Twelve years ago—

This year, sixteen-year-old Mu Liangze and sixteen-year-old Luo Dingdong became close friends.

Luo Dingdong often took the bohemian Mu Liangze into the canteen of the orphanage to eat, and Mu Liangze often ran out of the orphanage to play with the innocent and lovely Luo Dingdong.

Mu Liangze has changed, he is no longer as unruly and arrogant as before, although he is still a little inferior, but he is much better than before, at least, he doesn't steal anymore.

On this day, when everyone was asleep in the middle of the night, Mu Liangze secretly ran out with Luo Dingdong again.

Today, Mu Liangze found his first job in life - a cook, or rather, a young man who works for a street stall owner.

The boss is about forty years old, a foreigner, he just started his street stall, and he didn't know how bad Mu Liangze's reputation was, anyway, he couldn't find a guy for a while, so he took him away, but they said that the salary was very low, but the boss would teach him the craft.

"Boss, this is my friend." Mu Liangze pulled Luo Dingdong and ran to the boss and happily introduced.

"Huh! She's a pretty little girl! Have a seat! Today's meal I invite you! The boss glanced at Luo Dingdong and smiled.

"You don't need a boss, you can just pay for it!" Mu Liangze said with a smile.

"Cut, don't be hypocritical with me, if it weren't for your diligent hands and feet, I would have told you to get out of this meal a long time ago, go and sit down! Today I invite is what I invite! The boss said happily.

"Okay!"

Mu Liangze took Luo Dingdong to find a place and sat down.

There aren't many people in the town who get off work at night, so the people who want to go out to drink and eat are basically full of food and drink at this point, and there is only a table of customers left at the stall that looks like they are about to end.

"Why did you invite me to dinner today?" The first time she came out to eat at someone else's place, Luo Dingdong was obviously a little uncomfortable, since she was a child, it was the first time she ate food outside the orphanage.

"Today is the first time I've found a job, and I only have you as a friend, who will I invite you to dinner if I don't invite you to dinner!" Mu Liangze said with a smile.

"Then can't we eat in the courtyard?" Locker asked.

Mu Liangze scratched the back of his head and smiled a little shyly: "There is more...... Actually, today is also your birthday, I haven't forgotten. ”

Luo Dingdong's face turned red all of a sudden, Mu Liangze didn't expect that she would be shy when she was so lively and free.

Mu Liangze saw that she was shy, and his face couldn't hold it anymore.

A person who has only known a boy fooling around on the street since he was a child, a girl who has lived in an orphanage since birth, how do they know how deep the love hidden in their hearts is at this time.

"Here comes the food!"

The two sat in a daze, neither of them spoke, until the appearance of the boss solved this embarrassing situation.

"Hey, Xiaomu, it's a girl's birthday, where's your cake?" The boss reminded.

"Cake!" Mu Liangze suddenly remembered where he bought the cake! It's been a busy day today, and all I think about picking up Luo Dingdong in the evening, I have long forgotten about the cake.

As if seeing Mu Liangze's embarrassment, Luo Dingdong waved his hand again and again: "No, no, just eat vegetables, I don't like cakes!" ”

Although he said so, Luo Jingdong couldn't help but swallow in his throat.

The funds of the orphanage are very poor, and the children may not be able to eat the cake once a year, and even if they do, it is only such a pitiful small piece, which is just a way to satisfy their cravings.

"I ...... I'm going to buy it! Mu Liangze immediately got up and was about to buy a cake, but was stopped by the boss.

"You're pretty good at pretending!" I saw that the boss walked to the back of the stall and took out a small cake box, "Hurry up!" Don't make fun of people. ”

Mu Liangze took the cake with understanding, and winked at the boss with Luo Dingdong on his back.

The cake is not big, only the size of a plate, but for Locker Bell, it is already very satisfying.

"How! I said that I would pay you back a meal, that is, I would pay you back, and I would give you credit! Mu Liangze smiled proudly.

"This ...... It doesn't count. Seeing that Mu Liangze paid off his account like this, Luo Dingdang was suddenly unhappy, "I made it with my own hands when I cooked for you that time, and you didn't do it yourself this time." ”

"Why, you're so unpalatable!" Mu Liangze said unconvinced.

"Didn't you say it was delicious?" Luo Jingdong asked with a smile.

"I ...... I'm hungry, okay? Mu Liangze said with some embarrassment.

"I don't care, anyway, I just want to eat the food you made, and it has to be delicious." Luo Jingdong said arrogantly.

"No problem, but ......" Mu Liangze asked with some hesitation, "Can you agree to be my girlfriend?" ”

"......" Luo Dingdang was completely stunned, and she even had some doubts about whether Mu Liangze was talking to herself.

"I ...... Although I am a thug, I promise that I will never fight again, and I will never steal again, and I will definitely try to give you the best life. Mu Liangze said with an oath.

"But...... But I'm not ready. Luo Dingdong said timidly.

"That'...... Then I'll wait for you to get ready. Mu Liangze said.

Luo Dingdong tilted his head and hesitated for a moment, then smiled: "Maybe we can try it first." ”

Mu Liangze's depressed mood was suddenly ignited by Luo Dingdong's words.

"So you agreed?" A smile gradually appeared on Mu Liangze's face, and his joy was self-evident.

