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Chapter 441 Li Shaoqing's Past

The hand holding the small silver fork was fair and slender, with distinct knuckles, and on the fork was a piece of juicy apple.

Under the lights, it looks as beautiful as a fine work of art.

Su Zijing opened her mouth slightly, and Li Shaoqing put the apple into her mouth.

The two looked at each other.

At that moment, on television, a singer began performing the song that the contestant had just answered correctly.

"I just love you, I love you"

There is sorrow, there is joy, there is you.

Even the mundane has meaning.

I just love you and love you.

Placed in your palm

I give you all the radiant happiness.

......"

The female singer's sweet voice suddenly created an ambiguous atmosphere between the two.

Su Zijing chewed on an apple, the juice inadvertently leaving a glossy sheen on her lips. Li Shaoqing watched, his Adam's apple bobbing involuntarily.

Su Zijin noticed this and paused in her apple-chewing.

Upon meeting her gaze, Li Shaoqing immediately blushed and quickly looked away. In her haste, she forked a piece of jackfruit for herself, not noticing the seeds inside, and took a bite.

"hiss!"

I chipped my tooth.

Li Shaoqing quickly covered his mouth and smiled apologetically at Su Zijing.

Then he turned to the side and spat out the core in a few quick movements, before forking a piece of apple as if nothing had happened.

"Kacha kacha——"

Su Zijin couldn't help but smile.

She's kind of...cute.

Li Shaoqing caught a glimpse of her smiling out of the corner of his eye, and his busy chewing of the apple slowed down involuntarily.

Thinking about the embarrassing thing I just did, I felt a little ashamed.

But it can make her happy...

Thinking of this, she smiled, pursing her lips.

On television, the challenger who had just successfully challenged the fourth door stopped in time and left happily with his prize medal.

Now there is a new challenger.

As usual, the first song is usually an easy question.

As the music began, Su Zijing hummed along a few times, then smiled and asked Li Shaoqing,

Did you guess it?

Li Shaoqing nodded hesitantly.

"It seems to be... love because of love?"

Su Zijing gave him a thumbs up, somewhat curious.

"This song is pretty old, you've heard it before?"

Li Shaoqing scratched his head sheepishly.

"I used to work at a hair salon, and the boss liked to play old songs, so..."

"Oh." Su Zijing nodded in understanding. "I see."

She knew from his heartfelt words that he had had a tough time these past years, but she never expected that he had worked in a hair salon. She also wondered... how good his hairdressing skills were.

Seeing Zijing deep in thought, Li Shaoqing's fingers curled slightly, worried that she might mind his past. He pursed his lips and said:

"Zijin, I may not be as good as them in every way, but I will try my best. I will try to become better and make myself worthy of you..."

As he said this, his fingers dug deeply into his palms, and his head drooped.

"How am I doing?"

Su Zijing was completely bewildered. She had only been lost in thought for a moment, so why was this being brought up all of a sudden?

And what's with all this talk about whether they're good enough or not!

Where did this come from?!

“You…” Li Shaoqing looked up at her, then quickly lowered his head again, “Don’t abandon me.”

You said you wanted to be with me, you can't go back on your word.

"I...I disagree."

Su Zijin: “…”

Su Zijing looked down at her wrist, which he was holding firmly in his hand, still a little dazed.

How did we end up talking about this?

What on earth was he imagining?!

"Did I do something to give you the impression that I wanted to break up with you?"

Su Zijin asked the question sincerely.

Li Shaoqing froze, met her clear eyes, and almost instantly realized that he had been overthinking things. His ears turned bright red.

"I... Zijing, I'm sorry, I... I thought..."

"Why?"

“I thought you would mind that I used to work in a hair salon…”

Su Zijing tilted her head, looking puzzled.

"Why would you think that? It's just getting your hair done, it's not some shady job, why should I care?"

Li Shaoqing's breath hitched slightly. Yes, she had no idea...

Li Shaoqing knew that he could easily gloss over the matter with a few words...

But for some reason, when he looked into her eyes, he genuinely didn't want to deceive her.

"This matter is a bit complicated, and the story is a bit long. Would you like to hear it?"

"If you want to hear it, I'll tell you."

Su Zijing nodded seriously, "I want to hear it."

Now that they're together, she naturally wants to know about the other person.

Of course, if it's a secret hidden deep in your heart that you don't want anyone to discover...

