"Brother Zhong, do we have a plan to start construction on the site?"
A sigh came from the phone, "No, we're all so worried. My brother said he's going to jump off a building if we don't get back to work soon."
Ren Jin had expected this to be the case. "Brother Zhong, what are you joking about? Your big boss is just worried that he's making money too slowly. Unlike us, we're the ones who have to work hard every day to earn money and eat."
"Come on, you're a landlord, all you need to do is wait to collect rent every month, why would you need to do manual labor?"
"Don't laugh at me. You wouldn't even look at my rent. I'm lucky that I'm the only one who has enough to eat and no one else to support. The other guys on the construction team ask me every day, saying they don't even have money for baby formula. Brother Zhong, could you let me know in advance when you can start work so I can arrange for the workers to come in?"
“All construction sites are waiting for notification right now, so we can’t say for sure either. But don’t worry, I will definitely notify you in advance once construction is allowed to start.”
"Thanks, Brother Zhong. It's not easy for me to ask you out right now because of the pandemic. Let's go to Zuixuanlou for a meal together when we start work again."
"You know what, I haven't had seafood in months, and I really crave it from Zui Xuan Lou."
"You always said that the lobster there is the best, right? It's settled, we have to go out to eat once we start work."
"OK."
After hanging up the phone, Ren Jin casually tossed the phone onto the sofa, where Ge You lay down.
Looking at the balcony, the New Year flowers I bought for the Spring Festival have withered and are now just stalks.
Since the Spring Festival, he has only gone out a handful of times. Construction sites are closed, bars and KTVs are shut down, and he has nowhere to go. He spends his days watching TV and flipping through all the remote controls. He can't imagine living like this.
Just then, the doorbell rang; his takeout had arrived.
Upon opening the door, the delivery guy in the yellow uniform was probably the only living person he saw every day, so Ren Jin couldn't help but chat with him for a bit, "Hey bro, are there a lot of people ordering takeout these days?"
"There are quite a few people. Everyone is staying home and ordering takeout."
"Then you must have made a lot of money."
The delivery guy chuckled twice, "I earn a little more than before, but I'm exhausted. Sometimes I don't even have time to eat."
Ren Jin glanced at the takeout in his hand, and suddenly an idea flashed through his mind.
He opened the bag, took out cigarettes and a drink, and handed them to the delivery guy. "Hey bro, are you hiring?"
**
At seven o'clock in the morning, Gu Yueji finished washing up and started putting on makeup.
She has fair skin and used to only need to wear lipstick to appear on camera during live streams, never needing to wear makeup. But in the past month, she has lost a lot of weight, and her complexion has become sallow and unattractive. To make herself look more presentable, she applies powder, eyeliner, and bright red lipstick before each live stream.
"Ladies, let me tell you, this is a must-buy! It won't pill or deform, and the design is gorgeous. The quality of our clothes speaks for itself; trust me, you won't regret it..."
Gu Yueji changed clothes and explained her sales pitches non-stop throughout the morning. She didn't know how many outfits she changed until her stomach was empty and she felt a little dizzy. She glanced at the clock on the wall and realized that it was almost 2 o'clock.
She drank a bottle of milk in the morning, and she wasn't actually hungry. But thinking about the live streams in the afternoon and evening, she didn't want to faint during the live stream, so she ordered some takeout after the broadcast.
Shortly after I ordered takeout, the convenience store downstairs called to say that there was a large box of her packages left at their door and that I should move it immediately.
Gu Yueji got angry as soon as she heard that. The convenience store downstairs was a package pickup point, and they charged her for each package. Once, the logistics company left a box of her clothes at the convenience store without calling her. Less than half an hour later, when she went down to pick it up, the convenience store insisted on charging her 5 yuan because her box was big. From then on, Gu Yueji strictly forbade the logistics company from leaving her packages at the convenience store.
Just a few days later, the courier company once again left the package there without her consent.
When Gu Yueji went downstairs to pick up her package, as expected, the convenience store wanted to charge her 5 yuan, otherwise they wouldn't let her take it.
Gu Yueji stood angrily at the convenience store entrance and dialed the deliveryman's number. However, the deliveryman retorted rudely, "You're always so slow when you pick up your packages. I don't deliver to just your store; I don't have that much time to wait for you. Just leave the package there; take it if you want, or don't!"
Gu Yueji remembered this deliveryman; he specialized in delivering to this area and had delivered packages for them before. Back then, Ye Zurong was still around, and because she was doing live streams, he was the one who almost always picked up the packages. One time, Ye Zurong forgot about the time and didn't go down to pick up a package for a long time. The deliveryman called and immediately started cursing. Ye Zurong, being timid and mute, was furious but couldn't say a word back. Gu Yueji took the phone and argued with the deliveryman. In the end, the deliveryman was so angered by Gu Yueji that he hung up. Ye Zurong hugged her, kissed her cheek, and proudly said that she was his Ultraman, and he would be bullied to death without her.
Thinking of Ye Zurong, Gu Yueji's eyes welled up with tears, and the overwhelming emotions made her tremble slightly.
She quickly took a deep breath to stop herself and yelled into the phone, "Did you call me? Do you have a call log? When have you ever waited for me? Let me tell you, I'm waiting for you at the convenience store right now. If you don't come and deliver this package to me in ten minutes, I'm calling to complain about you! Your name and your phone number are all here; I'm definitely going to complain about you to death today! I mean it!"
Ren Jin looked around the neighborhood with the takeout in his hand. He hated delivering takeout to this neighborhood the most. Not only was the old neighborhood without elevators, but the buildings were also poorly marked, and he often couldn't find the place even after searching for a long time.
He's been delivering food for a month now, and he still finds it quite novel.
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