After leaving the village in the city, Li Mu did not go home. He turned left and right, walking through the streets and alleys, and soon arrived at an Internet cafe at the end of the street.
The environment inside is relatively good and not so shabby.
He took a bottle of water and turned on a computer. This was the first time Li Mu went online after coming to this world.
Coming to an Internet cafe is not just about playing games for fun. Through the Internet, you can see the differences between the two worlds, whether there are any places that can be used, and whether there are ways to make quick money. The more money you have, the better you can complete tasks.
After searching and browsing, I was a little disappointed. There were some opportunities, but as a minor, it was impossible for him to participate, and there was not so much time for him.
Fortunately, before coming, he made a lot of preparations based on the era in which the play took place, and prepared many speculation opportunities.
The timeline of this drama is difficult to define. However, everyone uses feature phones, which is obviously still far away from the era of smartphones.
It cannot be more than 2010, when Apple had already released its third generation and smartphones had become popular in China on a small scale.
In addition, there are many evidences, such as Huanzhugege currently being played, feature phones that have become popular, digital cameras with video recording functions, and surveillance equipment.
Everything shows that this is what happened after the new millennium.
It's more likely that it happened after 2002 and 2003.
As for the specific date, it is also obvious. Zhu Chaoyang's mother attended the class meeting, received the final report card, and then took the summer vacation to register him for the summer Mathematical Olympiad class.
The plot took place obviously in July and August.
Based on this information, Li Mu memorized a large amount of data before coming.
Next, we started to verify one by one, looking for opportunities that are similar to the trajectory in the real world.
After a while of searching on the Internet, I was a little disappointed. Due to age and differences in the world, a large number of opportunities recorded in the real world are not available here.
After searching for a long time, he was about to give up. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he realized that the winning lottery numbers from July and August in previous years were somewhat similar to what he remembered.
Before coming, he wrote down the winning lottery numbers among the speculation opportunities.
However, because the lottery numbers are too long and difficult to remember, only two of the seven or eight months each year are recorded.
Just like this, from 2001 to 2010, in ten years, he needed to remember as many as twenty strings of numbers, which gave him a headache.
Just now, he subconsciously used these numbers and compared them with the winning numbers from July and August in previous years. Half of them matched.
This shows that according to the two winning numbers he wrote down in July and August this year, there is a 50% probability that one of them will win the jackpot.
He didn't know why there were so many similarities in the lottery winning numbers between the two worlds, which were quite different.
Perhaps, it is the power of repairing the world that secretly guides the development of this world to move closer to the real world.
Otherwise, according to the butterfly effect, if it is allowed to develop, the world may soon be completely different and no longer resemble the real world.
This is just his guess. The real reason is difficult for even the most authoritative space physicist in the world to explain clearly.
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After leaving the Internet cafe, Li Mu went to a nearby lottery shop and spent 40 yuan based on the two winning numbers in his memory, making ten bets on each number.
After leaving the lottery point, he casually put the lottery ticket into his pocket.
It's not that I don't pay attention to it, but the probability of winning this lottery is extremely small, so I bought it just in case.
According to the comparison just now, although these lottery numbers have a 50% chance of winning, they are not limited to a certain period.
Some are several periods earlier than the real world, and some are several periods later. What can be determined is only the approximate time period.
The two sets of winning numbers written down by Li Mu belong to the winning numbers at the end of July in the real world.
It was just the beginning of July, and there were still twenty days before the end of the month. Just in case, these two sets of numbers were released in advance, so he bought them anyway.
The plan is to keep pursuing it.
One issue is 40 yuan, three issues a week is 120 yuan.
Calculated based on five weeks of chasing two sets of numbers, the total cost is six hundred yuan. He has already set aside this money as lottery money for his own use.
As for knowing the winning numbers, why not buy more.
First, I am afraid of causing the butterfly effect. If I buy too much, it will have an impact on the world. What if the winning numbers change.
The second is some indescribable rumors. It is said that if a certain winning number is bought too much, some organizations will artificially intervene to change the winning results.
Although it's just a rumor, it's better to play it safe.
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Li Mu left the Internet cafe and walked slowly towards home.
On the other side, Xu Jing's relatives and children held a full-moon banquet, and Zhang Dongsheng arrived late.
Xu's father immediately frowned, glanced at him sideways and said, "Why are you late? I'll punish myself with three drinks."
