"Our brother Hao is awesome. He is unbeatable in all the Internet cafes around here! Sister, why don't you play a game with my brother Hao? Let's see who is better."
"Oh, yes, yes, let's play a round." The teenagers who were watching the game just now also cheered on the sidelines.
Lin Shuyue could see that this young man named Brother Hao had a very high status among this group of young men.
Lin Shuyue smiled: "Okay, let's play a game."
The two searched for names and added friends, found a room at random, and chose different camps.
As the game started, the two of them started moving, and the barrage of their kills began to appear in the upper left corner in turn.
The two met unexpectedly at the key location where the explosives were placed and began an extreme tug of war.
After one round, Lin Shuyue won with an overwhelming advantage.
Lin Shuyue took off her headphones and smiled encouragingly, "You are very talented. If you practice hard, you may be able to play professionally in the future."
Although his operation and awareness are still a bit immature, with training and development, he will definitely be able to catch up with those professionally trained players in the future.
Ah Hao lowered his head, pursed his lips tightly, and said, "Let's play another game tomorrow at 12 noon. I will definitely beat you."
This round of the game was played thoroughly and thoroughly, and Lin Shuyue's gaming addiction was mostly satisfied. She responded readily, "Okay."
After getting the response he wanted, Ah Hao nodded, pulled out his chair and walked out.
The teenagers around her did not disperse. They gathered behind her and chattered aimlessly, talking about Ah Hao.
After his father passed away, his mother remarried a local rich man, but for various reasons she did not take him with her. As she aged and did not have a child, she started looking for him again. From time to time, she could be seen going to Ah Hao's house and school to block Ah Hao.
Ah Hao was so annoyed that he even refused to go to school.
"It's almost three o'clock now, and it's almost time to go home from school. Ah Hao has to go home. His grandma is waiting for him to come home from school. She's going to cook dinner with him."
Lin Shuyue inevitably listened, played a few more games, and after agreeing with the teenagers to come back tomorrow at noon to teach them gaming skills, she was contentedly ready to go home for dinner.
She walked towards home and passed the edge of Pinghu District, at the entrance of a village called Wujiao Village. Lin Shuyue saw Ah Hao helping an old woman in her sixties to clean up her vegetable stall, and then he supported her and walked towards the village.
Lin Shuyue withdrew her gaze and returned to Pingsha Village after walking for a while.
Unlike when I went out in the morning, a shed was set up under the grape vines at this time, with many large pots and stoves placed under the shed, and a tricycle parked outside the door. Lin Shuxing and Luo Zhengjun were wearing white chef hats and white towels around their necks, cooking enthusiastically, and the air was filled with the strong aroma of food.
Seeing Lin Shuyue coming back, Lin Shuxing smiled and said, "I don't know if the business will be good, so your brother Zhengjun and I are going to try it out first. We'll use a tricycle to pull it to the construction site and try it out. If it works, I'll quit my job and buy groceries and cook at home. I'll wait until your brother Zhengjun's contract ends before we do it again."
Lin Shuyue smiled and nodded: "I'll help too."
Lin Shuxing did not delay, and the two of them stood by the table and packed up the food Luo Zhengjun had prepared. He made a dish of stir-fried pork with peppers, a dish of stir-fried pickled cabbage with spicy sauce, and a dish of stir-fried shredded cabbage. The only thing they had in common was that they were very oily.
While packing the dishes, Lin Shuxing and Lin Shuyue talked about their mother, Lou Fengqin.
"They took the child over there for a DNA comparison and confirmed that he was Uncle Wu's child in Guangcheng. They have already contacted the police over there. It is estimated that it won't be long before Uncle Wu will be able to bring his son back." Lin Shuxing said this with a smile on his face.
Uncle Wu's child has been missing for more than ten years. He was lost when he was two years old, and now he is 21 years old. The fact that a child who was lost for such a long time can be found is undoubtedly a boost to the families of these abducted children.
How many families who were desperate because they couldn't find their children persisted and persevered because of this shot in the arm.
"Is mom's money enough?" Because Lin Shuyue was in her internship period, Lou Fengqin was afraid of affecting her work, so she didn't call her.
In Lin Shuyue's memory, Lou Fengqin and the original owner would call each other at least three times a week, but because the phone charges were expensive, they would often hang up after just a few minutes. If today wasn't such a happy event, she wouldn't have talked to Lin Shuxing much.
"I asked her, and she said it was enough. That man also gave her some money when she went out this time." The person in Lin Shuxing's hand refers to the original owner's father, Lin Jianxin.
Now he has upgraded his business and become the owner of two restaurant chains. His later wife has given birth to a daughter.
Maybe it was because of guilt, after all, it was he who lost Lin Shuyang. So every time Lou Fengqin went out to look for her son, he would pay half of the expenses.
Lou Fengqin didn't want it at first, but she wanted it later, after all, finding a child is really a very expensive thing. In her words, integrity is worthless, and she will not let Lin Shuxing and her sister suffer because of that little bit of integrity, even if they have suffered enough.
