Monster, I want to fall in love with you

Tao Qiu sat on a dilapidated single sofa and ate instant noodles.There was still a bucket of eaten instant noodles on the same dilapidated small coffee table in front of him.

After eating two barrels, he still felt empty in his stomach, and when he moved his head slightly, his eyes stared like stars, as if he had woken up early in the morning without eating and was dizzy due to low blood sugar.

But it's not morning, two or three in the afternoon.He lives in a storage room on the ground floor.

When designing the community, the first floor was vacated and divided into four small rooms, which were given to the owners of the second and third floors as a benefit for the lower floors.Most of the warehouses are used as utility rooms, where some discarded furniture and home appliances are piled up, and there are also one or two households who are greedy for a little money and rent them out.

But because the place is too small and the lighting is not good, only one room is rented out.

This is the room where Tao Qiu lives now.

Beds, wardrobes, sofas, and coffee tables are all old things that the landlord does not want.Once a few pieces were put in, there was no room for other extra items in the room.

However, Tao Qiu didn't care, because he had no money to buy it, and he didn't have much requirements for material life.

He has one foot on the edge of the world, and what he has to do is different from others.

He raised his head, facing the front of the room.An internationally accepted eye chart hangs on the fairly white wall.

The markings on it seemed to be coated with a layer of halo, and they were pasted into small balls the size of tadpoles.He spent too much time looking at another world, and this world became more and more blurred in his eyes.

His gaze subconsciously moved down line by line.It's hard to see.

The boundary between the pupil and iris of his eyes is not very clear, presenting an ambiguous black-gray.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and his already blurred vision became even more misty, which made his handsome face reveal a fragile beauty.

The lighting is not good, and the only energy-saving light in the house is also very dim.Under his feet, something seemed to move suddenly, like an animal, the size of an otter, covered in oily black fur, shyly rubbing against Tao Qiu's leg.

Tao Qiu stretched out his hand to touch its smooth fur, its whole body arched and disappeared again.

He stood up and took the instant noodle bowls on the coffee table one by one outside, to a bathroom shared by four small warehouses.He poured the soup into the toilet, put the noodle bowl into the garbage bag, and then went out and threw it into the garbage can.

Going back to the house, he grabbed a black canvas bag hanging behind the door, hung it on his shoulder, and knocked on the door to go out.

The canvas bag was very big, but it didn't seem to contain much, and it hung deflatedly on his body.

As soon as he went out, he almost bumped into someone.

"Little Tao, are you going out?" The person in front of him, with a thin face and hands behind his back, looked like an inspection leader, was his landlord Li Guoqing.

Li Guoqing is a retired cadre in his 60s.There are two sons who went to school in other places, stayed there after graduation and started a family.I can't go back once or twice a year.

It's not that the son is unfilial.When Li Guoqing was still in power, he fell in love with a little nanny who was 30 years younger than him. Li Guoqing, who had lived for more than 60 years, felt that he had never tasted love. He recklessly started a divorce with his wife.

After half a year of flying around, Li Guoqing got a divorce certificate at the cost of leaving the house.

While the two sons were secretly grappling to relieve their hatred, Li Guoqing turned his head and bought a three-bedroom big house in Xinjian Community, and he and his little nanny lived a life that only envied mandarin ducks but not immortals.

Jiang is still old and hot. Li Guoqing's salary card has been under the hands of his wife for decades, but the private money he has saved in private is nothing compared to his salary.

The son and his wife could only grit their teeth and cursed the old fox in their hearts.

It’s just that the good times haven’t passed for two years, and the little nanny became obsessed with square dancing. Although she is in her 30s, she is no different from a delicate flower among the square dancing aunts. From time to time, she is called to participate in activities by major square dancing organizations , delegate important roles, and live happily.

Compared with the busyness of his beloved wife, Li Guoqing's life seems a bit monotonous and tired.

Now, he was actually very happy to see Tao Qiu. Compared with Tao Qiu's distress and embarrassment, he felt a kind of spiritual satisfaction.

"Little Tao," Li Guoqing looked at Tao Qiu, one of Duojun's children, yet he confused himself like this.With such an appearance, if something happens again, he will worry about money.

"It's the end of the month. If you have spare money, you can pay the rent." Li Guoqing said.

"En." Tao Qiu nodded hastily, not daring to look at Li Guoqing.

The rent has not been paid for three months, and he himself feels guilty and embarrassed.

