Chapter 23 Temporary Closure of the Store

The wind swept the rain straight down on my body, and I didn't care if my stomach was empty, I bit the beer and poured it into myself, these days, I have been too aggrieved and sad......

The stress of life is unavoidable, but it is really difficult to accept the negative emotions that should be avoided on top of the heavy life. In order to keep this loss-making hostel, I have been doing my best, and even accepted the 40,000 yuan that Jingqi lent me.

Some time ago, Lao Gou would find a way to bring a tour group to stay here, but because the business of Youtu headquarters was not good recently, he gave up on himself and gave up here, and he didn't bother to invest manpower and material resources anymore.

At this moment, I feel as if the youth hostel has become an abandoned city, everyone has given up and fled, and I am the only one who is still holding on, firmly believing that it will not be lost, but the unconscious old Gou actually sent Li Shi and sent this deadly killer, so that I no longer have the power to parry at this moment, all I can do is to use the last stubborn "dying struggle".

The rain that flowed down from the eaves seemed to be all poured on my heart, and I vented the remaining wine in the bottle and drank it in one go, and then imagined my current life without saying a word......

There is a doubt that intensifies in my mind: what is the identity of this Li Shi and what is the origin?

I also thought that he was Lao Gou's daughter or relative or something, but with Lao Gou's grandson-like appearance, if he could give birth to a woman like Li Shi, it could only be said that the child was not his own...... I heard that he didn't find a wife in his fifties, and his brain is a good thing, but he doesn't even have hair...... When I was in "Youtu Travel Agency", I often reported to him, and I thanked him for his thanks.

It's not that I mean to discredit him, it's just that I've seen his ingenious way of washing his hair, wiping it with a facial tissue, which eventually absorbs the oil and turns transparent...... The company has been stretched thin recently, so the money for Li Shi to buy a car definitely does not come from Lao Gou, Lao Gou himself drives second-hand cars, and he has already changed to the third car, how can he be so generous and give hundreds of thousands of dollars to let Li Shi buy a car.

Besides, Lao Gou and Li Shi have different surnames at all.

All indications show that the possibility that Li Shi is Lao Gou's daughter is almost zero. Thinking divergently, I remembered what Li Shi had just said, even if she looked beautiful and rich, but she must not have lived so freely, I had ridiculed her as Lao Gou Xiaosan, but she did not decisively deny it......

My God, if Lao Gou can find such a beautiful girl, then there is nothing to talk about in this life!

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The rain kept falling, and at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, it made it seem like night, and I was shivering with the rain that splashed on my body, but I stubbornly fought against the cold, and my teeth chattered "gurgle", and I still poured cold beer.

Getting drunk and full of mixed feelings, I can't help but think of Meng Meng who is still strong against the disease, she is still so hot in my heart, since she came to our house, it has been like rain falling from the sky, connecting with us...... My parents led her around to seek medical treatment, and I worked hard to save money, all so that I could take care of her into the river and not dry up halfway, I can't imagine if one day she ...... I had a hard time adjusting to this life for a moment, and I threw my head up and drank the wine from the bottle......

Half-drunk and half-awake, I wiped my face, put down the beer bottle in my hand, picked up my mobile phone and dialed my dad, and when I was connected, I tried to keep my breath steady and said: "Dad, how is Mengmeng going these days?" ”

My dad didn't answer me immediately, and I didn't know if he was thinking about how to answer me, but my mood did become anxious because of his non-answer, but I didn't even know what kind of answer I wanted from him.

"Mengmeng's condition is not very good, the doctor said that if you can't find a suitable bone marrow, you won't survive for two years......"

Dad's slightly tired voice revealed an old age that did not match his age in his fifties, and I heard infinite sadness in this sentence.

Rubbing my eye sockets, I exhaled lightly, nodded subconsciously, and then fell into silence, and my father also fell into a situation where there was nothing to say, I keenly felt that my father had never been so pessimistic, and hurriedly comforted: "Dad, I'll go home to take a look after the two days of busyness, and take it to Muslim Street to bring Mengmeng some of her favorite mung bean cakes." ”

"If you're busy, don't toss back and forth, so as not to be gossiped about by the people below, and the work has been going well recently?"

I looked at the waste cards all over the ground angrily, and suddenly my nose was a little sour, but I couldn't help but smile: "It's going well!" ”

Dad sighed reassuringly: "Your mother and I are working part-time jobs, and we also have a little income, don't put too much pressure on yourself, chase after the right girl, you know!" ”

I gasped heavily, looked up at the rain on the eaves, and tried to distract myself, but the more I tried to be strong, the more tears became more and more discouraged, and under the dim sky, I seemed to see my father's old back, and he must have been red-eyed when he said this......

"Okay, I know, Dad, the rain signal is not good here, I'll hang up first, I'll go home when I have time!"

Dad answered and quickly hung up the phone, and I couldn't hold back any longer, sobbing on the table, venting in drunkenness, like walking on a night road with no end in sight, not daring to think about tomorrow......

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I don't know how long it took, but I woke up from a wrench in my arm, and struggled to get up with someone talking in my ear, my body as thin as a plastic bag, but my head as heavy as lead.

When my body was not controlled and my vision and hearing were blurred, my throat was itchy and uncomfortable, and then I couldn't help coughing, as if I didn't finish coughing out my lungs.

Listening to the voices of several people in front of me in a distracted manner, as if a gentle call, I heard words that made me happy, as if this group of people had come through the posters in the "Ichimi" coffee shop.

I rubbed my eyes, saw that there was no Li Shi among the five or six people, and her door was still locked, so I staggered to my feet and walked to the guests, sat down and asked, "How many of you are here to stay?" ”

Maybe I was too embarrassed, and the soaking wet appearance startled the guests, and after being surprised, one of the temperamental ladies handed me a tissue, motioned me to wipe the rain from my face, and said in a southern accent: "Young man, why do you sit under the pergola in such a heavy rain, it's terrible to get sick like this, young people still have to take care of their bodies!" ”

I smiled and thanked him, and then one of the uncles who accompanied me took over and said, "Are you still open here?" A few of us came from the café to see the posters, and walked over to take a look, the environment is really good! ”

I subconsciously affirmed: "Business, of course business!" ”

At this time, there was a sound of the door opening behind me, and everyone looked at it in unison, and I was a little stunned, and turned around Li Shi had already walked to us with an umbrella.

I stared at Li Shi, at this time she was wearing a white sweater, black pencil-shaped slacks, and her long hair with slightly curly hair still scattered in a shawl, which made her very temperamental, but at the same time, she looked a little indifferent.

"I'm sorry everyone, but our store is temporarily closed."

Li Shi's words made my nerves that had been tense loosen, and when I got up from the chair, I was a little prostrate, with a heaviness and depression that I couldn't get rid of, I looked at her vigilantly, and said in a panic: "What did you say?" ”

Li Shi ignored me at all, and repeated without any expression: "I said that the business was suspended. ”

For me, this is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue, and I don't care about the rain dripping from my hair, I pointed at Li Shi angrily but helplessly said: "What do you want, do you know your current behavior, it's speechless......"

Li Shi pinned some messy sideburns behind her ears, covered her mouth with the back of her hand and coughed again, but ignored me.