nine year itch

Youqing lay there in a daze, and dimly heard the conductor inform the train that the train had arrived at Jiayuguan Station.When Jiayuguan is here, Urumqi is not far away.Get some sleep and you should be there.

The train finally arrived at Urumqi Station on time at [-] o'clock in the evening. Urumqi in the early spring night was colder and windier than Xi'an.Youqing put another coat on her coat.

Since graduating from university, he has not been to Urumqi Station for six years.In the past few years, the city has developed quite well, and there are some tall buildings around the station.

He searched his college memories to find the place where he used to take the intercity bus, only to find that it was out of service.At this time, he was also very hungry, and he just wanted to eat something before making plans.

He came to a restaurant with Xinjiang specialties near the station. The owner was an ethnic minority. While roasting the naan with iron tongs, he asked in substandard Mandarin, "Hey, Adasi, would you like something to eat?" Adasi means friend .

Youqing looked at the steaming steamed buns, and the mutton soup he was drinking with other guests, "Give me a bowl of mutton soup and a baked bun."

The boss shouted to the back kitchen: "Hey, a mutton soup." Then he put a baked bun for Youqing first, "The mutton soup will be served soon."

Youqing nodded, took a baked bun and sat on an empty seat, staring at the colorful decorative curtains unique to the minority ethnic groups in the store in a daze.After a while, the mutton soup also came up.

Youqing took a bite of the crispy and oily baked bun, drank a spoonful of hot and delicious mutton soup, and suddenly felt alive in his heart, and the hunger and cold in his body were melted away.

He looked at the restaurant full of people and had an idea in his mind.

Why do we have to go back to Burqin? Why not stay in Urumqi.Although Xinjiang is remote and backward, Urumqi is developing well as the capital.If a coffee shop is opened here, it may be as lively as this restaurant, with an endless stream of customers.

It was completely dark after dinner.

After making this decision, Youqing plans to find a nearby hotel to stay and see if he can find a suitable shop.If you can find it, stay in Urumqi, if you can't find it, go back to Burqin and find another way out.

Now that I have no income, I have to renew my monthly mortgage, and I have to keep everything simple.Thinking of this, Youqing found a very remote and dilapidated hotel.

The hotel is located in an old self-built building, the corridors are narrow and dark, the proprietress took Youqing to a single room at the end of the third floor, the room smelled of dust when you opened the door.

"There is only hot water in the bathroom here from eight to ten o'clock. This is the key, and there is only one. If you lose it, you will have to pay for it." The proprietress said calmly and went downstairs.

There is only one single bed and wardrobe in the room, and the toilet is so narrow that only one person can stand.The floor was full of old dirt, and there were a few brown spots that looked like blood on the yellowed sheets, Youqing couldn't help frowning.

Let's go out and look for shops tomorrow, and go back to Burqin if you can't find them.At least there is a small house of his own, a clean and tidy small house.

He first used his mobile phone to check the information about the store rental on the Internet, then he folded his clothes and lay down on the small bed and began to sleep.

No matter how difficult life is, you must maintain adequate sleep to have the strength to face those sufferings.

He woke up early the next day, planning to go to the shops he visited last night one by one.But either the location is remote, or the rent is too expensive, and I haven't found a favorite after looking all day.

He walked like this for a day, and he was hungry and thirsty at the moment.He looked at the name of the road, and it was called Hongshan South Road.At this time, Zhengzhi is leaving school, there should be a high school nearby, and there are many high school students in school uniforms coming and going along the road.

Looking at those youthful faces, Youqing couldn't help but think back to her high school days.

After so many years, school uniforms all over the country still look the same.I remember when I was in high school, I wore such a fat school uniform, which made me look short and small.

He walked along the road, and sure enough there was a college in front of him.The streets on both sides of the school are full of street-facing shops, such as canteens, small restaurants, beverage stores, stationery stores, and all kinds of shops lined up.

Suddenly, he saw a snack bar with coffee and light food written on it. It was quite popular and there were many students sitting there.Youqing also went in, ready to eat something.

The size of the restaurant is similar to that of Meng Chuan's before, and the menu is actually quite simple. The drink is coffee, and there are not many meals, sandwiches, toast, and several small desserts.

"Sir, what would you like to eat?" A young boy with the appearance of a college student asked pleasantly.

"Give me a cappuccino and a sandwich, thank you." Youqing said, and then sat on the bar beside him.

At this time, the restaurant was full of people, most of them were female students, most of them were chatting and laughing among girlfriends, and there were very few male and female students sitting opposite each other with blushing faces.Looking at those young faces, Youqing couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Sir, your food is ready, please eat." The young boy said.

Youqing took a sip of the coffee and felt that the taste was mediocre, "Boss, your business here is not bad." Youqing chatted with this young boy, hoping to gain business experience from others.

The boy smiled and said, "I'm not the boss, you can just call me Xiaofang." The boy added, "The business is pretty good, after all, there is a school nearby."

Youqing tasted the sandwich, and it tasted okay, "I think the price here is relatively high, can students afford it?" Youqing actually wanted to say that the taste is not good and the price is high, but obviously his EQ is not so low degree.

