raging fire meets warm sun

Shortly after he snuffed out the cigarette butt, the cough stopped.Cheng Enxing could clearly sense the footsteps in the living room, so he quickly climbed into bed and turned off the lights in the room.

Sure enough, the footsteps approached and seemed to stop in front of her door.

"Dong dong dong..." After knocking a few times, Cheng Enxing remained silent, pretending to have fallen asleep.

Xia Fangyu thought about it and asked again, "What do you want to eat tonight?"

"No, I've already eaten." Cheng Enxing responded.

Xia Fangyu didn't bother anymore, and walked away. She didn't have any appetite, so she didn't need to fire, so she turned and went into her room, took her clothes and went to take a shower.

Cheng Enxing lay flat on the bed, the surroundings were pitch black, only the moonlight came in through the open window, because it was on the top floor, it was a bit windy at night, the curtains were raised and danced around, but she couldn't sleep anyway.

Maybe it's because she's worrying too much, or maybe she's too concerned about face and can't bear this face, which leads to a lot of pressure. No matter what, she has never felt so upset. She is such a proud person, Cheng Enxing, how could she be given by money? Down, do you want her old friends to laugh at her, the scenery is no longer what it used to be, and she, Cheng Enxing, will also become poor one day?

The current fact is indeed the case. Her parents left her to go abroad, her pocket money was greatly reduced, and she was no longer able to cope with her previous expenses. Even the 5000 yuan owed to Kexin, Cheng Enxing now finds it very difficult. How to return it to her.

Thinking of this, she turned over and rolled up the quilt, curled up there, her mind in a mess.

Xia Fangyu returned to her room after taking a shower. She was about to dry her hair when she received a call on her mobile phone. It was from a foreign country, so she hurriedly wiped her wet hair with a dry towel in one hand while answering the call.

"Xiao Xia, calling you so late didn't disturb your rest." Dong Mingjia's kind voice was on the other end of the phone.

"No." Xia Fangyu smiled, "I haven't slept so early."

"En Xing hasn't caused any trouble recently, has he?" the other party asked worriedly.

"No, she's fine." Xia Fangyu replied.

"My child's father and I are doing well at the moment. Although the work we do is a bit more tiring than before, but in order for En Xing to go to college, he can persist. This child is used to spending money and spending money since he was a child, so it must be very uncomfortable. It is our fault to adapt to the life in the future, and I am sorry for her."

"Don't say that. The world is unpredictable. If she knows, she will understand you." Xia Fangyu said.

"Don't let her know that this child has strong self-esteem since childhood, I'm afraid she won't be able to accept it..."

"But paper can't hold fire, she will know one day." Xia Fangyu paused and said, "Actually, through these days of contact, I think she is still a very caring child, maybe you only know her One side, didn't see her other side."

Dong Mingjia sighed, "The child has grown up and has his own ideas. His father and I were always busy with business and neglected to take care of her. She didn't bear any grudges against us. She is already very relieved."

"How could it be? At least you and your uncle have given her a prosperous life. She should be grateful to you," Xia Fangyu thought for a while and said, "Leave this matter to me. Take care of your health when you are abroad, don't be too Tired."

"That's really troublesome for you, Xiao Xia, I'm really sorry for that."

"No, no, I am responsible for Cheng Enxing." Xia Fangyu assured, "I will take good care of her, don't worry."

After finishing the call, Xia Fangyu began to dry his hair.

She knows that this child must be annoyed or unhappy because her pocket money has cut off her parents' financial support, but this is also the first step for her to grow up. She believes that she will be able to overcome her inner difficulties and move towards a real adult. first step.

Because in life, there will always be a day when you need to leave the blessing of your parents and grow up alone.

Cheng Enxing slept intermittently throughout the night, always waking up, waking up, and going back and forth. Later, he couldn't bear the torment and got up and got out of bed. It was six o'clock in the morning and the sky was slightly bright. Looking down, many lights had been turned on in the residential building. She began to go to the bathroom to wash, go back to the room to change clothes, and put on makeup. She happened to meet Xia Fangyu who also got up early to go to school.

It was the first time she woke up so early in the past few days when she came to the house, which surprised Xia Fangyu, "You woke up so early today."

"Well, yes, I made an appointment with my friend to go to the suburbs." Cheng Enxing gave a random reason.

"Outskirts?" Xia Fangyu was surprised, intending to express that he was going to play in such a far place.

Cheng Enxing shrugged, pretending to be relaxed, "They insist on camping, mountain climbing and so on, so I have to reluctantly follow."

"Then I wish you a good time, but also pay attention to safety."

"Let's go." Cheng Enxing went out first with his bag on his back, his smile disappeared immediately, and he went down the stairs with a heavy heart.

No matter what, let's pay back the money owed to Kexin first. She doesn't like to owe others anything, and she doesn't like that feeling very much. It's like getting up every morning with a heavy burden on her shoulders. It is heavy day after day until it makes you breathless and your spirit breaks down. Now her parents can't help her, and she can only rely on herself.

Passing by the breakfast shop to buy something to eat, Cheng Enxing went to a part-time job supermarket that he passed by yesterday, took a taxi for about 20 yuan, and arrived in 15 minutes.

She was uneasy, she was afraid that she would not be able to do it, she was afraid that she would not be able to get used to it, she was afraid that others would look at her strangely...

The person who applied for her was the supervisor of the supermarket. Because it was a part-time job, there were not as many complicated procedures as a full-time job. After simply filling in her name and identity information, she was given a set of supermarket work clothes for her to change into.

