You are my wife, don't doubt it!

"Here." The old man who was reading the newspaper pushed his reading glasses on his nose, didn't look at him, and just nodded in one direction.

Xiao Yao took out the lottery ticket he bought on Friday morning and compared it with the winning numbers written in pen on the plastic board.

……

"Oh! Okay! I won!" Xiao Yao said.

The old man finally raised his head.

I won twenty dollars, with a return rate of 1000%, which is a good deal.

Originally, Xiao Yao shouldn't have been too disappointed.

After all, as a veteran fan of "Science Fiction Emperor", this was already within Xiao Yao's psychological expectations.

It should be some kind of timeline self-repair mechanism or something like that? It can't be the Sports Lottery Bureau...?

But doesn’t this indirectly prove that the future cannot be changed?

No, not necessarily.

To be on the safe side, I should go back and confirm with Shen Tianyun whether the number she provided is correct.

After receiving the result of his first lottery winning in his life - four crumpled 5-yuan bills - from the old man, Xiao Yao walked towards his bicycle.

I always feel like someone is watching me...

Xiao Yao turned around and looked around. It was already dark and he found nothing.

Is this an illusion? But my intuition is pretty accurate...

Could it be that the little hooligans from Beihong Technical School are going to "blackmail" again? (Note: Shanghai dialect, referring to extortion)

Don’t let this twenty yuan be lost!

Not daring to take the shortcut through the alley, Xiao Yao rode his bike along the main road and passed by Canhua Internet Cafe.

He felt the twenty yuan in his pocket, hesitated for a moment, and finally pulled over.

He looked around habitually, but didn't see his grandmother, Teacher Yao, or student union cadres. Xiao Yao flashed into the dark corridor and went straight to the second floor.

I pushed open the shutter door of the Internet cafe and a cool breeze blew over me, making me feel refreshed.

As usual, the air in the Internet cafe was mixed with the smell of sofa leather, computer supplies, feet and some leftover food.

This smell is unique to the air in Internet cafes. To people like Xiao Yao who are used to it, it is not unpleasant and even feels familiar.

At least there was no smell of cigarettes - compared to the Internet cafe in the small town in Jiangbei where he attended junior high school, Xiao Yao was very satisfied with the comprehensive smoking ban in the Internet cafes in Shanghai.

"Do you want food? You want a box lunch? Ten yuan per person! Time to eat!..." An unshaven uncle in blue overalls passed by Xiao Yao holding a plastic box in both hands and glanced at him: "Do you want food?"

"No thanks."

You are the one who is begging for food.

Just kidding, a deluxe meal at ten bucks a box is enough to support five hours of happy gaming time. It’s not like I won 5 bucks.

"Open the card and top up the money." Xiao Yao took out a small plastic card from the side pocket of his schoolbag, knocked on the bar, and took out the four large bills from his pocket.

"Is this winning the lottery?" the receptionist joked.

"I really won the lottery." Xiao Yao told the truth.

"Your luck has turned, are you going for 20?" The front desk lady was operating the computer: "Are you going to save some money to buy the next issue?"

"Then charge ten yuan first."

Xiao Yao logged into QQ and was annoyed when he saw that Shen Jie did not pass his friend verification request.

After taking a shower on Saturday morning, he went to Canhua Internet Cafe and used the last two dollars on his card to add Shen Jie's QQ. It has been two days and it still hasn't been accepted.

Don't you mean it?

I mean, what's the big deal about giving out a cell phone number? Why do you say "just ask our daughter"?

He did go and ask her daughter - and the number he got was 158xxxxxxxx. Isn't that ridiculous? In this day and age, how could a mobile phone number start with 158?

"Cough cough!" Xiao Yao was startled by the sudden coughing sound in the headphones.

The girl named "oO Shu He Oo" approved his verification request.

Xiao Yao clicked on her profile picture, typed HI, then deleted it and closed the chat window.

Don't make me feel like I'm waiting...

Shen Jie's QQ space is very clean, incredibly clean.

Normally speaking, a beauty with this kind of looks should have her QQ space filled with all kinds of profile pictures and selfies.

Shen Jie only had two photo albums. One contained her own paintings, and the other contained some pictures of a karate gym and an archery club. Xiao Yao found a few photos of her, but very few.

There are very few posts and logs, maybe it’s a small account?

Xiao Yao was just about to take a closer look at the logs when he felt someone standing behind him.

He turned his neck slowly and stiffly, praying in his heart that it wasn't his grandmother or Teacher Yao.

Fortunately, he saw no one.

However, the feeling of being stared at became even stronger...

Forget it, it’s not advisable to stay here for long today, let’s just leave when the wind gets strong.

He typed a meaningless emoticon in Shen Jie's QQ dialog box, and then went to the front desk to log off.

The attitude of the sister at the front desk was a little different from before. While she was chatting with Xiao Yao about meaningless things like "You left so soon today", her eyes seemed to be looking at the seat he had just vacated.

Xiao Yao looked in the direction she was looking out of curiosity, but was pulled back by the words, "Starting tomorrow, people from above will come to check ID cards. Come back next week."

"What? Check again?!"

--split line--

As usual, grandma brought a small stool and sat at the entrance of the corridor, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan and chatting with other old ladies while eating melon seeds.

"Yao'er," said the old lady of the Jin family, her face wrinkled like a ball, holding a hookah in her hand: "I heard from your grandma that you have a girlfriend?"

Xiao Yao cast a dissatisfied look at his grandmother, but the latter pulled over an empty stool and motioned for Xiao Yao to sit down.

"what happened?"

"The little girl you brought back yesterday, isn't she from your school?" Grandma said mysteriously.

"...No." Xiao Yao said.

"You're from Beihong Technical School, right?"

