urban life

Chapter 497 Fairness
Late at night, the stars are dotted, and the moon hangs in the sky.

Ran Qiu swallowed his saliva.

She has never met such a difficult opposite sex.

Those men outside, if she randomly hooked her fingers, they would swarm up in groups.

But when she thought about Zhou Liang's family conditions and her wealth, she suddenly figured it out again.

There are many beautiful women, but there are very few people like Zhou Liang's family.

"Then why do you work part-time in a bookstore?"

Again this question.

Zhou Liang shook the corners of his mouth in astonishment, stopped, turned his head, and stared at the other party earnestly and seriously, there was no emotion in his pupils: "I remember you promised that if the bookstore is under my name, you will buy the bookstore in my name." I ate all the books in my book, does it still count?”

"Hehe." The moment Ran Qiu said it, he realized that it was a stupid question. Unexpectedly, Zhou Liang still remembered those big words of hers. The embarrassment was extremely extreme, and his lips squirmed, "I was just joking, Don't take it seriously."

"."

Zhou Liang deeply understood the sentence that often hangs on Zhou An's lips: a woman's mouth is a deceitful ghost.

Along the way, Ran Qiu chattered and asked him many questions about family, study, and life.

Zhou Liang selectively answered the questions he wanted to answer.

"Why don't you drive?"

"No car."

"Nonsense, your family is so rich and doesn't have a car."

"Correct."

"Li Ge gave you that Bentley, you deserve it anyway."

"No."

After walking for half an hour, I finally arrived home.

"Your family lives here?"

Ran Qiu looked at the bungalows and villas in front of him, each one was very valuable, and for ordinary rich people, it was also an existence that was out of reach, and he was a little dazed for a while.

Although Zhou Liang's family situation had been predicted, he was still amazed and stunned.

Zhou Liang turned his head and said softly, "Goodbye."

After speaking, he went straight to the house.

Ran Qiu stood there in a daze for a long time, until Zhou Liang's back disappeared from sight, and finally came to his senses slowly.

After a while, a Bentley stopped in front of her, and the sisters went for a circle, having a good time.

"This is where the handsome guy lives? I remember that every bungalow is worth hundreds of millions. Damn! Fat sheep!"

"Some people were born in Rome, and some people were born as cattle and horses. Why is there such a big gap in life?"

"Oh! Why didn't I meet someone like the handsome boy?"

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With the roar, the Bentley left quickly.

When Zhou Liang returned home, the elders in the family were already asleep.

Because Zhou Liang was sensible and righteous from a young age, Zhou An's family didn't restrict him too much, and it didn't matter even if he came home late.

If Zhou Lingmeng came home late at night, he must be too anxious to sleep.

When he returned to his room, there was a bottle of milk on the desk, it was still warm, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he drank it in one gulp.

After a brief wash, he immediately woke up from his dream.

When I woke up, it was already noon.

When I went downstairs, I saw that my old father had already had lunch, with his legs up, drinking tea in small sips, with a chic and proud look.

As he grows older, Zhou An likes to drink tea more and more. Tea has a kind of magic power of peace of mind, which can keep him in a good state of mind in the confrontation with Hou Mengting, otherwise, he will be pissed off by Hou Mengting sooner or later.

"Grandma, I can do it myself, you pay more attention to your body."

Before Zhou Liang sat down at the table, Lu Yulan had already served him a meal. He really deserved it, but unfortunately the old man didn't care about him at all, and still went his own way.

"Eat more, you will lose weight." Liu Shuhua clamped the vegetables into his rice bowl and piled them up like a hill.

Family love is always so heavy.

Anyway, in front of the two elders, no matter how fat you are, you are not fat.

That's called being blessed.

"A Bentley, more than 100 million, don't want it if you don't want it, you are really rich." Zhou An saw him and muttered, "When did you learn to go to nightclubs? Don't learn the good ones, but master the bad ones."

Hou Mengting rolled her eyes: "I didn't learn from you, you think you are some kind of fun, and you have brought our son to ruin."

"I'm a prodigal son. I walk among the flowers without touching my body." Zhou An leaned back on the sofa, put his hands on the back of his head, and shook gently, "But our son didn't learn the essence of me at all. Just met a difficult woman in a nightclub."

"Hey, it seems that you also had an unforgettable experience when you were young. Mr. Zhou chatted with me."

