The setting sun shone lazily at my feet, the clouds drifted slowly across the sky, and the chirping of insects came from the grass not far away. It seemed like a very pleasant time of day, but I felt a little uneasy. I didn't know how Ye Zhi had found this place. Although I didn't object to what I was doing, I didn't want Ye Zhi to see it.
Even if it was my pride that got in the way, I once went on a crazy spree and bought a BMW 740li. It wasn't to elevate my lifestyle, but just to show some people that I, Michael, am capable too.
This isn't Ye Zhi's fault, it's my own; because all along, when I've been facing her, I've been troubled by this kind of bullshit value system. I've always tried to prove something to her, but the actual gap between us has only widened.
Just like right now, I'm wearing my work clothes, facing her driving a luxury car: she's dressed up carefully, especially those exquisite crystal earrings, which highlight her status, while my t-shirt is covered in sweat stains.
I let out a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from my forehead, and said to her, "I'm delivering food, and it's almost peak dining time, so I definitely can't leave now."
"I've already spoken with the traffic management bureau and I'd like to take you to file for administrative review to try and lift the five-year ban on driving a motor vehicle..."
"Thank you for your kindness, but I was indeed driving under the influence... I accept the punishment."
“You’ve already paid the fine and accepted 15 days of administrative detention… If you’re banned from driving for another five years, it would be too harsh a punishment, because you didn’t have any malicious intent to drive under the influence; it was just an emergency… So, I think you should try to fight for it, after all, a five-year driving ban is a very painful thing!”
"I really don't have time today. I don't want to leave early on my first day of work."
Ye Zhi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then give me your ID card, and I'll go and get the necessary paperwork done for you... But procedurally, you'll definitely have to go in person, so you'll have to take some time out of your schedule these next few days."
After saying that, Ye Zhi reached out her hand to me... She rarely took the initiative like this, probably because she felt a lot of guilt towards me.
I took my ID card out of my wallet and handed it to her. The next moment, she put my ID card into her wallet.
I asked her, "When can I get my ID card back?"
"The earliest it will be is tomorrow morning."
"Alright..."
"Okay, you go ahead with your work, I'll be going now."
...
Not long after Ye Zhi left, I started taking orders again, and by then it was already 8:30 p.m.
My two newly acquainted colleagues and I found a dumpling restaurant... We ordered a plate of cold appetizers and two pounds of large meat dumplings, which would be our dinner for tonight.
After we sat down, my two colleagues ordered three more bottles of beer behind my back, saying it was to celebrate my official joining their group, and they wouldn't let me pay the bill no matter what, insisting on treating me to this meal.
Feeling their simplicity and warmth, I felt truly touched.
By the way, these two colleagues are named Xiao Ruan and Xiao Hu, and they call me Brother Mi.
When I raised my glass with them, I already considered them my friends in my heart... Xiao Ruan and Xiao Hu were both a bit insecure, especially Xiao Ruan, who always felt that she was one of the people who were eliminated by society and that she couldn't do any job. That's why she ended up finding this kind of hard work that had no technical content and relied purely on selling her physical strength.
I told them, "Heroes come from all walks of life," and they both just smiled, probably taking my encouragement as mere politeness. I could see that the spirit in their hearts had been worn down by the hardships of life; it was difficult to truly awaken it in them. This was a very real reality. To support their families, they dared not give up their jobs to pursue the life they wanted. Trapped in such a situation, what right did they have to be heroes?
After a few beers, Xiao Ruan asked me, "Brother Mi, who was that woman who drove the Mercedes to see you today?"
Xiao Hu was also watching me intently.
I smiled and replied, "Aren't you two curious why a woman driving a luxury car would come to me, a food delivery guy?"
Xiao Ruan nodded, and Xiao Hu followed suit... These two were really not good with words, so much so that whatever I said sounded like I was making up a story for them. So I simply replied with the mindset of making up a story: "She is my creditor, and she has come to collect a debt from me today."
Xiao Ruan and Xiao Hu shook their heads together.
"You two don't believe me?"
The two of them shook their heads together again, grinning sheepishly at me...
I picked up my glass, took a sip, smiled at them, and then deliberately lowered my voice to say, "Well, I'll tell you the truth... Actually, my hometown is in Shanxi, and my family owns a really big mine, nicknamed 'Mine Manager'... The reason I'm delivering food is because I'm tired of the good life and wanted to experience something different... Look at my belly, it's from eating abalone and sea cucumber these past few years... But I'm really tired of it all. I don't care about even the prettiest girls anymore, and I don't want to go back..."
"You mean, this girl is begging you to change your mind?"
"Yes... but I didn't even want to give her a chance to get out of the car and talk to me... didn't you see? She kept sitting in the car talking to me... if I didn't let her get out of the car, she wouldn't dare to get out."
"Haha... Brother Mi... you're really good at bragging!"
"Anyway, you won't believe anything I say, right?"
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