After eating, Ning Xin washed the dishes, and Sheng Yu went out to buy a simple door lock to help Ning Xin install it.

He said that in this way, the landlord would not be able to enter the door without permission next time.

The door lock was installed, it was already dark, and Sheng Yu wanted to go back to the school dormitory.

Ning's mother was already asleep, so Ning Xin went to see Sheng Yu.

Walking along the living ditch, there are no street lights here at night, only the lights of the construction site next to it, at this time, the construction site has stopped working, there is no noise, and there is no diffuse ash.

They held hands and walked on the gravel road under the moon, their footsteps rustling.

Being led by Sheng Yu, Ning Xin's heart has an indescribable stability.

Sheng Yu stopped: "Okay, let's go back quickly." ”

Ning Xin nodded.

Sheng Yu rubbed the back of Ning Xin's head, and looked at her with slightly lowered eyes: "Call me if you have something, remember, I am your ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was preempted by Ning Xin: "Man! Friend! Friend! ”

Ning Xin has a pair of peach blossom eyes, the tips of the eyes are slightly hooked, the tails of the eyes are slightly upturned, and there is an inconspicuous small mole at the end of the right eye.

When you look at people with love, you have a flattering attitude.

Sheng Yu lowered his head, kissed Ning Xin on the cheek, and said in a low voice, "Your boyfriend is on call." ”

Ning Xin's heart instantly softened into a puddle of water, and she leaned up to hug Sheng Yu.

Ning Xin returned home, tucked the quilt for Ning's mother, and then did strength training such as squats and leg lifts.

Sweating, she took off her coat and practiced air strikes for a while.

After it was over, Ning Xin took a change of clothes and went to take a shower.

The rent here is cheap, the people living here are mixed, and the conditions are particularly bad, even the toilets and bathhouses are public.

Ning Xin trains at school on weekdays, takes a bath at school, and only on weekends, does she come to the public bathhouse here to take a bath.

The bathhouse is minimalist, in a small cement bungalow on the right side of the shantytown.

On the left is the men's bathhouse, and on the right is the women's bathhouse, with a cement wall about three meters high in the middle.

Ning Xin entered the women's bathhouse with her clothes in her arms, or it was not early, and there was no one at the moment.

She took off her coat and began to take off her undergarment, which was lifted halfway up, revealing a small section of her waist.

Suddenly, she heard a faint wheezing sound overhead.

Ning Xin's hand paused, raised his head, and above the wall that divided the men's and women's bathhouses, there was nothing but a yellow chandelier.

She stiffened for two seconds, put on her clothes, and went back with a change of clothes.

When she came out again, she carried two medium-sized buckets, and usually used these two buckets to catch hot water and carry them back to wipe Ning's mother's body.

After receiving the hot water and leaving the bathhouse, Ning Xin saw a man in his forties standing in a dark corner not far away, smoking.

This man's surname is Liao, and he also lives here, and everyone calls him Lao Liao, an old bachelor.

Ning Xin had seen him many times, and each time he appeared near the bathhouse.

And Aunt Li next to her also reminded Ning Xin that this old Liao misbehaved.

Ning Xin didn't look much or squeak, and went home with the bucket.

She closed the door and checked the window again before she began to undress.

Or maybe it was because just now, she was subconsciously vigilant, so she turned around and looked at the window again.

The printed paper-covered window faintly reveals sparks, like... The spark of the cigarette butt.

Ning Xin stepped forward, neatly opened the window, and yelled at the people who fled quickly: "What do you want to see?" ”

According to the back, Ning Xin was sure that it was Lao Liao.

Lao Liao didn't look back, and walked quickly into the darkness.

'Squeak', Aunt Li next to her pushed open the door, and half of her body leaned out: "What's wrong?" ”

Ning Xin shook her head: "It's okay, Aunt Li, you go to bed early." ”

After Aunt Li closed the door, Ning Xin closed the window neatly, dropped the lock with a "click", found a newspaper and pasted another layer of windows.

When I took a bath again, the water was already a little cold.

After a brief scrub, she took out her notebook, wrote today's date, and then wrote 'Sheng Yu: 900 yuan'.

Then, turn off the lights and go to bed.

The next day, Ning Xin woke up, took care of Ning's mother after breakfast, and prepared to go out to work part-time.

