"Uncle Bai, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Heizi hurriedly rubbed Uncle Bai's back gently.
"It's okay, it's okay, I just have a merciless request for the shopkeeper." Uncle Bai suddenly looked at me with a gloomy expression.
"Uncle, just call me Xiaotian. If you tell me anything, I will go through fire and water." I said and puffed up my chest.
"And me." Heizi also looked serious.
"It's not a big deal, it's just that I have no children. If I leave one day, I hope the shopkeeper can help me take care of my affairs." Uncle Bai's voice was a little sad.
"This..." Heizi and I looked at each other, and our mood instantly fell to the bottom.
"Don't worry, I also have some savings, so you don't need to dig into your pockets." Uncle Bai saw that we were silent and immediately explained.
"Uncle Bai, who do you think we are? We are sad. Why are you saying this? This wine is not fragrant anymore..." I said and put down the wine glass in my hand.
"It's my fault. I'm an old fool. I ruined the atmosphere. I'll punish myself with a glass of wine." Uncle Bai returned to his usual smile and reached out to lift the glass.
Heizi didn't speak, he just held the wine glass tightly and lowered his head with a gloomy expression.
"It's uncle's fault. Stop being angry." Upon seeing this, Uncle Bai put his arm around Heizi's shoulders.
"Uncle Bai, don't worry. If that day comes, Xiaotian and I will definitely help you handle things properly." Heizi raised his head, with tears hidden in his eyes.
"Uncle, I believe in you, I believe in you. Let's not talk about this anymore. Come on, let's continue drinking. No one has drank with me for a long time." Uncle Bai deliberately avoided Heizi's gaze. In fact, I also saw tears shining in his eyes.
This meal was full of mixed feelings, but in order to make Uncle Bai happy, Heizi and I kept suppressing our sadness and chatted a lot with Uncle Bai.
After sending Uncle Bai home to settle down, Heizi and I did not leave in a hurry. Instead, we stood outside Uncle Bai's house and each lit a cigarette.
"Xiaotian, I heard that some people can feel that their end is approaching. You said..." Heizi said this and looked into the room, but couldn't say any more.
"I can't see it. If the master is here, he might be able to see it..." I said and took a long puff of cigarette.
"But even if we can see it, we can't say it's a secret." I coughed a few times and continued.
"Don't cry. When you cry, I want to cry too..." Heizi saw tears in my eyes and immediately curled his lips.
"I was choking on the cigarette, so you're crying..." I hurriedly ran away with a smile.
"Just cry, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. Uncle Bai is so kind to us..." Heizi said and chased after him.
The two of them walked away quarreling, but we couldn't see that Uncle Bai in the room was also smiling, with a line of tears hanging from the corners of his eyes...
"Let's spend more time with Uncle Bai from now on." Heizi suddenly said seriously as he approached the store.
"Well, Dahei, you will go to Uncle Bai's house every morning from now on." I said and looked at Dahei who was following me.
"Yes, junior brother, you go and take a look every morning." Heizi also quickly looked at Dahei.
"Woof woof..." Dahei responded, which meant he agreed.
Early the next morning, Dahei went out to see Uncle Bai, so there was no need for us to worry.
Not long after Dahei walked away, the bespectacled woman came with someone, and there was something covered with a large piece of red cloth. The thing was a bit bulky and it was difficult for everyone to lift it.
"Boss, why are you so early?" Heizi and I greeted him with a smile.
"What happened before was my fault. My child can't go out for the time being. When he gets better, I, Yang Lan, will take him and kneel down to thank you two." It turns out that the girl with glasses is called Yang Lan. She is also ashamed and has never known her name.
But hearing what she said, her child was indeed fine.
"Sister Yang, don't worry about this trivial matter. We don't know each other until we fight." Heizi's mouth is quite suitable for doing business.
Hearing what Heizi said, Yang Lan was obviously stunned.
But she immediately smiled and even raised her hand to wipe the tears from her eyes with some excitement. I could see that she was really moved.
"I am the sister who is sorry for you. If anything happens to my two brothers in the future, as long as I can help, I will go through fire and water." Yang Lan became more and more excited as she spoke, her voice choked up.
"Sister Yang, since we are a family, don't say anything to outsiders." I followed Heizi's words and took two steps forward.
