I looked at Ding Qian in confusion. With the money in his hand and the words he spoke, he wanted to fire me.
But when I called him last night, Ding Qian didn't show any intention of firing me. Why did he change his mind after one night?
"I don't dare to fire you, it's just that my store is too small to accommodate a great god like you." Ding Qian smiled bitterly and said, "I'm begging you, Ye Jing, please leave as soon as possible."
I frowned when I heard that. Before I could say anything, Ding Qian stuffed the money into my hand: "Originally, you worked in my store for a day and a half, and you also got a share of the enrollment, which should be four hundred yuan. But, alas, someone
Don’t allow me to give you so much.”
I asked purely subconsciously who it was?
"It's me!"
At this time, five young men walked in outside the piano store. Among them, the one who walked at the front and spoke, I recognized him at a glance.
Chen Chao!
There was a thunderstorm that night, and Han Xinrui and I were drinking in the bar. It was this careless Chen Chao who reached out to touch Han Xinrui, and Han Xinrui hit her on the head with a wine bottle.
When I saw it was Chen Chao, I thought to myself that this guy was here to take revenge on the bar incident. I took a step back alertly and reached out my hand to touch the steel pipes placed against the wall. These steel pipes were used by the piano store for outdoor installations.
Build a temporary performance stage for use.
"Boy, are you really Ye Jing?"
Chen Chao led the people and approached aggressively. He pointed at me and asked, "You are the one who tried to seduce my sister Huang, right?"
I immediately understood that Chen Chao did not recognize me as the man who was with Han Xinrui. The reason why he came to the music store to find me was because of Sister Huang who owns the hotel.
When Chen Chao asked me this question, I immediately guessed that the relationship between this guy and Sister Huang was very unusual. He must have learned from some source that Sister Huang was interested in me, so he brought someone to scare me this morning.
With that in mind, I thought that Chen Chao's fair-weather friends were not united that night in the bar. Otherwise, Han Xinrui would have smashed Chen Chao, and neither of us would have been able to escape.
This morning's battle looked quite intimidating, but I knew that what Chen Chao brought was a mob. If I wanted to avoid being bullied by Chen Chao, I had to strike first.
As soon as this idea came to my mind, I grabbed a steel pipe and without any explanation, threw it at Chen Chao who was at the front, scaring Chen Chao so much that he hurriedly stepped back.
Ding Qian was stunned. He had no idea that I would take the initiative without saying a word. Under Boss Ding's surprised gaze, I held the steel pipe and continued to swing it, chasing Chen Chao around.
"Brothers, beat him!"
Chen Chao ran away with his head in his arms and ordered the people he brought to beat me, but I yelled angrily, who would dare? Then the steel pipe hit the ground with a bang, sparking a spark. I looked like I was not afraid of death, and actually beat the other guy.
The four of them were too frightened to come forward.
I knew that I was right in my bet and that this group of mobs had nothing to fear, so I chased Chen Chao unscrupulously. While chasing him, I shouted that if you have the guts, don't run away. Believe it or not, I will beat you to death.
Chen Chao was so frightened that he failed to show off and was chased. I kicked him in the butt, rolled on the spot, covered his head and ran away first.
The other four men also hurriedly ran out.
I stood in front of the bar panting while holding on to the steel pipe. Only then did I have the opportunity to ask Ding Qian: "Did Chen Chao and the others threaten you to make me leave?"
When Ding Qian saw that I was so fierce, he did not have the urge to worship me. Instead, he showed a worried look on his face and said to me: "Yes, it was Chen Chao who arranged for those people to surround me while I was having breakfast outside this morning.
.Chen Chao beat me up directly, look at it..."
As he spoke, Ding Qian lifted up his shirt, revealing several scars on his back. He said it was Chen Chao and the others who had beaten him, and asked Boss Ding to fire me when he came to the store, and not to pay me too much.
"Ye Jing, I'm not as brave as you. My piano store is fixed. Chen Chao and the others are hooligans. If I keep you, my piano store will never stop in the future."
Ding Qian said bitterly: "Originally, Chen Chao just knew that Sister Huang liked you, and he came to drive you away because he was jealous. But just now, you chased Chen Chao so embarrassingly, he will definitely not let it go..."
I exhaled and expressed my understanding. I understood Ding Qian's difficulties. Everyone has their own personality. Ding Qian was different from me. He was afraid of being harassed by gangsters, so Ding Qian didn't dare to keep me.
"Boss Ding, then I wish you a prosperous business and say goodbye!"
I sent Ding Qian a blessing, took the two hundred yuan I earned from the piano store in my pocket, and left in a slightly depressed mood.
