Retreat

The atmosphere in the bar is scorching hot, the music is accompanied by the constantly shaking lights, there are always some tempting and depraved delusions.

The waiter asked He Yu: "How many are there, sir?"

He said, "I'm looking for your boss."

The waiter was slightly surprised, "Is there something wrong?"

He Yu smiled and said, "May I ask if your boss's surname is Li? A friend of mine asked me to come and find him."

The expression of the young waiter looked a little dazed, "Our boss's surname is not Li."

"Oh?" He Yu was also a little surprised, "Isn't your place called Drunken City?"

The waiter told He Yu: "The city of Buzui has been closed, and I am no longer a boss."

He Yu frowned, looked around, and asked, "Can I meet your boss?"

The waiter said: "Please wait a moment, I will go and ask for you."

When the waiter walked away, He Yu became more and more uncertain, and the toe of his right foot kept tapping the ground, inadvertently trying to resolve the anxiety.

Soon the waiter came out from behind, followed by a middle-aged man.

"This is our boss, surnamed Zhang." The waiter introduced.

He Yu nodded and said, "Boss Zhang, hello."

The middle-aged man pulled his glasses and asked, "Are you looking for Lao Li?"

He Yu quickly responded: "Yes, I'm looking for Brother Li, I wonder if Boss Zhang can contact him?"

The middle-aged man said: "He didn't open a bar anymore. It closed here as if he opened a restaurant. I don't know the exact address, but I have his old phone number. I don't know if I can get through."

He Yudao: "If you have a chance, always try."

The middle-aged man nodded, "Okay, I'll give you the phone number, and you can contact him yourself."

He Yu found Li Tang's phone number from the boss surnamed Zhang.He saved the phone number in his mobile phone and didn't call right away.His address book looks really deserted, there was only one Fu Chenshan in the past, but now there is another Li Tang.

After thanking Boss Zhang, He Yu came out of the bar and walked along the street to a quieter place before taking out his mobile phone to call Li Tang.

The phone was connected, but no one answered.He Yu let it ring for a long time, and finally hung up automatically.

He Yu put the phone back into his pocket and sighed helplessly.

On the way home by taxi, He Yu saw a barbecue restaurant on the side of the road and felt hungry.He asked the driver to stop, went to grill a dozen skewers by himself, ordered two more bottles of beer, sat on the side of the road and ate meat skewers while drinking.After eating everything, He Yu smoked a cigarette, stood up and took a taxi back to Fu Chenshan's home.

It was almost 12 o'clock when I took the elevator to the door of the house.

He Yu opened the door and saw that the light in the living room was still on. Fu Chenshan was sitting on the sofa holding a notebook and working. When he saw him coming in, he immediately stood up, "Where did you go? Why is it so late?"

He Yu turned around and closed the door, saying, "Go find a friend."

"What friend?"

He Yu was a little strange, he felt that Fu Chenshan was too nervous, so he asked instead: "Where is Miss Ling?"

Fu Chenshan said: "I watched the movie with her and then sent her back."

He Yu asked while changing his shoes: "What movie, is it good?"

Fu Chenshan remained silent and did not answer. When He Yu changed his shoes and stood up, he asked, "Xiao Yu, what kind of friends did you find? Are there any friends of yours that I don't know?"

He Yu frowned and said, "A friend I met when I was in prison."

Fu Chenshan put his hands into his trouser pockets, stood upright, looked at He Yu, "Why are you still in contact with those people?"

He Yu walked to the sofa and sat down, raised his head and looked at Fu Chenshan, "Who? Am I not the same as those people?"

"Of course it's different!" Fu Chenshan couldn't help but took a step closer.

He Yu looked at him, saw his sad face, and suddenly felt that it was meaningless to argue with him like this, so he changed his tone and said, "I didn't do anything, I just asked a friend to help me find a job."

Fu Chenshan asked: "What kind of job can they help you find?"

He Yu spread his hands, "I don't know, it's always okay to do odd jobs and deliver couriers, right?"

Fu Chenshan was a little angry, "How could you do those things?"

He Yu thought his question was quite funny, "If I want to do those things, people don't necessarily want me. If there is a fight, maybe it's fine. I'm stealing money from the boss. Who would want to ask for a meeting?" The guy who stole the boss's money?"

Because of his words, Fu Chenshan's body suddenly became stiff. He opened his mouth, but didn't say a word.

He Yu stood up and patted Fu Chenshan on the shoulder, "Forget it, don't talk about it, it's getting late, go to bed."

Fu Chenshan suddenly grabbed He Yu's hand, "He Yu, you haven't stolen anyone's money, don't say that. It's my fault, I'm sorry for you, you take out all your anger at me, Don't say that about yourself..."

