Xingnian Tea House

The store door was opened, Wu Hai walked in with a lunch box, Qiao Xingnian got up and left the counter, and told Liu Man and Liu Meng that if they were too busy, they could go upstairs and call them.Liu Man agreed and watched the two go upstairs with a smile.

Liu Meng asked curiously: "Sister Man, why did you help him? You... don't you like him?"

Liu Man laughed and said: "What are you talking about? I'm not tempted by such a good man as the boss. How can I get him. I help him because he hasn't reached the point of being incurable. Besides, we are ghosts now. I'm leaving here soon, why can't I just make myself more annoyed."

Seeing Liu Meng nodded, Liu Man bumped her arm and asked in a low voice, "It's you, did you really let go?"

"Aren't we talking about Wu Hai? Why did it involve me again?"

"Mengmeng, do you still like that kid from Nanzhou?"

Liu Meng looked at Liu Man, unable to utter the words of denial, a wry smile curled up on the corner of her mouth, and said, "I can't say that you can let go of emotional matters, but I've thought about it a long time ago, so don't worry."

"Just think about it." Liu Man changed the subject and said, "Hey, tell me, who was the murderer in yesterday's case? After thinking about it, I think it should be the gardener."

"I also think that gardener is too suspicious..." Liu Meng didn't want to say more, seeing her change the subject, she also chatted about the drama.

Qiao Xingnian and Wu Hai entered the black bamboo private room near the stairs together. Qiao Xingnian helped arrange the food and said, "Sit down."

Wu Hai sat across from Qiao Xingnian and said, "I don't know what the boss likes, so I just bought some. The boss doesn't mind."

"Very good." Qiao Xingnian picked up the chopsticks and handed them to Wu Hai, and said, "Do you need something from me?"

Wu Hai took the chopsticks with a nervous expression on his face, and said, "Boss, I do have something to tell you."

"Go ahead, I'm listening."

Wu Hai unconsciously touched the chopsticks in his hand with his nails, took a deep breath, and said, "Boss, I'm sorry, I took a tip from a customer two days ago."

During the training period, Qiao Xingnian specifically said that it is not allowed to accept tips from customers, and Wu Hai violated the rules of the teahouse by doing so.

"How much did you charge?"

Liu Man had already told Qiao Xingnian about this, so he was not surprised at all.

"500." Wu Hai quickly took out a few banknotes from his pocket, put them on the table, and said, "Boss, I made a mistake. I will hand in the 500. Can you give me another chance? Never do it again!"

"Do you still remember the appearance of that guest?"

Wu Hai was startled, hesitated, and said, "Remember, we also added vx."

Qiao Xingnian looked at Wu Hai silently, and after a while he said, "The other party is a female guest?"

Perhaps Qiao Xingnian's oppressive force was too strong, or Wu Hai was too guilty. His face turned pale, his forehead was covered with sweat, and his fingers unconsciously exerted force, breaking the disposable chopsticks in his hand.He froze for a moment, looked at the chopsticks in his hand, then put them on the table, and said, "Sorry, I...I..."

Seeing that he was hesitating and unable to speak, Qiao Xingnian got up and walked out.

Seeing this, Wu Hai heaved a sigh of relief, and felt even more terrified. He ruffled his hair in frustration, and his eyes turned red.

Just when he was about to get up and leave, Qiao Xingnian came in with a tea tray, put the brewed tea in front of him, and said, "Have a cup of tea and calm down."

Wu Hai stared blankly at the teacup in front of him, and took a long while to pick it up and drink it down.

Qiao Xingnian refilled another glass for him and said, "If I'm right, the other party is a man, right?"

Wu Hai's body froze, he nodded, and said, "Yes."

"He gave you a tip first, and then asked for your contact information, right?"

"Ah."

Wu Hai lowered his head. Qiao Xingnian couldn't see his expression clearly, nor what he said, so he said helplessly, "You raise your head, we can't communicate with you like this."

Wu Hai was stunned, and slowly raised his head, with crystal teardrops on his thick eyelashes, he said, "I'm sorry, boss."

Qiao Xingnian looked into his eyes and said, "Do you understand what he means?"

Wu Hai's face turned pale, even if he didn't say anything, Qiao Xingnian understood.

