Beloved [Rebirth]

When Fang Zheng returned home, it was already past eleven o'clock at night.The uncle and his wife had already fallen asleep. After brushing his teeth quickly, he returned to the room lightly.

The room is cramped and small, with a bunk bed on one side and two desks on the other side. There are a few celebrity posters on the wall inside, a rope on both sides, and a row of clothes hanging on it, most of which belonged to Fang Haoran.

In this room, Fang Zheng's territory is only the small world on the upper bunk.

The canopy bed has been slept on for several years, and Fang Zheng moved very lightly when he got on it, still swaying and creaking, which made the sleeping Fang Haoran mutter a few words.

The room quickly quieted down. Fang Zheng lay on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep for a while.It had been a long time since he had been in bed so early, and he had never been able to go to bed until one past two before.Thinking about what happened in the bar tonight, he always felt that Zhou Jingnian's attitude towards him was a bit strange.

However, after thinking about it, it might be because he was the first person in the class to talk to him, and it made sense for Zhou Jingnian to be close to him.

The weather has turned cold, thinking that he will wake up early tomorrow morning to wash his autumn and winter clothes, Fang Zheng quickly closes his eyes and urges himself to sleep.

Fang Zheng's uncle is Fang Liangbin, and his aunt is Zhang Lei. One is a worker in the factory and the other is a housekeeper. Their incomes are average.The couple guarded the land, always looking forward to being valued by real estate developers one day, and dreaming of demolition and relocation to make a fortune.

Fang Zheng has no impression of his parents at all, he only knows that his father died early, his mother disliked the family's poverty, and left him and ran away when he was two years old.When he was young, he was raised by his grandma. When he was five years old, his grandma also left, and the responsibility fell on his uncle.

Fang Liangbin and his wife were dull-minded. When people around them were thinking of ways to set up a stall to make it better, they felt that it was better to go to work in a down-to-earth manner. The exhausting work was barely enough to support the family, and they had to raise two children at once. The child is really choking.The family is poor, and they can quarrel over any trivial matter. Under the torture of oil, salt, firewood, and rice, people become more and more numb and mean. "A bastard who eats rice", Fang Zheng has heard this sentence since he was a child, and it hurts his heart for a while at first, but he doesn't care when he hears it too much.

Fang Haoran and Fang Zheng were the same age, and as the only child, a food snatcher came to his family, so he naturally never had a good face on Fang Zheng.His parents disliked each other in every possible way, and his words and deeds had a profound impact on him.From the age of eight, the whole family's clothes were all wrapped by Fang Zheng. At that time, he was honest, and he was indeed a freelancer. He honestly washed the clothes thrown to him by his uncle and aunt.

When the second year of junior high school was about to leave for summer vacation, Fang Zheng overheard the couple talking, saying that he didn’t plan to let him continue his studies, and asked him to be an apprentice, learn decoration from others, and earn money after studying for a few years.

Fang Zheng is precocious, he has an idea in his heart.When his grandma died, she said that although the house looked dilapidated now, it was built with money from his father.When she died, Fang Zheng had to inherit the house, but Fang Zheng was still young, so the house was handed over to his uncle. From now on, his uncle and aunt would raise him as a son, and he would not be left without food or school.This was said in front of the whole family, and his uncle and aunt nodded in agreement at the time, saying that as long as Fang strives for success, even if he is admitted to university, the family will still have to support him to go to school.

Fang Zheng's academic performance has always been the first and second in the school, and he gets certificates and prizes every semester. He has never spent money on books, pens, and pencil boxes for reading.But now, the couple want to overthrow the promise they made back then, let him go to work, and let Fang Haoran, whose academic performance has been falling at the bottom, continue to study.

Fang Zheng understood that he was just a nephew, and he definitely couldn't compare with their son, but Fang Zheng didn't want to just accept his fate like this.

After the final exam, Fang Zheng returned home and saw Fang Liangbin and his wife graciously greeting a middle-aged man.He was sneering in his heart at the time, the couple couldn't wait too much, and he just got off the examination room.

Fang Zheng didn't quarrel with the couple, and sent the middle-aged man away in a good voice. Facing the couple's swearing, Fang Zheng said calmly that he would continue to study, and they didn't have to worry about tuition and living expenses.Fang Liangbin sneered at the time and said that if he really had the ability to earn tuition fees by himself, the couple would never interfere with him in the future.

The couple really didn't care about it at the time, and Fang Zheng was a 14-year-old minor, where to earn money to save tuition.

However, in the following two months, Fang Zheng went out early and returned late, and was exposed to the scorching sun every day. After picking up garbage outside for two consecutive months, he became dark and thin. Tuition and miscellaneous fees left Fang Liangbin and his wife speechless.

