My sense of happiness is not only reflected in my conscious life, but also in my sleep. Especially these past two days, I don't need any hypnotic aids. As long as I turn off the lights, I can fall asleep in no time.
The next day, I didn't need an alarm clock to wake up at 6 o'clock sharp.
Although I also want to stay in the comfort of my bed a little longer, my desire to strive and change my life is even stronger; so, I can always make myself fully awake before 6:15, and then get dressed and wash up.
At seven o'clock sharp, I will arrive at the company, change into my work clothes, and begin to use my physical strength to ensure the operation of this city.
But Dali Old Town is a bit different from other cities. Its pace is significantly slower. Normally, the peak time for breakfast doesn't arrive until after nine o'clock. Before nine o'clock, most of the people we serve are office workers with formal jobs, but this group is not the majority in the Old Town. The Old Town is mostly inhabited by artisans. They wait until the Old Town starts to get busy before leisurely carrying their tools to make a living, and then leisurely ordering takeout, eating while making their craft.
The ancient city is languid in the morning, only bustling in the afternoon and evening.
What about the villa area near the ancient city?
It's even slower-paced!
I've observed that in villa areas, people who get up before 9 a.m. are generally willing to spend time making their own breakfast, so they rarely order takeout. However, once it's past 11 a.m., it's a different story. Cars come and go in the community in large numbers, and it's also the peak dining season. Most people, like the woman in the Porsche, choose to eat breakfast and lunch together, so they order a wide variety of things.
Oh, and there's another group of people who also love ordering takeout: tourists visiting Dali.
They would ask us to deliver takeout to our guesthouses or hotels, so we often encountered situations where the person who opened the door for us was a male tourist wearing only his underwear, while the women were hiding under the covers watching TV. The weather in Dali wasn't even that hot, but they would still turn on the air conditioning, which would be blowing loudly, and their clothes would be scattered all over the floor.
There are also solo tourists. These people tend to ask us questions, such as which restaurants have good food, where there are fun bars, and where to rent a car to travel around Erhai Lake at the best price.
In my opinion, these are all business opportunities, so I always carry a notebook with me to record in detail these people's dining habits and other needs.
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Around 11:30, I received another order from the Porsche-driving woman; today, she ordered a potato and beef brisket rice bowl, plus a fruit salad.
I knocked on the door and told her that I was an Ele.me delivery person.
She opened the door for me, and I handed her the takeout with a smile, then, as usual, asked her to give me a five-star review.
I didn't expect her to say much to me, but she called me back just as I was about to leave.
I looked at her with a puzzled expression...
"Sorry to take up your time... I just wanted to ask if there's a car repair shop around here. My car has a problem and won't start."
"The battery is probably dead... If so, it's easy to fix."
“I don’t know, I’ve never had this problem before.”
"Take me down to take a look."
"Uh... I hope I'm not taking up too much of your time?"
"If we act quickly, it won't be a problem."
...
I followed her to the parking lot downstairs, got into the car, and tried to start it, but it really wouldn't start... Logically speaking, such a high-end car, which looks quite new, shouldn't have this problem.
I looked around and finally fixed my gaze on the hidden dashcam mounted in the rearview mirror. I asked, "Is this dashcam newly installed?"
"Yes, it was installed before I came to Dali, about half a month ago."
"The problem might be with this dashcam... If the wiring is wrong, it will keep working even when the car is parked... If the battery is already low on power, it will drain overnight... Let me take a look."
As I spoke, I checked the car and quickly confirmed that the battery was drained because the dashcam was connected incorrectly. I told her, "The wiring is wrong. I don't have the tools right now, but I'll have a friend come over later and help you connect the wire to the front dome light. That way, the dashcam won't keep working even after the car is turned off... Oh, and leave me your contact information. My friend will call you when he gets here."
She gave me her number and then asked, "Have you ever worked in car repair before?"
I laughed and replied, "No, I've had the same problem with my own car. I had to take it to the dealership several times before they finally found the problem..."
The car I'm talking about is the BMW 740li I bought before. After I sold it to Xiao Song, it kept running out of battery. Xiao Song even complained to me about the car's quality. Actually, it has nothing to do with the quality. It's because the wiring method when the staff installed the dashcam was wrong.
I called Xiao Song and asked him to come and help. Before running the car dealership, he had worked in vehicle modification for two years, so finding the problem was a piece of cake for him.
Before leaving, I asked her again, "By the way, what's your name?... My friend needs to address you when he meets you."
"Just call me An'an."
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Helping others makes me happy, so with that good feeling, I easily finished my workday. Afterwards, I went straight to Chen Jin's bar because I already had a plan to revive it.
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