On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Haizi brought his wife and children to pay New Year's greetings to Tian Zhiyuan. In fact, he came to pay New Year's greetings to his mother as usual.Since the last time he was beaten up in Huayang Town, Haizi has become much more peaceful. After recovering from his injury, he ran short distances honestly and did not violate the rules of the road again.

As his son wished his mother New Year's greetings, Tian Zhiyuan ordered a banquet at Junjian Restaurant to entertain Haizi's family.The two drank a few drinks during the dinner, and no one mentioned the conflicts that had arisen in the past year.

"It's the tenth day of the lunar new year, why haven't you seen your babysitter?" Haizi took a sip of liquor, and asked Yin Zhen as if chatting, "Even the workers in the unit have gone to work, and the nanny hasn't come back yet? "

Tian Zhiyuan picked up vegetables for the children, "He has something to do at home, so he can't leave for the time being."

"When will you be back?"

"After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."

The two chatted indifferently, and the meal was not very interesting, but fortunately, Haizi and his mother had a lot to say, and the three children were also very close, and the quarrels would not lead to a cold spot .

The family went home after dinner, and Haizi sat for a while before leaving. Tian Zhiyuan took some clothes and toys from the provincial capital to Haizi's children, and sealed a 500 yuan red envelope for him.Haizi declined for a while, frowning slightly, and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but the woman couldn't wait to accept the money, clothes and toys, which also interrupted what Haizi wanted to say.

"Zhiyuan, it's Chinese New Year, pay more attention to safety. I read the news and said that there were many car accidents in various places during the Spring Festival travel season. Isn't your little nanny from the provincial capital? Also ask him to be careful when he comes back. .”

Tian Zhiyuan was surprised, did Haizi change his gender?He would take the initiative to care about Yin Zhen.

Haizi's family left, Tian Zhiyuan thanked him for his concern out of politeness, "Thank you, I will tell him."

In the evening, Tian Zhiyuan and Chen Yang went to collect the bills, and now they quit together. After the money was replenished to them, some bills were divided among them. If they can get it back, it will be theirs. If they can’t get it back, it’s their own business. .Gambling debts are often the most difficult to recover. Once many people leave the casino, they will procrastinate as long as they can, and rely on it if they can. In their consciousness, even if they borrow money from the casino, they will lose to the casino in the end. Casino people benefit.So the money was borrowed, but it was even more difficult to get it back.

Liu Shiyong is a good person, and he assigned some of the most difficult accounts to Tian Zhiyuan, and the amount was quite large. The largest one was 30, and the average of the other two was about [-].

The one with more than 30 yuan is a rich second generation in the county. His father is the boss of a certain home appliance mall and is worth hundreds of millions.But that kid doesn't think about making progress, so he doesn't have much status in the family. His father is a serious businessman, and he is very strict with him. Even if the family is so rich, he never let him spend it recklessly.He has owed the money to the casino for a long time, because it was introduced by a certain brother in the county, so Tian Zhiyuan has never accepted his bill forcefully.

Liu Shiyong threw the thorn ball to him, and it could be seen how dissatisfied he was with Tian Zhiyuan's launch of the casino this time.

Tian Zhiyuan discussed it with Chen Yang, and decided to call this kid first, wait for him for a while if he said well, and go directly to the county to find him if he didn't talk well.After the call was made, Tian Zhiyuan didn't make any detours, and directly asked him about repaying the money.This kid is also a guy who likes to gamble everywhere. He probably owes a lot outside, and he didn't dare to tell his father, so he kept borrowing money to make up money.I have been complaining to Tian Zhiyuan on the phone, saying how difficult my situation is, and I can't get together 30 or something for a while.

Tian Zhiyuan asked him to give an accurate time, but the boy rambled about and couldn't say a word.Tian Zhiyuan lost his patience, interrupted his chatter, and gave him another 20 days, that is, the end of this first month, and he had to pay back the money.

Then go to the other two people who owe a hundred thousand. Those two are easy to talk about. If you ask them carefully whether they will pay back the money or not, then you will directly punch them and pay them out obediently after a beating.

