Chapter 10 Working

Looking at the things in the warehouse.

A soft voice rang in Shen Xingzhuo's mind almost instantly: "Guo Guo, grandpa said to put the toys away!"

Just as he was staring at the yellow plastic bucket in a daze, Shen Xingzhuo's mobile phone rang.

He looked down.

Someone in the group sent a message: "Brother Zhuo, a few brothers have arrived!"

Shen Xingzhuo's mind "buzzed" and suddenly remembered what he asked last night.

He quickly covered the wooden board in his hand. He

didn't care about the mud on his hands, and left the input box to type a message: "Come back! Don't go!"

I don't know what the other side is busy with, so there is no reply.

Shen Xingzhuo sent another voice message.

He quickly crawled out of the old house and ran to the car. He rushed to the pet store while talking on the phone.

There was a traffic jam on the road.

Shen Xingzhuo's car was stuck on the road and he was very anxious.

Fortunately, halfway through, several people in the group saw the message and replied to him: "What's wrong, Brother Zhuo?"

"For what happened today, just pretend I didn't say anything." Shen Xingzhuo replied.

The other party was a little confused and asked: "Didn't you say you wanted to vent your anger on Ranran?" When

Shen Xingzhuo mentioned Shen Xingran, he was stuck for a while.

His mind was still in a mess and he had no idea how to explain it.

After a long pause, he could only say: "Don't ask, talk about it next time."

The other party hung up the phone obediently.

Shen Xingzhuo was a little uneasy in his heart.

He knew the character of these people best.

Before his call was connected, several people had already arrived at the pet store, and no one knew what happened.

Shen Xingzhuo did not go back to the Shen family, and continued to drive to the pet store.

When he arrived at the street, he found that the pet store was not open today.

The cages and fences in the store were also retracted into the inner room.

There was a lock hanging outside the door, and there were some scratches on the keyhole, which should be the work of those people.

Shen Xingzhuo looked into the store, but did not see the dog named Dahuang, nor did he see Lu Ran, and the owner of the store yesterday was not there either.

He subconsciously picked up the phone, only to remember that he did not have Lu Ran's phone number.

Their relationship was not good enough to call each other.

And before today, he had never thought that one day he would want to contact Lu Ran.

The image of the child in the dream flashed through his mind again.

Shen Xingzhuo was upset to death. He lit a cigarette and walked aimlessly on the street.

He was thinking about the dog for a while, and then the small plastic bucket in the yard of the old house...

and the two identical balls.

It was just time for work, and the street was crowded with people.

Shen Xingzhuo walked around and stopped in front of a fast food restaurant.

There were customers eating breakfast in the store, and there was a long line in front of the counter.

Shen Xingzhuo had already walked past, but in the gap between the crowds, he saw Lu Ran.

Lu Ran was wearing the store's uniform and was busy at the counter.

There were a lot of people, and he methodically helped people take orders, collected payments, printed receipts, and then handed the receipts to the staff in the back of the kitchen.

Shen Xingzhuo stopped and watched for a while, comparing the person in front of him with the child in his dream in his mind.

From this angle, Shen Xingzhuo couldn't see Lu Ran's eyes.

But it was still different.

A lot different.

The child in the dream was carefree, with stars in his eyes.

Lu Ran did things silently, his hands moved with a sophistication that didn't match his age, and there was a kind of... silence that had been suppressed for many years.

There was an inexplicable sense of decadence.

When most people in the store had left, Shen Xingzhuo pushed the door open and found a seat to sit down.

As soon as he came in, the boy behind the counter immediately looked over and asked, "What are you doing here?"

His tone was very bad.

It was exactly the opposite of what Shen Xingzhuo saw in his dream.

Those eyes also looked over.

Unlike the happy upward gaze in the dream, Lu Ran stood behind the counter and looked over with half-closed eyes.

His overly long eyelashes covered his pupils, making it difficult to see his eyes, and one could only feel a cold wariness.

"I'm here to eat." Shen Xingzhuo looked away.

"Oh." Lu Ran pointed to the menu, "Order."

Shen Xingzhuo was absent-minded and ordered something casually.

Lu Ran collected the payment, sent the receipt to the back kitchen, and then went back to the counter.

Shen Xingzhuo didn't know what to say for a moment.

He didn't even know why he came here.

The number of customers eating in the restaurant gradually decreased, leaving only a few scattered customers.

Shen Xingzhuo sat in his seat in a daze.

There were fewer people at the front desk, and even the delivery of meals to customers was handed over to Lu Ran.

Shen Xingzhuo's order was ready, and Lu Ran picked up the tray and placed it on the table in front of Shen Xingzhuo.

"Click."

The plastic tray and the imitation wood table made a slight sound when they touched.

Shen Xingzhuo was awakened and looked at Lu Ran who was delivering meals in front of him.

For a moment, a strong sense of violation came over him, making Shen Xingzhuo feel uncomfortable.

He does whatever he wants most of the time.

At this moment, he didn't think at all, and followed the sense of violation in his heart, frowned and asked: "What are you doing?"

Lu Ran looked at him like an idiot: "Delivering you food? Didn't you order it?"

Shen Xingzhuo choked.

But he still felt very uncomfortable when he saw Lu Ran holding the tray, bending down and placing it in front of him, and putting the napkin in place.

There is a servant at home.

Shen Xingran never does these things.

Or rather, the Shen family does not need to do these things.

But now Lu Ran is in front of him like a waiter.

He is the one being served.

Shen Xingzhuo suppressed the inexplicable discomfort in his heart.

He asked without thinking, "What are you doing here?"

