The way Yaru ate the apple reminded him of the beloved girl when he was young, who always ran into his hut with an apple and chatted with him about endless topics.
Until one apple was eaten, the girl threw the apple core into the trash can as accurately as a basketball, then stretched, stood up and said softly: "Go back to bed."
Then he opened the door in reluctance.
He would call her, and she would smile, walk up to him, kiss him gently on the face, and then say, "Be good, sleep."
She left, and the warmth of the girl and the sweetness of the apple remained on his face.
------
It's over, everything is over.
Lao Tan looked away from Yaru with difficulty. In just a short moment, he relived the tenderness of love when he was young, a little crazy, a little beautiful, a little sad------
"Apples are delicious------I can think of many things when I eat apples------" Yaru said.
"------"
"Some apples are sweet and delicious. Some apples look big and round, and they taste delicious, but they taste bitter when you eat them------Sweet apples can also taste bitter---
---I love to eat------" Yaru murmured, and for some reason, her beautiful big eyes slowly became covered with a layer of moisture.
A crystal teardrop slipped from her cheek, and Lao Tan couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.
Then came the second one, the third one ------
He wanted to reach out and wipe away the tears from her face, but he couldn't reach out his hand. He only felt pain in his heart. It hurt more than when the sharp corners of the exhaust hood cut open his calf——
--
Yaru let her tears fall, her vision blurred------
Finally, Lao Tan stretched out his hand and stopped when he was about to touch Yaru's cheek.
Yaru seemed to sense Lao Tan's outstretched hand and turned her head------
A face full of tears appeared in front of Lao Tan.
At this time, Lao Tan's eyes were also filled with tears.
An apple touched the sad past of two people.
The two people with tears in their eyes looked at each other in silence, which was touching.
The sweetness of the apple reminded Yaru of her long-lost love; the bitterness of the apple reminded Yaru of her fifteen-year miserable marriage. In front of her former lover, she shed tears because of the scene.
She thought her tears had dried up a long time ago and there would be no more. But Lao Tan's words reminded her a lot. Scenes from the past appeared in front of her eyes. Her tender heart ached, and tears flowed out unnaturally.
Tears are an expression of human emotions. When sadness and joy, sadness and happiness reach their extreme, they will burst out naturally.
The two people who were once in love wiped the tears from each other's faces, sat quietly, and let their ups and downs gradually subside.
Within two days, Yanhua and Zhang Yu rented an apartment and a dormitory. The apartment did not need to be decorated, it had everything, and you could move in with your bags. The dormitories needed to be tidied up, and one of them was a clean room.
Mr. Xiang was responsible for the renovation, and Yanhua explained some precautions. Then he went to the hospital and told Lao Tan to rest peacefully and recuperate, don't think about anything, don't get angry in a hurry, and go to work when his legs are healed.
She told Yaru to take good care of Lao Tan and move to an apartment after the stitches were removed.
After everything was explained, Yanhua returned to the provincial capital.
A few days later, the stitches in Lao Tan's leg were removed.
Twenty-six stitches left a permanent and eye-catching scar that snaked through the entire calf, like a crimson centipede, which was shocking.
There were no stitches on the instep, but there was also a large patch of dark red, which was the same color as normal skin.
The stitches were removed, but I am still not able to move smoothly. I need crutches to walk, which is bumpy and bumpy. My whole leg is not straining. I need to rest and recover slowly.
On the day he was discharged from the hospital, Lao Tan first went to the store to take a look.
The renovation is going very quickly and will be completed in another month.
The equipment ordered in the provincial capital would arrive in five days, so Lao Tan adjusted his plan and stopped rushing back to the provincial capital. Besides, it was impossible to get out of this situation, so he started to make preparations for the opening.
First, I called Zhang Li and asked her to inform Yang Zhijun and Mulan. They would come back in five days with the employees who had studied in Hohhot. At the same time, recruitment started here.
He will return to the provincial capital after training his employees and come back before opening.
At present, only Yanhua, Yanzi, and Yaru know about Lao Tan's injury, and they have not told anyone else. Zhang Li asked Lao Tan on the phone why he never went back, and Lao Tan said that he was busy here and couldn't leave.
Zhang Li asked sensitively: "What did Yaru do there? She hasn't opened her business yet. Why did she go there alone? Did you two ------"
Lao Tan laughed and said, "What are you thinking about? Most of the workers renovating here are from our provincial capital and are not used to local food. She came over to cook some hometown dishes and get familiar with it."
"Where are you? Did something happen to you? My eyelids kept twitching in the first two days, and I felt like something was going to happen. Did I vomit blood again?" Zhang Li obviously didn't believe Lao Tan's lies, and immediately thought of his illness.
.
"No, could you please think more about me?" Lao Tan said in a dismissive way.
"Humph, you don't need to tell me, I will know sooner or later." Zhang Li's disbelief was confirmed, and then she said: "Take care of yourself, hey, I am redundant, there is someone around me to take care of you, and I am still my first love."
You can smell the strong sour smell through the phone screen.
Lao Tan smiled, it felt beautiful to be cared about.
This has almost become a way of talking between him and Zhang Li, or a tacit understanding. Of course, he knows Zhang Li's thoughts, but they are just restraining each other to prevent certain things from happening.
If you can't give to others, don't mess with them.
There is a kind of debt in the world that cannot be seen or touched. If you owe it, you will never be able to repay it.
It's best if you don't owe anything.
