On Saturday night, Lu Ya didn't come to the store until after ten o'clock. As soon as she arrived in the store, she began to be busy, mainly checking some purchasing and checkout information. No one can replace her in these matters.

There was Ah Chen's class today, but I didn't see him.

Shi Pei's shift was scheduled until twelve o'clock.Shi Pei went to find Lu Ya in the workplace and asked, "Sister Lu Ya, is there enough staff? I can stay until two o'clock."

Lu Ya looked up and said, "Oh, it's okay, I've made an agreement with my part-time colleague. But wait for me a moment, I'll go with you."

It's been a long time to get alone with Lu Ya.

Summer nights are noisy.The humming of fans in the open windows of residential buildings, the humming of the external air conditioner, or the sound of small shop owners watching TV in a low voice, all add life to the night.

Several street-facing shops at the entrance of the alley have been rented out, and renovations have already begun. It looks like a coffee shop and a boutique clothing store will be opened.Opening a new store should be good for Cohol, it can have a cluster effect and bring more customers.

But there are corresponding problems when there are more customers.Some people who were not Cohol's target customers will come, and some competitors will deliberately give bad reviews to lower Cohol's score. The most important thing is that Cohol is absolutely overwhelmed with the current staff.

Therefore, Lu Ya has continued to recruit people recently.Shi Pei is also occasionally responsible for the training of new part-timers.

Although busy, there is still a sense of accomplishment.

"Are you in a hurry to go home?"

"Not urgent."

"Let me treat you to supper. I haven't had a good chat with you for a long time."

As soon as you turn a corner, you enter the brightly lit and bustling night market from the quiet and angry alley.

One food stall is connected to another, and they randomly chose one to go in and sit down.

Chengcheng is surrounded by mountains on both sides, rich in river and lake resources, and not far from the coastline, so there are abundant local ingredients, including ingredients from mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, and there are also a variety of options in the night market.

Lu Ya asked for Shi Pei's opinion and ordered three dishes.

The fireworks in the north are much thicker than those in the south.

In Shi Pei's memory, it has been a long time since he ate food stalls on such a summer night, and he felt relaxed, because the fatigue accumulated from work also disappeared.

Lu Ya said, "I've worked hard on you recently."

"It should be, take people's money and people to eliminate disasters."

Shi Pei remembered what Zhan Xin said, he should be concerned about what Lu Ya is doing recently, and asked, "Sister Lu Ya, you are very busy recently, aren't you?"

"Well, I'm a little busy," Lu Ya said after taking a bite of the cold salad that was just served, "To fulfill the punishment of the last big adventure, I contacted the previous art dealer and agreed to participate in the competition, so there are many things to discuss."

The good news came too suddenly, and Lu Ya's tone was too flat, Shi Pei didn't react for a while.

Lu Ya gave her a surprised look because of Shi Pei's quietness.

"...That's great! Sister Lu Ya! I'm really happy for you! You're busy with your work, don't worry about things in the store, Ah Chen and I can do a good job!"

Lu Ya said: "After completing the registration process and deciding on the direction of the work, the rest of the process is relatively easy to quantify. Don't worry, I can come to the store often in the future. However, your pressure will not be small. Ah Chen wants Leaving for now."

Shi Pei's heart went up and down: "Why? Where is he going? Why don't I know?"

Lu Ya said, "A Chen told me what happened last Thursday."

Shi Pei thought for a while, Lu Ya should be talking about that Thursday of crying and quarreling.

Shi Pei also mentioned it to Lu Ya on WeChat.

"You guys handled it pretty well," Lu Ya said, "This kind of thing happens occasionally in bars, and you need to be flexible."

"Then where did Ah Chen go? Why did you leave temporarily?"

"The reason for Ah Chen's departure, he doesn't want too many people to know, we chatted, and he wants me to tell you."

Shi Pei couldn't help becoming nervous.

"Achen is not actually a boy, have you heard of transgender people?"

"...transgender?"

"It's better to be called a transgender person. Ah Chen is a transgender female-to-male transgender. This time he is on leave for a very important operation, but he himself, you should have discovered, is not very good at words, so I hope I will do it." Tell you."

Shi Pei silently digested this fact.

She went back and forth in her mind a few times and said, "So transgender female-to-male is... originally male, ah no, female, and then..."

"Achen was originally a girl physically, but a boy psychologically."

"...Oh." Shi Pei didn't know what to say for a while.

She suddenly remembered the reaction of Lu Yuxun and Ah Chen when Eason said that "transgender people cannot be accepted" that Thursday night.

"Does Lu Yuxun also know?"

"Who?"

"It's the very beautiful beauty who is always with Shangguan."