He Yu sighed silently, held Fu Chenshan's hand behind his back, and stood opposite him, "It's been so long, why are you still talking about this, as I said, we are good brothers for life."

A good brother for a lifetime, as long as I can do it, I am willing to do it for you.

For some reason, He Yu suddenly remembered what he had said to Fu Chenshan back then.Those inadvertent revelations of true feelings eventually became a curse that bound him.

Fu Chenshan was still in the living room, and He Yu didn't bother to take a shower, so he went back to his room and closed the door.

He lay back on the soft bed when his cell phone rang suddenly.

He Yu quickly took out the phone from his pocket, and saw the caller ID on the screen, it really was Li Tang's name.

"Hello?" He Yu answered the phone.

On the other side of the phone was a middle-aged man's voice that was deep and hoarse, "Who is looking for me?"

He Yu asked, "Excuse me, is that Brother Li?"

"Who are you?" Li Tang asked directly.

He Yu said: "Hello, Brother Li, my name is He Yu, Uncle Fang asked me to find you."

"Uncle Fang? Which Uncle Fang?"

He Yu said, "Uncle Fang Wentai."

There was silence on the phone for a while, Li Tang said: "Old Fang? Isn't he locked in? Has he come out?"

"Not yet," He Yu explained, "Uncle Fang and I met in prison. Before I came out, he told me that if he wanted to find something to do, he could come to you."

Li Tang snorted, "He really takes care of you."

He Yu said, "Yes, Uncle Fang has always taken care of me."

In fact, Fang Wentai didn't take care of him all the time, He Yu suddenly recalled everyone's cold faces when he first entered.When did Uncle Fang show his affection for him?It probably started from the day when he slammed the job bowl on Qiao Mudong's face.

Li Tang said: "Then come over tomorrow and let me meet you."

He Yu came back to his senses and quickly said, "Okay, thank you Brother Li."

Li Tang let out a "hmm" and said, "Make a note of the address and come here by yourself. It's best around ten o'clock in the morning. Don't be too early, even at noon."

He Yu rummaged through the bedside for a pen and paper, and responded repeatedly.

Li Tang said an address, He Yu jotted it down, and then the other party hung up the phone.

He Yu picked up the piece of paper and said silently: "Renxin Road." It sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.

He Yu opened the browser of the mobile phone. He is not very familiar with the functions of this mobile phone, but simple calls and text messages on the Internet are no problem.He searched for the place name Renxin Road, and only realized it when he saw the map displayed. It turned out that this Renxin Road was a small alley diagonally opposite the Lingyun Company Building.

There are many small restaurants on Renxin Road. When He Yu was working in Lingyun, he often went there for lunch with his colleagues.But the street was too small, and he still couldn't remember the name.

He Yu was somewhat surprised that Li Tang would give this address. He guessed that Li Tang's bar was closed, so he went to Renxin Road to open a restaurant?

He Yu lay on the bed, flicked the paper again with his fingers, and decided to read it first tomorrow.

He Yu took off his coat and trousers, lifted the quilt and lay down.If it goes well, I hope to find a job tomorrow and do it first. It would be even better if the boss can provide board and lodging.

In just one day, He Yu experienced too many things, and now he is extremely tired.He almost fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.

Still woke up early the next day.

He Yu still had other things on his mind, and he couldn't fall asleep when he woke up. He got up from the bed and planned to take a shower and change into clean clothes before going to see Li Tang.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Fu Chenshan standing at the door waiting for him. He Yu was taken aback and said, "So early?"

Fu Chenshan said: "I heard you got up, so I followed."

He Yu heard the words, noticed the blackness under the corners of his eyes, and asked, "Didn't sleep well? What's the matter?"

Fu Chenshan said: "I thought about it carefully last night about your work."

"What's the matter?" He Yu asked as he walked towards the bathroom.

Fu Chenshan followed behind him, stood at the door of the bathroom, and said: "Don't go to those dubious people for help, why don't I help you arrange it, you go back to Lingyun."

He Yu was standing in front of the sink looking for a toothbrush, but when he heard this, he raised his head, looked at Fu Chenshan in the mirror, and said, "Are you kidding me?"

Fu Chenshan said: "I'm not joking, anyway, I will arrange the work, and I will definitely let you go back."

He Yu couldn't help laughing, "Are you serious? Do you think I can go back to Lingyun?"

Fu Chenshan leaned against the door, "Is there anything wrong?"

"Forget it, I won't tell you this," He Yu said with a smile, "I'm going to take a shower, do you want to go out first?"

"Xiao Yu—" Fu Chenshan still wanted to persuade him.

He Yu has already started to undress, "You can do whatever you want, you can watch it. Anyway, in it, everyone washes together with bare buttocks, I'm used to it."

Fu Chenshan's face suddenly turned pale, and he said, "Wash slowly." Then he exited and helped He Yu close the door.