On October 9th, it began to drizzle in the early morning. In the afternoon, the rain not only did not stop, but also became heavier.
Because of the rain, Tongdao Xu and the others did not buy food today.
The main reason was that when setting up the stall last night, Aunt Wang at the newsstand told him that the weather forecast said it would rain in the next week.
This is naturally not good news for Xu Tongdao, who makes a living by running a stall.
Comrade Xu felt a little upset when he thought that it was going to rain for the next week, and he still didn't know if it would continue to rain after a week.
Not only him, Xu Tonglin and Ge Lianghua also felt quite bored when they learned that they would not set up a stall tonight. In order to pass the time and to be happy, Ge Lianghua bought a deck of playing cards this morning and brought Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin together.
Play.
To be honest, Tongdao Xu doesn't like gambling.
His father owes a lot of debt just because of gambling, which has plunged his family's life into an abyss. How could he have a good impression of gambling?
But Ge Lianghua said that he would not gamble, and those who lost would have a sticker on their face.
In addition, it had been raining today, so the three of them really had nothing to do, so he reluctantly played with them. Even so, during the card game, he was always distracted and absent-minded.
There is always a voice in his heart saying: It will rain for a week. This is God urging me to make a decision quickly...
Compassion does not control soldiers, and justice does not control wealth. I have no personal relationship with Naxi Dongyang in the first place. I cooperated with him for the purpose of taking advantage. Why should I be soft-hearted towards him now?
It's time to make a decision!
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Because of his absent-mindedness, Xu Tongdao always lost when the three of them played cards. There were more and more notes stuck on his face, and the saliva for the stickers was not enough.
Xu Tonglin and Ge Lianghua were very happy. Every once in a while, they would look at the note on Xu Tongdao's face and make fun of it.
They had no idea what thoughts were running through Xu Tongdao's mind.
Finally, when we had dinner together at noon, Xu Tongdao made a decision. He narrowed his eyes, stopped the chopsticks in his hands, and said to Xu Tonglin and Ge Lianghua: "Lin Zi, cousin, I have an idea. Look, since I won't go out today.
, I don’t know when it will rain. Well, I want to buy some food in the afternoon and make a good meal. Cousin, please work harder and help me inform cousin Liangcai. And
My eldest cousin, my eldest cousin, my third cousin, they just tell me that I’ll treat them to dinner tonight and ask them for help with something, okay?”
Ge Liangcai and Ge Lianghua are both his uncle's sons and cousins.
But none of them are his older cousins.
His eldest cousin is his aunt's son - Wu Changxing.
Wu Changxing is about 32 years old this year. He works as a bricklayer. He was married and divorced. He currently has a son who is four or five years old.
Because he was much older than Xu Tongdao, Xu Tongdao and Wu Changxing could not play together since childhood.
But because of their blood relationship, Wu Changxing treated Xu Tongdao well since he was a child.
In addition to Wu Changxing, the eldest cousin Xu mentioned just now is also his aunt's daughter - Wu Jing.
She is a tailor who is about thirty years old now. She married in this county. In Xu Tongdao's impression, Wu Jing has a very gentle personality and has been living a down-to-earth life since her marriage.
And the third cousin...
It was Tanya who came to his stall with Ge Liangcai before to take care of his business.
Tanya is the second daughter of his second aunt's family. Currently, like Ge Liangcai, they both work at the Red Star Hotel.
The people Xu Tongdao just mentioned are all the relatives he can think of who are currently in the county.
Well, except for his uncle, his aunt's daughter, and his cousin Bai Lanlan.
Bai Lanlan had gone to his house before to make trouble because her father had eloped with her mother. Naturally, Xu Tongdao would not bring trouble to himself, so he invited her to dinner at this time.
"Ah? You want to invite so many of them to dinner? Do you have something to ask them? What is it? Why don't you tell me first? Maybe your cousin and I can help you solve it?"
Ge Lianghua was surprised and quite curious.
Xu Tonglin was equally surprised and curious, but he couldn't find a chance to interrupt for the time being.
Xu Tongdao's dislike of explanations showed up again.
He smiled and shook his head, "Cousin! You can't help me with this matter by yourself, so it's settled! I'll go buy food and wine in a while, and you! Just work harder and try your best to help me with my cousins and cousins.
Invite me over and tell me what the specific matter is. Since you will be there tonight, you will know by then."
Ge Lianghua rolled his eyes, "Mysterious, by the way, do you want me to call Feng Qinghua over? Maybe she can help you if you need help?"
"she?"
Xu Tongdao actually didn't want to invite her, because when he saw Feng Qinghua for the first time after his rebirth, he saw her talking nice to Bald Zhang for tens of dollars in rent.
Therefore, he did not think that Feng Qinghua had the ability to help him in opening a store.
But since Ge Lianghua mentioned her, he thought that she might become his cousin Xu in the future, so he nodded and smiled: "Yes! I almost forgot just now, so why don't you invite her over too! Thank you for your kindness, cousin.
!”
"Okay! When I finish eating, I will help you notify them."
Ge Lianghua agreed happily.
…
After the meal, Xu Tongdao, Xu Tonglin, and Ge Lianghua divided into two groups. Ge Lianghua put on his raincoat alone and rode his bicycle to inform the people Xu Tongdao mentioned.
Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables together.
On the way, Xu Tonglin couldn't help but ask Xu Tongdao what exactly he wanted to do? What was the purpose of suddenly inviting those cousins to dinner and drinks?
Comrade Xu was not interested in explaining. He didn't want to say one thing twice.
Anyway, Xu Tonglin was there tonight, so he casually passed Xu Tonglin over.
I was thinking about what dishes to make tonight...
In the original time and space, during the years when he was a chef, he still mastered several special dishes.
And tonight, he wanted to borrow money from several cousins. He felt that the dishes he cooked tonight were... very crucial.
Because the purpose of borrowing money was to open a restaurant.
Since he borrowed money for this reason, it was necessary for him to prove his cooking skills to his cousins.
Otherwise, why do they believe that he will be able to make money to repay them after borrowing money to open a store?
These days, no one is rich, and no one's money comes from strong winds. He can only make them willing to lend him money if he has the ability to make them look at him.
If you want to gain the trust of others, you must show the ability to make others believe!
With his current savings of more than 10,000 yuan, if he just wants to rent a storefront and open a small shop, then Comrade Xu does not need to borrow money.
but……
He wanted to maximize the share of Xi Dongyang after the new store opened, so he couldn't just open a small store with only one facade this time.
This was the real purpose of his plan to borrow money from his cousins.
As long as the investment is large enough, and as long as the money Xi Dongyang can invest is small enough, then Comrade Xu has every reason to kick Xi Dongyang away and go it alone from now on!