Chapter 21
Chapter 21
??Bai Hui turned and walked outside. As the lights in the room came on, the voices outside became even more noisy.
?? When Liu Zhengru walked to the door, he saw four or five people standing in the yard outside, holding something more or less in their hands, knocking on the stone pillars and making the sound of palm nuts.
?? A middle-aged man at the head, seeing Bai Hui coming out, asked the others to be quiet, and took a step forward to grab Bai Hui's hand.
??Bai Hui turned sideways and hid. He stood upright: "Uncle Wang, what do you want me to do at such a late hour?"
??Uncle Wang lost his hand, and he didn't care. When he frowned, a mournful expression appeared on his face: "Listen to your uncle, your grandma is gone? Why didn't you even have a funeral? We don't know, well."
?? Several people around him also immediately echoed a few words.
??Bai Hui gritted his teeth, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "My grandma didn't leave."
?? Uncle Wang was taken aback and asked, "Your uncle said your grandma is gone."
?? Bai Hui didn't speak, just stared at him.
"Uncle Wang, just tell me what you came to see me tonight." He got straight to the point.
?? Uncle Wang was embarrassed, and moved the rolling pin in his hand behind him. He said, "Then what, my son lost some money in business. You see, after so many years, can I borrow your money now?" give me back?"
??Bai Hui pursed his lips tightly: "Uncle Wang...I'm really sorry, I don't have any money with me right now."
??………
??Unable to hear what was said behind, and a unilateral quarrel started outside, Liu Zhengru stood inside the door, frowning as he watched the scene ahead.
??He thought that Bai Hui had dropped out of school to work part-time because he had no money to see a doctor for his grandma. Was he still in debt of 10 yuan?
?? 10 yuan is not too much, and it is not much less.
?? But for Bai Hui, for a teenager who is in high school, this is already a big mountain to press down.
??What's more, he didn't expect that Bai Hui had an uncle, but judging from the current situation, his uncle didn't have a very good relationship with him.
??Liu Zhengru looked at the situation outside, moved his toes, and walked towards the outer courtyard.
??Bai Hui stood in the middle of the crowd, lowered his head and listened silently to the scolding and noise of the people around him.
??He is a debtor, and it is only natural to pay back the debt. He has no way to refute it.There is no way for him to take out so much money at one time and return it to others... Only a little money is prepared to pay for his high school tuition.
??Bai Hui lowered his head, like a lonely and helpless stray dog, silently enduring other people's pointing and pointing.
?? Liu Zhengru's heart sank, he coughed lightly, and asked the people in front to make way for him.
??People don't know who he is. They just see that he is full of style and temperament, but his face is cold, and his eyes are more like "whoosh" braving the cold wind.
?? The surrounding voices fell silent. The others looked at Liu Zhengru who appeared suddenly, stared at each other and asked each other with their eyes.
?? Seeing Dr. Liu walking in like this, Bai Hui anxiously wanted him to leave first.
?? What if they quarrel and these people want to hurt Dr. Liu as soon as they get angry?
?? As soon as his hand touched Dr. Liu's sleeve, he was grabbed. Liu Zhengru pulled Bai Hui behind him, and said calmly, "I'll pay the money Bai Hui owes you."
?? When everyone heard this, they were stunned.
??Even Bai Hui was stunned. He thought that Dr. Liu would shy away from him because of his heavy debts, but he didn't expect Dr. Liu to...
??Bai Hui watched himself being held by Dr. Liu's cool hand, and a wave of warmth surged through his heart.
??He stuck it close to Liu Zhengru's ear, and whispered, "Doctor Liu, it's fine. I'll just pay off these debts myself."
??Liu Zhengru glanced at him indifferently, and retorted softly: "How do you pay it back? You don't have a job now, even if you go to work, when do you want to pay back two or three thousand a month?"
?? Seeing the two of them chattering, Uncle Wang tapped the stick on the side to remind them of their existence: "Who are you? What is your relationship with Bai Hui? How much Bai Hui owes me?" Money, do you know you!"
??Liu Zhengru turned his head, looked at them and said, "I know, so I'll pay it back, but I don't have cash with me right now. Do you want cash or a transfer?"
?? Uncle Wang's snarky words got stuck in his throat. He grew his mouth and said in disbelief: "One hundred thousand? Are you going to pay it back?"
??Seeing Liu Zhengru nodded without hesitation, Uncle Wang was too shocked to speak.
?? Obediently, who is this person?Isn't Bai Hui only one uncle?
?? It's just that the most important thing at the moment is to get the money, and Uncle Wang doesn't care who Liu Zhengru is. Anyway, it's good to let him get the money.
?? Immediately, he made a decision and asked Liu Zhengru to go to the bank to transfer the money to him immediately. When he saw the money arrived, he returned the IOU to Bai Hui.
?? Fortunately, Liu Zhengru went out with his wallet, followed them directly to the nearest ATM, and transferred the money to Uncle Wang.
?? Uncle Wang looked at the extra money in the bank card, and smiled with satisfaction. He took out an IOU from his trouser pocket and gave it to Bai Hui, and said to him, "It's not that Uncle Wang forced you to pay back the money, it's mainly because your uncle I lost a gambling a few days ago, and I used to think that your uncle might help you pay back the money. Isn't it, are you worried that I have no money? "
??He looked over to Liu Zhengru, and asked in a low voice, "Who are you?"
