Chapter 126: Memories of Youth
I picked up the phone call, and it was Applejack calling.
"Brother Tianyu, Ah Liang called me yesterday, are you really not in the company?"
"Well, I've already enlightened Ah Liang, you are much more shrewd than him, I believe I don't need to say anything more! β
"Got it, we'll go back tomorrow, you pack up, tomorrow's plane. β
I looked at Xiaoyu beside me, put my arm around her shoulders and said, "I'm not the general manager of the company anymore, so I'm not going." β
"You are not the general manager, but you are still a shareholder, the chairman is not there, you are the chairman, and the ticket has been booked, it would be a pity not to go. β
Xiao Yu put her arms around my neck, leaned into my ear, and said softly, "Go ahead! I have long wanted to go with you to see the sea." β
The power of the pillow wind is hard for any man to resist, so I can only say to Applejack on the other end of the line, "Okay! I'll pack up today and leave early tomorrow morning." β
In fact, there was nothing to clean up, Xiaoyu took a DSLR, prepared some sunscreen and skin care products, and the two of us went to the mall to choose swimsuits.
She picks and chooses left and right, always can't choose the one she is satisfied with, the one that is too good-looking will expose her scars, and the one that can't be revealed is too dirty, and finally she puts the decision in my hands.
I chose a black one-piece swimsuit with a lace shawl, which could set off her white skin without revealing all the scars, and she kissed me with satisfaction. Mine is easier to say, I chose a pair of swimming trunks that are not ugly, because I can't swim, so I didn't buy much else, the key is to bring enough money.
In the evening, Xiao Jie called me, and as soon as he connected, the other end asked me impatiently, "I heard that you are my junior brother?"
"It's just a verbal mentor and apprentice. β
"I have participated in the apprenticeship ceremony, and there are so many seniors to testify, and the key master has also passed on the spell to you, you say that it is a verbal master and apprentice, you can't say it! Even if it is oral, then I am also your senior brother, call it first. β
"Don't look for trouble, now that you're not in L City, I'm looking for you when I'm here. β
The other party's tone slowed down significantly, "No, I'll only go back next month, what's wrong?"
"I'm going to Longdu next week, and I may not be able to come back for a long time, so I have something to ask you for. β
"There's no need to say it in person, you can say it on the phone. β
"I said on the phone that I was afraid that you didn't pay attention to it, and besides, who knows if the phone was monitored. β
There was silence for a while, and I seemed to vaguely hear Lin Yuerou's voice, "Then I'll go to Longdu to look for you once, okay!"
After talking to Xiao Jie on the phone, I put my arm around Xiaoyu's waist, "Where are you going to eat tonight?"
"I know there's a ramen restaurant that makes a lot of authenticity, so why don't we try it!"
I didn't know what to eat, so I followed Xiaoyu's advice, anyway, she drove and took me wherever she went.
After driving for more than ten minutes, I found a parking space in a very inconvenient place to park, got out of the car and walked for a long time, and stopped in front of a small noodle restaurant.
"Here we are, here it is. β
I looked up, there were only three tables inside, four outside, a very small noodle restaurant, not many people eating noodles at night, there were many small shops around, but the business was average.
"Boss, two bowls of beef noodles, big bowls, green onions and coriander. β
Xiao Yu finished ordering very familiarly, and sat down at one of the tables, and I sat across from her. The boss came over and greeted him warmly, "I haven't seen you for a few days, and this is the object here." β
"Well, the boss still has such a good eye. β
The boss went to the back to make noodles, and I patted the table gently, "Are you familiar with this boss?"
Xiaoyu pointed outside, "That's where I studied, I didn't like to eat school food before, I often sneaked out, and the living expenses at that time were very small, so I could only come to his house to eat noodles, his family gave a lot of noodles and meat, and the taste was also very good." After I joined the work, I often came to take care of his family's business. β
"No wonder there are so many shops around, it turns out that there is a school here!
"It's summer vacation, I'm all back, and there are a lot of people. β
Soon, the boss brought two bowls of noodles, put them down, and sat down at the table next to us.
"Are you still working in your old unit?"
"I just resigned, and I am ready to teach my husband and children at home with peace of mind. β
The boss sighed, "Yes, the girl's family is also good at home." What are you doing?"
Xiaoyu looked up at me, meaning to ask me, let me say it myself.
"I do a little business. β
"Little girl, you are really modest, look at this dress, it doesn't look like a small business, although I guard a noodle stall, and there are some students who come and go, but I am still more accurate in looking at people, and your object does not look like a person who does hard work. β
Xiao Yu snorted and looked at me, "Look at me! This boss has good eyesight." β
I didn't speak, I gulped down the ramen in front of me, this craft is really good, the ramen is strong and chewy, the soup is also delicious, salty and light, and the meat is stewed relatively badly, no wonder Xiaoyu brought me all the way to eat.
"Boss, your noodles are really delicious, why don't you want to open a bigger store and make more money?"
"When the store is opened, there will be more people, and when there are more people, they will not be busy, and if they are tired, the quality of this side will definitely decline. I'm opening a noodle shop now, just to have a job, and I don't expect this to make money. β
"Are there still people in this society who are not interested in money?"
