Back to the prime of life

Chapter 40 Don’t blame yourself if you can blame others

After December, Lu Changge began to think about another thing.

Factory demolition.

According to his memory, the government started to promote this work at the end of 06. He also remembered that a city-wide demolition mobilization meeting was held at that time. After all, this was the first rail transit project in Jiangzhou City and it received high attention from the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government.

But the entire first half of December was quiet, I don’t know why there was no movement at all.

He even went to buy the Jiangzhou Daily, but didn't find any useful information.

As for his career courses, they just didn’t sell well.

The second week only sold two more orders than the first week.

This made him more determined to find someone to shoot a lecture video. After all, it was only 99 yuan to show people a few PPTs... Although this PPT was carefully made by him, it didn't seem right when he thought about it carefully.

But he had no good idea of who to look for, and even set his sights on his brother Qin Jun. After all, this guy lacked money for a relationship and might be very sad.

But he, like himself, was also a naive college student and couldn't speak about the workplace.

After failing to find a breakthrough, Lu Changge became a little annoyed.

Just then, Cheng Yongyi called on everyone to sing, so he followed him. After they arrived, they drank beer. Lu Changge was the kind of person who would back away when he saw beer, so he could only spin the fruit plate vigorously.

Qin Jun’s singing is still very nice.

He said to this guy, "Lao Qin, I think you can participate in a talent show!"

"What show is it?"

"Super Girl! Very popular!" he shouted.

Qin Jun cursed, "Go to hell!"

"Haha."

While singing, Lu Changge went out to use the bathroom. The decoration here was very dazzling, and there were many lights in the corridor. It took him several turns to find where the bathroom was.

When he came out to wash his hands, he found a thin woman with short hair and wearing a black turtleneck sweater at the girls' sink behind him. She coughed loudly several times, and then kept rinsing her mouth with water, with the water flowing loudly.

He didn't care at first, as it was normal to drink a little more in a place like this.

But at this moment, a man with slicked-back hair came over from the corridor. He stretched his head to look towards the women's restroom and said, "Here, hurry up, Yang Lu is calling you."

The short-haired woman leaned against the sink and said, "Xi Lu, I'm really drunk. I can't take it anymore."

"What's wrong? I see you're speaking normally." He was about to reach out and pull her.

At this time, Lu Changge looked up at the mirror. The woman opposite also noticed that there was someone next to him, so she glanced over.

We both saw each other, it was just a coincidence.

An acquaintance, Lawyer Zuo.

"Let's go, let's go." The man continued to pull her.

This pull almost pulled her down, but luckily she had quick wits and immediately said to Lu Changge: "Mr. Lu, I didn't expect to meet you here."

This is where things get tricky.

The man looked at Lu Changge and asked Lawyer Zuo, "Do you know him?"

"I know him." She took the opportunity to get rid of him. "Mr. Lu's family is in business."

Lu Changge didn't hit her in the face, and replied politely, "Lawyer Zuo, long time no see."

After hearing that the family was doing business, the man became less presumptuous in his behavior and words. Maybe this person was a potential customer.

"Then...you can greet him and come over later. Yang Lu is still waiting for you."

Zuo Shuya felt more at ease now and said, "Okay, thank you, Xi Lu."

The greetings are fake, it’s mainly because they are acquaintances, and some things are not easy to do in front of outsiders.

Seeing the man walk away, Zuo Shuya breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Lu Changge with a little embarrassment.

In this kind of occasion and this kind of thing, it is hard not to think of it as "accompanying drinking and playing together".

"When you said hello just now, I understood it as a call for help, right?"

"No, I'm glad I met you." She forced a smile, her body staggering, as if she had drunk a lot.

In this situation, if Lu Changge said nothing, it would not be indifference, but a bit inhumane. Besides, Zuo Shuya was not an ugly woman.

"Do you want me to take you home?"

Zuo Shuya raised her head slightly in surprise. She really didn't expect Lu Changge to say that. After all, they didn't have much friendship between them.

"If that's all right. Thank you."

"It's okay, let's go, I'll call a taxi."

Zuo Shuya wanted to follow him, but she was originally standing against the wall and suddenly she started to walk, and her steps were a little unsteady. There was no choice, so Lu Changge supported her and walked out.

Besides that, she also had some psychological burdens. While waiting for a taxi outside, she added an extra explanation: "The person inside is our leader. Sometimes there's nothing we can do."

Lu Changge's expression was calm. "You don't have to explain to me, and don't worry about your image in my mind. I know very well that some people in this society are obviously abnormal, but they just happen to be able to take care of themselves, so they are treated as normal people."

"You don't even use any dirty words when you curse at people." Zuo Shuya chuckled, and the awkward atmosphere was finally eased.

