Chapter 40 Eighteenth Birthday
Song Jing took Yi Yi away, she just couldn't figure it out.
How did the child who once ran to the door cautiously and pitifully to borrow some money become like this?
Only a few years? He can handle problems like a real adult without being servile or overbearing.
Song Jing even felt that she had lived for decades in vain and had been in a passive position all along.
She promised to give He Zhicheng a proper burial in exchange for 400,000 yuan, but He Shu was still not reassured and wanted to wait until tomorrow to find a professional to draft a legally binding agreement?
After leaving the car dealership, Song Jing felt very frustrated. She glanced at Yi Yi who was happily eating candy beside her, and for some reason, she felt sad.
He Shu's attitude made her feel like she was being given alms. His indifferent look made Song Jing feel uncomfortable all over.
It was obvious that Yiyi should have a share of the money, but she felt so uncomfortable taking it, and she didn't have the guts to say no.
In the car wash, Zhao Qishui was finally able to smoke a cigarette.
"Four hundred thousand, you just gave it to her like that?"
He Shu cleaned the hut casually, but after not coming back for a week, the hut was back to its original state.
Hearing Uncle Zhao's question, He Shu answered casually: "Of course, Yiyi is also his daughter."
"Well, you treat money like dirt."
He Shu couldn't help but laugh: "That's not the case. When I worked for you before, I really cared whether you gave me 7 or 10 yuan."
Zhao Qishui also laughed out loud when he heard this.
But money is different from money...He Shu can tell the difference.
The next day, Zhao Qishui found a lawyer to help divide the compensation. After writing the agreement, Song Jing left with the money.
He Shu returned to his previous life and didn't take the incident to heart.
After the seniors
He Shu still works at the car wash every day. When he is not busy, he learns how to repair cars with Uncle Zhao and exercises with Brother Xiao Dong.
Brother Xiao Dong likes summer the most because he doesn’t have to wear a shirt and can show off his figure.
I heard that Brother Xiao Dong is an apprentice here, and Uncle Zhao also pays him a salary, but recently he has used all his money to buy protein powder.
He also got a membership for a nearby gym. When he didn't have much work to do, he would go to the gym to lift weights. He also set a schedule for five meals a day.
The shape of the human body has become more and more square, but when the arm is used for action demonstration, it is really intimidating, thicker than He Shu's thigh...
Zhao Qishui was very worried. Xiao Dong's family entrusted the child to him, hoping that he would learn a skill, but Xiao Dong turned out to be obsessed with fitness.
Fitness is not a popular thing nowadays, and professional competitions in the country are very rare.
So Zhao Qishui doesn’t understand what’s the point of practicing this thing?
In his opinion, Xiao Dong's muscular body was bulked up by eating all kinds of food.
It's just like the chicken farmers who give hormones to the chickens. They are completely driven by the drugs.
So this kind of scene often happens in the car wash. Xiao Dong uses the tire as a prop to practice strength, and Zhao Qishui will say disdainfully: "It looks intimidating, but I can knock you down with one punch..."
Of course Xiao Dong refused to accept the challenge and clamored to compete with his master. In the end, he was chased by Zhao Qishui with a stick in his hand and ran away.
Every time this happened, He Shu and a group of aunts would watch the fun and laugh.
He Shu's birthday was just before school started. He never celebrated his birthday before. Last year, before his aunt left a big cake for him, he took it to the store to share.
This year, when He Shu habitually forgot his birthday, Uncle Zhao prepared one for him.
After get off work in the evening, Uncle Zhao booked a table at the restaurant where he often ate and invited everyone in the restaurant to go. He Shu thought it was just an ordinary dinner party.
No one knew where Brother Dong had gone. He Shu was about to go to the gym to check when he saw him come in carrying a big cake.
"Last year, Xiaoshu, you treated us to a cake, this year Brother Dong will buy it for you."
When he saw the cake, He Shu remembered that today was his birthday, his eighteenth birthday.
Eighteen years old is a sign of adulthood. This birthday is very meaningful. It can also be said that after today, He Shu will be considered a real adult.
The uncles and aunts in the store knew about it early on, and everyone was prepared and took out gifts.
Xiao Dong put a birthday hat on He Shu's head. When the restaurant owner heard that He Shu was having a birthday, she gave him a big bowl of longevity noodles.
Eighteen candles were inserted into the cake, like a hedgehog, and it was lit on fire. Everyone urged He Shu to blow them out quickly, for fear that the wax would drip onto the cake.
So He Shu hurriedly blew out the candles without even making a birthday wish...
Uncle Zhao and his friends are not used to doing these things. In their minds, eating a bowl of noodles and two eggs on their birthday is considered a good thing.
Now that the cake has been bought, the candles have been blown out, and the ordered dishes have been served, the ceremony is complete.
Uncle Zhao waved his hand and said, "Let's eat!"
Brother Dong didn't touch the birthday cake much today. Even though He Shu could see that he was greedy, he still tried his best to pick some high-protein food based on his nutritional concept of half a bottle of water.
He said that he had too much fat and now was the stage of losing fat. Once the fat was gone, all that would be left would be muscle.
He Shu thought for a while: "Then what?"
Xiao Dong was stunned: "Then it looks good and stylish."
"Oh..." He Shu nodded and stuffed a mouthful of sweet margarine into his mouth. Seeing this, Xiao Dong swallowed his saliva and turned his head away and stopped talking to him.
After eating and drinking, Zhao Qishui looked at the time and thought it was time for everyone to leave.
Finally, he finished the wine in his glass, called He Shu over, grinned, and thought for a moment before speaking.
"He Shu, today is your birthday. After today you will be an adult."
He Shu hummed and looked at Zhao Qishui, whose face was red because he drank too much.
"We are destined to be together..." Zhao Qishui sighed, "You only have one child and live alone, while I lost my son and my wife ran away..."
"Oh, today is your big day, let's not talk about those things."
Zhao Qishui held He Shu's hand and said, "You are a worry-free and sensible child. You will definitely have a bright future. Forget it. I don't know what I want to say."
He Shu smiled slightly and helped Zhao Qishui up: "Uncle, you've drunk too much, let me drive today."
"Okay, then you drive."
The unfinished dishes and cakes were shared among the aunties.
The group walked out of the restaurant chatting and laughing. He Shu drove Zhao Qishui's modified vintage car and picked him up.
Uncle Zhao was really drunk and he closed his eyes and fell asleep as soon as he got in the car.
Brother Dong was full of energy and secretly told He Shu that he was going to the gym to lift weights.
He Shu gave him a ride. After Xiao Dong left, He Shu parked the car downstairs of the community and woke up Uncle Zhao.
"Oh, we're home?" Zhao Qishui rubbed his head. "I haven't been drinking much recently, but I suddenly had two glasses of white wine, and I felt a little energized."
"Uncle Zhao, are you okay?"
"It's okay. I'll be fine after I go home and have a good sleep. You've never seen how much your uncle Zhao can drink. I'm not in good shape today. Let's go! Go home."
Zhao Qishui got out of the car, and He Shu felt relieved when he saw that he walked smoothly.
The two walked home one after the other. When they reached the entrance of the building, a man suddenly stood up beside the green belt and shouted, "He Shu!"
