Gentlemen's Friends

Chapter 37 Part 1: Part [-] ([-])
On the streets near the subway entrance, there are vendors bringing packages or pushing carts to set up street stalls when the time comes.People come and go here, and everything can be sold, so there is everything for sale, including clothes, jewelry, pancakes and fruits, and even live rabbits.

At noon on the weekend, the fat and bloated man was already sitting there in gray.He was the first to come every day, always in the old position, brought a small bench, spread the cloth, arranged things, did not call for sales, and waited silently for business to come.

He is inconspicuous and quiet, but the things are colorful and beautifully arranged, which can still attract the eyes of passers-by.The price is also set realistically, the quality of the items is reliable, and the business is not bad after a long time.

The man sat for a while and sold two items. The street was getting more and more crowded, and the stalls were blooming everywhere. The bustling time of the day had already begun.

"Hey, Fatty."

The man nodded towards him, and the boy put the big bag next to him and began to arrange things.This boy is a newcomer, about eighteen or nineteen years old, and his name is Phillip.

Phillip is tall and handsome, and he is full of the energetic and relaxed style unique to young people. He only wears a simple graffiti T-shirt, a jacket with a hood, and jeans with worn knees. Dirty sneakers are quite eye-catching in the crowd, and they can always attract women who come and go to stop, and the business of the stalls next to them will also improve.

"Little P, you have to pose next to the fat man again."

Phillip grinned: "Being next to him is warm and windproof."

Everyone calls Phillip "Little P". The vendors in this area are familiar with each other, and their real names are generally not mentioned, and all they need is a title.For example, a fat man is a "fat man". There is nothing more vivid and fluent than "fat man". As for his name, no one knows, and no one cares.

Fatty sells all kinds of bags, and Phillip sells some T-shirts that he drew himself. The patterns on them are all rich and colorful, very special, and some are too special, but they always sell.The advantages of being handsome are obvious.

Phillip sold dozens of T-shirts in one afternoon, most of them were regular customers, and by the way, the fat man also sold several more items.

The business has roughly come to an end. Phillip looked at the pile of extra change in his sports bag. The fat man was still carefully spreading out each piece of money in a straight and neat manner.

"Fatty, what do you want for dinner?"

"I brought a bento..."

"It's cold by now."

"It's okay..."

"Don't be so frugal, I'll treat you to dinner. I want a seafood pot, I want frosty beef and oysters..."

The fat man looked at him: "That expensive one."

"I earn enough for us in the afternoon, let's go. It's boring to eat alone."

Phillip gives people the impression that he is a big boy from a good family. Setting up a stall is just for fun, so he doesn't know how to measure income and expenditure.They spend a lot of money and bring more goods, and they will take a taxi all the way to come, and they are very popular with those who often have to rely on their backs to buy goods.

It is also this indifferent style of ignorance of the sufferings of the world that made him so annoying at first.Everyone is tired of making a living, but they have to be with such a young master who is "just for fun". His swagger became a public display.

So it was inevitable that Phillip would be ostracized at first, as long as the fat man didn't treat him coldly, he made friends with the fat man.

In fact, Fatty is a little slow.He will not have strong negative emotions, as if polished.He is so meek all day long, he doesn't hate anyone, and he doesn't feel like he is being taken advantage of.

In the hot season, some stallmates often couldn't bear it, so they asked him to help guard the stall, and slipped away to enjoy the shade. He also carefully helped guard, and when the stall owner came back, he handed over the change for one or two items sold during the period. In the past, no complaints.

Life is hard, everyone complains, and when they break their mouths, they swear at the sky and others to vent their anger.Only Fatty is the quietest. No one has ever heard him complain, let alone how he developed his open-mindedness of "it's okay to eat as long as he has food".

No matter how Phillip pestered the fat man to eat seafood pot, the fat man just shook his head and refused: "It's not easy to make money, don't spend it recklessly, save it."

Phillip likes pestering fat people, but never succeeds.Because the fat man is the most unwilling to accept favors from others, even if he receives a little favor, he will be very nervous and must return it. He is very afraid of owing others things.

Evening is the best time for business, everyone resorted to tricks to attract customers, and nearby stalls put up sale signs, and they are still dumping after half a year, without the slightest blush.

Stall operators have their own business practices for attracting and dealing with customers, only fat people are the most clumsy.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't sell, but he is not good at bargaining when he encounters difficult customers and bargains too hard.

He would only say: "I really can't sell it at this price. It's not easy, and I still have a daughter."

The stallmates would make fun of him afterwards: "Where did you get your daughter from?"

"Maybe it's in some kind of rural hometown?"

In fact, this statement is probably just a mantra to deal with customers. Everyone knows that fat people are only single.

The fat man lived a frugal life of a bachelor, but he was very careful, his things were always arranged neatly, and the change he received was spread out evenly. He insisted on cooking and bringing them over every day, and he was seriously poor and lonely.

In fact, when it comes to the opposite sex who has a good impression of him, it is not without.

