Shanhai Inn

1.

Shu Xiao is a groundhog.Groundhogs from the Northeast.

Monsters born in the Northeast are always easier to recognize, because they are similar in many things - such as accent and personality. You can tell where you come from when you hear Dazhaozi's accent. He has a cheerful and outgoing personality, and his eyes complete the crescent moon , eight bright teeth, very hearty.

But Shu Xiao is different.

He was obviously born in the Northeast, but he spoke with a Jiangnan accent. When he smiled, he lowered his eyes and kissed his lips. He also likes to cry. He seems to be an outlier in the standard Northeast around him.

2.

As a "heterogeneous" in the eyes of most people, Shuxiao inevitably suffers from a lot of exclusion.

The world of cubs is often more undisguised and unreasonable than adults. They don’t need too many reasons to express malice to a person. Just saying that I think he is different from us is enough.

Shuxiao has no friends, no one wants to be at the same table with him at school, no one wants to eat with him, no one wants to go home with him, no one plays with him after school, and no one does homework with him. I can finish my homework alone, and then sit on the hillside, looking disappointed at the children running and playing below.

The only thing that can accompany him is a pot of small flowers that his grandfather gave him on his birthday last year.

A very delicate flower in a pot. When the wind is a little stronger, it will be blown from side to side. It looks extremely fragile, as if it will be broken at any time. When there is frost, the branches and leaves will be covered with a layer of frost, and then gradually melt into water. It's like tears hanging there.

"Do you love to cry like me?" Shu Xiao asked softly while hugging Xiao Hua.

"In the plant world, if you love to cry, will you be treated like that by others?"

Xiaohua swayed slightly, the surroundings were silent and no one answered, but Shu Xiao actually didn't need to answer.

Holding the potted plant in his arms, he whispered a wish in his heart.

Hope to grow up soon.

When you grow up, everything should be fine.

3.

Time passed bit by bit, Shu Xiao walked through elementary school, junior high school and high school, and graduated from university this summer.

He grew up, but things didn't turn out as well as he once thought.

Shu Xiao still has no friends, and the only company he has is the small potted plant.

The biggest difference between adults and children is that they can control, disguise and cover up. In the following years, Shu Xiao really rarely encountered the blatant malice and exclusion as when he was a child, but their face is not obvious, In fact, the alienation of not wanting to have too much contact with him made him feel even more uncomfortable.

How to do it?

Shu Xiao was sad and lost, feeling empty and powerless.

In the second semester of his senior year, the situation did not improve. Because of his unpleasant personality, he failed to find a job at the two campus job fairs, so he dragged his suitcase and returned to his hometown with potted plants in his arms.

When I got home, it was dusk and sunset, and the twilight was slanting westward.

He sat on the hillside where he used to sit when he was a child, hugged the potted plant, and lowered his head in frustration.

"Am I bad?"

"I know everyone doesn't like me, but I am me, just a little different from them, am I wrong?"

There was a gentle breeze all around.

Small flowers with dewy branches and leaves swayed past his face, slightly cool.

4.

Shu Xiao is an optimistic groundhog. Although he was a little sad, he quickly adjusted his mood and went out to find a job.

He graduated from Longdu University with a good academic record and a good grade point during his studies. However, he participated in many recruitments and got high scores in the written test, and then got stuck in the interview with extremely low scores.

There are jobs that do not require a written test, but there are no jobs that do not require an interview.

Shuxiao was forced to have a long period of work vacancy.

The working window of the little groundhog is very long, and it can last for many years.

He is not old enough to make money by writing some novel manuscripts in the monster forum, but his talent is average and his hand speed is average. Kind of—sometimes you can’t even afford nine bucks and nine free shipping.

Shu Xiao felt very guilty, especially towards grandpa.

Grandpa is his only relative, and the only one who doesn't look at him the same way and thinks he's not good.

Grandpa didn't study much, and he worked as a carpenter to help Shuxiao go to college bit by bit. Now that he has grown up, he doesn't even have the ability to repay grandpa.

This made Shu Xiao feel extremely frustrated.

Time flies, and it is a few years in a blink of an eye.

In August of this year, Grandpa came back from a neighbor's visit and brought him a recruitment notice.

The recruitment notice of Shanhai Inn.

The moment he saw the sign of Shanhai Inn, Shu Xiao's reaction was to escape, he felt that he couldn't do it.

That's the Shanhai Inn, how many excellent monsters have been applying for jobs for several years but have not been able to get in, how can he do it?

Shuxiao thinks he is bad, but grandpa thinks he is good and keeps encouraging him. This is the person who loves him the most, and the little groundhog can't refuse.

After being free for the day, Shu Xiao went up the hill again holding the potted plant.

The scenery on the hillside was the same as the day he came back from graduation, with the sunset at dusk, and the surroundings were all hazy.

Shu Xiao looked into the distance silently, and after a long time, asked softly.

"Xiaohua, do you think I can do it?"

The little flower swayed with the wind, and the tip of the leaf was covered with water droplets from the sun, gently, lightly, it tapped on Shuxiao's face.