"Yeah, thank you, thank you..." Yang Lan's eyes turned red and she raised her hand to cover her mouth.
"Sister Yang..." Yang Lan's five colleagues' faces turned red. It seemed that the things in their hands were really heavy.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot. This is my sister's apology to you, but you must accept it." Yang Lan said, not caring whether we agreed or not, and ordered people to start the installation.
I asked what it was, and it turned out to be our signboard.
But this sign is too big, three meters long and one meter wide. This thing is probably expensive to make.
This Yang Lan is not an ordinary person. Knowing that we don’t charge money, he found another way to provide help in times of need.
Hanging up the signboard wasn't enough. Yang Lan also directed people to hang colorful ribbons outside the store door. Then a truck drove over and workers carried down many flower baskets.
Both sides of the store door are packed with items.
As for the red cloth on the sign, it has been firmly covered with a red rope hanging from both sides. It seems that it is waiting for us to uncover it in person.
Just at this time, Dahei came back with a bag in his mouth. There must be sesame cakes in the bag. Uncle Bai was following behind Dahei.
"Uncle Bai, you're here just in time, hurry up." Heizi and I rushed forward to greet him.
Yang Lan saw it and ran over quickly. After all, this happened thanks to Uncle Bai.
"Everything is ready, Uncle Bai, let's cut the ribbon together." Seeing that we were close to Uncle Bai, Yang Lan took the initiative to invite us.
Sister Yang's ability to observe words and emotions is extraordinary. We should learn more from her in the future.
In fact, judging from Yang Lan's appearance, it is impossible to tell that she has such a big son, because she looks to be in her early thirties at most.
It was said earlier that she was slightly fat because of her uniform. In fact, it is more appropriate to say that Sister Yang is sexy and plump. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is a beauty.
"It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate. I'm such a bad old man, don't bring shame to the store..." Uncle Bai waved his hands in panic and declined.
But how could he withstand the pull of us three siblings?
"Get the firecrackers ready..." The four of them stood at the door of the store, and there were many people standing under the steps.
Some were called by Sister Yang, and some were onlookers from the town, purely attracted by our scene.
Heizi and I stood in the middle, and Sister Yang and Uncle Bai stood on both sides. I have to say that Sister Yang's sudden surprise really made us very happy.
This makes people feel more comfortable than money or any form of apology.
Yang Lan nodded towards the people in the audience. Amidst the crackling sound of firecrackers, the four of us cut the ribbons in front of us at the same time.
"Please unveil the plaque." Yang Lan was as professional as a host of ceremonies, and her every move was charming. The eyes of everyone present were deeply attracted to her. This is probably why there were so many onlookers.
Heizi and I laughed from ear to ear. We both grabbed the red rope and pulled hard, and the red cloth on the sign slowly fell down.
"Wow..." Not only Heizi and I, but everyone onlookers exclaimed in wonder.
Because the signboard sent by Sister Yang is so impressive.
On the black base there are three large gilt characters "Guyangju" written in official script.
The entire signboard looks calm, but yet majestic, and the color matching is very appropriate for our industry.
If Heizi and I were to handle this matter, we probably wouldn't be able to achieve one-tenth of the effect we are seeing.
"Congratulations, great opening." Yang Lan took the lead in applauding.
Heizi and I quickly turned around and cupped our fists to say thank you.
"In order to celebrate the opening of Guyangju, I have set up a few tables in the restaurant. Everyone is welcome to come and have a few drinks. In the future, I also ask all the neighborhood leaders to take care of the business in the store." Yang Lan said, facing the crowd and loudly shouted.
At this time, the atmosphere at the scene was pushed to a climax. There were not hundreds but dozens of people watching. Yang Lan did everything for us to save face.
Heizi and I looked at each other and smiled. Master must have expected that even if we were not allowed to accept money from people and were only allowed to receive gifts from people, our lives would still be the same.
"Sister Yang, how can I let you spend money, there are so many people, isn't it appropriate?" After thinking about it, we still can't take advantage of others, so Heizi and I hurriedly walked to Yang Lan.
The crowd was huge and the shouts were loud. None of us noticed a pair of eyes staring at us evilly outside the crowd.
