i was my mistake

"How much can I eat—?"

"I said, I can't eat it—"

"Hey, how much should I eat?"

"I really can't eat it anymore."

"Okay." The father's tone sounded a little regretful.

Wan Qing sat at the dining table, took a cup and drank hot water leisurely.

The feeling of not having to work in the morning is comfort.

But Zhao Jinyu seemed to be remembering something, and suddenly pushed open the door and ran out quickly, and then there was a "squeak" sound of the door opening and a "bang" sound of closing the door soon afterwards.

She ran back quickly. She wasn't particularly good-looking, but her pretty face was full of excitement and excitement: "Wan Qing, I finally found it when I was looking through the photo album last night!"

"what?"

"I found a photo of me and you."

"what?"

"Look!" She gently placed the old photo in her hand on the table. Although the photo was plastic-wrapped, it was still a little yellowed, and there was some dirty oil on it, but the picture did not fade away. Still clearly put the picture of that moment in the photo paper.

It was in front of a bakery, and there were two chubby little girls standing, one was wearing a bright and beautiful skirt, holding a loaf of meat floss in his hand, with two braids, and a small mouth full of smiles. A few teeth.

The other stood quietly, wearing a clean elementary school uniform, looking slightly sideways at Zhao Jinyu, with a bit of tenderness in his eyes.

The baker wearing a chef's hat in the back is also laughing and looking at the camera.

"This is……"

"It's me who is eating meat floss bread, and you are next to me. I said why I felt so kind when I saw you for the first time! And the name Wan Qing always felt like I'd seen it somewhere before. When I went back, I deliberately brought several photo albums, and I found a photo of me and you."

Wan Qing was stunned for a moment, then picked up the photo and looked at it carefully.

Zhao Jinyu is almost enlarged in proportion, and she can be recognized at a glance.

As for the other girl on the side - her changes were a little bigger, her skin looked a bit dark when she was a child, and her facial features probably haven't grown out yet, they are crowded together, and she is not particularly beautiful.

But if you observe carefully, you can still vaguely see the current outline, especially the red phoenix eyes with hanging tips.

However, it seems that there was no tear mole when I was a child.

"it's me……?"

"It's definitely you! Look, it's written on the back of the photo."

"Oh...?" Wan Qing turned over the photo in doubt. There was a date on it, and a simple note was written on it - "A photo of Wan Qing and Jin Yu".

Wan Qing always thought that she appeared in the past time and space suddenly, Wan Qing probably didn't exist before she came.

How else to explain that she has not been contacted by anyone else before, and that she has rented this apartment for a whole year for an inexplicable amount of money, and has no parents?

This photo may not prove anything, it may just be that when the timeline is being modified, the blank part is automatically filled in.

But that possibility cannot be ruled out...

That is, Wan Qing has indeed always existed in this world.

This body has its own true master.

Wan Qing suddenly felt a little shudder, so if she said that, wouldn't she become a murderer?

But what kind of person is Wan Qing?

There is no memory of her past in her mind at all.

Of course, this is only a possibility.

And it's not very likely.

The timeline will make a person's identity logical, so some past proofs will be fabricated.

It's just... what makes Wan Qing feel strange the most is this.

Why did Ye Chen look so much like himself.

Why did returning to the present self from the future affect the appearance of the past self instead?

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be. If you really want to be like it, you should be like your mother.

Father and mother, neither of them is Danfengyan.

"I was lost at that time, and then you saw me crying there, so you took me to find my dad...Wan Qing was very gentle when I was a child."

"Really?" Ye Chen looked curious, obviously she also thought of those things, "Is it very different from now?"

"It's really a bit... different, but, before, she was very gentle from the inside out, but now, she probably just looks fierce, but in fact she is still very gentle."

"...I don't think so." Wan Qing rolled her eyes.

"Here comes the fried noodles! Come here, let's eat! I'm going to go out and buy some after I'm done eating."

To set up a stall to do business, of course, the ingredients cannot appear out of thin air, so my father has to go shopping every day after waking up.

If you have plenty of time, you can go to the Nongdu Market. If you don’t have enough time, you can buy it at a nearby vegetable market. Because the quantity is usually bought in large quantities, and you go there every day, the price is relatively cheap.

Although it is not as cost-effective as going to the wholesale market to buy, it is more convenient.

After all, time is also a cost.

If you can sleep a little longer, let your body rest better, and the things you make will even be more delicious.

"That's right, I just remembered it when I saw the photo. Wan Qing also taught me the braids."

"Oh--"

"But Wanwan has become so rough now, the braids are not as clean and fresh as Ye Chen's."

"Hey, people change...and when life is busy, I don't have the mood to think too much." Wan Qing lied quickly, and she didn't care whether Zhao Jinyu believed it or not, so she changed the subject, "Okay okay Alright, let's have breakfast, let's go to the supermarket after we're done eating, I told you today that you bought yours at Century Lianhua, right?"

"Yes! But I feel that there are too few types. When I was in S City, I could usually buy the ones with wings in the huge stores."

"Are there already wings...?"

"It seems to have come out in recent years." Wan Qing held her chin, "It's very useful, it's thick and not easy to leak, it doesn't matter if you toss it around at night when you sleep."

"Okay, I'll just buy that." Wan Qing nodded vigorously.

Ye Chen also expressed 120 approvals: "It's too uncomfortable to be forced to get up in the middle of the night, let alone the sleepiness, it's still so cold outside..."

"Pfft, it's like this. If there are any today, I'll buy some more."

"Cough, what are you talking about at dinner? I don't have any appetite." Father coughed dryly, "New Year's Day is coming soon, has your school arranged any activities?"

"Yes, yes...but it was only announced in the last few days." Wan Qing got a headache when she mentioned this, "There are two more programs of more than 10 minutes. They can't both be singing."

