This is an outdoor scene, far away from the bustling city center, in a remote small town, in the narrow and dark alleys, it is a fragment of ordinary people's hard work.
The timeline is summer, during the summer vacation. Su Jiayi, wearing worn but very clean clothes, works in a restaurant, a barbecue restaurant, where she works as a temporary worker. When no one is around, she goes outside to hand out flyers. When there are people around, she works as a waiter, helping customers with food and grilling meat.
This was the only job she could find. Su's father was a gambler and drunkard who seldom came home. When he did, he would ask Su's mother for money, or beat her, scold her, and smash her things.
Su's mother wasn't in good health, and she didn't know when the debt collectors would come. She was worried about going out to work, so she stayed home. All the family expenses were covered by Su Jiayi's part-time job during the holidays, making PowerPoint presentations and editing videos online for others, which was barely enough to cover the basic living expenses.
There were unexpectedly many customers today, so Su Jiayi had to manage two tables by herself. The room was quite warm, and she was grilling for the customers all the time, so she was sweating after a while.
Wen Lian watched his performance on the computer and couldn't help but recall his previous life.
However, I was very busy with work at that time. Although I cared about my brother-in-law, I still had no time to visit him. I could only spend a short time with him during the winter and summer vacations.
He had given him a card when he was away from home, but he never used it. He earned all his money on his own. This wasn't the first time Jing Zuohuai had come into contact with someone like him. He had done similar work while studying and was quite adept at it. I felt sorry for him and asked him not to do it, but he immediately declined.
He said that he could make a living by editing videos and painting, and he came out to work just to get more exposure to society.
The shot was a long one, and all the footage of Jing Zuohuai helping out in the store would be recorded, with every detail being used. Wen Laian and the director remained silent as Jing Zuohuai filmed from noon to night.
"Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Su!" The barbecue restaurant owner patted him on the shoulder. "I'm too busy today, so I kept you a little longer. I packed this for you, take it home and eat it!"
Su Jiayi changed her clothes, took the barbecue that the boss asked her to take home, and said thank you repeatedly.
At six o'clock, Su's mother sent me a message, and I replied that I would be home at seven. But when I came out of the barbecue restaurant, it was already half past seven. There was no need to buy dinner, this was enough.
"Oh, who's this? Isn't this the bastard who didn't pay back the money?" At the entrance of the alley, the sleazy man smirked maliciously, a cigarette in his mouth. "I was wondering why he didn't pay back the money, it turns out he went out to eat barbecue."
Su Jiayi didn't want to pay attention and instinctively wanted to take another route.
The thug next to him stepped forward to stop him, "Our big brother is talking to you, didn't you hear me?"
"I don't owe you any money. Whoever owes you money can ask for it."
The gangster laughed, "Your father owes us money, it's only natural that the son should pay the father's debt."
Damn it, it's only natural for a son to pay for his father's debts. Why should the next generation pay for the sins done by the previous generation?
I can't argue with these guys, my mother is still waiting at home. Su Jiayi suppressed his temper and said, "I don't have a father."
"Hahahaha, boss, have you heard what these guys said? He doesn't have me, hahaha." The gangster grabbed Su Jiayi's collar and brought him in front of the boss. "You really said anything to avoid paying back the money. You're a student at No. 1 Middle School."
The wretched man laughed, "Don't say that. He's a good student at No. 1 Middle School who gets free tuition. It's okay with us." He pinched his chin to make him look at him, "But since the university bully has already said that, it's okay if you don't want to pay it back today. How about this, you say your father deserves to die, kneel down and kowtow to us three times, and I'll let you go?"
This scumbag who abused his wife, was an alcoholic, and owed loan sharks his money and was irresponsible to his family truly deserved to die! Father Su had never fulfilled his responsibilities as a husband or a father, and instead frequently beat and abused mother and son. He deserved to die, and he had cursed himself in his heart countless times before.
But saying it in front of them, why?
"Heh." Su Jiayi sneered, "Who do you think you are? If he deserves to die, shouldn't lazy people like you go to hell?"
He had thought the young man would obey, but he hadn't expected him to mock him. This made him lose face, and in anger, he punched him, "Fuck!"
The people behind him let him go in time. Su Jiayi stepped back in pain, staggering with his back against the wall.
The gang leader who beat him up was somewhat pleased with himself, and he felt a sense of satisfaction in seeing him in such a state of despair. The packaged barbecue fell to the ground, and the wretched man touched it with his foot, stomping on it like he had found a toy.
The barbecue is no longer edible. It seems I have to break my promise to Mom to improve dinner.
Human beings are just like this. When others are not doing well, and the worse they are than we are, the more noble and happy we feel.
Strange creatures.
Seeing him being so sadistic, Su Jiayi couldn't help but laugh, "Heh, silly B."
When the wretched man heard his words, he couldn't believe that it was said by this frail little boy. He hesitated in his sadistic actions, "What..."
"I say, garbage!" Su Jiayi rolled up his sleeves and pulled down his collar. Unable to tolerate these scoundrels, his mother told herself not to confront them head-on and to run away if possible.
I'm sorry, mom, I didn't listen to you this time.
Caught off guard, Su Jiayi stepped forward and punched the gang leader hard. "I'm paying you back!" he said fiercely. "I've already called the police. They'll be here in less than twenty minutes. I can still beat you for ten more minutes."
"You little brat!" He stepped forward and kicked him hard. "Beat us? Ha, you're not a big shot, but you have a bad temper. Let's see if you can hold out until the police get here!"
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