Chapter 35
In the bustling snack street, people coming and going are all looking for food.
The stall owner was greeting customers while busy cooking mouth-watering delicacies amid the smoke and fire.
In this bustling environment, a handsome boy wearing yellow takeout overalls stands out.
There were two girls standing together, wearing girlfriends' outfits and taking selfies with their mobile phones, but the background invariably framed the boys in the camera.
"So handsome! Are all takeaway boys this handsome now?"
"He looks quite young. He must be a college student working part-time, right?"
"Do you want to go up and ask for his contact information?"
"No, I'm sorry."
"That's true... take a few more pictures, take a few more pictures. If you miss it, you'll never see it again."
As they talked, the two of them picked up their phones and started taking pictures crazily.
Pei Muyang sat in an empty place while eating a set of wraps for dinner while waiting for his meal. He also held a class notebook in his hand and memorized the test points on it.
This is the third day since he started working as a delivery boy.
Every day after school or when I have no classes, I log in to the platform to take orders. Although the amount is not much in a day, it is enough to pay for the rent for that month and some miscellaneous expenses.
After leaving home, Pei Muyang rented a two-bedroom house near the school and settled Ye Shan down. The monthly rent was 2,500 yuan, with a deposit of one-third and the rent in installments of three. Pei Muyang persuaded the landlord to change it to a monthly payment.
He didn't have much money. Although his family had some savings, the medical expenses that were pouring in every day due to Pei Yu's stay in the ICU made Pei Muyang dare not touch the savings at all.
What's more, the high-interest loan of 1.5 million is the heaviest burden on him.
"Meituan No. 275 is ready."
"It's mine, thank you, boss."
Pei Muyang took the packed takeaway with a smile, put away his notebook, and started his first order of the day.
The address recorded by the buyer was four or five kilometers away, in a residential area with a pretty good environment. The guard stopped Pei Muyang's tram and told him that delivery vehicles were not allowed to enter the community.
There was no choice but to park his car at the door and walk in to deliver the food.
The area of the community is not small. It takes about ten minutes to walk from the entrance to Building 17 where the customer is. Pei Muyang looked at the time and there are still eight minutes. There should be no problem with this order.
But when I got downstairs, I found that the community had a building access control system and the door could not be opened unless you were the owner.
Pei Muyang quickly took out his cell phone and prepared to dial the delivery number above -
"Hello, the number you dialed is not in service..."
No number available?
Pei Muyang called again, but was still told that the number did not exist.
He can't do this.
He looked at the time and saw that there were five minutes left. Just as he was about to contact the platform to give feedback, an old man came back from his walk.
"Hello, sir. I'm a food delivery guy. I can't contact the owner. Could you please open the door and let me in?"
The old man who was taking a walk glanced at Pei Muyang. He was young and looked very well behaved. He was wearing delivery clothes and holding a delivery box in his hand. It was obvious that he was not a liar.
"Sure, kid, but you need a card to use the elevator. I live on the second floor, so I can only use the card to get to the second floor. You'll need to use the fire escape to get to the rest of the way."
Pei Muyang looked at the order again, the 23rd floor, very good, he is still young and durable.
So the young delivery boy smiled brightly and politely thanked the old man: "Okay, okay, thank you, uncle."
The old man who was taking a walk seemed to be in a good mood. He opened the door of the building with a smile and took Pei Muyang to the elevator.
"You don't look very old. Are you working part-time to support your studies?"
"Yeah!" Pei Muyang nodded with a smile.
"That's great! This child is so sensible. Unlike my little grandson who only knows how to buy Ultraman cards all day long." The old man's tone seemed to complain, but there was also a hint of undisguised doting. "If all children were as sensible as you, being a parent would be much easier. I'm here, son, keep up the good work."
Pei Muyang smiled as he followed the old man out of the elevator, waved and said goodbye, then walked towards the fire escape next to the elevator.
Twenty-one floors in four minutes is indeed a challenge for people who exercise occasionally.
Pei Muyang ran up with all his might, feeling as if a fruit knife was stuffed into his throat, scratching the flesh in his throat with the rhythm of his breathing. It felt like there was a ball of fire in his lungs, burning him to the point of feeling unwell.
"2302"
Pei Muyang took a few breaths, leaned against the wall, and rang the doorbell.
"Who is it?"
"Hello, Auntie. I'm a delivery man."
The auntie who opened the door glanced at the order in confusion, "I didn't order this, kid."
"But on this list..."
Pei Muyang confirmed again that it was indeed 2302.
"Auntie, are you sure no other relatives can help you order takeout?"
"My children are abroad, and I have diabetes, so there's no way they'll order milk tea for me." Auntie patted Pei Muyang's shoulder and pointed to room 2301 next door. "Go ask the guy next door. There's a young man who loves milk tea. Maybe he ordered it."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie."
He turned around and knocked on the door again. This time, a young man in pajamas opened the door.
"Why are you here so late?" Before Pei Muyang could say anything, the young man said impatiently, "I asked you to bring milk tea, did you go to produce milk?"
I'm sorry, brother, your call was unavailable and I couldn't get in the elevator, so I climbed up the stairs."
