ex girlfriend secret

Chapter 35 The So-Called Soul
I stood at the door looking at Zhao Jing and asked, "Why are you here?"

"I'll bring you dumplings!" Zhao Jing didn't care whether I wanted her to come in or not, she squeezed in beside me with the lunch box containing the dumplings, put the dumplings on the tea table, and said to herself: "Hurry up!" Come and eat it while it's hot, your favorite minced beef."

I walked over to the coffee table and sat on the sofa, looked at Zhao Jing and said, "You don't have to do this, you know I can't be with you, why are you so nice to me?"

Zhao Jing rolled her eyes and asked: "Give you a bowl of dumplings, is it because I want to chase you? Do you think I can't get married or what? No matter how bad the old lady is, she can raise a handsome boy who is more handsome than you with money. Are you as attractive as you think?"

After hearing what Zhao Jing said, I really couldn't laugh or cry, and I was convinced, her mouth is too powerful.

Picking up the chopsticks to pick up the dumpling in the lunch box, it is indeed my favorite beef mince, I didn’t say a word while eating the dumpling, Zhao Jing was checking Weibo with her mobile phone, and she saw me after a few minutes Without saying a word, she turned her head and asked, "Why are you so silent? Are you still worried that I'm going to pick you up?"

"Don't make trouble!" I said to Zhao Jing: "I took over a project to do 'Old City Age' to find the soul. I always feel that what is lacking in 'Old City Age' is a feeling that I have never grasped. And …Today, Fang Zekai, the general manager of the 'Old City Times', was offended because of this incident, which is a little annoying."

"Who is Fang Zekai? I haven't heard you mention it."

"The people in the head office are the bosses of the 'Old City Times' project. The head office newly established an 'Old City Times Catering Company', with Fang Zekai as the general manager."

"Oh." Zhao Jing responded and continued to look at her mobile phone.

After eating the dumplings, I took the lunch box to the kitchen and rinsed it with water, threw it to Zhao Jing and said, "I don't care about you anymore, I will continue to make plans, find the soul, and choose a new store location."

"Listen to me!" Zhao Jing took my hand and said, "Let's go for a walk, maybe you will be more inspired."

"Where?"

"Just walk around!"

I was pulled out of the community by Zhao Jing. The community was newly built a few years ago. There is a place called Zijun Village near the Charming City community. Many years ago, KM City should have been formed by many such urban villages Come to think of it, in recent years, there has been a lot of urban construction, and many villages in the city have been demolished. The land of those villagers has been bought by developers. After the developers have built houses, they will give a few sets of houses to the villagers in a symbolic manner, and some money!In this way, the houses with property rights were resold to the villagers.

The land was originally owned by the villagers, but now it is owned by the developer. The villagers have more money and some houses with 70-year property rights. After 70 years, the villagers’ money is gone, and the houses are gone. The land is developed by others. Merchant's...

The night market in the village in the city is very lively, and you can see snack bars with "old shop" signs everywhere. Passing by a small stall selling roasted tofu, Zhao Jing proposed to sit down and buy roasted tofu for two yuan, and asked if I had any change .

I found five yuan in my trouser pocket and handed it to the boss. The boss is an uncle in his 50s. While cooking tofu for us, he sighed and said, "Eat, eat, we won't be able to eat it in a few days."

"What's the matter?" Zhao Jing chatted with the uncle selling tofu and asked, "Are you going to wash your hands and quit?"

"It's going to be demolished, hey!" The uncle who sells roasted tofu turned his head and glanced at his facade reluctantly, and said to us: "I have lived here for decades, and half of it has been buried in the soil. I really can't bear to move the nest again. Ah, there are old neighbors all around, there is no way to continue cooking tofu for them.”

Zhao Jing didn't quite understand, and said: "Then you should have received a lot of demolition fees, right? If you like this, just buy a house in a nearby community?"

"What's the use of asking for so much money? My children are older than you now, and they're all married and having children. I don't have much money to spend at my age. I would rather not have this money and stay in the village where I have lived for most of my life." , Sitting in front of the door every day and selling my roasted tofu, how comfortable life is, the old Liu who sells roasted pig's knuckles on the opposite side thinks the same as me, people of our age are used to this kind of life, really I don't want to move away..."

Maybe this kind of village in the city is the memory of their generation. Zhao Jing and I walked along the main road of the village with five yuan of roasted tofu, and there were big "demolition" characters written on the walls on both sides. , In the near future, this place will become a construction site, and these scenes will no longer exist.I asked Zhao Jing, do you have any special feelings about these "demolition" characters?

Zhao Jing shook her head. She said that she didn't feel much after seeing it, but thought it was pretty good. After the demolition, a new community and a new commercial center were built, making life more convenient.

It seems that some emotions are beyond our comprehension.

During the chat, Zhao Jing told me that this piece of land was taken by the developer of City of Charm. Now there are more than a dozen buildings in City of Charm to sell to the villagers at a low price, and the villagers can also rent them in the past. Think of it as resettlement housing.

