Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The Man by the Python's Mouth

Tan Shaocheng's brief depression made Feng Lan decide to stop talking about "Wu Jiang".She no longer waited to see Tan Shaocheng, no matter how unhappy she was, she was not interested in making fun of other people's suffering. "Just now you said that you deliberately 'understand' the origin of the bride. Tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to be warm-hearted." Feng Lan's tone was not without sarcasm. Zhou Taoran often came to the store when he was in a strong relationship with her, and it was not surprising that Tan Shaocheng recognized him.Zhou Taoran is a "freelance photographer on the road to success", which translates to "a photographer who has not yet succeeded and has no fixed income".As long as it is related to the camera, he can take over. Feng Lan met him when he was invited to the store to take pictures of the recipes.In the past few years, Zhou Taoran has cooperated with several small magazines one after another. Feng Lan heard that Tan Shaocheng had also hooked him up.Although Feng Lan had always been suspicious of Tan Shaocheng's "kindness", due to Zhou Taoran's male dignity, she didn't ask too much.Feng Lan himself didn't know who Feng Ying was. With Tan Shaocheng's casual acquaintance with Zhou Taoran, he knew the details better than the real master. If it wasn't for Tan Shaocheng's deliberate inquiry, Feng Lan could only admit that he was too dull.

"I've put in a lot of thought." Tan Shaocheng smiled with his mouth covered, "I'm just curious, what can I do? It's rare to encounter a good show, so of course you have to see it clearly." That's why Feng Lan couldn't make friends with Tan Shaocheng.Whenever she feels a little soft-hearted towards Tan Shaocheng, the other party will quickly make people feel uncomfortable in a unique way, and enjoy it. Feng Lan felt that she was both hateful and pitiful, "I guess you must be very short of love." "So what?" Tan Shaocheng was not angry, "You don't lack love. You are used to being the protagonist and being loved. In the end, the man chose someone else and dumped you. Other people's plays are as good as glue, but not yours. position, so you can't stand it, even if you didn't intend to have him again. You know, some people have never been the protagonist, stand far away, don't open their eyes, and can't even see the excitement. So forgive a widow voyeurism."

"Don't pretend to be so sad and pitiful. What does a widow have to do with me? Don't you analyze me thoroughly? In terms of emotions, I usually hate people and laugh at others." After Feng Lan drank a glass of ice water, his whole body seemed to be numb from the ice, including negative emotions.She thought about it and sighed.Tan Shaocheng said she was proud, bullshit proud.At any rate, Tan Shaocheng was married. Although it is unfortunate that her husband died, the inheritance is not small.As for myself, at the age of 30, I haven't been able to marry myself.It's fine if she really makes up her mind to devote herself to her career and doesn't take her family seriously. The problem is that she knows that deep down in her heart, she longs for a warm man and a home.She wants to go home and sit at the same table with the person she loves every day; she wants to hold hands with him on the street, and meet familiar people who sweetly introduce "this is my husband".

Marriage is a matter of austerity.She blushed when she couldn't ask for it. After the mood of the whole person calmed down, Feng Lan began to notice that Tan Shaocheng was not sitting in the seat she was used to, and before she had time to ask, Tan Shaocheng's wandering eyes had already given her the answer. Feng Lan followed Tan Shaocheng's line of sight, only seeing the back of the man by the window.And Tan Shaocheng's position is more suitable for looking at that person's profile.Feng Lan warned half-seriously: "Don't moles my customers." Tan Shaocheng laughed loudly, "You don't like good things?"

The laughter attracted Liu Kangkang's attention, he trotted over with a mop in his hand, first bent over to the man by the window and whispered a few words, then the man stood up, turned to face Feng Lan and Tan Shaocheng. Feng Lan met his face, avoided his eyes unconsciously, gritted his teeth and whispered to Tan Shaocheng, "I have professional ethics." "That's right, I don't have one." Tan Shaocheng raised his voice and waved to Liu Kangkang with a smile, "Kangkang, is that your friend? I've been sitting there for a long time, why don't I introduce you to Sister Tan?"

Kangkang walked up to them without losing the opportunity, rubbed his hands and said to Feng Lan, "That's right, Madam Boss, I have something to tell you. I didn't have the nerve to say it when I saw you were busy just now." He half turned and pointed Pointing to the man standing a few steps away, "He's a friend of mine who was looking for a job, so I thought, just wanted to..." "Oh..." Feng Lan didn't know why he had to delay this sudden realization for so long. "Hey, you're not a customer here for dinner! Feng Lan, your professional ethics don't count." Tan Shaocheng's reaction was no less than Feng Lan's. She half-closed her eyes and smiled, "So you're looking for a job. By the way, Is there any professional ethics to be observed between the boss lady and the subordinates?"

