() The early morning sun shone on his face, and as the alarm kept blaring, Lin Xu opened the curtains, patted his confused face, yawned, and then put on his slippers to wash up.
When he was fully awake, he put on his clothes and glanced at the time on the clock. He saw that there was still more than an hour before work. He would always rush because the bus line he took was a popular one, even though it was far from the bus station.
The factory is not too far away, but it takes a lot of time to wait for a car that is not crowded.
Lin Xu never liked crowded and noisy environments. After packing up everything he had, he took out a carton of nai from the refrigerator. This was his daily breakfast, which was regarded as a bodybuilding drink. He drank the same thing every time.
The taste has a feeling of never getting tired of it.
After closing the door, Lin Xu went downstairs and passed by the security door downstairs. Looking at the door, that beautiful smiling face seemed to appear in his mind. It was she who accompanied him through the game world.
Thrilling scenes.
It was also when she was left to face the predators that she was hit by a car. The pain on her face and the uncomfortable look were very real, as if it had happened in reality...
"Lin Xu, I believe you will win!"
Lin Xu stared at the door and smiled softly. He felt that the passion and emotion in his heart had not disappeared. He was still Xu Feng, but this feeling wandered between reality and games.
After coming back to his senses, Lin Xu knew that he had no time to stay here and hurriedly rushed downstairs to catch the bus to work.
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Real life is still as naked as usual. People work hard to survive and support their families, and they exchange their unpretentious efforts for rewards.
Lin Xu wore dark gloves with exposed fingers. Some of the threads were stuck with tape, and there was a lot of engine oil on his fingers. The work clothes on his body were black and gray because they often rubbed against Mi Tai's things.
.....
The dark areas were just scratched today, while the gray areas are oil stains that have gradually faded away after being washed many times.
Tightening the screws of the bumper in his hand, in front of Lin Xu was a private car that had been delivered as soon as possible. Perhaps because it hit the railing, the entire bumper was dented and shattered. His current job was to replace it with a new one of the same model.
of.
The bent pipe and screwdriver were switched in his hands. Due to the scorching heat of summer, Lin Xu's forehead was covered with sweat. His work clothes were not breathable, and his back was already soaked. He kept unscrewing the screws, and the movements of his hands were very strange.
Skilled, this is also a portrayal of hard work making up for weakness.
Lin Xu likes to be in a daze, especially when he is doing something and his brain does not need to be used in particular, there will always be situations in his head that are irrelevant to the current situation.
"Xu Feng, he is actually second in the rankings!"
"The driver who is number one in the Tiger City?"
"It's so amazing, I actually got rid of Yun Musong in the second half of the race!"
"With such driving skills, he should be a professional driver in reality?"
"How can a guy like this go to work and make money every day like us?"
Lin Xu showed some helplessness at the greasy tools on his hands and the disgusting smell of oil. No matter how beautiful the game world was, he was still poor and a working-class person who went to work to make money in order to support himself.
He is not a professional driver, and there is no way he can expect to get a salary that he cannot earn for several months just by running a lap of the race. Now Lin Xu is very aware of the current situation. His job is to repair cars, and he is facing this real situation.
everything.
After graduating from college, he thought he could find a prestigious job, go to a state-owned enterprise, go to a foreign investment, and do what he expected. But now he is repairing cars, carrying a lunch box every day at noon, and looking like himself
My peers with academic qualifications live a hard life.
Lin Xu once thought about starting a business. He went to a relative's house to borrow money, but he looked at him with a slightly sarcastic look. What ability do you have to start a business?
Yes! Are my abilities really outstanding?
During Lin Xu's most painful years, he often looked at the ceiling and asked himself before going to bed every day.
"Lin Xu, why are you so dazed? Everyone is already busy, but you are the only one who is slow!" Brother Liu, the oldest person in the repair shop, came over and saw Lin Xu's slow and absent-minded look, and couldn't help but said angrily.
Lin Xu glanced at him. This Brother Liu was a senior master and the earner in the entire repair shop. He was always polite when asking for help. When the leader appeared, he was busy with the work at hand. When no one was there, he was busy with the work at hand.
Sometimes, I give instructions to these new maintenance workers.
Watching him leave his sight, Lin Xu held the screwdriver tightly, and the other hand held a badly worn bent pipe. His eyes flickered, and it was hard to believe that his hands could really drive such a fast car.
.....
"Thank you for that day, Lin Xu." After Lin Xu finally finished the work at hand and was so tired that he was sweating, drinking water and sitting on the carton, he saw Brother Zhang, who had a good relationship with him, walking over.
Knowing that he was referring to helping with cleaning and getting off work early, Lin Xu smiled at this Brother Zhang and patted the clean cardboard box next to him: "It's okay, Brother Zhang."
Brother Zhang sat down and glanced at the bumper that Lin Xu had replaced: "The technology has improved a lot now!"
