There were dishes on the table and glasses full of wine. Sitting around the table were Lao Tan, Mulan, Huang Lijuan, Tong Xin, Lao Wang, Yang Zhijun and Tuya.
Before the game started, Tong Xin and Lao Wang expressed their gratitude to Lao Tan, and everyone clapped and applauded.
Of course, I am more happy that Tong Xin and Lao Wang are back together. Anyone who has experienced marital setbacks knows that happiness is hard-won.
Lao Tan looked at everyone, feeling not only relieved but also filled with emotion. He hoped that everyone here would be well, safe and healthy, and that there would be no more unexpected twists and turns.
He feels that he is a big parent. Although he is worried and burdened, it is worth it to see every brother and sister doing well. Their kindness gives him the motivation to move forward. He feels that his hard work has not been in vain and he still needs to work hard.
Pick up your spirit, gather your strength, drive the carriage of life, sit on the steering wheel, and continue on your way.
He didn't feel like he was like Sun Shaoan in Lu Yao's novel, but life turned him into Sun Shaoan. He was just a person from two eras, experiencing seemingly the same fate and walking his own path with his own feet.
In our lives, different experiences shape different lives. Everyone lives hard, actively, and with hope, either succeeding or failing; being joyful, or sad; being mediocre, or making a blockbuster success -
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But in the end, you live your life as the person you want to be. You may not know it, but the mirror of life already has an image in people's eyes. No matter it is good or bad, it cannot be erased.
In Beijing, it started to rain in the slightly cool sky. Many red, yellow, pink, black, and gray colorful mushrooms appeared on the streets. The mushroom heads were facing the rain, and the mushroom handles were held by people in their hands, swimming in the autumn rain.
of pitter-patter.
Lao Tan looked at the rainy scene outside the car window and the people carrying mushrooms, feeling sad, as if his mood had been dampened by the rain.
The driver was a girl, 25 or 26 years old, with short curly hair and beautiful facial features. She wore no makeup and wore lipstick, which made her look even more attractive. She was dressed in sportswear and full of energy.
"Mr. Tan, I didn't believe it when Mr. Wang said you were easy to recognize. Unexpectedly, you are really easy to recognize. The logo is obvious and the image is prominent. I recognized it at a glance." The girl said, very naughty.
Lao Tan touched his bald head and then his fat belly. This image was really eye-catching.
"She said you look fierce, like a gangster brother. Haha, it doesn't look like that. I didn't see the tattoo." The girl added.
"Does tattooing constitute a gangster?" Lao Tan asked.
"Didn't all the gangsters in your era have tattoos? What I'm talking about are real tattoos, the kind that use a needle dipped in pigeon blood to tattoo. It's not the kind of tattoo done by laser today. It's boring and not even bloody." The girl said very expertly.
"You know quite a lot," Lao Tan said.
"I watched it on TV, and my dad also said that my uncle, an educated youth, was the result of a fight between their young men. He had a tiger on his back and a pigeon on his back," the girl said.
"Yeah?"
"I really admire my uncle, Lao Pao'er! Have you seen Lao Pao'er? The one played by Uncle Feng. My uncle is the one in Beihai. He carries a bird cage, eats fried liver in the alley, and drinks while walking around.
Twenty liang, half of the shops on the street belong to him, and everyone who meets him will be given a face, the situation is outrageous!"
"It's your uncle's turn to engage in real estate."
"Oh, there are a total of six shops in half of the street in the alley, three of which belong to my family, in front of the old courtyard. My family has moved out long ago, and my uncle is the only one there, relaxing."
The girl was lively and cheerful, and kept talking all the way. She was less melancholy in the rain and bored in the car.
The girl's surname was Liu, and her name was Liu Yang. She was Wang Shulan's new driver and assistant. By the time Wang Shulan visited the new store, Lao Tan was already familiar with her.
This is a six-story building, with the first floor being a retail space and the remaining five floors being apartments. One-third of the retail space was chosen by Wang Shulan, with a total area of 640 square meters.
There is an 800-square-meter garage underground, but there is no parking, so it is used as a warehouse. Behind the building is a large courtyard with a ready-made parking lot.
