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Yu Duo leaned sideways in front of the glass counter, watching the continuous traffic outside the store.

The fat boss at the counter fiddled with Yu Duo's mobile phone, speaking Mandarin with strong local characteristics, and said, "Little brother, the screen of your mobile phone can't be repaired, you have to change it."

Yu Duo turned around and asked the boss, "How much does it cost to replace the screen?"

It has been more than a month since the mobile phone was trampled, and the tasks on the construction site were heavy. It was not until today that Yu Duo thought of sending out his "just bought" mobile phone for repair.

"It depends on what you want to change." The fat boss opened the drawer, took out three screens and threw them on the table: "250 domestic, 380 imported, and 600 original."

"It's so expensive, why is it cheaper?" The three screens looked the same at first glance, so Yu Duo tried to discuss with the boss.

"Brother, it's all cost price." The fat boss glanced at him, tapped on one of the screens with a small screwdriver, and said, "You can choose the domestic one, the domestic one is also very good, and I will give you 20 yuan cheaper .”

Yu Duo thought for a moment, then reached out and took back the phone: "Then I won't change it."

Now this screen is not broken, let's make do with it for a while.

Yu Duo was about to leave when two young and beautiful girls entered the door.The girls had ear-length short hair, navel-baring dresses on the upper half, tight skirts on the lower half, and a small scarf full of sequins around their necks.The characteristics of this outfit are too obvious, and it is obvious at a glance that it is the overalls of a nightclub in Rome.

The two girls were probably old acquaintances with the boss, and as soon as they entered the door and slumped on the counter, they began to complain that it was hard to make money and shit was bad to eat.Because of the life that happened a month ago, the Rome nightclub's business has not been very good recently, and the relevant departments have come to make surprise inspections every three days, and the notice of closure and rectification has been issued two or three times.

"So how did that woman die?" The fat boss unscrewed the back cover of the phone and asked curiously.There are various rumors about this incident, and these rumors changed as they passed on, and finally turned into an urban legend with ambiguous colors. Whenever people mention it, they will always show a tacit smile.

"Hey, it's so mysterious, it's just an overdose of drugs." The girl stared at the movements of the boss's hands, for fear that he would break the iPhone that she had brought back from Hong Kong with a tremor: passed."

"Did her family lose money to the nightclub?" asked the fat boss.

"Where do we pay?" The girl rolled her eyes and said, "People like us have lives that are worth less than cats and dogs on the side of the road."

Yu Duo at the door just heard these words, his heart moved, and he wanted to ask if the dead man had a son.But when he thought about it again, he felt that it was unnecessary.

Judging by that kid's virtue, he's probably talking nonsense.Besides, after such a long time, he has already taken it lightly. If he has time to entangle with that little bastard, it would be better to open a few more slots in the construction site.

But fate is so wonderful, just when Yu Duo gradually forgot about this bad luck, fate made them meet again.

After the Spring Festival, City H ushered in a wave of rework. This wave of travel peak lasted for a long time, and it didn't gradually start to fall until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

The McDonald's in front of the station seemed to have no free time all year round. Jiang Chiyu took advantage of the time when there were few people and washed his head in the sink of the bathroom.

February is the coldest time of the year, so Jiang Chiyu didn't use hot water.He turned on the water to the minimum and hurriedly rinsed the foam on his head.

Just when he turned off the faucet and raised his head, he caught a glimpse of Yu Duo outside the window from the corner of his eye.

There are people coming and going in the station square, surrounded by hurried travelers.Yu Duo was riding on a ridiculous small tricycle, turning his head to look in Jiang Chiyu's direction.

Jiang Chiyu turned a blind eye to Yu Duo's gaze. He walked out of the bathroom, stuffed the towel and shampoo in his hand into a luggage bag in the corner, and then began to clean up the garbage on the surrounding tables.

Jiang Chiyu has been in this McDonald's for more than half a month, going out to do odd jobs during the day, and sleeping on a chair when he comes back at night.He is underage, it is difficult to find a job without the light of acquaintances, and he has not made any money these days.

Fortunately, he looks good and clean, and he takes the initiative to help clean up the restaurant every day.So instead of driving him away, the employees in the store took good care of him.

Under Yu Duo's gaze, Jiang Chiyu quickly cleared a table.At the same time he put away the dinner plate, he put away a hamburger that was not wanted by the customer.

It was a hamburger that hadn't been touched by anyone else, not even the wrapper had been opened.

The person outside the window must have seen this scene, but it doesn't matter, after all, being alive is enough for him.He didn't care whether that person would come in to find him to settle the old score, and he didn't care whether his eyes showed disgust or contempt.

