God-level giant, forced to raise cubs

"All the houses here look similar, which one does Ma Hao live in?"

Chi Xi put his hands into the pockets of his school uniform, and lazily shuffled through the dilapidated and dilapidated buildings.

Bypassing the smelly garbage dump with dirty water flowing, the little classmate frowned more and more deeply, wondering whether this place was really inhabited by humans.

He always felt that You Qingluan lived in a dilapidated teacher's dormitory, like a slum.

Until now, after comparing and setting off the real slums, his small one-room dormitory was upgraded into a mansion in minutes, and it was still a well-decorated and ultra-luxury mansion.

You Qingluan also came here for the first time, but he was not shocked at all.He has seen many more dilapidated places than here.

Recalling the information that the migrant workers told him just now, he replied, "Should still go forward, turn left at the innermost alley."

"Want to go further?" Chi Xi looked through the narrow and crowded alleys, looking up into the distance.

At the end of the alley, there is an unfinished building that has not yet been built.

The walls piled up with broken bricks were bare and exposed to the air. The walls were not plastered with cement or tiled, and the steel bars of several buildings were even exposed.The thin steel bars have sharp sections and look particularly scary.

I heard from the driver and the migrant workers just now that Dongping New District is about to be planned and rebuilt, and this area is facing demolition.The nearby villagers wanted to get a sum of compensation for demolition and relocation, and they rushed to buy land and build houses.

As a result, the villagers did not know until recently that Dongping New District had been planning for planning two years earlier, and all the land had been registered for requisition.The 'leader' who sold them the land did not have the right to use the land at all, and was just cheating money.

These bean curd dregs projects that have just been built will soon be regarded as illegal buildings and demolished.

The villagers spent a lot of time and energy. As a result, the demolition funds were not received, and they had to pay a lot of money.

Of course, the local people who were stingy and searched were unwilling. They immediately threw down the half-built building and protested everywhere.

And the bean curd buildings they left behind were all made of inferior materials, and the steel bars were so thin that they couldn't bear it at all.It seems that if you kick two feet hard, the whole house will collapse in an instant.

——How can people live in such a place?

You Qingluan must be playing tricks on herself again, Chi Xi thought angrily.

"They said that if you live in those buildings, you don't need to charge rent as long as you work for the landlord." You Qingluan explained a few words lightly, without pausing at all, bypassing the hesitant Chi Xi, and greeted, "Let's go."

In order to save rent, I would rather live in a dangerous building where accidents may happen at any time.

Is money more important than life? !

Chi Xi's expression became very complicated, and finally he couldn't help what he wanted to say, and asked sullenly, "Ma Hao...how could his family live in such a place?"

"Isn't the reason obvious? I spent all my savings for my son's schooling, so I can only save money on food, clothing, housing and transportation." You Qingluan turned her head, her eyes were calm and deep, and her tone of voice was not ups and downs. , probably you don’t need to experience the suffering of the world in this life. But you must know that when you enjoy the light, there are always people living in the dark.”

You Qingluan has experienced a lot, has seen a lot, and has long understood these human sufferings.

But Chi Xi has never experienced anything, so the little students don't understand what kind of poverty a person can become.

No matter how much others say, the words are too pale after all.Only by seeing it with his own eyes can he better understand the various tastes in the world.

Chi Xi lowered his gaze, and saw a skinny dog ​​lying in the gutter by the roadside, the body was already dry.

He pursed his lower lip and asked softly, "So, am I wrong?"

"No, you are not wrong, and neither are they. Although life is equal, life is not equal. You have not done anything harmful, and you don't need to feel guilty because you have too much, and you can't save all poverty and suffering. "Speaking of this, You Qingluan seemed to think of something, and after a pause for a few seconds, he said softly, "The only ones who can save their lives are themselves."

Chi Xi got into the horns, still unable to let go, "I used to, with Ma Hao..."

"Oh, don't you have a good relationship with Ma Hao?" You Qingluan took over and said, "Could it be that if you know the situation in his family, you will alienate him, or always put on a sympathetic expression of a benefactor?"

"Of course not!" Chi Xi said immediately.

You Qingluan smiled lightly, and continued to lead the little classmate forward, "That's enough. Since he didn't beg you, you don't need to do anything special."

Friendship at the student stage is the purest and should not be disturbed by other factors.

In fact, after the last parent meeting, You Qingluan has been considering whether to visit Ma Hao's house.

After deliberating over and over again, he temporarily dismissed his thoughts.

Although Ma Hao's family is in a difficult situation, it is a great sacrifice for his parents to spend money to send Ma Hao to No. [-] Middle School under such a difficult situation.

