Shengsheng

Eleven o'clock in the evening.

Shengsi County, Inpatient Department of Urban Hospital.

The light bulbs that have been in disrepair hang dangling on the first-floor corridor that smells strongly of potion. Not far away, there is a bumpy wall, and there is a one-yuan condom machine that popularizes rural sanitary hygiene.

At a glance, there is a line of big red characters written on the one-yuan machine, "Men and women's physical health is jointly maintained by the whole people."

But in fact, this kind of machine did not exist in the local area two years ago. It was only after the urban economy in Zhejiang Province has improved in the past few years that it began to be seen in hospitals, small hotels, rural nursing homes and other places where sexual hygiene is relatively chaotic. stand up.

I heard that decent local people usually don't have the nerve to get close to this kind of machine, and it's often those floating people with chaotic social relations who spend a dollar to buy one at night and then find a sauna room for the night.

And in the middle of the night, Liang Sheng, who didn't know that he was being hunted around after taking the bill from the payment office upstairs, also walked all the way through the corridor of the township hospital and came down from the ward on the second floor.

When he went downstairs again, he saw a figure who seemed to be waiting for him right here, standing motionless not far away, his eyes seemed to be fixed on the condom machine downstairs.

"..."

This scene made the young man who was still holding the list in his hand pause, and then when he came down earlier, his expression, which was still thinking about something seriously, became weird.

But looking at the man standing there with his back turned to him, there was no familiar secretary and driver following him at this time.

Presumably, the matter of saving people tonight had already been resolved, and the other matter was not finished, so he drove them back first.

And looking at him, his shoulders were obviously relaxed with one hand in his pocket, and the corner of the mobile phone in his pocket was exposed. It was obvious that he had already called some of his relationships far away to ask about something, maybe he already knew everything. look.

Standing in the corridor in the moonlight, the young man who looked young but already had all the edges and corners that an adult should have did not say anything.

But at the same time, his always reserved and deep heart also became inexplicably silent.

Just now, when he was paying the fee upstairs, the doctor asked him if he came back from Wenzhou in this dusty suit.

After all, Liang Sheng himself had been busy with Jiang Xinwen in Wenzhou for the past two days, so he didn't have time to rush back to Shengsi County.

During the process, his main task is to participate in the promotion and introduction of the most important technical point of the shipyard with Jiang Xinwen - the draft stable wheel, because Liang Sheng has been using his own personal mathematical calculation method for more than half a month. Help with basic calculations for this part.

So even though he looks young and is nominally just an amateur intern who came here during the summer vacation, Jiang Xinwen still brought him here with great trust, and listened to the class for two or three days among a bunch of old technicians and old professors. .

Most of these old engineers from all over Zhoushan are quite old, but all kinds of experience in measurement and calculation have been accumulated for decades.

Therefore, their method is naturally very efficient and practical. Liang Sheng, who seized this opportunity, specially asked a lot of questions about practical calculations on the basis of this exchange.

Therefore, this trip has really benefited him a lot.

And just in time for this trip, Liang Sheng happened to come to Wenzhou. Since leaving school for a month, Liang Sheng hadn't contacted any of the school's classmates and teachers. a phone call.

It happened that both Jia Sikai and Yong Jie were absent that day, so they stayed in the dormitory and Zhuang Yao answered the phone.

In the end, when he heard the strange phone call from the other side that he didn't know, it was Liang Sheng. The brother who had been fighting for three years suddenly collapsed psychologically. He almost cried and yelled on the phone a few times when he got emotional. Three.

Liang Sheng didn't say anything about this.

He knew that he was in such a difficult situation, and those three who were still in the school dormitory would definitely feel guilty and uncomfortable about it, and felt that brothers could do nothing to help him in the end.

——He understands this feeling very well, so he never blames anyone in his heart.

And to be honest, as far as he knew, Zhuang Yao's family was still on subsistence allowances.

Jia Sikai's father retired from a work-related injury many years ago, and Yongjie's family has two younger siblings who go to school. Life is difficult for anyone who has worked so hard to get into a prestigious university, let alone stand up for him in such a situation What so-called justice has been done.

