The world begins with shameless people

Gallagher House, Dining Room.

Facing Debbie's question, Lip subconsciously wanted to make a promise, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back, "Debbie, I can't promise."

"But I can promise that I will try my best to prevent this from happening."

"Okay?"

Debbie knew in her heart that Lip couldn't guarantee it, so she nodded and said, "Okay."

At this point, for the time being, there is nothing more to say.

Debbie was silent for a few seconds, then turned back to the living room and quietly watched TV with Liam.

Lip didn't chase after him. He looked back at the computer, his mind racing with thoughts that he couldn't control.

One more question...

Fiona is leaving, probably for a year...

This year, in addition to studying hard and getting a full scholarship from a certain university, he also had to take good care of Debbie, Carl, and Liam...

Besides that, you still have to make money, otherwise you will have nothing to eat...

In fact, there is another big problem further ahead... A year later, he went to college and Fiona chose her own life again, so what would happen to Ian and the others?

The more Lip thought about it, the more annoyed he became. After thinking about it, he suddenly thought of Samantha.

Could Samantha be a replacement for Fiona?

Even if that doesn't work, at least Debbie and the others should not be sent away by DCFS.

Lip thought about it seriously and decided to wait for Samantha to come back and have a good talk with her.

Time flies and more than half an hour has passed.

Lip picked out a few colleges, turned off his computer, and went out to look for a job.

Today is different from yesterday. The news that Fiona is leaving is like a bombshell, which has changed many things... Lip feels urgent and dares not try to take shortcuts anymore. He just wants to find a job quickly, whether it's a hamburger shop or a restaurant... anything is fine as long as he can make money.

On the way, Lip walked very fast.

Suddenly, the cell phone rang. Mandy, who had just finished washing the dishes at Xiu'er Chinese Restaurant and was able to take a break, called hurriedly.

Lip took out his cell phone, looked at Mandy's name, and hesitated.

Mandy is very clingy. He doesn't need a woman like that right now, and he can't be distracted and waste time with Mandy.

So it is.

Lip put the phone back in his pocket and didn't answer it.

Mandy then made several more phone calls, but Lip pretended not to notice.

Mandy finally stopped fighting.

In a blink of an eye, two hours passed.

Facts have proved that as long as you are willing to lower your requirements and endure hardships, work is not a luxury even in a place like the South District.

Lip found a job as a waiter in a hamburger restaurant... The salary was minimum wage, not much money, but it was an income every day.

"Come to work tomorrow," the manager said to Lip.

"Okay," Lip rarely put aside his arrogance and nodded in response.

After finishing his work, Lip left the hamburger shop, lit a cigarette, and walked back, thinking about tutoring some students to make money.

He had done this before, with Karen, starting with tutoring Karen...

Although, he didn't do it very often.

The reason was simple. He thought those students were too stupid. He looked down on them and didn't like them. If he spent a little longer with them, he would get angry...

But now, the situation is different, he needs money badly!

Therefore, without thinking too much, Lip took out his cell phone and started calling to ask those classmates if they needed tutoring, or if they knew any students who needed tutoring...

The call lasted for almost an hour.

The effect was good. Two Asian students agreed to it explicitly. Then, after some bargaining, the final price was much lower than Lip's psychological price.

If this had happened in the past, Lip would have been upset and angry.

But today, Lip didn't.

Money is money… He accepted the minimum wage job at the hamburger restaurant, and the cost of tutoring is always a little higher than the minimum wage.

At this point, the homework tutoring issue has been resolved, but it will be difficult to add new customers for the time being.

Lip then thought about other ways to make money.

As Lip thought about it, he recalled the smuggling he had done twice... It was really easy to make money from smuggling. In two days, he could make a net profit of two to three thousand US dollars. Doing it twice a month was more than enough.

But this is illegal...

More importantly... Lip thought of Ding Xiu...

What would Ding Xiu do to him if he knew?

Thinking of this, Lip couldn't help but shudder. He gave up the idea of ​​going back to Si and gritted his teeth. He decided to earn money slowly by tutoring homework and working in the hamburger restaurant.