After that, Fang Zheng’s tuition and living expenses were all earned by himself. He went to work in bars at night, and went to those amusement parks or shopping malls during the day on Saturdays and Sundays. Because of his good image, he handed out flyers to help move things. He is not afraid of suffering or tiredness, and he is diligent in doing things, and others are willing to use him.

Fang Zheng got up before dawn in the morning, and so did Fang Liangbin and his wife. They both went to work early, and it was far away from their work places, so they couldn't do without getting up early.

Zhang Lei was cooking porridge, when she heard Fang Zheng washing clothes in the toilet, she poked her head out of the kitchen and said to him, "This month's utility bill is due again."

"Understood." Fang Zheng rubbed his clothes and answered casually.

After Fang Zheng started earning his own tuition fees, Zhang Lei also asked him to pay living expenses. The water and electricity bills were shared on a head-to-head basis, but Fang Zheng’s water consumption was far less than what he paid every month. Zhang Lei said that he was only allowed to pay. The water and electricity bills are enough, and he has not been asked to pay the house and accommodation fees yet. If he continues to live here when he becomes an adult, he must pay the accommodation fees.

Fang Zheng let out a sigh of relief, he will be fine when he goes to college. After he is admitted to college, he will be able to stay away from this family completely.

When hanging up the clothes, Zhang Lei woke up Fang Haoran who was still sleeping on the bed, told him not to forget to eat breakfast, and stuffed pocket money in his schoolbag, and the couple hurried out.

After drying the clothes, seeing that it was almost time to go to school, Fang Zheng hurried out with his schoolbag on his back, and Fang Haoran got up from the bed.

He is different from Fang Zheng, because his parents love him, Fang Liangbin specially bought him a stylish mountain bike for him to go to and from school every day, which is much faster than Fang Zheng who runs on his legs.

When approaching the school gate, Fang Zheng bought two deep-fried dough sticks at the breakfast stand, and ran while eating.When he arrived at the door, he happened to see Zhou Jingnian standing at the door.

Fang Zheng ran to Zhou Jingnian's side, with fried dough sticks in his mouth, and spoke inarticulately: "It's almost time for the morning self-study, why haven't you gone in yet?"

Zhou Jingnian said: "I also just arrived, I saw you when I was about to go in, and I will wait for you."

Fang Zheng chuckled twice, "Let's go quickly, today's Chinese reading is early, if someone is late, the department representative must register."

When we got to the classroom, the bell hadn't rang yet, Fang Zheng was eating in a hurry, and he was hiccupping all the time.

Zhou Jingnian took out a thermos from his schoolbag and poked Fang Zheng on the shoulder.

Fang Zheng turned his head: "Uh...what's the matter...uh..."

Zhou Jingnian looked at his dumbfounded look, raised the corners of his mouth, took off the lid of the cup, and said, "This is for you to drink, and give me your hand too."

Fang Zheng didn't understand why he stretched out a hand to him, and asked suspiciously, "Why... er?"

Zhou Jingnian held Fang Zheng's hand and motioned him to drink quickly. He held the inner Guan acupoint on his wrist and explained to him: "My grandma told me that when hiccupping, hold it for more than ten seconds and drink some at the same time. The hot water suffocates the breath, and the hiccups can be stopped soon."

There was warm milk in the cup, which was very fragrant. Fang Zheng looked at Zhou Jingnian in disbelief, and took a few sips while trying to hold his breath.

Zhou Jingnian held Fang Zheng's wrist.Fang Zheng is actually very thin, and Zhou Jingnian can wrap his wrists with one hand and there is still some left. This is due to his growth and development at this age, and there is also the problem of Fang Zheng's lack of nutrition.

Zhou Jingnian couldn't help but groped Fang Zheng's wrist, causing Fang Zheng's arm to shrink back.

Zhou Jingnian let go of him, "How is it now?"

Fang Zheng didn't hold his breath anymore, and took a few normal breaths. Although he always felt like hiccupping, he didn't burp.Can't help smiling at Zhou Jingnian: "It's really useful."

Zhou Jingnian smiled, seeing that he hadn't had a drink, he said, "Why don't you drink?"

Fang Zheng said embarrassingly, "I'm sorry, I used your glass." He himself doesn't like sharing a water glass with others, let alone Zhou Jingnian. Will you be unhappy?

"It's okay, I'll take it back and wash it." Zhou Jingnian said, "My grandma made me drink this milk. I don't like it. It's a pity that it's poured. I think you like it. How about you drink it for me? right?"

Fang Zheng hesitated, Zhou Jingnian had only come to school for the second day, and yesterday he was invited to lunch and supper, so this is not very good.

Zhou Jingnian said regretfully: "You don't like drinking too? Then I'll have to pour it later."

"It's a pity." Fang Zheng said, "Then I will treat you to dinner at noon."

"Okay." Zhou Jingnian said, with a hint of tenderness in his brows.