The world begins with shameless people

2119 North Wallace Street, the Gallagher home.

Jimmy is really gone.

With this fact in front of her, Fiona, who couldn't stop smoking and drinking beer, suddenly realized how much she couldn't accept this fact, and at the same time, she realized how much she loved Jimmy.

Fiona had the urge to chase him out, and without caring about anything else, she just followed him to Michigan and lived the life she was supposed to live.

pity……

It is not easy for adults to do whatever they want.

People like Lip, Ian, Debbie, Carl and Liam were almost pulling her back, and she couldn't leave.

After a long time, smoking several cigarettes and drinking several cans of beer, Fiona raised her hand and wiped her face hard to cheer herself up. Then she stood up and walked to the door to take a look.

I didn't see Jimmy, but Jimmy was indeed gone.

Life must go on.

Time flies.

Five days passed.

This morning, after many twists and turns, she finally returned to the Gallagher family's pit. What's even more sad is that Fiona, who has adapted to this kind of life, got up early, made breakfast, took a cup of coffee, went to the front door, leaned against the doorpost, and waited for Ding Xiu to come out to walk the dog.

After waiting for a while, Fiona saw Ding Xiu coming out with Dai Jiu's Husky. Without wasting any time, she moved immediately and walked over.

Ding Xiu saw that Fiona was clearly coming for him, so he stopped, lit a cigarette, and waited calmly.

"I want to talk to you, can I?" Fiona walked in front of Ding Xiu and said in a rare friendly manner with her head lowered.

Ding Xiu smiled slightly and said, "Let's talk while we walk."

Fiona nodded and walked forward side by side with Ding Xiu.

After walking for more than ten seconds, Fiona finally spoke again, "I apologize to you. I was indeed wrong before. I'm sorry."

Ding Xiu was delighted to hear this.

The attitude of this apology is indeed much better than last time.

Ding Xiu looked at Fiona and said, "It's hard to make you say such words."

Fiona's brows twitched slightly, and her temper rose a little, but she held it back, thought about it, and nodded, "Yeah."

"Don't get excited," Ding Xiu smiled back, "Since you want to talk, let's talk. You said you did something wrong, what was wrong?"

Fiona: "????"

Oh no, my temper is rising again!

Fiona has never been a woman who can hide her feelings. Ding Xiu knew that Fiona was angry, so she smiled and added, "Feeling unhappy again? How about this, if you can hold back your temper and walk with me, I won't deal with the house after you come back, how about that?"

This is what Fiona wanted, so she agreed decisively, "Okay."

Ding Xiu smiled, "Then, answer my question just now, where did you go wrong?"

"When we were in the hospital, I shouldn't have scolded you like that just because of what you said," Fiona said almost through gritting her teeth.

"Haha," Ding Xiu smiled, she really found it quite interesting.

If a person is willing to stay in a pit and feels comfortable and contented in the pit, then how can people outside the pit pull this person out?

"From what you said, I was wrong, right? You Gallaghers are actually quite powerful, right?" Ding Xiu asked with a smile, "To be honest, it doesn't matter."

Fiona's eyes widened a little, and after a moment's hesitation, she decided to tell the truth, "Yes, I do think we are awesome!"

"We had nothing and we have been working hard to make a living. I raised Lip and his family to this age, and they have food, drink and a place to live. I have worked so hard."

"Have you, a rich man like you, ever suffered the hardships we have suffered? What right do you have to judge me from a high position? Judge our Gallagher family?"

Ding Xiu exhaled a puff of smoke and smiled, "First of all, stay calm and don't forget the deal we just reached."

"Secondly, you are wrong. Compared with the suffering I have gone through, your suffering is nothing."

"You always feel that you are miserable, and your Gallagher family is miserable, so it's okay to steal and cheat, it's for survival."

"But the fact is, you are just immersed in this reasoning. America is so big, there is no one suffering more than you? You are the only one suffering, right?"

"You said I was a rich man, I don't understand, but have you ever thought that maybe I wasn't born rich, I climbed up little by little by myself."

Ding Xiu was telling the truth, talking about his life before he traveled through time.

"Difficulties are not your excuse. I have lived here for so long, I know what your family situation is like."

