Chapter 8 Section 7

After leaving the noodle shop, Tuoshi went to the supermarket he frequented.After taking the discounted toilet paper to the checkout counter, Takumi asked the familiar female clerk: "Is that thing available?" The chubby shop assistant, about thirty-five or sixteen years old, smiled and nodded: "Yes." She said, taking out something from a long plastic bag behind the cashier. "I'm sorry to trouble you all the time." "It's okay, it's going to be thrown away anyway." Tuoshi returned home with toilet paper and plastic bags in his right hand and packed dumplings in his left.

Shi Sheng had fallen asleep in front of the closet.Maybe he was too tired, he was breathing heavily, almost snoring.Tuo Shi put down the things in his hands and turned on the 14-inch TV.It's an old TV I got from a friend, and it took a while for the picture to come out after I switched it on.He took an igo in his mouth and lit the fire. The image finally came out, it was a program in which a famous host led a team to explore.It's a special that airs every one or two months.The expedition went deep into the heart of Africa and the rainforests of South America, and every time there was always a major discovery or some exciting scenes.This time the stage seems to have been changed to the sea, and the expedition team members are all on board.It can be heard from the mysterious commentary that they are looking for a big shark this time.Still doing the "Jaws" gimmick!Takumi smiled wryly.It's been four years since Steven Spielberg's big hit.

Tuoshi looked at Shisheng while smoking a cigarette.The volume of the TV was not too low, and he still didn't look like he was going to wake up.Takumi stood up and walked over to open the closet.There was a dirty blanket on top.He pulled out the blanket and covered Shi Sheng.It occurred to him that he had never done such a thing for outsiders before.His consistent attitude is that it doesn't matter whether he catches a cold or gets injured for someone who has nothing to do with him. Anyway, everyone is an outsider—the roar of changing tunes rang in Tuoshi's ears again.It was the roar of the adoptive father.

After the truth was revealed, the parent-child relationship was maintained under a delicate balance.The son is very concerned about the adoptive parents, and the adoptive parents are also very concerned about the mental state of the adopted son.It can be said that, inspired by the sense of mission that "we must get along as naturally as before", the family successfully lived a tightrope-walking life.The atmosphere was a bit unnatural, but everyone thought that if it could be maintained, it might develop into a good relationship.However, cracks arose in unexpected places. Not long after Tuoshi was a sophomore in high school, the cheating of his adoptive father was revealed.Tuoshi didn't know how his adoptive mother knew about it, but one day when he came home from school, he saw his adoptive mother crying with disheveled hair, and beside him sat an ugly adoptive father with his shirt sleeves torn.

Adoptive parents and children take care of each other in life, but there is no such care between husband and wife.It can even be said that the mental burden that hangs over the whole family is finally concentrated on the relationship between husband and wife.The adoptive father is obviously avoiding meeting with Takumi. For him, home has become a place of depression.So, he began to look for a place that could make him happy. The atmosphere at home was extremely cold, and no one had the heart to estimate each other's feelings.However, this caused a vicious circle again, and the adoptive father had an accident and injured someone.

Although he doesn't have to take full responsibility and won't face a lawsuit because of it, taxis can't be driven for the time being.The adoptive father, who has nothing to do but drive, has been at home all day ever since.His wife complained about him: all his heart was on that woman, so that such an accident happened in a vital job. Kunio was speechless, so he drank to escape reality.He drank more and more fiercely, became more drunk, and became rough in his speech. Even though he is often drunk, Kunio always has a question in his mind: he has no income, but his wife doesn't seem to feel too embarrassed.He still knows that he has no savings in his family.

Once, he stared at his wife's tail because he thought she looked a little weird when she went out.The wife went to the bank, and it was a bank that was supposed to have nothing to do with the Miyamoto family. After his wife came out of the bank, he forcibly snatched her handbag, and found that there were multiple 10,000 yuan bills and a passbook, which showed that a fixed amount was credited every month. The remitter was Sumiko Tojo.It turned out that in order to express her gratitude to the Miyamoto couple for raising their children, she had been sending money.The only person who knew about it was Dazi, who deliberately concealed it from her husband.