Cheng Enxing glanced at the dirty work clothes covered with oil stains, as if they had been worn by many people and hadn’t been washed for a long time, but she still endured her nausea and put them on outside her clothes, and she desperately told herself to bear with it Well, just bear with it.

The aunt who has rich experience in supermarket work is in charge of taking her, and first tells her about the work area she is mainly responsible for, and the things to pay attention to. Cheng Enxing feels that it is not as difficult as he imagined.

"I saw your registration information, you seem to be only this year?" the aunt asked curiously.

Cheng Enxing nodded, "I just graduated from high school."

"Tsk tsk, what a sensible kid." The auntie made complaints about her useless son while she was shopping. "He is the same age as you, and he just graduated. He only knows how to play games at home all day. Let me say something."

Cheng Enxing smiled awkwardly, as if it was the first time she heard someone praise her for being sensible in front of outsiders, but she has always been just a child who loves to get into trouble and make adults despise and give her headaches, how can she be qualified to be praised, it's just an illusion, an illusion .

When she came out to work for the first time, it seemed that it was not as difficult to talk about as Cheng Enxing imagined. There were many customers who came and went in a day, and no one would stare at her, and there was not such a high chance of meeting someone she knew. Her heart gradually relaxed. opened a lot.

As the meal time approached, each employee had a half-hour break for eating. Cheng Enxing changed out of his dirty and greasy work clothes in the bathroom and prepared to go out for dinner. He received a call from Li Kexin as soon as he walked out of the supermarket.

"Hey, where is he? Let's go out for dinner together. I've made an appointment with a lot of friends."

Cheng Enxing didn't want to block the way of others, so he stepped aside consciously, "I won't go, today, I'm hiking and camping in the suburbs."

"Outskirts? With whom?" Li Kexin asked curiously.

"It's just the same group of people. It's alright, alright, I won't tell you about the poor signal in the mountains, bye." Cheng Enxing hung up the phone hastily after speaking, for fear that she would find out that she was doing this kind of thing here later. thing.

I bought a box lunch at the nearby snack street, and sat at the table to eat like most of the people who work around here. Cheng Enxing, who has a picky appetite, had a hard time swallowing it at first, because most of the dishes fried in this kind of fly restaurant were heavy. Taste, she always felt unclean, but she couldn't bear the hunger, and if she didn't fill her stomach, it would be difficult to continue her work in the afternoon.

She began to try the first sip, and the second... It seemed that it was not as unacceptable as she imagined.

There is only 10 minutes to rest, and there is almost no extra time for you to do other things. Cheng Enxing has to go back to his job immediately after eating, and he has been working continuously until [-] pm. The supermarket has arrived and needs manpower. For the transportation, Cheng Enxing volunteered to finish work as soon as possible.

The aunts and aunts who worked together secretly praised this child for not being squeamish, down-to-earth, and willing to work.

As a result, a box of goods was not stable when it was stacked on the shelf, and it fell down heavily, facing Cheng Enxing's forehead, and she fell to the ground immediately. Come and view.

"Little girl, how are you?"

"Where did it hit, I was too careless."

"..."

Cheng Enxing sat up half propped up, feeling a little dizzy. First, she felt a little flattered by so many people who came to care about her all of a sudden, and second, she was really dizzy after being hit.

"I'm fine, I'm fine." She struggled to stand up on her own.

"Girl, your forehead is bleeding, hurry up, is there anyone here to help you deal with it?"

She didn't expect that it was the first time she came out to work, so she had such a bad start, and she almost got off work with a slap on her forehead. She was really lucky.

Fortunately, with everyone's enthusiastic help, the bleeding on Cheng Enxing's forehead stopped, and gauze was pasted on it. When the supervisor gave her today's salary, she specially gave her an extra 150 yuan as work-related injury allowance, a total of [-] yuan.

Although the 150 yuan was not as good as Cheng Enxing's casual outing in the past, it was extremely heavy in his hands. It turns out...it's such a feeling to earn money by yourself.

Carefully put the money into the bag. When Cheng Enxing came out of the supermarket, the sun had already set outside. When he walked to the side of the road, he wanted to take a taxi back when he came in the morning. It was in vain, suddenly felt a little distressed about the money, gritted his teeth and gave up, let go of the taxi passing in front of him, Cheng Enxing took a deep breath and walked towards the bus stop several hundred meters away.

Cheng Enxing didn't take the bus many times, and she could count it clearly with one hand, and most of them were with others, or for school activities. She had never taken the bus alone.

It was the peak hour of the evening shift, and as soon as the bus stopped, a group of people swarmed up, and Cheng Enxing followed suit when he saw the opportunity. In the end, he still failed to beat the uncles and uncles, standing lonely among the crowd, holding on to the handrail and swaying.

It is very slow to go back by bus, especially every station has to stop once, and in addition to the traffic jam in the evening peak, it only takes 15 minutes to take a taxi in the morning, and it takes 45 minutes to walk in the evening.

Cheng Enxing was very tired, physically and mentally exhausted, but she was still in a good mood, because it was the first time she made money with her own hands, which was enough to make her excited for several days.

When he arrived downstairs at Teacher Xia's house, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. Cheng Enxing quickly let down his hair and smoothed the broken hair on his forehead, trying to cover the gauze on his forehead.

"I'm back." Cheng Enxing entered the door and lowered his head to change his shoes.

Xia Fangyu was making dinner, and hurriedly responded, "We can eat soon."

Xia Fangyu, who came out of the kitchen, bumped into Cheng Enxing, but she still found out. Just as Cheng Enxing wanted to explain, the other party spoke first.

"You got into a fight again?"

Cheng Enxing didn't get angry, and simply gritted his teeth and said, "Yes." Then he strode into the room and closed the door.