Reboot 2003

Chapter 3 003: 'The First Pot of Gold'

Although a little impulsive, but just like in the novel, to make money, you must first have start-up capital, which is the so-called 'first pot of gold'.

However, Chen Qin has been living in a muddle these days, and his pocket money is also used to buy marbles and Yu-Gi-Oh cards.

Children have no other sources of income, and the first pot of gold generally still has to be obtained from their parents.

Mom asked: "Where are you going? Have you finished your homework?"

Chen Qin explained: "I'm done writing, I'm going to play in the sports committee yard! Song Ziyun invited me to drink yesterday, and I'm going to invite him one too today!"

Chen Qin's reasoning was very reasonable, and Lou Xuemei was easy to talk to. Although her son's tone was inexplicably disgusting, she still reached into her pocket, ready to take out the money.

However, at this moment, Old Chen said: "What do you drink when you are young? Let your mother make some buns for him!"

Chen Qin wondered: "It's just a bottle of Sprite, and it was Song Ziyun who invited me first!"

Old Chen Yizheng said: "How can you drink Sprite every day like this? I can't bear to spend so much money. If you want to buy drinks, then buy them with your own pocket money!"

Chen Qin tentatively said: "But I don't have any pocket money, can I pay in advance first?"

"No, you couldn't make it to the top 16 in the last exam, so it's good to continue to send you! You see, Song Ziyun who played with you is better than you. He was No. [-] in the class last time, so he has the money to buy you Sprite... By the way, there is also Xu Lingling from the next door. She was in the top three of the whole class at the end of last semester. Old Xu bought her roller skates!"

Old Chen is a big man, preaching like a woman, Chen Qin is so angry that smoke is coming out of his forehead, this old Chen spends money to criticize Lou Xuemei, but he has the nerve to go back and teach Chen Qin, it is really a bit overwhelming.

But as a son, there is nothing to do; middle-class families in this era generally have a kind of education atmosphere of "poor children and rich children". Although Chen Qin's parents don't mind spending money on him, they don't have a lot of pocket money on weekdays. Even so, Chen Qin's pocket money is already much higher than that of his peers.

As for Lou Xuemei, although she was angry with Chen Jianyun, her thoughts were not too different from Lao Chen's.

So she finally went to the kitchen to make some big buns for Chen Qin, but Chen Qin had no choice but to go out with a plastic bag.

This first pot of gold is really difficult...

Chen Qinti slipped the plastic bag downstairs, thinking about what to do next.Of course, now he doesn't have to make money all at once, he is only eight years old now, and the friction between Lao Chen and his wife is not serious yet.

If it doesn't work, he can wait until he has pocket money next week. If it's still not enough, he can do well in the midterm exam, and then try to negotiate terms...

However, it is a bit unreliable to rely on parents all the time. If you just earn a little start-up capital, the child is not helpless.

If it doesn't work, you can pick up the trash.

Now a wine bottle costs [-] cents, and scrap iron and cardboard can be exchanged for money, except that it seems to be a little dirty.

Chen Qin walked out of the house and came to the yard downstairs. The children in the yard ran around like crazy. Chen Qin walked around and took a special look at the garbage circle at the corner.

Today's Longshan City has not popularized loading and unloading trash cans. The garbage in the compound is dumped in a cement garbage circle, which is horribly dirty. When passing by, you can smell the rotten smell coming out of it.

Why don't we go home and prepare for the midterm exam?
Chen Qin retreated a bit, but he also thought that the trash can at the station should be a little cleaner, so let's go and have a look first.

Just thinking about it, when I just went out and passed the park, I saw a little girl who looked a little familiar sitting on a stone bench outside the park.

The sun is already setting.

The burning Danxia covered the streets among the trees, and the pedestrians on the road were sparse and deserted. In the park behind, there were also high school students walking and talking after school, and the sound of children playing in the printing factory could be heard from farther away.

But the girl seemed to be completely insulated from all the excitement, sitting on the cold stone chair with her schoolbag in her arms, waiting for the night to turn dark.

Isn't that who?The one who blocked himself in the classroom.

Seeing her, Chen Qin kept walking past the stone chair where the girl was, finally remembered her name, and turned back 180 degrees: "Hey, isn't this Xu Lingling? Why are you here alone?"

