"I haven't found a job yet." Lin Ya and I lied.
But I knew that she would probably tell me to work in the studio. As expected, Lin Ya smiled and asked me, "Will you come to our studio this time?"
I shook my head.
Lin Ya glared at me and I said quickly, "Don't worry. Let me think about it."
I had to lie to lin ya again. I really couldn't go to the studio. I couldn't get past her boyfriend alone.
It was midnight when Hu Zi finally couldn't sing anymore. He lay limp on the sofa, panting heavily, and hummed the lyrics in his hands that he couldn't hear.
People who fall out of love always go crazy and forgive him.
Lin Ya and I helped Hu Zi into the car and drove home.
It was the stairs on the sixth floor again. I had been up and down countless times. Old Gao and Hu Zi had been jealous of me here. Hu Zi and I had helped Old Gao, but today it was Hu Zi's turn.
After settling Hu Zi down, Lin Ya didn't stay much. After I told her to be careful on the road, she left.
There was still only one bed in the room. I was afraid of disturbing Hu Zi's rest, so I settled down on the sofa all night.
Returning to this room that had been living for more than a year, the familiar feeling that had not been seen for a long time suddenly struck, as if nothing had changed.
Familiar loneliness, familiar silence all returned.
I lost some sleep again, thinking about the earth-shaking changes these days.
Old Gao wanted to suddenly sell the pond when it was bigger, and his house was accidentally occupied and received a bumper harvest of compensation, so as to completely pay off the debts of the past, and I almost became a teacher who taught for a lifetime. Hu Zi and Li Xiaowei couldn't help but sigh when they saw the wedding coming apart!
But now, I seem to see hope.
Unlike before, he only felt that his life was completely plunged into darkness.
After the blood gushed out of my heart, it was as if I had come back to life. I could not help but think of the scene of me and Ding Ge getting back together.
Although it still looks very far away.
But it was completely different from before. In the past, I could only struggle and wander in pain, tossing and turning in pain every day. I never expected the two of them to get back together. Now I finally dare to think about it!
And in the beautiful fantasy, I finally fell asleep.
The next day, I got up early. Hu Zi was still asleep. I didn't call him. Instead, I went down to have a simple breakfast, and then came back to clean up the room. It was already past ten o' clock, so I decided to go out to buy some food and prepare for lunch.
When I got downstairs and walked to the door of the unit where Guzheng was, I couldn't help but look into the corridor.
Although I rejected Guzheng when she went to the town to persuade me to come back, she changed my mood and returned to Pucheng with the encouragement and support of my parents.
I'd like to say sorry to Guzheng, but I haven't seen her since I came to Pucheng.
I looked at the parking space, but there was no car for her.
I wonder if she's not renting here anymore.
As I walked on, I started thinking about starting a business.
Looking at the shops on both sides of the street, my heart became particularly chaotic. Although Pucheng was not a big city, there were almost all kinds of shops. The competitiveness of every industry was so great, and the most troubling thing was the rent. If I wanted to rent a shop, the rent was a big deal!
The rent is too high now. The money my parents gave me is nothing at all. It's like pocket money in the eyes of rich people. But I didn't give up. I started from nothing. What am I afraid of?
I thought about the industry that I had been in contact with and knew more or less before, and the first thing I thought of was the catering industry!
People live on food. Although there are countless types of restaurants in Pucheng, the new big ones are still doing very well, and by the end of the year, they will be full every day. Of course, I don't expect to play big with this amount of money, but I still have to start from the foundation.
I looked at the restaurants on the side of the road and thought it would be okay if I could join a hot pot restaurant, or just open a small restaurant.
So I thought about it, and then went into a hot pot shop to ask about the fees and so on, but this is my first time doing this, so I naturally have to consider carefully, the choice of the store, the recruitment of staff, the initial fees and so on, I know it is difficult, but my heart is more and more full of strength.
Because there was still some time left, I spent more time on the road, looking at the street alone, looking at the gorgeous billboards on both sides of the shop, looking at the people coming in and out, looking at the bustling city.
There are people here who succeed every day, people who fail every day, people who fall every day, people who get up again every day, some people who turn the tables in adversity, some people who are completely destroyed in adversity.
...
She went to the supermarket to buy some vegetables and meat. After looking at the time, she went back.
Hu Zi was awake, but his face was still a little dejected and his hair was messy. I looked at him and smiled, "Do you remember what you did yesterday?"
Hu Zi nodded and replied shyly, "Remember."
