Back to the Years When My Father Was in School

Shen Kuo cleaned up Chen Yueqin, stepped on the deserted moonlight, turned a few twists and turns and narrow streets, and came to a Chen Po's door shop.

The lock of the shop door was vacantly buckled, he pushed the door and entered, making a harsh "creak" in the silent night.

Cool white bulbs were lit on the ceiling, and the light was dim and ambiguous. The narrow room was filled with various kinds of dishes, **** in burlap pockets, and randomly piled up in the corners.

Shen Kuo walked in and knocked down a stack of discs in front of him, making a "crash" movement.

The boy in the black vest was bending over his burlap pockets. Hearing the movement, he looked back at Shen Kuo and said in surprise: "Brother Shen, why are you here?"

"Come and take a look." Shen Kuo hid his nose, resisting the desire to sneeze.

"Hey, I just got the stock here, sit down here."

The boy’s name is Zhong Kai, who is about the same age as Shen Kuo. He dropped out of school because of his family situation in the early years. Now he is involved in various small businesses. He is often seen in the stalls and vendors under the overpass. He always wants to pull Shen Kuo. Go into the sea with him to do things.

"Brother Shen, why do you have time to come and sit here?"

Because he was young, Shen Kuo didn't circumvent him and said, "I want to do business with you and make some money."

Zhong Kai raised his eyebrows and asked curiously: "Didn't you set up a dance hall with Wu Qiang? Why, the dance hall doesn't make money?"

"No, it is very profitable." Shen Kuo's eyes were cold: "But I am going to withdraw from the stock. After the withdrawal, I will do some business with you."

"why?"

It's not like his style that he doesn't do business that makes money.

"They did some bad things." Shen Kuo said solemnly: "I will find evidence and make them pay the price."

Zhong Kai has also heard about the fire on the entertainment street. Wu Qiang is a rogue on weekdays, and most of the fire is related to him.

As a young student Zhong Kai, of course he supports Shen Kuo's withdrawal and stays away from these rascals.

"But Brother Shen, doing business is very hard. You leave early and return late. You have to go to school. You may not have so much time."

Shen Kuo took a chair and sat down, lit a cigarette, and said casually: "This semester is over, I quit."

"What? What?! Dropped out?"

Zhong Kai looked at Shen Kuo's silent expression, and suddenly felt a little senseless. He always wanted Shen Kuo to quit school and work with him, but Shen Kuo never let go.

Shen Kuo is not like Zhong Kai. Zhong Kai could not study by himself, so he dropped out of school to do business.

Shen Kuo not only likes to study, but also has enough brains and good grades. Even if his spare time is delayed by work, his grades are among the best.

Now he suddenly stopped reading, which made Zhong Kai feel a little flustered.

"Is your uncle's condition worsening again? If you have any difficulties, talk to your brother!"

Shen Kuo pondered for a moment, and only said a few words: "I want to make some money."

"Aren't you making money all the time." Zhong Kai broke the casserole and asked to the end: "Besides, uncle's illness is supported by a pension. You don't have to drop out of school at all."

"Too slow, not enough." Shen Kuo grabbed his eyes and shook his head: "I'm too poor."

To be so poor that it was offensive to even look at her more.

Not good enough.

Zhong Kai has known Shen Kuode for ten years. Even if the conditions at home are not so good, he has always been confident, because he worked hard enough to earn everything he wants with his hands.

This was the first time he saw this kind of faint confusion and low self-esteem in Shen Kuo's eyes.

Shen Kuo would be confused for only one reason.

Zhong Kai looked at him in disbelief: "Is it possible that you have fancy a girl?"

Shen Kuo picked up a CD at hand. It was Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung's movie "Happy Together".

His eyes were closed, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and there was no response.

In the afternoon, Lu Yan went to the Entertainment Street to find Shen Kuo, and wanted to pay back the one hundred dollars her brother gave her.

Shen Kuo worked very hard, and one hundred yuan was not a small amount for him.

The burned underground dance hall has not been repaired yet, and the black ash can still be seen on the outer wall of the staircase passage. There were no casualties in such a fire, and it was very fortunate for Lu Yan.

Although Lu Zhen set up a stage to sing on the stage with Shen Kuo, it was indeed unkind.

But anyone with a discerning eye could see that the fire would definitely be inseparable from the singing and dancing hall on the opposite side.

The police also came to investigate several partners of this song and dance hall, such as the largest shareholder Wu Qiang and Zhao Shen, but they were suspected, and they had no choice but to give up without evidence.

The arsonist knew that a fire in the basement would be inconvenient for the evacuees, and a little carelessness would likely lead to widespread deaths and injuries, but he didn't care, and his heart could see how vicious it was.

The culprit must be found out and sanctioned by the law.

Lu Yan thought this way, and suddenly saw Shen Kuo's long back enter the opposite dance hall. Before she could stop him, he disappeared.

Lu Yan had no choice but to follow him into the dance hall.

Lu Zhen’s song and dance hall is of the nature of playing tickets, but this song and dance hall is open for business, so all aspects of equipment are more advanced, the venue is large, and the decoration is more luxurious.

Because of the fire, the business of this song and dance hall has become very good. There are many young men and women dancing in the arc-shaped venue, and there is a band performing on the high platform in the middle.

She heard Qi Yuhuan talk about that this song and dance hall also has shares in Shen Kuo, so it is not surprising that he will come here often.

