01
When I said goodbye to Chuande that day, I was so moved that I almost cried when I saw the happy faces of the people who had come to the bitter end.
Because I accompanied him step by step through those unknown hardships and the sadness of not being recognized, and now I finally got God's favor to reunite their mother and son, and as a witness, I naturally feel very happy.
Before leaving, Chuan De looked back at me uneasily: "Xiaoxiao, are you really okay?" ”
I tried to smile brightly: "I'm much better." “
The person who kept looking at me with suspicious eyes asked hesitantly, "I'm not asking about your body, but about whether anything has happened to you recently that I don't know?" ”
I laughed and said, "Nothing, leave me alone." You still have to worry more about your own affairs, since you plan to study abroad, you have to do more preparations. ”
"Alright then, I'm leaving."
"Stay safe on the road."
Looking at the back of Chuande disappearing from the end of sight, it is time to wake up from the dream of Cinderella in the fairy tale.
He's about to go to the United States, which he won't be able to reach in his lifetime, and when he returns from his studies in the next day, the distance between us will stretch across the entire Pacific.
That night I had a dream in which the people in the dream were shining brightly.
I shouted, but the man who was surrounded by the crowd never looked back at me.
When I woke up the next morning, I couldn't help but smile bitterly when I recalled the dream that felt very real last night. Seeing my listless appearance, Xiao Hunan stuck his head out of the quilt: "Xiaoxiao, your face is not very good, and you are still uncomfortable?" ”
I swallowed the bitterness in my heart: "It's okay, maybe I didn't sleep well last night." “
Xiao Hunan stretched his waist and invited me: "Wait and get up, do you have anything to do?" ”
I asked rhetorically, "What's the matter with you?" ”
"Oh, it's almost the New Year. I want to go shopping and buy something for myself and my parents. ”
02
Looking back, I haven't been home for more than a year.
After taking a plate again, I found that although I don't have enough money now.
But after more than a year of hard work, Big Money didn't. There is still a lot of money, at least enough to pick out a few decent gifts for my parents and take them home to respect filial piety.
This discovery instantly made me a little excited.
I turned to me and asked, "If you say that, I should also go buy some good things for my family to take home." But, don't you go shopping with Chubby? ”
Xiao Hunan showed a disgusted expression: "Mom, I will only find a man to go shopping when my brain is broken." Men are creatures who simply can't understand the pleasure of shopping for us women. Don't look at Chubby's usual happiness, he says everything I say. ”
"But if I dragged him to go shopping with me, it would be a fight. Xiaoxiao, let me tell you that if you find a boyfriend in the future, don't drag him to go shopping with you, otherwise the two of you will wait to quarrel. ”
I had no experience in love, so I was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Xiao Hunan opened his puffy round eyes and rolled his eyes to the sky: "I said I wanted to buy clothes, and Xiao Pang would ask me if I wanted to buy a shirt or a sweater?" You talk about us women buying clothes, and it's not a math problem that one plus one must be equal to two. ”
"Of course, if you see something that looks good, you buy that one."
"Chubby is going to be funny, if I say buy a sweater. Then when I was shopping, I saw that the pants looked good, and I picked them up and wanted to try them on. This big brother is so funny, and he will seriously remind me that your goal today is to buy a sweater. ”
"Xiaoxiao, do you think it's funny?"
Hearing Xiao Hunan's description of the sound and color, I couldn't help laughing out loud.
Being troubled by her like this, my previous vague mood was much better.
So I immediately jumped out of bed: "Then let's go shopping together today and ignore men." I'll treat you to a big meal later, you can choose. ”
There were cheers, as if the doping man had also rolled out of bed.
03
It's rare for me to be so generous, and the reason naturally won't be told to Xiao Hunan Ming. But as a good friend, I decided to share my joy in this way.
As soon as I arrived in Rosemary last night, Xiao Su found me.
Then mysteriously stuffed me with a big red envelope: "Xiaoxiao, it's been hard all year round." This is Brother Gang's little heart for you, Xiao Jiangxi has been looking for capable people like you to help in her newly opened bar recently. ”
"Brother Gang knows that she will definitely look for you, after all, you are also one of our rosemary pillars now."
"Don't say much else, a few of you are good brothers, he has a number in his heart. The amount is not much, and it is considered Brother Gang's intention to buy some gifts for his family during the New Year. ”
In the face of the unexpected joy, I immediately accepted it after thanking him.
