Listening to Old Gao's tone of voice and looking at Old Gao's expression, if he wasn't driving, I really wanted to pat him on the face to see if he was really Old Gao.
I smiled and said, "When did you become so shy?"
"It's not what you think!" Old Gao's expression was particularly troubled.
I was very depressed. I was just chasing girls. Why was it so complicated? I asked casually, "So what?"
"Anyway... It's... It's complicated!" Old Gao said one after another.
"Then tell me, one by one. I'll show you what to do." In the past, it was Old Gao who gave me a move, but it didn't work. Now it's me who gave him a few moves.
Old Gao still didn't know what to say. He sighed and stopped the car. I couldn't help but frown. What was going on? Why are you acting like a girl?
Old Gao turned to me and said, "You drive."
The two of us got out of the car to change positions, while Old Gao opened some windows and played with a cigarette in his hand. He turned to look out the window, as if he was thinking of something.
I didn't ask any more questions. I drove slowly, waiting for Old Gao to speak.
After a while, Old Gao looked for the lighter but couldn't find it. The cigarette was in his mouth, but he didn't smoke it, "The lighter is with Xiaoling. He just bought the cigarette and forgot to buy the lighter."
"Then stop smoking."
Can't you tell if you don't smoke? Is there a story in it? Haven't we started yet? Where did the story come from?
Old Gao stared blankly at the scenery outside the window, took the cigarette out of his mouth after a long time, and said in confusion, "This girl, what do you say? You'll think she's too good for you, so good that you don't think you deserve her at all! She's like a crystal, but I'm like an ugly stone!"
This guy even used a metaphor. It's amazing!
I smiled and joked, "You two? A flower and a cow dung?"
Old Gao shook his head and I continued to say to Old Gao, "Didn't you say you had a crush on someone? Did you talk to them? Do you know anyone? Nothing happened, and he's just bragging about it."
"Of course I did! I see you every day. Can you not talk?"
"Do you know her?"
Old Gao didn't say for sure that he understood, so I added, "I know that very well."
Old Gao thought about it and said, "There must be something you know and something you don't."
"That's right! You think this girl is very good, very perfect, right? I think you are a beauty in the eyes of the beholder, looking at others everywhere is good. But maybe that's just what you see on the surface. You don't know her very well. You just think of her as a goddess, and you don't deserve him. Maybe she has flaws that you can't see. People have flaws, don't they?"
"Yes." Old Gao didn't refute me and nodded.
"The point is, do you want to think of her as a goddess, or a girlfriend that you can hold hands with?" I asked.
Old Gao smiled and looked at the curve of his mouth. Needless to say, it must be the latter.
"Then do it! Action is better than action."
A lot of missed opportunities are due to too much scruples.
"But," Old Gao said, still struggling, "The situation is really complicated. I don't know if she likes me or not. Wouldn't it be awkward if she was rejected and looked up and down every day? Besides, she's a few years younger than me."
It seemed that Old Gao had more scruples than I thought, but it also showed how much Old Gao cared about this girl.
Although I haven't seen that girl, I'm also curious. I don't know who the girl is that can make Old Gao fall in love again. What did she look like?
Ever since I ended my relationship with Wang Mengmeng, I always thought that for a long time, Old Gao might never fall in love with a person again, deeply in love with the kind of person that can be desperate for a person.
I advised him again, "What's the matter with age? It's just a few years younger. There are a lot of people who are over ten years older. It's not a big deal for you. As for rejection, do you remember what you told me before? Before he could confess, he thought of rejecting her! That's why single dogs are single!"
Old Gao smiled bitterly.
"Don't think so much. Go after them boldly."
My words did not inspire Old Gao's courage. He just smiled and said, "Take your time."
I sighed, shook my head and said, "Don't be robbed by others."
Old Gao was still smiling.
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When you come to the pond, there are already a lot of leaves by the river. You can feel the comfort of autumn more here. It is a full autumn scene, not in the city. The falling temperature can make you realize the coming of autumn. Here, it is as if your eyes reflect the whole autumn. You don't have to pursue it, care about it, it has completely surrounded you.
There were also some fallen leaves on the surface of the pond. The breeze blew, and familiar ripples spread out as usual. There were no more fishermen in the pond, only calm water, which looked particularly empty and quiet.
