The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 219 Gu Yi is determined to be an agent

Willow head on the moon.

The cool autumn night wind blew Zhou Xiaomei's beautiful hair on her forehead. If you look closely, there are two lines of hot tears streaming down this beautiful woman's face.

She just came out of Xiaojun's house.

Every time I come here to see the two children, I always stay for an hour and then leave. I stayed a little longer today.First, I accompanied Xiaojun to finish his homework, then played with the clever and mischievous Xiaoying for half a day, and then watched cartoons with the two children for half an hour.

In the end, the mother's love burst out, she bathed Xiaoying in the big basin, wiped it clean and carried her to the kang, spread out the small quilt, leaned on it and told stories to the child until the child fell asleep.

When she straightened up and got off the kang, the child's little hand subconsciously grabbed the hem of her skirt in her sleep, and her small mouth squirmed and called: Mom——

At that moment, her heart trembled, the softest piece of flesh in her heart was touched, and it was broken——
Resisting the tears, he greeted Xiaojun to sleep, then greeted grandma, walked out of the bungalow, out of the small courtyard, and walked to the silent street.

As a woman, she is a mother with a son who is the same age as Xiaoying.

A mother broke her heart and reminded her of her son who was far away from home.

Who can be closer than the flesh that falls from oneself?

She is lucky and unlucky.

God looks at all living beings in the world from above, and also looks at suffering and happiness.It is affectionate and has given the world love, family, parents, sisters and a warm home; it is ruthless, watching the kind-hearted people struggle and suffer pain and misfortune.

Some people say that suffering is a fortune, which can temper and sharpen people and make them strong.

But who wants to experience suffering?
Suffering often exists from birth, there is no choice but to experience and face.This is also the reality of life, it is not cruel, it just exists.

We often associate suffering with destiny, but it is not the case when we think about it carefully.Suffering may be fate, but luck is in the hands of the person facing and experiencing it, and it is related to the will of the person.A strong person will walk out a path full of hope amidst the ups and downs, and a weak person will drift with the flow and even give in.

Whether born in misery or reincarnated in wealth, people have gone through half of their life and experienced the vicissitudes of accidents in middle age.At this time, it is almost unnecessary to comment on luck and misfortune, it is just a summary of the first half of life.

Fortunately for Zhou Xiaomei, she did not experience the hardships and hardships of Lao Tan. She has a good and rich family and never has to worry about food and clothing.Her misfortune is emotional ups and downs and failures, and in a way, this is also a very common thing.

When she saw the sensible Xiaojun and the smart and well-behaved Xiaoying, she thought of her son emotionally. She felt sorry for the two motherless children and felt happy for her son at the same time. She naturally shed tears in excitement.

Lao Tan and Gu Yi were drinking in the small private room of the Haidong store.

"Have you thought about it, are you really an agent?" Old Tan asked.

"What's the matter with this, it's decided." Gu Yi said.

"Can Sun Yucong's house be used for nothing?" Old Tan asked.

"Why not use it for nothing?" Gu Yi curled his mouth like a rascal, and then said: "If you earn money, you will pay him the rent. It is not for nothing. It is now that the house is rented out, and the shortest period will be in June next year."

Old Tan thought for a while and said, "Then there is no rush. Besides, there is no plan to develop in Suzhou this year. If you have time, you should go to Suzhou for inspection during this period, so you know what you want."

"Don't worry brother, your brother, I don't fight uncertain battles. Remember the woman surnamed Qiao who came back last time. We talked privately when we played together in the grassland. If I do it, she will vote for the family. "

"is it?"

"She means to vote for one family first, and if it's good, we can cooperate. They have money, so it's not a problem to vote for ten or eight families, and it won't hurt your muscles or bones."

"Are you familiar with her?" Old Tan asked.

"It's okay." Gu Yi introduced: "The family is rich and invisible rich, which can be counted in Suzhou. Her brother is very powerful, and he is a partner with Boss Sun. If you have time to go to Suzhou and take you to visit her brother's house, that's what she does. It’s called home, and it won’t be sold for [-] million yuan, and many movie stars borrow scenes from his house for filming.”

"What's wrong? Ancient house? Liujin courtyard?" Old Tan asked.

"You're really right. It's true that Liujin Yard was built in the Qing Dynasty. It's the boss."

"That can be worth [-] million—how can someone have the money to open a dumpling restaurant with you?" Old Tan was skeptical.

