Chapter 296: A long-lost call
I washed up and followed Xu Jiao out for breakfast, and then went to the newly rented façade to have a look.
This is the second store I have opened with Xu Jiao, and the shop over there has also been open, Xu Jiao will also take the time to go over to have a look, and more is to cultivate new people, after all, a person's power is always small.
This new façade is not very far from our residence, and the entrance to the city is very good, right at the door of the only university here in the north city, this is a normal university, in Sioux City is also a number, the number of applicants every year is also very large, and more than ninety percent of them are girls, many classes only have one or two boys, or even none.
When Xu Jiao and I went out, after stepping into the elevator, I happened to meet a young girl snuggled in the arms of a man in his fifties......
During the time I lived near the Normal University, I also noticed that there are many girls living here, the rent here is not cheap, and the environment is relatively good, but I often see girls being driven by men in their forties and fifties driving over, hugging them upstairs, and being intimate and tight.
If it was before, I may feel very surprised, but now it will not, the times are changing, I have seen more in the past two years of splendor, the reality of this society is far beyond their imagination, for money, many people have given up their principles, male and female college students have come out to do part-time I have seen, and even some girls receive more than one man at a time, very messy.
I've even seen some girls when they are drinking, and the weird Shu Huang next to her, who is old enough to be her father, touches and pinches herself, lifts up her clothes, and her hands are already stretched underneath, which is very embarrassing, but she is holding a mobile phone in her hand and sending a message to her boyfriend, saying that she is still reviewing in the dormitory......
Even when I opened a mechanical and electrical store, there were girls who came to do nails and beauty to me, and even took the initiative to ask me out.
Everyone chooses a different way of life, so there is no need to praise and disparage, just be happy, not to mention, you never know whether you have gained more or lost more.
Xu Jiao and I came to the Normal University, called the landlord of the store directly, I looked at the traffic in the city and the surrounding area, and finally finalized it and signed the contract directly.
After I signed a contract with Xu Jiao, I went to the decoration company again, talked about the simple decoration of the store, and finally outsourced it at a reasonable price.
But these are also trivial things, as long as you give a little money can be done, the area of the store is not large, simple decoration is not needed for a week, the more troublesome is the process of opening a store, you have to go to the relevant units to run several times.
The end result did not disappoint us, because there is a shop in M&E, and the procedures here are relatively easy, and of course, there is no less work to be done.
For several days, Xu Jiao and I have been running on the road, in order to get a signature, we can't take care of eating, we have been waiting, and we are exhausted every day to return home, plus the mechanical and electrical things, Xu Jiao and I also took turns to take care of it.
While I was busy, a news quickly spread throughout Sioux City, the CEO of Sioux City's largest construction company planned to invest in the media, and the news that Cheng Xue seemed to have a contract with the other party......
Regarding this news, many media said that this was hype, and the specific contract would not be determined until later, but when I learned that the CEO of the construction company was called Shao Kun, I couldn't calm down.
Although I promised Sister Xue not to care about her affairs anymore, but when I thought that Sister Xue had contact with the old man again, my heart was as uncomfortable as eating a fly, I wanted to call Sister Xue, but I didn't know her current contact information, so I could only call Sister Shan.
But before I could speak, Sister Shan had already understood my intentions, and directly blocked me with a sentence, "If you really want Xue'er's good, don't meddle in her life, she is tired enough." ”
Hanging up the phone, I couldn't help but smile bitterly, I seem to have always been a burden to Sister Xue.
Although I was unwilling and uneasy, I had no choice but to use work to numb myself.
It wasn't until the seventh day that the decoration company handed over the renovated shop to us, and the procedures for the store were also gone, and it was estimated that it would be able to complete it all in a week.
That night, Xu Jiao and I were in the living room calculating what we needed to do next, as well as the problems of investment, and planning to recruit people.
When I took it over, it was actually my mother calling, and I was stunned for a moment, this phone number has not appeared for a long, long time.
Sometimes I feel sad myself, other people's children are outside, parents are worried every day, but I, but no one cares about it at all, the last time I talked to my mother on the phone, it should be more than four months ago, I forgot what I said.
"Hey, Mom."
I took the phone and shouted the word a little jerky, and my mother's familiar and unfamiliar voice came from the other end of the phone, "Xiaozhi, are you still doing it in that kind of place?" ”
My mother's voice was a little weird, it seemed a little ashamed to speak, of course I knew what the reason was, my mother and Uncle Lin had a trip to Sioux City on their first wedding anniversary, my mother asked me where I was, I said I was on duty in Jinbi Brilliant, and as soon as I finished speaking, Uncle Lin belittled Jinbi on the other end of the phone, and even said that I was doing unclean work in that kind of place.
Therefore, I haven't been in touch with my mom for a long, long time, and even if I call occasionally, I just avoid the topic.
"No, just left."
"Oh, that's good, Xiaozhi, you're not too young, it's time to think about it for the future, you don't have a degree, and it's not easy to be in the field, or come back, Mom asked Uncle Lin to find you a job, you can earn a thousand a month, at least you won't be hungry."
My mother's words were very sincere, and I felt a little warm in my heart, and in two years, this was the only time she cared about me.
"No need, Mom, the school has arranged a job, it's not bad." I made up an excuse casually and didn't tell me about opening a store with Xu Jiao, otherwise my mother would definitely talk about it again.
Listening to my words, my mother sighed faintly, "Whatever you want, you and Shishi are both adults, I can't control your Uncle Lin, by the way, Xiaozhi, my mother asked you something, are you and Shishi still together." ”
Hearing this, I was stunned, "No, I haven't been in touch with her for a long time, what's wrong?" ”
"Oh, that's it, hey, I'm afraid Shishi has a boyfriend, I thought it was you, so I asked." My mother said quietly, her tone was a little bitter, and I realized the real purpose of my mother's call.