"! How do you always lose! ”

Jiang Zhending has been unlucky these days, and he has lost all the money he snatched from Ms. Xu five days ago. He threw the playing cards in his hand onto the table, and the three or two burly men with scar-faced faces next to him glanced at each other without any reaction.

Jiang Zhending felt that it was the wrong way to play, so he would lose money, so he ran to another pile and began to bet on the size. His eyes were fierce at the moment, staring at the three little dice that kept spinning on the table.

The thin man who shook the dice opened his mouth and shouted. "Bet! Bet! Getting rich overnight is not a problem! ”

The gamblers were like chickens, and they put the crumpled money on it, staring at it with red eyes.

The small room, which is less than twenty square meters, is filled with smoke and filled with the choking smell of cigarettes. There was no furniture in it except for an automatic mahjong table and a small table. There were only three stools, all of which were occupied by three burly men, and the gamblers were standing or crooked, with strange postures. But there was the same expression on his face, a fanatical expression of gambling madness. As long as they can win the opportunity to get rich overnight, they do not hesitate to abandon their conscience and dignity, and put the hard-earned money of the family on a small table. Let the fate of the family be decided by the three plastic dice, and the final result is nothing more than the separation of the wife and the bankruptcy.

“······ This game, small! ”

The thin man lifted the porcelain bowl and said the result.

The people in the middle cheered, and after taking the winnings, they had to make the next gamble. The people who didn't win were discouraged, and they looked eager to borrow money from the three big men who watched the show.

Jiang Zhending also walked over without exception. When it was his turn, the big man grabbed his shirt and said in a rough voice: "Jiang Zhending, what about the money you owe us?" ”

"Money? I don't have it, I've just played a few more with you! If you lose, you can borrow me again, and I will pay you back after I turn the book! I promise to show you the copy! ”

"You have to know that I have lent you 100,000 yuan, do you remember how much interest is a day? Brother Li said, more than a month of ······"

Several big men surrounded Jiang Zhending, and their brass bell-like eyes glared at the boss. Jiang Zhending was so frightened that he shrank on the spot, wishing he could retract his head back into a pile of fat meat.

The big man seemed to be leading a little chicken, and lifted the extremely obese Jiang Zhending, "Pay off the interest owed last month first!" ”

"Also... How much? ”

"Naturally, it's two thumbs or two toes. Jiang Zhending! Take your pick! Which two don't want anymore! ”

As he spoke, the big man pulled out a knife and was about to cut off Jiang Zhending's fingers down with a few strokes.

Jiang Zhending was so frightened that he screamed, and kept shouting. "No, no, no! Big brother, wait a minute! ”

"Yes... That's right! My mother-in-law runs a noodle shop! She's rich! I'll go get it with her! ”

The man next to the big man suddenly touched his arm, and he looked back and nodded knowingly. "Which noodle restaurant is it?"

"It's the big sister Xu noodle restaurant in the urban village!"

"Really? Sister Xu's noodle restaurant? Dahan repeated.

Jiang Zhending immediately nodded vigorously.

"But Brother Li is already angry, if we don't bring something back today, we will be unlucky!" The big man smiled at his companion and turned his face to reveal a Yaksha.

"Ah!!h

A miserable and shrill voice sounded in the darkness of the night.

Xu Xiaoxiao finished packing herself up and changed into the clothes that Ms. Xu took for her. A cotton shirt and a pair of denim trousers make her extremely pure and beautiful. With her wet hair on her head, she walked into the courtyard and half-bent over to wipe it with a towel.

Jiang Chen came back, sweating profusely, and his small eyes were stunned for a moment when he saw Xu Xiaoxiao under the moonlight. Although the figure is thin, there is no lack of feminine charm, with long legs, thin waist and hips, which can be called a generation of stunners. Wet black hair clings to the delicate fair side of her face, lining her flawless skin like a shelled egg. The face is slightly red after being smoked by water vapor, and bending over at the moment shows a good figure.

Xu Xiaoxiao was rubbing his wet hair while thinking about what to do next, and he was startled when he inadvertently swept through the door and saw a large huge figure.

After taking a closer look, it turned out to be Jiang Chen. "Jiang Chen, you are standing there silently like a ghost, what are you doing?"

Jiang Chen was still standing there motionless, not saying a word, and he didn't have the temperament of a firecracker that exploded at a little like usual, which was extremely weird.

"Hey! Jiang Chen asked you? Have you eaten? Xu Xiaoxiao was defenseless and asked him again. Deaf you! ”

"Bang~~". The other party had already walked into his room and slammed the door shut.

