Rooster Ge Lianghua was not very familiar with Xu Tonglin, so when he saw Xu Tonglin being unlucky, he was very happy and thought it was a good show.
But Xu Tonglin was Xu Tongdao's brother, so Xu Tongdao couldn't laugh.
A few minutes later, Xi Yuehong came to Xu Tongdao to serve food. Xu Tongdao seemed to ask casually: "Sister Hong, who was that person just now? Your boyfriend?"
After asking, Comrade Xu glanced at her, paying attention to her expression.
As a result, there is no need to pay attention to her expression.
Xi Yuehong smiled shyly, "Well, yes! It's my boyfriend. He is free tonight and came to see me! By the way, he will order some dishes when there is an empty table later.
"
Comrade Xu said oh and nodded.
No more questions.
What else is there to ask?
Everyone admits that they are boyfriends, so let Xu Tonglin go poach?
Not to mention that poaching is immoral, but Xu Tonglin, a newbie in love, does he have the skills?
That night, after closing the stall and returning home, Xu Tongdao saw that Xu Tonglin was depressed and in a low mood, so he comforted him with a few words, but the effect seemed not obvious.
There was nothing Tongdao Xu could do. He knew that this kind of thing would have to be left to time. Time would heal the trauma in Xu Tonglin's heart.
He didn't expect that Xi Yuehong not only had a boyfriend, but also came to her on the first night that Xu Tonglin proposed to her.
Not only did he come, he also drank the first bottle of drink that Xu Tonglin gave to Xi Yuehong.
…
Ge Lianghua moved into the room next to Xu Tongdao's.
After coming to Xu Tongdao's place to work for two days during the day, Ge Lianghua noticed that the room next to Xu Tongdao's group was empty and had not been rented out yet.
In order to make it easier for him to learn barbecue techniques from Comrade Xu, Ge Lianghua rented the room on the third day and moved his luggage over that afternoon.
Ever since he moved here, the lives of Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin have become much more lively.
It's not just that Ge Lianghua is talkative and restless.
Also because Ge Lianghua has many friends, people come here every now and then, looking for Ge Lianghua.
Some people asked Ge Lianghua to play billiards; some asked him to sing and dance; others asked him to eat and drink.
etc.
Most of them were declined by Ge Lianghua.
It was very difficult to refuse him every time. It was really his cunning friends who were so annoying.
Comrade Xu looked at it and felt tired for him.
But seeing that he rejected his friends almost every time, Comrade Xu felt very happy.
He hoped that his cousin Ge Lianghua could take the right path and stop fooling around like before.
In addition to those friends, Feng Qinghua, a woman, also visited Ge Lianghua several times, sometimes in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon.
Not one day came at night.
Every time she came over, she would bring something to Ge Lianghua.
Sometimes it's some fruit; sometimes it's a pack of cigarettes; sometimes it's braised pork or ribs soup that she made herself.
She not only brings things every time she comes, but also washes and folds the quilt for Ge Lianghua and cleans him after she comes. Anyway, as long as she comes once, Ge Lianghua's room will become clean and tidy.
This woman is so virtuous.
Comrade Xu looked envious.
In his last life, he wanted to find such a girlfriend or wife, but unfortunately, he never found one.
Feng Qinghua came several times, and every time Comrade Xu saw the way his cousin Ge Lianghua looked at her, he knew that Ge Lianghua was finished!
This life is considered to be in the hands of this woman.
If these two people can live together for a long time, that's fine. If they break up in the future, he estimates that Ge Lianghua will most likely be in trouble and won't be able to get out of the relationship for many years.
…
In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.
During this period, Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin returned to their hometown again.
This time when he went back, Xu Tongdao brought another thousand yuan to his mother.
He knew that the one thousand yuan he gave to his mother last month must not have been used up, but he still gave another one thousand yuan, not for anything else, just to make his mother feel at ease.
Let her know that he can now earn so much every month and is fully capable of supporting his family and providing for his younger brother and sister to study.
He didn't want his mother to have trouble sleeping at night and always worry about the family's financial situation.
When he returned to his hometown this time, from the moment he entered the village, Tongdao Xu clearly felt that the way the villagers looked at him was different from before.
In his impression, ever since his father disappeared, some people in the village always looked at him with a strange smile.
Looking at him is like watching a joke.
But when he returned to his hometown this time, he never saw such eyes again since he entered the village.
He saw awe in some people's eyes.
I also saw pretended kindness in the eyes of some people.
If you are usually timid, you will subconsciously turn around and leave when you see him; if you are usually bold, if you see him, you will give him a smile or take the initiative to say hello to him; if you are clear-faced and flexible, you will not only say hello to him, but also say hello with an attitude.
Still very enthusiastic.
All these made Comrade Xu truly feel the benefits of "it is better to be feared than to be pitied".
…
More than a month later, in addition to the two thousand yuan that Xu Tongdao went home to give to his mother twice, his own savings finally exceeded ten thousand yuan.
For more than ten thousand yuan, he opened a bank card using his mother's ID card and deposited it in that card.
In this more than a month, Tongdao Xu has finally seen what a "medicine jar" is.
Xi Dongyang would take his grandfather to the hospital every now and then, sometimes for more than a week.
Xi Dongyang is quite self-conscious. He usually takes his grandfather to the hospital during the day and goes out as usual with Xu Tongdao and the others at night.
It didn't affect their business much.
Comrade Xu bought fruit once and took it to Xi Dongyang's house to visit Xi Dongyang's grandfather.
That afternoon, which happened to be the weekend, Xu Tongdao met Xi Dongyang's sister Xi Xiaoqian.
Long time no see, Xi Xiaoqian looks more and more delicate, and the sneakers on her feet are still so clean.
But Comrade Xu did not waver in his plan.
He seemed to be concerned and asked the old man how much it would cost to go to the hospital each time, and then mentally estimated how much money Xi Dongyang could save every month...
As early as when he decided to partner with Xi Dongyang, he had decided that in the near future, he would choose to open a store and squeeze out Xi Dongyang's shares by financing the opening of the store.
His only hesitation recently is - should he squeeze Xi Dongyang's shares? Or kick Xi Dongyang out completely?
Because his cousin "Rooster" Ge Lianghua is now an apprentice with him, invisibly, Ge Lianghua is enough to protect his small business.
Therefore, he no longer needs to borrow Xi Dongyang's intimidating power in this area.
To put it simply: playing Dongyang is of no use to him anymore.
And his current savings should be enough to open a small shop.
He didn't want to wait any longer.
Because he didn't have a store, he couldn't run a stall every time it rained. Twice, his business was going well, but suddenly it was windy and rainy. Not only was he unable to do business, he was as embarrassed as a stray dog.