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"Let's go, we don't need anyone here." A middle-aged man pushed a skinny youngster with a pair of glasses on his nose out of a fast food restaurant. The youngster turned around and said to the middle-aged man behind him, "Boss, even if you don't treat me to waiters, I can still be a waiter." The middle-aged man looked at the young man with disgust, "I already said there's no need. You're a university student, I can't afford to hire you." "Don't! Boss, I'm not done yet. It's fine as long as I have some food and lodging." Before the young man could finish his words, the middle-aged owner had already turned around and entered the fast food restaurant.

Seeing this, the young man scolded softly: "What kind of people are these? Didn't you see that my business was fine the moment I entered your shabby shop? There are also quite a few pretty girls." "Rumble!" Just as he finished speaking, a loud clap of thunder could be heard. Hearing the sound, the young man couldn't help but shrink back his neck and say, "Don't tell me you're right about all of this, Amitabha."

No wonder it was raining. It seemed that it was going to rain soon, so the young man silently counted in his heart: "This is already today's twelfth shop, so forget it, let's go back first. Otherwise it will rain and we'll be sick." Recalling the few dollars in his pocket, he didn't want to get sick. It would be bad if he didn't have the money to see a doctor then.

He was 22 years old and had graduated from a third-rate university, so he could be considered to have a relatively stable job. Even though he helped people look at the car park, he still had about a thousand dollars, but because he had been involved in a small fight with someone in the car park for the past month, he was able to hit someone else's car easily. Although the person in charge of the car park mediated, he didn't need to compensate others for the cost of repairing the car, but he was still expelled.

So this month, he kept looking for a job. Originally, it was very easy to find one, but every time he went there, he would either wait for news or not recruit people. He was almost out of money.

"He also said that it's easy to find a job now and the unemployment rate is low. Everything is a lie." Unknowingly, he came to an old looking house where he assumed this was his residence. However, he was not in a hurry to get up. Instead, he stuck his head out to look around before climbing up the stairs to the third floor.

This building had a long history. The wooden staircase kept creaking as if it was about to collapse at any time. He quietly arrived at the third floor and raised his head to see a middle-aged woman in simple clothing standing in front of the door, seemingly waiting for him.

When the middle-aged woman saw that Chen Yong had returned, she walked up to him and said, "Chen Yong, you've returned." Chen Yong knew he wouldn't be able to escape this time, "That's right, Aunt Wang." Chen Yong had not paid rent for two months already, so every time he returned, he would be very careful as he was afraid that the other party would ask him for the rent. Originally, Chen Yong thought that he would be able to get away with it this time, but he didn't expect Wang Ma to be waiting for him at the door.

Aunt Wang walked in front of Chen Yong and asked, "Have you found a job yet?" Chen Yong embarrassedly said, "Not yet, but I'll definitely pay your rent, Aunt Wang. But can you give me a few days?" Aunt Wang laughed. "Alright, child. Do you think that Aunt Wang came here just to collect your rent?"

"Isn't it?" When Aunt Wang heard this, her expression changed and she said, "So Auntie Wang is such a philistine person in your eyes. Alright then, since you said I was here to collect the rent, then you can pay the rent."

"This …" Chen Yong cursed himself for being quick with his words and tried to curry favor with her, "It's not like that, Auntie Wang is just me …" Before Chen Yong could finish his sentence, Aunt Wang laughed, "Hehe, I'm just joking with you. Aunt Wang knows you're still looking for a job, and I know you didn't mean to say that just now. But this time, auntie came to let you eat at my place."

Seeing that Grandma Wang only wanted him to go to her house to eat, Chen Yong was immediately relieved. Who would have any objections to eating? Chen Yong hurriedly said, "No, I'll definitely be there tonight."

Seeing that Chen Yong had promised Grandma Wang that he wouldn't disturb him, otherwise people would think he was here to collect rent. "Alright then, remember to come tonight. I'll go buy some vegetables first." As he said that, he turned around and walked down the stairs. Chen Yong watched Grandma Wang leave before entering his rented room.

As if he was used to it, Chen Yong threw all of the dirty clothes and socks on the bed, and after walking for the whole morning and talking so much, his mouth was already dry and his stomach was growling. After resting for a while, Chen Yong got up and walked to a broken desk, on which there was a 14-inch laptop. This laptop was bought by Chen Yong at the second-hand market with the money he saved from college.

