The world begins with shameless people

2118 North Wallace Street, Ding Xiu's home, in the living room.

Ding Xiu handed Karl a can of cold beer that she had just picked up and said, "Are you going for a run?"

"Yeah," Carl took the beer, opened it, gulped down half a can in one breath, and then exhaled a sigh of relief, "awesome."

People in the Gallagher family probably have a drinking gene.

Ding Xiu smiled and said, "You left in a hurry during the day, so I didn't have a chance to ask you, how are you doing in the military academy?"

Carl became excited when talking about the military academy. "It was great. When I first went there, the senior guys wanted to teach me a lesson. I caught the one who stood up and beat him up. It scared them all..."

There was no need for Ding Xiu to ask any more questions. Karl kept talking and told him all the important things that had happened to him in the military academy in the past few months.

After finishing, Carl took two sips of beer and said with anticipation, "When I am promoted to the second grade in September next year, I should be able to become the captain and have my own team!"

"Very good, it seems you like it there very much," Ding Xiu said with a smile.

Karl nodded heavily. “I never thought it would be so fun there. Thank you. If it weren’t for you, I would never be able to go there.”

Ding Xiu smiled, without any false politeness, "Just do your best."

"Well, I promise!" Carl said solemnly.

The two chatted for a while longer.

"By the way, you came to see me for something, right?" Ding Xiuru asked.

Karl almost forgot about it, but after being reminded by Ding Xiu, he remembered it and nodded, “Yes, there is something. Fiona came back from get off work and told me about the situation at the Gallagher family…”

"I didn't expect that after just a few months of not seeing each other, the house would become like this."

"Lip changed his phone number and doesn't want this family anymore. Debbie is like that again. Ian and Debbie are in the same group..."

"Tell me, what should I do?"

After listening to this, Ding Xiule smiled, but did not answer immediately. He lit a cigarette, thought for a moment, and asked, "What do you mean?"

Karl was stunned and explained, “That’s right, I should do something. We are a family after all. It’s not good to be like this.”

Ding Xiu exhaled a puff of smoke, shook his head, and asked again, "What's wrong with it?"

Carl was stunned again, and this time, he was stunned for a long while.

There is no way, I really can’t answer it.

"I just feel that this isn't how a family should be..." That's all Karl could say.

Ding Xiu shook his head again, “Karl, let me give you an analogy. Let’s say the six of you fell into a big pit together.”

"Lip has climbed out temporarily, and you have climbed out too. Fiona and the other four not only did not desperately try to climb out of the pit, but they also thought that the pit was very big and very good, and they had adapted to it. They even fought in the pit. You don't like me, and I don't like you."

"In this situation, if you jump down and try to make them reconcile, what do you think will happen?"

The words hit my ears.

Karl’s IQ was really limited. He was silent for a few seconds and tentatively replied, “It doesn’t seem to be very good?”

Ding Xiu grinned, "Karl, just stay outside and don't get involved. Remember two things, each of us must be responsible for ourselves. If you want to help others, you must first become strong. Otherwise, if you provide help to others carelessly, you will hurt yourself if you are not careful."

Karl was speechless for a moment, seeming to understand but not quite.

Time passes quietly.

After chatting for a while, Carl glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that it was getting late, so he got up and went out, heading home.

2120 North Wallace Street.

Because they both have to go to work tomorrow, Fiona and Sean have already fallen asleep in the room...

Very interesting.

Having lived here for so long, Fiona has treated this place as her own home. She feels comfortable and at ease.

Liam had also returned to his room. Karl looked around his house silently, imagining how lively it would be if everyone was there on Christmas Day. Then, he sighed silently, went upstairs, went into the bathroom, took a shower, lay down on the bed, and soon fell asleep.

Carl is not the kind of person who would dwell on one thing for a long time.

Let it be what it is.

In a dream.

Carl dreamed that he became a captain and had a team, which was very majestic.

That feeling is so great.

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In a blink of an eye, it was the morning of December 24th, Christmas Eve.

2108 North Wallace Street, the house where Debbie lived.

Ian woke up as usual, got up and washed up.

The house was quite quiet at this time.

To this day, Debbie's daughter Frannie basically no longer cries all the time... Although, sometimes she still cries a few times at night, but overall, the situation is much better.

In a sense, Debbie's darkest moment in this period has passed.

at this time.

Debbie was still fast asleep.

After washing up, Ian turned his head to look at Debbie's room and hesitated.

Tonight is Christmas Eve, will we celebrate it or not?
If they did, how would they get through this when the Gallagher family was in this state?

Ian has never been a smart Gallagher. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel a headache, so he didn't bother to think about it anymore, picked up his things and went downstairs.

Soon, Ian came to the refrigerator in the kitchen, took a pen and paper, and left a note for Debbie, asking her to call him and talk about the holidays after seeing it. Then, he took out some money from his pocket and fixed it to the refrigerator with a magnet.

Done.

In fact, Ian doesn’t really care whether to celebrate the festival or not now. What he cares most about is saving lives and the happiness that saving lives brings.

Secondly, it is love.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as love for the time being.

the other side.

University of Chicago, in the dormitory building.

After being alone for a few days, Lip unknowingly slacked off in his studies. He slept until he woke up naturally, sat up, and took a few seconds to relax. Then, he reached for the iPhone that Amanda had given him and turned on the screen.

The screen showed that it was December 24th, 9:30 in the morning.

Lip was unconsciously mesmerized. At the same time, the question of whether to go home or not started to churn in his mind again.

The fact is... there were a lot of people in the dormitory building before, with people coming and going, and it was very noisy most of the time... In that environment, Lip really felt that there was nothing wrong with him. There was nothing wrong with him not going home for Christmas and staying here alone.

As a result, day after day, the dormitory building became emptier and more deserted...

The feeling of discomfort, loneliness and solitude became stronger and stronger... Lip became more and more uncomfortable, and his desire to go back became stronger and stronger.

no way.

Comrade Lip Gallagher, it's really impossible to live alone, at least... for now.

The chaotic atmosphere in the Gallagher family for so many years shaped his character.

He instinctively longed for excitement, even chaos.

So it is.

The words "Go home tomorrow" gradually became clearer in Lip's mind. (End of this chapter)