Chapter 5 (7) (II)

After Gao Jinsong got into the car, he learned that the woman in the car was Yu Fatzi's colleague in the property management company.

The Muslim restaurant that Yu Fatzi said was not far away, and the van made a few turns on the old streets in the city that had not yet been renovated, and then arrived at the place. When he arrived at the place, Yu Fat Man was dumbfounded. Half of the street has been torn apart, and there are ruins and broken bricks everywhere. The only intact part of the rubble is an old-fashioned two-story wooden building facing the street; The black roof tiles had been torn off, and the rafters of decayed black wood were exposed to the rain; The two windows on the second floor are now missing even the window frames, except for two large black holes, where the window frames meet the walls with a lock of blue cloth, perhaps the landlord threw down the unwanted curtains; The white ash on the wall that slipped to the ground was probably foamed not long ago, and it was a bit new, but the mortar was unevenly adjusted, and the plasterers did not do their best, so some places were thick and some places were thin, and the thick mortar had dried up cracks, and the thin places could not even cover the original building materials on the wall, and the fence mixed in the clay was set off by the white mortar, which became clearer and clearer...... It seems that the people who do this are not actually painting the walls, but plastering lime water to kill termites.

Downstairs, it's a different story. The two shops on the first floor had set up large wooden planks at the door, on which were spread out all kinds of clothing, and three or four people stood by the planks and enthusiastically greeted a passer-by who passed in front of them. A man with a black leather bag on his chest, holding a large pile of bits and pieces of money in one hand and a horn in the other, shouted over and over again in a rough voice: "Come and see! Let's take a look! Demolition and relocation are a big sale! Let's take a look! A 300-dollar garment sells for only 12 dollars! Vomiting blood for sale! Four hundred and two leather shoes are only sold for one hundred and eighteen ah......" But he roared hoarsely and sweated on his forehead, but few passers-by stopped seriously, even if some people couldn't hold back the idea of picking a bargain and walked to the stall to take a look, they quickly shook their heads and pouted.

Yu Fatzi turned the car around the street twice, but he didn't see the Muslim restaurant he kindly recommended, and his face was a little uncomfortable. He parked his car on the side of the road and ran to inquire about the whereabouts of the Muslim restaurant.

He soon returned with a look of disappointment and chagrin. The Muslim restaurant moved away before the Spring Festival, and asked a few people, some said that they moved to Beicheng, some said they moved to Dongcheng, and one person said categorically: The boss has returned to his hometown in Lanzhou!

Yu Fatzi had no choice but to ask the opinions of his two companions to see if they had any good suggestions.

Gao Jinsong was not interested in this meal at all. He now only cares about his work and his future; And he didn't feel hungry.

Yu Fatzi's colleague was quite impatient with the many things caused by a lunch, and after a long silence, he reasoned that she was not feeling well and wanted to go home now; In the afternoon, she didn't go to work in the company, and taught Yu Fatzi to ask for a leave for her. While driving, Yu Fatzi whispered some words of comfort and comfort. But he spat for a long time, and his colleague didn't give him a good face until he got out of the car.

While the two of them were muttering and whispering in the front passenger seat, Gao Jinsong had been pretending to look at the scenery outside the car window. The little life experience told him that Yu Fatzi and the woman were probably not ordinary colleagues. If he hadn't asked the fat man for help, he should have gotten out of the car at this time, instead of putting on an irrelevant appearance and sitting here with a dead face.

Crossing an intersection, Yu Fatzi's colleague suddenly pulled the door and got out of the car, and then got into an empty taxi waiting for a green light at the intersection, the taxi slowly drove out of a long waiting vehicle, turned to the right, and soon disappeared from the sight of the two.

