T/N: Biao used for relatives on mother side.

1. Biao Ge: Older cousin brother
2. Biao Di: Younger cousin brother

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Two days before the date of Huang Dan’s salary, Jiang Huai came to him.

Huang Dan had dark circles under his eyes, he rubbed his eyes and yawned listlessly.

Jiang Huai usually looks like he has a poor sleep quality. If it weren’t for that face and figure, he must be sickly. Huang Dan is even more serious than him now.

“Have you been fishing these few nights?”

“They’re all working overtime.”

Huang Dan yawned one after another, he wiped away his tears, and yawned again, “You wait for me for another two days.”

Jiang Huai stared at the young man, “Have you read today’s news?”

Huang Dan shook his head.

Jiang Huai crossed his arms, “There was an IT guy who died suddenly in the office working overtime, I think you are going too.”

Huang Dan, “……”

Jiang Huai didn’t talk nonsense to him, “Bring me my mobile phone.”

Huang Dan stopped yawning, took the mobile phone from the drawer and handed it over, “The screen has been replaced, it’s no problem to turn it on and off, so the three thousand is……”

Jiang Huai opened the case, pressed the card into the card slot, complained about the broken Nokia while turning it on, and said that he needed to use the mobile phone in a hurry, so forget it this time, “Don’t mention this to me in the future, or one day when I think about it, the matter of three thousand yuan will be reversed.”

Huang Dan immediately shut his mouth.

The man suddenly changed his mind, he saved the money, and the pressure on him was less.

Jiang Huai opened the door and went out, “You get four thousand a month, and you work so hard, your life is really worthless.”

Huang Dan rubbed his forehead, “Yes.”

What can do, he will work overtime in any line of work, he stays in the office, and sometimes he is too busy to go back until late.

The door closed and opened again, Jiang Huai asked, “Which store did you buy the cake from?”

Huang Dan said the address, “Why?”

Jiang Huai said stiffly, “It’s terrible, buy it from a different store in the future.”

After the door was closed, Huang Dan came to his senses. He was speechless and didn’t ask any questions, so he booked an annual birthday cake from him.

Huang Dan went to wash his face and came back, put the phone card into the card slot of the Nokia, and pressed the power button. Not long after the phone was turned on, a call came in.

He glanced at the number, the front was 0556, the landline number of the original owner’s home.

Mother Lin just came back from playing mahjong with four heads, “Son, mom called you a few days ago, why can’t I get through?”

Huang Dan said that there was a problem with the mobile phone.

Mother Lin said, “Your father’s Nokia is dead. When you come back for the National Day, Mom will replace it for you. It’s a good phone, Samsung’s. Your little uncle has only used it for less than two years. It’s very new.”

Huang Dan, “……”

Mother Lin asked what he had for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Huang Dan explained it one by one.

Mother Lin said, “The cold noodles at the roadside stalls are unhygienic. The last time I saw a woman picking flies out of chili oil.”

Huang Dan was drinking water and choked.

Listening to her son’s coughing, Mother Lin said, “Aren’t you tired at work? You can’t make enough money. Your health is important. Don’t go to bed after ten o’clock at night. You must not stay up late.”

Huang Dan said in his heart that he was still on the bus at ten o’clock and did not get home.

Mother Lin started nagging, “It’s very hot over there, buy some mung beans and boil water, remember to put a little rock sugar, boil more at a time and put it in the refrigerator, and drink it when you come back from get off work.”

Huang Dan said, “Okay.”

Mother Lin babbled a lot, just foreshadowing, “There is something, your Biao Di is going to S City for a few days, so he will stay with you.”

Huang Dan’s eyelids twitched, “Biao Di doesn’t need to go to school?”

Mother Lin said, “It’s a holiday.”

Huang Dan supported his head, is it already the student’s summer vacation? So fast? “Mom, I’m in a shared house with many people and the environment is not good.”

