477. Did I wake up too early?

In the days that followed, Ji Ruo once again returned to being alone.

In the orphanage, all the other children were adopted, except him.

Ji Ruo studies very hard, and also likes to watch various cartoons and special effects dramas played in the orphanage.

Sometimes he would think, if only he could be like the protagonists in those cartoons.

Maybe then the two kittens won't leave him.

The director of the orphanage is named Li Bindao, a slightly plump middle-aged man, not very tall, and always with a smile on his face.

Ji Ruo had stayed in the orphanage for a long time, and seeing other children being taken away by new parents, he inevitably developed some longing in his heart.

But no one adopted him, so the desire turned into loss.

Li Bin may have noticed Ji Ruo's loss, so he would often chat with Ji Ruo and comfort her.

He would give Ji Ruo a little more pocket money, or secretly give Ji Ruo some candies.

"President Li, why are you so nice to me?"

One day, Ji Ruo asked.

"Haha, I'm a teacher." Li Bin said with a smile and rubbed Ji Ruo's head.

Ji Ruo seemed to understand, but he also felt that he seemed to have really forgotten something.

During the Chinese New Year, the hospital will give the children New Year's money, 100 yuan each.

Although there weren't many, the children were all very happy, and Ji Ruo was no exception.

One hundred yuan can buy a lot of things!

New toys, delicious snacks, all kinds of treats...

"I wish I could have a hundred dollars every day when I grow up!"

Ji Ruo couldn't help but think.

Time flies.

Ji Ruo grew up in an orphanage. No one knew why he was there when he was a child, but later, because of his age, no one wanted to adopt him.

That day, Li Bindao found Ji Ruo, looked at him carefully, and then sighed: "Sorry, Ji Ruo, you have to go."

The plan is to remain silent.

He is already in his teens and the orphanage cannot support him forever.

"I understand, Dean."

"Is there any problem at school?"

"No, my classmates are very caring towards me."

"That's good." Li Bindao was silent for a moment, sighed, patted Ji Ruo on the shoulder, and said, "Study hard and try to pass the exam... Forget it, you should be happier in the future and make more friends."

"Yes, I remember that, Dean."

…

Ji Ruo left the orphanage.

At that time, Ji Ruo was just in junior high school.

"What? You're dropping out of school?!"

Class monitor Liang Shixian widened his eyes and said, "No! Ji Ruo, you can't drop out of school. You are still young. If you don't go to school, where can you go?

You study so well, you..."

"I can't go on to school." Ji Ruo lowered his head and said in a low voice: "I don't have the money to go on to school."

Although he had just left the orphanage and the rent, utilities and other expenses were very cheap, the pressure had already overwhelmed him.

Liang Shixian was stunned. He wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

"I'll go find the teacher. He must have a solution!"

He found the class teacher Gu Xingzhou.

Gu Xingzhou wanted to help Ji Ruo, but was rejected by the precocious Ji Ruo.

"Master Gu, your family is urging you to find a partner, right? Once you find a partner, you have to get married. When you get married, you have to buy a house and a car, and you also have to ask for a dowry..."

Ji Ruo disagreed with everything and said, "You are already old. If you don't find a partner quickly, you may not be able to find one in the future.

Being a teacher is so tiring. When you first taught us, you had so much hair. Now, your hair is on the podium, on the desk, on the floor, but not on your head...

You have to hurry up and don't delay any further because of me."

“…”

Gu Xingzhou looked at Ji Ruo with complicated eyes.

This child is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed, but the way he speaks also makes people feel distressed...

So Ji Ruo dropped out of school and started working.

He is young and doesn't know much, but he has done his best just to stay alive.

Class monitor Liang Shixian is very responsible. Even though Ji Ruo has dropped out of school, he still comes to see Ji Ruo every weekend to give him extra lessons.

"Even if you are not in school, you must not forget to study." Liang Shixian said seriously.

Ji Ruo asked Liang Shixian why he did this, and Liang Shixian said seriously: "Because I am the class monitor."

So Ji Ruo did not refuse.

Sometimes when he was selling boiled eggs at a street stall, Liang Shixian would come to keep him company and read to him.

But later, Liang Shixian went to high school and had heavy academic workload, so he stopped coming.

Ji Ruo grew up alone and got to know many people on the street where he lived.

Aunt Jinglan, who raised two children alone and likes to watch soap operas; Grandpa Mu, who worked to save money and often sat on a rocking chair or lay in the doorway to bask in the sun; Brother Whale, who liked to travel and had been to many places across the country; Granny Hua, who left her children behind, rented a house here, earned a meager income by embroidery, and took care of her foolish husband, and her husband, Grandpa Chen Zai.

"My husband was a school principal when he was young!" Granny Hua often said this.

Ji Ruo once again felt as if he had really forgotten something.

"What is it?"

If you can't remember.

He grew up gradually, and his life gradually got better.

The feeling of having forgotten something became stronger and stronger.

He is just an ordinary person... maybe he is an orphan in addition to being an ordinary person.

He dropped out of junior high school and grew up in mediocrity. He is an ordinary person who couldn't be more ordinary.

Later he found a job in a factory with a monthly salary of three thousand.

"When I was a kid, I dreamed of having a hundred yuan a day, but when I grew up, I only earned three thousand yuan a month." Ji Ruo smiled bitterly.

Time goes by.

The years were merciless to him, smoothing out his edges and extinguishing the light in his eyes.

When Ji Ruo reached middle age, he became an adult who had to haggle over every penny when buying groceries, just like other adults.

He didn't go anywhere to play and had never left Yuncheng in his life.

After all these years, he is still alone.

No girl would be attracted to him like this.

Ordinary, even a little cowardly.

"When did I become like this?" Ji Ruo said to himself in a daze, "What on earth did I forget?"

One day, on his way home from get off work, Ji Ruo saw two children quarreling.

"In the middle of the night, an opium war happened in your house. Your mother beat up the dog, your father smashed the lamp, your grandfather sat in the toilet and turned on the lights facing the stars, and your grandmother had a pot lid on her head and a belt in her hand. She was called the invincible Oriental, but she was actually a second-generation idiot!"

"Bounce!"

"The rebound is ineffective!"

Ji Ruo just thought it was a little funny.

Kids quarreling...wait!

Ji Ruo suddenly stared blankly at the two children who had been "rebounding".

He seemed to remember something.

He turned around and took another look at this prosperous city where he had lived for many years.

Ji Ruo hesitated for a moment.

"This world is great, but unfortunately, this is not the life I want."

"Thank you for all these years, but I have to go now. I have friends waiting for me outside."

Ji Ruo shook his head and laughed, looking at the tall building, and whispered, "Rebound."

The next moment, high-rise buildings collapsed and the prosperous city turned to ashes in an instant!

Ji Xiaoxiao was surprised: "Old man, you finally woke up! Quick, quick, change people!"

"Yeah, I woke up—"

'Dark Tiga' handed over control to Ji Ruo, and the Giant of Light reappeared.

At the same time, floating islands came rushing over and hit Ji Ruo hard.

Looking at the five-star lords whose number has more than tripled, and the floating islands that are constantly condensed by the Wind Singing Dragon's imaginary creations——

Ji Ruo: “???”

Should I not wake up?

…………