi Kid is back."

"Young man, you're in good spirits today, and you've made a lot of money in the city."

In the crooked Juming Building, several heads poked out and greeted the young man who had worked hard all day.

"Hey, I'm from a big company in the city."

His head was raised, the corners of his mouth were cracked, revealing a smug smile, and the old lady Wang on the side had just come back from shopping for vegetables, so she inevitably stepped forward to nag a few words

"Di Cub is making a lot of money in the city now!

She touched Nadi's face, smiling kindly, the wrinkles on her face huddled together. Suddenly, as if she remembered something again, her face was mysterious, and her tone was a little crisp and asked:

"Have you heard anything about my daughter?"

"Granny Wang, don't worry, I'll tell you when I have news, hey, look at my famous brand, I know half of the big people in the city!"

He said vaguely with a cigarette in his mouth, and patted the gray old suit on his body while straightening his waist.

"Yes, yes, Di Cub is out now."

"Hey."

The old lady sighed suddenly, and a trace of remembrance appeared in her cloudy old eyes, which was the time when the old people were really young.

"It's been 20 years since I left, I don't know if my daughter is married, has she given birth to a big fat boy, I really want to hug my grandson."

After saying that, she left with a bag full of vegetables, muttering to herself as she walked

"Di cub, it's time to come out."

"Di Cub is out of breath......

Nadi squinted slightly as he took a small half of his cigarette, and he tried to move his mouth, but he could no longer speak, so he had to watch the old lady leave.

There are too many lonely old people like this in the old city, and Mrs. Wang is just one of them. "Boy, it's back."

A middle-aged man's voice shattered his thoughts.

With a loud grinding sound, a window on the third floor was opened, and the Tianjin Goubuli bun signboard that had been placed on the security fence almost fell off the iron fence that had been bent to the point of not being shaped.

A sloppy uncle who was naked and wearing only boxer briefs poked his head out, his hair was gray, and he was slumped on the bridge of his nose, and his bloodshot eyes revealed a hint of appreciation. "Knock, knock."

He drank two large sips of liquor in a row, burped, and said slightly drunk:

"Next!"

As he spoke, he took out two steaming buns from the steamer in the room with one hand and threw them down.

"Eh, thank you, Uncle Hai!"

Nadi grabbed it without looking, sang a promise, and went straight home.

His home is literally a few simple plastic sheds on the roof of one of the unfinished buildings.

The furniture is also available, but the tables and chairs are either broken or broken, and the surroundings are also messy, no different from kennels. But this pattern is very clear, no, the open space in the middle with only a rotten sofa is the living room, the place on the right side blocked by a few curtains is also a toilet, and the sink on the left side is next to a black stove is barely a kitchen. Only the innermost beds made of wooden planks were cleaned, and the bedding was painted with cute cartoon patterns.

As soon as he kicked open the door of the rooftop, the house immediately became lively, and the greetings one after another suddenly exploded.

"Brother Nadi is back."

"My brother is back!"

Although the voices were immature, they were the most genuine expression of welcome.

Seeing Nadi come back, a group of immature children hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks in their hands and cheered and hugged up. These seven children, the oldest of whom is no more than ten years old, understood things early. Even when Nadi didn't come home, the eldest child knew how to cook for his younger siblings.

"Brother, brother......"

The child jumped on his feet, and his clean and transparent eyes were full of joy.

"How many times have you said it, call me Di Shao, do you understand!!"

Nadi shouted disapprehantly, but his voice was instantly drowned out by the children's enthusiasm.

The most impatient was a little lark-like girl, who was only four or five years old, dragging a little unsteady step, and her little body twisted and twisted.

"Brother!"

She gasped and quickly took out a small yellow flower in her hand.

"This is the little flower that Tong Tong picked from outside today and gave it to his brother."

The little girl smiled sweetly, revealing two white little tiger teeth, and her face was dirty.

"Good! Treat you to a candy! ”

Nadi took a piece of chocolate out of her plastic bag and handed it to the little girl, touching her well-behaved head by the way.

"Huh."

He bent down again with a sly expression on his face, and turned his face to the little girl.

Tong Tong got up and kissed his feet in understanding, and his small mouth was still accompanied by a "uh-huh".

"Haha."

He laughed arrogantly, looked at the pair of eager little eyes, shook the plastic bag in his hand, and shouted:

"Chocolate, chips, cookies, everything!"

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

The children immediately let out a burst of surprise and rushed to grab snacks.

"You, stop!"

Nadi suddenly pointed at one of the boys, and the smile faded from his face. The boy still maintained a running posture, and his delicate little face was full of fear. He unceremoniously pulled the boy over, his eyes were serious

"I haven't told you about bullying my sister last time. This time you won't have a share of the snacks, so I'm going to stand up for Lao Tzu! "

The boy obediently stood aside and said nothing, only to watch the other children grab the colorful snacks.

"Stand still!"

He suddenly grabbed the carton in his hand and threw it over, staring at the boy with his eyes, the boy didn't dare to look at him, and lowered his head aggrievedly.

"Brother."

The boy on the side tugged at Nadi's sleeve and motioned for him to forget it.

"What for! If you are wrong, you must admit it, and if you are beaten, you must stand upright! ”

He tore Tong Tong's little hand away, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the cigarette on his mouth was still burning

"Boy, remember, a man's fist is used to protect women, not to bully women, copy this sentence a hundred times for me, and then roll into the toilet to reflect."

After speaking, he flew and lay on the sofa, and began to murmur informally, instantly judging the two of them.

"I've been working hard lately, and this neck is getting more and more uncomfortable, hey, I used to go up to the fifth floor in one breath, but now I'm ......"

But before he could finish his sentence, all the children gathered around him

"Brother, I'll rub your shoulders."

"Brother, I'll give you a beating on the back."

"Brother, I, I'll press your feet."

"Uh-huh, comfortable, comfortable......"

He lay on the shabby couch, spoke indistinctly, and fell asleep in a few moments.

He was really tired, he delivered more than 20 takeaways today, and he was chased by the chengguan.

But the joy of the day did not last long, and the familiar bell rang loudly

"Sleep on you! Get up and make money! Sleep you numb! Get up and make money......"

"Hey, this is a hungry professional takeaway, may I ask what you want sir, here is curry rice, braised pork, sauce-flavored pork ribs, sirloin steak, pasta ......"

"Mr. Nadi? I'm Su Mo, have you forgotten your invitation tonight? ”

"Huh!?"

"Eat?"

"Okay, okay, I'll be right away!"

When he heard about eating, he immediately came to his senses, shook the two big buns in the pocket of his suit, put on the suit and kicked it out.

"Little ones, I have something to go out for, and I won't be back tonight!"

With a few words, Nadi quickly disappeared into the night.

What he didn't know was that on the roof of an unfinished building not far away, three figures were staring at each other.

One of the figures spoke slowly, its voice like a worn bellows

"Is that him?"

"It should be."

Another slightly thin figure answered.