fake god

Chapter 19 1+2 more

——Shen Yuze is coming to our house as a guest!

This news was like the first loud thunder on the Day of Waking of Insects, when Lu Ping was unprepared, it knocked him dizzy.

Because this matter weighed on his mind, Lu Ping was completely out of his mind at the parent-teacher meeting that was connected.He didn't have the mind to think about grades, age rankings, and his failed English papers. He only had one thought in his mind: Will Shen Yuze come?Will he really come?

Lu Ping's family background is very ordinary. Both parents sell snacks on a tricycle. The money they earn is needed to support a family of four and save to run a shop.My sister's interest classes, Lu Ping's supplementary tuition fees, my father's surgery money... all of them add up to expenses.

The Lu family's house was built the year his parents got married, and 20 years later, the decoration has long been outdated.Although Lu's father and Lu's mother kept the house clean, it still looked a little old.

Lu Ping has always been proud of his family, even if he wears fake sneakers to school, he can still stand upright.

——However, Shen Yuze is different.

Although Lu Ping didn't know what the Shen family did, Shen Yuze was too rich.There is a luxury car in and out, and even a small allergy can live in the VIP ward, not to mention that he also has a personal butler, full-time driver and bodyguards!His hobbies are horseback riding. He has set foot on the Antarctic continent. He is said to have jumped parachuting in New Zealand and skied in the Alps...

Lu Ping was biting his tail anxiously: This is not "inviting classmates to our house as guests", this is clearly "the richest man inspecting the slums"! ! !

When this idea appeared in his mind, Lu Ping was overwhelmed by a great sense of shame.

He was ashamed of the poverty in his family, and even more ashamed of himself who would be ashamed of it.

After the parent meeting, Lu Ping and his mother sat side by side on the rickety bus.When the bus crossed the Duanjiang Bridge, Lu Ping looked sideways at the surging river outside the window, and the car window reflected the sadness on his face.

"Pingping," Lu's mother suddenly asked, "Are you blaming your mother for meddling in her own business, and shouldn't invite Xiao Shen to play?"

"Ah?" Lu Ping didn't expect his mother to say that, and quickly shook his head, "How could it be!"

But knowing a son is like a mother, Lu Ping's sad face has been clearly written in the past few hours, and Lu's mother understands what her son is thinking.

Lu's mother thought for a while, and then slowly said: "Pingping, mom knows your worries, but mom wants to tell you what mom thinks first, okay?"

"My mother invited Xiao Shen for three reasons. The first reason is that you should not laugh at your mother: Xiao Shen is good at English, but you are not good at English. I think you should socialize with him more and learn from him. Some learning experience can promote the improvement of grades. The second reason is also very simple: last time he invited you to go to the Book Building together, and he reciprocated the courtesy, you should also ask people out, and you can’t always wait for them to take the initiative.”

"As for the third point, it's out of my mother's selfishness—Pingping, my mother wants to thank him."

"……Thank him?"

Mother Lu stretched out her hand and gently attached it to the back of her son's hand.After Lu Ping entered high school, he entered puberty. He grew taller and taller, his shoulders became straighter, and he gradually gained muscles... Lu's mother looked down at him, then looked at him at the same level, and then looked up at him... as if in one night In a short time, he changed from an ignorant seedling to a straight green pine.

He will continue to grow up.He will grow from a small tree to a big tree, from a boy to a young man, and one day he will leave his parents, the North Shore, and his home.

After realizing that Lu Ping was already "half an adult", Lu's mother seldom made too many intimate actions with her son.But today, Mother Lu held her son's hand again.

Because she has been dealing with japonica rice and rice cakes all year round, Mother Lu's hands are very soft, but they always look greasy and can't be cleaned no matter what.In winter, frostbite will develop on these hands, and the pain makes it difficult to sleep at night.

Lu's mother held Lu Ping's hand with a gentle voice: "Pingping, although you never said it, I can tell that you are not happy at school. You never mentioned your classmates, and you won't meet anyone on weekends Going out to play, not even playing games or chatting on the Internet like other children. Every day, my mother feels very uncomfortable seeing you go to school alone and go home alone.

"But since half a month ago, you have changed. You will go out to play on weekends, and you will bring cakes to school, and the smile on your face has increased... Do you know, you mentioned it several times at home 'At the same table', your father and I thought your deskmate was a girl, and we were worried that you would fall in love prematurely, but I didn't know that your deskmate was a handsome boy until today when I saw classmate Xiao Shen."