"Nowadays middle school students have a lot of pocket money, and everyone likes to come to this kind of romantic place to experience the life of adults in advance." Xiao Fanglang said, but he is also a straightforward person who knows everything.

"Yeah, I think I couldn't even eat enough when I was in school, let alone pocket money." Youqing laughed at herself in a good mood.

Xiao Fang was a little surprised, "Sir, you don't look about my age, why do you speak in such an old-fashioned tone."

Youqing laughed loudly, "I'm almost 29, and I'm an uncle."

"Okay, uncle, you won't feel disobedient if you put on your school uniform and mix among them." Xiao Fang also joked.

Youqing just sat and observed the students coming and going.In fact, students' money is really good, just look at Meng Chuan's tutoring class.

They don't have a deep taste in coffee, and they can't tell whether it's good or bad.Indeed, as this little Fang said, he was just imitating the adults' gestures and sentiments, learning literature and art to pretend to be petty bourgeoisie.

Among the students, there are girlfriends gathering, or good buddies chatting, and falling in love, or reading a book alone for a while, until ten o'clock the number of people gradually decreases.

Xiao Fang was also about to close, looked at Youqing who was still sitting there, and said with a smile, "Sir, our side is about to close."

"Uh, okay." Youqing stood up a little embarrassed.I didn't order many things myself, but I occupied other people's place all night.

Youqing was about to leave, but found that Xiaofang was sticking something to the door.

Shop sublet, price negotiable.

"Your store is going to be transferred?" Youqing asked in surprise.

"Well, our boss has gone to Chengdu to develop, so we need to sublet it." Xiao Fang replied, "Although I am quite reluctant to part with this store, I am still in college and don't have much energy to run it, so I have to rent it out. "

"How much is the rent?" Youqing was already moved.This ready-made pavement, the endless stream of students, the flowing water is not fat and oily.

A gleam of joy flashed in Xiaofang's eyes, "Sir, are you interested in renting it? I can help you negotiate the price with the boss. I am the boss's cousin."

Youqing held out her hand, "Yes, I'm quite interested, let's go in and have a good chat."

Xiao Fang invited him into the coffee shop again, and the two had a detailed talk.

Xiao Fang is a sophomore in a nearby university. Although he is majoring in finance, he usually prefers to make snacks instead of his major.

So in his spare time, he came to work with his cousin to earn money. On the one hand, he could earn more money to buy his favorite electronic products, and on the other hand, he also enjoyed the fun of baking snacks.

In the past, his cousin was in charge of making the coffee. The cousin married a daughter-in-law from Sichuan, and the two went to Chengdu to develop. So these days, Xiaofang is taking care of the cat and painting the tiger, which leads to the poor taste of the coffee.

The store is still due in half a year. Originally, my cousin said that the second half of the year would be rented to Xiaofang for free, but Xiaofang still had to finish his studies and couldn't afford to continue on his own, so he wanted to rent it out.

Xiao Fang is also a simple college student, and he is not demanding in terms of rent.Youqing secretly rejoiced in her heart, but she didn't push down the price too much, just accepted it when enough was enough.

After the discussion between the two of them, it was already eleven o'clock, Xiao Fang went back to school, and You Qing also happily returned to the hotel.

The coffee shop is not far from the hotel in a straight line, it only takes half an hour to walk.Youqing plans to live here for one more day, go to work tomorrow, and then go to the neighborhood to find a suitable house in the evening.

In the early morning of the next day, Youqing walked all the way to observe other coffee shops along the way, so as to find out the advantages and disadvantages of other competitors, take the essence and discard the dross, complement each other by learning from each other, and make a differentiated coffee shop with them product and service.

Along the road, I came across a coffee shop called Cathouse Coffee.Because it was relatively early, the cafe didn’t open yet. I only saw two cats walking around gracefully through the glass window. The white fur was round and cute, and the gray cat was fit and lazy.

Youqing's heart moved, thinking whether he should also raise some small pets like this in the coffee shop, or add some small mascots to attract customers.I have raised little Dian Dian myself and know how to take care of pets.

Cats are lighter and cleaner creatures than dogs, and they don't like to be coquettish and clingy.It is also an excellent choice to keep it as a mascot in the store.But at the moment, my coffee shop has just opened, and I don't have any spare money to buy these little things that are icing on the cake.

Just watching and thinking all the way, Youqing soon came to the coffee and light restaurant that now belongs to him, and Xiaofang has already started to clean up in the store.Xiao Fang only had one class in the afternoon today, and it was not a very important class, so he decided to skip class and come to the store for a day, so that he, the new boss, could get acquainted with the environment.

"Xiao Fang, it's so early." Youqing opened the shop door and said to Xiao Fang with a smile.

Xiaofang is also quite tall, with a tall and burly figure like a man from Xinjiang. His facial features are not exquisite and handsome, but they are also square and generous.Moreover, he is upright and youthful, and looks a little more handsome and hearty.

"Boss, I don't have any class today, so I'll help you all day." Xiao Fang said with a smile while holding a mop.

"Okay, thank you." Youqing nodded and answered, picked up the dishcloth in the basin and wrung it quickly, and began to wipe the tables and chairs.

The author has something to say: I really want Youqing to embark on the road of opening a store and starting a business from now on, and then change from a romance novel to a business war essay hhh