Gao Jinsong wasn't sure what was going on, and he didn't know if it was because of his sudden appearance that disturbed them, he thought about it for a while, and asked in a snort: "Fourth brother, why don't I get out of the car?" ”

Yu Fatzi shook his head with his lips and said, "It's none of your business......" said and smiled bitterly, and sighed very melancholy. He frowned and asked, "What's that...... Where are we going for lunch? ”

Gao Jinsong didn't know what to say. Where does he still have the heart to eat now? And this meal is what he asks for, and he can't let Yu Fat pay for it, but where does he still have the money to invite someone to lunch! Even if he is willing to take out all the money on him and exchange a lunch for a job, what good things can he eat and drink for forty yuan? But he couldn't refuse Yu Fatzi's proposal one by one, maybe he didn't have lunch, and Yu Fatzi wouldn't help him......

Just when he hesitated whether to tell Yu Fatzi about his actual situation, Yu Fatzi spoke again.

"Why don't you go to the fish village we went to last year?" He had already seen the embarrassed look on Gao Jinsong's face, so he said, "You invited me once last year, and this time you will let me be the ......."

"Fourth brother, my business ......" Gao Jinsong didn't want to eat this meal at all, even if Yu Fat invited him to treat, he didn't want to go. If the job is settled, even if it is to borrow money, he will invite Yu Fatzi to a big meal......

Yu Fatzi interrupted him: "I can't help this in a hurry." Let's talk slowly at the dinner table. ”

At the dinner table, Yu Fatzi didn't let him speak. Seeing that the two of them drank more than half of a bottle of liquor, a large plate of fish and a few meat and vegetarian dishes were almost at the bottom of the plate, but the work was still not done, Gao Jinsong was so anxious that he was on fire, but Yu Fatzi just didn't give him a chance to speak. But he couldn't just pull his face down and leave. Because Yu Fatzi treated a friend who had known each other for many years, he said a lot of heartfelt words to him, from his early years of work and life to his family and marriage, and when it came to emotional places, he wiped away tears in front of him......

He could only patiently listen to Yu Fatzi talk about his unhappy marriage.

Yu Fatzi probably hasn't spoken to someone like this for a long time, and he can't hold his mouth as soon as the conversation box is opened. He is now so drunk that his face is blue and his nose is red, the luster of sweat can be seen on his forehead, and his tongue is several times bigger, but he still treats Gao Jinsong as a confidant. He was so emotional that he didn't even notice the anxious looks of his listeners. Maybe he doesn't care......

“…… You've seen the mother-in-law in front of me, she doesn't look very good, but she's a fine woman, capable, and neat and open outside the house, and it's a little bad to be too fierce. A few years ago, I partnered with someone else to open a cold drink shop, which was originally a very prosperous business, but she said that I stayed in the store from morning to night every day, and the dividends should be more, which was worth the salary; Because of this, my friend was so angry that he not only overturned the stall on the spot, but also didn't even answer my phone call in the end...... Alas! The woman was narrow-minded, she didn't even think about it, I was alone at home just to eat dry food, and I could do something to distract myself and earn a few small bucks by the way. Besides, even if the cold drink shop is a small business, how can I get caught on fire alone? Rent, utilities, machinery, furniture...... Where can we come up with that cash? She's just too picky, so slamming the door that I can't even lift my head when I go out...... Usually people move around each other, but there must be contacts to last a long time, right? But how do I get out and about? If I'm not afraid of your jokes, in the past few years, when I just wanted to buy a box of cigarettes, I had to see her face first......"

Gao Jinsong drooped his eyebrows and did not squeak.

He can see that Yu Fatzi invited him to this lunch today, neither nostalgic, nor curious, nor helpful. In fact, Yu Fatzi just wanted to confide in him with bitter water.

At first, he didn't quite understand why Yu Fatzi would find him. It is said that as a landlord and a tenant, the two only have a simple money transaction, neither friendship nor friendship, Yu Fatzi really shouldn't tell him these words, even if the two of them had a meal near this fish village last year, but everyone understands that the meal has no meaning, just a meal. Besides, Yu Fatzi is more than a year older than him, and when he talks to himself about trivial matters and family disputes, he can conclude that he can understand? Besides, whether the two of them are in life or at work, they have never intersected and interacted, he told himself these things to such an irrelevant person, and he said with tears in his eyes, what is he trying to do?