But in essence, it is not wrong for parents to hope that their children will succeed and want to give students a better learning environment.

In addition, according to You Qingluan's own understanding and judgment, Ma Hao is not considered a bad student to the core, at most he just loves vanity.

Putting himself in his shoes, he understood Ma Hao's thoughts very well.Teenagers have more or less self-esteem, especially those from families like Ma Hao, because they feel inferior to their original conditions, so the vanity of not wanting to be different from other students will be stronger, so they will do everything possible to hide their family background .

Appropriate vanity and self-esteem are not a bad thing. It may prompt Ma Hao to break free from the quagmire of life and change the status quo with his hands.

Therefore, You Qingluan does not intend to interfere in his life, criticizing him indiscriminately.The reason why I changed my mind and came all the way here is because the situation is getting out of control now.

Passing through the alley filled with rancid smell, they finally found the unfinished building where Ma Hao's family lived.

I heard from several masters at the intersection that the unfinished buildings here cut corners too much, and the landlord didn’t even install doors and windows.

Those migrant workers who live alone find it troublesome and dangerous, and prefer to live in small single rooms made of steel plates on the side of the road.In addition, the reform of the new district urgently required demolition, and the other tenants had all moved out. In the whole building, only Ma Hao's family remained.

Chi Xi stood outside and looked around, and easily found that there were two occupied rooms inside, which were obviously different from the other empty rooms.

Several windows in the room are blocked by glass, and there are handmade window grilles picked up from waste newspapers on the glass, and red Chinese knots are hung under the eaves.

A simple wooden door was installed in each of the two rooms, and a golden award was pasted on the door.The certificate of merit has faded, and Ma Hao's name can be seen from a long distance away.

You Qingluan's first image judged that his parents were both ingenious people, and they loved their son extremely.

It can be seen from Ma Hao's usual expenses on food and clothing that he must have parents who are gentle and indulgent.

"Zai, do you want to go in?" You Qingluan turned her head and asked Chi Xi, "You should have never been to this kind of place."

"Hmm..." Chi Xi stared at the half-closed door inside, and stared in silence for a while, but still couldn't come to a conclusion, so he simply threw the question to You Qingluan, "Do you think he wants me to go in?"

"No." You Qingluan quickly gave the answer.Ma Hao tried his best to cover up at school, because he didn't want Chi Xi to see his situation.

As expected, Chi Xi's expression became even more difficult.

"So, you should go in and find a way to restore the friendship...if you want to continue to be friends with him."

Chi Xi replied almost immediately, "Of course I want to."

"Well, I guess so." After all, they have always been so close, and the little classmate has no friends at all.

Although Chi Xi never said it, he always regarded his friends very seriously.And Zai Zai has a pure heart, so he definitely doesn't want to lose a friend because of such messy reasons.

You Qingluan reached out to rub his hair, "Good boy, let's go."

"……it is good."

You Qingluan and Chi Xi had just entered, before knocking on the door.

When Liu Shuping heard the voice inside, she rushed out to greet her and asked, "Who is it?"

She was wearing an ordinary gray long-sleeved dress, and she didn't wear any accessories. She looked much more natural than last time.

Seeing You Qingluan, her expression flickered with panic, and she greeted incoherently, "Ah? Class teacher You... Oh, it should be Teacher You. Why don't you come and find Ma Hao? My family lives in a place like this. It's lucky that you found it."

Liu Shuping wiped her hands on the apron indiscriminately, stepped aside and invited, "Come in quickly! Ma Hao is inside. I'll pour water next door for you! What do you want to eat tonight? I'll ride my bike to buy it later."

"No, we don't eat." You Qingluan quickly stopped her and asked, "Because Ma Hao hasn't come to school for three days, I'll come and see what's wrong with him?"

"He, he..." Despair and collapse flashed across Liu Shuping's face for a moment, but she refused to give a reason after all, wiping away her tears and smiling with difficulty, "It's nothing, something happened at home, I said I don't need him to worry about it , this kid just won’t listen. I’ll try to persuade him tomorrow and let him go to school.”

"Who's here?" Ma Hao in the back room heard the movement, opened the curtain and walked out.

After only three days of not seeing him, he became almost unrecognizable by Chi Xi.The eye circles are black and blue, the skin is two shades darker, and the lips are split with several bloody holes.

Seeing his teacher and friends unexpectedly, Ma Hao retreated almost immediately and hid in the room.

"Ma Hao, come out." Chi Xi called out.

After hanging around with him for so long, Ma Hao knew Chi Xi's bad temper.

Anyway, I should not meet him a few times in the future, so I will follow his wishes in the end.Thinking of this, he walked out of the room with heavy steps, and called hoarsely, "Xihuang."