Lin Jianxin would also give money to Lin Shuxing and her sister, but they never asked for a penny.
Lin Shuyue's cell phone rang. She wiped her hands and went to her room to answer the call. Lou Fengqin excitedly told her about Uncle Wu finding his child. Finally, she said to Lin Shuyue, "Ayue, your Uncle Wu's child was lost for eighteen years and was still found. Ayang was only lost for fourteen years. We can definitely find him too."
When Lou Fengqin said this with infinite hope, Lin Shuyue's nose felt sore and tears just fell.
She said to Lou Fengqin seriously: "We will help you find it in the future."
Lin Shuyue was willing to call her mother. Even if it had nothing to do with the original owner, Lou Fengqin's actions were worthy of her calling her mother. Lin Shuyue felt that she had no choice but to use the original owner's body to help her find her brother.
Lou Fengqin responded, "Okay, okay. Then mom will wait for you to help me."
After a few casual words, Lou Fengqin hung up the phone quickly. She always did this when she was out, especially to save on phone bills, and always hung up after she finished talking.
Lin Shuxing knocked on the door at the right time: "Ayue, come out for dinner."
Lin Shuyue rubbed her face, responded, put her phone on the bed, got up and went out to eat.
The sun was about to set, and the clouds in the sky were dyed a brilliant orange-red.
The three of them ate their meal very quickly. After the meal, Luo Zhengjun rode his tricycle carrying the fast food they had prepared to the nearest construction site, and the Lin sisters followed behind on their bicycles.
The food cooked by Luo Zhengjun is delicious and he is generous with the ingredients. A meal of one meat and two vegetables costs six yuan, and there is no limit on the amount of rice you can have. The complimentary soup is tomato and egg soup, and a spoonful of the soup always brings out a lot of eggs.
The workers at the construction site were all doing heavy work. The food in the canteen was contracted by the boss's brother. There was no oil or water in it. You couldn't order a second meal after getting one. The food in the small shops around was good, but the rice noodles were all soupy and not as filling as rice and stir-fried vegetables. The fast food restaurants were far away, and the workers were too lazy to walk after a day of hard work.
The lunch boxes sold by Lin Shuyue and her colleagues taste good, the dishes are oily and large in quantity, and most importantly, there is no limit on the amount of rice. As soon as they put the dishes out and Lin Shuyue shouted a few words, many workers gathered around them.
Soon, the dishes that Luo Zhengjun prepared to test the waters were sold out, only the bottom of the tomato and egg soup was left, and the big bucket of rice was scraped clean.
It was already dark when they went back. The street lights on the roadside were dim, and in some places the lights were not even on. The three of them rode their bikes side by side, feeling very happy.
Especially Lin Shuxing and Luo Zhengjun, they both have infinite imagination and aspirations for the future.
After returning, the two began to count the accounts. Luo Zhengjun made more than 60 dishes in total, selling each dish for 6 yuan, with a total income of more than 400 yuan. Among these, the most expensive expense was buying meat. Luo Zhengjun bought it from an acquaintance. A pound of high-quality pork belly cost 5 yuan per pound. More than 60 servings of fried pork with peppers only used eight pounds of meat.
They bought peppers and other things at the local vegetable market, at 50 cents per pound.
In addition, the biggest expense is rice. A pound of rice costs 90 cents. They cooked about ten pounds today. After taking into account the water, electricity, seasoning and other expenses, their net income today is more than 300 yuan!
These three hundred yuan may not be a lot in later generations, but in this era when the average person's monthly salary was at most a thousand yuan, three hundred yuan was already a lot of money.
Lin Shuxing gave Lin Shuyue twenty yuan cheerfully: "Go buy some oysters and two bottles of beer. Let's have a drink and then go to sleep."
Buying a few grilled oysters was already a particularly luxurious way for Lin Shuxing to celebrate.
Lin Shuyue smiled and nodded, then rode her bike outside. It was very busy on the main street at that time, with all kinds of things for sale. Lin Shuyue bought some oysters and ordered a few barbecues. She passed by a store at the entrance of the alley and bought two bottles of cold beer.
The three of them sat under the grape vines, enjoying the hot night breeze, eating barbecue and drinking cold beer. When they looked up, they could see the round moon hanging in the sky with mixed light and shadows. Lin Shuyue raised her glass and toasted to it.
After drinking two glasses of beer, Lin Shuyue slept very soundly at night. The next day, after eating the breakfast brought by Luo Zhengjun, she rode her bicycle to the office.
Passing by the newsstand, she stopped to take a look. Duan Taoyong's bloodthirsty smile was indeed placed in the most conspicuous position. Under the bloodthirsty smile was an extremely huge and attractive title: "The murderer of the Suishan girl rape and murder case was arrested. The reason was this?!"
Lin Shuyue laughed at the title. This futuristic UC font really stood out among the serious news titles.