When Jiang Chiyu finished clearing the third table, there was no sign of that person on the small tricycle outside the window.Amid the sparse "welcome" voices from the shop assistants, a figure came to him.

Yu Duo just came out of the construction site, with a tape measure in his pocket, a helmet on his waist, a pair of labor protection rain boots on his feet, and a black down jacket full of mud spots.As soon as he entered the door with this outfit, he attracted the attention of the guests. He looked like a hooligan wandering around various construction sites.

Yu Duo didn't care about other people's gazes, he thought that if it wasn't for this kid, he probably would never have stepped into this place where two pieces of bread with a piece of meat cost more than ten yuan in his life.

When Yu Duo saw Jiang Chiyu again, he didn't directly attack Jiang Chiyu like he did a few times before, but came to him and said, "Is this just looking for another job?"

Jiang Chiyu heard the sarcasm in Yu Duo's words, he ignored him, turned around and went to another table.

"What are you doing here?" Yu Duo chased after him relentlessly.

Only then did Jiang Chiyu put down the dinner plate, and pointed to all his belongings on the chair: "You have seen it all."

How could Yu Duo not understand, he was just asking knowingly.When Yu Duo first entered the door, he really wanted to ridicule this kid, but he suddenly lost interest as soon as he said the words.

There are too many homeless people in this city. A lamp at home and a roof tile above their heads are all extravagant hopes for them.Even Yu Duo himself is not like this.

Yu Duo looked Jiang Chiyu up and down, and asked, "How old are you?"

Jiang Chiyu didn't know what this person wanted to do, but he answered truthfully, "Seventeen."

As expected by Yu Duo, this child is not yet an adult.

"What's your name?" Yu Duo asked again.

Yu Duo's indifferent attitude reminded Jiang Chiyu of the night when the police took the statement, but he didn't care too much and answered his name.

Yu Duo didn't continue to ask him how to write the three characters "Jiang Chiyu", thinking about it, he didn't care too much.He remembered the bloodless hand under the white cloth that day, so he asked: "That person that day...is really your mother?"

Jiang Chiyu nodded.

For no reason, Yu Duo felt that the kid didn't lie to him this time.

"Where's your family?" Yu Duo asked.

Jiang Chiyu paused, and replied, "I have no family."

Jiang Chiyu's words are half true and half false. He actually has family members in H City.Jiang Chiyu has no father since he was a child, and has been living with Jiang Xiaoqing.Now that his mother died, he became an orphan.

After Jiang Xiaoqing died, his uncle became Jiang Chiyu's guardian for the compensation of the nightclub.Jiang Xiaoqing's younger brother is not a good bird either, he eats too much, is lazy, and has a tendency to gamble. The family of five lives on his aunt's meager salary, so he naturally doesn't take kindly to Jiang Chiyu, a cheap nephew.

Sneering and sarcastic remarks are commonplace, and they would be punched and kicked from time to time. During the Spring Festival, his uncle started to fight again after drinking. Jiang Chiyu didn't want to bear it anymore, so he found a chance to slip out.

Yu Duo guessed that the kid wasn't telling the truth, but he didn't care.Yu Duo turned his head to think for a while, and reached out to pick up the half-new luggage bag: "Come with me."

"What are you going to do?" Jiang Chiyu became vigilant in an instant, he stretched out his hand to grab the other end of the bag.

Yu Duo turned around and looked at the boy behind him who was facing a formidable enemy, and immediately let go of his hands dumbfounded.

"You are so dilapidated, what else is there to be deceived by me?" Yu Duo smiled a little mockingly. After finishing speaking, he turned his head and walked outside the store without waiting for Jiang Chiyu's reaction: "I have a place where I can Settle down and follow if you want."

So Jiang Chiyu took all his belongings and got on the back of Yu Duo's tricycle.

The back of the car was full of water pipe fittings, and Yu Duo gathered the scattered stainless steel elbows into a pile, barely making room for Jiang Chiyu.

"Sit still." The tricycle was equipped with a motor, and Yu Duo didn't have much effort on his feet, and he jumped a long way when he stepped on it.

Xiaosanlun is covered by the sky, and the wind leaks from all sides. The cold wind of winter night is drawn on the face like a knife. Before I can feel the pain, I am numb from the cold.

Maybe it was because he just came out of the McDonald's with the heater fully turned on, Jiang Chiyu's heart was warm, his body was warm, and he didn't feel cold.

Before he asked the person in front of him where he was taking him, and he didn't even know if he had good intentions, this small tricycle carried him into the city's brilliant lights, and made all the darkness he had experienced far away. far behind.