Chapter 51: The King of Heaven
"Phew! Mean woman! What a shame! ”
Zhou Yong also took a sip of her, and said to me with a flattering face: "Good son-in-law, don't listen to this bitch's nonsense." How can a pheasant believe what he says, right? ”
I scolded angrily: "Get out! Don't pretend garlic here, you think I don't know what kind of person you are. ”
After blasting Zhou Yong away, I sat next to Ding Xiaoyan, she was trembling so much that her fingernails were scratched into the flesh of her shoulders. I wanted to help her, but I was worried about gossip, so I had to keep a certain distance from her and smoke myself.
"Are all that you saying true? Why are you doing this? ”
Faced with my question, she answered very directly: "Because I'm cheap, is there any other way for a woman like me to go except to be a junior for others?" ”
I said, "You didn't tell the truth, and through the past two days with you, I know that you are not that kind of person......"
She sniffed and said in a very sarcastic tone: "Hey, hey~ It's not up to you upper-level personnel to decide who is the good guy and who is the bad guy." Congratulations, Chen Gongzi, you have climbed a high branch~"
I was a little annoyed and angry, as if in her eyes I was the kind of man who was supported by a rich woman. There is also a strange feeling of having rights slighted, and I don't know why I feel this way, but this feeling makes me a little unhappy. So I raised my voice and said, "You're not that kind of person, why did you go astray?" Why do you have to disguise yourself?! ”
"Hehe~ disguise? Chen Gongzi, I live more real than any of you, and disguise is a game played by you upper-class people. ”
She's in the same state as when I first saw her addicted, crazy, incomprehensible, as if we never knew each other. She said again: "I really hate the way you persuade me to be good, what kind of greatness you pretend!" ”
I said, "I don't think I'm great, I just want to help you, haven't you thought about your future life?" ”
She sneered, looked at me with an idiotic look and said, "You just save your energy, do you think that you can save the soul of a girl who has lost her footing by telling a lot of big truths with such sincerity?" Teach others how to be a person and how to do things at every turn, I want to ask who in this hall is not more experienced in society than you! Do you think you've been through more than I have? ”
I was silent......
She continued: "You never dreamed that a twelve-year-old girl would have to raise seven younger siblings at home, a gambling mother, a drunk dad who beats people, and a brother who takes drugs and runs out of money in the end, and sells his sister to be a chicken!"
In the past, you still had a family that loved you, you were happy, and your life was good. Have you ever worried about food, clothing, or no books to read? Do you dare to say that you didn't have what you wanted before?
Do you think that squeezing a bus at work and being scolded by the boss is called experiencing life?
Although it is not a sin to be born well, but if you say these unrealistic things every day, no one will think that you are great, no one will think that you are bitter, and they will only think that you are saying cool things!
I've looked for more jobs than you've eaten, I was sold to Sichuan at the age of fifteen, and I was fussed by others, and at the age of sixteen I worked as a barmaid in a lounge, from the foreman to the manager to take turns to accompany the bed!
My world and your world are completely different things, you have to say, you have to teach, it is your freedom, because now you want to win hearts and minds! If everyone is not here to survive, who would listen to you talk about that bullshit here!
Besides, if it weren't for the fact that I looked like that Li Huanhuan, you would definitely call me a cheap woman, right? If it weren't for the fact that the sister named Zeng Meimei has always protected you, and the friends behind you have always supported you, you would have resigned yourself to fate a long time ago, and it's none of your business, right?! ”
Every word she said made me unable to raise my head, she was right, if it weren't for the sacrifice of Zeng Meimei and Li Jingliang, as well as Jiang Yuhan and Zhang Yi, I would never have been able to stand here alive. What I am doing now can be said to have been paid for countless lives.
The more she talked, the more excited she became, and all the people in the hall were attracted to it, Jiang Yuhan and Zhang Yi didn't say a word for me, or Ding Xiaoyan said everything they wanted to say......
"You don't need to pretend to be a saint in front of us, now this place belongs to you, you are now the king of heaven, you want to say that whoever is a good person is a good person! I want to say that whoever is the bad guy is the bad guy! I won't care! You can take me away at any time, it's a big deal! It's also better than being mentally abused here! ”
The hall was silent at the moment, and the countless eyes and expressions in the crowd were staring at me, and I didn't know if I should or shouldn't speak at the moment, or if I didn't know how to refute her......
