Chapter 1897: Poverty is hard to be kind

"Noren, thank you so much!" Xiao Peng thanked Noren sincerely. Noren brought him about ten gallons of gasoline, which is less than 40 liters.
Nolan introduced: "This is Supreme gasoline, your car should be no problem."
The Supreme he said means the trendy brand, but the gasoline of the Stars and Stripes. The gasoline at their gas stations is divided into three levels:'regular','regularplus' and'supreme', and supreme is also called premium, the highest It's ultra, but not all gas stations have it. The price of this oil varies from state to state. For example, a liter of oil in Kansas is about US$2.5, which is about 4.5 yuan in RMB. This big bucket is 25 dollars.
The oil prices in the Stars and Stripes are indeed much cheaper than that of China, but just like that, the three major oil companies shout losses every year, and I don't understand why.
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "You are so considerate. This is very appropriate."
Nolan nodded and said, "You seem to be in a hurry, I won't keep you."
Xiao Peng and Nolan shook hands: "Well, we are indeed in a hurry, so we can leave first, thank you for your beer. Jenny, thank you."
After thanking the two of them, he hurriedly continued on the journey with Alessi.
Alessi was a little puzzled: "Xiao, how do I feel like you are escaping there?"
Xiao Peng nodded: "Yes, I did escape, otherwise it would be a bit embarrassing."
Alessi didn't understand: "What's embarrassing? What do you mean?"
Xiao Peng asked, "When did Norren and the others escape?"
Alessi thought for a moment: "Isn't it three years ago?"
Xiao Peng continued to ask: "How old is John?"
"Four years old...My God! You mean..." Alessi's eyes widened.
Xiao Peng shook his head: "So we don't stay there anymore, otherwise, the more we stay, the more embarrassing it will become, and there may not necessarily be anything that will ruin the Three Views."
Alesi calmed down her shock and asked, "So, John should be called Norren'Brother' instead of'Dad'? Don't Norren know?"
Xiao Peng shook his head: "Nolen is not a fool, he must know it, but you have also seen it. After he came back, he treated John as his own child from the bottom of his heart. The harmony between the two cannot be disguised. Just like Jenny said. John is very kind, you see that he is drinking beer now, that makes life sad, you should pay attention to yourself, including the children’s food in the refrigerator, he can be wronged, but he did not let Jenny and John suffered a lot. From this we can say that he is a good one. But as you can see, they are not doing well."
Alessi nodded: "I can think of this. You may not understand the kind of despair of poverty, but I do."
Xiao Peng was silent for a moment: "Maugham said in a book called "The Shackles of Human Nature",'Of course people are not pursuing wealth, but they must have a life that is sufficient to maintain dignity, so that they can work without hindrance. Generosity, being able to be hearty, being able to be independent'. I didn’t understand this sentence when I was reading this book at the time. I didn’t have much pursuit before, so I liked it and let it go. By the way, you’ve heard of fisherman and rich
Is Weng's story? "
Alessi shook her head: "I haven't heard of it."
Xiao Peng said: "This is a story in our bad street in China, that is, a rich man went to the island for vacation and saw a fisherman basking in the sun. The rich man asked him why he didn't go to work, and the fisherman asked the rich man: So what do you say I work for? Regal: I can have wealth after I work, and I can have wealth just like me. Lying on the beach and enjoying the sun, the fisherman asked, I was lying on the beach and soaking up the sun. Then I Why work?"
After hearing this, Alessi frowned and said: "This story sounds a bit correct, but after thinking about it, there is something wrong."
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Of course it's wrong. Those who believe this story are either slackers or cowards. Everyday they cry out,'You can't buy happiness if you have money.' Please, is it that poverty must be very happy? Isn't this a fallacy? It’s lying on the beach and basking in the sun, but I have more choices when I have money. I can drive here, go to Alaska to play with whales, and if I want, I can go to Antarctica to see penguins and Dubai 7-star Hotels, sleeping, and sunbathing. I can find a few beautiful women in bikinis to do SPA for me. I originally intended to drink beer and beer, and I would drink milk as I intended to drink milk, and would like to eat ice cream and ice cream, but that fisherman? Ability to wear ragged clothes to bask in the sun for a lifetime on the beach. The greatest pain of poverty is not not being able to wear beautiful clothes or not being able to eat top delicacies. The greatest pain of poverty is that there is no choice! There is only one way to the poor, and that is' NO'!"
Alessi sighed: "You're right, I really feel this." She picked up the King Cobra from the back seat: "Do you know why I like this snake?"