She packed up her things, sat on the edge of the bed and held Ning's mother's hand, like coaxing a child: "Mom, you can't go out, you have to wait for me at home, you know?" ”

Mother Ning didn't speak, only nodded.

Ning Xin glanced at the note at the end of the bed, then at the convenient toilet, and checked the note on the back of the door again before going out, and then left.

Ning Xin's part-time job on Sunday is to sell small electrical appliances at the door of the supermarket for twenty yuan an hour.

Three hours in the morning, five hours in the afternoon, and an hour break at noon, she could go back and bring lunch to her mother.

Today, she has earned a total of one hundred and sixty dollars.

On the way home, Ning Xin estimated the money in her hand, and then went to the vegetable market to buy a piece of meat.

Ning Xin didn't know how to cook before, and she grew up in the past six months.

She fried the small fried pork today, which was very successful and fragrant.

She thought, next time Sheng Yu comes, she will also cook this dish.

On Wednesday, halfway through the training, the coach greeted the gathering.

Everyone in the team stood in order.

Coach Xu wore a sportswear with a certificate on his chest. He stood at the wooden table, one hand propped up on the wooden table, his face tense.

There was a stack of papers on the wooden table.

He glanced at it and said coldly: "Xiang Tian, what's the matter with you?" Gaining weight but losing muscle mass? ”

The training ground was silent, and no one in the team answered.

Coach Xu raised his head and slammed his head: "Come here, take your physical examination and assessment away!" ”

Xiang Tian left the team, walked to the wooden table, and took away his physical examination.

Coach Xu had a cold face and was ruthless: "If you fail to pass the assessment, start tonight and practice for two hours!" ”

These words caused a small burst of shredded complaints, which quickly subsided.

Coach Xu looked down at the table, and still said coldly: "Yang Xiaozhen, practice more at night!" ”

Yang Xiaozhen came out of the team and took away his physical examination and assessment.

Coach Xu glanced sideways, and suddenly lowered his voice: "Ning Xin!" Come! Take! ”

Ning Xin came out of the queue and stepped forward to take a physical examination for evaluation.

Coach Xu tapped his fingers on the wooden table and whispered in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them: "Pay attention to yourself." ”

Because Ning Xin had to take care of her mother, she couldn't fully cooperate with the training time, so she didn't hide Coach Xu's own situation.

Therefore, Coach Xu does not have too many requirements for her training time, and takes care of her on weekdays.

Ning Xin looked down at the physical examination and evaluation, she lost seven pounds, and her muscle content was not qualified...

Ning Xin was sorry and whispered, "I'll pay attention." ”

After speaking, as soon as she turned around, she heard Yang Xiaozhen's dissatisfied voice.

Yang Xiaozhen: "Coach Xu, you are not fair! Why don't you let Ning Xin practice? I just saw that her assessment score is worse than mine! ”

There was silence.

After a few seconds, Coach Xu spoke: "Yang Xiaozhen, do you want to practice?" ”

Yang Xiaozhen: "I don't want to practice, but I want to be treated fairly!" Why doesn't Ning Xin need to practice? Usually train, she is often absent, and you don't talk about her! It's not fair at all! ”

After speaking, she took a step forward, looked at her teammates left and right, and said angrily: "And the competition quota, why is there her every time!" ”

Coach Xu took a deep breath, clasped his arms around his chest, and said in a tone of lesson: "What qualifications do you have to question?" Can you say that you train a lot more than Ning Xin? Ning Xin goes to the training ground for self-training before everyone else every day, don't you see? There are also competition places with Ning Xin every time, what are you not convinced? You can win Ning Xin, the quota is yours, you say, can you win?!! ”

Yang Xiaozhen was choked.

"If you can't win, shut up!" Coach Xu's voice increased, and his sharp gaze swept over everyone, "In competitive events, results are everything, and results are the most fair and just!" ”

Yang Xiaozhen retorted wordlessly and retreated.

It's just a small storm.

Although Coach Xu was right, Ning Xin was indeed very strong, but he did not deny that Ning Xin's physical examination and evaluation were unqualified, and even, after Yang Xiaozhen openly questioned it, Coach Xu still did not let Ning Xin practice.