Look, it's not that they don't have money, but they don't plan to pay it back at all.

In the past, Tian Zhiyuan would not have been so decisive, but he has already withdrawn and plans to move to the provincial capital, so naturally he has no scruples and is not afraid of offending anyone.

This is also for the sake of having enough money after moving to the provincial capital.

After collecting the debts for three days, Tian Zhiyuan recovered a total of 10,000+, except for the 30 from the second generation ancestor in the county, the others were insignificant money.

Just after washing up at night, I received a call from Yin Zhen, and heard him complain about the depression accumulated in the past few days.

"The uncle and the second uncle have never been to the provincial capital, and they want to see everywhere, regardless of whether my parents have the energy to accompany them. My father fainted and was hospitalized with high blood pressure last year. His health has not been very good. I Mom still has a few public welfare activities to organize, and it's not easy to tell my uncle about it, so I always let my brother and I accompany them."

"Didn't it mean that they seldom go to the provincial capital? It's okay for you as juniors to spend more time with you."

"Oh, you don't know, when my mother married my father, my grandmother and the others disagreed. Although my father is from this city, but in terms of economic conditions, my grandmother's family is much richer than my grandmother's. But my mother insisted on marrying my father. She got a certificate with my father as soon as she graduated from university. My grandmother was so angry that she didn’t get along with my mother for many years. So did these two uncles. They looked down on my father. I remember the most clearly The thing is, when I bought a new house in the second grade of elementary school, my parents asked my two uncles if they could borrow money. Maybe they really didn’t have any money to lend us at that time, but my mother never contacted them after that , we only went back when my grandparents passed away. But now, the factories of my uncles in my hometown have been eliminated by the times, and they are gradually not as good as before. My elder brother started a company with his classmate before graduating from university. Over the years They have made a lot of money, and they have created quite a reputation. After returning to their hometown to pay homage to their grandma, they came here to play, in fact, they wanted to have a relationship with their eldest brother, and hope that his eldest brother can help them finance their small factory that is about to go bankrupt."

Yin Zhen sighed, and said: "Our brothers would not take the initiative to contact such relatives, but my mother is soft-hearted, after all, she is her old man's brother. My brother and I take care of my mother, and these days it is good to entertain them. It's just that every time I see them asking my brother to help them in front of my brother, I feel resentful in my heart."

Tian Zhiyuan felt in his heart that this society is like this, when you have no money or power, everyone looks down on you, and if you have money or power, everyone flatters you, even your own relatives are no exception.

"Hey, I can't take it anymore. I'm the worst at dealing with people like this. I really want to go back and see you right away."

"Don't be so restless!" Tian Zhiyuan stacked two pillows together and leaned on it, "You just want to be a landlord, and pretend you don't understand the rest. I think your brother should handle this kind of thing more quickly I'm smarter."

Yin Zhen laughed again, "That's right, my brother is cunning."

"Since your brother knows it well, don't be so negative."

Yin Zhen said helplessly: "Okay, I get it. But you said you would come to pick me up, don't forget, I'm waiting."

Tian Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, and the smile on his face gradually dissipated, "I don't know if I can come to pick you up, I'm collecting bills everywhere recently. Those debts are not thousands or hundreds, ranging from [-] to [-] to tens of thousands It’s more than ten thousand, and they were all borrowed from me, and I have to take it all back when everyone still has some money in their pockets during the Chinese New Year.”

"So that's it. That's okay, you are busy with your work. I will fly over after my uncle returns."

"I'm sorry, I planned to pick you up. However, when I think about moving to the provincial capital, buying a house, and going to school for my children... I need money for everything, so I think I should deal with all of these in advance."

Yin Zhen laughed, "I understand, you are planning for our future." His voice suddenly dropped two degrees, "Zhiyuan, I am very happy."

Tian Zhiyuan laughed again, "I'm very touched!"

On the phone, Yin Zhen gave a low laugh, with a little shyness.

Tian Zhiyuan's heart warmed up, "Yin Zhen, take some time to look at the real estate information in the city."

