Time Traveling: The Man and Wife Heads the House

Zhang Chi shook his head, heaved a long sigh, and suppressed the disturbed emotions in his heart. In any case, the teahouse still needs to be well managed.

He entered the door, only to find that Gu Xihe was already busy behind the counter, his complexion looked better than in the morning.Seeing him coming in, he just looked up, then lowered his head again.

Zhang Chi held his breath and didn't speak.

Cui Jingshun found that the atmosphere between the boss and the boss's wife was not right.The two of them are no longer always sticking together, and the words between the two have become less.

The young couple had a fight?What a miracle!

Cui Jingshun is already old, so it is natural to be accurate in judging people. Although the boss Gu Xihe has a gentle temper, he has a tough heart. Even if he asks him why, he will not tell.Zhang Chi is usually approachable and approachable, always with a smiling face, but when he lowers his face, he is more majestic than a real boss.Cui Jingshun wanted to persuade, but thinking that both of them were sensible people and knew what to do, they just silently did the work at hand.

It wasn't until the first guest came in that the dull atmosphere of the teahouse was broken.

In front of the guests, Zhang Chi became the smiling teahouse owner again.

Today's guests are not as many as yesterday's, but they are almost half full.With yesterday's experience, Zhang Chi can tell stories with ease.Although his voice was hoarse and his throat hurt a little when he spoke, there was nothing on his face.

Looking at the guests in the lobby who were attracted by his stories, he suddenly felt a sense of pride. These people came for him!

After he finished speaking, his throat was dry and sore. He lowered his head to take a drink from the cup, only to find that there was no water in the cup at hand.When he was telling stories, he always felt that his throat was dry and sore, so he always wanted to drink water, but he actually drank a large glass of water.

He was looking for water when Gu Xihe handed him a cup.

"Brother Chi, water."

Zhang Chi subconsciously took the cup in Gu Xihe's hand, took a sip of water, the warm water flowed down his throat, and the faint sweetness moistened his dry throat immediately, and the pain eased a bit.He raised his head suddenly, the water was actually added with honey.

Cui Jingshun said in a timely manner, "Miss Boss, the boss bought this on purpose."

Zhang Chi looked at Gu Xihe, and sure enough, he saw a thin layer of sweat on his slightly flushed face, and his shoulders were wet.He turned his head and looked outside the door. He didn't know when it started raining outside. Although it was not big, there was already water on the ground.This guy, is he getting wet?Don't change clothes, aren't you afraid of catching a cold?

The sourness in Zhang Chi's heart dissipated immediately, replaced by worry.

"Xihe, your clothes are all wet. Hurry up and change, don't catch a cold."

Gu Xihe raised his hand and touched his shoulder, "I'm holding an umbrella! I just got a little wet on my shoulder, it's okay, it's almost dry."

What else did Zhang Chi want to say, when the door curtain rang, someone walked in.Someone came in, looked around, and then went straight to the counter.

"Boss, does this teahouse want to recruit people?"

His eyes looked at Cui Jingshun, perhaps because Cui Jingshun was the oldest among the three people at the counter, and he thought he was the boss.

Gu Xihe and Zhang Chi's eyes showed surprise, they glanced at each other quickly, and then said in unison: "Sure, of course."

The man froze for a moment, realizing that he had misunderstood the person, and the two young men in front of him were the bosses.

He turned his head to look at Zhang Chi, his eyes narrowed, and there was a complex expression in his eyes, but it passed by in a flash.

"Which of you two is the boss? I want to work."

Zhang Chi realized that he was too eager just now, took a sip of water slowly, put down the glass, then raised his head, and carefully looked at the man in front of him.

The man is in his 30s, of medium build, with a dark complexion and his hair wrapped in a gray cloth.He was wearing a gray summer thin shirt. Although it was worn out and had patches, it was clean.The half of the arm is bare, and the muscles are very strong.He had obviously been exposed to the rain, and his head and body were wet.The man's appearance was ordinary, but a scar from the end of his eyebrows to his temples gave his whole face a bit of evil spirit.

Zhang Chi looked at this person's temperament, he didn't look like someone in the service industry, and he didn't go well with a teahouse.He looked up and down the person in front of him, and his eyes fell on the person's feet. A pair of tattered cloth shoes were covered with muddy water, and most of the trouser legs were wet, sticking to his legs.Perhaps sensing Zhang Chi's gaze, the exposed big toe moved uncomfortably.

Zhang Chi looked up to see that there were still many guests in the hall, and said, "Come talk with me inside!"

The man hesitated for a moment, then followed.

Zhang Chi led the man into the lounge inside.There were two boxes in the teahouse, and Zhang Chi turned one of them into an office and leisure room because the boxes were always empty.There are desks, chairs, and a bed inside, which can be used for both work and rest.

