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After coming out of the shower, He Yu was still shirtless. While wiping the water on his head with a towel, he walked to his room to get dressed.
Fu Chenshan had already changed into a suit and leather shoes as he asked He Yu, “What are your plans for today?”
He Yu pulled a T-shirt off his head and replied while pulling on his sleeves, “I don’t have any plans.”
Fu Chenshan stood at his door and asked again, “Do you want to go somewhere? I’ll take you there.”
He Yu turned around, smiled, and said, “No, you go to work. I’ll go for a walk later if I have nothing to do.”
Fu Chenshan reminded him, “Remember to eat on time. There are milk and eggs in the refrigerator, and there is a breakfast vendor downstairs. I may not be able to come back for lunch at noon. Wait for me to pick you up in the evening.”
He Yu nodded. “I understand. Now stop nagging and just go.”
Fu Chenshan still looked a little worried, but he had to go out.
He Yu tidied himself up, then took the elevator downstairs unhurriedly. He walked to the alley behind the street, found a small restaurant, and ordered steamed buns and a bowl of porridge.
Li Tang told him not to go too early, so he could only eat slowly, and then he walked to the bus station to catch the bus. He expected to get to Renxin Road around 9:30 after being stuck in traffic for a while.
It’s not that He Yu hasn’t thought of a better way out.
He is a college graduate. When he was looking for a job, his resume was very beautiful, and his academic performance and work experience were outstanding. So he was able to join Lingyun, which was well-known for its good salary in the industry in those days. At that time, he thought it was his luck, especially since he was able to be with Fu Chenshan again.
It’s just that, no matter how wonderful the past record is, it can’t compare to the fact that he has been in prison. It was a stain that would always accompany him throughout his life. No formal company would want to hire him as long as they were aware of the criminal record he left behind. As for Fu Chenshan’s proposal to return to Lingyun, he was not willing to go in any case.
Originally, he first learned about Li Tang from Fang Wentai, but he had not thought about whether to ask him for help. If Ling Zhilu hadn’t suddenly appeared, he might still be at Fu Chenshan’s house now, planning a route of retreat for himself. But thanks to Ling Zhilu, he made up his mind to leave Fu Chenshan as soon as possible and live his own life.
He Yu found the address Li Tang gave him before the time struck ten o’clock. As he expected, it was a restaurant called Shiyouwei. The restaurant’s scope is not small because the two shops are connected, and there seems to be a second floor. But it’s not a high-end restaurant. It was just a Chinese fast food restaurant that is common in small streets and alleys and sells all kinds of food.
Opening in this kind of area—opposite all office buildings—the business should be good.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
Why did Li Tang close down the bar and open a small restaurant like this? He Yu couldn’t figure it out.
Even though it was almost ten o’clock, there were still two or three tables of customers inside, probably having breakfast.
When He Yu walked in, the young girl standing at the cash register greeted him, “What would you like to eat?”
He Yu looked at the large menu on the wall behind her and then said, “I’m looking for Li Tang.”
The little girl raised her eyes to look at him and then shouted loudly, “Brother Li, someone is looking for you!”
Soon, the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs was heard.
He Yu watched a tall and thin middle-aged man coming down from the second floor, looking at He Yu with cold eyes. The man was not very handsome, but his facial features were deep and had the vicissitudes unique to his age, which made him attractive in a unique way.
The man opened his mouth and called out, “He Yu?”
As soon as He Yu heard his deep and hoarse voice, he immediately confirmed the identity of the person in front of him, so he nodded and responded, “Brother Li.”
Li Tang looked at the customers in the store and said to He Yu, “Follow me.” Then he turned around and walked upstairs again.
He Yu quickly followed.
The stairs are a bit narrow, and because it’s a restaurant, the tiles on the floor always seem to have a layer of grease seeping through them. Following Li Tang, he climbed to the second floor and saw that a wooden door had been installed on the second floor. Inside the door was a single bedroom.
The bedroom was very simple, with only a single bed, a table, a cabinet, a TV, and two scattered chairs.
Li Tang closed the door, then picked up the messy clothes and newspapers on the chair. He lifted the back of the chair and placed it in front of He Yu. “Sit down.”
“Thank you, Brother Li.” He Yu sat down.
Li Tang also sat down by the bed and looked at He Yu. “When did you meet Old Fang?”
He Yu recalled, “We have known each other for a long time, and we probably became familiar with each other in the last year.”
“The last year?” Li Tang asked, “You were just released?”
He Yu nodded and explained softly, “I’ve only been out for two days.”
Li Tang reached to the bedside and smoked a pack of cigarettes, knocked it in his hand, and then took one and threw it to He Yu. His hands were big and rough. He threw the cigarette case back and went to the bedside to find the lighter.
He Yu wanted to reach out to take Li Tang’s lighter. “Brother Li, let me light the cigarette for you.”
Li Tang waved his hand, lit the lighter, and approached He Yu, signaling for He Yu to light his own cigarette.