Ding Xiaoyan tidied up her messy hair, and said, "I chose to follow you, not to beg you to pity me, to protect me!" It's because I think you're different from everyone else! ”
Speaking of this, she glanced at Zhou Yong and Zhou Yuting in the crowd, I looked back at everyone very mechanically, and then said to him, "Do you think I want to do this?" I don't say this to show how great I am, I want everyone to survive this disaster safely, no one is suspicious of anyone, and everyone can live hopefully?
I know I'm not worthy to teach you, I can't convince everyone, I just don't want to watch anyone die next to me, is it my fault too? ”
She said, "You're not wrong, no one is wrong. Maybe Shen La is right, if you want to blame the current people are so hypocritical, so snobbish, so selfish, and insensitive......"
I glanced back at Jiang Yuhan in the crowd, and then said, "Since the root of the problem has been discovered, it must be changed." If you don't do it, how do you know you can't do it? If you don't do it, I don't do it, and everyone doesn't do it, do you really have to sit back and wait for the world to continue to rot?
Our country has broken its heart for us, should we also do something for the country? It's better than those who are drunk and dreaming of death, right? ”
This time she was silent......
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Zhou Yong suddenly walked out of the crowd and shouted at everyone: "Come, come, come!" I shouted Chen Yaoyang! Together, shout the king of abundance! Did You Know? ”
"Chen Yaoyang!" "King of Heaven!"
"Chen Yaoyang!" "King of Heaven!"
"My son-in-law!" "King of Heaven!"
Zhou Yong opened his teeth and claws like a clown jumping beam, not caring at all about the eyes of Jiang Yuhan, Zhang Yi and his daughter and wife in the crowd looking at him at this moment.
"Hahahaha! My son-in-law, Yaoyang, is so great! Come on, come on, let's lift up our big heroes together! ”
Liu Li rushed out of the crowd at this time and slapped him in the face: "You are really ashamed!" ”
After speaking, he pulled Zhou Yuting and disappeared into the crowd, leaving him alone in a daze.
Zhou Yong saw that Liu Li actually beat himself in front of so many people, and felt a little different, he would not understand why his cowardly wife would beat him, and he was stunned for a moment and shouted at everyone: "Chen Yaoyang! King of Abundance! My son-in-law! King of Abundance! ”
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Five days have passed......
The Nine Eyes Bridge is a big place, with more than a dozen bars, two buildings, and a Tongxiang plastic packaging factory full of food. Our two hundred men, plus those who survived here, four hundred and two, were all assigned their own quarters.
In the past few days, Zhang Yi led He Siyuan, Yang Zhun, and some young and strong juniors to repair the isolation board that was collapsed by the zombies, and strengthened the fortifications.
Jiang Fatzi and I continued to take care of Zeng Meimei, who was unconscious, and Zhou Yuting pestered Jiang Fatzi every day, saying that she wanted to study medicine. So the fat man had an extra assistant.
As for my father-in-law and mother-in-law, they had a big quarrel in the morning and a small quarrel in the afternoon, and Zhou Yuting and I were too lazy to care, but fortunately, Liu Li was no longer as cowardly as before, and finally the two chose to separate.
Ding Xiaoyan has disappeared since that day, and she has not been found after searching the entire Nine Eyes Bridge. At first I thought she was gone, but then I remembered that the sewer I had met for the first time.
I went down to look for her many times, but she kept locking herself in a dark board room, and I understood that she didn't want to see me because of my relationship with the Zhou family.
I don't know why, I've been a little restless in the five days she's not around, and I always feel that something is missing around me, not because she looks like Li Huanhuan, but because I think she can resonate with me in some ways, maybe the best partner is me and her.
In order to persuade her to come up, I found Lao Wang and his party who lived in the sewer, and originally wanted to persuade them to come up and live together. But they refused, and said that it was good down there, and although it was dirty and smelly, it was easier than living on top.
It can be said that without Zeng Meimei, the Five Heavens and Nine Eyes Bridge would be a mess under my management......
Shen La's doglegs still retained their previous arrogant and domineering character, and thirty-six people actually wanted to occupy an entire building and four bars. Most excessively, they must also have their men guard and manage all the food in the plastic factory.
