Retreat

After eleven o'clock, the number of guests in the restaurant gradually increased.The phone to order food also started ringing non-stop.

He Yu was a bit helpless at the side, while Li Tang stood outside the door, chatting with the owner of a milk tea shop next door.Occasionally, Li Tang turned his head and saw He Yu standing aside in a daze, and he didn't mean to blame him.

Suddenly, He Yu's cell phone rang, and he looked at the caller ID, it was Fu Chenshan calling.

He Yu avoided the corner and picked up the phone.

"Hello?" Fu Chenshan's voice came over, "Are you home?"

He Yu said: "No, it's coming out."

Fu Chenshan was silent for a while, and said: "It's good to go out for a stroll, don't be bored at home all day."

He Yu let out a "hmm".

Fu Chenshan asked him again: "Have you eaten?"

He Yu said: "Not yet, what time is it?"

Fu Chenshan warned: "Remember to eat on time, don't be lazy."

He Yu smiled, "Understood, you treat me like a child."

Fu Chenshan sighed softly, "You know I'm worried about you."

"It's okay," He Yu said, "I'll take care of myself. Hang up."

"Okay," Fu Chenshan said, "wait for my call this afternoon."

After hanging up the phone, He Yu saw that the young worker named Li Tao was passing by with two dishes of dishes, so he hurried up and said, "Let me help you."

Li Tao said: "No need, Brother He, go and pour two cups of tea for table 3."

"Oh, yes," He Yu heard, and turned around to find the teapot in front of the wine cabinet.

Most of these small workers are only [-] or [-] years old, and they all came out of the countryside to work.He Yu stood among them wearing brand-name clothes. He didn't notice it, but others thought he looked a little out of place.

When he was on the phone just now, Xia Xiaoxia, who was at the cash register, kept looking at his phone.

It was a new model of a brand-name mobile phone, and the market price was several thousand. These young migrant workers could only look at it, and no one was willing to buy it.

At noon, Li Tang asked He Yu to follow Li Tao to deliver food.

The little girl who answered the phone was very serious. She wrote down every address in detail, pasted them on disposable lunch boxes with labels, and then put them into plastic bags according to different addresses and floors.

Because it was just across the street, there was no need to ride a bicycle, so the two walked over with a bag each.

He Yu didn't go to Lingyun, the pockets he received were all orders from the building next door, and Li Tao had all the boxed meals to be delivered to Lingyun.

But when he passed the gate of Lingyun, He Yu couldn't help but glanced inside. The lobby on the first floor was almost the same as it was three years ago, but the front desk lady had changed staff, and the security guard didn't recognize her anymore.

These are the meals of youth, the work is tiring and the treatment is not good, and the replacement has always been very fast.

He Yu was busy until two o'clock before he had time to sit down for lunch.

The chef's craftsmanship is very good, probably because the business here is so good, but like many small restaurants, they like to put a lot of oil in the stir-fry, and the salt taste is also heavy. Occasionally, it feels very fragrant, but it is not as refreshing as home-cooked food every day.

The workers and cooks in the restaurant gathered around to eat together, and Li Tang also joined them, took a big bowl full of rice, sat on the table next to him, stretched out his hands from time to time to pick up a few dishes with chopsticks.

He Yu also felt hungry, and buried his head in eating.

Sitting behind him, Li Tang raised his hand and patted his shoulder.

He Yu turned around and heard Li Tang asking him, "How is it?"

He Yu smiled, "Very good."

Li Tang ate quickly, and when he was done, he pushed the bowl onto the table, stepped on the stool with one leg, and took out his cigarette to smoke.

When He Yu finished eating, he wanted to help put away the bowl, but Li Tang knocked on the stool beside him, and threw him another cigarette, beckoning him to come and sit down.

He Yu had no choice but to go over and sit down.

It was still Li Tang who helped him light his cigarette, and then asked, "What did you do before?"

He Yu leaned back on the table, "I work in sales in a company."

Li Tang asked: "Big company?"

He Yu nodded, with a cigarette in his hand, feeling a little dazed for a while, "At that time, the supervisor valued me a lot, and said that he would let me work hard and promote me after two years of foundation."

"Oh," Li Tang said, "Then what happened afterwards?"

He Yu lowered his eyes and said quietly: "It was discovered that the company's funds were embezzled privately."

Li Tang snorted, "I can't see you."

He Yu's throat suddenly became a little choked up. Things that he could easily mention in front of Fu Chenshan felt uncomfortable in front of Li Tang, an outsider, but he still forced himself to say, "It's not too much money, it's just that At that time, I just came out of school to work, and the family conditions were not good, so I thought about it. I wanted to invest in a partnership with someone, thinking that I could make up the gap quickly, who knows..."

