Chapter Twenty-Nine: To Each His Own Story
Chapter 29 has its own story
One of the things that makes Zhao feel more humane is that there are fewer guests on Sunday night, after all, most people have to start a busy new week the next day, so the bathhouse will close until 3 o'clock in the morning, which is a holiday so that everyone can have a good rest day. The next day was Sunday, just after half past two in the morning, and when Zhao Izumi went up to the fifth floor again to inspect, Huang Mao took Zhao Izui's arm and walked to the side and said with a smile, "Brother Zhao, I see that you don't go home until six o'clock in the morning every day?" ”
Zhao Izumi scolded with a smile, "There is no car at four o'clock in the morning, taking a taxi back is too luxurious and a little expensive, I will wait for the first bus to go back at six o'clock"
Huang Mao looked around a little sneakily before saying, "Anyway, it's nothing to stay in the bathhouse, I'll invite you and Brother Ding to eat hot pot after work, there is a Haidilao near my house, open 24 hours a day, I haven't been willing to go, today is just the weekend, everyone has a meal"
Zhao Izumi knew that this was Huang Mao's intention to get closer to him, after all, the two were acquaintances because of Han Sanqiang's relationship, and since he arrived at the bath, Huang Mao could straighten up and have confidence in speaking and doing things. Coupled with Brother Ding's presence, Zhao Izumi could only smile and agree, "Okay, I'm secretly happy when I eat and drink for nothing, to be honest, I really haven't eaten hot pot"
Huang Mao was afraid that Zhao Izumi would not agree, so he was relieved to say this, and said with a smile, "We'll see you at the door later."
After saying that, Huang Mao continued to work, Zhao Izumi went forward to inspect, he hadn't met No. 16 in the past two days, maybe No. 16 deliberately avoided him, Zhao Izumi didn't know what Lu Dao was for, and accidentally saw No. 16 from the crack in the door of the waiting room, he was sitting quietly in the distance, entertaining himself and playing with his mobile phone.
After finishing everything, Zhao Izumi explained everything that should be explained, and came to the lobby on the first floor to wait for Huang Mao and Brother Ding. The two security guards in the hall belonged to his people, and politely shouted Brother Zhao, the security team is now obviously divided into three factions, one group is like the fat old Qiao, who was excluded before, and now he just has the opportunity to stand by Zhao Izuxi's side. A group of people who belong to the sixth child are not on the right path with him. The last group worked obediently and kept their value at a distance from both factions, such as the two female security guards. Everyone has been safe and sound, Zhao Izumi is happy to see this kind of scene, it is best if nothing happens, if something happens, he will definitely not be merciful.
At the front desk of the hall, Yi Yi has begun to pack up his things, Zhao Izumi is lying at the front desk staring at Yi Yi's hippie smile, Yi Yi is quite embarrassed to be stared at, and said coquettishly, "Izu, you look at me like this, how do I work, and what do I have to look at?" ”
Zhao Izumi lit a cigarette and deliberately teased Yiyi, "My Yiyi is good-looking, willow leaves bend eyebrows, cherry mouth, a standard beauty embryo, whoever marries is a blessing"
Yi Yi said shyly, "Flamboyant tongue, hippie smiley, out of breath, why has it been a long time, and it has been damaged by them"
Zhao Izumi smiled happily, the funniest time every day is to tease Yiyi, I always love to see Yiyi laugh, the two dimples are so charming.
No longer teasing Yiyi, Zhao Izumi said with concern, "Yiyi, do you go home after work at three o'clock, or go to the rest hall on the third floor to lie down and wait for six o'clock to go home?" ”
Yi Yi bit her index finger, like a little girl who didn't know anything about the world, and replied, "I don't have a car so late, I must go to the third floor to lie down, and when I go home at six o'clock to rest, do you want to accompany me?" ”
Yiyi is not tempting Zhao Izui, he knows that Zhao Izumi will lie down in the hall on the fourth floor every day to rest until six o'clock, sometimes I can't sleep and bored, I will go to Zhao Izui, the hall is lined with automatic sofas, the lights are dim, everyone is wearing bathhouse clothes, and there are security guards and waiters, there is nothing unsafe and inconvenient, sometimes I lie on the sofa next to Zhao Izumi and fall asleep, Zhao Izumi quietly guards her, wakes her up at six o'clock, and the two take the bus home together.
Zhao Izumi will definitely not be able to accompany her tonight, and he frowned and said, "Huang Mao will invite me and Brother Ding to eat hot pot after work, and I can't accompany you at night."
