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Chapter 26 Chapter 7 Shame

The Oriole 苏童 2002Words 2018-03-19
In the circle of friends, Liu Sheng has a good reputation.Judging by the standards of Toon Tree Street, his lifestyle is close to that of a successful person.He makes money and spends money.Every time he makes money, he will reward himself by buying a suit or a new mobile phone. If he makes a lot of money, he will brag to his friends. Take a sauna, or go to KTV to sing songs, let everyone share his success.After the water tower project was completed, he invited Chun Geng and Ah Liu to the bathing center as usual.It was an unfortunate trip this time. The lady doing the Thai massage had just stepped on his back when the cell phone rang. They explained that Dean Qiao had to answer the phone call. There was a business opportunity for his call.

The result is not a business opportunity, but a nuisance.Dean Qiao said that the door of the incense hall was broken, and urged him to replace it with a strong anti-theft door.He didn't expect that the incense hall rebuilt from the water tower would be so popular in Jingting Hospital. Boss Zheng contributed money to build the temple, but he was not blessed with the exclusive right to burn incense.People here are all superstitious about the prestige of the Chongguang Temple. The golden body of the Bodhisattva invited by the Chongguang Temple is in the water tower. The inside of the water tower was covered with dust, dirty and messy.Dean Qiao said that Boss Zheng was very angry, not the first incense, he would rather not enter the water tower to burn incense.Dean Qiao said that he was also very angry, Liu Sheng, the money I gave you is not too small, right?Where did you get that old wooden door to fool them?You have to rely on your conscience to make money, why not be willing to install a security door?

His heart sank, he put down the phone and complained to Chun Geng and the others, it was not easy to make some money, and it was annoying to be busy with maintenance after finishing the project.He didn't dare to disobey Dean Qiao, and immediately left the bathing center, drove the van straight to the decoration market, dragged a strong anti-theft door, and an installer.When the van drove into Jingting Hospital, from a distance, he saw a figure of a woman in black outside the water tower, who looked like Miss Bai, but when he parked the car and dragged the security door with the installer, he was gone. Miss Bai's shadow disappeared, only the two crows were waiting on the top of the water tower, croaking.

The door of the water tower was indeed broken.When the installer was busy, he inspected the incense hall carefully, and it was indeed a shocking mess inside.The four futons were gone, and messy shoe prints were left on the newly laid beige floor tiles. They were cut out of Coca-Cola bottles, some were made of disposable paper cups, and some were made of broken porcelain bowls. He saw a congratulatory couplet on the golden arm of the Bodhisattva, and wished all the patients in Jingting Hospital a speedy recovery!There are many small red or yellow notes on the lotus seat of the Bodhisattva. When you open it, most of them are the prayers of the pilgrims to get rid of the evil spirits. Some of the notes are obviously from the hands of medical staff. Someone asked the Bodhisattva to let a person named A child named Fatty will be admitted to a key high school next year, and someone asks Bodhisattva to bless Wang Caixia to obtain an accountant license smoothly.He never expected that there would be an evil white paper mixed with the good wishes of the pilgrims, with black and white words, which looked particularly eye-catching: Liu Sheng is a rapist!He broke out in a cold sweat, unable to understand why someone wanted to report him to the Bodhisattva.He subconsciously suspected Miss Bai, observed the handwriting, and thought it was not her style. After that, he doubted his grandfather, and he hasn't taken care of him for a long time. Will the old man use tricks to retaliate against him?But he knew his grandfather's physical function, his muscles were atrophied, and his fingers could no longer hold the pen.He sniffed the note, as if trying to identify whose scent it was, but to no avail, he cursed and farted, gritted his teeth, swished a few times, and tore up the small note.

Dean Qiao asked him to hand over the new key to Miss Bai. He went to Building No. 1, but couldn't open her door after pushing. Hearing that there was no business inside, he didn't know why he didn't dare to knock on the door.He wandered around the stairs a few times in a daze, and finally returned to the reception room, asking the concierge Master Zhang to hand over the key to Miss Bai.He said, please tell Ms. Bai that Boss Zheng will be able to burn the incense starting tomorrow. The door I installed this time, not to mention those mental patients, even the rocket launcher will not be able to open it.Master Zhang took the bunch of keys and hung them on the wall, tilted his head to look at Liu Sheng, and suddenly smiled at him, "What about using your bazooka, Liu Sheng?"I heard that your rocket launcher is very powerful!He was a bit out of line when he heard the other party's joke, and said, what do you mean, Lao Zhang?You are not a lady, what does my bazooka have to do with you?Master Zhang said, it has nothing to do with me, does it have something to do with Miss Bai?I heard that you used to be like that, you who used to be Miss Bai?Liu Sheng was startled, his face suddenly changed color, what was that?that what?Master Zhang twitched a bit, but he still couldn't say the word rape, so he made an obscene gesture with both hands and asked, is it true?Liu Sheng was stunned for a full two seconds, closed the window of the reception room, and shouted to Master Zhang through the window glass, someone said that I fucked your mother, do you think it is true?

He hurriedly left Building One.At first he didn't realize how seriously Master Zhang had hurt him, but he felt a little stuffy in his chest, his head was dizzy, and his legs were limp when walking.When he reached the entrance of the canteen, he opened the door of the van, and the two cooks at the entrance of the canteen looked at him in surprise, what's wrong with you, Yagyu?You don't look right.He touched his face first, why is my face wrong?After that, he pressed his hand on his stomach and rubbed it a few times. He said, I have a stomachache, and my stomach hurts badly. Later, his stomach really hurt.He found his pale face in the car's reflector, and beads of sweat the size of beans were dripping from his forehead to his cheeks.stomachache.Really stomach ache.Not only his stomach, but his internal organs were all enduring a sharp pain.He felt sick.He couldn't bear Master Zhang's gesture, which was like a sharp knife, with venom, hitting his wound directly.After so many years, he thought that the wound had healed, but in fact it was still festering, and it hurt when he poked it.He has been in the society for so many years, and he doesn't know why the more he messes up, the thinner his skin becomes.He underestimated his self-esteem.He didn't know that he was so self-respecting, let alone that he was so vulnerable.In addition to shame, in addition to pain, he also felt a little self-pity.

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