"Why? How old are you? If you don't tell me, I'll tell you. It's not fair at all."

Hou Mengting put down her job, rolled up her sleeves, and walked up to Zhou An: "Fair? Have you learned new words recently? Do you still understand the meaning of fairness?"

Zhou An hesitated for a moment, as if he was thinking about something, looked at Hou Mengting, and said with determination: "The meaning of fairness is that I am the public, and you are."

Before she finished speaking, Hou Mengting's complexion changed, her fingers bent, and she pinched Zhou An's neck tightly.

An old couple who had been married for more than 20 years strangled instantly.

Zhou Liang chose to turn a blind eye to the behavior between his parents.

He has been a son for 18 years, and he is used to thousands of ways the couple show their affection.

The way of showing affection is always so unexpected and strange.

After lunch, Zhou Liang washed the dishes and went back to the living room. The couple who had shouted loudly to kill each other were now reconciled as before.

He shook his head helplessly, greeted his family, and walked towards the bookstore.

"Does our son like that girl?" Hou Mengting asked softly, touching her chin.

When he woke up this morning, Su Lihui told the two of them in detail what happened last night, and understood the whole process.

"Hey!" Zhou An sighed, "I wish he had a good impression of that girl."

Their old Zhou family is more serious about their relationship, and they will never give up if they don't meet their own requirements. Zhou An is like this, and Zhou Zihui is also like this.

Zhou Liang is even more so today.

And what is different from him and Zhou Zihui is that Zhou Liang has read all kinds of books since he was a child, including classic literature and novels, and has learned a lot from books.

I have a deeper understanding of the world, three views, and life.

This situation caused Zhou Liang to rarely make friends with others, and he had no other friends except Deng Xi.

He is not autistic or introverted like Zhou Zihui, and he can communicate well with people if he wants to.

But around him, no one at the same age can reach the same level of thinking as him, so he doesn't bother to make friends.

Zhou An was very worried about Zhou Liang's state.

"Indeed." As soon as this was mentioned, Hou Mengting also frowned, and then waved her hand, "Forget it, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and our son hasn't gone to college yet, so why think so much? Who can say what will happen in the future? Clear."

A pat on Zhou An's shoulder: "Sisters take you to take a nap."

After hearing the words, Zhou An's body trembled suddenly: "Can I not sleep?"

"no!"

In the end Hou Mengting almost dragged Zhou An into the room.

In the hot summer, the whole world is like a huge steamer, with heat waves permeating every corner.

There are few people in the streets and alleys, and some outdoor workers are still working under the scorching sun.

Zhou Liang strolled along the side of the road as usual, a little weird and strange.

He didn't care about the strange gazes from others.

After walking slowly for about half an hour, I finally arrived outside the bookstore.

Drops of sweat ooze from his forehead, and the sweat wets the T-shirt, but his face is flat, the corners of his mouth are slightly raised, and he looks quite relaxed and comfortable.

There are several regular customers outside the bookstore, waiting for him.

A trace of apology appeared on Zhou Liang's face: "Sorry, I'm late."

"I come to you every day to read books for free, blowing away, and not spending money. We should say sorry."

"That is, if you don't drive us away, I am already grateful."

"Thank you boss for taking me in."

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They were grateful to Zhou Liang for being able to open a bookstore in the prime location of Shanghai without any compensation.

For customers entering the store, Zhou Liang does not have any requirements, no consumption, no card, no routine, as long as they come in, they will have a foothold.

A small number of customers who come to the store are book lovers.

Most of them come in to rest their feet, blow some air and take a rest.

There are also some unemployed middle-aged people. The family members do not know that they are unemployed. In order to stabilize the family, they pretend to go to work in his shop every day, hoping to comfort their wives and children.

The demand of customers entering the store exceeded Zhou Liang's expectations.

It can only be said that in this fast-paced and busy society, few people can calm down to read. Most people are dragged down by secular affairs and cannot calm down to read.

But Zhou Liang is quite happy, after all, it is worth the money to provide others with a place to rest.

Zhou Liang chatted with them for a while, and then opened the door of the bookstore. The whole store was stuffy, and the air seemed to be soaked in hot water, making people feel heavy and suffocating.

He opened the air conditioner, and the space suddenly became much clearer.

Several regular customers knew Zhou Liang well, so they didn't chat too much, they found a book by themselves, and then browsed it.

