Back to the Years When My Father Was in School - Chapter 24

Shen Kuo and Zhong Kai selling discs under the overpass belong to the shift system. Zhong Kai guards the booth during class, and Shen Kuo guards it after school.

During that time, the business was extremely hot, and almost every day he could earn hundreds of yuan in income, which was definitely several times that of Shen Kuo’s previous part-time work.

So Zhong Kai is right. In these years, doing business is the kingly way. Don’t look at the small business now. Looking at the next twenty years, they may be the ones who will make a fortune and get rich in the future.

But Shen Kuo also gradually discovered something wrong. Recently, it seems that most of the people who come to buy discs are men.

Not only that, they looked very strange when they bought the disc, looking forward and backward, sneaky, as if they were doing something shameful, and they were more careful than entering the red-light salon on the street.

Several times, Shen Kuo watched that they disassembled the discs, picked them up, and bought more than ten copies.

One day, he finally couldn’t help asking a man who had bought 20 discs: “You only bought it yesterday, and now you buy so many more, can you finish watching it?”

The man said repeatedly: “I can watch it all, I’ll watch ten in one night!”

Shen Kuo’s eyes twitched. These guys are eating the dishes for dinner!

At first, Shen Kuo was puzzled, until Lu Zhen somehow ran to him to fight, he hurried to find Zhong Kai under the overpass, and saw a skinny middle-aged man and Zhong Kai arguing——

“Can’t you just give me the dish I want!”

Zhong Kai showed an old treacherous smile and patted his chest: “Of course not. I have the rules for selling discs here. Good and bad discs are picked up by themselves. It is all luck and should not be returned.”

“You are too bad! It’s really no business but no evil!”

“The only thing I can guarantee is that if you buy ten discs, at least two of them must be what you want to see. I do business in principle.”

The thin man seemed to compromise: “Okay, you can give me ten. If there are none, I will ask you to settle the account!”

“Without you coming to me, I will give you one for free!”

When the thin man was about to pay, Shen Kuo came over, grabbed Zhong Kai by the collar, and asked coldly, “What are you selling!”

Zhong Kai was taken aback and explained: “Hey, Brother Shen, I didn’t…not sell anything. I sell serious movie discs.”

Shen Kuo had guessed what he was doing with his back on his back. He snatched ten discs from the thin man’s hands, rummaged through them, and found something wrong. Three of them had been unpacked and the repackaging was very rough. It’s not the original disc.

It’s a good move.

Before Shen Kuo even had time to question Zhong Kai, several law enforcement officers from the industrial and commercial departments and uniformed police came towards them.

“I go!”

Zhong Kai hurriedly cleaned up the stall, but later saw that it was too late, so he simply lost the stall and ran away.

But it was too late. As soon as he ran away, the police immediately caught up: “Stop!”

A police car also approached from the other end of the street, blocking Zhong Kai’s path.

The small vendor thought that it was the city management who came again, and hurriedly closed the stall and fled, and the scene was chaotic.

“Why are you arresting me! What did I do!” Zhong Kai shouted: “Let go of me!”

“Some people report that you are selling illegal yhsq discs! Go back with us for investigation!”

“Whoever sells yhsq discs, don’t wrong the good guys!”

…

From beginning to end, Shen Kuo did not move, so that law enforcement officers almost regarded him as a guest: “Industrial and commercial law enforcement, let out the way!”

Shen Kuo said indifferently: “I am not a casual person, this stall is mine…”

The law enforcement officers might have never seen such an illegal hawker who took the initiative to confess. They were stunned and immediately took Shen Kuo away.

Zhong Kai knew Shen Kuo’s temperament, and if something like this happened, he couldn’t let Zhong Kai bear the blame alone.

Zhong Kai struggled desperately, shouting excitedly: “It has nothing to do with him! Don’t catch him, he doesn’t know it!”

“It doesn’t matter, it will be clear when I return to the game.”

They checked the CD-ROM booth, took photos and kept evidence, and then escorted Shen Kuo and Zhong Kai into the car.