"Now that you understand, why do you still have to charge this money? I don't think you are the kind of person who doesn't love yourself." Qiao Xingnian's tone was very calm, without any discrimination or contempt, but affirmed his character.

Tears piled up again, Wu Hai looked at Qiao Xingnian and asked, "You... really think so?"

Qiao Xingnian nodded, and said, "Unless you are like Liu Hao and have acting skills at the level of a movie king, I shouldn't be wrong."

Wu Hai blinked instinctively, and tears flooded out of his eyes. Qiao Xingnian took out a tissue and handed it to him. A man won't shed tears until he is in a desperate situation. It seems that he has really encountered a difficult situation.

"Tell me, maybe I can help you."

Wu Hai watched Qiao Xingnian hesitate to speak, Qiao Xingnian didn't urge him, took a sip of tea from the teacup, and waited patiently, he knew that Wu Hai was struggling right now.

Although they have known each other for more than a month, in the final analysis, it is just an employment relationship, and it is far from a heart-to-heart relationship.

After struggling for a while, Wu Hai finally opened his mouth and said: "Three days ago, that person asked for a private room alone, and asked me to make tea for him by name. I was very happy at that time, thinking that he took a fancy to my tea making skills , never thought..."

Wu Hai stopped, and after another moment of silence, he continued: "He was trying to do something to me, and I wanted to resist, but he threatened me, saying that he has power in Hucheng, and it would be easy to deal with me. I... ...I was a little scared and didn't dare to resist anymore, so he..."

Qiao Xingnian frowned and said, "He forced you in the private room?"

Wu Hai shook his head nervously, and said, "No, fortunately Sister Man came in time, so he didn't succeed. Later, he gave me 500 yuan, which I didn't want to accept, but he threatened me again, so..."

Qiao Xingnian frowned more and more, and then asked: "After that, did he look for you again?"

"No, but he sent me vx..."

Seeing Wu Hai's expression, Qiao Xingnian understood, and said, "So he's still harassing you?"

Wu Hai nodded and said, "I checked his circle of friends, he is really a rich second generation, I...I really can't afford to offend a foreigner."

"Then you intend to obey?"

"I..." Wu Hai's eyes dimmed inch by inch with tears in his eyes, and said, "If I don't obey, my fate will be even worse, and they will bully me even worse..."

"They?" Qiao Xingnian was taken aback, then gave him another tissue, and said, "Then you obeyed, did they let you go?"

Wu Hai's body tensed up again, fear, uneasiness, shame, and hatred quickly flashed through his tearful eyes, and he shook his head after a while, saying, "No."

Qiao Xingnian sighed, roughly guessed his experience, and said, "So your retreat is the reason for them to intensify."

Wu Hai became emotional and said, "I resisted before, but the more I resisted, the harder they bullied me. I still don't want to die..."

Qiao Xingnian was silent for a while, and said: "When I was in school, I was bullied, not for anything else, just because I couldn't hear. I would tell my mother at first that someone bullied me in school, but I My mother told me to bear it, and said that it would be over if I endured it. But my tolerance did not let them stop, but intensified.

I clearly remember that it was the day before the summer vacation of the third year of junior high school. After school, those students who used to bully me blocked me in a remote corner. Toys that can be played with at will, they scolded me, beat me, and even tried to take off my clothes. People passing by saw it, but none of them cared about it.

From then on, I knew that if I want not to be bullied, I have to rely on myself, even if I die, I have to pull a few backs.

I fought back that day. I used whatever was on hand. I endured the pain and resisted desperately. Although my ribs were broken, they were not much better.

Since then, no one dared to bully me again. "

Qiao Xingnian told Wu Hai about his childhood experience, hoping to wake him up.

"Have you been bullied before?" Wu Hai looked at Qiao Xingnian.

Qiao Xingnian smiled faintly, and said, "I'm a disabled person, and I will be looked down upon even now, let alone when I have nothing."

Qiao Xingnian's current social status is all due to his own efforts. He regards the bullying and contempt he experienced before as a sharpening stone in his life.

Wu Hai looked at Qiao Xingnian, and couldn't help feeling a little dazed. He, who had also been bullied, could imagine everything Qiao Xingnian faced back then.But their choices are different, and their endings are destined to be different.I chose to be patient, so I have never been able to get out of the shadow of the past. When encountering bullying, I will only instinctively choose to give in.But Qiao Xingnian chose to resist, so his life took on a new look. Now he has a successful career and a good life.