************

Jimmy's new rented house.

Fiona leaned on the sofa in a daze, looking at the Gallagher house for a long time.

After so many years of living with those children, it will be very difficult to give up on them.

Fiona's mood was extremely complicated, her mind was in a mess, and she didn't even know what she was thinking.

Jimmy sat aside, watching TV quietly, and was very conscious not to disturb Fiona, allowing her to be absent-minded.

for a long time.

Fiona sighed deeply, retracted her gaze, and looked at Jimmy, "Have you confirmed it with the school? When are we leaving?"

Jimmy smiled slightly. "It's summer vacation now, so some things can't be confirmed. However, it should be fine. They told me to go there on the 20th to complete some formalities."

"We can go there together. It would be a good opportunity for you to get familiar with the environment there."

Fiona nodded, "Okay."

Looking at Fiona like this, Jimmy thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry too much. It's only a four-hour train ride. We can come back every week."

From a certain perspective, these words directly hit upon Fiona's biggest headache. Fiona felt warmed at heart and smiled, "Yeah."

After saying this, Fiona felt a little better. She lay down decisively and started serving Jimmy.

******

Night falls.

Samantha and Frank did find a hospital that Frank had not defaulted on before, and returned to the Gallagher home happily.

Lip was cooking dinner in the kitchen. When he saw Samantha, he immediately smiled and said hello to her because he needed her help. "Samantha, have you had dinner?"

Samantha was very happy when she heard it, and quickly replied with a smile, "Not yet, I've been busy with Frank all afternoon. You can just call me Sammy, everyone who knows me calls me that."

Lip nodded gently, "Okay, if you haven't eaten yet, let's eat together. I just happen to have something I want to talk to you about."

Samantha heard it and immediately took the initiative to walk quickly to Lip's side, "Are you in trouble? Tell me."

Lip didn't like Sammy, but for now, he didn't hate her either.

Therefore, seeing that Samantha was so eager to talk, Lip did not delay and went straight to the point, talking about Fiona's idea of ​​moving away and her hope that Sammy would stay here.

"You can live here even if Frank dies. In exchange, I need you to make sure we don't get taken away by DCFS. Can you do that?"

Sammy was quite familiar with DCFS. After listening to what Lip said, he understood what was going on. He nodded and agreed without hesitation, and then extended his hand to Lip, "Deal."

Lip shook Sammy's hand. "Thank you."

Sammy smiled brightly, "What are we having for dinner? Let me help you."

Lip was not good at this, but when he saw Sammy wanted to help, he hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

soon.

Sammy was busy and in a very good mood. On the one hand, it was because she seemed to have a house to live in and no longer had to live in the trailer. On the other hand, it was because she would soon become the real eldest sister of the Gallagher family.

How great.

Sammy was very happy.

……

Eat and drink enough.

Lip lit a cigarette, walked out the back door, and called Karen.

This call should have been made a long time ago, but Lip had been avoiding it during the day.

But, there are some things that it is useless to avoid. When the time comes, you have to face them.

The waiting tone sounds.

Karen was out shopping, preparing to go to Los Angeles, when she heard her phone ring. Seeing that it was Lip calling, she smiled and answered the call, "What's up?"

Hearing Karen's voice, Lip subconsciously took a deep puff of his cigarette, and then spoke as calmly as possible, "There is indeed something I want to talk to you about."

"I'm downtown and I'm not going back for a while," Karen replied.

Lip took another puff of his cigarette and felt relieved, because he didn't want to, or didn't dare to, tell Karen about this in person.

"We can just talk on the phone," Lip said.

"Okay, then tell me as soon as possible, I have something else to do," Karen replied.

"Well," Lip responded, "Karen, I plan to go to college and leave this damn place in the South District, so I can't marry you. Let's abort the child, okay?"

The words hit my ears.

Karen was stunned. She was very puzzled by Lip's 180-degree turn of attitude. She thought for a while, "I didn't ask you to marry me. Haha, what if I don't have an abortion and give birth to the baby?"

"You mean you won't take care of this child, right?"

