In the starless night, the waning moon spread like water over the dirty and quiet alleys, and Lin Xuerou dragged her tired body on the way home.
She got up at five o'clock in the morning. After a whole day of school, followed by silver band training, she had just finished a long and tense evening shift. It was already past 11 o'clock in the evening. At this moment, she just wanted to return to the small school as soon as possible. In a small suite, you throw yourself into the soft quilt and let your tired body get a moment of peace.
The summer night was not cold yet, but she had a little wine, her face was reddish, and she felt a little chilly. She wrapped her coat tightly around her body and wanted to move forward faster, but her pointed high heels did not allow her to do so.
The neon tubes on the old billboards on the street emitted a weak light, not enough to illuminate the dark street, just enough to reflect the exhaustion on her face.
Finally, she came to the familiar downstairs, an old tenement building built in the 1960s and 1970s, with an erotic billboard. She looked up at the dim stairwell and sighed helplessly at the thought of climbing eight more flights of stairs. The stairs were dirty, wet, and there was the figure of the rat. Although it's really not that good, it's the only place where she can live and settle now. She took a deep breath and climbed up the ladder.
Suddenly in the corridor, she saw a small, dirty black short-haired golden bear, which was very pitiful.
"Little Heizi, it's really you." She knelt down and looked at the little bear.
Little Heizi, I heard, was born from a female rat that a neighbor’s child bought at the flower and bird market. I heard that at that time, seven or eight rats were born in one litter, and the children’s mothers bought them all, but this little Heizi was always there. I couldn't sell it, and I didn't like it because it looked as black as those ditch rats, so I just threw it outside.
When Xuerou saw it for the first time, she thought it would be bitten to death by the big black rat outside. Unexpectedly, it survived tenaciously.
After seeing it for several days in a row, Xuerou would always have a few peanuts in her pocket for it when she got off work part-time.
She looked at Xiao Heizi's relishing expression and said, "I'm sorry, I'm going to Japan soon. I may not be able to see you for a few days. Please eat more."
After she said that, she stood up and prepared to go home. Unexpectedly, Xiao Heizi dropped her favorite peanuts and followed her.
"I'm sorry, I want to support you too, but...I can hardly support myself...how can I support you?"
Xiao Heizi is very spiritual and loves to eat peanuts.
She gently swept Xiao Hei away with her foot, turned the key, and opened the door. I thought I was finally back in my cozy nest. Unexpectedly, the bad landlord was accompanying a strange man to visit her rental house.
Lin Xuerou couldn't believe this scene. She opened the door angrily and asked the landlord: "Why did you bring people to see the house without my permission?"
The landlord replied nonchalantly: "Oh, you haven't paid rent for two months, I thought you were renting."
"Money!? If you want it, I'll give it to you!" Xuerou said, giving all the money she just received to the landlord. She suppressed the anger in her heart and said: "I haven't moved for a day, this is still my private space, you How could I bring someone to visit without my knowledge, and so late?”
The landlord responded coldly: "This is my house, and whoever I like can come to see the house. Besides, you are only a tenant, not a buyer."
It turned out that Fang Chidong planned to immigrate to the UK, so he was anxious to sell the units in his hands as soon as possible (including Xuerou's small suite), for a total of more than 4 million.
Although Lin Xuerou felt very wronged and angry, she was helpless. After all, the house didn't belong to her, and she didn't have the money to buy it.
Now, she could only sit tiredly in the corridor outside, looking at the small sky on the patio, full of worries and fears about the future.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak."
"Xiao Heizi, you go home, I don't have any peanuts on me anymore." But Xiao Heizi did not run away. Instead, he stuck to her and got into her pocket.
"Don't be like this..." When she was about to chase it away, unexpectedly, Xiao Heizi fell asleep in her pocket.
"It turns out that you are the same as me, you don't have a home either." Xuerou said, "After going to Japan, I have to find a place to move. Although I feel a little reluctant to leave here..."
These days, housing prices in Hong Kong are ridiculously high. Although the tenement building Xuerou lives in now has a lower rental price due to its connections with pornographic businesses, so it is still affordable.
This apartment was rented by Shubert after he met Xuerou's mother, Sister Qing. Even though they moved into a mansion with a sea view, their family still used this place as a warehouse. Ever since Xuerou was kicked out of her home in the fifth grade, she had moved back here alone. In the past, Sister Qing and Schubert would give her some living expenses, but after Xuerou's college entrance examination, they stopped giving them and left her to fend for herself.
She looked at the little Heizi in her pocket, sleeping sweetly with a whole big peanut in her arms, and didn't want to wake it up.
At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.
She quickly stretched out her hand, gently pushed Xiao Heizi away, picked it up, and saw that it was from Ye Siren.
"Hello……"
"Hey, senior, have you just come back from a date?"