Yiyi was a little disappointed, she must be bored to stay alone, so she said pitifully coquettishly, "Izumi, can you take me, I'll just watch you eat"
After all, it was Huang Mao's treat, Zhao Izumi couldn't agree indiscriminately, and after thinking about it, he replied, "Huang Mao will come down for a while, I'll ask"
Yi Yijiao smiled and stuck out her tongue, and began to pack her things, just after three o'clock, Ding Ge and Huang Mao, who had changed back into ordinary clothes, walked off the elevator, Ding Ge quipped, "It's rare that this kid has this heart, I have to kill him tonight"
"Invite the two brothers to dinner, I'm happy to eat as much as I want," the yellow-haired hippie responded with a smile.
Zhao Izumi remained silent, and then said with a smile, "Huang Mao, don't mind adding a pair of chopsticks, Yiyi, this girl is going to be lively, saying that she is bored to stay alone, and she can't go back if she doesn't have a car at night."
Zhao Izumi gave Yi Yi a look, and Yi Yi trotted over and pulled Huang Mao's arm and deliberately coquettishly said, "Brother Huang Mao, I'll go and join in the fun"
Although Huang Mao felt that he was going to bleed, he looked so moving, not to mention the rules of mixed society, he understood that if you were too careful, then others would be too careful. If you want to win over Brother Ding and Brother Zhao, I hope to cover myself in the landscape, so when it is time to express it, you can't twist and pinch. Moreover, it is nothing more than what Zhao Izumi said with a pair of chopsticks, how much can a girl eat in Yiyi. So Huang Mao said very generously, "Yiyi, this beauty, others don't have a chance to invite her, how can I not agree?"
Huang Mao nodded, Yi Yijiao smiled and said that she would go to change her clothes and let everyone wait for her in the hall.
After Yiyi left, Ding Ge smoked a cigarette and said lightly, "Out of breath, is it interesting to Yiyi?" ”
Huang Mao didn't speak, but in fact, he also noticed something unusual.
Zhao Izumi didn't expect Brother Ding to be so direct, and said with some embarrassment, "Brother Ding, I just treat Yiyi as my sister, and besides, Yiyi's family is a college student at Shaanxi Normal University, I am a farmer, how can I be worthy of her, she will suffer with me"
Brother Ding shook his head stupidly, and replied with a little sadness, "Out of breath, brother is from here, don't say if you are worthy or not, if you really like Yiyi, just chase it, I feel that Yiyi also has a good impression of you, otherwise I always love to stick to you every day, don't wait for one day to regret it"
Zhao Izumi didn't speak, his eyes were complicated.
To Zhao Izui's surprise, Huang Mao's rented place was on Jianguo Road, which was very close to the Hepingli community where the old lady lived. A few people took a taxi directly, and Brother Ding grabbed the fare, which made Zhao Izumi nod slightly to Brother Ding. Along the way, Huang Mao was muttering about how well Haidilao was served, Zhao Izumi hadn't even eaten hot pot, so he naturally didn't know what to do, Brother Ding and Yiyi had been there, so they agreed.
When eating, Zhao Izumi was able to see Haidilao's people-oriented service and was careful and thoughtful. Yi Yi is in charge of ordering, a few people are not taboo or picky, let her order at will, Yi Yi is afraid of spending more money, most of the orders are vegetables. Huang Mao ordered six bottles of beer, and it is naturally not cost-effective to drink here, it can only mean something. Brother Ding took out a pack of cigarettes and handed it to Zhao Izumi and Huang Mao, the twenty-five yuan Furong King, his economic income is two or three times that of Zhao Izui, so naturally he will not treat himself badly.
After the dishes came up and the pot was boiled, several people were eating and drinking with laughter, and Yiyi, who was sitting on the side with Zhao Izuxi, kept picking up vegetables for a few people, teaching Zhao Izumi how to make soup and vegetables and shabu-shabu, and occasionally inserting two sentences to set off the atmosphere. Huang Mao took a deep breath of cigarette and stared at Brother Ding, wanting to speak, but he didn't know where to start. After a while, Huang Mao felt that he might be suffocated if he didn't say anything more, and couldn't help but say, "Brother Ding, it's been ...... this year."
Before Huang Mao finished speaking, Brother Ding shook his hand and said, "I know what you want to say, it is nothing more than to thank me for some words, to be honest, I remember the first day you came to work, I saw your appearance, and I remembered when Lao Tzu almost slept in the bridge hole, the grass ......"