"Mom..." Lu Ping was speechless. In front of his parents, all his words were superfluous.Sometimes they only need one look, one hesitation to speak, and they can read the child's heart.

"I can see that Xiao Shen is a good boy. His appearance makes you more and more happy. Mom supports you to make friends with him not because he is so good, but because I am a selfish mother. I am better than the world. No one in the world would want my son to be this happy forever."

Mother Lu reached out and touched her son's head. The short, hard and fluffy hair didn't feel good to the touch, like a chestnut.

"Pingping, you have been a very sensible child since you were a child. I don't need to talk about many things, you will take the initiative to do it. But sometimes, I also hope that you can be more self-willed and make friends with whomever you want. , don't worry too much."

Lu Ping could hardly speak, his chest seemed to be pressed by something warm and heavy.He first nodded in panic, then shook his head hastily, and said, "I really want to be friends with him, but..." he murmured, "...but, Shen Yuze is very rich."

After saying these words, Lu Ping's face became hot.

Lu's mother smiled: "Pingping, the first thing to do when making friends is to trust. Trust the other party's character, trust your own vision... You might as well trust Xiao Shen once boldly, I think he will definitely surprise you of."

……

And at this time, what is the "trusted" student Xiao Shen doing?

Shen Yuze stood in his spacious and luxurious cloakroom, choosing clothes for his visit tomorrow.

Of course, this is not the first time he has visited a classmate's house.He went to private international schools since he was a child. After all the classmates in his class were celebrities and politicians, the friends he made were all of the same family background as him.

He went to a former friend's house, like going from one castle to another.The same garden, the same swimming pool, the same audio-visual room, the same playground...but this time is different. Shen Yuze characterized this operation as an in-depth private visit to the people.

Shen Yuze was picking and choosing in the closet. Fortunately, he usually pursues simple and neat clothes, and he doesn't want to be covered with logos like some rich second generations. He quickly picked out a gray hoodie with a generous style, which can't be seen any brand.

Just as he was trying on clothes, the housekeeper knocked on the door of the cloakroom and stood outside the door with bowed head.

"Master, I have already bought the gift you want me to prepare."

After receiving Shen Yuze's signal, the housekeeper clapped her hands, and the bodyguards immediately stood in a row at the door with gifts.

Shen Yuze knew that there were four members of the Lu family, and he didn't want to come to the house empty-handed, so he ordered the housekeeper to prepare gifts for everyone in the Lu family according to his requirements.Gift giving is very particular. The Lu family doesn't have much money. If you give them famous paintings and wine, it will only embarrass each other. Therefore, Shen Yuze deliberately lowered the level of gift giving, trying to be considerate.

Lu's father and Lu's mother were given the VIP life-long physical examination card of a private hospital. As they grow older, they also need to have regular physical examinations; the ones given to An'an's little sister were five genuine princess dresses, with a shiny princess crown and the same The shiny crystal shoes will definitely make her the most popular girl in the whole grade; as for the gift for Lu Ping...

Shen Yuze's eyes fell on the hands of the last bodyguard.

The bodyguard was obviously tall, but now he was so tired that he couldn't straighten his waist - I saw English textbooks that were half the height of a person in his arms, each of which was thicker than a vertical coin!

Thinking of the textbooks Lu Ping asked him to buy last time, Shen Yuze prescribes the right medicine and "returns" him this great gift. Lu Ping must be very happy.

Just thinking about the surprised expression of the little mouse, Shen Yuze looked forward to meeting tomorrow even more.

……

The North Shore on weekends is much more lively than usual.

Every Saturday, the long embankment on the north bank of the Jiaojiang River is full of stalls.This is the once-a-week "North Shore Fair", and even villagers from remote counties and townships will travel a short distance to come to Changdi for the fair.

Daji stretches for several miles from east to west. There are vegetables, fruits, poultry, eggs, milk, needles, threads, and daily odds and ends in the market. Of course, the Lu family sells snacks on electric tricycles.

It's a bit late today, Mother Lu placed the cake stall between the vegetables and corn sellers, Father Lu's shrimp stall was a little far away, in an unremarkable corner, and it hasn't opened for a long time.

Lu Ping helped his father remove the gas tank, wiped the sweat from his brow, and was busy pouring oil and heating the pan.

When Lu's father saw this, he couldn't help but feel sorry for his son: "What are you doing here? I can take care of it by myself, and your classmate is coming, you go home and rest."

"He didn't come until this afternoon." Lu Ping shrugged. "Besides, the school now encourages students to get in touch with society more. This is called social practice!"