He regretted more and more that he accompanied Yu Fatzi to eat this meal, not to mention the delay in time, and to make a focused appearance to listen to other people's worries. Alas, if he hadn't begged Yu Fatzi, he would have wanted to leave with his bag! He let out a long breath in silence. He himself is a belly full of bitter water, who will listen to him......

He suddenly understood why Yu Fatzi would pull himself to listen to his story.

It is because he has no contact with Yu Fatzi, and he is not an acquaintance, let alone a friend, so Yu Fatzi is willing to say these words to him, just like if he wants to find someone to confide in the misfortunes of the past year or so, he is also willing to tell the truth in his heart to a person like Yu Fatzi......

He still listened to Yu Fatzi's story with his eyebrows drooping, but the expression on his face had changed from perfunctory and helpless to serious and serious.

When Yu Fatzi's story came to an end, he asked, "So, you're already divorced?" ”

"yes, I'm finally leaving." Yu Fatzi said with a complicated expression. For his family, no matter how grandiose his reasons for divorce were, he was always full of guilt in his heart; For him personally, the divorce is another relief, and he can feel both physically and psychologically relaxed. He hadn't been able to completely detach himself from his emotions, so he hadn't noticed the subtle changes in the title in Gao Jinsong's questioning.

"To whom did the child go?"

"The son has awarded her, and the house is hers." Yu Fatzi laughed, "Now I am renting a house outside just like you did when you came to the provincial capital." "The two houses and the son belong to her, which is a condition for the ex-wife to agree to the divorce.

Gao Jinsong laughed with him, and helped him fill the wine glass, saying: "It's not bad to leave, bachelors also have the benefits of bachelors." He used to hear people say this, so he moved out to comfort Yu Fatzi.

Hearing him comfort himself like this, Yu Fatzi was stunned, raised his head and looked at him carefully, and then laughed.

He poured all the wine in the cup before remembering to ask Gao Jinsong about his experience over the past year or so.

"I was injured in Wuhan last summer, and I have been recuperating in my hometown on the river until the end of the year." Gao Jinsong said lightly, "I have pulled down some accounts for recuperation and medical treatment, and I can't find something suitable to do in Shanghe, so I came to the provincial capital to find opportunities." ”

"Where's the injury?" Yu Fatzi asked curiously. But he immediately realized a more serious problem. "It's a work injury, right? Why didn't the unit take care of you? ”

"Rupture of the cruciate ligament in the knee." Gao Jinsong said, "The work contract signed with the unit was not meticulous enough, and the people only paid 60,000 yuan." That's a drop in the bucket for my injury......"

Yu Fatzi didn't know what kind of injury the cruciate ligament rupture was, in fact, if it weren't for Gao Jinsong mentioning the knee, he wouldn't even know where the cruciate ligament was on the human body. However, he could tell from Gao Jinsong's dry expression and simple words that the consequences of this injury were very serious, and the cost of treatment must be extremely expensive. Didn't you hear what Gao Jinsong said? Tens of thousands of dollars are just a drop in the bucket......

He blinked and stared at Gao Jinsong. I really didn't see it, this kid seems to have read a lot of books.

He hesitated for a moment and then asked, "What are you doing in Wuhan?" "He's been thinking about it for more than a day or two. Earlier, when Gao Jinsong rented his house, he was just a poor man who worked part-time, but after disappearing for more than half a year, when he appeared in front of him again, his gestures were full of confidence in success. Ever since that lunch at the beginning of last summer, he has been wondering which way Gao Jinsong is going......

"Kick the ball."

"Kicking a ball?" Yu Fatzi hurriedly failed to figure out the meaning of the word.

"Playing football. In Wuhan Yafeng Club. ”

Professional players?!

