Chapter 21: All Things Are Ready
When I got home, I was so tired that I didn't even want to wash up, and I didn't want to move anymore when I was lying in bed.
The money thing makes me a little distressed, but since I can't think of a way, let's take one step at a time, and it's a big deal to talk to the old man tomorrow about the price and pay ten months' rent first, maybe the old man will agree.
Early the next morning, I drove to the door of the shop, and I had informed the old man in advance halfway through, so when I arrived, the old man was already waiting for me in the shop.
Seeing me coming, the old man invited me into the house and took out the rental contract and said, "Young man, this is the contract, if you see that there is no problem, you can sign it, and the house will be rented to you!" ”
I took it and looked at it casually, how could there be anything wrong with such a simple contract, but I was embarrassed thinking about the only 30,000 yuan in my pocket.
"Uh...... Uncle! I said a little crampedly: "That's the case, I have some urgency for the time being, the rent for a year is 36,000, you see if I can give you 30,000 yuan first, and I owe you the remaining two months' rent first, and I will make up for it as soon as I have enough money, do you think it's okay?" ”
"Young man, don't lie to my old man, look at you all drive a million-dollar luxury car, so you will miss this money!" The old man pointed to my Porsche parked outside and said.
I almost fainted, I didn't expect this old man to be so shrewd and even know so much about cars. It seems that I was really careless, and it is really easy to misunderstand. If I had worn a tattered bicycle on my bicycle, maybe the rent would have been cheaper.
I hurriedly explained: "Uncle, you are wrong, this is not my car, it is my boss's car, I am her driver, you see today is not Sunday, the boss doesn't need a car, so I drove out!" ”
The old man looked at me with scrutinizing eyes, as if he wanted to find a flaw in my face. I forced my composure and pretended to be honest and honest. The old man looked at me for a few seconds and finally said, "Okay, just do what you say, but if I let me know that you lied to me, then next time it won't be so easy to talk to!" ”
"Huh! How dare I deceive you, uncle, thank you, uncle! Thank you, uncle! "I hurriedly folded my hands with him as a form of awe, and behaved as harmless to humans and animals.
The old man glanced at me and nodded appreciatively, took out a pen to change the contract, and then handed it to me and said, "You sign it, this house will be yours within a year." ”
I was almost touched by my own acting skills, and I really felt sorry for the loss of talent in the entertainment industry. I nodded and took it, and signed my name without even looking at it.
Then he took out the 30,000 yuan that he had already counted several times and handed it to him, and he took it and counted it again. After confirming that it was correct, he handed me the keys and rode away without saying anything.
Looking at his departing back and looking at this house, I was excited and sad, excited that the shop was finally implemented, sad that I have become a poor bastard since then, alas, this tangled life, I sighed in my heart.
I drove to the stone house again, and all my belongings were packed and parked, seemingly waiting for some good news from me.
I told Mother Stone what I thought, and when I finished speaking, she looked a little hesitant, as if she was hesitating about something.
I knew what was on her mind, so I took out the rental contract and handed it to her and said, "Sister-in-law Shi, you said yesterday that you have worked in a flower garden and are very familiar with flowers and plants, I think since you can take care of flowers and plants, it is the most suitable to open a flower shop." Actually, I went to look for the shop after I left yesterday, and now the shop has been found, and this is the lease contract for you to see. ”
She took it and opened it, her eyes widened suddenly, and she said in surprise: "Thirty thousand? Mr. Wei's money ......"
"This money is from our company, although your house is not within the compensation conditions, but our company still took out a part of it out of humanitarian care to ensure your life in a short time! The reason why I didn't give it to you yesterday is because I want to use the money to find a way for you to make a living in this city. The stone is still young, and I don't want to see him end his studies. I hope you understand! ”
I concealed the truth because I was afraid that she would have a psychological burden, and she could only accept it calmly if she said that it was from the company.
Sure enough, after hearing where the money came from, her expression was relieved at once, but she immediately had a new worry: "Open a flower shop? Will it work? ”
"Sister-in-law Shi, don't worry, I have already inspected the address of the store, the location is very good, I think it should be no problem, now it depends on your determination sister-in-law Shi." I asked her tentatively.
"As long as I can stay here and let Stone continue to go to school, I'm willing to do anything." Her expression began to harden. I knew that the stone was her last hope, and just as my mother had done to me so many years ago, I knew that I had rekindled her hope.
