Seeing Chai Murong step down, Zhou Heping didn't care what to say to his daughter and hurried down to catch up with her. After asking a few questions in a low voice, they walked into the elevator together.
"Congratulations, Vice President Zhou..." After Chai Murong and his party entered the elevator, those Wang Jin and others who thought the Zhou family was in decline immediately gathered around the stage and congratulated Zhou Shuhan on his promotion to Vice President.
Important position.
In Chu Yang's eyes, although Zhou Shuhan is stupid and naive, she also understands some of the principles of carrying people in sedan chairs. Besides, everyone just saw that Zhou Heping, the Director of the Security Department, and the Director of the Finance Department were suddenly dismissed from their posts. It was inevitable that they would feel sad.
She would be a little panicked. Now that the storm has calmed down, it is absolutely normal for everyone to come to her to show their courtesy. Therefore, she quickly adjusted her emotions and repeatedly said that she would ask for more guidance from everyone in the future...
In fact, the lives of ordinary people are sometimes not as beautiful as I imagined.
Just when everyone was congratulating Zhou Shuhan on his promotion to vice president, Chu Yang walked out of the hall alone. Looking at the constant flow of vehicles on the road in front of his door, he suddenly missed his iron-blooded career in the past few years. For a moment, he didn't know where he was.
This kind of life is what I pursue, and I even begin to doubt that even if I pursue the Qin Dynasty, my life will be so full of worldly helplessness.
Lighting a cigarette, Chu Yang walked down the steps of the lobby and walked slowly and aimlessly along the sidewalk to the east. He didn't know how far he had walked when the cell phone in his pocket rang.
So far, Zhou Shuhan was the only one who knew Chu Yang’s cell phone number. However, he ignored it and just let it ring tirelessly for a while, still walking leisurely until he turned into an alley and saw a store hanging
I walked in when I was looking at a small restaurant with the signboard "Liu Ji Chow Mein".
"Brother, do you want some noodles?" After seeing Chu Yang come in, a little girl about the same age as Xiao Fengxiao immediately climbed down from a chair in front of the dining table, ran to him, and raised her head.
A pair of eyes like black grapes stared at him.
"Ah, let's eat some noodles." This little girl was more polite than that little coquettish one. Seeing the little girl's smiling face, Chu Yang was still a little worried about gains and losses just now, but he immediately got better. He touched the little girl's head with his hand.
Smooth hair: "Why, isn't it time for school yet?"
"It's summer vacation now, otherwise I wouldn't come to the city to help my parents sell noodles." The little girl spoke a thick rural dialect of southern Hebei Province, which made Chu Yang feel very comfortable after hearing it. He felt that he was better than Chai Murong and Zhou Shuhan.
Those Mandarin words are much nicer: "Brother, our fried noodles come in large bowls, which cost five yuan a bowl, and small bowls, which cost three yuan a bowl. If you add eggs, you will be charged another one yuan. I don't know.
Do you want a big bowl or a small bowl?”
"Haha, I forgot it's summer vacation now. Well, let's have a big bowl of fried noodles with two eggs." Chu Yang smiled and walked to a dining table by the window and sat down.
In a short time, the little girl came over from behind carrying a bowl of fried noodles with two eggs, put it on the table for Chu Yang, rubbed her red hands, and then sat down opposite him with a smile.
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Chu Yang picked up a pair of disposable chopsticks, picked up the noodles, blew on the noodles, and asked casually: "It happens to be a time to eat, why don't you have a few people here to eat?"
The little girl who had been staring at Chu Yang's rice bowl and swallowing her saliva heard this sentence. The smile on her face disappeared and she whispered: "In the past, there were a lot of people coming to our place to eat, but since last month I
After my parents failed to pay the protection fee, the customers who often came to take care of our business were threatened by some bad guys and did not dare to come again. So, now we can only accept first-time visitors like you.
He is the fourth person to come to eat noodles today."
"Oh?" Chu Yang said oh, put down his chopsticks and said with some surprise: "In a small restaurant like yours, there are people collecting protection fees?"
"Yes," the little girl stared at the bowl in front of Chu Yang and nodded: "We are country people. If we want to come to the city to make money, of course we have to pay for protection. But those people want too much, I
My parents can’t afford it.”
Oh, because you are country people who come to the city to make money, you have to pay protection fees. Who the hell made these rules? Chu Yang was speechless at the little girl’s explanation. He just noticed that she was always staring at him.
Noodles, so he said: "Girl, go and ask for another big bowl of noodles, and put three eggs in it."
"Okay, this is the fifth bowl of noodles we sold today!" The little girl agreed, quickly jumped off the chair, and ran into the back.
When Chu Yang slurped down and ate less than half of the bowl of noodles, a middle-aged woman in her forties came out with a bowl of noodles, followed by the little girl.
"Mom, that's what the big brother wants." The little girl pointed at Chu Yang.
In fact, there is no need for the little girl to explain. The woman needs to know that Chu Yang wants this dish, because he is the only customer here.
"Yue'er, Mom knows." The middle-aged woman smiled honestly at Chu Yang and carefully placed the noodles on the table: "Brother, this is the noodles you want. Two bowls of noodles with five eggs.
