Life is a Game

. Neither Ji Xue nor Ji Yue slept that night.

After Ji Xue finished calling her mother, packed her luggage, and prepared money, she sat on the floor in her room alone and stared at her phone.

This mobile phone is a new mobile phone she bought before she came to work in Taifeng Building, or a mobile phone that her grandmother secretly bought for her.

Her grandmother is over 70, lives alone in the village, and uses a smart phone that her aunt eliminated, which is slower than her old mobile phone that took two minutes to open an app.

But her grandmother took the money she had saved for many years and asked someone to buy her a carefully selected new mobile phone. On the first day she bought a high-speed rail ticket and was going to take the bus out of the county, she rushed to their house, carrying A small bag, wobbly as she walked, she stuffed the bag into her hand involuntarily.

"Xiaoxue, I heard from your mother that you went to work in Beiping this time as a formal job, not as a part-time job for others like before. You can sign a contract this time, and you also have five insurances and one housing fund. It is a good job. This is a good job. Good thing, grandma has nothing to give you. During Chinese New Year, didn’t sister Pingping say that your mobile phone was too slow to use, so grandma bought you a new mobile phone. After going to Peiping, get along well with new colleagues and make more friends. If you have time, fall in love, buy yourself two new clothes, don’t wear pants every day, girls look better in skirts.”

Ji Xue remembered that during the Chinese New Year, her grandmother secretly called her aside and handed her 200 yuan, and whispered to her: "Xiaoxue, grandma knows that your family has had a hard time in the past two years, but the big Chinese New Year can't always let Xia Mrs. Xia wears those old clothes. Your sensible grandma knows it. Tell your mother when you have time, so that she can spend some time on Xia Xia. I don’t think Xia Xia has talked much in the past two years. Your sister Huihui, sister Pingping, they hold a mobile phone every day and don’t talk to others, Xia Xia doesn’t have a mobile phone and doesn’t talk to others, how can a teenage girl be like this every day alone in a daze in a corner, no one cares? Yes. I heard from your aunt that Xia Xia’s grades are not very good. It doesn’t matter if her grades are not good, but you have to be more cheerful. You are her elder sister. If you have time, you should play with her more. When you were young, sister Huihui and Ping Doesn't Sister Ping play with you every day?"

Ji Xue remembered that later, because she didn't know what clothes to buy for Ji Xia, she was afraid that she would not like the style she bought, so she directly gave Ji Xia 200 yuan to go to the town to buy it herself.

Wait, two hundred dollars.

Ji Xue remembered, she was the one who asked Ji Xia before she was leaving home for the Chinese New Year this year.

At that time, Ji Xia made up his mind to run away from home.

Thinking about it, Ji Xue slapped herself hard.

Suddenly, the phone rang.

"Hey, Xiaoxue, do you have any photos of Xia Xia? I just called to ask your uncle. Your uncle said that if you report the crime, you must provide two recent photos. I rummaged through all of them at home and gave them to my sister. I don't have any photos." Ji Xue's mother was crying.

Ji Xue only felt that the root of her tongue was sore, and she couldn't utter a word: "Mom, don't worry, I'll go back tomorrow. It's too late now, so I'll call Xia Xia's head teacher tomorrow morning to see if he has any There are no photos of Xia Xia."

"Xiaoxue, Xia Xia has been away from home for more than two months, tell me, what if I can't find it?"

"How old is she? She hasn't even graduated from junior high school. Who did she learn from and she still ran away from home? She..." Ji Xue's mother was crying on the other end of the phone.

"Mom, Xia Xia has already graduated." Ji Xue said.

Ji Xue's mother was stunned.

"Do you remember how many years we haven't celebrated Xiaxia's birthday? Do you know what Xiaxia likes to eat? Do you know who Xiaxia's friends are? We don't even have photos of Xiaxia, and I don't even I don't know which school she studied in." Ji Xue suddenly fell into agitation, she was angry that Ji Xia ran away from home like this, and blamed her parents for neglecting and not caring about Ji Xia these years, and even more resented herself for this time He still wants to pass the responsibility on to others.