He walked into the bookstore, took a cold shower, changed his clothes, and instantly looked brand new.

aim--!
Walking to the counter, a melodious and slight meowing sound attracted Zhou Liang's attention.

He suddenly cheered up.

He picked up a ham sausage on the table and walked out the door.

I saw a special "guest" outside the door, with a slightly round head, short and wide face, obvious M-shaped markings on the forehead, short and dense hair, and unique raccoon markings.

It is a raccoon cat.

This raccoon cat is his regular customer. Since he opened the shop, he has come to the shop every day, rain or shine.

After coming and going, one person and one cat will become familiar.

"aim--"

Seeing him, the cihuamao let out a soft cry, then raised its front legs and landed on a fat dead mouse, staring straight at him, full of anticipation and longing.

"Thank you! Don't!"

While Zhou Liang refused, he tore open the outer packaging of the ham sausage and fed it to the other party.

Cihuamao is a good cat who only knows how to reciprocate kindness, and is affectionate and righteous.

After eating his ham sausage, there must be corresponding rewards. Every day, he would grab his favorite food and give it to Zhou Liang.

Even though he refused countless times, it still didn't change.

You don't have to eat it, but I can't stop grabbing it.

aim--!
After eating the ham sausage, the cihuamao stretched out its tongue and licked its mouth, landed its paw on the dead mouse again, and asked again.

"I really don't want to trouble you."

aim--!
Seemingly understanding what he meant, the cihuamao let out a soft meow in an arrogant tone, then picked up the mouse, turned around, trotted away from the bookstore, and disappeared into the bushes.

"cough cough"

Just when Zhou Liang was about to enter the store, a coughing sound came to his ears suddenly, he raised his head and looked: "Why are you here again?"

Ran Qiu's face was full of smiles: "Aren't you welcome?"

"welcome."

Zhou Liang silently looked at each other.

Yesterday, Ran Qiu was wearing a white dress, dressed in a mature style, exuding the temperament of a royal sister.

Today, the upper body is a white T-shirt, the lower body is wide-leg jeans, and the feet are ordinary canvas shoes. Compared with yesterday, it is a bit more youthful.

He just glanced at Ran Qiu casually, ignored her, and then walked inside. As long as he didn't deliberately find fault, he welcomes anyone to come.

"You don't seem to like me at all?" Ran Qiu asked while sitting opposite him, propping his chin.

"We only met three times, and I said I like you, do you believe me?"

"I don't believe it!" Ran Qiu replied, "But many men would say when they saw me: It was love at first sight."

"Oh."

"Oh?"

"Oh." Zhou Liang thought for a while and asked, "May I help you?"

"Yes." Ran Qiu tidied up his clothes, with a serious face, "I want to apply for a job in your store."

Zhou Liang looked up at the other party, tilted his head, was confused, and replied honestly: "My store has no recruitment plan."

As for his answer, Ran Qiu did as he expected, with a slight arc on the corner of his mouth: "Your store always needs an employee to help you look after it, clean up, buy books, organize bookshelves, and a series of things, I can help you .”

"No need, I can do it myself."

"Two are better than one."

Zhou Liang frowned slightly, staring at each other's eyeballs: "Don't you have something to do?"

"No!" Ran Qiu shook his head, "After graduating from university, I have been busy fishing for money, without a formal job, without a day's work, hoping to get rich one day. Thanks to you, I made at least 400 yuan last night. Wan, I would not have that money without you, and I want to do something to repay you."

Zhou Liang replied the same way: "You won, it has nothing to do with me."

"But without you, I can't win. Even if I win, I can't take the money with me." Ran Qiu said, "Don't worry, I'm a free employee, and I don't need your salary."

"Give me a reason."

"Free employees still need a reason. Your family deserves to make so much money. There is a reason, a capitalist family." Ran Qiu muttered, then turned his chair, turned to look at the bookstore, and said, "I remember You are about to go to college. Once the school starts, you will definitely stay in school often and have no time to come to the bookstore. I can help you open a store and provide a reading place for your acquaintances. And——

You can also feed the ham sausage to that lovely raccoon cat. "

"Deal, a salary of 2 yuan a month."

Ran Qiu raised his lips slightly, a dimple appeared on his cheek, and said softly, "Thank you, boss."

(End of this chapter)