In the silent place

A week later, the book bar officially opened.The name couldn't be simpler - there is a book.Jiang Ping stood outside the wooden grille glass door, looked up at the wooden plaque, and walked in with a smile.

The store was unusually quiet, with a few customers sitting sporadically.With his back to the door, Zhan Zhao was sitting in the soft chair by the window on the right, holding a book and concentrating on it.Jiang Ping walked over and patted him lightly on the shoulder.The other party turned his head, and when he saw him, he was very happy, and his smile was brighter than the sun shining on him.

"Fourth brother? Sit down quickly."

"You are too unqualified as a shopkeeper. The customers didn't notice even after they walked up to you." Jiang Ping lowered his voice.Seeing that there are still paper and pens on the desk in front of him, he is not surprised. "Why are you reading this book so vigorously and taking notes?"

"No, I just wrote it for fun." Zhan Zhao closed the book, picked up a pen and paper and half stood up and asked, "Fourth brother, what do you want to drink? I'll get you a drink."

"Can the things you make taste good?" Jiang Ping said dubiously: "Herbal tea is all right, drinks? Let's forget it."

"It's not fooling around this time, Sister Li taught me."

Jiang Ping paused, and said in a strange voice on purpose: "Then I'll 'reluctantly' try it, and have a cup of hot chocolate milk."

Zhan Zhao smiled helplessly, got up and walked towards the cold drink counter.

Li Shangjuan was wiping the countertop with a rag, when she saw him approaching, she raised her head and asked, "What do you want to do? Let me do it."

"Hot chocolate milk." Zhan Zhao put the book in his hand on the shelf behind him, walked to the counter and took out a bottle of milk from the refrigerator.

Li Shangjuan quickly picked up the chocolate powder bottle, opened the lid, and scooped two and a half scoops of chocolate powder into the glass.Seeing that Zhan Zhao was still standing aside, he smiled and said, "Go ahead, I'll bring it to you when it's done later."

"Okay, then I'll go there first." Zhan Zhao didn't argue with her, walked out of the cold drink stand and returned to Jiang Ping's side to sit down. "Sister Li said she did it."

"It's not my fault, I have to taste your handicraft another day." Jiang Ping looked around the shop again while talking. "It's not bad to have these customers come to the door within a few days of opening."

"En." Zhan Zhao nodded happily.

While the two were talking, Li Shangjuan came over with a drink.Jiang Ping took the drink and asked with a smile: "How is it? The environment is not bad. Is it better than the one you stayed in before?"

"At the time, I thought you were bragging." Li Shangjuan and Jiang Ping were old acquaintances, and they talked straight and straight without seeing each other.

"How dare I brag to you? If the conditions are not good, I won't like you even if I introduce you."

"Come on, how can I be as picky as you say?"

Zhan Zhao watched the two bickering with a smile on the side, but didn't interrupt.Sister Li and Jiang Ping are about the same age, have a bright personality and get along very well.I work at the post office from 8:12 am to [-]:[-] noon every day, and come to the store to work part-time in the afternoon.Having her here really helped me a lot.There were light footsteps at the door, Zhan Zhao turned his head and saw the person coming, he hurriedly got up and said, "Fourth brother, you sit first. I'll come as soon as I go."

"You are busy with your business, leave me alone."

Jiang Ping thought that there were customers coming, but he didn't care.When he looked up after taking a few sips of his drink, he saw Zhan Zhao and the man sitting at the bottom of the wall on the right, and then whispered something in a low voice.The other party was nearly twenty years older than Zhan Zhao, with gray hair, gold-rimmed glasses, and the appearance of an expert and scholar.Judging by their expressions, the two chatted very happily, as if they were old friends for many years.Didn't Liu Rong say that Zhan Zhao only had him and his fifth brother as friends?

"Who is this person? Have you met him?" Jiang Ping raised his chin towards Zhan Zhao and asked Li Shangjuan.

Li Shangjuan looked up at the corner of the door, then pushed Jiang Ping to move a seat in, and sat down next to him. "I've seen it twice. But I don't know who it is, it should be Xiao Zhan's friend."

"Xiao Zhan?" Jiang Ping turned his head and asked with a smile, "Is that what you call your boss?"

"He didn't treat me like an employee, and I didn't treat him like a boss." Li Shangjuan said, looking away, turned to look at Jiang Ping, and asked, "How old is Xiao Zhan this year?"

"Should be the same age as my fifth brother."

"Then 24? No, 25." Li Shangjuan made the calculations and glanced at Zhan Zhao over there. "Sometimes he feels mature, and sometimes he feels like a child."

"You've only been in contact with him for a few days? Are you feeling so emotional? That's your boss, don't think about it."