In this way, a teenager and a girl have established a relationship between lovers, in the eyes of others, they may be two little guesses, ignorant little children, know what to love, but in their eyes, love is so simple, as long as they are happy together, it is the most important thing.

During the conversation during the meal, Mu Liangze learned that today was not Luo Dingdong's birthday, but the day she was adopted by the orphanage.

She never knew what month or day she was born, but one day the volunteers found that she had been left outside the gate of the orphanage, and she had nothing on her body except a few baby clothes and a swaddling one, not even a note with her name written on it.

The volunteer said she laughed when she heard the sound of a bell when she was very young, so he gave her the name Locker Bell after his own surname.

Later, Luo Dingdong got depression because she was not very lively, and several well-wishers gave up on her because they couldn't stand Luo Dingdong's illness, and when she was about ten years old, she suddenly wanted to open, and she began to desperately force herself to talk to others, to communicate with others, talk, and play games, after some setbacks, her depression was not only better, but the whole person also became lively and active.

Later, she met Mu Liangze, and she gradually began to get in touch with the outside world.

"Come, give one more bottle of soda to each of the two of you, business is good today, there are only these two bottles left, and if you don't drink it, it will be gone." The boss saw the two chatting dryly, so he sent two bottles of beer, but he suddenly thought that both of them should be underage, how could they drink.

"Thank you, boss." Luo Dingdong took the soda and smiled happily.

"Alas, I don't know why you two children are so unlucky, they look pretty good, why don't the family want you anymore." The boss shook his head and returned to the stall.

The boss actually didn't know that Mu Liangze's parents were still in the world, he just heard Mu Liangze say that he would go to the orphanage to pick up people, so he thought

Both of them were orphans.

"By the way, Mu Liangze, where are your parents?" Luo Dingdong asked curiously, "Can you tell me about them?" ”

"They don't have much to say." Mu Liangze said disdainfully, "I have seen them on my fingers many times since I was a child, and I almost forgot what they looked like." ”

Mu Liangze thinks that there is nothing to say at all, he doesn't want to say it and doesn't know how to say it, he has added his parents too little, even less than the number of times he has seen Luo Dingdong, he doesn't know his parents at all, whenever he wants to understand them, they will use all kinds of reasons to perfunctory themselves, he is no different from those abandoned children.

"They didn't care about me, I threw me away after giving birth, and now I don't even know where they work, where can I understand them." Mu Liangze said in frustration.

"Maybe they have a last resort, every parent loves their children very much, and they will never leave you alone." Luo Dingdong said.

"No kidding, if every parent was like that, your orphanage should have been demolished a long time ago, wouldn't it?" Mu Liangze said with a wry smile.

These words seemed to sting Luo Dingdong's heart, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared, in exchange for a trace of embarrassment and bitterness.

"I'm sorry, I don't speak through my brain." Mu Liangze hurriedly explained, "Actually, we are all the same, we are all children who no one wants to be abandoned, but I believe that there is a reason why we have survived until now, even if we should do it to those who look down on us, let them know that we can live better without them." ”

Luo Dingdang raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a reluctant smile: "Yes, we should do it to show them, we can live better, and we will not give up life because of their abandonment." ”

Luo Dingdong picked up the soda bottle and rushed to Mu Liangze: "Cheers!" ”

The two of them happily finished their meal, drank all their sodas, and finished their cakes, and neither of them brought up any bad or unpleasant topics.

After the meal, Mu Liangze sent Luo Dingdong back to the orphanage, and came back to pick up the garbage on the food stalls.

"Komaki! Where do you stay at night? The boss suddenly asked.

Today is the first time he and Mu Liangze set up a stall, although he has a good impression of Mu Liangze, but he still doesn't know the specific situation of Mu Liangze, except for his name and age, he doesn't know anything about Mu Liangze.

"Oh, there's a hole under the bridge over the creek to the north, and there's an empty rental shop to the south, and there's a place in this town where I can sleep anyway." Mu Liangze behaved very indifferently, which made the boss feel a little sorry for him.

However, this is the real life of Mu Liangze over the years, when you are lucky, you can hide in a closed store for a few days and nights, and if you are unlucky, you can only find some buildings, bridges or small alleys that are still under construction.

The most unbearable thing is the winter, Mu Liangze can only steal some quilts and cotton jackets to survive the difficult ice and snow cold days, sometimes being discovered, and will inevitably suffer a violent beating, not only the quilt and cotton jacket are gone, but the clothes on his body are beaten and bloomed.

"Komaki, come back to sleep with me tonight! I have a garage and although there is only one bed, you can still sleep on the sofa. The boss said kindly.

"Ahh Not good! Doesn't that bother you. Although Mu Liangze said that he didn't want to go, he still hoped to have a comfortable place to sleep, he had slept on the cool floor for more than ten years, even if he was given a few more cushions to spread on the ground, he was satisfied.

"Be polite to me, anyway, I live in the garage, if you don't dislike it, come and live together, what can you have." The boss said boldly.

"That'...... That's great. Mu Liangze smiled a little excitedly.

"Hurry up and clean up, I'll take you to grocery shopping during the day tomorrow and teach you to recognize the difference between various dishes." The boss smiled, "If you want to learn cooking, you can't know the goods!" ”