"It's fake not to be interested, but I know how capable I am, and I rely on rent collection now, even if I don't open this store, I definitely have enough money to spend. β
The boss saw that I had finished eating, "Let's add some more noodles to you!"
"No, let's have two more bowls! β
The boss stood up, "Little girl, you have a good appetite!"
I looked at the price list on the wall, a bowl of noodles only costs ten yuan, so much meat, and it is still sold so cheaply, don't you lose money?
When the boss came out, I raised my question, and he smiled, "Young man, it's not me who brags to you, the faΓ§ade houses on this half of the street belong to my family." β
Xiaoyu also looked at the boss in surprise, "Half a street, I haven't heard you say it before!"
"You haven't asked! It's also my dad who has a vision, this was originally the land that my family planted, and one year in the spring ploughing, he saw that no one planted the land opposite, so he asked what was going on, and said that someone bought it. He stopped planting, gritted his teeth and borrowed money from the bank, and built all the land owned by my family into a house, because of this, many people in the village still laughed at him, the croppers don't farm, who built so many houses to live in? But my mother was very supportive, so the house was still built. In the second year when the house was built, a lot of land around it was also bought, my family because the house was built in advance, so no one bought it, and in the third year, the school opposite was almost built, and many people in the village said that my family was in a good life, so many houses were opposite the school. Those who sold the land said that my family had a relationship, and someone knew the news in advance. β
I finished the third bowl of noodles and patted my stomach, "That's it!"
"Listen to this, can you still eat?" said the boss, who walked up to my table, "This way, young man, if you can eat another bowl of noodles, and there is no soup left, you can come to me to eat noodles in the future, and you don't need a penny." β
"I've heard a lot of bosses say this to me, you take it in person, and I will pay the money. β
As soon as the boss heard the excitement, he turned around and went into the kitchen again.
I glanced at the back of the boss entering, turned to Xiaoyu and said, "Doesn't this boss usually watch live broadcasts on the Internet? I haven't been online for more than half a year, and he doesn't know the famous big stomach king in our L city?"
Xiaoyu hadn't recovered from the boss's words just now, "I shouldn't know him, right? This boss is so rich, I was suspicious of him at first." β
"Suspect what?"
"When I first started studying, I was obsessed with detective novels, and I saw such a story, someone also opened a dumpling restaurant, but ......"
"Hurry up, don't say I know what's going on, you suspect that there is something wrong with his meat, right?"
Xiao Yu nodded, "I specially packed one and brought it back for experiments, and it was confirmed that it was beef, so I dared to continue to eat here." β
The boss brought me a white porcelain basin this time, and the meat inside was pointed.
"Boss, did you bring your dough kneading basin?"
"How's it going? Can you finish it?"
I rummaged through the chopsticks twice, took out my mobile phone and booked a ten-minute countdown, "Boss, look at it, if you don't finish the noodle soup in ten minutes, I will wash your dishes for free for a month." β
The boss took out his phone and turned on the video recording function, "You don't mind if I take a picture, right?"
"Whatever. β
After finishing speaking, I pressed the countdown and started to eat the noodles, the noodles basically didn't bite, and sucked directly into my stomach, because the beef was very rotten, so I chewed it and swallowed it, and finally I took two mouthfuls of soup, which was clean.
Xiaoyu and the boss were stunned, I pressed pause, and in less than five minutes, I wiped my mouth with paper and looked at the boss, "How is it?"
The boss put the phone up, "I've lived for more than 30 years, almost 40 years, and today I opened my eyes." β
Coming out of the noodle shop, Xiaoyu gently touched my flat stomach, "I suspect you haven't eaten enough, have you never eaten a full meal with me?"
I don't know what full is, I just don't feel hungry, it's fine, but if you let me eat all the time, I can still eat. β
"You're not going to be the reincarnation of gluttony, are you?"
"What's a glutton?"
"It is a kind of fierce beast in ancient myths and legends, known as swallowing everything in its mouth, it can eat anything, and it is never full. β
"If you say that, it seems like my glutton. β
"Since you're here, do you want to see where I used to study?"
I nodded, and I slipped away after dinner.
The door of the school was open, and on either side were two stone lions squatting, on which hung a huge police badge, and on the pillars on either side of the gate were written L City Police University.
As we walked inside, a man in a half-sleeved plaid shirt walked out, "What are you two doing?"
Xiao Yu bowed to the man, "Teacher Zhao, I am a criminal investigation major, Yu Bing from Class 19! β
The man looked Xiaoyu up and down, and suddenly pointed at her with a sense of realization, "You are the tomboy in class 19 who can get into trouble better than boys, I didn't expect to grow into a big girl after five years." He looked at me as he spoke, "He's from our school too?"
Xiaoyu took my arm, "This is my object, we came to the neighborhood to do some business, and wanted to take him to see my alma mater, so I came." β
"It's good, it's good, you're one of the few students who have gone back to your alma mater. After speaking, he turned around and entered the porter, and came out with two flashlights in his hands, "It's dark inside, you two can take the flashlights and look at them casually! β
Xiaoyu took the flashlight, "Thank you, Mr. Zhao." β