Although Zhao Peng believed that Zhang Xiaoqiu could go out wearing the T-shirt underneath, Zhang Xiaoqiu still couldn't let go and insisted on wearing her school uniform jacket, but Zhao Peng did not insist.

The two people came out of the hotel and onto the street.

Zhao Peng had been studying at Yucai Middle School in his previous life and didn't come to the city much, so standing at the street entrance, he really didn't know where to go.

At this time, mobile phones were not widely available, and even if there were mobile phones, there was no navigation available.

Twenty years later, Zhao Peng, who was accustomed to driving the navigation system when he went out, suddenly felt a little confused, standing on the street of his hometown twenty years ago.

He doesn't understand, and Zhang Xiaoqiu certainly doesn't understand either.

In the final analysis, both of them are children from poor families. They have never traveled far and have never seen the world.

"Zhao Peng, where are we going?" Zhang Xiaoqiu asked in a low voice.

She was very lively in the hotel room just now, but once she ran out onto the street, she became nervous again.

Zhao Peng thought for a while and asked a passerby. When he came back, he said to Zhang Xiaoqiu: "Let's go to Little Squirrel first."

"Oh." Zhang Xiaoqiu didn't know where the little squirrel was. She just followed Zhao Peng. She would leave when Zhao Peng left, and she would stop when Zhao Peng stopped.

Zhao Peng gave her a strong sense of security, and she didn't know why she trusted this boy so much. Although he was almost the same age as her, she felt like a much older person.

Little Squirrel is the most prosperous place in Qingcheng.

The reason why Zhao Peng wanted to take Zhang Xiaoqiu there was to let this child see the prosperity of the world. Only when people come into contact with unimaginable things can they quickly break down the barriers they have built for themselves and start a new life again.

Zhang Xiaoqiu's barrier is very thick, and it cannot be resolved by Zhao Peng in a few words. She needs to step out of the cocoon step by step, and Zhao Peng can only be her guide for a short period of time.

After chatting with Zhang Xiaoqiu on the way, Zhao Peng learned that her father used to dig coal in a black coal kiln in a certain province and never returned. Some people said that he might have died in a collapse, leaving her and her mother behind.

Depend on each other for life.

My mother was in poor health and had no skills, so she could only earn a meager income by growing vegetables and selling them at the market. She was able to go to the third grade of junior high school, and her mother tried her best.

Zhao Peng felt sad.

This girl's family is similar to his, or even worse than his.

Although his family is a little poorer, both his parents are still alive and have a bright future. Her mother obviously had a harder time, and she must have suffered a lot of grievances and hardships in raising her.

No wonder she has extremely low self-esteem.

Poverty certainly makes people prone to low self-esteem, but lack of fatherly love makes people more cowardly.

Children without a father either have very low self-esteem, or are very conceited and sensitive, and cannot bear the slightest unpleasant things said to them.

Father's love and mother's love are two different emotions, one is indispensable.

Keep walking towards the north, and gradually you will see Little Squirrel's iconic building, Squirrel Building.

This Squirrel Building was originally a department store in Qingcheng.

It seems that in this era, every city has a department store, which sells everything from high-end clothes to the most basic daily necessities. People also like to go to department stores to buy things.

The department store in Qingcheng caught fire a few years ago and burned down several floors. It was left there for a long time. Later, it was renovated and renovated and became the current Squirrel Building. The intersection under the Squirrel Building is also called the Squirrel Building.

For the little squirrel.

It is the most prosperous place in Qingcheng.

Zhao Peng had never seen any big scenes in his previous life. He had also visited places like BJ in Shanghai, so there was nothing new about the bustling areas of such a small city in 1998. He felt that it was not even as big as the town he lived in in his previous life. Woolen cloth.

But Zhang Xiaoqiu was already very uncomfortable with it.

Specifically, he was originally walking side by side with Zhao Peng, but now he is slowly shrinking behind Zhao Peng.

Zhao Peng secretly laughed in his heart, but didn't say anything to her.

The child is too timid, so there is no point in telling him, he must take his time.

"I'll treat you to chicken legs and a Coke."

"No, no... no." Zhang Xiaoqiu hurriedly shook his head in refusal.

"Don't you like eating?"

"No...oh, I just don't like it. Anyway, don't bother, I'm not hungry...I won't lie to you, I'm really not hungry..."

Seeing that the girl's face was turning red, Zhao Peng said with a smile: "Okay, then I'll go in and have something to eat. Can you sit next to me and chat with me for a while?"