The next day Tian Zhiyuan went to Da Puzhou, there were two debtors there, who had a superficial relationship with Jin Ye, they didn't owe much, the two together only had a little over 3.The night before Tian Zhiyuan called those two people and told them that he would collect the bill the next day. The other party was obviously a little surprised, but he still promised to pay back the money.

Some people will say that a bank transfer is fine, and there is no need for Tian Zhiyuan to make a special trip.But this is not an ordinary debt, Tian Zhiyuan will only create pressure if he goes there in person, and only then will the debtor actively repay the money.transfer?The money owed by this casino is not regarded as a debt that should be repaid. If the creditor does not meet, people can procrastinate as much as they can. Maybe one moment they swore that they would send the money back, but the next moment they will find an excuse to fool them. .

In order to have a future with Yin Zhen, Tian Zhiyuan blocked everyone's escape this time.

After getting the money back, Tian Zhiyuan planned to find a place to eat, but received a call from Yin Zhen on the way, and was told that Yin Zhen's plane departed at ten o'clock in the morning on the [-]th of the month and arrived at Dapuzhou Airport at exactly twelve o'clock in the noon.

Tian Zhiyuan was very happy, "I happen to be in Dapuzhou today, so I won't go back today, I will wait for you here."

The two agreed in this way, Tian Zhiyuan hung up the phone and went to eat first, and then took a room at the hotel where their family stayed when they visited last time, it happened to be the one where he and Yin Zhen lived .

The foreign debts in Dapuzhou have been collected, Tian Zhiyuan checked the notebook on his mobile phone, and there are more than a dozen people left.Pressing his forehead tiredly, he turned off his phone and covered himself with a blanket to sleep.

After waking up at six o'clock, Tian Zhiyuan took a shower and went to the hotel restaurant for dinner.There is a buffet on the third floor of the hotel's food and beverage department, Tian Zhiyuan doesn't need to bother too much by himself, he just ate something in the cafeteria and then went downstairs.

Waiting for someone with nothing to do is really a bit boring.

Take the escalator down from the third floor, walk out of the catering department hall, and stroll along the promenade in the courtyard. When he saw the big fish pond on the left, Tian Zhiyuan couldn't help but stop.There is a pool of koi in the fish pond, red, black, white, and flowery, very beautiful.

"Zhiyuan!"

Hearing someone calling himself, Tian Zhiyuan turned his head subconsciously, and then frowned, "It's you!" He was a little surprised, but there were not many waves, but he thought that after stepping on his glasses, they would become As a passer-by, I didn't expect that he would greet me again when I met him again.

"Yeah, I didn't expect to meet you again in this hotel." Mo Xiaotian was wearing a gray down jacket, a plaid scarf, and no glasses on his face. When he saw Tian Zhiyuan turn around, his face flashed with embarrassment. He even lowered his gaze guiltily.

Tian Zhiyuan said: "It's a coincidence. You are busy, so I'll go first." He turned around and wanted to leave.

"We really, don't even have to be friends?"

Tian Zhiyuan paused, turned back to look at Mo Xiaotian, pitying and helpless, "Don't you ask more? What happened back then, if I ruined your future if the position was changed, would you forgive me easily? "

"I understand." Mo Xiaotian raised his head, and the corners of his mouth were pulled into a smile that was uglier than crying, "But don't you want to ask me why I did that back then?"

Tian Zhiyuan turned his gaze away, and said lightly: "Think about it, why don't you think about it? But that was eight years ago. Times have changed, I've been through all the hardships, but you came to mention this to me, do you think it's interesting?"

Mo Xiaotian's breathing was uneven, and the arc of bullying in his chest was obviously enlarged, "I don't want to do that either." After finishing speaking, he suddenly took two steps quickly and grabbed Tian Zhiyuan's hand, without giving him a chance to speak, and pushed him to the ground. Pulled from the back door of the catering department, "Just take pity on me, listen to me."

The two dragged and came to the back door of the restaurant. This is an alley, which is a special passage for hotel buyers. At this time, no one passes by here. It is indeed a good place to express their feelings.

Regardless of whether it is interesting or not, Mo Xiaotian slowly talked about the events of that year.

