MTL - My 26-year-old Female Tenant-v2 Chapter 28 : Mochou Coffee Shop

It was another evening, and I put all the clothes that were drying on the balcony into the storage box. At this time, it was already the rainy season. As long as there was sunshine, I would take out her clothes to dry to prevent Moldy... After she left, my life other than work and entertainment was very simple. For example, on rest days, I would lock myself in the old house for a whole day, and then study some techniques for planting flowers and plants , Now, one-third of this room has been occupied by green plants, even in the beige room, I also put a few pots of bonsai that look very gentle... and When dusk comes, I will put on my sports gear and start from the old house and run to the moat to keep my body active. Of course, sometimes I just take a walk...

The side of the moat was remodeled by the government again, more willow trees were planted than before, and a small square was opened up, and some fitness equipment was installed, so more and more people came here, so here at dusk Time is not as peaceful as before, what about me? Also go with the flow, don't long for the tranquility that can no longer be returned, often talk about the changes in Suzhou and the history of this moat with the uncle who is exercising on the fitness equipment, and sometimes bring a guitar when the mood comes I helped the aunts in the square dance to play a few popular songs recently, but when they urged me to learn the square dance, I refused, because I think that people must have their own persistence in life, and they can't just follow the trend blindly, but this This kind of little persistence always makes me unable to understand why they always have such happy smiles when they dance in the square!

Today, I sent a pot of camellia to Uncle Li who I talked to the most, and he also gave me a bottle of homemade chopped pepper sauce, but I don’t need it, but my father likes Uncle Li’s homemade The chopped pepper sauce, so the bottles that Uncle Li gave me before were all sent back to Xuzhou by me...

Yes, time is a very powerful thing. My father and mother have gradually let go of my regret of missing the rice lottery, and they are as concerned about my basic necessities as before. They even came to Suzhou to visit me last week. Once, I was accompanied by Li Xiaoyun and her husband Wang Zheng. They asked me to do business in Suzhou, especially Li Xiaoyun and Wang Zheng. They told me repeatedly that my father and mother lived in Xuzhou. I hope they will take good care of them, so the pressure in my heart is finally less, and I look forward to Mi Cai's return sooner, and our family will be reunited in Xuzhou or Suzhou again!

The sunset in the evening has not yet fully set, I chatted with Uncle Li about the pigeons he raised, he is always like this, as long as he talks about pigeons, he will never stop, if I show a little distracted, he will criticize I was impatient, and what saved me this time was a call from Robbenyuan from the United States.

I left Uncle Li, and then connected to Robben's phone, he said to me: "Zhaoyang, I have listened to the few songs you wrote recently... I re-arranged the music for you. Sent to your email!"

   "Well, I'll listen to it later when I get back."

   Robben asked again: "Are you really planning to make a record yourself?"

"It's always been my dream to make a record... By the way, I have been invited by performers to do special performances recently, but I have refused. First, I don't have time. Second, I want to wait. You come back and do a tour with you. It’s on my road of literature and art. I recently had an idea. When the time is right, I will name it after the road of literature and art and prepare a music festival that will be held every year. But a singer who has no ambitions is a stage to show himself, and he also hopes to use the power of the music festival to continue to spread the humanistic feelings of the road of literature and art. Therefore, before the preparation of the music festival, I hope that we can tour on this road first. Let’s verify how much room there is for holding a music festival.”

   Robben smiled and replied: "This idea is good, but I don't want to go back yet."

   "Are there some things you still can't let go?"

Robben didn't answer directly, he just said: "Actually, it's good to stay here... I want to open a Chinese restaurant, and I will treat music as a hobby in the future, but I will definitely do it if my brother is busy." Help, contact me after you have prepared the tour, I can go back to China and stay for a few months."

The idea of ​​Robben's plan to give up music made me inexplicably depressed, and it took me a long time to say: "Actually, your current state is no different from me a few months ago... Sometimes you think it is a kind of disillusionment, but the truth is very Maybe it’s evasion... I suggest you think carefully about whether it’s worth giving up your lifelong career by escaping... In fact, friends around you, including me, feel that music It's like your Robben's life, not just a hobby!"

