Chapter 7: Like a teenager, flying

"You still dare to laugh!"

Chen Jianhao said with a stern face: "Do you know that you are going to be miserable? My cousin is not easy to mess with. If you offend her today, you will suffer in the future!"

Although he said it seriously, Lu Chen was not afraid at all. He smiled and said: "Boss, do you want me to sign this contract?"

"It's up to you whether to sign it or not."

Chen Jianhao waved his hand and said: "But from tonight, you will be the resident singer of Forget-Me-Not!"

Lu Chen was overjoyed: "Thank you, boss!"

He was originally a singing singer, belonging to the lowest level of the bar singer circle. He had no guarantee and relied on the reward share. If he was lucky, he could earn some hard work fees by performing as a warm-up singer. If he was unlucky, he could not sing a single song in a night.

Resident singers are different. Although they also have no fixed salary, they can guarantee the time to perform, and the proportion of reward share is increased to 70%. In addition, they can also perform in other bars.

Compared to a part-time waiter who was singing on demand, after becoming a resident singer, Lu Chen no longer needed to serve tea and water to customers, but his income increased greatly!

"Sing well"

Chen Jianhao opened a Jinwei and handed it to Lu Chen, encouraging him: "Xiao Lu, if you can keep up your current level and come up with a few outstanding original songs, I believe you will stand out sooner or later and become the first singer to come out of Forget-Me-Not!"

Chen Jianhao never said this to other singers in the bar, even Zhang Nana or Qin Hanyang who signed to Forget-Me-Not. Both of them are much more experienced and famous than Lu Chen!

Compared to Su Qingmei, he is more optimistic about Lu Chen's future.

Lu Chen was moved and drank the beer in one breath.

He put down the empty bottle, wiped the foam from the corner of his mouth, and said sincerely: "Boss, if that day really comes, I will pay you to buy some shares of Forget-Me-Not from you, no matter how much!"

Chen Jianhao was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Okay, then you can be a small boss, hahaha!"

He knew that this was Lu Chen's way of expressing his reluctance to forget his roots.

But Chen Jianhao didn't take it too seriously. There were too many talented and gifted young people floating in the capital, and how many of them could really emerge? Most of them were unknown and eventually disappeared.

Pointing with his finger, Chen Jianhao said: "Boss Lu, your guests are looking for you now, go!"

Lu Chen looked back and saw several familiar guests waving at him.

As a bar singer, unless he is a big name, not many people will refuse to communicate with guests. Everyone drinks and chats together, talks about music and life ideals, and can also earn some share of the drinks.

Most of the customers in the Forget-Me-Not Bar are of good quality, and basically there is nothing dirty going on.

Lu Chen works here and likes the atmosphere here.

"Then I'll go over there."

Lu Chen hesitated for a moment and asked again: "Boss, the reward for that night, shall the share be counted as the resident singers?"

Chen Jianhao was furious: "Get lost!"

Lu Chen ran away with his head in his hands.

...…

It was almost midnight when he walked out of the Forget-Me-Not Bar.

In May, the capital city was still a little chilly in the middle of the night. The night wind blew along the lonely pedestrian street, blowing on his body, making Lu Chen shrink his head instinctively, and almost sneeze - the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the bar was a bit large.

But his heart was burning.

The source of the heat was the 47 hundred-yuan bills in his jacket pocket, which were scorching hot.

Although he had become the resident singer of the Forget-Me-Not Bar, Lu Chen still stood his last shift as a waiter and received the salary for this month.

From the cashier, Lu Chen knew that the waiter Xiao Gao, who didn't get along with him, had been fired by the boss. As for the reason, the fat man who ran out of the electronic music room to get close to him for no reason made him vaguely understand.

Lu Chen just wanted to laugh at this. He was not a narrow-minded villain, but he was not a saint with high morals. Seeing a guy who made him hate go away, he was naturally very happy.

However, no matter how happy he was, he couldn't be as happy as the pleasure brought by forty-seven brand new big red banknotes.

One third of this money was the salary of the waiter, which was not much because it was not a month, and the other two thirds came from the tips from customers in the evening - 70% of the share of the resident singer!

Chen Jianhao is a very good boss. Although he is very strict with his employees, he is not harsh or stingy in terms of treatment. For example, the rewards for singers are settled on the same day and not overnight.

The rewards of more than 3,000 are the largest extra income that Lu Chen has received in more than half a year of working at Forget-Me-Not!

And this is just the beginning!

Suddenly, Lu Chen was full of hope for his future life. The gloom and depression that had originally gathered between his eyebrows had all dissipated, and he took a step and ran towards the subway station.

Like a teenager running!

Taking the last subway at midnight, Lu Chen returned to his small apartment.

He took a simple shower and went to bed.

A dreamless night.