So it's rare for someone like him to take the initiative to contact people all the way. He was in Wenzhou, but he obviously didn't forget that Liang Sheng, who was a mess in the capital, didn't waste too much time.

Before the two parties hung up the phone, they simply explained why they wanted to make this call today.

And the other end hadn't figured out what Liang Sheng wanted to do, but after hearing what he said, Zhuang Yao on the other end was also startled, and it took him a long time to ask nervously on the phone,

"What... third child, you said you wanted to ask before... how are those two people doing?"

"Well, it's the two who said they cheated and bought my answer. Have you seen them at school recently?"

Liang sounded back.

"It's been almost a month... Why did you suddenly bring up this matter again? Let me tell you, these two people are very thieves. It's obvious that they are doing such things to deceive people, but now they are still at school. They are very happy here, and they didn't go back this summer vacation."

"..."

"I heard from Brother Jia Sikai and the others that these two people not only have money to go to Internet cafes every day, but also invite a group of people to spend the night. You don't have to leave school if you are punished, isn't this fucking nonsense and it's aimed at you..."

As Zhuang Yao was talking, Liang Sheng became so angry that Liang Sheng didn't express his opinion for a while.

But when he heard that the two people he had never met in person, but the person who caused him to fall into this situation not only stayed in school, but also seemed to become rich in all aspects overnight, his eyes were still a little cold Glancing at the road outside the canteen, he lowered his head and said nothing.

After taking out a pen and paper from his pocket, the glass cabinet selling cigarettes on the side of the road thoughtfully wrote down a series of numbers. Liang Sheng, who had been holding a landline phone with one hand, slowed down and spoke to Zhuang Yao on the other end. road,

"As far as you know, Senior Brother Wang and the others are familiar with these two people?"

"...Probably, I'm not familiar with it, but Senior Brother Wang and his dormitory often go to the Internet cafe behind the school to play lol all night, so they always see..."

"Then ask Jia Sikai to take the time to help me and Senior Brother Wang, find a way to keep an eye on these two people during the summer vacation, and if it's convenient, invite the two of them to have a drink from time to time, go to a restaurant or something, I'll pay for it , just say that I just want to make friends with my junior."

"..."

"It would be even better if you can get to know and inquire about their specific family situation, and some recent friends. If not, help me keep an eye on these two people. I'm not in school now, but there are some things that should be done." be clear."

"...Okay, okay, I'll tell him when he comes back! Then next time I have news from Senior Brother Wang, how can I find you, third..."

Zhuang Yao definitely couldn't refuse such a simple request, and the three remaining in their dormitory originally wanted to help, so it was definitely a matter of one word at this time.

"Let me look for you, I will call regularly, you don't want to look for me, just do whatever you want at the school."

Liang Sheng replied.

"Okay! Then everything will be fine for you! Take care of yourself, do you hear me?"

This call is over.

Later, Liang Sheng followed Jiang Xinwen and stayed in Wenzhou for another day.

During this period, Factory Manager Jiang secretly visited his wife and children once, but after being ruthlessly kicked out by his wife who lived in her natal home, Factory Manager Jiang, whose remarriage plan failed again, pitifully took his interns back to Shengsi. I couldn't help cursing all the way.

"Remember in the future, but don't get married casually! See what this man can do if he gets married at a young age! The children are snatched away by women! Marry! Shit! Shit!"

"..."

Don't get married if this bullshit doesn't make sense, let's not talk about getting married now, Liang Sheng didn't even listen to a single word if he didn't have a suitable partner.

As for the fact that he was reminded by the headlights on the way back to stop to save the two children, it was really an accident and a coincidence for Liang Sheng tonight.

But at this moment, the old god was standing not far away, and at the same time, the tall and thin man who was staring at the front thoughtfully seemed to have noticed someone coming behind him.

Turn around and see that it is the other party.

In name, these two brothers came to this kind of place on their own initiative a month ago, and the two brothers who accidentally ran into each other until tonight just looked at each other from a distance.

This glance, I have to say, is really a bit subtle.

