After leaving school, Wei You walked along the street looking for job opportunities.

As the sun rose, the streets gradually became bustling.

To Wei You, who had been wandering on the street, this process seemed so quick and eye-catching, as if he had just gone into a stationery store for a stroll, and when he came out, a bustling old street had awakened from its slumber.

Because he was looking for a job, Wei walked very slowly. Whenever he saw a place that might be hiring, he would go up and ask, even the fruit vendors.

However, he had no proof of identity, and what he wanted was a temporary job paid on a daily basis, so it was obviously not easy to find a job that met the requirements.

He searched for a long time before he found a job as a promoter in front of a small supermarket from the owner of the supermarket.

The products on sale were laundry detergent and dishwashing liquid. The work hours were from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with no meal allowance or commission, and the daily wage was 65 yuan.

Wei You calculated in his mind that if it was a part-time job, it would be about eight yuan an hour. Although this money was not much for him, considering the current year and prices, such temporary salary was already good.

"Can I leave an hour earlier?" Wei You asked, "You can give me ten dollars less."

"You're four..."

"I have to pick up my brother from school at four."

"You're picking up your kids from school, so it's okay to work an hour early," the lady boss said very kindly. "It's only a little after eight o'clock now, so if you start now and work until four in the afternoon, the time will be about the same. I'll still give you sixty-five."

Wei You smiled and said, "Thank you very much."

The boss's wife waved her hand, and after confirming the work content with him, she took out an old flip phone and made a call.

Wei You was placing merchandise on the table when he could hear the voice of the boss's wife on the phone. The content of the call seemed to be telling her niece and other relatives to sleep in and not to rush over to help.

Wei You thought to himself that it was a good thing that he came early, otherwise if he had come later, he would not have gotten the job.

"Xiao Wei," the lady boss looked at him with a smile after hanging up the phone, "You work here. If you get tired of standing, go get a stool. I'll go sit inside."

Wei You quickly responded: "Okay, go ahead and do your work, I'll take care of this."

After watching the boss lady enter the store, Wei You continued to arrange the promotional merchandise. When he had some free time, he pictured the flip phone that the boss lady used to make phone calls.

It had a bright red shell with a small pendant hanging inside. If he was not mistaken, the logo on the phone shell should be Nokia.

There is even Nokia. Could this really be the time and space fifteen years ago where he was?

Wei You thought about it, took out his mobile phone from his pocket and took a look. Sure enough, the white screen progress bar of the game was still on the phone, exactly the same as yesterday, with no change.

He got angry when he saw the progress bar and was about to put his phone back into his pocket when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

His phone does not display the exact percentage of battery power, but the color change of the remaining battery power in the upper right corner is still very obvious.

Wei You remembered very clearly that when he first came in yesterday, the color of the battery was still orange, but now it has turned into bright red, indicating that it is almost out of power.

So it’s not like the phone hasn’t changed at all. Its battery is still draining away at a very slow rate…

So what happens when it runs out of power?

What will happen when the cell phone is turned off and this only symbol of his origin becomes useless?

Will he never go back...

Since traveling through time, Wei You felt anxiety and fear for the first time.

No matter if people said he was slow or Buddhist, he always had an inexplicable optimism and felt that he would always return.

However, perhaps because he was really working in this strange place, whether it was the bustling street scene in front of him, the flowing crowd, or the previous interaction with the supermarket owner, everything was perfect without any flaws.

He had to realize one thing clearly.

This world is real, not just a game.

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"Wei Xu!"

"Wei Xu, wait for me!"

"Don't walk so fast!"

Wei Xu was walking in the corridor outside the classroom, and he could hear the voice of Du Shao, who sat behind him.

He felt it was a bit noisy, so he quickened his pace, but Du Shao still caught up with him.

The little fat man walked up to him panting and said in a not-so-bright hoarse voice: "Why don't you wait for me? I'll go back with you!"

Wei Xu wanted to say that someone would come to pick him up today, but he hesitated for a moment and swallowed the words back.

"My mother gave me two extra dollars today, so I'll treat you to some fried sausages, the kind that costs fifty cents." Du Shao didn't notice that he was hesitant to speak, and even took out a one-dollar coin from his pocket to show him.

Wei Xu couldn't help but ask: "Why is it the 50-cent kind?"

"Because I had one dollar to buy bubble gum. Didn't you see me playing with it this morning?"

Du Shao said as he took out a disposable toothpaste-like thing from his school uniform pocket, "Here, there's one left, do you want to play?"

Wei Xu turned his face away speechlessly.

"Forget it." Du Shao seemed reluctant to give it to him, and as soon as Wei Xu refused, he immediately stuffed it back into his pocket.

