Yang Haozhong stood at the entrance of the bar uneasily. This was the first time he saw the scene in the bar clearly.
The noisy music had been replaced by a soothing foreign singer singing in a low voice. His hoarse and deep voice was as sweet as wine, soaking the entire space. The flickering laser beam softened along with the music. Looking up at the roof, it was like a dazzling starry sky. The roof was not made of glass, and the starry sky was also created by the lights. He was amazed at the luxury of the decoration.
The sofas around the bar were almost filled with customers. There were many men and women who were entangled together. Such an intimate action in public, he did not dare to stay his gaze for too long.
On one side of the bar was a compartment with a purple veil hanging low, making it difficult to see what was inside. Before he could get a clear look at the environment, a young man dressed in the same clothes as him ran over and pushed him, pointing at the service desk. Yang Haozhong turned his head and saw the boss and the foreman, Chen Xing, staring at him. The boss hooked his finger at him, signaling him to go over. He took a deep breath and walked clumsily. While the boss and Chen Xing were whispering to each other, Yang Haozhong kept his head up and chest out all the way. He even took out the steps that he had learned during military training in university.
"What are you doing? Are you a robot?" "Your mom didn't teach you how to walk," the boss scolded.”He couldn't stand her harsh comments about his mother and his face darkened. He stared at the boss stubbornly and did not say a word. In the confrontation, the boss coughed uncomfortably and broke the awkwardness."Forget it. Walk more naturally in the future. Don't just look at how others walk.”
"Got it, boss." Yang Haozhong emphasized the word " boss ". He knew that it was irrational to resist. The boss frowned slightly. He was a little unhappy with Yang Haozhong's arrogance and said,"Don't call me boss in the future. Just call me Sister Chen like everyone else. Change your temper. If you want to stay here, leave as soon as possible.”Yang Haozhong understood what she meant and remained silent.
"Chen Xing, take care of him personally. This silly boy doesn't know anything. Teach him well and don't cause any trouble for me.”Sister Chen turned sideways and smiled at Chen Xing. Chen Xing pointed at his own nose in surprise and shouted,"Yang Haozhong? You asked me to teach him. Isn't that messing with me?" Sister Chen glanced at Chen Xing coquettishly and raised her hand to hug Chen Xing's neck. She said intimately,"It's you! Hehe, I believe that you brought them out. You haven't taught a student for many years anyway.”
Yang Haozhong was shocked by Sister Chen's licentious behavior. Firstly, he had never seen such a coquettish woman. Secondly, she didn't expect her to be so obsequious to a foreman.
Chen Xing eventually agreed to teach Yang Haozhong. He first arranged for Yang Haozhong to familiarize himself with all kinds of drinks and food at the bar counter. Yang Haozhong got to know a few other colleagues at the bar counter. It was Dewey who called him just now. He was the same age as him and had come out to work before he finished junior high school, so he was much more experienced than him. Dewey was not tall, shorter than Yang Haozhong by a head. He was thin and weak, with a fair face and delicate features like a woman. He told Yang Haozhong that the boss always liked to arrange tall and powerful handsome men to run around the field. As he spoke, he looked at Yang Haozhong enviously and said,""Your future is boundless. You'll definitely be able to go to the arena soon.”When he said that he would run around the place, he meant that the waiter was in charge of ordering and serving the dishes outside. Yang Haozhong did not understand what was so good about that.
"Isn't that very tiring? I saw them running around.”Yang Haozhong asked him curiously. He rolled his eyes at Yang Haozhong as if he was looking at a fool, then turned his head to look at the arena enviously and said with endless yearning,"Because I earn a lot of tips. Don't look down on the small shop outside our bar. This is to keep a low profile. Do you know?"
He approached Yang Haozhong mysteriously and deliberately lowered his voice."A tall tree attracts the wind." He aimed at the dark area on the other end of the bar. Yang Haozhong remembered that it was a cubicle with a silk curtain.
"There are many big shots here! Otherwise, do you think the boss can have such a big place at such a young age? Of course, he would get a lot of tips if he directly served these big shots. Stupid!" Dewey's words made Yang Haozhong stare blankly at the dark corner, feeling a little complicated. Big shots were the upper echelons of society. Yang Haozhong had lived at the bottom of society for nearly 20 years. He once dreamed that one day he would be able to jump through the dragon gate and get rid of the shackles of the poor. But now, he still had to serve those upper-class people. Was he going to spend his life like this? Yang Haozhong clenched his fists and recalled his past experiences.
"Yang Haozhong, what are you doing?" Chen Xing's shout pulled him back to reality. "I asked you to get to know the wine type, not to daydream. How much wine have you drunk?" "Oh, I see. I know quite a few." Yang Haozhong came back to his senses and answered Chen Xing obediently.