"Who figured it out?" Li Shangjuan gave Jiang Ping a dissatisfied look. "I just think he's nice."

"In your eyes, everyone is good."

"I'm too lazy to tell you."

Seeing that Li Shangjuan was really on fire, Jiang Ping stopped teasing her, and said with a smile: "Then you can tell him what a good way."

"Feeling!" Li Shangjuan replied.

Jiang Ping turned his head and laughed, and said contemptuously: "Then I still feel that I am not bad, and people should not be judged by their appearance."

"Strange, do you think he is not good?" Li Shangjuan asked back: "Then why did you introduce me here?"

Jiang Ping coughed dryly while touching his chin, and began to talk about him from left to right. "During working hours, go get busy. People don't treat you as an employee, so don't treat yourself as the boss."

As if what she said was quite reasonable, Li Shangjuan picked up the plate and stood up and said, "Then I'll go there first."

"En." Jiang Ping looked at Li Shangjuan's back and sighed helplessly.He and Li Shangjuan have known each other for more than two years, and the other party has a carefree personality. Several times he had something in his words, but the other party couldn't understand it at all.I don't know if it was intentional or if I really don't understand.

Zhan Zhao talked with that person for half an hour before sending him away.Seeing him walking over with a file folder, Jiang Ping asked casually, "Who is it?"

"My former mentor."

Seeing him, Jiang Ping didn't seem to want to say more, so he didn't ask again.The two chatted for a while, and several customers came to the door.Looking at Zhan Zhao's busy figure, Jiang Ping felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.Everything is difficult at the beginning. I hope that after a while, after customers know the process, the operation will become easier.Otherwise, if it goes on like this, I'm really afraid that his body won't be able to hold on.Just when he was worried, Liu Rong came back.

There was some traffic jam on the road today, and Liu Rong came back nearly an hour later than usual.As soon as he entered the door, he dragged his nephew back. "Let's go upstairs to eat."

"Aunt, the fourth brother is here." Zhan Zhao said, pointing towards Jiang Ping.

Liu Rong followed her nephew's fingers, and then she noticed Jiang Ping, and hurried over to say hello: "Xiao Jiang is here."

"Well, it's been a while."

"The food I just brought from home is still hot, you and Xiao Zhao go upstairs to eat some."

"No, I'll be leaving later. Zhan Zhao, go up to eat quickly, I happen to be here to read some materials."

"Then fourth brother, sit down slowly." Zhan Zhao was not polite, and after greeting Jiang Ping, he went to the second floor with his aunt.

Liu Rong put the handbag on the tea table, turned to her nephew and said, "Go and wash your hands first."

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, put the folder, books, paper and pens in his hand on the desk by the window sill, turned and walked into the bathroom.Liu Rong took out the lunch boxes from the plastic bag, arranged them one by one, poured a cup of hot water for him and put it beside him, and then sat down on the sofa.After washing his hands, Zhan Zhao came out, sat down on the other side, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a mouthful of vegetables and put them in his mouth.

Seeing that his complexion was a little bad, Liu Rong said worriedly: "You can rest after dinner, I will be with you, Sister Li."

"Well, good." Zhan Zhao did feel a little tired, and after being discharged from the hospital this time, his body couldn't recover.For this reason, he was a little anxious, but there was nothing he could do. "Aunt, fourth brother, is he..."

"Huh?" Liu Rong was startled when she heard it, and pretended to be calm and said, "What's wrong with your fourth brother?"

Zhan Zhao looked up at his aunt, and said with a faint smile, "It's okay." He lowered his head and took a mouthful of rice, and said inarticulately, "Where did you put my computer?"

"The doctor said, it's best not to touch these radioactive things."

"I'll just send a few emails." Zhan Zhao said after a pause, "I promise to only spend half an hour a day, so that's fine."

"I'll think about it. Don't think about it, just eat well."

"Well, then you have to think about it later."

"Okay, look at your long-winded energy!"

Zhan Zhao smiled and continued to eat with his head down, but his heart was disturbed, like a mess that couldn't be sorted out.

Today is a day worth celebrating. No matter what setbacks or unhappiness you have encountered during the filming of "Worthy", the turmoil has passed.All the crew gathered together to celebrate the completion of the show. Because the media interviews were open, even Tong Yujie, who had always been a misfit, also attended the event.Champagne was opened, a toast was made to each other, and games were played at the end.Everyone is going to go their separate ways, and maybe there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future, and some may never meet again after parting.After the meal, the female number one Ding Yuehua proposed to go to karaoke, and everyone responded one after another, and moved to KTV to continue the carnival.

Tao Peng's bass was mellow and deep, and he sang a cheerful song "Blossoming Waves" with a completely different feeling.