He Yu had no choice but to put the cigarette in his mouth, light it up, and then muttered, “Thank you.”
Li Tang lit the cigarette for himself, took two deep breaths, then moved his wrist to flick the ashes off, and asked, “When he asked you to find me, was he referring to finding something for you to do?”
He Yu replied, “Uncle Fang indeed means that.”
“Look at me.” Li Tang waved his palms. “The bar is no longer open, and now it’s just a restaurant full of smoke and soot.”
He Yu nodded; he had already seen it.
Li Tang exhaled smoke from his mouth. “In any case, I have nothing to say about the people introduced by Old Fang. No matter how you got in, I don’t care. But I can help you find something to do. Now, a restaurant like this needs to recruit people, mainly for the buildings across the street who are buying food for delivery. Do you think you can do it?”
“Delivery across the street?” He Yu repeated in a low voice.
Li Tang answered, “Yeah, sometimes there are dozens of take-outs in Lingyun across the street at noon. You can’t finish delivering it in one trip. You have to run over and over again. Things are trivial and tiring, and you might even feel upset sometimes. I personally think you are so modest. It looks like you should think about it carefully; don’t work for a day and then run away after.”
He Yu looked out the window and fell silent.
He was not afraid of being tired or of trivial matters; he just didn’t want to go to Lingyun, where Fu Chenshan and many of his former colleagues and friends were. He may not be afraid of other people’s eyes, but he is not willing to go up and let others point fingers at him.
Li Tang saw his hesitation and said, “Think carefully and don’t force it. You are quite young. You can look for something else to do.”
He Yu raised his hand, wiped his face, and stated, “Brother Li, I will do it.”
Li Tang still said the same thing, “Think about it.”
He Yu nodded. “I’ve thought about it.”
Li Tang leaned forward, raised his hand, and patted his shoulder. “You just came out of prison, so don’t feel unsatisfied. You can get through it if you take your time.”
He Yu forced a smile and replied, “I understand.”
“Okay,” Li Tang said, “a monthly salary of two thousand, a delivery fee of one dollar, and three meals a day are included. If you work hard enough, you can still earn three or four thousand a month.”
He Yu asked, “Can I live nearby?”
“Live nearby?” Li Tang answered, “The kitchen is on the second floor next door; do you want to get a room there?”
Seeing that He Yu was silent, Li Tang added, “A few young people working in the restaurant share a three-story house nearby. The rent is less than 400 yuan per person every month. But the conditions are not good; from the top to the bottom. If you are willing, they probably have some empty beds there. I’ll go and ask for you.”
Sharing? He Yu frowned slightly, feeling as if he were going back to the prison, where the smell of sweat and mold mixed together. He rejected Li Tang, “Forget it; I’ll look for a place myself.”
If he really has nearly 4,000 yuan a month, then it would be more convenient to rent a small apartment nearby for about 1,000 yuan and live by himself.
“When can you start working?” Li Tang asked him.
He Yu raised his head and replied, “It’s fine if I start today.”
Li Tang looked at him in surprise. “Are you in such a hurry to get money?”
He Yu shook his head. “No, I just want to find something else to do first.”
Li Tang reached the end of his cigarette and threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray. “That’s okay if you have too much time to do. I’ll find someone to take care of you in the next two days. Once you get familiar with it, you’ll start delivering all by yourself.”
“Okay,” He Yu responded.
Li Tang raised his hand and looked at his watch. “It’s getting late. Business will slowly start to get busy in a while. If you have nothing left to do, you can stay in the restaurant to help. In case you need to go out, you have to ask permission to leave from me.”
He Yu stood up. “Then I’ll go down and take a look first.”
Li Tang stood up as well and uttered, “I’ll go down with you and introduce them to you.”
From ten to eleven o’clock in the morning, the restaurant was probably at its quietest.
Li Tang’s business here was good, and there were many small workers. At noon, the little girl at the cashier’s desk was too busy, and there was even a girl waiting nearby to answer takeout calls.
The restaurant business is obviously much dirtier and more tiring than the bar business. Things are very trivial, and money doesn’t come as quickly.
He Yu did not ask Li Tang why the bar was closed. Although it was only a short conversation, he felt that Li Tang was a very thoughtful person. He probably had his own future plans and did not need other people’s understanding.
Just like if Fu Chenshan knew that he was doing this kind of work, he would definitely not agree. But he also doesn’t need his approval now.
KEIGHTY:
I feel like pointing out how I posted Chapter 7 on January 7. Lol.
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Can’t wait for the next chapter☺️.
Fufufu~ thank you for reading ^^
I always like it more when names from places or whatever stay in the original language.
Thanks for the chapter!
Thank you so much for the input~ You’re welcome <3
I honestly don’t think I could bear to deliver food to that company if I was him. But he has so few options because of his record. 🙁
Aghh can’t wait for badass rich gong to take him away and pamper him with lots and lots of love and care ><
I have so much of respect for ppl who are not bothered by how ppl perceive them or judge them. Just live your life He Yu and give your best shot!