Paying the Bullies in Kind Chapter 6

My child, will my child be interested in your posture in bed?

Liam Zhao himself found this matter quite ironic. From the moment he imagined Nathan Tao's behavior in bed, the idea of   retaliating against the other party changed. In his heart, he was actually a very easy to mess up person. He would think , after all, they are all adults, so what if they really do something.

I no longer think you are my brother.

In fact, he wanted to beat Lucas Zhang just now, but he forced himself to calm down. He deliberately pretended not to care, touched Nathan Tao's arm on purpose, and exposed his back to Nathan Tao on purpose. Being a good person has a purpose.

Moreover, he really hated this unventilated room that smelled of rotten wood, hated the sticky sweat, hated the unclean water from outside, and hated Nathan Tao.

How on earth did he live his life in such a useless way?

"Classmate Zhao, it's almost dawn. If you can't sleep, go home first. There will be a breakfast stall here at around five o'clock in the morning. It won't be unsafe."

Oh, what Liam Zhao hates the most is this title, Classmate Zhao.

"also."

Liam Zhao sat up from the bed. He was indeed uncomfortably hot and very irritable. There were no clues about the ambiguous factors that might happen in this room. The only reason was that the conditions were worrying, but he felt it on his body. When the vest he was wearing reached the edge, he hesitated but did not take it off.

"I'll just wear this when I go back. Yesterday's short-sleeved shirt smells like sweat."

"Okay."

Nathan Tao also sat up from the bed. Liam Zhao glanced at him and felt like the little daughter-in-law in his TV series was nestling on a bed and watching her husband. However, this sudden metaphor made Liam Zhao feel very uncomfortable because they were not in such a status.

If he were replaced by passerby A, Nathan Tao would show the same expression and actions.

This non-uniqueness made Liam Zhao worried, but he didn't show it. When he put on his shoes and was about to go out, Nathan Tao spoke from behind: "I still think I should give them to you."

"No, you should rest quickly. I'm going home to sleep too."

Liam Zhao walked out the door and felt the suffocating air dissipate from his chest. The sky was bright and there was a faint sound of people outside. He walked through the narrow corridor and went down the steps. He happened to be face to face with a man with a big belly who came out of the toilet. The big underpants, which were washed white and deformed, glanced at Liam Zhao with strange eyes, yawned again and left.

Liam Zhao frowned, and found that the man had not washed his hands.

He walked down and saw the dark and greasy corridor, the rusty handrails, and the steps stuck with bubble gum. He avoided the bubble gum and came face to face with a woman carrying a wash basin. The woman also looked at him with that strange look. He looked at him, then turned around and muttered: "Occupy the toilet every day, lazy people pee a lot!"

When we arrived on the second floor, the cry of a child came out of a certain house. A young woman hurried over with a suitcase. She struggled to lift the suitcase and go down the steps. Liam Zhao helped her, and the woman thanked her. : "I'm going to be late for the train. I was disturbed by the kids next door and didn't go to bed until one o'clock last night. I got up late."

All the way to the east, there were sellers of soy milk, steamed stuffed buns, egg-filled pancakes with tenderloin and steamed buns, glutinous rice hot-dried noodles, fried dough sticks porridge... Liam Zhao walked to a fried pie seller. I bought a pickled cabbage pancake in front of the stall, and a cup of millet porridge in the stall next door, and ate it while walking.

Nathan Tao told him that millet porridge nourishes the stomach, and pickled cabbage pancakes are what Nathan Tao often makes. However, their family is too poor and there is less oil when frying the pancakes, so the pancakes are not as crispy as those sold outside.

But Liam Zhao still missed the taste of the dry and hard cake crust.

After leaving the alley, he sat on the side of the road and finished his breakfast, then crossed the unusually quiet red light district and found a nearby hotel on Taoyuan Middle Road to wash up and rest.

