Chapter 104
The storm over Ling Ling’s running away from home had passed for the time being
The next night, the clock pointed to seven thirty
Lin Minjun was washing the dishes, and as soon as she heard her next door neighbor’s voice reminding her that it was time to go to school, she immediately sped up
After washing the dishes, she grabbed her bag and headed out the door
When Auntie Cao saw her, she laughed out loud and teased, “What’s the matter? Are you happy about something? I saw you jumping up and down when you left the house?”
“Yes, something great” Lin Minjun deliberately kept her mouth shut
Auntie Cao loved to hear about it, so she shook off the water droplets on her hands and came over to ask, “What’s the good news? Are you getting engaged to Xiao Li, or are you not getting engaged and just getting married? When are you going to get a license?”
“Auntie Cao, why are you full of marriage and marriage, can’t good things happen to me?” Lin Minjun asked in surprise
Aunt Cao also looked puzzled, “Isn’t this the only good thing that happens to girls when they grow up? What else is there?”
“Career, study, money, which is not a great thing, I think you should really change your old thinking” Lin Minjun said, “Aren’t I attending night school? The teacher said that the junior high school culture has been remedial almost, when the semester is over, if you can pass the final exam, you will be directly promoted to the high school culture class, if you pass the exam in the high school culture class, you will be able to participate in the examination of the night university, go to the night university, you say is not a good thing?”
“Does going to a night college make you a college student?” Auntie Cao asked
Lin Minjun walked towards the front of the store, “Yes”
“That’s a great thing, if you go to college, I’ll buy firecrackers for you” Aunt Cao smiled from ear to ear
Lin Minjun also hooked up the corners of her mouth, accelerated her pace out of the store, and headed towards the intersection where Yan Liguo often stood waiting for her
She was the student with the best grades in the middle school cram school and had a great hope of passing the exam
The more Lin Minjun thought about it, the happier she became, feeling that she was getting closer to the university step by step
When she walked to the intersection, Yan Liguo was already standing there waiting
When Lin Minjun went over she saw him with his head down, not knowing what he was studying, when he heard the movement he raised his head up, the moment he saw her, he suddenly smiled
Lin Minjun: “What’s wrong?”
Yan Li walks over to Lin Minjun, and the two of them slowly walk in the direction of the school, in the days when they don’t have time to go out on a date, this is a date
Yan Li tone with praise, “I’ve heard about Ding Ling’s matter, this matter you handle very well, very appropriate, recently we are vigorously catching gangsters, they are driven to desperation, always come out in the middle of the night, if Ding Ling really sneak away in the middle of the night, the possibility of encountering danger is very high”
“Then do I count it as a small favor to you? After all, if Ling Ling ran out, you’ll definitely have to deploy your manpower to help find her as well” Lin Minjun suddenly said
Yan Li saw that no one was around and suddenly took Lin Minjun’s hand and shook it, “Uh-huh”
But it was just a hand pull, clearly he had even done a kiss, but he still raised the corners of his mouth
Lim Minjoon: “You have to give a reward for doing a favor, right?”
“What reward do you want? I see that all the girls on the street like to wear red dresses these days, so I’ll buy you two of them, and what’s with the snowflake cream?” Yan Li said submissively
Lin Minjun pointed to her cheeks, “None of them, I bought those myself a long time ago, but you can give me a kiss, since the last time we met Ling Ling that night, we haven’t talked like this for a long time, come on, give me a kiss”
When Yan Li lowered his head to kiss her cheek, Lin Minjun suddenly turned her head and kissed him
Seeing Yan Li freeze for a moment, Lin Minjun felt so happy, throwing away his hand and running forward two steps
She felt that her current life was really like in a dream, the store was earning a steady stream of money, she would soon be able to pass the exams to advance to the high school cram school, and she could also flirt with her boyfriend once in a while
Yan Li caught up from behind, Lin Minjun then stopped smoothly, and the two hands pulled together again
On the way to school, the two people as usual to chat, talking about that two thousand dollars, Lin Minjun a moment to think of, “right, before you lend me money, I have saved out, but also specially to the post office to change into a whole sheet of the whole sheet of the Duanjie, last time on the ready to return to you, the results of the things delayed, home tonight, you come to a trip, I will take the money to you ”
“No need to return” Yan Li said
Lin Minjun: “No, must be returned, when the money to me said it was borrowed, there is borrowed there is returned, if because I get on with you on the object will not pay back the money, then I became what person?”
