Uncle Ye Pai accidentally let slip, which made Ye Feifan wonder if he and Uncle Zhang Buzhan had some grudges.
Since Ye Pai has heard Chen Yi's story, he should also know the ins and outs of the matter. This may be a breakthrough.
After thinking for a while, Ye Feifan smiled and said: "Uncle, can you tell me Chen Yi's story?"
"Of course. You have found the right person. I remember that story and can tell it to you."
Uncle Ye Pai picked up the water glass and took a sip of water, coughed, cleared his throat, and then gave it to Ye Feifan. He heard the story that night.
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Chen Yi is the owner of Beichen Tea Pavilion in Tianzi City. When he was young, his wife ran away with him, leaving his daughter to depend on him.
He raised his daughter by himself, and her growth process was smooth. Their life was pretty good.
Logically speaking, at his age, he could have a peaceful family life, but fate played a huge joke on him.
His servants took a carriage to deliver goods to the next city. When passing a certain bridge, the horse was frightened and plunged into the drowning river with the carriage... The two of them drowned!
If there are casualties, then the problem becomes serious. The families of the victims will naturally refuse to give up, and it can be regarded as a loss of money.
In this disaster, all their assets were Beichen Tea Pavilion.
We are all human beings and naturally need to eat, so the sale and purchase of goods can only be left to two people.
The business of the two has been sluggish and they can barely make ends meet, which makes Chen Yichou grow old.
On a rainy day, a waiter came to Beichen Tea Pavilion.
"Who are you looking for?" Chen Yi walked over slowly.
The waiter was very polite and said with a smile: "Are you Chen Yi's old boss?"
"It's me, I didn't know you were..." Chen Yi had no impression of the person in front of him.
"I'm from the Guest House. Our boss is inviting me to a banquet tonight. I also hope that my old club will come to the banquet."
"I don't know the shopkeeper very well, why would you invite me?"
"Emotions are made through drinking. Please give me a favor from my old employer...otherwise I won't be able to do business when I go back." The waiter in the shop frowned, and his eyes were full of pleading.
"Okay, I will go to the banquet tonight, you want to go back."
"Thank you, old boss. There are still things to do in the kitchen, so I'll take my leave now."
After bowing her hands to Chen Yi, the waiter slowly walked into the rain with an oil-paper umbrella.
After the waiter left, Chen Yi shouted to the side of the pavilion: "Cuihua, I'm going to a banquet tonight, remember to lock the door."
From one side of the pavilion, a sweet female voice came: "My daughter knows, father, don't worry."
Beichen Tea Pavilion is not small. It just uses wood to build a shelter in a corner, which can only provide shelter from wind and rain.
In the evening, Chen Yi held an oil-paper umbrella and carried some gifts and walked towards the guest house.
When we arrived at the Guest House, the door was half open and the waiter was dozing off against the door.
"Waiter, where is the shopkeeper?"
Chen Yi's voice echoed in his ears, and the waiter suddenly woke up and greeted him with a smile: "My old boss is here, the shopkeeper is waiting in the back room, please come..."
Chen Yi did not doubt his presence and followed the waiter into the inn.
The shopkeeper of the guesthouse is a middle-aged fat man with an amiable appearance, and he doesn't see any danger.
Seeing Chen Yi coming over, the fat man naturally said hello quickly, and then asked Chen Yi to sit on the seat with him. The waiter also left the back room knowingly.
"I've heard about Chen Yi's family for a long time, and I'm honored to meet you today."
"Everywhere, it all depends on the help of my colleagues. May I ask the shopkeeper what I call him?"
Chen Yi also knew how to be polite and quickly turned the question back.
"My dear, Li Chou, you and I are similar in age. If I don't mind, I would like to call you brother." The fat man obviously came prepared, and he smiled and got involved in the relationship between the two.
"What did the shopkeeper say? I have the audacity to call you Brother Li. I hope you won't take it personally... You and I hit it off immediately. I wonder what's going on today?"
Chen Yigui is the owner of Beichen Tea Pavilion, and he is very good at "talking". He changed the topic easily.
"Oh, I'm ashamed to say it... Come on, let's talk while we eat."
Li Chou avoided the topic without saying anything serious, and Chen Yi couldn't help but tolerate the content of the question for the time being.
After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, Chen Yi was a little drunk and his mind was a little confused... On the other hand, Li Qiu was still as energetic as if he hadn't drank.
As soon as the wine hit his head, Li Chou laughed and asked in a low voice: "Brother Chen, what do you think of my guy?"
"He's a nice person... quite... quite nice..." Chen Yi's tongue became louder.
"My guy has a strong sense of responsibility and is tactful. He gets a lot of tips from customers every day... I think your Cuihua is not too old, so why not let the two of them meet... If they both like it, then Not a single thing missing.”
When Tu Qiong saw Li Qiu's words, Chen Yi woke up from his drinking.
"I just said, brother Li, you and I are not familiar with each other, why did you invite me to the banquet... It turns out that the drunkard today is not interested in drinking, but wants to match match with the waiter..." Chen Yi smiled "haha", his tone full of excitement. laughed slowly.
"Hey, brother, what are you talking about? It's not that the waiter's child accidentally saw your Cuihua and was in a state of disbelief all day long. Brother, I have the rudeness to say, why are you so impatient?" Li Chou joked and moved the weight away. , and defeated Chen Yi's army.
Chen Yi glanced at the wine glass with complicated eyes and asked slowly: "Brother, I'm not married yet, right?"
"No." Li Chou shook his head.
"Why not get married?"
"I haven't found the right one."
"I think you are also a shopkeeper. 'Starting a family and establishing a business' is the top priority. Since you have 'established a career', why don't you 'start a family'? Is this worthy of our ancestors?"
Chen Yi caught a loophole, and various hats were placed on his head. Li Qiu's face also looked a little ugly.
"Brother Chen, you are serious. Love is free and equal. How can you start a family and start a business without meeting the right person? That is irresponsible to the ancestors... not to mention Xiaoer and Cuihua are just Meeting in person will not affect their decision, the decision-making power is still in their hands."
"Absurd!" When hearing such a theory for the first time, Chen Yi immediately changed his color.
"Don't be so absolute about everything. Brother Chen, think about it carefully, and then come to me after you have figured it out... Waiter, see the guests off!"
Without waiting for Chen Yi to reply, Li Chou left the back room and the waiter walked in from the door.
"Dong Chen's family, please..."
Chen Yi glanced at the waiter, stood up and walked out of the inn, but his figure was a little swaying.
The waiter hurriedly followed him, as cautiously as a bodyguard.
The two of them walked in the rainy night holding oil-paper umbrellas. They didn't speak during the whole journey, and the atmosphere was quite awkward.
Approaching Beichen Tea Pavilion, Chen Yi suddenly stopped.
The waiter was a little confused, but he quickly stopped.
"What do you think is love?" Chen Yi asked a question.
"When you see her, that's love." The waiter said without hesitation.
"I understand...just go back!"
Chen Yi stopped talking to the waiter and slowly walked into Beichen Tea Pavilion.
The waiter's expression changed for a while, and he walked back in a daze.
What was the old man's riddle... He seemed to know the answer!
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The story ends here.
Ye Feifan stared blankly at Ye Pai who was drinking water, not knowing what to say.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, he also saw the confusion on Ye Pai's face... That was when he talked about "Li Chou", his expression changed slightly!
"Uncle, have you heard of Li Chou somewhere?"
"You are so smart... I have indeed heard that one of the graduates more than ten years ago has the same name as the shopkeeper, but he is not fat."
"So this is ah……"
