As they walked, they found their way into a small alley. Fu Bing said happily, "I'm very familiar with this alley. I often came here to play when I was young. Sigh, although they say that it hasn't changed, it actually looks much newer than before."
Fu Yao said, "It's my first time here. I've never been here before."
There was a small shop in front. Fu Bing said, "Let's go. I'm going to buy a pack of cigarettes."
He greeted the owner of the small shop and after counting the change, he took out a pack of cigarettes and lit them. He did not care if the owner was male or female, young or old.
When he suddenly heard the owner call his name, he raised his head. After a while, he said uncertainly, "You're Big Head Wang?"
The owner was in his forties. He had a big head and a fat face. His hair was greasy and he wore a big black coat. He smiled and said, "That's me. When did you come back? Why didn't you tell us? Let us celebrate for you."
Only then did Fu Bing have the time to look around the small shop. There were two freezers at the entrance and shelves on the left and right walls. They were all for cigarettes and alcohol. They were no more than a meter long and a step wide. There was barely enough space for a chair. Although it was called a shop, it was actually a grocery stall.
He smiled and asked, "I just got home this morning. I just got my ID and passed by your shop. I didn't expect to see you here. Not bad."
Big Head Wang said, "I'm just trying to eat and drink. My whole family is counting on this broken shop."
Two people came in to buy things. Fu Bing did not want to interrupt them. After he was done, he smiled and said, "It seems like your business is doing well."
Big Head Wang said, "What's the point of earning so little? I can't even earn three thousand a month. My child is in high school and the expenses are huge. Sometimes, I can't even sleep because of worry."
Fu Bing waved his hand casually and said, "Don't cry about being poor. I'm not borrowing money from you."
Big Head Wang smiled and said, "I'm just telling the truth. Brother, you don't know about the pressure of life outside. Everything is rising fast. The property prices are skyrocketing. We're still living in an old, broken house of sixty square meters."
Fu Bing waved his hand and said, "See you later."
Big Head Wang said, "Don't. I'll call Junzi and Old Dao. I'll be the host. Let's have a gathering."
Fu Bing said, "You guys still keep in touch?"
Big Head Wang said, "We've been brothers for so many years, how could we not keep in touch? Listen to me, I'll make the call now. "
"No, I have something to do. Let's talk about it next time." Fu Bing slowly took out his phone, saved the other party's number, and suddenly asked, "Have you seen Feng Xin?"
"Feng Xin?" Big Head Wang's face stiffened. "Brother, there are some things that shouldn't be said. We're already at this age. Why are you still holding on to the past? She's already in her forties, and the wrinkles on her face can squeeze mosquitoes to death. If you ask me, any capable man would go to the streets to look for a girl in her twenties.
Let bygones be bygones. "
Fu Bing said, "What if I can't get through?"
Wang Datou said, "What else can we do? You can't be so stubborn. He has a family and a business now. There's no need to go up and cause trouble with him. Nothing good will come out of it. "
Fu Bing said, "What benefits did she give you? Why are you speaking up for her? "
Wang Datou said awkwardly, "I'm doing it for your own good. Her husband has opened a big restaurant in Chaoyang. He's rich and smart. There's no need for us to cause trouble for him."
Fu Bing said, "That's worth you fawning over? Useless. "
Wang Datou said, "Then pretend I didn't say anything."
Someone else came into the shop to buy cigarettes. He was in a hurry to deal with the customer. When he raised his head, Fu Bing had already walked far away.
Fu Yao hurriedly followed behind Fu Bing and said with a smile, "Why are you running so fast?"
Fu Bing lit another cigarette and said angrily, "Life is full of ups and downs. This bastard used to work for me. I took care of his food and drinks. His wife had no money to give birth to a child on New Year's Eve, so I was the one who braved the snow to send him to the hospital. He kept calling me Brother, but look at him now. He doesn't respect me at all. B * stard!
His conscience has been eaten by a dog! "
Fu Yao said, "I feel that he's quite polite to you. He even called you Brother just now. He's very respectful."
Fu Bing said, "Nephew, you don't understand the ways of the world at all. You must have recognized me. Did you pass me a cigarette when I entered the room?
I was smoking my own cigarettes from the beginning to the end. Is he so poor that he can't even afford to pass me a cigarette? He doesn't care about me at all. "
Fu Yao said, "He even wanted to treat you to a meal."
Fu Bing said, "That's even more of a joke. Who doesn't know how to say polite words? If he really wanted to treat me to a meal, he would just pull the shutter door open and drag me away. He wouldn't dawdle there.
If I really took it seriously, I would be laughed at to death.
He really thinks that I'm brainless. "
Fu Yao said, "We don't lack that meal."
Fu Bing snorted coldly and said, "Back then, your mother made her fortune in Xianghe. To be honest, I was really free and easy in those years. Who didn't suck up to me?
Everyone was like a pug. Who didn't owe me a favor?
Now that I've come out, there's not even a sound from outside.
What friends, relatives, bullsh * t love? Other than my family, everything else is fake. "
He had angered his sister to that extent, but she still came to pick him up. It would be a lie to say that she didn't dare to touch him.
However, he only kept it in his heart and refused to show it on his face. Otherwise, it would be a disguised admission that it was all his fault.
Sometimes, a man could die for his family, but for him to admit his mistake to his family was harder than reaching the sky.
Fu Yao could not express his opinion on his uncle's indignation, so he simply laughed it off.
Fu Bing continued, "I won't fight for food, but I'll fight for pride. I'll definitely make a comeback and show these snobs who look down on me."
Fu Yao encouraged, "Uncle, you can definitely do it. I believe in you."
The wind blew in from the entrance of the alley. Fu Yao shrunk his neck and pulled Fu Bing under the eaves to hide.
Fu Bing said, "Let's go home. Don't freeze yourself. The birds in the south won't be smart in the north."
When they returned home, the old lady and his sister were cooking. It was another sumptuous meal in the evening.
When it was time to sleep, he hugged the quilt, lay down on the sofa, and said casually, "This is my territory from now on. I'll fight whoever fights with me."
He completely pretended not to see the look on his mother's face.
Fu Yao continued to sleep with his grandfather, while his mother naturally slept with his grandmother.
He followed his uncle around for a few days and found that his uncle was not as bad as he imagined. His impetuousness and impulsiveness faded, leaving behind uneasiness and fear.
One day, the weather was clear. Fu Yao accompanied him to apply for a driver's license. Fu Bing suddenly said, "You're a good child. Uncle will only be like this for the rest of his life. I don't expect to get married and have children. I don't want you to retire either. When you earn money, you can go to a nursing home and hang out with the old people there. You won't be lonely then.
Just one request from you. When I die, help me to my grave. I don't want to be alone. That would be too ugly. "
Fu Yao said, "Uncle, let me tell you a secret."
Fu Bing said, "What secret?"
Fu Yao said, "Mom is arranging a blind date for you."
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