Xiao Nian's dinner was very depressing, Xu Hui didn't say anything during the whole process, seeing that his father was also trying to restrain himself, and he didn't say a lot of unpleasant words, if it wasn't for his younger brother's gags, the dull air alone would drive people crazy.

After the meal, my father turned on the TV, there must be something to do, otherwise I would stare at Xu Hui with big eyes, and I had to say something if I didn't want to say something, and Xu Hui hid in the kitchen by helping my grandmother clean up the dishes and chopsticks.

"Is business doing in the shop?" asked Grandma in a whisper.

"It's only been a few days since it started, and business is still passable. ”

"Public or private?" said Grandma's voice lowered, but her eyes were full of hope.

"Dude's open, it's self-employed. ”

"It can't be the second boy of the Zhao family, right?"

Xu Hui shook his head, he knew that not only his father, but also the adults in the entire compound were prejudiced against Zhao Ge, if he admitted that the bar was opened by Zhao Ge, then his father would not let him go again, and maybe it would be to the point of breaking up.

"Oh, that's nothing, work hard, work hard outside. Your dad's mind is turning for a while, give him some time. ”

"I know. Xu Hui nodded silently.

"Let's go watch TV, I'm here to get busy. Grandma snatched the chopsticks in Xu Hui's hand and began to get busy, Xu Hui stood stunned for a moment, and it happened that his mother also came to the kitchen to help, suggesting that his son would come to the living room, and the father and son had a good chat, so he had to go to the living room.

I really don't want to face my father's serious gaze at this time, but I finally mustered up the courage to come back, and I have to do something, even if I show my attitude by the side, otherwise it will not be good for anyone to hang like this.

The younger brother in the living room is long gone, and he is really doing superficial articles at home, this one runs out, and I am afraid that he will not come back until the early morning of the next day, and I don't know who this guy is playing with so highly, classmates or peers in the yard? Xu Hui really didn't care, he was already in junior high school, just like he was back then, he was strong-blooded, ignorant and fearless, and it seemed that his brother was very incompetent.

Xu Hui moved a small stool and found a suitable distance to do it side by side with his father, who kept staring at the TV intently, not caring or caring about Xu Hui.

The programs on TV are old-fashioned, and they can force people to change channels at a glance, and they are all news of local leaders visiting the streets and alleys to pay New Year's greetings, and they do this every year, Xu Hui doesn't believe that his father can watch it, since his father doesn't want to take the initiative to speak, he can only speak first.

Xu Hui cleared his throat, "Dad, what about me working in Commercial Alley......"

His father's eyes were still fixed on the TV screen, but he suddenly waved his hand at Xu Hui impatiently, obviously unwilling to listen.

"I know you want me to go to college, but it's wrong...... Anyway, it's not that material now, and I can't stay at home and eat like a waste, so I'll work in this shop first. Xu Hui came out, no matter what his father's attitude was, he had to continue to say, there were many words, thousands of things, and the inaccurate expression was also in his heart.

The father turned back abruptly and said sharply, "You haven't thought about it, why isn't this piece of material now?"

"Thought. Xu Hui trembled in his heart, and said stubbornly, "I can't stand reading anymore." ”

"Perfunctory! "Clever words!" the father stood up suddenly, "Let me tell you, you can't be self-disciplined, you don't know how to self-esteem, self-love, you don't know who to learn from, you have no opinions, you have been dazzled by these bad habits in society, so you can't read, am I right?"

Xu Hui lowered his head and didn't answer, there was a lot of unconvincing in his heart, but he had to control his emotions at the moment, he couldn't open his mouth to refute, and he couldn't be happy for a while.

"Why don't you speak? Am I not right? Give your reasons, tell your reasoning!" Once my father's anger is released, he can't control it at all.

Xu Hui was extremely depressed, but he still didn't speak, he was waiting for his father's momentum to weaken, otherwise he would definitely choke, at this time, grandma and mother rushed into the living room together, just now Xu's father was very loud, they naturally have been concerned about the conversation between father and son, and they rushed to play a round when there was a disturbance.

"What are you yelling at the child? The roar is louder than the sound of firecrackers outside, and the New Year is too comfortable for two days?" "Grandma counted down her father in one mouth, today is an iron-hearted help for her grandson, usually about the education of Xu Hui brothers, she doesn't interfere much, but today is Chinese New Year's Eve, Xu Hui is easy to come back, the old man is particular, and the father and son are too troublesome.

