Lü Shu woke up early in the morning on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. He started working in the kitchen at six and finished at seven. Then, he went to school with a lot of stuff.
Before he left, he told Lü Xiaoyu, "The food is on the table. Hurry up and eat. Sleep after you're done. Study the textbooks I gave you. I'll check them tonight. If you run around, I'll send you back to the orphanage. Do you hear me?"
Lü Xiaoyu laid on the bed and covered himself with the blanket. Lü Shu repeated, "Do you hear me?"
"I hear you … I'll get up and eat later," Lü Xiaoyu said reluctantly.
"It'll be cold soon. Hurry up and get up!"
Lü Xiaoyu got angry and sat up on the bed.
"Negative emotions from Lü Xiaoyu, + 299 …"
Lü Shu's eyes lit up. So, he could get negative emotions from waking this little girl up every day? Wasn't that a big deal?
The two of them depended on each other. Lü Shu always felt that he should do his duty to discipline her. He was also worried that the little girl would develop too many bad habits in the future.
But now it seemed that there was nothing wrong with Lu Xiaoyu except for her gluttony.
There was a reason why Lü Shu went to school early. He wanted to earn money.
The school he went to was just one street away from the courtyard he lived in. Elementary, middle, and high school were all in the same school. It was called Luocheng Foreign Language School.
Lü Shu had to go to his stall every morning to sell boiled eggs.
An egg would be fully cooked in ten minutes after being placed in boiling water. Eggs that were taken out in eight minutes would be flowing yolk. Boiled eggs had to be immediately placed in cold water to peel off the skin and taste better.
Lü Shu was very particular about his boiled eggs. They were surprisingly delicious when paired with his condiments.
The condiment recipe was not something rare. It was a small plate, half soy sauce, half vinegar, and a few drops of sesame oil.
Last year, when he first started to set up a stall in front of the school, only elementary school students would come to try it. An egg was only 1.5 yuan. It was not expensive, and even elementary school students could afford it.
Lü Shu could earn a few dozen yuan a day, which was barely enough to support his family.
Later on, everyone knew that his eggs were delicious. Some people would stop by to buy one or two eggs on their way to the breakfast shop. There were also some people who knew that Lü Shu was working part-time, so they deliberately came to help him. Now, many people on this street knew that there was an orphan student who earned money to pay for his school fees.
There were actually many kind-hearted people in the world, so Lü Shu's business had always been quite good.
Today was the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, and many adults had to go back to work. He went to the intersection to sell breakfast. This was a gathering area for breakfast shops, and the urban management would not interfere.
Once he was done selling, he could still hurry to school. If he closed the stall earlier, he might even be able to put everything back at home before going to school. After all, it was a little weird to carry these guys to school.
Of course, there were times when he really couldn't catch up, and there was nothing he could do.
The students who passed by on this street were basically his classmates. This was also one of the reasons why people gradually stopped calling him.
Things like social classes were not clearly defined at the beginning, and who could play with whom and who could not play with whom. Everyone had a choice to gather together.
A millionaire playing with another millionaire would definitely not be able to join in the fun with a billionaire. Perhaps a billionaire's daily expenses would be a million yuan.
This example was also suitable for Lü Shu. Nowadays, young people often spent hundreds or even thousands of yuan on a trip to a KTV or a theme park. Lü Shu was really reluctant to spend so much money. If he had money in the future, he would go and experience it, but he understood the principle of delaying enjoyment.
Lü Shu had always felt that 'delaying enjoyment' was a good word.
At first, when his classmates saw him selling boiled eggs at the intersection, they were a little surprised, but Lü Shu did not feel any psychological pressure. He relied on his own ability to earn money to support himself, and there was no need for him to lower his head to meet others.
Later, on the contrary, his classmates felt a little awkward, and when they passed by, they pretended not to see him. They always felt that it was inappropriate to greet him, and it was also inappropriate not to greet him, so they simply ignored him.
Gradually, Lü Shu was on the edge.
Therefore, when everyone in the class group discussed who was most likely to awaken, they thought of everyone except Lü Shu.
In front of Lü Shu, there was a bowl with freshly boiled eggs, and a small folding table with small plates, vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Next to the table was a stack of small plastic stools, where customers could eat or take away.
"Xiaoshu, you came out to sell eggs so early." An auntie passed by and smiled. "Give me two eggs, I want to take them back for my son. He hasn't woken up yet. If only he could be as diligent as you."
"Okay, two eggs." Lü Shu took off a plastic bag and put two eggs in it. He gave it to the auntie. "Three yuan."
An egg was 1.50 yuan, and the cost of selling it for a day was about 50 yuan, which was a minimum of 1,500 yuan a month. If the business was good, it would be more. This was the living expenses of Lü Shu and Lü Xiaoyu.
But they could not spend all of it. There was still the monthly rent of 500 yuan, the utilities of 100 yuan, and the tuition of Lü Xiaoyu. They still had to think about the tuition of Lü Xiaoyu when he could go to school independently in the future.
In fact, Lü Xiaoyu was also very sensible. She was a glutton, but she rarely asked for food. Even if Lü Shu did not buy her snacks, she would not cry.
And Lü Shu would buy some snacks from time to time to tease Lü Xiaoyu. Every morning, Lü Shu would leave two boiled eggs for Lü Xiaoyu and ask her to finish them. Lü Xiaoyu also loved to eat them.
Sometimes, when Lü Shu was too weak and sick, Lü Xiaoyu would also slowly pack up her things and cook and sell the eggs herself. She was very familiar with the process of cooking eggs. She had seen Lü Shu do it many times.
Maybe it was because Lü Xiaoyu was too young and too cute. Some people would ask her, "Where is Lü Shu?" When she said that Lü Shu was sick, she had to sell the eggs. She looked so pitiful that she could sell dozens of eggs in less than 10 minutes …
The two of them were like snowmen that they had built in the yard. The two of them, one big and one small, warmed each other in this cold world.
For Lü Shu, being alone was too lonely. It was so lonely that when he wanted to talk, there was no one around him. Therefore, he felt very warm when Lü Xiaoyu sneaked out of the orphanage to look for him.
For Lü Xiaoyu, Lü Shu was the only person who cared about her future. Regardless of whether the food was good or bad, she always felt that if she followed Lü Shu, the future would be very interesting.
The two of them did not have much bitterness in their hearts. This was the reason why they could continue to live in this world.
Sometimes, Lü Shu thought that this was not bad. They did not need to have parents, and they could live well on their own. In the future, if he could get a cultivation technique from the lottery, he would give it to Lü Xiaoyu. This way, the two of them could continue to be companions.
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