Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Breaking the Glass
"The pudding is okay, but the phyllo is too thick. I'd like to reduce the sweetness of the Basque. The puff crust isn't crispy enough..." Xiao Luo took the tray and handed it over a piece of paper. "Boss Tan, these are Brother Zhuo's suggestions, written down here. I didn't get to try the first few, but I think the ones delivered in the last few days are pretty good."
"Even though Brother Zhuo is picky about food," he glanced back and leaned forward to say, "I'm sure Brother Zhuo has finished eating!"
"Okay, thank you." Tan Du nodded with a smile, "Is Boss Qiao busy?"
Xiao Luo has been the one coming out to get it these days. We are in the same building, but we haven't seen each other.
"It should be almost done," Xiao Luo replied, "Brother Zhuo doesn't like to be disturbed when he's tattooing."
"clear."
"Luo Tian! Is Luo Tian here? Express delivery!"
"Here—" Xiao Luo leaned over the railing and waved downstairs, "Here!"
"I put it here for you, come down and get it yourself!"
"Slacking off again! I want to complain!"
"You throw it!" the courier said and ran away.
"Asshole!" Xiao Luo raised his fist. "Boss Tan, I'm going downstairs with you."
"Yeah." Tan Du turned around and paused by the window. The light in the room was very bright. The man who was bent over and busy had distinct bones on his back and his hands were very steady. It seemed that he was too involved in the work and forgot to release his usual sharpness. His profile was actually a little soft.
As if aware of something, Qiao Zhuo turned his head, and against the backlight he could only see a thin outline, and it seemed as if it was floating when it walked.
"Isn't it very different when Brother Zhuo is working? Talking about the boss?" Xiao Luo followed him downstairs in three leaps and bounds.
Tan Du didn't respond, but asked with a smile, "Such a big box, are they for tattoo tools?"
"No," Xiao Luo scratched the back of his head, "It's a doll."
"For your girlfriend?" Tan Du understood.
A blush appeared on Xiao Luo's dark face, and he picked up the box and ran away.
"Hiss, what is this?" Qiao Zhuo rubbed his bumped knee.
Xiao Luoshen opened it mysteriously, and a man-sized bear doll popped out, occupying half of Guiyi's space.
Qiao Zhuo frowned: "Move out quickly!"
Xiao Luo touched the bear's ears and said, "Brother, how cute."
"Brother is not cute," Qiao Zhuo said, "Brother is very irritable, let him go back to your own home."
"Give it some time, bro. I don't have any room in my small rental house. I'll send it over when my girlfriend comes back."
"Did she promise you that she was your girlfriend?" Qiao Zhuo paused as he was packing up his utensils.
"Aren't you trying hard?" Xiao Luo laughed.
Qiao Zhuo shook his head and stopped talking, not wanting to pour cold water on this silly boy.
Unexpectedly, the cold water came quickly. Within two days, Xiao Luo was called out by the girl.
The two stood in the stairwell. Xiong next to them was holding a bouquet of flowers in his arms. The girl confiscated the flowers and listed dozens of reasons why the two were not suitable for each other. It could be summed up in one sentence - Xiao Luo did not have enough education and his family did not agree.
There is no room for rebuttal.
The young man stopped going to school after graduating from junior high school. He worked outside for three years, saved some money and came back to open a milk tea shop. However, he lost it all in less than a year. When he saw the news that Guiyi was recruiting, there were food and accommodation subsidies, and it was such a cool job as tattooing, he devoted himself to it.
Qiao Zhuoyi had suggested enrolling him in adult classes many times, but the boy firmly refused every time, saying that he felt sleepy when he saw books.
When it was brought up again, he was still huddled in the corner of the sofa, shaking his head violently.
Qiao Zhuo was not surprised at first, but unexpectedly, Xiao Luo raised his head, his eyes red as he said, "I will report it myself."
Boss Qiao was a little surprised. He didn't understand the power of love. Before he could say anything, Xiao Luo had already passed him, carrying the bear out of the door, and petals fell all over the ground.
"Where are you going?"
"Send my unopened first love to the trash can." Xiao Luo replied.
If you vent your anger on others, you will regret it. Qiao Zhuo chased after him.
"What a shame to use it in the trash can." A lazy voice came from the stairwell.
Qiao Zhuoyi leaned over the armrest and half-extended his body, meeting the man's eyes. The man gave him a "leave it to me" look and said to the sobbing young man, "How about being my guest? Come and see him when you miss him, and you can go back anytime you want."
Xiao Luo struggled for a few seconds and whispered a thank you. Xiao Lu came out from behind his boss and hurriedly took the bear. "Brother Tan, put it by the window?"
"A-choo—" Tan Du dodged for a moment, "You decide."
"Hey, why are there still flowers?" Xiao Lu called Zhou Jue for help. "Brother Tan is allergic to pollen, we need to take care of it quickly. Xiao Luo, flowers... do you still want them?"
"No."
Xiao Luo looked at Xiong reluctantly for a few seconds, then seemed to have made some kind of decision and turned around to go upstairs.
Qiao Zhuo grabbed him and said, "Go back. I'll give you half a day off."
In the next few days, every time Qiao Zhuoyi went to work, he could see the bear's cute face, huge body, and - its former owner with a bitter face.
Qiao Zhuoyi couldn't stand it anymore and knocked on the door of TD.
"Boss Qiao." Tan Du raised an eyebrow. "Why did you send it down by yourself today?"
Qiao Zhuo put the tray on the bar and said bluntly: "Change the seat for that bear."
"Why?"
"Didn't you see that guy observing a moment of silence in front of it every day before going to and from get off work? Doesn't it affect your business?"
"Fighting fire with fire," Tan Du said indifferently, "I don't mind."
"what ever."