Xu Xiaoxiao was silent for a while, "Snake spirit disease!" Think I want to call you to dinner? If it weren't for Ms. Xu's order, who would care if you had eaten or not! ”

Defect! It's all out of Ms. Xu's habits! The Jiang family is all dead perverts!

Xu Xiaoxiao gritted his teeth and threw the towel back into the plastic basin.

Behind the door, Xue Chen touched the sweat that came out of his forehead, and suddenly felt that his heart was beating fast, as if he was about to break through his chest. He silently took out the contents of his pocket and looked at them, and then immediately stuffed them back like a thief.

He threw himself onto the narrow, small wooden bed, and looked at his room with eyes that were almost slit. This room was originally Xu Xiaoxiao's bedroom, and after he and his sister came, Xu Xiaoxiao moved into a simple wooden house where firewood was originally placed.

Later, after her sister grew up and was not suitable to live with him, Ms. Xu arranged for Xu Xiaoxiao to live in a smaller tin room next to the toilet. It's only 5 square meters at most, and once a folded spring bed is placed, there's no place for people to stay.

Almost as soon as the door opens, you can climb into bed. But even so, Xu Xiaoxiao has not had anything to do with Ms. Xu, and she has always been the same character, calm and rational. She knew she couldn't change the fact that she was going to move into a smaller room, so she didn't bother to talk about it, moved in quietly, and went to and from school quietly.

In the end, the family ignored her thoughts, so much so that Ms. Xu would think that the family would only be peaceful if she left. Because she will not have any resistance, she has always tried her best to fulfill her requirements for Ms. Xu.

Now, even the tin room next to the toilet is full of things, and the hut of only 5 square meters is full of sundries, and all the breath of her life has been wiped out bit by bit. The place where this home belonged to her became smaller and smaller, until there was no place for her to exist.

Sometimes it feels like he and his sister are like hateful thieves who occupy a magpie's nest. But··· They're just homeless wretched. In the days when he was adrift with Jiang Zhending, he didn't have enough food and clothing, and he didn't even have a tile above his head to protect him from the wind and rain. Now, they have everything, food and money.

People are selfish, and now that they have found a stable home, they will exclude the aborigines and erase everything!

On the windowsill were the stones he had collected, the colorful strange stones that reflected the chaotic and hazy colors in the light. Like a girl under the moonlight, the hazy affection is scattered in the air.

Jiang Chen looked at his fat arm, which was simply a puddle of waste water on the bed, and sighed.

For the first time, he thought about his less-than-ideal figure.

It's time to lose weight······ He thought.

"Mom, I'm here to help."

When Ms. Xu came out, she happened to see Xu Xiaoxiao standing in a cramped and dilapidated shop. Oily tables and chairs, discarded tissues and disposable chopsticks on the ground, surrounded by ordinary people sitting eating noodles, while Xu Xiaoxiao didn't care about the mess of the small noodle restaurant at all, she neatly pulled her sleeves up to her elbows.

The young girl was unstained, but just tied a ponytail casually, and her broken hair swayed in the wind on her full forehead. The loose shirt top was tucked into her jeans, and the legs were long and thin, and the proportions were too good.

Under the dim light, Xu Xiaoxiao is like a pearl that can't hide the light, exuding her unique luxury and warmth. If there's one word to describe it, it's out of place. Her daughter, even if she was draped in a sack and stepped on low-quality plastic disposable slippers, would not fit in with this place.

She was born to stand in the spotlight, dressed in a beautiful dress and wearing a crown on her head, slowly descending the high spiral staircase······

A hint of panic suddenly appeared on Ms. Xu's face, and she shook out the unrealistic thoughts in her head. What are you kidding, this is her daughter Xu Xiaoxiao, how can she have such a noble temperament?

Ms. Xu held the knife and shook it in her hand, and several guests who secretly looked at Xu Xiaoxiao immediately lowered their heads and ate noodles. "Xiaoxiao, I'm not busy tonight, I've made noodles, you can take them out and eat them with grandma."

Ms. Xu hung her head and quickly turned around and went into the kitchen.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Xu Xiaoxiao followed in and looked at her suspiciously. Ms. Xu's eyes were red, as if she was about to cry. "What the hell is going on? Mom, are you crying? ”

"Nonsense! The smoke in this room is so heavy, can it not smoke the eyes! Hurry up and go out, lest it smoke you. You haven't come back like this, and you rarely even make phone calls, are you still complaining that I ······ you?" The more Ms. Xu talked, the more she felt that Xu Xiaoxiao was separated from her because of that incident, and she felt very uncomfortable. "Also, I've been asking you to eat noodles since I was a child, and I didn't say that I had ever let you eat a duck Madonna or anything······ You don't like the noodles made by your mother, and you can't tell if you're tired of eating them! ”

"Nonsense, I'm just listening to you and studying hard! You see, I've always been very well-behaved! Xu Xiaoxiao put her arms around Ms. Xu's neck and smiled against her face.

