My surname is Wang, my given name is Li, and my courtesy name is Handsome Guy.
Ever since I was born, I have never known who my biological father is or what kind of magical powers he has cultivated. He always recruits some weird species to come to our house to look for him.
No matter how hard my mother and I hide, they will find us by smell, which is more sensitive than a dog's sense of smell.
Sometimes, a group of social big brothers come and describe themselves as dragons and phoenixes.
Sometimes, some middle-aged gentlemen who drive million-dollar cars and wear crisp suits come.
Sometimes, people wearing police uniforms, or butchers with butcher knives, and vegetable farmers selling vegetables would come.
Even sometimes, monks and Taoist priests appeared.
They are all collectively called: my father's friends.
I always thought my father must be very awesome.
My childhood ideal was to study hard, make progress every day, work at Tsinghua University, go to Peking University, get a master's degree, start a company, go public, catch up with Jack Ma, and compete with Xu Jiayin.
From elementary school to junior high school, I have been living in a well-known private school in L city. Here I resolutely implement Brother Li's life ideals. Every time I take the exam, I am the best in my grade and I am regarded as the one who hopes.
Star, get a certificate, get soft.
I am the pride of my mother. Later, my mother was deceived by a man and lost all her money. Only then did I realize how realistic and cruel this society is.
I had to leave the big house where we lived and move into a small hotel. My mother didn't want to affect my studies, so she sold all the accessories she had on her body to help me finish my studies in junior high school.
Whenever it was quiet at night, she would cry secretly, like a child. I don’t know how long this crying lasted. After my mother got drunk again, her eyes were red from crying, and she hugged me tightly.
Tell me, this is the last time of weakness. From now on, I will never shed a tear or believe in any emotion.
After that night, she seemed to be a changed person. She went out to find a job and worked as a cashier in a supermarket.
My living expenses were getting less and less, and the gap between me and my classmates was getting bigger and bigger. Slowly, I became the target of their bullying. I became very timid, cowardly, introverted, not talkative, and full of energy.
Feeling of inferiority.
It was at that time that I met Tang Jun.
After school that afternoon, I was riding my bicycle towards the small hotel by myself, when I passed by a small alley.
Three people who were dressed in exaggerated costumes, with their hair looking like they were wearing palettes, caught up behind them.
When I saw them, two words popped into my mind, Xiangfei and Nongka.
Rural non-mainstream, rural kawaii. The leader of these three people is Tang Jun with yellow hair. They look about the same age as me.
Tang Jun holds my bicycle
“Dude, borrow some money and spend it.”
I was a little scared and touched the few dollars I had in my pocket, which was my dinner money.
"I have no money."
"Come, let's come and talk"
Tang Jun hugged my neck and moved to an inconspicuous corner.
I was extremely scared. When I was taken to the corner by him, several people showed their true colors. They came up and slapped me in the mouth. Another one also started to attack me. Tang Jun kicked me in the stomach and I was knocked down by them.
, lying on the ground, feeling even more scared and not daring to speak.
Tang Jun squatted down and touched my body, but he only came out with a few dollars.
"Why is it so small? Don't be so stingy. I told you that I borrowed it from you and I will pay you back."
I leaned against the wall, afraid that they would continue to beat me
"I really have no money. My family's money has been defrauded. My mother now works in a supermarket. She never had to work before."
"Do you think I'm a fool? You don't have the money to go to a school like this?"
Tang Jun was a little angry and took out a small dagger from his pocket.
"Do you have to see the light of day to tell the truth?"
As soon as I saw the dagger, I burst into tears of fright.
"Don't cry, gentlemen, it's not a shame."
Tang Jun was obviously at a loss.
"If you lend me money, I promise not to embarrass you."
"But I really don't have it. If you don't believe me, come with me and have a look. I can only stay in a small hotel now. Please."
Tang Jun probably didn't expect me to shed tears. He discussed it with the two people around him.
"In this way, you take us to where you live and where your mother works. If it's true, we'll let you go. If it's not true, we want you to look good today and I will definitely make you famous.
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I took them to the small hotel where my mother and I lived, and greeted the aunt at the door warmly. Then I took them to the supermarket where my mother worked. When I came out of the supermarket, my mother gave me a bottle of black tea. Black tea
I took it out, but I didn't dare to drink it and handed it to Tang Jun.
Tang Jun was not polite at all. He drank heavily and gave some to the two friends next to him. He also specifically told them to leave some for me, and they actually left some for me.
I didn't dare to drink it at first. It was Tang Jun who scared me, so I drank it.
A few of us were sitting in a small garden outside the supermarket
"Why do you still go to a school like that when your family is so poor? Besides, your mother's temperament is different from others. She shouldn't work in a place like this."
I really wanted to send Tang Jun and the others away quickly, so I answered whatever Tang Jun and the others asked. But what I didn’t expect was that after Tang Jun and the others told me about my experience, Tang Jun remained silent.
For quite a while.
"Do you feel that you are particularly wronged and helpless now?"
I nodded quickly.
"You are much better than me. You have a mother. I never knew who my parents were when I was a child. I was abducted and sold by human traffickers to a mountain village. From there, I was forced to do farm work every day. I was exhausted and couldn't eat or drink well.
After finally escaping, I met a few scumbags in society, who forced me to become a beggar and ask for money for them. Then I finally ran away again, and ended up falling into a thief organization again, and was arrested.
They were forced to reach out and pick up the contents of the frying pan to steal things. If they were not careful, they would be beaten."
Tang Jun stretched out his fingers, pointed at some scars on them, and then lifted up the clothes on his chest and sleeves.
"Many of them were beaten by them. Later, they were beaten up by the police. I was young, so I was able to escape. I don't know how I wandered here. I met a kind boss who took me in and worked for him so that I wouldn't go hungry.
Death, are you much happier than me?"
"Fuck, my childhood is just like a journey to the west. There are still many things I haven't told you. Forget it, I won't tell you anymore. I don't have enough tears."
I looked at Tang Jun, "Childhood? How old are you this year?"
He patted his chest
"In one month, I will be sixteen."
I still can't forget what he looked like at that time, but I didn't dare to say anything as I was standing by him, I just followed his lead.