Lu's father didn't go to school much, so naturally he believed what his son said.

It just so happened that a pair of sisters-in-law passed by their booth arm in arm. The sister-in-law complained that she got up early in the morning and didn't have time to eat breakfast.

When Lu Ping heard this, he immediately jumped off the tricycle, Zhang Luo said: "You two Jia, here are pickled shrimps! Freshly fried and cooked, look how fresh our meat is, and the shrimps are just peeled in the morning, let's have some! "

The boy had a sweet mouth, and he smiled when he saw people. The meat and shrimps that were put out were indeed clean and fresh. The two sisters-in-law looked at each other and stopped involuntarily.

"Little boss, how much is one?"

"Five pieces of pure meat, seven pieces with shrimp."

"Then one with pure meat and one with shrimp."

While talking, Lu Ping has already started making pickled shrimps with agility.

Although pickled shrimp is called pickled shrimp, it is neither soaked nor has shrimp in it.It is more like a deep-fried pie-the thinned batter is hung on a special rectangular spatula, and then the batter is covered with minced meat and chopped green onion, and finally a layer of batter is poured on it, so that the upper and lower sides After the batter is glued together, it is thrown into the hot oil pan next to it.

The oil splashed in the pot, and Lu Ping was wearing the "Taitaile" apron that he bought chicken essence as a gift. He deftly stirred the hot oil in the pot with a long-handled spoon. The style of the chef.

While stirring, he observed the heat. The oil in the pot should not be too hot, otherwise the outside will be mushy and the inside will not be cooked through; the oil should not be too cold, otherwise the crispy and burnt texture will be lost.

A few spoonfuls of hot oil are placed on the soaked shrimp, and in less than a minute, the soaked shrimp is fully cooked, and the noodle cake slowly floats up from the bottom of the oil pan.After the off-white batter is fried in hot oil, it presents a particularly attractive golden color - the joy of frying calories is something humans can never resist!

Lu Ping swiftly took out the soaked shrimp with long chopsticks, picked it up to shake off the oil, and put it on the iron frame next to it. This iron frame was built by Lu's father himself, and it was specially used for draining oil.

After making the first one with pure meat and soaked shrimp, Lu Ping immediately made the second one with shrimp meat added.

After laying out the minced meat and scallions, he placed three peeled shrimp on the batter.He paused, looked up at the young sister-in-law, then lowered his head and put an extra shrimp on the batter.

He winked at the sister-in-law while frying the soaked prawns with extra quantity and no price increase: "Pretty Jia, this is specially made for you, don't tell other customers."

He wrapped two deep-fried golden and crispy pickled shrimps in oiled paper, drizzled them with sweet vinegar, and handed them to the sisters-in-law with a sweet smile.He is obviously not handsome, but his facial features are clean and comfortable, and his smile is particularly pleasing.The sister-in-law was amused by him, and said that next time she went to the market, she would come to his father's stall to buy pickled shrimp.

The first business came into the account, and the 12 yuan change was lying in Lu Ping's palm, and he turned around and handed it to his father.

Of course, Lu's father refused to accept it and let his son keep it for himself.Didn't it mean that the school wants them to practice in society? This is the reward for social practice.

The father and son pushed me and I pushed you for 12 yuan. Suddenly a figure slowly approached and stopped in front of the booth.

"Boss," the man asked, "how do you sell this?"

"Five yuan for pure meat, seven yuan for shrimp..." Lu Ping turned his head and quoted, but when he saw the person behind him, he swallowed all those words.His eyes were wide open, and he raised his voice unbelievably, "Shen Yuze, when did you come?!"

With one hand in his pocket, Shen Yuze said in a slightly displeased tone, "When you were winking at that 'A Jia'."

"...What kind of winking?" Lu Ping scratched his head, "I'm trying to attract repeat customers!" He suddenly realized, "No, why are you here! Didn't you agree to come this afternoon?"

Shen Yuze would not tell Lu Ping that he woke up very early today and couldn't sleep no matter what, so he decided to come to the North Shore to find Lu Ping in advance on his own initiative.

It's just that he didn't expect that Lu Ping was not at home, but went out to go to the market with his parents - "go to the market", this is another extremely unfamiliar word in Shen Yuze's life.This word used to appear in those local literature works, and this was the first time Shen Yuze experienced it personally.