As the boss, Brother Gang is iron-faced and selfless in some things, but he is a very humane boss. Because of this, several veteran employees of Rosemary have been doing it for many years. For example, Xiao Su is said to have done it from the first day of Rosemary's opening.
Over the years, he has gone from an ordinary waiter to a manager, and has become Brother Gang's right and left hand.
Since the last time Xiao Jiangxi caught the rape, he really relied on his own ability to start an independent door. She opened a bar called Cha Mi two streets away from Rosemary, which seemed to have the intention of arguing with Rosemary.
A few months ago, Xiao Jiangxi once found me, in order to repay my righteous help, she was willing to spend a lot of money to dig me to sing on stage.
In the face of a lot of money, it would be false to say that you are not impressed.
04
But when I consulted with Chuande, he frowned and said to me: "My friends in the band over there told me that the atmosphere over there is not very good. ”
I didn't understand for a while: "Why is it called a bad atmosphere?" ”
Chuan De said vaguely: "Xiao Jiangxi, this person is a wild person, in order to attract business, there are some special services that can't be put on the table. ”
Having worked in rosemary for so long, I certainly know what Chuan De calls a special service.
I was still a little hesitant, but I immediately broke off this thought.
But I haven't mentioned it to anyone except Chuande.
Unexpectedly, Brother Gang, who was like a god, turned out to be in his hands.
The big red envelope rewarded by Brother Gang is equivalent to my income in rosemary for a month, and Xiao Hunan is just an ordinary waiter, and there is definitely no special preferential treatment. I didn't want to show off this happiness in front of her, so I decided to share it in this way.
After putting on makeup, Xiao Hunan Xingchong and I rushed out of the house.
As the New Year approaches, the main road is full of festive decorations. The faces of the passers-by were also filled with joy, and the shopping mall was crowded with people who were busy shopping for New Year's goods.
After Xiao Hunan and I had a full breakfast at McDonald's, we suddenly felt full of inexhaustible strength, and without saying a word, we squeezed into the crowd to help our family buy gifts.
Buying and buying, I suddenly remembered the plush vest that Sister Li bought for her husband when I was working in the Gu family before. It's just that after listening to the price, I immediately retreated.
A flash of inspiration came to my mind, and now that my wallet was bulging, I grabbed Xiao Hunan and ran to the mall.
05
I relied on the sign in my memory and asked a few salespeople to finally find the counter.
As soon as Xiao Hunan, who knew the goods, saw it, he leaned close to me and whispered: "Xiaoxiao, this brand is not cheap." ”
Some of the older salesmen saw our young girl standing by and whispered, and then looked at the bag we were carrying. With a kind face, she walked over and pointed to the float next to the counter: "Little girl, pick a gift for the elders in the family for the New Year." ”
"The floats over there are all from last year, and they're on sale. We are an old brand, the quality of the clothes is very good, we are a little older people pay attention to the texture of the clothes, as long as the style is generous and not outdated. You go over there and pick and choose, and it's a lot more profitable. ”
I smiled gratefully at the eldest sister, and immediately dragged Xiao Hunan towards the float.
The salesperson reminded me that there was not much difference between the neatly folded clothes on the float and the new ones displayed on the shelves. For someone my dad's age, the texture of the clothes is obviously more important.
I carefully flipped through the top layer of the cashmere sweater, and it was quite soft to the touch. I fell in love with this feeling at once, and decided to take one back to my parents on the spot.
When I told Xiao Hunan about this idea, the enthusiastic salesperson immediately joined in to help me choose the team.
She smiled and said to me: "The little girl is so good-looking, my daughter should be about the same age as you, but I am blessed not to be as good as your parents, and my family still stares at the back of my ass every day to beg for pocket money." ”
I smiled: "Sister, don't worry. When your daughter graduates, she will definitely double down on her filial piety. You are so kind, at first glance, you are a blessed person. ”
My words made the saleswoman more energetic to help me choose clothes.
06
Just when the three of us women were so excited that we almost spread out all the clothes on the float that I thought would fit, and chose them to our heart's content.