"That's her brother's house. She can't do it. She only has more than 10 million yuan. Now 10 million is nothing in the eyes of rich people. Among other things, your dumpling restaurant has an annual turnover of more than [-] million. .”

"That's true. My goal is to break through [-] million within two years. When I break through [-] million, I will retire, take good care of my body, and start traveling."

"I'll be with you then."

Old Tan smiled and said, "By that time, you'll already be in the eye of Qian, and you still have time to accompany me? For Qian—you don't care as much as I do."

Just as Gu Yi was about to refute, the door of the private room opened, and Zhou Xiaomei walked in.

Lao Tan saw that her eyes were a little red, obviously she had cried, and felt that Gu Yi was not an outsider, so he asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhou Xiaomei sat down and said softly: "It's okay, I went to see Xiaojun Xiaoying just now, and I miss my child."

"Go home and have a look if you want to." Gu Yi said.

"Thinking about it, this time I will go back to the provincial capital for a meeting. After the meeting, I will go home to see the children." Zhou Xiaomei turned her head to Lao Tan and asked, "Uncle, why don't you go back? How about we go together."

Old Tan thought about it for a while, "Together, I haven't been back for a long time, it's August Festival, go home and see my mother."

"Oh, don't tell me, I forgot. It's August Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. After the meeting, I'll go home to see my mother." Gu Yi said.

"When I was young, I didn't want to go home. It's good to go back once a year. Sometimes I can't go back during the New Year. If you don't manage your family, you don't know the cost of money. If you don't raise children, you don't know the kindness of your parents. Now that you are a father, you know that it is not easy for parents.

Hey, when I know my parents are getting old too—I often go home and have a look, the songs are all sung like this—” Lao Tan said with emotion.

"How can a person have no family and no parents—" Gu Yi also sighed.

"Mother is calling home, and when Mother is gone, call back home—" Lao Tan said.

For a while, the three of them didn't speak, each thinking of his parents, the atmosphere was heavy and sad.

Zhou Xiaomei's mother's face appeared in front of her eyes, followed by her father, and then her lovely son——
A slightly gloomy bedroom appeared in front of Gu Yi, with a lonely mother sitting on the bed, and a portrait of his father hanging on the wall——
In front of Lao Tan's eyes was his mother's face first, then the four old houses, and then the four old houses were replaced by the courtyard of Fifth Sister's house, the house, the kang, and his mother was sitting on the kang with a kind face——
Those who are away from home are homesick——

Especially during Chinese New Year.

"Come on, drink." After a long time, Old Tan picked up his glass to break the silence.

Gu Yi picked up the wine glass and touched Lao Tan, and said in a choked voice: "This year, I will spend a holiday with my mother."

Finished drinking it.

Zhou Xiaomei also picked up the wine glass and drank it with Lao Tan after touching each other.

Now that they all decided to go home to spend the August Festival with their mother, the melancholy of homesickness also dissipated.

Zhou Xiaomei talked about Xiaoying's going to kindergarten: "Xiaoying is about to go to kindergarten, which means that he has no money, and his father will pay for it."

"Hey, the child's life is hard." Old Tan sighed.

"You just have to pay for the medical expenses. There are many difficult families like this, and we can't help them." Gu Yi said.

"It's because I can't help—or because I don't have enough money, I don't have the ability." Old Tan said.

"Brother, you don't look like a kind person, but you have a bodhisattva heart." Gu Yi joked.

"You have never lived a hard life, and you will know it after passing it." Old Tan said.

"Brother, don't think I'm older than you, I really haven't suffered from your hardships. At that time, my family was good, and my dad was in charge of purchasing in the factory. My sister and I were the only ones in my family. The food was better than ordinary people, and the clothes were better. Okay, remember when you went to school, you still had a dime in your pocket." Gu Yi recalled.

"I envy you, kid from a rich family." Old Tan lit a cigarette.

"It's not a good thing to have a good family. I haven't suffered a lot, and I feel that everything should be done. I'm a boy in my family, and my father still favors boys over girls, but I'm used to it. No, it's just like this."

"Isn't it good for you to do this? Black and white take both."

Gu Yi smiled wryly, and said: "You can just bury me. In this society, money is still useful, and money is nothing."

"Aren't you planning to make money now?" Zhou Xiaomei smiled.

"It's all up to brother Tan to help me, and I can't help me." Gu Yi said.

Old Tan said: "Help, you must help. Helping others is helping yourself. Who would not do such a cheap thing."

(End of this chapter)