She added: “The people in the hutong all know that I opened the store because I borrowed money from you, if I don’t pay back the money because of this, gosh, I don’t even know what they will say about me, and I haven’t been able to argue, after all, I really haven’t paid back the money yet”
Yan Li smiles and doesn’t say anything, pulling Lin Minjun’s hand forward, his tone is especially gentle, if he lets his gang of colleagues from the Public Security Bureau come over and listen to him, he would probably have to drop his jaw in shock
He doesn’t talk about paying back the money, instead he brings up another matter, “When I go to your store recently I always hear people say that there aren’t enough seats, the variety of things is too small, you’ve also been wanting to open a restaurant, have you ever thought about using this money to open a restaurant?”
“Brother, do you know how much it costs to open a restaurant?” Lin Minjun stood on her tiptoes and touched her head to Yan Li’s forehead, “There’s no fever”
Yan Li then grabbed her hand and placed it on his mouth and kissed it
Lin Minjun said: “I now have to pay you back in addition to the two thousand dollars, in addition to saving a thousand and five, full of three thousand and five, open restaurant, even as long as the rent has to be quite a lot of it, to open the restaurant certainly can not only sell rice noodles, Yunnan flavor of the specialties can be on, then you have to increase the number of people, that is also money, not to mention the re-decoration, refurbishment, to buy tables and chairs, my hands! money is really not enough, and I don’t dare to think about it”
“I’ve heard Erwa say that a state-run hotel couldn’t open and closed down, and now the restaurant is being rented to the public” Yan Li tone with a smile, “That two thousand dollars, as if you have returned to me, I will borrow again, no matter when you return, also do not want interest”
“But it’s still not enough” Lin Minjun felt a bit puzzled, in a good way, how come Yan Li brother was so persistent in persuading himself to open a restaurant
Previously, Luo Lin was also eager to open a restaurant for himself
But the two of them had fundamentally different starting points, Luo Lin helping himself to open a restaurant was so that he could free up time to spend with him and focus on his love
As for Yan Liege, although he didn’t explicitly say so, Lin Minjun knew that he was trying to give himself a hand, trying to push himself to a higher place, trying to make himself the kind of person he wanted to be
This was something Lin Minjun knew very well, which was why she was willing to have a good talk with Yan Li and discuss the possibility of opening a restaurant
Yan Li: “Actually, I went to see that state-run restaurant, it’s quite good, you should like it too”
“There’s nothing I can do if I like it, there’s not enough money, and I can’t possibly take any more of your money” Lin Minjun said dryly
Yan Li: “In fact, there is something I have not told you, that state-run hotel house was originally my mother’s, donated to the organization after the liberation, after the vindication of a lot of things the organization returned to me, but donated is not good to return, I discussed with the person in charge of that side of the house, they remembered the love, can coordinate with all parties to rent to me at a low price, I don’t want to be in the business, I was thinking of I don’t want to go into business, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to let you open a restaurant, and only charge fifteen thousand for the first five years, and then you can negotiate if you want to rent it again”
Lin Minjun’s eyes instantly rounded with shock
The first thing that shocked her was that Yan Liguo’s mother actually used to be so rich, the courtyard is still back, there is actually a restaurant outside, if she didn’t guess wrongly, she should have donated more things, she should have been an exceptionally rich young lady before the liberation, she was both kind and enthusiastic, but unfortunately she was killed by Cao Bin, a son of a bitch
Thinking of this Lin Minjun inexplicably feel a little sad
The second thing is, a restaurant a year rent actually only one thousand five hundred dollars!
You have to know that her current store is still eight hundred dollars a year, this is only the first year discount, the second year the landlord has to charge one thousand dollars
Now it is the same as the sky smashed down a big pie, Lin Minjun ruthlessly moved, but still hesitating, “such a good opportunity, you just give me? Why don’t you still give it to Erwa to keep, maybe he’ll want to go into business in the future?”