As I said before, Mo Xiaotian grew up in a single-parent family, and his mother had very high expectations for his son because he was abandoned by a man. The requirements for his studies were very strict, even cruel. , and at the same time, it is inevitable to vent his negative emotions on Mo Xiaotian through this excuse.

Mo Xiaotian's timidity, cowardice, silence and darkness are caused by this.

The matter between him and Tian Zhiyuan was exposed. In fact, he knew about it one step ahead of Tian Zhiyuan, but he couldn't communicate with Tian Zhiyuan, and he couldn't.

Mo Xiaotian lowered his head and clasped his hands tightly. In the cold winter, under the dim streetlights, his thin body shivered faintly. It was unknown whether it was the cold or something else.His voice was very low, but it was still set off clearly in the quiet alley.

He said: "That photo was taken by Yin Zhen."

Tian Zhiyuan looked at him sharply, and said sharply, "What did you say?"

Mo Xiaotian slowly raised his head to look at Tian Zhiyuan, his delicate Adam's apple rolled twice, "That photo was taken by Yin Zhen."

Tian Zhiyuan grabbed Mo Xiaotian by the neckline, and pressed him against the dirty wall, "Mo Xiaotian, I don't care about you for harming me back then, but don't fucking slander Yin Yin in front of me!" Really. You probably don't know what I did after I broke up with you? Tell you, I killed a man and cut the neck of that beast with a knife."

Mo Xiaotian was stunned, his breath trembled instantly, "You..."

"Don't slander Yin Zhen in front of me, otherwise I can't help but want to kill you."

Mo Xiaotian burst into tears, staring straight at Tian Zhiyuan, tears fell one drop after another, "I didn't slander him, he took the photo, but...it was my mother who gave it to the principal!"

Tian Zhiyuan froze, and unconsciously let go of Mo Xiaotian's neckline with his hands, "You said it was your mother..."

Mo Xiaotian slid along the wall and sat on the ground, covering his face and choking, "It's her!"

Yin Zhen's family and Mo Xiaotian's family are in the same community, and they have a good relationship. Yin Zhen's parents often help Mo Xiaotian's mother enthusiastically, and the two families have a relatively close relationship.After Yin Zhen developed the photos, he took them home and began to prepare for going abroad.At that time, Yin Junhao had already moved out of the house, Yin Zhen was busy with his father going abroad, and his mother was left alone at home.

Mo Xiaotian's mother found that photo on Yin Zhen's bookshelf when she was helping the sick Yin Zhen's mother clean the room.

Yin Zhen's parents are people who respect their children very much. Even if the door of the child's room is not closed, they will not go through the child's things casually.After getting back the photos, Yin Zhen would take them out to look at them every day, and every time he read them, he would press them in the pages of a book he often read, and then put them on the bookshelf.

Mo Xiaotian's mother, in order to thank Yin Zhen's mother for her usual care, helped her with washing and cooking during her illness. She accidentally found that photo during the only big cleaning.She was shocked at the time, and she couldn't believe that the person in the photo was her honest and motivated son.

Mo Xiaotian curled up on the ground with her arms folded, "She quietly took the photo away, and when I got home, she swung the table fan and hit me as soon as I entered the house. During those few strokes, the desk fan was completely rotten..."

Mo Xiaotian was stunned by the beating, and he didn't know why his mother was so angry.When that photo came with a loud slap in the face, he fell into an abyss, and only then did he understand the reason for his mother's anger.

"I knelt on the ground and begged her, begging her to allow me to be with you, but..." Mo Xiaotian wiped away his tears, and his voice had a strong nasal tone, "I knelt in the living room all night , my mother locked herself in the bedroom and ignored me all night, and the next morning, she came out, ignored me at all, went straight into the kitchen, and then she took the knife..."

Even now, Mo Xiaotian couldn't stop shaking his hands when he recalled the situation at that time. Her mother went into the kitchen and stabbed herself with a knife without saying a word.Mo Xiaotian knelt all night, his legs were sore and numb. Seeing his mother committing suicide, her movements were restricted by her legs, so the knife was delayed and stabbed into her abdomen.

