It was already a very cold night, but there were still many people coming out to set off firecrackers downstairs.
Shen Mo was okay, but Fu Weijun and Sui Dong had rarely participated in such lively scenes, and their expressions became extremely rich.
The current New Year atmosphere is indeed lively, and Zhou Chen also likes this atmosphere very much. Compared with the family staying upstairs to celebrate the New Year, this atmosphere is obviously more comfortable.
"Xiaojun, Sui Dong, let's go over there."
The four of them came to a place with few people, and then Fu Weijun and Sui Dong started to set off fireworks happily.
When the fireworks soared into the sky and exploded into flowers, they attracted countless eyes, and the three siblings Shen Mo were even more happy and excited.
Shen Mo showed the liveliness that a girl should have, jumped up excitedly, and danced extremely happily.
Fu Weijun and Sui Dong restrained themselves, but they were still very happy. It was not that they had never set off firecrackers before, but this was the first time they were so happy and excited like now.
Zhou Chen stood not far away and looked at the three people jumping up and down. Although Fu Weijun and Sui Dong looked tall and rough, in fact, they were just grown-up children.
This will be left to the future. With their parents and relatives around, they will most likely be growing old at home. However, after coming out of the orphanage, they can only make a living on their own. They have never had such a relaxing moment.
Shen Mo walked to Zhou Chen, raised his head, and said seriously: "Teacher Zhou, thank you."
Zhou Chen turned his head: "Thank me for what?"
Chen Mo's eyes were shining, and he suddenly smiled sweetly: "Everything."
Zhou Chen smiled casually, stretched out his hand and rubbed Shen Mo's head affectionately.
This move made Shen Mo confused, but he soon smiled. She did not reject Zhou Chen's intimate behavior towards her at all.
Looking up at the fireworks blooming in the sky, Shen Mo murmured: "It's so beautiful."
For her, this night will be an unforgettable moment in her life. If time can stop, she hopes to be able to freeze it at this moment, because at this moment, all she has is happiness.
"Teacher Zhou, can we still celebrate the New Year together in the future?"
"Of course, if you want."
"Um."
After getting the answer he wanted most in his heart, Shen Mo smiled as brightly as a flower.
I bought a lot of fireworks and firecrackers, but they only take ten minutes to set off, but the good mood they bring to people can last for a long time.
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In the next three days, Shen Mo and the other three stayed at Zhou Chen's house, with Zhou Chen and Shen Mo sleeping in the room, and Fu Weijun and Sui Dong sleeping on the sofa.
It wasn't that Zhou Chen mistreated them, but that Fu Weijun and Sui Dong were unwilling to sleep in the room. No matter what they said, it was useless, so Zhou Chen just let them do what they wanted.
After the third grade of junior high school, Sui Dong went to detention, while Zhou Chen took Shen Mo and Fu Weijun to start looking for a suitable location and house to open an Internet cafe.
As for the Internet cafe license, he did not get it himself. Instead, he asked Xu Zhiyun to help find someone. For Xu Zhiyun, this was just a small matter. He quickly told Zhou Chen that as long as everything was ready, she could find someone to do it immediately.
Get the license.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed. Since Zhou Chen resumed his position as a counselor, he has returned to work just like last year.
When I have nothing to do, I usually go to the Internet cafe to do things.
The Internet cafe store has been found, and Zhou Chen has also bought a computer. However, he did not buy a complete machine, but bought parts and assembled it himself.
Assembling a computer is not difficult for Zhou Chen, and when assembling the computer, Fu Weijun and Sui Dong can also study beside him.
Assembling a computer is a technical job, but it's not very elaborate. As long as you watch more, study more, and do it again, it's easy to learn.
Although Fu Weijun and Sui Dong were not very educated, they studied very seriously. There were a total of forty computers, of which Zhou Chen assembled thirty and they assembled the remaining ten.
It's just that their efficiency is very low, and Zhou Chen found many errors, but for them, it's already pretty good.
An Internet cafe with forty computers is definitely a large scale in this era. Fu Weijun and the others have been around Hualin City. There are only a dozen Internet cafes in total, and there are only a few in the city. The largest one is
It's just thirty computers.
Once their Internet cafe with forty computers opened, it became the largest Internet cafe in the city. From this, it can be seen that Hualin City is really relatively backward.
The Internet cafe's store is a roadside store with two floors upstairs and downstairs. The location is not particularly good, but the flow of people is not bad. It is somewhat similar to the video hall that Fu Weijun and the others rented in the TV series.
There are 40 computers, 30 are placed downstairs, there is a cashier, bathroom, and snack cabinet.