Yan Li smiled, rubbing the girl’s soft little hand, “I discussed with Erwa, at present he does not have the idea of business, he is now riveted to the university, but also very much hope that you can next this opportunity Secondly, that house people can’t stay until Erwa grows up, if you don’t rent it, you can only rent it to someone else”
“Ah Jun, don’t have a psychological burden, you are now my object, and also saved Erwa’s life, no matter in which way, this restaurant you next have no problem”
Seeing that the school entrance was brightly lit, Yan Li gently pushed Lin Minjun into the school, “Think about it, I’ll wait for your news”
Back from school that night, Lin Minjun told Yan Li that she had thought about it, and could go to the restaurant for a field trip to see what it was like and whether it was suitable for opening a restaurant, and she would only consider renting it if it was suitable in all aspects
Yan Li listened and did not persuade, gave a restaurant address
Another Sunday, the school does not have to go to school, Lin Minjun accounted for the store to Cao Auntie, their own special half a day to go to the restaurant to see
To that look, she could not move her feet at all, in front of the restaurant is simply the way she dreamed
The two-story small building, the outside decoration is very grand
Because the construction time was too long ago, the paint on the walls had already faded, but it couldn’t be seen to be dilapidated, instead it had a kind of retro beauty
Push open the door to go in, inside empty, tables and chairs and benches have been emptied
The outside of the first floor is the lobby, with three small boxes, the second floor is full of boxes
Outside look okay, go in and then see or have some years, the ceiling is constantly falling down the wall skin, a layer of powder on the ground
Lin Minjun has been measuring the second floor
Maybe the business of the previous state-run hotel is too bad, the second floor has not been used much, so broken ah, wall skin are cracked
“Comrade, don’t look at the wall skin as not good, that’s because we didn’t properly decorate it before, this house is built sturdy” The person in charge of renting out the house was Director Zhao, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, blowing a mouthful of the dust that filled the air, adding, “If you really want to rent it, you can get someone to come over and redecorate it, there’s no problem at all, and there’s plenty of room upstairs and downstairs, not just for eating, but also contracting out for small wedding banquets Go, I’ll take you to see the backyard again”
This two-story small building doesn’t count, there is also a big backyard, there is a well in the backyard, it is said that it is also old, really counting, this well also has a history
Next to the well was planted a large tree
This house looks barren and dilapidated, the tree is growing branches and leaves, now is to winter, if the spring, the leaves can cover the second floor windows
Director Zhao stood under the tree with his arms crossed, pointing to the backyard behind a few cottages, “the leftmost is the kitchen, which has a big stove, and then next to the warehouse, and then next to the useless, you can be a staff dormitory, you can also be put just like this, the toilet is still in the back, how about it, it is spacious, in addition to the house is broken a little bit not a problem”
Director Zhao quite a lot of words, but also dense, “This thing is also a coincidence, the state-run hotel closed down, not rented out for a long time, it is because we have no money in hand, ah, can not get the rent, empty is also empty, it happens to be this house is Yan comrade’s mother donated, he found us said that we would like to rent, that we are certainly preferential, how about Comrade Lin, you want to be done, want to rent it down? Do you want to rent it?”
Lin Minjun stood in the courtyard, looking around the small building, the heart said not moved are false, to come before she did not expect this place is so spacious, so beautiful, but also practical it, to come after a moment on the look, can not step
But she is still a little bit sensible, very honestly said, “Director Zhao, to tell you the truth, fifteen thousand a year is indeed very cheap, but my money is still not enough, renting the house there is no way to decorate”
She had three thousand five in her hand, but that still had to take out a portion for the rice noodle store’s turnover, in addition to paying Auntie Cao’s salary, and she herself had to take a portion for emergencies, and with this calculation, there was very little that could be utilized
“Then what do you mean?” Director Zhao was also very patient and asked
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Lin Minjun: “I want to go back and think about it before I give you an answer”
“Then you also have to consider a little faster, in fact, to say that everyone is poor, indeed poor, but there are always those few that can take it out, I heard from my colleagues that there were people who came to inquire about the situation yesterday” Director Zhao said and sent Lin Minjun out the door, turned around and locked the door, “Three days at most, after three days if anyone can afford it, we’ll have to rent it out”
“Okay, I’ll give you an answer as soon as possible” Lin Minjun looked back at this beautiful two-story small building, exhaled a breath of regret, which was ready to go
She especially liked this place, as soon as she saw it, her mind was imagining what it would be like to decorate it
But Lin Minjun is also very sober, even if there is a discount, the money she has on her body is not enough
Yan Li brother is rich, once she said, he will certainly offer to lend himself the money first, but Lin Minjun does not want to do this, she and Yan Li brother is not married, she herself do not know whether to marry him, and the most taboo between the couple is the money disputes
So Lin Minjun planned to go back and say that she didn’t fancy it, and felt that this place wasn’t suitable, and Yan Liguo definitely wouldn’t bring it up again
Just like that, she walked forward to fetch her own bicycle, and only halfway there did she realize that a place not far from the restaurant was being renovated, with a sign hanging above it, So-and-so Clothing Mall
It looked like a clothing mall was about to open in this place?
Lin Minjun stared at the sign and suddenly had a jolt
When she saw the small two-story building, Lin Minjun didn’t know where it was, but when she saw the sign for the clothing mall she instantly remembered
In the next twenty years, that clothing mall had been dominating the capital’s clothing business, and it was so good that she had bought many of her clothes here
If it really opened, the business of the restaurant should be very good, people come over to shop, and when they are tired of shopping, they are too lazy to cook, so they stop by and have a meal at the restaurant
Lin Minjun felt really good, she also felt regret, but only for a little while
Throwing away this opportunity, she could save enough money by relying on the rice noodle store, and then she would just find another suitable place to open a restaurant
People can’t be greedy, both this and that, she now has a small store, has a mutual favorite object, and also restarted school, this kind of life for Lin Minjun is already very satisfied, she quickly adjusted her mood ready to go
But riding her bike, passing by the clothing mall that was being renovated, Lin Minjun saw her acquaintance again, the man with a ridiculous newspaper hat on his head, sitting in the corner with his head hanging down, his hands, and feet were covered in white powder, it was almost as if he had rolled in flour
“Zhou Yong” Lin Minjun got off her bike and pushed her way over, “Why are you here?”
