C5 How Could My Humble Home be Honored by Your Presence

It was almost a week before Shih Jiayun called. Yuu Zihong was happy. He didn't know what to do. After tidying up, he rushed out.

A few old men wearing tattered clothes were sitting there sunbathing. The dark snow hadn't completely melted yet. Dirty mixed with coal dregs and other miscellaneous items, when stepped on, black and yellow dirty water would emerge. The wind in the hall whistled, as if all the cold air had gathered here. Yuu Zihong could not help but wrap his jacket tightly. Shih Jiayun, who was wearing thin clothes in front of him, did not seem to be cold at all. She strode forward.

She went up to the second floor and stopped in front of a low house. There was a pile of coal slag in front of the door. The yellow mud and the good coal ball had not dried yet. The black wooden door was covered with old newspapers. The edges of the black wooden door were curled up and trembled in the wind.

As soon as he entered, Yuu Zihong was almost suffocated by the smell of medicine and coal in the house. There was only one room in the house. There were two rooms in the middle, which made the room even darker. Shih Jiayun turned on the light, but it was a yellow ball of light. There was not much light in the air, and there was a dying person lying on the bed. He was Shih Jiayun's father. From time to time, a few coughs came from there. Outside, there was a narrow bed made of wood. The bed sheets had been washed until they were white. However, they were stacked neatly. Beside the pillow, there was a book with a broken skin called Dream of the Red Chamber. It was covered with a lot of leather parchment, and next to it was an old-fashioned wooden table. There was a large stack of paper under his legs and a few cheap cosmetics on the table. There was a rusted mirror on the shelf and a plastic fake flower in the glass bottle next to it. There was a very small room next to it, very dark. It was as if it was a kitchen. Shih Jiayun dialled the stove that was about to go out. She put in a few more coal balls with less coal and more soil. The flames slowly rushed up. The room gradually became less cold. Yuu Zihong wanted to go to the back and greet Shih Jiayun's father, who was like Shih Jiayun's father. "Stay here. He finally fell asleep. "

Yuu Zihong moved his feet as lightly as possible. Shih Jiayun brought a stool and asked him to sit beside the stove. She opened the snacks and fruits that Yuu Zihong brought and put a few plates in front of Yuu Zihong and said, "There's nothing to eat at home. Just eat what Sir brought. "

Yuu Zihong smiled and said, "I'll keep it for you. Let's sit and talk. Do you have water? I'm very thirsty. I didn't even drink a mouthful of water when I woke up in the morning. "

Shih Jiayun went to look at the hot water in the hot water bottle. It was still considered water from last night. It was not very hot, so she went to the stove outside to get half a bottle of water. When she came back, she saw Yuu Zihong reading the book on her bedside.

"Mr. Yuu, come and drink some water. " Shih Jiayun heated the glass cup in the hot water and poured half a cup into Yuu Zihong's hand. "Be careful, it's a little hot. "

Yuu Zihong took the water and drank a mouthful. It was so hot that he almost vomited. Shih Jiayun smiled faintly and took out an iron jar. She poured the hot water back and forth in the jar and kept blowing it in her mouth. Yuu Zihong quietly looked at her. "Come. Alright, drink it. " Shih Jiayun handed the water to Yuu Zihong. She poured another cup and placed it in front of him.

"Miss Shih also likes to watch Dream of the Red Chamber. "

