Siheyuan: Twenty-eight bars chasing Qin Jingru

Chapter 730: An episode at a restaurant dinner (please order in full)

The boss looked at Zou He and said, "Well, you also know calligraphy. That's my hobby now." "I don't know calligraphy, but I have read some. Your handwriting is good and has its own momentum and style." I must have some skills in style. I just saw that you were very engaged in writing, so I don’t want to disturb you. I’m from the hotel across the street and wanted to see if there are any red envelopes in your store.”

"There are some red envelopes, let me look for them for you. Normally a lot of people ask for them during the Chinese New Year. No one really buys them at this time. I even put them down for them. Don't worry, I'll look for them first." . Are you the owner of the more distinctive restaurant opposite called Time Travel?" "Yes, I am from that restaurant. I usually don't spend much time there, so I rarely come around here. .”

"Yes, there are a few girls and boys in your store. I often see them coming and going. You and I do see less of them, but it's normal. The boss himself doesn't have many people in the store now. Boss. It's not like the owner of a small shop like me. I'm the only one here, so I'm here every day. There are many people in your shop, so it's nice not to be there. I'm free. Your shop's business is pretty good, right? I often I saw a lot of guests going to your place for dinner. Sometimes when I have nothing to do, I just come here to thank you for your calligraphy, and then I sit and look at the street and drink tea."

"Boss, this is the real leisure time. You can write calligraphy and drink tea by yourself if you have nothing to do. It's great. You can enjoy it while being busy. I don't have much leisure time. I usually go to work every day. , I only come here occasionally to take a look during off-duty hours, and it is indeed just a few of them taking care of the store."

"That's right. Young people are working very hard now. You are working hard while being the boss. You are really hardworking and outstanding. It's good to be willing to work hard when you are young. Well, I used to be just like you, I also wanted to do a good job. My career is not working anymore. I am getting older and my energy is not working anymore. It would be great to be able to take care of this small shop now."

"You are very good, and your calligraphy is also very good. Do you usually sell calligraphy and paintings?" Although Zou He didn't know much about these things, he wanted to know more about them, because after all, these things are still very good.It would be nice if I could occasionally buy a pair and put them at home. It would make my whole person feel more artistic.

"Yeah, you see, my business is just small couplets, calligraphy and paintings. During the Chinese New Year, I write couplets and sell them to the neighbors. But after the Chinese New Year, these are no longer enough, so I will draw some landscape paintings and paintings myself. I write about calligraphy, and there are also some customers who like this, and they come to buy some from time to time, so I can almost sustain myself. I don’t expect it to make money, but as long as I can keep it going, I can do something related to it every day. That’s enough. At this age, I don’t have that much desire to make money, haha.”

"If you like which pair you choose, you can choose them yourself. They all belong to neighbors, so I will give you one. Just consider it a fate that you can talk to me today, haha."

Zou He feels that the boss is a very knowledgeable and Buddhist person who knows how to enjoy life. He feels very good and very enthusiastic.So I picked a painting and thought I would take it back and hang it. Zou He had to pay for it, but the boss insisted not to do it.It seems that the boss is indeed a heroic person.Zou He couldn't put it off, so he said: "Then come to my place for a drink when you have time. If you don't want the money, I won't give it to you. Let's make friends starting today. From now on, I'll pay more attention to what's going on in the store." Come and have a look. I often come here when I have time to look at your calligraphy and paintings. To be honest, it’s been a long time since I looked at these calligraphy and paintings so seriously. Today I took the opportunity, haha.”

So Zou He bought calligraphy and painting and the red envelope that the boss had been looking for for a long time, and happily returned to the store together.As soon as he arrived at the store, Yuyu saw Zou He at a glance, holding calligraphy and painting in his hand, and asked curiously: "Brother Hezi, what is that you are holding? Is it a painting?" "Yes, just now I I got it from the boss’s calligraphy and painting shop across the street.”

