The decoration work is in full swing, the waterproof is done very quickly, the four workers are busy in full swing, do things cleanly, never drag mud and water, the decoration progress on the second floor is also accelerating, everyone is waiting to go home for the New Year, so full of energy, never ambiguous.

In the afternoon, Du Chenyu's Bentley slowly stopped at the door of the store, and he took Wenlan's hand and walked in slowly.

"Brother Du, what kind of wind blew you here?"

My face was full of flattering smiles, and seeing his cold expression, there seemed to be a touch of rigor, so I withdrew my smile and said seriously: "Brother Du, the Spring Festival is coming soon, the workers have to rush home to reunite, the decoration of the second floor and the waterproofing of the warehouse can be completed before the year, but the decoration of the commodity store on the first floor is estimated to wait until the New Year." ”

After listening to my work report, Du Chenyu frowned unconsciously, he looked around, looked at me and said, "What is the reason?" ”

I was confused by the question, and after a moment of froze, I muttered, "What's the reason?" ”

Du Chenyu stared at me and teased: "The reason why you have delayed the construction period until now, if you prepare in advance, do you still have to wait until the year to decorate?" ”

"But, but I'm delayed."

I explained incoherently, and from time to time I peeked at Du Chenyu with my spare eyes, and saw that his face was full of indifference and awe-inspiring, like a teacher reprimanding a naughty student, which made my back chill and I didn't dare to look directly.

Wen Lan took Du Chenyu's arm and looked at me with an innocent face, as if I was criticized for education, which was natural and should be so.

Du Chenyu rubbed his nose and said lightly: "You don't set up a stall now, you don't have a job, Xinyan has also gone abroad, you have no worries about food and clothing, and you have a comfortable life, how can there be so many trivial things?" ”

He looked at me coldly, and in the bottomless light in his eyes, there was a fierce light.

I shuddered at being stared at and muttered softly: "Who can't have something to do, and besides, the renovation construction, the preliminary preparation work is very time-consuming." ”

"What do you say? Be louder. ”

Du Chenyu roared in a low voice, he unconsciously took a step forward, only half a step away from me.

Wen Lan blinked her beautiful eyes, and also took a step forward with Du Chenyu's figure.

I gasped, glanced at Du Chenyu, and whispered: "Brother Du, don't be impatient, the matter has come to this point, I will find a way to make up for it, but it is impossible for the store on the first floor to be renovated before the year, and when the decoration workers come back after the Spring Festival, I will catch up with the progress as soon as possible, and it will not affect the normal opening of the store." ”

After Du Chenyu heard this, his expression was much soothed, he patted me on the shoulder, and said thoughtfully: "Wang Tao, I don't want to force you, there is a bottom line in everything, this is just the first stop of your fate, you have to be willing to fall and be muddy, so how can you achieve great things in the future?" ”

He rubbed Vinlan's hand and continued: "The deadline given to you is that it must be completed before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, complete the formalities, open for business, and I will always supervise you, and." ”

He lowered his voice, looked at me and said: "That girl named Wang Ling, I have roughly understood her family background, and please be self-aware and take the initiative to stay away, if you dare to act outside and be shameless, don't blame me Du someone turned his face and didn't admit it, did you hear clearly?" ”

I was reprimanded speechless, upset, Du Chenyu rarely told others bitterly, since he chose to take the initiative to help me, what reason do I have not to accept it.

I nodded slightly, seeing a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, that smile with a little uninhibited arrogance and frivolity, I pursed my lips, and said lightly: "Brother Du, thank you for working hard for me, and please give me more time, I am just a bored poor boy, I know that my ability is limited, my vision is narrow, not everyone will do business, I still have a long way to go, I am also very grateful for you to always take care of me, support me, I will cheer up in the future, If you work hard, you will run the store properly. ”

"Okay, just wait for your words."

Du Chenyu nodded with satisfaction, he said hello to the scumbag brother again, and walked out of the store with Wenlan in his arms.

I took a long breath, lit a cigarette, and looked at the renovation workers coming and going, and there was an indescribable sourness in my heart.

Brother Scumbag walked over slowly, he was playing with half a tile in his hand, and when he saw that I was depressed and depressed, he said lightly: "What's wrong?" Disheartened? ”

I glanced at him, didn't speak, just took two hard puffs of my cigarette.

Brother Scumbag sighed lightly, shook his head bitterly, sat down on a falling tile, looked at me and said, "Then are you still going home for the New Year?" ”

I gritted my teeth, and just as I was about to speak, Brother Scumbag waved his hand and signaled that I didn't need to say anything.

He threw the half of the tile to the ground, laughed dryly, and said softly: "You don't have to be indignant, you have Geng Jie, what Du Chenyu said is very reasonable, but you have never reflected on it yourself, the words are not rough, you think about it yourself." ”

"I didn't refute him, but I was suddenly bloodied by the dog, and I was a little ashamed."

I sat on the ground and heard the buzzing sound of machinery coming from the second floor, so I said worriedly: "Brother scum, when the store is renovated and all the formalities are completed, I will have no money at all, in case the clothes can't be sold, what can I do?" ”

Brother Scumbag stood up and said with a smile: "If you can't sell it, you have to bear it, is it difficult to find a short view?" ”

A worker lay on the entrance of the escalator on the second floor and shouted, "Hey, owner, can you come up and have a look?" ”

I got up, looked at the scumbag brother and said, "Everything has to be prepared for the worst, and it's always good to prepare for a rainy day." ”

"As you said, what if the capital chain breaks and there is no spare money flowing? Go for a loan? ”

Brother scumbag said hoarsely, I have considered these problems, I haven't thought about what to do yet, I have now been saddled with a huge amount of foreign debt, if this thing can really be done, it is understandable to put a little famine on my back.