"I don't like people lying to me." Chen Xing frowned suspiciously. Tell me how many you recognize.”Yang Haozhong looked nervously at Dewey, who was next to him. He gave Yang Haozhong a look. Yang Haozhong knew that he had to use a clever way to say it. There was too much alcohol in the hotel, and it was hard to explain it all at once. It was only advantageous to pick the main points. This was also the valuable experience he had told himself when he was chatting with Dewey.
Yang Haozhong cleared his throat. Vodka, Whiskey, Brandy, Grape, Liquor, Rum. I just looked at the whiskey. Our shop owner wants to sell American whiskey. Mega Bourbon Whiskey, Sky High, Four Roses, Jack Daniels, West Grimes, Crown, Old Grandfather, Old Crow, Old Forest Head, Old Turkey, Ivan;"Williams, Jin Bing, Pheasant…" Yang Haozhong saw the change in Chen Xing's expression. Little Wei's mouth was wide open, and his jaw was about to fall off.
"That's enough. You should focus and continue learning. Don't disturb the others." After saying that, Chen Xing glared at Dewey and turned to leave. Dewey was so nervous that he immediately retracted his exaggerated expression and looked serious. Yang Haozhong laughed. This kid was really interesting.
Seeing Chen Xing walk away, Du Wei stuck out his tongue and said,""Are you still human? It took me a week to remember these wines. You can even say their English names. I still can't remember everything!"
Yang Haozhong smiled proudly." You were the one who read the Chinese to me just now. I read the English myself." Although I was talking to you just now, I was also reviewing the names of those wines.”
"Oh my god, you're a genius!" Dewey was in awe. Yang Haozhong had no friends since he was young. He felt that Dewey was like a younger brother, friendly and easy-going, and was especially willing to be close to him.
"I have a good memory," Yang Haozhong said in high spirits. In the past, I only needed to read it carefully once and remember it in my heart. I learned it in junior high school." Dewey found it hard to believe.
For the next three days, Yang Haozhong's job was to identify wine and various miscellaneous items at the bar counter. The colleagues around him were all big mouths who kept chatting and arguing. He started to become cheerful and optimistic. After all, this kind of long-term day-night reversal life was not suitable for students. It was not good for him to sleep in class all day. After all, being a bartender was not his life's work. He could not lose his books. Yang Haozhong asked Sister Chen to work a few days less.
"You said you could go to work!" Sister Chen said unhappily. Why are you regretting now?"
Yang Haozhong felt guilty for boasting and said,""I'm sorry. I get home at 4:30 in the morning every day. Because I have to go to day school, I have to get up at 7:30. At 11:30 in the afternoon, I have to rush home to cook for my mother and then rush back to class…"
Even though Sister Chen knew that Yang Haozhong's family was in trouble, she didn't expect his life to be like this. "Where's your father?"
"My father passed away," Yang Haozhong said sadly. Her mother had lost her ability to take care of herself due to excessive grief.”
"Oh…I see." Sister Chen sighed sympathetically." Then you've indeed had a hard time. It's been hard on you at such a young age." Sister Chen changed her attitude.
"How about this? You come to work every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. I'll buy you a cell phone. If I'm particularly busy, I'll call you. You have to come to work.”
"That's great. Thank you, Sister Chen!”Yang Haozhong was grateful for her understanding and even kindly bought him a cell phone. He happily turned around and walked out of Sister Chen's office.
When they were almost at the door, Sister Chen shouted again,"From tomorrow onwards, you'll be transferred to an official employee. 150 yuan per day. Chen Xing told me that you're not bad!" Yang Haozhong was already so excited that he couldn't do anything. He turned around and bowed deeply to Sister Chen. He was eager to thank Chen Xing for his kind words. Chen Xing asked him to treat everyone to a bottle of soda tonight.
Returning home in the middle of the night, Yang Haozhong's excitement swept away his previous fatigue. He felt that his bad luck had passed and he had met a group of good people. Because he only had to go to the bar for three days a week, he had free time to spend with his mother. He combed his mother's hair. His originally beautiful black hair no longer had its usual luster in his hands. He combed his mother's hair gently and sadly.
"Mom, I'm sorry." Yang Haozhong sobbed as he repeated this sentence to Lou Tingyu. He was afraid to stay at home, because everything would remind him that he had destroyed this family with his own hands. Lou Tingyu didn't quite understand his words. Like a child, she concentrated on fiddling with the hair tie. An innocent smile appeared on her face. She turned around and smiled brightly at her son, indicating that she was fiddling with the hair tie in her hand. Yang Haozhong wanted to cry.
Lou Tingyu was like this when she woke up in the hospital. The doctor said that she had brain poisoning, her intelligence had returned to the level of a child, and she had lost her memory. Seeing her son's pained expression, her smile turned serious. She caressed her son's twisted face. Her rough hands were very warm, so warm that they melted the ice in her son's heart.
