Chapter 14: Different Lives
The terrorist attack a few days ago didn't seem to have had much impact on her, and the smile on her face was not half reluctant, maybe she grew up in this place, and her ability to withstand this kind of thing was stronger than Han Xu expected.
After saying hello, Liu Qianwen led Han Xu upstairs.
Even if it is a government official, there will be no special preferential treatment, after all, it is only a sixth-class citizen, and it is still in the category of low-class citizens, living in an ordinary residential building, but the corridor does not feel dilapidated, and there is no random graffiti and advertisements for lock-picking shops.
The white walls of the corridor make this rose more and more spotless.
"I'm sorry for the mess now, and I'm calling you out. Liu Qianwen said with a smile, her voice was soft and soft, and it made people feel a little refreshing in the hot summer.
"It's okay, slums, when will it be too peaceful?"
"Yes. Liu Qianwen said with a smile.
Her family lives on the sixth floor, there are only two families on this floor, and it is a standard middle-class residential building layout, although it is only a sixth-class citizen, but because of its own status, the treatment she enjoys is still very different from that of ordinary low-class people.
"Please come in. She stood at the doorway, as dignified as a welcoming lady.
Han continued to laugh, and Liu Qianwen also laughed.
Liu Qianwen led Han Xu into the house, the house was clean and tidy, with a TV and computer, and a tea set that only middle-aged people could buy...... The furniture is readily available, which is in stark contrast to the place where you live.
Although I've known each other for some days, it's the first time I've come to her house, and Han Xu can't help but smack his tongue secretly. I can't say that I am envious, but I am used to seeing poverty, and I feel somewhat sighing when I see this unique living environment.
"Well, because my dad is a government official and has the right to buy a lot of electrical appliances, he has these things in the house. Liu Qianwen saw the cold reaction and explained.
Han Xu nodded, looked at the empty house, although the bedrooms in this three-bedroom house were closed, but he could feel that no one was at home, and asked, "What about your family?"
"They all went to work and would come back in the evening. ”
Liu Qianwen found a pair of slippers for Han Xu, although they were low-class people living in slums, but some of them were middle-class people's living habits, which was in stark contrast to the sloppy Wang Yan's eyes.
"You sit. Changing into slippers, Liu Qianwen motioned for him to sit on the sofa.
Han Xu touched the soft sofa, and then half-leaned on it. Although the total value of the looted things has reached a terrifying amount, most of the funds flow to his own pocket, and some will not be used for material consumption, and he has never enjoyed these things.
"Drink water. Liu Qianwen brought him a glass of water, and then sat next to him with a book.
Girls are always fragrant, especially beautiful girls, Han continued to smell the beautiful fragrance next to her for some reason, and her heart was weird. Although the two have always known each other and have always been friends, they still feel a little uncomfortable when they are alone in the room, especially at such a close distance, as if they are ashamed to the bones, and they should not be approached, so they secretly moved to the side.
Liu Qianwen hooked her body, hung the green silk bead curtain, flipped through the books on the coffee table, and didn't notice the details of Han Xu.
"These days...... Are you alright?" Han Xu asked casually, looking at her textbook full of notes.
Knowing that he was asking about the events of that night, Liu Qianwen pinned a few strands of hair behind her ears, nodded and said, "Well, it's okay, I was a little uncomfortable a few days ago, but now it's nothing; ”
Han continued to feel some warmth, frightened, and would turn his head to comfort others, this girl is still as likable as ever, but the word Taiping sounds somewhat ironic.
"It's okay. ”
"Thank you. Liu Qianwen raised her head, the stars twinkled in her eyes, and she looked at Han Xu and thanked her sincerely.
"Thank you...... Thank me for what to do. Han Xu was a little embarrassed, and he didn't know if it was because of the apology itself or because he was too close to the other party, and the hormones stepped into the sultry line, "I didn't do anything either." ”
"That night...... Thank you very much. Liu Qianwen was a little shy to say, that night was extremely thrilling and dangerous, and she had no time to take care of anything else at the time, but now that she looks back, some of the contact between the two at that time was still too shy, and the instinctive protection and protected reactions of the two that night were too provocative.
This vague wording made Han Xu's heart a little numb, like termite cannibalization, if Wang Yanyan was here, what kind of excessive joke would this become?
"It's fine. He shook his head again and again, interrupting some thoughts in his heart that should not have appeared.
Liu Qianwen smiled, like fireworks blooming in the sky, and said, "No matter what, thank you." ”
"I'm going to take the college entrance examination in two months, and I don't have much time to prepare, so let's review. ”
Liu Qianwen picked up the book to cover half of her face, and stopped talking nonsense. Han Xu nodded and opened his textbook.
The subjects to be examined in the examination include "Survival", "History", "System", "Chinese", "Physics", "Chemistry", "Biology", "Mathematics", and "Geography", among which the scores of Chinese, Mathematics and System each account for 150 points, and the remaining six subjects each score 100 points.
