Dou Yuan's voice was hoarse, mixed with cursing: "Xie Jun, you bastard!"

When Dou Ze got dressed and rushed to Dou Yuan's rental house, she was sitting in the rain crying, picking up money while crying.A few renminbi were scattered at her feet, and she was still holding a stack in her hand, which should have been picked up for a while.Dou Ze ran over to help her up, both siblings were drenched.

She insisted on picking up all the money on the ground, and said to Dou Ze: "Five thousand, Xie Xiaonan's life is worth five thousand to Xie Jun."

Dou Ze didn't say anything, he helped her back into the house, and asked, "Does Nannan not want someone to accompany her at night?"

"Mom is in the hospital." Dou Yuan took out a set of men's pajamas from the bedroom, which was probably left by Xie Jun before, and it was a bit small for Dou Ze. "Let's wear it alive first, don't catch a cold. Have you eaten yet?"

"No."

He took his pajamas to the bathroom and took a shower. When he came out, Dou Yuan made a cup of ginger tea, cooked a small pot of noodle soup, and put it on the tea table. "Let's eat, I'll take a shower, sleep here tonight, stretch out the sofa yourself." Dou Yuan took a change of clothes and walked to the door of the bathroom, then remembered something, and said, "Your phone just kept ringing."

Dou Ze picked up his phone and glanced at it. There were two names of Huo Siming in the missed call column, and half a stack of wet RMB was placed next to the small pot of noodles, which showed Dou Yuan's worthless dignity.Dou Ze didn't call Huo Siming back. While eating noodles, he thought about when their life started to go from bad to worse. It was clear that a few years ago they were comfortable, happy, happy and harmonious.Is it because of illness?Is it because they didn't try hard enough?

After Dou Ze finished eating the whole pot of noodles, his stomach warmed up, and the little monster in his stomach stopped making noise.He drank the ginger tea and took the dishes to the kitchen sink to wash them off.Dou Yuan came out of the bathroom, his eyes were red, and he said, "Dou Ze, I'm really afraid that one day I won't be able to hold on and I will commit suicide."

"..." Dou Ze was silent for a while and said, "One day you commit suicide and tell me, we can still be siblings in the next life together."

Dou Yuan was amused by him in this weird atmosphere. Dou Ze said: "I borrowed more than 3 yuan from my colleagues. The medical expenses for this half month are always enough. I will spend it first, and I will think about it later." Method."

Dou Ze's little monster is stronger than ordinary children, and it's fine after two rains.In the early morning of the next day, he went back to the company to sell his leave. The original supervisor changed hands, and the director's seat was already taken by someone else. This person's surname was Zeng, Zeng Funian.With a fat body, sitting there is like a Maitreya Lafayette.

When Dou Ze went to the new supervisor to sell his vacation, he happened to meet him, and he was said a few words when they first met. "You look strong even at a young age. Why are you taking sick leave? I think I just want to take the opportunity to be lazy."

"Gastroenteritis, I asked for leave because I couldn't work." Dou Ze explained.

Zeng Funian left with a humming sound, apparently not very satisfied with him.

Dou Ze returned to his seat, thinking about where to get the surgery fee, and at the same time sorting out the documents accumulated in the previous two days.Liu Yang suddenly poked his head over from the side, and said with a smile, "You haven't come these few days, and neither has the flower delivery man."

"..." Dou Ze finally came to his senses. There seemed to be something missing on the table, and he didn't care. He waved his hand: "I guess he gave up my crooked neck tree."

During lunch, Dou Ze found a few colleagues who usually had a good relationship and tentatively asked about borrowing money. As expected, they all said that embezzlement was impossible, and only a few of them could borrow a very limited amount. "I suggest you organize a fundraiser in the company. In a situation like yours, everyone will definitely help. Little things add up."

Dou Ze didn't speak. His self-esteem used to be on top of his head, but now he holds it in his hands, or in the next second, he will be tremblingly thrown to the ground under the weight of life - smashed, crushed.

That night, Huo Siming called again, but Dou Ze didn't answer.

Before going to bed, he made a donation box out of a shoe box. He looked at the broken cardboard box, but it was just a beggar's bowl, covered with red paper, and it became a 'donation box' with a nice name.

In the morning, Dou Ze took a shoe bag and wrapped the donation box inside, only one side of red paper was exposed.Liu Yang saw him and asked him, "Are you really going to raise money?"

This sentence stopped him immediately, he nodded or shook his head, froze there, wishing he could tear up the box and throw it away immediately.He could finally understand Dou Yuan's helpless heart. All the suffering in the world can only be said to empathize with him if it really happens to him.

