Chapter 73 Chapter 73 "Hiding again."
There were other customers in the store, and the two of them felt embarrassed about each other.
Zhou Jue: "Look openly, don't act like a thief."
Xiao Lu: "You're talking about me?!"
Zhou Jue coughed lightly, straightened up, relaxed his shoulders, and raised his chin slightly.
It was no use trying to persuade and coax the people outside. The coffee shop was here and they couldn't chase away the customers.
But it would be different if it were someone else.
The man was nearly 1.9 meters tall and looked like a bandit. He looked down upon the group of people on the steps, as if he was ready to strike at any moment.
Someone raised his cell phone to take a picture of him, but he glared at him fiercely. The person's hand trembled and he put the phone away.
One after another, people bravely started talking to each other, but no one stood up. They were talking to the wall.
"How can you talk like that! What happened to the coffee shop?"
"There's no room inside, so why don't we take a break here?"
"Just... who are you?"
"Yeah, who is this?"
Xiao Lu and Zhou Jue were also confused. They looked at each other and then looked away together.
"I'm the landlord!" the man said arrogantly, picking up his phone and dialing a number. "Hello! Me! Just to let you know, I'm not renting this shop anymore! I've got one week to get out of here!"
While he was speaking, a message came in the TD group.
Tan Du: [Cooperate with the people outside.]
Xiao Lu glanced at Zhou Jue and put several cups of coffee on the tray and handed them to her. He was very talkative and almost got into an argument with someone when he went out two days ago.
Zhou Jue pushed open the door and said, "Sorry, sorry, landlord, please calm down."
The "landlord" glanced at her sideways and continued to look down on her.
"Everyone, this is our landlord. Whether our store can continue to operate depends on the landlord."
Zhou Jue bent down and handed out cups of coffee, then whispered to the three people who were obviously in the lead, "We live under someone's roof, so you wouldn't want us to have no place to live, right?
"Why don't you come back after a while? If the store is still open, you can always see the boss, right? But if the store really goes bankrupt, the boss will just walk away. Not only will you not see him, but I'll also lose my job! It's not easy to be a worker..."
Zhou Jue used his eloquence and finally saw that the few people were showing signs of loosening up. Now all he needed was the final blow.
"What are you doing! Get out of the way!" Another roar.
A man with a face full of flesh stomped down the stairs. He was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt in the dead of winter, and his neck and arms were covered in tattoos. He spoke in a gruff voice, "Why are you all blocking this place? It's that pretty boy TD who's causing this again, right? He smashed up the store!"
The man raised his arms, showing off his muscular build, and said fiercely, "Hey, you! You're the landlord? You're not allowed to rent your shop to people like that!"
"Do you think I want to rent it?" The "landlord" yelled at Zhou Jue, "Do you hear me? I can't afford this! Get out of here!"
Now the people on the stairs dispersed with grumblings. The fat-faced man exchanged a glance with the "landlord" and also left.
Zhou Jue leaned over to the "landlord" and whispered, "Brother Fan, right? Thank you."
Fan Quan, who played the landlord, waved his hand. "You're welcome. It's just a simple thing to do! Did you guys call that guy just now?"
Zhou Jue shook his head: "Brother Tan didn't say anything, it should be Boss Qiao."
"I'll go up and take a look." Fan Quan took a sip of coffee, his face wrinkled. "What the hell is this! Pah!"
"You must be Xiao Fan's uncle," Xiao Lu handed over a cup of caramel latte at the right time, "Uncle, drink this, it's sweet."
"Why call me uncle? Call me brother!" Fan Quan sipped it like he was drinking tea. "That's not bad. By the way..."
He pulled a wrinkled red thing from his pocket and handed it over: "This is for Xiao Tan."
"Okay." Zhou Jue quickly took it and flattened it.
Fan Quan walked up the stairs with heavy steps, but when he was almost at Guiyi's window, he lightened his steps, bent down, tiptoed, and pushed open the door: "Hey!"
The person on the sofa raised his eyelids and said, "She's only two years older than your daughter."
"Why are you so listless?" Fan Quan slapped him.