Qiao Zhuo was feeling depressed and went upstairs with heavy steps. When he went downstairs to pick up the express package, he didn't see the bear.
As soon as I went out, I saw a bear lying under the ginkgo tree, like a monster born from the tree.
Not really, a monster shouldn't look like this. It should be like the smiling man next to him, very suave and dashing. When he pushes up his glasses, a lot of strange things flash across his face.
"Bring our new employees out to bask in the sun to promote calcium absorption."
“…”
nerve.
As he was speaking, a customer came out of TD holding a big bunch of lilies. Qiao Zhuo understood and slightly tilted his body.
The TD boss put down his hand that was covering his nose and said with a smile: "Thank you, Boss Joe."
Qiao Zhuo glanced at him and said, "Replenish your calcium."
How come he gained weight by eating desserts, but this guy seems to have lost weight again?
Back at Guiyi, a tearful face appeared from behind the computer screen: "Brother, thank you for sponsoring my class."
"You signed up for an adult class, not an acting class. How can you play Lin Daiyu?"
"I'm so touched!" Xiao Luo wiped his face.
Qiao Zhuoyi: "If you study well, I'll give you a raise."
Hearing this, Xiao Luo curled his lips and was about to burst into tears again. Qiao Zhuo quickly took two steps back: "Hold it back! Such a grown man, how can you cry so easily?"
"Don't cry, brother, can I..."
"able."
"I haven't said anything yet!"
"Registration is not allowed without visiting the site. There is still time."
"Then you're alone..."
"I can do it." Qiao Zhuo said as he drove them away. "If you don't leave now, I'll regret it."
Xiao Luo rushed out in one swift step: "Thank you, boss!"
Qiao Zhuo chased after him and said, "Wait!"
Xiao Luo grabbed the handrail and turned back: "I have something else to do, brother."
"Wipe your face," Qiao Zhuo threw a tissue over, "What a shame!"
"Xiao Luo, are you going out?" Tan Du came out of the small warehouse, holding a small box in his hand, and sneezed a few times.
"Yeah! I'll go sign up for the class! Boss Tan, why is your face so red? Do you have a cold?"
Qiao Zhuo glanced down.
Tan Du put his arm against his cheek and spoke with a nasal tone: "It's okay."
"Um..." Xiao Luo twirled the tissue in his hand, "Thank you, Boss Tan."
"What?"
"That's it... Bear... And thanks for giving me the training class reference."
Is there such a thing? Qiao Zhuo looked at Xiao Luo. This guy had a lot of contact with the surname Tan behind his back.
"You're welcome. We're all neighbors."
"Well, Brother Zhuo, I'm leaving now." Xiao Luo reminded him, "The guest who made the reservation will arrive in about fifteen minutes. The picture is on the table. You should hurry up and eat something."
"You're so long-winded." Qiao Zhuo said, "Get out of here now."
Tan Du seemed a little slow to react. Only then did he notice Qiao Zhuoyi in the hallway. He took a step forward, looked up and smiled at him, "Boss Qiao."
From this angle, you can clearly see the abnormal flushing on the other person's face, especially the tip of the nose and the corners of the eyes, like a patient with a high fever, and there are also patches of red spots on the elbows.
"Brother Tan, Zhou Jue and I will be leaving soon, come in and eat..."
Qiao Zhuoyi didn't hear the last word clearly. Boss Tan was arrested and the box in his hand accidentally hit the wall, breaking the last note.
The drawing ordered by today's customer was a bit complicated, and there was no one to help, so it took five hours to complete. It was already early morning when Qiao Zhuo packed up.
I went downstairs with my stomach groaning. The wind was blowing and it was still a bit chilly. Standing at the stairs on the first floor, I inadvertently glanced at the interior of TD and my hair stood on end.
A leg lay across the floor beside the bar, motionless.
Qiao Zhuo leaned against the door, unable to see who it was, and slammed it: "Tan Du? Xiao Lu?"
The figure didn't react at all. He took out his cell phone and dialed the landline inside. It rang for a long time but the man on the ground didn't move.
Thinking of Tan Du's flushed face during the day, he felt uneasy and called Xiao Luo: "Do you have Tan Du's phone number? Ask him who else is at the TD store."
"Talking about the boss? I didn't, brother. My true love for you is evident to all!"
"Stop talking nonsense! I've already given you a training class! There's a person lying on the floor of their store. I called out to him for a long time but he didn't respond. I don't know if he's fainted. Hurry up!"
"Oh, okay, wait a moment, I'll call you right away."
After a while, his phone vibrated. Seeing the unfamiliar number, Qiao Zhuo hung up. The other party persisted, so he picked up the phone: "If you don't buy the house and insurance, I'll call the police."
Then directly added to the blacklist.
The third time is a new account.
As soon as Qiao Zhuo picked up the phone, the other party didn't wait for him to speak and hurriedly shouted, "Xiao Lu! Boss Qiao, it's Xiao Lu!"
"you say."
"Zhou Jue and I came to City A to do some shopping, and when we left, Brother Tan was the only one left in the store!" Xiao Lu shouted, holding her breath, "Boss Qiao, check to see if Brother Tan's car is in front of the store!"
Qiao Zhuoyi leaned back, glanced outside, and replied in a deep voice, "Yes. Where is the spare key?"
"... on me. It'll take us three hours to get back. Boss Qiao, can you please help me..."
Qiao Zhuoyi pressed on the glass door and gritted his teeth: "Got it."
He went to Guiyi and picked up a handy tool. He pulled his arm back towards the door and smashed it down hard. After a few hits, the glass shattered and the bottle inside was scratched. He didn't know what drink it was, but it seemed like blood was all over the floor.
"Tan Du?" Qiao Zhuo kicked open the glass and rushed in.
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