Two elementary school students were walking towards the school gate along the tree-lined path beside the playground, carrying backpacks half as big as their own. During the walk, Du Shao kept talking about his and his cousin's experiences going out to play during the summer vacation. Wei Xu listened with one ear and out the other, his mind full of thoughts: Will his brother come to pick him up?

"Why are you holding the math test paper in your hand?" Since Wei Xu had been silent, Du Shao took the initiative to bring the topic to him.

The test paper was distributed after school, and the teacher asked the students to take it home for their parents to sign.

But Du Shao didn't take the test paper back at all. He planned to imitate the adult's handwriting and sign it casually when the group leader collected the test papers tomorrow morning.

"I only scored over 70, which is the lowest in the class. If I take this back, my mom will definitely scold me to death."

"How many points did you get in the exam? Let me see it."

Wei Xu handed the test paper to him a little impatiently.

Du Shao took the test paper and unfolded it. When he saw the score, his eyes widened dramatically: "One hundred! That's amazing!"

Du Shao was a little envious and thought to herself, no wonder Wei Xu held the test paper in his hand. If he got a perfect score, he would definitely stick the test paper on his forehead so that everyone passing by would know that he was a good student.

"If you get 100 points, will your father give you a reward?" He returned the test paper to Wei Xu and asked curiously.

Wei Xu didn't want to answer such a boring question, but at this time, they happened to be walking on the downhill road near the school gate.

Now is the busiest time after school. The school gate is filled with students queuing noisily for the school bus and parents who come to pick up their children after school.

Despite the crowded crowd, Wei Xu still caught sight of Wei You at a glance.

He squatted on the steps beside the flower bed next to the gatekeeper. He chose that location probably because there was a tree there that could block the sunlight.

He seemed to be somewhat tired, with his arms stretched out on his knees, his head lowered, and his slightly long hair falling naturally from his forehead.

"My father won't, but my brother will reward me." After confirming that Wei You really came to pick him up, Wei Xu finally had the mood to answer Du Shao's question.

"You have a brother?"

"Yes, he is here to pick me up." Wei Xu said this almost quickly, and then took big steps and ran towards the guard.

Du Shao hesitated for a moment, then grabbed the strap of his schoolbag and chased after him: "Wei Xu, wait for me!"

Wei You heard the sound and looked up. Seeing that it was his own kid coming over, he slowly stood up with the bag in his hand.

It might be because he stayed at home all year round and didn't do much exercise, but after working as a supermarket promoter for a whole day, he even felt like he was about to collapse from exhaustion.

Seeing Wei You just ahead, Wei Xu hesitantly clenched the full score paper in his hand.

He originally wanted to show the paper to Wei You, but now he felt that it was a bit deliberate. After thinking about it, he stuffed the paper into the side pocket of his schoolbag, then raised his head and called Wei You "Brother" in a crisp voice.

"You're quite punctual for school." Wei You didn't notice his little action. When he saw him coming, he immediately took the schoolbag from his shoulder.

Wei Xu wanted to resist, but Wei You said bluntly: "Don't let such a heavy bag make you shorter."

When Wei Xu heard this, he immediately stopped struggling.

Wei You was carrying his schoolbag, and his eyes fell on Du Shao who was beside him: "Is this your classmate?"

"Hello, brother. I'm the one sitting behind Wei Xu. My name is Du Shao." The little fat boy introduced himself very familiarly and then asked, "Brother, are you Wei Xu's biological brother?"

"No, I'm his relative's brother." Because he was talking to a child, Wei You half-knelt down again.

Du Shao nodded and said "Oh", then grinned and said, "You are so handsome, Wei Xu is also good-looking, your family has really good genes."

"You also know about genes?"

"I know. My cousin always says that obesity runs in our family's genes."

Wei You couldn't help but laugh out loud: "So that's how it is!"

"Brother, what is this?" Wei Xu suddenly interrupted their conversation.

Wei You glanced at the plastic bag he was pointing at, which contained some spare clothes he had bought at a discount at the supermarket, as well as two canned fruits he had bought on the way here.

Speaking of canned fruit, I bought it by chance.

He originally walked into the cold drink shop because he saw a notice on the glass door saying they were selling milk tea, but he discovered that the milk tea sold there was still the powdered type with added coloring. Not only did it taste average, it was also very expensive and not cost-effective.

A cup of taro milk tea costs six yuan, while a cup full of iced canned yellow peaches is only one yuan and fifty cents. Even a fool would know what to buy.

He was about to take out the drinks and give one to each of the two children when he heard the little fat boy suddenly exclaim in surprise, "Wei Xu, your voice when you talk to your brother is so soft. Is that how you always talk to your family members?"