Hmm, as long as it doesn't involve moral or legal boundaries, she will show respect and won't pry.

But now that Li Shaoqing has said he can tell her, why shouldn't she listen?

Li Shaoqing frowned, thought for a moment, and then decided to start from the very beginning.

Li Shaoqing, a young master born with a silver spoon in his mouth, is a tragic figure whose life was taken away by villains when he was young.

He grew up under the oppression of his adoptive parents.

Washing clothes, cooking, cleaning... After he became sensible, all the housework was his responsibility.

If you don't work, you won't eat.

After nine years of compulsory education, his fake parents were no longer willing to support his schooling.

He couldn't understand why some parents would be so harsh on their only child.

Yes, he was their only child at the time.

Of course, he understands everything now.

He is not their biological child at all.

They had long ago sent their biological children to live with their biological parents so they could enjoy a comfortable life.

Perhaps in their eyes, they were just long-term laborers.

Xiao Li Shaoqing, who was in the second year of junior high school at the time, overheard their conversation.

They said they wouldn't give him money to go to high school; their plan was for him to finish junior high and then go out to work to earn money for his family.

His mother's words, "After raising him for so many years, he's eaten so much of our food for nothing. Finally, the time has come for him to be of some use," stayed with him for many years...

Knowing in advance about her parents' plans, Li Shaoqing didn't want to give up the opportunity to continue her studies.

He had excellent grades, and his teachers had high hopes for him, often talking to him about his future plans.

He also knew that only by getting into a good school could he have a chance to change his life.

But for a junior high school student like him, the tuition and living expenses of several thousand yuan are an astronomical figure.

He had to figure it out himself.

Later, he started paying attention to the job postings on shops and utility poles near the school.

He asked at many shops, but as soon as they heard he was a minor student, they all told him to leave...

In the end, only one hair salon owner looked at his face carefully and agreed to let him come to work after school, from 7 pm to 10 pm.

At first, I only earned 30 yuan a day as an apprentice doing odd jobs in the shop. Once I learned the skills and could work on my own, I would receive a commission. I was paid daily.

To appease his family, Li Shaoqing lied and said that a classmate needed his help with tutoring, promising to give him 10 yuan a day as payment.

Upon hearing that there was a reward of 10 yuan, the fake parents agreed without saying a word and didn't ask any further questions.

And so, Li Shaoqing began a life of going to school during the day and working at night.

If only things could stay this peaceful and stable forever.

Unfortunately, life was never satisfactory for him.

The owner of that hair salon has a younger sister who comes to the shop every night since he started working there. She always talks to him a lot, which bothers him a lot.

The boss even laughed and said that thanks to him, his sister no longer chased after celebrities.

Li Shaoqing knew he was good-looking and that many girls liked his face, often staring at him in a daze.

But Li Shaoqing didn't like this, and he had no intention of being friends with them.

His life was like a pile of mud.

His only goal was to get into a good high school, then a good university, and eventually leave this home.

He has no interest in cultivating friendships or romantic relationships.

Despite Li Shaoqing's cold demeanor, the boss's younger sister, who was already in vocational high school, remained undeterred, firmly believing that pursuing a man was easy and that she would eventually succeed.

Days passed by like this, until the second semester of the third year of junior high school, when Li Shaoqing's little savings had reached six thousand yuan.

He inquired and found out that the tuition for the high school he could get into was 2000 yuan a year.

Accommodation fee is 300 per semester, 600 per year.

But in order to have the opportunity to earn money in the future, he had no choice but to commute to school.

Considering the worst-case scenario, if his 'parents' wouldn't let him go back to live there because he had to go to school, he would still have to rent a place. The cheapest single room near the school was 300 yuan a month. Adding living expenses, even if he were to be extremely frugal, it would only cost him 3 yuan for 3 steamed buns a day...

All things considered, no matter how you calculate it, six thousand yuan won't last a year.

Just as Li Shaoqing was making various plans and preparing for the high school entrance exam, something happened one night.

It was summer, and as usual, he finished his homework at school before heading to the hair salon with his schoolbag.

On the way, I bought a steamed bun for dinner.

When I got home at 10 p.m., there was no food to eat.

However, after handing the 10 yuan to his "mother," he would still make himself a bowl of noodles, despite her disapproving look.

Boys who are still growing naturally have big appetites.

That night, the boss left as soon as he arrived. He already knew the basics of washing, cutting, and styling, and for more complicated tasks, he could call the boss; there was a landline in the hair salon.

