Lou Cheng, who had nothing to do in the afternoon, went home early. While chatting with Yan Zheke on his mobile phone, he sat on the sofa and watched variety shows. He had a very comfortable time.
When night fell, he found that his mother had not come back, and the scheduled dinner only existed in his imagination.
"Hey, Mom, where have you been? Left-behind child," Lou Cheng took the initiative to call.
Qi Fang said "Hey": "I didn't tell you?"
"No..." Lou Cheng replied blankly.
Qi Fang smiled dryly and said, "Oh, I'm used to you studying outside."
What are you getting used to? Are you used to not having a son like me? Lou Cheng covered his face and sighed, secretly complaining.
Qi Fang continued: "Feifei has been playing at our house for several days, and your aunt urged her to go back. I thought that I just helped someone to work for a few days last time, so I don't need to use it in vain, so I just gave the girl away to avoid any trouble on the road.
Why don't you see your aunt? Nariko, you and your dad can solve it yourself tonight."
Well, can I sleep in the room tonight? Lou Cheng was overjoyed and asked: "Mom, when will you come back?"
"The day after tomorrow, I'll go to your grandpa's house tomorrow and pick up some home-grown vegetables..." Qi Fang said and started to nag Qi Loucheng again, asking him to come over and accompany his grandpa and grandma when he doesn't have to go to the martial arts gym on weekends.
After listening to his mother's nagging, Lou Cheng immediately sent a message to Yan Zheke, saying that he had been abandoned by his own mother and had no dinner.
And Yan Zheke responded without sympathy with a few pictures of the delicious food she was enjoying:
"You're welcome, sister will help you eat!"
After a while, Lou Zhisheng opened the door and entered the room. He saw that Lou Cheng didn't turn on the lights or the TV. He was just sitting on the sofa playing with his mobile phone, his face illuminated by the flickering light of the screen.
"You young people can't live without your mobile phones." Dad shook his head and sighed, then turned on the light, and the room was filled with light.
"Dad, Mom has gone to my aunt's house. Let's take care of dinner ourselves." Lou Cheng raised his head and said while holding his cell phone.
Lou Zhisheng pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses: "I know, I'll cook..."
As he spoke, his voice suddenly paused.
Lou Cheng was stunned for a moment, took a breath and said:
"How about we go to grandpa's house to eat?"
"Okay!" Lou Zhisheng made a decision immediately, as if he had been waiting for this suggestion for a long time.
The father and son didn't need to clean up, so they called Lou Debang, said something, and immediately went out. On the way, they turned around and bought some sauce duck and sliced chicken as extras.
After entering his grandfather's house, Lou Cheng suddenly realized that something was wrong in the atmosphere because there were guests!
A man and two women were sitting in the living room, chatting about trivial matters with their grandfather Lou Debang, second uncle Lou Zhiqiang, and cousin Lou Yuanwei, while grandma and second aunt were busy in the kitchen preparing dinner.
"Zhisheng, you're here. Come and see if you know me. The son of the old Zhao family is now a promising man. He is the deputy director of the police station on Feixia Road." Lou Debang pointed at the guest with a smile.
The only man there.
"Zijun, remember, we used to play together when we were kids. Every time we played the game of police catching thieves, he would rush to be a policeman. Now he really has become a policeman." Lou Zhisheng saw his childhood playmate at first sight, and he seemed quite a bit like it.
Share the surprise.
The old Zhao family were neighbors of the Lou family for a long time.
Zhao Zijun was in his forties, with a Chinese character face, broken eyebrows, and heavy bags under his eyes. He stood up, patted Lou Zhisheng boldly and said: "Zhisheng still looks like a scholar, haha, at that time, as long as I was naughty
, my dad will use you as an example to teach me a lesson, and he will be satisfied if he is half as good as you..."
Children from other families... Lou Cheng silently helped Zhao Zijun make a summary.
The other two were ladies. He didn't take a closer look, so he glanced around and found a girl in her early twenties with a half-crown haircut. She was quiet and very awkward, and her cousin Lou Yuanwei was even missing.
He was full of witty words as usual, but seemed restless.
Uh, it's not a meeting between old neighbors, it's a blind date! Lou Cheng suddenly realized it and walked up to Lou Yuanwei with great interest and patted him on the shoulder.
This was his first time encountering such a thing as a blind date.
It seems that my cousin’s ambition again frightened my second uncle and the others, so they accelerated the blind date and came directly to the door without making any arrangements!
Lou Yuanwei glanced at his cousin "sadly" and did not dare to say anything.
"This is my lover Huang Qun, and this is my girl Zhao Qian, who works as a Chinese teacher in the third primary school. Is that your boy?" After recounting the past, Zhao Zijun introduced his family.
Lou Zhisheng smiled and said, "Yes, Lou Cheng is still studying."
"Are you in college? Where are you studying?" Zhao Zijun asked casually.
"Songcheng University." Lou Zhisheng replied with a hint of contentment.
"Very good, I look a lot like you, like you!" Zhao Zijun didn't ask much about Lou Cheng, because the protagonist today was not him.
After the two parties sat down, they continued to chat. The topics focused on Lou Yuanwei's current work, Zhao Qian's situation, Lou Zhiqiang's previous canteen contracting and other matters.
Lou Cheng could tell that the second uncle must have been repeatedly warned today. If he could answer in one sentence, he would never say a second sentence, so as not to accidentally say something hurtful.
The two sides chatted from before the meal to the meal. Lou Cheng ignored the matter and said nothing, dutifully playing the role of eating meat, chicken, duck, ribs and eggplants, while the male and female protagonists were robbed by both parents.