There are ten computers upstairs, which are VIP locations. The cost is half higher than downstairs. There are also bathrooms and the residences of Fu Weijun and Sui Dong.
Because the area was large enough, the two of them decided to live in the store so that they could visit the store easily without having to travel back and forth.
As for the price of the Internet fee, Zhou Chen asked Fu Weijun and others to inquire about it. The final price was four yuan an hour for downstairs and six yuan an hour for upstairs.
The minimum recharge of the membership card is 100 yuan, and the membership price is 3 yuan per hour. Upstairs is 5 yuan, and recharging 100 yuan counts as 110 yuan. And so on. The more you recharge, the more gifts you will get.
The decoration of the Internet cafe is actually very simple. The downstairs is decorated casually, while the upstairs is more luxurious. However, it was not even a month before everything was done.
Zhou Chen hired a technician and asked Fu Weijun and the others to find someone. The person they were looking for came out of the orphanage with them, but he had been fooling around in the society before. When he learned that Fu Weijun asked him to come to work in an Internet cafe, he didn't notice.
I agreed without hesitation.
For these idle people in society, is it not a hundred times better to have a stable job where they can make money and play games online than to cause trouble and fights with others?
Four people manage a small Internet cafe, which is definitely enough people.
In the spring of 1998, Xingchen Internet Cafe officially opened. The Internet cafe business was really good these days. From the day it opened, there were almost no shortage of people 24 hours a day. In many cases, there were 20 machines at night, except in the morning.
In addition to being less crowded, it is basically full from the afternoon until ten o'clock in the evening.
Although the per capita salary is not high now, there are still a lot of people using the Internet for a membership price of three yuan an hour. Even if the membership price upstairs is five yuan an hour, there are still a lot of people. In many cases, there are even ten machines upstairs.
It's even more crowded than downstairs.
Because the machines upstairs are not only better, but also a non-smoking area. Whether it is a computer desk or a chair, it is several grades better than downstairs. It looks comfortable. Many people who are not short of money and like clean and quiet will choose it.
upstairs.
Because overnight stays are cheaper, from 11 o'clock to 7 o'clock in the morning, it only costs fifteen yuan for eight hours. Many people like to stay overnight, so they are very busy even at night. Fu Weijun, Sui Dong, and the one who also lives in the Internet cafe
Brother, the three of us take turns keeping watch at night.
On this day off, Zhou Chen and Shen Mo came to the Internet cafe together.
Before entering the Internet cafe, just outside, you can see the prosperity of Xingchen Internet Cafe. There are dozens of bicycles parked outside the Internet cafe.
When Zhou Chen and Shen Mo walked into the Internet cafe, they immediately felt that they had entered a smoky world, and then a strange smell hit them, making both of them frown involuntarily.
Although Zhou Chen had prepared a ventilation system during the renovation, the space of the Internet cafe is so large that if too many people pour in, odors are unavoidable.
"Brother Chen, Chen Mo."
Sui Dong, who was sitting at the bar eating melon seeds, stood up immediately when he saw Zhou Chen and Shen Mo and said hello happily.
Now he is also the young owner of an Internet cafe. He should not be too comfortable in his daily life. He is no longer wearing tattered clothes. Instead, he has changed into a casual suit. He looks much more energetic. The only thing
What hasn't changed is his Haonan brother's hairstyle.
Zhou Chen nodded at him: "How has business been recently? You haven't encountered any trouble?"
Sui Dong replied: "It's good, very, very good. Every day, many people come and surf the Internet. There are, there are, a few machines that have problems, but they have all been repaired by Angkor."
Angkor is the technician Zhou Chen found. He is mainly responsible for maintaining and repairing machines. His skills are quite good.
"That's good."
Shen Mo asked: "Where is Xiaojun?"
"Jun, Brother Jun, you are watching from upstairs."
"Sui Dong, this door and window should be opened frequently to provide more ventilation."
"Okay, okay."
Zhou Chen and Shen Mo walked upstairs. The upstairs and downstairs were like two worlds. There was not much smell, but there was a fragrance. This was the incense Zhou Chen asked Fu Weijun and the others to light.
Although the space upstairs is not as big as downstairs, there are only ten machines, and each machine is a large sofa. The space is large and the environment is very good.
Zhou Chen just took a look and found that the ten machines upstairs were already full, and the thirty machines downstairs were also full. During this period after school, the Internet cafe's business was undoubtedly the best.
Fu Weijun is also sitting on the empty sofa next to him, next to technician Wu Qifa. Behind them is a display cabinet filled with snacks. He is responsible for looking at the machines and selling snacks.
There is a similar display cabinet downstairs, and it is larger than the one upstairs.