In addition to being busy with livelihood, they also have to learn knowledge, and without an excellent educational environment, it is normal for grades to be inferior to those of secondary students, and within themselves, the phenomenon of bias is very common. Liu Qianwen's science grades have always been bad, so Han Xu came to review and help her study.
The two of them soon got into the groove, and when they were studying seriously, they were both distracted, and the time passed quickly, and in a short time the hour hand of the clock on the wall pointed to the number six, and it was very close to the night school time at eight o'clock.
"Why are people classified? The two sat cross-legged, Liu Qianwen opened the book and hugged it in her arms, and tested the cold continuum facing her on the same sofa.
This is one of the key points of the "system". After Han Xu helped her explain the solutions to several types of math problems, it was her turn to take the test for Han Xu.
As they gradually entered the state, the two of them became more relaxed and casual in both their manners and words.
"Because the existence of monsters leads to the limitation of land resource area, the existence of human level is convenient for social resource management and talent selection, according to the level, but also conducive to social harmony and resource distribution. Referring to the fact that both the Divine Wind Federation and the Holy Land Alliance have implemented a hundred-year-old human-level system, Han Xu's heart was full of chills, but he still said calmly on the surface.
Liu Qianwen nodded, glanced at the book with watery eyes, and then looked at Han and continued: "You can answer in more detail, for example, it is natural for high contributors to society to enjoy high treatment, and it is precisely because of the existence of these high-level federal leaders that the human survival circle is protected from being trampled on by monsters." ”
Han Xu nodded.
The best way to interpret the word squeezing is to find the best way to say it and to illustrate the only positive one. Hundreds of years of oppression and brainwashing have made the vast majority of low-level people numb and take everything for granted, because of this, looking at Liu Qianwen's calm face that represents approval of this answer, in addition to the joy of youth, he also feels a little regretful and sad.
Liu Qianwen picked up the book and flipped through it, and asked a different question: "Why is the kamikaze federation called the kamikaze federation?"
"In the first year of the Human Alliance, the great martial artist Xu Shenfeng and the Xuanka Master Tang Shengtu led the army to defend the peace of mankind, and the two major families and the rest of the families who contributed to it established the Human Alliance government after the human race was stabilized. The Human Alliance was divided in the north and south in the twenty-third year of the Human League with Tianjing Ridge as the boundary, the Xu family and its supporters, the Seven Great Families, governed the south, the Tang family and the rest governed the north, the south was named the Kamikaze Federation in the name of Xu Shenfeng, and the north was named the Tang Holy Land, so it was called the Holy Land Alliance. ”
Liu Qianwen continued to ask, "Then what is the surname of the Kamikaze Federation royal family now?"
"At the beginning of the establishment of the Human Alliance, it was stipulated that in order to determine the orthodox surname of the royal family, the Tang and Xu families added the word 'Huang' before the surname, and the rest of the People's League government families added the word 'Wang' in front of it, distinguishing the rest of the ordinary surnames, calling them royal compound surnames and noble compound surnames. The royal family and the nobles can only be inherited by hereditary inheritance, or canonized by the royal family, and their status is above that of the nine people. ”
Saying the answer accurately, Han continued to shrug his shoulders and said, "Is your test too easy?"
"Because it's the foundation. Liu Qianwen smiled, "The foundation is the most important thing, if you remember too many difficult things, you may not be able to remember the basics." ”
Han Xu laughed and said, "Makes sense." ”
"Done!"
Liu Qianwen crossed her smooth legs on the sofa, threw the book between her legs, leaned on the sofa a little tiredly, and stretched her waist at the same time, outlining her delicate curves, "I'm so tired." A satisfied voice.
The continuous endorsement also made Han Xu's mouth dry, he took a sip of water, and said, "Well, but we're almost done;
Liu Qianwen looked at the time and nodded, "Okay." ”
Han Xu had just gotten up when the sound of the door opening was heard.
"My dad is back. Liu Qianwen said unexpectedly.
Sure enough, Liu Qianwen's father, Liu Baiyuan, walked in from outside the house.
This was the first time Han Xu had seen her father.
He was wearing an ordinary formal suit, and his face gave people a sense of righteousness, and his face was quietly slightly pulled after he entered the room and saw the shoes on the ground, and his eyes turned to the house, and his brows were even more lightly locked after seeing the cold continuation.
This extremely subtle change in expression fell into Han Xu's eyes, and the words of condolence that poured up his throat were choked with it.
"Dad, are you back? This is the classmate I told you about, Han Xu. ”
"Han continued, this is my dad. Liu Qianwen hurriedly got up, introduced to Han Xu with a smile, and whispered mischievously to him: "Look, is my father very heroic? ”
Han Xu didn't reply, a warning belt in his heart involuntarily pulled up, and politely smiled at Liu Baiyuan.
