Chapter 04: Sister Henry and the Resident Singer
The world is so dangerous now, how much harm it has done to girls.
Henry, the 25-year-old bar owner, found it strange how the girl in front of him, who looked like a junior high school student, had stayed up all night and slept outside his shop.
No matter how much he asked, Song Jie still kept silent, she would rather keep her past hidden in her heart than bring up the old things again.
Henry looked down and sighed, then clapped his hands and stood up, "Let's take a taxi home." It's not safe for the girl to come home at this point in time. ”
"You...... Can you let me work in the bar?" Song Jie asked eagerly, taking his hand.
Henry frowned, "This is a bar, not any other venue, and I don't hire child labor." With that, he walked alone into the distance.
"I don't have a home...... I hope you can adopt me, there will be no child labor, I am willing to work for you in the bar. ”
He stopped and looked back at Song Jie in surprise, he became more and more curious about what she had experienced.
Henry didn't say anything and continued to walk, and Song Jie followed behind him.
"I won't answer your request, so don't follow me anymore. Henry paused again and looked at her with a cold expression.
"I don't know where I can go, boss, please adopt me. "Song Jie doesn't give up.
Song Jie's eyes flashed with tears, which made Henry's heart tangled for a long time, and finally temporarily agreed to Song Jie to stay in his house for a few days.
That night, while Song Jie was asleep, Henry called his friend who worked in the police station, "Brother, can you check if your police station has received any missing persons during this time?"
The next day, Henry came to Song Jie's room and patted her on the cheek to wake her up. Song Jie's brows furrowed together, muttering something in her mouth, Henry listened closely, and heard a vague name: "Shiling, Shiling, where are you... I'll come to you right away..."
Henry noticed that her forehead was burning, and turned around to rummage through the box for fever reducers to feed her, and took care of her for a week.
It's the fifteenth day of her runaway, and the figure she longs to see has never appeared.
Song Jie stood outside the door of the bar and looked at the dark blue sky in the distance. It seems that Shiling is really gone, she won't come back, and her grandparents have given up on themselves.
Henry, who was cleaning the store, picked up a call from a friend at the police station and said that the case had not been closed a few months ago, and the name of the missing person was Song Shiling. Henry's eyes lit up and he hung up the phone and found Song Jie, "Shiling?
"How do you know my sister's name. The stunned Song Jie looked at Henry.
Henry was stunned, looked around, bent down and whispered in Song Jie's ear, "Come in, you tell me slowly." ”
Song Jie and Henry sat down casually at a place in the bar, and Henry took a sip of the wine, "I have been taking care of you for half a month, and I have always called you a child, can you tell me what your name is? What happened to you? Even if you tell me a little." ”
"My name is Song Jie, and Song Shiling is my sister. Because of me, I lost my sister...... I was fed up with my grandfather running out against me every day. Song Jie smiled bitterly.
"Grandpa, what about your parents, and my sister doesn't know about this?" asked Henry.
Song Jie sniffed, "They... He's dead. Her voice trembled slightly.
Henry looked at her without blinking, he realized that he had poked Song Jie's wound, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry to make you sad again." ”
Song Jie reluctantly got up and looked at Henry with a smile, "If it's okay, then I'll go and get busy first." ”
"As long as your grandfather hasn't come to pick you up, you can work with me, from now on you are my Henry's sister, are you willing to be my sister?"
Henry was willing to help her, and when she was most helpless, Song Jieleng paused and slowly smiled.
He grabbed Song Jie's hand and wrote on her palm with a gentle stroke of the fingertips of his index finger.
Chen Li, this is his real name
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In the middle of summer night, the streets are brightly lit and business is booming, and people come and go.
Song Jie has not changed much during this time, but she thought it was too hot in summer and cut her beloved long hair, leaving a neat short hair, leaving a refreshing impression.
Song Jie sat down at the front desk and was eating the spicy potato strips that Henry gave her, after biting the first piece, she took the bamboo skewer in her hand with one hand, she looked surprised, Henry smiled and ate several pieces in a row.
"Didn't you say you were going to let me eat it all? Song Jie asked.
"I can't help it, the smell of what I made is too strong, and I'm hungry. Henry shrugged and laughed.
Song Jie saw the bar's resident singer come down from the stand, walking towards her and Henry with his hands in his pockets.
"Henry, I have something to tell you. She said to Henry, glancing at Song Jie from time to time.
Henry understood what she meant by wanting Song Jie to avoid, "It's okay, just say it here, she's my sister." ”
The resident singer took a deep breath: "Okay, I'll make it clear." Why do you have to let me cover a song that someone else has sung? Isn't my original good?"
Henry glanced at her, leaned sideways and ate a potato strip and said, "Your original lyrics have no charm, I don't like it." ”
In the choice of songs, Henry and the resident singer had already had a disagreement, and neither of them took the initiative to say what they thought. However, today, the resident singer can't help but mention this matter, which is clearly the next step. Somehow, Song Jie felt that she was in an atmosphere of tension and quarrels that would break out anytime and anywhere.
"Henry, my contract with the bar expires today, if you're willing to let me sing an original song, I'll renew it, if you don't agree, then I won't renew it. Think about how many big bars are vying for me, how many singers you have recruited and look down on your small bar, if it weren't for the relationship between you and me, I wouldn't have come to this bar to sing. The resident singer pretended to be free, looking down at her toes, hoping that Henry would realize the seriousness of the matter and make an exception to leave her behind.
She didn't expect that it was Henry who was waiting for her, since you want to go to the big bar so much, please please, and from now on you will no longer be welcome in my small bar.
Henry stepped into the kitchen to get busy, and the resident singer looked at his back and pouted. Hmph, what's the big deal, no one wants to sing with you but me. When business is sluggish, don't come to me. She raised her head and strode away, Song Jie didn't have time to stop her, she had already run far away.
When the bar closed, Song Jie stood on the standing stage and her brain was running at high speed, or give it a try? She liked to sing since she was a child, and she also participated in many competitions. It's been a long time since she's picked up the microphone and sings happily since something happened at home. She cheered herself on, turned on the microphone and sang her best songs, at first she was nervous and gradually let go, and began to enjoy the feeling of singing on the stand, imagining that the eyes of the customers who came to the store every day were on her, listening carefully to every song she sang.
Henry, who was cleaning up the table, raised his head when he heard the sound, his eyes were as bright as stars, his hand holding the rag froze in the air, and slowly turned around to see Song Jie singing affectionately while standing on the singing stage, which made his heart move.
After Song Jie finished singing, she turned off the microphone and was frightened by Henry, who was standing quietly behind her, as soon as she turned around.
Henry applauded and praised: "I didn't expect you to sing so well at such a young age." ”
Song Jiemei danced and shared with Henry all kinds of interesting things that happened to her previous singing, and she opened the conversation in this way, and Henry listened carefully to everything that happened to her. I was amazed that she also had a time when she was full of energy and enthusiasm.
After listening to the story, Henry stretched out his hand and put his hand on Song Jie's shoulder, and told her with certainty, "Since you like to sing, my bar is short of a resident singer, do you want to try it?"
"But ......," Song Jie hesitated.
"You're my sister, are you still afraid that the guests will think that Boss Henry doesn't know how to recruit a child laborer? You are very talented, I don't want to bury talents, do you want to be a handyman all the time? You need better development. Henry interrupted her, encouraging her to regain her confidence to choose what she liked.
Song Jie was still hesitating.
Henry, who was anxious, suddenly stretched out his voice and became coquettish, which made Song Jie first startled and then sneered, and finally nodded in agreement.