It’s not that I couldn’t let go of Ding Qian or the piano store, but I couldn’t let go of my first job after graduating from college. I only worked for a few days before I was forced to lose my job.
After walking alone on the streets of Xihe City for a while, I called Zhao Ruoxuan. I didn't say anything about Ding Qian being threatened to fire me. I just said that I had a better job and resigned from the piano store this morning.
The reason why I called Zhao Ruoxuan specifically was because I didn't want to become estranged from Zhao Ruoxuan because I didn't work in a music store. I felt that Zhao Ruoxuan was worth getting along with, and I hoped to become a good friend with her.
Zhao Ruoxuan was on the phone, wishing me happiness in my future job and saying words that satisfied me.
She said: "Although we haven't been in contact for a long time, I think you are quite capable of getting along. Ye Jing, we can keep in touch regularly in the future and sit out, drink tea and chat when we are free."
After hearing Zhao Ruoxuan's words, I quickly said yes, but neither of us mentioned the topic of Zhou Wu.
After the call with Zhao Ruoxuan ended, I originally wanted to send a message to Han Xiaoyue about resigning, but thinking about her ignoring me, I still refrained from contacting Han Xiaoyue.
I went to the hospital to visit my sister. Before lunch, I took the bus and rushed to the West Third Ring Road Urban Village in Xihe City to find Zhou Wu's brother, King Zheng. This was what Brother Wu had told me to do.
The western suburbs of Xihe City, a village in the city.
This area is the only remaining urban village in Xihe City, with hundreds of households.
The formation of urban villages is that during the rapid development and expansion of cities, all or part of rural land is expropriated, but local villagers voluntarily live in the original villages and spontaneously build villages.
There is usually no unified planning and management within urban villages. They are mainly low-rise and crowded illegal buildings with dirty environment, mixed flow of people, chaotic public security, and unsupported infrastructure.
However, urban villages exist outside the urban management system.
Therefore, people living in urban villages are basically not good people, otherwise their villages would have been forcibly demolished long ago.
When I walked in this urban village without high-rise buildings or busy traffic, I found that the people here actually lived a very comfortable life.
It was lunch time, and many male residents gathered together in twos and threes, drinking naked in front of the low tile-roofed house.
There were also many women swaying paper fans to drive away the heat, and some children were chasing each other, which was very much like the innocence and innocence of Zhou Wu and I when we were young.
"Brother, may I ask where Brother Zheng lives?"
I bought a box of cigarettes in a candy store. As the saying goes, cigarettes bridge the gap and wine opens the way. I handed the shop owner a cigarette and said in a friendly manner: "This is King Zheng who has a haircut. I am the younger brother of his good friend. If you have any questions, please contact Zheng."
Brother Wang."
The shop owner pointed to an alley diagonally opposite: "If you're looking for a barber, look for King Zheng. He lives just outside the alley. That guy is easy to recognize. You can recognize him at a glance, hahaha..."
As he said that, the shop owner couldn't help laughing. I glanced at him strangely, said thank you, and walked towards the alley.
Walking through the alley, I immediately saw a store with a yellow plaque directly opposite the alley entrance.
The plaque reads in swaying red letters - The Shaved King.
The store is not big, and from my perspective, it looks dark and gloomy inside. There is a large pot at the door of the store, and it is being heated by an earthen stove, and steam is coming out of the pot.
At this moment, there was a man sitting next to the big pot. He was drinking from a wine flask in his hand, and looking at everyone passing by the door of the store with drunken eyes.
When he noticed that I was looking at him, the man smiled at me, showing his dazzling yellow teeth, and laughed in a loud and shocking voice: "Hey, this handsome young man, come on, I'll give it to you."
For head shaving, new customers get a heavy discount, only five yuan!"
After saying that, this man suddenly jumped up from the bench, his body as strong as an ox was as agile as a kitten. In my shock, he stood in front of me in the blink of an eye.
He held a wine bottle in his left hand and a razor in his right hand, and smiled at me: "Five yuan can't buy you delicacies from the mountains and seas, nor can it buy you glory and wealth, but it can give you the most enjoyable shaving experience."
"
Seeing me looking at him with a stupid look on my face, this man grabbed me by the back of my neck, picked me up, and walked towards the store with a smile on his face. He did not forget to smile and said: "Before shaving your head, burn it with hot water.
, that’s comfortable.”
I wanted to struggle, but in his hands, I had no ability to struggle at all. Like a little chicken being carried, I trembled and came to the top of the cauldron.
Seeing that I was about to be thrown into the cauldron, I was so anxious that I hurriedly shouted: "Brother Zheng Wang, stop it, I am Zhou Wu's brother!"