Kunio was furious, thinking that his wife spent all the money alone.The wife denied it, claiming that she had been saving the money just in case, and only wanted to use it on Takushi.But looking at the passbook, you can tell that the money has been withdrawn from time to time. The money left in the passbook, the money that Dazi used before, and the money that will be remitted in the future—the two quarreled for many days about this. Nothing left. "Anyway, everyone is an outsider." At the end of the quarrel, Father Bang burst out such a sentence.At that time, he had already drunk a lot of wine.While saying this, he raised his hand to his wife.For the first time, Tuoshi saw his adoptive father violence against his adoptive mother.

Can't stay in this house anymore - that's what Takumi thought at the time. Suddenly, Shi Sheng turned over and sat up.Because there was no warning, Takumi was in a panic. "What? Are you awake?" "Just woke up." Shi Sheng opened his eyes wide and looked around, "Ah, this is your residence." "yes." "This year is 19...79?" "Do you still need to ask? Your head has been broken." "No, nothing, just checking." Shi vividly moved his nose, "It smells like dumplings." "Guess right. I think you're probably hungry too, so I bought it for you." Tuoshi took the dumplings and placed them in front of Shisheng.

"Oh, you probably know that dumplings are my favorite." "What do you like to eat, how would I know? Well, if you like it, it means I bought it right." "Have you eaten?" "Ok." "I bought it at that shop that only has noodles and dumplings?" "Do you know that store?" "I've never been." Shi Sheng shrugged slightly, "I've heard of it." "Oh, it's such a broken shop, and someone actually mentioned it." Shi Sheng opened the package, started to eat with disposable chopsticks, and kept nodding.

"Is it delicious?" Takumi asked. "Whether it's delicious or not, it's the same as what I heard." "Have you heard what people say?" "The taste can't be said to be good or bad, but once you eat it, you can't stop." "Haha," Tuoshi laughed, and lit a cigarette that was unknown, "That's what happened. Who said that? It's exactly the same as what I thought." "My father. He said he lived in this area when he was young and used to go to that noodle shop." "Did that store exist before? I don't know." "If you want to go, go a few more times now, and the store will be gone in seven or eight years." "Gone? Will it go bankrupt?" "Demolition, we need to build a building there." Shi Sheng licked his lips, and corrected, "It seems that a building is going to be built there. This area will definitely change." "What else is going to change in this area? However, the store is really gone, and I really can't stand it. When the demolition notice comes out, I will ask the boss to hold on and not move." "If you can't stand it, there will be ground squeezers to force you." "Squeezer? What the hell?" "Ah, it's nothing..." Shisheng shook his head, and turned his gaze elsewhere, "What is that?" He looked at the plastic bag Tuoshi took back from the supermarket. Takumi smiled cunningly and dragged the bag over. "This is my good partner." He patted twice. "Like bread." "It's bread, but it's different from ordinary ones. When the bread is sliced, the outermost skin can't be sold. What's in here is the bread skin. There are thirty slices. It doesn't cost money." His eyes lit up when he heard it. “Poor man's pizza!” "what?" "Smear some tomato sauce on that, pop it in the toaster, and the poor man's pizza is ready." Tuo Shi stood up, he didn't want to laugh at Shi Sheng's words, but walked up to Shi and squatted down. "Who did you hear that from?" "No one, just rumors." "How can there be such rumors? That's how I eat, and no one else knows. You won't tell others about this poor way of eating, but you know. Tell me quickly! What's going on?" The smile on Shi Sheng's face disappeared, and he looked straight into Takumi's eyes.Takumi was facing him. "I heard from my father..." Shi Sheng said, "My father also eats this way. This is not your original creation. Bread and tomato sauce have long been available." "Is this called pizza, too?" "It seems to be, everyone wants to go together." "Hmm... well, answer me one more question." Tuoshi grabbed Shisheng's hair and lifted it up vigorously, "Who is this 'father'? Tell me the name!"