The rich have an ugly duckling

In the scorching midsummer, the Zhu family ushered in its biggest ups and downs.Zhu Pengpeng was sent to country D to receive psychological treatment, Zhu Jindong left Hua country to study in country A, and Chen Wu also packed his luggage and left the place where he lived for 12 years.

On the day I left Zhu's house, the weather was clear and cloudless, and the summer insects were hiding in the grass and screaming tirelessly. It seemed like an ordinary day in midsummer.

Chen Wu was standing in Zhu's living room with his small suitcase.Zhu Xueliang accompanied Zhu Pengpeng to country D, Zhu Jindong also left in a hurry because of Zhou Youwei's request, and he didn't even have time to say goodbye to them.

Only Aunt Zhang looked at Chen Wu with red circles in the living room.She has always embraced the kindness of her elders towards this kind-hearted child. Seeing that Chen Wu was about to leave, she held his hand and said, "Chen Wu, I know you are a good boy, and my aunt can't bear to part with you. I didn't either. What kind of culture, I don’t know about you and the young master, but my aunt just hopes that you all live healthy and happy lives. You will not be in Zhujia in the future, so don’t spend too much money and so on. It’s better to save a little It’s better, Zhu’s house is different from ordinary people, Auntie is afraid that if you get used to it here, you will have a psychological gap when you go out, and your life will be unsatisfactory.”

Chen Wuhui held her hand and said, "It's okay, Aunt Zhang. I didn't live very well when I was a child. Now that I move out, it won't be worse than before. Don't worry. But Aunt Zhang, remember to take care of your health." , take a little rest when your waist feels uncomfortable."

"Then have you rented the house you're going to live in? I didn't expect you to leave in such a hurry. I wanted to buy you some more clothes, but now it's too late."

"I'm not optimistic about the house yet. I'll stay in a hotel for a few days. It's okay. You don't have to worry."

Aunt Zhang sighed, wondering why Madam chased Chen Wu so much and told her not to contact Chen Wu privately in the future. She felt that Madam was hard-hearted. After all, she should have feelings for a cat or a dog after more than ten years. As a result, Chen Wu is such a good kid, but he doesn't come out to see him off even if he is leaving.But it was naturally impossible for Aunt Zhang to say such words, so she could only think of telling Chen Wu a few more words.

Chen Wu was mentally prepared for this.Although Zhu Jindong agreed to go abroad before, but because she was reluctant to leave Chen Wu for a long time, the anger that Zhou Youwei had finally suppressed was born again. She couldn't cure Zhu Jindong, so she could only forcefully give Chen Wu an ultimatum. Seeing that Chen Wu changed all the contact methods, and asked Chen Wu not to contact Zhu Jindong again in the future.

After Chen Wu was confused for a while, he also had a decision in his heart.Procrastination like this will only deepen the harm to everyone. He promised Zhou Youwei that he would not contact Zhu Jindong again. As for the breakup, he didn't mention it to Zhu Jindong, because he knew that there would be no result.

When Zhu Jindong left, he solemnly told Chen Wu not to forget him. He promised that he would return to China, and in order not to increase Chen Wu's psychological burden, he did not say that Chen Wu should wait for him.Chen Wu agreed, after all, whether Zhu Jindong said it or not, he would never forget him in his life.But in the future, they will live in different countries and have no contact with each other. I am afraid that there will be no results in the end.

He even thought that it wouldn't matter if Zhu Jindong had a new relationship abroad. After all, he promised not to have anything to do with Zhu's family in the future. Although sadness is inevitable, he has no right to dictate.He also thought about the rest of his life. After leaving Zhu's family, he still had to work hard to get into college, and he still had to give part of the money he earned to Zhu's family as originally planned.

Although his money means nothing to the Zhu family, it is his promise and the only way he can repay the Zhu family.So he didn't insist on returning the card that Zhou Youwei gave him, and would deposit money into that card regularly in the future.This card is the last contact between him and the Zhu family.

After leaving Zhu's house, Chen Wu found a relatively cheap hotel to live in.The consumption level in Beijing is generally very high, and even the relatively low-end hotels are not cheap. Chen Wu is reluctant to spend too much money on this, so he only booked a room for two days, intending to find a good house within two days.

The university that Chen Wu applied for was Q University, and he started military training in late August.Originally, he wanted to rent a house nearby, for a short period of one month, and live in the school after school started.But the fees for housing in the school district were ridiculously high, and he couldn't find a house he wanted even after running around for a day.

He doesn't plan to use the money Zhou Youwei and Zhu Jindong gave him, so he is not rich now, and the only savings before he has no income is the scholarship he accumulated in Jinlan before.Although Jinlan's scholarship is considered generous, he has saved a small [-] in the past few years, but he will have to bear the university tuition and expenses himself, so he saves as much as he can, and doesn't want to waste any money.