Mother Lin said it was all right, “Your Biao Di is a boy, your uncle and aunt have already said, this time he will suffer a little bit.”

Huang Dan has nothing to say.

Mother Lin sighed, “Mom has already promised your aunt, it’s not easy to turn this matter away, son, the price of goods in S City is so high, it’s very expensive to stay in a hotel for one night, that money has to be saved, isn’t right.”

Huang Dan asked directly, “How many days?”

Mother Lin said, “About three to five days, maybe a week.”

Huang Dan twitched his mouth, so how many days is it? “I work overtime every day, so I don’t have time to take him out to play.”

Mother Lin said, “Your Biao Di is already a young man, he can play on his own, don’t worry.”

Where can Huang Dan rest assured?

At around ten o’clock in the morning on weekends, Huang Dan received a text message: Biao Ge, I’m coming soon.

Huang Dan sent back one to the other party, and the content was about the bus and subway from the station to the community.

Biao Di: Come pick me up.

Huang Dan lay on the bed for a while, changed out of his pajamas and went out.

Biao Di is on Huang Dan’s shoulder. He looks a little cute, and he has small canine teeth when he smiles, which is quite pleasing.

He was very well-behaved all the way, and he started to be surprised when he entered the shared house, “Oh my god, Biao Ge, do you live in this kind of place?”

Huang Dan put the bought water in the refrigerator, “Yeah.”

Biao Di screamed suddenly, and he stared at a cockroach he stepped on.

Huang Dan said, “That’s dead.”

Biao Di was about to cry, “The one who died was also a cockroach.”

He quickly took off the newly bought Nikes on his feet, and begged Huang Dan to get rid of the dead cockroaches for him.

As soon as Biao Di came, he attracted the attention of other people in the shared house. He was very polite and would greet everyone whoever saw him.

Zhang Jie praised Biao Di in front of Huang Dan. After knowing that he was in a key high school, she immediately praised him to the sky, “Mr. Lin, your family is very good and can study.”

She ate a handful of blueberries, not only eating them herself, but also throwing them to the little black dog, “It’s like our lack of education is the reason for our loss.”

Huang Dan is reluctant to buy even small tomatoes. He has forgotten the taste of blueberries. “In today’s society, diplomas are not so omnipotent. Real skills are the most important thing.”

Zhang Jie said, “How can you do anything if you don’t study?”

“Don’t look at how many houses we have rented out, but the ones who got them didn’t have much money, and they were busy all day long.” She was eating blueberries, and several layers of her stomach were trembling when she laughed, “Mr. Lin is different, he can read well, work in an office, and be a white-collar worker, he is much better than us.”

Huang Dan was speechless.

The howling of Biao Di came from the room, and the internet dropped.

In the shared room, there was only Chen Qingqing, an internet-addicted girl, but now an internet-addicted teenager came, they were playing the same game, maybe they were in the same camp as well.

Biao Di was furious, “What’s breaking the internet speed, rubbish.”

Chen Qingqing’s shrill voice sounded almost at the same time, “What’s the matter! I’ve been queuing since the morning, and I finally got into the team, and I got stuck and got disconnected before I used a skill!”

Huang Dan leaned against the door, saw Wang Hai coming out, and was instructed by Chen Qingqing to unplug other people’s network cables.

When Wang Hai saw Huang Dan, he changed his expression, came over and squatted next to the modem to look at it, with a strange look, “The wire is still there, why can’t it be connected?”

“Internet speed is terrible.”

Huang Dan said, “Whenever we can pool money together, let the landlord change it to a ten-megabyte one.”

Wang Hai said it was not worth it.

Huang Dan said, “……then there is no other way.”

Biao Di snores, grinds his teeth, and likes to talk in his sleep with a loud voice.

Huang Dan was woken up many times at night. He didn’t have enough sleep, and he could fall asleep even during pee break in the company.

