Christmas is a statutory holiday, and it is customary to have one day off.

As soon as the door opened, you could see the festive atmosphere of the street. The street lamp poles were wrapped in yellow ribbons, and the golden dragon balloons were walked around in people's hands. Across the street, in front of the gate of a video game city, there is also a team of cosplay teenagers playing the role of Captain Zhang Tingyu, a great hero from more than 200 years ago, while others are playing the role of Portuguese and Spanish enemy officers, fighting with plastic sabers.

Li Zhen and Qi Yuanshan moved two benches and sat at the door waiting for customers to come to the door, squinting at the street scene while basking in the sun.

Qi Yuanshan lit a cigarette, took a sharp puff, and said after a while: "Alas, you said that if I had studied hard at the beginning, I would have been like those college students today, and I would have been able to wander the streets during the holidays." ”

Li Zhen glanced at him: "Smoking is not allowed in the university." ”

Qi Yuanshan smiled and pointed to a few men and women who were walking over here: "Do you see if they are college students?" The man still smokes......"

Li Zhen followed his gaze and took a closer look: "Those are high school students, with the badge of the Second Middle School pinned to their chests." Halfway through the words, he was stunned, and he didn't take Qi Yuanshan's next sentence "Why do you still know the emblem of the second middle school" to heart.

Because he found a familiar face.

The one who smoked was a big fat man with a fat face. Behind him, two girls were talking and laughing in low voices, covering their mouths from time to time, waving away the smoke coming from the front. The fat man turned his head as he walked and said something, and one of the girls pushed him away and said, "Stay away, it smells of smoke, and you don't learn well." ”

Li Zhen looked at that face, and the noise in his ears disappeared in an instant. Everything turned pale and cloudy. All that was left in sight was the face, the face that was once so familiar, that had shed tears in front of his hospital bed.

"Ke Song...... " He squirmed his lips and squeezed a low, hoarse voice out of his throat.

He sat on a stool in the doorway, and repeatedly looked at the slender figure in a pink down jacket that was getting closer and closer, and made sure that he was not in a dream. Until I heard Qi Yuanshan say loudly beside him: "Auntie, five!" He woke up from a dream and stood up hurriedly and watched them walk into the store.

Zhang Kesong didn't even look at him.

I've changed...... She doesn't recognize me anymore. He thought to himself in disappointment.

Over there, Qi Yuanshan stabbed him: "Isn't it? The girl is beautiful, you don't have to stare at it like that-people scared away for a while. ”

Li Zhen realized his gaffe, smiled reluctantly, moved the stool again, sat on the other side of the door, and looked at the four people who had already sat down through the reflection of the glass.

It's an ordinary classmate, right? He thought. Zhang Kesong kept talking to the girl in red next to him, and the other three boys, one was shorter than Zhang Kesong, one was a huge fat man, and the other was talking to the girl in red one by one-

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Kesong's QQ number seems to have been deactivated after he "died". Some other classmates on QQ, he couldn't believe it at all. Although she tried to leave a message for Zhang Kesong, judging by her reaction today, she should have never seen it. Did she have a sad look on her face? Li Zhen couldn't see it.

She must have been in college...... Why are you still in your third year of high school? Is it because of my business that I didn't take the college entrance examination? Countless thoughts turned in his heart, and he even wanted to call her out and tell her that he was Li Zhen.

However, feelings of inferiority and fear, as usual, prevented him from doing so. He looked down at the slightly greasy overalls on his chest...... If you're not mistaken, when Zhang Kesong entered the door and passed by just now, he avoided it slightly, right?

What's more, he is such an ominous person...... No, maybe not as human anymore. She can't be caught up in anymore...... I can't get her involved like my parents anymore.

Thinking so, the young man walked slowly past their table and toward the back kitchen with a great sentimentality that almost occupied his body and mind.

When he passed by Zhang Kesong's side, he sniffed vigorously.

However, the familiar aroma was masked by the smell of smoke, and it was completely gone, just like their past yesterday.

By noon, the store was full of four tables. Zhang Kesong and they chatted while eating, and Li Zhen served a total of six dishes. The girl in red and the other four boys were drinking beer, and Zhang Kesong only took a glass of orange juice and took a sip, obviously not so much in conversation.

What they are talking about is nothing more than some school trivia, plus some online game content. Li Zhen's hearing is quite good now, and he found that when someone mentioned Zhang Kesong's past, she would become a little sensitive and avoid talking about it.

Seeing that the barbecue food on that table was gradually gone, and several people had no intention of ordering again, Li Zhen began to feel quite uncomfortable. This time, I don't know when Lu Dao will be able to see her again.

At this time, I suddenly heard an exclamation from the back kitchen, followed by Aunt Liu's nagging and complaining, and Yu Yingying's apology - it seemed that she had knocked over something in a hurry.

Then Aunt Liu walked out while undressing her apron and said to Li Zhen: "Li Zhen, help me take care of the money, I'll go buy salt." ”

But these are all voiceovers for him. He nodded casually, walked to the back of the counter, and continued to pretend to be casual while waiting for the food to be served in the back kitchen, looking at Zhang Kesong's beautiful face greedily with the most late time.

However, not long after Aunt Liu walked out of the door, she came back in a hurry. While walking to the counter and squeezing Li Zhen away, he took the money outside. Her sighing look made Li Zhen temporarily retract her attention and asked her, "Auntie, what's wrong?" Do you have to take so much money to buy salt? ”

Aunt Liu counted the money and said "sigh": "What kind of salt to buy, it has finally stopped for two months, and the debt is coming again!" ”

"Asking for a debt?" Li Zhen was stunned, "Do we still owe people money?" ”

"Well, you don't care. They were all reincarnated by a group of evil ghosts, and they were quickly sent away and quickly purified. She counted out forty dollars and hurried out again.

Li Zhen didn't understand what was going on. At this time, Uncle Sun in the back kitchen asked him to go in and wait for the food to be served, so he took this opportunity to stand by the stove and whispered: "Uncle, do you know what is going on?" I heard from my aunt that the debt is coming again. ”

Uncle Sun was stunned, then frowned, and slammed the skewers: "It's those little rabbits again." A bunch of thugs who come every month to ask for money. ”

Only then did Li Zhen figure out that he had encountered the collection of "protection fees". He frowned: "Is there really such a thing?" I thought it was all on TV. Why don't you report jing? ”

Uncle Sun laughed angrily: "What's the use of reporting jing, I caught it in and released it two days later, and I made it even more powerful." It's better to give two dollars and send them away. I guess they're looking at Christmas today, the store is doing well, and they're going to come over and ask for two more dollars. Who has time to mess with them...... That little money is not enough to delay this day. ”

Qi Yuanshan listened to the sink for a while, shook his hand, wiped it on his apron, and walked out of the kitchen with a twist of his head—no one in the back kitchen noticed.

So Li Zhen stopped talking. Although it is very helpless, the truth is really like what Uncle Sun said...... It's better to break the bank and avoid disasters.

=============================== thanks to the book friend Maku-dyed green shirt, Liquor Ri Moon Chang, and ookkoo1 for the evaluation vote~

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