"Well, after all, we have to rely on this craft to make a living." Lin Xu replied.
Brother Zhang changed the subject: "The "Speed of Light" we talked about playing last time was really interesting. Lin Xu, are you interested in playing with everyone?"
Lin Xu wanted to tell them that he had played and played well, but with his reserved personality, he knew that he did not have to show off or win everyone's envy, so he said calmly: "Forget it, Brother Zhang, you guys are playing
,I’m not very good at playing games.”
"Oh?" Brother Zhang smiled: "It's really hard to find young people like you. "Speed of Light" is very popular now. Even my wife wants to play it, but you also know that with our small salary, we can buy a helmet. The money can buy several cartons of cigarettes and several bags of rice... Now that I am saving some money, I can buy her a helmet one day so that she can go home from get off work at night and not have to watch TV every day to kill time."
Seeing Brother Zhang smiling happily, Lin Xu also laughed, but he was the only one who knew that his smile was fake.
Brother Zhang sighed and suddenly thought of something: "It would be great if the real world was like in the game. By running a few laps, you can earn money, get food and clothing, and live a carefree life."
"Yes, it would be great if our lives were like a game..." A young man passing in front of the two of them stopped. He was about the same age as Lin Xu and graduated one year older than him. He is a student. It is said that he can play the piano, write, and is good at sports. Now, like him, he goes to and from get off work every day and longs to start a family.
Lin Xu played with his bent pipe and screwdriver. After sending Brother Zhang away, he knew that his heart was in chaos.
...
At about five o'clock in the afternoon, it was time to get off work. Everyone's face was very excited. Brother Zhang and a few young men were chatting about the game. They never left their mouths about "Lightspeed" throughout the day. It seemed that in life,
, one more game is really more exciting.
Most people who can work in repair shops like to study cars while making money, and "Lightspeed" is exactly a car game. You can ride on the track without being constrained by speed. This also allows everyone to find out.
A common venting project.
A boy who used to love to go shopping with girls, because of this game, now goes home after get off work and is busy with the upgrade plan he whispered about during the day.
"It's time to get off work! Brother Zhang, you have to do some drawing tonight, please remember to text me!" A colleague who had just gotten married changed out of his greasy work clothes and pulled a T-shirt over his head.
"Humph, what's so fun about a game?" Brother Liu, who had taught Lin Xu a lesson in the morning, wiped on his hand cream and interjected.
Brother Zhang shook his head at the side. His qualifications were almost the same as those of Brother Liu, so he didn't have so many scruples when speaking: "Old Liu, how can we be like you? We work so hard every day and have a wife to wash our feet at night."
"Oh!!" Several young people cheered together, because everyone knew that Lao Liu had tracheitis, and you could tell by looking at his face that he had hit a sore spot.
Just when everyone was happily getting ready to get off work, and Lin Xu had just finished washing his hands, the boss suddenly appeared in front of everyone, coughed a few times, and said: "Two people will be left to work overtime today. An old customer will drive over in a while, you guys
Let’s see…who stays.”
Normally, this kind of job is a good thing for many people, because there is overtime pay and a separate commission. But today, what is surprising is... no one agreed to the boss's words.
"Let Lin Xu stay. He is a young man who has nothing to do at night and is trying to earn some money." Just when Lin Xu felt an idea pop up in his mind and didn't want to work overtime, Brother Zhang, who had always been close to him, spoke up.
said.
Lin Xu looked at Brother Zhang, who smiled at him.
"Lin Xu, how are you?" the boss asked.
Lin Xu knew that the pain of reality was a force pulling on the trajectory of his life.
...
There was a car in front of Lin Xu, but it was not a racing car in the game, but a luxury car parked in front of him that needed to have its interior replaced. In the end, he was the only one willing to stay, and he was given overtime pay, and he got the commission alone.
It was originally a good thing to make money, but when Lin Xu turned the screwdriver, his heart felt empty. He glanced at the time and saw that it was already past six o'clock in the evening. He should be home by this time?
When the cell phone in Lin Xu's pocket rang, he saw that the contact person was Meng Ying, and it was actually her calling. Looking at the phone number, he was a little surprised, as if everything was brought back to that beautiful world.
"Idiot, why didn't you go home? I knocked on your door, but no one was there! Didn't you get off work after five o'clock? Did you throw yourself out and not learn well?"
As soon as Meng Ying came up, she launched an offensive of words that made it impossible for Lin Xu to say anything.
With a wry smile, Lin Xu replied simply: "I'm working overtime and should go back very late." He glanced at the work at hand and saw that it would indeed take a long time.
"Oh, have you eaten?" After a long pause, the other end of the phone suddenly asked in a low voice. It was very different from the savage loud voice at the beginning, making Lin Xuhui mistakenly think that he had answered the call from another person.
.
"No, I'll deal with it when I get home." Lin Xu replied slowly.