"Your family has never suffered so much that they would starve to death. You could have slowly made your life better, but you didn't have any plans and just lived day by day. You always created all kinds of problems for yourselves, and in the end, you blamed the world for being unfair."

"Haha, don't you think it's ridiculous?"

"Finally, whether I am qualified to judge you."

Ding Xiu grinned, "Fiona, this world is so cruel. I judge you and I look down on you guys. What can you do?"

"Hit me? Kill me?"

Fiona: “…..”

Ding Xiu's last sentence is so damn annoying!!!

Fiona was so angry that her mouth was a little crooked, but she didn't dare to say anything, so she could only grit her teeth and remain silent.

Ding Xiu took a look and didn't look any further. He continued walking forward while smoking and holding Dai Jiu's hand.

About half a minute passed.

Fiona recovered a little and managed to speak, "What do you want to say?"

Ding Xiu smiled faintly, "What I want to say is that you are not great, and there is nothing remarkable about you."

"You did feed Carl and the others, but that was all you did."

"Except for Carl, Lip, Ian, and Debbie have so many problems. Do you really think it has nothing to do with you? Are they not affected by you? Are you not responsible?"

hum.

Fiona couldn't stand this kind of question. She had always avoided thinking about it, so she immediately bit her lip.

Ding Xiu then said, "Also, there is a question that I don't know if you haven't thought about."

"So many things happened in your Gallagher family, have you ever thought about the reasons?"

"Why do so many things happen to you?"

"Is it because someone has nothing better to do and is looking for trouble with you? Is that all?"

After hearing this, Fiona subconsciously asked, "What else?"

Ding Xiu smiled brightly and shook his head, "Who would be so idle? If someone really hated you Gallaghers so much, why would they go to so much trouble?"

"Wouldn't it be better to just kill him?"

"Of course, Carl, no problem, this doesn't involve Carl."

Fiona: “…..”

Damn it! !

This is a complete admission!

This guy did it all!

In an instant, Fiona was both angry and scared, and her body began to tremble slightly.

Ding Xiu saw it, but didn't care. He turned around and walked back, "Go back and think about why someone did this. I can remind you. You can think about what happened in the beginning."

"By the way, I've never been interested in you."

"..." Fiona was still in fear, her head was buzzing and she was unable to speak.

unconsciously.

The two returned to Ding Xiu's door.

Ding Xiu smiled at Fiona, who remained silent on the way back, and said, "You did it. The house is safe. By the way, if one day you figure it out, you are welcome to come to me. I can probably help you get rid of this kind of life."

"The premise is that you really think it through."

When Fiona heard this, she looked at Ding Xiu in a daze. She felt that Ding Xiu was shameless, disgusting, and extremely ugly.

Ding Xiu smiled as he faced Fiona's gaze.

He didn't care what Fiona thought.

After all, he never said he was a good guy.

A few seconds later, Ding Xiu turned around and took Dai Jiu home.

Fiona stood there in a daze for a long time before she lifted her heavy feet and walked home.

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The Gallaghers.

Lip, who has quit his job at the hamburger restaurant because school is starting tomorrow, doesn't need to go to work today and has been anxiously waiting for Fiona.

Therefore, when he saw Fiona coming back, Lip immediately went to meet her, wanting to know the result of the apology.

Fiona looked at Lip absentmindedly for two seconds before she spoke, "The house is saved, I need a cigarette."

When Lip heard this, he first let out a long sigh of relief, then quickly took out a cigarette and handed one to Fiona, "Then what's wrong with you? What did he say, and why did you react like this?"

Fiona lit up a cigarette and took two deep puffs. Then, she turned her head slightly and glanced at Karl and the others who were having breakfast in the restaurant. After finishing, she took a deep breath and said, "Let's talk in the backyard."

Soon, the two arrived at the backyard.

Fiona took another long drag on her cigarette. "He didn't admit it directly, but he admitted it indirectly. He was indeed playing tricks on us."

After listening to this, Lip subconsciously took a puff of his cigarette. He didn't feel surprised. After all, he had basically confirmed this in his heart. "Then what? What did he say specifically? Repeat it again."

Fiona had long since run out of ideas, so she nodded and obediently did as she was told, repeating the story as best she could.

Lip smoked a cigarette and listened quietly, his brows furrowed. He was silent for a moment, his thoughts racing.