When Chen Qin came to the stone chair, the girl turned her head and looked to the other side.

She has a fair and lovely face, and her cheeks are deliberately puffy.

Seeing her like this, Chen Qin also remembered more clearly.

Yes, she is Xu Lingling... Chen Qin remembered, she was the 'Xu Lingling from the next door' mentioned by Chen Qin just now, and she was also the quiet girl in the same class.

Xu Lingling is a nickname, her first name is Xu Lingfei, and she has known Chen Qin for a while——

Not only neighbors, but also classmates, even classmates and neighbors in preschool.At that time, Chen Qin's family lived in a bungalow in the suburbs, while Xu Lingling lived next door to her grandmother's house.

In addition, the relationship between the two adults is very good - I vaguely remember that the two wives were classmates in high school. When Lao Chen was looking for a job in the printing factory, it was Lou Xuemei who asked Xu Lingling's mother to help introduce him.

From this point of view, the two are not only childhood sweethearts, but the two families are also good friends.

But after all, this is the friendship of the previous generation, and it has nothing to do with the two children.

When I was in preschool, it seemed that I could barely be regarded as a childhood sweetheart, but the elementary school students gradually became gender-conscious, and boys and girls didn't play together very much.

In addition, when the third grade was divided into classes, Xu Lingfei should have been separated out, and since elementary school, the two families have gradually lost contact, and the relationship has gradually become estranged.

And later... it was actually what I had heard.

In Xu Lingfei Elementary School, she is 'the one next door'. She is good at studying and good-looking. Both teachers and parents like her.

But this is only limited to elementary school; after reaching junior high school, Chen Qin's studies are getting better and better, while Xu Lingfei is lagging behind.

In high school, Chen Qin was already a well-known top student, and Xu Lingfei gradually became a poor student that teachers and students didn't like very much. There was a big news when she was a sophomore in high school——

It seems to be in a boarding school, because of a quarrel, stabbing a roommate into the hospital with a knife, and finally being expelled from school and going home, it sounds quite scary.

Although later, relying on her own beautiful face, she seemed to be in the entertainment industry, but the medical beauty of this era is so developed, and being good-looking is really not an advantage, so Chen Qin never heard of her name later, and the two of them are obviously not from the same world.

Such a problematic girl—of course, calling it a problematic girl is a bit of an understatement, it should be said that she is a landmine girl—is now being used by Lao Chen as a positive teaching material for educating Chen Qin, which is really a bit of a twist.

Of course it doesn't matter.

The important thing is... Xu Lingling's family seems to be quite rich, from my impression.

Moreover, she is also one of the few "friends" of Chen Qin now. I haven't remembered who she is before. It really shouldn't be done. She should be punished.

Then... relying on parents at home and friends outside.

It just so happens that I have no money, so I can find an acquaintance to shake a little.

Thinking of this, Xu Lingling still ignored him, and Chen Qin was not discouraged, and sat down beside her.

Hiss, it's so cold.

Isn't this little girl afraid of hemorrhoids?
"Why don't you go home, Xu Lingling?" Chen Qin befriended her, "Why are you blocking me when get out of class is over today?"

Xu Lingling still turned her head away and did not speak, Chen Qin thought about it again, this girl is actually quite pitiful, sitting here by herself now, she probably has no playmates.

It's normal to think about it, both of them moved to the printing factory compound in the first grade, and they are not familiar with the children here...

Coincidentally not.

"Why don't you play with me recently?" Chen Qin complained first, "We played so well in preschool, and you haven't talked to me recently."

Xu Lingling argued: "Obviously you don't talk to me."

"I don't have any. Here, I share my buns with you." Chen Qin took out the red bean paste buns at home, "I don't give them to ordinary people. This is the proof of our good relationship."

Passing the bun to her, Xu Lingling didn't refuse this time, and took a red bean paste bun that was still warm.

Then he lowered his head, took a bite obediently, and then ate a bun in two bites.

After she finished eating, she wiped her hands and looked at the other two in Chen Qin's plastic bag...

"Do you still want to eat? Have another one."

"I don't want it anymore..." The little girl was quite polite.

"It's okay, I've eaten, come, come, you're welcome."

Chen Qin gave her the buns because he was afraid that she would not like them.The three red bean paste buns were eaten quickly, and Xu Lingfei seemed satisfied this time. After eating, she looked at Chen Qin, but saw Chen Qin with a sad face: "Hey, my parents quarreled again today, and they didn't give me pocket money. Can you lend me five dollars?"

