Chapter 85: The Old Man Who Stole the Package!

  "Dad, I was wrong!"

  Shu Yunlong knelt down in front of Shu Fang with a thud, hugging his legs and crying uncontrollably, filled with remorse and self-blame.

  It wasn't until a long while later that Shu Fang spoke up, "As long as you know your mistake, it's fine. When your mom comes out, we'll move to the dorms at the factory and you can take a temporary break from school. I'll use my connections to get you a job at the factory, and when our family's financial situation improves, you can go back to school."

  Shu Yunlong had no objection, just nodded, now for him, this university, continuing to read would not make any difference, and going back to school would only become a laughing stock.

  A moment of silence in the rental house!

  ——

  Chen Dasheng never thought things would develop to this point, from start to finish, he never took the initiative to provoke trouble, everything was done by Shu Yunlong himself, so regarding Shu Yunlong's withdrawal from school, he didn't feel a shred of guilt in his heart. Everyone is an adult, doing things means taking responsibility for the consequences.

  On Friday, Shu Yunlong dropped out of school. This news caused a stir in the Materials Science Department. Wang Hu and others had already learned about the misfortune of Shu's family. In recent days, whenever they saw Chen Dasheng, they would either take a detour or make an effort to be friendly. No one dared to underestimate this seemingly ordinary rural youth anymore.

  "Hey Sheng Ge, tomorrow is Saturday again, got any plans for the weekend?" Guo Hui asked Chen Dasheng after lunch.

  Chen Daxing was packing things up while saying, "What do you want to do?"

  Guo Hui smiled mischievously, "The weather has been so great these past few days. Let's invite Tudou and Dandan to play mahjong with us."

  "You're still the same, can't change your habit of eating shit. Have you forgotten last time's lesson?" Chen Dabing heard this and looked up to glare at Guo Hui, saying "My sister is coming back today, I don't have the leisure to play with you guys!"

  "Dizzy, your sister is back, so what? We'll play our own way, it doesn't matter!" Guo Hui said.

  Chen Dasheng picked up the book in his hand and knocked it on Guo Hui's head, saying, "You little brat don't understand anything, you guys play by yourselves, just don't lose so badly that you become a joke, or else don't think about me coming to save your life again."

  Guo Hui's face twitched and he said, "If you don't go, there will be three of us, but one will be missing."

  "Challenging, three lacking one don't know how to fight the landlord? Besides, it's easy to find someone, Egg isn't dating a girlfriend, why not ask her together?"

  "Alright, alright, Egghead's wife, doesn't even know how many tiles are in a set of mahjong, playing cards, what a joke!" Guo Hui instantly rolled his eyes.

  Chen Dasheng shrugged his shoulders, "Isn't that just perfect? You can now make some living expenses from the rookie!"

  Guo Hui was speechless, playing cards with the God of Gamblers was indeed looking for death, he just wanted to take this opportunity to ask Chen Daxing for advice on two gambling techniques, unfortunately, it was a waste.

  "By the way, what does Egg's girlfriend look like?" The two of them packed up their things and walked out while Chen Dasheng asked doubtfully. He had previously heard from Guohui that Egg had a girlfriend, but he thought Guohui was just joking. With Egg's appearance, looking like a testicle, how could any woman like him?

  Guo Hui heard this and shrugged his shoulders, "The two of them are very much like a couple, just right to make up a pair!"

  "Huh?"

  Chen Dasheng was taken aback, and in a brief moment, without even describing her beauty or ugliness, the image of Egg's girlfriend had already been generated in his mind. For some reason, Chen Dasheng's mouth corners involuntarily curled up.

  ——

  It was already afternoon and there were no more classes, so Chen Dasheng took the bus directly back to Wenshu Yuan. Last night, Chen Xiaoli had called him repeatedly reminding him that he needed to bring an elder back today, telling him to hurry back after finishing class and also tidy up and dress neatly.

  Chen Daxing's heart was filled with a hint of doubt, wondering what kind of person could make Chen Xiaoli so cautious. He and Chen Xiaoli had been inseparable since childhood, but he had never heard of any relatives or elders before?

