If you don't study hard now, when you grow up, you can only XXXX...
It's a very familiar sentence pattern. Tang Xiaoya has heard many versions of this kind of phrases and sentences since she was a child. Anyway, the core point is that everything changes. I thought I should get rid of it early after so many years. Time to hear it again.
The tone and sentence pattern are all too familiar, so familiar that Tang Xiaoya's teeth are a little itchy, and she really wants to speak directly.
No, no, no, you have to respect the old and love the young, and it’s not good to quarrel in other people’s stores, calm down…
Calm down the hell! Just as Tang Xiaoya was about to make a mocking sound, she told the old woman in front that the person she just gave an example was actually the owner of the shop, and the bell rang suddenly when the door was pushed open.
A man in a suit with a work badge on his body half squeezed in, and shouted inside, "Is Lin Lan there? I have two tenants here who want to see the house in your building!"
Tang Xiaoya took a breath and coughed directly.
Your house... the house in the building...
Did she understand something wrong, the shop owner not only has two shops in this building, but also bought a house
Lin Lan, who was busy making refreshments in the water bar, had to interrupt her work and come out. At a glance, she saw the real estate agent who was a familiar face, as well as two strangers standing outside: "Why are you suddenly looking for me to see the room? My dad Mom, did you call them?"
"It's just that I can't get through the phone, and I still can't find them to come to you." The agent said helplessly, "The two people behind me are going to rent a house. The location and housing conditions mentioned are suitable for your building. brought it all."
"Wait a minute, I'll try to make another call." After hearing this, Lin Lan started dialing on her cell phone. It really didn't work for her father, and then she called her mother. After a while, it finally connected. Lin Lan hurriedly spoke. , "Mom, where have you and Dad gone?... I said, why is the phone so noisy, it turned out to be a small dance hall in the back street... The agent brought two people to see the house, I'm here to see the shop. If you don't open it, come back right away!... Yes, people are right in front of my store."
As soon as the phone call was over, Lin Lan turned to the agent who had also listened to the whole process, and nodded to him: "You know the location of the small ballroom, right? They'll be back in three or five minutes at most."
"That's good." The agent was relieved and smiled at her, "The two people outside want to rent a suite, and the other wants to rent a small single room, otherwise the basement will be merged together, and both require a bus stop near the subway. , it's the most convenient for you to count, and you can read it all at once."
basement
When Lin Lan heard that someone was renting the basement, she couldn't help but glanced at the strange tenant outside the gate. It was a man and a woman. They were both young in appearance. From the distance of more than one meter between the two, she knew that they were not. Along the way, the female tenant was dressed in fur high boots, which seemed to be in good condition, which made the male tenant wearing a faded old cotton-padded coat beside her look a little desolate.
It's almost clear who rents the suite and who rents the basement.
"Renting the basement in this weather... It will be New Year's Eve in less than a month." Lin Lan couldn't help muttering.
"Who knows?" The agent also shrugged, "I can't push door-to-door business, right? We're going to celebrate the New Year too."
That's right, no matter what the reasons are for these two young people, as long as it's not illegal or criminal, they can take it all.
"Speaking of which, Lin Lan, your cat cafe is doing well, right? The decoration is quite high-end, and you spent a lot of money."
"not bad."
"Cats are also very good, huh, there are puppets and Maine Coons? Is that Abby cat? One of these cats is worth tens of thousands of dollars. You bring them all to open a cat cafe. !"
"Alright."
Just as they were talking, the figures of the Lin family and his wife had already appeared outside the teahouse. The intermediary and his party did not stay here when they waited, and went straight to the topic.
Tang Xiaoya vaguely heard the conversations of those people outside.
"Is it appropriate?"
"Yes, there are vacant suites on the second floor, fifth floor and sixth floor, but there are no single rooms. The basement..."
Until the group disappeared, Tang Xiaoya looked straight at the position of the water bar with a pair of wide-eyed bull's eyes.
She originally thought that the owner of the store, who has a store of her own and a large litter of beautiful cats, is already a winner in life, but now she realizes that her understanding of the winner in life is too shallow.
This is a renter who is just a cat cafe owner on the surface, but actually owns a building!
Envy makes people shed tears unconsciously.