Biao Di went out to play with friends during the day, and came back earlier at night than Huang Dan, so the key was left with him.

When Huang Dan came back from work, Biao Di just finished typing the lesson, so it was good to be young, and he didn’t feel tired after a day of playing. He jumped up and down when he was talking, and he could go downstairs for a dozen laps.

Seeing Huang Dan put something in the refrigerator, Biao Di leaned his head over, “Biao Ge, whose Wahaha is in that bag? Can I have a bottle?”

Huang Dan is arranging cucumbers, so he can eat cucumbers, “No.”

Biao Di lay on his shoulders and looked into the refrigerator, “Then I’ll buy two bottles for myself tomorrow.”

When Jiang Huai came back, what he saw was this scene.

From his point of view, the two are hugging each other.

The bang scared Huang Dan and Biao Di, they turned their heads and saw the man passing by, with no expression on that clear face.

Biao Di put his arms around Huang Dan, and said in fear, “Biao Ge, he is a gangster?”

Huang Dan said, “No.”

Biao Di swallowed, “It must be, let me tell you, there is a murderous aura in the gangsters, I can feel it.”

Huang Dan washed three cucumbers, one for Biao Di, one for him, and the other for Jiang Huai.

Jiang Huai didn’t eat, “Who is that brat?”

Huang Dan said, “My Biao Di.”

Jiang Huai asked, “Biological?”

Huang Dan said, “Does Biao Di have any biological ones?”

Jiang Huai, “……”

In the next few days, as long as the people in the shared room did not go out, they could always hear a voice shouting, “Biao Ge, I didn’t bring a bath towel” “Biao Ge, get me a toilet paper” “Biao Ge, I want to eat ice cream” “Biao Ge……”

Everyone else didn’t have much opinion, except Jiang Huai.

He called Huang Dan to the balcony, pointed to his temple and said, “Is there something wrong with your Biao Di?”

Huang Dan said, “He’s in a key high school.”

Jiang Huai snorted, “He is such a big man, why do he still count on you, can’t he take care of himself?”

Huang Dan said, “My Biao Di is fine.”

Jiang Huai turned around and left.

Huang Dan looked at the little black dog, “Is he angry?”

The little black dog was playing with a ball and had no time to talk to him.

That night, Huang Dan was kicked out of bed by Biao Di. He sat on the ground to relax, wiped away the tears on his face, and knocked on the door of the second bedroom, “Can you let me sleep for two or three days?”

Jiang Huai was dressed neatly and still not asleep, “What?”

Huang Dan’s eyes behind the lenses were red in pain, “My Biao Di doesn’t sleep properly, if I don’t sleep well, I will die.”

Jiang Huai leaned against the door, “Didn’t you say your Biao Di is fine?”

Huang Dan said, “He’s not good.”

Jiang Huai turned and went back to the room, “Bring your own pillow and quilt, you are not allowed to go to bed without taking a bath, you are not allowed to eat after going to bed, you are not allowed to make noise, you are not allowed to toss and turn, and you must brush your teeth before going to bed.”

Huang Dan pursed his lips, “Understood.”

Jiang Huai’s voice came from inside, “Don’t come here tonight, come back tomorrow.”

Huang Dan went back to the house sadly.

The next night, Huang Dan quickly washed up after getting off work and went to Jiang Huai’s place, but the door was open and no one was there.

Huang Dan scanned the room and set his sights on the computer desk. There are two drawers, should he take a look?

He walked over, raised his hand to stop in the air, and then lowered it again. Touching other people’s things without permission is not good.

But if don’t do this, how can he find clues?

Huang Dan hesitated, he sat on the chair, stared at the drawer, and before he knew it, it was one o’clock in the morning.

Jiang Huai hasn’t come back yet.

Huang Dan realized that something was wrong. According to his observation during this time, Jiang Huai would come back no later than eleven o’clock every day.

He opened the door of the shared house, and a smell of smoke came in.