"I didn't pay much attention to this, but Shangguan and the others often come here. It's not surprising that Ah Chen became friends with one or two of them. Anyway, I'm telling you this because I hope you know that Ah Chen regards you as a friend. It’s just that he’s also been quite nervous recently, so he doesn’t really want to talk to you face to face.”

"Understand, understand, it's okay, it's okay if you don't tell me, can we help him? You said he has an operation, should we visit him?"

"I told him that he doesn't want us to visit him, and he will come back when he is ready."

"Won't that be lonely? Oh yes, his family should take care of him."

"His family is out of the question, he disowned his family very early on."

"Is that so... how can I help?"

"I will tell you if I need your help. How about it, can you understand Ah Chen's situation?"

"This is his business. He didn't hurt others, and he has a strong working ability and taught me a lot... He is my senior and friend. I will support him in other things."

Shi Pei spoke very sincerely.

Lu Ya watched her get closer and closer, with a serious look on her face, she couldn't help but reached out and rubbed her head.

After understanding Shi Pei's attitude, Lu Ya told Shi Pei about her and Ah Chen's past.

"His family is not very good. From my point of view, I support Chen to keep a distance from his family. Even if he puts aside his transgender identity, the family is terrible. It may be very cold-blooded to say so. "

"No, sister Lu Ya, I trust your judgment, some family members can be very bad."

Lu Ya looked at Shi Pei with softer eyes.

"In short, as a friend, give him some basic support and don't treat him specially, that's enough."

"If there's anything more that can be done, do let me know."

After Ah Chen left, although Lu Ya was often in the store, the staff in the store still felt stretched.

If a person does one thing for too long, many people will ignore her role.Just like soil nourishes trees.

But when that person is gone, others realize how important he was.

In fact, Shi Pei has always felt that Ah Chen's work is mainly about bartending, and he occasionally criticizes her work, and then lends a helping hand when there is a shortage.

However, after Ah Chen left, the speed of bartending in the shop slowed down. After all, Lu Ya was the boss and had to take care of a lot of things, while Shi Pei hadn't finished learning bartending. Occasionally he had to look through the recipes, and his back hurt. It is more common.

In addition, Shi Pei discovered that Ah Chen's previous reprimand was actually a reprimand for discovering the key to the problem at a glance.

When Shi Pei brings newcomers, he often feels that the efficiency is low, and it takes a long time to realize what the problem is.

Shi Pei misses Ah Chen more and more.

She asked Lu Ya, and learned that it would take at least half a year for Ah Chen to come back, and she fell into a depressed mood.

After two weeks, Shi Pei began to gradually adapt to the new work rhythm.

It's another Thursday night.Although there are no part-timers that day, Lu Ya will be there all night.Shi Pei felt relieved for a long time.

Even though there are not many guests, Shi Pei still dare not take it lightly.She now refers to "Thursday" as "Horse Catch Night", because according to her observation, the horse catch basically happens on Thursday night.

According to Shi Pei's analysis, this may be because there are not many people on Thursday, giving the guests space to perform, and because the weekend is approaching, people's hearts are impetuous, and the hormones of drama are also abundant.

Lu Ya reviewed her years of experience in running bars, and agreed with Shi Pei's statement.

But this Thursday was different than usual.The official account posted an article during the day: Today Cohol has a private party and is closed to the public.

Lu Ya also dressed very carefully today. The material of the shirt is dark gold, which shimmers faintly.Even so, Lu Ya wore an aura of nobility and abstinence, and buttoned it all the way to the top one.

In contrast, Shi Pei has completely let himself go, wearing a T-shirt and denim shorts.

She didn't see the announcement on the official account until she arrived in the store in the afternoon. Shi Pei asked weakly: "Should I go back and change into a formal one...but the clothes here are also very casual. Otherwise, I go out to buy a suit of clothes?"

"It's fine as usual," Lu Ya said. "The guest who booked the venue is called Lu Xi. He used to live in Chengcheng and was a frequent visitor here. Later, he went to other cities to develop. When he came back this time, he called a dozen friends. We get to know each other very well.”

Shi Pei became even more nervous after hearing this.

However, the party starts at eight o'clock, and there are still many things to prepare in advance. Shi Pei has no time to buy clothes, so he can only bite the bullet and wait.

After seven o'clock, guests came one after another.The people who came here hugged Lu Ya freely and exchanged pleasantries.

Lu Ya will recommend Shi Pei, and the guests are indeed very friendly.

"This is heavy rain and sweetness." Lu Ya introduced.

"We will be together for ten years next month, and we were about to ask you out. I didn't expect Lu Xi to come back."

"Congratulations, next month, I invite you."

Seeing the two girls sitting together sweetly and comfortably, Shi Pei leaned over to Lu Ya: "Ten years? Are you lovers? We have been together for ten years?"