Tang Xiaoya, who felt her heart was hurt, took a sip of her milk tea. Only the sweet and delicious taste could soothe her heart a little. In her sadness, she saw that the owner brought a large plate of refreshments to the grandfather-in-law and grandson in front of her. On the table, all of a sudden, I was refreshed.
Tang Xiaoya was sitting diagonally behind them, so she could still see the family's profile reaction from the angle. The conversation between the manager and the agent was not small, and it could be heard inside the store. The old woman who used the store manager as a negative example to educate her granddaughter is probably embarrassed to death now, right
Even if people don't study hard, they all have a building, and serving dishes is just a hobby. There are also many kittens worth tens of thousands of dollars. How are you going to talk to your granddaughter, old lady
The grandmother is really embarrassed now, because the granddaughter wants to come in and touch the cat, she and her daughter-in-law can't help but follow in. The grandmother herself is not happy, so she makes an excuse to teach her granddaughter a lesson.
When the other party brought tea to the table, the grandmother simply turned her head away and pretended not to notice. The woman who was taking care of the child beside her also bowed her head in embarrassment, and all the adults kept their mouths shut.
Lin Lan didn't say a word when she saw this. The old lady didn't lower her voice when she was educating her granddaughter, and of course she heard it. Now she just silently shrinks her head and pretends to be cowardly. Of course, she can't say anything.
Originally, both parties planned to pretend that nothing happened, but she couldn't hold back her dissatisfaction with the person who was caught educating herself. The eight-year-old elementary school student was very unconvinced now, so she directly stopped Lin Lan who wanted to leave: "Sister, grandma told me Is it true that you will become like you if you don’t learn how to grow up? If I could have a one-story house, such a beautiful store, and so many cute cats, I definitely don’t want to study hard… uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”
"What nonsense are you talking about, child!... I'm sorry, my child is talking nonsense!"
Seeing that the mother over there was covering her daughter's mouth with embarrassment to prevent her from saying more humiliating words, while trying to smooth things out, Tang Xiaoya covered her stomach and laughed secretly.
Education is not the opposite.
Lin Lan was very peaceful among the relatively embarrassed guest family.
"That's not the case, little sister." She looked at the children in front of her seriously, "I can have a building and this store, and it has nothing to do with whether I study hard. My grandparents did it for me. It is their hard work and progress that allows me as a descendant to have the life I have now. Even if I don’t study hard and work hard, I can still live a prosperous life.”
This sentence made the old lady's eyes widen, and her wrinkled face turned blue and red. She opened her mouth several times to scold, but she couldn't argue. But the look in the eyes of the daughter-in-law and granddaughter next to her still made her feel annoyed and angry.
As if she didn't see it, Lin Lan continued to say to the little girl, "So kid, you have to study harder. Only if you study hard, grow up and earn money, can you become a person like my grandparents. Let your children and grandchildren happily hold the cat and do what they want without trying too hard."
If you can't be the rich generation, you can work hard to be the rich generation.
The young children were inspired and clenched their little fists: "Okay! I will study hard, and in the future I will become a good grandmother who is rich enough to let my grandchildren want everything!"
"Pfft-hahahaha!" Tang Xiaoya couldn't help it anymore, she lay down on the table and laughed wildly.
The old lady who felt that she couldn't hang herself at all was so angry that she stood up and said, "Don't eat, go home!" After she finished speaking, she rushed to the door.
"Mom?" The daughter-in-law panicked and wanted to pick up her daughter and follow. When the little girl who had not yet reached the cat was about to cry, the old lady's roar came from the door.
"You are not allowed to follow, and all the money is spent and not allowed to be wasted for me!"
As the door was slammed shut, the old lady quickly left with her face half-covered.
Seeing that the person left directly, this time Tang Xiaoya was embarrassed.
"No, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to..." She knew that the old lady couldn't get off the stage because of her laughter, otherwise she could actually continue to pretend that she was okay.
What else can the remaining mother and daughter say, at least the girl's mother doesn't know, and can only return an embarrassed smile.
Lin Lan didn't care at all, she just stretched out her hand to call Sapphire, who had a good temper, and gently hugged the little girl in front of her: "Little sister, it's beautiful, right? You are as beautiful as it is. But whether it's you or It likes being treated gently by others, doesn't it? Now the store manager sister has left it to you to take care of it for the time being, and I hope you can treat it gently, but you can't bully it."
