Chapter 11 Chapter 11 People in the store gradually...

The people in the store gradually dispersed, and the man was still sitting by the window, resting his chin on his hand.

Jin Man was about to get off work. He wiped the coffee cup, went into the small kitchen to tinker with it for a while, and then handed the apron to the colleague who came to take over.

He worked for 11 hours today and was very tired. He just wanted to lie down and have a good sleep. The stars and the moon in the sky seemed to understand his worries and hid in the clouds.

He walked alone among the lush trees, following the shadow cast by the trees, and walked away quietly and silently.

A colleague from the coffee shop walked over to the young man by the window, holding a cup of milk tea.

"Your order."

The young man had a handsome face and cold eyes. He turned his head indifferently and said, "I didn't order anything."

The clerk was very polite and easygoing. Although this person looked unrelated to the poor student Jin Man had described, he still said dutifully, "It's okay, eat. Someone is treating you."

At this time, several well-dressed young people walked in. They were also the college students who had just played together. They seemed to have a good relationship with the boy and called him Brother Yan Lin all the time.

"Hey, brother, you're actually hungry. Let's go eat."

"A milk tea shop like this, which doesn't even have a name, makes something a little scary, right? Who's trying to trick you? They actually gave you something to eat."

The young man was both amused and confused. He looked around to see who was so bold, but everyone looked confused.

The clerk was in an awkward position. He had pursued fashion before, but any single item these people wore would be enough for a college student's food expenses for half a year. How could he be considered a poor college student if he became friends with such people?

He was holding the consolation meal, his face flushed, when the young man suddenly picked up a small note from the plate.

The clumsy handwriting on the note was very neat, stroke by stroke.

【Eat well and study well】

There were five banknotes under the omelet rice.

His friends burst into laughter, their faces turning green, and they looked like they were trying hard to hold back their laughter. They were almost laughing to death at the thought that Lu Yanlin was short of money.

Who is kidding me? This is so extreme!

The clerk was so confused that he wanted to shout, "I'm so sorry, I got the wrong person!"

The plate was suddenly taken away by someone. The person looked at the banknote thoughtfully and smiled slightly: "Thank you."

He took out a pen, tore off a piece of paper, wrote something, and handed it to the clerk. The others looked as if they had seen a ghost.

Only the young man was heartbroken, his face full of indignation. "If those crazy kids in the outer courtyard knew that they could get your phone number for a bowl of omelet rice, their jaws would probably drop."

The young man turned a deaf ear to him, drank a sip of milk tea, and smiled grimly: "Then take the sack and go pick it up."

The next day at work was still very busy, but the colleague who helped Jin Man suddenly had a car accident when he returned home at night and had to go home to recuperate, so there was no way to tell Jin Man about the follow-up of the poor student.

Jin Man just felt regretful for a moment and then went back to work diligently.

He had an old cell phone that was given to him by the female store manager of Beta. It was an old-fashioned flip phone with worn buttons, but it actually had a camera function, which was completely sufficient for his needs.

He registered a phone number, which cost him more than two hundred yuan. The ringtone was a string of tinkling wind chimes, which felt like the arrival of midsummer. He liked it very much.

The coffee shop occasionally receives takeout orders.

No one wants to go out to bask in the sun in the hot summer, only Jin Man is willing to go. Every time he sets out with a big bag of iced lemonade, his sweat hitting the hot ground seems to stir up a puff of white smoke.

The college sports meeting next door was in full swing. The loud broadcasts and the screams almost controlled the entire playground. Athletes and cheerleaders could be seen everywhere.

The fluttering colorful flags and balloons formed a brilliant and beautiful podium, and the athletes' starting guns exploded from time to time.

Jin Man was sweating all over. The lemonade and ice cubes in his hand collided with each other, making a refreshing sound that made his teeth numb.

He walked and looked, asked about the location of the badminton competition area, and finally found the indoor competition area after some difficulty.

There are actually more people here than outside, filling up the entire auditorium.

Jin Man was looking around for someone when he suddenly heard a loud shout, followed by a moment of breath holding.

He turned around and saw a nimble figure, like a white dove flapping its wings, slender and light, leaping high. He raised his arm and swung it hard, and the racket made a whooshing sound in the air.

"21:17, Red wins."

“Wow!”

There were cheers from all directions, and people were throwing flowers they had brought. Jin Man was pushed aside by the crowd, feeling dizzy and his lemonade almost fell to the ground.

He finally managed to get out, but was still frightened by the huge crowd of people celebrating. He couldn't find the person who ordered the food, so he had to put the lemonade on the chair on the far left of the venue.

He called the person who had ordered the food, but after a long while, the other end finally answered with a cold voice: "Lu Yanlin."

Jin Man scratched his head. "Hello, I'm from the milk tea shop. I left the lemonade you ordered on the chair at the entrance of the venue. It's in a white bag."

There was silence on the other end for a while, and then someone spoke one after another. The voice said calmly: "You're leaving?"

Jin Man: "Yes, there are too many people. Sorry."

He sounded a little guilty, but fortunately the other party didn't seem to care and just hung up the phone. He didn't receive any complaints afterwards.

But the next day, someone also ordered lemonade and asked for it to be delivered to school.

The requirements this time were very clear. He had to find someone to hand it over to. Jin Man successfully found the basketball court with his things.