Meng Ying asked on the phone: "Where is your work place?"
"do what?"
"You're so wordy, you idiot. Tell me quickly!" Meng Ying snorted and said in disgust.
Lin Xu had no choice but to tell her the location of the repair shop, but he didn't know what was this woman so crazy about?
...
The time shown on the clock was already past seven o'clock. Lin Xu rubbed his sore shoulders. The repair shop only turned on one light. The boss specifically told him when he left to save some electricity bills and let him finish the work as soon as possible.
Turning on the radio in the limousine and listening to the emotional programs that made no sense in his ears, Lin Xu continued to be busy with his own affairs. Otherwise, if he cheated now, he would be busy until late at night.
"Bang, bang, bang!" Just when Lin Xu was immersed in one person's work and sweating profusely, the door of the repair shop that was locked from the inside was suddenly knocked out.
Lin Xu was very surprised. It was so late at night and the business hours were written on the door. Who could knock on the door?
When he opened the iron door of the repair shop and looked at Meng Ying outside the door with a light pink top, slender jeans and a smile on her face, Lin Xu wanted to throw away the screwdriver in his hand. He wanted to change the oil-stained clothes on his body.
Work clothes.
"Hey! Where do you put the things?" Meng Ying smiled and raised the white plastic bag in her hand, which contained stacked fast food boxes.
Lin Xu was a little stunned. Hearing Meng Ying's words, he quickly picked it up, only to find that her palms had red marks because she had carried them all the way.
The quiet repair shop is a large space with the sound of two people's footsteps.
Meng Ying looked at everything here curiously, while Lin Xu was holding the plastic bag and didn't know what he was thinking.
Returning to the repair shop in Zhongyang, there is a table that is usually used for lunch. It is actually made of commercial wooden boards placed on top of several tires and barely put together.
"It's very big here." Meng Ying saw Lin Xu sitting on several stacked tires, and she sat down in a decent manner.
Lin Xu saw her wearing such clean clothes and sitting carelessly on the tire. She wanted to stop her, but when the words came to her lips, she still didn't say them out.
"Hurry up and eat. I've been busy all day. I was just wandering around and happened to pass by here." When Meng Ying said 'just passing by', she felt a little guilty, her face turned red, and she took out the lunch box from the plastic bag.
Lin Xu took out a pack of facial tissues from his pocket and handed it to Meng Ying, whose hands were stained with oil.
"Eat quickly, idiot." Meng Ying wiped her slender fingers and said with a smile to Lin Xu.
Lin Xu took the chopsticks, picked up a mouthful of hot food, put it in his mouth, and looked at Meng Ying sitting opposite.
"After we've eaten and finished our work, let's go to "Lightspeed" and play together." Meng Ying looked at him and said with a smile.
"You want to wait for me?" Lin Xu looked at her.
Meng Ying nodded: "Wouldn't it be better soon? We are the best partners in the game, but in reality we are good neighbors upstairs and downstairs!"
"Hey, Brother Xu Feng, why are you eating so fast? You don't have to be like a racing car." Meng Ying couldn't help laughing when she saw Lin Xu devouring the food.
But soon, she discovered something.
He didn't know what was in Lin Xu's mouth. He was chewing, swallowing, and eating awkwardly, in order to fill his stomach, to go home early, to leave here, and for the woman opposite...
A tear slid down the corner of Lin Xu's eyes. The tears blurred the oil stains along his cheek and dripped gently.
Meng Ying looked at Lin Xu in surprise, he...
"I want to make money, I want to live, I like racing, I like games, and I like not to be looked down upon by others. The life I want is definitely not what it is now! I have not complained to anyone, I.
....." Lin Xu lowered his head, his chest heaved, and many sounds came out of his mouth. In reality, he was just a little person.
Suddenly, Meng Ying stood up, walked up to Lin Xu, and said with great confidence: "Your racing talent, your skills, your driving ability... are better than anyone else."
Lin Xu's eyes were red and his tears had dried up. He looked directly at Meng Ying: "I am just a car repairman. If I continue to play games, it means that I will lose the time and energy to make money in reality...
..If I work hard, I have to sacrifice my time playing games..."
Suddenly, Meng Ying stepped forward, stretched out her hands, and hugged Lin Xu fiercely.
This woman, is she crazy!!!?
Lin Xu was surprised to feel a girl he liked hugging him. If it was normal, he would be very happy and excited, but at this moment, his clothes were dirty, his heartbeat was fast, and his eyes were filled with control.
With tears in his eyes, his mood was extremely confused.
The twinkling light in his eyes, the familiar smell of oil, the eye-catching clock, and his delicate body.
"You need a Meng Ying in your life...who believes in you."
At that moment, Lin Xu's world turned upside down.
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(Update sent, thank you friends for tips and recommendations. My truest feelings are written in the text.)
