Chapter 1 Leaving Loved Ones and Entering Society for the First Time

  "Brother, Director Mother said... said you're leaving... why?" Xiao Xiao stood in the cold wind and sobbed.

  Gu Ting's eyes moistened: "Brother is already 18 years old, should go out and make a name for himself? Brother wants to go outside and make a way for himself, so that in the future he can provide for Xiao Xiao."

  They were siblings without blood relation.

  Ten years ago, the dean's mother found Xiao Xiao, who was already injured and on the verge of death, at the entrance of the orphanage. She had lost too much blood! The little girl's life was hanging by a thread. With an extremely rare Rh-negative blood type, one of the rarest in the world...

  At just ten years old, Gu Ting stood out: "With my blood, my blood is different from others, I can save her!"

  The doctor in the clinic advised: "Child, you are still too young, cannot donate blood, or you will lose your life!"

  "No, I want to save her, I must!" Gu Ting said stubbornly, he always felt that there was a mysterious connection between him and this little girl.

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  Under Gu Ting's repeated insistence, nearly half of his blood was transfused into Xiao Xiao's body. Gu Ting's fresh blood saved this small life that was on the verge of death. Watching his own blood slowly flow into the weak and small body of the other person, young Gu Ting felt an inexplicable sense of comfort. Amidst the sighs of the crowd, Gu Ting fell into a coma.

  Three days later, when Gu Ting opened his eyes, the first person he saw was this delicate little girl. From then on, a small tail followed behind Gu Ting.

  "Why are you always following me? I'm a boy and you're a girl, they'll laugh at us." Gu Ting said with a helpless expression.

  "The principal's mother said that my life was saved by you, and the blood in my body is yours. I want to follow you, I want to play with you. If you don't play with me, I'll cry for you to see... Waaahhhh..." Xiao Xiao's stubbornness surpassed Gu Ting's.

  "Alright, alright, don't cry! I'm really fed up with you. From now on, just follow me and I'll take care of you as my little sister. No one will dare to bully you again." Gu Ting was instantly "killed" by Xiao Xiao's tears.

  "Great! Great!" Just a moment ago, Xiao Xiao was still "crying bitterly", but immediately the dark clouds dispersed.

  More than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye, and everything from back then is still vividly etched in my mind as if it had just happened yesterday.

  "Aren't you going to protect me? Who will protect me after you leave?" Xiao Xiao cried out in anguish.

  "Gu Ting comforted: "I'll come back to see you often, really, brother promises, it won't be too long, I'll take Xiao Xiao out. We'll buy a big house and live happily together, never separating again."

  That night, Gu Ting took the 1,000 yuan living expenses given to him by the principal and quietly left the orphanage where he had lived for eighteen years. He was afraid that Xiao Xiao would come to see him off, not because he was afraid, but because he didn't want Xiao Xiao to be sad, nor did he want her to suffer the pain and torment of parting.

  He secretly vowed that once he had money, he would come back and take Xiao Xiao away, never to be separated again...

  It's been almost a week since Gu Ting left the orphanage, he rented a small house in the suburbs of this small town, and went out early and returned late every day to find a job. Now he truly understands the truth of that sentence: A man with money is a gentleman, a man without money is a difficult guy.

  He lay on the creaky steel wire bed provided by his landlord, thinking about his job hunting experience over the past few days, and slowly fell asleep. In his dream, he struggled step by step, finally seeing a sea of flowers and lanterns, finally seeing the grandeur of a hundred million soldiers, with swords pointing in all directions, sweeping away all obstacles... The laughter in his dream was so sweet... Who were the men and women in his dream? Why did they seem so familiar yet so strange...

  The next morning, Gu Ding came to the talent market in the east of the city again. Looking at his outfit, a pair of worn-out sneakers, a faded white denim suit that had been washed many times, and his messy hair, he couldn't help but smile wryly and shake his head. It turned out that the gap between ideals and reality was so big, it turned out that money was really that important, not having money was really difficult.

  I really miss the days when I was in the orphanage, missing those friends, fat Qingfeng, Yunzhao who accompanied me to drink every day, Yuzhe who thought he was the most handsome in the world, and that Xiao who made me worried, are they all right?

  "Boss, are you hiring? I'm very capable..." This was the 87th sincere repetition of this sentence that morning.

  But the reply is always the same: "Where did you graduate from? Do you have work experience? Sorry, young man, we don't need someone with your skills here for now, go check other places."

  The clock on the wall of the talent market hall has already pointed to 11:30, and people are slowly dispersing, some eating, others resting. Only Gu Ting sits alone at the entrance of the talent market hall, watching the crowd come and go, nibbling on pickled vegetables and biting into a dry, hard steamed bun.

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  Cough... Cough... Cough... The old man's persistent cough...

  The security guard at the door couldn't bear it anymore and walked over to hand him a cup of pure water.

  "Thank you, uncle," Gu Ding said gratefully.

  "Hey young man, are you new to society? I've seen you coming here for several days now, haven't found a suitable job yet?" asked the kind old security uncle.

  "No, they think I don't have a degree and no experience. I feel like I'm not much worse than those with degrees." Gu Ting said indignantly.

  "Haha, that's just how society is now, it recognizes diplomas but not abilities. I've seen many cases like yours, you'd better not waste your time here, go take a look at the labor market in Chengnan! As long as you have strength, you can find work." The kind-hearted security uncle advised.

  Gǔ Tīng thanked the security uncle and threw the last bun into his mouth, leaving the talent market.

  After inquiring with many people and taking several buses, Gu Ting finally arrived at the labor market located in the south of the city.

  On both sides of the road, people stood or sat in twos and threes, with longing, anxious, silent, and lifeless eyes staring at the crowd coming and going. A pickup truck came from afar and stopped loudly in the middle of the crowd with a screech.

  A chubby head wearing sunglasses popped out: "I need ten people today to go to the construction site to load waste materials, 60 yuan a day, and a free lunch of baozi at noon. Who wants to go? Those who are willing to go get on the car, we'll leave in three minutes."

  People pushed and crowded onto the back of the pickup truck, which sped away in a cloud of dust...

  There was no one rushing to the car, pointing and scolding. A thin middle-aged man rushed towards his fellow worker on the pickup truck and shouted loudly: "Damn Chen Ergou, you dare push your own grandfather! Wait for tomorrow when I'll push you until you're broken!!" Without a hint of the friendliness from earlier when they were chatting and joking around.

  Gu Ting was stunned. Is this what my life will be like from now on? Is their today a reflection of my tomorrow? This is not the life I want...

  It's been over a month since he arrived at the labor market, and Gu Ting has lost some of his initial awkwardness, gaining a bit of a rogue air about him...

  He learned to fight for life, learned to fight the landlord with fellow workers when there was no work, and learned to drink poor-quality liquor with steamed buns and pickled vegetables.

  However, he never competed with the old, weak, sick and disabled for a living. He always remembered the words of the hospital director's mother when he left: "Xiao Bing, when you go out, a big man has something to do and something not to do. Even if you don't have the ability to help those who need help, you can't bully them."

  As usual, he rode the second-hand bicycle with a golden deer handlebar that he bought from the used bike market, reeking of alcohol and swaying as he made his way back to his rental apartment...

  "Help... help... waaah... help... ah...", a disheveled figure in school uniform struggled to run out of the alleyway, shouting as they ran.

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