The location is okay. Although it is not prosperous, it is surrounded by three large residential areas, a high school, and a Grade II A hospital.
There are many shops on the street, selling everything from hardware and home appliances to clothes, shoes and socks, from street food stalls to seafood restaurants, from barber shops to massage rooms, as well as karaoke bars, game halls, gyms, car washes, and education and training centers.
etc.
"This place is okay." Lao Tan said after reading it.
"Then I'll take it." Wang Shulan said.
"No need to hesitate, take it."
Wang Shulan called the landlord and arranged a time to sign the contract. Then she got in the car with Lao Tan and was pulled over to the Liulin Road store by Liu Yang.
The meal has been set, including four dishes, one soup and two plates of dumplings, which is full of sumptuous food.
"I will decorate here after signing the contract, and you have to be here." Wang Shulan said.
"No need." Lao Tan said.
"This is the central kitchen." Wang Shulan reminded.
"That's not necessary. Mr. Xiang knows the way and can handle it. When the time comes, Zhongqing will be transferred." Lao Tan said.
"Don't you worry about me with you here?" Wang Shulan said with a smile.
"Now that Xiaomei, Zhongqing and the others are all good, I can leave them alone if I can, and it's easy and light." Lao Tan said.
The two chatted while drinking, starting with the recent Zhou Yujun incident. Wang Shulan had no objection to Lao Tan's approach. Although she had interacted with Zhou Yujun before, she passed it and saw clearly what kind of person he was.
The result is deserved punishment.
But when she mentioned Zhou Yujun, she couldn't help but think of Lao Tan, or to be precise, of that night at the mountain village shop in Yiyang. Women are emotional and will never forget the man they like and are physically compatible with until they die.
They all say that some things just go away when they are over. If you just pretend they didn't happen, it means you don't have a deep impression. If you look at it more deeply, it won't be easy to get over.
Especially after experiencing a man full of masculinity, I will never forget it.
After the two of them finished eating, they came out of the store. Wang Shulan did not book a hotel for Lao Tan, but directly took her to her own apartment.
This is a simple two-bedroom apartment, not overly decorated, very casual.
Wang Shulan hung the clothes on the hangers, pointed to the small bedroom and said to Lao Tan: "Brother, you live in that room."
Lao Tan walked in. There was a single bed, it was spacious, and the room was filled with fragrance.
He knew what it meant to sleep here. He knew it when he came out of the store and wanted to refuse, but he didn't. The fragrance of Wang Shulan attracted him and aroused the desire in his body. He felt that he could stay here for one night.
No matter what happens.
Wang Shulan had the same thought when she brought him here - she simply kept him overnight.
There was no reason, I just wanted to, so I did it.
The rain outside was falling lingeringly, as if I had returned to that night in the mountain village.
Wang Shulan found pajamas for Lao Tan and sent them over.
"You're tired, let's take a shower first." Wang Shulan said.
Lao Tan took the pajamas and said "hmm".
Wang Shulan went back to her room, and Lao Tan took a bath. After taking a bath, he returned to the bedroom, lay on the bed, lit a cigarette and smoked.
He was a little tired, but he couldn't sleep. First, he was used to it, and he had never slept so early. Second, he was kicking with anticipation, hoping that Wang Shulan could come in. He knew that this idea was not good, but he couldn't restrain himself, and his heart grew like grass.
Making a fuss.
Twenty minutes later, Wang Shulan came in with tea, her wet hair draped over her shoulders, and her whole body exuded the delicious scent of shower gel.
She put the tea on the bedside table, sat on the edge of the bed, smiled at Old Tan, and said softly: "Have a cup of tea."
"Okay, thank you." Lao Tan said.
"What are you talking about?" She smiled again and said charmingly.
Lao Tan said nothing and looked at her.
She naturally put her body on the bed, and leaned against the head of the bed side by side with Lao Tan, their arms touching each other spreading warmth.
"Don't think about anything else, sister will sleep with you tonight."
"The rain is so sticky that it probably won't stop tomorrow------"
"If you don't stop, just stop, sleep a little longer------"