Because of this incident, there are often quarrels between the two of us, and Zhang Yi is so angry that he wants to kill people, if it weren't for his wife Zhao Xiaoling to stop him, he would have wanted to make these people directly sudden several times.
Zhang Yi, who had a hot temper, said that keeping these people is a scourge, and they must all be eradicated. However, Jiang Yuhan said that now there are more dead people and fewer living people, so the first general will wait for them and wait and see what happens......
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Walking alone on the empty streets, there is a different sound at night, which seems to be the churning of the breeze and the clouds, but it is more set off with a peaceful atmosphere. The moon glowed dimly in the misty clouds.
To be honest, I am not a suitable person to be a manager, and I found out this as early as when I first entered the social workforce.
I don't have any opinions about what I do, and almost a lot of things recently are decisions made by Zhang Yi and Jiang Yuhan. I can't learn Zeng Meimei's resolute attitude towards doing things, it's not so much that the Nine Eyes Bridge is now mine, but that I'm just an empty shelf.
How I wish she would wake up soon......
Unconsciously, he turned to the alley where the sewer where Ding Xiaoyan and Lao Wang lived, threw away the last cigarette butt, and stared at it for a long time.
Click!
Suddenly there was a change, but I didn't expect it to be her!
I haven't seen her for a long time, and I want to go up and ask her how she is, but I'm afraid to let him see me.
So he hid and watched her quietly......
It was still the same familiar outfit, light blue shirt, black ripped jeans, dirty black leather boots, and that social burgundy hair......
came out and first stretched a big waist, then picked his nose, and when he saw that there was no one around, he wiped his pants and picked his buttocks......
I looked at it and wanted to laugh, and said in my heart, this girl turns out to be so unclean in private.
After closing the manhole cover, she finally began to make a move, and I quietly followed her for four or five streets until I came to the conclusion that she must have suffocated in the sewers.
After another half an hour, I finally walked into a bar, and I quickly followed......
"Huh? Where did it go? ”
She felt the darkness like a thief, rummaging through a pile of gray musical instruments next to the catwalk. At this time, I realized that this girl was not only a sloppy ghost, but also a short-sighted person, and it was very dark in the bar, so I didn't have to worry about her finding me, so I found a place to sit down, and looked at her leisurely with my cheeks on my cheeks.
"Yikes! Got it! ”
She held a guitar and said to herself: "Next, please invite the most beautiful female singer Ding Xiaoyan to perform on stage!" Everyone's applause welcome! ”
After speaking, I applauded, and then jumped on the stage with the guitar, I said in my heart, is it possible that this narcissistic girl has a stage dream?
Her next performance confirmed my idea, and I saw her waving at the audience with a typhoon.
"Thank you, thank you! My name is Ding Xiaoyan, a native of Yangcheng, Guangdong, and I am 22 years old this year. Ox! ”
I almost didn't laugh out loud when I heard it, it's obvious that this girl has never been on stage, it's normal for a female singer to report her name and place of origin, but she is the first person to report her appearance......
"I have had a dream of music since I was a child, because my family is not good, except for my grandmother's family, I don't support it, saying that music is the way we poor children can go. But grandma said, Xiaoyan, if you think it's right, do it. So I saved up my own money to buy a guitar and learn it myself. I'm thrilled to be here today, and I'll definitely be doing it! I...... My future is not a dream! Oh yes! ”
She bowed loudly and finally plucked the strings......
"Next, please listen, guitar playing and singing "Walking on the Road of Life""
The road is far from weary, though it is by your side
Walk with you one paragraph after another
Crossing the peak, another peak is seen again
Push the goal far away, so that the ideal is always in front
The road is rugged and not afraid of being tempered
May the pain and happiness of a lifetime also be experienced
Joy and sorrow are circling around me
Enjoy the snow in the wind and the flowers in the fog, and enjoy the happy whirlwind
Don't worry about it, enjoy the beauty around you every day
I would also like to be sure that the beautiful scenery is at my feet
May the laughter cover the painful side
Whether it's sad or happy, find new discoveries every day
Let the wind blow and let it blow despite the test for both of us
A light raindrop is sprinkled with confidence and has long been determined to move forward
To be honest, this girl's guitar playing is average, and it can only be said that it belongs to the upper level of entry. But her singing voice is full of seduction, very special, the kind that no one can imitate, the pitch is very accurate, some hoarse but not deep voice seems to tell you a story, very beautiful, like a very clean lotus, out of the mud without staining, does not ask about the world, white and flawless. is much better than some stars who can only win the attention of the audience with their faces, coupled with her life experience, it can be said that this classic Cantonese old song is sung to the fullest.
