Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 1196 The Boss' Misery

The boss came back from the hospital in a car in Hua Hin, holding several bags of medicine in his hand, with a haggard face and a hunched back.

After getting out of the car, Hua Xin wanted to help him, but he refused, pushed Hua Xin's hand away, and walked upstairs by himself.

Hua Xin looked at me in the car and followed the boss upstairs.

The building where the boss lives should be the dormitory for the old employees of the bus company. Most of the people living here are old people and retired employees. Because the new dormitory for the bus company was built two years ago, most people have moved out long ago. Alright, here are the rest of the retired old people!

I stepped up the dilapidated old stairs, the corridor was dark, there was not even a lamp!

When I got to the sixth floor, even a person with a normal body like me was a little short of breath, let alone his body.

The door was not closed. Although the winter in Guangdong is so cold, the weather of more than 10 degrees is definitely unbearable for a native Cantonese!If, as soon as you entered the room, it was so cold that I couldn't help shivering and looked at the room.

Dim light bulbs hung in the middle of the room, a dilapidated sofa was piled up in the corner, and there was something on the ground that exuded a fishy smell besides the smell of medicine.

Inside, Huaxin was talking to the boss: "Boss, I have a house in Ningxi, on the first floor, easy to get in and out, and no one lives there, so you can move there!"

The boss hesitated and said slowly: "No, it's pretty good here, I'm used to it!"

Hua Xin said in a reproachful tone: "What are you used to? This is the sixth floor. I walked up, and I was panting to death. How can your body take it? Didn't the doctor tell you? You need to rest and rest! Don't you I'm working hard, and your condition will be aggravated!"

The boss sighed and said: "It's already like this, how can it get worse, I'm already like this! It's okay, don't worry! You go back, ah, remember to quit my job for me!"

Hua Xin asked puzzledly: "Why? You don't need to go to this job, you can get the money at home, what's wrong?"

The boss coughed a few times and said, "That's great, I don't want my fifth brother to take favors anymore, and I don't want to drag you down anymore!"

Hua Xin said with a trace of pity: "Boss, what are you talking about? How can you drag me down? The position at Fifth Brother's is vacant and vacant!"

The boss didn't appreciate it and said: "The empty ones are reserved for others, not for useless people like me! Needless to say, do as I say!"

Hua Xin wanted to persuade him again, but the boss said firmly: "Listen to me!"

Hua Xin sighed, stopped talking, and looked at me standing outside the door.

I walked in with my head down and called out, "Boss!"

The boss turned around and looked at me, without any surprised expression, or even any expression, lying on the bed silently, without saying anything.

I knew I wasn't welcome, so I laughed and walked over, sat next to the boss's bed and asked, "Why did you become so poor all of a sudden?"

The boss moved his body instinctively, trying to lean on the bed, and said in a low voice: "I have liver disease, it's contagious, you all stay away from me!"

I said indifferently: "It used to be a bowl of instant noodles, and several people rushed to eat it. You eat noodles, and I drink soup. I still care about this!"

The boss didn't respond, and said: "Liver disease is contagious, you don't know medical knowledge? Hurry up and go! I'm going to bed!"

I persuaded patiently: "Boss, the environment for recuperating here is really not good, why don't you move to my restaurant? The air is good, and the diet can also help you recuperate!"

The boss said flatly: "No need! The sea breeze is too strong, and I get a headache!"

I said oh, "That's right, Wan Zhong's apartment is still vacant. It's close to the city, and the transportation is convenient, and it's also close to the hospital!"

The boss said impatiently at the moment: "I know you have a lot of houses, I don't need them, I really want to rest, you guys go!"

I looked at Hua Xin helplessly, and Hua Xin said angrily: "Boss, please listen to our advice, the brothers are capable of taking care of you, don't give up, treat your illness well, and you will soon Get well!"

The boss pulled the quilt over his head, covered the quilt, and simply refused to listen.

