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Zhou Ran knew Lou Yuchen two years ago, the year he dropped out of school.There was a sudden change at home, and Zhou Jijun owed hundreds of thousands of gambling money. They sold their original house and moved into the small half-floor of the supermarket.

I still remember the day when I met Lou Yuchen, there was lightning and thunder, and Zhou Ran hid from the rain under the eaves of the bus stop.This area is very remote, only two bus lines pass by, and the last bus is at 07:30.It is already [-]:[-], there are no cars, no passengers, Zhou Ran sits on the bench by himself, smoking a cigarette while waiting for the rain to stop.

It was at this time that Lou Yuchen broke in.

The rain was too heavy that day, and it hit the green plastic shed of the station with crackling noises. Lou Yuchen didn't even hold an umbrella, so his body was soaked and his hair was dripping.He sat down on another bench, and in a moment a puddle of rain was dripping at his feet.

Zhou Ran glanced at him and found that his school uniform looked familiar. If he hadn't dropped out of school, he would have been his junior.So Zhou Ran whistled at him, this trick is usually used to flirt with beautiful women. The "junior" ignored him, and Zhou Ran made fun of himself, and stopped looking at him because he was too sexual.

This rainy day was the worst day of their respective lives.

Lou Yuchen had just lost the speech contest and took a group photo with the No.2 award certificate.All the people in the audience were cheering and applauding. He saw Yu Shuting stood up with her bag in her hand, and walked out of the auditorium without looking back.

And Zhou Ran has just experienced...the first failed theft.

It was stormy outside, and they each occupied a place under the eaves of the station, as if trapped in the same isolated island.

Lou Yuchen took off his school uniform jacket and wrung it dry.A quarter of an hour passed, and the rain showed no signs of stopping. He turned to look at his neighbor: "Hi, can I borrow my phone?"

Zhou Ran took a drag on his cigarette, took out his mobile phone from his pocket and gave it to him, and brought out a one-yuan coin.

Lou Yuchen started calling, and Zhou Ran started playing with coins.

——Pop out the coin holder on the fingernail, fold your hands together, and catch it.

Two hours have passed, and the scene just now is still replaying and replaying in my mind.There was a lot of cash stuffed in that man's bag, and the zipper was wide open, so it was easy to get his hands on. He just needed to take advantage of the water he poured in the past, and stand a little closer to take it away...

——Zhou Ran removed the hand covering it, and the upward side is 1.Pop the coin out and catch it.

But he screwed up.Because I was too nervous, the hand holding the kettle kept shaking, and accidentally wet the clothes of others.The man slapped the table and stood up, Zhou Ran panicked, and the stack of banknotes in his hand scattered all over the floor, and everyone got all the stolen goods.

——Remove your hand, it's still the number 1.Pop the coin out and catch it.

Zhou Jijun stood up, grabbed his collar and slapped him across the face: "Why did I give birth to you such a bastard! Do you think I'm poor? Go steal someone else's?" Zhou Ran's mind was buzzing, and he didn't know Either he was stunned or he was beaten.

——It is also 1 this time.Pop the coin and reach out to catch it.

Zhou Jijun pulled his hair and dragged him in front of that person, and called him with a straight face: "Boss Liu, you don't care about the faults of villains, I will ask this kid to apologize to you!" Neck, biting his lips tightly in response.

——Finally, this time it’s flowers.Toss a coin and catch it.

Zhou Jijun slapped him twice again: "If you have stolen anything else, hand it over to me, shameless things!"

—is a number.Toss a coin and catch it.

Zhou Jijun pressed his head down forcefully: "F*ck, you dare to be stubborn! Hurry up and apologize to Boss Liu, saying that you are wrong, please forgive me, Boss Liu!"

—is a number.Toss a coin and catch it.

Zhou Jijun kicked him from behind, Zhou Ran resisted with all his strength, finally couldn't stand it anymore, kneeled down in front of Boss Liu.

— This time it’s flowers.Toss a coin and catch it.

He heard the tumult of voices, they were chattering around the door of the store, and he could make out his own name, and they said he was a thief.

— This time it’s numbers.Tossed a coin and didn't catch it.Because the "junior student" sitting next to me came over and returned the phone.

Lou Yuchen called Yu Shuting several times, but no one answered, he thought he might really have to walk back alone.He went to return the phone, and the boy playing with coins was immersed in his own world, and suddenly raised his head as if he was disturbed.

He's... crying?

Lou Yuchen was stunned for a moment, and quickly turned his head away, thinking that a boy might not want his tears to be discovered by boys of the same age.

He saw a one-dollar coin that fell on the ground: "Do you want it to be a flower or a number?"

Zhou Ran stared at the silver number 1 at his feet: "Flower."

"Then why do you still flip a coin?" Lou Yuchen picked up the coin and put it in his hand, "Thank you for lending me my phone."

Why flip a coin when you already have the answer in your heart?

When Zhou Ran returned to the store, Zhou Jijun moved a bamboo stool and waited at the door. As soon as he saw him, he stood up with a wooden stick. The wooden stick was taken from an old mop, and it was especially handy when beating people.

"****! If you don't want to look at the store, where did you go wild!" While speaking, the stick was already waving, "I can't do this little thing well, what's the use of having you and raising you! Son of a bitch s things!"

Zhou Ran clenched the coin in his pocket tightly. The rule he set for himself on this rainy night was that if it was a flower, he would try to resist Zhou Jijun's "rule".

He stretched out his hand to hold the wooden stick that was beckoning towards him. For the first time, he found that his strength was stronger than Zhou Jijun's.

Zhou Ran panted heavily: "Dad, I won't steal things for you again in the future."

After selling the house, Zhou Jijun threatened to quit gambling, bought two mahjong tables and put them in the store, which is considered to be a small mahjong parlor.Zhou Ran originally thought that it would be better for him to play mahjong at home than to gamble outside. Unexpectedly, Zhou Jijun had a crooked idea and asked him to steal the money from the guests. If he stole it, he would use it for gambling.

"One or two is nothing, even the big boss can't find it!"

"What if you find out? You are a child, what can they do to you?"

"16 years old? What's wrong with being 16 years old? It's because you have no ability to get caught!"

"Why don't you know how to study and you don't know how to do this! Mom, you're worthless for giving birth!"

……

Zhou Jijun didn't expect him to dare to say such a thing, so he spat out a mouthful of phlegm and cursed: "Fuck you say it again?"

"I said, in the future, I won't help you and steal things again." Zhou Ran repeated word for word, and suddenly pulled the stick over and smashed it on the ground, "Also, don't beat me, next time I will Fight back."

Time flies, and Zhou Ran will go back to school for the second year of high school next semester.On the first day, he rode his bicycle to school leisurely, but he was late.

There is a discipline committee member at the school gate, who is strict and meticulous, and the zipper of the school uniform can't wait to pull it up to the chin.The disciplinary committee member lowered his head and wrote in a small notebook solemnly: "One point will be deducted for being late, and one point will be deducted for not wearing a school uniform. Which class?"

Zhou Ran recognized at a glance that it was his coin boy.