A pair of familiar hands reached out to my favorite light gray men's cardigan embroidered with black dark lines, and asked softly, "How much is this?" ”
The eldest sister of the salesperson, because of her similar figure to my mother, was helping me try on a dark red turtleneck cashmere sweater, and casually introduced: "This one is seven fold, but there is only one piece." It's this little girl who takes a fancy to it first, you ask her if she wants to wow? ”
Hearing the salesperson say this, the man and I looked at each other at the same time.
The next second, he exclaimed at the same time: "It's you?" ”
I was the first to say hello: "Sister Li, what a coincidence!" ”
Sister Li looked at me up and down several times, and praised me: "Xiaoxiao, you are really getting more and more beautiful and foreign." I just saw your back from afar, and I didn't even recognize you. ”
I touched my freshly permed hair, and said a little embarrassedly, "Sister Li, because I just permed my hair, you didn't recognize me." ”
Sister Li looked at me with a smile: "It's good-looking, it's really good-looking, this little face is getting more and more handsome." ”
remembered that he was dragged by Xiao Hunan and put on makeup when he went out, which was indeed a little different from the appearance of being plain when he was working in the Gu family. In order to prevent Sister Li from continuing to praise me, I immediately changed the topic: "Sister Li, long time no see, how are you doing?" ”
When I asked this, the hand that was originally placed on the men's cardigan was retracted: "I'm okay, it looks like you should be doing well, right?" ”
I nodded slightly: "It's okay, you also came out to buy things for your family today." ”
"Well, I'm going to buy something to take home for the New Year."
07
Hearing Sister Li say this, I didn't hesitate at all and immediately said, "If you like this cardigan, take it." I'll pick something else for my dad. ”
Sister Li hurriedly shook her head: "No, I'll help my old man look at something else." This piece has a good style and feel, and it is just right for you to bring it back to your dad. ”
Sister Li approached me and whispered, "This brand is usually difficult to discount, but seven percent off is already very cost-effective." ”
Although I was a little reluctant, I still decided, "Since it's such a discount, you can buy it for your uncle." ”
Sister Li pushed: "No, you should buy it." ”
Just as the two of us were pushing back and forth, the salesperson came over and asked me tentatively, "Do you know each other?" ”
I nodded hurriedly: "Hmm." ”
The salesperson turned his head sideways and asked Sister Li, "Do you also fancy this?" ”
Sister Li smiled and said, "Yes, your brands are rarely discounted." Since it's the little girl who likes it first, forget it, I'll go somewhere else and then go around. ”
After saying that, she glanced at the float nostalgically and planned to leave.
The salesman stopped her: "I see that you like it so much, I'll make a call to help you transfer goods to another counter." If it were someone else, I wouldn't have bothered to put in the effort. The main thing is that this little girl has a sweet mouth and can talk, and I see her like my own daughter. ”
I hurriedly said sweetly: "Sister, thank you!" ”
"No thanks, you're waiting here."
Sister Li echoed: "Yes, this little girl is quite good. “
I chatted with Sister Li for a while, sharing the current situation after we separated. Just as we were chatting about happiness, the salesperson came back: "You're in luck, there's still stock at the other counter." But it will take at least an hour to get it over, or you will go around elsewhere and come back. ”
I looked at the watch on my wrist and decisively proposed, "Sister Li, it's almost time for dinner." Shall I invite you to have a meal with my friend? ”
08
Sister Li hurriedly waved her hand: "Then what's embarrassing, I'll go elsewhere and turn around and come back to get it." ”
I secretly gave Xiao Hunan a look, and we had a tacit understanding to set up Sister Li's left and right hands at the same time.
I smiled and said, "It's rare to meet, you used to take so much care of me and give me a chance to invite me to dinner, okay?" Food, I have to eat after all, and I have to take a break when I'm tired after shopping for so long. ”
Hearing me say this, the embarrassed Sister Li said, "Then I'll invite you two little girls to eat." ”
I said firmly, "Well, I told my friend early in the morning that I would have a treat today." ”
Xiao Hunan cheered: "When I came up just now, I saw a hot pot downstairs. Eating hot pot in winter is the coolest. ”
I waved my hand: "Then let's eat hot pot." ”
Sister Li, who has been frugal all her life, hurriedly said: "Everything in this area is so expensive, let's just eat a bowl of noodles." When I came, I saw a noodle shop on the side of the street, so let's go there. ”
Xiao Hunan and I pushed her forward: "It's rare to eat once, it's okay." ”
Our group soon came to the hot pot restaurant downstairs, and the decently decorated hot pot restaurant was crowded. Through the bustling crowd, the sharp-eyed little Hunan quickly found a table of guests who had just finished eating and were paying the bill.