Xu Lingling blinked, vaguely realizing that she had been tricked, but she still asked, "Did you not eat? I'm sorry, I ate your food."

"Hey, don't worry about family matters for the time being. Do you have any money? I'll pay you back tomorrow if you lend it to me."

Xu Lingling hesitated, and took out ten yuan from her pocket. Chen Qin was overjoyed, and took it all at once: "Yes, yes, ten yuan is fine. I owe you the money first, and I will pay you fifteen in two days. I need it urgently, and I will talk about it later!"

As soon as he said that, he ran away. The nearest Internet cafe was next to the small square nearby. After running for two steps, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. Looking back, Xu Lingling chased after her with her schoolbag.

Thinking that she found something wrong and came to collect the debt, Chen Qin quickly explained: "I really will pay it back, if you want to be useful or wait here, I will give you five yuan, and I will find it for you right away!..."

Xu Lingling took the opportunity to catch up, but grabbed Chen Qin's clothes and did not let go. After a while, she asked, "Your father and mother quarreled, what should you do?"

Chen Qin quickly said: "It's okay, don't worry, they won't have to quarrel when I make a lot of money."

Chen Qin babbled, and pushed Xu Lingling to the square behind, telling her to go home first.

Seeing that she didn't follow, Chen Qin breathed a sigh of relief. He approached a two-story commercial building next to him, walked up the dirty stairs, and saw three thin young men in T-shirts smoking cigarettes walking towards him, and subconsciously squeezed the ten-dollar bill in his hand.

The other party gave him a strange look. After all, Chen Qin is too young. Is it normal for an eight-year-old to come to this kind of place?

Fortunately, the young men who were smoking didn't talk to him. Chen Qin skillfully turned the corner and pushed open the glass door with the signboard of 'Flying Ship'.

Internet cafe.

In 2003, Tianchao Internet cafes were in the period of explosion, mixed fish and dragons and grassroots supervision are the mainstream of this era... The arson case of Lanjisu Internet cafes at the end of last year was a turning point, and now all over the country are cracking down on black Internet cafes, but the norms for minors to surf the Internet have not yet been established.

"Sister, turn on the phone for me."

"How big is it? Come to this kind of place and play outside."

"I have money, turn on the machine for me!"

"What are you playing so small?"

"I'll leave at nine o'clock. If you can't go outside, you can also use a private room."

Chen Qin was not sure whether he would give it to a child of his own age. In fact, the blond-haired female network manager at the counter seemed not too happy.

However, the area of ​​this Internet cafe is relatively remote, and it is still not full during the prime time at [-]:[-] pm. It seems that they are not too picky about the age of users. Chen Qin opened a computer in a private room, which costs [-] yuan an hour, which is a bit expensive, but fortunately, it is relatively quiet.

The computer turned on quickly.Chen Qin walked between two rows of computer desks.

Young people wearing earphones face the monitors with big buttocks, those who play Legendary have cigarettes in their mouths, those who play Red Police are crossing their legs, those who play CS are swearing at the top of their throats, and there are a large crowd of spectators watching pornographic films... For those who are familiar with such occasions, this smoky environment may have some kind of reassuring magic, which is exactly the same as 20 years later...

Chen Qin walked through the crowd and entered the box. There were already people in the box. There was a young worker watching a movie at the door, a non-mainstream girl playing in the chat room, and two half-year-old high school students, each sitting on a computer.

After Chen Qin came in, a high school student looked at him and laughed: "Noucho, children of a few years old also come to the Internet!"

Chen Qin ignored them, sat in his seat, pressed the oil-stained power button on the case, and with a click, the power indicator light of the case flashed blue. Although the logo of WINDOWS-XP was a bit ugly, the computer in the Internet cafe was not slow to read. Soon after the computer was turned on, Chen Qin opened the browser and saw the classic navigation interface of hao123.

The simple interface, the iconic hyperlink underline, although Chen Qin has not actually witnessed it with his own eyes, but at this moment he finally felt the real feeling of being reborn for the first time, and inexplicably thought of the New Year's Day slogan on the blackboard newspaper at the back of the classroom——

In 2003 I came.

(End of this chapter)