[The Great Gatsby] Male God

In the barber shop, when Nick came in, the first thing he saw was the waiter holding a hot water towel to apply to the face of the customer.

The male waiter in his twenties turned his head habitually, took a look and then turned back.The long face is kind of hideous.

Nick turned nervously to see Gatsby standing by the door.Nick thought about the attitude of the male waiter, and didn't want him to be treated like this, so he secretly raised his hand and nodded.

Gatsby flashed out.

Nick sighed.Walk towards the only empty chair in the store.

When he put down the suitcase, a waitress with short shaggy hair came over.Ask kindly: "Sir, may I fetch some hot water?"

Apparently, she saw the strawberry jam in Nick's hair, but kindly said nothing more.This youthful face was full of enthusiasm, and Nick felt warm in his heart, and he said a few witty words casually and let her go.

When Nick's hair was wet with hot water and his eyes were closed, he regretted why he didn't teach Gatsby to come inside.

—at least ask him to keep watch over the suitcase.

Although Gatsby is just a stranger, Nick somehow has an intuition that he can be trusted.

Now that he looks like this, it's not easy to call him.

While hesitating, Nick suddenly heard footsteps.Then the disgusting smell of alcohol rushed into his nose suddenly.

There is an elevator door in the barber shop that leads directly to the bar, and this man came down from it.He was drunk, but he kept playing with gold coins in his hands, with a frightening look in his eyes. He was obviously a drunkard and a gambler.

The man glanced briefly and saw Nick.When the suitcase took up most of the attention in the field of vision, the man rushed towards him.Out of his mouth he yelled evilly, "Hey, poor man! Let me see what you have!"

The woman who was washing Nick's hair moved away with a cry of surprise.Nick said "Damn it" and tried to escape, but his eyes were so painful from the water that he couldn't open them.

For a moment, he thought the end of the world was coming.But……

The warm body stood in front of him like a mountain.Gatsby, who came in at some point, put his hand against the man's head, and said with a sneer, "Hey, buddy. It's not good to drink so much."

"You, Guy..." The man obviously knew Gatsby, but before he could finish speaking, he was punched on the mouth.

This man is obviously a habitual offender, stealing things, and being a bit of a jerk.Gatsby's punch is very sober.The man turned his head to the pillar of the barber shop.

The surrounding screams became denser, Gatsby smiled at the people, took out a white handkerchief to touch the stains on his hands, and said with a smile, "Help him sober up."

There was a tacit understanding to the end, and everyone obediently did not point out any details about Gatsby's identity, even the title was hinted.The waitress from before walked up to Gatsby nervously: "Guy, Guy..."

Gatsby waved his hand, and the waitress fell silent.Then Gatsby walked towards the drunk man.

The drunk man hugged a chair in time and did not crash to death, but his scalp tightened and he couldn't help it.

Gatsby grabbed him and walked to the dressing table, turned on the faucet without hesitation, and pushed his head into the water.

The drunk finally understood something.As soon as his head touched the water, he yelled falteringly: "Help, spare me, spare me."

He wasn't really so drunk that he couldn't distinguish anything, he just took this opportunity to cheat money and snatch it.Now I finally regret it.

Gatsby subdued him, and soon let go, with a gentlemanly smile, as if he was "sorry".

But the man took a few steps back as if he had seen a ghost, and escaped.

Nick squinted his eyes and couldn't see their movements and expressions clearly. He could only see a group of blurry and dancing shadows, but he still wanted to say "so handsome".Just as his heart was beating wildly for no reason, Gatsby walked towards him.Nick felt the heat blowing against his face, probably because Gatsby had washed the towel, so he leaned on it with confidence.

Gatsby wiped his eyes and hair for him, and even washed him two or three times before saying, "It's all right."

Nick let out a heavy breath, and looked at the suitcase at first glance, seeing that it was still in place, thinking that it was all thanks to Gatsby, the suitcase contained his living expenses for a year, as well as a lot of materials and Books, if he lost it like this, then he would almost really be sleeping on the street.

Feeling a little more grateful in my heart, I looked at Gatsby with long eyes.

Gatsby hinted that he rolled up his collar, and then said, "I hope you don't think I'm nosy. By the way, are you going to see the car now?"

Nick of course said yes, and on the way, said something about himself.

I shouldn't have said so much, but Nick felt that West Egg was no secret, so he told him exactly.Including learning to do bond business and his little housework.

When Nick mentioned the surname Calloway, there was a joyful and contented smile in his eyes.

These contents are of course different in Gatsby's eyes.

Of course Gatsby knew that Nick came to West Egg to do bond business, and that he was Daisy's cousin, but he didn't expect Nick to tell him the first time they met.If it's not because of his personality, then it can only be explained that he also has a good impression of him.

Very good, this man is going to be settled.

They went to the garage.It was much messier than expected.Nick took a few steps back, thinking that the car reserved for him belonged to Dougie, a model he knew, and looked for it.

What caught the eye, however, was a flashy, cool cream color, where the nickel plating really shined.The body is extremely long, and the brilliance reflected by the laminated windshield is as domineering as an emperor, and attracts people like the sun.

When Nick saw it, he couldn't take his eyes off it.

Gatsby coughed a few times in embarrassment, and pointed to the Dodge on the other side: "See if it's yours. You wait here to pick up the car." He walked away.

Nick waited until Wilson, a tall but not very muscular man.After the routine procedures, Nick finally picked up his own car.When he came to the side of the road, his heart was clenched tightly, and he was a little afraid that Gatsby had gone away, and he was ridiculous at the thought.

They just met by chance, why did this happen.

With an uneasy feeling, Nick saw that the roadside was empty, and Gatsby had disappeared.

His heart seemed to have fallen into a pit and fell heavily.

Suddenly, a shadow flashed behind him: "Hey, I went to buy some beer and food to celebrate your housewarming."

Nick was overjoyed and immediately turned to him.

Holding two bottles of beer and two sandwiches in his hands, Gatsby naturally put them into the car.And smiled playfully, put his hands around his shoulders, and then walked towards the car: "Welcome me as a guest? I want to take you to West Egg myself."

He was going to show Nick around his home himself.Or their home.

Gatsby had already opened the car door, what else could Nick refuse.Although the first person to drive this car was him instead of himself.I didn't feel like I had anything to lose either.

Gatsby's driving skills are very good, even if he drives more than a hundred yards, he is still only refreshing.It's just that Nick looked out of the car uncomfortably, and praised casually: "Hey, man, you are such a good auto mechanic. This car is no different from the new one."

Obviously, he wanted to say a car repair worker.Gatsby smiled, noncommittal.

The speed was getting faster and faster, and Nick finally got a little scared and wanted to find something to say.

Gatsby did not give up speeding up, and smiled: "Hey, Nick, if you stay in West Egg for a long time, you will definitely fall in love with that place, because there is a very special person there."

Nick tightened his seat belt, his body tensed up, and his voice trembled: "Who?"

Gatsby pressed his fingers and made a pleasant horn sound: "Gatsby."

The author has something to say:

Gats is Gatsby's original surname, it can be regarded as a mistake, fate

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