Within a few moments, we were seated at the table.
When I order, I deliberately order something richer.
Sister Li couldn't stop shouting: "Enough, I can't eat it and waste it." ”
I responded with a "yes" and continued to order quietly.
When the dishes are ready.
Sister Li looked at the full table and scolded softly: "Xiaoxiao, why are you so polite?" ”
I smiled and said, "It's rare to see you happy, let's eat it!" ”
09
When eating, I kept helping Sister Li scald.
I didn't care much about eating.
When Sister Li saw me like this, she said emotionally: "Xiaoxiao, thank you!" ”
"Thank you, you used to take such care of me. If I want to say thank you, I should thank you. ”
The hot mist kept coming out of the hot pot, and Sister Li, whose eyes became moist, looked at me with a relieved smile, and said, "It seems that you are doing well now, Sister Li is really happy for you." ”
I smiled and asked her, "How are you doing, how is your new owner?" ”
Listen to me.
Sister Li's smile dimmed, and she sighed faintly: "You know everything?" ”
I nodded, "I'm playing in a bar with Chuan De right now, and we occasionally meet." Your matter, I once accidentally ran into a small amount of money, and she mentioned it to me. But don't worry, I haven't mentioned this to Chuande and them. ”
Sister Li, who flashed a trace of embarrassment on her face, picked up the water cup and took a sip of water: "Hey, since you know everything, I won't hide it from you." When I was in such a hurry, I was really sorry for the old lady when I thought about it. “
I stood up and helped Sister Li refill the water, and comforted, "Sister Li, don't think so much. No one is sorry for anyone, and you can't be blamed for that. After all, the situation of the Gu family was already like that at that time, you have to find a way to continue living. ”
"Mr. Oe probably didn't expect this, and I don't think he intended to cheat you. To blame, you can only blame bad luck. You drink some water, don't be polite and eat more. ”
Of course, at such a sensitive time, I buried the idea that the old lady planned to sell her soft and cash out a little pension money in the bottom of my heart and never mentioned it.
10
Hearing me say this, Sister Li put down her chopsticks and sighed unexpectedly: "Hey, I didn't do that authentic thing at the beginning, but now my retribution is coming." ”
My heart tightened, and I asked with concern, "Sister Li, what's wrong?" Is your new owner having a hard time getting along with? ”
"Hey, the new owner family is not bad. But her family is a foreigner who came back from abroad, and the family also invited another young aunt. ”
Sister Li glanced at me meaningfully, and said with feeling: "It stands to reason that I have also been an aunt for so many years, and I should say that I have never seen anyone with rich experience." But I didn't expect to be pressed by someone at this time, and people wore small shoes everywhere. ”
If it had been before, I might have helped Sister Li to be indignant.
But I rolled in the society, and I was not surprised at all by what happened to Sister Li. She had worked in the Gu family for so many years before, and she was well-informed behind the old lady, but because of this, she also had a special status in the Gu family.
It can't be said that Sister Li has no ability, it can only be said that Sister Li, who has left the Gu family, is like losing a wing and losing any advantage. According to her, the new owner is a foreigner, so he must like new things.
But Sister Li has been putting the word "rules" on her lips under the training of the old lady all these years, and she has practiced it herself. In this way, she will inevitably be old-fashioned in many things, even if she is serious, she is not as likable as young people.
Coming out to do things in society is not just a matter of being conscientious and responsible. The right time, place and people are all indispensable. Sometimes it's not that you're not capable, it's that you're a little unlucky.
Seeing this, I comforted: "Sister Li, you want to open a little." If you are happy, you will do it, and if you are not happy, you will change it. You are so experienced, there must be a lot of knowledgeable people vying to invite you. ”
Sister Li said with a little sadness: "I'm old, and now many owners like to look for younger ones." ”
Just when the picture was about to enter silence, Xiao Hunan, who had been listening to our conversation but didn't know the specific situation, suddenly interjected: "In this case, Sister Li, then you can just look back and do it." ”
(To be continued!) ）
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