Turn and turn.

Although he couldn't figure it out clearly, Lip had a rough idea, and he couldn't help but feel that it was so unbelievable.

"From what he said, he seemed to think that he was helping us from the very beginning..."

Hear this.

Fiona, who was actually not that stupid and realized the meaning of this, blinked, hesitated for two seconds, and then spoke.

"If I had accepted the job he offered me, everything would have been very different..."

When this matter was mentioned, Lip instinctively raised his eyebrows.

Lip had a good memory and of course he didn't forget what he had done.

So, after taking a long puff of his cigarette, Lip habitually defended himself, "Now it seems that I did nothing wrong. He is a psychopath."

how to say.

There is nothing wrong with this statement.

But to say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with it is not right.

Fiona didn't know how to respond. Her thoughts were very confused, so she didn't say anything and just smoked silently.

Lip looked at Fiona, not wanting to talk about it anymore, and changed the subject. "Anyway, according to him, as long as we don't cheat like before, he shouldn't cause us any more trouble..."

"Maybe," Fiona replied, feeling tired.

After saying this, Fiona glanced at Lip again and said, "I need some quiet time."

Lip thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay."

After answering, Lip walked away.

Fiona leaned weakly on the railing and became dazed.

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a new day.

First day of school for Lip and Debbie.

Debbie started junior high school today.

Debbie was very much looking forward to it. She got up early in the morning, dressed up, and was busy all the time.

Karl saw it and said something rudely.

Debbie, who had gained a lot of weight and become a lot fuller this summer, decisively fought back.

Lip also woke up early and was looking forward to school...but for different reasons than Debbie.

Lip was looking forward to going to school, mainly because it would stop him from slaving away at a burger joint and wasting his labor for minimum wage.

Of course, in this case, the task of supporting the family fell mainly on Fiona.

Fiona hasn't returned to normal yet. The phone call with Ding Xiu yesterday is still having an impact.

This morning, the Gallagher family was in chaos as usual.

Time flies.

Lip and Debbie packed up and prepared to go out.

"Fiona," Debbie hesitated for a moment before leaving, and said to Fiona, "Frank will be discharged from the hospital today..."

Fiona knew what Debbie meant and suddenly had a headache. "Sammy will take care of Frank. Frank is not our problem."

Debbie: “…..”

This was not the answer Debbie wanted to hear.

Debbie was disappointed, hesitated for a moment, and then asked tentatively, "Frank will move back here, right?"

Fiona shook her head decisively, "There's no place for him here."

Debbie: “…..but…”

The words were not finished.

"Debbie, we should go," Lip quickly interrupted, stopping Debbie from asking any more questions;

Debbie bit her lip, finally stopped asking, turned around and followed Lip out.

Looking at Debbie's back, Fiona sighed silently, knowing that this matter would definitely not end, which really gave her a headache.

At this time, Carl, who still had two days before school started, said to Fiona, "Sammy lives in a broken RV, and I'm afraid there's no room for Frank there."

"My house is habitable now, and I can let Frank live there."

"..." Fiona was speechless when she heard it, and subconsciously rejected it, "NO!"

“It’s my house,” Carl retorted immediately.

Fiona choked, ".....Karl, if you let Frank move in, your house will become a garbage dump in a few months!"

"When the time comes, you won't be able to drive Frank away even if you want to!"

"Do you want Frank to destroy your house?"

Although Karl was not very smart, the house next door was so beautiful, but it became a garbage dump? Karl really didn't want to, and he was speechless all of a sudden.

Fiona breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this. "Don't worry about Frank. He's just like a cockroach. He can live well no matter where he is."

As soon as the words left his mouth.

Fiona's phone rang.

She took out her cell phone and saw that it was a call from a familiar employment agency. Fiona answered the call immediately.

"Fiona, I have a paper cup company that is looking to hire a part-time worker. Are you interested?" asked the job agent.

Fiona was of course interested, but a little worried, "A formal company? Won't they check my criminal record?"

“It’s just a part-time job, they shouldn’t check, but you don’t have to tell them, do you understand me?” the job agent reminded.

Fiona nodded quickly, "I understand. Okay, I'm very interested."

“Then come to my place later,” the job agent said.

"Well, see you later," Fiona replied in a much better mood.