"Haha, are parents allowed to participate? I'll go and have a look then?"

"I didn't ask that, wait a minute...Dad, are you interested—to take part in the show?"

……

23. Have fun

The weather outside was a little colder, and a yellow engineering vehicle was parked on the side of the road, rushing to repair the water pipe that was frozen and cracked last night.

Several electric maintenance workers are standing on a high place, replacing thickened wires.

A few utility poles that had been crooked before seemed to have been replaced with brand new ones.

Early in the morning, there were already many laid-off workers standing at the door of the store with signs in front of them.

There are also more and more types of work.

Before, it was just repairing some simple objects or dredging the sewer, but now there are even workers who come to repair motorcycles and cars.

But more workers do not actually have such powerful skills. When they are on the assembly line, they just do one or a few simple things repeatedly.

In the factory, they are the screws that make up the entire production line. After being laid off, they don’t have the ability to support the entire production line by themselves, so most of them can only write about doing coolie work.

For example, unloading goods for others, or helping others move on a tricycle.

They have nothing, and all they have left is their strength.

Everyone is doing their best to survive.

In this day and age, the most convenient re-employment is probably those who can drive.

——At the entrance of the hypermarket, there are not only job seekers, but also recruiters. For example, Wan Qing saw a well-dressed man standing in front of a large stand communicating with several people at the same time.

They recruit long-distance drivers. As long as you have a driver's license, they can arrange a job for you. Even if you have a C1 driver's license, you can drive a small truck.

But in this day and age, how many people will take the initiative to take the driver's license test? Those who have a driver's license are basically arranged by the factory to take the test because of their jobs.

Those workers who can get a driver's license may not have a low position when they are in the factory.

The impact of the laid-off wave on the south is actually not too great. After all, after the opening up, the support of the southern economy has been gradually replaced by the market economy. Otherwise, there would not be so many northerners coming south to do business or work.

But even in the south like this, it was unavoidable to be hit by the wave of laid-offs.

"The workers are very miserable..." Ye Chen thought of his father, and couldn't help but sighed softly.

The cold wind blew Wan Qing's hair from her temples, making her hairstyle look a little messy. She shook her head: "Farmers work much harder than workers. In the past, when workers enjoyed happiness, they still had to worry about food and clothing. Now The workers are laid off and feel that their life is difficult, but they are still better off than the farmers."

Zhao Jinyu, who was walking aside, held down his skirt slightly, covered his mouth with his other hand and sneezed.

In such a cold day, although she was wearing a thick winter skirt, the warmth retention effect was still far worse than that of airtight trousers.

"Farmers still have to pay agricultural taxes. After a year of hard work, most of the money has been handed over. The little leftover is enough to eat, and they can't afford many extra things." Wan Qing continued, "The workers still pay With technology, and at least once enjoyed life, with luck, even enjoyed it from a young age until retirement, but what about farmers?"

Ye Chen was a little surprised that Wan Qing would say such a thing, because she was the worker's child, but she didn't stand by the workers and speak for the workers.

Today's Ye Chen did not immediately refute.

When she frowned and thought, she nodded slightly.

From an objective point of view, what Wan Qing said was indeed correct.

"But... even if there are people and things that are more difficult, it can't be used as an excuse to say that other people with the same difficulty are not suffering."

Wan Qing turned her head to the side, looked at Ye Chen with those green and quiet eyes, and couldn't help but smile softly.

It was completely different from the sarcastic smile of the past.

This is a heartfelt, gratifying smile.

"All living beings suffer, only those scum who step on their heads enjoy happiness."

The expression on Zhao Jinyu's face instantly became a little embarrassed.

"The people who step on people's heads are not those who hold money, but those who hold power." Wan Qing looked at Zhao Jinyu, "The people who hold money are just their piggy banks. It's just a fat lamb."

The expression on her face suddenly softened a lot, and she pursed her lips lightly, feeling quite empathetic about it: "Yes, my father gives gifts to those people every year... not only for the New Year, but also for other festivals. "

"Everything is inferior, but reading is high." Wan Qing put her hands in her pockets, her tone was flat, "It's not because you have mastered knowledge that you are high, but because people who have read books have a great chance to gain power—" Knowledge is but a step to step on."

"It doesn't have to be so extreme... It's good to make money in business like Jinyo's family, at least in other aspects of freedom."

On the other hand, Zhao Jinyu, who was listening to their chat, was thoughtful and didn't say yes or no.

The three of them walked into the hypermarket, and the more noisy voices and the dazzling array of goods immediately dilute the heavy mood just now.

Banner advertisements are everywhere in the store, and even people who don’t read the calendar very much will know very quickly when they walk in that the old year is about to pass and the new year is coming.

It's only a few days away from New Year's Day, and Century Lianhua is running a discount event. Anyway, as long as it is a product that can be matched with New Year's Day, there will be discounts.

In addition, today is a weekend, so the business is extremely hot. The three of them searched for a long time, but they couldn't find an empty trolley.

In desperation, I could only take a basket and go in.

"Wow, there are so many people!" Zhao Jinyu likes excitement the most, she looks around excitedly, and when she sees something she likes, she puts it in the basket.

This is not a trolley, so it fills up quickly.

She wobbled the basket with both hands, and pouted, "It's—heavy——"

"Who told you to take so many things at once..." Wan Qing felt helpless.

"What did you take? Uh...candied dates, a big bottle of Coke, jelly...all of which are very important." Ye Chen scratched his head, "Would you like to carry it for you?"

"It's better to find a cart... Hey, there is a cart over there!" Zhao Jinyu just put down the basket when he saw the cart being pushed away by an aunt, and the speed was faster than her too much.