Chapter 364

Chapter 364 Silent Layout

November passed in a hurry and chaos. In the blink of an eye, it snowed heavily. The whole country began to enter winter and the temperature dropped sharply.

In the morning, a layer of winter fog floated in the streets. From a distance, it was vast and thin like gauze, but it was impossible to catch it when you got closer.

At this time of year, pedestrians on the road have changed into thicker clothes, which are very warm and actively welcome the coming of winter.

Xiao Liu, who works in Wuhan, got up early and went to Yangji before going to work. He asked for a hot mutton soup. The warm soup entered his stomach with a fresh and mellow fragrance, and immediately warmed his whole body.

After a satisfied "ah", Xiao Liu showed an ecstatic expression, and then burped easily.

At this time, a clanging sound of decoration came from the opposite street, attracting Xiao Liu to look outside.

Only three shops on the street were being renovated at the same time. Although the prototype was not yet visible, the signs had been hung.

Lingshi Convenience Store, Linchuan BBQ Restaurant, and an old hotel next to the corner of the street seemed to have changed their signs to Weiner and were undergoing interior renovation.

"Isn't everyone saying that the economy is going down again? Why are there so many new stores opening?"

Xiao Liu broke the white film and soaked it in a bowl, and suddenly saw the decorators on the opposite side rushing to Yangji.

As if it had become a convention, the clerk of Yangji was busy bringing out a pile of breakfast and distributing it to the decorators one by one.

The workers hurriedly finished their meal, put on their hats and gloves, and went to the opposite side in the morning mist.

"Do you also do group catering business?"

"No, we don't do group catering, but we have a cooperative relationship with several stores opposite, so we are responsible for providing meals for the workers during the renovation period."

The waiter collected the money and took out a card: "Since you often come to our place to eat, do you want to apply for a card? 20% off consumption, and it can also be used after the stores opposite start business."

Xiao Liu took it and took a look: "Xihanheqing, this name is quite strange."

"But 20% off is really good."

"That's right."

Xiao Liu comes to Yangji for breakfast every day, not only for mutton soup, but also for their honey dumplings and spicy chicken set meals.

It would be great if they could get 20% off, not to mention that the stores opposite can also use it.

Although he is a local and can't stay in a hotel, he can always use it to eat barbecue, buy cigarettes and happy water at the convenience store.

So Xiao Liu spent three hundred yuan, registered his membership information, and got a membership card of Xihanheqing.

"Brother Liu, please order three cups of Xitian for us, two and a half cups of rose taro, and one cup of ginger and red dates."

"Okay, Lily."

Holding his membership card, Xiao Liu walked out of Yangji, came to Xitian, and started to order.

While the clerk was making milk tea, Xiao Liu put his bag and card on the counter, then took out his wallet from his inner pocket and looked for change against the price tag on the counter.

"Don't you have a membership card?"

"Ah?"

The clerk picked up the Xihanheqing and swiped the card gently. The milk tea, which was originally priced at sixteen yuan, was discounted to nine yuan.

Xiao Liu was stunned for a moment: "This card can also be used in your Xitian?"

The pretty clerk blinked: "The Xi in Xihanheqing is the Xi in Xitian. Didn't the clerk who helped you apply for membership give you a detailed introduction?"

"She gave me a brief introduction, but she did give me a color page of the membership card, which I threw into the trash can."

"It's okay, I'll give you another one."

The clerk also gave a membership card usage guide: "It has a list of brands that use this card, and Other brands that will join the membership plan soon. "

Xiao Liu glanced at it and said, "It's only nine yuan for three cups of milk tea. Isn't this a big discount?"

"It's not a discount. The rose and taro are still the original price. But today is snowing heavily. The ginger and red dates are given as gifts. I wish your girlfriend a warm winter."

"Not a girlfriend yet, but I'm pursuing her, hehe."

Carrying three cups of milk tea, Xiao Liu smiled shyly twice, then walked out of the Xitian store, and walked towards the company while looking at the card application manual in his hand.

He found that this card was awesome. Although it was only a few stores now, such as hot pot, fast food, milk tea, grilled fish, desserts, and fresh fruits, his later plans also involved hotels, KTVs, convenience stores, and supermarkets.

Didn't I just see that there were several planned shops under renovation across the street?

Xiao Liu stopped halfway and found that the morning mist had begun to dissipate slowly. The dawn light fell on the interface, outlining a vague golden edge of the mist that had not yet cleared, as if something was about to burst out.

At 8:30 in the morning, Xiao Liu came to the company to sign in for work. He handed the milk tea to his goddess Li Moli and talked about the membership card.

"One card, breakfast and three cups of milk tea, you only spent 23 yuan?"

"Well, they seem to have activities every solar term, and there are also crazy Thursday half-price packages and so on."

