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"Hey, are you distracted today?" Shao Linyin was slapped on the back of the head by his master. "You were so absent-minded when you were working, how come you don't even have the heart to eat?"
Shao Linyin was holding chopsticks and poking the rice in the bowl. He was called back to his senses and put two mouthfuls into his mouth. He glanced at the dishes on the table and picked up two shredded potatoes.
My master treated me to lunch today and I ordered three dishes at a fast food restaurant: a plate of twice-cooked pork, a plate of spicy and sour shredded potatoes, and a plate of minced meat and eggplant.
There was too much minced garlic in the minced meat and eggplant, and he doesn't eat garlic. There were a few slices of carrot in the twice-cooked pork, and he doesn't eat carrots. He also doesn't like the big pieces of chili skin in the fermented black bean paste. In the end, all he could eat were a few shredded potatoes, and he can't eat sour food.
After finally finishing a small bowl of rice, he put down his chopsticks.
The master saw him put down his chopsticks, glanced at him from the corner of his eye, and then raised his eyelids to look at him: "Looking at you reminds me of my son."
Shao Liyin was about to respond with a smile when he heard his master snort again: "You're as skinny as a monkey, and you don't even eat properly."
At this point, it was difficult to laugh anymore, so I replied honestly, "I ate a little more this morning, so I'm not very hungry now. Master, please eat more."
As he said this, he pushed the twice-cooked pork towards his master.
The master picked up a piece of meat from the plate that was pushed over to him, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it. Perhaps he thought of his son, and a smile appeared in his eyes again: "Guess why we added two more dishes today?"
Shao Liyin thought about it, maybe because he was happy, he was happy too. Just as he remembered the word "Brother Li", he quickly pulled his thoughts back: "Master, are you happy about something?"
As he said this, Master's face lit up like a flower, a look of pride on his face, his eyes filled with smiles: "Boys! You're all smart. The college entrance exam results came out yesterday, and he actually got into a prestigious university in Beijing!"
"Ah, congratulations, big brother is really amazing, Master will be able to enjoy a happy life in the future!"
But before the master could finish his joy, his face turned full of disgust: "This brat just wants to run away, so he's wandering around. Now he has it his way. He doesn't even have to see an old man like me once or twice a year!"
Shao Liyin smiled and said, "Master, most people can't even get into Beijing! Big brother will have a bright future, we should be happy!"
The master smiled as he finished his last bite of rice. The three plates on the table were empty. He stood up and went to pay the bill. "Let's go. No more nonsense. I'll do some today and finish it tomorrow. That's about it. This construction site is done. Have a good rest for a few days!"
Shao Linyin followed behind carrying his master's big kettle. He also wanted to take a day off. He had to buy Xiao Lai a mobile phone, otherwise it would be inconvenient for him to eat. He didn't know whether the little kid had gone to eat.
When they arrived at the construction site, the master lay down and took a nap because he was no longer in a hurry. Shao Linyin wanted to go back early, so he did some parts that could be done by one person.
He started following his master at the age of sixteen, and within two years he had learned everything he needed to know. He even had a better understanding of electrical wiring than others. In addition, he was eager to learn, and some maintenance colleagues in the company encountered electrical faults and could not find the cause after a whole day of investigation. Sometimes he could basically tell where the problem was just by listening to the fault situation and taking a look at the scene.
It’s just because he is not yet 18 years old, there are too many restrictions. He can’t pass some certificates and the company doesn’t dare to let him work on projects independently. He can only stay in the company as an apprentice.
When the master woke up after taking a nap for an hour, Shao Linyin had already finished everything he needed to do. In addition, he was in a good mood, so his efficiency was high.
I had originally planned to just finish installing the door today, but ended up doing some extra work for tomorrow.
The remaining finishing touches can basically be completed in half a day tomorrow.
I have been working overtime for several days in a row. Today was unusually early. It was just after seven when I finished work and it was still daylight.
Shao Linyin sat on the bus, watching the street lights gradually light up, thinking that he had plenty of time today, so he might as well take the kids out for a proper meal.
The child is growing up, and eating fried rice with eggs every day will also cause malnutrition.
I used to think he was only in his teens and that 1.6 meters was not short, but it turned out he was already 15. When he was 15, he was over 1.7 meters tall.
Fifteen years old is the age for growth. If you nourish yourself well at this time, you should be able to grow taller.
Even after getting off the bus, he was still thinking about asking Tong Xiaolai to grow up.
When he passed by the fresh food supermarket that had cold and mechanical promotional broadcasts every night, he stopped and walked in.