A sudden knock on the door interrupted Yang Haozhong's greedy absorption of warmth. Lou Tingyu's face revealed a joyful smile as she ran towards the door happily. There was only one person who would make her do this. Wei Ling, the girl whom Yang Haozhong had first met when he woke up in the hospital. She and Yang Haozhong were fated. Yang Haozhong was one of the first batch of patients she transferred to the respiratory department. His tragic experience deeply touched the girl. She had been taking special care of Yang Haozhong and his mother since the beginning. Although they were discharged from the hospital, she would visit his mother once or twice a week and bring her some health supplements or snacks.
Lou Tingyu also hit it off with her. Every time she took medicine, Yang Haozhong would crush it and secretly put it in her tea. If he found out, he would lose his temper. As long as Wei Ling was around, Lou Tingyu would obediently take the medicine. There was no need to lie.
"Sister Ling." Yang Haozhong opened the door to welcome her. She pretended to be angry and curled her lips."How many times do I have to tell you not to call me sister! If you call me old, I'll be a little older than you.”Yang Haozhong scratched his head in embarrassment and called out uncomfortably,""Xiaoling, you're here." Wei Ling was three years older than Yang Hao. She was small and cute, and one could not tell how old she was at all. Her colleagues at the hospital teased her, saying that she would look like a middle school student in her school uniform. Every time, she would be unhappy because of this. However, she didn't like to put on airs with Yang Haozhong. Instead, she wanted Yang Haozhong to call her by her name. After slowly interacting with her, Yang Haozhong could still feel that she treated him differently from others. However, because of Lin Manjing, he had a cold towards women and did not dare to get close to her easily.
"Auntie!" Wei Ling handed the cotton candy in her hand to Lou Tingyu. She happily took it and skipped to the sofa to eat. "Why do you always buy things?”Yang Haozhong took the fruits she brought and complained to her. He was afraid that he would owe her too many favors and that he, who had nothing, would not be able to repay them.
"I didn't give it to you! I bought it for Auntie. She can't finish it, so you can have it when it's rotten!”Wei Ling said coquettishly. Yang Haozhong couldn't stand her coquettishness and avoided answering her. He took the fruit and hid in the kitchen."I'll make tea for you."
"Oh!" Wei Ling walked to the sofa in disappointment. When Yang Haozhong came out with the water, he saw her and Lou Tingyu playing Chinese checkers on the sofa. Although Lou Tingyu's reaction was slow, she was very interested in these colorful chess pieces. This was something that Wei Ling had specially prepared. She believed that appropriate mental activity would be beneficial to Lou Tingyu's recovery.
Yang Haozhong sat beside his mother and handed the tea to Wei Ling. When she took it, her hand accidentally touched him, and he nervously retracted his hand. She pretended not to see it and continued to focus on the game. Yang Haozhong held his hand awkwardly. He felt that he had indeed let Wei Ling down. It was simply a dog biting Lu Dongbin.
" Xiao, Xiao Ling," Yang Haozhong stuttered to break the awkwardness." My boss bought me a cell phone. If you look for me in the future! We can fight." She was happy that Yang Haozhong had taken the initiative to tell her his new contact information, and a smile appeared on her stiff lips again.
"Why is your boss so generous? This is not cheap! What kind of unit is this?!"
"Yes, it's a bar. The boss is a very good person!”Yang Haozhong answered excitedly when he thought of the boss.
"Is it the female boss?" Wei Ling asked with a solemn expression.”Yang Haozhong was slow and tacitly agreed without thinking too much.
"A place like a bar is so complicated. If you stay in there for too long, you'll turn bad too.”Wei Ling's reaction seemed a little arbitrary to him, but he couldn't refute her directly.
"I can't stay for long. I'll earn some tuition fees and living expenses now!”Although his answer did not satisfy Wei Ling, the cruel reality made her feel helpless. Lou Tingyu was dissatisfied with their conversation and gave her the cold shoulder. "Hurry up! It's your turn!" Yang Haozhong was very grateful to his mother for saving him at this time. He and Wei Ling chatted with Lou Tingyu while playing chess.
Yang Haozhong did not hate Wei Ling. She was also considered a pretty girl. It was very attractive to boys like him who were in the period of puberty. His current situation made him feel that he was not qualified to get close to her. If she was precious porcelain, then he was a broken tile. He would feel ashamed even if he stood beside her. Yang Haozhong used the excuse that he had to work at night to send Wei Ling off after a simple meal. Lou Tingyu was not too happy and refused to pay attention to him. She asked to sleep early. He knew that his mother liked Wei Ling, but he could not let her stay because of this.
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