“Uncle, how do you pronounce this word?” Lu Shu read the pinyin in the textbook.
"This word is pronounced 'Su.'" The man had just come back from get off work, hung up his police uniform, and came over to instruct him.
“So this is how simplified Chinese characters are written…” Lu Shu wrote it down silently.
"Come, Xiaoshu, it's time for dinner." Half an hour later, the aroma of food came from the living room.
After studying for a whole day, Lu Shu immediately ran over and helped the man carry the bowl.
The man helped too many people and had no time to manage his own marriage, so he had always been alone. Now that Lu Shu was born, the family finally had a sense of homeliness.
"I've been living here for several months. Uncle, when will I go find a job?" Lu Shu felt embarrassed to eat and drink for free.
The man said, "You are not yet an adult, study first."
"Oh." Lu Shu replied sullenly. He had been having headaches lately, as if something was blocking his head. But when he asked the man, he just said it was nothing.
"By the way, Xiaoshu, I bought you plum cake and put it on your table. Come with me to the mall later. Summer is coming soon, and I will buy you a few shirts." The man said with a smile.
“It’s okay not to buy it…” Lu Shu said softly. He already owed too much.
"You can't have a teenager wearing my clothes, it's okay." The man waved his hand.
Lu Shu suddenly remembered something: "Uncle, do you know why my hair turned white?"
The man's eyes dimmed for a moment, then he quickly shook his head: "Don't the people in the cartoons also change their hair color? It's normal, don't worry."
Lu Shu nodded. Balala the Fairies was being shown on TV recently. He didn't know how to use a TV, so he just watched it. The main character in the show did change hair color, so his white hair shouldn't matter.
Lu Shu continued to live there.
The elegant young man, who had never done any housework, gradually learned how to sweep the floor, mop the floor, and wash dishes... The only exception was cooking. After the man let him try once or twice, he refused to let him enter the kitchen.
He gradually learned how to use the "black box" and understood what a "QR code" and "Internet slang" are. He tasted the unique flavors of the city, such as fried skewers, grilled corn, and stinky tofu...
The man taught him to read, and he taught the man tea art and ancient Chinese. Occasionally, the two of them would sit together and play games, all simple old-age puzzle games, but they would always laugh out loud.
——He has found peace and happiness.
He would take some medicine, but for some reason, his health was getting worse and worse...
When Lu Shu turned eighteen, the two of them had New Year's Eve dinner together. The relationship between them was no longer unfamiliar, and they were even like father and son. Occasionally, when Lu Shu did something wrong, the man would teach him a lesson.
"Uncle, why are you saving people?" Lu Shu asked the question that had puzzled him for a long time. He always saw the man helping various people, even though he himself didn't have much money.
"I'm soft-hearted. When I see this kind of thing, I think since I have the ability to help them, I might as well give them a hand. As a result, the more I help, the more people there are. It seems like there are endless poor people in this world to help." The man sighed: "So, I might as well keep helping. It's not easy for everyone."
"You are a good man, uncle." Lu Shu said.
"Haha, a good person... many people say so." The man smiled.
“The ‘good person’ in my mind is different from the ‘good person’ they talk about.” Lu Shu stared at the man seriously: “Uncle, you are the second good person I have identified.”
"Hey? What's the difference?"
"The first 'good person' I identified was my grandfather." Lu Shu said, "My grandfather told me that a person needs to identify three good people in his life to guide him at different stages of his life. After my grandfather passed away, you became the second 'good person' I identified."
“Xiao Shu, you only have two spots left. Is it okay to use them on me?” The man did not think that Lu Shu was saying something strange. Instead, he agreed with Lu Shu.
“It’s okay. I will carefully consider the last ‘good person’.” Lu Shu said, “My grandfather told me that when the three ‘good people’ all leave me, it means that I have become a complete person and will no longer need a leader. Moreover, I don’t think I have chosen the wrong person. You are indeed a good person.”
The man was silent for a long time, and the crucian carp and tofu soup on the table was fragrant.
Lu Shu smoothed his fallen white hair and suddenly heard a man's voice.
"Little Tree," the man said, "Would you like to be my godson?"
Lu Shu's eyes widened.
"I want to be your relative. I've been with you for the past six months, and I think you're a very good kid. There's a lot more homeliness in our home..." The man seemed to think about it for a long time, and asked carefully, "Is it okay? We'll live together forever, just like we did in the past six months."
Looking into the man's earnest eyes, Lu Shu felt as if he had really stepped into a beautiful dream.
There is no one in this world who loves him for no reason. But... isn't there one right in front of me?
"good……"
He felt his eyes getting moist and hot, as if the young man who died on Mount Taihua had come back to life for a short time.
It turns out that there are people who love him unconditionally.
Even if he has nothing in his hands.
…
At the moment of the New Year's Eve vigil, watching the fireworks at twelve o'clock blooming in the distance, Lu Shu clasped his hands together and made a silent wish.
He hoped... this kind of happiness would never end.
When he grows up a little, he will repay the man's kindness. Then he will practice sword skills and look for opportunities for revenge... There will always be a day when that happens.
He will be happy.
…
[——Lu family kid, have you forgotten who you are? Do you want to bring disaster to that kind-hearted person? ]
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