For the first time, Wu Hai questioned his choice, and asked blankly: "Then... what should I do?"

"You have to learn to say "no". You are a person with an independent personality. You have the right to make any choice. If you don't want to do something, you don't have to do it. "

"Can I say no?"

For so many years, he has been submissive and never dared to refuse others.

"Yes." Qiao Xingnian looked at him firmly, hoping to use this method to give him courage.

"But...but I really can't afford to offend that rich second generation."

"Nowadays is a society ruled by law. If he dares to do anything to you, you can use the weapon of law to deal with him. Don't be afraid of who he will bribe, now that the Internet information is so developed.

If there is an obstacle somewhere, it can be posted on the Internet so that enough people know about it, and the high-level people will definitely pay attention to it in order to calm public opinion. "

"But if someone else finds out about this, will I be bullied by the Internet?"

"You should have read the news about me on the Internet. Even though it has been so long, there are still many people scolding me? The most indispensable thing on the Internet is the keyboard man. You don't have to care what others say, as long as the people around you People understand and support it.”

"I……"

Seeing the hesitation in his eyes, Qiao Xingnian sighed helplessly, and said, "The first step you have to do now is to take out your mobile phone and delete his contact information."

Wu Hai looked at Qiao Xingnian, took out his phone and deleted that person's contact information.

"The phone is set to record when the call is made."

Wu Hai finished setting up the phone according to what Qiao Xingnian said.

Qiao Xingnian took out his mobile phone and said, "I want to locate your mobile phone, is that okay?"

Wu Hai hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay."

Qiao Xingnian located Wu Hai's cell phone, returned the cell phone, and said, "You have to learn to resist, learn to protect yourself on the basis of resisting, and if you can leave evidence, you must try to preserve the evidence, so as to benefit others. The place of defeat. Do you understand?"

Wu Hai looked at Qiao Xingnian hesitantly and said, "Can I do it?"

"As long as you have the heart to resist, you can do it. But resistance is resistance, and you must also pay attention to methods. On the basis of ensuring your own life, you can only do more things if you save your life."

Wu Hai was still frowning, his eyes were full of uncertainty and bewilderment, Qiao Xingnian knew that it would take a long time for him to change his mind, and he should not rush too quickly, otherwise it would be counterproductive.

"If you have any concerns, you can tell me directly."

Wu Hai's eyes flickered, he opened his mouth to say something but swallowed it back, and said, "It's gone."

"Let's eat then."

Qiao Xingnian knew that he must have something to hide, but he was afraid to say it because of concerns.

Qiao Xingnian gave him his chopsticks, stood up and said, "You eat first, and then I'll pour a pot of tea, and take a pair of chopsticks by the way."

Wu Hai got up quickly and said, "I'll get it."

"Do you know where my chopsticks are?" Qiao Xingnian smiled and said, "I'll get it myself, you can eat first."

Qiao Xingnian got up and left the private room, went straight to the third floor, took out his mobile phone and called Lin Nanyue, the call was quickly connected, and a line of words appeared on the spare mobile phone.

"Hey, Xingnian, you are looking for me."

"Team Lin, please help me look up a number, 193xxxx9333, I want to know who the owner of this number is and what his social background is." Although just a glance, it is enough for Qiao Xingnian to remember this number.

"What's wrong with this guy?"

Qiao Xingnian hesitated, and said, "This man threatened the employees of the teahouse."

"Okay, I'll check it for you right away, and I'll send the information to your phone in a while."

"Thank you Team Lin, then I'll hang up first."

Lin Nanyue wanted to say more, but Qiao Xingnian had already hung up the phone, looking at his number, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, and whispered, "Can't you just say a few more words besides business?"

Qiao Xingnian hung up the phone, only to remember that Lin Zhaoming came here today, and he hadn't told Lin Nanyue yet, so he sent him another WeChat message, briefly explaining what happened just now.

After Lin Nanyue received the vx, he couldn't help being dazed for a while. He didn't expect Lin Zhaoming to go to the tea house. He was a little worried that Lin Zhaoming had noticed something, so he went to Qiao Xingnian.But after thinking about it, he hadn't been back for a long time, Lin Zhaoming shouldn't have found anything, and he deleted the edited vx, so as not to ask too many questions and reveal his thoughts instead.

