What a beautiful white lotus

Ever since Mr. Huang left Ye Rongqiu with a two-month deadline, Ye Rongqiu knew that something must have gone wrong with his family's business.His elder brother used to be in charge of business in the store and didn't come home until six or seven o'clock every night, but now he came back in the afternoon when it was still light, while his father ran out every three days, saying that he was to contact business.

Ye Rongqiu was a little worried, but both Ye Xiangmin and Ye Huachun comforted him and reassured him.Ye Xiangmin said that he just wanted to expand his business, while Ye Huachun said that he came back early because his wife was about to give birth with a big belly, and he wanted to spend more time with her every day.Although they said so, Ye Rongqiu is not a fool, he knows that something happened outside, and it has something to do with Mr. Huang.

Early this morning, Ye Rongqiu went out fully wrapped up, he was going to have a look at the shop.After he graduated from university, Ye Xiangmin also assigned two shops to him, but he was not interested in doing business, he only liked to read and write articles, so he handed over the shop to the old man at home to take care of it for ten days and a half months. I just went to see it once I remembered it.

As soon as he went out, he saw the black dog sitting at the door.I have to say that Heigou is a very dedicated and good dog. He comes here every day before dawn and returns after dark, rain or shine.Ye Rongqiu found that he waited until the lights in his room were turned off before leaving, so one night he deliberately turned on the lights and went to the guest room to sleep.As a result, he went to the window the next morning and saw that the black dog had fallen asleep leaning against a pole on the side of the road, and hadn't left all night.I don't know how he survived this cold winter night.

In fact, Ye Rongqiu already knew about the black dog's rescue of Feng Zhen.Feng Zhen called him the day after he came out, reassuring him, and said that it was the black dog who saved her.Of course, he skipped over how the black dog brought people out.Ye Rongqiu was very surprised, he didn't really believe that Heigou had such kindness, he simply suspected that Heigou had some other conspiracy in doing this, maybe he wanted to get some benefits from him, or Huang Sanye directed and acted it for him Watching the play.However, until Feng Zhen left Chongqing, the black dog didn't mention this matter to Ye Rongqiu, just pretending that nothing happened.

Ye Rongqiu didn't thank the black dog either.Since the black dog belonged to Mr. Huang, if Mr. Huang arrested Feng Zhen and let Feng Zhen go, it would be just a tie, and it didn't mean he had done a good thing.In addition, he was still worried about the black dog who pressed him on the road and scolded him that day, so he deliberately kept the lights on at night to torture the black dog.Anyway, bastards like Black Dog don't deserve his thanks.

Ye Rongqiu was used to turning a blind eye to the black dog, and got into the rickshaw.Seeing him coming out, the black dog stood up and took a breath of hot air on his hands, rubbed his red face from the cold, and followed the rickshaw.

When the car arrived at Ye's shop, there were quite a lot of people on the street in the morning, and some shoppers came in and out continuously, but his cloth shop was empty, except for the shopkeeper and the assistant who were dozing on the counter. , not a single guest.Ye Rongqiu walked in, the shopkeeper and the waiter saw him coming, quickly came out of the counter, and bowed to him respectfully: "Young master."

Ye Rongqiu asked them: "How's business going?"

The two looked at each other, and the shopkeeper smiled wryly, "If you go back to the Young Master's house, the business...is not very good."

Ye Rongqiu stretched out his hand: "Bring me the account book."

So the shopkeeper took out the account book from the counter and handed it to Ye Rongqiu. Ye Rongqiu looked through it and said in shock: "What's going on? The order has dropped so much?" Since the 28th of last month, the account book has become obvious. reduced.In the past, only one or two pages of accounts could be recorded in one day, but the accounts for many days later could not be filled with one page.Ye Rongqiu took a closer look and found something that surprised him even more: for the last seven days, there was not a single income figure in the account, but each item was an expense, and all of them were returns!

