The red heart-shaped balloon was dirty from the rain, Xu Ran wiped it clean and hung it on the door of the book bar.
After the sky cleared, the sunlight filtered through the balloon to form a dark red shadow on the ground, fluttering with the wind. Xiao Hei pounced on the shadow with his butt pouted, and ran back to the bar to take a nap when he was tired. Xu Ran couldn't bear to disturb it, and took the computer to work on the small desk.
A girl wearing a brown apron walked in from the door, looked around the store, saw Xu Ran asked, "Is the store manager here?"
"I am." Xu Ran came out from behind the desk, and accepted the girl's surprised gaze with a smile, "Are you looking for me?"
"Ah... I'm the manager of the newly opened coffee shop opposite, and I want to discuss something with you..."
The girl scratched her head and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be in this, uh, this situation, so I didn't realize it."
Xu Ran smiled and invited her to sit down, "It's okay, what do you want to talk about?"
"That's right, our coffee shop is newly opened, and I want to distribute some promotional leaflets and coupons. I heard that you also make drinks here. Can you put our leaflets on the bar here, and the students will take one if they see it. Just fine."
She thought for a while and added, "You can collect some money, or if you have leaflets, you can put them with us."
Xu Ran shook his head, "I haven't made a flyer, so I probably don't need it. Besides, I'm all high school students here, so I might not be able to help you develop too many customers."
The girl smiled sweetly, "It's okay, it's just a trial, otherwise, our store provides free reading books and periodicals, and I'll order all those books from you. How about earning a difference, mutual benefit and reciprocity."
Xu Ran was thinking in embarrassment, the girl looked at him and clapped her hands together, "Actually, this is a death order from the boss. The only one who can cooperate with us in this area is your family. Please, please, help me. I will give you the money that should be paid." I will definitely give it."
The girl was only in her early twenties, with big eyes blinking and blinking, almost crying out of sadness. Xu Ran had nothing to do with this kind of girl, and sighed, "I need to think about it, so I will give you an answer tomorrow."
"Okay, okay." The girl jumped up, thanking Xu Ran again and again, "I have to go back to work, come back tomorrow!"
The girl left like a gust of wind, Xu Ran looked at her back with a wry smile, and then at Xiao Hei on the bar. Xiao Hei just woke up, yawned big, and licked his little pink paws.
In fact, there is nothing to say in the flyer. Xu Ran knows the psychology of high school students. There is no coffee machine in his store, so he only buys and sells freshly squeezed juice, cocoa and milk tea. Those who can come to him are because they are close to the school and are too lazy to go out. Students who could really run to the opposite side to drink coffee would not have come to his shop. When Xu Ran opened the store in the morning, he took a look at the decoration on the opposite side. It was very western, and he felt that the price was not affordable for ordinary high school students.
And the girl said that she would order a book from him... It would be a fool to have money but not make money, Xu Ran doesn't point to how much money this store makes, but it would be nice if you can buy some cat food for Xiao Hei with more pocket money.
He stroked Xiao Hei's soft neck hair, and said with a smile, "I'm doing this for you."
Xiao Hei, who was ignorant of what happened just now, yawned again, squinting his eyes and enjoying the massage from the shit shovel officer.
The next day he replied to the girl, and the two became friends, and soon the girl sent a long list of books.
"There are also bookshelves and pens and paper," the girl said, "you can buy these, and I will send you the deposit first."
Xu Ran didn't say anything yet, the girl readily sent him 40% of the money.
Xu Ran was helpless, "Aren't you afraid that I'm a liar?"
The girl smiled heartily, "Can you still leave the store and run away?"
Then Xu Ran also felt that this girl had a big heart, but she showed her sincerity, and Xu Ran tried her best to help them get the goods. In the following week, books and bookshelves arrived one after another, and a few young men were sent from the coffee shop to pick them up.
The male waiters were all young, and they were a little surprised to see Xu Ran in a wheelchair, but that was all. Xu Ran liked their up-to-the-minute politeness, and gave them a box of mints.
After going back and forth, I became acquainted with the female manager. Her name is Tong Fangfang, she is only 23 years old this year, and she has been working in this team for two years.
"At first I just worked part-time, but then I felt good, so I have been following." She said while teasing Xiao Hei, "Our boss is very nice, and he takes special care of us young employees."
"He said that it's normal for fresh graduates not to be able to do a job. As long as they are willing to learn, there is nothing wrong with them. But he is also very strict, and he says the same thing about many things, so we all respect him and fear him."
"Where is your boss from?" Xu Ran asked.
Tong Fangfang shook her head, "I don't know, he is also investing in partnership with a friend, and he doesn't seem to be in the catering industry. It's quite complicated, and I didn't dare to ask carefully."
Xu Ran was quite interested in this "handsome and nice" boss, but Tong Fangfang said that the boss was only there on the opening day, and then he was busy with other things.
"By the way, I have transferred the final payment to you, you can check the amount is correct."
Xu Ran checked the balance of the deposit and asked in surprise, "Why so much money?"
"Ah, that's for snacks." Tong Fangfang said very casually, "We all think that mints are delicious, can you give us more?"
Xu Ran, who was regarded as the shopkeeper of the small shop, nodded with a wry smile.
