Umbrella Travel to the Heavens

In ancient times, Hongdu was praised by famous people as a land of rich resources, natural treasures and outstanding people. In modern times, red seeds germinated in it, and a great team was born from this place.

But in modern times, Hongdu is just one of the second-tier cities with little reputation.

And Li Xiu is one of the thousands of ordinary people in Hongdu.

In his early twenties, his face is still pretty, his eyes are deep, and his face usually shows no obvious emotion. When he is doing things seriously, his brows are always slightly wrinkled. This should be Li Xiu's common impression on others.

"Brother Zhang, if there's nothing else going on in the store, I'll leave first?"

Li Xiu arranged the cleaned tables and chairs one by one. While washing his hands, he turned his head and glanced at the wall clock on the wall. After knowing the time, he asked.

At the counter at the entrance of the store, a slightly fat middle-aged man was using a calculator to roughly calculate the accounts for the day to see if there were any omissions.

After hearing Li Xiu's request, Zhang Chang turned his head and glanced at the situation in the store.

After seeing nothing wrong, he casually replied: "It's okay, you go first, don't miss the bus."

When Li Xiu passed the counter, he greeted again: "Brother Zhang, I'll go first."

Amidst the sounds of adding and subtracting keys made by the calculator, Zhang Chang looked at the account book without looking up, and nodded his head as a response.

After leaving the Zhangjia noodle restaurant, a cool breeze in late autumn blew.

Sensing the sudden drop in temperature, Li Xiu quickly pulled the zipper of his slightly thin coat to his neck and looked up at the sky.

The night sky near eleven o'clock was originally pitch black, but today the sky is completely covered by gray thick clouds, and only the moon can be vaguely seen, and even half of the stars are missing.

"It looks like a heavy rain is coming."

Li Xiu thought to himself, and at the same time quickened his pace.

There was no one under the dim light cast by the roadside street lights at this time, so Li Xiu didn't care so much and trotted up.

Fortunately, there is a bus stop sign only 100 meters away from the Zhangjia noodle restaurant, which is not too far away.

After Li Xiu trotted all the way to arrive, it didn't take long for him to stop when the last bus of the day stopped in front of Li Xiu.

Get on the bus, swipe your card, and take your seat.

There were only a few people in the bus at this time, and there were no acquaintances talking, so it was very quiet.

But the silence didn't last long before it was broken by the sound of rain that was getting louder.

The raindrops slammed into the glass with the force of falling thousands of meters above the sky, and the sound came clearly into the ears of Li Xiu who was sitting by the window.

Hearing the sound, Li Xiu turned his head to look out the window, the raindrops blurred the car window, making him unable to see everything outside the window clearly.

After looking away, he frowned unavoidably, remembering that the bus stop sign near the neighborhood was not a short distance from home.

If it was raining like this, he would probably be wet all over by the time he ran into the corridor, which would be a troublesome matter for tonight or tomorrow.

In the next twenty minutes, it depends on whether God favors him or not, he will curb the rain a little bit.

It was already late at night, and there were very few vehicles on the city roads, and the usually slow buses seemed to speed up a bit.

The original 20-minute drive took Li Xiu to his destination in ten minutes by bus.

Li Xiu got off at the bus door and stepped across the puddle on the side of the road, stepping into the "safety zone" under the bus stop sign.

And at this moment, I don't know how many raindrops fell on Li Xiu's head and shoulders, and the coat on his upper body was quite wet.

It was only after getting out of the car that I could see the rain clearly.

"This damn weather!"

Li Xiu complained.

It is not an exaggeration to describe the rain in front of us as a downpour.

The heavy rain seemed to trap Li Xiu under the bus stop sign, but no matter what, Li Xiu couldn't just stand here and wait for the rain to stop before leaving.

What's more, judging by the momentum, the rain is not impossible even if it rains overnight.

Li Xiu glanced in the direction of the community. Although the rain was heavy, he could clearly see that the security room of the community was still on.

After a few thoughts, Li Xiu took off his coat and put it on his head.

Braving the heavy rain, I ran towards the community in three steps and two steps in parallel.

After dozens of steps, his coat was almost wet, and Li Xiu also managed to run to the eaves of the community security room.

In fact, it is said to be a security room, but usually there is only one janitor there.

Relying on the uncle's impression of "familiar face, seems to have seen it a few times" and adding a few good words, Li Xiu came out of the security room with a wet coat in one hand and an extra hand in the other. Slightly old black umbrella.

