Know what I mean

Shen Duoyi is a bit like a guerrilla. He shoots a gun to change places, and makes a part-time job feel like walking around in style.Working as a waiter in a bar is a new job he has added recently. There are only a few times in total, and he will quit when the bar recruits enough people.

"Sorry, why aren't you sleeping?"

"Go to bed right away, pack your schoolbag!" It was already two o'clock in the morning, and Shen Duoyi was still busy working at his desk. The exercise booklets and books on the desk were neatly arranged, and the papers were neatly folded into a pile.

After school today, I went to the small dining table to help a few children with their homework, so it was too late.There is a piece of lined paper in front of him, with a form drawn on it, and he is making a serious plan for himself.

On Mondays and Tuesdays, I go to the small dining table to help with homework, on Wednesdays and Thursdays, I work as waiters in bars, on Fridays, I work as cashiers in convenience stores, and on weekends, I work all day in restaurants.

This is strictly calculated, on the basis of time permitting, to maximize the benefits.After finishing the form, he felt that his eyelids were about to fight, so he quickly packed his schoolbag and went to bed.

Shen Duoyi is very tired every day, and he also knows that he is tired, but he will tell himself that it is not tired, but fulfilled.This kind of self-deception can not only keep him from resentment, but even put him in a good mood.

Originally, I was quite sad because of the nightclub incident, but one day he accompanied Mr. Shen to watch TV, and the male protagonist in the TV series was doing sales. The form has not been signed yet.

Mr. Shen said at the time: "These TV shows are too exaggerated." After speaking for a while, the old man sighed with extreme restraint, as if helpless, "Actually, life is even more exaggerated."

Shen Duoyi didn't make a sound, knowing that grandpa thought of his parents.His parents were both employees of the Railway Bureau. When he was a child, a boiler explosion occurred in the staff dormitory of the Railway Bureau, and his parents died in that accident.

No one can be happy all the time, and no one can be in pain all the time. When pain hits happiness, hold on and don't be knocked down.But when happiness turns into pain, we must resolutely move towards a new milestone.

Shen Duoyi has already developed this ability, any setbacks and losses are very fragile to him.Regarding the nightclub incident, he completely forgot about it, changed to a new job, continued to go to school and work, and had no time to study the trampled dignity or the insulted personality.

He thought that was boring and uncool.

But things backfired, but it just reminded him again.

Because Qi Shi'an appeared in the bar.

Grandpa is right, life is indeed too exaggerated.

Shen Duoyi was still wearing a shirt and vest, but his tie was replaced by a bow tie.The atmosphere of this bar is very good, with slow-paced music always playing, and the guests who come and go are almost all old faces, and every day is like a gathering of friends.

When he saw Qi Shi'an, he had just finished talking with the bartender, but he forgot the introduction of the new wine in an instant.

Qi Shi'an came in from the door with his trouser pockets in his pocket, his gaze fell on Shen Duoyi's body after wandering for a while, he picked a sofa and sat down, and after he sat down, he still looked at him persistently.

Shen Duoyi approached with the wine list, and said unnaturally: "What a coincidence, it seems that you really like drinking."

Qi Shi'an glanced at the small bow tie around the other party's neck, and said bluntly: "Unfortunately, I asked the manager of the nightclub, and he told me that you are here."

"The manager introduced me." Shen Duoyi explained. After the explanation, he realized that the other party asked others about himself, but he couldn't figure out the meaning. "Thank you before, and today I will treat you to a drink?"

Reminiscent of Shen Duoyi's stomach ache from drinking for money, Qi Shi'an thought this sentence was a bit funny, and he asked, "How much do you pay per hour?"

"...two hundred." Shen Duoyi lied, he can't earn that much, but it's inappropriate to treat too few guests, "The new butter beer is quite delicious, do you want to try it?"

Qi Shi'an is not picky, after all his ulterior motives are not in drinking.When the 200 yuan butter beer came to the table, he felt that Shen Duoyi's eyes became more confident, as if he had finally evened out, and he no longer owed him any favors.

In fact, Shen Duoyi really thought so. He thanked the other party for helping him that night and went back. He never thought about getting to know each other, let alone develop any friendship.People who are about the same age, but drive to nightclubs to drink, are so far away from him by a galaxy.

