Chapter 210 This world is really not a bad place
There was a voice message of a few seconds attached to the photo. Su Chengyi casually picked up a finished mineral water bottle, got up and walked to the balcony of the classroom.
"Look at this, is this your classmate's home? How did it end up like this?"
Su Chengyi threw the bottle in his hand into the trash can, was silent for a long time, and replied with a brief message The news passed.
He leaned on the balcony and looked into the classroom through the glass window.
Chen Jinzhi lowered his head and was writing something seriously.
Aware of his gaze, she raised her head and smiled slightly, with gentle curves at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
Su Chengyi suddenly thought of the slow-motion moments of flowers blooming in the documentary. The peaceful atmosphere of the years was vividly rendered at this moment.
At this time, it seems that we should not mention some not-so-good things.
He made a decision, smiled at her too, and returned to his seat.
Starting tomorrow is the three-day holiday before the college entrance examination.
On the one hand, it is to disinfect and arrange the examination room. As the largest examination center in Tang'an City, No. 1 Middle School has also received the most attention.
Principal Xiang has emphasized at the meeting for many days that there should be no mistakes.
On the other hand, it is also to allow the soldiers who are about to go to the battlefield to recuperate and maintain the best condition.
But Li Lu emphasized it three times in a row in the class group.
While having a good rest at home, be sure to take the time to review.
Don’t act like the college entrance examination is over from now on, like a wild horse running wild.
The previous three years of hard work would have been in vain.
Yubai also shared the addresses of several study rooms in urban areas, which means that students who cannot control themselves at home can go to the study rooms to physically control them.
But the holiday is still tomorrow. Everything at school is as usual today, even the evening self-study is arranged normally.
Although you can choose whether you want to join or not, for the Rocket Class's group of roll kings, there is no "don't" option.
Only Su Chengyi picked up his schoolbag and left early.
The summer night comes very late. Although it is already early seven o'clock, it is still bright outside.
When Su Chengyi walked to the school gate, he first took out a stack of banknotes from the nearby ATM and put them into his pocket, and then came to the bus stop.
The journey was bumpy and we arrived at the familiar intersection of Olive District.
I was a little nervous when I came here for the first time, but now I am familiar with it.
Even some aborigines already know him.
The aunt sitting at the door of the laundry eating melon seeds was very happy when she saw him and greeted him:
"Hey! Xiaoyi."
Su Chengyi was in a hurry A pause in your steps and a polite smile:
"Auntie."
"Are you here to play with the Lin siblings again? Oh, I'm afraid Zhiwan is not here. I saw her going out this morning. Tongtong is about to take the exam. She has been very worried these days. "Okay"
Seeing that the aunt's chat box has opened up, Su Cheng Yi quickly interrupted:
“No, auntie. Do you know where there is a paint shop here?”
“Yes, yes, you go from here to the intersection ahead. Turn left and there is a tricycle parked at the door.”
Auntie reached out and patted off the melon seed shells stuck to her body, stood up and showed him the location.
"Okay, thank you, auntie."
Su Chengyi nodded and thanked her, and continued walking forward.
The aunt looked at his leaving back and sighed.
As a well-known know-it-all in the Olive District, she certainly knew why Su Chengyi went to buy paint.
But this kid is a nice person and good-looking. It can be seen from his behavior that he has a good upbringing.
She actually didn’t want him to wade into these muddy waters.
Like a moss-covered bluestone step, most people will choose to cross it.
He is willing to bend down and clean it up, which is naturally good, but over time the moss will still cover it again.
One person’s efforts are useless.
Su Chengyi walked to the door of the store that the laundry aunt mentioned, and found that it was not a regular store specializing in selling paint, but just a hardware store that "sells paint."
The man who looked like a boss was watching a small TV with his legs crossed. What seemed to be a popular soap opera back then, the sound of the heroine and her husband's family fighting could be heard harshly.
"Hello."
Su Chengyi called out, but there was no response, but the boss's legs were still shaking.
“Hello!”
He raised his voice and knocked on the messy table.
This time the boss seemed startled and jumped up:
“Hey!”
Seeing in front of him was just a young man wearing a school uniform with a green face. When I was a teenager, my boss breathed a sigh of relief.
“What are you doing?”
"Buying paint, are there any other colors?"
Su Chengyi pointed to the paint bucket in the corner.
“It’s gone, the only thing left in the barrel is white.”
The boss brought the barrel to him.
Su Chengyi lowered his eyes and looked at the dots of red traces around the white barrel, as if they had been dropped accidentally.
He didn't ask any more questions, but pointed to the painting tools and spray bottles on the shelf next to him.
“I want these too.”
When he walked to the alley with the paint bucket, Xiao Fei, who was waiting there, waved to him and immediately threw away the cigarette butt in his hand. Yes, I stepped on the toe of a low-quality leather toe and crushed it.