Wu Hai didn't say anything until the meal was over. Although Qiao Xingnian was a little disappointed, he didn't ask any further questions. He packed his things and went downstairs.

After another busy day, Qiao Xingnian looked up at the clock on the wall. It was already eight o'clock in the evening. He saw that the guests had settled down. He was about to let Liu Man buy some food when he saw Lin Nanyue Walked in with something.

"Team Lin, are you leaving get off work so early today?"

Lin Nanyue nodded, lifted the lunch box up, and said, "Haven't you eaten yet?"

Qiao Xingnian smiled and said, "How does Team Lin know that I haven't eaten yet?"

"You posted a post just now, and I happened to see it, so I bought some food."

He didn't happen to see it, he set up a notification on his phone, as soon as Qiao Xingnian posted a notification, he would be able to see it immediately.Originally, there was nothing to do in the team today, Lin Nanyue dawdled until 7 o'clock to get off work, just wanted to have an excuse to go to the teahouse later, and happened to see Qiao Xingnian's activities.

So he drove to the restaurant that Qiao Xingnian had mentioned, bought his favorite pickled fish, and then drove to the tea house.

Qiao Xingnian was stunned for a moment. He did post a rare post before, but it was just a message about the new teas that were recently available, and he didn't mention whether he had eaten or not.

"I didn't say anything about eating. Where did Team Lin know that?"

"Doctor Jiang commented on your news and asked you to have dinner on time, but you didn't reply."

Qiao Xingnian nodded and said, "Team Lin is the best, I admire it."

Lin Nanyue looked at the crowds of tea customers and said, "Let's go upstairs and eat."

"Okay, let's eat in the lounge."

The two came to the lounge, Lin Nanyue put the lunch box on the table, opened it and arranged it neatly.

Qiao Xingnian came over after washing his hands, looked at the food on the table, and said, "Sauerkraut fish, pepper chicken, haha, I really want to eat this, because Team Lin understands me."

Seeing him happy, Lin Nanyue raised the corners of his mouth and said, "Have you sent out the job advertisement?"

"It's done." Qiao Xingnian couldn't wait to pick up a piece of fish with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. The aroma filled his mouth, making him very satisfied, and said, "Familiar taste, Team Lin, where did you buy this fish?" Yes, the taste is very authentic."

"It's a fish restaurant near the police station." Lin Nanyue's eyes flashed, and he panicked casually.

"Near the police station? Why don't I remember that there is a fish restaurant there, newly opened?"

"Yes, it hasn't been long since we started."

"Then have a chance to go and taste it. This fish is still the best when it is freshly cooked."

Lin Nanyue's face froze, and he was annoyed that he didn't tell the truth. If Qiao Xingnian really passed by, where would he conjure up a restaurant, he couldn't open it now.

Open now?Qiao Xingnian loves to eat, and he will be very happy when he sees delicious food, but he doesn't know anything about cooking.

If you can open a food court for him, will it be able to draw in their relationship?Lin Nanyue frowned slightly, seriously thinking about this possibility.

"Team Lin, Team Lin?" Seeing Lin Nanyue in a daze, Qiao Xingnian couldn't help calling out twice.

"Huh?" Lin Nanyue looked up and said, "What did you say?"

"Team Lin, concentrate on eating while eating, and don't think about other things, or you will let down such delicious food."

"Oh, good." Lin Nanyue nodded, took a portion of rice, and ate it too.

Seeing this, Qiao Xingnian couldn't help laughing, and muttered to himself, "This is too obedient."

Lin Nanyue looked up at Qiao Xingnian, and asked tentatively, "Xingnian, my dad came here today, did he make things difficult for you?"

Qiao Xingnian understood why Lin Nanyue asked such a question, and pretended to be strange and said, "Uncle Lin and I met for the first time today, why did he make things difficult for me?"

Lin Nanyue's expression froze, but he soon returned to normal, and then asked, "Then what did he tell you?"

"We just chatted about tea, what else does Team Lin think we can talk about?"

Although Qiao Xingnian looked normal and his tone was the same as usual, Lin Nanyue always felt that there was something in his words, and said, "It's nothing, my dad has a bad temper, I'm just afraid that he will embarrass you."

"Uncle has a good temper. We had a good chat today."