"Mom, we caused all of this, and we can't blame her entirely." Ji Xue hung up the phone and slapped herself hard again.

Just sat on the floor in a daze until dawn.

Ji Xue's mother froze on the other end of the phone with her mobile phone, and suddenly burst into tears.

Early the next morning, Ji Xue and Ji Yue met in the living room with big dark circles under their eyes.

Unlike the accumulated snow who blamed herself for suffering all night, Ji Yue had a wonderful night.

Ji Yue first called Jiang Feng to tell him what happened, and then made sure that Comrade Wang Xiulian was not asleep, and then called Wang Xiulian.

Ji Xue's leave is a major event in Taifeng Building. You must know that the reservations for her Watan Huadiao Chicken are always full. There are often customers who fail to make reservations because they do not make reservations in time and spread their anger on the service lady who answers the phone.

Now that Ji Xue is on leave, all the Watan Huadiao Chickens that were originally scheduled within a week have to be cancelled.

Last night, Ji Yue first discussed with Comrade Wang Xiulian about the compensation after the cancellation, then called Fang Mei to confirm the reservation list, and then sent a text message all night.

There are always a few customers who saw the text message for the first time due to the time difference when they were abroad, and then called to curse.

And there are always a few guests who stay up late at night, receive a text message immediately and then call to swear.

There are still always a few guests, although they slept in the middle of the night, but the friend did not sleep and just received a text message, so they called him to ask about the situation, and then called to swear.

Ji Yue basically got scolded all night.

I was scolded until my mobile phone was almost out of battery, and I had to be scolded while charging.

After being scolded all night, Ji Yue, who had heard the scolding methods in various dialects, waved at Ji Xue weakly and said hello.

"Morning, what time is your car, Axue?" Ji Yue asked.

"It's at 8:45." Ji Xue calmed down all night and knew that it was useless to blame others or herself at such a time, but now she has calmed down a lot.

Ji Yue glanced at her phone, it was only 6:17, and soon all the guests would wake up and check their phones one after another, and then she would probably be bombarded with a series of calls and be scolded bloody.

Who should I hand over my phone to answer the phone this morning?

"There's no rush, just go downstairs at 6:30 and buy some steamed stuffed buns. You can buy a few more or go to a convenience store to buy two buckets of instant noodles and bring them to the train." Ji Yue urged, and the next second the phone call coming.

"Hi, hello, this..."

"What's the matter with your store? It's so troublesome when you make an appointment. The high-level VIP is just like the decoration. After finally making an appointment, it's ours at noon today. Then tell me that the chef has something to do at the last minute and can't do it, you guys Is this how the family treats guests? Do you take guests seriously? Do you know that I can sue you for your appearance?!" A shrill female voice came from the other end of the phone.

"I'm sorry for this guest. It's true that something happened to our chef's house temporarily. There is no other chef who can cook this dish..."

"What do you mean that something happened to your chef's house temporarily? Who is fine at home? As long as your chef has something to do, we are fine, right? If something happens, you don't have to work, and if something happens, you can treat the guests like monkeys ? You don’t understand that customers are gods. If you don’t have customers like us, you will go bankrupt and drink northwest wind. Give your leaders the phone, and I want to talk to your leaders!”

Ji Yue:? ? ?

"Guest, this is indeed a mistake in our work, so we will give you some compensation, such as a 20% discount on Caijin or give you two copies of Eight Treasure Chestnut Pigeon..."

"Don't fool us with discounts or gifts. The price is set by you. A broken chicken can be sold for more than 2,000 yuan. Now you are fooling us with eight treasures and pigeons. Treat us like monkeys. Are you kidding me? Let me tell you, my husband made an appointment for your dick to treat customers to dinner. Now if my husband’s list is yellow, I can’t stop talking to you. I can’t tell you about a ghost waiter like you. What can I say? You probably have no way to understand it, give your leader the phone, and I will talk to your leader!"

