Chapter 48 Chapter 48 Handsome, of course you are the most handsome
Chen Muyun walked out of the small shop carrying bags of things. The weather outside was not better than before, but worse. The air was more humid and the temperature was higher.
I felt as if I had just graduated from university. I was alone in a strange city. I didn't encounter what happened just now, but I was full of energy and always wanted to do something. I did become an associate professor, but I was just a little bit away. The turning point of my life came at the age of 32.
“Ding ding ding…”
There was a sound from the cell phone.
Shen Muyun quickly freed his hands and answered the phone.
"Brother Yun, I was just on my way to work and passed by your company. I heard from Liuyun that you went to the resettlement site?"
"Well, I came to take a look. I saw the news last night that the media exposed the Shen family."
"Brother Yun, wait a minute. I'm nearby. Be careful on your own."
"Um."
Shen Muyun hung up the phone and walked towards the fruit shop with his things. He was thankful that the photo yesterday only showed Shen Liuyun's profile. The media was still cautious about such gossip without any solid evidence. As for the subsequent conflict, it was simply glossed over by those so-called media.
Seeing Chen Muyun coming back, the manager of the fruit shop pointed and said, "There's a small warehouse in the back. It's the container where I used to store fruit. It's not needed now. You can make do in it for now and move out when you find a job. I don't charge rent here, but starting tomorrow, you have to check the goods carefully and make no mistakes."
Shen Muyun nodded and looked in the direction the store manager pointed. He had never lived in such an environment before. What is this called? It seems that they say it is hard to endure the hardship.
Shen Muyun walked directly to the front of the container. There was a door in the middle. He pushed it gently and saw a bed similar to a tatami supported by bricks inside. There was also a small and pitiful cabinet beside the bed. It was stuffy inside, and it was very dim even though it was daytime.
The voice of the fruit shop owner came from behind, "Young man, you can just call me Lao Li. There's no electricity here. If you need some water or something, go to the fruit shop. The key is under the flowerpot. You look honest, so don't do anything sneaky."
Shen Muyun nodded, and after a while there was a noise outside, as if someone came to buy something.
"What's my luck today? Why are you all coming to my fruit shop to buy things?"
Shen Muyun put down the things in his hands and followed the boss out, only to see Lu Huainan in sportswear.
Lu Huainan blinked at Shen Muyun, "Brother Yun, so you are here."
Chen Muyun suddenly had an idea. "Huainan, I'm not going back to the chemical factory. The boss here took me in. I'll work in the fruit shop for a week and look for another job."
Lu Huainan was stunned for a moment, then immediately replied, "We came out together. If you quit, then I won't either. We agreed to be together, but you're so fast."
"Oh, so you're here to work together. What a pity, my fruit shop can only accommodate one person at most. If that doesn't work, why don't you go help out at the supermarket?"
The fruit shop owner patted Shen Muyun’s shoulder and said, “That’s the shop where you buy daily necessities. That’s my commander.”
Shen Muyun smiled softly, "Huainan, why don't you go over there and help out."
"I've already made it clear in advance that you two will be treated the same, for a maximum of one week each. Don't even think about staying here. This is a small business, and we can't tolerate so many idle people. Do you understand?"
Lu Huainan nodded. "That's fine. We'll definitely find a job in a week. Don't worry, boss."
"As for accommodation, you two can live together in that container. There aren't many people here anyway."
The boss pointed to the container behind him and said, "That's it."
Lu Huainan nodded, "Okay, I'll live wherever Brother Yun lives."
"It's good for young people to suffer. If you suffer a little when you are young, you will always feel better in the future."
Lu Huainan walked in until he entered the container. A damp smell hit him in the face. It was indeed uncomfortable to squeeze two men over 180cm tall in the small space.
Lu Huainan sat on the bed, and with a "creak", the bed sank a lot.
"Slow down, don't let others collapse."
Lu Huainan directly pulled Shen Muyun and sat on the bed together, "Brother Yun, why did you come to a place like this? You can obviously stay in the hotel next door. Isn't it uncomfortable here?"
Shen Muyun broke away from Lu Huainan and said, "I'm not uncomfortable. I came here to see what's going on with these people being relocated."
