The world begins with shameless people

The Gallaghers.

After hearing what Mandy said, Lip suddenly felt that Mandy was very sad and a little pitiful at the same time.

Lip felt a little compassion, thought for a moment, and said, "You don't have to say that. You have a pretty good job now, and Mickey's income is also good."

"You two will have a good life."

Mandy heard this and raised her head from her knees, looked at Lip and smiled, "Maybe that's true."

Lip smiled back and said nothing more.

The two of them smoked cigarettes in silence.

After finishing a cigarette, Mandy checked the time and suggested to Lip, "Another round?"

By this time, Lip was already feeling quite relaxed.

There is no other reason.

Having just made things clear, I made it clear that I would not be responsible for Mandy, and Mandy agreed.

In this case, Lip was of course happy with this kind of relationship, and simply nodded, "Come on."

The two fxxk again.

At around eleven o'clock at night, Mandy walked out of the Gallagher house alone, lit a cigarette, and walked home with mixed feelings. At the same time, she thought about life.

Yeah, it's open.

Lip will leave, and this relationship is destined not to last long. In this case, we must live a good life... In other words, we cannot lose our job at Xiu'er Chinese Restaurant.

Got to make money.

Maybe, if she earns enough money, she can go to college with Lip. When Lip is in college, she can rent a house outside the school...

Comrade Mandy, the god of pure love, thought about it and started to have unrealistic aspirations.

It's really sad.

……

The days passed day by day.

Frank's condition was getting worse and worse. He could hardly get out of bed and even smelled like decay.

Samantha took good care of Frank and tried very hard to take Fiona's place, taking care of Carl, Debbie and Liam as best she could.

Carl still worked every day and had a lot of fun at the shooting training range. Occasionally, when no one was around, he would persuade Mickey to practice shooting with him. He lived a good life.

Ian is still working hard with Kathy to raise money in preparation for elopement.

Debbie was too young to find a job, and she didn't want to repeat her past mistakes and steal things to sell for money, so she had to stay at home every day and take care of Liam.

Fiona came here several times and saw that Sammy kept the Gallagher house in order and there were no problems even when she was not there. She felt very complicated.

On the one hand, with Sammy taking care of Carl and the other children, she felt she could go to Michigan with more peace of mind.

On the other hand, she felt that all her efforts over the past years seemed to have gone to waste, and she was easily replaced by Sammy, which made her really unhappy.

These days, the Gallagher household is generally quite peaceful.

The same is true for the entire South District.

……

The Jackson family.

Karen hasn't come back yet. She had a great time in Los Angeles and doesn't really want to come back.

In this way, Jody and Sheila played it again and again as a matter of course.

As they played more and more, both Jody and Sheila felt less and less guilty.

Human beings are such a creature.

-

In a blink of an eye, it is August 18th.

It was a drizzling morning that day. Chicago welcomed the long-awaited rain. The heat that had lasted for more than a month was suppressed by the rain, and there was a rare freshness in the air.

Half past seven in the morning.

The Gallaghers.

As usual, Sami got up early and prepared breakfast.

At this time, except for Frank who was really dying on the second floor, everyone living in this dilapidated house was sitting at the dining table, eating breakfast.

After a while, breakfast was finished.

Lip, Ian, and Carl got up one after another and prepared to go to work.

Ian walked the fastest and was out the door in less than a minute.

Lip had long felt that something was wrong with Ian. After a moment's hesitation, he decisively chased after him, "Ian, wait for me. I'll walk with you for a while."

Ian heard it, hesitated for a moment, slowed down a bit, and looked at Lip with a complicated expression, "You and I are on different paths."

"It's okay," Lip replied with a smile, "It's okay for me to take a short detour. I can just chat with you."

When Ian heard this, his heart suddenly tightened and he was a little flustered. "What are you talking about?"

Lip noticed Ian's behavior and was immediately more certain that there was something wrong with Ian. "You've been different lately. What happened?"

Ian became even more panicked and quickly shook his head, "No, it might be because the weather is too hot."