Later, Chen Wu thought of the village in the city, the place where he was born.The village in the city is a gathering place for migrant workers. It can be regarded as a slum in the capital, and renting a house should not be expensive.

Sure enough, Chen Wu took the bus to the village in the city and asked about it. The rent is much cheaper than outside, but because Chen Wu is a short-term rental, the charge is a little higher, but it is still considered cheap. A charter woman finalized the contract and rented a single room for a month for more than 1000 yuan plus utility bills.

After renting the house, Chen Wu returned the hotel room and went to the newly rented house with his small suitcase.The single room is ridiculously small, with only a single bed and a wardrobe, it already looks very cramped.

But Chen Wu didn't dislike it either, and borrowed rags and brooms from the landlord to clean the small room inside and out.When he left Zhu's house, he didn't bring much luggage, only a few clothes and shoes.But there was no gap in his heart. After all, when he first arrived at Zhu's house, he had nothing. Strictly speaking, these things did not belong to him. Now he is content with a few clothes to cover his body.

After cleaning, Chen Wu's stomach was rumbling with hunger. He went to the canteen downstairs to buy a few packs of instant noodles. He planned to eat them for the next few days. After he settled down, he went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables and cook for himself. eat.

The summer night was very hot and stuffy. The room Chen Wu rented had no air conditioner or fan. Although he didn't sweat much by nature, he didn't take a shower at night because he was too tired and had nothing to do. He lay sticky all over his body. On the hard bed, I hardly fell asleep all night.

When it was dawn, Chen Wu couldn't take it anymore, so he got up and went to the supermarket to buy pots and pans and toiletries, and when he came back, he went out to fetch water and took a cold shower in the room.

After taking a bath, Chen Wu felt much better, arranged the things he bought, took some change and went to the vegetable market to buy some food, and cooked for himself at noon.

Walking in the streets and alleys of the village in the city, Chen Wu saw many familiar faces, and felt as if he had passed away for a moment.He didn't expect that after leaving this place for more than ten years, he would come back after going around.

It's just that those familiar people don't know him anymore.Who would have thought that this fair and straight young man was that dark, timid little crow many years ago?

The vegetable market is different from what I remember. It should have been rectified. It looks much more standardized than before, and the price of vegetables is much more expensive than before. Of course, part of it is the impact of inflation.

Chen Wu bought some cabbage and vermicelli, and went to the meat stand to cut a little bit of meat.Seeing that Chen Wu bought so little, the butcher seller was not too happy to sell it at first, but seeing that Chen Wu was really cute, he called him "Big Brother" and finally weighed some meat for Chen Wu.

Chen Wu didn't want to buy such a small amount, but now that the weather is hot and he doesn't have a refrigerator, if he can't eat it, it will go bad. How can he be willing.Originally, he still wanted to be a vegetarian, but he planned to go out to find a job in the future. He was afraid that he would not be able to support his health if he ate too badly, and he would still have to eat some meat every now and then.

At noon, Chen Wu cooked vermicelli stewed with cabbage in the public kitchen, and put some minced meat in it.His craftsmanship is very good. Although the ingredients are cheap and simple, the taste should not be bad. The aroma wafting from the pot stunned the aunt who was cooking together.

The aunt secretly looked at Chen Wu while frying the eggplant.When did this little baby move here?It looks very small, maybe not yet an adult, but looks fresh and clean, with white and tender hands without calluses, not like a child from a poor family.But this child is good at cooking, even more capable than her, a housewife of more than [-] years.

The aunt finished frying a plate of eggplant with minced meat, and Chen Wu's stewed vermicelli with cabbage was about to come out of the pan. In the end, she still couldn't suppress her curiosity, and asked Chen Wu: "Little brother, when did you move here? I see It's strange to your eyes."

Chen Wu gave her a friendly smile: "Hello, Auntie, I moved here yesterday."

While cleaning the pot, the aunt nodded and said, "I'm just saying, why have I never seen you before. Where are you from? Why don't you have an accent? Mandarin is the old standard."

Chen Wu was stunned, and finally said that he was from Nancheng.The aunt was from the north and had never heard of Nancheng, so she asked Chen Wu how old he was.

Chen Wu said that he was 19 years old, but the aunt still didn't believe it, and always felt that he was still underage.

The two chatted for more than ten minutes. Chen Wucai was ready and the pot was washed. After saying goodbye to the aunt, they went back with a small plate of dishes.After tasting the food he made by himself, the taste was not bad, and his level did not drop. Chen Wu felt a little more at ease, at least he could cook without starving to death.

After dinner, Chen Wu browsed the recruitment platform with his mobile phone, to see if he could find a suitable job and save some money for college in the future.After watching for a while, Chen Wu suddenly felt a little nauseous and wanted to vomit.He had no choice but to think that his stomach would be spoiled by eating, right?But he didn't have any medicine either. After a while, he felt a little uncomfortable, so he put down his phone and went to sleep.