Volume 1 The City of Desire Chapter 1 Youth
In July 2019, the magic capital.
At the beginning of the day, it was just six o'clock in the morning, and most of the people in the city were still asleep meeting Zhou Zheng.
In a gym, a teenager in gym clothes sat on a crunch machine and sweated profusely, and he could see obvious six-pack abs through his sweat-soaked clothes.
Next to the crunch machine, there is a large cup of brewed muscle building powder, and the coach patiently guides the teenager next to it.
The teenager's figure is very good, although the humerus muscles and femoral muscles are not so strong, but they are also angular, which makes people look very comfortable.
The boy is not handsome, but he belongs to the type that is very attractive.
After about half an hour, the boy took a hot shower in the bathroom, carried the changed clothes in a bag and walked out of the gym, and he also entered a supermarket on the way.
Finally he stopped in front of a breakfast shop and shouted, "Aunt Zhang!" ”
At this point in time, the front of the store was already crowded, and the young man hurriedly took out the brand-new money from his wallet and handed it to Aunt Zhang.
In fact, they are used to using Alipay or WeChat payment now, but Aunt Zhang likes cash, and she feels that cash is safe in her hands.
So she didn't prepare a QR code, and the store became a rare cash-only storefront.
But even so, there are still many people who are willing to come to her shop to buy breakfast, and some even drive half the city to come just to taste the aunt's steamed buns.
In fact, there is no special reason, the aunt's buns are very affordable, the amount of meat is almost half more than other stores, and the buns are larger, so that the skin is not too thin, and the most important thing is that the taste is good.
"Yi boy, two cages of beef buns, a big cup of soy milk, right, your breakfast hasn't changed over the years."
"By the way, you kid, didn't you just fail the college entrance examination? It's okay, go and repeat it! ”
"I'll tell you, the kid who lives next door to me didn't do well in the exam the year before last, and I worked hard to review for a year last year, and now I'm going to Peking University! Come out, you, learn a little. ”
The aunt was sending steamed buns to the guests, collecting money at the same time, and kept talking to Zou Yi with one mouth, spitting stars splashing.
It's also thanks to her that she has been very skilled in business for so many years, otherwise she would really be too busy.
However, Zou Yi also knew that the aunt was for her own good, and Aunt Zhang had a good heart, although she was a little verbose.
"Knowing Auntie, I will definitely think about it."
"Hey, I said you kid, what else are you thinking about, hurry up and let me go and repeat it!"
"If you really can't pass the exam, come to the aunt's store to help, the aunt is too busy to do it, and there is a shortage of manpower."
"Don't worry, my aunt doesn't treat you badly, how about giving you six thousand a month? This treatment is no worse than those who have just come out of society, right? ”
Aunt Zhang has come alone for so many years, and her children have gone abroad.
Originally, the children wanted to take the eldest aunt over to enjoy Qingfu, but the eldest aunt did not want to go, so she stayed here to run her own breakfast shop.
In fact, Aunt Zhang is not short of money, and opening a store is just a pleasure.
"I'm good for you, boy, huh, why don't you speak?"
Aunt Zhang looked back, but found that the boy had already run away with breakfast, and there was a bottle of milk on the table.
"Hey, this kid ......" Aunt Zhang sighed and turned around to get busy again.
Aunt Zhang has a bad stomach and is often so busy that she forgets to eat breakfast.
So Zou Yi often brings a bottle of hot milk to Aunt Zhang, which he asked the supermarket aunt to just heat in the microwave.
Zou Yi wolfed down his breakfast before going home, stood in front of the door and knocked twice nervously.
The door opened, and a woman with a tiger's back poked her head out, "Zou Yi!" Do you know where you went this morning? ”
The woman reprimanded Zou Yi, but her face was full of 'Do you know I'm worried about you'.
The woman paused, and then continued: "I didn't do well in the college entrance examination, I don't know if you can go to college now, do you still have the heart to go to fitness?" I'm so! ”
"When your parents entrusted you to me, I knew that you kid wouldn't let me worry."
"Okay now, how long has it been since my brother Zou Xingheng came back? In the past few years, I have used my mother's money. Although the old lady is rich, she doesn't use it like this! ”
"My unconscious brother! My brother and sister-in-law said that there was an urgent task, and what urgent task would take seven years, ah? It's not at all contacted, and they're all missing people! You hapless kid is really pathetic......"
This woman is Zou Yi's father's sister Zou Xiaoli, that is, his aunt, who has a short temper, and is a dynamite barrel that explodes at one point.
Although she has dealings with many noble ladies and knows a lot of etiquette, she is completely free at home.
Anyway, she has money, and the huge inheritance left by her parents is enough for her to squander it for the rest of her life.
"Noisy and noisy...... What's the noise, it's okay to do when you're full in the morning?" A rough man's voice came from the back room.
"Zhao Yuanxu, what are you yelling, do you dare to yell at the old lady? The old lady knows that you married me for the old lady's money! ”
"At the beginning, you kept saying that you fell in love with my mother's talent? I shouldn't have believed you! ”
"You just hate me for being fat! I hate that I'm ugly, and you don't want to live with me, do you? ”
The woman turned around and crossed her hips, facing the man without showing weakness.