"Why did you carry this by yourself? Just say no on WeChat."
Brother Xiao Fei took the paint bucket in his hand and handed it to the boy next to him.
"It's okay."
The people took a few steps forward and arrived at their destination.
Su Chengyi raised his head and looked at this familiar three-story building.
The appearance is old and covered with moss and weeds everywhere.
No matter how clean and tidy Chen Jinzhi was on the inside, she still couldn't take care of these external things.
But that wouldn't be like this.
The walls were covered with dazzling red paint, with threats and threats written densely on them.
“Pay back the debt, or you will pay with your life.”
“Pay back the money!”
“Chen Wende pay back the money, or I will kill your whole family!”
I didn't expect to learn Chen Jinzhi's father's name from this source.
Brother Xiao Fei couldn’t help but sigh when he saw it:
“It’s been the same way for many years, nothing new.”
I sensed Su Chengyi’s scrutiny. Looking at him, he coughed and explained:
"Harm! Aren't I forced by life? You think I want to."
"Brother Xiao Fei, generally speaking, will these debt collectors really harm the debtor's family?"
Perhaps it was because the writing on the wall was too scary, and Su Chengyi always felt uneasy in his heart.
"It depends on the situation, generally speaking it won't happen. They want money, not lives."
Brother Xiao Fei dusted off the ash on his clothes and patted Su Chengyi shoulders.
“Furthermore, even if some desperadoes want to do things like kidnapping, it must be worth the risk, right? For example, the other party is some rich master who deliberately refuses to give it, like a wall If you squeeze him dry, he won’t have a few drops of oil or water, so why bother?”
That's right.
Brother Xiaofei is someone who has come through after all. With his comfort, Su Chengyi felt a little at ease.
“I owed some money back then, and I was just hiding around, just like a shady mouse. When I bought a sesame seed cake on the street, when someone looked at me, I thought it was a debt collector.”
When talking about the experience that year, he still seemed to have lingering fears.
Is it the one who was being called for debt?
Su Chengyi just thought that he was forced to join the debt collection team because of the pressure of life.
“Like this, it’s usually because of gambling. When I was taken into the pit, I ran away as soon as I walked in. I carried a train and ran away overnight. That’s all I got. "It's fishy."
Brother Xiaofei's tone suddenly became serious, and the hand on his shoulder was a little harder.
“Listen to my brother’s advice. As a student, you are still a good student with top grades and a bright future. Don’t wade into this muddy water. This is a bottomless pit that cannot be filled.”
Brother Xiao Fei is indeed a good person, and I am willing to say these words to him with all my heart.
pity.
He understands everything.
Su Chengyi smiled and replied:
"I will not fill this bottomless pit. I want to take her to escape from the bottomless pit."
Brother Xiao Fei was caught by this I was stunned for a moment when I answered, and then I remembered the pretty face of the female classmate here.
Suddenly there was a feeling of enlightenment.
"Good boy."
So he no longer tried to persuade, but raised his hand to indicate to a few younger brothers who were standing far away to avoid suspicion, that they could come and help.
A few people worked together and soon painted the ruined brick wall white.
Although it looks a lot more pleasing to the eye, in such an alley, the sudden appearance of a white area is still a bit jarring.
The visual impact seen in the middle of the night is probably no less than the red font just now.
Su Chengyi took out the spray bottle he just bought from his pocket, thought for a moment, and then stood on the small bench that Xiao Fei brought just now to paint the wall above.
He rolled up his sleeves, raised his hand and sprayed.
Every time he finished writing a word, Brother Fei, who was standing behind him and looked up, recited another word silently.
Su Chengyi's movements were crisp and neat, and the handwriting he sprayed out was as free and flying as when he held the pen.
——"The ambition of not falling into the blue clouds."
The white wall with dark blue fonts looks like a masterpiece of calligraphy.
From "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion", this ancient text was memorized by two people at the same time.
Chen Jinzhi thought that the top grader in this kind of article should be familiar with it.
Unexpectedly, Su Chengyi had forgotten to clean it up a long time ago and was even more stumbling than she was carrying it.
So the two of them memorized it word for word from beginning to end.
"When Yang Yi doesn't meet, I caress the clouds and feel sorry for myself; when I meet Zhong Qi, how can I feel ashamed when I play the flowing water."
The moon is on the branches, and the night is like a curtain covering this person. A crowded street.
Dafei Ge’s BBQ stall has opened. Now that summer is here, it is the most popular season for barbecue and shaved ice.
Sitting at a busy food stall with your family, eating a few skewers of hot barbecue, and drinking a cup of watermelon shaved ice is a pastime for people in the Olive District after a hard day's work.
Su Chengyi sat in the corner, eating the watermelon shaved ice without watermelon specially customized for him by Da Fei.
