Chapter 40
For three consecutive days, Jiang Chengyi appeared at the fishing stall.
He was like an old friend who hadn't seen each other for a long time. He greeted me familiarly and naturally, then picked up a small fishing net and stood there for a long time.
Pei Muyang couldn't bear to watch him emptying his nets one by one. He looked like a capable person, but his arms were so thick that you could tell they were thicker than his legs, but in the end he was just a decoration.
“Do you like this phone?”
Pei Muyang stepped forward and asked.
Today, Jiang Chengyi was still dressed like a social elite, and his stiff white shirt looked out of place among a group of colorful T-shirts.
This doesn't look like someone who can't afford a new phone and has to rely on participating in events to get one.
Could it be that I have encountered some unspeakable difficulties like him?
Thinking of this, he felt a little uncomfortable, and there was a hint of complicated sympathy in his eyes when he looked at Jiang Chengyi.
"You can come when there are fewer people around. I'll help you catch the fish, or I can secretly stamp it for you."
...There's really no need to waste energy here in such hot weather.
Of course, Pei Muyang was too embarrassed to say the second half of the sentence. After all, such words were too discouraging.
"Actually, I'm not..."
Jiang Chengyi wanted to explain, but he could sense a sense of "I understand, I understand everything" in Pei Muyang's eyes.
He even watched the boy take out a few bags of snacks that he had never eaten from his backpack and stuffed them into his hands very generously.
"Eat, fill your stomach first, and I'll treat you to something delicious when I get off work."
Pei Muyang patted Jiang Chengyi's shoulder and said sympathetically, "Don't be sad. I believe that with your strength, all difficulties are only temporary. You will definitely be able to overcome them."
The words of explanation he wanted to say rolled around in his mouth but were quickly swallowed back, and when he opened his mouth again, they became words of thanks.
"Thank you for trusting me. However, we just met. How do you know I'm capable?"
Looking at Jiang Chengyi's starry eyes, which looked like he hoped Pei Muyang would praise him more, Pei Muyang felt speechless. It was just a polite remark, why did he have to take it so seriously?
"You... have a great figure, and you look incredibly strong." Pei Muyang's brain raced, and he quickly came up with a good excuse. He rolled up his sleeves and struck a muscular pose. "And you're also handsome. Don't you know that in this society where looks are everything? You're the envy of many."
This sentence made Jiang Chengyi laugh and cry.
After looking for a long time, he only saw himself.
"Of course there is more..." Pei Muyang drank the mineral water in his hand in one gulp. Amid the noisy voices around him, he said with an exceptionally bright smile: "I think you treat people very sincerely."
Jiang Chengyi was dazzled by this bright smile, which was like the most beautiful morning sun in summer, where no haze could be seen. But at the same time, he felt a little uneasy deep in his heart. How... would this end in the future?
The two of them had lunch at a nearby Malatang restaurant.
In fact, the organizer provides meals for employees, and they implement a very generous buffet model. You can enter the restaurant with your employee card and eat as much as you want as long as you don’t waste food.
But the problem is that Jiang Chengyi is not an employee, so he can't get in.
Pei Muyang couldn't bear to abandon this man who shared the same suffering as him, so he made an exception and took him to find a place outside the amusement park to have lunch.
Pei Muyang looked at the balance of less than two hundred yuan on his mobile phone and felt that he was really a kind-hearted person who helped others.
The Malatang restaurant they chose is a national chain. Although it is a little more expensive, the advantage is that the ingredients are clean, the price is charged by weight, and there is no cheating. It can be said to be a restaurant with a relatively high cost-effectiveness.
But he still burst into tears when he looked at the receipt that charged him more than 70 yuan, thinking that he should really save money, otherwise he would be starving before the end of the month when he got his salary.
Jiang Chengyi certainly couldn't bear to see Pei Muyang suffer such an injustice, but he was now playing the role of a poor and unemployed young man. Because he had not anticipated this situation in advance, he only carried a black gold card specially made for invitations by the bank in his wallet. Who would he want to scare to death if he took this thing out?
So he thought darkly in his heart that before Pei Muyang accepted him, he would shamelessly be a gigolo who ate and drank for free. When he had the chance in the future to create an illusion and pretend that he had made a name for himself, he would make up for the mistakes he had made during this period.
Pei Muyang chose the medium spicy dish. Seeing that he spent over 50 yuan, the boss let him choose a drink from the beverage area. So he sat there sipping a freshly opened bottle of Wahaha, looking so contented that the man opposite him couldn't help but curl up his lips.
"Eat, you're welcome." Pei Muyang looked at the disposable chopsticks that Jiang Chengyi hadn't opened yet and greeted him enthusiastically, "Order more if it's not enough. As the saying goes, you have to eat a full lunch. How can you not eat a full lunch?"
"I haven't eaten these things for a long time."
Since the year he became worth over 100 million yuan, the meals at home have all been personally prepared by professionals with a national second-level nutritionist certificate. Foods like malatang, which are generally considered junk food, will never appear on the Jiang family's dining table.
But Pei Muyang obviously misunderstood the meaning of his words.
The boy looked at the man with complicated and sympathetic eyes. His clumsy movements of unpacking the disposable chopsticks seemed to express his sadness.