Feng Lanhu said to Tan Shaocheng, "We have a blacklist in our store, and it's the same for regular customers." She continued to look at Liu Kangkang with the same expression, "Have you also been in charge of the personnel recruitment in the store recently?" "No, Sister Lan. My friend really needs a job!" Liu Kangkang was not intimidated by her appearance, and begged with a straight face, "Do me a favor, Sister Lan, I know you are the best, okay?" Okay, okay..." "Shake my arm again, believe it or not, I'll pack you up and send you back to your uncle right away?" Feng Lan was a little dizzy from being shaken by Liu Kangkang.Little boy Liu Kangkang, after coming to the store, he talked a lot, ate a lot of food, but didn't do much work.If it wasn't for Liu Kangkang's uncle Zeng Fei, Feng Lan would never have taken in such a summer job.

"Liu Kangkang, I'd be very grateful if you did half as many troubles as you did. Where did you get a friend from?" Feng Lan asked puzzled.She didn't mean that she knew much about Kangkang's circle of friends, but Kangkang was just a half-year-old kid who had just graduated from high school, and he was not a local. The boy standing not far away was obviously a few years older than him.Besides, if Liu Kangkang really has a friend who looks like this, she has no reason to meet him for the first time. Under Feng Lan's tortured eyes, Kang Kang had no choice but to confess: "We just met each other not long ago."

"Where did you meet?" "At...at school, not...at a friend's party..." Kangkang scratched his ears, hesitating.He clearly saw the four naked words on Feng Lan's face - "Let's lie to ghosts". "It's actually in an Internet cafe." Someone helped Kangkang.Hearing the sound, Kangkang turned his head, only to realize that the "friend" he had brought was standing beside him at some point, "I met you last night." Feng Lan glanced at that person again, his tone was steady, and what surprised Feng Lan even more was that his gaze towards her was not sharp, but it did not have the respect and humility that a job seeker should have at all, as if he knew As if she was looking at him, she returned the same direct gaze, without any avoidance.

"Liu Kangkang, you dare to bring anyone to me! Last night, I went to the Internet cafe to play all night. No wonder I was listless during the day. When your uncle brought you here, how did you promise us?" "I didn't stay up all night, I just played for a while. Sister Lan, you can't look at people with prejudice. I told my friend that our lady boss is the most reasonable woman within a few hundred meters, and she has the best heart. Kangkang thought for a while, then added glibly, "People are more beautiful." "Fuck you." Feng Lan was unmoved.She leaned back in her chair, and slowly said to the "righteous master" beside Kangkang, "You want to find a job? But there seems to be no shortage of people in our store."

