Ye Xingchen smiled, shrugged, and followed He Xuemei into the alley. There were dilapidated houses on both sides of the alley. Most of them were empty. There were big words written on the walls, but I don't know. Is it because the person who wrote it is too careless, or because he is not well-educated, and the demolition is a little less. It is right after get off work, and other streets are full of people coming and going, but there is no one in the alley. It is so quiet and scary. It feels a bit like a ghost street.
Could it be that their mother and daughter lived in a place like this? Ye Xingchen was confused. These looked like relocation houses. Logically speaking, they should be relocated?
"Stop..." Ye Xingchen was still deep in thought when a loud shout suddenly came from in front of him. When he looked up, he saw two or three men in their twenties holding cigarette butts in their mouths and jumping out of the wall.
With a pale face and thin body, he looked like a drug addict.
He Xuemei was startled and couldn't help but stepped back, hitting Ye Xingchen and being held by Ye Xingchen.
"What...what are you going to do?" He Xuemei passed this road every day on her way to and from school. She had never encountered such a situation before, and she was a little nervous for a while.
"What are you doing? My brother and I have been short of funds for activities these days. I want to ask you two to borrow some money to spend. I don't think you two will be stingy. Don't worry, my brother will definitely return it to you when he has money.
"One of the leading men stepped forward and said. He was still a bit chatty. He thought he was about to get addicted to drugs and had to come here to rob.
"Oh? How much do you want?" Ye Xingchen took a step forward and naturally protected He Xuemei behind him, which made He Xuemei's heart feel warm and the fear in her heart disappeared.
"It doesn't take much, just three to four hundred yuan. Don't worry, brother, we will pay you back when we have money." The leader obviously didn't expect the other party to be so cooperative, and a smile appeared on his face.
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"Nowadays, a gram of marijuana costs more than 300 yuan, and a piece of dried hemp costs more than 100 yuan. There are four of you here, is three or four hundred yuan enough?" A faint sneer appeared on the corner of Ye Xingchen's mouth.
In this life, he has hated people who take drugs the most.
I remember when he was young, his teacher once said that there are two kinds of people in this world that you must never make friends with. One is those who do not honor their parents. After all, it is okay to not honor your parents, let alone ordinary friends.
?In the face of interests, such people will always choose interests. The other type of people are drug addicts. When drug addiction occurs, they can also betray their parents.
The four of them looked at each other at the same time, with disbelief in their eyes. Apparently they did not expect that this young man knew so much about this. After seeing the sneer on his lips, they all felt timid in their eyes. Unfortunately, the drug addiction was about to take effect.
The uncomfortable feeling became more and more serious, causing them to lose their previous calmness.
"Stop talking nonsense and just pay me quickly..." The discomfort caused the man to lose his calmness.
"There are three thousand yuan here, but I will only give it to one person. You four can choose for yourself?" Ye Xingchen took out a large stack of cash, shook it in his hand, and said softly.
The four of them said at the same time, "That's money, that's three thousand yuan. With three thousand yuan, you can smoke marijuana for several days and enjoy the feeling of floating clouds."
"Give it to me, I'm their boss..." The man who spoke first said first.
"Get the hell out of here, who said you are the boss? Boy, come here, if you need anything in the future, just ask me, Wang Laosan, and I will definitely help you!" Another man wearing a plaid shirt shouted.
"Fuck you, Wang Laosan, do you dare to say that I am not the boss?" The man who spoke first punched Wang Laosan and cursed.
"Damn it, Zhang Delin, if you dare to hit me, you won't call me Wang Laosan until I'm dead..." Wang Laosan also cursed loudly, raised his fist and started fighting Zhang Delin.
The other two people looked at the three thousand yuan in Ye Xingchen's hand, and then looked at each other. They felt that there seemed to be ants crawling in their bodies, eating their own flesh and blood. Finally, they grabbed the bricks on the side and patted them towards each other.
, at this time, they are no longer brothers who share the same hardships, as if they have a deep hatred.
In just a few dozen seconds, all four of them were lying on the ground, with blood pouring from their heads, each of them still trying to defend themselves and want to kill the other.
Ye Xingchen shook his head, put the three thousand yuan on the ground, pulled He Xuemei up and walked forward, but the four men rushed towards the three thousand yuan regardless of life or death.
He Xuemei was shocked. She didn't expect that Ye Xingchen would be so calm when facing four drug addicts, let alone let four people kill each other for only three thousand yuan, and the fight was bloody? Those drug addicts in the rumors
Aren’t they all desperadoes?
Turning her head to look at Ye Xingchen's handsome profile, she realized at this moment that he was really handsome, very handsome!
"Why are you looking at me like this? You don't like me, do you?" Ye Xingchen pulled He Xuemei to the front, suddenly turned around and said.