Le Xiaodeng drank too much, nestled on the sofa and dragged Bai Yutang's arm while shaking his tongue and said, "Tomorrow...we'll...separate...go our separate ways...things. Really. ...It's a bit... reluctant... reluctant."

In the past three months of contact, Bai Yutang and him have become familiar with each other for a long time. Hearing what Le Xiaodeng said at this time, I think back to the time when this kid asked for his autograph with a birthday card, as if it happened yesterday. Also a little melancholy.He raised his hand and slapped the other person on the head and said, "What is there to be reluctant to do, if you miss me in the future, you are welcome to come to me at any time."

Le Xiaodeng didn't answer, Bai Yutang turned his head to look, and found that he had already hugged his arms and went to see Duke Zhou.My heart softened, and I suddenly thought of that person.It's the same when he's drunk, he doesn't make a fuss at all, he nestles on the bed like a cat, just sleeps quietly.Those years were like a dream. After waking up, I found that even I was not sure whether some things had really happened.Persisting for so many years, what I trusted and yearned for with all my heart, finally came to naught.

Bai Yutang put Le Xiaodeng down on the sofa, walked to Liang Yigu's side, leaned into his ear and said, "Director Liang, I'm leaving first."

"Hey? How long have you been here and are you leaving?"

"I'm sleepy, go back to sleep!" Bai Yutang picked up the coat on the sofa, stood up and waved to everyone in the room. "Let's go first, you guys play slowly."

"It's so boring." Ding Yuehua was singing halfway, but when he heard that he was leaving, most of his energy was gone, and he stopped singing.

"I'll treat you and Ding You when you get back home." The eldest lady was hard to serve.Bai Yutang shook his head helplessly.

"Let's go, let's go." Ding Yuehua picked up the microphone and waved at him impatiently.Bai Yutang smiled, said goodbye to everyone, turned around and walked out of the KTV room.

Jiang Dong came to KTV with him after the finale banquet. Due to his status, he seldom participated in these gatherings.There were not many people in the bar on the first floor, so he ordered a glass of beer, sat in front of the bar and drank while waiting, but he was quite relaxed.I can go home tomorrow, thinking of Gao Yue, I can't help but feel happy.We had been separated for several months before, but this time it felt completely different.There is no such strong longing that I don't see every day like three autumns, some are just a kind of faint miss, and I feel at ease when I receive her news every day.It's time to take her to meet her family.Just as he was thinking about it, the phone in his pocket buzzed and vibrated.He picked it up hastily.

"I'm at the door." Bai Yutang's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Okay, here we come."

After a simple call, Jiang Dong hung up the phone, checked out and walked out of the bar.Bai Yutang wore a white shirt and stood outside the gate of the KTV. Even at night, he still attracted a lot of attention.Several waiters were looking out through the floor-to-ceiling windows from time to time.

"Come out so soon? Why don't you play a little longer?"

Bai Yutang turned his head when he heard the sound, and saw Jiang Dong was pushing the door to come out, and said, "I heard them screaming so loudly, so I came out."

"go back?"

"Ah."

The two took a taxi and went straight back to the hotel.As soon as he got out of the elevator, Jiang Dong's cell phone rang again.He looked at the caller ID, smiled and pressed the connect button.

"It's so late, why haven't you slept yet, kid?...um...know... how about the book bar?"

Bai Yutang had been walking side by side with him all this time, and when he heard this, he also guessed who was calling, and a feeling of irritability suddenly surged in his heart. "I'm going to sleep!" He threw down a sentence angrily, and walked forward without waiting for Jiang Dong's reply.

Jiang Dong froze for a moment, held up the phone, and called to Bai Yutang's back: "Okay, I'll call you tomorrow morning."

After returning to the room, Bai Yutang threw the coat on the sofa and threw it backwards into the soft double bed.Not long after lying down, he sat up again, feeling more and more disturbed in his heart, as if a bundle of gunpowder was tied to his chest, ready to explode at any moment.He stood up, kicked off his shoes, undressed and went into the bathroom.The warm water sprayed out from the shaggy head and sprinkled on the skin, taking away the fatigue and alcohol smell all over the body.He stood quietly for a while, and when he calmed down, he began to slowly enjoy this warm comfort.

Early the next morning, Bai Yutang and Jiang Dong took the earliest flight back to the city they had been away for nearly three months.After leaving the airport hall to bid farewell to Jiang Dong, he took out his mobile phone and called Jiang Ping.

Jiang Ping was sitting in front of the computer, concentrating on designing the decoration plan, when he heard the phone ringing, he grabbed it and picked it up.

"Hello."

"Fourth brother, I'm back."

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