Lip was very smart and would never believe such nonsense, but he did not expose it directly. "Besides, you have been working in the grocery store until midnight every day recently. Is there so much to do?"

"Linda and I have agreed that I can earn more money by working for a while longer. I'll just be sleeping when I come back anyway," Ian said half-nonsensely. "School will start soon, and once Fiona leaves, we'll need money."

This is true.

Lip nodded, not doubting what he said. "Don't be too stressed about the money. You, me, and Carl, the three of us can handle it, especially Carl."

"Although it's embarrassing to say this, we really have to rely on Carl for the next year."

Ian smiled and said, "Yeah, luckily Carl doesn't mind."

Lip laughed too.

After laughing, Lip, who had never thought that Ian was planning to run away from home, thought about it and decided not to try again.

The two brothers chatted for a while and then separated at an intersection.

Ian went to work at the grocery store and Lip went to work at the burger shop selling burgers.

Grocery store.

Ian and Kaixi pretended to be serious. After a while, they saw that there were no customers in the store. Kaixi immediately smiled at Ian and whispered, "It's tonight. I have packed my things. What about you?"

Ian shook his head slightly. "There's still a little left. I'll go back at noon and bring the luggage here directly. We'll leave from here in the evening."

"Okay," Kaixi nodded happily and said with a smile on her face, "New York, our future is finally coming true."

Ian also laughed, a very gay laugh, "Yeah."

At this time, another guest pushed the door and walked in.

Kathy and Ian had to quickly put away their smiles and pretend to be busy.

******

It's about ten o'clock in the morning.

The plane lands.

After settling her child's problem in Los Angeles, Karen, who had traveled for more than ten days in a row, walked out of the airport, got on a car, and returned to the South Side of Chicago, accompanied by a female tour guide, dragging a large suitcase and carrying large and small bags.

Arrived at the door of the house.

Karen got off the car and walked home in a good mood.

At this time, Eddie looked very listless. He had been thinking about Monica and Karen for so many days, and was packing up to go to work.

Sheila was in a similar situation, having just changed her clothes, and was planning to go out for a walk and buy some daily necessities.

Karen opened the door and walked in, shouting happily, "Mom!"

Upon hearing Karen's voice, both Eddie and Sheila were shocked and turned their heads to look towards the door.

Karen dragged her suitcase into the living room, let go of the bags she was carrying, and threw them casually onto the sofa.

"Karen!" Seeing Karen, Silla immediately ran over excitedly and hugged Karen, "Why didn't you tell me you were back? I could have picked you up."

"I wanted to give you a surprise, so I didn't tell you on purpose," Karen replied with a smile.

Eddie was also very happy to see Karen come back. He smiled and asked Karen, "Did you have fun in Los Angeles?"

Eddie had long since given up caring how Karen got the money.

In fact, the thought of his daughter selling her body for money like a prostitute... Eddie didn't even dare to let himself think about it.

Hearing Eddie's words, Karen glared at Eddie decisively and said, "It's none of your business."

“….” Eddie was speechless and remained silent. Then, he shook his head, picked up his handbag, and went to work without saying anything else.

"Mom, I brought you a gift," Karen immediately smiled again when she saw Eddie leave, and said to Sheila.

When Sheila heard this, she was very happy, but at the same time, she couldn't control the guilt in her heart.

no way.

My daughter is so nice, I even brought her a gift when I went out to play...

But she slept with her daughter's boyfriend...

What a beast!

The more Silla thought about it, the more guilty she felt. Guilt made her feel guilty. "Ah, Karen, you don't need this. I don't need a gift. I just need you to get home safely."

Karen ignored it, smiled and took out the gift she prepared for Silla, and handed it to Silla, "Mom, what are you talking about? Come on, take a look and see if you like it."

"..." Sheila was almost feeling guilty. She wanted to tell Karen the truth about herself and Jodie, but she didn't dare to. She really couldn't say it.

Sheila struggled for several seconds but still couldn't say it, so she had to bite the bullet and accept the gift and open it.

Sheila was like, “Oh, Karen, this is so beautiful, thank you, thank you.”