But fortunately, Mo Xiaotian rushed up to stop him recklessly, the knife did not stab him deeply, the bleeding stopped soon after he was sent to the hospital, and there was no serious problem after a week of rest after bandaging the wound.

After Tian Zhiyuan was shocked, he was in a daze, as if recalling something, "I remember, it seems that you did not come to class for several days before the principal looked for me. I seem to have asked in your class and said that it was your mother. If you are sick, you take care of it at home."

Mo Xiaotian nodded and sniffed, "That's when." He held his head in pain, "You can't imagine what kind of cruel person my mother is. She committed suicide when she said she committed suicide. I was completely defenseless. That's when I just broke down..."

Mo Xiaotian was weak by nature, and even weaker in front of his mother, but at the same time, he and his mother depended on each other for life, and his mother stabbed himself with a knife without hesitation in front of him, which immediately made him feel hopeless and collapsed.So, when his mother was fine and asked him to break up with Tian Zhiyuan, he didn't even have the courage to kneel on the ground and beg her to say "don't let us separate".

"But I also answered her immediately. I thought, even if we want to break up, we should at least have a face-to-face talk with you and talk to each other. But... I didn't expect that it was because I didn't answer her immediately, she took the photo in the blink of an eye. Hand it over to the principal..."

This is driving Mo Xiaotian to a corner.

"When the principal told me to go see him, my mother put a knife on her own neck and forced me to do what she said. If I made a mistake in saying a word, she would die in front of me immediately."

With the previous suicide incident, Mo Xiaotian no longer dared to provoke her mother anymore. After she handed over the photos to the school, in order to prevent Mo Xiaotian from being provoked and resist again, she used With a knife on his neck, he threatened him to blame Tian Zhiyuan for all his crimes.

Mo Xiaotian cried, "I really can't help it, I can't bear you, but I don't want my mother to die in front of me..."

Tian Zhiyuan squatted down, took out a pack of tissues from the pocket of the down jacket and handed it to Mo Xiaotian, "Wipe it off."

He used to be puzzled, confused, and hated, but at this moment, Tian Zhiyuan sympathized with Mo Xiaotian.Yes, sympathy.With such an extreme and paranoid mother, as a son who cannot give up this affection, Mo Xiaotian can only bear everything his mother has done, and cannot shirk it, let alone escape it. These pains may be caused by Tian Zhiyuan's kind of pain. It is always unimaginable for people who grow up under the care of their parents since childhood.

However, even so, until now, all Tian Zhiyuan can give him is sympathy.

If Tian Zhiyuan returned to his hometown after dropping out of school, he would not have lived the life he is living now. If he had been convicted of a crime after killing Yuba and went to jail, if he had lost everything in aquaculture, and if he hadn’t made so much money by opening a casino. ...Any kind of if, it is impossible for him to sympathize with Mo Xiaotian back then.

Therefore, Mo Xiaotian should be grateful, grateful that fate did not completely abandon Tian Zhiyuan.

Mo Xiaotian took the tissue, looked up at Tian Zhiyuan, his whole face was wet, "I'm sorry!" This was an apology he owed Tian Zhiyuan for many years, "I'm too cowardly to ruin you."

Tian Zhiyuan took a deep breath, stood up, looked at him indifferently, "Forget about the past."

Mo Xiaotian supported the wall and stood up, his eyes full of expectations, "Can we still be like friends when we meet in the future?"

Tian Zhiyuan smiled gently, but slowly shook his head, "Xiaotian..."

Mo Xiaotian trembled all over. How many years have you heard this name?It's a pity that the original doting and tenderness are missing in the same voice.

"Time can dilute the damage, but not the scars."

Mo Xiaotian shed tears again, was silent for a few seconds, then nodded slowly, "I understand."

The author has something to say: Between Father Tian and Mo Xiaotian, I think it is best for Father Tian to choose not to associate with him.

It is good to have a repentant heart, but the damage has already been done, and the damage is so severe, if it were me, anyway, I would not pretend that nothing happened and continue to be friends with the person who hurt me.

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