Robben was silent for a long time, and then said "Let's talk" and hung up the phone... I felt a little lost because of this, I always felt that he and cc, including Wei Manwen, were on the same path in the name of seeing through, In fact, it is the way to escape, and they seem to never face up to this somewhat complicated polygamy with real courage.

However, as a bystander, I can't subjectively say that their choice was wrong. At least cc is already married. She looks pretty happy, and Wei Manwen is really happy to live in that small mountain village so isolated from the world. It's like a spiritual practice after abandoning material things, but whether their hearts are as calm as water, or occasionally because of past experiences, they can't help themselves, this is only they who know best.

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When the night came, I called the director of the market development department of the "Road to Literature and Art" again, and we took the high-speed rail to the city of Nanjing. Since I took over the project of the Road to Literature and Art again, I have had this idea : I want to open a coffee shop named Mochou on Mochou Road, and now the time is ripe, so I brought the director of the market development department here, just to put this idea into reality.

We walked from one end of Mochou Road to the other, and he said to me: "Mr. Zhao, there are three shops on this street that need to be transferred, but unfortunately they don't fit the layout of the coffee shop. In my ideal, at least one The 100-square-meter shop can be used as a store, but the layout of these three shops is not very good, and it is a bit small."

I shook my head and replied: "I don't think so... Standing on this road of Mochou, the word Mochou is what I think the most...For me , there will be nothing here that makes me feel sad, and there is no fixed store model that will restrict the upcoming Mochou coffee shop. This coffee shop represents Mochou and worry-free. One of the most casual coffee shops on the road... I hope it was born in a random moment, don't give it too many templates and restrictions... Do you understand what I mean? "

The director of the market development department finally nodded and said to me: "Mr. Zhao, I understand what you mean!..." He said with a helpless smile, and then said: "It seems that after the west of the old city, there is no After making a profit, the second loss-making coffee shop on the road of literature and art was born at your will... But it can improve the spiritual connotation of the whole road of literature and art, and a company as big as ours can afford it A small Mochou coffee shop!"

   "Will it be a loss? ... I don't think so!"

   "Mr. Zhao, the rent cost here is high, but the space is limited, resulting in limited seats that can be opened. In addition, the coffee shop itself has a low seat turnover rate, so it is difficult to achieve profitability!"

"I will personally control the business direction of this coffee shop. It will be ok for your market development department to implement according to my strategy. I will give you a task now, to get the fruit shop to be transferred within three days, and then , within two weeks to complete the decoration work according to the decoration renderings, and at the same time complete the recruitment of staff."

After receiving my instruction, the director of the market development department nodded with a serious face, which means: this "Mochou Coffee Shop" on Mochou Road will appear with its special meaning in half a month at the shortest On the road of literature and art.

After finishing the communication, I asked the director of the market development department to book a hotel first, and I stayed by the bench where Mi Cai and I sat for a long time when we parted that day. I lit a cigarette and squinted at the hotel. With all this in front of me, when all the buildings have turned into double images, I seem to have returned to the day when I parted... I really hope that Mi Cai will come back earlier so that she can see this Mochou Changes on the road, and the extra "Mochou Coffee Shop".

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The next day, I didn’t go back to Suzhou, but went directly from Nanjing to Shanghai. We found out through our relationship that today will be the day when Jian Boyu and Ruan Qiuning (Jianwei’s mother) will receive a private trial, and the final decision will be given around 11 o’clock. Judgment result.

  During the period, Yan Yan and I have been waiting in the hospital. Our relationship will tell us the result of the trial as soon as the trial is over...

We have consulted a legal expert, and he gave us the answer after a comprehensive judgment: Jian Boyu will face at least five years of criminal punishment, while Ruan Qiuning will bear the main legal responsibility, so the situation is not optimistic, she will at least Facing more than 10 years in prison.

This kind of waiting for the verdict is really unbearable. I have walked back and forth in the corridors of the hospital several times. Although I know that Jian Boyu and his wife accept the country's trial as a matter of course, I still hope that they can be judged by the state. Sentencing her lightly would at least make Jian Wei feel less regretful and bring this broken family back together sooner.

The time has come to 11:00 noon, but the results of the trial over there have not yet come. I called the insider I found through my relationship, and his answer to me was: the trial is not over yet. It is expected to be delayed for some time, and we need to wait patiently for a while.