Seeing his expression, Liu Yang knew that he had said something wrong, so he hurriedly said, "Last night, Zhang Yi told me that her father has acquaintances in the People's Hospital, who might be able to help you..."

Dou Ze didn't speak.

He has been tense all morning, thinking about the donation box all the time, not only afraid of being seen, but also wanting to be seen to tear it out for him.

It wasn't until lunchtime that he had to sweat coldly and walk to the cafeteria with a donation box in his hand, where he stood there as if begging.Everyone looked at him.

Liu Yang witnessed Dou Ze getting promoted and getting rich step by step to the end of the road, probably out of pity, he stepped forward to help Dou Ze, and he said loudly to everyone: "Dou Ze's niece is congenital uremia, in order to treat the little girl , the family sold the real estate, and the family rented a house until now, and the relatives have long been estranged, and now his father has been diagnosed with stomach cancer, and the hospital's expenses are increasing day by day, and the family is really going to be out of control..." Every word beat on Dou Ze's face On the road, it was the first time he knew from others that he was so pitiful, he hung his head, feeling ashamed...

Liu Yang shouted dryly, and finally became impassioned like a speech, telling Dou Ze's tragic family history over and over again.Colleagues donated generously, donating [-] yuan, and there are well-meaning colleagues who volunteer to serve as clerks.In the middle of the donation ceremony, Zeng Funian walked over with square steps, and Liu Yang jumped away immediately.Director Zeng sized up Dou Ze with his small eyes, and said with a smile, "What foreign idea did Xiao Dou come up with?"

Before he could answer, Director Zeng stroked his shiny forehead and said, "Our company doesn't allow such messy things. You can solve your family problems in private. It's not good to bring them to the company to affect your work."

Dou Ze was already a little numb. He didn't speak. Under the dumbfounded eyes of everyone, he held the donation box again and returned the money to the donors one by one according to the recorded amount.

Life is not easy, and besides compromising, he can't think of any other way now.

After get off work in the evening, Dou Ze took the bus to the hospital where Dou Aiguo was located.Xie Xiaonan was led by Liu Qing from the children's ward to Dou Aiguo's place, and sat on a small stool next to him to read comics, while Dou Aiguo was patting the bed board and said to her, "Come on, come up and read with grandpa."

The family looked up and saw Dou Ze, Liu Qing asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

Xie Xiaonan called him: "Uncle."

This scene is a bit like the feeling of an adult bird coming back from hunting, facing the mouth of a family waiting to be fed, but not even hunting a fart.

He squeezed a smile from the corner of his mouth, patted Xie Xiaonan's head, and asked his father, "How do you feel today? Does it still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore, I feel like I can leave the hospital tomorrow." Dou Aiguo sighed: "There is no need to waste money here."

"You don't have to worry about money, you can just stay here and recuperate." Dou Ze said.

"I'm not worried, where did you get the money from?"

Dou Ze didn't speak, and Liu Qing asked next to him, "What do you want to eat? Mom will buy it for you."

"No need, mom. I just ate in the company cafeteria. I just came to see my dad. I have something to do later."

Hearing what he said, Dou Aiguo immediately said: "Then go and get busy with your business. I'm fine here, so I don't need to come here all the time. I have your mother. You are busy with your business."

There is no air conditioning in the dormitory, and cicadas are singing outside the window.Dou Ze was lying on the bed, stroking his stomach with his hand, probably because of the hot weather, the little monster was making trouble again, which made him feel nauseated, and he wanted to vomit but couldn't vomit.

He hadn't slept all night, and when he woke up in the morning, there were two big dark circles on his face. Liu Yang saw it and said to him, "Don't worry too much, last night I heard from a colleague in the office that he was going to raise money for you privately. "

Dou Ze smiled and said nothing.

The two went to work together, and for breakfast, each of them bought an egg-filled biscuit. When they arrived at the office, Dou Ze couldn't eat it. The oily biscuit made him lose his appetite.The roses on the table must have received the news of his sale of vacation, and they arrived as scheduled again. Dou Ze recalled the situation that day, and he couldn't imagine why the boy would send him flowers every day, or roses. Invisible gay radar?

Director Zeng came late with square steps and a large tea mug. Liu Yang immediately sat up straight and put on a posture of desperately working for the company at any time, and Dou Ze was named and criticized again. "Xiao Dou, it's okay for you to be listless every day. Don't you want this month's performance? I don't see you making appointments with clients, and I don't see you calling..."