?? Bai Hui glanced at him silently, put the IOU in his pocket, pulled Liu Zhengru, turned around and left.
??Liu Zhengru's wrist was grabbed by Bai Hui forcefully, and it hurt a little. Seeing that Bai Hui was in a bad mood, he just called out to Bai Hui before he was pulled into an alley around the corner.
??The alley was long and deep, and the street lights outside were already dim, so the light in the alley was insufficient. Liu Zhengru was pressed against the wall by Bai Hui, and his thin back was painfully leaning against the wall. When he raised his head, he could only see Bai Hui in the night. Shining eyes.
??In the cramped space, the other party's hot and humid breath sprayed on his face. Bai Hui pressed Liu Zhengru's shoulder with one hand, and propped up the wall with the other hand, wrapping Dr. Liu's whole body between the wall and his chest.
?? Bai Hui's sudden movement made Liu Zhengru stunned. He could even feel the scalding heat from Bai Hui's hand holding him.
"Doctor Liu," Bai Hui lowered his head, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, "Why did you help me pay back the money today..."
??Liu Zhengru quietly moved his shoulders: "There is no reason." He said lightly: "You let me go first."
?? When Bai Hui heard this, he quickly let go of his hand. Thinking of what he had just done impulsively, he was so annoyed that he wanted to beat himself to death: "I'm sorry, Doctor Liu, did I hurt you?"
??The action of pulling Dr. Liu was too anxious just now. Did he hurt Dr. Liu?
??Bai Hui was anxious to step forward to take a look, but worried that he would hurt Dr. Liu with too much strength, so he could only stand there remorsefully.
??Liu Zhengru rubbed his shoulder, obviously feeling some pain in his shoulder blade.
?? He straightened his wrinkled clothes, and said to Bai Hui: "I said that I want to invest in you. These things and things that can be solved with money are trivial matters. I hope you can concentrate on thinking about your future. "
"There are some things," Liu Zhengru sighed softly, "If you want, I can help you think about it."
??Bai Hui leaned against the wall on the other side. He looked at Dr. Liu's shadow on the ground under the moonlight, and slowly said, "Dr. Liu, I should be a burden to you."
?? His tone was calm, as if he was telling other people's stories: "When I was ten years old, my parents jumped off the building and died together because of business failure."
?? After Bai Hui's parents gave birth to Bai Hui, they thought about starting a business. When Bai Hui was six years old, they borrowed 20 yuan from their relatives and friends, and they started doing business.
??In the beginning, their business was very good, and they gradually repaid half of the money they borrowed.
??During that time, Bai Hui lived a prosperous life, and Bai Hui's parents also bought a high amount of insurance for Bai Hui's grandma.
?? I just didn't expect that Bai Hui's parents went bankrupt after a business failure. All the money on him was lost, and the remaining money was used to return other people in the business.
??I didn't expect that the couple didn't bear the blow and jumped to their death all of a sudden. The 10 yuan they borrowed from neighbors and relatives was delayed.
??Bai Hui was only ten years old at that time, and could only be brought up by his grandmother.
??Although he has an uncle, but the uncle has no skills, only eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.
?? In the past, Bai Hui's family was often used to help him, but now Bai Hui suddenly fell into the clouds, and Uncle Bai Hui ignored him directly. Even Bai Hui's grandma asked him to borrow some money, but he refused.
??Grandma Bai Hui has no other choice. Since her grandson is still young, she can only earn money by doing small jobs by herself.
??She sewed clothes corners, picked up trash for recycling...a lot of work, just to be able to bring Bai Hui up.
?? But she didn't expect that Bai Hui's body would collapse when she reached high school.
??The old man's health is getting worse and worse, Bai Hui insists on going his own way, and quietly goes to school to take a leave of absence in the second semester of his sophomore year, and works outside to earn money for his grandma's medical treatment.
??Uncle Bai Hui's nature of eating, drinking, whoring and gambling has not changed. Ever since he found out that Grandma Bai Hui was ill, he decided to take care of Grandma Bai Hui's insurance.
"Maybe he lost a bet recently, so he has been thinking about it..." Bai Hui raised his head and cast his gaze on Liu Zhengru, "The couple I met in the underground garage last time are my uncle and aunt. "
??Liu Zhengru nodded slightly, he took a few steps forward, stood in front of Bai Hui and said solemnly: "Bai Hui, whether you are my burden or not is up to me to judge. I can tell you clearly, you no."
??Bai Hui looked at Liu Zhengru in astonishment, only to see Doctor Liu thinking seriously: "If your uncle keeps coming to you, you are reviewing knowledge points at home like this, and there are too many external interferences."
??Bai Hui: "...so..."
??Liu Zhengru nodded: "So you might as well live in my house. My house is clean, and it's convenient for you to cook for me... Cough."
??He was a little embarrassed. Why did he feel that he was talking about it later just to let Bai Hui cook for him...
"Doctor Liu," Bai Hui asked softly, "Can I hug you?"
??Liu Zhengru:? ?
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