Capital, Beijing.
Chengdong District, North exit of Heping Street.
Dong Xuebin was deeply touched by his resurrection from the dead yesterday. If time had not miraculously regressed, he would never see his mother or Aunt Xuan again. For the first time, he had the idea that it was really good to be alive. . After thinking wildly all night, Dong Xuebin went to bed early in the morning, so it was already past ten o'clock when he crawled out of the towel in the morning. He got off the creaking old spring sofa, rubbed his eyes and went to the bathroom to wash up. Finally, he wiped his face, yawned and said casually to the closed bedroom door: "Mom, are you awake?"
Mom Luan Xiaoping's choked voice hurriedly sounded in the house, "I'm up early. I'm cleaning the house. Do you still want to have breakfast?"
"Let's wait for lunch." Dong Xuebin felt something was wrong with his mother's tone. He quickly walked over and opened the door to take a look. He saw his mother sitting on the snow-white sheets anxiously wiping the tears on her face with the back of her hand. Seeing herself coming in, she turned her head away and sniffed, then she quickly forced a smile and stuffed the few old black and white photos she had into her wallet. This is a photo of my mom and dad when they got married, taken more than 20 years ago.
Dong Xuebin felt a slight pain in his heart and sat down next to his mother, "Do you miss my dad?"
"No, no." Mom carefully put away her wallet and wiped her eyes, "I just opened it, take it out and take a look."
He didn't know how many times he had seen this scene in the past few years. His mother had a softer temper. Whenever she thought about sad things, she would often cry alone. Dong Xuebin felt uncomfortable, "Mom, it's because your son has no ability. He can't study well, he has no ability, and he's not even sure he can pass the civil service exam. At most, he can work part-time at Panjiayuan Antique Market during the winter and summer vacations. I, I, ugh , when dad was hospitalized a few years ago, if I had made money early to treat him in the best hospital, dad might not have left. "
His mother touched his leg with her hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense. My son is the most capable. He will definitely be an official in the future."
Dong Xuebin moved his lips but couldn't say anything.
The mother smiled and touched her son's hand, "Don't think so much. Mom will cook you a delicious meal at noon."
A small plate of fried shredded pork with garlic sprouts, a bowl of boiled cabbage, and half a pot of rice porridge—this is considered a good meal in Dong Xuebin's family. Usually when he is at home alone, he is not willing to eat like this. He often steams a pot of rice and stir-fries a vegetable to make up for the lunch and dinner of the day. It is not that Dong Xuebin is frugal, but that his family does not have that much money. It's really a penny split in half.
He, Dong Xuebin, is 23 years old and has a bachelor's degree.
Average appearance, average height, average personality, average abilities.
Household savings: never exceed five figures.
The year my father was hospitalized, all the family's savings were spent. In the end, the house was sold, and the current one-bedroom apartment was later rented. After my father passed away, my mother, who had taken too long a leave of absence, lost her job. In addition, the consumption in Beijing was too high. She simply gritted her teeth and returned to her hometown in the countryside. She asked someone to find a job as a Chinese teacher in a rural middle school to earn money to support her. I went to college and would only come to the capital to live with him for a month or two each time during the winter and summer vacations.
The rent, water and electricity bills, living expenses, and daily expenses are obviously not enough to rely on the meager salary of his mother alone, so Dong Xuebin often goes to the supermarket to cashier or work in an antique city during holidays or weekends. In addition to the tuition fees, he can barely make money by himself. , and if I save more on food and expenses, I can rely on myself almost regardless of my mother’s request for money every month.
It was a bit hard, but the four years of stumbling were still over.
After the meal, his mother was clearing away the dishes while watching the black-and-white old movie "Tunnel War" on TV, while he went back to the bedroom and lay on the broken wood, staring at the peeling ceiling in a daze. I think about it and think about it. Nowadays, universities in the capital basically do not have any responsibility for assigning work. I have also obtained a diploma from United University. If I fail to pass the civil service examination and cannot become an official, what will I do in the future
Alas, it would be great if I really had super powers.
Unfortunately, I tried so many times yesterday and never succeeded again.
try again
The door opened with a creak, and my mother poked her head out from the crack in the door and said softly: "Read the book by yourself. Mom will go to your Aunt Xu's house upstairs to sit for a while. I heard that her son will also take the civil service exam this year. , and it’s the same test center as you. Mom, let’s see if her son can help you with your homework. Xiaodong studies very well.”
Dong Xuebin's chest was a little congested and he let out a hoarse sigh.
"Mom will be back in a while." Boom, the door closes.
Gritting his teeth, Dong Xuebin collected his thoughts and started a boring attempt again.
Go back, go back, go back, BACK
Suddenly, Dong Xuebin, who was lying down, felt his body move, but when he blinked and looked around, he shook his head helplessly, but there was still no reaction.
Just when he had given up trying, there was a creak and the door of the cabin opened without warning.
The mother stuck her head out and looked at her son and said, "You read a book by yourself. Mom, go sit at your Aunt Xu's house for a while. I heard that her son is also going to take the civil service exam this year, and it's the same exam center as you. Mom, let's see if he can do it." Let her son give you tutoring lessons, Xiaodong is doing very well."
Dong Xuebin was stunned for a moment, "Huh?"
Same words, same tone.
This is obviously a scene that happened about five or sixty seconds ago.
Seeing her son's reaction, the mother blinked her eyes guiltily and said in a low voice: "Mom knows you care about saving face, but her son Xiaodong was just a few short of full marks on the practical test questions in last year's national examination. Let him tell you. Say, your chances of passing are slightly higher.”
Dong Xuebin said blankly: "That's not what I meant."
Mom looked at his expression and said, "Is mom gone?"
After his mother left, Dong Xuebin slapped himself on the forehead hard, and it happened.
He suppressed the surprise in his heart, quickly grabbed a small plastic orange peel alarm clock, stared at the time on it without blinking, and silently recited the "spell" again.
Go back, go back, go back, BACK
Dong Xuebin recited it like this from afternoon to evening, and after eating at intervals, he recited it from evening to night. Finally, the hard work paid off. At two minutes and twenty-eight seconds after midnight, time went backwards again, returning to one minute and twenty-eight seconds after zero, a full minute back.
Don’t mention the joy in Dong Xuebin’s heart.
He understood that there was an error in the time of the alarm clock, and quickly turned on the old-fashioned 29-inch color TV with a ball screen.
In the upper right corner of an evening military program, there happened to be a time display - 23:59:19.
It took about nineteen seconds to turn on the TV channel. In other words, the moment he used "return" was exactly twelve o'clock at night. He blinked and boldly speculated that this "return" was centered on zero in the morning and could only be used once a day. Every time it was used, it would return to the time point sixty seconds ago.
God
If this is really the case, then God is very interested in him.