Xiao Peng asked puzzledly: "Why?"
Alessi said: "Because she is going to be a mother."
Xiao Peng was even more confused now.
Alessi continued: "When I was living in SKIDROW, I saw a stray dog ​​mother giving birth to a litter of puppies, shivering from the cold in the cold. At that time, I really wanted to adopt them back. But you also know the situation with me. My roommate is a drug addict, and only one sofa belongs to me. I want to support myself, but how can I raise those puppies? Poverty crushes even my last kindness. Poor At that time, even kindness could not be done."
Xiao Peng snorted coldly: "Who is this to blame? You are not to blame? I had arranged for you to find Eminem, but you were missing?"
Alesi was silent for a while and said, "I’m telling you, my previous life was really a mess. I didn’t want to be in Manchester (ps: This is Manchester in New Hampshire, not the Eagle Country). A farm girl who milks her cows every day, so she stays away from Los Angeles where she is from her hometown."
"Milking the cow?" Xiao Peng asked puzzledly.
Alessi nodded: "Yes, my family is a standard red-necked family. There is a small ranch that sells milk and cheese to make a profit. As for the business... Don't mention it, I cheated at the time. For you, I said that I won the beauty pageant in my hometown. Well, to be precise, the title I won was the "Miss Milk of the Most Beautiful". But that kind of life gave me courage. Anyway, I have nothing to lose. What is there to dare Did it? It ended up in Los Angeles."
Xiao Peng motioned him to continue
Going down, Alessi continued: "The days I met you and Emilia, I was really happy, and I also value your friendship, but when I knew your identity, I was a little scared. ."
"Afraid? What are you afraid of?" Xiao Peng asked puzzledly.
After thinking about it for a while, Alessi said, "I am afraid of losing you. People can only get along with the same kind for longer. I am afraid that we will get along for a long time. The gap between us will create a gap between us. Xiao, don't talk and listen to me. This is true. I know that when we were on a road trip together, neither you nor Emilia despised me because my status was not high enough, but I am also a human being. I also know inferiority complex when faced with such a big gap. So I decided Avoiding you, let yourself live well! Even if you don’t have a good life, you are not qualified to make friends or fall in love. First of all, I want to be an independent person who can truly stand by myself. Not only do I have a friend and a lover when I can take care of myself, but also when I can be responsible for others. I can’t just smash myself on you and Emilia as a parasite like this.

Xiao Peng knocked a chestnut on Alexi’s head, and Alexi clutched her head: "What are you hitting me for?"
"What did you say I hit you for?" Xiao Peng widened his eyes: "You have to stand on your heels by your own true strength. Then I ask you, why I introduced you to shoot the MV for Eminem? You begged me to give it to you. Opportunity? If I think you are not worthy of being a friend, even if you beg me, I will not introduce such an opportunity. A person’s network is also one of the abilities of a person! You let us chill!"
Alessi rubbed her head: "I know now that I was wrong, can’t it work? In fact, the most important reason is that I still don’t have enough money. To tell you the truth, I wanted to contact you countless times in SKIDROW, but that Why did I feel embarrassed to contact you at that time? Fortunately, I finally scored in the LFL, which relieved the pressure of life. If you saw me two months in advance, I would not have the face to see you."
Xiao Peng smiled and said: "They are all friends, there is nothing that has a face or a face. You little girl, you are not a big person, and you have a lot of thoughts all day long? What blessings will make you lose your mind."
Alesi was silent. After a while, she said leisurely: "To be honest, the world is so big. I used to be dissatisfied with life, but if I knew what happened to Nolan and Jenny earlier, I might stay at ease now. I milked the milk at home. I don’t know how many people are worse than me in this world. But to be honest, I admire Nolen, he is much better than me. When I was poor, I didn’t even dare to adopt a few dogs, and he Didn’t abandon my kindness and regard other people’s children as my own. I didn’t forget to help you. And I didn’t ask for any reply. Xiao, believe me, it’s really hard to keep my kindness when I’m poor. Nolan It's definitely a good one."
Xiao Peng nodded after hearing this: "You are right! This is also one of my appreciations for him."
"But..." Alessi sighed, "I just don't know how long he can hold on."
Xiao Peng shook his head and said: "It won’t last long. We in China have a saying,
Poor couples are sad.
If one person is poor, they can’t realize anything, but if two people are poor or even have children, the result will be It’s terrible. Alright, Alessi, get my phone."