Although the large watermelons cut next to them are brightly colored, they look very sweet at first glance.
But Su Chengyi doesn’t like to eat melon food, and he doesn’t like anything with the word melon on it.
The crushed ice melted quickly in his mouth, and Su Chengyi scrolled through the messages on his phone boredly.
The news in the class group is constantly being refreshed. Of course, it is a group chat with only classmates that was established behind Li Tianwang’s back.
Most people are complaining that today's learning efficiency is horribly low, and they really can't calm down and so on.
Yang Liu and Su Zelang sent messages less frequently during this period, for fear of disturbing him while studying.
Generally, the accumulated chatter of the day is reduced into one message, and it is a long paragraph.
There is only the group chat of the "Universe Saving Team" established by Xu Yang, against the world, and there is no content about the college entrance examination at all. There are a lot of plans for graduation travel.
Xu Yang meant that he would go straight to the airport the night after the college entrance examination.
Of course, this was quickly dismissed by Han Bing.
Because there is a graduation ceremony after the college entrance examination.
The graduation ceremony of No. 1 Middle School is extremely grand. Because of this, the coming-of-age ceremony originally scheduled for the senior year of high school was canceled and held together with the graduation ceremony.
The route planned by Xu Yang is even more outrageous. How should I put it, it feels like "Around the World in Eighty Days".
This point was dismissed by Miss Chu.
Because the eldest lady’s travel is always slow-paced and leisurely, how can she accept this plan that is like rushing to reincarnate? !
Xu Yang was hit one after another, and in the end he could only move Su Chengyi out and let him make the decision.
Su Chengyi’s reply was very simple:
“Let’s talk about it after the exam.”
To be honest, Su Chengyi didn't feel nervous at all about his college entrance examination.
I worry more about other people.
Xu Yang's performance has always been very unstable. Occasionally he can rise once or twice, but then fall back again the next time.
As his half-tutor, Su Chengyi certainly knew the reason.
The randomness of the questions had a great impact on his performance.
If the exam covers areas he is familiar with and interested in, then everything will be fine.
On the contrary, it’s over.
Xu Yang seems to be heartless and simple-minded, but in fact it is because he has had everything going smoothly since he was a child and has never suffered any big losses.
If he fails the college entrance examination this time, his whole person will probably change.
This is not the result Su Cheng expected at all.
The same goes for Lin Tong. There is no problem with his strength.
But the mentality is very important.
If he had performed abnormally because he was too nervous, he might have killed himself in front of Sister Lin to apologize.
Finally there is Chen Jinzhi.
Although her mental endurance is very strong, she has no problem with her studies.
But Su Chengyi was the most worried about her situation. Just thinking about it now made her a little nervous.
Everyone else's problems can still be solved. Xu Yang can only repeat his studies for one year at most, and Lin Tong can go to a very good university even if he performs poorly.
And the most important thing is: they all have family and friends who love them very much.
For Chen Jinzhi, the college entrance examination is not only an exam, but also the best opportunity to get rid of his original family.
She knew it very well, so she studied hard during this period.
If it fails
Su Chengyi dug a spoonful of ice and put it into his mouth, trying to calm himself down.
At this time, news from Chen Jinzhi came.
"Can you accompany me to a place? I'll wait for you at the door."
"Okay."
Su Chengyi quickly replied.
He stood up, but did not leave directly. Instead, he pulled Xiao Fei Ge, who was greeting the guests, to the corner.
“Brother Xiao Fei.”
“What are you doing? What’s wrong?”
Brother Xiao Fei was also very nervous when he saw his serious face. Simply take him to the room where the ingredients are stored.
Seeing that there was no one around, Su Chengyi took out the wad of banknotes he had taken out this afternoon from his pocket and stuffed it into his wrinkled suit pocket.
“What are you doing?”
Brother Xiaofei was shocked and immediately took out the money and wanted to return it to him.
“Listen to me first.”
Su Chengyi blocked his refusal hand,
"There's not much money here, just one thousand yuan. I need you to help me. My classmate's family is in a very special situation. Her father is a scumbag.
The college entrance examination is coming soon, and I'm worried about what debt collectors will do. Something extreme happened. You have many acquaintances here. , I would like you to help me keep an eye on it.
If they come to make trouble, please call the police as soon as possible and contact me."
Su Chengyi spoke in a sincere tone, obviously after considering it. It was decided later.
“You can’t do this without just saying a word. Don’t do this.”
Brother Xiaofei waved his hand, still unwilling to accept the money.
"No, this is also time-consuming and laborious. This is my own scholarship, not my family's money."
Su Chengyi picked up the banknotes that fell on the ground during the rejection. Folded it and put it back in his suit pocket.
"Thank you, Brother Xiaofei. My classmates are still waiting for me, so I will leave first."
