The story of a cook

Chapter 555 Thirty Nights

Thirty in the morning, Zhou Lan called me to come to her place to celebrate the New Year at night. I said that I might not be able to make it through. At night, Yao Liying called and said that I would go there. There are no dumplings at night, so this year can't be passed.I laughed, said if possible and passed.

After the toast at the table, the local employees began to go back to celebrate the New Year with their families. The old lady and Yan Li came to give everyone red envelopes. Everyone was very happy after receiving the red envelopes, and their homesickness was reduced a bit.

Ma Hua took a taxi from Xindian. It was Chinese New Year, and she wanted to be with Sister Ma.

The purchaser drove a carload of firecrackers, and the young ones started setting off firecrackers at the door of the store. I asked Jiang Yajun to pack two servings of frozen dumplings, and took two hanging firecrackers and a box of salutes from the purchasing cart and took a taxi to Zhou Lanna.

Zhou Lan and Yao Liying were very happy to see me coming. The Spring Festival Gala was broadcast on the TV. Zhou Lan was cooking in the kitchen, took the dumplings to the kitchen, and then went downstairs with Yao Liying to set off firecrackers.

At this time, the entire Binhai was filled with the sound of firecrackers, and the peaceful New Year's Eve enveloped everyone.

The lights of thousands of houses warm the spring breeze, and tonight will be divided into two years.

Gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the night sky, and Yao Liying was as happy as a child.

Back in the house, Zhou Lan had already cooked the dumplings. There were four dishes on the table, pig trotters, stewed fish, stewed chicken, fried garlic sprouts, and white wine and beer.

There is a feeling of coming home.

"This year is just like a new year." Yao Liying said.

"Haven't you lived every year?" Zhou Lan glared at her.

"It's okay, isn't it good to have this year?" Yao Liying said.

"It's not as good as this year, and you don't eat less Chinese New Year dumplings every year." Zhou Lan said.

"whee--"

"The Internet cafe is not open today?" I asked.

"It's open. There are people there. Sister Lan is generous. Today it's all half-fee. There are many part-time workers who didn't go back to celebrate the New Year. They watch the Spring Festival Gala online there." Yao Liying said.

I asked, "Then what do they eat?"

"Dumplings, the prepared ones are quick-frozen dumplings." Zhou Lan said: "The network administrator ate at home at noon, and asked him not to come over at night. I bought a few boxes of quick-frozen dumplings, free of charge."

"Okay, you can do business." I said.

"The main thing is that the people who surf the Internet today are out of town and can't go back home. Isn't it just the new year? Cook some dumplings, that's what it means." Zhou Lan said.

"Sister Lan is kind, kind-hearted, big sister Renyi." Yao Liying said.

"Learn from your elder sister Lan." I said.

"Why don't you just learn as soon as possible? I'm afraid that if I don't learn well, I won't be wanted. Why don't you throw me out? If you throw me out, I'll become an unwanted child. I'm alone on the street. How pitiful, big brother, take me in." Come on, I'll make you a cow or a horse, just to feed you." Her pitiful appearance made Zhou Lan and me laugh.

"Is there a lot of people eating at your house today?" Zhou Lan asked.

I said, "Many, all of them are for New Year's Eve dinner."

"Nowadays, people enjoy it more. They eat New Year's Eve dinner in restaurants instead of cooking it at home," she said.

"I think it's better to make it at home. I feel it, but I don't feel it when I eat it in a restaurant." Yao Liying said.

"Isn't it troublesome to do it at home?" Zhou Lan said.

I said: "Most people in the city now go to restaurants to eat New Year's Eve dinner. It saves trouble. When eating at home, you have to buy and cook. After eating and drinking, you have to clean up. No one likes to cook, and no one likes to clean up. You can’t buy that little bit, and if you can’t finish the rest, no one will eat it, so it’s better to go to a restaurant to save trouble and be more convenient.”

"It's still because people's living standards have improved, and people have money, but no one goes to restaurants if they don't have money." Zhou Lan said: "It's good to have a good meal during the New Year when I was a child, but now every day is a year."

Yao Liying followed Zhou Lan's words and said: "Chinese New Year every day, marriage every day, bride every night."

"Go away, you can't stop your mouth even if you eat." Zhou Lan cursed.

Yao Liying smiled and said: "People say that it's not good to swear at people during the New Year, and you can't get married, so you should be an old girl at home."

"You think I'm still married." Zhou Lan said angrily.

I drank a lot of wine in the restaurant, but I didn't drink much here. I ate some dumplings and chatted with the two of them. Before I knew it, the twelve o'clock bell rang, and the new year came.

36 years old.

It seems that I am 36 after a long time. Looking back, I forget what I was like when I was young. It seems that I have never been young, and I have come to the present.

When people reach middle age, they no longer look forward to the New Year, and hope that time will slow down and go slower.

But can time really slow down?No, otherwise there would be no such phrase "ruthless years make people old".

I don't know what the concept of time is for those successful people. I don't have enough concept of time. There are a lot of things to do, but I can't figure it out. This is the confusion of middle-aged people.

Zhao Benshan's skit is over, once again it brought laughter to the people all over the country, and it is a big meal for the whole Spring Festival Gala.Then there was a group of folk songs. When the singer wearing Mongolian costume appeared, I couldn't help but think of Sister Xianglong.

I asked Zhou Lan: "Do you know anyone in the bar?"

"Yes, what's the matter?" she asked.

"Is there singing in the bar?" I asked.

"Yes, there are singers in bars," she said.

"Is it good to make money singing in bars?"

"Okay, why are you asking this?"