But from Hu Zi's eyes, I could still see his sadness.
"Shall we have shredded meat noodles this afternoon?"
"Sure." Hu Zi frowned and asked doubtfully, "Aren't you back in town as a teacher? Why are you back?"
It's a long story. I replied, "It's not this material, so I'm back."
"Have you come back and figured out what to do?"
"Let's talk about it later."
"That's fine." Hu Zi nodded.
After a while, I finished the noodles and served a large bowl with Hu Zi. The two of them began to eat.
I took the initiative to say to Hu Zi, "Hu Zi, what do you think of me opening a restaurant?"
Hu Zi paused and said, "Okay. But why do you remember to open a restaurant?"
I told Hu Zi about my plans to start a business, and Hu Zi's eyes sparkled. He put the bowl on the table and said, "Let's go together."
This time it was my turn to be stunned. I almost forgot that Hu Zi didn't have a job. I used to think that his job was very stable, but now Hu Zi reminded me that he quit.
I was so happy that I couldn't help shouting, "Okay!"
Right now, neither of us has a job. If we work together, take care of each other, and talk to each other when we have doubts and worries, I feel more and more confident about this.
"Really?" I couldn't help but ask again.
"Of course!" Hu Zi said, "I've been working for someone for so long, and I want to change the way I work."
I understood what Hu Zi meant, so I smiled and said, "So it's decided?"
"It's decided!"
There was no need for words between brothers, no need for contracts or anything. I believed in Hu Zi, and Hu Zi believed in me, so the two of them agreed verbally to start a business together.
With Hu Zi, I felt that the road ahead was wider. I couldn't help but smile and say, "How about a whole two drinks?"
"Sure."
So, I took out the liquor that I didn't finish yesterday and poured it, but I did drink it happily this time. I told Hu Zi about my plan. I think it's the best deal to open a hot pot restaurant. It doesn't cost too much to decorate, it doesn't need to be too gorgeous, it's the first item to be clean and tidy, and it's one of the most popular restaurants.
The most important thing is that I feel that with my ability, I can be a chef. If I were to open another type of restaurant, I wouldn't be able to be a chef. After all, amateurs are not as good as professionals.
Hu Zi said, "I don't think it's better for us to do it a little bigger. Opening a high-class hotel is not as good as those star-rated hotels. At the very least, it has to be a little more high-end. In this way, we can usually entertain ordinary customers, and then we can also host wedding and birthday parties. What do you think?"
I smiled and told Hu Zi about my family. It wasn't that I didn't want to, it was just that the money was limited.
Hu Zi thought for a moment and said, "I just sold the house. Now that we have the same amount of money, we can do something about it."
"Can I?" It's less than 300,000 yuan for both of us. It's not easy to open a medium-sized restaurant. One million dollars, and now it's a medium-sized restaurant!
"Can't we just try?" Hu Zi smiled.
"Sure." I nodded. I had already said that. I could only walk forward. It was boring just to stay where I was.
"Let's go around this afternoon and find a suitable store to see how the rent is." The rent was a big one, especially with a good facade. The rent alone would cost a hundred thousand yuan a year.
Hu Zi said, "No rush. Let's go buy a bed this afternoon."
I couldn't help but smile and say the same thing. In a short time, two people can make do with one bed. If it's a long time, buy another bed. It's so comfortable to sleep alone, so that the two old men don't sleep together again.
Then Hu Zi and I started talking excitedly. It was the first time they had ever been involved in the catering industry, and they were basically discredited, but they had grown up eating for so many years, and they went to many restaurants, big and small. At the very least, they knew about it.
At this moment, I suddenly thought of something and said to Hu Zi, "Hu Zi, let me tell you something."
"What is it?" Hu Zi asked.
"When the restaurant opens, don't tell your friends that we're running it together. Just say that you're running it yourself. I'm just working here, okay?" I thought about it and said, "You didn't tell anyone about my debt, did you?"
"No." Hu Zi shook his head and asked, "Why?"
"No reason, just do as I say."
Because when the restaurant opens, friends will inevitably come over to celebrate. I don't want Lin Ya to know. She will know if Ding Ge knows. I think we should wait until the restaurant is really ready.
Although I have the intention to get back together with Ding Ge, I'll talk about it after the success of my business. And I don't want to reveal my thoughts, I'm even more worried. Even if I want to get back together, what Ding Ge doesn't want to do?
I don't know how many changes I'll face, so I'll take it one step at a time.