There was no other way, Brother Xiaofei had no choice but to chase him out and pick up a cup of shaved ice. Hand it to him.
"Bring a copy to your classmates."
Su Chengyi smiled and took it.
When he reached the entrance of the alley, Chen Jinzhi was standing next to the renovated wall, his head lowered and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Su Chengyi walked to her and handed over the shaved ice.
“If you feel cold, just eat the watermelon on top.”
"Yeah."
Chen Jinzhi took it, scooped up a spoonful of watermelon, and handed it to his mouth first.
Su Chengyi looked at her beautiful eyes and couldn't say "I don't like watermelon".
Forget it.
He lowered his head and was about to bite it, but Chen Jinzhi retracted his hand.
"It doesn't look like he likes to eat."
".Is it obvious?"
"Yeah."
The two of them walked to the bus stop at the intersection, and Chen Jinzhi looked down. Take a look at the time on your phone screen.
The lights of passing cars flickered by from time to time, and her expression was dark and unclear.
Although Chen Jinzhi looks like this most of the time, it is different now.
Su Chengyi tilted his head and looked at her for a while, but still couldn't describe what was different.
A bus stopped and Su Chengyi followed her footsteps and got on the bus.
The bus was empty except for an old lady taking a nap in the front seat.
The two of them walked to the window seat in the last row and sat down tacitly.
Su Chengyi raised his head and glanced at the route, only to realize that this bus was going to the outskirts of the city.
“.”
Su Chengyi was a little confused, where were she going at night?
“I’m not kidnapping you and selling you.”
Perhaps sensing his confusion, Chen Jinzhi seemed to come out of his trance and smiled softly.
The slightly cold fingertips came closer and rested on his fingers.
In this way, it feels more like a human trafficking strategy.
A serious beauty trap.
Su Chengyi cursed secretly, but quickly held her hand instead.
"Will you blame me?"
"Huh?"
Su Chengyi didn't know why she asked like this.
"I said before that I would be honest with you. But I didn't do it. I didn't expect that you would still find out."
Chen Jinzhi moved a little and leaned his head gently on on his shoulders.
“No.”
Su Chengyi grabbed a few strands of her hair and twisted them around his fingertips.
I was actually a little angry at first, wondering why she always had the habit of taking matters into her own hands when things happened.
But then I thought about it, she had been like this for the first half of her life.
How could he still scold her for such a thing.
The vehicle drove smoothly, the light and shadow of the street lights passed by one by one, and Chen Jinzhi slowly closed his eyes.
"Are you sleepy?"
Su Chengyi came closer and asked in her ear.
Chen Jinzhi did not open his eyes or speak, he just shook his head.
Looking very tired.
At this moment, she was pale and sickly, like a fairy who suddenly lost her magic power. Even the myriad changes had faded away, briefly revealing her fragile and childish true face.
Until he got off the bus, Su Chengyi thought it was caused by the intense study during this period.
After getting off the car, the scene in front of him shocked him.
He has been here before.
A desolate cemetery.
When they were playing tricks on Old Man Peng, he and Chen Jinzhi had both been here before.
Why come here?
Su Chengyi subconsciously looked at the person next to him.
Chen Jinzhi still said nothing and just led him inside.
After walking to the corner of a cemetery and seeing the unfamiliar name on the simple tombstone, Su Chengyi dared to speculate on the possibility.
Chen Jinzhi lowered his eyes, bent his knees, and knelt gently on the ground.
Her voice was very soft, but floating in the silent night, Su Chengyi could hear her clearly.
She said: "Mom."
So Chen Jinzhi's mother is also buried here.
Then what was she thinking and what was her mood when she came here last time.
Su Chengyi felt like all the bones in his body were frozen, and he didn't know what to say.
"In the past, when I really wanted to talk to you, it was always when I felt like I couldn't hold on anymore and wanted to give up.
Have you heard a lot of depressing words over the years? Do you feel a little annoyed?"
Chen Jinzhi spoke very slowly, as if he was really chatting with his relatives buried under the soil.
“I always wonder, if death is a bad thing, then why did you make this choice.
If death is a good thing, then why didn’t you take me with you?
Now, I seem to understand a little bit. "
Her voice was still the same as before, light and airy.
But Su Chengyi's heart felt as heavy as lead.
In the past days, there were thousands of grievances It was so difficult that Chen Jinzhi could only tell his mother under the soil.
He took a deep breath, squatted down, and said slowly:
"This world is not so good that one would not want to leave, but it is not so bad that one would want to leave right away.
She has seen enough of the bad things in the world, but she still hopes you can see what she has not seen. Okay."
Hearing what he said, Chen Jinzhi raised his eyes and smiled gently at him.
"I saw it. So I brought you here and let her see it too."
(End of this chapter)