Twenty years ago, he was also standing so stupidly on the streets of Nansheng Town.

His face was full of youth, freshness, and confusion.

There are not many pedestrians on the street.

Nansheng Town is mainly factory-based, and now it is working hours, and most people are locked in the factory gate.

But he remembered that today was his classmate Shi Tou's rest day, looking at the shop in the convenience store opened by his father.

He walked to the small shop on the side of the road and called Shi Tou. A surprise voice came from the opposite side, "Okay, I'll arrive soon, you'll wait for me under the street sign."

Shi Tou and him are high school classmates and best friends, very strong.

While waiting, a person came up as if he had discovered prey and looked at the two of them, "Are you looking for a job? Our company recruits reserve cadres and clerks, requires high school education or above, and includes food and accommodation, and has a salary of more than 1,000 yuan."

Li Rong didn't dare to answer, but just turned around and looked at Hu Xiaohu.

Hu Xiaohu looked at the so-called "personnel" responsible for recruitment.

Not only is he skinny and wrinkled clothes, his greasy hair is messy, and the most unreliable thing is that his feet wearing flip-flops are covered with dust.

Hu Xiaohu didn't say anything, just stared at his feet and smiled meaningfully.

The man was stunned for a moment, then understood, turned red and left in shame.

Li Rong glared her eyes wide and asked carefully: "Is this person a liar?"

Hu Xiaohu was about to reply, but smelled the smell of Gulong perfume. When he looked up, he found that he was being targeted again.

The visitor was quite decent and clean, with floral shirts, black trousers, big-headed leather shoes, a gold chain hanging around the neck, and a mobile phone around the waist, revealing the antenna.

The man walked to Hu Xiaohu with a flip phone in his hand, and opened it with a click, revealing a bright blue screen, shaking it: "Brother, do you buy a mobile phone? Someone stole it, one hundred yuan."

"No!" Hu Xiaohu answered very simply.

The "golden chain" looked dark and he turned his head and left.

Li Rong looked at the back of the "Golden Chain", looked at it for a while, and finally got the courage to say, "This person is also a liar."

"How did you know?"

"They are dressed in a fancy way, and the big man is spraying perfume. He is definitely not a good person!"

Hu Xiaohu: “…”

Li Rong's voice fell: "Why are there so many bad people..."

When she said this, her voice was full of sadness, her eyes turned red, and she lowered her head gently, revealing her snow-white and slender neck.

Seeing her like this, Hu Xiaohu felt a sense of pity in his heart. He wanted to reach out to touch her hair, but he finally held it back.

He gently patted her backpack, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Li Rong slowly raised her head, with tears in her eyes, and a sweet smile appeared on her fair face, "It's great to have you!"

The crisp, sweet, tender and slightly shy smile made Hu Xiaohu feel like something was melting in his heart, and a strange feeling surged into his heart.

What he didn't know was that the simple sentence "Don't be afraid, I'm here" became the most heartfelt sentence in this girl's life.

A little man with dark skin was riding a bicycle and was swaying towards here. The bicycle basket contained a must-buy Sports Weekly newspaper that he had to buy in every issue.

Hu Xiaohu looked at him and was a little dazed again. A month ago, he met him. He had a bald hair and a haggard face full of wrinkles. He opened a small convenience store to support his wife and two sons, which was extremely hard.

The one who appeared in front of him at this moment was still the funny boy from twenty-one years ago.

"Stone!" Hu Xiaohu finally shouted.

The boy heard the familiar voice and raised his head in surprise. He threw away the bicycle and jumped over, grabbing Hu Xiaohu's hand.

Hu Xiaohu was also infected by his enthusiasm, and the two of them clasped their hands tightly and laughed.

As he smiled, Hu Xiaohu's eyes became moist.

No matter how much wealth is billions or how popular it is, it is not as good as youth and passionate as fire.

When Li Rong next to her saw the two of them looking so intimate, she also showed a knowing and slightly envious smile.

Boys are simpler in mind and have much pure friendship, while girls often have a little bit of heart, and friendship will be somewhat discounted.

When Shi Tou saw Li Rong next to him, he showed a stunning and envious look: "Your girlfriend? So beautiful!"

Hu Xiaohu originally wanted to deny it, but the result of denial was that he might not be able to explain it clearly for most of the day. In the end, he just smiled, and did not deny it or admit it.

Although Li Rong could not fully understand their hometown dialect, she could hear the three words "girlfriend" clearly, and she lowered her head shyly again.

…………

Near Nansheng Park, Hu Xiaohu found a relatively suitable rental house.