"Well, it's the calligraphy and painting opposite. The boss is an uncle who looks to be in his 60s or [-]s. I see him often, and sometimes he seems to be writing alone in the store." "Yes," That's him. I was going to buy something just now, but I was quite happy while we were chatting. The boss gave me a painting. Next time the boss comes over to play, I'll treat him to a drink."

Yu Yu immediately nodded and said: "The boss also gave you a painting, which means that the boss is still very good. I will definitely entertain him well next time I come. By the way, show me the painting and I will see if it looks good." "So Yuyu took the calligraphy and painting and opened it. It was a very good landscape painting, drawn with ink. Although Yuyu didn't know how to draw, it still didn't look like much.The whole painting looks very mysterious and very simple. "Yu Yu repeatedly praised the boss for his good paintings. Then he curiously asked Zou He what he wanted to buy when he went out just now, so why did he go to the calligraphy and painting shop? Zou He said with a very mysterious look: "You will do it later. knew.I won’t tell you yet. "

This made the rain very curious, but there was nothing I could do, so I thought I would find out later.I went and bought it myself.By this time it was getting dark, but there was still some light.People shopping also began to look for places to eat.After a while, three or two customers came to the store.The rain began to receive them.Zou He was still preparing red envelopes at the front desk.This time he wants to give one to everyone, and thanks everyone for their recent efforts, otherwise the store would not be so well maintained.

Zou He then each packed more bags, which was what everyone deserved.After Zou He wrapped the red envelope, he also came to help receive the guests.Because several tables came one after another.Zou He has already said that if these tables are full today, there will be no further reception.Next was Zou's dinner party with themselves.Unexpectedly, the last table was also full after a while.Zou He then went to the front desk and wrote a sign saying that it was full today.In this way, everyone will naturally stop coming in after seeing this sign.

So after writing this, Zou He started to help pour water and order some food.Then help serve these in the kitchen.Because there were many tables, Zou He went back and forth several times, feeling a little tired and unable to stand.So I went to the front desk to have a rest.They are still young people with good energy. They have run dozens of times before and after the rain, and they still seem to have good energy.Zou He really envied them.The rain was in particularly good condition today, and one person received so many tables of customers at the front.Moreover, customers need this or that from time to time, and Rainwater also serves them one by one.Zou He felt that Yu Yu was now a very powerful waiter.Zou He was a little sleepy at this time.So I lay down at the front desk and took a nap.At this time, everyone else was busy working on their own and did not pay attention to Zou He.Zou He fell asleep immediately, and suddenly a guest shouted: "Boss, don't sleep, get up and pay the bill, or I'll leave." The guest said jokingly.Zou He felt some sounds in his ears at this time, so he tried to open his eyes and slowly woke up.Seeing a man in his thirties or forties standing in front of him, Zou He was stunned for a second and immediately understood that he must be a customer in the store. "Boss, you're finally awake. If you still can't, I'll have to leave first. Look how busy you are in the store and you can still fall asleep."

"Sorry, I just wanted to take a nap for a while, but I didn't know I had slept. I'm going to pay you now. Wait a minute. So Zou He quickly found the customer's order, and then calculated the total amount for the customer. , because he delayed the guest's time, Zou He also wiped the zero for him. The guest was naturally very happy. Then the guest left, leaving Zou He there a little embarrassed. Because he didn't expect that he would fall asleep all of a sudden. So long. Zou He remembered that when he was sleeping, the guests had just arrived. Now they had finished eating and were about to go back. Zou He got up and came to the hall to see if everyone was still eating. Zou He Only then did I realize that there were two tables missing.

Zou He remembered that just before going to bed, the store was full of customers, and now he saw that two tables had already left.Zou He had just paid for one table. Zou He had some doubts as to whether the other table really left without paying.So Zou He walked over to confirm the table number, and then returned to the front desk to see if the bill was still there.Sure enough, the bill was still being processed, but the guests at that table had already left.Zou He felt a little bit like he had made a mistake.He must have just fallen asleep and someone kept yelling at him for a long time, so the customer saw that there was no one else around and left without paying.

