District 9

In the slums of Kaiyuan District, Wu Tianyin rode a tricycle to the door of his stepfather's house, lowered his head and called his phone.

The busy tone sounded twice when the call was connected. Wu Tianyin hung up the phone and stood in the snow to wait.

About five minutes later, the iron door slowly opened. My mother, wearing a big cotton-padded jacket, stood in the courtyard and shouted, "Xiao Yin!"

"Hey, Mom!" Wu Tianyin immediately came over and said, "Here it is."

"It's cold outside, come in quickly." Mother waved her hand and shouted: "Fill it in the house."

"Yes." Wu Tianyin nodded and followed his mother into the courtyard.

The two of them tiptoed back to the main room. The mother lit a candle in the living room of the main room, took out the information prepared by the stepfather and said, "Hurry up and fill it out."

"Okay." Wu Tianyin sat on the chair, took the information and started reading: "You...are you feeling better recently?"

"Same as usual, I have a bit of a cough." The mother poured Wu Tianyin a glass of water and made a silent gesture: "Let's keep our voices down. Your dad drank a lot of wine before falling asleep at night, so don't wake him up."

Wu Tianyin glanced at his mother who was not talking, lowered his head, picked up the pen, and quickly filled in the information.

The mother put on her clothes and waited for a short while, then asked softly: "What are you doing recently?"

"Set up a street stall and sell some snacks."

"Are you tired?" Mother asked.

"Eat a meal, there's nothing to worry about." Wu Tianyin filled out the information, put his fingerprints on it, stood up and handed it to his mother and said, "It's done."

Mother took it and took a look at it, then put the information in the cabinet and said, "Your clothes are too thin and it's cold when you stand outside. In two days, your brother will make new clothes. I'll get you some cotton and sew one too." .”

Wu Tianyin was stunned for a long time and replied in a low voice: "No, I will earn some money to buy one myself."

At this moment, her mother could tell that Wu Tianyin's words were a bit cold and uncomfortable, but she couldn't change anything. She could only change the subject and said: "You can stay at home tonight and leave early tomorrow morning to save yourself the trouble."

Wu Tianyin didn't want to face his stepfather who would get up tomorrow morning at all, so he replied without hesitation: "No, I have something to do tomorrow morning, so I'll go back first."

"Let's stay the night."

"Haha, what's the use of staying overnight." Wu Tianyin smiled: "You should go to bed early, I'm leaving."

"...Then I'll give it to you." Mother picked up the big cotton-padded jacket again.

Wu Tianyin said nothing more and just walked straight out of the house.

The two of them walked silently through the courtyard of their home, one behind the other, and came to the door again.

"Okay, Mom. You go back, I'm leaving." Wu Tianyin got on the tricycle.

"Ride slowly, the road is slippery."

"It's okay." Wu Tianyin waved his hand: "Go back quickly."

My mother stood on the steps and hesitated for a long time before persuading: "Your dad has a heavy burden and has to support our big family. Sometimes he is a bit temperamental, but we have to understand him. You have to have time, Come back and apologize to him, but if you can't, just stay at home so I can take care of you."

Wu Tianyin was riding a tricycle and grinned: "Mom, if I weren't here, you would be able to relax. I have hands and feet, so I can take care of myself."

Mother was stunned.

"I'm leaving." Wu Tianyin greeted his mother and left decisively on his electric bike.

At the door, my mother stood on the steps, sighed, and slowly pushed the iron door shut.

…

Wu Tianyin doesn't go to bed until three or four o'clock in the morning every night recently. When he wakes up the next morning, it's almost afternoon. At that time, he has to purchase goods and prepare ingredients. He only has a simple bite to eat at night, and then he has to go out again. . Therefore, in his current state, he has no time to feel the warmth and warmth of human relationships, and can only save his energy to make a living.

Therefore, Wu Tianyin did not have any negative emotions because of his mother's attitude towards him this time. He just rode his electric bicycle with his head down, wanting to return to his residence to rest as soon as possible.

After going back and forth, it was almost twelve o'clock in the evening.

When Wu Tianyin arrived at the downstairs dormitory, he did not go up immediately because the dormitory space was too small. He was afraid that he would make a noise when he entered the room, disturb his roommates who were already sleeping, and make others feel unhappy, so he only took out the pre-packaged bags in the car. The dinner was prepared and eaten alone.

"Dip Lingling!"

Suddenly, a phone rang.

Wu Tianyin was stunned for a moment, then immediately answered the phone and said: "Hello, hello!"

"Hello? I'm Xu Wei!"

"Oh, Miss Xu." Wu Tianyin glanced at the phone screen again and asked curiously: "Why did you use this phone to call me?"

"This is my other account." Xu Wei responded softly: "Do you have time now?"

"What's wrong?"

"Please come pick me up at my house. I have to go out to do something."

"Okay!" Wu Tianyin swallowed the cold grains all over his head and immediately responded with a positive attitude: "Should I go now?"

"Well, you can come now and take me to Jiangnan. I'll give you fifty yuan." Xu Wei said softly: "When you arrive, go directly upstairs. My home is in 709!"

"Can I come in?"

"Yes, no one is watching downstairs at this point, just come in."

"Okay." Wu Tianyin nodded immediately: "I'm here. If you can't find it, I'll call you."

"You don't need to call, just come up here and help me carry something."

"Okay, see you later."

"Well, see you later."

After the two communicated, Wu Tianyin immediately rubbed his palms, lowered his head and put on a wind-resistant wool hat, and got out of the shed behind the tricycle again.

Tonight, Wu Tianyin closed the stall early and made less money, so he was happy to take Xu Wei's job. He got on the tricycle with great excitement and rushed to Xu Wei's house.

…

In the early morning, around 12:40, Wu Tianyin rode his bike to the downstairs of Xu Wei's residence. He parked the car, briefly recalled the building where Xu Wei went home every day, and walked in quickly.

A few minutes later, Wu Tianyin climbed up the stairs to 709, reached out and knocked on the door.

"Dong dong dong!"

A dull sound echoed in the dim corridor.

After a while, no one in the room answered. Wu Tianyin raised his arm again and knocked on the door of the other party's room.

After a few seconds, there was still no sound coming from the room. Wu Tianyin felt a little strange, so he opened his mouth and shouted tentatively: "Miss Xu, are you there?"

…

Xiaohu's house.

Mother walked to the study in her pajamas, frowned and said, "Let me tell you, if you arrange for Yamamoto to join his son's company, he will definitely be dissatisfied."

"You can't satisfy him with everything." The father responded without raising his head.

Mother was speechless.

"What happened to him? Did he quarrel with you?" Father asked.

"No, he can't be found, he doesn't answer the phone, and he won't come home." The mother said a little tiredly: "Can't you have a good talk with him?"

"If he's missing, let him play." The father scolded, "I'm telling you, don't take the initiative to call him. I'll see how long he can survive."

…

In the corridor.

Wu Tianyin knocked on the door again for two or three minutes, but there was no movement in the room. Then he frowned and dialed Xu Wei's number.