Qiao Zhuoyi sat up and said, "We were numb from the noise you guys made just now."
Si Mo took off his earphones and nodded. Fan Quan saw it and smiled: "Is this the new girl?"
Qiao Zhuo responded and flexed his wrist.
"Where's the cat's tangle?" Fan Quan teased.
"It took four or five hours." Qiao Zhuoyi said.
"You better take it easy. I have some ointment. I'll keep it for you next time." Fan Quan handed him the coffee. "Here, I asked you to bring it up from downstairs."
Qiao Zhuo took it and didn't see the heart-shaped latte art. He frowned and put it aside and said, "Did they leave downstairs?"
"Almost. Only a few stubborn ones are left to enter the store." Fan Quan asked, "Did you arrange that guy just now?"
Qiao Zhuo shook his head: "He was unhappy when he came up, so it's not acting."
"That guy has a lot of resentment towards your girlfriend." Fan Quan said, "Good guy, that fierce guy, even I am afraid of him."
"His surname is not Lu." Qiao Zhuo sneered.
"What object?" Xiao Luo poked his head out of the small room, the fire of gossip burning in his eyes.
"Read your book and close the door." Qiao Zhuo stretched out his hand and pointed. Xiao Luo pouted and closed the door obediently.
Si Mo stood up: "I'm going out to get some fresh air."
"What a sensible girl! How did you recruit her?" Fan Quan asked.
"A friend invited me here." Qiao Zhuo stretched out his hand to him.
"what?"
"Aren't you here to deliver an invitation?"
"Oh, I almost forgot!" Fan Quan threw the invitation over.
Qiao Zhuo frowned in disgust and took out his cell phone to take a picture.
"What are you doing?" Fan Quan asked curiously.
"I'm going to complain to my sister-in-law. You've ruined such a good invitation." Qiao Zhuo curled his lips.
"It's such a small matter!" Fan Quan clasped his hands together and said, "I gave two. I originally said one would be enough, but my wife said that since you gave two red envelopes, the invitations must be separate as well."
"Sister-in-law is thoughtful." Qiao Zhuo opened the leaflet and looked at the invited guests.
"Don't worry, each one will have its own name. You will have to make the official announcement yourselves. We have a plan." Fan Quan raised his chin.
"You still know about the official announcement?" Qiao Zhuo asked.
"I don't know. My wife told me that I need to learn some new knowledge, otherwise I won't be able to keep up with my daughter in the future."
Tsk, he talks about his wife and kids every three sentences.
Qiao Zhuo thought about how he hadn't seen his family for a few days and glared at him.
"Why are you looking at me?" Fan Quan patted his chest. "Finally you realized that my physique is effective in bluffing people?"
"It works," Qiao Zhuo said to someone on the phone one night. "At least we closed on time today. I haven't seen you for so many days. It's about time we go home."
"Well, I'll thank Brother Fan and Boss Qiao's customers then." Tan Du sent red envelopes to Zhou Jue and Xiao Lu in the TD group. They'd been exhausted lately. If it weren't for the old customers and the online orders that hadn't been closed in time, he would have simply suspended business.
"How about yours? Have you picked out the furniture?" Qiao Zhuo asked.
"I've chosen it," Tan Du said in a low voice, "I'll come to your house in the next few days. This time, I guarantee it's sturdy."
Just talking nonsense.
Qiao Zhuoyi didn't respond: "Be careful of formaldehyde, come back and sleep if you can."
"We still have to go to City A to pick some new beans." Tan Du paused for two seconds and asked with a smile, "Is it because of formaldehyde?"
"Tsk," Qiao Zhuo put his phone to the blanket's mouth, "Did you hear that?"
Tan Du was amused when he heard the grunting sound: "What does this mean?"
"Blanket misses you." Qiao Zhuo replied, pinching his earlobe.
"Oh..." Tan Du replied, "I want a blanket too."
Qiao Zhuo snorted, and the other side said again: "I miss you."
"Don't even think about it!" Zhou Jue glared at Xiao Lu, "It's only been a day of peace!"