Lu Huainan looked straight into Shen Muyun's eyes, which made Shen Muyun's heart beat faster. He immediately turned his head and said, "Well, Huainan, how about we go out for a walk?"
Lu Huainan got up from the bed directly, and the collapsed bed recovered slightly. "Okay, let's investigate the customs and sentiments of the people. Brother Yun, you really care about the people."
Shen Muyun directly hit Lu Huainan's chest, "Haven't you seen the news yet? That's a revelation. The Shen family is not a good person. They didn't care about the problems with the resettlement housing."
"Oh? Is that so? Then Brother Yun, let's go take a look."
The two men said goodbye to the fruit shop owner and walked on the small road. There were not many people in this place, but the two handsome guys walking on the road still attracted some discussion.
"Who is this guy filming a movie here? He's so handsome!"
"How is that possible? This is a place no one has been coming to for five years."
"How is it impossible? Didn't you see the news yesterday? Xiao Liu and the others really did it. They must have found that Shen Liuyun, so it must have attracted a lot of attention."
Shen Muyun paused. In fact, the news was restricted as soon as it was released, and some were even directly cancelled by public relations.
Shen Muyun was walking in front, and before he reached the stream, he smelled a pungent smell, like the smell of rotten eggs.
Lu Huainan directly covered Shen Muyun's mouth and nose, "You have to stay away from here, this is the smell of chemicals, it's poisonous."
Going further ahead, you can see the skeletons of fish on the river bank. I don’t know how long they have been dead. I heard a sigh behind me.
"This place was really beautiful at first, but that chemical plant seemed to have mutated suddenly. I don't know what it produces."
The two men saw an elderly man walking slowly by, so they quickly took a few steps and followed him.
"Old man, you said this chemical plant appeared suddenly?"
The old man shook his head. "This chemical plant used to be in the north of the city. After the Lu family took over, it moved here. Initially, there was a sewage treatment system, and you could occasionally see thick smoke coming out. Later, it became this river. About half a year ago, it was just like that. No one cared. I've talked to the municipal government, and they always say they'll take action. But it's only better during the few days they come to inspect it, and then it starts all over again."
Shen Muyun and Lu Huainan looked at each other and sighed helplessly.
"Old man, why don't you move back home?"
The old man paused. "Young man, I've wanted to go back for five years now. I'm not young anymore, and my wife passed away here. I don't see any hope of relocating. At first, they said they would give us basic living expenses and a temporary resettlement place, and they transferred the money promptly. But three years ago, when the resettlement building was said to be completed, someone from the Shen family came and said there would be a lottery, and if we weren't satisfied, we could move to another room or floor. We believed it, but it was a lie."
Shen Muyun thought about it, who could the Shen family send over? He was not in the country in the past few years, and it was impossible for Shen Liuyun to come here in person for such a thing.
"Some people are lucky and get the apartment they're happy with in the lottery. Some young people prefer higher up, saying it's quieter. Older people like us want lower down, but the remaining buildings are all 25 stories or higher. If the power goes out, wouldn't that be fatal?"
Chen Muyun sighed, "Then, old man, have you ever thought about communicating with them?"
"Of course I haven't thought about it. I did. When we got there, the front desk was quite accommodating, but there was a man who kept interrupting us, saying things like their general manager or project manager wasn't there."
Shen Muyun thought about it and had a suspect in his mind, but it was hard to say.
"It kept dragging on like this. The chemical factory came over. That man came over and said we could be relocated. And the Shen family built a resettlement building over there, half for the resettlers and half for commercial properties. But come on, resettlement still costs money. We've been losing money for a long time."
Shen Muyun nodded.
"Forget it, forget it. I don't know how long I can live. I might not even see the sun tomorrow."
The old man walked forward without looking back.
Shen Muyun shook his head helplessly. The pungent smell of the river water made his stomach feel a little uncomfortable. He pulled Lu Huainan and took a few quick steps, fanning away the smell in front of him, and then he felt better.
Seeing that Shen Muyun was uncomfortable, Lu Huainan took out two plum candies from his pocket and said, "Brother Yun, sour things are the best way to suppress the feeling of vomiting."
Shen Muyun took the candy handed over by Lu Huainan. What else was in this man's pocket?