Chen Yong's parents were both laid-off workers. Although Chen Yong's parents took advantage of the time when he was away to open a small furniture shop to force Chen Yong to enter university and become a member of the family, Chen Yong's parents had always wanted Chen Yong to become a student, but things were the opposite. Although Chen Yong had gone to university, he was still a third-rate university, after graduation, Chen Yong knew the conditions of his family and didn't ask for a single cent from his own family.

When he had just graduated, Chen Yong still had lofty ideals and ambitions, but reality was cruel. Every time he searched for a job, he would be rejected by others, and looking at his old classmates who were either government officials or the upper echelons of the company, the weakest of them all was at least a boss. When he thought about how he was useless, Chen Yong would not dare to return home, afraid of being looked down upon by others.

He opened the laptop that he had been sitting on for a long time and took the opportunity to take out a bucket of instant noodles from under the table. Looking at the remaining bowl of instant noodles, Chen Yong thought to himself, "It's a good thing we have a place to eat tonight, otherwise we would really starve." As far as Chen Yong was concerned, he would deal with it tomorrow, as long as he could fill his stomach today.

As he waited, there was suddenly a loud sound of thunder coming from outside, and the rain was falling faster and faster. Luckily, he had come back quickly, and five minutes had passed very quickly. Chen Yong was eating his instant noodles as he browsed through the computer's pages. He didn't know if the computer was too long or if the power hadn't been plugged in, but the computer suddenly went black, "Damn, this computer, I'll change it when I have the money." Chen Yong scolded as he put down the instant noodles and reached for the power outlet at the back.

"Rumble!"

His hand trembled, and accidentally knocked over the instant noodles on the table. As his eyes opened, soup started to flow from the noodles to the power outlet, Chen Yong wanted to wipe it off, but it was already too late. Chen Yong immediately felt an electric current come over, and his body was trembling slightly; it was not like Chen Yong had not been electrocuted before, but the electric current was not as strong as it was this time, "It's because of the rain." Chen Yong thought to himself. Following that, Chen Yong felt a powerful current flowing out of his body. Chen Yong's vision instantly turned black as he fainted.

The instant he fainted, Chen Yong screamed in his heart, "I don't know if I'll be saved or not, I still don't want to die, I haven't even gotten married. If you want me to die, at least let me finish the dinner that Aunt Wang prepared for me."

"..."

"Chen Yong got up to eat. Today is the first day of school, don't be late." A shout came from the third floor of an employee dormitory that looked like it had existed for a long time, "It's here, don't hurry it up." A voice came from under the blanket. With a flip of the blanket, a 17-18 year old boy got up from the blanket and walked towards the bathroom in a daze.

However, not long after the boy entered, he suddenly heard a miserable cry: "Ah, what's going on?" He looked down at his lower body, then abruptly lifted his head to look at himself in the mirror. At this moment, it was possible that someone outside had heard the sound of his body coming from inside, so he asked: "Chen Yong, are you alright? Why are you yelling so early in the morning? Hurry up and get up, it's already past seven o'clock." Chen Yong came back to his senses, not knowing what to say. "What …" "Oh, here we are." After he finished speaking, he ignored the toothpaste on his mouth and fiercely pinched his thigh.

"Wow, wow." A strong pain came out, and he couldn't help but scream out loud, afraid that the people outside would hear. He covered his mouth with his left hand. "It hurts, isn't it dreaming?" Chen Yong had pinched his thigh to verify that he wasn't dreaming again. Just now, he saw that he had actually become much younger, not because he was young, but because he felt the same way when he was in high school. Even the feathers on his body had just matured.

Chen Yong did not have enough time to think about it, and suddenly rushed out of the toilet into the room. Looking at this familiar scene, Chen Yong was momentarily speechless, and blankly stood there, until he was told to hurry up and say: "Chen Yong, hurry up, otherwise, I'll come in." After he finished speaking, the sound of the door opening could be heard from outside. Chen Yong hastily replied, "He's here." Hearing Chen Yong's words, that person also turned around and left. However, she still urged him, "Hurry up, don't be late on the first day of class."

"School?" Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, and without even washing his face, he opened the door and ran out of the living room towards the place where the calendar hung. Looking at the date on the calendar, Chen Yong was dumbfounded, "Feb. 18, 2005!" Chen Yong exclaimed.

At this time, the person who had been urging him the entire time came up to him and said, "Chen Yong, what happened to you today?"