After coming out of the hotel, Zhang Yu sent Lao Tan and Yaru to the apartment.
Lao Tan sat on the bed, which was covered with Yanhua's new bedding, which still smelled sweet. He lay down comfortably and said "Hello".
Yaru smiled and walked into the kitchen. There were all the things for cooking, but there was no rice, flour, grains and oil. Yaru thought about it and went to the market to buy some, and then started cooking.
After being discharged from the hospital, since I can cook, I don't go out to buy food because I still can't eat.
Come out of the kitchen and go into the bathroom. It's very nice. There is a water heater and a washing machine.
The bedroom is very spacious, with a large bed in the middle, a sofa coffee table and a computer desk near the window. On the other side is a large wardrobe, and next to it is a small hall.
The entire apartment is large enough for one person to live in, clean and bright.
"I'll go downstairs to buy some rice and some vegetables later," Yaru said.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Lao Tan said.
"Be polite to me, my job is to take care of you, you know." Yaru said with a smile.
"You have been exhausted these past few days." Lao Tan said gratefully.
"What are you talking about?" Yaru looked at Lao Tan gently and said, "You lie down for a while, and I'll go downstairs for a stroll. I guess the market is not far from here."
"You can't buy something ready-made, you're not free today either," Lao Tan said.
"I'm not tired. It's not much lighter than going to work. Just lie down. There are many walks today, so don't stretch your legs."
Yaru went downstairs.
Lao Tan was lying on the bed, his left leg was numb and aching. Although he was using crutches, he had been standing all the time in the hotel. At that time, because of the things in the hotel, his attention was not on his legs, so he didn't feel anything.
Now that I feel relaxed and able to feel it, I guess there may be blood oozing from the place where the sutures were removed.
It seems that I really need to rest for a while. Although no bones are injured, the wound is deep and it will not be easy to heal. The doctor said that it will take two months to return to normal state. During this period, I cannot walk too much or stand all the time.
Okay, keep it, it's a good thing if it's not disabled.
I haven’t drank for ten days, and I’m a little greedy. The doctor said I shouldn’t drink it yet, haha, I’m trying to scare people. Wine can relax the muscles and activate blood circulation. Drinking a little is good for red wounds, but don’t drink too much.
I'll ask Yaru to buy a bottle of wine tomorrow, but I can't do it today. I've just been discharged from the hospital, and I won't bring her the one I asked to buy.
My legs started to throb and hurt.
Lao Tan sat up and picked up a pillow to put on his bare feet and raise his legs to make him feel better. Then he slowly rolled up his trouser legs to reveal his legs wrapped in gauze.
The wound in the middle of the calf is the deepest. When the sutures were removed, there was blood oozing out. At that time, it was just a little. Now there are bleeding spots in that place, which are very conspicuous on the white gauze.
Hey, just keep it, Lao Tan said to himself. He thought that he would not be swollen tomorrow. If he was swollen, he would have to wear a sling bottle, which would be troublesome.
Instead of lying down, he half-leaned on the head of the bed, lit a cigarette, and started talking about the hotel again.
The catering market in Hohhot is better than that in the provincial capital. It is in a newly developed state and has broad prospects. He is confident that Ah Qiao Dumpling Restaurant will become popular when it opens, and he will lead the way.
For now, there is no Ah Qiao model in Hohhot. There are a few dumpling restaurants that do quite well, but there is still a gap between them and Ah Qiao.
This is Ah Qiao’s advantage, which must be fully utilized.
There is no problem with the dishes, there are 20 hot dishes, eight cold dishes, and six handmade products. They will be popular when they are launched. This is the conclusion he came to after repeated inspections and predictions, and after several demonstrations.
With more than a year of previous experience, I am more confident this time.
What he is thinking now is whether to serve some local dishes?
It should be served, since most of them are local customers, and it’s definitely not good to serve all Northeastern dishes. You can’t serve more than that, six dishes are enough.
This time, Liu Zhihui, the former Northeastern cuisine chef, who went back to the provincial capital to study. He has worked in Hohhot for a long time and is very good at cooking local dishes. He is responsible for the local dishes.
There was still a shortage of a chef, and Zhongqing said that the old restaurant had trained one and could be sent to Hohhot. For further confirmation, Lao Tan picked up the phone and called Zhongqing. He was relieved after receiving a positive reply.
It seems that old stores must continue to train chefs. Not only chefs, but also dumpling chefs, cold dish chefs, and managers must be trained. We can't just open a store without training people. How will we open the business when the time comes?
The human resources area needs to be improved. We will start to solve this problem when we get back. In the second half of the year, we will open another store. No one can do it.
I heard that Yanzi has already spotted a place on Taishan Road and is in the process of discussing it. If the deal is finalized, it will be renovated immediately. Renovation is not a big deal now, it has already been finalized. Just leave it to Mr. Xiang.
Decoration alone is not enough, someone has to do it. It has not reached the level of KFC and McDonald's, everything is standardized work. For Chinese food, the human factor still dominates, and it requires sufficient human resources and adequate training.
Once the speed of opening a store is too fast, the follow-up force will not be able to keep up, and the supplies will be insufficient, which will easily lead to death.
There are many lessons learned from the past. The first few stores opened very well and became a brand, and then they blindly expanded into a chain. In the end, the management and technology could not keep up, and the brand became bad and died.
Everything must be done slowly and steadily, there is no need to rush, as one bite will not make you fat.