When Lu Lingxi was discharged from the hospital, he left the spider plant he raised to Sister Tian. He took such good care of this spider plant, with its branches and leaves stretched out and green. In Sister Tian's words, just looking at it makes you feel good. Sister Tian likes it, and Lu Lingxi is happy too. This spider plant is the first green plant he has raised. As a major contributor to helping him discover the white panel, this spider plant has a very special meaning in Lu Lingxi's heart. If he didn't have so many small things, he and Wang Shuxiu would have to carry the things and hold the spider plant together, and Lu Lingxi would have been reluctant to leave it behind.
Seeing Lu Lingxi's reluctance to part with the spider plant, Sister Tian smiled and joked, "Don't worry, Xiao Lu, I'll take care of this spider plant for you first. I'll make sure it stays in good health. You can bring it back when you come to the hospital one day."
After Sister Tian said this, Lu Lingxi smiled embarrassedly.
After bidding farewell to Sister Tian and everyone in the ward, Lu Lingxi followed Wang Shuxiu out of the hospital. The two hailed a car, and Wang Shuxiu reported the address, and then specifically repeated it to Lu Lingxi, asking him to remember the name of the community. Lu Lingxi nodded and looked out through the car window.
Fengcheng is located in the north of China, not far from Zhongjing, the capital of China. It is a large heavy industrial city. Because it is summer, the streets are very lively, with a constant flow of people and cars. Men, women, young and old are either in a hurry or leisurely. The whole city is full of vitality. Lu Lingxi was fascinated by it. In the past, he seldom went out in the Lu family. Even if he went out, he mostly went to the hospital. In the depressing and tense atmosphere at that time, he had no mood to look at the outside world. This was the first time he seriously observed a city, so vivid, not through videos and texts, but with his own eyes.
The taxi stopped at a red light. On the sidewalk not far away, a white puppy was struggling to get out of its owner's arms. The owner seemed to be unable to bear the puppy's tossing and turning, so he squatted down and put it on the ground, while stretching out his hands to carefully protect the surroundings. The puppy looked around curiously with its big wet eyes, and tentatively stretched out its front paws and took a step. There was no danger. The puppy was about to take the second step when a little girl happened to pass by and shouted in surprise when she saw it. The puppy was frightened by the shouting, stumbled around and threw himself into the arms of his owner, and refused to come out again.
Lu Lingxi couldn't help laughing when watching this scene, but after laughing, he felt that his current mood was somewhat similar to that of the puppy. Perhaps it was because he had been locked up in a small world for too long in the past, Lu Lingxi was full of yearning for the outside world. But when he could really walk out, he was vaguely afraid. He didn't know anything and had no experience in social life at all. Could he adapt to a completely new life? This question hovered in Lu Lingxi's mind, replacing the joy of just being discharged from the hospital, and gave rise to a trace of uneasiness about an unknown life. The puppy will have its owner to take it to know the world, and it can throw itself back into its owner's arms when it is scared. What about him?
"What are you looking at?"
Wang Shuxiu came over and the taxi just drove away. Wang Shuxiu didn't see the puppy outside, but she saw a street square not far away, and immediately pointed it out to Lu Lingxi.
"See? Your mom works there, Shida Plaza, remember that."
"Um."
On the rest of the journey, Wang Shuxiu pointed at the buildings outside the window and introduced them to Lu Lingxi with great interest. Perhaps because they were almost home, the surrounding area was basically the area where Lu Lingxi used to move around. The places he often went to, where he used to go to school, and the park where he had his last fight. At the end, Wang Shuxiu patted Lu Lingxi's head and concluded: "Think of these places if you can, but it doesn't matter if you can't. Just think of it as a new place. When your mother came to Fengcheng from the countryside, she didn't know many words, but she lived well here. I have nothing to do these few days, so let Yi Hang accompany you for a walk and get familiar with the surrounding situation."
"Yeah." Lu Lingxi's uneasiness was dispelled by Wang Shuxiu's slap. As Wang Shuxiu introduced, his heart gradually calmed down.
The taxi turned left and right on the road and soon stopped in front of an old residential area near the city center of Fengcheng.
"We're here." Wang Shuxiu got out of the car while carrying her things and pointed the way to Lu Lingxi.
Lu Lingxi got out of the car behind her. The first thing he saw was a row of crooked sheds at the entrance of the community, and a figure inside the shed pointing at them.
"Wang Xiaohua, who did you bring back? He doesn't look like your son."
A slightly teasing remark came out from the small shed, and the people inside immediately started laughing.
Wang Xiaohua is Wang Shuxiu's original name. When Wang Shuxiu was born, her parents were poor and had little education. Girls were not worth much in that era, so they just gave her the name Xiaohua. When Wang Shuxiu left her hometown and saw the world, she felt that the name Xiaohua was too rustic, so she changed her name to Wang Shuxiu.
When Wang Shuxiu married Lu Yishui and moved to this neighborhood, she had already changed her name. No one knew her original name was Wang Xiaohua, but once she and Lu Yishui had a fight, and Lu Yishui called out this name in a hurry, which was heard by the bored neighbors who were watching. From then on, everyone liked to make fun of her name whenever they had nothing to do.