"Don't do anything, there is a younger brother in the kitchen who sings very well, a Mongolian, his sister sings better, and wants to be a singer."

"It's not so easy to be a singer." She lit a cigarette and said, "Singing in a bar is not like singing in a karaoke hall. You just need to sing well. Singing in a bar requires professional training, at least a graduate from a music academy."

I said, "It's fine if you can keep up with the rhythm."

"You don't know Brother Tan. To sing in a bar, you must first have a band. If there is no band, no one will use it. Also, other bands have their own singers. It is impossible to use other singers. It's not like a karaoke bar. You can sing. I saw that those singers have to read notation, and they can’t do without notation,” she said.

I nodded, thinking about it too.

"I just think she sings very well, and she still wants to be a singer. Mongolia sings well. If you haven't heard it, you will know it." I said.

"Isn't she pretty?" Yao Liying asked with a smile.

"Looks okay, average." I said.

Zhou Lan said: "I've been in bars for the past few years, and I also know that it's not easy to be a singer, especially a female singer. It's not enough for a female singer to sing well, and she has to be good at it. To put it bluntly, she will be cheap, and she needs to be supported by a big brother." , It’s nothing without big brother.” She took a puff of cigarette and said: “Singing is good, but it’s not good. OK."

"Now the price for one night is two hundred. If someone orders a song and can earn more, the rest is a reward. If you meet a good brother, you can give him a thousand dollars. After singing, accompany him for a drink. Sometimes we can negotiate a good price." You can still go out and earn more.”

I asked: "The two hundred a night you said is dedicated to singing?"

"Yes, it's a resident singer at the bar. The boss has hit it off. The guests like to listen to it. It's not bad. It's [-]." Zhou Lan said.

"Have a band?" I asked.

"Well, unless the singing is particularly good and the guests like it very much, the boss arranges it directly, and there is no need for a band." She said.

"Still saying that." I said to myself.

"That's right. There are a lot of people who want to sing now. Some have a good voice, and the bar threshold is low. They usually go to bars to sing. Good singing can also be famous, but some people praise it, and no one praises it for nothing. It's nothing to spend in bars. You know people, how many people go there to listen to music? It’s all nonsense, if you have money, you can find singers.” She said.

I haven't been to a bar, so what she said is similar.

"If she wants to sing in a bar, I can introduce her to her. I know a few bosses, and they are all good with me," she said.

I said, "I'll ask her when the time comes. If it's like what you said, it might not be a good thing to introduce her."

"What kind of rice a person eats in this life is determined. I didn't think about being a lady. I even became a chicken head. Now it's not here. Even if I quit, people who know will still treat you as a lady. Don't care about those things. It is the principle to use it to make money, and it is difficult to use it when people have no money.”

She was very realistic.

"Brother Tan, do you look down on us?" Yao Liying asked suddenly.

"No, why look down on it." I said.

"I think we're not clean."

"Haven't you showered in a few days?" I joked.

"I wash every day, especially today, knowing that you came, I will wash for nothing." She said in a tired voice.

Zhou Lan and I laughed.

"You don't need to tease me all the time, Brother Tan won't leave today to see what you do." Zhou Lan laughed.

"What can I do? I am a weak woman with no strength to restrain a chicken, so I can only be at the mercy of others. I just ask my husband to take pity on her, and don't be rude—"

I almost sprayed the dumplings in my mouth.

I didn't leave at night, it was too late, and I couldn't get a taxi to go back, so I stayed in Yao Liying's room.This time she was honest and went to Zhou Lan's house to sleep.To be honest, I don't have any thoughts about Zhou Lan and Yao Liying, and I feel that it is very kind to meet together in Binhai, like old friends for many years.Besides, Zhou Lan is the ex-wife of the second child, and a friend's wife should not be bullied. Although she is divorced, the imprint of the past is still there, so she has no idea.The same goes for Yao Liying, she still treats her as the little girl back then, without any lust.

In just half an hour, Yao Liying was kicked out by Zhou Lan, and when she asked her what was going on, she smiled and said that she had sneaked into Zhou Lan's waves and grandeur, and was ruthlessly kicked out.

"There's still a pig's trotter that hasn't been chewed yet. Let's drink some wine and eat it. Brother Tan, let's drink some more." She said.

"Don't drink, drink it yourself, I have to go to work tomorrow." I said.

"You agreed not to drink?"

"I really don't want to drink it, you can drink it yourself."

"well."

She said two good words in a row, and then left the house.

Three minutes later, she came in, brought the dumplings, pig's trotters, and stewed chicken to the bedside table, poured a glass of wine, and started to drink.

I laughed and sat up drinking with her.

"Don't you want to drink?" She asked cunningly.

"No one can fall asleep if you smack your mouth hard." I said.

"Will you cuddle me to sleep again?"

"Do you want to drink? If you don't drink, I'll go to sleep."

"Drink, drink."

In fact, she couldn't drink much anymore, mainly because she wanted to eat pig's trotters. After drinking half a glass of wine, she couldn't keep her eyes open, so she leaned on the bed and fell asleep.

Help her cover the quilt, also lie on the bed and sleep.

I slept soundly and had a dream, dreaming that I was with a woman, like Lin Yan, and after a while I became Zhang Li again, holding her in my arms, and when I wanted to kiss, I became Sister Ma again , Sister Ma looked at me shyly, put her arms around my neck, and put her red lips on——
I felt like I was kissed, but when I woke up, I opened my eyes and saw that she was hugging Yao Liying. The girl was snoring loudly, and she was still gnashing her teeth. Her hair fell down to cover her face, which shocked me.

It's already bright.

(End of this chapter)