Although he had an umbrella, Li Xiu still walked slowly.

After all, he was only wearing a thin shirt, and under the rainy and cool wind, every longer stay would increase the possibility of catching a cold and fever tomorrow.

Although the residential area where Li Xiu lives is very large, it is also very old.

When it comes to "historical traces" and "cultural accumulation", Li Xiu can guarantee that the community he lives in must be among the best among all the communities in the city.

And as far as the situation in this community is concerned, he still rents it, and the rent is still the negative floor warehouse that comes with other people's houses when they buy a building.

Teasing and laughing at himself in his heart, Li Xiu couldn't help showing a bit of bitterness on his face.

After bypassing a building with peeling walls, Li Xiu saw his home, or the entrance of his home.

After all, to put it horribly, his home cannot be seen above the ground.

Looking up, there are only a few windows in the whole building that are still emitting light, and most people have already fallen asleep at this time.

Those who haven't slept naturally have their own reasons, and Li Xiu, one of the households on the fourth floor, happens to know the reason.

Because that household is the one who leased the allocated warehouse to him at a relatively cheap price.

An ordinary middle-aged couple with a child who is in the third year of high school.

The boy was about to take the college entrance examination, and he had to study at school and would come back very late at night. The couple was worried that they would have to wait for their son, so they stayed up so late.

The boy Li Xiu met several times when he was paying the rent. Although he already looked like an adult, he still had a bit of immatureness that should be expected at this age. His eyes were still dodgy and cautious when he saw strangers.

He is an ordinary high school boy who has not entered the society yet.

In fact, Li Xiu is not much older than that boy, if counted by his age, he should be studying now.

The difference is that he should be studying at a university at this time, a sophomore in the academic year...

But that's normal, and life is full of surprises, big and small.

For example, losing money, catching a cold, spraining your ankle, etc. These are all small accidents that are harmless and will not have any major impact.

And it is not uncommon for fate to joke with you and fail to grasp the scale.

For example, a car accident, or even the death of both parents caused by a car accident...

According to the rough statistics of relevant departments in a certain year, there will be more than 4 million traffic accidents in the whole country on average every year, among which more than 200,000 people died due to traffic accidents.

No matter how big data makes the probability of this seem unacceptable.

But in the middle of the class, when the teacher called Li Xiu out to tell him the news with sympathy and a little sadness on his face, Li Xiu at that time was still unbelievable and unbearable.

Accidents are always sudden, but no matter how sad the accident is, the follow-up still needs to be dealt with.

With the help of relatives and elders, Li Xiu can handle the lawsuit and the affairs of his parents well.

There is no such thing as a rich second generation getting drunk and killing people and bribing judges to confuse black and white. Even speaking of the car accident, the main responsible party was his parents.

At the intersection, the brakes failed, the car ran out of control, and sideways hit a van pulling goods, followed by a series of serial accidents.

His parents were killed on the spot, and the van driver was seriously injured and sent to the hospital for a long time before he survived. In addition, there were several minor injuries.

The huge amount of compensation after the car accident emptied Li Xiu's family, which was originally relatively well-to-do.

In January, the parents, the house, and the car were all gone. In a normal family of three, after the car accident, only Li Xiu was left alone.

During that time, Li Xiu was really difficult, very confused, and felt like a walking dead, dull and cold.

Fortunately, time can heal the pain. It took several months for Li Xiu to go from unbearable grief to no obvious sadness on the surface.

But no matter what, people have to live. After that, the school neither could nor wanted to, so Li Xiu didn't go there again.

Instead, he stepped into society early to earn money so that he could survive. In a blink of an eye, it has been two years since I thought about it at this time.

It was just a thought in his mind for a moment. Li Xiu under the umbrella looked away from the high bright window, and the trace of sadness in the corner of his eyes quickly disappeared. He let out a breath, and then walked quickly to the entrance of the building. .

Almost at the same time, thick black and gray clouds twirled at a height of 10,000 meters above Li Xiu's head, and traces of dazzling electric light wandered indefinitely, and a thick cloud layer seemed to be brewing something.

At a certain moment, everything slowed down, and the speed of the raindrops falling became extremely slow. The low water crown stepped on by Li Xiu's front feet had not yet fallen, and the next step was when the soles of his feet were about to touch the ground covered by the thin rain.

Above Li Xiu's head, a bright and dazzling silver flower pierced the dark night sky and exploded silently. The direction of the "flower branch" pointed directly at a seemingly insignificant umbrella figure on the ground.