Qiao Xingnian was thinking about whether to make this matter clear, but seeing that Lin Nanyue seemed to be deliberately concealing his thoughts, he hesitated, and said, "Uncle said that there will be a birthday party next Wednesday, Team Lin should know This matter?"

"Birthday party?" Lin Nanyue was startled, then remembered that next week is his mother's birthday, and said, "I almost forgot, next week is my mother's birthday."

"Can I forget that too?" Speaking of this, Qiao Xingnian was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Speaking of which, my aunt's birthday is within a few days of my mother's birthday."

"When is Auntie's birthday?"

"June 6, there are still 27 days left, it seems that I have to think about what gifts to prepare."

Lin Nanyue silently remembered this date, and asked, "What do you like, Auntie?"

As soon as he asked the question, Lin Nanyue regretted it, but fortunately, Qiao Xingnian happened to lower his head to pick up the food, so he didn't see what he said.

After Qiao Xingnian had a bite to eat, he looked up and saw Lin Nanyue looking at him, and asked strangely, "What's the matter with Team Lin?"

Lin Nanyue changed his voice and asked, "Did my dad invite you?"

Qiao Xingnian nodded and said: "Uncle knew that we were friends, and this time we chatted very speculatively, so he invited me to the banquet. Team Lin, it is said that there were many famous ladies at the banquet. From what uncle said, it seems I want to introduce you to a girlfriend."

Lin Nanyue frowned slightly when he heard the words, and said, "I decide on the matter of feelings, it's useless for anyone to intervene."

"Team Lin, you will be thirty soon, and you should have passed the age of rebellion. Uncle invited them to the banquet, just to provide you with an opportunity to meet more opposite sexes, and he didn't force you to have sex with anyone." Marriage, you don't have to be so repulsive."

Knowing Lin Nanyue's mind, Qiao Xingnian understood why he rejected him, but in Qiao Xingnian's mind, it was impossible for them to come. Instead of wasting time on him, it would be better to look at others.

"If you haven't been in touch, you won't understand that the people who appear on such occasions are all purposeful. They are not for Lin Nanyue, but for the identity of the eldest son of Lin."

"Team Lin, you don't need to overthrow a boatload of people with one blow, maybe there are just a few of them, not because of your status, but just for your sake, after all, Team Lin is a handsome guy. "

Hearing that Qiao Xingnian had been persuading him to find a girlfriend, Lin Nanyue felt uncomfortable, and said, "I...I already have someone I like."

Qiao Xingnian's heart tightened when he heard the words, and he asked tentatively, "Does Team Lin like someone? Who is it? Do I know him?"

Lin Nanyue looked away, he couldn't look directly into Qiao Xingnian's bright eyes, and denied, "You don't know him, don't ask who he is, he doesn't know my thoughts at all, I don't want to trouble him."

Qiao Xingnian was shocked when he heard this, and said, "So Team Lin is unrequited love, why didn't you confess to him? Isn't he single?"

"He is single. Our situation is a bit special. I'm afraid we won't even be able to be friends after confessing." Lin Nanyue unconsciously expressed his worries.

Hearing what he said, Qiao Xingnian felt even more certain that the person he was talking about was himself.

"Then Team Lin is planning to delay like this, what if he is not single one day?"

"I don't know." Lin Nanyue couldn't help looking at Qiao Xingnian, and said, "Sometimes I think, maybe we can only be friends so that I can stay by his side for a long time."

Qiao Xingnian's heart trembled, and he felt a little pain, and said, "You really think so?"

Lin Nanyue smiled wryly, and said, "I have been single for so many years, and I never know what love is like. Every time I see those men and women looking for life and death for their feelings, I don't understand. Now it's my turn to know that love is impossible." What is it like?"

Qiao Xingnian looked at the wry smile at the corner of his mouth, and felt more and more uncomfortable. A person who was obviously high-spirited before would be trapped by emotions. The most ridiculous thing is that the person involved is actually himself.

"If this relationship makes you so sad, then just give up, why let yourself live in such a mess, maybe you can meet someone better."

"If feelings can really be let go, how can there be so many idiots and resentful women?" Lin Nanyue looked at Qiao Xingnian, unable to hide the emotion in his eyes.

Qiao Xingnian looked away, his heart ached for the man in front of him...