Lu Chen woke up on time at 6:30 in the morning.

He worked two jobs, working more than 15 hours a day, and had only two days off a month.

Today is the rest week. He can sleep in, but under the influence of his biological clock, he still opened his eyes and looked at the lead-gray cement layer on the top of the shabby room. He was no longer sleepy.

Lu Chen was a little panicked. He was afraid that after he woke up, the things he got in his dream would disappear.

Familiar and strange memories quickly emerged in his mind, making his uneasiness disappear.

Turn over and get up, Lu Chen quickly put on his clothes, put on his worn-out sneakers, and hurriedly finished his personal cleaning work before leaving the basement.

At this time, everyone else was still sleeping. Through the fireproof board, you can hear the snoring one after another. They are all ants who have drifted to Beijing. Sleeping until noon on Sunday is the greatest enjoyment.

After leaving the community, Lu Chen crossed the road and ran to the river, and then ran forward along the artificial river bank.

He was too busy at work and rested too little. He didn't have the habit of morning exercises before. Running to KFC where he worked as a part-time worker every morning was considered exercise.

But today he just wanted to run, otherwise he would feel empty and uncomfortable.

At this moment, the sky was already bright, and the river bank shaded by green willows was still shrouded in a thin mist. There were already many people exercising early on the trails and roadside flower beds, most of them were elderly people.

Several bird cages were hung on the branches, and thrushes were jumping in the cages, making crisp and pleasant chirps from time to time.

After running quickly for more than ten minutes, Lu Chen's physical strength was almost exhausted. Fine sweat appeared on his forehead, his breathing became heavy, his legs felt heavy as if they were filled with lead, and his dry mouth and tongue exuded the smell of rust.

It was the body that was protesting due to lack of long-term exercise. After all, he usually ran for only four or five minutes at most when he went to work, and his speed was not that fast.

But there was still a voice in Lu Chen's mind, urging him, encouraging him, supporting him, and asking him to continue running.

For the future, he needed a healthy and strong body!

So, supported by a certain belief, Lu Chen gritted his teeth and continued to run until his steps gradually became brisk.

He was still very young, and youth was the greatest asset, so everything was possible.

Near noon, Lu Chen returned to his basement home.

Of course, he did not exercise for the whole morning. He spent more time on trivial matters, such as depositing the money he earned last night into his bank card, then going to a nearby mall to pick out a set of cheap and good sportswear and sneakers, and finally running to the supermarket to buy daily necessities.

Running back and forth, returning with a full load, Lu Chen's clothes were soaked with sweat, and there was another layer of dryness, sticking to his body and feeling very uncomfortable.

However, he did not have time to take a shower and change clothes. He first turned on the computer and transferred the 4,000 yuan that had just been deposited into the bank card to his mother Fang Yun and sister Lu Xue.

There was only a little over 300 left in his pocket.

But Lu Chen was not worried, because he was full of hope for the future!

After completing the transfer, Lu Chen seemed to have let go of a big thing, and the whole person became relaxed. At the same time, he also felt the accumulated fatigue and soreness in various parts of his body.

Today, he exercised a lot, completely beyond his previous limit, and inevitably had sequelae.

Taking off his sweaty clothes, Lu Chen prepared to go to the bathroom to take a shower.

Ding-ling-ling~

At this moment, the mobile phone on the small desk rang, and the call indicator light kept flashing.

Lu Chen reached out and picked it up without even looking.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

On the other end of the phone, came the familiar voice of his sister Lu Xue, crisp and pleasant with the youthful breath of a girl.

Lu Xue is seventeen years old this year, and is a sophomore in high school in Lu Chen's hometown.

Lu Chen replied, "I'm just about to take a shower before going to eat!"

Lu Xue said "hmm", then asked, "Brother, have you made a fortune? Why are you sending me money?"

"I guess so."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "I made more than 4,000 yesterday, transferred 3,000 to mom, and then gave you 500 pocket money. Are you touched? Say I'm the best brother in the world!"

"Go to hell!"

Even through the phone, Lu Chen could imagine his sister rolling her eyes: "You're good, but you don't have to give me so much. Mom has pocket money for me. You don't have to work so hard. Take care of yourself."

Listening to his sister's chattering on the phone, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Before the incident at home, his sister Lu Xue was the little princess loved by the whole family. Usually 500 yuan was not enough for her to buy a pair of shoes, so why did she need to push it back and forth like now?

"Okay, study hard and call me if you have any questions."

After chatting for a few minutes and asking about the family situation, Lu Chen ended the call with Lu Xue.

He rushed into the small bathroom, closed the door and turned on the faucet.

The cool tap water passed through the shower head and turned into small water jets, hitting him.

Lu Chen closed his eyes, and past memories emerged in his mind.

(End of this chapter)