"Is this something I should be considering? Don't you know how to calculate your time in this job?" The young man snatched the milk tea, inserted the straw and took a deep sip. "You're almost killing me with thirst, you know? The order is overdue, bad review."
"No, brother. I just started this job. Give me a chance."
"Okay, I'll give you a chance to gain a deeper understanding of the dangers of society. This way, you'll understand the importance of studying hard."
The young man looked at Pei Muyang provocatively, holding a straw in his mouth, and slammed the door shut.
Pei Muyang sat on the stairs of the fire escape, looked at the negative review reminder from the platform, and sighed deeply.
One bad review will deduct one hundred yuan, so he needs to complete more than ten orders to earn that much money.
I never thought how important one hundred dollars was before, but when I started to earn money with my own hands, I realized how much hard work it took to earn that dollar.
Pei Yu's medical expenses of 6,000 yuan a day are currently paid from the family savings, but the rent plus other expenses will cost at least several thousand yuan. If he doesn't work hard to make money, it is hard to imagine what kind of life Ye Shan will live.
There was still no reply from Xie Yuqing. Pei Muyang tried to find her privately for a long time, but each time he subtly let her avoid him. This attitude explained everything; she was not sincere in wanting to solve the problem.
His so-called cousin had already left City A with his family and no one knew where he had gone. The huge amount of debt was like a sword hanging over his head, and he might be retaliated by the lenders at any time.
Pei Muyang's life is now like a mess and he can't make any sense of it. He can even say that he can't take care of himself. He can only pick up the important things to do first, and wait until things are sorted out before dealing with those who dare to have bad intentions towards him.
"You have a new order, which will be automatically accepted in ten seconds."
The abrupt platform notification sound was particularly harsh in the empty stairwell.
The mobile phone is an old one that was discarded several years ago. Fortunately, he did not replace the stainless steel basin at that time. This brand of mobile phone has been updated for several generations. The performance is acceptable, but the battery is not very durable. The current mobile phone number is also the bound number that comes with the broadband. He has not had time to re-apply for the previous mobile phone card, so he can only make do with it for now.
He sighed deeply, brushed off the dust on his clothes and stood up.
This family still needs Pei Muyang's support.
…
A Maybach was driving on the ring road leading to City A.
Sitting in the car, Jiang Chengyi stared at the mobile phone in his hand. He didn't know how long he had been looking at it, but his screen was still stuck on the WeChat friend adding page.
He got the WeChat account from "Jian Tiao Emei" using the identity of "Si Qing". The number had been edited, so it was impossible to know the little guy's mobile phone number through WeChat.
So he could only apply to add friends again and again, and add a sentence in the message section of the application:
Do you remember that you owed me a promise? Can I ask you to add me as your friend?
After the application was sent out, it fell into oblivion, as if he had never appeared in the real world.
But how could Jiang Chengyi allow him to never show up again?
The car was parked steadily in the underground parking lot of a commercial complex in the city center. Zhou Yue opened the car door and spoke to Jiang Chengyi in the car with his head slightly lowered.
"Mr. Jiang, thank you for your hard work. Mr. Chen from Yuncheng Plaza is already waiting for you upstairs."
Jiang Chengyi nodded. He came to City A this time for the cooperation with Yuncheng Plaza and to inspect the market share of City A. If possible, he hoped to shift the focus to development here.
Jiang Chengyi's business empire tends to be diversified. He is unwilling to focus on a single industry. Only by mastering more resources can he stand at the top of the pyramid.
What he wants is to stand at a higher place so that he can grasp everything he wants.
"Excuse me, can you please let me pass? I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry..."
The familiar voice shattered Jiang Chengyi's vision of the future. His eyes suddenly widened, and his feet froze in place as if under a spell. The memories deep in his soul resonated strongly with the voice, as if something destined was guiding him to look around.
He was looking for the owner of that voice.
The person he had been searching for but could never find.
It was noon at this time. As the largest commercial complex in the city, countless men and women gathered here. People of all kinds formed a human wall in front of him. He pushed through the crowd to look for her, but was cursed several times. Even Zhou Yue, who kept apologizing behind him, could not stop the strangers' accusations.
When the crowd dispersed, the owner of the voice disappeared.
Everything seemed like an illusion caused by his longing for her.
"Boss Jiang, what happened?"
"Did you see a young boy just now?"
Zhou Yue looked around. There were young men in their early twenties everywhere. He didn't know which one his boss was talking about.
"Boss Jiang, if you need to find someone, I can arrange for someone to go find them. Boss Chen is still waiting for you upstairs."
As a qualified special assistant, Zhou Yue knows how to plan the best options in terms of time arrangement. The current priority is the cooperation project worth tens of millions, rather than looking for someone who may have left long ago.
"Okay, I see." Jiang Chengyi straightened his suit and walked towards the elevator. As he walked, he asked the question he had been asking most often recently, "Is there any news about the person I asked you to find?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Jiang, but we don't have any definite information yet. We've already arranged for more people to expand the investigation."
"Concentrate the people in City A. I think he is here."
"Okay, Mr. Jiang." Zhou Yue turned around and glanced at the place he had just been at, his eyes filled with surprise...
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