Zhao Izumi said unexpectedly: "Brother Ding has also been down? ”
"It's not the second generation of rich, how can it be that when it was down, it came to this day step by step. I haven't read any books, my family has no money, and I don't listen to adults to work in peace, so I ran out of the city, thinking that I could come out and break into a world, who knew that my wallet was stolen as soon as I got off the train in Xi'an, and I was embarrassed to call home, damn it...... What are you talking about, drinking" Ding Ge felt that he was a little verbose, picked up his wine glass, and drank it heroically.
Zhao Izumi saw it in his eyes and smiled faintly, he didn't expect that Brother Ding also had a bitter past, Yiyi just sat quietly next to Zhao Izumi and listened, she wanted to know the story of Zhao Izusi.
"By the way, Huang Mao, I remember you went to college?" Brother Ding suddenly thought of this and couldn't help asking.
Huang Mao was a little embarrassed, and Nuo Nuo nodded and said, "Hmm......"
"Grass, I really don't know what you think, come here, ......" Brother Ding despised Huang Mao, Zhao Izumi was a little shocked, he really didn't expect Huang Mao to go to college, how could he still come to this kind of place after going to college?
Maybe it was talking about his bitter past, Huang Mao drank a glass of wine fiercely, and said with a smile, "I am a college graduate, and after graduation, in order to find a job, I have been to the talent market many times, and when I went in to see those undergraduate dogs holding 9985 and 211 graduation certificates, I completely understood how difficult it was to find a proper job. I rubbed my living expenses every day for the last month before graduation, ran the talent market during the day, and spent the night in an Internet café at night. When I was the most depressed, I paid the money overnight, and I only had 3 yuan in my pocket, but fortunately, a few kind roommates helped a little, otherwise I really had to sleep on the street. I met Ding Ge at a job fair in Xi'an, and the graduating party knew about the old three talent markets. That day coincided with the weekend, the whole scene was crowded, there were a lot of good jobs, and the monthly salary of 3,000 was not counted as commission, public holidays, five insurances and one housing fund. But I know that these decent and superior treatments definitely don't belong to a college graduate like me. Even if there is an occasional job with very low requirements, no English level 4, no work experience, and a monthly salary of about 1,000, my thin body can't squeeze those strong animals, and I can only watch a bunch of people crowd the recruitment desk, so that I don't even have the opportunity to hand in a resume. Just when I was confused with a resume that was so simple that it was less than 100 words, I suddenly saw an advertisement posted in front of the desk. 'Landscape bath recruits sales managers, requiring a height of more than 1.7 meters, upright facial features, affinity, no age limit, no educational requirements, willing to bear hardships and stand hard work. Strong communication skills'. None of the other contents caught my attention, but one "no academic requirements" hit my heart, but I didn't think about a problem at that time. 'Why is there such a low-demand recruitment desk, why aren't there so many people crowded in front?' Later, I realized that not everyone is willing to earn this money. In short, I chose to walk to that platform, and Brother Ding just looked at me with a smile, as if it was a kind of summoning. It led me to a life path that I had never imagined, and also allowed me to see a lot of hidden sides hidden in this harmonious society. I plucked up the courage to walk to the table, and after being rejected so many times, my hand in my resume trembled a little. I didn't think too much about it, I just felt that since there was no academic requirement, then I could still muster up the courage to give it a try, after all, I had little money left in my pocket, and I might really have to sleep on the street if I couldn't find a job again, so I couldn't let go of any opportunity. ”
After saying so much in one breath, Huang Mao was a little thirsty, Yi Yi poured him wine with a very good eye, Zhao Izumi was very eager to know what happened after Lu Dao, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened later?" ”
Huang Mao laughed at himself, "I greeted Brother Ding politely, and then introduced myself, what is it called, what school graduated, what major, how to study hard in school to unite classmates." Brother Ding directly interrupted me and said, don't talk about this, just say who you are and what the situation is at home. I said that I am from the mountainous area of Sichuan, my parents are still alive, I have an older sister, who is married locally, and I have a younger brother, who is in the first year of high school this year, and my parents are farmers. ”
Ding Ge took a puff of his cigarette and added, "The reason why I value him is because he is a farmer's son like me, and he is down-to-earth and simple."