When his car crossed the Dujiang Bridge to the north bank, he seemed to have stepped into another world.There are noisy crowds, countless stalls, smelly wharf fish, melons and fruits just picked from the ground, and cheap T-shirts for one hundred yuan and five pieces... This is Lu Ping's world.

Ordinary, realistic, full of fireworks that Shen Yuze has never been exposed to.

Naturally, his luxurious Cayenne couldn't drive in, so he asked the driver to park on the nearest street and walked over on foot.

This is really an extraordinary experience. His feet have set foot on the cleanest continent on this planet, and now, he is back on earth again.

Lu Ping will never know what kind of mentality Shen Yuze is holding, stepping over the dust and coming to his side.

Shen Yuze said: "Before I came, I called Ling Tang, and she told me you were here."

"My mother? Why do you have my mother's phone number?" Lu Ping felt that he was struck by lightning again.

Shen Yuze said calmly: "As the top scorer in a single English subject, it is not difficult to get the phone number of any parent."

"..." When Lu Ping thought of the English papers that he didn't even pass, his heart suddenly ached.

Seeing that the two were chatting so enthusiastically, Father Lu guessed something and asked, "Pingping, is this your friend? Did he come to play with you in advance?"

Lu Ping hurriedly introduced Father Lu and Shen Yuze.Lu's father's Mandarin was very poor, and he stumbled, so he simply spoke the local dialect and asked Lu Ping to do the translation.

Father Lu: "Your friend is very handsome!"

Lu Ping: "...my dad said 'hello' to you."

Lu's father: "He is pure and clean, and his grades are so good. You should learn a lot from him."

Lu Ping: "...my dad asked if you had your breakfast."

Father Lu: "Look at how tall he is. I told you to drink more milk. Now my little girl Ning likes tall boys."

Lu Ping: "...my dad asked you if you want to eat pickled shrimp."

Shen Yuze: "Soak shrimp?"

"This is what my family sells." Lu Ping pointed to the oil pan in front of him, and the batter, minced meat, and shrimp meat beside him, "If you want to eat it, I'll make it for you without shrimp."

Shen Yuze actually had breakfast.Every morning, the private chef at home prepares him a nutritious and comprehensive breakfast. The ratio of carbohydrates, protein, and vegetables is just right, enough to provide energy for the morning.But for some reason, Shen Yuze looked at the humble booth in front of him, but felt hungry.

Lu Ping moved swiftly, and quickly spread out a huge batter, filling it with meat fillings.

When he was about to stuff chopped green onions into it, he raised his eyebrows and glanced at Shen Yuze.Although he didn't speak, Shen Yuze immediately understood what he meant, and quickly said, "I eat green onions."

Lu Ping felt relieved and stuffed some green onions.

It is not difficult to make soaked shrimp, but the difficulty is to adjust the batter on the outside.Add more water to make the batter thick enough and fluid, but not watery, otherwise the soft batter will disperse immediately after being thrown into the oil pan, making the soaked shrimp unable to form.

Soon, a special oversized pure meat stuffed soaked shrimp came out of the oven. After the soaked shrimp drained off the excess oil on the shelf, Lu Ping handed it directly to Shen Yuze.

Shen Yuze didn't answer: "You added a kind of seasoning to those two 'A Jia' just now, why didn't you add it to me?"

"That's sweet vinegar." Lu Ping rolled his eyes, "Don't you like sour food?"

Shen Yuze didn't expect that Lu Ping could remember the dietary taboos he mentioned casually before so clearly.

The batter on the outer layer of the soaked shrimp has its own seasoning, and some salt is also put in when the meat is marinated, so even if the vinegar is not used in this soaked shrimp, the taste will not be too bland.Shen Yuze took a bite lightly, and the fried golden and crispy soaked shrimp was easily bitten off by his teeth, and the outer layer of oil residue puff pastry fell off. Fortunately, it was wrapped in oil paper so that it would not be too embarrassing.

The aroma of meat and noodles blend together, and through the magic of high temperature, it blends into a street flavor that only existed when I was a child.

Shen Yuze wasn't picky about the environment, and just stood next to the booth and started eating.He is nearly 1.9 meters tall, and he definitely stands out from the crowd in this small coastal town. He eats elegantly and looks handsome. Is there any better living sign than this?

After a while, there was a long queue in front of the Lu family's stall, and the young daughters-in-law and older girls who came to the market paid for the same type of soaked shrimp in order to appreciate the handsome guy up close.

Looking at this posture, Lu Ping's scalp is numb.

Hey, hey, if this goes on, it will block the traffic!

