Chapter 116 Hometown

With the arrival of the ambulance, a blue sports car like a phantom also followed. A mature woman ran down from the car. The woman was wearing a professional suit and had a trace of dust on her face. However, this trace gave the woman a seductive mature atmosphere. The woman was very beautiful, but her eyes were very anxious. Seeing the woman with smoky makeup lying on the ground covered in blood, the woman screamed and ran over.

The paramedics sent the two injured people to the ambulance, and the woman followed the ambulance, leaving only the blue sports car. Not long after, a man walked to the sports car and drove away.

Zhao Tiezhu had no idea about what happened later. At this time, he was sitting in the co-pilot seat. The car was driven by Lucy. It took about an hour to pass most of the city and came to the suburbs of FJ City. This is the old city of FJ. The renovation of the old city has not been fully carried out, so it still looks like the 1990s, with blue bricks, tiles, and the old locust trees that witnessed the development of FJ.

There is no traffic here like in the city center. The old road is dilapidated. Occasionally, there are some motorcycles and bicycles passing by, and there are many children running and playing on the road.

Zhao Tiezhu asked Lucy to park the car at the intersection of the old city. The two got out of the car. Lucy looked at the scene in front of her and was amazed, as if she had returned to the 1990s.

"There are many locust trees here, so a long time ago, this place was called the locust tree district." Zhao Tiezhu said as he took Lucy deep into the old city.

"More than ten years ago, this was still the most prosperous area in FJ." Zhao Tiezhu touched the bricks on the wall. There were some creepers growing on the bricks, which extended directly to the upper floor.

"I've lived here for a long time. My parents left me when I was very young. My grandma said they died, so I didn't ask any more questions. Later, my grandma also passed away, so I left here and went out to make my own way." Zhao Tiezhu seemed to be reminiscing, or thinking, "I remember that this used to be a small fucking place." Zhao Tiezhu pointed to an abandoned vacant lot with weeds growing on it. Several children were lying on the grass, looking for something.

"Tiezhu, what do you do? Before buying the villa." Lucy asked curiously. After all, the villa cost tens of millions, and Zhao Tiezhu looked like he was only in his twenties. How could he afford it?

"Well, I was strong at that time, so I went out to sell it. 200 yuan each, 10 minutes at a time, 24 hours a day, 30,000 yuan a day, and it was enough to sell it for two years. Haha." Zhao Tiezhu made a joke, but Lucy thought for a while, "10 minutes at a time... Tiezhu, you are so bad."

"..."

"Go this way." Zhao Tiezhu walked into a small alley and shouted to Lucy.

After turning a few circles in the alley, the two of them saw a three-story building in front of them. There were clothes hanging on the hangers upstairs, and it seemed that someone was still living there.

"My old home was there. I haven't been back for several years." Zhao Tiezhu pointed to the second floor.

"Go up and take a look." Lucy smiled and went upstairs first, and Zhao Tiezhu had to follow.

Because a long time had passed, the door of the room had rusted, but it was unusually clean, which made Zhao Tiezhu a little curious.

"Oh, the door is locked, I can't get in." Lucy twisted the door handle and said disappointedly.

"Look at me." Zhao Tiezhu smiled and scratched a crack in the door panel. A small grid appeared on the door panel, and a copper key was placed inside. Most people in the 1990s used this kind of key.

"Wow, there is a secret compartment!" Lucy exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right. My grandma often went out to work for others. When I went out to play, I often lost my keys. It cost 1 yuan to make a key. My grandma only earned more than 200 yuan a month and had to support me. Every time she lost her keys, she would feel distressed for a long time. Later, she simply made a secret compartment on the door panel. Every time I went out, I put my keys here. Anyway, there was nothing valuable in the house, so I was not afraid of being stolen." Zhao Tiezhu said, and opened the door with the key.

This is a small house with a small living room of only more than ten square meters. The living room and kitchen are directly connected. There are two bedrooms in the house.

"This one belongs to my grandma." Zhao Tiezhu pointed to the simply decorated room, which had a bed, a table, a black and white TV, and a Buddha statue made of ceramics.

"The old man believed in Buddhism all his life. The year he died, he told me that he wanted to put his ashes in Nanhai. It took me half a year to get to Nanhai and put the old man in the temple." Zhao Tiezhu's voice was calm. Lucy walked into Zhao Tiezhu's room. There were several posters on the wall of the room, nothing more than the Four Heavenly Kings and the Little Tigers. At that time, young people only had these idols, unlike now, when cats and dogs on the street come out to become stars.

A wooden bed with a tattered quilt folded on it, a few books on a table, and a few pots of unknown plants on the windowsill.

"This is my room. I have lived here for many years, from childhood to adulthood." Zhao Tiezhu introduced with a smile, but there was a trace of doubt in his eyes. He hadn't been back for several years. Why was everything so clean?

"Tiezhu, I didn't expect you lived here before." Lucy's eyes were full of surprise. For her who grew up in the United States, this kind of house can only be seen in slums. Although her family can only be considered ordinary and not rich, at least they had everything such as cars and computers when she was a child.

"Ha, don't disbelieve it. Twenty years ago, we were considered well-off, just at the level of my family. It's just that the development is too fast now." Zhao Tiezhu walked to his desk. Sure enough, the desk was also very clean.

"Is anyone there?" A weak voice suddenly came from outside. Zhao Tiezhu walked out of the room and saw that it was a woman with ordinary looks and long hair.

"Zhuzi!!!" The woman screamed in surprise.

"Chongzi!!!" Zhao Tiezhu was also very surprised.

"Zhuzi, when are you coming back? Why didn't you notify me?" The woman called Chongzi walked into the room with a look of surprise.

"I just came today and came to see. After so many years, you still live here?" Zhao Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Yes, my father gave me his store, and now I run it. Come on, come on, come to my house and have a seat." Chongzi said, and saw Lucy coming out of the room. Lucy's beauty surprised Chongzi, a woman, "Tiezhu, who is this?"

"My friend. Lucy, Lucy, this is my childhood sweetheart, Li Qingcong, you can call her Chongzi."

"Hello." Chongzi smiled and shook hands with Lucy, "Let's go, come to my house and have a seat."

"You have been taking care of this room for so many years, right?" Zhao Tiezhu asked directly after he left the door.

"Yes, you have been gone for so many years, and I saw that this place was going to be abandoned, so I came to take care of it once I had time. Fortunately, you told me about the secret compartment at that time, otherwise I really couldn't get into this house." Chongzi said while leading the way in front.

"Xiao Su, Biscuit, and Chen Shiyan, are they still here?" Zhao Tiezhu asked.

"Xiao Su and Bing Bing are still here. Chen Shiyan is living in the city now. I heard he's almost a father. We are still in touch with each other, but you've been gone for several years and there's no news." Chongzi's tone was filled with a hint of resentment.

"Haha, it's work. When can you call those guys over? Let's get together." Zhao Tiezhu said with a smile.

"In the evening. I'll call you later."

"Okay."