This is a small room on the second floor of a simple rental house, only 12 or 3 square meters, and there is no other furniture except a bed. However, the floor is covered with floor tiles, which are clean and beautiful, and the monthly rent is only 50 yuan.

There is a supermarket more than ten meters away, and there is Nansheng Park one hundred meters away, which is also a relatively convenient place.

The only drawback is the lack of a separate bathroom and shower room.

There are six households on one floor, and not only do they share a bathroom and a shower room, but the door to the bathroom is still made up of several wooden boards of varying heights.

However, at a price of fifty yuan, where can I find a completely satisfactory house?

"Just this house, let's be wronged. We will change it when we have money in the future." Hu Xiaohu said to Li Rong apologetically.

"Brother, let alone there is a place to live, we can go to the bridge cave."

Li Rong's voice was soft, full of gratitude and satisfaction, and Hu Xiaohu's heart felt warm.

After paying the rent and getting the key to the room, Hu Xiaohu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a look of peace of mind appeared on Li Rong's face.

Afterwards, Hu Xiaohu took Li Rong downstairs and bought some daily necessities, pillows and mats.

When choosing a pillow, Hu Xiaohu was stunned when he saw Li Rong holding two pillows, but he didn't say anything after all.

The two of them fetched water, washed and cleaned the room, laid a mat and a pillow, and then walked towards Shi Tou's residence.

When he walked to the street, Hu Xiaohu saw Li Rong's face full of sweet smiles, and he couldn't help feeling relieved.

In a flash, 21 years have passed, and he started from scratch again.

Although he was so poor that he only had more than 200 yuan left on his body, he was very excited.

Even if you have billions of wealth, how can you be worthy of youth? As the saying goes, "I have been away for half my life, but I am still a teenager when I return." He wasted half of his life, but now he is truly back to a young man. What else is there to be happier than this?

When I got off work, the streets were filled with factory workers wearing rough work clothes, like ants.

People were riding bicycles or walking, some hurried to the rental house with a bag of vegetables to cook, some were squeezed in front of the two fast food restaurants, and some were squeezed in front of the cold noodles, rice noodles, and sesame cake stalls.

Everyone is in a hurry and has to work overtime until very late at night. They can only solve their stomach problems quickly while they are in this limited time.

The workers in the factory are busy like hardworking ants.

It is precisely because of so many hardworking people that China has taken off in the next 21 years and became the second largest economic entity.

However, later on, fewer and fewer people chose to go to the factory to take the assembly line.

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Dinner was eaten at Shitou's house.

After dinner, it was getting late, so Hu Xiaohu decided to send Li Rong back to the rental house.

His plan is to live with Shi Tou and Li Rong live alone.

Just as he was about to go out, Hu Xiaohu raised Li Rong's suitcase, but found that Shi Tou brought his suitcase out.

Just as he was about to speak, Li Rong had already taken his suitcase. He was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything.

Hu Xiaohu and Li Rong dragged the box and just arrived at the door. Shitou pushed a 50% new bicycle from the yard and smiled and said, "I'll get you a BMW, you can carry your girlfriend, and I'll carry your luggage."

It was not yet time to get off work, and the streets of Nansheng Town became deserted again, with few pedestrians.

Two bicycles were driving slowly on the street, Hu Xiaohu and Shi Tou talked and laughed, while Li Rong sat quietly in the back of his bicycle, with her shoulders inevitably facing his back.

Hu Xiaohu looked at the row of bright street lights in front and the colorful lights flashing in the shops on both sides, looked at the stones that were smiling happily like local dogs, and felt the temperature and fragrance coming from behind. He suddenly felt that this time should be accompanied by a gentle music to match his dreamy mood.

Back at the rental house, Shi Tou unloaded the suitcase, called Hu Xiaohu out and took out a roll of money, "Take the five hundred yuan with the flowers first, I'll leave first."

A warm current surged in Hu Xiaohu's heart.

Shitou is just a quality inspector in a lock factory, and it is not very affordable.

Hu Xiaohu was short of money and did not refuse. He collected the money and said to him: "I have to go back to sleep later and leave a door for me."

Shi Tou looked at him in surprise, then smiled wickedly and asked jokingly: "I haven't done it yet? Or is he a virgin?"

Hu Xiaohu: “…”

After seeing Shi Tou off, he found that Li Rong had lit a mosquito coil, put the blanket on the bed, and boiled water with the heat. When he saw Hu Xiaohu coming in, a sweet and pure smile appeared on his face.
Chapter completed!