Coach Xu's attitude made everyone think that he was blatantly biased against Ning Xin, too much!

After the training, Ning Xin went back to the locker room to take a shower.

She turned off the water, wiped her body with soap, and clearly heard the chatter in the locker room.

"People are the champions of the provincial boxing championships and the national college championships, so they naturally have privileges."

"yes, you don't need to train in a group, and you don't need a dormitory."

"How can we train with people!"

“……”

Ning Xin didn't seem to hear it, turned on the water and washed away the soap foam on her body.

But the sound outside was louder than the water, so that she could hear it clearly.

They just said it to her on purpose.

But Ning Xin didn't care.

She didn't have the energy to care about such a childish thing.

She cares more about what she can eat with the money in hand, whether the part-time job she signed up for yesterday will have her place in the end, her mother's medicine money next month, and the rent after two months...

Ning Xin walked out after taking a shower, ignoring them and starting to blow her hair, tidying herself up, Ning Xin walked outside the locker room with her schoolbag.

Yang Xiaozhen looked at her tall appearance, and shouted loudly behind her back: "Ning Xin, are you deaf?" ”

Ning Xin stopped and paused for two seconds, and then, she turned around slowly, her face was emotionless, and she looked cold: "I heard it, what you want me to hear, I heard it." ”

“……”

"So I heard it." Ning Xin asked, "What do you want me to give you?" ”

Several girls were so stunned that they couldn't speak.

Ning Xin put her schoolbag on her back and left.

Ning Xin's gloomy mood was cured by Sheng Yu.

Sheng Yu was waiting for her at the school gate with roasted sweet potatoes.

The two sweetly shared the same roasted sweet potato and went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables.

Ning Xin bought the meat and went home to fry the small fried meat, and Sheng Yu said it was delicious.

After dinner, on the way to send Sheng Yu to Ning Xin, she met Lao Liao, who came back from outside.

She gave Lao Liao a quick look.

Lao Liao was wearing a blue construction site uniform covered in gray and carrying a yellow construction site helmet in his hand.

He glanced at her, too, and quickly withdrew his gaze.

After Ning Xin and Sheng Yu said goodbye, they walked home and saw Lao Liao standing at the gate of the shantytown from a distance, and the yellow construction site helmet was held in the crook of his arm.

Ning Xin's eyes did not squint.

As soon as she stepped into the shantytown, Lao Liao's voice came from behind her.

Lao Liao: "Ning Xin, I heard that you are short of rent, right?" I'll give it to you. ”

Ning Xin didn't make a sound, nor did she stop, completely ignoring him and walking inside.

Ning Xin returned home, pushed open the door, and saw her mother sitting on the edge of the bed.

She paused, turned and closed the door, and stepped forward stiffly.

Because of a premonition, his voice trembled a little: "Mom? ”

Mother Ning raised her head, her hair covering her cheeks messily, and her eyes filled with hatred.

Mother Ning got up and swung her fist at Ning Xin's head: "It's all you!" ”

Ning Xin dodged, stepped forward sideways, hugged her mother's arms, and dragged her back to the bed.

Ning's mother struggled vigorously, her arms were suppressed, and she kicked with her legs.

Ning Xin locked her mother's kicked leg with her leg.

Mother Ning's sharp voice: "Why don't you die!" Why don't you die!! The damn thing is you!! ”

The sound insulation here is not good, and whenever this happens, there will be a sound of the next resident hammering the wall.

Ning Xin controlled her mother with one hand, and pulled up a corner of the quilt with the other hand and stuffed it into her mouth.

But she didn't pay attention, and her finger was bitten.

Mother Ning bit hard, as if she was going to bite her finger off.

Ning Xin trembled in pain, and apologized in a low voice over and over again: "I'm sorry... Sorry ......"

Later, Ning's mother calmed down, Ning Xin didn't dare to move, and she didn't let go of her until she fell asleep.

She got out of bed, her fingers stiffened from the bite, and the blood from the wound clotted.

She opened the lid of the bucket, scooped some water to clean, and sprayed it with medicine.

She didn't feel the pain, but when she turned her head to look at her sleeping mother on the bed, her heart began to throb.

Her eyes were moist, glowing with warm light, and her lips twitched slightly: "I'm sorry..."