The next day, Liam Zhao rented a high-rise apartment with two bedrooms and one living room one kilometer near the school. The money in his hand was the inheritance left by his father who passed away many years ago. The cash flow alone was eight figures, so he was not short of money. , but because he suffered from poverty as a child, he is still very frugal. He planned the money in various categories, including investments, fixed assets, urgent needs, risks, supporting parents, and even his own retirement. This time, he specially set aside one hundred thousand, marking it as : Nathan Tao.

Of course, one hundred thousand is not a fixed number, it is just the cost of renting a house at this stage, which is six thousand a month for a year and a half.

In the next few days, Liam Zhao continued to go home from get off work with Nathan Tao, while cleaning the house, buying daily necessities, and buying some flowers and plants, trying his best to make the place more traces of life. Finally, he used a knife to clean the public sanitation water pipes. After the cut, water trickled down, and he turned off the valve and walked out of the bathroom.

About a week later, all preparations were in place, and Liam Zhao began the next step. That afternoon, he sent a message to Nathan Tao outside the red light district: [I can't go home with you today. I have something to do and I have to leave early. You should be more careful at night. If something happens, just call out. Don't be afraid of trouble others.]

After more than half an hour, Nathan Tao replied: [It's okay, you have a good rest]

Liam Zhao sat on a chair on the sidewalk and sent the content he had already edited: [I forgot my home key, it’s so troublesome]

This time, Nathan Tao quickly made a call. There was a lot of chaos over there. Nathan Tao tried to raise his voice: "Classmate Zhao, why don't you go to my place for a while first? I'll talk to the landlord. You go to her place." Get the key."

Liam Zhao said, "No need to trouble you."

"It's not troublesome. It's so hot outside. I still have a fan at home, so you have a place to sit."

Liam Zhao raised the corners of his mouth slightly. These conversations were completely consistent with his expectations, so he deliberately remained silent and said in a rehearsed tone: "Okay, my mother will be back in about three or four hours. By then I will Give the key back, thank you."

Nathan Tao quickly said: "Okay, just leave it at home and I will return it to the landlord then."

Liam Zhao knew that Nathan Tao was extremely grateful to him. As long as he could help him even a little bit, he would be happier than giving him a salary increase. He was such a person. He took other people's small kindness as a huge burden and must give it to others. Return.

After getting the key, Liam Zhao went to get one, then returned to the hut and sat quietly at the table for a while. Originally, he just wanted to sit, but how could he really just sit? He opened Nathan Tao's drawer. There was a little change in it and a palm-sized notebook. Liam Zhao opened it and found Nathan Tao's expense bills.

It was very trivial, including what kind of steamed buns and pickles he ate, what door lock screws he bought, which bus and subway he took, and so on. Although there were no other unnecessary records other than simple time, accounts, and amounts, Liam Zhao looked at these. Bit by bit, I still feel like I saw Nathan Tao every day.

He hasn't changed at all. He loves money and is stingy. The ledger is his life.

While flipping through the pages, Liam Zhao suddenly saw a familiar word - Zhongzhou.

This expenditure is considered the largest one in this bill. It is the trip from Yancun to Zhongzhou. Since there is no direct train, Nathan Tao took a tricycle, bus, bus, and train, and stayed in Zhongzhou for more than ten days. I just bought a non-seat ticket from Zhongzhou to Linhai and arrived in Linhai City more than 30 days ago.

What is he doing in Zhongzhou? Have you stayed that long? There is no record of accommodation in a hotel or the like in the bill, so where did he stay? Does he have other friends in Zhongzhou?

Liam Zhao was puzzled. He could only speculate that Nathan Tao might have gone to Zhongzhou to find his parents, and then learned his whereabouts. Finally, he visited Zhongzhou for a few days and then came to Linhai.