The total is fifteen dollars."
"Oh." Chu Yang agreed, reaching out and taking out the money. When taking the money, he also thought about giving more, but he also knew that if he did that, he would trample on the dignity of the people in this country, especially
It would leave the little girl with the illusion of being given alms, so he took out the right amount of money and gave it to the middle-aged woman.
"Use it slowly, haha." The middle-aged woman smiled politely after putting away the money, then turned and walked into the back.
"Your name is Yue'er?" Chu Yang asked the little girl after the middle-aged woman walked into the back.
"Yes, my name is Yue'er, Liu Yue'er. I am eight years old this year and am in the first grade." Liu Yue'er stared at the noodles on the table. When she wiped the corners of her mouth, she saw Chu Yang looking at her and quickly turned around to leave.
"Yue'er, don't leave. Come and sit down. Big brother will treat you to some noodles." Liu Yue'er was drooling just staring at the fried noodles. Chu Yang knew that she might be greedy for the noodles with eggs, so he specially gave them to her.
I ordered a bowl. Moreover, for fear of hurting her self-esteem, I waited until the middle-aged woman left, then pushed the noodles in front of her and said: "But big brother didn't treat you to noodles for free. After you eat,
You have to do me a favor."
"What can I do to help you?" Liu Yue'er glanced at Chu Yang with vigilant eyes: "If you ask me to take you to a place you designate, I won't go. My father said that many people in the city now
They use this method to abduct children."
No way? Do I look like a human trafficker? I just asked you to buy a pack of cigarettes for me and treat you to a meal as an excuse. Just when Chu Yang was about to explain with his most amiable smile, he realized that
Liu Yue'er looked out the door with horror in her eyes.
Chu Yang looked back and saw two young men who looked like they deserved a beating walking through the door.
The young man with red hair who came in first looked at Chu Yang, then sat down on a chair near the door, crossed his legs and said to Liu Yuer: "Little girl, where is your father?"
"He, he's making noodles in the back?" Liu Yue'er seemed to be afraid of these two people. She stuttered a little and couldn't help but lean towards the table.
"Go, little girl, call your father out." The yellow-haired man who came in later leaned against the door with his arms folded: "Ask him to take out this month's protection money."
"Oh, oh." Liu Yue'er hurriedly agreed. As soon as she climbed off the chair, she saw the screen door of the back door opened, and a thin middle-aged man walked out. When he saw the two young people, he immediately showed his face.
After crying, I couldn't help but smile, and said in a low voice: "Brother Parrot, Brother Taozi, you are here, do you want some noodles?"
"Let's eat chicken noodles. If I want to eat, why should I use this poor place like yours?" The yellow-haired parrot brother glared: "Boss Liu, don't pretend to be stupid with me. Last month's protection fee should be paid.
Alright?"
"I'm sorry, Brother Parrot, I, I really don't have any money now. I really can't come up with five hundred yuan. The eggs for the fried noodles were obtained on credit from somewhere else. If you control my guests more,
The less I can afford to raise protection money for you." Boss Liu nodded and bowed in fear, and begged: "Brother Parrot, just do your best and give me a bowl of rice..."
"Damn it, damn the guy next door. If you can't get the protection money, it's your brother's fault instead." The yellow-haired Taozi cursed, stood up and put one foot on the chair: "Boss Liu, what the hell are you doing?"
Stop talking nonsense. I've done the math for you. Last month, your income here was at least five thousand. Asking you for five hundred yuan is already based on your face, but you still don't know what to do. What's the matter? You have to let me
Did you destroy the store?"
"With all the money I earned last month, my father paid my sister's tuition. How can I still have money for you?" At this time, Liu Yue'er suddenly said loudly: "You are all bad people. You made me miss several meals."
It’s too full!”
"Hey, little girl, is there any place for you to talk here?" Parrot took off the cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth, glanced at Liu Yue'er, and happened to see the fried noodles in front of her: "Damn, country people are cunning.
There is clearly a bowl of fried noodles with three eggs in front of him, but he says he has never had a full meal. Could it be that this bowl of noodles is for dogs..."
As soon as the parrot said this, Chu Yang suddenly picked up the bowl of noodles, waved his hand and turned it towards him.
Bang! A bowl of piping hot fried noodles was completely covered on the parrot's face without any wastage. As he screamed, the bowl fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Chu Yang's sudden attack shocked everyone in the room. After being stunned for a moment, the Taozi immediately jumped over, raised his fist and hit Chu Yang's right eye, mouth
He scolded fiercely: "You idiot, you bastard who came out of nowhere, how dare you act wild here!"
Chu Yang lowered his left shoulder and turned his head slightly. Taozi's punch was empty. Before he could retract his fist and change his moves, he raised his left foot and stomped on his belly with a thud.
Stomp him several meters away.
"Ouch!" Taozi screamed. Just as he was about to stand up holding his stomach, Chu Yang had already walked up to him and grabbed his hair. He said with a smile: "Brother Taozi, I have never beaten anyone for free before. You