Chapter Seventy-Nine: Fighting for Food
"But grandma should be back soon, right......?" Yu Luying said.
"It's not going to ...... soon," Xiao Yao coughed twice.
Xiao Yao didn't have to explain, he naturally hoped that Shen Jie would stay. Grandma is not at home, it is very convenient to enter and exit, and Shen Jie can live in Shen Tianyun's room - of course, if she wants to live outside the mirror, he Xiao Yao has no reason to object. It's just that......
By the way, could it be that Shen Jie issued a good person card to herself before, which is also the reason?
"Shen Jie, I don't think it's appropriate." Yu Luying thought about it and said seriously: "After all, Xiao Yao can't live with me. In this way, I asked Xiao Yao to bring your ID card, no, use my ID card to go to the hotel for you, the cost is ...... Expenses...... We'll help you figure it out. β
"Oh, what's that," Shen Jie stood up, bent down to pick up the black plastic bag on the ground: "If you run away from home, you have to bring money without anything, and you don't need to support me." β
She took out another black plastic bag from the bag and emptied the contents out.
Xiao Yao and Yu Luying both gasped.
These stacks of red tickets have only been seen on TV and in banks before.
"Well, how much is that?"
"It's not much, it's tens of thousands, it should be enough to last for a while."
"Not much...... You stole your dad's? β
"It's a mess," Shen Jie said dissatisfiedly: "It's all my New Year's money red envelopes." If you can't swipe the card, if you have a consumption record by swiping the card, it will be checked by my dad? β
"This ......"
"You take half of this money and store it in your own card," Shen Jie stretched out her hand and pushed the newspaper in front of Xiao Yao: "When I live here, I will swipe your card if I need it urgently, and leave half of it at home, and use it ...... for daily expenses."
Yu Luying saw Shen Jie's attitude of "this matter is settled", and was angry: "You...... You ......"
I didn't know what to say for a while.
"Xiao Yao, you speak!" Finally, Yu Luying remembered to point the finger at Xiao Yao.
"This ...... Don't worry, you two, I think about it, think about it, and I'll definitely be able to think of a way. Xiao Yao replied vaguely.
He felt four murderous gazes, cut his skin painfully, and subconsciously lowered his eyes.
"Yu Luying," Shen Jie pondered for a moment and cleared her throat: "This is Xiao Yao's home, it is inconvenient for me to live, he should have counted it himself." β
Shen Jie...... I...... You ......" Yu Luying's previous strong beating momentum was completely gone, and she couldn't organize her words again.
Seeing that Yu Luying looked like she was about to cry, Xiao Yao hurriedly persuaded: "Shen Jie, it's still early, don't worry, wait for Yu ...... Later, we'll talk separately. β
"Okay." Shen Jie rubbed her eyes and nodded.
Yu Luying heard that Xiao Yao wanted to say, "When Yu Luying leaves", she stood up angrily: "Let's talk, I'll go back." β
"I'll send ......," Xiao Yao stood up.
"Don't leave in a hurry, it's too late for Xiao Yao to send you." Shen Jie said so.
"Okay." Yu Luying agreed, and sat down again honestly and unceremoniously.
οΌοΌοΌ Two aunts and grandmothers, what are you doing here?
"Dish...... If you don't eat it, I'll take it. Xiao Yao wiped the cold sweat from the corner of his forehead and reached out to serve the dishes on the table. Neither of the two girls moved, but sat with cold faces and chests crossed. Shen Jie looked at Yu Luying, but Yu Luying looked up at the ceiling.
"Lu Ying, are you making all these dishes?" Shen Jie put her right foot on the chair, and this sitting posture reminded Xiao Yao of Shen Tianyun.
"Hmm." Yu Luying nodded lightly.
"Thank you for your hospitality, it's really delicious, next time I have the opportunity to teach it." Shen Jie leaned forward and grabbed Yu Luying's little hand.
Xiao Yao felt her little hands as soft as ever.
"It's not about hospitality, it's just a little leftovers, and I've wronged you." Yu Luying quietly withdrew her hand again.
β¦β¦ Do you have something to say?
"Although some dishes are cooled, they may not be leftovers." Shen Jie chuckled: "In the restaurant opened by my uncle, there are often people who invite guests to make a game, and they change the venue without moving a few bites of a table of dishes, and often some dishes are made slowly, and when they come up, the guests are gone, and if they are dumped like this, it is also a sin to waste food." β
"And then your uncle will pack it up and feed it for you?" Yu Luying smiled.
Shen Jie was countered to the army, and a burst of chagrin flashed on her face.
"That's it," Xiao Yao hurriedly accosted: "I went to eat wontons last time, I didn't know why I ordered a large plate of braised pork at the front table, and I left without moving the chopsticks, I saw that the boss had cheapened a plate of meat for the puppy, alas, I was distressed......"
"Who do you say is the dog?" The two girls were in unison.
"Me! I'm a dog, and a dog is me. Xiao Yao hurriedly raised his hands.