"Ah."

"I'm so envious!" Shi Pei sighed.

Lu Ya smiled: "The people who came today are all your sisters or aunts, and they will be together for 20 years later."

"Beauty and prosperity, I believe in love again."

Lu Ya couldn't help touching Shi Pei's head, then turned around and went to the workshop to get things.

Shi Pei touched the head that had just been touched, and Lu Ya seemed to like to touch her head very much recently.

The atmosphere in the bar is very different tonight.If the bar was casual and lively before, tonight it is warm and slightly elegant.

The warmth is because the guests who come here are older and know each other. The music in the bar is different from the past, it is more soothing and suitable for chatting.Elegance is because... Lu Ya is a liar!The guests who came here were obviously well-dressed, and some sisters' skirts were almost at the level of evening gowns!Only Shi Pei was wearing a T-shirt and shorts.

She was wondering if she had done something wrong, and Lu Ya deliberately punished her.

At eight o'clock, Lu Xi, the protagonist of the party, appeared.

Because Lu Xi and Lu Ya's names differ by one word, Shi Pei's imagination of Lu Xi has always been somewhat similar to Lu Ya.But in fact Lu Xi is a middle-aged woman with short hair and medium build.

Lu Xi wore a famous brand, which gave people a glittering look, and Shi Pei's first impression of her was "rich".

In the afternoon, Shi Pei saw today's entry in the system, and saw that tonight's booking and drinks cost a total of more than 2 yuan. Although it is not a huge sum of money, it can be seen that Lu Xi is not short of money.

When Lu Xi saw Lu Ya, he was very enthusiastic, hugged her tightly, and asked bluntly: "I heard that you and your family finally divorced?"

Lu Ya smiled and said, "Yes."

"In a situation like yours, it's good for both parties to leave early."

Lu Xi noticed Shi Pei and asked Lu Ya: "Girlfriend? Very fast, seamless connection?"

Shi Pei blushed, and was about to explain, but Lu Ya said first, "This is my employee, don't scare her, she's still a child."

Shi Pei had the feeling of being led by his parents to meet his elders again.

Lu Xi asked: "Then why is she blushing?"

Lu Ya: "She blush easily."

Shi Pei didn't expect to blush so obviously.

Although they are very good friends, Lu Ya still upholds professionalism and serves simple meals, fruit plates, drinks, etc. according to the procedure.

Auntie is in charge of meals in the upstairs kitchen, Lu Ya is in charge of drinks behind the bar, and Shi Pei is in charge of running up and down the stairs to serve meals to the guests.

During the period, the sisters asked Shi Pei a lot of questions, such as how old is he, where did he go to school, what opportunity did he come to work in Cohol, and did he have a girlfriend or boyfriend.

Shi Pei felt more and more like meeting elders during Chinese New Year.

After nine o'clock, the atmosphere became hot, and everyone began to play drinking games.

After ten o'clock, the punishment of the drinking game became more and more varied.The single girls at the scene were also teased in various ways, and the ambiguous past when they were studying and working were also revealed one by one.

Lu Ya handed Shi Pei a large jug of fruit wine that had just been filled, and asked her to send it over.Before Shi Pei reached the booth, a sister came over to help her carry the wine there.

When Shi Pei was about to ask everyone what else they needed, Lu Xi said, "Hey, hey, it's almost there, we're all from our own family, so don't pretend too much, little beauty, your name is..."

"Peppe."

"Come and play games with us."

Shi Pei instinctively looked back at the bar.

The sound of music tonight is an accompaniment, and Lu Ya should be able to hear the sound from here.

Shi Pei remembered that Lu Yayou had told her before that she should keep a proper distance from the guests and not lose her sense of boundaries, so she didn't know whether she should agree to the guests' request.

Lu Xi made a "harmful" sound, and said, "Son, look at me, be good, hey, let me ask you, does Lu Ya usually oppress you?"

"Ah? No, sister Lu Ya is very nice."

Shi Pei glanced at Lu Ya again, saw the uncontrollable smile on the corner of Lu Ya's mouth, knew that Lu Ya would not be angry, so he relaxed a little.

"Then why do you keep looking at her face? Isn't she your mother? Hey, Lu Ya! No way! I remember your daughter is only five years old."

Lu Ya looked up at Lu Xi with a helpless expression.

"Lu Ya! I think the little girl is afraid of you. You won't let her dare to play with us! Why, we won't eat her!"

The other sisters also started booing.

Lu Ya waved her hand and said to Shi Pei, "You can play for a while."

Lu Xi directly pressed Shi Pei's shoulder to let her sit down, and said, "Lu Ya, you should work overtime by yourself."

When Shi Pei thought of his luck in playing games, he couldn't help becoming nervous.

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