I laughed dryly, walked to the top of the stairs, turned around and said, "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, let's take one step at a time." ”

After hearing this, Brother Scumbag scolded: "Damn, what a fantasist, when you fall into the gutter and capsize, it is estimated that you will not be so optimistic." ”

There is a spacious and comfortable living room on the second floor of the villa, near the north wall, there is a reindeer head specimen, the antlers are curved and shaped, revealing a vigor and tenacity, there is a fireplace under the specimen, the furnace is slow burning, warm and elegant, adding a touch of tranquil and leisurely atmosphere to the whole living room.

The furniture in the hall is antique, whether it is a coffee table bookcase, or a table and wardrobe, all with a sense of a long time, two brown leather sofas, relatively placed near the fireplace, there is a coffee table in the middle of the sofa, a set of tea sets are placed on the coffee table, white glazed ceramics in the light of the furnace, emitting red and white purple light, very dazzling.

An old man of fifty or sixty years old, sitting on the side of the sofa, he picked up the teacup, took a sip, looked at the girl sitting opposite, he seemed to feel a lot, and there was a faint anger on his wrinkled cheeks.

"Have you thought about it?"

He was the first to speak, breaking the quiet atmosphere in the room.

The girl crossed Erlang's legs, her upper body nestled in the sofa, deaf to this sentence, she seemed to have made a lot of determination, suddenly stood up, and whispered: "Don't always ask me if I have thought about it, I have no status in this family at all, as a father, you have never fulfilled the slightest responsibility, so I chose to run away and break off with you." ”

After hearing this, the old man sneered, he picked up a purple clay pot, played with it in his hand, and after a moment of silence, he said thoughtfully: "Yes, it seems that in the past few years of living abroad, you have not learned what it means to respect your elders and what it means to be loyal and filial." ”

The girl glanced at him fiercely, she didn't know where the anger came from, grabbed the water cup on the coffee table, and threw it to the ground, the delicate white-glazed ceramics shattered in response, and the residue was all over the ground, a mess.

"What qualifications do you have to say such things?"

She pointed at the old man, her expression was distorted, her cheeks were crimson, her tall and thin body trembled slightly, her red lips trembled slightly, and after a pause, she continued: "Your mouth full of benevolence and morality, a belly of male thieves and prostitutes, to have a father like you is a humiliation and shame to me. ”

After hearing this, the old man swept away the tranquil posture just now, he stood up, his face was gloomy, his eyes were sharp, he walked quickly to the girl, raised his arm and slapped her.

"Smack..."

The girl covered her cheeks with her hands and cried loudly, she sobbed violently, looked at the old man, and said viciously: "You just nest here, grow old alone, no one will think of you in the future, you will fall into darkness, you will not see the light of day, you will suffer all the torture, you will suffer all your life, you..."

"Smack..."

The old man grabbed her by the hair, raised his hand and slapped her again, and the harsh sound resounded throughout the living room, and even the fire in the fireplace seemed to be affected by the sound, becoming more and more arrogant and sparkling.

The girl pushed the old man to the side hard, and ran out of the villa without looking back, the silent choking was drowned in the starry sky, the evening breeze blew, her hair fluttered, she wiped her red and swollen eyes, pulled the car door, got in, and drove directly into the infinite darkness.

Brother Slag and Qin Li went home the next day, that night, I was busy until more than eight o'clock, and then hurried back with Brother Slag, the waterproofing was done, but the decoration work on the second floor continued, two workers worked overtime, this way of working against time, let me once again realize that it is not easy and sour to survive in this city.

I booked a restaurant, located on the south side of the city, where the lights are brilliant at night, the people are buzzing, I and Brother Scumbag just sat in the private room on the third floor, Qin Li and Zhang Xueyao walked in hand in hand.

Brother Scumbag lit a cigarette, glanced at the two of them, and said with a smile: "What, is there a feeling of reluctance to parting since ancient times?" ”

Zhang Xueyao pouted and said, "Who cares about him, it's better if he doesn't come back." ”

There was a hint of disdain on her face, but she held Qin Li's hand tightly and slowly sat down next to Brother Scum.

Qin Yan rubbed Zhang Xueyao's hair and said softly, "Xueyao, if I don't come back, will you get along with others?" ”

After Zhang Xueyao heard this, she said angrily: "Guess? ”

"I guess you won't."

Qin Yi blinked his clear eyes and looked at Zhang Xueyao in a daze.

"Phew, who will be a widow for you, do you think I'm Qin Xianglian?"

Zhang Xueyao raised her little hand and flicked it lightly on his forehead.

I coughed lightly, handed the menu to Brother Scum, and said lightly: "After everyone goes back, you have to be happy, I haven't seen my family for a long time, so spend more time with them." ”

The waiter knocked on the door and walked in, holding a small book and a pen, standing behind Brother Scum.

Qin Yan supported his chin with both hands, looked at me and said, "Brother, are you really not going back for the New Year?" ”

I leaned back in my chair and said weakly, "It depends." ”

At this time, my mobile phone rang, I took it out to check, it was a string of unfamiliar numbers, the mantissa was six eight, I frowned, I felt a little surprised, this number remembered where I seemed to have seen it.