Wang Shuxiu listened to their teasing, sneered, and responded fiercely: "It's none of your business who I bring back. Why doesn't he look like my son but like your son? Fine, you can use your money to raise him."
Lu Lingxi: “…”
Wang Shuxiu retorted with a word, and the person who had spoken before suddenly dared not speak anymore.
Faintly, someone was heard laughing and cursing, "Ma Lao San, are you okay? Is he really your son?"
"Get lost! My son has grown up like this, so why should I worry about not being able to find a wife?"
"Hey, come to think of it, what did Lu Lingxi look like before? I can't remember it at all."
"Just look at that brat Yi Hang, he's exactly the same."
The people in the shed seemed to be very interested in Lu Lingxi. They had heard about Lu Lingxi's amnesia. When this kind of plot that often appears on TV appeared around them, they were curious and more of a watching mentality.
Wang Shuxiu curled her lips, too lazy to pay attention to them, and pulled Lu Lingxi into the community.
This community has a history of more than 20 years. After decades of wind and rain and poor maintenance, the whole community looks very shabby. Some of the external walls have begun to peel off, and most of the walls are black and covered with moss. Although there are flowers and grass inside the community, it gives people a very messy feeling. You can see garbage piled up everywhere after walking a few steps, and there are even more small sheds built by residents.
These were all things Lu Lingxi had never seen before, and he followed Wang Shuxiu a little uncomfortably. Wang Shuxiu ignored everything around her and kept pointing out which building number Lu Lingxi was passing by.
Their home is at the innermost part of the community, building 3, gate 3, room 101.
"It's almost there."
After turning a corner, Wang Shuxiu turned her head to indicate that Lu Lingxi was just ahead. Lu Lingxi looked ahead and suddenly froze for a moment, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"Who are those people?"
Wang Shuxiu followed his gaze, threw away what she was holding and rushed forward.
"Lu Yishui, you bastard, what are you doing?"
Not far ahead, Lu Yishui, with a bandage on his head and one arm hanging in front of his chest, was directing several burly men to carry things out of 101. A green pickup truck stopped outside 101, and a thin man sat in the back of the pickup truck, lazily holding a cigarette and shouting from time to time.
"Hurry up, you haven't eaten breakfast yet."
Wang Shuxiu's shout attracted everyone's attention. The thin man glanced at Wang Shuxiu, and Lu Yishui trotted two steps and stood in front of Wang Shuxiu.
"Wang Xiaohua, I warn you not to cause trouble. Brother Feng is not someone who is easy to negotiate with."
Before Lu Yishui could finish his words, Wang Shuxiu slapped him on the head. "I'm causing trouble? How can you live like this? If you let them move all their things away, what are we going to do?"
Lu Yishui was slapped down by her and became shorter. He held his arm and started yelling. "It's because you didn't pay me last time. Look how bad I got beaten. If I didn't have these things to hold me up, I would have lost an arm."
Wang Shuxiu was so angry that she rushed to Lu Yishui and started beating him. "I asked you to gamble, I asked you to gamble."
"Alright, alright, Wang Xiaohua, I've warned you enough!" Lu Yishui, with his arm in a sling, no longer had the fighting strength he had last time in the hospital. He could only retreat while getting beaten.
The man in the pickup truck sneered at Lu Yishui's cowardly look.
Perhaps stimulated by the other party's laughter, Lu Yishui's face turned red, and he glared at Wang Shuxiu and slapped her.
With a "bang", Lu Yishui's slap did not hit Wang Shuxiu, but hit a pile of miscellaneous things instead.
Lu Lingxi frowned, held up the things in his hand to block, and stood in front of Wang Shuxiu.
"You little bastard..." Lu Yishui jumped up and cursed.
Lu Lingxi didn't know how to curse. He looked at Lu Yishui quietly with his dark eyes. Lu Yishui felt guilty and his cursing gradually became quieter.
The man in the pickup truck next to him looked at the scene coldly and shouted, "Alright, leave the rest to them." As he spoke, the man looked over and didn't even look at Lu Yishui. He said to Wang Shuxiu, "It's only natural to pay back debts. Lu Yishui lost a lot of money to me, so don't blame me for moving things to pay off the debt. How much can these things be worth? They are just extras. I'm in a good mood today, so I won't move the rest. I'll give you another week to pay the money Lu Yishui owes you, and you can handle it yourself."
"Hey, hey, Brother Feng!" Lu Yishui held the man tightly and wanted to say something.
The man pushed him away impatiently and signaled his men to drive.
The pickup truck slowly left the community. Lu Yishui turned around and met Wang Shuxiu's gaze. He laughed dryly and said, "Well..."
Wang Shuxiu spat at him, pulled Lu Lingxi into the house, locked the door and locked Lu Yishui outside.
The house was in a mess, and the refrigerator, TV, and other large appliances were gone. Wang Shuxiu held back her anger and smiled at Lu Lingxi as if nothing had happened, "The old ones won't be replaced by the new ones, and we've used up all these things. Mom will take you to buy new ones tomorrow."
Lu Lingxi reached out to support her and could feel Wang Shuxiu's body trembling slightly. He was afraid that Wang Shuxiu would be too angry and it would be bad for her health, so he said softly: "I want to find a job, and I will support you in the future."
"Little bastard."
Wang Shuxiu cursed in a low voice, and her eyes slowly turned red.
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