The fat man is fat, but he is not ugly. The corners of his eyes droop slightly, and his face is very gentle, which is pleasing to the eye.He is honest and responsible, has no temper, and is reliable.

There is a woman among the stall friends who likes to talk to him.

The woman sells jewelry, has a daughter, and her husband is a bad gambler, who only goes home to show his face when he needs money.It is not easy for her to take care of the child. There is no one at home to help take care of her, so she will bring her little daughter here when she sets up a stall.

The little girl was very cute, only four years old, with two braids, like the two horns of a lamb. Like her mother, she had a crush on this big fat man and always climbed on his back.The fat man doesn't like to talk, but he always hides two candies in his pocket, giving her a small surprise.

The woman is very virtuous, the fat man is gentle and careful, and he is kind to children. He is much better than that gambler. Everyone thinks they are more right and often makes fun of them.

That day, the little girl finished eating the candy she found, and boldly reached out to poke the fat man's stomach, which was limp.

The fat man was poked twice, and he protected his belly in a panic.

The woman hurriedly said, "Bebe, don't be so rude."

The fat man whispered: "It's okay..." A little shy, he started to eat the bento he brought.

There are very common dishes in the bento box, such as fried meat with shredded tofu and cabbage stalks.The little girl watched with wide eyes, and the fat man pushed aside the shredded tofu and picked out slices of meat for her to eat.The little girl refused to leave after eating, but still grabbed his knee and looked up.

The woman was also embarrassed: "You child, it's not that there is no food for you."

The fat man lowered his head and picked out the rest of the meat: "It's okay, just eat as much as you like."

The woman said with a smile: "The food next door is delicious, that's why she loves your food. Otherwise, if it's convenient, you can make two extra copies tomorrow, and I'll pay you according to the market price."

The next day, when the fat man came, he really brought two extra boxes of bento.It's just that I was embarrassed when I collected the money, and I have been refusing to ask for it.

"If you don't accept it, we won't eat your food. There is no reason to eat for nothing."

In the end, the fat man still confiscated the money, and only took a bear pendant full of diamonds that girls like now from the woman's stall.

"What do you want this for?"

The fat man put the pendant in his pocket: "My daughter likes..."

Every time they heard him say that, everyone couldn't help thinking that he had a daughter.

But in fact, the "daughter" can only be his illusion. Everyone feels sorry for him, and they don't have the heart to expose him.

After all, the little girl was young, she refused to sit down and eat obediently, she always had to coax and persuade her, the woman took her lunch box and chased her all over the place, and in the end, more than half of the rice was wasted.

The fat man kept saying "it's all right" to the apologetic woman, and he still brought two boxes of lunch the next day.

One box was given to the woman, and as soon as the other box was opened, the little girl opened it with a yell, full of joy.

The rice was made in the shape of a little white rabbit, and the eyes and mouth were made of carrots. It looked so cute, and the little girl ate it happily.

"You are really caring, and you are very good at coaxing children."

After being praised, the fat man felt a little embarrassed: "My daughter used to be like this."

Phillip moved his face closer, he liked to cling to the fat man, and the fat man's arms were easy to pinch: "I want to eat too, I'm not full from lunch."

The fat man gave him half of the meals, which were just home-cooked dishes, and the ingredients were also cheap in the market, but the taste was very good.

Phillip originally wanted to join in the fun, the vegetable juice was delicious and served with the meal, and he ate clean without knowing it. Then he seemed to have a flash of inspiration and said, "Fatty, you have this skill. Instead of setting up a street stall, it's not bad to switch to takeaway."

The fat man was a little shy after being told, and looked down at his stall.

Phillip got serious: "Don't you really want to do something else? You can't keep a stall for a lifetime, right? You can consider doing takeaway, it will have a better future."

"How to do it……"

"I can partner with you. I will be in charge of investment and planning, and you just need to care about the quality of the bento."

"Stop it……"

"I'm serious. I'm rich, fat man."

"Look at the stall carefully, there are customers."

Fatty has no lofty aspirations, and seems to have passed the stage of dreaming of starting a business and making a fortune. Honestly setting up his small stall is a very real and worthwhile career.

But Phillip would encourage him several times a day, and the fat man didn't believe him, so he swore to God, wishing he could show the account to the fat man, and let the fat man know that he had savings.

A handsome boy like Phillip is very convincing when instigated. If he becomes a liar, he will have a bright future.

Finally, the fat man had no choice but to agree to him, and made a few sample lunch boxes for him to try.

Holding the package containing a heavy bento box, Phillip smiled at the fat man: "Wait for my good news tomorrow."

However, Phillip didn't come the next day, and the fat man helped him occupy the booth next to him. He still didn't show up at night, so the booth could only be given to others, and he was a little worried.

A Bentley Arnage is slowly driving over. Those who live on this street face the heavy traffic every day, and have seen many good cars, but when that car drives over, they just flip through car magazines to get addicted to it. Several men couldn't help staring at it: "Wow, it would be great if I could drive that car."