The smoke filled the air, the man leaned against the wall and puffed, and several cigarette butts fell on the ground.

Huang Dan frowned, “What are you doing at the door?”

Jiang Huai held the cigarette between his fingers, and said in a muddy voice, “Smoking.”

Huang Dan said, “Is it because I was in your room that you didn’t go in?”

Jiang Huai took a drag on his cigarette, but didn’t make a sound.

Huang Dan said, “I’ll go back to my own room and sleep.”

Jiang Huai put out the cigarette, “Sleep if you want, where did you learn to talk nonsense?”

After a while, the two were lying on the double bed.

Huang Dan was too tired, so he fell into bed and fell asleep without Biao Di making noise, and he slept until dawn.

There was only Huang Dan on the bed, and there was no sign of the man in the room, so he had gone out early.

He scratched his head, touched the glasses next to the pillow and put them on, and his eyes drifted to the drawer again, “Mr. System, when did Jiang Huai wake up?”

System, “Jiang Huai has been awake.”

Huang Dan accidentally kicked the chair when he heard the words, he was stunned, didn’t he sleep all night?

There was Zhang Jie’s voice outside the door, followed by a knock on the door.

Huang Dan doesn’t make sound.

Zhang Jie said, “Old Li, didn’t you say that no one went out?”

Li Aiguo said in a puzzled tone, “I clearly heard the chair moving just now, means someone is there.”

“There are still people here? If there are people here, why is there no response when I knock on the door?”

Zhang Jie was impatient, “All right, all right, let’s talk about it when he comes back tonight.”

Li Aiguo said, “Will Xiao Ge agree?”

Zhang Jie raised her voice, “Old Li, it’s really hard for me to talk to you. Didn’t I make it clear to you last night? Discuss with him first, and ask him if he watches TV. If he watches it often, then think of another way.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a voice came from Chen Qingqing’s room, “Landlord, can you please keep your voice down?”

Li Aiguo immediately said, “I’m sorry, Xiao mei.”

Zhang Jie spat down on the ground, “At a young age, stays in a room when not at work, and not afraid of dying from idleness.”

Li Aiguo said, “Girls play games, watch movies, sing and dance, and have other things to do in a day, how can they be idle?”

Zhang Jie laughed, “That’s all bullshit, pointing at men for everything, sooner or later will regret it.”

Huang Dan in the room kept an eye on the outside. He remembered the call Li Aiguo answered last time. It was probably because the female tenant’s TV hadn’t been repaired and promised to replace it.

The few things Li Aiguo said were Chen Qingqing’s daily routine.

Huang Dan collected this information.

After sleeping well at night, Huang Dan’s efficiency in the company began to recover during the day, and he still had the energy to chat with his colleagues.

A colleague is going to resign and start a studio together with a few college classmates, mainly for outsourcing, including 3D animation.

The others said that one day they couldn’t get along in the company, so they went to join him.

Huang Dan also echoed the situation.

Tomorrow hasn’t come yet, who knows what will happen.

On the second night, Huang Dan didn’t feel sleepy at all, and he found that the man was even less sleepy. Even though his(JH) back was facing him(HD) and he(HD) couldn’t see his(JH) face, he(HD) could hear his(JH) breathing.

After more than half an hour, Huang Dan said, “Let’s play “Wulin Biography”. Listening to it will help you sleep.”

The man didn’t respond.

Huang Dan said, “Don’t pretend, I know you’re not asleep.”

The man still didn’t respond.

Huang Dan turned around and poked his lower back with a finger.

Jiang Huai jumped up as if being electrocuted, panting and roaring, “Are you looking for death?”

Huang Dan said, “Have you suffered from chronic insomnia?”

Jiang Huai’s body shook, and the corners of his lips were pursed together, without saying a word.

Huang Dan thinks that it is related to his childhood experience. He may have encountered human traffickers and suffered some injuries after being separated from his parents when he was six years old.

