my old life

Chapter 2560 A Different Kind of Reunion

I don't know why the current Su Yurong makes me feel a bit like a dumb person. When he was at the lowest point of his life, he was living in embarrassment just to make a living.

When I first met Dumb, his desolate appearance was unbelievable. He used to be a master of rivers and lakes.

Suffering the double betrayal of family affection and love, physically disabled and lost all fighting spirit, and the inner world was completely shattered...

This feeling is very similar. I didn't think about asking the dumb to give me anything in return. It's the same now.

I just want to see Su Yurong's life and his current state, maybe I can help.

The car was speeding all the way, and the sunset in the evening illuminated this bustling metropolis. Everything I saw was the crystallization of modern civilization.

This is the most developed city I have ever seen in China. The viaducts are like sightseeing passages, and you can enjoy the view of the city.

After more than two hours, the car arrived at the destination, and I couldn't even believe that this was within the midtown area, because it felt like a village within the city.

There are small vendors everywhere on the street, and there are many bungalows and tile-roofed houses, as if returning to my hometown.

Most of them are small buildings on the second and third floors, which look very dilapidated. The walls are filled with small advertisements for renting houses and rentals, and they are basically surrounded by young people.

"Master, what's the saying about this place? Why are there so many young people?" I asked curiously, thinking that I must have gone by mistake, right?

"There are young people working in Beidiao here. Most of them work in high-end office buildings in Haidian and come back to live here after get off work."

"Do you have to run so far every day?"

"It's normal to take the subway for one or two hours a day. Renting a house here is cheap. You can rent a month for 700 yuan."

The taxi driver seemed to be very familiar with this area, and even quoted the rent price, but it is conceivable what kind of living can be lived in Midtown for six or seven hundred!

"There are basically no people here during the day, and the most people are on weekends. Young people nowadays are working very hard!"

"Run back and sleep and then go back, how much time is wasted?" I asked curiously, logically speaking, time is money.

"Most of them work from [-] to [-]. Time is worthless to them. Although Sanlitun is bustling at night, it doesn't belong to everyone."

"Thank you, master."

When I got out of the car, I took a deep breath and went directly to a small shop on the side of the road. To inquire about the news, I had to find a reliable "seater".

In the past, my second uncle often said that people must be careful when asking for directions in other places. Some unscrupulous guys will give directions indiscriminately, and some will deliberately point in the wrong direction.

Relatively speaking, places like small shops, fruit stores, and newsstands are more reliable. After all, they are "the monks can't run away from the temple", and they generally don't know the way and don't give directions.

I bought two packs of cigarettes and a lighter. By the way, I talked to the boss and asked for directions. If I didn't want cigarettes, I could buy a bottle of mineral water.

Generally speaking, businessmen don't like to waste their words, but as long as they come to the door, they will not refuse, so as to avoid being "closed door".

After some inquiries, we found out the address of Su Yurong's rented house. Shadow and I followed the guide to this place. There is a separate small courtyard behind the three-story building.

The big rusty iron gate was open, and there were many bicycles strewn about in the yard, and there was a musty and rotten smell in the air.

This kind of musty smell is the smell of damp sheets and quilts, which can only be found in dormitories, and the most common ones are martial arts dormitory buildings and factory dormitory areas.

There is a brick-built garbage station at the door, which is full of takeaway boxes, all kinds of smells mixed with moldy smells, it's absolutely amazing!

This three-story building didn't have any door locks, and no one was guarding it here. There were all kinds of clothes hanging outside the railings.

The first impression I had here was that it was a public housing, where all the people live together, one room is next to the other, and everyone shares a corridor.

According to visual estimates, this small building has been built for at least 20 years, and it may be longer, which makes people worry that it will collapse at any time.

The stairs were covered with a thick layer of dust, black in the middle and yellow on the sides, which is typical of dust that has been trampled down.

The address the blind man gave me was a room on the second floor. When I came to the railing on the second floor, there were clothes hanging to dry, as well as some towels and diapers.

After finding the room, it was just a wooden door with a brand new small lock on the broken wooden door, which couldn't lock anything at all.

I kicked the door open with a flying kick, and the small lock and the nose of the door were kicked off. Standing at the door, I could see the whole room.

The room is about seven or eight square meters, not much bigger than a bathroom, with a bed and a simple wardrobe inside.

A few pairs of shoes and a stool by the bed, a mirror on the wall, but nothing else.

I walked into the room and stood by the bed. Several pairs of sneakers on the ground looked familiar, and I seemed to have seen one of them before.

I picked up the shoes and took a look at the soles. The patterns on the soles were almost worn out, and for some reason I felt particularly uncomfortable.

Open the zipper of the simple cabinet, which is full of clothes, from winter to summer.

A few black coats look familiar. I saw Su Yurong wear them once, but that was a long time ago.

I took out a cigarette and lit it. At this moment, I couldn't tell what it was like. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe everything here.

Before that, I saw the prosperity of Midtown and the wonderful nightlife in Sanlitun. The hotel I stayed in cost more than 4000 yuan a day.

Now I see the unknown side, as if I saw a microcosm of Bei Piao. It turns out that the news of those living in the basement is not groundless.

"Shadow, what kind of people do you think will live here?" I spoke slowly, trying to let him see my mouth shape.

Shadow gave a thumbs up, then thumbs down... I understand that this means the bottom layer, but the bottom layer is also different.

In fact, those who can live here are those who are waiting for their careers, otherwise no one would be willing to live in this kind of place, even if they go back to the countryside now, they can live in bright tile-roofed houses!
Many people seem to have freedom, and no one restricts their freedom, but they will draw a prison for an ideal.

In this "painting the ground as a prison", people have to endure a lot, and they have to pay a lot...

Only faith can support people to go on, only unwillingness to be ordinary can make people stay in the "prison" willingly, in a place without freedom.

A cigarette is slowly burning out in my hand, no matter what the reason is, I will help Su Yurong once.

He used to help me, now I help him, even if he wants to destroy me, I still want to help him...

Not for anything else, just because they once had a relationship with each other.

"Who!" Suddenly someone shouted, and then someone rushed into the room.

The shadow stepped in front of me first, I didn't see who was at the door, but I knew it was Su Yurong from the sound.

"It's me, Sanming." I patted Shadow on the shoulder, signaling him to wait outside.

The shadow stood still and did not leave. I waved my hand again to signal him to go out. I need a separate space.

Shadow dubiously walked to the door, but he stood at the door and never moved again. His eyes were empty but I knew he could rush in at any time!

"Why did you come here?" Su Yurong stared at me, his eyes were full of doubts and puzzles, more complicated!
"Can't I come and see you?" I said lightly, then took out a cigarette and lit it.

"You also sent the fruit in the hospital?"

"It's me, just a little care." I took a deep breath and slowly exhaled the smoke. Now he is 'transparent' to me.

He doesn't need to explain or pretend. I have seen all his life conditions, and I know that he brought his little sister to Midtown alone to seek medical treatment.

"Sit down, this is your room, do you want to continue standing?" I pointed to the edge of the bed, motioning for him to sit down.

"Are you here to see my joke?" Su Yurong looked at me warily, this moment was very similar to the first time we met.

"Aren't you a joke now? Do you still need me to see it? Huh?" I teased, and his face became very ugly.

"Did you forget that you were chased and beaten by seven or eight young people? If it wasn't for my kindness to help, you would have been beaten into shit... Could there be anything more embarrassing than this?"

I laughed and joked, Su Yurong's expression was slightly taken aback, his eyes were full of complexity!

(End of this chapter)