"What?" Xiao Yao moved his butt uneasily.

"Have you dyed your hair? Have you done your nails?" Grandma said confidently, "You run outside with your pants so short, your butt is almost exposed..."

"What on earth do you want to say?"

Grandma hesitated and said, "Making friends is a good thing. I won't interfere with you, but you must not learn bad things..."

"Oh, how is it possible..."

Before Xiao Yao could finish his words, his grandmother's eyes stared straight over his shoulder, and then she stood up tremblingly: "Yingying!"

What? Xiao Yao turned around subconsciously and saw Yu Luying standing at the corner of the alley, biting her lip.

She was wearing the summer uniform of St. Francis Xavier's School: a white and pink short-sleeved sports T-shirt and sports pants of the same color. They were neither too big nor too slim, but the size was just right. The loose trouser legs covered the pure white dad shoes, with only the toes showing. She held the shoulder straps of her schoolbag tightly with both hands, and her chest was still rising and falling slightly even in such a large coat.

"Grandma, please sit down." Yu Luying took a few quick steps forward, came forward to support her, and glared at Xiao Yao again: "Why don't you answer the phone?"

"You haven't been here for a long time..." Grandma held Yu Luying's hand and asked about her health.

Seeing Yu Luying looking at him, Xiao Yao quickly shouted, "Grandma!"

"Grandma, I'm here to help Xiao Yao with his homework." Yu Luying said softly.

"Cut the rice first, cut the rice first," Grandma took Yu Luying's hand and walked towards the corridor: "I made braised pork today!"

“No, no, I’ve already eaten,” Yu Luying declined repeatedly: “Let’s go to the library to do our homework.”

"You've eaten it, but I haven't." Xiao Yao said happily.

After being coaxed, deceived, pushed, and tied up upstairs by the old man and the young man, grandma went to the entrance of the alley to get some soy sauce, while Yu Luying was blocked by Xiao Yao outside his bedroom door.

"Wait a minute, I'll get you some slippers." Xiao Yao said this, pushed the door open a little, and crawled in.

After entering the door, Xiao Yao saw that Shen Tianyun was not there, so he opened the door with confidence: "Come in, I forgot that we don't need to change slippers at home."

Yu Luying twitched her nose in confusion and took two steps back: "No need, I'll go help grandma."

Just as she was about to turn around and leave, the door of the large closet in the bedroom opened a crack, and a white thigh followed by a small foot in slippers stretched out, followed by an arm and a bare shoulder, and finally a handsome profile under messy hair.

"Hey, your cabinet door is stuck, can you help me?!"

Xiao Yao almost fainted on the spot, and Yu Luying stared at Shen Tianyun in amazement for several seconds.

"Sorry for disturbing you." Yu Luying blushed and said these three words, and was about to flee.

"No, listen to my explanation." Xiao Yao reacted quickly and grabbed the other person.

Yu Luying shook off Xiao Yao's arm with all her might: "Let go!"

"Are you Brother Xiao Yao's classmate?" Shen Tianyun finally squeezed out, adjusted her vest and shorts, and walked forward with a smile: "Sit down, sit down."

Yu Luying was pushed onto the sofa by two people again and sat down. Her hands were placed on her knees nervously.

"Brother, please take good care of your classmate. I'll go make tea for her!" Shen Tianyun made a gesture to go out.

"No, no, I'm not thirsty!" Yu Luying said hurriedly.

"That's right, brother," Shen Tianyun turned to Xiao Yao and said, "Where is your tea can?"

"I'll go take a bath. I'll go take a bath." Xiao Yao understood and trotted out.

"I'm Xiao Yao's cousin. I was just looking for something in the closet." Shen Tianyun sat next to Yu Luying and explained for Xiao Yao.

"Doesn't he... have a cousin?" Yu Luying blurted out.

Oh, you even know this?

"Oh, he's from a distant family, he's from a distant family."

Yu Luying stroked her chin, obviously not believing it.

"Well, by the way," Shen Tianyun changed the subject: "Sister, what's your name?"

"My name is Yu Luying." After calming herself down, she answered softly and slowly.

"You are Yu Luying?!" Shen Tianyun's eyes widened and she stood up subconsciously and shouted.

"What's wrong?" Yu Luying was very surprised: "Do you know me?"

"No... nothing..." Shen Tianyun realized that she had lost her composure and smiled awkwardly: "Xiao Yao often mentioned you."

"Oh." Yu Luying didn't ask "What did you say about me?"

"Sometimes, I even call your name in my dreams at night!" Shen Tianyun added reluctantly.

Yu Luying looked at her in surprise, and Shen Tianyun realized that she had said the wrong thing: Wouldn't it make people think that she and Xiao Yao had spent the night together?

In fact, this sentence is true - Shen Tianyun has indeed seen his parents quarreling several times, all because his father called out the name "Yu Luying" while sleeping.

She was just about to think of a way to round up her words, but then a thought occurred to her: if Xiao Yao was kept away from this "bad woman", it would be beneficial to both her and her mother.

After figuring this out, Shen Tianyun said nothing, but instead gave Yu Luying a provocative look.

Sure enough, Yu Luying stood up with a red face and said, "I'm going back."

"Why don't you sit for a while?" Shen Tianyun said with a smile.

At this moment, Xiao Yao's voice came from the soap room outside the bedroom door: "Oh my God, why are you here?"

Then, the voice was deliberately lowered, but still faintly audible: "How did you find this place?"

"I want to see her," a clear loli voice said, "Can I?"

Xiao Yao's voice: "It's really not convenient today..."

Yu Luying wiped the corner of her eyes with her fingers and said, "It's quite convenient. Let your friend come in." As she spoke, she strode forward and opened the bedroom door.

Xiao Yao and a petite pretty girl looked over here in astonishment.