In fact, the moment when the two of them suddenly recognized each other at the door of the emergency room was the real moment that no one thought of.

The two of them looked at each other in blank dismay, almost unable to speak, but because they were still in a hurry to save the two children, even though everyone seemed to be in a mess, they didn't delay their business.

But speaking of this more than a month ago, the older brother always thought that his younger brother, who was not rebellious since childhood, was studying hard at school, and the younger one also always thought that he had worked in another province and hadn't returned yet. Far away, but not completely unaware.

"Are you all done?"

It is impossible to say that Hai pretended not to know each other deliberately under such circumstances.

Boss Liang, who was standing alone downstairs in the inpatient department just now and had already made several phone calls to the capital, broke the silence first with a calm tone.

Since he started doing business ten years ago, no matter whether he is big or small, he always laughs when he sees people, with a cunning look that is always in his heart, but now, he really can't laugh at all. .

It's been almost a month, and he just found out what happened at Tsinghua University.

Suspended from school, punished, because of helping others to cheat, he was expelled by a broken external unit that only manages students.

These messy words, which sound like they are used to intentionally ruin personality, are put here by him. He must not believe a word, but this unexpected thing that sounds like magic realism just happened under his nose. up.

Just now when his secretary recounted the results of this incident to him on the phone, for a moment his anger, which he hadn't shown for many years, came up directly, and he almost blurted out all the foul words.

But thinking that this is still thousands of miles away in Shengsi County, I don't have time to go back to the capital to deal with some people.

In addition, someone didn't come down right now, our temples were still jumping, Mr. Liang, then he turned his head and looked at the inpatient department upstairs, where no one came down, and the turbid air pressing on his chest came slowly again. sentence.

"...You go to work first, I'll ask him."

"..."

"Also, don't pick and understand that I asked you to ask, first go to the Education Bureau to inquire about that external unit that can still manage students' student status. When did such a unit become more in a good university? , help me to ask clearly, who is in charge, who is in charge, who is so big of face, directly treats himself as a policeman, and asks a non-graduation casually leaving school without asking anything. Clear, go quickly."

"..."

After these words, Liang Sheng still felt uncomfortable.

But obviously, the anger in his heart is not directed at others, but completely directed at himself.

After all, it was he himself who first ran to Hong Kong and lost contact. After that, it is no wonder that other people came to him in a mess.

So after thinking about it, Boss Liang, who was upset and couldn't get over it, still didn't spread his emotions too much. Instead, he was thinking about how Liang Sheng lived in the inpatient department downstairs after the incident happened this month. While staring at the condom machine on the wall.

And at this moment, there was a sudden movement behind him.

As soon as he turned around, he happened to see the worn-out summer factory work uniform with the payment slip in his pocket on the young man standing across from him.

Seeing this, I was so blocked that I almost had nothing to say.

Boss Liang, who has been keen on doing small business more than ten years ago and buying foreign trade clothes to catch up with fashion, is already very old, and he still has nowhere to vent his anger when he sees people ruining people like this, but for a long time, he still works hard. Slow down the tone of the sentence.

——"Are you all done?"

This, I have to say, made his liver hurt even when he asked.

But the young man on the opposite side was quite calm and calm. He didn't panic when he saw him asking questions. He nodded silently and went up to him seriously. The two of them stood downstairs in the inpatient department again.

This made Liang Sheng, who had never actively interfered in his life, feel a little at a loss as to how to continue talking about something, but at this moment, it was himself beside him who took the initiative to speak.

"The drivers are gone, how are you going back to the city at night?"

"I've been living in Shengsi for the past two days, and I don't go anywhere except here, but you, you've been here for a month, where do you live during this time?"

Seeing him and himself trying to avoid certain problems here, Liang Sheng, who was much older than him, suppressed some of his original words and did not take the initiative to speak out.

"Shipyards, collective dormitories, practice and learn something else along the way, summer social practice activities, usually eat big pot meals, everyone is good."

Liang Sheng replied.

"Then what about Tsinghua University, which you have always cared about the most?"

"..."

This question was quite straightforward, and the young man remained silent again after hearing the man's words.