Lu Yan rode a bicycle to swim here leisurely, and happened to see Shen Kuo being pushed into the car. The ice cream cone in her hand fell.

A second before Shen Kuo got into the car, he raised his head and saw her, his eyes clouded with darkness.

Shen Kuo was detained all night before being released, because this matter really had nothing to do with him.

However, he also bought half of the shares in this stall, and he lost his money this time.

Not only that, I followed the local media at the scene of the arrest and saw the headline of the newspaper the next day. At that time, there was nothing on the mosaic. Shen Kuo’s grim face followed the newspaper with the words yhsq. Together.

It was like dripping into boiling oil and exploded in the school.

All the girls retreated to Shen Kuo, and the boys often showed meaningful expressions on their faces when they looked at him.

Shen Kuo still cared about me, going to school every day, after school, looking for work to earn money, and didn’t care what others thought of him.

The school rumors are getting more and more intense.

“Gosh, Shen Kuo actually sells that kind of disc! Unbelievable!”

“What’s unbelievable? He can do everything for money. You forgot. The last time Lu Zhen’s karaoke hall caught fire, it is said that he can’t get rid of it.”

“If you see him in the future, stay away from him!”

“It’s disgusting to think about it, Fei, because you used to help him speak, now you know what kind of person he is.”

Shu Mengfei was like Ming Jing in his heart, knowing that it had nothing to do with Shen Kuo.

But naturally she couldn’t excuse him. The four words yhsq at the time were simply a scourge. Whoever touched it and jumped into the Yellow River would not be able to clean it.

She echoed: “I didn’t expect it before, looking at him is a gentleman.”

“Fortunately, you ignored him. Really, it is better for Lu Zhen. Although stubborn and rebellious, at least he is still a gentleman.”

Shu Mengfei smiled and said nothing.

“I heard that this time Lu Zhen made a report to the industry and commerce department.”

“I want to think about it. Lu Zhen must still have more love for Fei Fei. Now she tears off Shen Kuo’s disguise, hoping to make Fei Fei change his mind.”

“Fei Fei, or you should make peace with Lu Zhen.”

“Yes, he did so much for you.”

At this moment, a faint sneer came from behind——

“Some people are good at putting gold on their faces. You are the harem. What about the palace, all the boys in the school treat you as a treasure, right?”

The girls turned around and saw Lu Yan standing next to the Wutong trail with a bicycle. I don’t know how much she heard.

Shu Mengfei’s face paled for a while.

“What are you talking nonsense?”

“You also know that you can’t talk nonsense.” Lu Yan rode on the bicycle and said loudly, “Shen Kuo didn’t know about the disc. You talk nonsense like this is slander.”

“Who is talking nonsense, the newspapers have all the news.”

“that is.”

Sometimes people only see the “truth” they want to see. Lu Yan rolled her eyes and didn’t want to bother with them.

When she passed Shu Mengfei on the bike, somehow, Shu Mengfei suddenly staggered and fell to the ground.

“Ouch!”

Shu Mengfei’s elbow was scratched, and he looked up aggrievedly, looking at Lu Yan, a trace of sadness appeared on his face.

The girls around quickly helped Shu Mengfei and asked Lu Yan: “What…what are you doing.”

Lu Zhen touched the ground with his toes, stabilized the bicycle, and looked back at her: “Hey, don’t touch the porcelain, I didn’t move you.”

It’s just a slapstick fight, she doesn’t want to do anything with girls.

“I’m fine.” Shu Mengfei said quickly: “Don’t blame her, I believe that Classmate Lu Yan didn’t mean it, just careless.”

The more she said this, the more girls around her felt that Lu Yan was bullying.

“Fei Fei, you are too kind to me, you must see her doing this on purpose!”

“Yes, the more you give in, the more arrogant she is!”

“Don’t say that.” Shu Mengfei looked at Lu Yan: “I believe Lu Yan will apologize to me, won’t you, Lu Yan.”

“Lu Yan, you quickly apologize, otherwise we will sue the Academic Affairs Office and say you bullied classmates!”

“Press your head to apologize.” Lu Yan sighed and sneered: “It’s been many, many, many years. I haven’t seen such a splendid white lotus blooming in such a splendid age.”

