Shazhou County, Wu Yali's small building... the second floor.
Suddenly there was a crashing sound, accompanied by Wu Yali's scream and Comrade Xu's complaint: "Hold the grass!"
The dark room soon fell into silence.
About a few seconds later, Wu Yali's voice sounded: "Is this bed broken? Can it be repaired?"
"I don't know. Where's the light? Turn on the light and I'll take a look for you."
This is the voice of Comrade Xu.
Wu Yali: "Wait a moment."
The rustling sound of getting dressed started and ended. After a while, the bedside lamp in the room suddenly clicked on and lit up.
Under the orange light, the originally good wooden bed collapsed to the ground, and even the rattan mat on the bed was in a mess.
Xu Tongdao, who wore one more pair of shorts than the Terminator, squatted silently beside the bed, frowning and looking at the wooden bed on the ground, as if he was melancholy.
"Can it still be repaired well?"
Wu Yali, whose pajamas were a little messy, asked him.
"Let me try it!"
Xu Tongdao sighed and stood up to check the cause of the collapse of the bed. At this time, he was also very depressed. They said that a long separation is better than a wedding. He and Wu Yali had not seen each other for a long time.
We meet again tonight and everyone is a little excited for each other. Is it too much?
As a result, this bed collapsed like this. It is a solid wood bed that is famous for its strength, but with this quality...
Fortunately, after some inspection, he found that the bed was not broken, but the bed had slipped off the bedside shelf. It could still be used if it was put back on.
The quality of solid wood beds is still trustworthy.
After a lot of trouble, the bed was finally set up and the rattan mat was laid. The two of them went to bed separately without saying anything in a tacit agreement. However, after the incident just now, they were both a little too calm for a while and could not return to their previous state.
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Then they hugged each other and leaned on the bedside to chat.
The 555 brand electric fan has been working diligently and silently not far away, working hard and without complaint, sending them a continuous cool breeze.
Well, it's actually not that cold.
The weather in July is already very hot, even at night.
"You seem to have grown taller..."
Wu Yali drew circles on Xu Tongdao's heart with one hand and sighed softly.
Comrade Xu smiled and reciprocated, "You are in better shape too."
Wu Yali was a little embarrassed. She glanced at him and subconsciously changed the subject, "Why did you go to Fog City recently? Why did you stay there for so long? Are you going on a trip to relax?"
"No, I want to open a hot pot restaurant. I want to learn the experience of making hot pot there. I bought a few recipes by the way."
Tongdao Xu casually told the truth. After spending time with her for a long time, he gradually let go of his wariness.
Speaking of which, although he and she couldn't see a future together, they had experienced some things before and after, and they had experienced separation and reunification.
There is a very strange phenomenon: some people break up and get back together too many times, and their relationship disappears.
But the two of them... on the contrary, the more they separated and reunited, the more they cherished every night with each other.
Psychologically, I also got a lot closer without realizing it.
Every time they get together, they seem to have gradually developed a similar mentality - as if there is no tomorrow, as if today is the last time they get together.
In this kind of mentality, there is no need to think about the future or the various differences between them, just enjoy the present and dedicate yourself, and the feeling will be quite good.
"You want to open a hotpot restaurant again?"
Wu Yali looked at him in surprise, "Why do you have so many ideas? First you opened a barbecue restaurant, and then you opened an Internet cafe. Now you are doing well in both barbecue and Internet cafes. Why are you thinking about opening a hotpot restaurant again? Those Internet cafe branches of yours,
Didn’t you say that business is very good? Why not continue to open an Internet cafe branch? Instead, why not make some hot pot?"
Her eyes were filled with curiosity.
"Life is about tossing! When one day I don't have so many ideas and don't want to toss, it means that I am old and at least half buried in the loess. Ha, so you should be happy for me. I am happy that I still have it.
So many new ideas!”
As he said that, Comrade Xu looked at her.
Visually, she is more mature than him, but in terms of eyes, Wu Yali, who is 7 years older than him... her eyes are relatively innocent.
And the look in his eyes, Comrade Xu, seemed a bit too mature.
Wu Yali watched, then quietly held his face and kissed him actively.
…
The moon in the night gradually shifted its position.
On the bed in the room on the second floor, the two of them had a thin blanket draped around their waists. They returned to their previous position, hugging each other and leaning against the bed.
The difference was that the temperature seemed to have risen a lot, they were both sweating, and the electric fan that kept working didn't seem to have any effect.
Xu Tongdao, who had his eyes closed, suddenly asked softly: "Do you want to go on a blind date?"
"Come on! My mother said to continue looking for me. She thinks I can't take care of Ya Ya alone. I should find another one as soon as possible while I'm young."
Wu Yali said, sighed softly, and closed her eyes, looking a little tired.
Her eyes were closed, but Xu Tongdao's eyes were open. He squinted at the roof and was silent for a while before saying, "Just be happy! When you find it, remember to tell me."
Wu Yali closed her eyes in silence for a few seconds and hummed softly.
In fact, with his current income, there is no pressure to support their mother and daughter.
But Comrade Xu did not mention this request.
It's not that he doesn't want to give up money, he just doesn't want to interfere with her choice. Having lived for nearly forty years in his previous life, he already has some understanding of life.
Understand that when people live in this world, sometimes it is not enough to have money to spend.
There are also psychological needs.
Maybe she also wants to have a companion, a companion who can accompany her until she grows old, who can accompany her every day, and who can watch TV with her by the bedside every night.
And he couldn't give her these, so he respected her choice.
As for the reluctance in your heart?
About half an hour later, he turned off the bedside lamp again.
…
The next day, the sun was shining brightly and the wind was gentle.
Mr. Xu drove a van, rickety and bumpy, on the dirt road in the countryside, heading towards Xujia Village.
Before returning to Shazhou this time, he had rented five stores in Datong Food Street in the city. The five stores are connected and are all on the second floor.
Because they are all on the second floor, the rent is much cheaper.
But it only looks cheap compared to the store on the first floor. In fact, the rent is not cheap at all.
The stores on the second floor... each cost 50,000 yuan per year.
For 5 stores, the annual rent is 250,000.
This is just rent.
There will be follow-up expenses such as decoration, staff wages, water and electricity, etc. Calculated, the cost alone is less than 4 to 50 million per year, and it is estimated that it will be unstoppable.
If you only look at short-term benefits, the benefits of opening a hot pot restaurant like this are definitely not as good as opening an Internet cafe.
But he still decided to rent the five stores.
People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries. When making money, you can't just make money in front of you. It's time to plan for the future.