Huaxin finally couldn't bear it anymore, pulled off the boss's quilt and scolded: "In the past, you taught us the truth, and we came to ask you for advice immediately when we had any problems. You are the earliest enlightened person among us. Reasonable people, when we first came out of society, you were the one who took care of us. Why is it your turn now? I can’t understand the truth! In life, who doesn’t encounter a little bit of stumbling, what’s the matter? Just step over! But if you continue to give up on yourself like this, no one can help you! I am the youngest, and I shouldn’t have said these words, but if I don’t say them, I feel uncomfortable in my heart!”

I pulled Huaxin, afraid that his words would be too serious, but Huaxin still couldn't get enough of it and said: "Boss, don't pretend to be a dead dog! If you are like this, we brothers feel uncomfortable, and everyone wants to help you! Second brother , call me every day, he is abroad, don’t come back, hurry up! I am inquiring at the pharmacy every day, what special medicines can I bring back for you, and said foreign medicines, don’t enter the customs, he is thinking about how to smuggle them! Fourth brother, life is not satisfactory. He is divorced and takes care of the children at home, but he does not give up on himself. He learns to do business with fifth brother and wants to raise children! Your children are not too young, and you suffer with your sister-in-law in your hometown every day. If you don’t want to think about yourself, you should also think about your children!”

I clearly saw the boss in the quilt sobbing, feeling sad. Once upon a time, the boss was so high-spirited, he taught each of us the principles of life, he had a good family and career, and he was full of ambitions. A man crying under the blanket.

I patted the boss in the quilt and said: "As a brother, there is no future life! I recognize you as the boss, and you are our boss for the rest of my life! I fell down today, and I believe that our boss will get up tomorrow!" None of us intend to sympathize with you, but we all know that you are the strongest among us, and you will get through it sooner or later! You just have to pass the test in your heart!"

My words may have disgusted the boss, and he yelled under the quilt: "It's all because of you. Without you, I wouldn't be in such a miserable situation. You are here now to let me say that you are all right. Listen to you, I won’t be like this now, right? You succeeded, you came to see my show, you succeeded! Since you were young, you have never convinced me, you are better than me in everything, but you recognize me everywhere To be the boss, you just want people to know that you are loyal enough, understand dignity, humility, and understand the general situation!"

I groaned and said, "What? I've never thought about it like this!"

The boss lifted the quilt by himself, and said with tears all over his face: "Now you see me like this, come and sympathize with me, so that the brothers can see how generous you are, even if we both get into this, you can still forgive me Me, help me, let the brothers think that you are the one who is suitable to be the boss! But you let me do it, don't you?"

I smiled wryly: "I swear to God, I never thought about it like this!"

The boss didn't give me a chance to argue, and continued: "Have you ever thought about it, you know best in your heart! Wherever you go, you will become a halo and focus! Everyone has to revolve around you. If not, you will You will be very disappointed, you are not only confident, but also very ambitious! I have occupied the position that should belong to you since I was a child, and now you have pulled me down, you should be secretly happy! You see me like this in your heart, don’t you Already in a good mood? Stop coming to see me hypocritically, I'm done, I lost, I admit it! Put away your cheap sympathy!"

I have a mouth to argue, I don't know what I did to make the boss think of me like this, and I don't know how to explain it to him, I am not a competitive person at all, for the brotherhood I don't pay as much attention to the position as the boss. Even in terms of brotherhood, I have my own circle more, and I haven't thought about it at all.

Hua Xin couldn't listen anymore, and said angrily: "Boss, the third brother has done so many things for you, and he didn't tell you a single thing, how can you think about the third brother so much! Ever since he was a child, the third brother has always listened to me the most." As for you, when there was a fight, he was the first to rush out without a word from you! In the past, who was right and who was wrong, everyone has their own opinions, and everyone knows it clearly in their hearts! Why are you still stubborn now! "

The boss stared at Hua Xin and said: "You are the same, isn't he rich now? You just want to be with him, I can understand, I don't blame you! But don't look for me anymore, I don't need you Sympathy, I can take care of myself!"

