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Chapter 20: It's His Life

When Shitou saw my arrival, his face showed a hint of joy. He put down the book in his hand and shouted to me: "Uncle Wei, why are you here?"

I forced a smile and said, "Uncle Wei is here to see you and talk to your mother about something by the way!"

Shitou's mother heard the sound and walked out. She was wearing an apron and a scarf on her head, with some dust on her body. She wiped the sweat from her face and said, "Mr. Wei is here. I'm packing up. Soon

It’s all packed up and we can move out today!”

She probably thought I was here to urge her to move. Looking at the several huge cardboard boxes in the room, I felt sad.

Before I could say anything, Shi Shitou spoke first: "Mom, Uncle Wei is here to talk to you about something!"

I answered: "Yes, Sister-in-law Shi, I have some things I want to talk to you about."

"Mr. Wei, just tell me if you have anything." She moved a chair and placed it in a relatively spacious place, because the sofa was full of clutter and there was no room for anyone to sit.

"Sister-in-law Shi, I'm not here today to urge you to move. I want to know what your plans are in the future and see if there's anything I can do to help!" I confessed my intention.

"What other plans can I have? There are no more plans here.

We have no place to stay, what else can we do but go back to our hometown!" There was a lonely look on her face.

"What about the stone? Can you really make her give up her studies and go home to farm and become a farmer all her life?" I said the question I was most concerned about.

Shitou's mother was silent, as if she was troubled by this issue. After a while, she lamented and said: "This is his life, he must accept it!"

I glanced at Shi Shi. He looked at his mother silently, and then slowly lowered his head. I don’t know if he knew what his mother’s words meant to him, but in his heart he must not have wanted to. I

think.

"No, you can't compromise so quickly. There must be another way. The stone is still small and his life is still long!" I said a little eagerly.

"I know that he is my child. Who can care about him more than me? Who can want him to have a good future more than me? But... you have also seen that I can't even give him a stable home.

If I don’t have the ability, what should I do to realize such a luxurious wish?”

She said leisurely, with a helpless sadness in her tone.

I was speechless and didn't know what to say, and the room fell into silence for a while.

Shitou silently knelt down to pack his books and stationery again. Looking at his figure, I felt sad in my heart. I sighed secretly and looked up out of the window.

The window was open, and the wind blew in through the window, bringing with it a smell of decay. Several glass bottles on the window sill were filled with colorful flowers, which were trembling slightly in the wind.

An idea suddenly flashed in my mind, and a great idea came to me. I asked Shitou's mother: "Sister-in-law Shi, Shitou said you work in a flower garden, right?"

Shitou's mother obviously didn't know why I suddenly asked this, and she replied: "Yes, I have been working in that flower garden for more than a year."

I quickly asked: "Do you know how to take care of all flowers?"

"Of course, there are only three workers in the garden. The two are responsible for delivering goods to various flower shops. I am responsible for taking care of the flowers in the garden. I am very familiar with every kind of flower." Shitou's mother said.

I suddenly became excited and stood up and said, "Sister-in-law Shi, please don't move yet. I've thought of a way for you to stay. Give me two days and I'll come back tomorrow night!" I finished.

Regardless of Shitou's mother's surprised look, she stood up and left.

I drove Mu Xichun's Porsche back. On a suburban road with few cars, I almost pressed the accelerator to the bottom. My excitement made me a little less sensitive to speed.

Yes, I thought of an idea to make them stay. Since Mother Shituan can only take care of flowers and plants, then open a flower shop for her.

I know that in this age of materialism, some formal things can best satisfy people's vanity. This kind of satisfaction is exactly what everyone can't resist.

The most important thing in the current situation is to find a store. As long as you find the right store, everything else will fall into place.

Moreover, opening such a flower shop does not require much investment, which is also the most suitable for the current conditions. Although I cannot guarantee how much money I can earn, at least maintaining a life for two people is stress-free.

I think I have to take advantage of the weekend to implement this matter. I know Shitou and the others can't wait too long. If it can't be done in a short time, they will still be unable to escape the fate of leaving.

I drove around every street and alley in this city, and I knew that places that were too luxurious could not support such a humble business, so I could only find places with the atmosphere of urban life.

It's just that I've been wandering around for a long time and haven't found an ideal place. Either the rent is too expensive or the location is too remote.

Watching the sky getting darker and night beginning to cover the earth, I felt a little depressed.