The butter beer was really fragrant, and the bitterness and spiciness of the beer could hardly be tasted, leaving only the fragrance of alcohol. Qi Shian nestled on the sofa and sipped slowly, listening to the soothing music in his ears.Shen Duoyi walked back and forth in his line of sight, holding a wine list or drinking wine, her smile was shallow and deep, and her eyes were always bright.

When she bows her head, the tip of her chin will rub against the bow tie, and if it itches, she will raise her hand to grab it when the guests are not paying attention. The waistcoat is tied around her thin waist, and a ballpoint pen is pinned in the small pocket on the side of her waist. Can't stop pressing the pen cap a few times.Qi Shi'an saw all of Shen Duoyi's little tricks, and just by this scene, the butter beer was drunk.

Shen Duoyi was so busy that he forgot about Qi Shi'an's existence, and when he thought about it, he went to look at him and he had already left, leaving only empty wine glasses on the table.He packed up and continued to work, thinking that the recurring intersection was over.

After he changed his clothes and got off work, he saw Qi Shi'an leaning against the car door to smoke at the door of the bar.

It was still the bag of Ruanzhen little panda, Qi Shian actually didn't light it up, but just got bored of waiting and took out one to play with.He looked up at the door, and saw Shen Duoyi standing there upright.

Carrying a schoolbag, wearing a school uniform, clean sneakers, a white collar as new, and the strap of the school card protruding from the pocket, swaying gently with the night wind.

The hair on his head trembled slightly in the wind, and his youthful air was scattered all over the place.

It's probably a hundred times cuter than wearing a vest with a bow tie, because Qi Shi'an can feel it from the speed of his own heartbeat.

Shen Duoyi, who was wrapped in this outfit, looked like a student, even the corners of his eyes and brows were dyed a little lively and cheerful. He grabbed the strap of his schoolbag, maybe a little cold, and shouted: "You haven't left yet!"

Qi Shi'an strode over, looked at the other person after two steps, and said, "The 200 yuan butter beer is such a big can. I drank too much. If it's reciprocal, shouldn't you send me home?"

This is obviously making things difficult, the back door is the closed bar door, and the next step is Qi Shian's eyes. Shen Duoyi is in a dilemma, but he refuses: "That's enough, I haven't finished my homework yet, I'm sorry."

Qi Shi'an held back his laughter, not knowing what he was pretending to be cool: "How tall are you?"

"Second year in high school, our teacher is very strict." Wearing a school uniform, Shen Duoyi seemed to be quite naive, "We are about the same age, don't you need to go to school?"

"I'll start school after a while." Qi Shi'an said, "I'm a little older than you."

After a few or two sentences, I seem to be a little familiar. This kind of familiarity is not understanding in the true sense, but the atmosphere has become more relaxed.Shen Duoyi finally walked down the steps, looked at the waterproof watch on his wrist and said, "I have to go home quickly, or my family will be in a hurry."

He left after speaking, afraid of delaying another moment between responses.But Qi Shi'an didn't forget the original purpose of coming during the pleasantries just now, he suddenly reached out his hand to stop the other party, and clasped Shen Duoyi's shoulder as if using a grabbing hand.

"What are you doing?"

"You don't have 200 yuan an hour, do you?"

"...Then what's the matter?"

"I feel sorry for your expense."

"It's okay, if you are paid by the hour, you can only drink soda."

"I actually want to drink soda."

"You didn't say earlier..."

"I'll give you two thousand a day and drink soda with me every day. What are you doing?"

"..."

Another two thousand!

Let's drink soda!

Two men drinking soda? !

This guy likes men...

The whole mind of Shen Duoyi has already set off a storm, the sudden excessive invitation caught him off guard, and the butter beer as a thank you also became a little ridiculous.

When looking at things, you must first look at the price tag. When you face rich people, you will have stage fright that you can't control.The reality is too exaggerated, but I can only accept it a little bit. In this way, I have endured a lot of bitterness and helplessness in the whipping of life, but I still don't feel that I am inferior.

Shen Duoyi's cheeks hurt, and he was slapped hard by Qi Shi'an's words.

Suddenly remembered that night at the entrance of the nightclub, the other party asked him, "Are you really not the young master?"