"Hey, Meimei, Brother Chen, come here quickly, there are good things."

"..."

In the morning, the color leaflet was almost passed around, and there were people who came to Xiao Liu specifically to see the membership card.

In fact, Xiao Liu recommended Yangji's mutton soup and dumplings to them a few days ago, but no one was interested. But today, several colleagues came to him and said they wanted to try it with him.

Goddess Jasmine suggested going together.

The life of a social animal is boring. They can't stand any novelty and want to join in the fun when something happens.

But plans often can't keep up with changes. Xiao Liu had just finished his work and planned to take them to Yangji, but he received a notice from his leader that he had to go to Kyoto with several supervisors for a meeting.

It was already evening when he arrived in Kyoto from Wuhan. After leaving the airport, Xiao Liu came to the hotel and began to rest.

The seats in the economy class are cramped and dense, which is extremely uncomfortable to sit on. Moreover, the designer must be a bad guy. The backrest is designed to be straight. It is uncomfortable to lean on it straight, and it is also uncomfortable to lean on it diagonally. It is very uncomfortable.

Xiao Liu fell asleep and slept until the evening. When he woke up, his stomach was empty, especially since he didn't eat Yang's dumplings today.

"Let's find something to eat."

"I wonder if there are any good dumpling restaurants in Kyoto."

Xiao Liu scratched his head and walked out of the hotel. He walked forward aimlessly and came to a busy street. His eyes instantly caught a familiar logo with Yang's written on it.

"?"

He walked over and took a look. Suddenly, he felt like he was dreaming of Wuhan. It was not because of Yang's, but because there was also a Xitian not far from Yang's, and there was also a green pepper grilled fish and a zero-time convenience store that he saw on the card introduction brochure.

In addition, across the street, less than 300 meters to the west, there were obviously several shops under renovation, and there were scaffoldings at the door.

Fuck, did I sleep blindly?

Xiao Liu stepped forward and took a look at the commercial street in front of him. He found that the stores that were being renovated were indeed those stores.

Although it was already night, there was still a lot of traffic nearby, mostly young people. A few people looked like students, and then walked towards a nearby shopping mall and went into a river to fish.

Xiao Liu was stunned for a moment, then reached out to get the membership card stuffed in his wallet, and tried to buy a pack of cigarettes at the Lingshi Convenience Store.

It can be swiped.

This card really can be swiped. Although there is no discount for buying cigarettes, he can clearly see his points value.

At this moment, the phone in Xiao Liu's pocket suddenly rang.

Take it out and look at the caller ID. It's Lao Liang, a classmate from college. After graduation, the two went to different cities, one in Wuhan and the other in Xi'an. They often communicated on QQ, but they didn't call each other often.

"What's wrong, Lao Liang?"

"Brother, it's my birthday today. I can't find any friends, so I'm calling you. How are you doing recently?"

"I was on a business trip and didn't even have dinner. It's too hard to be a social animal. I've sold my body and soul, but I can only make a little money."

"It's the same for me. I just finished overtime and found a hot pot restaurant to celebrate my birthday. I was so miserable that I didn't dare to tell my parents."

Xiao Liu sighed and was about to comfort his brother, but he found a burst of cheerful music coming from the receiver.

Say goodbye to all the troubles, say hi to all the happiness, happy birthday dear dear, I wish you happiness forever, happiness forever~

The song was obviously sung by a large group of real people, because he also heard someone sing it wrong, and the hi at the end was sung as goodbye. The key is that there was applause after the song, and there were also very lively blessings.

"Lao Liang, didn't you say you were alone?"

Xiao Liu felt a little uncomfortable, as if he was not afraid of his brothers' hardship, but was afraid of his brothers driving a Land Rover.

He was now standing alone on a strange street corner in a strange city, and heard that his brothers were just as lonely and celebrating their birthdays alone. He just felt better, but then he heard such a lively noise, and his mentality suddenly became a little mixed.

"I am really alone, otherwise why would I call you, but the waiters of the hot pot restaurant came to help me celebrate my birthday, which was quite a surprise."

"What hot pot restaurant is so outrageous? They also help customers celebrate their birthdays?"

"He Li Lao."

Xiao Liu was stunned for a moment, lowered his mobile phone, and looked at the He Li Lao restaurant across the bright square.

He suddenly had a premonition that an unknown mystery seemed to be rapidly and low-key, constantly invading everyone's lives, and gradually bewitching people's hearts in a way that had never been seen before.

A milk tea shop that gives away free ginger and red dates during the snowy solar term, and a hot pot restaurant where a social animal who celebrates his birthday alone can also be blessed by the whole store.

Xiao Liu works in marketing, so he is very sensitive to these things. From morning to night, what he saw and heard today is like a mist that hits in the early morning, silent but huge.