"You're welcome, Mom. I'm going to go upstairs and get some sleep. I got up early this morning and didn't sleep well on the plane," Karen said as she was about to go upstairs.

Silla hesitated again and again, but did not stop him, “Okay, then you have a good rest, and I will make you what you like.”

"Okay," Karen responded without turning around as she was walking up the stairs.

Returning to her room, Karen immediately turned on the air conditioner, lay down on the bed, closed her eyes contentedly, and silently recalled every detail of the trip. She was deeply moved.

"The world outside is so exciting, and it's so good to have money!" Karen said to herself.

From this moment on, Karen had a very firm and unshakable goal for her life, which was to make money and enjoy this wonderful world.

It is worth mentioning that after this trip, Karen’s enthusiasm for fxxk is not as high as before.

Although, this is normal.

Karen discovered that there are many more interesting things in this world than fxxk, so of course she has to pursue those more interesting things.

**********

Jimmy's new rented house.

noon.

After lunch.

Fiona stood up silently, walked to the window, looked at the Gallagher house, lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and her mind was full of thoughts.

The day for Michigan was set.

The day after tomorrow morning, she and Jimmy would go to Michigan and stay there for a year.

Jimmy had already rented the house over there...

She has also told the bar manager that she will leave on the 20th and will not be working there anymore.

In other words, all aspects of moving to Michigan are basically ready, and there is no turning back.

If so...

When Fiona thought about leaving the day after tomorrow, leaving the Gallagher family and the South District where she had lived for more than 20 years...she felt extremely reluctant and even wanted to cry.

Because she wanted to cry, Fiona took a deep breath silently, resisted the urge, and subconsciously increased the speed of smoking.

Jimmy came over, got behind Fiona, hugged her, and said softly, "Don't be sad, I will come back with you in two weeks at most."

Fiona heard it and nodded slightly, "Okay."

Then Fiona said, "Let's go out for dinner together tomorrow night as a farewell."

"Okay, I'll book a better restaurant," Jimmy said obediently.

Fiona's mood did not improve. She still looked at the Gallaghers' house. She was silent for a while, then she spoke again, "Frank really doesn't have many days left. If I leave and come back, he will probably be dead."

Jimmy was quite familiar with Frank's situation and knew that, normally, what Fiona said was fine, but...

"I don't know why, but I always feel like Frank can't die."

"He is as tenacious as a cockroach. It is not that easy for him to die."

Hearing this, Fiona couldn't help but laugh, "Many people have said this, but Xiaoqiang will also die one day."

"I don't care if he dies."

"But if he died, I would definitely come back immediately, not for him, but for those children."

"They were too young to handle Frank's funeral."

"Sammy is a lunatic again. I can't trust him."

"Okay," Jimmy nodded, "Come back when the time comes. I'll try to come back with you."

"Yeah," Fiona responded.

*******

One p.m.

The rain got heavier. Under the pouring rain, a luxury cruise ship arrived at a port in Chicago.

The cruise ship slowly came to a stop.

Nando took a grape, walked out of the cabin, came under the parasol on the deck, threw the grape into his mouth casually, and looked around.

"Chicago, it's such a beautiful city, isn't it," Nando asked Beto, the bodyguard beside him, with a smile.

Beto nodded in agreement, "Yes."

"Estefania should like this city very much," Nando said again, "Let's go find her, but we have to find that little bastard Steve first."

"Okay," Beto nodded.

soon.

Nanduo and his men got off the boat and walked away slowly in the rain.

In a blink of an eye, more than two hours passed.

Nando got a car, and the group took three cars to the opposite side of the house rented by Jimmy. No one got out of the car for the time being, but just stared at the house, waiting for Jimmy to show up.

house.

Jimmy and Fiona, who actually didn't have much in common, were having fun having sex on the sofa in the living room.

Neither of them knew, nor could they have imagined that Nando and his gang were following them outside.

But, someone thought of it, or rather, someone knew it.

Ding Xiu knew.

Because Xiao Wu saw it in the tree.