The atmosphere in the room was oppressive.

Huang Dan went to turn on the computer, and no one stopped him, and soon the opening music of “Wulin Biography” began to play.

Jiang Huai was leaning on the bed, his eyelids were half closed, as if he was asleep, and he made a sudden voice, “Isn’t the boy surnamed Bai a waiter? He can also practice kuihua acupuncture?”

Huang Dan said, “You said Bai Zhantang, he still has an identity, a robber saint.”

Jiang Huai, “……”

Huang Dan said, “You just watched it, so you don’t understand it yet. You’ll know it after watching two more episodes.”

Jiang Huai closed his eyes, “Waste of time.”

“Wulin Biography” has been playing, and when an episode ends, the next episode will be played automatically.

Jiang Huai on the bed suddenly opened his eyes, the light from the window made him startled, it was dawn.

The left shoulder was a bit heavy, Jiang Huai looked sideways and found a black head leaning on it, he reached out to push it after a few seconds.

Huang Dan woke up.

He yawned, “Why are you pushing me?”

Jiang Huai’s face was cold, “I haven’t asked you yet, what are you doing on my shoulder?”

Huang Dan blinked, “Is it? I don’t remember.”

Jiang Huai saw something, and he got off the bed in disgust, “Your eye boogers are almost covering your eyes.”

Huang Dan said, “You have some too.”

Jiang Huai immediately tilted his head to feel, “Liar.”

As a result Huang Dan was dragged outside the door.

Jiang Huai opened the curtains and faced the morning sun. He subconsciously felt that the biography played a role last night.

The day before Biao Di left, Huang Dan took him to a hot pot restaurant next to the community to eat hot pot, and Jiang Huai and Ah Yu were also there.

And ordered a bunch of miscellaneous chicken soup pot base for 98 bucks.

The chicken soup in the pot was very fragrant, with a few small red dates floating on it, and several people scooped a little into the bowl.

Biao Di likes to eat chicken drumsticks, and so does Huang Dan.

Jiang Huai asked Biao Di to ask when the food would be served.

As soon as the Biao Di left, the remaining chicken drumsticks fell into Huang Dan’s mouth.

Soon, the food they ordered was served.

Biao Di has a sweet tongue, calling Ah Yu Jie and Jiang Huai uncle.

Jiang Huai’s face was dark the whole time, and when he went to the bathroom with Huang Dan, he asked, “Your Biao Di can’t call inconsiderately? Do I look that old?”

Huang Dan said, “Biao Di is younger than the owner of the phone last time. You said she should call you uncle.”

Jiang Huai’s face twitched.

Huang Dan said, “The title is not important, you look young, don’t be discouraged.”

Jiang Huai’s face twitched even more.

A hot pot meal was good, except for Jiang Huai, who wanted to flip the table when he heard the sound of uncle.

After leaving the hot pot restaurant, none of them returned to the community immediately, and wandered across the street.

There are men’s wallets on the street stalls, all of which cost fifteen bucks. Biao Di bought one, and Jiang Huai also bought one, all paid by Huang Dan.

Biao Di had an opinion, “Cousin, why did you pay for him?”

Huang Dan talked about the mobile phone.

Biao Di didn’t have any opinions, he couldn’t believe it, “I can’t see that uncle still has such a generous side.”

Huang Dan said, “He’s fine.”

On the other side, Jiang Huai stood with Ah Yu, “That kid doesn’t look good no matter what.”

Ah Yu said, “Not bad.”

Jiang Huai didn’t get support, so he didn’t say anything later.

Night is more lively than daytime, and there are more places to spend money.

There was a truck parked on the side of the road, full of oranges, and a sign was erected, which said ten bucks and five catties, and many people gathered there to buy it.

Huang Dan went to get the bag, planning to buy some for Biao Di to take to the bus to eat, and he wanted to eat too.

Jiang Huai’s voice came from behind, “Buy the ugly ones, and the rough in the touch ones are sweet.”