"You're so pretty, I won't like a careless person like you. If you hadn't saved my mother, I wouldn't have invited you to my house for dinner..." He Xuemeiyu blushed and quickly argued, she didn't think so.
I will fall in love with such a man.
"Really? Then why are you holding my hand?" Ye Xingchen said with a bad smile.
"Who... who is holding your hand? You are holding mine, okay?" He Xuemei then realized that her hand was still being held by Ye Xingchen, and she quickly broke away, her heartbeat speeding up.
"Haha, where do you live? You've traveled such a long distance, haven't you arrived yet?" Ye Xingchen chuckled and did not continue to pester.
"Not far ahead, the one with clothes hanging out is my house." He Xuemei didn't want to continue to pester her. She already understood that she should not take advantage of Ye Xingchen's words, as she would be the one to suffer in the end.
"Oh, do you usually walk this way?" Ye Xingchen looked at an ordinary house a hundred meters in front of him. It seemed that clothes were indeed drying, and several houses around him were also drying clothes. It seemed that they all had no time to move out.
people.
"Yes, this is the only way..." He Xuemei nodded.
"Have you ever encountered the situation just now?" Ye Xingchen felt worried. If he was not here today, what would happen if He Xuemei was the only one?
"No, I have never seen those four people. This generation is actually very safe, but I don't know why we met today. I really doubt it was arranged by you?" He Xuemei joked, she had indeed never encountered them before.
Such a thing, it was too coincidental to encounter something like this just when I brought Ye Xingchen home today?
"I arranged it? Hahaha... You have such a rich imagination. Do you think I deliberately arranged for these people to act in order to pursue you?" Ye Xingchen suddenly laughed.
"I'm just joking, don't mind..." He Xuemei knew that Ye Xingchen played better with several beautiful girls. One of them, Murong Rong, was selected as one of the school beauties when she was only in her first year of high school.
First of all, even if he has always been confident, he will feel ashamed when he sees her. With the relationship between Ye Xingchen and her, he really will not use these methods.
"Of course I won't mind. In fact, I did arrange all of this, including what happened to your mother last time. Otherwise, do you think it would be such a coincidence?" Ye Xingchen smiled evilly, suddenly planning to tease He Xuemei.
"Ah..." He Xuemei was surprised. She didn't expect Ye Xingchen to admit it personally...
"Why are you doing this?"
"Didn't I just say that? Of course I am pursuing you. You are so beautiful, even a man would be attracted to you?" Ye Xingchen had a naughty smile on his face, and a playful look flashed in his eyes.
"You..." He Xuemei didn't expect that she would guess everything right, even though it was just a casual guess.
"Haha, how about it? I'm so sincere. Just be my girlfriend. I won't let you suffer any more..." Ye Xingchen acted like a playboy.
"Haha, I don't believe it. This is all just a coincidence. You wouldn't do such a boring thing to pursue me." He Xuemei smiled sweetly. She didn't know why, although she didn't know Ye Xingchen very well, she always
I feel that Ye Xingchen is definitely not such a person.
"Why don't you believe it?" Ye Xingchen was stunned. He did not expect that He Xuemei would suddenly say such words.
"There's no reason, I just don't believe it..." He Xuemei didn't know how to describe the feeling in her heart, so she simply didn't explain it.
"Hey, it's boring..." Ye Xingchen sighed secretly, is his acting skills so bad?
"Haha, by the way, let me ask you a question, why were those people fighting so hard for three thousand yuan just now? I heard that all those drug addicts were desperadoes, but it just seemed like I
Not fierce?" Seeing Ye Xingchen's sighing expression, He Xuemei knew that her idea was right and said with a smile.
"Don't you think they are desperadoes? For a mere three thousand yuan, they can kill their closest companions. Are such people not desperadoes or what?" Ye Xingchen said lightly.
"Ah..." Only then did He Xuemei realize, yes, what are these people not desperadoes? Only those who do not necessarily have to do something to themselves are desperadoes?
"These are drug addicts. When they are drug addicts, they will betray anyone without mercy. Therefore, the most untrustworthy people in this world are drug addicts. Hey, that seems to be your mother?"
Ye Xingchen looked like he had seen through the vicissitudes of the world, and happened to see a familiar figure standing in front of the house waving to him. It was the woman he saved that day, Zhang Xiufen.
"Mom..." He Xuemei called out affectionately and ran over.
"Haha, Xiaoye, welcome to my home." Zhang Xiufen pulled her daughter and walked towards Ye Xingchen.
"Haha, Auntie, look at me, I left in a hurry and didn't bring anything with me..." Ye Xingchen then remembered that he didn't bring anything with him for the first time. Fortunately, he was very thick-skinned and didn't feel embarrassed.
"Haha, Auntie is very happy that you can come. What else can you bring? Come on, please come in. The environment at Auntie's house is not very good, so don't be offended..." Zhang Xiufen's enthusiasm made Ye Xingchen feel confused for a while, and he
Didn't you just save her once? Do you need to be so polite?