Feng Lan admitted that he was a little curious about this presumptuous job seeker.His not-so-glamorous attire, and his willingness to follow Kangkang to the store and wait all morning, proved that there was indeed an urgent need to find a job.She even secretly looked forward to seeing if he would lower his profile and make some efforts to get this job. "I can do anything, plumber, handyman, waiter. Please think again." Is he begging her?The back is still straight. "My friend is very smart and can learn everything quickly." Kangkang interjected impatiently. Feng Lan reminded: "You just met him last night! Where did he come from? What did he do before? Do you know this?" Kang Kang said: "He is super good at playing games, and he controls them very well. I was 'guarded' by someone, and he 'saved' me a few times. Sister Lan, you know the games I play... Uh, you are a woman Yeah, it's no surprise that you don't know, it's a game that 'straight men' will love." Feng Lan didn't even bother to answer his idiotic words.Zeng Fei convinced his sister that it was wise to throw Liu Kangkang into the society for a while. "Feng Lan, if your store is really not short of people, my company will lack a plumber." Tan Shaocheng, who watched coldly for a while, joined in. She paused, lowered her head to look through her bag, and asked, " Little handsome boy, I still don’t know how to call you.” "Me? I'm Liu Kangkang, don't you recognize me..." "Did they ask you? You don't look in the mirror when you get up in the morning?" Feng Lan couldn't bear it. With such employees, they would lower the taste of the entire restaurant in front of outsiders. Kangkang touched his face resentfully, "I'm not bad looking either!" Feng Lan didn't have time to talk to him, and stretched out a finger to hold down the business card that Tan Shaocheng was about to push towards that person. "What's the rush? There's always a first-come, first-served basis. My interview isn't over yet." Then she showed the most gentle face this morning and said to the man, "Mind if I take a look at your ID card?" He smiled, and took out his ID card from his trouser pocket, along with a few small bills, according to Feng Lan's visual estimation, it would not exceed one hundred yuan.If that was all his belongings, he would have to find a job quickly. "Ding Xiaoye." Feng Lan read out his name slowly, "Twenty-seven years old." She looked at his face again as if to prove it, he was slightly older than she estimated, but still younger than her. Ding Xiaoye's domicile made Feng Lan instantly think of "in that distant place".This discovery surprised her. "Someone from the province doesn't look like one!" Feng Lan commented. "I am a Han nationality, and it says on my ID card." The young man named "Ding Xiaoye" reminded in a declarative tone. Feng Lan's ears have a fever, and idiots can also contagious, now people will really think her restaurant is a place where low IQs gather. "Han people? It still doesn't look like it." She bit the bullet and dismissed it.Ding Xiaoye's facial features are profound, which is not what she is used to. He patiently replied: "My grandmother is from the Kazakh ethnic group." "Why do you travel all the way to find a job?" "There are no relatives at home, so I want to come out and venture." "Did you just buy a ticket and go wherever you like, and you came to our side without paying attention?" Feng Lan was once again ashamed of his substandard questioning.For some reason, when she saw Ding Xiaoye, she was prone to make some absurd guesses. Sure enough, he looked down at his toes and smiled. "I lived here when I was a child. My father is from City G. I went to a certain province after my parents separated." Ding Xiaoye explained again, he seemed a little amused, and restrained himself. "You said that you have ethnic minority blood, and you are from a certain province. In terms of food..." Feng Lan asked the last question. He quickly dispelled her doubts, "I'm fine with what you can eat." After he finished speaking, he smiled again, showing his good teeth.This was originally a bonus item, Feng Lan likes men with beautiful teeth.But when Ding Xiaoye said the word "eat", paired with white teeth, she suddenly thought of some kind of beast, dangerous and... tempting. In fact, Feng Lan didn't know what the real Kazakhs looked like, but seeing Ding Xiaoye's face was really fascinating, even though his blood was only a quarter of that of a foreign race.She began to feel good about it, and probably the female customers who came to eat in the store would feel the same way in the future. "Since there is no shortage of people in your store, why bother to cross-examine others naked?" Tan Shaocheng asked quietly, resting his chin. Feng Lan pretended not to hear her harsh words, and handed his ID card back to Ding Xiaoye. "It's what you said. You can do plumbers, handymen, and waiters. Then you can do these three things. During the three-month probationary period, the salary is the same as that of Kangkang. You don't care about food or housing. If you want, you can send your ID card in the afternoon. Give the copy to the store manager, get a health certificate, and go to work tomorrow morning. If you don’t want to, go wherever you like.” This time Ding Xiaoye's smile was relaxed and stretched. He said, "Deal, madam." Kang Kang happily took Ding Xiaoye to introduce him to his colleagues.Tan Shaocheng played with the business card he didn't send out, and complained half-truthfully: "You have to compete with me." "You think too much." Feng Lan didn't intend to accompany her, she pulled the corner of her skirt and stood up. "Then why keep him?" Feng Lan raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't want him to fall into the python's mouth." "It's so merciful!" Tan Shaocheng pretended to applaud, "Feng Lan, Feng Lan, who is the boa constrictor, and who will eat it is not sure. If he wants to change his face, can you keep him? Everyone has a lustful heart, why not?" Do you dare to admit it? Are you itchy? Anyway, you are single now." "How long has it been since you saw a man... That's it, I like fairer skin." "Sister Lan, I'll take Ono to copy the ID card." Liu Kangkang ran over to report. Tan Shaocheng took the opportunity to smile charmingly at Ding Xiaoye behind Kangkang. "Be careful! You are the type your lady boss likes!" Liu Kangkang flinched when he heard the words.Feng Lan gave Tan Shaocheng a cold look, then turned around and put his hands on Kang Kang's shoulders, took him aside, and said kindly: "Kangkang, your uncle is my friend, so I will follow you as an elder." Say a few words from your heart. First of all, people must know themselves correctly. Secondly, if you go to the Internet cafe to play the game of 'straight man' all night, your uncle will bend your fingers... Finally, and most importantly—" Straight men generally don't call themselves 'straight'."