You should still ask your parents about this when you have time, but Liam Zhao became irritated when he thought of communicating with his mother, and he became even more disgusted when he thought of his stepfather with a treacherous look on his face. He came to Linhai for more than a month, and he and his parents Not even a single communication. He had been missing for six years, and when he returned home at the age of twelve, he was already greatly estranged from his parents. Different living habits, conflicting views, mutual suspicion... All kinds of things, they didn't look like a family. People are like passers-by who have to carpool during a certain journey.

From the age of twelve to eighteen, Liam Zhao, who took this train called "Family", has changed from lively and noisy at the beginning to silent and quiet. Finally the train arrived at the station. He and Nathan Tao both came to Linhai from Zhongzhou and came to the new world. As if by coincidence and destiny, they met again, this time with new identities.

However, this moment was no longer that moment. Liam Zhao picked up the gel pen on the table, drew a smiley face on the last page of Nathan Tao's account book, then closed the book and left.

After going out, he sent a message to Nathan Tao: "Your bed is quite spacious for sleeping alone. It's not hot today."

Nathan Tao was probably busy and didn't reply for a long time. Liam Zhao sent another sentence after a while: [I'm home. Thank you for today. I'm worried that that person will cause trouble for you. If you need me, you can call anytime.]

Liam Zhao returned to the hotel, and it was around three o'clock in the morning before Nathan Tao replied: [I've been busy and didn't reply in time. It's okay. He can't squat on me every day]

A few minutes later, he sent another message: [I’m going home too, good night]

For safety reasons, Liam Zhao still went out and waited for a while at the intersection of the red light district. When he saw Nathan Tao's tired figure getting off the bus, he followed him quietly. But this time the tracking was just to prevent Lucas Zhang, he was not If he wanted to scare Nathan Tao, he wouldn't show up as a special companion - they were just friends. If they went out of their way to see each other off in the middle of the night, his purpose would obviously be impure.

Fortunately, it was safe today. It wasn't until he saw Nathan Tao going upstairs to turn on and off the lights that Liam Zhao returned to the hotel and took a nap. At around eight o'clock in the morning, he got up and sent Nathan Tao a message: [I had a rest last night and didn't see you. Information, are you home safe? 】

After thinking about it, he added another one: [I may not be free to go home with you tonight. I have a vacant house at home and I have to clean it]

Then, Liam Zhao didn't wake up until after twelve o'clock. The news from Nathan Tao also came over: [I just woke up. I happen to be on vacation today. Do you want my help with cleaning? My hands and feet are very nimble]

This was what Liam Zhao was waiting for. He said: [No, you finally have a day off, I'll be there]

[You are so polite, Mr. Zhao. You have helped me so much and I have nothing in return. Besides, I especially like to do housework. Doing housework is relaxing for me.]

This is true. Liam Zhao knows Nathan Tao's character. He is the kind of person who can’t take any time off. Unlike most people who play with their mobile phones all day long, he does not have entertainment facilities such as mobile phones and computers, nor anything. Hobby, but he is handy and careful. He used to make grasshoppers and birds out of small straw for Liam Zhao to play with. He usually cultivated the land, fertilized, picked fruits, and sold vegetables. When he had a little free time, he would also make some clothes to seal the edges to earn extra money. A radio is the greatest entertainment.

But Liam Zhao still replied: [Who likes to work?

Nathan Tao was afraid that Liam Zhao would not agree, so he made several typos in a hurry: [I have nothing to do at home, I am talking about two people having fun]

Liam Zhao "reluctantly" replied: [That's okay, I'll treat you to dinner after it's over]

After making an appointment to meet at the bus station, Liam Zhao lay on the bed for a while. He only slept on one side of the 1.8-meter bed. On the other side of the pillow was a folded vest with a silver key on it. He took the key in his hand and looked at it again and again, then threw it aside, turned over and lay on Nathan Tao's vest. The dusty memory that had lasted for many years gradually filled his heart. He really missed it.

It was finally no longer the time to be powerless at the age of twelve. This time, he must have everything under control.