Although the guest's behavior was not very good, we can't blame the guest entirely. The main reason was how could he fall asleep directly, and other people saw Zou He at the front desk and were busy in the kitchen, so they didn't pay attention. It happens that people eat and leave without paying the bill.In Zou He's time, this was called Overlord Dinner.It was also the first time for Zou He to experience this.A bit overwhelmed.But luckily after looking at the bill, I saw that the food for that table didn't cost much, so I didn't suffer a huge loss.Zou He took down the bill a little embarrassed.

Then I continue to work at the front desk, where I can sort out the bills that have come out, because then the other guests will almost finish eating and go back.So Zou He was prepared in advance so that the checkout would be quick and the guests' time would not be wasted.Regarding the unsettled accounts just now, Zou He thought that he would just make less money today and didn't think much about it.Because things have already happened, unlike in my time, things like this would basically not happen. Because everything is camera, the guests can take pictures, so everyone generally does not dare to leave without paying the bill for a long time.

Zou He thought to himself that this was a lesson. He couldn't sleep casually in the future. It would delay things. Fortunately, only two tables had finished eating, and the people at the back table were still very nice. They didn't notice Zou He. When I fell asleep, I thought about leaving without paying the bill, so I woke up Zou He patiently.Otherwise, today's losses would not occur.Zou He felt that he had to remember this lesson deeply. The first loss today was still controllable. If something like this happened again one day and many tables were lost, wouldn't it be a big loss?

Zou He calculated the bill and went to the kitchen. In any case, although it was his own mistake, he still had to tell everyone about this kind of thing to prevent similar things from happening in the future and unnecessary losses.So Zou He said: "Today I was a little sleepy at the front desk and accidentally fell asleep. Then do you know what happened? I just fell asleep, and then I found that a table of guests had finished eating without paying. I left. I was charged less for a table, but this is all my fault. I shouldn't have fallen asleep at the front desk, so the guests might have called me, and then I wasn't awake at the time, and the guests might have left just like that. "

"Today's loss is my own. Let me tell you, don't be like me to prevent similar things from happening."

After Zou He finished speaking, Yu Yu said angrily, "There are people like this who don't pay the bill when they eat. It's so unqualified. Even if you fell asleep, you should have shouted. It's my fault. I'm always at the front desk. , I didn’t go out to take a look today because I was in the kitchen." Zou He said, fortunately, the loss today is not very big. Today, the main blame is on me, and it has nothing to do with you.You guys continue to be busy.I'll go outside first and wait for the next customers who still have some bills to pay.Zou He felt a little nervous this time, but he didn't dare to stop at the front desk casually.Sure enough, two tables of customers would line up to pay in a short while.

Zou He still paid the bills for them normally. He didn't feel unhappy because of today's events. Zou He still gave the customers the discounts they should have.Soon the guests had almost finished eating, and everyone left after paying their bills.All that's left is to tidy up.Zou He asked everyone to clean up briefly before starting to prepare the meals for the evening dinner.

Zou He just woke up from a nap and was really hungry after working for a while.So I went to the kitchen to see how it was doing.Several dishes had been prepared, so Zou He picked one up and started eating.Said he was tasting food.No one cared.I don’t know if the others are hungry, but they are all busy with their own business.Zou He was not easy to disturb, so he had to go to the front desk by himself.Zou He happened to prepare the red envelope he had just wrapped and put it in a box.I can pass it on to everyone when I have dinner later.

After a while, Yu Yu brought the dishes up and shouted: "It's time to eat. Smelling the fragrant food, I felt that everyone might be hungry, so soon everyone brought the dishes. They were ready and ready to start. Eat. Zou He brought a bottle of wine and said, "Let's eat and drink tonight. Don't be in a hurry. Eat slowly and drink slowly." "As he said that, he opened the wine and put the red envelope box next to him. Everyone was curious about what the box was.

(End of this chapter)