Lu Ran was silent.

This time he looked at Shen Xingzhuo as if he was looking at an elderly mentally retarded person.

After thinking for a while, he said, "I bought this store yesterday, and today I pretended to be a waiter to inspect it."

Shen Xingzhuo nodded, and the discomfort in his heart faded a little.

He didn't feel anything wrong.

In his life, among the people he met, the kind of fate that Lu Ran said was common and reasonable.

But just as he nodded, he heard the boy in front of him laugh and cursed him as an idiot.

After Lu Ran returned to the counter, he took advantage of his free time to touch the fish for a while.

He stroked his mobile phone, looked up casually, and said: "Second Young Master, are you blind? I'm working."

Shen Xingzhuo was stunned.

Working.

A very common word, but definitely rare in his life.

He should know.

After all, he had just been to the pet store yesterday and saw Lu Ran shoveling cat litter and changing urine pads with his own eyes.

But at that time, Shen Xingzhuo did not delve into whether Lu Ran was working or doing something else.

He just wanted to find Lu Ran and the dog. Lu Ran was in the pet shop, so he went there.

He didn't care about the rest.

Until now, Shen Xingzhuo seemed to really know that Lu Ran got up at five or six in the morning and came back at eleven or twelve at night. It turned out that he was working outside.

Working for others in exchange for some Weibo salary.

Shen Xingzhuo's heart was subtly complicated for a moment.

He thought of Shen Xingran who also did volunteer work when he was in college.

He was gone for a long time.

Mrs. Shen was afraid that he would be too hot, so she went to pick him up in person.

"I'm asking... why... you are here." Shen Xingzhuo's voice was a little dry, and he explained with difficulty, "Weren't you in... that pet shop yesterday?"

After asking this, Shen Xingzhuo was flustered again.

Could it be that those people did something in the morning?

Lu Ran has been busy until now and hasn't had breakfast yet. Taking advantage of the few people around, he hid in the counter to eat something.

He took a bite of the burger and said indistinctly: "Brother..."

Shen Xingzhuo's heart skipped a beat when he heard this title and the vague tone.

Lu Ran took a sip of water and continued: "You don't think that a part-time job can support a person, do you?"

Shen Xingzhuo choked.

Hearing the word "part-time job", he remembered that Lu Ran should still be in college.

Shen Xingzhuo suddenly couldn't sit still.

He stood up and left in a hurry before the food he ordered was even opened.

Lu Ran looked at Shen Xingzhuo's back.

He didn't lie to Shen Xingzhuo, and it was true that he had to do a few divisions of labor.

However, he has already resigned from the job at the pet shop.

Shen Xingzhuo came to visit him yesterday, and he did not have high expectations for the character of the second young master of the Shen family.

Firstly, for the safety of Dahuang, and secondly, to avoid causing trouble for the owner of the pet shop, Lu Ran resigned from the job in the store last night and told the owner to be careful in the next two days.

During the day, he took Dahuang back to the security room of the orphanage.

Director Lu was gone, but the security uncle who watched him grow up was still there, and Dahuang was also an old dog who often stayed there, so Lu Ran felt relieved to leave him there.

After Shen Xingzhuo left the store, Lu Ran went to pack up.

He looked at the unopened food on the table, and without rejecting it, he put it in a bag and waited to eat it at lunch time.

Shen Xingzhuo was standing by the car, and the moment he looked up into the store, he happened to see this scene.

There was no contempt, no disdain.

At this moment, Shen Xingzhuo only had a desire to rush into the store, knock the things out of Lu Ran's hand, and pull him out.

But the next moment, he saw the boy unpack the French fries on his table, picked up one and put it in his mouth.

As if he tasted the ketchup, the boy squinted happily.

Shen Xingzhuo didn't dare to look again.

He hurriedly got into the car, fastened his seat belt in a hurry, and started the car.

He almost fled.

For several days, Shen Xingzhuo didn't

go back to the Shen family. Shen Xingran called him, but he also evaded the call by saying "something happened in the studio."

Until a few days later, it was Mrs. Shen's birthday, and the family gathered outside.

Shen Xingzhuo came to the private room a little late, and almost everyone was there.

This was just a small gathering, no banquet was held, and no outsiders were present.

Only Shen Hongyuan, Mrs. Shen, and Shen Xingran were in the box.

Seeing Shen Xingzhuo, who was late, Mrs. Shen complained: "You still remember to come back?"

"Didn't my eldest brother come back?" Shen Xingzhuo walked to his seat in a casual manner.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door of the box.

A young man in a suit came in and bowed to everyone: "Hello, Mr. Shen, Mrs. Shen, I am Mr. Shen's assistant."

He handed over a gift box and said: "This is a gift prepared by Mr. Shen for Mrs. Shen. I wish Mrs. Shen a happy birthday."

The assistant did not stay for long, put down the gift box and left.

"Look at your elder brother. He always remembers to give me gifts when he is abroad." Mrs. Shen said. Shen

Xingzhuo snorted.

"Okay." Shen Hongyuan said to the waiter beside him.

The waiter nodded and led everyone to the inner room of the private room.

Shen Xingzhuo knew the process very well.

The lights in the inner room were off, but there was a cake and some surprises.

But this link often has to wait until everyone is here before it starts.

But...

Shen Xingzhuo subconsciously stopped him and said, "Wait, there are still..."

Shen Hongyuan, Mrs. Shen, and Shen Xingran all looked at him strangely.

Shen Xingzhuo was suddenly stuck.

He suddenly realized that from the beginning, Lu Ran was not counted.