  Chen Dasheng wandered towards Sister's Alley, the street was crowded with people, various small food stalls lined up from one end of the street to the other, vendors shouting and beckoning passersby, a lively scene.

  Boom!

  Chen Dashi was preoccupied with his thoughts and was almost at the entrance of Sister Fang's place when he suddenly felt a jolt on his shoulder.

  He furrowed his brow, turned his face and took a look, it was an old man with grey hair, thin and slender.

  "Sorry, sorry!"

  An old face, dark and wrinkled, a glance reveals the baptism of wind and frost, dressed very simply, with two patches on the thin Zhongshan suit, his back slightly hunched, the old man repeatedly apologized to Chen Dasheng, his eyes filled with apology.

  "Nothing, old man, are you okay?" Having been inexplicably bumped by someone, Chen Dasheng still had some anger in his heart, but when he saw that the other person was a frail old man, his anger dissipated instantly.

  "It's okay, it's okay!"

  The old man hastily waved his hand, smiled at Chen Dasheng, and turned around to leave.

  Chen Dashi was taken aback, but then the corners of his mouth slightly curved up. He often saw news on TV about old men and women falling to the ground and being helped by others, and he had been worried that this old man might be a scammer, but now it seemed he had overthought things.

  "One should be more optimistic!" Looking at the old man's back, Chen Dasheng smiled with great comfort.

  "Damn it!"

  Just as he turned around, Chen Dashi's face suddenly changed, and he cursed loudly, chasing after the old man who had just passed by.

  The people around were stunned, seeing only a young man scolding and chasing someone, completely unaware of what had happened. The person blocking the way in front quickly made way, lest they be knocked over by Chen Dasheng's fierce momentum.

  The old man turned around and saw Chen Dasheng chasing after him, his face suddenly changed, and he accelerated abruptly, running with a lively figure like a monkey, completely inconsistent with his weak appearance.

  "Old man, stop right there!"

  Chen Dasheng let out a loud roar, watching as the little old man dodged and weaved, about to run out of the street. He quickly grabbed a piece of stinky tofu from a nearby vendor and, with all his might, threw it at the little old man.

  "Ouch!"

  The stinky tofu whizzed past the street corner and directly hit the old man's right knee, who was fleeing in a hurry. The old man stumbled and fell to the ground with a thud.

  Running at high speed, the old man suddenly fell to the ground, got hurt all over, and lay on the ground crying out in pain. The people around him immediately formed a circle, and no one dared to go forward to help before figuring out what was going on.

  Chen Dàshèng walked directly over, a hint of cold smile on his face, "Let you run, can you run?"

  The old man felt around on the ground and found a piece of stinky tofu that had been smashed to pieces. Was this thing what caused him to trip? The expression on the old man's face was indescribably strange.

  He looked up and saw Chen Dasheng walking over, the old man's weathered face flashed with a hint of fear, stuttering to ask, "W-what do you want to do?"

  "What did you ask me to do?" Chen Dasheng was somewhat annoyed, and directly squatted in front of the old man, "Where's my wallet? Return my wallet!"

  Just now Chen Dasheng was still lamenting that life is full of sunshine, when he reached out to touch his pocket and found the wallet inside missing. He thought back to the old man who had inexplicably bumped into him just now, and realized that he had been robbed by a pickpocket. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and didn't let the old man get away.

  "What wallet?" The old man struggled to sit up from the ground, looked up at Chen Dajun with an innocent expression, "Young man, don't talk nonsense, how could your wallet be here with me?"

  "Huh?" Chen Dabing said, "I expected you wouldn't admit it so easily. You didn't steal it, what were you running for just now?"

  The old man still had an innocent face, "You chase me, of course I'll run!"

  "You're quite good at making excuses, hurry up and take out your wallet, or I'll call the police!" Chen Dasheng furrowed his brow, he was almost 100% sure that this old man had stolen his wallet. Too lazy to waste words on the old man, he ignored the surrounding crowd's gaze and scolded him directly.