Although Zhang Dongsheng felt bad, he still had a smile on his face. He picked up the wine and said with a smile: "Dad has spoken, so just listen to him."
As he spoke, he drank three glasses in a row.
While he was drinking, Xu's father looked at him sideways, with an impatient look on his face.
Zhang Dongsheng is an introverted person with a very sensitive mind. How could he not feel the impatience of Xu's father and mother towards him and the indifference of Xu Jing towards him?
This marriage can be said to have come to an end and exists in name only.
However, he was unwilling to give in. As a college graduate in the late 1990s, he was a proud man, a passionate young man with lofty ideals and ambitions and a bright future.
However, for the sake of love, he stayed away from his hometown and gave up the opportunity to work hard in a big city. He left his hometown and followed Xu Jing to Ningzhou to become a door-to-door son-in-law in everyone's eyes.
Over the years, for the sake of love, to take care of the family, and to support Xu Jing's career, in an era when college students were still a golden sign, he gave up the struggle of his personal career and worked as a training teacher in the Children's Palace with peace of mind. He was still an unemployed person.
That's eight years.
There are so many eight years in his life. How many opportunities have he given up over these years for his family and to support Xu Jing's career.
Now, Xu Jing actually wanted to divorce him, and Xu's father and mother also strongly supported it, and his heart suddenly became cold.
Before getting married, Xu Dongsheng made a notarized property agreement in order to express his loyalty to love without any impurities. The Xu family's property had nothing to do with him.
And all his meager salary was spent on running the family.
If the two get divorced, Xu Dongsheng can be said to have nothing and leave the house. His love is gone, his marriage is gone, his place to live is gone, and he even has very few savings.
He will have nothing.
This failed marriage made his life completely ruined, and there was no chance of regret.
Zhang Dongsheng was unwilling to give up. Back then, he was a proud man with a bright future and gave up everything for love. Now that love is gone, everything is gone too.
He was unwilling to accept such a failed life; he hated Xu Jing's ruthlessness; he hated Xu's father and mother's contempt for him.
In these years, he gave up his career development, supported Xu Jing unconditionally, was filial to Xu's father and mother, and took care of her in every possible way.
He runs the family so carefully, treats everyone so well, and takes so much care, yet he ends up in this situation.
Is it just because he has no ability?
There is no greater sorrow than the death of his heart. His heart is already dying.
Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.
He didn't want to waste his great youth, get hurt all over, and end up with nothing. But the culprit who caused all this lived a happy life.
He was unwilling to give in, and he wanted to take action to prevent himself from falling into such a sad experience.
Even if I go to hell, I have to take everyone with me.
As he drank several glasses of wine, Zhang Dongsheng's mind was filled with emotions.
At this time, uncle Xu Jing next to him asked: "Dongsheng, how many years have you been in Ningzhou?"
Zhang Dongsheng smiled: "Eight years."
"Oh, it's been so long. It's not easy to leave your hometown for peace and quiet. How is work?"
Zhang Dongsheng's tone was a little low: "Still working as a training teacher in the Children's Palace."
Uncle Xu Jing asked again: "Is there a staff?"
Zhang Dongsheng hesitated for a moment and smiled: "No."
Uncle Xu Jing said earnestly: "Dongsheng, I tell you, career is very important to men. If a man has no ambition, he is not a man."
Someone next to me interrupted: "Okay, let's see what the occasion is. Stop talking about work and hurry up and eat."
Only then did Uncle Xu Jing shut up.
Zhang Dongsheng just smiled the whole time and acted as if he didn't care. Only he knew how he felt in his heart.
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Everyone sat together eating, drinking, and chatting.
At this time, someone suggested to Xu's father and Xu's mother: "I say that you are so old, you should take care of your life. When you have time, walk more and relax."
Someone else answered: "I heard that Liufeng Mountain has been renovated well now, and it's good to go hiking. The weather will be good tomorrow, so I'll let Jingjing take you there."
Before Xu's father and Xu's mother spoke, Xu Jing quickly refused and said, "I have work to do tomorrow and I can't leave. I'll accompany you when I have time."
Xu's mother answered: "Then I won't go!"
Zhang Dongsheng suddenly interjected: "I have nothing to do tomorrow. Let's take my parents there."
Xu Jing glanced at him in surprise, surprised that he was still so filial to his parents in such a situation.
After a moment of hesitation: "Thank you for your hard work, please drive my car."