Biao Di whispered, “Biao Ge, don’t listen to him, I think every time mom buys it, it is beautiful, and it feels very……”

Before he finished speaking, he saw his cousin took an ugly monster and put it in the bag.

Biao Di, “……”

Jiang Huai saw it and snorted.

Don’t know when Ah Yu approached, “Lin Yi listens to you.”

The curvature of Jiang Huai’s lips disappeared, “I don’t think so.”

Ah Yu took an orange, thoughtful.

Huang Dan bought five catties of oranges, and when he went back, he ran into Chen Qingqing and Wang Hai, who were also carrying oranges, and they were very intimate.

Wondering what Wang Hai said, which caused Chen Qingqing to burst into laughter, and they twisted their necks and kissed.

Huang Dan and the others at the back acted as if they hadn’t seen anything.

Chen Qingqing caught sight of them by accident, blushed, and bumped Wang Hai with her elbow.

Wang Hai cleared his throat and said to others, “You also bought oranges?”

Huang Dan said, “Well, it’s cheap.”

This question and answer resolved the awkward atmosphere, and the group returned to the community talking and laughing.

The ticket was after four o’clock in the afternoon. That day Biao Di had lunch and played games for a while, and when he was packing up his things, he suddenly said, “Biao Ge, I don’t know if it’s my illusion, I think there is something weird in the shared room you live in.”

Huang Dan asked, “What’s weird?”

Biao Di leaned close to his ear, “I always feel that someone is watching me from behind.”

Huang Dan said, “You play too many games.”

Biao Di rubbed his arms and said it was impossible, “It’s so weird.”

His face was a little pale, “I fell asleep last night, and felt in a daze that there was a person standing beside the bed. I didn’t dare to sleep after I woke up.”

Huang Dan asked, “Was the balcony door closed?”

Biao Di said, “I thought it was too hot, so I didn’t close it.”

Huang Dan pressed his shoulders and stroked his hair, “Don’t think too much, you have to go back today.”

“I’m going back, Biao Ge, you are still here.” Biao Di swallowed, “Auntie said that your salary is very high, almost 10,000, you should live in another place, don’t live here.”

Huang Dan couldn’t figure out those numbers.

His salary is obviously only four thousand, and the original owner’s mother also knows that. If rounded, it is only five thousand at most. Where did ten thousand come from?

The cousin said, “There is one more thing.”

Huang Dan said, “What?”

Biao Di zipped up the backpack, “That uncle is terrible, he is hostile to me.”

Huang Dan said, “He treats everyone like that.”

Biao Di kept saying it was scary, “Biao Ge, you really should need to live here anymore, everyone here has problems except Ah Yu Jie.”

“I often accompany my mom to watch some crime videos. People like Wang Hai are the protagonists in it. They can kill many people when they go crazy. Really, you should be careful, and the landlord and his wife, I came here for a week, I’ve bumped into them twice, they’re chattering, I don’t know what they’re up to.”

Biao Di’s voice became lower and lower, “Not to mention uncle, look at his strong physique, even we two brothers joined hands with Wang Hai and the landlord can’t knock him down, if you conflict with him and start a fight, you will definitely be killed alive.”

The corners of Huang Dan’s eyes twitched slightly, children’s words carry no harm, “Don’t talk nonsense.”

Biao Di pouted, “Got it.”

Huang Dan sent his cousin to the station, and called the original owner’s mother.

It was calm for a week or so.

Huang Dan came back from overtime work, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw something flying towards him, it was an mp4, it was smashed against the wall, and then fell to the ground, the screen shattered into pattern.

Chen Qingqing and Wang Hai quarreled, and they quarreled so violently that they didn’t even close the door.

Huang Dan walked to the door of his room, opened the door without a key, stood and listened for a while, it turned out that Chen Qingqing found out that Wang Hai was looking for the girl outside.