Yu Fatzi was stunned by his bland words, and he couldn't say a word for a long time, just stared at Gao Jinsong with wide eyes. Professional footballer? Are they professional players like those players in the provincial city of Mingyuan or the new era of the provincial city? He looked at him from head to toe as if he had seen Gao Jinsong for the first time, and then thought of the sportswear and bedding printed with the words of the province in the small single room that Gao Jinsong rented at the beginning! Isn't he just a kicker?!

"That, that...... You later ...... You, you're not going to be able to kick now? ”

Gao Jinsong shook his head. For him, getting back on the pitch is probably the most unrealistic idea......

Yu Fatzi asked curiously, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Gao Jinsong briefly said what he started the summer before last. How did he join the new era by chance, how did the new era fall short in Chengdu, how did he go to Wuhan and how did he become a member of Wuhan Yafeng, until he suffered a serious injury when he was looked down upon by several clubs last summer, and Wuhan Yafeng treated him unfairly during his hospitalization......

When he talked about his experience and current situation, Yu Fatzi kept holding a wine glass and sat in a chair like a statue, neither asking questions nor interjecting. Gao Jinsong's legendary story simply made him listen to it, and he didn't notice that the wine in the glass was spilled on his brand-name suit.

"That's it, I can't play now, I'm in debt. This time I came to the provincial capital, just to find a job and slowly earn money to pay off the bill......"

Yu Fatzi seemed to wake up from a dream, and said again and again: "You don't have to worry about work, don't worry." I have a way! I have a way. But he immediately grimaced, hesitated for a long time before saying, "...... I just don't know if you're willing to do it...... It's not a lot of work, but there's not much money. ”

What Gao Jinsong needs now is a job, and he can't think about the salary for a while. He told Yu Fatzi what he thought.

"Are you willing to do the work of a community security guard?"

"Okay!" Gao Jinsong nodded vigorously. As long as it's a serious job!

"The money is not much, the salary of the first two months of probation is only three hundred and eight, and the official employment is added to eighty yuan, and the company includes accommodation, but regardless of food and drink, and it is worth almost ten night shifts a month, of course, there is also a little subsidy for night shifts." Yu Fatzi briefly introduced the security situation of the community. "If you're willing, I'll help you with the formalities in the afternoon." For him, it's a matter of effort, as he is in charge of security in both communities, and recruiting a man is just a matter of saying hello to the company's personnel and finances.

Gao Jinsong said to him gratefully: "Fourth brother, you have helped me a lot......

Yu Fatzi hurriedly waved his hand. He could only help Gao Jinsong with this little favor, and he really couldn't be thanked by Gao Jinsong: "You do the work of the security guard first, and slowly figure out other things." He said that his colleagues, the woman who had just gotten off the bus, knew a lot of people one by one, and could slowly pay attention to better jobs through her. At the same time, he comforted Gao Jinsong and said: "Don't take the debt famine too seriously, the amount is so large, it doesn't mean that it can be repaid." Besides, maybe one day you'll be able to play football again? Isn't that a little money a big deal? ”

After eating, he drove Gao Jinsong to their company to go through the formalities.

Things went well, he quickly filled out various forms and received the work clothes of the community security guard. He is now even more grateful to Yu Fatzi for not only putting on a deposit for him to wear work clothes, but also stuffing him with 300 yuan. He clutched a few hard-checked bills in his hand, and tears immediately welled up in his eyes.

The fat man looked for something on the desk as if he hadn't noticed his mood swings, and it wasn't until he wiped away his tears that he raised his head and said, "Xindu Garden and Kangjiang people, where are you willing to go?" ”

Gao Jinsong didn't understand what the fat man meant by this. Both places are residential complexes, and he works as a security guard everywhere, is there any difference?

"Jiang Lihong opened a bar in Xindu Garden." The fat man smiled and said, "That girl has been thinking about you......" His expression was a little gloomy. That's a good girl, pitiful......

"I'll go to Kangjiang's house!"