In the limelight, I could only answer questions occasionally in silence.
Lou Cheng could feel the overwhelming embarrassment with his toes.
Well, I tried the "stimulated response" this morning and found that there is no such thing.
Did you catch the thief by mistake?
That's not right either, that feeling is very obvious...
I was in a deep sleep that time, but I was awake during the experiment. Is it because of this difference?
... After Lou Cheng, who was lost in his own thoughts, came back to his senses, he found that the atmosphere had become a little cold and subtle. It seemed that the Zhao family might not be satisfied with Lou Yuanwei's situation.
When dinner was over, Zhao Zijun didn't stay much longer. He took Huang Qun and Zhao Qian to say goodbye and left without letting Lou Zhiqiang and Lou Yuanwei see them off.
As soon as the guests left, the Lou family fell into a brief and depressing silence. A few minutes later, Lou Cheng's second aunt Wang Lili gave Lou Yuanwei a virtual slap and said with a tearful voice: "Two or three years ago, when our family was still well-established,
, Mr. Zhao will look down on you? Weiwei, people have to accept their fate. Some people are destined to be rich and powerful, and some people are destined to live a stable life. Don't worry about it, go to work hard, and work hard to make progress..."
Lou Yuanwei pursed his lips tightly, not saying a word, and stood there stubbornly, his round face full of gloom.
"Okay, stop talking and let him do whatever he wants. We can't pay for it anyway!" Lou Zhiqiang shouted, and his hair seemed to be getting grayer.
If I had known he wouldn't be able to come over for dinner... Lou Cheng had a headache. He looked at his father and found that he felt the same way.
It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs. It is impossible for him to interfere with the problems of his second uncle's family.
"No more talking, you can figure it out yourself." The old man waved his hand, sighed, walked back to the sofa, sat down, and watched TV in silence.
Grandma Lou Cheng and her second aunt began to clear away the dishes. Lou Zhiqiang sat on the single sofa. Lou Yuanwei wanted to say something, but in the end he failed to speak and dragged his gloomy back back to the room.
"Dad, I'm going to talk to my brother." Lou Cheng whispered.
"Go and persuade him." Lou Zhisheng knew that his son had matured rapidly in the past six months, so he nodded with confidence.
After knocking on the door and entering the room without turning on the lights, Lou Cheng sat on the computer chair and looked at Lou Yuanwei lying on the bed and said, "Brother, what do you want to do this time?"
I've heard him mention it before.
Lou Yuanwei said dullly: "Didn't I own a restaurant before? I saw that takeout in Xiushan has been booming recently, so I wanted to open a shop that specializes in takeout without a storefront, so I don't have to spend too much money..."
As soon as he mentioned this, his chatterbox opened up, he turned over and sat up, and said painfully and confusedly: "Chengzi, do you know what is the most painful thing for people? It is that there is no hope. Now I go to the work unit on time every day to hang out.
With two to three thousand yuan a month, I can't starve to death, I can't keep cold, but I can't see any hope. Today is the same as yesterday, and tomorrow will definitely be similar to today. I don't have a house! I don't have a car! I rely on this
I don’t know when I will be able to save my dead salary, so do I still have to rely on my parents?”
"I don't want to bother, but I don't want to be like this for the rest of my life..."
Lou Cheng listened quietly, thinking that if he had gotten to this point, he would probably be in the same pain and struggle.
"But you can't just do it casually, right? You have to have some knowledge, do some research, and see the prospects before you do it, right?" Lou Cheng said from another aspect.
Lou Yuanwei was stunned and replied: "I think you should be able to get up. Our unit has a lot of takeout..."
You can't just rely on your feelings... Lou Cheng complained, took out his cell phone, and consulted his life coach, Coach Yan.
Yan Zheke "rested his chin with both hands" and replied: "I have never done any investigation in this area. Since your cousin wants to do it, he must first do a good job of positioning and investigation, such as where is the takeout area he is targeting and the surrounding restaurants?
Too much or not, fire or not..."
Lou Cheng translated her opinions into his own language and told his cousin. Lou Yuanwei, who only had a high school education, was stunned for a moment, and finally said: "Chengzi, do you still understand this?"
"I don't understand, but some classmates do." Lou Cheng replied proudly.
Coach Yan is great!
"Well, let me figure these things out first." Lou Yuanwei suddenly realized that he had no idea at all. He had taken it for granted before!
…………
Ningshui, Qi Yan’s family.
Qi Yunfei was lying on the bed, watching the video leisurely, her legs crossed and swaying.
"Sister, what are you looking at?" Chen Xiaoxiao wiped her hair and walked in.
Qi Yunfei chuckled and said: "Brother Lou Cheng's game video is so handsome!"
"See for yourself!" Qi Yunfei pushed the tablet in front of her.
"I'm wiping my hair!" Chen Xiaoxiao muttered, stopped moving, and looked over.
A few minutes later, she said in surprise: "Is this really brother Lou Cheng?"
So powerful and majestic!
"Yeah!" Qi Yunfei held her chin and said happily, "I'm almost a brother! If Ding Yanbo is half as powerful as brother Lou Cheng in the future, I'll be satisfied!"
Her eyes flickered, thinking about the future.
…………
After leaving grandpa's house, they took the car back to the gate of the community. Lou Zhisheng and Lou Cheng were about to go in when they suddenly saw a notice posted in a conspicuous place.
"Police Department A-level wanted order..." Lou Zhisheng read out the title.