Chapter 618 614. A little comfort in a messy life

Imperial capital, early spring, night.

Half past ten.

Xu Qingliang dragged his tired body and numb brain out of the subway station.

He moved step by step back to the rental house one kilometer away.

Living in the imperial capital is not easy.

Think of Xu Qingliang, who has been outstanding in both character and academics since childhood.

I worked hard for three years in high school and tried my best to get into a famous university in the capital.

In my hometown town, everyone boasts about their bright future.

To this day, his photo is still posted on the middle school bulletin board.

Four years of college passed by in a flash.

After graduation and job hunting, Xu Qingliang once again tried his best and overcame all obstacles to join a large Internet company.

Stayed in the imperial capital.

Thinking back to the past, he was so full of energy and imagined a bright future.

He even dreamed of buying a small house, meeting the lovely girl, getting married, having children, and settling down in the capital.

Ugh.

There is a saying that goes, you may be a piece of gold, but the imperial capital is full of gold; gold will always shine, but the imperial capital is magnificent.

In just three years, all the intelligence and hard work that Xu Qingliang was proud of disappeared.

When I stand in the crowd and examine myself, I only see ordinariness.

In just three short years, Xu Qingliang had no life or social life, and he never met the lovely girl. Every day was exactly the same: he opened his eyes, went to work, worked overtime, closed his eyes, went out at dawn, and returned home at dusk, day after day.

In just three years, Xu Qingliang's dreams were gone.

Or rather, his fantasy became the present moment. At this moment, he would not receive a call from the company, so that he could go home and sleep peacefully.

In just three years, Xu Qingliang was left with only the smell of classmate...
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Today is another overtime night.

Xu Qingliang walked through the desolate area in a daze.

A large residential area has been built near the subway entrance, but it has not yet been occupied. The densely packed high-rise buildings block out the night sky.

I think in two years, this place will be very lively.

There are so many houses, but none of them is his home.

Including the small house he rented, which was just a place to sleep.

The house that Xu Qingliang rented was in an old neighborhood, which was originally quite quiet.

Later, with the opening of the subway, more and more people came to rent houses, and the quiet community became noisy.

But there are also benefits. The commercial street outside the community is becoming more and more lively.

When you take a break occasionally, there are many more options for ordering takeout.

I even opened a cute kitten fried food store...

Xu Qingliang was not picky about food originally, because his life was full of expectations and he did not need the pleasure brought by delicious food.

However, as the work atmosphere becomes more and more intense, I look forward to it less and less.

Xu Qingliang began to look for some simple, easily obtained happiness.

It’s half for enjoyment and half for comforting yourself, making yourself feel like you’re still alive.

It was during this period.

The Pretty Kitty Fried Food Shop is now open.

Xu Qingliang would occasionally pass by, take a bite and put it in his mouth.

A trace of joy welled up in my heart.

He found it.

After taking a bite of Qiao Xiaomao's fried mushrooms, they became a rare thought for Xu Qingliang in this messy world.

Eating a serving of crispy fried mushrooms makes Xu Qingliang realize that life is life, whether good or bad, and there is still a long way to go in life, so just take it slow.

However, Xu Qingliang rarely had the opportunity to eat the Cute Little Cat Fried Mushrooms.

It’s not because it’s expensive. Twenty-five yuan for a serving of fried mushrooms is acceptable to him because of his income in a big factory.

Mainly because of time. When Xu Qingliang went out, Qiao Xiaomao hadn't opened the door yet.

When he came back from overtime, Pretty Kitty was closed again.

Only occasionally on weekends can you enjoy it.

And today.

When Xu Qingliang moved to the commercial street outside the community.

I habitually glanced in the direction of the Qiao Xiaomao Fried Food Shop.

I thought it would be pitch black as usual.

But today, the orange light of the cute kitten is still on.

There was a man holding a ladder and changing something at the door.

Xu Qingliang's heart tightened. Could it be that Qiao Xiaomao quit and wanted to change to something else?

He subconsciously quickened his pace, walked closer, raised his head and asked, "What are you doing..."

Xu Qingliang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because after he opened his mouth, the person on the ladder lowered his head and revealed his face. It was one of the employees of Pretty Kitty.

He also recognized Xu Qingliang.

"Brother Xu is off work." The clerk gave a big smile, "Our company has been upgraded to a group. The headquarters sent the materials over this afternoon. We replaced them while we were off work. Starting tomorrow, we will hold activities to celebrate for a month."

It can be heard that he is really happy about the company's upgrade.

The big smile is so contagious.

Xu Qingliang was also influenced and smiled, "That's great, did you get a salary increase?"

"Hey, yes." The young clerk finished his work and jumped down from the ladder.

He was very happy to show off to Xu Qingliang, "Everyone's salary will increase by 1888 yuan, and there will be a bonus of yuan next month."

Salary increase and red envelopes always make you happy.

As he spoke, the clerk turned on the light box outside the store, illuminating the promotional advertisement he had just changed.

Xu Qingliang narrowed his eyes and looked over.

I found there are quite a lot of activities.

At this time, Xu Qingliang's mind was still stiff, and he could not think straight. He subconsciously whispered, "To celebrate the upgrade of the Qiaomao Group, all products in the store will be 22% off from now on..."

The young clerk listened to him reading.

He immediately introduced: "There are discounts and free gifts with stamps. Buy one and stamp one. If you buy ten stamps, you will get a free fried mushroom and a small gift. We have launched four new mushroom sets that are cheaper than buying them individually. We have also launched limited edition items. By the way, Brother Xu, let me make you one."

The clerk finally said.

When Xu Qingliang heard this, he naturally recalled the aroma of fried mushrooms and his mouth unconsciously began to drool.

But it was so late, he was still a little embarrassed, "Is this appropriate? You guys should clean the frying pan."

"What's wrong with that? It's a new product that just arrived today. I was going to try it too. It just so happens that you're here. Let's try it together."

With that said, Xu Qingliang felt relieved.

"Since you're already cooking, make me another serving of fried mushrooms. Never mind, I'll just order your new set meal. How much is it?"

Then he took out his cell phone.

Having finally made it, Xu Qingliang decided to indulge himself today.

"Okay, the set meal is equivalent to three servings. The original price is 68, and there is an 88% discount during the promotion, so it will be 59. We won't charge you for the new product, you are here to try it for us." The clerk operated the ordering machine and placed the order.

What a nice way of speaking.

Xu Qingliang thanked him and happily scanned the code to pay 59 yuan.

The clerk returned to the store and quickly and skillfully poured oil into the fryer and turned on the fire to heat it up.

Then he took out a large package from the refrigerator, which contained four kinds of pre-fried mushrooms, the classic oyster mushrooms and later added some enoki mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms, and shiitake mushrooms.

Open it and fry it in oil for dozens of seconds, then take it out.

The aroma of fried mushrooms is coming out.

The sound of sizzling rose up from his nose, making Xu Qingliang's index finger twitch and he kept swallowing his saliva...

(End of this chapter)