In the arc deck in the middle, there were a few men drinking. Lu Yan recognized them at a glance. They were the shareholders of the dance hall. The one with the scar on his face was named Wu Qiang. The one sitting next to him was Zhao. What's more, I heard that they are not good people.

Seeing Shen Kuo coming, Wu Qiang raised his hand at him: "Xiao Shen, come and sit here."

Shen Kuo walked over, and the woman in a sequined skirt next to Wu Qiang immediately gave up her seat to Shen Kuo, and at the same time poured him a full glass of beer, and brought it to him.

Wu Qiang yelled, "You will be fined for being late!"

A fake smile appeared on Shen Kuo's face, and he took the glass and drank it.

"Have fun! I like to deal with happy people like you, Xiao Shen! Come on, Xiao Ni, pour him another glass."

The curly-haired woman in a sequined dress poured several more glasses of wine for Shen Kuo, but he didn't refuse, so he drank one if he had one.

The men around shook their palms and applauded.

They like to drink Shen Kuo, one is to see him as a student, teasing him, and the other is to drink alcohol and talk without hesitation.

Lu Yan saw that Shen Kuo was playing so well with them, and he could not count on him for catching the arsonist.

In fact, Lu Yan can also understand, after all, this song and dance hall still has his shares, and everyone is like this, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.

Just when Lu Yan felt boring and was about to leave, he suddenly heard Shen Kuo say: "Brother Wang, I did a pretty good job on the song and dance hall opposite."

Her footsteps stopped suddenly.

Unbelievable, Shen Kuo actually... would say so.

Wang Qiang showed some defensiveness in his eyes, and poured him another glass of wine: "What are you talking about, I don't understand."

Shen Kuo picked up the wine glass and gently touched the bottom of his glass: "Brother Wang, there is no need to hide it from me. The kid Lu Zhen came at me and grabbed our first prize in the opening ceremony. I hate him too."

Wang Qiang stared at Shen Kuo. Seeing that he was indeed slightly drunk, he relaxed a little, and only said: "That kid Lu Zhen is self-inflicted. He has some money from his father, so he dared to fight against us without burning him to death. Inside, count him luck."

Hearing this, Lu Yan's hand clenched his fist.

At this moment, a waiter walked up to her and asked her what she wanted to drink.

Lu Yan put on the hat of the sweater, pulled up the collar, and then casually strolled to the single seat next to them and ordered a cocktail.

Shen Kuo poured a glass of wine for Zhao Shen and asked with a smile, "What did Brother Zhao say."

Zhao Shen's mind was simpler. After a few glasses of wine, he began to brag, "It's Lao Tzu who made people set off fire, huh, Lao Tzu is just killing chickens and monkeys, so that everyone on this street knows that they will be against our brothers. There is no good fruit to eat!"

The wine glass in Lu Yan's hand suddenly fell to the ground with a "crash" sound.

Fortunately, the singing and dancing hall was full of people and the music was noisy. No one noticed, only Shen Kuo, who turned his head and looked in the direction where she was.

Wu Qiang directly splashed Zhao Shen's face with wine, and screamed: "What are you talking about, you are drinking too much, what does it have to do with you when the Lu Zhen dance hall is on fire? Don't talk nonsense here."

Zhao Shi was splashed with alcohol, and he immediately became sober. He smiled and said, "Yes, I'm nonsense, nonsense!"

Lu Yan stood up and was about to leave. She had to report what she had just heard to the police. The perpetrators of the arson were Zhao Shen and Wu Qiang.

However, at this moment, a young man walked up to Lu Yan and asked, "Little beauty, take a dance with your face."

"Don't jump or jump, I'm going home." Lu Yan pulled up the collar and left.

The young man didn't seem to want to let her go easily, and entangled: "I went home so early, it's so boring!"

"Uh, because there is something at home." Lu Yan just wanted to leave as soon as possible to avoid being recognized by Wu Qiang and the others.

"It's not too late to go after fun." The young man grabbed Lu Yan's slender wrist, looking like he was going to be a gangster.

Wu Qiang noticed the entanglement between men and women at the next table, and his opponent said, "Go and see what's going on. During this time, the wind is tight, don't have any trouble."

"I go."

Shen Kuo stood up first and strode towards Lu Yan.

…

Lu Yan frowned and desperately broke free from the shackles of the man. She didn't want to cause any movement, and lowered her voice: "Let go!"

The young man seemed to be drunk, entangled Lu Yan and refused to let go. At this moment, a hand fell on the young man's wrist, and Shengsheng took him off Lu Yan's wrist.

The young man yelled at Shen Kuo indignantly: "Hey, come first and understand, this lady is my first sight."

If he had changed Shen Kuo’s usual temperament, he would have broken his dirty hands directly, but now... he didn’t want to cause too much movement, so he reached out and took Lu Yan’s shoulders and directed her to him. With a hoop in his arms, he said in a deep voice—

"Sorry, my woman."

Lu Yan looked up at Shen Kuo in surprise. The young man's face was low and his eyes were sharp. When he said these words, he didn't show any expression.

The young man heard what Shen Kuo said, and saw Lu Yan snuggling in his arms so obediently. Although he was not reconciled, he was not very persistent, and he could only give up.

Lu Yan shrank into Shen Kuo's arms like a little quail, and let him lead herself out of the dance hall.

But at this moment, Wu Qiang suddenly said behind him: "Shen Kuo, wait a minute, this girl... looks familiar."