Speaking of talent, Zou Xiaoli's painting skills are still very good.
There are two additional rooms in the house, one for Zou Xiaoli's collection of masterpieces, and the other for Zou Xiaoli's own practice paintings.
Although she is very talented in drawing, she rarely practiced, and only occasionally inspired to draw such a picture.
Even so, her paintings can still be appreciated by famous masters who taught her paintings, which shows the high level of her talent for painting.
It's a pity that Zou Xiaoli has no intention of developing in this area, she just regards painting as a hobby to pass the time.
When Zou Xiaoli and Zhao Yuanxu first fell in love, Zou Xiaoli once painted a portrait of Zhao Yuanxu.
This portrait is now hanging in the studio, and Zhao Yuanxu still has hair at that time...... It's simply the magic capital Peng Yuyan!
And now...... The stark contrast between a greasy middle-aged uncle and a young handsome teenager.
Zhao Yuanxu would often take Zou Yi to his studio to see the portrait, telling him that it was the pinnacle of his aunt's paintings.
"How can it? I... I just didn't wake up, talking in my dreams, how could I yell at you if I love you so much. ”
The man originally wanted to say something, but when he saw the woman's fried appearance now, he instantly changed his face and softened.
He still understood the difference between a satiety meal and a full meal, so he very cleverly turned the spearhead back to Yang Yi.
"What about your aunt's question, what are you going to do if you fail the college entrance examination?"
"I'd like to see again... Let's see if any schools want me. ”
Zou Yi's sweat-stained face exuded a strong youthful atmosphere when he stood in the sunlight, and he looked a little tired at the moment.
He has been busy with school affairs these days, but his grades are so low that almost no school is willing to ask for him except for some junior colleges.
"What's there to see? Just your bad grades are enough to study in a junior college, and it's good to have a school to study! I also pick and choose the ......"
The man's tone in the face of Yang Yi was obviously stiffened.
Yang Yi was silent, but his eyes were blazing, staring at the man tightly.
In fact, Zou Xiaoli and Zhao Yuanxu secretly submitted resumes to Zou Yi in many foreign schools, and if a school is willing to accept him, it is nothing for them to sponsor a building for that school.
"Express delivery of Room 201, Building 13, Xingyuan Community!"
A courier dressed in SF Express clothes trotted all the way over.
"What did you buy, daughter-in-law?" The man paused, then looked at the woman again.
"What else can I have, the latest Daphne bag I bought, you go and get it for me!" The woman crossed her hands on her waist, like a lion possessed by Hedong.
"Huh." Men are submissive. "Bring it, I'll help my daughter-in-law sign for it."
"I have to sign for it in person, is Mr. Zou Yi here?"
The couriers are still very dedicated, although they look like a family, but the shipment must still be signed by the person, which is the rule.
There are no rules.
"Zou Yi, you are a loser, you can't study, and you spend money blindly, it's all Lao Tzu's money."
Since the end of the college entrance examination, Zou Xiaoli and Zhao Yuanxu gave Zou Yi a bank card, saying that it was to prove Zou Yi's love for him with the speed of consumption of the balance in the bank card.
In fact, these two bank cards have never been used by Zou Yi since he got them.
"What do you call your money? This is the old lady's money! You soft rice eater! The old lady knows that she is not good-looking, isn't it because you are willing to be with the old lady at the beginning to get the old lady's money? ”
"I'll tell you. This is my brother's son! It's not that you can bully, I bully and bully that it's called love, can you bully again? If you bully him again, you will get out of the old lady! ”
Zou Xiaoli suddenly went crazy, the Zou family is the calf protector, no matter how the Zou family is, it is their own business.
Someone else wants to get involved? There are no doors!
"I'm Zou Yi, give it to me."
Zou Yi took a step forward, Zou Yi was also puzzled, he didn't buy anything, could it be that it was a special product sent by his friend Yu Dazhong?
"Sir, please sign for it." The courier brother reminded.
Zou Yi stretched out his hand to take the courier and signed his name on the voucher, which was decent and not ugly.
"Take it apart and see what it is."
Zou Xiaoli was also very curious, could it be that her unobtrusive brother sent something to this kid?
Zou Yi carefully began to unpack the package under the gaze of the two, the package was not big or heavy, but the packaging was very tight, causing Zou Yi to open the package for a long time.
"Why can't such a big person even open a package, is it a shame to lose it?" Zhao Yuanxu scolded and scolded.
"You get out of here!"
Zou Xiaoli took out a paper cutter from the back room and handed it to Zou Yi.
"Use this, what's in here, the packaging is so tight?"
She already thought in her heart that it was something sent by her unobtrusive brother, and she hadn't heard from her for a few years, and she wouldn't come back to see her son when he was going to college?
Eh, no, I can't get this grade.
But it's time for college, isn't it?
Anyway, you should come back!
I haven't been back for seven years, and I ended up sending an inexplicable package back.
It's okay if she doesn't come back, if she doesn't come back, she will take care of Xiao Zou Yi for the rest of her life!
Anyway, money is not brought in life or taken away in death, as long as Zou Yi is happy.
If her brother really comes back, she has to beat him, and leaving her son for seven years is really ruthless.