In front of her was none other than Zhou Yong, who also had a twin brother named Zhou Ran, a twin
Before, when Lin Minjun was still setting up her stall, these two brothers were made to come over to pick a fight by Cao Bin
Later, they figured it out themselves, not as a punk, find a temporary job to earn money, did not expect to meet here
Zhou Yong heard the voice, looked up in bewilderment, and saw that it was Lin Minjun who also smiled, “It’s you, how come you’re here?”
“I came over to do something, what about you? How did you get like this?” Lin Minjun asked in surprise
Zhou Yong scratched his head, “I work here with my brother”
“What for?”
Zhou Yong’s strength is big, long and thick, but he can’t speak, and explains with his hands in the air, “We’re just living mud, living a ball, gluing it to the wall, and then moving things, moving wood”
“Living mud? What kind of work is that?” Lin Minjun was confused by his words
“It is hey I can t say it clearly, brother, brother you come out” Zhou Yong pulled his voice and shouted
Not a moment later, that house out of another man, with Zhou Yong exactly the same dress, his body than Zhou Yong more woeful, white piece of black piece, cursing, “Let you steal a lazy don’t let people find out, you are good, pulling the voice of the soul it”
“Just don’t talk about him, I’m the one who asked” Lin Minjun said with a smile, while saying that, she used her eyes to measure Zhou Ran
These two brothers, when Lin Minjun first met them, clam ma glasses, flared pants, it was called a social youth
Now, the pants legs are honestly cut shorter and smaller, the glasses are no longer worn, and their heads are topped with a comical newspaper hat
“Ah Jun, how is it, I’m okay with this body, right?” Zhou Ran snorted
Lin Minjun nodded and said sincerely, “It’s quite good, much more normal than you used to look”
“Where’s Yan Shao, how’s my little old brother these days?” Zhou Ran still had to ask
Lin Minjun: “Quite good, first in every exam, he’s now motivated to go to university”
Zhou Ran: “Let him read well, do not listen to others say what reading is useless, this is simply fart, our brothers are the best example, now working outside, the wage is quite a lot, but you do not know with the boss to ask for wages how difficult it makes me feel like a beggar How nice to be assigned a job after studying and sitting in an office”
“What kind of work do you guys do in the end, I just heard Zhou Yong say that you are living mud?” Lin Minjun asked again
Zhou Ran cried and laughed, slapped his brother, or did not dare to force, a push him away, he sat down, “What live mud, we are in the renovation of people, this clothing factory was the next, I happen to learn from someone to do the renovation, followed the work, you do not know, this work is much more exhausting than mixing with the community, every day as tired as a dead dog, and even the strength to hold chopsticks are not you, how about you? How come you’re here?”
Lin Minjun pointed her hand, “See that small two-story building? I came to see the storefront, thinking of renting it and opening a restaurant”
“Still doing it yourself to earn money, last time we went over there, you were still opening a store, and in such a short period of time you opened a restaurant” Zhou Ran kept on lamenting
Probing a glance, his vision for doing business is much more sensitive than Lin Minjun, “Rent it, this place is quite good, the clothing mall we are renovating now is definitely good, open up with more foot traffic, by then your restaurant business won’t be bad, and what’s more important is, know what this place is? Nearby are residential areas, and many of the families here are dual-income workers, they have a generous hand, the original state-run restaurant to do the taste of the food is too bad, otherwise everyone to rest, they are willing to come out of the restaurant to hit the teeth, you open the restaurant can not be wrong”
Lin Minjun spread his hands, “But I don’t have any money, the rent is there, but that small building is almost dilapidated, to be repainted, to redo the tables and chairs and benches, these are all money”
It was tantamount to watching a pie come crashing down, and she ducked out of the way
This side is talking about it, the clothing mall and came out a man, which should be the contractor, because he came out on the angry yell, “I pay for you two brothers to chat and amusement is it, do a little work grinding and grunting humming and haggling, hurry over to work, the people work schedule urgently tight it”
“We brothers from five o’clock in the morning until now, this is 12:30, rest can not? Are you the old society Huang Shiren or Zhou Pickpocket, you want to exploit ah you” Zhou Ran shouted back with a voice without good humor, “There is no time to eat a meal, you still have to work, do it yourself!”
Saying that, he turned around again and asked Lin Minjun, “That small building of yours, how much does it cost to decorate it?”