He peeled off the candy wrapper and swallowed the candy. The sour taste lingered in his mouth, and the uncomfortable feeling just now mostly disappeared.
"It's okay, but the smell is really bad."
Lu Huainan placed his arm around Shen Muyun's back with concern, lowering his head. "Brother Yun, if you feel uncomfortable, I'll ask Doctor Qi to see you. In fact, Bai Muxuan can also do it. He's a Chinese medicine doctor."
Shen Muyun smiled and said, "It's nothing, just a small matter, don't worry, I feel better now."
Shen Muyun couldn't help but curse secretly, this body is really weak, tomorrow, a week after getting drunk, I must go to the gym to exercise, don't let it be too weak to die before three years.
"Brother Yun, let's go and take a rest first. Our schedule has been really tight these days."
"Well, after this busy period, I'll go on vacation. I've already thought of a place, but I just haven't had any free time."
Lu Huainan blinked, "Brother Yun, can you include me in your itinerary?"
Chen Muyun peeled off the wrapper of another plum candy and put it directly into Lu Huainan's mouth, "There's no place for you. I'm on vacation by myself, and we're too close. Look, there are not many people on the street, and they're all looking in our direction."
"Hmm? Brother Yun, is there a possibility that they only look at us because we are handsome?"
"Hey, isn't this the kid from before? Hiss, there's another one next to him, and he's quite handsome." The yellow-haired man in the lead blocked the middle of the road, but Shen Muyun didn't need to pretend this time, with Lu Huainan by his side, so he felt relieved.
Lu Huainan looked at these people and smiled at them, "Did you harass him just now?"
"Bah, what harassment? He's just a prostitute. How many good people are there in a place like this? But, are you his financial backer? That's not right..."
Lu Huainan listened to the man's dirty talk, grabbed his wrist and pressed down. "Crack" was the sound of broken bones.
"Brother, come on, no matter who they are, even if it's the King of Heaven, you have to destroy them both."
Chen Muyun laughed bitterly twice, "Huainan, it seems that we have been lucky in fighting these days."
Originally thought that Shen Muyun was a soft persimmon, but unexpectedly he provoked a hard bone. Shen Muyun kicked the person in front of him directly, and "squeak" was the sound of dislocated joints.
"Brother Yun, you're amazing!"
Lu Huainan directly let go of the man’s wrist, hugged Shen Muyun in his arms, and gently kissed the top of his head.
"She's so delicate, but she's actually using the backdoor. How disgusting! Ugh!"
Lu Huainan went even further, holding Shen Muyun's face and kissing her gently.
"These people are not worth our effort. My bodyguards are nearby, so let them do it."
Shen Muyun saw several men wearing sunglasses appear behind the yellow-haired men. These men were directly dragged to the river bank.
The screams came one after another. Lu Huainan covered Shen Muyun's ears considerately, "It's better not to listen to these random noises."
After a while, the person who led the harassment was brought over. His cheeks were covered with bruises and he was carried over by one of the bodyguards.
"Tell me, how did you become the king here?"
Lu Huainan hugged Shen Muyun's shoulders tightly, his eyes full of smiles.
"My two ancestors, we have offended the wrong people. Please let us go!"
Lu Huainan stepped directly on the yellow-haired man's hand and said, "But, I just don't like you. You made Brother Yun unhappy, so you have to apologize anyway."
"Tell me, my lord, tell me how I can be forgiven. I will do it, I will do it."
"How about this, you kneel down before Brother Yun and kowtow a few times. And then, don't be an accomplice to the evil here. If I find you again, it won't be so simple anymore."
The man crawled directly to Shen Muyun's feet, stretched out his hand to pull his clothes, and looked at Shen Muyun with tears in his eyes, "My lord, my lord, I have looked down on you with my dog eyes. Please be magnanimous and forgive me this time. I will never dare to do it again."
Shen Muyun kicked the man away directly. "Words spoken, water spilled, how can you take them back? Remember what you said, remote places are not places for you to commit violence."
Lu Huainan waved at the bodyguard, signaling him to drag the man away.
"Brother Yun, am I handsome? You said they always look at me. Is it because I'm handsome?"
Shen Muyun pinched Lu Huainan’s nose and said, “Handsome, you are the most handsome.”
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