"What are you thinking about?" Tan Du pushed open the door.
"Brother Tan is here!" the two shouted in unison.
Zhou Jue complained: "This guy said he missed the busy days a few days ago!"
Tan Du smiled and shook his head: "Let's take a break."
He deliberately waited until after business hours before entering. There were only two employees left, so it was quiet.
"Once the new beans arrive, we'll have to do some tastings. Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard," Zhou Jue said. "The boss is very generous."
Tan Du laughed, took the coffee beans and returned to the villa.
Blanket's tail wagged in double when he saw him.
Tan Du rubbed its head and said, "Got it. I'll buy you some new snacks tomorrow."
He moved the things from the car in, but before he could try anything out, the phone rang again.
"Now? Forty minutes later... okay."
Blanket watched the person who had just returned go out again, rushed out and followed the car, and the door closed mercilessly. It whimpered and lay on the ground waiting eagerly. After a while, the motorcycle roared into the door. It stood up and called out to Qiao Zhuo one by one.
"What's wrong with you?" Qiao Zhuo patted its head.
“Woof woof woof!”
——You are late!
Qiao Zhuo suddenly realized something after entering the room and called someone: "Have you been here?"
"Well," Tan Du replied, "I wanted to have dinner with you, but the furniture store said they would deliver the bed later, so I left first."
Qiao Zhuo responded: "Why did you get another coffee machine?"
He observed it and could not see any difference from the one next to it.
"This one is fully automatic. You can do it yourself when I'm not around."
"I won't." Qiao Zhuoyi refused quickly.
Tan Du smiled and said, "Okay, wait for me."
"Are the beans new from the store? Most of the people have left, right?"
Qiao Zhuoyi added in his heart, "The person you were hiding from hasn't found you, right?"
"Almost. We will probably be able to resume normal business in two days."
Qiao Zhuo relaxed his frown and reminded, "The Lantern Festival is in two days."
"Remember that," Tan Du said, "It's convenient to come back to City A, so I'll definitely be able to catch up. Just send me whatever you want to eat."
Qiao Zhuo hummed reluctantly.
This is just acting coquettishly.
Tan Du smiled and asked, "Is your hand okay?"
Qiao Zhuo collapsed onto the sofa and muttered, "It's sour."
"On the sofa?" Tan Du asked.
"Yeah." Qiao Zhuoyi interrupted him, "Don't ask me to apply a hot towel. It's too troublesome. I'm too lazy to move."
Tan Du smiled and said, "Put your hand under the pillow. The hot water bottle should still be warm."
Qiao Zhuo raised his waist and actually touched one. He put it on his wrist and turned over comfortably.
"There's a phone call coming in. It should be about delivering a bed. I'll hang up first." Tan Du said.
"oh."
Qiao Zhuoyi lay on his back, one hand sliding down to touch his head under the blanket.
Suddenly he chuckled softly. He used to live these days without feeling anything, but why is he so sensitive to these festivals now? He took out his cell phone and looked at the calendar.
He counted the days on his fingers to ensure that he could return from the tribe before Tan Du's birthday. He turned his wrist and the red rope swayed like the dancing flame on a birthday candle.
After the flames burned out the empty traffic on the network, TD gradually returned to normal.
"Hello, may I ask..." Zhou Jue looked up and saw the person taking the order, and said with a smile, "Or an Americano?"
"Yes, it's troublesome." The young man in black leather jacket replied.
"Okay, wait a moment."
The man in leather jacket came for three consecutive days, ordering a cup of American coffee every day. He sat by the window, not playing with his phone, but glancing out the window from time to time with a stern look on his face, as if he was waiting for someone.
"Hello, here's your coffee." When Zhou Jue handed it to him, he was looking at the photo wall again.
"Did your boss take these photos?" asked the man in leather jacket.
Zhou Jue answered cautiously: "Some are."
The man looked at her and asked, "Didn't you see him come to the store?"
"It's not that the video suddenly became popular, there are too many people wanting to film him." Zhou Jue said, "Hide for a few days."
The man lowered his eyelids and hummed softly, "Hiding again."
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