A taxi arrived soon, and Lu Changge helped her sit in the back, while he himself sat in the passenger seat—if she vomited, at least it wouldn't be on him. Jiangzhou at night was noisy and chaotic, with motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles often mixed together. Passing through several commercial districts, the noise was unusual. Many young people, all kinds of appearances, stood on the streets. The lights of thousands of houses, both near and far, were like stars in the Milky Way.

Lu Changge recalled that the night before his rebirth, he saw a city like this, bustling but lonely.

Zuo Shuya, who was sitting next to him, fell asleep due to the alcohol, but he didn't know whether she was actually asleep or not. Anyway, she didn't wake up when they got off the car. What can you do?
I can only blame myself for being nice and taking on this mess.

Not to mention anything else, he paid 56.5 for the taxi fare alone, and he had to taxi back afterwards!

In 2006, working on a construction site only paid 100 yuan a day, and ordinary people couldn't afford to take a taxi.

This place is called Caiyun Village 3. After helping her out of the car, Lu Changge shook her awake and asked, "Lawyer Zuo, which building do you live in?"

Zuo Shuya couldn't stand steadily and kept falling.

There was no other way, he could only carry her on his shoulders and support her with his arms.

"Building 7, 302."

"Okay, walk more steadily."

The neighborhood was in a terrible state of disrepair, with the sidewalks crammed with electric bikes. When one walked into the unit door, there were all sorts of randomly laid pipelines overhead. From his perspective when he later conducted fire inspections, the people who had made this place look like this should be fucking arrested.

When going up the stairs, Lu Changge really couldn't stand it anymore, because the corridor was too narrow and Zuo Shuya was swaying, and it was very difficult to climb one step.

Lu Changge picked her up directly.

All dharmas are empty, and the absence of self is the true nature. Let me be clear, he's not deliberately taking advantage of me.

After a lot of trouble, I finally opened her door and helped her sit down on the sofa in the living room.

After taking a few breaths, he finally had time to look around the house. It was furnished in a standard manner, with a sofa and a coffee table facing the TV, and a dining table and kitchen to the right.

Opposite the sofa are two bedrooms, with a bathroom between them.

There isn't much furniture, it's quite simple.

But at this moment, he suddenly realized that he had overlooked a problem: Why is there no one in this house?

"Well……"

Zuo Shuya began to squirm.

Lu Changge reacted quickly and immediately brought the trash can to the sofa. "If you want to vomit, vomit here."

Now she no longer mind the smell of the trash can, and she half-supported her body and began to vomit violently.

Lu Changge stood up and poured her some water, and during the process he heard loud noises of "vomit, vomit..."

When I turned around with the water, I saw the woman groaning in discomfort because of being drunk.

He remembered that when he was chatting with Xu Qiuxue in his previous life, she also mentioned that although she looked glamorous on the surface, it was actually very difficult for her to work hard alone outside, and she had experienced similar times before.

But there was no one to take care of her at that time.

Lu Changge felt pity in his heart and complained less about serving the drunkard.

"Drink some water, you'll feel better."

Zuo Shuya should be in a semi-conscious state, so she could get the water. She took it, rinsed her mouth, and then drank it.

Lu Changge thought about it and realized that sleeping on the sofa was out of the question in the cold winter, so he said, "You have two rooms in your house. Which one do you want to sleep in? I'll help you over there. You'll be fine after a good sleep."

The woman was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Thank you for your help."

Lu Changge's heart was no longer complaining, but he was not forgiving either, saying, "This is no ordinary trouble."

"Sorry. By the way, this place is quite far. How are you going to get back later?"

"Leave me alone, I'm not drunk."

Zuo Shuya seemed to be able to handle alcohol. After vomiting, she became slightly sober and stood up on her own initiative, letting Lu Changge help her into the master bedroom in the south.

Lu Changge didn't help with washing or anything like that.

When the time comes, as my aunt said, if a woman in a big city becomes dependent on you, you will be at a great disadvantage.

Just take off your shoes, take off your down jacket and get straight into bed.

After finishing all this, he went out to refill the cup he had just filled, poured a glass of water and placed it on the bedside table. Seeing that Zuo Shuya was still awake, he said, "It's easy to get thirsty in the middle of the night after drinking. Here's the water. I'm leaving first."

But he had barely taken two steps when Zuo Shuya called him, "Mr. Lu,"

"What you need?"

She slowly propped herself up and leaned against the headboard. "If you don't mind, can you chat with me?"

Lu Changge scratched the corner of his mouth with his index finger and said, "Don't mind. I came here tonight to send Buddha to the west."

"I actually really need this job." She said this suddenly.

Lu Changge understood. He said, "But I thought lawyers knew how to protect themselves better."

Zuo Shuya's expression was bitter. She forced a smile and said, "This has nothing to do with the lawyer. Maybe it's my own fault."

"Don't say that. Life is already hard enough, so don't blame yourself if you can blame others."

She smiled when she heard this. She didn't know why, but despite the age difference, after a few contacts, she quite liked chatting with this boy. She always felt that he had some unique wisdom.

(End of this chapter)