Wu Qifai was the first to see Zhou Chen and the two, and then reached Fu Weijun. Fu Weijun saw Zhou Chen and Shen Mo and walked over immediately.
"ah……"
"Xiaojun."
When Shen Mo saw his younger brother who was clean and wearing a small suit, his face was filled with a smile.
Fu Weijun and Sui Dong have changed a lot since they opened an Internet cafe with Zhou Chen. They used to be shabby and dirty, and they could tell at a glance that they were gangsters who deserved to be cheated on.
But now, they are dressed cleanly and neatly, and even their hair is well taken care of. They look like white-collar workers sitting in the office.
The bad thing is that the whole body is filled with the smell of cigarette smoke. After all, in an Internet cafe, the smell of cigarette smoke is destined to accompany them.
Fu Weijun pointed to the hearing aid on his ear and motioned to Shen Mo to speak louder.
Shen Mo smiled slightly and handed the thing in his hand to Fu Weijun.
"have a look."
Fu Weijun opened it in confusion, and then found that it was a brand new hearing aid, and a happy smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Shen Mo motioned him to try it on. Fu Weijun did not hesitate and immediately took off the old hearing aid from his ear and replaced it with the new hearing aid Shen Mo bought for him.
The hearing aid he took off was not his own, but a stolen one. It did not match his own size, so it was not very stable on his ears. This is why he takes off the hearing aid first every time he fights with someone.
.
The hearing aid Shen Mo bought for him was bought according to his size, so Fu Weijun put it on easily and moved it a few times without slipping, which made him as happy as a child.
Shen Mo also cried with joy. There were not many people in this world that she could care about, and her brother Fu Weijun was the most important one.
"Xiaojun, can you hear me?"
Fu Weijun nodded happily, and then expressed in sign language: "I heard it, it's clearer than that."
Looking at the happy siblings, Zhou Chen also smiled. He had looked at Fu Weijun's ears and found that they were not completely deaf, but rather had severe hearing loss, so wearing hearing aids was useful.
But because it has been so long, it is basically impossible to cure it, so you can only rely on hearing aids.
Zhou Chen stayed in the Internet cafe for a while and then left, but Shen Mo stayed. There were three rooms on the second floor of the Internet cafe, one of which was specially reserved for her. If she didn't live at school, she would stay here.
Because of Zhou Chen's help, everything is developing for the better, and siblings Shen Mo and Fu Weijun are getting better and better.
Spring is warm, just like Shen Mo's mood. She feels that going to university is the most correct decision she has made in her life.
If she had not come to Huayi, she would not have met Zhou Chen, and she would not have such a wonderful life now. Here she seems to be reborn.
She likes her current life and also likes...
"Momo."
Just as Shen Mo was about to enter the girls' dormitory, a familiar voice suddenly sounded, making her whole body tremble. All the good things seemed to be shattered and disillusioned at this moment.
She could feel her body becoming stiff, and her heart kept calling out not to, but years of fear made her turn around uncontrollably.
When she saw the man and woman standing in front of the roadside bulletin board, her mood became as dark as the darkened sky.
"Sir, uncle, aunt..."
This middle-aged man and woman were the uncle and aunt who adopted her, and they were also her lifelong nightmare. She finally escaped, and now...
Uncle Shen Dongliang is of medium build, slightly dark, with a three-quarter hair style, two curls of beard around his mouth, and a smile on his face, which makes people look very awkward.
In Shen Mo's eyes, he was no different from a devil.
Aunt Zhao Jing is as skinny as a stick, not tall, and has a face like a vegetable. You can tell at a glance that she is not in good health. She is also timid when she stands there, like a country woman who has never seen the world.
Although Shen Mo hated them extremely, she didn't dare to show it, especially at school, and she didn't want her classmates to see them, so she had to step forward.
"Uncle, aunt, why are you here?"
Shen Dongliang showed a smile and said: "We came to Hualin to treat your aunt, and we happened to stop by to see you. We just came by car and haven't eaten yet. Let's go, let's go out to eat together."
Shen Mo refused instinctively: "I've already eaten. The school's management is very strict. Students must go back to their dormitories early."
But Shen Dongliang said: "It doesn't matter, you can eat more after eating. It's only seven o'clock now, and it's still a long time before your dormitory closes. If it doesn't work, I'll call your teacher, ask for leave, and stay with us in the hotel outside in the evening.
sleep."
Shen Mo was so frightened that he hurriedly said: "No, I'll sleep in the dormitory."
The next moment I saw Shen Dongliang's slightly gloomy eyes, my heart skipped a beat and I could only compromise: "Okay, uncle and aunt, I will take you out to eat and arrange for you to stay."
