Leaving the resort, I returned to Tulip Road at night, then bought a pack of cigarettes at the grocery store at the entrance of the alley, and hurried to the alley.

Pushing open the courtyard door, Zhao Mu was playing chess with Uncle Zhang next door in the small courtyard, I put down my briefcase and asked him, "Have you had dinner, if not, I'll take you out to eat." ”

Zhao Mu replied while playing chess: "I just ate with Sister Chen Yi." ”

I nodded, then opened the cigarette I had just bought, handed one to Uncle Zhang, and moved a stone bench to sit down next to them, Uncle Zhang squinted his eyes and took a puff of cigarette, and asked Zhao Mu in a casual tone: "Who is the guy who walked with that girl Chen Yi just now, I haven't seen it in our alley before." ”

Zhao Mu looked at me, I already knew that it was Qiu Zi'an, although my heart was a little sour, but I still smiled and replied for Zhao Mu: "It's Chen Yi's boyfriend." ”

Older people just love to chatter, and after getting the result, they still asked: "What does that young man do, it's really not easy to marry Chen Yi's girl!" ”

This time, I didn't speak, and Zhao Mu didn't say much, but just reminded Uncle Zhang that if he didn't do a good job of arranging his troops, he would lose at most 10 moves, which made Uncle Zhang return his attention to the chessboard that had not yet been played.

I got up and left the small stone bench, then took back the clothes from under the eaves, and went to the bathroom to take a hot shower, and when I came out, Uncle Zhang had finished playing chess with Zhao Mu and left the small courtyard.

I finally asked Zhao Mu, who was collecting the chessboard, "Did Chen Yi go back to the alley just now?" ”

"Well, she drove me back...... By the way, she took a pot of flowers from your small yard and asked me to tell you. ”

I had a good idea of the flowers I planted, and when I looked around, I found that what Chen Yi took away was the pot of two-leaf tulips that I had carefully cultivated last year, and I was very puzzled, so I asked Zhao Mu again: "What does she want to do?" ”

"She didn't say it, maybe there were no flowers planted in the new house, but it happened that you were ...... If you want to feel distressed, just go and ask her to come back. ”

I thought about it, but I wasn't sure if Chen Yi wanted to borrow this pot of flowers to give each other a step, and then let our relationship go back to the past, I lit a cigarette and weighed it again......

I finally asked Zhao Mu: "What about her, did you go back to the TV station with Qiu Zi'an?" ”

"Qiu Zi'an is gone, she shouldn't have it yet, you go to her old house to have a look, she said she wants to go back and find some work permit."

……

I went to Chen Yi's old house, the door was hidden, there was a rummaging sound inside, I was sure that Chen Yi was inside, but after standing outside for a short time before pushing open the courtyard door, and then entering the house, I saw Chen Yi squatting next to an old-fashioned cupboard, pouring out some bits and pieces from the drawer.

I stood against the wall, and then asked her, "I heard Zhao Mu say that you took a pot of two-leaf tulips from me." ”

"Well, put it on the table and bring it to the new house later."

"This flower is not easy to raise, are you sure you want it?"

"I can feed."

I was silent for a moment, then lit a cigarette and replied, "But I don't really want to give it to you...... This flower is a bit of a recognition, and it doesn't grow well without my hands. ”

Chen Yi finally raised his head to look at me, I turned on the ceiling light of the house, and the light suddenly became better, but the house that had been moved was even more empty, leaving only the old-fashioned cabinet next to Chen Yi that really couldn't be moved.

"If you don't want to send it, then take it back, I don't have to, but I saw it bloom last year, and I think it's pretty good!"

I spit out the cigarette in my mouth heavily, in fact, I just said this, I just hope that she can keep in touch with me as before, even if there is anything wrong with the flower, I can always tell her how to cultivate, but she doesn't understand, and I am even more tired to talk around the bend like this!

I reached out and picked up the pot of two-leaf tulips and was about to leave, but suddenly I remembered something, so I stopped and asked her, "By the way, why did your director agree to let you officiate at the wedding of our company's customers?" ”

"I don't know."

I nodded, looked at the flower pot in my hand, sighed softly in my heart, and then left the small courtyard of Chen Yi's house, I didn't quite understand: why I was so eager for her to say something to give hope, but in the end I didn't give her a little more patience, so I wanted to return this pot of two-leaf tulips that she fancied.

Come to think of it: After knowing that there is a Qiu Zi'an between us, I don't want to take the initiative to please her like before, and I still care about the decision that I don't want to contact her again...... She was so unlike her that night, and I wasn't like me as usual!

