Xiao He yawned and left, while Xue Ke guarded the long stall until there were no more people on the street before starting to close the stall.

The dim street lamp light was cold, making Xue Ke's shadow thin and long. She dragged her tired body to take the clothes off the shelf one by one, then folded them one by one and put them into the box. Just as she was about to pack the last A pair of big hands held her hand while she was wearing a caring shirt.

Her heart skipped a beat. She must have met a gangster. Could it be that her wallet was being targeted? She subconsciously closed her wallet tightly, thinking wildly in her mind. She quickly searched for ways to deal with the gangster, but she didn't dare to raise her head.

"Why don't you even look at me? Are you scared or annoyed? You don't even raise your head." Li Xiao had a wicked smile on his face.

"Why is it you?" Xue Ke quickly pulled out her hand, her face turned pale with fright.

"You knew you would meet me when you were out in this place, and you still pretended to be serious. Are you waiting for me?!"

"Don't be shameless. I have already given you the money. You promised me that you will never pester me again as long as you give me the money. Now that you have money, what else do you want?"

"Yes, I am rich, and I have done what I promised you. I did not embarrass you in front of outsiders. I pretended not to know you, but I will do whatever I want without guarding outsiders. I will not let you go. It's me who has the final say, it's not up to you."

"You are so despicable! You already have a girlfriend and yet..."

"Bah!" Li Xiao actually clapped his hands, "That's a good scold! I didn't expect that after a few days of working as a street vendor, you have become so capable that you dare to scold me. Believe it or not, I will repay you with interest in the future. I will remember you and me." It’s decided, sooner or later I will marry you home. As for the women outside, they are just filling in the blanks, just for fun.”

Xue Ke stepped back repeatedly, staggering and almost falling. "You actually don't keep your words? Are you still a man?"

"Why do you want to verify if I take off my clothes? You only need to verify if I am a man. It just so happens that there is no one on the street right now..." Li Xiao said and moved closer with an aggressive gaze.

Xue Ke was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on her palms.

"Li Xiao, why did you come here again? You made me hard to find." A low-cut girl called from behind.

"Oh, I asked my boss to pick out a piece of clothing for me. It happens to have my number. I'll be right back." He grabbed the T-shirt from Xue Ke's hand and put it on his shoulders. He then turned around and put his arms around the low-cut girl's shoulders. He left as if nothing happened.

Xueke sat down on the ground. She was shocked and scared for a long time before she recovered. She buried her head in her knees and cried bitterly.

The night was as quiet as death, and the light was as dim as her face. After a while, she wiped away her tears and loaded the goods onto the tricycle, and then slowly drove away on the tricycle. A cold wind blew in her face, and she hummed in the wind "To survive" Wipe away your tears first, then walk over and see the sky ahead..." The song sobbed in the wind.

That night Xueke hugged the pillow and cried all night. In the tears, she seemed to see her parents who had gone through so much hardship, and saw the old well at the head of the village. She remembered the secret of the old well that her mother told her, and she thought about it a lot... She wants to see all the bitterness, shed all the tears, and wait until tomorrow comes. She will leave everything to the night, and then quietly greet the new day, so that she will never shed tears again, and let the tears wash away. , she needs to be strong.

At dawn, she wiped away her tears, got up quickly, packed her things, and went to the public washroom to wash up. Because there were very few people at that time, she didn't want outsiders to catch the tears on her face. She wanted to live what she wanted in the eyes of others. Look.

"Morning" Xue Ke greeted her colleagues in the corridor of the office with breakfast in hand.

"Xiaoxue, you are so amazing! You are working and being the boss at the same time. You are making money and not losing work. You have become a famous figure in the factory!"

"Are you praising me or hurting me? Remember when I first came out of the night market, how many people would disapprove of me and grunt in their noses. It's only been a few days? The direction of the wind has changed..."

"Eh? That's not right? Xiaoxue, your aura is different when you speak today. Did you make a lot of money last night? You now have confidence in what you say."

