Return To 1998

There were footsteps behind him. Xu Tongdao looked back and saw Xu Changsheng walking towards him. When he saw him turning back, Xu Changsheng squeezed out an unnatural smile and shouted "Trail!"

Xu Tongdao saw a lot of similar smiles when he returned to the village this time.

When most people in the village saw him, they subconsciously forced a smile to greet him.

Anyway, I just laughed unnaturally.

It's not the kind of smile from the heart, it's just that when they saw him, those people seemed to think they should give him a smile.

There is a taste of wanting to win his favor.

This feeling reminded Xu Tongdao of those shy girls in his school days. In his impression, those shy girls were used to squeeze a little smile at others.

From that time on, Xu Tongdao himself stopped laughing.

Because he can see from those shy smiles that those people lack self-confidence and always want to please others with smiles.

And Xu Tongdao didn't want to be that kind of person.

"You came to me?"

Xu Tongdao asked Xu Changsheng.

After asking, after thinking about it, he took out the cigarette case on his body and handed one to Xu Changsheng.

It has been almost two years since he was born again, and he himself hasn't stopped, and has already made a career that makes everyone who knows him focused.

But Xu Changsheng...nothing has changed in the past two years.

The most obvious change is probably that Xu Changsheng now has a bit deeper bitterness on his face than it was two years ago.

In the past two years, the news that Xu Tongdao heard about Xu Changsheng from time to time has not changed. Xu Changsheng still sometimes goes to the construction site to do small jobs, earning money and handing it in, or he just stays at home to wash, cook, etc. Do it all, serving his father, his stepmother, and the children born to his father and his stepmother.

To say that he is a servant is to praise him.

Because the servants are required to pay wages, and Xu Changsheng does the work of a servant, and has to go out to earn money.

It's a slave.

"How many days are you going to stay here this time?"

Xu Changsheng lowered his head and lit his cigarette, and asked in a low voice.

Xu Tongdao also ordered one, "I will leave tomorrow morning, why? Do you need my help?"

To Xu Changsheng, Xu Tongdao always mourned his misfortune and angered him.

He sympathizes with Xu Changsheng psychologically, but Xu Changsheng's scalp temperament makes him not want to help him.

Because he knew that even if he provided Xu Changsheng with a chance to make money, he would take it back and give it to his father and stepmother after Xu Changsheng had made money.

At most, he can only help Xu Changsheng win a few smiles and a few compliments from his father and his stepmother.

Maybe Xu Changsheng will feel happy.

But Xu Tongdao felt that this actually harmed him. He didn't want to see Xu Changsheng in this life, just like his last life, silently contributing to that family until he was in his thirties. When it was time to get married, he had handed it to his dad. The money from his stepmother and his stepmother won't be returned any money.

He hoped that Xu Changsheng could jump out of that pit by himself and recognize reality earlier.

Unfortunately, he advised Xu Changsheng two years ago, more than once, it was useless.

Now that two years have passed, Xu Changsheng seems to have not awakened yet.

In this regard, Xu Tongdao was very disappointed in him.

This is probably what the old saying goes: Poor people must be hateful, right?

Xu Changsheng lowered his head and blew a couple of cigarettes, raised his eyes to look at Xu Tongdao, hesitatingly asked: "Xiao, Xiaodao, do you, do you still have people from your place? Can I, I, can I go to work at your place?"

There was hope in his eyes.

Xu Tongdao paused while pinching the cigarette, squinted at him, and a few seconds later, "Do you still turn in the money you earn now?"

Xu Changsheng was taken aback, nodded silently, humming.

Xu Tongdao laughed slightly and shook his head slightly, "Then I don't have much work for you here. Isn't it good for you to do a small job? You can also exercise."

With that said, Xu Tongdao stretched out his hand to squeeze the muscles of his arm, and smiled: "Look, this is a strong muscle, such a good job, you still want to change? You don't know how good you are in the blessing?"

Xu Changsheng looked embarrassed, his face flushed with embarrassment, opened his mouth, and finally whispered: "I'm too tired, I want to change to a lighter job."

"how old are you?"

Xu Tongdao asked him suddenly.

"21 Ah"

Xu Changsheng felt strange, but he answered smoothly.

"It's 22 years later?"

"Yes! I'm two years older than you, have you forgotten?" Xu Changsheng felt even stranger.

Xu Tongdao smiled, and raised his chin slightly to him, "Then, if you go back a while, you will tell your parents, you have talked about a partner, get married next year, and you will need 10,000 yuan as a gift. Look at what they say. , See if they give you money."

Xu Changsheng was startled.

Slowly frowned, and then shook his head, "No, my family doesn't have much money now, and life is not easy. They must have no money for me. There is no need to ask, really!"

Xu Tongdao was silent, feeling that this was reasonable.

Just ask: "Then how many years do you think your family will give you money to get married? Three years later? Five years later? Or ten years later?"

Xu Changsheng opened his mouth, speechless, and the sadness on his face became heavier.

In fact, he just didn't think about some things, or he didn't want to think about it. If he really thought about it, he actually knew the answer in his heart.

After a while, Xu Changsheng lowered his head and said muffledly: "It is estimated that I will have to wait for my brother to get married before the family has money to get me married..."

Xu Tongdao knew that the younger brother he was talking about was the child born to his father and his stepmother.

At least six or seven years younger than Xu Changsheng, maybe more than that.

Xu Changsheng is now 21 years old. His brother seems to be still in junior high school. He has to wait until his brother gets married before he can get married... It is conceivable how many years to wait.

Xu Tongdao sighed slightly~www.wuxiaspot.com~ raised his hand and patted Xu Changsheng’s shoulder, "People don’t die for themselves, forever! We are brothers, I just told you this, you should plan for yourself, you always You have to hand in as much money as you earn. Have you thought about what you will do in the future? You are already 21 and you should be mature! Don't be naive and don't trust your destiny in the hands of others. Do you know what I mean?"

Xu Changsheng was silent, smoking a cigarette with his head down, mouthful after mouthful.

After a long time, I said in a low voice, "I don't want to pay, but every time I make money and go back, the whole family will force me to pay, otherwise I can't live it, trail, you are not me, you don't know I have How difficult..."

Tongdao Xu shook his head, "You are all excuses. If you are really determined, no one can do to you. What status do you have in that family, do you not know in your heart? Do you really want to serve them forever? Be a servant Does it feel so good?"

Xu Changsheng continued to lower his head and smoked. After a few seconds, he raised his head and looked at Xu Tongdao, "Xiaodao, then tell me, what should I do? I'll listen to you, can you show me the way?"

Xu Tongdao was a little surprised. He narrowed his eyes and looked at him steadily, "You really listen to me?"

Xu Changsheng nodded vigorously.