The mother simply stood in the way between the father and son, suggesting that Xu Hui go around the yard and come back after a while, but before Xu Hui could move, his father took the first step and walked out with his coat.

"What are you going to do?" Grandma was not happy.

"It's stuffy in the house, go out for a walk. "My father went out without looking back.

Although under the intervention of his mother and grandmother, the quarrel and war between father and son did not break out in full force, but Xu Hui felt very defeated, and he didn't have time to say what he should have said clearly, so his father interrupted rudely with his understanding, Xu Hui couldn't wait to turn around and leave, go to the bar, anyway, Fu Jianping gave him a key, and he could go at any time, but looking at his mother's gaze, his heart softened again.

After my father went out for a walk, his face was much better, and he no longer opened his mouth to teach Xu Hui, but he didn't talk to people much, sitting alone drinking tea and smoking stuffy cigarettes, and eating more dull at Chinese New Year's Eve, his younger brother really did not appear as last year, and his father's face was even more ugly.

Xu Hui can only keep himself busy, as soon as he puts down the dishes and chopsticks, he goes to the kitchen, squatting in the living room always feels awkward, grandma didn't let him get started, so he had to go back to his cabin, flip through the books, read the previous magazines, but still irritable, and went to the yard to go around in circles, do push-ups, what the Spring Festival Gala is like, he didn't have the heart to look at it, so he stayed up until twelve o'clock in the night, the traditional New Year's Eve was almost the same, he fell asleep.

Early in the morning of the first day of the new year, Xu Hui left home, he had a mood of impatience to go to the bar, although the bar only opened at three o'clock in the afternoon, but he would rather go to clean first than stay at home and feel uncomfortable, when he ate dumplings in the morning, he had already said to his mother and grandmother in private, promising to come back at least once a week, despite how reluctant the mother was, but still couldn't resist the son, in addition, the father and son separated and calmly considered for a period may be beneficial.

Since the beginning of the new year, Xu Hui has really become the housekeeper of the bar, and everyone has something to do during the New Year, either to visit relatives and friends, or to get together with old classmates and old buddies.

From the first day of the new year to the fifth day of the new year, the business of the bar is also very light, are busy with the New Year, today your family drinks, tomorrow his family drinks, it is no exaggeration to say, Xiping people have to drink at least half a month for the New Year, the wine is not good for the New Year, so to the bar consumption, in addition to the fashionable, ordinary salaried people are very difficult to come to the door.

Taking advantage of the rare freedom and a lot of free time, Xu Hui thought a lot and wrote a lot of things, all about the rules and regulations of bar management, including the control of revenue flow. In the past, everyone was too lazy, and Zhao Ge was also a rough business, spending money when business was good, and tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall when business was bad, there was no unified appearance, and there was not even a minimum wage system, so it had to be managed.

Xu Hui also thought of two ideas, first of all, he took into account Xue Yongjun, the bar has to buy a lot of fried goods from non-staple food companies or vegetable markets every week, the price is expensive, and the quality is not very good, this business is better to give to Lao Jiu, peanuts, melon seeds, pine nuts, etc., Lao Jiu's family can fry everything, delicious and cheap, their own brothers, why not take care of it? This is also what everyone can do to help Lao Jiu, as for the stall problem of the night market, we must think about it in the long run, and only after careful consideration can we take the next step, the key is that Liu Haorui's current squatting seat is also very difficult to get.

The second idea is to concentrate money to do big things, in addition to leaving enough money for the necessary purchase and waiter salaries, the flow of the bar gives priority to supporting several stores in the commercial alley that are still closed, one of the game halls, because of several fights, several machines are broken, squeezed out of the money to purchase new machines, the game hall is opened first, and then it is good to find something to do for the energetic brothers.

Fu Jianping's gang of people worked blindly until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year gradually stopped, Xu Hui specially found Fu Jianping and Xie San to discuss what he wrote, but it was a pity that he played the piano to the cow, Fu Jianping could still hum and listen, Xie San was still half drunk and half dreaming, often interrupting indiscriminately, and couldn't go on at all, and finally came a sentence, "Lao Qi, this thing you wrote is very good, you can rest assured and bold, whoever is not convinced, I will suck him with a big mouth!"