At this time, the pond, with a kind of desolation that no one wants to see, faced the whole autumn alone.
When we arrived at the color board room, we found that Tian was not there. There was not even a spectator in such a big pond. How could this work?
I asked Old Gao, "Where's Tian?"
"I guess not."
"No one is looking at the pond in broad daylight. How can this work?" I said worriedly.
Old Gao sighed and said, "After all, Tian is young. How can he endure it? It's okay to let him stay in the pond alone for a short time. Let alone him for a long time. We can't stand it."
Old Gao was right. Maybe older people could hold on to this boredom. If it were us, it would be really hard for us to be alone.
"But you can't just leave it alone." Back when we were in the pond with old meng, the pond was kept in good condition and we could often see the fish jumping out of the water.
Old Gao said, "Well, I can't help it. It's too expensive to hire a worker to look at the pond now. It doesn't count. Tian is here during the day. I can't help it if I'm not here. I basically sleep here at night."
Then Old Gao took out the key and opened the door, and I realized that no wonder we didn't have to come to the pond to get fish these days. Old Gao usually brought it directly. It turned out that he lived in the pond.
I couldn't help but frown and say, "It's so far. Come back from the restaurant at night and come to the pond. You can't do this!"
The road was too far in the middle of the night, and it was especially quiet at night. There were no streetlights on the road, and there was not a single person in sight.
"Nothing." Old Gao said nonchalantly.
I looked at Old Gao with a bit of heartache. He was too tired to go on like this. He got up early and got into the dark every day. Who could stand it?
I sat down in the room and said, "This really won't work. We have to find a way."
"What can I do?" Old Gao also sat down and said, "I thought about it too, but I don't have the energy and money for the time being."
Yes, Old Gao is no longer a rich second generation, or it is extremely stressful to hire a few workers, let alone Xingyun hotel.
I also think that I can only leave it here now. When I have money in my hands, I can plan the pond and make it a backup pond for the Xingyun hotel. Also, I think that if I tell Hu Zi, he will have no problem with it.
At this time, Old Gao finally found a lighter in front of the table, lit the cigarette and said, "Xing Yun, if I leave the Xingyun hotel in the future, don't blame me."
There was a tinge of sadness in Old Gao's words. I immediately frowned and asked quickly, "Leave. Why are you leaving?"
Now that Hu Zi has gone to the Yu xiangyuan, although he has not left the Yu xiangyuan, it is very difficult to meet and talk to each other every day. Old Gao actually wants to leave, so isn't I the only one left in the future?
There were some unspeakable emotions surging in my heart, very intense. I thought that Old Gao and Hu Zi and I would never break up. I've seen too many news reports about partners breaking up and heard too many of these stories, but I still think that the three of us are the strongest partners in the world.
Old Gao looked at my anxious expression and quickly smiled, "I'm just saying, don't be nervous."
"No, why do you say that? Is something wrong? Or what do you think? You have something to say." I don't like the topic of parting. I really don't like it.
Old Gao smiled again, "Nothing! It's really nothing! I'm especially good at the Xingyun hotel. I'm especially reluctant to leave."
"Then don't leave!" I didn't understand and asked, "Then why did you say that all of a sudden?"
"I just..." Old Gao took a puff of his cigarette, organized his words, and said, "I'm just afraid that if anything happens, I'll have to leave."
I couldn't keep up with Old Gao's train of thought. I always felt as if he was implying something, as if he was hiding something from me.
"What could have happened to his mother? If you have something to say, can you just say it?" I couldn't help but curse.
"Look at you. Why are you so excited?" Old Gao still smiled and said, "Even if I leave the Xingyun hotel, I will only come to the pond and not go anywhere else. Then I will have time to take care of the pond and make it look like before. There are many fishermen fishing here every day, and if you don't want to chase me away, I will be like Hu Zi. Not only will I leave the restaurant, but this pond will be counted as well. The pond also provides free fish to the restaurant. What do you think?"
"Damn!" I stood up and said angrily, "You all have a name. I'm the only one left in the restaurant."
Then how unhappy I must be!
I always thought that the Xingyun hotel was a joint venture between the three of us. If the two of them left, I wouldn't have to be there.