Sister Xiaolu left. Due to too many sad and vexing things, I lay in bed for the entire night without sleeping. At six in the morning, I rolled over in bed countless times before I finally got up and walked out of the house that I had not stepped out of for a week.
The sky was just beginning to brighten, and the streetlights at the side were still persisting in their last work for the day. It was very quiet on the road. Only one or two people who were jogging passed by occasionally. Thinking back, I used to be like them. I also got up to exercise at this time.
I walked aimlessly with the morning breeze. When I passed by a green field, I saw a special-looking old man practicing Tai Chi. I couldn't help but take a few more glances.
When he said that the old man had a special appearance, he did not mean that he looked strange. The old man was about 60 years old and wore an ordinary Tang suit. It was not unusual for an old man who practiced Tai Chi to wear a Tang suit. What was special about him was that his long black and white hair was draped behind his back. He also had a very long beard. The longest one reached his chest and was more than 30 centimeters long. In this era of China, it was the first time I had seen an old man with such long hair and beard. Coupled with his clothes, he looked like an ancient person.
The old man seemed to notice that I was looking at him. He stopped his Tai Chi and waved for me to go over.
I approached him and he carefully sized me up. He stroked his beard and said,"Young man, your bones and muscles are special, and your spirit is different from ordinary people. You must have had a fortuitous encounter, but you seem to have suffered a series of blows recently.”
I was shocked. This strange old man could actually tell my condition with a single sentence. He definitely wasn't an ordinary person. If it was in the past, I definitely wouldn't believe it. However, something beyond science had indeed happened to me. I couldn't help but ask with respect,"Grandpa, can you give me some pointers?”
"Ha, ha, ha…Young man, I can tell from your eyes that you're not a bad person. Tell me the reason and see if I can help you.”The old man stroked his beard and smiled at me.
Ever since Uncle Gu passed away, no one had been able to enlighten me. Now that I saw such a strange person, it was as if I had grabbed onto a life-saving immortal herb and told me everything in detail.
After listening, the old man laughed again and said,"" How can such a thing happen in this world? It's really a big world with all kinds of strange things. You survived a great disaster and obtained a new life because the heavens gave you a chance. The reason why you encountered such a big setback was that you relied too much on others. You have always been walking on the path that others have paved for you. You have to know that people have to walk on the path that they have paved for themselves in order to not feel ashamed of their lives.”
These words made me seem to have grasped something, but I wasn't sure what it was. I asked again,"Then how should I walk my own path?”
"I can't tell you this. Your path is under your own feet, but I can give you one last sentence-do as you please and release your true self.”After saying that, the old man wanted to leave.
"I wonder who this old man is. Can we meet again?”I caught up and asked.
"It doesn't matter who I am. It's already fate that I met you today. If it's fate, we will naturally meet again.”With that, the old man left with a smile.
Looking at the old man's back as he left, I recalled the conversation just now. The knot in my heart finally slowly unraveled. The first light of dawn sprinkled on the earth.
In the future, when I met him again by chance, I finally found out his identity, and his identity shocked me.
I returned to the school that I hadn't seen for a long time. My appearance didn't cause much of an impact. Not a single student came to ask me why I hadn't come to class for so long. Su Yaqing occasionally glanced at me, her eyes seemed to be saying: Why did this guy appear again?
When I was still Li Ao, I was nervous in class, but I had never been so tired before. Now, I only feel that every minute is very tiring. Not only my classmates, but ever since the last time I asked for leave, Teacher Lin often looked at me with contempt in class. The last class in the morning was her class. After attending her class, I almost used up half of my energy.
After lunch, she lay on the table to recharge her energy. At the same time, she kept thinking about how she could change the situation.
Looking through Gao Tianwei's past memories, this kid slept all day in class. Usually, he only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun. He either made friends with fair-weather friends or other pompous children. It seemed that there was no hope for him to continue like this.
Thinking of this, I suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Why must I keep pretending like this? I am Gao Tianwei now. I should be myself. Thinking of this, my heart immediately felt a lot better. I seemed to be energetic again, and I felt a lot more relaxed in class in the afternoon.
After school, my uncle called me to go to the Blue Moon Bar. When we arrived at the bar, Sister Xiaolu greeted me warmly when she saw me. The two of them joked and chatted for a while. We seemed to have a tacit understanding between us and always maintained a certain distance.
Uncle pulled me into the office and gently pushed me into a chair. He asked,"Tianwei, what do you think of our bar's business?”
"Not bad." I replied without thinking.
"I think it's good too. What do you think if we open another shop? Two days ago, I walked around the west side of the city and found a place that's not bad. If I open a Blue Moon Bar there, the business will definitely not be worse than here.”Uncle finally revealed his purpose.
I thought for a moment and said,"Okay, if you think it's feasible, it's not bad to open another one."”
"You agreed!" Uncle said excitedly. " The place I'm interested in isn't small. The investment in renovation and operation might be quite a lot. Fortunately, with my experience, I can save a lot of money in some places. However, I still need about 400,000 yuan. I can only pay 100,000 yuan at most, so the rest..."
"No problem. I'll pay the other 300,000 yuan. After the bar opens, we'll split it 50 - 50. However, I want to learn how to run a bar from you.”Before Uncle could finish, I made my request.
"Tianwei is really straightforward. Tell me what you want to learn. I'm afraid you'll surpass me soon.”Uncle was obviously satisfied with my request.
After chatting for a while, I bid farewell to Uncle and went home. Before I went home, I made an appointment with Uncle to go to the west of the city after school tomorrow to discuss the issue of renting a bar.
The next day, I handed in my homework, which I had done in a hurry after returning home yesterday. Fortunately, I had a solid foundation. Although I hadn't attended class for a long time, I still had more than enough to do this homework.
After school, I went to the west of the city with my uncle. The place that my uncle liked was a teahouse. It was still open. I took a look around. The teahouse had two floors. The lobby was very big, and there were many tables and chairs. There were also two or three guests drinking tea. For an ordinary bar, there was enough space. There were private rooms upstairs, and there were about ten of them.
The person we met was surnamed Song, the owner of the teahouse. He looked to be in his sixties last year and wore a pair of glasses. I felt that he looked a little like a university professor, not a teahouse owner.
Uncle seemed to have met him before. He briefly introduced us to each other and went upstairs to find a private room to discuss the details.
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