I'm waiting for you in the wind and snow

Chapter 357 Self-defeating
After I answered the call from this cousin, I suddenly remembered that her name was Xu Shu. She asked me first, "Brother, are you still awake?"

"Well, I haven't slept yet...why did you remember to call me?"

"It's nothing special, I just want to chat with you... It seems like we haven't called for a year or two... I remember, the last time I saw you was during the Chinese New Year the year before last!"

I also sighed: "It's been such a long time!... Are you still used to staying in Shanghai?"

"I'm used to it. Mrs. Jane thinks highly of me. I'm her personal assistant now. Although it's not been long, I've seen many scenes with her...Anyway, I think this job can improve me personally. Very helpful."

"That's good."

Xu Shu was silent for a while on the other end of the phone, and then said to me: "Brother, I just wanted to thank you for calling you this time... This job is very important to me. Without your help, I might lose If I don't get this chance... some time ago, I was really desperate..."

"Auntie told me about your condition... Let me ask a little more, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Shu seemed to be a bit embarrassed... so much so that he was silent for a longer time than before, and then said to me: "You are my brother, I will not hide it from you...I...became someone else's mistress, but I It was only afterwards that I found out that he turned out to be a man with a family... Actually, the day my father and mother went to find you and my sister-in-law, I had an abortion in the hospital... I was almost destroyed by that scumbag. "

"It's good if you can learn your lesson. When you find a boyfriend in the future, you must be cautious."

"Well... I also blamed myself. I thought that man was excellent. If I followed him, I wouldn't have to struggle for the rest of my life... I later reflected on myself. I was really harmed by my hedonic thinking. In fact, this world In fact, the only thing you can really rely on is your strong self... right, bro?"

The reason why I didn't want Ye Zhi to arrange a job for her at that time was because I knew that she was a person who wanted to enjoy herself. Now she can realize this and is willing to reflect and change. Throwing cold water on her, he encouraged her, "You're right if you think so... I always thought you were a very capable person, otherwise you wouldn't be the most educated person in our family... If you can really change Get rid of your shortcomings, and the future will be bright."

Xu Shu finally smiled: "By the way, brother... When will you come to Shanghai? I'll treat you to dinner... and Dai Qiang... We all want to thank you very much."

I was stunned, I didn't know how to answer... and the sadness began to pervade in an instant... What am I going to do in that place in Shanghai? ...

"Brother, why don't you talk anymore... Is it because the signal is bad?"

"No... If you have time, you should invite Mrs. Jane to come to Dali to play... You should thank her the most for your affairs... As a brother, I should find a chance to thank her."

"Yes, Mr. Jane is kind to me... But the person who should be most grateful should be my sister-in-law... Mr. Jane has already told me."

My Adam's apple squirmed, and I couldn't speak for a long time.

Xu Shu, who realized it, hurriedly said to me: "I'm sorry, brother... I said the wrong thing..."

"It's okay, it's all the truth... I've already seen it, anyway, no one can escape life, old age, sickness and death, natural disasters and man-made disasters, sooner or later..." At this point, I smiled again and said, "If there is nothing else, just hang up." Right... I'm sleepy."

Before Xu Shu could reply, I hung up the phone.

But after turning off the lights, I uncontrollably thought a lot about the past with Ye Zhi... I was really deceiving myself and others, but I didn't see it away.

……

Early the next morning, Chen Jin and I went to the studio together. We took inventory of the recently signed shops, and made a very detailed investment plan based on the locations of these existing shops; in addition, we installed street lights for the commercial street. Things are also going on at the same time. After serious discussion and research, we finally come up with a budget of 13 yuan to do this... and when the design plan is made, the construction and installation can be carried out immediately.

We confirmed with the construction party that the entire construction period will not exceed 15 days... After 15 days, this commercial street will change drastically.

……

At noon, Cao Xiaobei came to our studio again. Seeing Chen Jin there, he insisted on borrowing a word from me, but he didn't know what motive he came with.

Outside the studio, I said to him with dissatisfaction: "If you don't want to stay in such a good environment in the studio, why do you have to go outside to bask in the sun?!"

"Do you know what a private chat is?"

"You like to chat in private so much, so just tell me on WeChat, it's over..."

I was only halfway through what I had said before I was interrupted by Cao Xiaobei, who said, "I came here to ask you to borrow money... such a shameful thing, we can't let too many people know about it."

"Did I hear you right? You asked me to borrow money!"

Cao Xiaobei took out a cigarette and lit it, "Baji, Baji" took two puffs and said to me: "I went back yesterday and told my dad about opening the inn... My dad said, I can do it too , but you have to pay him rent.”

"He has a good idea, and he also wants you to do something practical with your own ability... But he asks you for rent, why do you come here to borrow money from me?"

"My dad said, I have to ask you to borrow the money..."

"Your dad said, your dad said... Do you have any fucking ideas of your own?"

"I think my dad is right... It's most suitable to borrow the money from you first."

"why?"

"Because I'm looking for you to borrow, and I'm sure I can borrow it... You don't want these 16 sets of shops to be deserted here, like a thigh is missing?"

I sighed from the bottom of my heart: "You two father and son really know how to make use of the problem!"

Cao Xiaobei smiled: "Only if you lend me money, can our interests be truly bound together. In order for me to return the money, you have to do your best to help me promote this inn...so , You have to borrow this money if you don’t want to.”

"Another person said you were innocent yesterday... Where the hell are you innocent?"

"This is my dad's idea, I'm still me."

"Yes, the bad things are done by other people, you are the most innocent!"

Cao Xiaobei didn't take it seriously. After he took a puff of cigarette, he asked me again: "Who is that person who said I'm innocent?"

"Who else could it be?"

Cao Xiaobei regained his energy immediately, and asked again: "What else did she say about me?"

I sighed, and said again: "I'm not in the mood to talk about this with you... Tell me quickly, how much rent does your father ask you for?"

"Not many, a set of shops, [-] a year."

I couldn't laugh or cry, and then asked: "Are you going to borrow all these rents from me?"

"No one else can borrow it."

"Are you fucking stupid, or are you really stupid?... One set of shops costs 16 yuan, and 32 sets of shops cost [-] yuan... Let me sell you a fucking kidney, okay?"

Cao Xiaobei pinched his fingers to calculate, but was also taken aback...

I looked at him and felt very disappointed. This person has no idea about money, let alone plans... Not to mention that I can't afford so much money now, even if I can, I definitely can't lend it to him, because 100 % will be in vain... At least for now, it seems that he has no awareness of doing business at all.

And his father Cao Jinbo is really a smart guy... He knew that his son was not suitable for doing business together, so he came up with this idea, asking me to take the risk for his son... Or, let me do my best to take the risk with him. His son embarked on the road of entrepreneurship.

This time, I really shot myself in the foot...Yesterday, I shouldn't have suggested Cao Xiaobei to open an inn, I should have taken over these shops myself.

(End of this chapter)