Hua Xin couldn't bear it any longer, she clenched her fist and said, "Who wants to sympathize with you? Who wants to sympathize with you? We are doing it for our sister-in-law and children, and children are so little!"

I pulled Hua Xin, dragged him out of the room, and then whispered to the boss: "If you feel ashamed to make us sympathize, then don't make us sympathize! Live your own life, and take care of your wife and children Sorry, what face do you need? Do you feel that if you leave, it will be over once and for all? But what about your wife and children? Leave them to us to take care of? Then you have to open the mouth! Let's see if we are willing ?”

The boss stared at me resentfully.

I continued: "It's useless to stare at me! I know what I have done, and I don't want anyone to tell me! I made a mistake, I made a mistake, just change it! What a big deal! I'm not too old! Don’t do it and don’t do it well, don’t let it go when you don’t do it well, don’t change it even if you say it, and do it even if you change it! You let the little one teach you every day, and you yourself feel uncomfortable, and we don’t necessarily get better ?”

The words were ugly, the boss coughed worse, and then slowly said: "Don't be angry with me, saying these words is useless to me! I don't know what is the purpose of your visit today? No matter what it is, I will be with you." I have nothing to do with you, from now on, we will never communicate with each other, I owe you, pay it back in the next life! This life will be like this!"

I felt a little uncomfortable and said: "We have known each other for more than [-] years! I still remember when you were young, when you transferred to another school. At that time, you were very prestigious. You knew your reputation before entering school! We I was quite afraid of you, and thought in my heart, it would be great if I could get in touch with you! As for you, no matter how you look at it, you don’t look like a boss, but you look like a naive little fat man. Let’s say, this person is just blowing out Who knows, let you become famous in one battle, beat up a senior in the second year of high school, and we tried everything to please you, and you still caught it and sold it!"

The boss seemed to be caught in deep memories, and he was in a trance.

I continued: "Later we became friends, no matter how big or small, just a group of good friends, but after going through a few things, we finally became brothers, and we were divided according to age! Although our personalities are very different, we can all complement each other , although we often quarrel, but never lose face, good relationship is like a person! After so many things, do you think those happy times are all fake? Or do you think the friendship between us is all We pretended it? Boss, wake up!"

There was a gleam in the boss's eyes, but it quickly dimmed and said: "It's all in the past, it's in the past! There's no going back!"

I said a little excitedly: "Then don't go back, look forward, go forward! Everyone is thinking of you, so I hope you get better, we don't remember the past, let's go forward together! After recovering from illness, you can still start a new business. Isn’t there a lot of people who start a business at the age of [-]? There is still time, don’t torture yourself and us all for the worthless face!”

The boss covered his face, and finally vented all the grievances, anxiety, and guilt of the past few years.

When I walked out of the room, I also saw that Hua Xin was also in tears. I patted Hua Xin on the shoulder lightly and said: "It's all good if the knot is untied! You can take the boss to live in the restaurant first, there are still people Take care, wait for the hospital in Guangzhou to contact you, let the boss go to the hospital!"

Hua Xin put his arms around my shoulders heavily and promised: "Okay!"

When I got in the car, I finally couldn't help it anymore. The tears just flowed out silently. I don't know if it's joy or sadness?
In the evening, I called all my brothers to the restaurant and let everyone get together. Except for the second child who couldn’t come back from abroad, everyone else came. I learned that the boss’s heart knot was untied, and even the youngest and youngest who were far away in Kunming , they all rushed back and brought Ren Xiaoqi with them.

Feiyu and her husband also came to join in the fun. Since the two couples joined the Yaoyang Catering Group, they have grown from a porridge shop to a western restaurant, and now they have also opened a seafood restaurant. Our branch, together with the chain porridge shop, can be regarded as It's done well, but Fei Yu's husband Dali is still so simple, he doesn't see the air of a rich man at all.

Feiyu entered the door, sat next to the boss, held his arm and said, "Boss, I miss you so much!"

(End of this chapter)