Zhang Chi entered the door and motioned for the man to sit on the chair opposite.

Gu Xihe whispered: "Brother Chi, you have a bad voice, shall I talk to him?"

Zhang Chi nodded, he wanted Gu Xihe to exercise more.

Gu Xihe asked Zhang Chi to sit down on the chair before looking at the man: "Have you ever done this in a teahouse before?"

The man shakes his head.

"Ever worked as a waiter in a restaurant?"

"No."

Gu Xihe hesitated, "You know we are going to recruit a waiter in a teahouse, this job requires..."

The man suddenly stood up and bowed to Gu Xihe, "Boss, I will do my best. As long as you let me stay here, I don't need wages. You only need to take care of my three meals and one night."

Gu Xihe was a little embarrassed, and lowered his waist slightly and whispered in Zhang Chi's ear: "Brother Chi, let's keep him! Look at him, he must be homeless. And it's still raining outside. If you don't keep him, where will you let him go?"

Seeing that Gu Xihe intended to keep him, the man knelt down on the ground with a "plop".

"Boss, just keep me! I must do a good job. If I don't do well, it won't be too late for you to let me go."

Gu Xihe hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, "A man has gold under his knees, how can he kneel casually? It's not that I won't keep you, it's just that you..."

"Brother Chi," Gu Xihe walked to Zhang Chi's side and lowered his voice, "He's so pitiful, let's help him. If he doesn't do well, we'll just let him go."

Seeing the man in such a mess, Zhang Chi couldn't bear to drive him away, so he nodded.

Gu Xi and Jian Zhangchi agreed, bent their lips, and said to the man, "Then you can stay! When can you come to work?"

The man wiped his eyes quickly, and said anxiously: "Boss, I'm available anytime."

Gu Xihe was about to agree, but Zhang Chi frowned, "You look wet and dirty, how do you work?"

The man looked down at himself, but couldn't lift his head up anymore.

"Come on, come to my place, take a bath and change clothes. Start working tomorrow."

"what?"

The man opened his mouth wide and made a monotonous sound, as if he didn't understand what it meant.

Zhang Chi turned to Gu Xihe and said, "Xihe, let's go back together! You should change your clothes too."

"it is good."

Zhang Chi followed Gu Xihe to the door, but saw the man still standing still, frowning.

"What are you doing standing there stupidly? Come with me!"

The man asked blankly, "Where are you going?"

"Of course I went to my house to take a shower and change clothes." Zhang Chi walked back two steps, looked at the man, and raised his eyebrows, "Didn't you understand such a simple sentence? I don't think you can work in a teahouse!"

The man quickly waved his hands, "No, I understand, I just can't believe it."

"Can't believe what?"

"Boss, did you leave me here before you asked my name? Did you take me to take a shower and change?"

Zhang Chi seemed to have just remembered, and asked casually, "What's your name?"

"My name is Sun Zheng."

"Sun Zheng! Okay, I understand, can we go now?"

Sun Zheng nodded in a daze, but still stood still.

Zhang Chi had no choice but to give him a hand, "Still not following?"

"Oh."

Sun Zheng hurriedly followed behind Zhang Chi.

Zhang Chi explained a few words to Cui Jingshun, and then took Sun Zheng home.

After taking a bath and changing clothes, Sun Zheng seemed to be a different person.Although the scar on his face was still obvious, his whole body became peaceful and supple.

He was wearing Gu Xihe's clothes, although he was a little shorter and stronger than Gu Xihe, but Gu Xihe's clothes fit him well even if he was tall or thin.It's just because he has a dark complexion, strong muscles, and a rough feeling in the robe.

Sun Zheng stood in the living room, his face was flushed, maybe he had just taken a hot bath, or maybe he was a little embarrassed.

"Sit down and eat later."

Gu Xihe changed into a light yellow gown, which made his complexion look like jade.A slight smile, like a flash in the pan, is too beautiful to behold.

Zhang Chi entered the door with a tray, and what he saw was Sun Zheng staring blankly at Gu Xihe.

His face darkened, and he said coldly: "Come over for dinner."

"Oh."

Sun Zheng sat down at the table obediently.

Hearing Zhang Chi's hoarse voice, Gu Xihe frowned, "Brother Chi, your voice...don't go to the teahouse in the afternoon, I'll just take Sun Zheng there."

"If you don't go to the teahouse, what should I do?"

"Relax at home! I'm afraid that if you talk again in the afternoon, you will be speechless tomorrow."

Zhang Chi touched his throat subconsciously, "I guess not? How can it be so serious?"

"Why not? Could it be that you didn't realize it was serious until you lost your voice?"

Zhang Chi wanted to refute, but remembered the fear in his heart when he thought he had lost his voice in the morning, so he could only nod.

