Quick Wear: I am the shopkeeper at the Merit Pawn Shop

The owner of the Gongde Pawnshop stood up from his recliner.

Seeing Shen Mo return, the young man sitting in the pawnshop pawning his things smiled back at Shen Mo.

"You did a great job. Thank you for taking care of my younger siblings and giving them a perfect life."

"You're welcome, this is what I should do."

The man left the pawnshop, and Shen Mo checked his gains.

The total merit points are 80 points, 30 points go to the store, and the additional 20 points go to the shopkeeper. The task costs 5 merit points, and the shopkeeper gets a total of 30 points of merit.

Shen Mo calculated that if the original owner had not added twenty merit points and all of these merit points were attributed to him, his mission would only be worth ten merit points.

Thinking that he only had ten merit points for his own actions, Shen Mo felt very uncomfortable. He looked at the rabbit with a bad look: "Rabbit, how many merit points do you have?"

"What do you want?" The rabbit looked at Shen Mo warily.

Shen Mo smiled kindly in response: "I'm just curious about how much merit you can gain."

"I have much less than you, only ten merit points."

"Why do you get ten merit points when you didn't do anything?" Shen Mo got angry instantly. He felt it was totally unfair.

"No, you have ten merit points, I have ten merit points, and the mission cost five merit points. Where did the remaining five merit points go?"

Shen Mo remembered that there were a total of sixty merit points, thirty of which belonged to the store, so there should be a total of thirty merit points!

The rabbit pointed at the fat cat.

"Why should it take away five's merit points when it didn't do anything?" Shen Mo was really angry this time.

The answer he got was a claw from the fat cat, which hit Shen Mo on the back of the head, causing his face to rub against the counter.

With a "creak", the door was opened and another person came in from outside.

The man looked around, and the fat cat's claws let go of Shen Mo and diligently placed the small cake in front of the man.

Rabbit also quickly made a cup of tea and placed it in front of the man.

Shen Mo looked up from the counter, combed his messy hair with his hands, tried his best to maintain his demeanor, and gave what he thought was a perfect smile.

The visitor did not touch the food on the table, and looked at Shen Mo persistently: "Can this place help me change my life?"

"Yes, tell me your story." Shen Mo made a gesture of invitation.

The man took a sip of tea and spoke slowly.

He was born in the 1980s, commonly known as a post-80s generation.

Both parents are working people in the system.

In the 1990s, there was a trend of people going into business. His father wanted to do that, but his mother was against it, thinking that the system was stable and she didn't want to give up her stable job.

When he was eight years old, his mother was hit and killed by a large truck, leaving behind him and his two siblings.

Not long after, others persuaded his father to marry a stepmother to take care of him and his sister.

My grandparents and dad all said that their stepmother came into the family just to take care of them and their siblings.

The brother and sister also believed it and began to be hostile to their stepmother.

Later they found out that it was very easy for their stepmother to discipline them. Compared to their biological mother, who was not allowed to do this or that, their stepmother could be said to be completely obedient to them.

For example, when they were sick and wanted to eat ice cream, their grandparents said they couldn’t have it. But when their grandparents were not around, their stepmother would secretly sell it to them.

For example, when my younger sister fell in love with the jewelry that my father bought for my stepmother, my grandfather and father said that my sister was not allowed to wear it and that she couldn’t just take it. Then my stepmother would give the jewelry to my younger sister and say it was okay for her to wear it.

But it wasn't long before the jewelry was broken by my sister, and my father beat her.

At that time, even my stepmother couldn't protect my sister. Afterwards, she comforted my sister and bought her a lot of delicious and fun things as compensation.

This kind of thing happens a lot, and it can be said that the stepmother loves them unconditionally.

Even at school, if they fought with others, their stepmother would unconditionally protect them, regardless of whether it was their fault or not.

So no matter what happens at school, they never turn to their dad, grandpa and grandma. The only person they trust is their stepmother.

My stepmother was also a good helper to my father. Not long after they got married, my stepmother persuaded my father to go into the seaside business, and my father did so with the support of my stepmother.

And achieved great success.

Not long after that, my stepmother became pregnant, and that time, she had a miscarriage.

The father thought that he and his brother had done something to their stepmother, so he hung him up and beat him.

It was only after his stepmother persuaded his father that he and his sister stayed.

When his stepmother became pregnant for the second time, he and his sister were very careful. They didn't dare to get close to her, for fear that she would be hurt again.

This time, his stepmother gave birth successfully. He and his sister wanted to be closer to his little brother. When he and his sister went to see his little brother, they found that his face was red. They picked up the child and quickly called the adults.

My brother was taken to the hospital and the doctor said it was a food allergy.

He and his sister were beaten by their father again, and this time he insisted on sending them to the countryside.

He said that they brought food that his younger brother was allergic to and deliberately caused his allergy. This time, his stepmother was in tears and no longer pleaded for him and his sister.

They were sent to their grandparents' home in the countryside. By that time, their grandmother had passed away, leaving their grandfather alone.

My grandfather was a relatively traditional person, and after learning of their viciousness and my father's instructions, he felt that they needed to correct their character through labor.

He and his sister not only have to do housework, but also have to do farm work in order to have the opportunity to go to school.

He and his sister had very poor grades and were completely unable to keep up with the school's progress. Fortunately, they met a good teacher who gave him and his sister free tutoring.

With the encouragement of his teacher, when he graduated, he went from being the last in the class to a score just two points away from the high school passing line.

He called his father and asked him to pay for his studies as he wanted to go to high school.

No matter how much I tried to persuade him, my father still disagreed. He said that he was rotten to the core and didn't deserve to study.

His stepmother asked him to wait at home, saying that she would persuade his father, but there was no news until school started.

My sister was taken away by my father after she graduated from elementary school. At that time, my father and stepmother said that my sister could also study in the city.

Later he received a letter from his sister saying that she was no longer studying, but was staying at home doing laundry and cooking for the whole family, living like a nanny or maid.

If she resisted, she would be beaten.

Her stepmother advised her that it would be fine once she got married and she would help her find a good husband.

As he grew up, he realized that his stepmother's kindness to him and his siblings was not really for their own good. Even her first miscarriage and his brother's allergies were most likely designed by his stepmother.

But now, he is no longer able to resist.

After my grandfather passed away, my father dealt with the house and fields in our hometown at lightning speed.

At this point, he had nothing.

His father said to him coldly: "You are already 18 years old and an adult. I have fulfilled my obligation to support you. You can work and support yourself in the future. I don't need you to support me when I am old."

If it were just like this, he would not hate them. After all, whether he was schemed against by his stepmother or abandoned by his father, he himself should bear a great responsibility for his current situation.

He wanted to see his sister for the last time before leaving.