There are many, many people who accompany you through the joys and pains of life, even those who spend a short time with you may inadvertently affect your life. Ding Xiaoyan has also been using this song to encourage herself and her friends, if you encounter setbacks, it is an experience, whether you are sad or happy, finding new discoveries every day is a happy thing.
I couldn't help but clapped and shouted, "Good! ”
"Who! Who's there?! ”
"I'm a big fan of yours."
After taking the initiative to expose the target, there was nothing left to hide, and while continuing to applaud her, she said: "The most beautiful Miss Ding Xiaoyan, can you sing another song?" It's so good. ”
Who would have thought that she would actually scold "Bastard!" Then he stammered, "You...... When are you ...... When did you come in? ”
I wasn't going to answer her, so I deliberately picked my nose, then wiped my pants and watched her smirk.
"That's that...... Then you...... Did you hear it? ”
Although it is very dark here, I also know that she must be blushing like a monkey ass at the moment, and she usually hides from people who sing alone, and she is more or less not very confident in herself, while Ding Xiaoyan is because of low self-esteem, which is not difficult to understand, because in the eyes of the public, it is a joke for a dusty woman to talk about her dreams.
To let her know that I was really complimenting, not laughing, I tried to look sincere and said, "I swear, your singing voice is the most beautiful voice I've heard this year." ”
She looked over her head and said disdainfully: "Cut, don't pat yourself!" If you don't go back in the middle of the night and sleep with your rich wife, why are you following me? Beware of me suing you for being a hooligan! ”
"Hehe, you are not the first to say that I am a hooligan~"
"You! Too lazy to pay attention to you! ”
Seeing that she was leaving, he hurriedly stretched out a hand to stop her: "Alas, alas~"
Thinking that reconciliation would seem like a good opportunity tonight, after all, I didn't want to crouch on the sewer manhole cover every night, so I was going to do everything I could to keep her. I said, "Sing the song you just sang again, and I'll accompany you." ”
"You?"
"That's right."
As she spoke, she took the initiative to take the guitar in her hand and sat on the edge of the stage, letting the melody in her head with her fingers clanging on the strings.
This long-lost piano sound intoxicated me, Ding Xiaoyan didn't know when she had already sat next to me, which gave me the illusion of returning to the former campus, very happy, and felt as beautiful as a song.
When the last chord is played, the longing and melody merge together, and the lingering music is like two people following life and death, never separated.
Ding Xiaoyan gave applause without hesitation, but my mind was still stuck in the memories just now, until I woke her up.
"Hey! You're stupid! ”
"Huh?"
"Teach me!"
"Oooh oh oh ......"
Gently holding her two clumsy little hands, she began to patiently explain from fingering to technique, she looked very serious, and did not mind leaning her whole back against my chest, at this time in the eyes of outsiders we are like a couple in love.
The quiet bar seems to have become a separate world, all ugly things are shut out, it is a night without intrigue and intrigue, only two confused people who have been weighed down by the cruel reality and cannot hold their heads up.
Leaning into her ear, I whispered, "Xiaoyan, dye your hair back......"
She turned her head to look at me, only to realize that I seemed too close to her, and she just looked at me like that, a gaze that I couldn't see through, very different from what had been her before.
She finally spoke: "I haven't met someone who deserves to dye my hair back black." ”
Just about to say something, she added: "A person can like many people and have many people, but there can only be one person in his heart." My surname is Ding, not Li ......"
Speaking of this, she walked off the stage with her guitar in her arms, looked back at me in the dark, and finally said: "At the same time tomorrow, you are waiting for me here, learning the guitar is the same as being a person, one step at a time." ”
She's gone......
Only then did I remember that I hadn't asked her about that day, whether she had reconciled or not......
But on second thought, didn't she already tell me the answer......
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