"Dream you."

"Hey, don't you want to stop here, what is this kind of person doing here, buying street stalls?"

Sure enough, the car stopped not far from them.The car door opened, and a tall man got out of the car and looked towards them, as if looking for something.

The noisy people quieted down, shut their mouths unconsciously, and looked at the man involuntarily.

Only the fat man lowered his head and looked at the things on his stall without saying a word. The little girl was still lying on his knees, dozing off, and the woman was braiding her hair without disturbing her.It's a happy picture.

The man walked all the way under the eyes of everyone, stopped in front of the fat man, and looked down at the fat man's stooped and fat back.

"Are you a friend of Phillip's?"

Fatty nodded.Even if you don't look up, you can still feel the oppressive aura.

"He sprained his foot. He has been recuperating for the past few days and will not come again. He asked me to return these to you. This is his phone number."

The fat man took the note paper and the folded parcel.

"On behalf of him, thank you for your care these days." The man paused, then handed over a business card, "You can contact us if necessary."

The fat man took the business card, but still didn't look up, and the pair of legs wrapped in suit pants in his field of vision strode away again.

As soon as Ren Ningyuan got home, Le Xiao asked, "Uncle, did you give him the things?"

"It has been given."

"You don't just let someone send it to you, it seems that I am too dishonest and not enough friends."

Ren Ningyuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I went there myself."

"That's about the same. Did he say anything?"

"No."

Le Xiao said unwillingly: "Not a word?"

"Yes."

Le Xiao was very unhappy: "The fat man is too mean." After thinking for a while, he said, "Oh, the fat man must have thought I was playing tricks on him, so he got angry. Uncle, you really don't think the fat man cooks well. Do you want to eat?"

Ren Ningyuan frowned slightly: "Let's talk about it. It doesn't mean you can open a restaurant if you cook a good meal. Catering doesn't have unique tastes and secret skills, so it's hard to keep doing it. You have to write out the plan first."

"It's obviously a trivial matter..."

"Opening a store is a small matter, but if you can't even do small things well, it will be a big thing."

That person's cooking skills are not bad, but it's not fine, probably because it's too homely. The taste makes people feel familiar and comfortable, which is an advantage.

But investing is not so lightly.Although it is only a small takeaway shop, a loss of one hundred is nothing.But Le Xiao is still too young, and every step of growth should be steadfast, and too much "playing" makes it easy to be frivolous.

"Also, you should have had enough fun, go back and study hard."

This nephew was admitted to a prestigious school but didn't go to school.Racing cars, playing music, and being a successful paparazzi.

I just played a small half circle around the earth, saying that I wanted to find my own life direction, and now I ran out to wander again, and I was just caught back a few days ago.Today's young people are sensitive and peculiar. What they think is beyond the control of their parents.

Le Ling was still muttering: "Did you give him a call? Why didn't anyone call? Fatty really has no loyalty at all, and he even said he was a friend."

"It's your own wishful thinking. You can't even pronounce your name. Do you have such a friend?"

"It's good to know that he is called Fatty, and they all just call me 'Little P'."

Ren Ningyuan didn't take it seriously: "When I went today, he didn't even raise his head, and he didn't even have the most basic courtesy to talk to people. Such a person will not have any sincerity towards you."

"He's boring," Le Xiao was still defending, "but he really has a good relationship with me, and he's very popular there, and there's a woman who likes him very much."

Ren Ningyuan smiled noncommittally.

"Hey, don't discriminate against fat people. Fat people won't look ugly if they lose weight, at least it's good for your eyes. Uncle, your taste is not very high-end. If fat people lose weight, maybe they are no worse than the one next to your bed."

Ren Ningyuan's face suddenly sank, and after a while he said, "Let's go eat."

"Don't talk nonsense," Li Ruo turned around and taught his son, "That's your uncle's friend who passed away."

Le Xiao shrank her shoulders knowingly: "I'm sorry."

Qu Ke also came downstairs. In order to break the embarrassment, Le Xiao greeted her: "Xiao Ke, come and try a bento, my friend made it. I want to open a takeaway shop with him, and I need your precious vote."

After reheating the extra bento in the microwave, Qu Ke opened the lid, said "ah", looked at it for a while, and said, "There are people who can cook like this."

There are many sets of bento samples made by Fatty. This is a nutritious bento for children. It contains a lot of beautiful carrot and spinach balls. The rice is the face of a panda. "I miss you so much..."

"Have you ever eaten such a bento?"

"My dad used to do this for me when I was in elementary school."

"what about now?"

Qu Ke looked at Ren Ningyuan, the man was expressionless and silent, and she looked at the bento in front of her again: "He passed away."

Le Xiao fell into superimposed embarrassment: "I'm sorry..."

Ren Ningyuan suddenly asked: "Xiao Fei, when did your friend start setting up a stall there?"

"I don't know. He had been there for a long time when I came here."

(End of this chapter)