City D entered the rainy season after the beginning of spring, and there were three or four days a week without seeing the sun, so Xu Ran had to restrain Xiao Hei to prevent him from running out and getting wet all over.
"Hush, don't make trouble." Xu Ran softly coaxed the unhappy Xiao Hei, "It's cold outside, you'll get sick."
It's not just Xiao Hei, the continuous rain made Xu Ran feel a little depressed, he doesn't like rainy days very much, this kind of weather always reminds him of sadness and parting.
I don't know when the rain will stop. After it stops, the spring flowers will bloom.
In the past two springs, in order to take care of this bookstore, he didn't have the opportunity to go up the mountain to pick gardenias to make wine. The situation in the store has stabilized this year, so I should have time to go there.
Xu Ran recalled the details of brewing flower wine. I haven't done it for a few years. When he was still able to walk, he would always take a bus to pick flowers in the mountains in the suburbs. The freshly brewed gardenia wine is fragrant and sweet, but it is a pity that few people drink it every time it is brewed. In only one year, Bai Jinming watched the bottle of wine remain untouched, so he took a sip or two. But he is used to drinking foreign wine, after all, he is not used to this kind of low-alcohol sweet wine.
But at the very least, Bai Jinming would boast that it was delicious, unlike some people who obviously brewed it for him, but never looked directly at it, and refused to take a sip.
Xu Ran shook his head, expelling those bad memories from his mind.
After all, Xiao Hei couldn't be restrained, and occasionally it ran out again when the weather was fine, and the three male students chased it but failed to catch it.
Xu Ran waved his hand helplessly, forget it, that guy has his own ideas, just remember to go home at night.
However, the frequency of Xiaohei's outings has become much more regular recently, and he will return to the store an hour earlier than before, so Xu Ran doesn't have to wait for him to delay closing the store.
"You've been so good lately." Xu Ran hugged it, and suddenly saw something flickering on its neck, and asked strangely, "What is this?"
It's a black metal plate that hangs from a white collar. Xu Ran had never seen this sign before, so he looked carefully under the light and found that there was nothing engraved on it.
"Who put it on for you?" Xu Ran was a little jealous, holding up Xiao Hei and asked, "Did you go to someone else's house?"
Little Black Mimi called out, but couldn't hear an answer.
This little guy is free, Xu Ran knows that he can't restrain it, but fortunately, the person who gave it a sign looks very gentle and treats him well. cleaned.
"Don't cause trouble for others." Xu Ran said to Xiao Hei who was eating, and then sighed, "Forget it, you won't understand after I say it."
If it wasn't for the inconvenient legs, Xu Ran really wanted to follow Xiao Hei to see where it went.
But what Xu Ran didn't expect was that there were many students here with mixed eyes, and the case was quickly solved.
The little girl who always came towards Xiao Hei before ran over, and said in surprise, "Manager, Xiao Hei really ran to the coffee shop opposite?"
This was Xu Ran's first official visit to this coffee shop. He couldn't spell the English words on the signboard for a long time, so he simply gave up.
He said to Tong Fangfang who was inside through the steps, "My Xiao Hei is with you?"
Tong Fangfang slapped her forehead, "Ah, is this black cat the one from your store? I just said it looks familiar."
She carried Xiao He out, and the girls in the coffee shop all showed regretful expressions. Xu Ran stroked Xiao Hei's soft fur and asked, "Did you help him bathe these days?"
Tong Fangfang waved her hand quickly, "No, no, the boss brought this here just now, maybe he picked it up somewhere."
Xu Ran wanted to say thank you to the boss, but Tong Fangfang said that he came to the store once and left soon.
"Well, when he comes next time, I'll send you a message," she said, "Anyway, it's just across the street, so there shouldn't be any traffic jams."
She was really sure. The next two times their boss came to the store, either Xu Ran had a customer here, or the other party just took a look and left. Even though it was only a street away, it was almost a month ago. see you.
On the contrary, Xiao Hei is leisurely and leisurely, running to other people's places every now and then. Now that he came back with a scent on his body, the Xu family didn't even need to bathe it.
Xu Ran couldn't tell what kind of scent it was, but he felt very familiar and couldn't remember it. He hugged Xiao Hei for a long time and smelled Xiao Hei's fur. He struggled to find Xu's mother for food, but refused to approach him any more.
Xu Ran was embarrassed to always trouble others to help Xiao Hei take a bath and take care of him, but he couldn't see anyone. Moreover, he is still not sure if that person is the owner of the coffee shop, and Xiao Hei is not a carrier pigeon, so he can't help to bring a letter to ask.
"Isn't this good?" Lin Shen said, "Didn't the little girl say that their boss is rich and handsome, and he is not bad. Just wait a little longer, maybe it will be a wonderful encounter."
"Come on." Xu Ran laughed at him, "Have you read too many fairy tales?"
Rich, handsome, and nice, except for the last one, he has seen many people who meet the first two. If it is not necessary, he does not want to have too much contact with such a person.
Maybe it can be called a psychological shadow, Xu Ran knew that he would probably never be able to fall in love with this kind of man again in his life. He wants an ordinary life, and if the next fate comes, he hopes that the other party will also be ordinary.
But don't be a person like He Cheng anymore.
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