"Haven't gone to class yet?" Liu Baiyuan directly ignored Han Xu's smile and asked Liu Qianwen while taking off his shoes.
"Well, I'm ready to go now. We're eating out and not eating with you. Liu Qianwen said as she packed up her textbooks.
Han Xu looked at Liu Baiyuan's stiff body standing at the door, like an iron spear quietly showing its edge, and the hostility was almost only openly expressed in actions or words. If it is an ordinary low-level citizen, this situation is associated with his identity, but he is afraid of inferiority and timidity, and he can't raise his head, let alone do the rest of the things, but Han Xu still maintains his composure, and also packs up his books, letting the indifference melt in his heart.
After maintaining such silence for a moment, Han Xu understood what the middle-aged man meant, and after putting away the books, he turned to Liu Qianwen and said, "I'll wait for you outside." ”
Liu Qianwen glanced at Han Xu in surprise, the indifference in Han Xu's eyes was the same color as the indifference in her father's eyes, she understood where the wrong place was, the light in her eyes shrank quietly, the natural look on her face gradually stiffened, and her movements became cautious, and she whispered: "I'll come out soon." ”
walked past Liu Baiyuan without being humble or arrogant, Han Xu didn't even look at him, walked out of the house directly, and stood in the corridor with a somewhat indifferent expression.
When Han Xu walked out of the house, Liu Baiyuan slammed the door shut, and the displeasure on his face was revealed.
"This is the guy you keep mentioning?"
Liu Qianwen smiled and said, "Well, others ......"
"You're home alone, why did you call him to your house?" Liu Baiyuan scolded unabashedly, and his slightly trembling voice was on the verge of exploding.
Liu Baiyuan's reaction caught Liu Qianwen unexpectedly, and then her face turned cold, "It's okay in the afternoon, he taught me something." ”
"Teach you something? A seventh-class citizen teaches you something?"
Liu Qianwen said slightly angrily: "Dad, what do you mean?"
Liu Baiyun suddenly said angrily: "What do I mean? What do you mean by a girl who hasn't grown up?!"
Facing Liu Qianwen's solemn expression, Liu Baiyun continued: "I allow you to mention it! But even if you mention it, you still bring him home?!"
"What did I want to raise you so for? What kind of person are you? What kind of person is he? What is your father, who is I whispering like a dog outside? Isn't it just that I want you to live better and marry a high-ranking citizen? I will no longer contact the maggots of this world? I will not have any contact with the maggots of this world?
"You ......" Facing the fierce appearance of her loving father in the past, Liu Qianwen's eyes turned red, and her chest continued to rise and fall in anger, but it was like a dumb drum, unable to make a sound.
"How did I teach you when I was a child? How hard and tired you were when you were a child? How did you get your mother's illness? Because of what? Because of poverty! Because of our low status! A small illness has become a lifelong stubborn disease because the conditions for healing are not in place! It's all because we have no identity! Even the door of the big hospital has improved, let alone taking money for treatment!
What did you promise me before? What did you say? What do you do now?!"
Liu Baiyuan's face turned pale, and he pointed at the girl who was not angry in his eyes, "Get ahead, get ahead, don't let your children suffer in this place in the future! Don't wait until the monster fights and become the first food to be sacrificed to plug the monster's mouth! This is what I've been doing! What do you think all my previous efforts are?!
Do you know how much your mother and I have pinned on you? What have we paid for in this life? Growing up here, you haven't seen enough of how dirty and dirty this place is! You want to look like us for the rest of your life! You live in this room and can't see how messy it is outside? Do you know what happens to people like us once a crisis breaks out?
Liu Baiyuan's anger burned his hands as well, and he threw his briefcase to the ground.
"A seventh-class citizen! A person who is waiting to die at any time! I really can't teach you such a simple truth after teaching you for more than ten years?!"
Parents who know their children, as people who have come before, and who know the minds of children of this age best, whether they have sprouted or have grown out of the shade, he must strangle everything.
Low-class people will always be low-class people, and good or bad grades cannot change the stain of low-class people in the first half of their lives. His daughter is so beautiful, although she is a lackey in the slums of the federal government, but there are certain conditions, his daughter can find a satisfactory home, instead of putting her youth and mind on a low-class teenager with an unknown future.
Liu Qianwen buried her head, tears soon appeared in her eyes, and the book in her arms was hugged tightly, deeply wrinkled to her good-looking shirt.
......
"The people of the seventh class, those who wait for death. ”
Han continued to lean quietly on the security door, listening to the voice that came out through the security door that seemed to be much more blurred, as vague as the life of a low-level citizen, with a cold expression.
He felt a little melancholy, like the sunset on the uneven horizon of the uneven room line that could be seen through the openwork windows of the staircase, supported by the low, dilapidated gray and white houses in the distance.