"I remember Brother Ding asking me, why did you come here to find a job, right? How much money do you want to make? I don't know how Lu Dao answered his question, everyone knows the truest thoughts, who doesn't work to make money, not to hope to get ahead. However, the direct answer is afraid that he will appear to be too snobbish. Brother Ding smiled and said honestly, the more I say, the better. Then Brother Ding asked me if I was afraid of hardship, and I said I was not afraid. When I was asked if I was afraid of staying up late, I said I wasn't. I answered more and more fluently, and Ding Ge became more and more satisfied. Finally, Brother Ding directly threw out the last question, what are we doing? I was stunned. Because I really don't know what the manager of the Langdao Baths does, I've only heard of those places, but I've never been there, although I can vaguely guess what's inside, but in the face of an interview examiner, in front of hundreds of candidates around me, I really don't know how to answer. Huang Mao seemed to recall these bitter things, and the more he talked, the more he couldn't stop, and everyone let him say it.
Huang Mao raised his head and said, "I feel that Brother Ding is very powerful, he seems to be able to penetrate my heart directly, I even suspect that he has already guessed at the first glance that I only have a few dollars left in my pocket, and I must immediately find a job no matter what kind of job I have to support myself, to put it bluntly, what the bathhouse does not need to be those pampered high-achieving students, nor does it need to have a high degree of education, what the bathhouse needs is precisely a group of people who can do whatever it takes to make money, and at the same time they are born poor and have no way out." , only such a person will stay in that place where there is no day and night, and will loyally become a money-making tool for baths. And I'm exactly the kind of person the baths need. Then, that night, I came to the bathhouse, as I thought, the bathhouse is that kind of field, I have begun to be a little disgusted, but in the face of reality, I have to bow my head, I feel very guilty, but after a long time, it doesn't matter, it's just to make money, it's all the same. I remember that my first member was given to me by Brother Ding, I have learned a lot in the past year, and I also know that I have completely changed, I have to thank Brother Ding for making me understand some truths, and I don't hate myself for being this kind of person."
After speaking, Huang Mao took the wine and toasted Brother Ding, Brother Ding drank the wine, and said with a wry smile, "Huang Mao, I just asked you about going to school, don't care, I know that I can't get mixed up, who wants to drill into these places, every day when I see people, I call brother, I bow when I see people, and I am almost like a dog." Speaking of managers, those young ladies, foremen, you can't afford to offend any of them."
"Miss looks down on you?" Yi Yi was a little surprised, and said excitedly: "What qualifications do they have to look down on you?" Are you still putting on a face when you are a young lady? I said that even if I starved to death, I wouldn't do this, I would only sleep with my husband, and no one else would try to touch me."
"Oh" Ding Ge suddenly lewd. Dang laughed, "Yiyi, you say this, meaning you are still a virgin?" ”
When Yi Yi heard this, he blushed and said, "Originally, isn't it strange?" ”
"Ha Luha, I'll tell Lao He tomorrow, let him find a good buyer for you and sell it at a good price!" Hahaha......" Brother Ding said with interest.
"Izumi, Brother Ding bullied me" Yiyi saw that he couldn't say anything about Brother Ding, turned around and pulled Zhao Izui's arm and shook it, but in fact, his face was full of smiles, everyone knew that this was a wine talk, a joke.
Who cares......
Zhao Izumi just looked at them like this, listening to them tell their stories, and didn't want to talk more, it felt good that this was good, they were familiar with each other, and it could make him understand some truths that he hadn't yet understood.
After eating, it was already more than five o'clock, and the bus in Xi'an began to be busy at six o'clock, Huang Mao was relatively close, and the drink was a little confused, so he went back first.
Brother Ding looked at Zhao Izumi and Chu Chu's moving Yiyi, and said with a smile, "What about you? ”
Zhao Izumi smiled and said, "I live at the construction site at the south gate, just walk back"
"Oh" Brother Ding was slightly surprised when he heard that Zhao was living at the construction site, so he didn't ask much, and said with a smile, "Yiyi, what about you?" ”
Brother Ding didn't ask much, but Yiyi wanted to know Lu Dao very much, and deliberately said, "It's not almost six o'clock?" Izumi and I walked a little further and took the car back later."
Yi Yi said this, and Ding Ge said anything more, stopped a taxi, and took a taxi home.
The winter in Xi'an is very cold and cold, Yi Yi is a little shivering, at this time the sky inexplicably began to flutter snowflakes again, Zhao Izumi put his coat on Yiyi's body, Yiyi suddenly turned his head, looked directly into Zhao Izui's eyes and said, "Izumi, I want to know your story?" ”