The boy who ordered the lemonade was wearing a dashing black and red basketball uniform and had semi-long hair. He said nonchalantly, "That's the one! I want to see what magic it has."

"Are you crazy? You ordered so much, can you finish it?"

The boy snorted and laughed: "I said Lu Yanlin likes to drink it. Three hundred dollars a cup, even if it's just boiled water, those little crazy kids would buy it to taste it."

"You are so wicked!"

Jin Man successfully handed over the task and was surprised by the number of people on the basketball court. However, this time the playground was in a basin shape, and the middle area allowed him to see the athletes clearly.

There are also two red teams and a blue team, representing two universities respectively, and the competition is quite fierce. Even people like Jin Man who don’t know much about basketball are infected by the enthusiasm and watch seriously.

There is a very eye-catching player in the red team, who plays the best and is the calmest.

After others scored a goal, they screamed, lifted their clothes, slid on their knees, patted shoulders and hugged each other.

He just jogged and nodded to his cooperating teammates, looking unusually cold.

The final score was a complete victory as expected, and Jin Man couldn't help but applaud.

Hot and tired, he went to a seat under the shade of a tree to rest.

Just as he was daydreaming, he felt someone sitting down next to him. Jin Man raised his head and saw a young and handsome face.

He was wearing the red team's basketball jersey, holding a bottle of mineral water in his hand, his eyelashes drooped quietly, and there were some minor scratches on his fingers.

Jin Man was stunned: "You..."

The boy turned his head to look at Jin Man, his eyes like cold stars, his eyebrows slightly raised, waiting for Jin Man's next words.

Jin Man scratched his head: "Uh, you're really good at fighting. Do you want me to treat you to a meal?"

He remembered that the boy was still a college student who couldn't afford to order milk tea.

The other party was surprised and held out his hand to Jin Man. His expression was very cold, but his voice was the opposite. It was very magnetic, low and gentle: "Lu Yanlin."

Jin Man exclaimed, "You were the one who ordered lemonade last time."

Lu Yanlin smiled softly, without making any sound.

The midsummer evening breeze blows away the dust in life and brightens Jinman's mood.

He invited Lu Yanlin to dinner at a very cheap and large hotpot restaurant at the corner of the street. He probably had never eaten there before. He was in an out-of-place and reserved manner throughout the meal, which made Jin Man feel embarrassed.

"Don't worry, it's my treat."

"It's not expensive here. I come here occasionally for a bite to eat when I'm working on the construction site."

He introduced the local specialties of spicy hot pot and cold dishes. The rough calluses and scars on his fingers were like the old marks on the tables and chairs. Although they were wiped clean, they always gave people the feeling of having gone through hardships.

Jin Man said: "How old are you?"

Lu Yanlin bit off the wide noodles in his mouth and took a sip of water: "20."

Jin Man was surprised: "Are you twenty years old?"

Lu Yanlin raised his eyebrows and nodded. Jin Man said, "I'm also twenty years old this year and have been working for four years."

Lu Yanlin has a gentle attitude and is not very approachable, but whether he is listening to Jin Man speak or answering questions, he seems very serious.

They exchanged contact information and saved each other's numbers in their phone books.

After finishing the meal, Jin Man went to pay the bill. He took out a neatly stacked banknote from his pocket and subconsciously blew on the coin when he gave the change.

Seeing Lu Yanlin looking at him, he put the change into his trouser pocket a little embarrassedly, pursed his lips, and revealed a shy dimple on his cheek.

Lu Yanlin smiled and walked side by side with him.

The two became friends.

Jin Man would occasionally call him and invite him to dinner. When Lu Yanlin was not busy, he would agree and invite him back.

This made Jin Man feel a little embarrassed, as he was afraid that Lu Yanlin would have a financial burden.

Sometimes, seeing how hard he was studying, Jin Man would tentatively ask if he needed some financial support: "I heard that working and studying is very hard. You must be studying very hard here. It would be a shame to waste time on working. I'm a single person and I can't spend all my salary. I can definitely help you."

Lu Yanlin was silent for a long time, and finally raised the corner of his mouth slightly, as if he was smiling, but not so vividly: "I don't need to work part-time to pay for my studies."

"Really?"

"Um."

Jin Man is a straightforward person. Since Lu Yanlin said so, he didn't ask any more questions.

Compared to the other person's smooth academic career, his work was full of twists and turns. First, the owner cut his salary with a sad face because the rent of the milk tea shop suddenly increased.

Then the store was reported for fire and food safety issues, and he was busy again. He couldn't help but complain to Lu Yanlin, and he dreamed about being unemployed at night.

Unexpectedly, the withheld certificates and qualifications were returned the next day, and a professional team, under the pretext of expanding the store's reputation, rectified all the fire hazards in the store.

The landlord, who was the reincarnation of Huang Shiren, also called happily and said that not only would he not raise the rent, he would reduce it by 30%.

The shop owner happily gave Jin Man a raise, and Jin Man happily called Lu Yanlin.

"The boss said that it was her marriage that affected her fortune, and that once she divorced the unlucky guy, good things would come. She was talking about throwing a buffet to celebrate."

Lu Yanlin seemed to be reading a book. There was the sound of pages turning. He smiled and said, "Hmm."

Jin Man nodded heavily: "But this is not superstition... By the way, we are going to eat teppanyaki, do you want to come with us?"

Lu Yanlin: "No, I'm very busy lately."

Jin Man was a little disappointed: "Okay then."