Ye Rongqiu shook the ledger and asked, "What's the matter? You haven't sold a single piece of cloth these days? What's the matter with the return?! Why are there so many orders to return?"

The shopkeeper and the shopkeeper looked at each other, the shopkeeper sighed, and the shopkeeper said with a bitter face: "Young Master, we don't know what happened, but suddenly no one came to buy cloth. People who had paid a deposit and ordered cloth all of a sudden Come to ask us to refund the deposit, saying that the cloth in our family is not good, and I don’t want it anymore. There are also those who have bought the cloth back, or even cut it, and they also hold the cloth to return, saying that the quality of the cloth is too poor. We If they refuse to withdraw, they will destroy the store, and no one dares to come."

The shopkeeper looked at Ye Rongqiu's face and said cautiously: "Young master, this matter seems to be not simple, it seems that someone is deliberately embarrassing us."

Ye Rongqiu lowered his head and said nothing.Of course he knew who was embarrassing them, but he didn't expect Mr. Huang to be so capable that he couldn't even make a deal.

Ye Rongqiu left his shop, got into the car, and rushed to the main store of Ye's cloth shop.The main store is located in the bustling city center. In the past, there were thousands of customers who came in and out in a day. Not to mention Chongqing locals, tourists from other places would go into the store to have a look. But this time when Ye Rongqiu came to the store, he found the store The inside is deserted and deserted, and the passing guests avoid them, which is in stark contrast to the bustling clothing stores and snack bars nearby.

Ye Rongqiu asked the shopkeeper there what was going on, but the shopkeeper refused to tell the truth at first, but after Ye Rongqiu asked several times, he told the truth.

"At the beginning of the month, a group of hooligans came to make trouble every day. They didn't rob the store. They just messed up the store and hurled customers outside. They beat people who wanted to buy something. It was useless to call the police. The police didn't care. Later Call the police again, and they just hang up. No one will come in from now on. Occasionally, one or two people who come in are from out of town and don't know what to do. There are bastards nearby to prevent them from buying things. I heard... "He peeked at Ye Rongqiu's face, and said cautiously: "It was Huang Sanye who was behind the scenes. Everyone was afraid of him, so no one dared to come in. Some guys in the shop heard that they had offended Huang Sanye. I was so scared that I ran away, and there were guys who stole cloth from the store and sold it cheaply, so I called the police, but the police refused to take care of me.”

After hearing this, Ye Rongqiu's face was as black as carbon: "Turtle son!"

The shopkeeper opened his mouth, and poured out all the bitterness in one breath: "Young master, we will not be able to hold on if this continues. The business of the cloth shop is not good. Recently, there are people who come to return the goods. The reputation is badly damaged. The young master discussed with me the day before yesterday, but no one bought it anyway, so I simply closed the two shops and rented out the shops, and I can barely earn a living."

Ye Rongqiu was surprised: "Do you want to close the shop?"

The shopkeeper is an old buddy of their family. He has worked for Yejiabuzhuang for more than 30 years and is very loyal.He pulled Ye Rongqiu aside, lowered his voice and whispered: "Young master, you also know that the current situation is not good. Let me tell you the truth, the money we earned from the cloth sold in the past two months and the water and electricity in the store Once the expenses, workers' wages, etc. are paid off, it's still a loss. The account is calculated by the young master and I. Our general account for this year has finally lost a few oceans, so let's not talk about it. This month is one The cloth has not been sold, and counting the lost money and various expenses, a store will lose dozens of oceans. Then the government asks for military pay, and we have to pay. Difficult, too difficult!"

Ye Rongqiu frowned tightly: "How long can this go on?"

The shopkeeper said: "Originally, it could last for a few months, but last month the master took a large sum of money from the shop's account and said that he was going to go to other places for activities. If we maintain the current situation, we will go out before the Chinese New Year." Gotta close the door."

Ye Rongqiu's heart sank: before the new year, it was the deadline given to him by Mr. Huang.