"What's the matter with you?" Seeing that he seemed to be forced to grow up overnight, and his appearance and temperament were different, Chi Xi kept asking, "What happened?"

"Something happened at home, you...I can take care of it." Ma Hao hesitated to speak, but in the end he couldn't convince himself to speak to Chi Xi.

At first, he approached Chi Xi and tried his best to become friends with him, just wanting to see how people in another world live.

Later, he really saw that when he got along with Chi Xi carefree, Ma Hao could tell himself that he was no different from a rich man's child.

If he asks Chi Xi for help now, he will be beaten back to his original form in an instant. The first friendship was premeditated.

"It's nothing serious, just leave me alone." Ma Hao avoided his gaze and said in a mosquito buzzing voice, "I won't go to school anymore."

"Huh? Not going to school anymore?" Chi Xi realized almost immediately that Ma Hao had something to hide from him.He hated the feeling of being concealed, and asked several times, "Why? Tell me the truth."

But no matter how Chi Xi asked, Ma Hao was like a secret agent, refusing to say anything, and just perfunctorily giving the reason for dropping out, "I have poor grades and I don't know how to learn. Anyway, I can't get into college, so it's meaningless to continue studying."

"Do you think I believe it?" Chi Xi stared at him with wide eyes, "Ma Hao, do you take me for a fool?"

"Chi Xi, I didn't mean to lie to you." Ma Hao smiled palely, and looked at him with despair and helplessness, "You and Jing Yuxuan have always been my best friends, but I really don't want to go to school anymore .”

"You fucking..." Chi Xi couldn't open his mouth, and was so irritable that he was about to strike.

"Student Chi Xi, this is someone else's home, you have to be polite." You Qingluan finally took action, stopped Chi Xi and said solemnly, "Ma Hao, if you want to drop out or suspend school, you must go to the school to complete the formalities, otherwise the principal will Deduct my wages."

"You..." Aren't you clueless?Deduct a ghost salary?Chi Xi was shocked by his ability to tell nonsense with his eyes open.

"Okay, I'll be there tomorrow." Ma Hao had been exhausted in the past few days, and without thinking too much, he easily believed You Qingluan's words.

You Qingluan looked around the room, and said inscrutablely, "You have to come tomorrow, I'll wait."

"Hey, why drop out? He..." Chi Xi still wanted to say something.

You Qingluan put his hand on his shoulder, pressed it hard, and reminded him in a deep voice, "It's time to go."

Chi Xi met his meaningful eyes, gritted his teeth angrily, took one last look at Ma Hao, and lifted his legs to leave the room.

Liu Shuping poured two glasses of water from the next room, and Ma Hao was the only one left in the huge room.

She put the water on the table, her tense shoulders slumped, "Haohao, why don't you keep the teacher for a meal?"

"It's not necessary." Ma Hao said stiffly.

"That's right, our family can't provide decent meals." Liu Shuping sighed, and said, "Leave the family affairs to me, and go to school tomorrow."

"No, I won't go in the future." Ma Hao stretched out his hands, looked down at the large and small wounds on his hands, and said like a walking corpse, "I have already discussed with the construction site, and signed a ten-year contract. Sex pays me one hundred thousand."

"Nonsense! One hundred thousand will let you work for ten years, isn't it just taking advantage of the fire?" Liu Shuping firmly disagreed and insisted on letting Ma Hao go to school.

"Mom!" Ma Hao yelled hoarsely, "Dad is still lying in the hospital, and he can't have surgery without money."

Liu Shuping fell silent suddenly, thinking of her husband on the sick bed, the tears she finally stopped shed again.

"Don't let me go to school, I'm afraid I can't help but ask my classmates for money, and I will owe a debt of gratitude for the rest of my life." Ma Hao clenched his fists and said seriously, "At least, the money I exchanged with my hands is clean. of."

Clean ass!

You Qingluan, who had already left the alley, couldn't help complaining, "It's so stubborn, money is just currency in circulation, there is no difference between clean and dirty."

"He must be hiding something from me. He really should have asked clearly just now." Chi Xi asked irritably, "What are you talking about?"

"It's nothing." You Qingluan took off the earphones and said calmly, "The bank is closed now, take me to your house, I want to borrow some cash from Boss Chi."

"Borrowing money? What do you want to do?"

"Buy cheap labor. Now there is a big clearance sale, buy one year and get nine years free, don't miss it when you pass by."

"...Who would buy one year and get nine years free? Is he sick?"

You Qingluan raised her lips and said with a sneer, "Cub, don't scold him so tactfully, he's just stupid."