He looked ahead, the strap of his schoolbag was twisted tightly by his fingers: "The young master in the nightclub doesn't charge that much. They charge you two thousand a day. I'm afraid the price bureau will investigate me."

Qi Shi'an slowly let go of his hand, and asked calmly, "Are you angry?"

Shen Duoyi hid his precautions, wanted to hurt people but didn't have the talent, and after a while he said forcefully, "Stop joking, or when you start school, I'll report you to your principal."

It is quite different from the fragile appearance that night. At this moment, Shen Duoyi still has two small fangs to show. He has no armor for self-protection, nor the protection of friends and relatives. He relies entirely on a strong face to scare people.

In Qi Shi'an's eyes, that fierceness was nothing more than furrowed eyebrows and round eyes.He knows that tigers are cats, but cats cannot pretend to be tigers.

But this did not prevent him from softening his heart and apologizing.

"Sorry, so much!"

The room was very quiet, unlike the noise of the soybean milk machine in the past, Shen Duoyi lazily turned over, trying to open his sleepy eyes amidst the screams.Mr. Shen stood at the door, with a floral apron tied around his slightly stooped waist, and urged, "Do you still want to go to work today?"

"I want to go..." Shen Duoyi opened his eyes slightly, holding a thin quilt in his arms, "What are you doing delicious, and you are wearing such a disturbing apron?"

Old Shen didn't want to chat with him, so he turned around and walked towards the kitchen, complaining as he walked, "You still buy it if you know it's annoying, get up and eat the fried buns, they won't be crispy later."

Elderly people have slow legs and feet, not to mention that Elder Shen had been on crutches early on. Shen Duoyi got up from the bed and walked to the door of the bedroom, watching Elder Shen's back approaching the kitchen little by little.He didn't want to catch up in two or three steps, he just wanted to watch the other party arrive first.

"Grandpa, the apron costs 30 yuan a pack. I don't know what kind of apron it is." After Shen Lao walked to the kitchen, Shen Duoyi followed slowly.After serving the golden-fried steamed bun slices and cucumbers on the dining table, the grandpa and grandson began to enjoy breakfast. The company affairs were of no interest, and Shen Duoyi seldom chatted with the old man. Instead, the old man liked to talk about household chores in the community.

When he was about to finish eating, Mr. Shen said, "Why don't you look energetic, let's make a cup of tea."

Shen Duoyi explained: "I didn't sleep well, I kept dreaming."

He dreamed that Qi Shi'an was blocking him outside the bar, and he wanted 2000 yuan a day to "cover" him. At that time, in his eyes, this price was equivalent to spending a huge amount of money.Shen Duoyi couldn't help being happy, and he seemed to be more energetic after the music.

It was still early to go out, perfectly avoiding the rush hour, the black public shuttled on the road, the pendant hanging on the rearview mirror swayed slightly, and swayed all the way to the parking lot of Ming An Building.

Every day at four or five o'clock on Central Street, sprinklers pass by. The ground is wet and dust-free, and it seems that even the air is damp and cool.Shen Duoyi had already had breakfast, and planned to just buy a cup of coffee to refresh himself, but before entering the door, he saw Qi Shi'an who was eating through the glass window.

The last bite of the omelette stopped at his mouth, and Qi Shi'an was so embarrassed by the sight that he almost choked.

"Mr. Qi, good morning." Shen Duoyi pushed the door open and entered, accompanied by this greeting.Qi Shi'an wiped his mouth and got up from his seat, and said, "Morning, I still want to buy a cup of coffee to take away, so I'll treat you to breakfast by the way."

"I have all the change ready, and I only buy coffee." Shen Duoyi walked to the ordering counter with the other party, and he reached out his hand to signal Qi Shi'an to order first.

Qi Shi'an said, "For a cup of coffee, add more milk."

Shen Duoyi was slightly startled, and then added: "I want a cup of black coffee."

After everything is said and done.

Have you started all over again now?

When the two of them came out of the coffee shop, the ground had already been dried by the sun.On the bustling Central Street, outside the Ming'an Building where you meet every day, the weather is fine in the morning.

Qi Shi'an and Shen Duoyi exchanged coffee.

That beginning seems to be very beautiful.