No wonder Lu Zhen once said that his girlfriend is the most pure in the world, and a girl like Shu Mengfei is really “innocent” in the eyes of a straight man.

“What do you mean?”

Lu Yan raised her jaw and looked at Shu Mengfei: “White lotus, understand, praise you as a flower!”

Shu Mengfei knew that Lu Yan couldn’t praise her, so she must be cursing her around the corner!

“Lu Yan, I know, because of your brother’s affairs, you have always disliked me… But I broke up peacefully with him. I… I really don’t know what I did wrong, so I hate you.”

The girls around saw that Shu Mengfei was bullied by Lu Yan and cried. They said outrageously: “Lu Yan, you are really too much!”

“Today we have to give Fei Fei a sigh to let her know that we are not easy to bully!”

The girls rushed up and grabbed Lu Yan’s clothes, trying to drag her off the bicycle.

“Let go! Don’t touch me!”

“Afraid? Apologize to Fei as soon as you are afraid!”

“Fart…”

Relying on the large number of people, they dragged Lu Yan off the car, pulled her hair hard, and plucked her face.

Shu Mengfei pretended to be weak and waved his hands again and again: “Don’t be like this, don’t fight, you have something to say!”

Although she said that, she didn’t mean to step forward to stop her. Instead, there was a hint of happiness in the corner of her eyes. The girls were allowed to push and shuffle Lu Yan’s ponytails.

At this moment, the girl pulling Lu Yan’s hair suddenly let out a scream.

Everyone stopped and looked at the girl.

She was pinched by a tall young man, her face was extremely pale, and her eyes were full of fear.

It turned out to be…Shen Kuo.

All the girls took a breath.

Shen Kuo pinched her with one hand and lifted her up directly, leaving her feet off the ground.

His eyes are fierce, and his whole person becomes full of violence.

Finally, one second before the girl couldn’t bear to faint, Shen Kuo let go, and she fell to the ground hard, coughing violently, and coughing up tears.

Shen Kuo came over, picked up the pink bicycle on the side of the road, and looked at Lu Yan.

After a great battle, the little girl’s cheeks were flushed unnaturally, the carefully combed ponytail was also scattered, and there were several red marks on her white hands, which looked very embarrassed.

She has never had a fight with anyone before, standing on the side, sniffing, a little aggrieved.

Shen Kuo’s eyes sink slightly. For a long time, his itchy throat squeezes out three words: “Hurt?”

“No.” Lu Yan muttered unconvincedly: “They don’t want to hurt me.”

Shen Kuo turned his head and looked at the girls including Shu Mengfei, his gentle eyes instantly converged, replaced by a biting chill——

“You guys… want to die and tell me.”

He looked at the girl who was almost dead, and a sneered sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth: “I don’t know how to pity and cherish jade.”

The girls had just been sharp-toothed, and now they shivered like quail, afraid to say a word.

They were afraid of Shen Kuo, and they were really afraid to their bones.

Shu Mengfei wiped her tears and said to Shen Kuo: “It’s all a misunderstanding, Shen Kuo, don’t be angry, it’s all my fault, I didn’t hold them, so Lu Yan was almost injured…”

Shen Kuo’s long, narrow black eyes glanced at her, her heart shuddering, and the cry of crying suddenly stuck in her throat.

As if everything hidden in her heart could not escape his eyes, under the disguise, the ugliness was exposed.

Shu Mengfei was really unwilling. Why, when he looked at Lu Yan, his eyes could be so gentle, but when he faced himself, he was so indifferent.

He and she… are obviously the same person, and what is Lu Yan, a rich girl who doesn’t know anything, why should he be so good to her.

Shu Mengfei still wanted to say something, but Shen Kuo didn’t give her a chance, slightly opened her thin lips, and murmured a word–

“roll.”

Leave no room.

…

After everyone left, the Wutong trail suddenly became quiet, only the wind rustled the leaves.

“You showed up really in time! That trick is too handsome, don’t you dare to do this to me again after seeing them…”

Before she finished her twittering, the young man suddenly reached out and untied the rubber band on her head.