All three laughed, and the tense atmosphere on the field seemed to be relieved.
"Actually, my sister is right, the food is rushed, it's not fragrant and fragrant, everyone has this kind of problem," Yu Luying moved a chair and sat next to Shen Jie.
"Yes, sometimes the store is usually crowded, but one day it is suddenly full of people, and the queue will get longer and longer, scrambling." Shen Jie said thoughtfully.
"But at the end of the day, one table of dishes can't entertain two tables of guests." Yu Luying took a piece of apple and brought it to her mouth, but her eyes drifted to Xiao Yao on the side.
"But if someone occupies a table and doesn't order, I wonder what the owner of this restaurant will do?" Shen Jie also reached out and took half an apple, turned her face and threw it into Xiao Yao's hand.
"Hey, speaking of which," Xiao Yao patted his head: "The recently opened self-service barbecue on Dongdaming Road is very popular, and it queues up every day, and it's only 3 o'clock now, so I shouldn't have to queue for too long in the past, I'll treat you, so I should take Shen Jie to wash the dust, okay?" β
"Catch the wind and wash the dust?" Yu Luying asked.
"No, celebrate that she got rid of ...... Uh, the courage to break free from a political marriage without love, and the courage to embrace the beginning of a new life! Xiao Yao began to talk to each other: "I also celebrate that Yu Luying can get her mother, and she also embraces a new life!" β
"What? You have arranged it for you at home? Shen Jie asked Yu Luying curiously.
"No," Yu Luying thought for a while and said, "But my mother is not better than your father." β
"So we both sit at Xiao Yao's house," Shen Jie said wistfully, "At least you don't have to live on the streets." β
"It's not going to be on the streets." Yu Luying said this, but she didn't know who the subject was.
Seeing that the atmosphere had really eased up, Xiao Yao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but the two girls said that after all, their buttocks were like sticking to the chairs, and no one stood up.
The three children have their own hearts, each complaining about the adults of their own family, and a slanting rays of sunset are also sprinkled on the uneven ground through the curtain cloth.
"Now it seems that it may be a bit inappropriate to say this," Yu Luying said: "Sometimes I envy Xiao Yao, the family relationship is simple and free." β
"Whoa......
"That kind of entanglement of a big family...... Have you watched the recent "Beautiful Magic City" sister? But it's too real. β
"No," Shen Jie turned to Xiao Yao: "Then let's go to see "Beautiful Magic City" tomorrow afternoon, it sounds better than the nonsense story of "Troy", I will make a reservation, do you want Lu Ying to go together?" β
"Xiao Yao and I have already seen it......" Yu Luying said faintly.
"You two? When? Shen Jie clutched the phone in the palm of her hand.
"Uh, Tuesday night." Everything came so suddenly, there was no time to interrupt, Xiao Yao could only hope for frank and lenient at the moment.
"Tuesday night, the night you told me to hang out with your classmates?"
"It's a classmate, yes......" Xiao Yao quibbled.
"So, you called me on Monday night and asked me what movie was good, just to watch it with Lu Ying?" Shen Jie asked gently, "I stupidly thought you were asking me to watch a movie." β
"It's a misunderstanding," Xiao Yao said, "You listen to my explanation............"
"I, ah, I suddenly remembered that I still have a trustworthy friend," Shen Jie stood up, wrapped the cash on the table, and stuffed it back into the big black plastic bag: "Although that person is a little stupid, a little naΓ―ve, and doesn't get along with me, but it's a little good, and he won't lie to me."
"Shen Jie, where are you going?" Xiao Yao panicked and watched Shen Jie walk barefoot to the door, squatting down to put on her little leather boots.
"No trouble for you." Shen Jie said.
Xiao Yao reached out and grabbed her bag.
"Put."
Xiao Yao didn't put it.
"Put!" Shen Jie warned sharply.
Yu Luying ran over, ignored Xiao Yao, and just said to Shen Jie: "Sister, I can borrow your ID card to live in the hotel." β
Shen Jie pulled hard, and the big black plastic bag broke in response, and the clothes, pillows, and bags in it fell to the ground.
"Shen Jie!" Xiao Yao didn't care about putting on his shoes, so he chased downstairs barefoot.
"Hey......" Yu Luying reached out to pull him, but couldn't hold it.
In just a few seconds, the two disappeared one after the other.
Yu Luying stood in the soap pan room with four doors wide open, her feet were torn black garbage bags, as well as clothes and cash scattered all over the ground.
The large floor clock in the house turned its clockwork as if to save snot, and rang six times.
-- Dividing line --
When Xiao Yao went down the stairs, the last three steps jumped directly down.
Thankfully, he didn't break his foot, but the impact still made his soles and knees uncomfortable.
Fortunately, before Shen Jie's figure disappeared around the corner of the alley, Xiao Yao captured the afterimage.
"Let one, let one go......" Xiao Yao spread his feet and chased after him.