When Director Zeng walked away, Liu Yang relaxed, put down the phone, slumped on the computer chair, and said to Dou Ze: "I feel like a salted fish."

All the salted fish in the office dared not speak out under the pressure of Zeng Maitreya's smiling face, and Dou Ze, a young bird, was like a target, who had to be beaten every day.

The salted fish Dou Ze, who has been tossed and roasted by life over and over again, sits peacefully at his desk, clears up the accumulated documents from previous leave, calls the customers he negotiated with before, and turns a deaf ear to Zeng Mile's accusations.The downcast look of yesterday was gone.

Liu Yang looked at him during his lunch break and smiled: "Life is like a spring, if you want him to be strong. What? The medical bills are settled?"

Dou Ze shook his head: "Not yet."

"Then you are quite calm today."

Dou Ze didn't answer any more.

When it was time to get off work, Huo Siming's call came as scheduled, which was more accurate than the hourly alarm time. Dou Ze didn't hang up this time. He looked at the three words on the screen, hesitated for a moment, and answered, "Huo Siming Siming, let's talk."

In a year, the evening in midsummer is the most beautiful, with the aroma of food floating in the air, as well as the taste of life that has settled for a whole day in the world.

Huo Siming stood across the road from the Fortune Building, holding a glass of normal temperature lemonade in his hand, and staring at the automatic glass door.

As soon as the off-duty time came, all the salted fish in the office building took off their work permits and filed out from there cheering. Only Dou Ze was still sitting at his desk and reading a report.Seeing him take the initiative to work overtime, Zeng Funian seemed to have a reason, and said with a smile: "Xiao Dou, you don't have to work at this hour, you look very hardworking, and I don't see how much your performance has increased."

"..." Dou Ze really had nothing to say. "Let's go now."

"Eh? It can be seen that you are pretending, why did you leave as soon as I said it?"

"..." Dou Ze pursed his lips and didn't speak, just stared at Zeng Funian with a serious expression.

Maitreya Buddha was stared helplessly by him, turned his back, walked out and said, "What are you staring at? Does it make you look big?"

As soon as Dou Ze stepped downstairs, he saw a car across the road. Huo Siming was standing beside the car with one hand in his pocket, half of the sleeves of his gray shirt were folded in the crook of his arm, revealing his strong forearm, holding a cup of lemon tea in his hand.

Huo Siming also saw him, and when Dou Ze came over, he handed him the tea naturally, and opened the car door again.

"Are you left to work overtime?" Huo Siming asked while starting the car.

"Well, I rushed a report." Dou Ze's tone was flat, he was thirsty, so he took a big sip of tea with a straw.

"What to eat?"

"It's all right."

Huo Siming didn't ask any more questions, and drove the car directly to a tea restaurant not far away, where he ordered two light meals.

I just beat him up, but I called for help two days ago.Dou Ze's fingers were twisted together, he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it, watching Huo Siming slowly refill two cups of tea, he searched his brains to find something insignificant and said: "Aren't you busy today? "

Huo Siming looked over, his eye sockets were deep, and his eyes looked soft and charming, looking directly at Dou Ze's face. "Fortunately, I have been busy with the acquisition case a while ago, and this time is relatively free." He has never talked much. In the past, when the two sat together, they only listened to Dou Ze chattering about his work and internship. Dou Ze was so embarrassed, he seemed to have nothing to say and was extremely quiet.

Huo Siming took a sip of tea slowly, the cheap tea foam came out with only a strong astringent taste, but Dou Ze was used to it, he grabbed the cup and took a big sip, unfortunately he choked, and coughed until tears and snot came out.Huo Siming took the tissue on the table and handed it to him, and he took it and wiped his eyes first, there was a red circle, whether it was tears or choked water.

Huo Siming didn't speak, just sat there quietly watching him clean up the mess.

After a while, the waiter came to serve the food. Two set meals were placed on the plate, 64 yuan each, and a can of chicken soup. Dou Ze used to come here occasionally to improve his life. At that time, he would probably ask Huo Siming to come with him. .

Dou Ze took a mouthful of rice, his stomach churned up again, choked up and down.He lowered his eyes until he couldn't eat anymore, coughed so much that he was about to vomit, Huo Siming didn't think it was dirty, put toilet paper on his hand, handed it to his mouth, and said, "Spit up."

Dou Ze's tears fell down, he pushed Huo Siming's hand away, bent over in embarrassment, and said in a rough whimpering voice mixed with the sound of food: "Huo Siming, tell me, you want it I will give birth to it, and if you don’t want it, I will destroy it..."

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