Her black hair fell like a waterfall on her white shoulders, scratching her collarbone.

Lu Yan looked up puzzled, and saw that he lowered his eyes, bit the rubber band, pulled it apart, and tied her hair again.

The five rough fingers passed through the tips of her hair, lightly shaved, and the hair flowed from the gaps between the fingers.

“Shen Kuo, what are you doing…”

“do not move.”

Feeling his meticulous movements, Lu Yan’s mind went blank, her cheeks flushed.

Apart from her father Lu Zhen, Shen Kuo was the second man to tie her hair.

He was tied tightly and his movements were jerky, so Lu Yan felt that his scalp was tight, but…

His heart is very gentle.

Early the next morning, Lu Yan took leave of absence from the class teacher and went to the industrial and commercial department.

In the front office of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, there were many vendors who came to complete the procedures. Lu Yan walked around the hall, a little at a loss.

At this time, a staff member in uniform came over and asked her: “Little girl, who are you looking for?”

“I’m looking for a leader.”

The staff looked calm and smiled: “I haven’t seen anyone who asks for a leader as soon as they come to the door. Which leader do you want to find?”

Lu Yan also didn’t know: “Just two days ago, didn’t you copy the CD-ROM involved? I want to find the leader in charge of this matter.”

The man raised his eyebrows: “Coincidentally, I was responsible for that matter. Why, did you buy that kind of CD?”

“No, no!” Lu Yan waved her hand again and again, explaining his intention to him.

…

Two days later, several people from the industrial and commercial department came to the school and explained the situation clearly to the principal and teachers in the principal’s office.

“The incident on the CD-ROM really has nothing to do with classmate Shen Kuo. His accomplices admitted that they were operating by themselves, and Shen Kuo didn’t know it. However, newspapers and media have reported this incident, which has greatly contributed to classmate Shen Kuo’s reputation. The impact of our visit this time, we also hope that the school can restore this classmate’s innocence.”

Seeing that Liu Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce came here in person, the principal also realized the seriousness of the problem, and immediately called the classmate in charge of the broadcasting station to issue an announcement to clarify for Shen Kuo.

Coincidentally, when they left, they saw Shen Kuo right next to the basketball court. Shen Kuo held the basketball and looked at Liu Ju from a distance.

Liu Ju walked towards Shen Kuo, as if he were treating a junior, and patted him on the shoulder.

Shen Kuo stubbornly avoided.

What about clarification, he is not rare.

Liu Ju was very impressed with this stubborn and stubborn boy.

“Don’t expect me to thank you.” Shen Kuo turned and left.

Liu Ju stopped him: “Of course the person you want to thank is not us. Two days ago, a girl came to the industrial and commercial department and vowed to us, saying that Shen Kuo acted upright and would never do illegal things. I hope we can clarify to the school. With this, restore your reputation.”

Shen Kuo suddenly stopped.

Honestly…

Why is she so sure. Why do you guarantee him?

“When these things are done, they are done, and it is useless for anyone to guarantee; on the contrary, if we do not do it, we will not let anyone suffer injustice.”

Liu Ju came over and patted Shen Kuo on the shoulder: “You are as old as my son, but you are more promising than him, and you have taken the burden of life at a young age.”

A trace of joking flicked across the corner of Shen Kuo’s eyes.

He does not need the sympathy and compassion of these people.

Liu Ju knew that this young man seemed silent, but in fact he was rebellious, like a hard rock on a cliff.

“Even if there is a cliff and abyss behind, but life always moves forward, don’t give up on yourself.”

Liu Ju looked at him and said in a deep voice, “Because there are always people in this world who will understand you and trust you without hesitation.”

After they left, the campus radio station again broadcast the short news for Shen Kuo to clarify.

A gust of wind blew by, the treetops above the head rustled, and the sunlight passed through the gap between the shadows of the trees, casting mottled light and shadow on the ground.

Shen Kuo turned around and threw the basketball in his hand into the hoop.

Even if there is a cliff and abyss behind, life will always move forward.

Perhaps, he should also believe in himself.