The words "resettlement housing", "returning housing", and "villagers' special housing" flashed in my mind, but as if I had been electrocuted, a strange inspiration flashed in my mind, and I suddenly He stopped, turned around and looked at the road he was walking on. There were simple small shops on both sides of the road. Tables were set up on the side of the road, and villagers sat there in twos and threes to taste the
Great food on this street.

Roasted tofu, roasted pig's feet, grilled fish, Tujia sauce cakes, Dali roasted bait cubes, old Cuitou stewed noodles...

Under the dim street lights, in this evening...

What would the street be without these storefronts?What would it be like without these small native vendors?

I took Zhao Jing's hand and said, "Go—"

Because I was so excited, Zhao Jing was pulled by me and almost lost her center of gravity. She followed me and asked, "Why are you so surprised? Where are you going?"

I dragged Zhao Jing back to the place where I just sold roasted tofu, looked at the boss and asked, "If this street is demolished, where else can I buy your roasted tofu?"

The boss was stunned for a moment, and asked, "What's the matter? I'm addicted to eating? I'm going to move to the North District of Charming City next month. How can I cook tofu in the elevator room? I won't sell it! I won't sell it! Someday I'll be in a good mood Just squat on the side of the road and roast a few tofu, and let the neighbors eat it for free, and don’t sell it! Maybe the city management will overturn the stall as soon as it is put out!"

"If... If I provide you with a place selling roasted tofu nearby, and also gather the roasted pork knuckles and grilled fish in this street... do you think anyone will come here?"

The boss who sells roasted tofu was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Can you explain in more detail? You want to build a vegetable market? Shall we all go there and sell it?"

I explained: "It's not a vegetable market, it's a higher-end place than a vegetable market."

"I understand what you mean!" Zhao Jing said to me: "Tianyu, I know what you are going to do. You have already found the soul you should have in the 'Old City Age', right?"

"Yes." I was very excited, and said to Zhao Jing, "I didn't expect you to understand me so well."

Zhao Jing smiled happily, and said to me: "I will take you to a place later, and you will be pleasantly surprised. Uncle, let's go first, and I will talk to you another day."

"Wait a minute..." The uncle who sells roasted tofu stopped me and said, "You haven't finished what you said just now, what's going on?"

Zhao Jing pretended to be mysterious and said: "I will tell you tomorrow! Tianyu, let's go, the door will be closed in a while."

I followed in the footsteps of Zhao Jing and returned to the pedestrian street at the intersection of the South District and the North District of the City of Charm. There are many shops on both sides, but not many are rented out. It can be said that this is a business that has not yet flourished. Street, near the gate of the community is a convenience store.

Zhao Jing pointed to a slightly larger door and said to me: "If you want to choose a location, I suggest you choose here. There are three floors in total. I know what you think. You want to put those snacks on the old street Bring in, as the soul of the 'Old Town Age', right?"

"Yes." I confided, "'Old City Era' should not rely on decoration to attract people, but rely on its proper soul, and this soul is some symbols deeply engraved in the hearts of that generation. For example, the roasted tofu and roasted pig's feet on the roadside are all decades-old shops. For that generation, these are their memories, and these memories and tastes can be found in the "old city era". You how do you feel?"

"Very good!" Zhao Jing said with a smile: "Let's go to the property to get the keys, go in and see how it goes, if you like it and think it's feasible, I'll help you inquire about the rent, and help you go to the old street to attract business!"

Hearing the word "investment", I couldn't help laughing.

I got the key of this pavement at the property and went in to check it. It is just a rough house, but the area is large enough. The three floors add up to more than 600 square meters. After I first saw it, the initial plan was to do various small workshops on the first floor, such as roasting tofu. , grilled fish, roasted pig’s knuckles...a small stall has an operating room of five or six square meters. On the second and third floors, some booths are made near the windows. In the hall, there are long tables that can be freely combined. Because of the feeling of a university restaurant, the overall decoration style is still in the style of the "old city era".

After the preliminary inspection, I think I should go back and make a complete plan. I got the architectural drawing of the house from the property, which is convenient for later design. I was busy from 09:30 to [-]:[-] in the morning, and a planning proposal has some clues , Now I will wait for Zhao Jing to help me ask how much the rent of this shop is tomorrow.

On Monday morning, I gave the planning case to Su Xiaomo. After reading it, Su Xiaomo said that she didn't feel anything.

I cheekily said to Su Xiaomo: "It's okay for you to let me decide, but...you have to give me money. It takes money to pay the rent and decoration. If you don't give me money, what project should I do?"

"Money?" Su Xiaomo spread her hands and said, "Are you asking me for money? I don't have it either. Isn't this money to be approved by Fang Zekai? You can ask the accountant if Fang Zekai has sent the money. I'll give you an approval note, just tell me where you need to pay, and you can issue an invoice, and I'll let the accountant make the payment."

I went to the financial affairs again and asked if the "Old Town Times Catering Company" had sent the money.

The finance department gave me an affirmative answer, telling me that there was a transfer information from the "Old Town Times Catering Company". Call Zhao Jing and ask her to help me determine the rent. If the rent is reasonable, I will go over and sign the contract immediately. After signing the contract, I can decorate and "invest"!
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