"I haven't eaten in a long time."
Pei Muyang sighed softly. After all, the spicy hot pot that Ye Shan made last time was a disaster. This veritable dark cuisine left Pei Muyang with a psychological shadow on this kind of snack for a short period of time. He would rather eat dry bread every day than go out to drink something with soup.
Because that would give him the illusion that his mouth was full of shit, which would cause a double blow to his young mind.
Waste of money and appetite destroyer.
Jiang Chengyi picked up the chopsticks and imitated Pei Muyang, stuffing the ingredients in the bowl into his mouth one by one. When Pei Muyang ate vegetables, he followed him, and when he ate meatballs, he made sure to taste the same meatballs.
It's like two naive elementary school students playing a game of imitating others.
But Jiang Chengyi knew in his heart that he didn't intend to be a smart scholar. He just wanted to know more about the boy in front of him, his preferences, everything about him, no matter how big or small, he wanted to know more.
"By the way, your job should be expiring soon, right?"
Jiang Chengyi suddenly remembered that the garden party would only last for five days, and now three days had passed, so... even if Jiang Chengyi was reluctant, he would not be able to see Pei Muyang openly every day.
"Yeah."
Pei Muyang answered happily.
This job is extremely easy, and the working period is very short, only five days, and then you can get your salary and leave. Thinking of this considerable income, Pei Muyang is particularly happy.
"What are you going to do after that?" Jiang Chengyi asked casually, "From the looks of you, you should still be in school, right? Are you going to work during the summer vacation?"
"I'll be a senior at the start of the semester, so I won't have to go back to school for a while. So I'll find a job and do some internships to earn some money."
"Have you found the right job?"
"Not yet, but I will probably go back to my previous job." Pei Muyang thought for a moment and replied, "The salary is high, and I have relatively free time." It will be convenient for him to take care of Ye Shan and Lao Pei.
And the most important thing is that they can also issue an internship certificate, which is simply a magical job.
"Previous job? What did you do before?"
"Delivering food."
Pei Muyang felt that this person talked a little too much, but he was not annoying.
"Deliver...takeout?"
"Yeah." Pei Muyang raised his head and glanced at the extremely shocked expression of the man opposite him. He suddenly felt unhappy. "What's wrong with delivering food? Do you look down on us deliverymen?"
Pei Muyang put down the chopsticks in his hand, and even stopped eating. Two small lumps of fat appeared on his cheeks because he was angry.
It was so cute that it melted Jiang Chengyi's heart.
But now is not the time for him to be happy, because Pei Muyang obviously misunderstood what he meant.
So he waved his hand and quickly explained, "No, that's not what I meant..."
"I don't steal or rob. I earn money based on my own ability. Although it's hard work, I can support me and my mother and my family, so I don't think there's anything shameful about this job."
"You have to believe me. I absolutely don't look down on this job, and I certainly don't look down on you. Every ordinary job deserves respect. This is what I sincerely say."
Jiang Chengyi tried his best to explain, but the boy opposite him remained silent, obviously still a little bothered by his unintentional reaction just now.
This misunderstanding has really gotten out of hand.
When he heard that Pei Muyang had delivered food before, his expression was indeed a little surprised, but it was not discrimination against the industry or contempt for Pei Muyang's delivery.
But he didn't expect that Pei Muyang, who looked so young, had to shoulder the burden of supporting his family when he should have been enjoying a carefree campus life.
He might have guessed before that Pei Muyang's family background was very ordinary, but he only guessed that his living expenses were less than other children. But the fact was that his life was much more difficult than he had imagined.
Delivery drivers may earn a lot of money, even more than some white-collar workers, but it is well known that their high salary is based on the fact that this job is much more dangerous than most jobs.
In order to avoid exceeding the delivery time limit and being fined, many delivery guys treat their lives as a joke. Many traffic accidents that could have been avoided have occurred as a result. In the face of countless tragedies, more and more people have begun to pay attention to this industry.
However, Pei Muyang knew this, so why did he take such a big risk to make this money?
Jiang Chengyi looked at the thin boy who had just grown up in front of him with heartache. If possible, he really wanted to take him home and pamper him so that he would not have to suffer from the burden of life anymore.
Unfortunately, he can't do that now. He clearly remembers his current ID card. He is an unemployed and down-and-out young man who can't even guarantee his basic living. How can he say with such audacity that he will take care of Pei Muyang?
All he could say was that he had to bear the consequences of his own sins. If he wanted to take good care of Pei Muyang, he had to do it slowly. For now, he had to stay by his side as a friend to win his favor and make the boy trust him without reservation.
As for the future...
A hint of paranoia flashed in Jiang Chengyi's eyes.
No matter what happens in the future, he will catch the person, protect him under his wings for the rest of his life, and never let him suffer any more.
So the shameless man encouraged himself in his heart and soon cheered up.
He waved to the shop owner who was busy in the kitchen and shouted, "Boss, please pack up the remaining spicy hot pot for me."
"Can I, can I go back for dinner?" Jiang Chengyi looked at the boy shyly and awkwardly, and asked embarrassedly.
In order to establish his image, he has decided to be shameless!
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