CH 4.1

Hearing that Su Li was studying art, the boss specially customized three small blackboards for Su Li to write and draw.

Su Li had something to do at school today, so she came late, and everyone had already had dinner when she arrived at the bar.

There was pure soft music playing inside and outside the bar. A man and a woman sat drinking tea and chatting outside, whispering and covering their mouths with gentle smiles—they were here for a blind date.

Su Li sat in front of the bar, lying down bored for a while, propped her head up, and said to Chen Jiu, “Aren’t you tired from standing like this every day?”

“I’m used to it.”

“Not boring?”

“I’m used to it.”

“This place is so desolate. Why do you still need to recruit so many people?”

“When the weather is not so cold, the bar will be busy.” Chen Jiu turned off his phone and straightened his back. “There is a birthday party next week, and there will be a blind date for hundreds of people right after that. It will be impossible for you to sit like this for a second at that time.”

“So busy.” Su Li sighed, “You don’t chat with me. It’s better than sitting here in a daze.”

Two high school students in school uniforms came in one after another. The girl held her hand and rolled her eyes, and the two found a place to sit down.

Chen Jiu stared at Su Li.

Su Li gave him a wicked smile. “What are you looking at me for?”

“Go serve.”

“Why me?”

“Should I go?”

Su Li looked around, but Li Guo was absent.

“Xiao Li is not here, and you are the waiter.”

“Okay.” Su Li reluctantly pulled out the wine list and menu from the iron shelf on the wall. She walked to the table of the two guests, “Hi, what do you want to eat? Or drink?”

The female student didn’t look at her. She flipped through the menu, frowned, and said to Su Li, pretending to be calm: “We will have a look first, and I’ll call you later.”

“Okay.” Su Li returned to sit in front of Chen Jiu.

“Send a pot of water to the guests.” Chen Jiu handed over a large pot with two slices of lemon and two cups, and Su Li took it and passed it over.

The female student flipped through the menu back and forth. Whispered to the male student, “It’s too expensive. Look at this steak 388! The cheapest is 188.”

The male student did not speak.

“I can’t afford the pasta. Hey, why don’t we go.”

“We’ve already sat down. How embarrassing to go.”

Seeing Su Li coming, the male student covered his mouth and coughed a few times.

“Lemonade.”

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.” Su Li put down the glass, “Do you want me to pour it?”

“We can do it ourselves.” The girl glanced at her and then took a second look. “Wow, you are so beautiful.”

Su Li smiled calmly and patted her on the shoulder. “Thank you. Have you chosen it? Do you want me to recommend it?”

“No, no, thank you.”

“Then take a look. If there is something to do, call me.”

“Okay.”

Seeing that Su Li had left, the two started whispering again, and after choosing for five or six minutes, they ordered a set of French fries and two burgers.

Su Li and Chen Jiu stood side by side. “Tsk tsk tsk, puppy love. Look at them. How sweet.”

“It seems that you are not much older than them.”

“What’s wrong.” She stretched her face to look at him, “Chen Jiu, have you ever had a puppy love?”

“Yeah.”

“How old were you?”

“I don’t remember.”

“So stingy, don’t want to say.”

“Sophomore.”

“Is that girl pretty?”

“It’s okay.”

“Compared to me?”

Chen Jiu glanced at her, “It’s far behind.”

“Is she far behind me?”

“So confident?”

“Of course.” Su Li continued to ask, “You haven’t answered yet.”

“I’ve forgotten what it looks like.”

“It’s fine if you don’t want to talk about it.”

A foreign man came in at night and sat down and read a book after ordering a drink. Su Li was watching Chen Jiu making coffee.

The boss came in with a bottle of wine and put it on the bar, “Xiao Su, I’ve ordered some blackboards for you to draw. Anyway, you’re not busy right now. Take a look. Why don’t you go to draw on the blackboards?”

“Okay.”

“Xiao Chen, help her to get it after you finish making the coffee.”

“Okay.”