He took off the apron and threw it to his father, grabbed Shen Yuze's arm, and hurried away from the crowd.

……

"Why did you run?" Shen Yuze followed behind Lu Ping, finally squeezed out of the crowd, and came to the other side of the market. "Isn't it good to have a lot of people?"

"It's good to have more people, but it's only good for my family." Lu Ping said, "Didn't you see that the other stall owners on the left and right sides were glaring at us. When there were too many people, their stalls would be blocked from sight. Mr. We can't let other stall owners not sell their goods just for the convenience of our family."

This is a very simple and simple truth. Only when you are convenient with others can you be convenient for yourself.

Shen Yuze walked slowly behind Lu Ping, and the crowd radiated east and west along the embankment.It is usually a dual carriageway, but every Saturday, it is blocked by various stalls. Over time, residents living in the local area will deliberately avoid this place.

"It's only lively here after the Spring Festival." Lu Ping introduced as he walked, "the big market before the Spring Festival, even near the city, there will be people coming! Walk down a street, all selling fireworks and lantern couplets. Yes, it is very festive. How do you celebrate the Spring Festival in the imperial capital, are you going to the market?"

"..." What would Shen Yuze say.During the Spring Festival in the past, he would go back to the Shen family's main house with his mother to meet his elderly father and his two brothers and sisters who held great power.Every Spring Festival, in the eyes of others, is a day of family reunion, but for him it is a boring ordeal.

He could only answer dryly: "The imperial capital...has a temple fair." Although he had never been there, he heard from other friends that "there is also an ice sculpture exhibition."

"Ice sculptures?!" Lu Ping was so excited that his tail stood up, "I saw it on the news broadcast, are they all made of ice? I think there are ice slides and so on, have you ever skated them? "

"No." Shen Yuze said truthfully, "But I have skied before."

Skiing, this is something Lu Ping has never experienced before.It rarely snows in Jiaojiang, and even if it does, the flakes will melt quickly after falling on the ground.When Lu Ping was in elementary school, it snowed heavily once. He collected the slush and made a dirty snowman the size of a palm. Unfortunately, the sun came out within a few days, and the snowman turned into a puddle of muddy water.

Lu Ping stretched out his arms, imagining the feeling of speeding down the snow field, but he didn't know that at the same moment, Shen Yuze was also imagining the red North Shore Fair before the Spring Festival.

The two were walking and chatting, when suddenly, a sweet smell wafted in the air, Lu Ping paused, closed his eyes and sniffed, turned his body ninety degrees, and raised his finger to a booth in the distance - "Over there! I can smell the plum cake!"

"Plum cake?"

"It's also a kind of local snack in our area. Let's go for a walk. Freshly baked ones are the best!" Lu Ping dragged and dragged Shen Yuze to a small stall.

The stall owner was an old man with a slightly stooped back and gray hair, but he seemed to be in good spirits.

He rode a small tricycle with a strange iron mold on it.The mold is large and heavy, with a diameter of about [-] centimeters and a thickness of about [-] centimeters, and there is an iron cover on it.There are rows of flower-shaped, three-dimensional cone-shaped holes in the mold. The old man heats up the mold, pours the adjusted batter into it, then pours the fillings in order, and then re-spreads the batter, sesame, and powdered sugar ...

Wait for about 10 minutes, open the lid, and the steaming plum cake will be out of the oven.

This plum cake is very popular among children. Most of the children around the booth are children aged seven or eight. They hold two yuan coins in their hands and call grandpa sweetly that I want to eat cake.Lu Ping cheekily squeezed in front of the stall, not thinking there was any problem in grabbing snacks with the children.

The baked plum cake is directly packed in a disposable paper cup, which is convenient to eat.

Lu Ping ran to Shen Yuze holding two disposable paper cups and asked him to choose one.The two plum blossom cakes look exactly the same from the outside, the bottom is baked crunchy and the top is soft and glutinous, which makes the index finger move.

Lu Ping said: "Here, you can choose one. One is filled with brown sugar, and the other is filled with black sesame seeds."

Shen Yuze couldn't choose.He is not addicted to sweets, and if Lu Ping hadn't recommended it to him, he wouldn't have looked at this kind of snack more.

He thought for a while and asked Lu Ping, "Which of the two fillings is better?"

Of course, Lu Ping recommended his favorite to him: "I think brown sugar stuffing is more delicious! I grew up as a snack, and this taste is the most classic!"

"That's good," Shen Yuze nodded, and reached out to take the black sesame one, "I'll give you the brown sugar filling."