Eight-year-old children who have already gone to primary school are already sensible, especially little girls, it is too late to cherish beautiful and cute things. Now that they are given such a mission, the little girl hugs the cat with a solemn face: "Sister, don't worry, I will Take care of Sapphire!"
The child's mother looked at her daughter now holding the cat like a sensible little adult, patiently grooming it, playing with it, and talking to it, telling the big truths she heard from the school. Can't help but look complicated.
Thinking of her mother-in-law who had just been run away, she fell into deep thought.
Perhaps the method of educating children at home is really about to change
The atmosphere in the store returned to its original state. Tang Xiaoya was relieved and at the same time, she was a little admired. She ran on the annoying old lady with a few words. Afterwards, she was still able to give her little granddaughter a cat to play with and directly appease the emotionally embarrassed customer. It can also become a repeat customer. The owner of the shop is really high.
At this moment, she saw the shop owner take out a poster from the back room and put it on the window.
Tang Xiaoya clearly saw the two big characters "Recruitment" written on the top, and subconsciously leaned over to look, her expression gradually became excited, and she turned back and shouted at the water bar.
"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, I'm applying for an hourly job! I'm free every weekend, can you let me work part-time!"
Free cats, free refreshments, and hourly wages, why not do it!
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Lin Lan never thought that she accepted a temporary worker within five minutes of posting her recruitment poster. The other party's name is Tang Xiaoya. She is 23 years old and an office worker in Xicheng. Her biggest hobby is leisure and work. She's a cat, doesn't like social activities very much, and hates the company's team building, because it will take up her precious private time.
Tang Xiaoya likes to play cats but doesn't really want to keep cats.
"No way, the house I rented doesn't allow pets, and it's not suitable for cats, it's too small." The girl said with a helpless face, "The most important thing is that I have too little personal time. If you don't have the energy to take care of it all the time, you might as well go to the cat cafe for a while if you want to suck cats like this."
"You can consider moving here. Pets are allowed in my house, as long as it won't cause damage to the house." Lin Lan joked with the new employee, but the other party was stunned and lowered his head into thought.
ten minutes later.
"I've thought about it, the store manager. I'll move you here when the rent expires next month. It happens to be a part-time job on weekends to save the trouble of running back and forth." The other party responded earnestly.
Lin Lan: "..." You're too aggressive, aren't you
Lei Li Fengxing's girl is also quick to work. Before closing the door, Lin Lan saved a lot of trouble because of Tang Xiaoya's help.
When handing over the daily salary, the girl directly shook her head and refused: "Please change the account for cat canned food and cat bars. I will save them all for mercury."
"...you really love it."
"If I didn't have a house and couldn't marry him now, I could ask the boss to redeem him right away!"
In the shop, he was accustomed to the teahouse life. At this time, the big Maine Coon cat, who took the initiative to get into the cage and waited for someone to take it upstairs, suddenly trembled, and his interest in licking his paws was interrupted. A pair of round cat eyes vigilantly Check back and forth.
Surrounded by a circle of familiar cat faces, licking their fur, and dozing off, there is no terrifying danger.
But why does it feel that something is wrong
Mercury hadn't realized that after returning home at night, Lin Lan announced to the cats that Tang Xiaoya would become an hourly worker on weekends, so she continued to lick her hair happily after she found no danger.
On the other hand, after Lin Lan got a part-time job, she was more than happy and looking forward to the long-term job that had not yet landed. Sister Tang was diligent and easy to use, but it was limited to weekends, so she still had to find someone who could help all day.
This can't be rushed, Lin Lan is even ready to recruit people after the Chinese New Year.
Speaking of the Chinese New Year, Lin Lan thought of the two people who came to rent a house during the day.
"All rented?"
When the old Lin family had dinner together at night, Lin Lan looked at her parents in surprise.
"Yeah, the two young people have rented it, and the contract has been paid and signed." Lin Youyu replied casually with the dishes in between, "The girl rented the apartment on the second floor and will move in tomorrow. Another young man Even worse, I moved into the basement tonight."
"It's very cold in the basement in winter." Lin Lan said subconsciously.
"There's nothing you can do if you don't have money." Lin Youyu is very used to it, "As long as you have money in your pocket, who would want to live there."