The place he hated most in his life was the vegetable market, and the second place was the fresh food supermarket which was equivalent to the vegetable market, especially this small and crowded fresh food supermarket.
He walked in with a frown, holding his breath as he walked around the large vegetable, seafood, and meat areas. Finally, in a relatively quiet corner, he found what he wanted, picked it up and went to the checkout counter.
When he got home, Tong Xiaolai had not returned yet. He first put the things in the small refrigerator, then took off his clothes, took a shower, washed his clothes, and sat on a small stool.
I pressed the phone, and it was just after 8 o'clock. I didn't know when Xiaolai would be back. It would be convenient if I had a mobile phone...
As soon as this idea came to his mind, he put his phone aside. It was too expensive, so he decided to wait a little longer.
I took an exercise book from the bedside, applied mathematics. I hadn't looked at it for a long time. Today was a rare free day, so I was writing and calculating when the door opened.
He looked at the time and saw that it was almost ten o'clock. He scratched his head and felt his stomach growling.
After helping Tong Xiaolai drag the bags in, he asked, "Why are you back so late? Go take a shower first. Have you had dinner?"
When Tong Xiaolai entered the room, he hadn't even thought about Shao Linyin being at home. He immediately saw the exercise book on the table, then moved it to his face and shook his head.
Shao Liyin was a little annoyed: "Tsk, didn't I tell you to eat at five or six o'clock?"
Tong Xiaolai squinted at him as he took off his clothes: "You never eat it yourself, so why should you care whether I eat it or not?"
Shao Linyin just walked to the refrigerator, opened the door, and squeezed the milk, but was suddenly stunned by this question.
Turning my head to look at Tong Xiaolai, I felt that this kid was becoming more and more arrogant the more I looked at him!
He put the milk on the table with a bang and said in a bad tone: "You kid! Can't you just talk properly? You think I won't kick you out again, right?"
Tong Xiao looked at the milk on the table, the carton slightly deformed because someone put it there too hard, and then his eyes moved to Shao Linyin's face: "Did you buy it for me?"
"Can you give me my own?" Shao Liyin sat down in anger, his eyes fixed on the exercise book on the table again, but he felt that every character was jumping, but it couldn't jump into his eyes. He shouted angrily: "Hurry up and get in the shower!"
The person behind him didn't move.
He glared at her again:?
"Then why don't you drink it?"
Shao Liyin: "...! Tong Xiaolai! Do you want to try what it feels like to be thrown out by me?"
Before he could make a move, the child in front of him ran into the bathroom in the blink of an eye. He always felt that the face of the child who just flashed into the bathroom had a mean, arrogant and beating-worthy smile!
He was so angry that he couldn't sit still at all. He walked to the balcony and prepared to wash the clothes that Tong Xiaolai had taken off.
He felt even more angry when he checked his trouser pocket. The hundred yuan he had given him in the morning was still in his pocket, untouched!
He rubbed the clothes in a few seconds and hung them up to hang, then leaned against the wall next to the bathroom door.
There was a sound of splashing water inside, and listening to the sound of the water, he calmed down.
What had Xiaolai done wrong? It wasn't so much that she was angry at him, but rather at herself.
He crossed his arms over his chest, lowered his eyes slightly, looked at the gap between the two floor tiles, and waited quietly.
The sound of water inside stopped, and the rustling sound of towels wiping hair and body was heard, and then the door opened.
He looked up and saw the young man who had just finished taking a shower. He was fair and delicate, with a smile on his face.
Tong Xiaolai seemed to have not expected him to stand here, and was slightly stunned: "Why are you standing here?"
He walked back into the house, picked up the shoes after a while, and began to polish them carefully.
Shao Liyin handed over the hundred yuan in his hand: "What's going on?"
Tong Xiaolai just took a look, then lowered his head again and wiped the shoes in his hands.
"How did you spend your day today?" Shao Linyin asked.
"I made twenty yuan at nine in the morning. I bought steamed buns." Tong Xiaolai told the truth.
Shao Linyin was silent for a long while, and then he felt inexplicably angry. This child had nothing to do with him. Was he really meddling too much?
He casually put the money into a book and threw the clothes over: "Put them on and go out to eat first."
At half past ten, the stir-fry restaurant had run out of dishes. In the end, they only fried a plate of green vegetables and a plate of bean sprouts. Rice was two yuan per portion, unlimited. Tong Xiaolai was eating his third bowl.
Shao Linyin's first bowl was still in front of him, and he was counting the rice grains with chopsticks.