Ji Yue:? ? ?

"So you chose not to use the Eight Treasures Chestnut Pigeon as a compensation, but changed it to a 20% discount for Cai Jin?" Ji Yue said.

"What the hell did you tell you to be that stupid pigeon? Who are you fooling with only a 20% discount? Let me tell you, at least give me a 40% discount, otherwise I will turn my face and tell you whether you believe it or not!"

"Okay, I've received your opinion. It's not working time yet. I'll report it to our leaders after work. So, do you want or cancel the box you reserved at noon today?" Ji Yue continued.

"Do you not understand human language, or can't you speak human language? Didn't I say that my husband is going to invite customers to this lunch at noon today? Let me tell you that Cai Jin must give me at least 40% off, otherwise I will ..."

"Excuse me, which box did you book? Please tell me, your surname and mobile phone number."

"Box 207, surnamed Yang, 7061, let me tell you, what is your attitude? I will report you, do you know that I will get you fired, you count..."

"Okay, I have received your request. I have other guests here. If there is nothing wrong, I will hang up first. I wish you a happy life." Ji Yue hung up the phone resolutely, and left the phone on the sofa , picked up a small notebook from the coffee table and wrote a 20% discount behind Yang’s 2007 box, and then drew a big cross on it.

"Ah Yue, I'm really sorry, it's all me..." The voice of the grumpy lady on the other end of the phone was a bit loud, so Ji Xue also listened to the general idea.

"It's okay, this is not bad, at least there are no curse words." Ji Yue said, "Everyone can understand what's going on at home. This kind of guests are only a few, so don't take it to heart. The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. Our country has a population of 1.4 billion. Well, no one can touch it."

"You should check if you have forgotten anything, and then hurry downstairs to buy buns. Today is a working day, and you have a big suitcase with you. If you don't make it to the subway during the morning rush hour, you will be finished. Go down quickly." Well, hey, I have another call, you go down first."

"Hello, this is..."

"Yes, yes, I'm really sorry. The main thing is that something happened to our chef's house. It would be great if you could understand."

"What? Send two more servings of Babao Chestnut Pigeon? Your request really makes it difficult for us. You also know that Babao Chestnut Pigeon is a complicated dish to make, and there is only one in our store. A chef would make this dish."

"You can rest assured that the taste is quite authentic. The eight-treasure chestnut pigeon in our restaurant was taught by Mr. Sun Guanyun. Yes, you can rest assured that there will be no problem. Sun Jikai, do you know?" ? It's Mr. Sun Guanyun's eldest grandson, he worked in our store before, so the taste of our store..."

"Okay, okay, VIP room 6, Mr. Cheng, okay, I will report your opinion to our boss, I wish you a happy life." Ji Yue hung up the phone and found that Ji Xue was still in the entrance.

"What's Axue doing here in a daze? Come down quickly, you won't even have time to cry if you miss the train later." Ji Yue urged.

"Help me thank Jiang Feng, Aunt Wang, Sister Fang and the others," Ji Xue said.

"Don't worry, I will. If there is anything at your house, you can call us at any time if you can't be sure. If you are short of money... I will borrow it from Jiang Feng and Lao Zhang for them." Ji Yue smiled.

"Thank you." Ji Xue opened the door and left with the suitcase.

Ji Yue was just about to go to the bathroom to wash her face, and put on a mask by the way, when the phone rang again.

"Hello, Mr. Cheng, do you have any questions?"

"What happened to our chef's house? This kind of thing is more personal, so we generally don't..."

"Your family is from Guangdong Province, right? Your son works in the public security system, and your daughter works in the hospital, right? That's really great, if you are willing to help..."

"It's not impossible to discuss the 6 copies of Babao Chestnut Pigeon. I can report to our boss now. Okay, okay, add this mobile phone number on WeChat? Okay, I know, we can use WeChat for specific things. Say more?"

"Okay, okay, thank you, I wish you a happy life."