Who knew that partner was a liar, took the money and ran away, my dad only had an operation last year, and the family still owes money to others, my mother's heart is so uncomfortable that it can't be stimulated!The company knows it, the financial department has started to check the accounts, and it will be found out soon!what do I do?I can't lose my job and go to jail!Xiao Yu, what should I do?Xiao Yu, help me find a way!

He Yu raised his hand to support his forehead, trying to hide his expression.

Li Tang looked at him quietly, and said: "I chose the path myself, since I have done it, don't say anything unavoidable. At that time, why didn't I think of leaving a way out for myself?"

He Yu lowered his head and said, "Yes, what's the use of thinking about this now."

After a brief silence, Li Tang asked again: "How is Lao Fang doing?"

He Yu recalled, "He is in good health and in good spirits. There are still two years left, and he said that he plans to go back to his hometown and spend the rest of his life with his wife and son."

Li Tang said: "It's good to think about it, but the most feared thing is that you can't think about it."

He Yu smiled and didn't speak.

Li Tang said that there would be no more business until around five o'clock in the afternoon.However, the business here in the afternoon is not as good as it is at noon. The white-collar workers in the office building opposite are all off work, and they would not come to this small restaurant if they really want to have dinner or a date.

So in the afternoon, everyone gathered around to watch TV, and replayed the ancient court drama countless times, and everyone watched it with gusto.

He Yu sat on the outermost side and followed casually.

After a while, Xia Xiaoxia sat down beside him and said, "I've read all of this, the heroine will be taken back by the emperor soon."

He Yu smiled at her.

Xia Xiaoxia said, "Brother He, is your mobile phone Apple's?"

He Yu thought for a while, took out his mobile phone and put it on the table, and said, "It's from a cottage."

"Oh?" Xia Xiaoxia quickly took it over and pressed it, "It's not like that, the screen is so clear."

He Yu said: "Really, dual card dual standby, more than 1000. If you want, I will ask a friend to bring one for you."

Xia Xiaoxia put the phone back, "What do I need dual SIM card dual standby for? I don't need it. Besides, the counterfeit phone costs more than 1000, which is too expensive."

He Yu smiled and put the phone back in his pocket.

At 04:30, Fu Chenshan called He Yu and asked him what he would like to have for dinner.

He Yu stood on the side of the street and said, "You leave work so early?"

Fu Chenshan said: "I'll leave early to avoid traffic jams."

He Yu smiled and said: "No need. I don't want to leave after staying for a day or two. It's not appropriate for you to be so slow at work every day to accompany me."

Fu Chenshan said: "There is nothing inappropriate."

He Yu lowered his head and said softly: "Forget it, you have to work and you have to accompany your girlfriend. Don't worry about me. I will find a place to eat by myself. Do what you have to do."

"Xiaoyu—"

"I have something else to say, let's not talk about it."

He Yu hung up the phone.

Soon, Fu Chenshan called again. He Yu looked down at the caller and hung up again.

Xia Xiaoxia stretched her neck to look at him, and asked, "Arguing with your girlfriend?"

He Yu smiled and said, "No girlfriend, no quarrel."

"Hmph," Xia Xiaoxia turned around, "Forget it."

There weren't many takeaways at night, so Li Tao brought the bag in front of He Yu and said, "Brother He, I'm sorry to trouble you."

He Yu looked at it and saw that it could be delivered by one person, so he took it and said, "No trouble, I need more help from everyone in the future."

He Yu went to deliver the food by himself. They were all those in the office building who had to work overtime and couldn't leave. There was still no order from Ling Yun.

It's just that when he came out of the building next door, He Yu saw Ling Zhilu standing in front of the gate of Lingyun with a shoulder bag and high heels.

He Yu subconsciously stopped.

Sure enough, after a while, he saw Fu Chenshan's car coming from the underground parking lot behind and parked in front of Ling Zhilu.Ling Zhilu opened the door and got in the car.

He Yu then went back to the restaurant opposite in a hurry.

It was almost nine o'clock in the evening before I had time to eat dinner.After dinner, Li Tang asked He Yu to leave first.

He Yu was a little embarrassed. Even if the others didn't say anything, they would definitely have some opinions.

"It's okay," Li Tang said, "They live close to each other, and you still have to take a car, so let's go first."

Xia Xiaoxia raised her head and waved to him.

He Yu then said: "Then I'll go first."