When the street lights came on, I felt weak and my stomach was growling, and I realized that I hadn't eaten anything all day.

I parked the car next to an alley, got out of the car and walked into a wooden barrel restaurant and ordered a piece of twice-cooked pork rice. While I was eating, I looked through the rental advertisements on my phone. After finishing the wooden barrel rice, I didn't find any.

Suitable store leasing information.

After paying and walking out of the restaurant, I felt a little tired. After driving for a day, my legs were a little sore when I walked. I wanted to go home and rest before continuing my search tomorrow.

I was driving my car and was about to turn around and go home. When I was reversing, I accidentally saw a house with a rolling shutter door in the rearview mirror. There was a piece of paper taped to the rolling shutter door, but the light was too dark to see what was written on it.

I felt suddenly excited and hurriedly opened the car door and ran forward.

What did I say? God will always guide you to a bright and prosperous road when the mountains and rivers are overturned.

Sure enough, it was written on the paper that the shop was for rent, so I dialed the phone number on it. The person who answered the phone was an older man with a slightly older voice. After I expressed my intention, the man said that he would come over immediately to discuss it with me in person.

Not long after, an old man about sixty years old came over on an electric bicycle. After a brief conversation, the old man took out his key and opened the door.

The old man turned on the lights in the house, and I saw clearly that the shop was about fifty or sixty square meters, which was more than enough to open a flower shop.

Not only that, according to the old man, this place used to sell clothes, so the walls of the shop are very clean and the floors are new. There is no need to decorate like this. You only need to buy a few shelves and put them on the shelves and you can open it.

Besides that, what satisfies me the most is that there is a small room at the back of the store, which is probably used as a warehouse.

When I saw this room, the first thing I thought of was that Shitou and the others could solve the problem of their accommodation. Although the room is not big, it has good lighting, so you won't feel stuffy because of the small space.

Shitou and his mother are not delicate people, and I think they will not dislike the conditions here.

The remaining issue is the rent. The old man said three thousand a month, which is within my heart. However, the old man has a condition that he must pay one year's rent at a time.

This is a reasonable thing. Landlords all want to invest in stability, and no one wants to change tenants in their shop every day.

But this puts me in a difficult position. Even the money I have is probably not enough to pay the rent for this year.

I wanted to negotiate the price with the old man, but saw his firm tone and gave up. I was afraid that after finally finding a satisfactory shop, the negotiation would fall apart because of the rent.

I said to the uncle: "Uncle, I have rented this house. You have to prepare the rental contract tomorrow and I will bring the money over tomorrow!"

After leaving, I was not in a hurry to go home, but drove around the neighborhood. I wanted to check out the location first. Although the shop was satisfactory, it would be a big problem if the location was not good.

After driving around for about an hour, I finally made up my mind that this was it.

Because not only is this place not far from the city, but there happens to be a university town nearby. You must know that college students are the potential main customers. Where can love be more likely to breed than in a university, and flowers are more like a catalyst for love.

God knows how many boys have knocked down a girl with a bouquet of flowers, and how many girls have missed their lives because of a bouquet of flowers at this age when love is just beginning and matures.

When passing by a bank, I parked my car and walked into the self-service teller machine. I inserted several cards one by one, clicked to check the balance, and then made an addition calculation in my mind.

The result was exactly as I expected. The total amount was only more than 31,000 yuan, which was still 5,000 yuan short of a year's rent. Moreover, I still had to live, so it was impossible to spend all of it. In that case, I would really

Drink the northwest wind.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but curse Mu Xichun secretly. If she hadn't deducted my salary, it would have solved the urgent problem at hand, but it's a pity... Well, I sighed helplessly.

I withdrew all the money, and while driving I was thinking about how to make up for the remaining vacancies, but after much deliberation, I really had no other option but to borrow money from others.

As long as I open my mouth, I think whether it is Li Liang, Anni or Xiangdong, they will help without hesitation.

But I don't want to say this. This is not a man's self-esteem. I don't need to care about this in front of them.

I just don’t want them to know the purpose of my loan. I know they won’t understand. Even I can’t understand why I have to help these two strangers. I just feel that I can’t leave them helpless.

left and stood idly by doing nothing.

And this obsession that I can't explain is exactly what they can't understand.

Moreover, I am even more afraid that if they find out about this, they will know about my financial situation, which may lead to the huge debt I owe to Mu Xichun.
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