He Xuemei also believed that her mother was grateful to Ye Xingchen and didn't think too deeply about it.
Most of the buildings here are private houses from the 1970s and 1980s. They should be the last batch of relocated houses in Jinghai City. The house is not big, with two bedrooms and one living room. There is a shabby sofa in the living room, which looks to be at least decades old.
There is a broken coffee table and a 21-inch flat-screen color TV, which looks to be old.
Jinghai City is the largest city in the country. Ye Xingchen really did not expect that such poor residents still live in this city.
"Haha, Xiaoye, my house is a little small, please sit down..." Zhang Xiufen, with a face full of enthusiasm, invited Ye Xingchen to sit on the sofa.
"Auntie, you're welcome..." Ye Xingchen responded politely while sitting on the sofa.
"Xuemei, here is a box of bamboo leaves. Let's make tea. Xiaoye, you and Xuemei chat first while I go cook..." Zhang Xiufen took out a box of tea leaves from the TV cabinet. It looked brand new.
I probably bought it newly to greet myself.
"Mom, let me go..." He Xuemei said quickly. Zhang Xiufen had just been discharged from the hospital. She thought, "Yes, Auntie, you have just recovered from a serious illness. It would be better to rest more. Let me and my senior sister do it?"
Xingchen also said that he came here to see if He Xuemei's craftsmanship was as shocking as she said...
"You are a guest, how can I let you do it? Xuemei, go ahead, I'll chat with Xiaoye here..." Zhang Xiufen heard this and felt happy in her heart. She didn't expect these two people to have such a tacit understanding.
I originally wanted to bring the two of them together to cook and give them more time together, but I realized that I still had some things to ask, so I had to let my daughter cook first.
He Xuemei walked into the kitchen with a smile, but Zhang Xiufen took out a teacup and made a cup of tea for Ye Xingchen.
"Come, Xiaoye, have some tea. You know a little bit about the situation in Auntie's family. It's not as good as a big family like yours, and this Bamboo Leaf Green is not as good as Longjing. Don't be offended..." Zhang Xiufen said.
"Haha, Auntie, you're welcome. I usually only drink boiled water at home!" Ye Xingchen took it. During his days as a mercenary, not to mention tea, sometimes he even drank sewage from the river.
"Haha, just don't be surprised..." Zhang Xiufen sat opposite Ye Xingchen, smiling from ear to ear. She wanted to ask Ye Xingchen about the situation at home, but she felt it was too abrupt and didn't know how to speak.
"By the way, Auntie, this should be a relocation house. I see that many families outside have moved away. Why don't you move out?" Ye Xingchen took a sip of tea and saw Zhang Xiufen looking at him, as if he wanted to speak.
He hesitated, so he simply asked first.
"I need moving expenses..." When she mentioned this, Zhang Xiufen looked helpless.
"Relocation fee? If the government wants to demolish the city, won't it still give the relocation fee? Even if it doesn't give the relocation fee, it still has to allocate housing?" Ye Xingchen was puzzled for a while. The country has long stipulated that in any urban demolition, the original residents must be properly resettled.
residents of the place of residence.
"Relocation fee? Where is the relocation fee? As for housing? Don't you need money to buy it?" Zhang Xiufen looked silent.
"You want money to buy it?" Ye Xingchen was even more surprised. He took over someone else's house and asked others to pay for it? Isn't this robbery?
"Yes, one thousand yuan per square meter, and a suite of more than 70 square meters costs more than 70,000 yuan. Where can we mother and daughter find so much money?" Zhang Xiufen sighed.
Ye Xingchen quickly understood all this. The government must have provided relocation fees, but they were embezzled by some people. The money for buying a house was definitely not needed, and it was also swallowed up. The house prices in Jinghai City are so high.
It costs at least 10,000 yuan per square meter, but these are relocated households, so there must be a big discount. For ordinary families, you can live in a high-end villa for 1,000 yuan per square meter. Most of them won't say anything, after all, tens of thousands
A dollar is nothing to most people, but a family like He Xuemei's is in real difficulty. Tens of thousands of dollars can cost them their lives?
Moreover, when the government relocates, as long as the majority of people agree, a very small number of people will ignore it at all. If you insist on making trouble, they can also accuse you of being a troublemaker and not cooperating with urban construction. Although it is not
He will be sent to prison, but he will also be despised by thousands of people. A family like Zhang Xiufen, who has no background, is simply at the mercy of others.
"Auntie, the compensation should have been sent, right?" Ye Xingchen suddenly thought of the compensation that day.
"No, those people you mentioned have never come..." Zhang Xiufen said.