Next, I talked to her about some subtle things about the flower shop. She told me that the flower garden where she used to work could give goods to customers first, and settle the bill once a month, which is undoubtedly another good news, just to solve the current shortage of funds.
Things should be sooner rather than later, I asked Shi's mother for her opinion and called a moving company to move over immediately.
When all the belongings were loaded into the car, Stone's mother took one last look at the empty room as a final farewell, knowing in her heart that the house they had worked so hard to earn would cease to exist soon after she was gone.
Although this was the end of the story, I was still sad, and I saw her gently wipe a handful of tears as she turned to lock the door.
It was already noon after the moving company unloaded the house, and after the three of us had a simple meal, Stone and her mother began to tidy up the room, and I asked someone from the renovation company to order some shelves and light box advertisements and other things, and everyone spent the afternoon busy.
When it was getting late, Mother Stone finally cleaned up the room. Although the room is small, the pots and pans immediately have the taste of home.
I also agreed on a decoration plan with someone from the decoration company, and a few simple shelves and advertising signs added up to just over 3,000 yuan. I had already talked to Mother Stone about the cost of the renovation, and she was determined not to let me pay for it.
Maybe it's the repeated troubles that I've made her a little uncomfortable, or maybe it's because of her humble self-esteem of the poor. I don't think the renovation cost much anyway, so she will go.
After the people from the renovation company left, I explained to Shi's mother and asked her to go to the flower garden where she used to work to prepare the goods first, and then open as soon as possible after the decoration was completed.
Mother Stone nodded in agreement, and I declined her invitation to dinner and drove away.
I drove to the bar heading east, I was a little tired from the busy day, and now that everything was done, it was time for me to relax. It was still early, there were only three or two customers in the bar, and the band had not yet come, so it seemed very quiet.
"Old Wei, what have you been busy with lately, how long have you not been here?" I had just entered the door and saw me east, and he sat at the bar and beckoned to me.
I sat down on a stool next to him, and he took a large beer mug and poured me a full glass of beer.
"What else can you do, go to work!" I took a big sip of beer and said indifferently.
"Heh, you fool, you used to go to work, why don't you see you as busy as a dog now, I thought you kid was disheartened and became a monk after breaking up with Lin Wei!" He said in a playful tone.
I remembered the night I broke up with Lin Wei, it turned out to be a month. It seems that I really don't love her, I haven't thought of her once for so long, like a passer-by, who is gone, and I don't even have the desire to look back.
Ignoring Xiang Dong's teasing, I drank the beer in my glass and felt a rush in my stomach.
"It's different now, our company has a plague president, and the whole company is made by her, how can you still be in the mood to drink!"
I deliberately concealed that I was an assistant to Mu Xichun, so as not to be laughed at by him and run behind the woman's ass.
"It turns out that the leader has changed, it doesn't matter, the new official has taken office with three fires, and it will be fine if it is burned." He poured me another beer. I laughed dryly, thinking to myself that this fire would probably burn with me for a long time, and I didn't feel depressed when I thought about it.
After sitting at the bar for a while, the crowds gradually increased, and Xiang Dong pushed a dozen beers in front of me and patted me on the shoulder to greet the other guests.
I sat alone at the bar, bored with a beer. Maybe it's the effect of alcohol, but I suddenly feel that what happened today is something unreal.
It seems like the first pleasure in my life to do everything I can to help a child I just met, and although I may not even have the money to drink in the future, I will not regret it.
I finally learned that there were some things that I could never sit on the sidelines, and there were some experiences that I always remembered.
The world seems to have always been like this, and I should have grown a long time ago, but I deceived myself into living the way I am now.
I suddenly wanted to laugh, and in fact I did, I almost died laughing, and my appearance made the waitress at the bar panic, and she almost broke the wine glass she was wiping, and her eyes told me that I was like a psychopath at the moment, but she didn't know that this neuropathy was a happy neurotic.
The bar is a place where you can forget the passage of time, and before you know it, I've drained all the drinks on the bar. I looked at the time and saw that an hour had passed, and by this time the bar had started to have more customers, and a rock band on the small stage in the center had started tonight's performance.
Everyone in the bar looked excited, but they couldn't tell if they were really happy on the outside.
I was in a hurry, waved my hand to the busy Xiang Dong, and walked to the door, Xiang Dong took out a hand from the busyness and waved it to me, meaning let's go, let's go.
I really don't understand Xiang Dong, although the bar is not large and the grade is not high, but it is also a small boss with millions of turnover a month, but it looks like a running house.