"This has nothing to do with money! I just want to start a new life."

"A new life? You sound like a reform-through-labor prisoner!"

"Although I have never been in prison, my heart is imprisoned in a dark corner. Now I want to let myself be exposed to the sun. When I am exposed to the sun, I will not be afraid of moths."

"What did you say? You're so literal! I don't understand."

As soon as you said something to me, the office immediately became excited.

"What are you talking about? It's so lively!" Xiao He also walked in carrying breakfast.

Xueke stuffed the dough sticks into his mouth with big mouthfuls, looking like he was devouring them.

"Isn't that right? Xiaoxue, your eating habits are a bit abnormal?" Xiao He frowned.

"Why don't you eat what you eat? Only when you are full can you have the strength to work. Why do you have to pay so much attention? If you can't eat, I will help you." Xue Ke tried hard to squeeze out a stiff smile from her face.

"Come on! You're a starving ghost with a big mouth."

"What you said reminds me that one day I will go to a fortune teller to tell me what kind of fate I am, and why I am destined to be like this..."

"You don't have to look for me to get it over with. You must have worked hard to get the baby. You go to work during the day and go out to the night market at night. It's not over if you don't put yourself in the hospital."

As soon as Xiao He changed his words, Xue Ke's pretended strength almost broke down. She felt a burst of sadness in her heart. She shook her head and tried to hide herself. She only ate half of the fried dough sticks in her hand and threw them into the trash can. She was too busy to lose anything.

Opening the account book, the abacus was clicking loudly and she looked busy. After a while, she realized that she had overturned the account book. She looked around alertly and quietly adjusted the account book.

After work, she still hurried to the night market on her tricycle.

The days were so busy and she felt that she was like an empty skeleton with a skin on it, but as long as Li Xiao didn't show up, no matter how hard she worked, her life would be fulfilling and sweet. In the eyes of her colleagues during the day,

She is as dazzling as the sun. Her darkness is boundless at night. When she wakes up, she will still go to work with a bright smile. No one knows her depression and depression. Even Xiao He never reveals the slightest bit of bitterness.

In 1992, the night market began to take shape, and she ushered in the highlight of her business. In just a few months, she earned 4,600 yuan. She slowly let go of the burden in her heart. Seeing that good times were coming, Xue Ke

I feel much more relaxed from head to toe, and even the air becomes sweeter.

One weekend, it was supposed to be the golden moment of the night market, but the weather was not good. As soon as Xue Ke loaded the goods on the tricycle, it started to rain. Seeing that the good time she had been looking forward to for a week was about to come to an end, she was helpless and very sad.

Lost, had to be quiet

I hid quietly at home and read a book. I lost a good opportunity to make money. Naturally, I felt very uneasy. I flipped through the book several times but couldn't read it. When I was about to leave the desk, I caught a glimpse of the book given by Lin Shaoqiu.

Green diary.

She slowly opened the diary, and the vigorous pen words on the title page came into view.

To Xue Ke:

If you're afraid of wolves, you won't be able to pick mushrooms

If you are afraid of difficulty, you will not be able to reach the top.

May your future be as bright as the stars

Lin Shaoqiu

She gently brushed the words "Lin Shaoqiu" with her hand, and Lin Shaoqiu's sunny and handsome face unexpectedly appeared in front of her eyes again, and her big shining eyes under the lenses...

She pressed the diary to her chest and heard her heartbeat again...

There is only one step between heaven and hell. What would I have been like without that rainy night, without my stupid kindness? Lin Shaoqiu, Lin Shaoqiu, the name engraved on my heart cannot be brushed off, no matter how hard I forget it, now

We are so far apart from him...

She promised not to cry anymore, but she burst into tears and wetted the letter paper.

Brother Lin, are you okay?

I haven’t heard from you for a long time. I wonder if you are okay?

I'm sorry, I shouldn't have treated you like that. I know the person I'm most sorry for in this life is you. I don't have the face to see you, but I can't forget you... You are my dearest and dearest person in this world. I cherish you.

