sleepless tonight

Chapter 80 Rootless
I turned my head and looked at Chen Wenjing, feeling a little unbelievable.

Such a clean and beautiful girl, how can she do everything?
"I don't have a cook in my store. I need you to buy vegetables, wash vegetables, cook vegetables, and wash dishes. You can do all of this?" I put down the dishes in my hand, stood up, and decided to ask myself.

Some things, it's better to explain clearly, lest you half regret it.

There are still many things about the steamed vegetable restaurant. I don't want to cheat people, and I don't want others to think that I cheated him.

"I know, Chen Chen has told me all these things, I can do it, and I'm not so spoiled." Chen Wenjing said very clearly and generously, "This is very good, the three of us are all surnamed Chen, this steamed vegetable restaurant may be called Sanchen Steamed Restaurant."

I woke up suddenly, and it was only when Chen Wenjing said it that I realized that it was really like that, and the three of us were all surnamed Chen.

The name of Sanchen Steamed Restaurant also sounds good.

"Okay, if that's the case, let's stay." Chen Wenjing didn't mind, I said what I had to say, and I didn't object anymore, "Help wash the dishes first."

Seeing that Chen Wenjing was about to make a move, I stopped her: "You two wait a minute, I'll go down and buy some things and wash them up. Chen Chen, you go with me."

After leaving the store and going downstairs, I glanced back, and I could no longer see Chen Wenjing: "Tell me honestly, is there something wrong between you and Chen Wenjing?"

A girl who looks so beautiful can earn money even if she goes to a hotel as a receptionist. Not to mention it is easier than washing vegetables and cooking in my shop, but at least she is clean.

I still have some doubts about Chen Wenjing's purpose of doing these things in the store. Is it really for 150 yuan?
It is said that girlfriends are hard to guard against. Chen Wenjing is no worse than Ge Xiaolun, and he doesn't have as many petty tricks as Ge Xiaolun. Are Chen Chen and her all right?
"No, you're overthinking, she is Xiao Lun's best friend, how could I do such a thing?" Chen Chen refused.

I already knew he would not admit it: "It doesn't matter if you two really have something, tell me, I can still cover for you."

"Brother Chen, I know that Xiao Lun has a bad temper, and she also cares about face-saving and comparisons. Sometimes I thought about breaking up with her, but in the end we always get back together." Chen Chen said very seriously, "Maybe It's because the running-in between me and her isn't enough, as long as we get in, it should be fine."

In seven or eight years, from junior high school to university, I haven't been able to work together for such a long time. I am not optimistic that Chen Chen and Ge Xiaolun will be able to work together in the future.

Some people are very polite to outsiders, but after becoming relatives, their nature is exposed and they become very harsh.

But Chen Chen has already denied that he has any relationship with Chen Wenjing, so if I talk too much, it will appear too gossip.

I bought a smock and rubber gloves for washing vegetables, bought some drinks, and went upstairs with them. After putting on the smock, the three of us worked together.

Chen Wenjing looked at everyone like a lady, and thought she would not do things, but her hands and feet are very quick.

"There is also a steamed vegetable restaurant next to the school. I went there to work part-time for a few days." Chen Wenjing said while washing the dishes.

"Do you also cook at home?" I asked if I could not be so proficient after a few days of part-time work.

"No, my parents won't let me. I'll just sit and wait for my meal." Chen Wenjing smiled sweetly, but there was still a hint of guilt in her eyes.

Children feel guilty towards their parents, I didn't think much about the deep feelings in Chen Wenjing's eyes.

Chen Wenjing didn't say some hidden things, but I didn't ask too much, this is personal privacy, she can do it, she can do it, as long as she is willing to do it.

Li Mingzhou also came, and when he saw the steamed vegetable restaurant, he praised it at the first sight: "It's even better than the photos you took for me. I'm afraid it cost more than 20 yuan?"

"It's not that expensive, 10 yuan, on credit." I said, the [-] yuan renovation fee will definitely be returned to Su Ran when I have money.

"It's not so cheap to find an acquaintance. The materials are all good. These materials alone may not be less than [-]." Li Mingzhou shook his head, "There is also labor costs. Look at the craftsmanship. The master workers are very careful."

"If you take over the Steamed Vegetable Restaurant, it must be better than mine. This courage alone is admirable."