……

I went back to my small courtyard, and then put the pot of two-leaf tulips back in its place, Zhao Mu looked at me incredulously and said, "Brother Qiao, are you really asking Sister Chen Yi to come back with this pot of flowers?!" ”

I replied lightly: "This kind of tulips are not easy to feed, and I will give her a pot of flowers that are easy to feed in the future." ”

Zhao Mu still glanced at me with some incomprehension, but I yawned and said to him again: "It's been a busy day today, it's really a bit unbearable, I'll go to sleep first, you can rest early." ”

……

I was lying on the bed, very tired, but not very sleepy, and Zhao Mu was sitting not far away with the computer to check the information, he asked me in the gap: "Brother Qiao, what are your plans in the future, will you continue to do it in Boss Jin's wedding company?" ”

"I didn't think too much about things in the future, as for the work, of course I still plan to continue to work with Lao Jin, that is, I want to take some time to take an adult bachelor's degree, and then get a planner certificate recognized by the industry, and my salary will be able to rise."

"It's as simple as that?"

I smiled and replied, "I already think it's complicated, and I only have that much ability...... I think it's actually quite good to develop like this, although it can't be compared with those social elites, but it's definitely no problem to support yourself. ”

"Brother Qiao, you really should look farther, you will always have to get married in the future, and you will definitely not live in this alley all the time, and then you will have to face the double pressure of buying a house and getting married, just relying on such a job that does not have much room for growth, life will definitely be very difficult."

Under the guidance of Zhao Mu's words, I finally thought about it from afar, although Nanjing is not as high as Beijing, but the housing price is also very scary, if I get married in the future, the woman is not willing to live in this alley, and asks to sell the house outside, I definitely do not have the ability to meet, and this seems to be a visible hidden danger.

I paused for a moment before asking Zhao Mu, "Do you have any good suggestions?" ”

Zhao Mu nodded and replied: "You have also been in the wedding industry for almost 6 years, and you must have accumulated a lot of contacts in these 6 years, so you can completely stand on your own at this time!" …… You can start your own studio and then specialize in planning, and as for the execution part, you can completely outsource it to other companies, so that there is almost no operating cost, and you only need to have the core customer resources in hand...... I believe that with your accumulation over the years, it is not difficult to support a studio with no operating costs. After the completion of the original accumulation, you can develop the surrounding industries related to the wedding, such as wedding photography, tobacco and alcohol, and travel agencies to open up marriage-themed tourism routes, anyway, there are many ways to make money, and the future development direction of the wedding company must be diversified, it depends on whether the operator has the vision to jump out of the traditional business thinking......

I put Zhao Mu's words in my head and thought about it carefully, it really has a certain feasibility, because in the past 6 years, I have indeed accumulated a lot of customer resources, especially in the past two years, there are often some customers I have served, skip the company and go directly to me, and then introduce me to their relatives or friends who want to get married, so I am completely qualified to stand on my own, but I can't pass the level in my heart.

I took a deep breath of cigarette, for a long time, and finally shook my head to Zhao Mu and said: "The reason why I have been able to accumulate these customers over the years is entirely because Lao Jin has provided me with this platform...... I can't do that! ”

"But Brother Qiao, in business, although Lao Jin has cultivated you in the past 6 years, you have also dedicated your youth to him and created enough value, so no one owes anyone between you......"

I didn't waver, but asked him very suspiciously: "Zhao Mu, can you tell me, why did you suddenly have such an idea?" ”

Zhao Mu's expression was a little heavy, and then came to my side, he handed his mobile phone to me, I looked at it, and found that Xiao Ai's girl took a picture of me stepping on the wooden ladder to install a spotlight and sent it to him, no wonder he persuaded me to leave Lao Jin's company and set up my own door.

He finally said to me: "Brother Qiao, I really didn't know that your work would be so hard, you are a wedding planner, how can you do so many things?" You are obviously being squeezed of surplus value by the capitalists! ”

I pushed his phone aside and replied with some displeasure: "What capitalist is not a capitalist, if it weren't for the company's difficulties and streamlining personnel, I wouldn't have to do so many things...... I'm telling you, it's all temporary now, and when the company recovers, I won't have to be so tired. ”

Zhao Mu looked at me without saying anything......

I didn't want to talk to him about work anymore, and urged him to go to rest quickly, Zhao Mu couldn't resist me, and finally left my room, and I gradually became tired, and soon fell asleep.

……

This night, I had a nightmare, I dreamed that Xiao Ai, a girl, released my pigeon at the client's wedding, which made the client angry and refused to pay the final payment of the wedding to the company, and I was scolded by Lao Jin for this!

I woke up like this, glad it was just a dream, and hurriedly picked up my phone and looked at the time, it was already 6 o'clock in the morning, I was really afraid that something would go wrong with Xiao Ai, so I decided to go to Nanyi in person, and then take her to the wedding together, so that it is insurance, I can't just count on the unreliable promises she gave me.

I immediately got up, washed up briefly, and left the courtyard where I was staying, and walked out of the alley......