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In the catering industry, queues often occur.

There may be several similar stores next to it, and there are plenty of vacant seats in the store, but customers who pass through these stores are more willing to go to the store next to the store with the longest queue to queue up, and they are not willing to go. Those few similar stores with a lot of vacancies.

In a store favored by customers, the owner is naturally happy, and his heart is full of a sense of accomplishment and a longing for the future.

Just like Xu Tongdao's booth tonight, his seat was full, and slowly, there were old customers queuing up, and while queuing, they stood by his oven and chatted with him.

Tongdao Xu was originally a little talker, but when he met such a customer, he was willing to provide chat service, and seeing the smile on his mouth... He was quite happy to chat with him.

But the contrasting stalls of the same kind...

For example, the barbecue stall of Shaved Zhang, the barbecue stall of Fatty Lu, and the barbecue stall of the long-haired man play Dongyang are a bit sympathetic.

The booths of Xi Dongyang and Fatty Lu were a little better, and there were still a few tables of customers.

But the expression on his bald face was a bit ugly.

With hateful eyes, he frequently glanced at Xu Tongdao's booth next to the newsstand in the distance.

irritating!

So annoying!

That kid has set up the stall tonight in a place where birds don't shit. The business is still so good. It's been full for almost two hours, right? Not only did we not see fewer customers, but there were even more people in line?

In contrast, the back of his bald head... all the tables in his booth were empty at this time, as empty as his scalp... not a single hair.

The so-called: no comparison, no harm.

If he is the only one selling barbecue here, then even if he doesn't have a single customer here, he can comfort himself - this time has passed the peak period of supper, and it will be fine in a while.

But now there is a situation where Xu Tongdao's booth is full for comparison, which is very heartbreaking.

He wanted to deceive himself and comfort himself, but he couldn't convince himself.

From Mahle Gobi, there are people who buy eggplants for two yuan each. I only sell one for one yuan here. I don't even know that I come here. They are all burning with money! Grass!

Sitting in front of the oven with nothing to do, frowning, blowing a cigarette, bald head and scolding in a low voice, the corner of his eyes still glanced at Xu Tongdao, as if he was very dissatisfied with the diners who chose to eat barbecue at that kid. .

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Fatty Lu from the adjacent booth was also idle at this time. He was wiping the sweat on his neck with a towel when he faintly heard scolding from a few meters away. He rarely pouted or ridiculed this time.

His face at this moment is not very good-looking.

Then he subconsciously looked at the long-haired man on the west side of his booth, suddenly raised his chin slightly, and shouted, Hey! Xiaoxi! Xiaoxi!

Xi Dongyang was making kebabs. Hearing the sound, he swept over coldly without saying a word, waiting for Fatty Lu to say something.

Fatty Lu pouted at Tongdao Xu and said with a smile, Xiao Xi! Look over there! The business of those two boys is really good! Haha, are you envious?

These words sounded nothing at first, but if you taste them carefully, it is not difficult to taste the provocation in his words.

I don't know if Xi Dongyang heard it, but Xi Dongyang's expression didn't change at all, he just said lightly, It's not your son's booth!

After he finished speaking, he looked away and continued to grill his mutton skewers.

Fatty Lu's expression froze, and then he burst into laughter and said, Yes! Yes! If that booth belonged to my son, I would wake up laughing in my dreams, but it's a pity! It's not my son's, and it's not your drama, it's a pity. !Ha ha.

When Xi Dongyang heard the words, his indifferent eyes glanced over again, and he stared at Fatty Lu so coldly for a few seconds, until Fatty Lu was stared so that his expression became unnatural, and he squeezed out a stiff smile, and Xi Dongyang took back his eyes.

After that, Fatty Lu didn't dare to use words to stimulate Xi Dongyang.

However, not long after, Xi Xiaoqian walked over to her brother Xi Dongyang with an empty plate, and when she put the empty plate on the table, she frowned and turned to look at the crowded scene on Xu Tongdao's side, and said softly with a worried expression. : Brother, if this goes on, our business will be robbed. Look at the bald head Zhang, we haven't had a few tables tonight. I'm afraid that it won't be long before our business becomes that bad. Now, grandpa needs a lot of medical bills every month! But what should I do?

Xi Dongyang was still grilling the mutton skewer in his hand in silence, as if he didn't hear his sister's worries.

It wasn't until a while before he said lightly: You don't have to worry about these things, I will solve them!

He was supposed to comfort his sister, but when Xi Xiaoqian heard it, she was shocked, she frowned and turned her face, and said in a low voice, Don't! Brother, you promised us to live a good life, can you? You can't talk without talking!

Xi Dongyang's hand turned the mutton skewer for a while, his indifferent eyes glanced at his sister beside him, his brows were slightly wrinkled, But you also said, if we continue like this, our business will not be able to do, then we will If you want to live a good life, you can't!

Hearing what he said, Xi Xiaoqian became even more anxious, stomping her feet again and again, That won't work! Brother! Even if our business can't go on, we can still think of another way out. Anyway, you can't break your promise! You can't go any further. It's the old way! If something happens to you again, who can grandpa and grandma, me, and I count on in the future? Brother! Don't be confused!

Xi Dongyang frowned even tighter, gritted his teeth secretly, and suddenly put all the mutton skewers in his hands in a place where there was no charcoal fire, and retorted in a low voice irritably: Then what else do you think I can do? Think of another way out. What other way can we think of? What else do you think I can do?

Seeing his attitude, Xi Xiaoqian seemed to be determined to go the old way, so anxious that her eyes were flushed, and in desperation, she grabbed Xi Dongyang's arms with both hands, almost pleading, and still kept her voice low, Brother! I beg you, we really can't have any more troubles in our family. You have also seen the two little bosses. They are not helpless in this county. How many people came to support them a few days ago, you Didn't you see it? If you dare to touch them, things will definitely get worse, and our family will be over by then!

Xi Dongyang frowned, coldly looking at his sister, who was about to cry, his teeth rattled, probably because he was too angry, a pale red tiger tattoo appeared on his neck.

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Boss! Boss! Another pickled chicken feet!

Uh, I'm sorry, bro, the chicken feet with pickled peppers are sold out today, why don't I get you a salted edamame?

Grass! It's sold out so early? Don't you guys prepare a little more? The salted edamame is fine, let's get us another stinky dry salad! Alas!

Oh, okay! Big brother, wait a moment! Immediately! I'll give it to you right away!

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In front of the oven, Tongdao Xu was still busy baking things with both hands. He heard the sound from behind him and didn't turn his head back. Because of this kind of sound, he heard a lot every night recently.

until……

Hey, Xiaodao, your business here is good today! Is there anything else to eat? Bring me some! Do you have any more beer? Give me two bottles too!

This voice came from the front of Tongdao Xu's oven, and it was the voice of his cousin Ge Liangcai.

Xu Tongdao smiled and looked up...

On the side of the road, Ge Liangcai, who had just arrived, should be sitting on the bicycle, with his feet on the ground, his expression was sad, his eyes were lonely, but he had a faint smile on his face.

Apparently, he was still immersed in the afterglow after his arrest this morning.

Xu Tongdao understands that this kind of emotion really makes people unable to extricate themselves in a short period of time.