I regard you as my own brother, so I couldn’t help but write you this letter. I just want to know how you are doing. I am fine. Don’t read it.

Xue Ke

1992.6.18 rainy night

She couldn't remember how many times she had written to Lin Shaoqiu. She only knew that there was a thick pile of unsent letters stuffed in the drawer. The stamps were all affixed but she just didn't have the courage to send them. She was used to crying.

Write a letter, seal the letter in a drawer with tears, then lock a small lock on the outside of the drawer, and lock Lin Shaoqiu into memory together.

It was as if Lin Shaoqiu had not left. She could still confide in him when she was tired and he was still by her side.

When she locked the drawer and looked up suddenly, she found that a handsome smiling face actually appeared behind her.

"Ah? Why is it you!" She collapsed on the chair.

"Who are you writing to? You're so emotional that you shed tears. You're so considerate, but you can't go out looking for a man behind my back!" Li Xiao's face slowly turned ferocious.

"Get out, don't disgust me here, my roommate will be back soon"

"How can you be so ungrateful when you speak to me? I don't even want to leave, and you still dare to make me angry?! You're a coward, aren't you? Aren't you afraid that I'll be violent with you? I'm a newly bankrupt person, and I'm feeling depressed.

I'm so angry that I didn't set off, so don't hit the muzzle of the gun."

"Bankruptcy?"

"Yes, are you satisfied now? All my money was taken away by that Northeastern girl, and now I can't even eat."

"Humph! What does this have to do with me? Just leave!"

"Why doesn't it matter? I told you that you are my woman, and I will have you for the rest of my life..."

"Go away!" Xue Ke covered her ears and didn't want to hear another word from him.

"Plop!" He suddenly knelt on the ground again, "Xiaoxue, just have mercy on me! Who else can I go to except you? I really like you! I have nothing but you now, and you won't treat me badly again.

Be good, I only have the right to die, and even if I die, I will die in front of you."

"Shameless! Haven't you made me miserable enough? What is my relationship with you? You said that as long as I give you money, you will stop pestering me. I emptied all my parents' wealth to buy them out.

Why do you keep insisting on your unreasonable entanglement? Are you still a man? You don't keep your word! Don't you have kneecaps? Kneel down when you say it! It's really despising!"

"I don't need anyone to look up to me, as long as you can forgive me! Besides, my investment failure this time was all because of you!"

"What? You use my family's money to invest in a business, but you blame me for losing money? What is the truth behind this? Do you still have a conscience?"

"Xiaoxue, conscience of heaven and earth, I bought stocks to get a contract worker status to match you as a state-owned enterprise employee. I made money from stocks and invested desperately to make more money and create better living conditions for you. If

If you don’t believe me, you can swear to God.”

Li Xiao raised his hands and burst into tears, which was completely different from what he did at the night market that night.

Xue Ke felt so sick that she almost fell to the ground. She realized that she had fallen into the gate of hell again.

"Xiaoxue, why are you so cruel?! Your boyfriend has gone bankrupt because of you, and you actually..." I don't know when the loudspeaker led a group of people around the door.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Li Xiao burst into tears when he saw this, and he cried harder than a woman!"

There was a commotion in the crowd.

Xueke's head buzzed. She only saw her colleagues gesticulating and being indignant, but she couldn't hear a word clearly. The strength she had pretended to be for many days suddenly collapsed. Her face immediately turned pale and colorless, and her lips trembled for a long time before saying a word.

Didn't even say it out loud.

At this time, she couldn't explain even though her whole body was covered with mouths.

She desperately held her head and broke down crying.

Li Xiao took the opportunity to kneel forward and take a step forward. He suddenly fell on her and held her in his arms in front of everyone, just like a couple.

An unprecedented feeling of powerlessness hit Xue Ke. She was like a frightened rabbit suddenly jumped at the feet of a tiger. She closed her eyes in despair and knew at that moment that she was dead.
Chapter completed!