I'm waiting for you in the wind and snow

Chapter 110 I Will Not Thank You

At eight o'clock, sporadic rain hit the front windshield of the car, but after 10 minutes, the rain became denser, and I had adjusted the speed of the wipers twice, and the speed of the car also decreased at the same time. down.

The frequent brake lights ahead made me even more impatient. Ye Zhi and I promised that we would arrive at Luxi before ten o'clock, but at the current speed, one more hour would not be enough.

There seemed to be another traffic accident due to the rain ahead, the tunnel was already watertight, and many large trucks and I were blocked outside the tunnel together. After 5 minutes, I turned off the car and turned off the wipers. While lighting the cigarette, I checked my phone, but found that there was no signal at all.

I subconsciously looked at the co-pilot's seat, and it was empty, only the rainwater flowed in through the gap of the window I opened, and gradually wet the armrest inside the car door. Only then did I realize what true loneliness is.

In this loneliness, I thought of Lu Jia again.About half a year ago, I told Lu Jia that if I had money in the future, I would buy a car so that it would be convenient for me to go anywhere in the future.At that time, Lu Jia might not have the heart to leave, so she looked at me with longing eyes, and I assured her: my co-pilot position will always be reserved for her...

She said: OK.

But today, I have driven more than 1000 kilometers, and there is no sign of her in my passenger seat. I am afraid that is where my loneliness comes from.Looking at the flickering lights outside the car window, I gradually got her image in my brain, so I wanted to spy on her current life again, but found that the rain outside was pouring more and more!
In this deep-rooted loneliness, I hate those businessmen who use capital to play with the world even more, because the ordinary dreams of us ordinary people are so vulnerable in front of them, and after being exploited, I still buy I can't afford a house, a car, or my dreams.

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At 11:[-] in the middle of the night, I finally got off the highway and drove into the county town of Luxi. The Guanjinglan Bay Hotel that Ye Zhi said was very easy to find because it was the only decent hotel in the whole county town, but it was not very cost-effective.

Its configuration is at most a four-star standard, but it is sold at a five-star price, so even the most common single room costs 500 yuan a night.It is impossible for me to spend in such a hotel, so I only booked a room in the express hotel next door, and then sent Ye Zhi a WeChat message.Tell her that I'm here.

Ye Zhi said that she was waiting for me in the restaurant of the hotel.

I only took a pack of cigarettes and went.

……

A small county town can’t compare to a tourist city like Dali. At 11 o’clock, there were no people on the street, including the restaurant of this four-star hotel, only me and Ye Zhi were left, and there was another table eating supper guest.

Ye Zhi had already removed her makeup and was wearing pajamas, with a very simple and casual look, but even so, her beauty was not compromised, so her image of beauty was definitely not established by makeup.

She asked me, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Ah."

"Let's eat something first."

She called the waiter, and I ordered a bowl of porridge and 6 pan-fried buns.When I was in Shanghai, I usually eat this late night snack after working overtime, because it can fill my stomach and is easy to digest.

While waiting for the meal, I said to her with some emotion: "I thought you would leave this time, and there would be no chance to meet again in this life, but I didn't expect that I chased you for [-] kilometers, and then I was in the same place again." See you in this small county."

"I know what you want to express."

"Yes, if it wasn't for fear, I really wouldn't have the motivation to do such a thing!"

Ye Zhi avoided my gaze, and I followed her gaze and looked out the window. All I could see was the wet street, and several ten-storey houses standing motionless in the rain. The lights go out, and sometimes lights come on again... The world is quiet and messy.

Ye Zhi finally asked me: "You chased me from Dali so far, what do you hope I can do for you?"

I replied: "I have also received very accurate news. Your project in Longkan will be promoted very fast, so our inn may not survive the Chinese New Year, and it will be demolished. I know this result is not good. It may be changed... I just hope that you can leave a little room for our inn, let us finish the business during the peak tourist season during the Chinese New Year, and we can probably earn hundreds of thousands more. Hundreds of thousands tell you, maybe not What is it, but for us, it is the last hope!"

Ye Zhi showed a serious look on her face, and she said to me: "Mi Gao, this is not a matter between us, but a matter between our group and your hotel. First of all, you have to figure out the nature of this before we can continue. Let's talk."

I looked at her, and then I remembered what Yang Sisi said to me before. As far as Ye Zhi's expression is concerned, she has already half hit the mark.

I lit a cigarette and replied, "I understand what you mean, you have nothing to talk about, right?"

"Yes, the reason why the government finally chose our group's plan is because we have an advantage in efficiency over our competitors. First of all, from this point of view, we must not lose faith with the government, so we will only advance the project faster than It will be faster than planned, and will not be slower than planned; moreover, we have invested so much manpower and material resources, costing millions of dollars every day, it is impossible for us to affect the progress of the project for a hotel... Finally, I I am not the only decision-maker of the group, and I do not have absolute decision-making power."

I took a deep breath, and suddenly felt that I was very naive, and the poverty I had been living all this time restricted my vision, so I couldn't see the nature of this matter from Ye Zhi's point of view more comprehensively, otherwise I wouldn't He would come to her without hesitation.

Ye Zhi asked me who was silent again: "Didn't you agree to transfer the inn before? Why did you change your mind?"

I finally looked up at her and asked back: "If you are running this inn now, do you regard it as a tool to make money, or as a place where you can settle down?"

Ye Zhi replied without hesitation: "The most basic nature of an inn is to pursue profit, so of course it is a tool to make money."

"We don't think so. We all came to Dali from other places, and every foreigner has a home complex in his heart. Therefore, on the basis of making money, this inn is endowed with more It means a lot, it is a harbor where we can berth in Dali, and we really don’t have the heart to transfer it...unless one day, we don’t want to stay in Dali anymore.”

"Why do you stay in Dali so persistently?"

I didn't want to mention Wang Lei, so I just replied: "I believe staying in Dali is an arrangement of fate."

"Then can I say that the twists and turns of the inn are also an arrangement of fate?"

I was speechless, and replied after a long while: "I just don't want to be reconciled, the inn is the painstaking effort of us people, we should all be rewarded, instead of being cruelly manipulated by capital."

"Then, have you ever thought that our group is exploited by capital to get to where it is today?" After a short pause, she asked me again: "Are you really interested in this industry?"

"Yes."

"I have a suggestion, would you like to hear it?"

I nodded.

Ye Zhi continued: "Come back to Shanghai with me, I can help you arrange a job that can touch the core of this industry. What you need most now is to accumulate experience and contacts, and when your horizons really broaden, You'll find it's not that hard to get hold of capital."

"Can I ask you, what kind of person am I in your eyes?"

Ye Zhi was stunned for a moment, obviously she didn't think about me well, and she replied after a while: "I think you are a man with great resilience and sense of justice; but impulsive personality will make you unable to be perfect. to deal with some things.”

"All of what you said exists, but you didn't get to the point... I still have a conscience!"

"What do you mean?"

I replied in a deep voice: "It was your group that directly caused our inn to fail... I went back to Shanghai with you, and then I found a job in your group, how do you want me to explain to my group of friends? What's the difference between this and surrendering to the enemy?... I understand that in the eyes of you capitalists, you don't need to consider morality at all except for profit, but I, Mi Gao, can't do this kind of thing that sells friends for glory."

"Don't you understand that it is because of this kind of friendship that I give you this advice?"

"You are a charity, I will not thank you."

"Thinking like this will kill you!"

(End of this chapter)