"Okay, I won't go, it will be hard for you."

"Brother Chi, do we still use this birth share?"

After Gu Xi and Jian Zhangchi heard what he said, the depression in their hearts eased a bit.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Sun Zheng felt that he was extra redundant, so he had to bow his head to eat.Hmm... The rice cooked by Zhang Chi is so delicious, if the three meals are like this, I will be lucky.

Gu Xihe took Sun Zheng to the teahouse, and when Cui Jingshun saw Sun Zheng, he was also taken aback by his appearance.But seeing that he behaved in a well-behaved manner, and he did what he was asked to do, and was very diligent, so he didn't say anything, after all, he was not the boss.

Sun Zheng had no place to live, so Gu Xihe let him live in a teahouse, where he could also look after the shop.Although the room is small, Sun Zheng is very satisfied.

In the next few days, the number of guests stabilized a lot, and the attendance rate was almost [-]%.This result is not good, but it can already ensure that the teahouse has a surplus.

Zhang Chi's voice is slowly improving, and he knows that this cannot be separated from Gu Xihe's secret care.Rock sugar pear soup every morning and evening, and honey throat tea in the cup.

Although Sun Zheng's appearance is not pleasant, and his mouth is not sweet, but he is diligent and patient with customers.Having him in the store saved Zhang Chi a lot of talking.

Several times, Zhang Chi heard guests mentioning that he was Shuanger while chatting in the teahouse, and some of them would look at him and Gu Xihe curiously and contemptuously.

Zhang Chi didn't care, but he guessed that it was precisely for this reason that Gu Xihe objected to him telling stories in the teahouse.For a man who has been poisoned by traditional ideas for more than ten years, it is quite difficult to pass this hurdle.

Zhang Chi's dissatisfaction with Gu Xihe gradually calmed down.He wanted to have a good talk with Gu Xihe, but he was always delayed by various things.In fact, he himself understood that he didn't think about what to say, he could see that Gu Xihe also had something to say to him, but he always hesitated to speak.Perhaps, he also needs time?

Zhang Chi rubbed his neck, his voice had obviously improved, maybe he can have a good talk with him tonight.

"Is there anyone in this teahouse who can tell stories?"

The curtain of the teahouse was lifted, and several people walked in.The leading man was tall and thick, in his 30s, with a fleshy face, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, and his strong forearms were exposed.As soon as he entered the door, a pair of wide open eyes looked around.

A shorter and fatter man next to him nodded and said, "Fourth Brother, this is the Mingxiang Tea House. The proprietress of their shop is telling the story."

The fourth master rubbed his nose and widened his eyes, "What, the lady boss is telling stories? Where is their boss? Could it be that he is dead?"

The fat man nodded in agreement, "Fourth brother is right, he must have lost his man. How about letting a twin come out?"

Several men burst out laughing.

The fourth master called sat down at a table and greeted: "Come on, sit down. It's a pity that there is no man. You are still laughing. Are you human?"

"Fourth brother is right!"

Zhang Chi suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked Cui Jingshun in a low voice, "Uncle Cui, who is this person?"

Cui Jingshun frowned, lowered his voice and said, "This is the famous gangster in Gucheng Town, called Si Tong. Because Si Tong is the fourth brother, everyone calls him the fourth brother."

Zhang Chi nodded to show that he understood, and he was about to step forward when Gu Xihe had already walked over.Zhang Chi had no choice but to follow, he had an intuition that these people were here to make trouble, and he was afraid that Gu Xihe would suffer.

Judging people by appearance is not Gu Xihe's style, but seeing Si Tong, he feels the same as Zhang Chi, thinking that they are not good people, and listening to what he said makes him even more angry.But in line with the principle of being a guest when entering the door, he suppressed the anger in his heart and spoke calmly.

"I am the owner of this teahouse, what advice do you guys have?"

"You are the boss?"

"Correct."

"Oh, so you're not dead! Hehe, I can't tell you what to teach. We brothers are here to listen to the story. Call your daughter-in-law to come out and tell us a story!"

"Sorry, the story is only told in the morning, not in the afternoon."

The fat man next to Si Tong stared at a pair of goldfish eyes, and shouted loudly: "Why don't you tell? The master is here to listen to the story. If you don't tell it, don't tell it. Wouldn't it be disrespectful to our fourth master?"

Gu Xihe said lightly: "This is the rule of our teahouse."

"Rules, you tell our fourth master the rules? Do you know..."

"Fatty, don't scare people." Si Tong squinted at Gu Xihe, his eyes narrowed slightly: "You are the boss? Isn't it? , how do you look like a man? Could it be that Shuang'er pretended to be? Come on, let me touch it, are you a man after all?"

As he spoke, he reached out to touch Gu Xihe's face.

The brothers behind him laughed obscenely.