"I know a few words, but I don't see them all very well. I only went to primary school. At that time, my father was still a leather merchant. Business was pretty good, and my mother was still there at that time. She was a very good person, and she loved to tell me stories in the Dream of the Red Chamber. She was once the granddaughter of an old man from the previous dynasty, and then her family fell. She had many daughters, and they all married businessmen. My father was very good to my mother. He promised her that he would buy her a big house in Shanghai. His mother died of illness before his wish was fulfilled. After that, his father was unable to recover. His business also became more and more depressed. Finally, he fell ill. I sold all the valuable items at home, but it was still not enough to pay for his medical expenses. There were people who introduced me to be a waitress. You know, that kind of work, even though the money comes very quickly, But, there are many things that I don't want to do. . . If I let my father hear that I'm doing that kind of work, he won't forgive me no matter what. So I found this job now. The salary isn't much, but it's earned from a drop of sweat, a drop of sweat, a drop of sweat, a drop of sweat, a drop of sweat, a drop of sweat, a drop of sweat, a drop of sweat, a drop of sweat, a drop of sweat. It was just that my father's illness was getting worse by the day. I remember the last time I found a doctor, he prescribed this prescription. After taking it, my father's condition improved a lot, just that the medicine was very expensive. One dose is worth more than ten yuan, so I had to work a few times at the same time. I also work as a maid in a family. It's a few tens of yuan a month. This is enough for the expenses of my father's monthly medicine. Here is 50 dollars. Mr. Yuu lent it to me that time. I just got paid yesterday. " Shih Jiayun placed a stack of neatly arranged bills and a few copper coins on the table.

"If you are in a hurry to use it, you don't have to give it back to me in a hurry. " Yuu Zihong pushed it away with his hand.

"It's fine. It's fine now. If you are nervous in the future, you can borrow it from Mr. Yuu. " Shih Jiayun politely refused.

"What happened to your hand?" Yuu Zihong saw a large layer of skin on Shih Jiayun's hand. The red skin inside was shocking.

"This, it was hot when I worked. Mr. Yuu probably had never entered the silk factory before. The workers in the silk factory were all like this. They soak the silk in very hot water and use people to make the silk. We have to keep our hands in hot water. At first, we were not used to it. It was so hot that we couldn't help it. After a long time, it became like this. Mr. Yuu, didn't you notice that I'm much whiter than the others? This is all because of the hot water. " Shih Jiayun said in amusement.

"So that's all. It will definitely hurt. " It was as if his hand had become like that too.

"I was really not used to it when I first went there. It was so hot. My hand couldn't be stuffed in at all. When I came back on the first day, my hand was so hot that it was like a big bag. To tell you the truth, I really wanted to back out at that time. But I was thinking that other than this job, I wouldn't do any other work. So I forced myself to do it. After a long time, I'll get used to it. "

"You guys sure worked hard. " Yuu Zihong said with a sigh.

Shih Jiayun sighed and said, "Actually, I am not the most tired. We have a little sister in our factory. She has a little brother and a demented mother at home to feed. The place she lives in can't be described. But even if it was for the sake of life, she still persisted. She said that after her younger brother graduated, she simply found a random person to marry. Even if it was to be someone else's aunt, as long as she didn't suffer this pain. . . She was willing to do anything, sigh. . . If life had come to that point, there would be no dignity to speak of. Compete with her. I can be considered lucky. We have a place where we can live without suffering from the cold and heat. Mr. Yuu, look at me. You've said so much all of a sudden. I hope you don't mind. " Shih Jiayun suddenly felt that she had said too much. She should not have talked so much during their first meeting.

"How could that be? You really taught me a lesson. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known that there was such a group of people living so bitterly in society, Miss Shih. If you don't mind, our school has been recruiting workers recently. The salary is still alright. It's much easier than your current job. Wiping the blackboard and sweeping the floor every day. The environment is also better and the working time is shorter. You can also take some time to take care of Uncle Gu. "

"Really? Can I really go to school to work?" Shih Jiayun was wild with joy and simply did not know what to say. "Can I?"

Yuu Zihong smiled and nodded.

The patients in the room coughed a few times. Shih Jiayun jumped to her father's side and said loudly, "Dad, I can go to school to work. "

It could be considered a few muffled sounds.

"Mr. Yuu, my dad asked me to thank you. " Shih Jiayun's eyes curved into a beautiful smile, and the two shallow dimples on her lips were filled with excitement.

"No need to thank me. Uncle, you should rest well. I'll be back in two days. I still have class in the afternoon. It's time to leave. Come to school tomorrow at nine o'clock in the morning and say that Mr. Yuu called you here. Don't forget to call the little sister you just talked about. "

"Thank you. I'll send you out, Mr. Yuu. " Shih Jiayun took her handbag and followed Yuu Zihong out.