Ye Rongqiu came out of the shop, and the black dog guarding outside bowed to him with a smile: "Second Master Ye, I wish you good afternoon on behalf of Third Master Huang. Woof, woof, woof, woof." Ever since Ye Rongqiu called him a dog, , he really regarded himself as a dog, and every time he spoke to Ye Rongqiu, he would bark twice before speaking properly.

Ye Rongqiu was in such a bad mood that he didn't bother to talk to him, so he walked around him.The black dog Shi Shi ran followed.

Ye Rongqiu returned to Ye Mansion, and was about to go upstairs to his room when someone called him from behind.He turned his head and saw his pregnant sister-in-law walking in from the outside with the help of a maid.

His sister-in-law, Su Ying, was seven months pregnant with her third child. The first two were daughters. Although the Ye family would not treat their daughters badly, they were a business family after all, and they still hoped for a boy to carry on the family line.An old Chinese doctor said that the third child would be a boy, so the family took special care of her and hoped that her child could give birth to a big fat grandson smoothly.

Ye Rongqiu asked: "Did sister-in-law take a nap?"

Su Ying looked sad: "I didn't sleep, I couldn't sleep. I haven't slept well these days. I woke up in the middle of the night last night, and it's uncomfortable to lie down. The baby in my stomach keeps kicking me. My heart hurts." I might as well just walk around.”

Ye Rongqiu said: "Sister-in-law, please pay attention to your body."

"Hey!" Su Ying sighed heavily, and said, "I also want to take good care of it. It's okay for me, but for the sake of this child in my stomach, I have to eat and sleep well. But you see how the day is going. Ahhhhh!" He sighed heavily again.

Ye Rongqiu felt that there was something in her words, so he turned around and went back to the living room.

With her belly in her arms, Su Ying walked slowly to the dining table and sat down with the help of the maid, and said, "Have you read the newspaper or listened to the radio these days? The situation is getting more and more chaotic now, and Nanjing has also fallen. Why are the Japanese so aggressive? It’s only been a few months? What do you think our army is doing for food? Let the little Japan beat the shit out of it. I heard people say that it takes three months for the Japanese devils to speak out Occupy our China. You think this will come to Chongqing in a blink of an eye, right? It is said that I would rather be a dog in the world than a man in troubled times. Why did my poor child come here at this time..."

Ye Rongqiu couldn't bear to hear it, so he could only comfort him: "No, sister-in-law, you can't get to Chongqing. The government moved the capital here, which shows that Chongqing is safe."

Su Ying sighed, "I think the momentum of the Japanese devils is imminent."

Ye Rongqiu forced a smile and said, "Those officials are most afraid of death. Wherever they are, that's the safest place."

Su Ying said: "That's right." After a pause, she continued, "The affairs of the country are not fair, and the family affairs are not fair. Your elder brother has been very worried these days, and he is restless every day. Hearing that our business has been squeezed out, and we are losing money again and again. If we go down, we will close two more shops."

Ye Rongqiu couldn't laugh anymore.

Su Ying glanced at him, and said: "Now the situation is getting worse and worse, prices are rising every day, our family's business is not good, so many people have to eat, life is not easy. This child is born, If the Japanese are lucky enough not to call, it will cost money to hire someone to take care of them, and it will cost money to eat, drink, and drink. I am really afraid that our business will suffer..."

Ye Rongqiu lowered his head and bit his lip hard.He kind of understood what Su Ying wanted to tell him.

After a while, Su Ying said: "I heard that the one who has trouble with us in business is Mr. Huang. I heard that there is some misunderstanding between Mr. Huang and you? Brother Qiu, can you find a way to solve this problem?" Is this misunderstanding resolved? I see that your brother and our father are so worried every day, and I feel really uncomfortable. I probably feel this place in my stomach, kicking and making trouble in my stomach every day..."

Ye Rongqiu took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, there will be a solution. I have something to do outside, sister-in-law, please rest well, goodbye." After saying that, she went out again as if fleeing.