This was Lin Shuyue's first report and also her first front-page headline. Lin Shuyue paid for it and asked the lady at the newsstand, "Sister, which newspaper is selling best today?"
The elder sister ate melon seeds and said, "It's the one you bought. I was shocked when I saw the report in the newspaper this morning. Who do you think the reporter was who took this photo? He's really capable. He could take a photo like this!"
Without waiting for Lin Shuyue to answer, she continued, "This bastard, he could actually kill such a young child!" After the elder sister finished speaking, someone came to buy newspapers, so she went to greet others.
Lin Shuyue put the newspaper into her schoolbag and pedaled forward.
The atmosphere in the office was very good today. Wang Mingzheng specially convened a company-wide meeting, and Lin Shuyue was specially praised.
After the meeting, Lin Shuyue remembered the appointment she had made with Ah Hao in the Internet cafe yesterday, and went out with her camera. The director of the news department, Lao Zhao, had been busy all morning, and when he wanted to talk to Lin Shuyue, he didn't even touch the exhaust of Lin Shuyue's bicycle!
Lin Shuyue had no idea that Director Zhao wanted to talk to her in detail, and she had already arrived at the agreed Internet cafe.
Many young people have already arrived. They are either squatting or standing, chatting while waiting for Lin Shuyue and Ah Hao to come over. They take today's showdown between the two very seriously. This kind of importance is no less than the showdown between Ximen Chuxue and Ye Gucheng on the top of the Forbidden City in the TV series.
As soon as Lin Shuyue arrived, she was surrounded by the group of teenagers. Some of them who particularly liked to play this game asked Lin Shuyue for advice. After all, Lin Shuyue had been playing for many years and taught very attentively.
When the agreed time came, Ah Hao was still nowhere to be seen. Some people could not wait any longer and started to talk about it.
"Ah Hao isn't coming now, is he scared?"
"I think so. He must be afraid of losing face, so he didn't want to fight today."
At this time, a young man in short sleeves came from outside. After hearing what they said, he argued a few times and then said to Lin Shuyue:
"Sister, Ah Hao's mother came last night and said that he didn't go to school and spent all day surfing the Internet in the Internet cafe, which was not a proper job. She sent him to the Internet addiction school overnight. When he was taken away last night, she asked me to tell you not to wait for him."
When Lin Shuyue heard the words "Internet Addiction School", the self-narration of students who graduated from the Internet Addiction School in the future flashed through her mind, and her heart skipped a beat: "Aliang, do you know where Ahao's home is?"
"I know, he's in Wujiao Village. Do you want to go find him?" A Liang didn't understand, but asked anyway.
Lin Shuyue thought about it and realized that this place was not far from Wujiao Village. She didn't answer Aliang and didn't say anything. She just looked at the time and said something before turning around and leaving the Internet cafe.
Ah Hao's family is very well-known in Wujiao Village. She asked a few local aunties who were sitting under the big banyan tree to enjoy the cool air, and found out the address of Ah Hao's home.
Ah Hao's home is a one-story bungalow. Because of its age, the originally white lime walls are now covered with patches of mold. A bunch of rose-red bougainvillea peeks out from the wall, unwilling to be lonely.
Lin Shuyue knocked on the wooden door of Ah Hao's house. After a while, footsteps were heard. It was Ah Hao's grandmother who opened the door.
Lin Shuyue asked politely: "Grandma, is Xu Shuhao at home?"
Ah Hao's grandmother looked up and squinted her eyes to take a closer look at Lin Shuyue: "Who are you? Do you have anything to do with him?"
Lin Shuyue recalled the question about Ah Hao that she heard in the Internet cafe yesterday, and said, "Ah Hao is tutoring my younger brother. He didn't come to class today, so I came to ask him."
Aliang and his friends said that Ahao is now in high school. Although he often does not go to school, his academic performance has always been very good. He was the top scorer in the school's previous high school entrance examination.
Knowing that he was short of money, some classmates introduced him to tutor their own siblings, charging three to five yuan an hour. Ah Hao's grandmother also knew about this.
Hearing this, the defensive look in Ah Hao's grandmother's eyes disappeared. She said, "She was picked up by her mother last night. She said she was going to be sent to a school to stop Internet addiction. Her mother gave me a list and said the school is right there. I can't read either, so I'll go get it for you to see."
The old man had gray hair and walked back anxiously. After a while, he brought a flyer with many promotional slogans printed on it. It hurt Lin Shuyue's eyes.
"His mom said that Ah Hao is not doing his job properly, he doesn't go to school and doesn't study, and if he continues like this he will be ruined. They came to take Ah Hao away last night and I couldn't stop them. Ah Hao is not doing his job properly because he just sees that I'm old and feels sorry for me, so he wants to make money to support me." When Ah Hao's grandmother said this, tears came to her eyes.
At this time, the good and evil discrimination system that had been silent all this time also came out: [ Ding~ The host triggered the keyword "Internet addiction school", and the limited-time task started: visit the Internet addiction school and make its true face known to the public. Complete it within the time limit (fifteen days). ]