"Not coming?" Ye Xingchen was stunned, how could this be possible? But then he realized that the group was coerced by Lao Ba. Now that Lao Ba has passed away, they will naturally not send another 100,000 yuan in vain.
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When he thought of Lao Ba, Ye Xingchen felt sad again.
"Haha, Xiaoye, it's actually nothing. You have already paid for the medical expenses in advance for us. How much will the compensation be?" Zhang Xiufen saw the dim look on Ye Xingchen's face and thought that the group of people had not been found.
Feeling guilty, he hurriedly tried to persuade me.
"Haha, what I'm saying is that the compensation is indeed nothing, but Auntie, there are no people in this area now. I guess it won't be long before the demolition project may start. Where will you live then?" Ye Xingchen smiled lightly.
After a few sounds, he said.
"Let Xuemei live in the school then. It won't be used for the college entrance examination anyway. I can just find a place casually?" Zhang Xiufen's face was gloomy. This is not a problem she is worried about, but what can a family like theirs do?
What? Appeal? I have no power, who will take care of me?
"Looking for a place at random? How can this be done? Auntie, if you don't think so, there is a house in my house that has been empty and no one lives in it. Why don't you and your senior sister live there temporarily? As for the issue of moving expenses, I and I
Dad, tell me, my dad still has some connections in Jinghai City, maybe I can get some back for you, and it won’t be impossible to get an apartment by then?" Ye Xingchen thought of the apartment building his father bought for himself.
, it’s empty anyway, so it’s better to let the mother and daughter stay temporarily. As for an unexpected encounter or something, the worst thing is to go to a hotel and book a room.
"Ah, how can this be done?" Although Zhang Xiufen saw that Ye Xingchen must be a child of a wealthy family, she did not expect him to be so generous. Just a word was enough to buy a house. She ignored what Ye Xingchen said.
Staying temporarily, she only thought that the other party wanted to give her mother and daughter a house. Although she wanted to catch a rich husband like Ye Xingchen, she didn't think about other people's houses or anything like that?
"Haha, why not? Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about Xuemei, right? When we came back today, we encountered a few gangsters who robbed us. This place is already too dangerous. Do you want me to take the exam?
Isn't there still peace in college?" Ye Xingchen knew that his mother loved his daughter the most, and if he wanted to get her to nod, he had to start with He Xuemei.
"What? Someone was robbed? What happened next?" Zhang Xiufen immediately became worried when she heard that the two had been robbed.
"Haha, of course it's okay. I took the senior sister and ran away. The police happened to pass by and scared those people away. However, I was worried that they would come again, so I felt that it was not safe to live here. Auntie, don't
You're welcome, just wait until your house is stable before you move out, it's no big deal." Ye Xingchen is not the best in the world at deceiving people, but he said that he is the second in the world, and no one dares to say that he is the best in the world.
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"This...this..." Zhang Xiufen couldn't make a decision for a moment. After all, her daughter had nothing to do with him, so it didn't seem right to live in his house like this. If others talked about it, where would she put her face? I don't know.
Before she knew it, she had regarded Ye Xingchen as her son-in-law.
"Auntie, don't hesitate any more. You can clean up tonight and I'll call someone to help with the move tomorrow..." Seeing Zhang Xiufen's hesitation, Ye Xingchen said quickly.
"Then...okay..." Thinking of her daughter's safety and her daughter's happiness, Zhang Xiufen nodded. Power is power. As long as her daughter can be happy, what does others say about her power?
I originally wanted to ask about Ye Xingchen's family situation, but after knowing that she was moving to Ye's house, Zhang Xiufen really didn't know what to ask. Fortunately, Ye Xingchen was good at deceiving people. Although there was some age difference, Zhang Xiufen could always tell Zhang Xiufen
Laughing endlessly.
After a while, He Xuemei prepared the meal. Ye Xingchen didn't have the airs of a young man at all, and ran to the kitchen to help serve the dishes. Looking at Zhang Xiufen, he felt relieved again. This child is really sensible, without any airs of a big man. His daughter
You will definitely be happy if you marry her.
The three of them sat around the dinner table. Zhang Xiufen was extremely enthusiastic towards Ye Xingchen, serving him rice and picking up vegetables. He Xuemei also felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong. But since her mother
I'm so happy, why do I need to ask more questions? I just keep picking at Ye Xingchen with my eyes. The meaning is very clear, how is the food made by this lady?
Although Ye Xingchen wanted to say that, he had to say that He Xuemei was very good at cooking. Even the food made by Murong Rong was not as delicious. Even those top chefs may not be able to cook the food like her.
It was so delicious that I could only give it a good look in the end.
After He Xuemei saw it, there was no joy of victory, only a sense of relief. Why she was so relieved, even she herself didn't know?
All this was seen by Zhang Xiufen, who thought that the two of them were flirting with each other, but thought that they were in love with each other, and felt a burst of joy in her heart... (To be continued)