"The noodles you make are the best in the world! I won't get tired of eating it every day! What KFC or McDonald's are not as good as the fragrant bone broth shredded pork noodles you made! Xu Xiaoxiao said, jumped in front of Ms. Xu, and pinched her face. Look at you, since Xiaoxiao left the house and couldn't eat the noodles you made, she was about to lose weight from a watermelon seed face to a small melon seed face. Isn't it pitiful? ”

Ms. Xu looked at Xu Xiaoxiao's funny and cute appearance, and couldn't help but burst into tears and laughed, and flicked her fingers. "Poor mouth, hurry up and eat with your grandma! And Jiang Chen, did they call their sister and brother? It's time to eat. ”

"Who knows what they're sick with? I asked him, but he didn't answer. Xu Xiaoxiao's face showed disgust, and he didn't want to mention Jiang Chen.

Ms. Xu knows that her two stepsons and stepdaughter have a bad temper, and they are not the kind of children who will get along with people. On weekdays, I don't expect the two of them to be her mother in their hearts, at most they can live on face, even Jiang Zhending doesn't care much about them, and it doesn't matter much to her if she learns well or badly, as long as she doesn't add to the chaos, she won't ask for more.

She didn't ask any more questions and asked Xu Xiaoxiao. "Do you remember grandma's taste? The old man doesn't like chopped coriander and green onions, and the bowl without coriander and green onions you serve to grandma. The other bowl is yours, with more chopped green onions and coriander. ”

"Yes, my Queen."

"Naughty." Ms. Xu shook her head helplessly, and her closeness to Xu Xiaoxiao was very useful.

At this time, the guest outside the door shouted into the kitchen. "The hostess collects money!"

"Hey, here we go." Ms. Xu hurriedly put down the kitchen knife and wiped her hands on her apron casually, "Three bowls of noodles in total······ You... How did you get back? ”

"Grandma, here you go."

The old lady moved a small bench as usual and sat alone under the big tree.

"Shinoxiao is back?" She raised her head in disbelief to see Xu Xiaoxiao's appearance clearly. Xu Xiaoxiao hurriedly put down the bowl, took her hand and put it on her face, and let the old lady's old and wrinkled hand caress it carefully.

"It's Shinoshio. Why haven't you come back for so long? Your mother misses you······"

Xu Xiaoxiao moved a bench and sat down, "I've been studying in school, and I don't have time to come back." ”

"Hey" The old lady sighed, and she knew what Xu Xiaoxiao was afraid of, so she didn't go home. Otherwise, with such a kind and filial child as her, she would definitely not leave Mother Xu. "Or are you angry with your mom because of that?"

"Nope." Xu Xiaoxiao lowered his head, with a slight loss in his round eyes. The expression in the shade of the tree is unobscured and fragile.

Ms. Xu's original behavior still left a mark on her heart.

The old lady attached her head, and her loving eyes made Xu Xiaoxiao feel a little relieved. "If you want to complain, you should actually blame me. I suggested that you go out alone, and you know that your stepfather is not a good thing, not a good thing. He... You're so pretty, what's so good about staying here? It's just to avoid causing unnecessary trouble. ”

"More than ten years ago, how old was your mother? In her twenties, she looks like a girl who looks like a flower and bones, holding you who has just been born, and she is scarred. With you here, she ran out of the rental house in the middle of the night and knocked on the door from door to door, just to ask for a bottle of milk for you to drink. When I saw that she was carrying you, the mother and daughter were lonely, so I milked your mother's cow. ”

Xu Xiaoxiao listened attentively, this was the first time she heard the old lady take the initiative to mention her mother's previous affairs. She didn't know anything about it, and Ms. Xu never told her.

“······ Later, the house your mother rented was no longer rented. She wants to move away with you, but she's a woman with a baby, and I'm worried that something will happen to her. I persuaded her to take you to stay, and the courtyard house has been rented to you for more than ten years, and the rent has never been raised. Your mother has always taken care of me because she thinks of me, treating me like her own parents. But your mother is also a woman after all, and some things are not as simple as you think. In order to protect you and this family, she will agree to be with your stepfather, although he has no merit in doing anything, but as long as he is in your house for a day, people around him want to bully your mother and daughter have to weigh a little. ”

"Your mother... Not easy. ”

Xu Xiaoxiao listened silently, although she understood the sacrifice that Ms. Xu made for her and the family, she still hated her stepfather's family. Do you have to choose a rotten person like your stepfather? Why not find someone who really loves her?

She didn't understand and couldn't figure it out.