In fact, they both knew that once Liang Sheng knew about some things, he would definitely take care of them. Once he took care of them, everything would become extremely simple.

But this kind of simplicity, if it was what he wanted from the beginning, then he would definitely ask for help, but when the matter developed to this point, it was inexplicably mixed with many complicated things.

But in fact, Liang Sheng left the school a month ago and tried to use his current meager strength to resist the school. Is he really competing with his own self-esteem?

Obviously not, from the beginning to the end, his mood was very stable.

Because of this, even though he was facing the man in front of him who had already achieved success and was far more rational than him to some extent.

Although before leaving school, he had already thought that once the matter was discovered, this conversation would happen between the two of them sooner or later.

He has been very stubborn since he was a child, so stubborn that no one can screw him, so stubborn that he has been admitted to high school, participated in national competitions, and even entered the best university in the country with his stubbornness. road,

"I'm not going to go back now, I'll go back later when things happen."

"..."

"Although the time may not be too fast, because I stay here now, I actually have some other plans."

"..."

"Teacher Peng told me before that you have to figure out how to live in the outside world. When I was a child, he gave me workbooks in class and never tore up the answers behind. He said that people who really want to solve problems by themselves know that The answer is not to look at the answer yourself, this is a matter of principle, I have always remembered this sentence, and I have not forgotten it until now."

"..."

These words silenced Liang Sheng, who hadn't helped the other party much in education for half his life.

He had actually already thought about how to lobby later, how to analyze the gains and losses, and how to notify Mao Chengdong to come over, even if it was coaxing or cheating, he had to lure this young man who hadn't left school to go back, don't waste time rhetoric.

But when the words came to his lips, Liang Sheng noticed that although he was young, his eyes were calm and clear, and he obviously had his own ideas. Liang Sheng suddenly got a little stuck.

And for a long time, no matter how busy you are, no matter how much you run from east to west, in the end, the most concerned thing is to seek a stable day that can be respected by others.

This kind of respect, in his humble and muddle-headed life in his previous life, no one has ever given him a dignified manner.

Others always think that this is how he should live as a low-level trash, so in this life, Liang Sheng said, he has been trying to climb up to the maximum, in order to seek respect from others for Liang Sheng, an individual who has been given two lives.

And probably, this series of incidents of being busy saving people on this big night and unexpectedly reuniting also affected some complicated emotions between the two who hadn't seen each other for a long, long time.

After thinking about it, it was related to his studies and future, so he didn't say anything further. Liang Sheng, who had been a brother for ten years, looked aside, pinched his browbones and said,

"Did you see that thing on the wall over there?"

As he said this, he, who was dressed in a shirt and trousers, also pulled out his finger and pointed to the dilapidated one-dollar machine on the opposite wall.

"I was thinking about this just before you came down. I was thinking that one yuan can be exchanged for a condom. It seems that the price is not expensive, but in this kind of place, the subsequent actual economic effect will be great. The capital , Guangzhou's economy is better than here, but this machine can't be seen outside at all now. The times have advanced, but people may still have a sense of sexual shame. If they suddenly see such a machine on the street, they will definitely hide, and feel immoral. But in the final analysis, there are many business opportunities hidden behind this humble thing, maybe you can invest some money in it.”

"..."

"Besides, it's such a small machine, and it doesn't necessarily have to be empty. You can bring some advertisements. After the most basic investment process is completed, I can earn money while earning advertising fees. It's completely It’s a win-win situation, so I not only want to bring it to the capital, Guangzhou, I think this thing can also get hundreds of units in every part of the country, and when it is all over the streets, naturally no one will think it’s awkward, Pretty vulgar stuff."

"..."

"Think about it this way, not only you can stay in Shengsi, but businessmen like me seem to have other reasons to stay here for a longer time, so in the process, you have to let me, or other people who were originally waiting Look at the people you can't survive here to see what your own reasons are."

"..."

"For the rest, no matter what the relationship between us is in essence, whether we are relatives or not, I don't care about you. We both have our own business here. When the time is up, we will find out later. What do you think, Liang Sheng? Classmate, do you agree with the current method of being an older brother?"