Zhang Xiaoqiu was in a dilemma. She didn't want to go in, but if she didn't go in and stand alone on this busy and unfamiliar street, she would be even more at a loss. She had no choice but to nod and follow Zhao Peng into a fried chicken restaurant.

In 1998, McDonald's and KFC had not yet been promoted on a large scale, and naturally they were not available in small counties like Qingcheng. However, fried chicken legs were still available, and Coca-Cola was also sold.

After Zhao Peng went in, he and Zhang Xiaoqiu found a place to sit down and asked Zhang Xiaoqiu to wait. He ordered some chicken legs and wings and brought two cups of Coke.

"Here, if you don't want to eat, let's have some drinks. I can't keep eating alone while you sit and watch, so how can I keep eating?"

"But……"

"Try it, this is delicious."

Zhang Xiaoqiu had never drank Coke before, so she didn't know what this dark-looking thing tasted like. She looked at Zhao Peng with doubtful eyes.

"That's it, take a sip." Zhao Peng patiently taught her to insert the tube into the cup, take a sip, burp with satisfaction, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's still refreshing to be young, it tastes delicious!"

This is true, who doesn’t like to drink Coke when they are young?

When you reach a certain age, you can no longer drink Coke, and you can no longer drink the taste of Coke.

Zhang Xiaoqiu saw that he was drinking happily and carefully took a small sip. As soon as the cola entered his mouth, he immediately felt a burning sensation in his throat and almost spit it out.

She looked at Zhao Peng aggrievedly, holding the coke in her mouth and spitting it out, but she didn't dare to swallow it, tears burst into her eyes and she almost cried.

Zhao Peng was about to die laughing.

It really fits that sentence, everyone is a unique person, but every girl who sheds tears is a unique little angel.

"Don't be anxious, take your time, this is the gas you drink, you watch, drink like this..."

Zhao Peng helped Zhang Xiaoqiu practice again. Zhang Xiaoqiu had no choice but to swallow the Coke in his mouth little by little into his stomach with tears in his eyes.

Once it enters the throat, it doesn't seem to taste that bad.

She must have drank too much just now, and looking at Zhao Peng's appearance, he is fine, right? She thought, and took another sip, but this time there was no strong feeling.

It's just cool and refreshing, and it's really... delicious.

The tears in her eyes slowly disappeared. She held the cup with both hands and slowly sipped the Coke. Gradually, a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

"Oops, not good!"

At this time, Zhao Peng suddenly shouted, looking very uneasy!

"Ah, what's wrong with you, Zhao Peng?" Zhang Xiaoqiu was also very panicked and almost stood up. The Coke in the cup shook and some of it spilled out.

She looked at the Coca-Cola spilled on the ground with a look of regret and distress.

Maybe I was thinking about something so delicious, so I just spilled it like this. What a waste, what a damn waste.

Zhao Peng pointed to the fried chicken on the table and said: "When I bought it, I forgot that I was the only one and ordered a double portion. You see there is so much, how can I eat it?"

Zhang Xiaoqiu thought something big had happened. When he heard that it turned out to be like this, he couldn't help curling his lips and whispered: "Then you can take it back to the hotel to eat."

"Fried food doesn't taste good when it's cold. It's so hard that you can't chew it. I've tried it before and had to throw it away if I couldn't finish it. It's such a waste."

Zhang Xiaoqiu started to sniff her coke again, thinking to herself, who made you careless? Are all boys so careless?

She didn't know, she didn't pay much attention to boys before.

"How about you help me eat?"

Zhao Peng suddenly thought of a good idea.

"Me? No... no... I won't eat, I won't eat." He shook his head subconsciously.

"We are all good classmates, right? You can't watch me go to waste, classmate Zhang Xiaoqiu, we are all good partners of the proletariat. The delicious food we eat is the precious wealth created by the hard work of the farmer uncles. If

If it is wasted like this in my hands and in front of you, we are all sinners who have failed the motherland and the people."

Zhang Xiaoqiu was stunned.

What on earth is this guy talking about? He’s talking a lot of nonsense, and he’s reached such a high level. He’s very good at politics, right? He’s never ranked first in the class every time.

"I won't eat!" She was determined not to compromise.

"Well, in this case, I can only eat slowly. If I don't finish these things today, I won't leave." Zhao Peng no longer insisted on embarrassing Zhang Xiaoqiu, but slowly started to eat fried chicken.

Just looking at the way he chewed his food slowly, he might not be able to finish the whole plate even if he ate for a month, which made Zhang Xiaoqiu's teeth itch.

This boy... is really annoying.

It's annoying to me that boys are all such scumbags.

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Chapter completed!