Siren felt suddenly sad when he saw Lin Xuerou wearing a beautiful white skirt and light and delicate makeup.
Xuerou said: "No. I have been busy with the Japanese performance for several days, so I don't have the mood or time to go on a date."
Siren: "Dressed here, I thought..."
Xuerou: "Shut up! What I wear is none of your business!"
Siren felt that Xuerou's mood seemed a little off, but...it was better not to hang up, lest she tear herself in half with her bare hands next time they meet.
"On a date... you need someone to ask for it."
Siren seemed to vaguely hear Xuerou's words.
In fact, Siren called this time to ask what Mo Yan meant when he called him that day.
So Xuerou told the story about Jiang Nanmei's quarrel with Mo Yan because of Liu Qiqiang.
Siren was very surprised when he heard this. He felt cold and murmured softly: "No wonder Master wants to practice the dance of "Magical Girl" well. Nowadays, the United States likes to use transgender men as the protagonists in classic movies..."
However, he was still very curious about what level Liu Qiqiang was that could make Jiang Nanmei identify with him so much.
However, Ye Siren believed that Jiang Nanmei was so good to Liu Qiqiang that this farce was a debut scene between Li Moyan and Jiang Nanmei.
"How is it possible..." Xuerou said in surprise.
"Almost every movie Jiang Nanmei makes, she will develop a relationship with her opponent in advance. Liu Qiqiang's reputation is not great to begin with. If he plays the leading role, it is impossible for everyone to accept him... Therefore, when doing this drama, It’s to make me feel better for Liu Qiqiang, and secondly, it’s to help him build his prestige.”
Xuerou: "How clear is that? It sounds like you and Jiang Nanmei also had a date."
Siren didn't answer, only frowned, and Xuerou said: "Scumbag!"
"I..." For a moment, Siren was so anxious that he explained that he and Jiang Nanmei only had a cooperative relationship.
At this time, Xiao Heizi suddenly crawled out and climbed up along Xuerou's clothes.
"Anyway, girls like me... probably won't be liked by girls..."
"No...it's not...you...this person is quite loyal, but a bit narcissistic and not very good at expressing himself." Xuerou said feeling uncomfortable.
Siren: "It's not that I'm not good at expressing myself in the morning, it's just that it's too early for me to talk about feelings. I really shouldn't fall in love prematurely at this stage."
"No!" Xuerou suddenly screamed.
Siren felt that something was wrong with Xuerou's expression, so he asked, "Senior, are you okay?"
But Xuerou suddenly said in shock: "I...I..."
"Senior sister, if you have something to do, just tell me." Siren's throat rolled up, as if he was expecting something.
Xuerou said, the little black disk had climbed onto her chest. She turned around and reached into her clothes to grab Xiao Heizi. She accidentally dropped her phone and ended the video.
"You little blackie, you are such a troublemaker!" Xuerou just finished scolding it, but it gently bit Xuerou's finger.
Xuerou accidentally let go of her hand in pain.
Little Heizi ran away and ran along the dark place.
Just when he wanted to continue chatting with Siren, he realized that the video had been turned off.
"This little black guy is so arrogant."
With that said, the landlord and the guests who were looking at the house came out.
"It's very cost-effective to buy here. After the government acquires the land next year, you can not only get a new public housing, but also get more than 6 million yuan in compensation, so the 4 million yuan is already a very good deal!"
Xuerou listened to the landlord talking to the housekeeper, who seemed a little hesitant. So he added: "Yes, he said the same thing when he leased it to me ten years ago. It has been ten years now, and there has been no progress at all on the land acquisition!"
The housekeeper listened, shook his head, and then declined the landlord.
"You're such a bad guy! I've been chatting about the business since 21:00 at night, and you immediately told me to run away!"
"I'm just telling the truth, and you just immigrated to the UK. I can rent the house to you via WeChat or Alipay without any fees," Xuerou said.
"I'm British, why should I use stuff from China?" the landlord cursed angrily.
After hearing this, Xuerou just rolled her eyes and ignored him.
When she got home, she gently took off her clothes, walked to the bed, and opened the curtains.
The moonlight poured into the room, reflecting on her haggard face. She fell tiredly onto the bed, feeling every muscle in her body wail.
She closed her eyes calmly, and suddenly the vague words sounded in her ears again: "In 201x, the best silver band in Hong Kong is the silver band of Chen Nanfang Middle School, Unicorn!"
What an endless dream...
"What are you thinking, senior sister? Why do you seem to hesitate to speak?"
At this time, Ye Siren was sitting in the lobby of the hotel. He thought of the skirt Xuerou just wore. I don't know why, but he always cared about it. He thought: I just got home in the middle of the night and dressed like this... It's not just for going on a date.
He didn't know why, but the more he thought about it, the more bitter he became.