This wasn't the first time the boss had left him to manage the store alone, and Li Shaoqing was quite adept at it.

The shop owner's sister probably has given up on him. Li Shaoqing hasn't seen her in the shop recently, which makes him feel very relieved.

He changed into a barbershop apron, and after making all the preparations, he sat down at the counter by the door and took out a history book to read.

He has good logical thinking skills, but his memory isn't very good; some things he can only memorize by rote.

There was little business that day; until 9:30, only one man came in for a haircut.

Looking at the time, based on past patterns, Li Shaoqing guessed that no one else would be coming.

However, he would still wait until the time was up before closing the door and leaving.

Unexpectedly, around 9:50, a group of uninvited guests arrived.

They were a group of vocational high school students who were half-drunk.

Both men and women have it.

As for why Li Shaoqing knew they were vocational high school students... two girls and one boy had come to see the boss's sister; they were classmates.

"So it was you who cheated on Yang Wei with our classmate?"

One person suddenly slammed their hand on the cabinet.

Li Shaoqing frowned, "...You must have made a mistake."

"It's...it's him!" one of the girls stammered, drunk, pointing at Li Shaoqing. "Xue'er has always liked...like him! She said...that he's so...handsome, hehe...but he really is so handsome, just like a celebrity, I...I like him too..."

As she spoke, she tried to walk over and touch Li Shaoqing's face, but a boy hugged her back.

"Damn it! You're my girlfriend, why are you swooning over someone else?!"

At this moment, the boy who had started banging on the cabinet slammed it down again, his bloodshot eyes wide open, his face flushed red from the alcohol.

"Fuck your mother! We Gangzi people are still here, and you dare to seduce his wife! Are you asking for a beating?!"

Li Shaoqing: “…”

Li Shaoqing pursed his lips tightly and remained silent. Talking to a group of obviously drunkards would be a waste of time.

He turned around and went to get the landline phone to press 110.

Just then, a tall, strong boy suddenly leaned over and grabbed his hand. It was the same boy who had come to see the boss's sister earlier.

Because he had shaved his eyebrows into a broken shape, and given his height of 1.9 meters, Li Shaoqing had some impression of him.

"What the hell are you trying to do?! Call for help? Dream on!!"

The man shouted and swung his hand, knocking the landline phone to the ground.

The landline landed with a loud bang!

But this did nothing to awaken their reason; instead, it made the group laugh.

Some people even made cheering noises.

Li Shaoqing's heart skipped a beat, knowing that if they made a move, he would definitely lose.

And they're a bunch of drunks; who knows what they might do?

Li Shaoqing put the book into his schoolbag, picked it up, and walked out.

"Excuse me, please leave. We are about to close."

Unsurprisingly, he was stopped.

"Kid, you think you can kick me out?! Go ask around here, nobody dares to disrespect me, Yang Wei!"

"Not to mention he dared to cheat on me!!"

Upon hearing this, a fist slammed towards Li Shaoqing.

Li Shaoqing had been on guard against him, and upon seeing this, he quickly turned his head to dodge, then suddenly pushed the man away and ran outside.

He's been working since he was a child, so he's quite strong.

The man was pushed so hard he stumbled and took several steps back before regaining his footing.

Unfortunately, there were too many of them, more than ten people in total. Li Shaoqing hadn't run more than a few steps before he was surrounded by several other boys.

In the chaos, someone brought a weapon, and Li Shaoqing was knocked unconscious by a baseball bat.

I woke up again...

It's at the hospital.

The insults from the 'parents'... the apologies from the boss and his sister... and the police coming to take a statement.

Li Shaoqing had a slight cerebral palsy. It wasn't until the surroundings calmed down that he understood what had happened after he fell into a coma.

He was unconscious for a day.

After he fell into a coma, the group panicked.

Fearing someone might die, and also afraid someone would see them and call the police, they hurriedly carried him back to the hair salon.

After that, they all sat down in the hair salon to discuss what to do.

However, they hadn't even exchanged a few words.

Because they had not only been drinking, but also had taken small amounts of hallucinogenic drugs, and the excessive exercise during the beating of Li Shaoqing had increased their blood flow...

In short, it was completely inexplicable.

Men and women embraced each other in the hair salon, indulging in wanton debauchery...

Because the door was not closed, passersby discovered it and called the police.