Chapter 39 Are You Still a Man?
Zhang Shuai stood there stiffly with his wallet in hand, and Tian Xin didn't even look up at him while eating.
After a while, he put the wallet into his trouser pocket, supported his chin with his hands and looked at Tian Xin.
A tear fell on the back of his hand. Tian Xin didn't see it. He turned his head and wiped it away silently.
"Boss, take your time eating. I'm going out to smoke a cigarette!" Zhang Shuai poured a glass of water for Tian Xin and turned to leave the restaurant.
He squatted on the side of the street, watching the passers-by, silently lit a cigarette, and smoked one puff after another.
Tears flowed freely down his face, first falling one drop at a time, and then like a torrential rain, blurring his vision, and he didn't wipe them away.
He didn't know what he was feeling and couldn't figure it out, but he just couldn't control his tears.
Tian Xin came out after dinner and saw Zhang Shuai squatting on the street with his shoulders shrugging. She thought he was having a seizure again.
She walked over and patted Zhang Shuai on the back: "What are you doing? Let's go."
"Okay, okay, let's go!" Zhang Shuai wiped his face randomly and didn't dare to look back. Tian Xin had already walked away.
When the two returned to the parking lot, it was almost 2 p.m., and most of the shops were already open.
Zhang Shuai drove the car to the door of the specialty store that Tian Xin mentioned, and waited for Tian Xin to go in and negotiate with the boss about unloading the goods.
"Hello, Boss Zhang, I'm Tian Xin. Do you remember me? I contacted you this morning. I'm here to deliver the persimmon cakes!" Tian Xin walked into the store and greeted the boss.
Boss Zhang is a middle-aged man, about thirty years old, slightly plump, looks very kind and smiling!
"Hello, hello, I remember. Gao Wen's classmate, I heard you were coming, and I contacted Gao Wen this morning."
"Have you contacted her?"
"No, I didn't get through on the phone today."
"I haven't been able to contact her either. I wonder what she's been busy with?"
"Well, what else can I be busy with? Getting married?"
"marry?"
Tian Xin was stunned. Gao Wen was getting married so soon. It had only been a few days? So soon?
"Yeah! She went back to her hometown and probably won't be here these days. You guys take a seat!"
The boss poured tea for Tian Xin and chatted with her for a long time.
"Boss, besides delivering the persimmon cakes, I'm here to trouble you with something else. I'm not sure whether I should ask for it?" Tian Xin put down her water glass and said seriously.
"You said, as long as you can do it, it's fine."
"It's like this. I made some billboards and wanted to put them in the store to advertise our persimmon cakes. As you know, this product of mine is new and has just been put on the market. Of course, there is no problem with the quality. We have checked each one, and we also have trademarks and after-sales service. You can rest assured! Do you think it's possible..." Tian Xin hesitated to speak, waiting to see the boss's reaction.
"Oh, is that so?! Of course it's fine in my store! You wholesaled these goods to me, so whether they sell well or not is my business. It has nothing to do with you anyway! I'll put up the ads even if you don't!"
"Really? That's great! You don't have to worry about the advertising. I've already made it. All you need to do is put up some billboards and wall stickers in your store. I'm thinking that if sales are good, we can sign a long-term contract next year and supply you directly."
"If it sells well, then it will definitely work! Don't worry, I'm very familiar with Gao Wen, and she helps me a lot."
"Okay, okay, I'm relieved when you say that! You just said Gao Wen went back to get married. When did that happen? I just saw her last month and didn't hear her mention it."
"About what happened recently. A few days ago, she brought a group to my place to buy goods, and we chatted for a few minutes. From what she said, it was probably arranged by her family. She didn't like that person, but she couldn't persuade her family, and they had to let her go back! Alas..." The boss shook his head helplessly.
"Then doesn't she have a boyfriend? Didn't she mention that?"
"You mean Gao Cheng?"
"Do you know Gao Cheng?"
"Yes, we are in the same business, how could we not know each other?"
"Do you have his contact information?"
"Yes, I have his phone number. Do you want to go find him?"
"I want to ask about Gao Wen. I can't contact her."
After delivering the goods and coming out of the specialty store, Tian Xin was still worried. Zhang Shuai saw that something was wrong with her and took her to the car to sit for a while.
"Boss, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong?"
Tian Xin raised her head and looked at Zhang Shuai: "Zhang Shuai, we must finish delivering the goods today. You and I will go somewhere later!"
"good!"
The two of them spent the entire afternoon visiting the remaining stores. Because of Gao Wen, these stores all agreed to let her put up billboards.
When she walked back after delivering the goods, she saw that several stores had already put the persimmon cakes on the shelves, and the large advertising billboards she made were also placed in a very conspicuous place at the store entrance.
There is a large persimmon cake advertisement posted on the wall of the store. In the advertisement, Aunt Zhang is holding a persimmon cake and smiling warmly.
Gao Cheng's store is a chain, spread across various tourist attractions in the city. Today, he was at another store near a scenic spot, more than ten kilometers from the city center. When Zhang Shuai drove to the location, it was already completely dark!
"Gao Cheng."
As soon as Tian Xin got out of the car, she saw Gao Cheng sitting alone in the store, looking very depressed.
When Gao Cheng saw Tian Xin coming in, a little light appeared in his eyes.
"Come here? Who is this?" Gao Cheng asked Zhang Shuai behind Tian Xin.
"This is……"
"I'm her brother." Zhang Shuai said first.
Tian Xin glanced at Zhang Shuai without refuting, then turned to Gao Cheng and asked, "Gao Wen is getting married, did you know?"
The light that had just appeared in Gao Cheng's eyes quickly dimmed again. He did not answer Tian Xin, turned around and sat back on the chair in the corner.
"Say something?" Tian Xin chased after him and asked.
Gao Cheng sighed, looked up at Tian Xin, and said helplessly: "It's true, I just found out today that I can't contact her."
Tian Xin leaned over, looked directly at Gao Cheng and asked, "Do you like her? Tell the truth."
Gao Cheng didn't hesitate for a second and blurted out: "I like it! I like it very much!"
"Did you tell her then?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because I'm afraid of her..."
"What are you afraid of?"
"I don't know what I'm afraid of. I don't dare?"
"The last time I saw you, you looked fearless. Why are you afraid of me saying I like you? How can you call that love? Gao Wen really made a mistake!"
"What did you say?"
"Don't you know? She likes you too! She asked you out to meet me, don't you understand what it means?"
“…”
Gao Cheng panicked and kept rubbing his hands!
"I thought she went back to get married because she didn't like me. So what should I do now? She's getting married? She's already gone back to prepare for the wedding? What should I do?"
Gao Cheng was very emotional. He held Tian Xin's shoulders with both hands and kept asking, "What should I do? Tell me what I should do?"
"Hey, hey, hey, let go!" Zhang Shuai stepped forward and pried Gao Cheng's hands apart and asked, "Are you still a man?"
Gao Cheng loosened his hand and looked at Zhang Shuai with a wry smile, "What kind of man am I?"
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