He couldn't eat because he was tired, he couldn't eat because he was in pain, and now he couldn't eat because he was angry.
He looked at Tong Xiaolai, who was leisurely eating his third bowl of white rice, then glanced at the untouched vegetables and bean sprouts on the table, and put two chopsticks into Tong Xiaolai's bowl. "Are you planning to take these two plates home? The takeaway box costs another two yuan!"
Tong Xiaolai paused, then looked at the half bowl of rice in his bowl that had been torn apart by the chopsticks: "Why don't you eat it?"
Shao Liyin simply put down his chopsticks: "I'm so angry with you."
The little kid who was eating actually sighed, and ate the rice in the bowl and the dishes on the plate with chopsticks one by one.
Shao Linyin knew that this guy must be full when she saw him touching his stomach. After paying the bill, she didn't go back directly, but simply took him for a walk.
It just so happened that he had something to say.
There is an artificial lake about 200 meters along the main road after leaving the village. There is a health running track around the lake, which is specially used for night jogging by the citizens nearby.
The two of them walked along the side of the runway.
After walking in silence for a while, Shao Liyin said, "Xiaolai, do you still remember what I said on the day I decided to keep you here?"
He didn't hear Tong Xiaolai's response, and he didn't know whether Tong Xiaolai remembered or didn't pay attention. After all, the child was crying very hard at that time.
He continued, "I said, you won't have to go hungry anymore, you won't have to endure being sick anymore, and you'll have a place to live."
He glanced at the expression of the person next to him. Wow, he had a blank expression on his face. It seemed that he really had no impression at all.
He exhaled lightly, ready to pour out his heart once more: "Xiaolai, I kept you so that I could give you a normal life.
That means I treat you as my own brother. No matter what kind of life I live, my brother can only be better than me, not worse.
If you continue to be like this, going hungry one day and full the next, then I would rather not have kept you and never acknowledged you as my brother."
"Then don't acknowledge me. I don't want to be your brother." Tong Xiaolai, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.
Shao Liyin: "...???!!! You want to leave?"
"I'm not leaving." Tong Xiaolai stopped and pulled Shao Liyin. The other party stopped and looked back at him.
He stared at Shao Linyin, his eyes trembling slightly. He opened his mouth several times, ready to say something, and finally looked into those bright eyes. The shimmering lake was reflected in those eyes, clear and clean, just like this person.
Finally, she turned her face away, let go of his hand and walked in front of him.
"We don't even have the same last name, so how can we be considered brothers?"
These words were said with a hint of anger, and Shao Linyin felt a little headache. Why didn't he realize that this little brat had such a bad temper before?
He took two quick steps to catch up with him: "Xiaolai, you just had a full meal, don't walk so fast."
Tong Xiaolai walked faster and faster.
"You little kid, why..."
Tong Xiaolai stopped laughing and turned back to glare at Shao Linyin: "Don't call me a kid anymore. I'm not a kid. You're only three years older than me."
Shao Liyin: ...You can't tell that he's a mean person, but it's true that he has a bad temper.
Forget it, I'm the one who stayed here, so I have to endure it no matter how bad his temper is.
The people on the runway were sparse and almost all of them had gone back. Shao Linyin dragged Tong Xiaolai back and forth. He knew that this guy had to get up at four o'clock tomorrow morning.
I don’t know how he can get up so early without an alarm clock.
The milk in his pocket was originally intended for Tong Xiaolai to drink after his meal, but seeing that he was too full, he didn't take it out.
Now that I'm home, I figured it's almost gone after a stroll, so I took it out again and handed it over: "Drink this.
"Remember to drink one box when you wake up in the morning and one box when you go to bed at night. If I don't get up in the morning, remember to take it when I go out."
"You didn't buy it for yourself?"
Not only does he have a bad temper, but he's also sarcastic!
"Whoever is shorter should drink. I'm 183cm tall and you want me to grow to 190cm tall?" Who doesn't know yin and yang?
This sentence may have really choked him. Tong Xiaolai stopped talking, picked up the milk carton and started drinking seriously.
Shao Liyin lay down, then sat up again after remembering something: "Remember to brush your teeth after drinking, and... don't turn off the lights. I can't sleep with the lights off."
Tong Xiaolai raised her eyes and glanced at him indifferently, but he didn't care what that glance meant and just lay down.
He closed his eyes for a while, picked up the book next to his pillow and pretended to read it, then covered his face with it to block out the light.
He basically didn't sleep last night. He forced himself to stay awake all day, but now he fell asleep in a flash. He didn't even know when Tong Xiaolai lay down!
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