This is what Lip was afraid of. He instinctively raised his hand to rub his forehead, took a few puffs of his cigarette, gritted his teeth, and replied with a stiff upper lip, "Well..."

"Haha, you're such an interesting person. I clearly told you from the beginning that it's none of your business," Karen sneered. "Okay, I get it. Just study hard for your university and leave here."

"Karen..." Lip didn't want Karen to give birth to the child. "Go get an abortion. You're still young. You'll regret it..."

Dududu~~

Karen simply hung up the phone, and when she was done, she immediately called Ding Xiu.

Ding Xiu was busy in the kitchen of the restaurant. When she saw Karen's call, she clicked the answer button and said, "Karen."

Karen didn't waste any time and quickly repeated to Ding Xiu what Lip had just said.

Ding Xiu listened quietly, smiled happily, and found it very interesting.

Was the effect of yesterday morning's operation so good?

It turns out that all it takes is one bullet and Lip won't be such an idiot anymore.

"I understand," Ding Xiu responded with a smile.

"What should I do?" Karen asked.

"He probably won't contact you in the short term, so don't look for him or answer his calls. Just let him be and do what you should do," Ding Xiu replied after a moment's thought.

The reason why it is said to be a short time is because Ding Xiu believes that the matter between Lip and Karen has not yet come to an end.

"Okay," Karen really didn't care. Whatever Ding Xiu said, that was it.

Ding Xiu didn't say anything more and hung up the phone. She continued to work while imagining what would happen to Lip next.

Can Lip hold on?

It’s difficult.

He is too young, how strong can his will be? Besides, he is a Gallagher…

Let’s wait for further developments.

******************

Grocery store.

Kaixi and Ian, who is in love, are working hard with full motivation and striving for the future.

After a while, no customers came in.

The two of them discussed their destination in a low voice.

America is huge, with so many cities, each with its own style, it’s really hard to choose.

We discussed this for quite a while.

"How is New York? I saw on the Internet that New York is very open. When we get to New York, we can do whatever we want," Ian suddenly said.

Kaixi smiled happily, "New York is really nice, let's make a note of it."

The two were very excited and looking forward to the future.

-

Before I knew it, five days had passed.

That morning, Karen packed her luggage early, went out, got on the car sent by the travel agency, and headed for the airport.

In the car, the female tour guide who was responsible for accompanying Karen to Los Angeles spoke to Karen very politely.

Arriving at the airport, the two boarded the plane and flew to Los Angeles.

A blink of an eye.

At night, Jody, the fool who had obtained Karen's permission to continue living here, walked into Jackson's house without thinking there was anything wrong with it.

Eddie was at work as usual, and Sheila was still the only one in the house.

So, it really made sense that Sheila's heartbeat quickened as she looked at Jody.

Then, some things, once they happen for the first time, they will happen again...

At around ten o'clock in the evening, Sheila gave Jodi another BJ.

This time, Jody held on and didn't have sex with Sheila.

But how long can it last?

The answer is three days.

Three days later, it was still night.

Jody couldn't hold on and fucked Sheila;

Sheila had a great time.

What’s very interesting is that at about the same time, on the second floor of the Gallagher house, Lip, who also couldn’t hold on and answered Mandy’s call, was having sex with Mandy crazily.

Done.

The two men sat on Fiona's bed and each lit a cigarette.

After taking a few puffs, Mandy looked at Lip with a complicated expression, "Want to explain to me why you didn't answer my calls in the past few days?"

Lip expected Mandy to ask this, and after thinking for a while, he decided to tell the truth, "I plan to go to college and leave here. I don't want to hurt you. You should find a man who will stay here."

After hearing this, Mandy shook her head sadly, "I already knew that you would go to college and leave here. I didn't expect you to stay for me, let alone take me away."

"You think too much."

Lip exhaled a puff of smoke, turned his head towards Mandy, and didn't know what to say, so he kept silent.

Speaking of this topic, Mandy was actually very sad. She buried her head between her knees silently, "You should leave here. You are so smart, you are destined to live a good life outside."

"I can only stay here and live out my life. I know we will have no future."

"I don't care."

In fact, how could one not care?

The question is, what’s the point of caring?