Li Guoqing hesitated for a while, he did not lack these two small coins, and he reminded Tao Qiu to pay the rent three times and five times, largely to satisfy himself.

Look, this kid is so pitiful. Although I haven't paid the rent for several months, I still have a kind heart and didn't drive him out.

Although in the eyes of his son and wife, he is a Chen Shimei, but in the eyes of Tao Qiu, he must be a magnanimous landlord.

Li Guoqing once peeked into Tao Qiu's life through the only window in the storage room.

During lunch and dinner several times, eight or nine out of ten, I was eating instant noodles.Occasionally, once or twice, I brought lunch boxes from outside, but I haven't seen any shredded pork yet.

Poor see.

If he hadn't taken him in, the child would probably be sleeping on the streets.

But even though he lived in poverty, he kept his body clean.Although the clothes are old, there is a refreshing and clean atmosphere all over his body. Even his storage room, which has not been ventilated for many years, once he went in to collect the rent, also has a quiet feeling.

This was also one of the reasons why he didn't drive Tao Qiu out.

Unlike those two sons, who have received higher education and work in a good company, but are sloppy and unkempt.

Li Guoqing sighed: "Little Tao, it's not a big deal for you. You need to find a long-term job that can be settled. I'm soft-hearted. You don't have to say good things to me. I can give you a few days. Your aunt I know, but it's not easy to talk like me."

In fact, his new wife, Dong Jiaorao, was worried about where to put her bulging waist every day, and she had to change her dance clothes again, so she didn't care about such a small amount of money.Didn't he say this to let Tao Qiu realize his difficulties and advantages?

"I just found a job recently. After getting the salary, I must first make up the rent." Tao Qiu said.Although the salary may not be enough to pay the rent, but the attitude is still necessary.

"Hey, this is a good thing, where is it?" Li Guoqing's full sense of superiority instantly dropped.

"Mandarin Hotel."

"Hey." Li Guoqing's sense of loss added another layer.

Wen Hua Hotel is a five-star hotel under the Gu Group. It is located in a bustling business district, but it is built along the river. With the spring water from the river, you can see the movement and stillness of the whole city in your eyes.

The hotel is well-known all over the country. Not only does it often receive large-scale non-governmental exchanges and chambers of commerce organized by the government, because of its special location, Mandarin Hotel is one of the landmark buildings in N City, and it is also a place for some middle-class people to climb high and look far away to express their feelings. The place.

The hotel is not far from this neighborhood, but this not-so-bad neighborhood seems to have blackened the business district centered on the Mandarin Hotel, so I dare to hide in the shadow of these high-rise buildings secretly.

"Xiao Tao, it's not bad, the monthly salary should be quite a lot."

"The salary will only increase after the three-month trial period is over. Now it is only [-] a month." Tao Qiu said.

Li Guoqing breathed a sigh of relief in an instant. Although Tao Qiu was working at the Mandarin Hotel, his fate had not changed much.The balance in Li Guoqing's heart regained a little bit.

"Then go quickly. Don't be late for a few days after work."

Tao Qiu responded, picked up his backpack again, and left the compound.

At noon, there were few people and few cars on the road, and it looked like a sleepy afternoon.

It took only ten minutes by taxi from here to Wenhua Hotel, but Tao Qiu still felt sorry for the 20-odd taxi fare, and always walked there.

He walked quickly along the small street, with tall and straight camphor trees planted on both sides. Although the sun was bursting, it was already the end of September, and no matter how strong it was, it was at the end of its strength.

Moreover, the transformed beast sealed on his body would come out to make trouble from time to time, causing him to shiver like rashes.

He walks a little erratically.A few hundred meters later, there was a three-way intersection with no zebra crossings or traffic lights, and he was about to cross the road directly.

Almost at the same time, a sharp sound of brakes pierced through the empty noon hour, and then his waist and legs were slammed with a huge force.

Before he realized what was going on, he had already bumped to the ground.

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small theater:

Tao Xiaoqiu ate instant noodles, and then ate instant noodles.

Tao Xiaoqiu stared at the tapir without moving his eyes.

The tapir was very frightened: Master, it’s not good to eat (mental activity).

Tao Xiaoqiu picked up the tapir's neck.

The tapir groaned in his heart: Master, don't eat me. (mental activity).

Tao Xiaoqiu stuffed it with a big white rabbit toffee.

Tapir: So sweet.But I still only love to eat the dream of the master. (mental activity).