Li Mingzhou was amazed, he walked around the steamed vegetable restaurant, looking here and there, his eyes were full of nostalgia.

Although it is a livelihood to support the family, but he has already developed feelings, otherwise Li Mingzhou would not be able to maintain it after losing money for so long.

I was also not at peace in my heart. Li Mingzhou said that the decoration would cost 20 yuan. I don't know if he was wrong or if Su Ran was hiding it from me.

The bills I owe have increased again.

Under the guidance of Li Mingzhou, who personally demonstrated and reminded me, the first experiment of steamed vegetables was very successful. The fifteen dishes basically included all the steamed vegetables I was going to cook.

Wuchang fish, braised pork, steamed eggs, pork belly, eggplant and beans, etc., are all common steamed dishes.

It's a bit wasteful for four people to eat.

"I won't be able to come tomorrow. I have to pack my luggage and go to the train station first so that I can take the train." When leaving, Li Mingzhou told me, "Do well."

"I will." This is my first job, and I want to do it well, otherwise, when Su Ran asked for a decoration fee of [-] yuan, I would not have half-heartedly agreed.

Li Mingzhou didn't leave immediately, I noticed his strangeness: "Do you have anything else to say?"

"I, I mean, if someone comes to this shop to ask about my situation, you can tell her that I have gone to Sanya, and my family has gone to Sanya." Li Mingzhou hesitated, and said what was in his heart, "My hometown I put the key in the hole of the jujube tree in front of the door, packed it in a canning bottle, and wrapped it in a red plastic bag."

"Your sister?" I thought for a while, the only person Li Mingzhou had to wait for was his sister.

The family love that blood is thicker than water can't be let go after all. If I want to travel far, I think of the younger sister outside, and come here specially to give instructions.

"Well, she was outside alone, and she hasn't come back for several years. If she comes back suddenly, she finds that we are not here..." Li Mingzhou didn't continue to say the following words.

"Don't worry, if someone comes to ask, I will definitely pay attention, and I also have your phone number." I said with certainty.

"One hundred yuan per person, today's salary." I handed 200 yuan to Chen Chen and Chen Wenjing.

"Don't be in such a hurry, let's send it once a month." Chen Chen said.

"Well, don't be so anxious, if you do this, won't you be afraid that we won't come the next day?" Chen Wenjing also smiled.

"You take the 200 yuan first, and it doesn't matter if you don't come tomorrow." I insisted, "We will pay wages once a week in the future, is there any problem?"

The two want to talk again, I have already rolled up the money and stuffed them into the hands of Chen Chen and Chen Wenjing: "Okay, you go back first, and I will walk."

After Chen Chen and Chen Wenjing left, I lit a cigarette and walked to Yanhu Park next to the school.

It's cold, this place is very quiet, there are no people, sitting quietly, smoking a cigarette, blowing cold wind, very comfortable.

"Ms. Liu?" It was very dark, and I saw a vague shadow. I glanced at it under the light and found it was a little familiar.

"Chen Jin?" Sure enough, it was Liu Yuan. When she heard me calling her, she turned her head and found it was me. She was a little surprised, wiped the corners of her eyes, and walked over with a rolled up tissue in her hand.

Not too close.

"It's so cold here, Mr. Liu, you haven't gone back yet?" I deliberately pretended not to see Liu Yuan's movements.

"I just finished studying by myself in the evening, and I don't want to go back so early, so I came here to sit." Liu Yuan's voice was a little hoarse, as if she didn't want to talk about it, "You came here so late because you were busy with business in the store?"

I snuffed out the cigarette in my hand and threw it into the trash can beside me: "Well, the steamed vegetable restaurant has been renovated."

"Can it open tomorrow?" Liu Yuan seemed very interested in my steamed vegetable restaurant.

"It won't work tomorrow, maybe it will take two days." I said, "I didn't find a cook, I did it myself."

"Well, you must tell the teacher on the day of the official opening, and the teacher will come over then." Liu Yuan instructed me again.

"Okay, I will." I nodded.

I wanted to talk to Liu Yuan for a while, but she told me to go back earlier and left.

A person, wrapped in a black down jacket, walked slowly on the street along the road.

Neither fast nor slow, like a rootless person who wants to blend himself into the night.

(End of this chapter)