The grandmother in the alley looked up in surprise, and saw the petite girl flash in front of her, and after more than ten seconds, it was a big man who was out of breath and had no shoes: "Shen Jie, don't run, stop!" β
"Ah, isn't that the grandson of Mrs. Miao's family?" Grandma said.
"Seems to be, right?" A narrow smile appeared on the wrinkled cheeks of the old lady of the Jin family.
Although he has the advantage of height and long legs, Xiao Yao's speed is still slower than Shen Jie, fortunately, he shares Yu Luying's speed, and it becomes a possibility to catch up with Shen Jie.
Shen Jie wanted to run outside the alley, but she was unfamiliar with the terrain, and she panicked, and ran deeper and deeper into the alley. The roots are entwined and intricate, that is, when Xiao Yao first came to live in the magic capital, he would often get lost.
In this big maze, the two turned six or seven corners, Xiao Yao knocked down a bicycle and pushed away an uncle: "Sorry, let one ......"
"Little Red Guy......" the uncle muttered as he looked at Xiao Yao's back.
Unfortunately, it was always a little worse.
Shen Jie ran across a section of ground covered with sewage, Xiao Yao frowned, but still ran over hard.
He endured the discomfort coming from the soles of his feetβeven with double his strength, he was almost exhausted.
What is gratifying is that Xiao Yao watched the girl turn into a dead end.
Hehe, now you're a turtle in an urn.
"Don't come here!" Shen Jie actually just gasped slightly, leaning against the wall that was about three meters high: "I'll call someone if you come over again!" β
"What are you doing here!" Xiao Yao couldn't cry or laugh: "Wife, what's the matter, let's go back-"
As he spoke, he slowly walked towards the other party.
Shen Jie's figure moved.
By the time Xiao Yao reacted, it was already too late.
The pointed end of the little leather boot struck the boy firmly in the chin, and though he did not use all his strength, he screamed, fell backwards, and leaned against the house.
Immediately afterwards, the girl jumped upwards and stepped on the corner of the wall to climb onto the wall.
She squatted on the wall, looked back, and felt that Xiao Yao was fine, so she jumped down.
Xiao Yao leaned against the rough stone wall, gasping for breath.
He cupped his chin: a sharp pain was coming from there.
You wicked woman of domestic violence!
Xiao Yao took out his mobile phone and dialed Shen Jie's number.
Thankfully, this time the call went through β not only was it not blocked, it wasn't pressed, but it was answered.
"Hello? Wife, listen to me, it's all a misunderstanding, you come back first, what's the matter with us-"
"It's me." A faint female voice came from the other end of the phone.
"You?" Xiao Yao only felt a sweetness in his throat.
"Do you have the keys with you?" Yu Luying said: "My mother called me home for dinner, if you don't bring the key, I'll wait for you a little longer." β
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Play smashed! Is it smashed? It's all smashed!
When Xiao Yao returned home, Shen Jie's luggage, which had been spilled all over the floor between the soap chips, was gone.
"It's all put away for you and put it there, the money and her mobile phone are on the table," Yu Luying's face was a little pale: "I'll go back first." β
Xiao Yao subconsciously reached out and grabbed her.
Yu Luying didn't move, nor did she turn around.
"I'm sorry, does my jaw still hurt?" Xiao Yao asked her, "Feet...... Does it hurt? β
Yu Luying did not answer his question directly: "Wife? β
ββ¦β¦ I want to tell you," Xiao Yao said, "but I haven't found a chance." β
"Okay." Yu Luying turned her back to him and nodded: "It's me...... Mistakenly, I thought you were divided...... It's me who is bad. β
"No," Xiao Yao explained, "she did reject me at first, but last Sunday, she came to my house, and the two of us ...... Say, say it......"
"Last Sunday...... Got it, needless to say. Yu Luying's shoulders twitched: "After all, I am a step slower, no wonder others." β
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"I'm sorry for today's incident," Yu Luying said, "I don't know about you...... It's me who is too willful to stir you up. Do you want me to help you find her? I just don't know if I can't get out at nightβ"
"Yu Luying, in fact, I still like you-" Xiao Yao blurted out.
"Xiao Yao, don't let me look down on you." Yu Luying reached out and pinched her upper and lower lips, and the void was broken.
"We're still friends, aren't we? You're going to pay attention to me, right? Xiao Yao was silent for three seconds before opening his mouth to confirm.
The girl finally turned her head and smiled at Xiao Yao.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the window of the soap room, slanting on her face, and Xiao Yao saw the small dimple on her lips.
I look at you in the sunset, you carry the sadness of flowing water, I still remember, you waved to me......
"Let's go." Yu Luying opened the door: "I'll see you at school the day after tomorrow." β
"See you the day after tomorrow."
Xiao Yao didn't look back, just walked back to the sofa in the bedroom and sat down.
He felt two lines of hot tears trickle down his eyes, but his face was dry.
Seconds later, two more lines of tears, this time he touched his face.
(End of chapter)