Chapter 1 Crossroads in Life

It's New Year's Eve, and the imperial capital is as usual, with bright lights and flashing neon lights, and the streets are covered with a thick layer of white snow.

Yingxinke Restaurant is still open at the end of the year.

A man in his thirties was in a trance while watching the Spring Festival Gala played on the TV.

Host Maimaiti shouted: "Next, we invite the crosstalk actors from Deyun Tower, Zhang Yunlei and Yang Jiulang, to give us a wonderful crosstalk performance."

After Maimaiti finished speaking, Yang Yi completely fell into the memory of the past.

In my memory, he was only seventeen years old, and he had just come to the imperial capital from a ravine in Chongqing to drift north.

There is no culture and nothing outstanding, so I just picked up the plate at this Yingxinke restaurant.

At that time, there was a lot of work every day, and the rest time was not very fixed. Yang Yi didn't know when such days would end.

He also understood that in a place like the Imperial Capital, it would be difficult for him to find other jobs besides serving dishes.

It was the last day of 2003, more than half a year after he had been in this restaurant.

He still remembered the way she looked when she left, nostalgic but determined.

When they first fell in love, both of them were full of longing and fantasizing about what the future would be like, how many children they would have, and what kind of grand wedding they would hold.

Yang Yi asked with a smile on his face: "Sir, do you get paid for talking about cross talk?"

It snowed heavily in the imperial capital, and for the first time Yang Yi saw the scenery of the North, the grand scene of thousands of miles of ice.

When checking out, the short and fat man asked: "How much is it, young man?"

In this way, Yang Yi rejected this man and missed the opportunity to change his life.

It is easy for people who live in Beipiao to find someone to live with, but after all, they cannot live together forever.

When he walked to the door, he suddenly turned to look at Yang Yi and asked very seriously: "Young man, you are a nice person and your articulation is quite smart. Would you like to follow me to talk about cross talk?"

One is thin and the other is fat.

One is tall and one is short.

After walking out of the Yingxinke restaurant, the bells of Western-style buildings could be heard not far away, telling everyone in the area that the new year has arrived.

I never saw her again, and there was no news about her.

The short and fat man shook his head and replied: "There is no salary, and this road will be very hard. Even I don't know if it is feasible to walk like this."

After Yang Yi went to the back kitchen and told the chef in charge, the chef immediately fried a dish like this and asked Yang Yi to serve it to the table.

And what the hell is this fried red pepper with sweet noodle sauce and eggs?

Her name is Zhang Mingyue, and Yang Yi has been with her for seven years.

The tall and thin man shook his head without any trace, but Yang Yi still caught him.

Yang Yi was wearing Bluetooth headphones, and what was playing on his phone was "The Shepherd of Coco Tuohai" sung by a man named Wang Qi on the Spring Festival Gala.

There was only deep envy in my eyes, thinking that if I had followed that man and now stood on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala and talked about cross talk, would it be me?

Yang Yi knew that time could never come back, and that man would not give him a second chance.

When Yang Yi came back to his senses, Zhang Yunlei and Yang Jiulang on the TV had already finished their performance. As for what they performed, Yang Yi had no memory at all.

There were very few guests on this day, so it was rare to have a moment of leisure.

The man smiled and the young man actually called him sir!

After laughing, the man took out three five-dollar bills, one two-dollar bill, and three fifty-cent bills from his pocket. He showed embarrassment on his face and looked at the man with slightly curly hair opposite him.

The fat and short man looked at the menu, then looked at the tall and thin man opposite before saying: "We want a pot of soju, two bowls of rice, a stir-fried red pepper with sweet noodle sauce and an egg."

After handing the rice to the two of them, Yang Yi stood at the door and looked at the heavy snow falling outside, wondering if it had started to snow at home too?

Yang Yi brought the dishes to the table, and brought a pot of shochu for the two of them, as well as two bowls of rice. He pressed the two bowls of rice with a rice spoon so that the bowl could hold more rice.

Yang Yi hurriedly walked over and said: "Sir, soju costs ten yuan, this plate of food costs eight yuan, and two bowls of rice cost one yuan, a total of nineteen yuan!"

Yang Yi was a little confused, one dish for two people?

Such an action naturally caught the eyes of the two of them.

When he saw a guest coming in, Yang Yi immediately greeted him, stood aside and handed out the menu to the two of them and asked: "What do you two want to eat?"

"It's the apricot blossoms there that can produce the sweetness you want."

Finally, her family found her a blind date in her hometown, who had a car and a house in the county, and she left the imperial capital.

Both of them are full of confusion about life. Is this the life they originally longed for?

Yang Yi also had a girlfriend in the imperial capital for so many years, but unfortunately they were not able to get together in the end.

Yang Yi immediately said with a smile: "Sir, no one comes to eat today, so just forget it for fifty cents!"

At this time, the voice of summoning guests sounded, and Yang Yi immediately turned around and started to greet the guests.

Yang Yi rode on his little electric donkey, and snowflakes began to fall in the sky again. At this time, Yang Yi felt extremely lonely, missing his family far away, and feeling at a loss what to do.

But seven years have passed, and the two of them are still crowded in a rental house in the imperial capital.

"They said you married in Yili."

"Is it because there is beautiful Lalati there?"

This is the Year of the Ox, and the bullish spirit is high.

crosstalk?

Yang Yi didn't know what cross talk was at this time. I believe that many people didn't know what cross talk was at this time.

After Yang Yi thought about it, he refused. Although a month's salary for serving dishes in a restaurant was only three or four hundred yuan, it was still tiring to work a lot. But there was a place to eat and accommodation didn't cost any money, so how could he go there?

It’s a dead-end road with no pay!

During the meal, the two of them talked a lot, and Yang Yi naturally heard it, but he didn't understand what they were saying at all, but he could feel that they seemed a little resentful.

The short and fat man looked at Yang Yi and said thank you very solemnly.

I have been alone for so many years. The only change is that I have a little eDonkey in Imperial Capital and rented a house with a bathroom and a kitchen.

When leaving, Yang Yi stubbornly walked her to the train station. The moment he watched her step on the train, Yang Yi did not say anything to persuade her to stay.

However, restaurants are in business, and as long as they are not here to cause trouble, they must do what the customers ask of them.

In the evening, the restaurant welcomed two unattractive men.

"My sweetheart, I'm waiting for you at Cocotohai."

That night, I didn't get off work until after eleven o'clock.

So, how many seven years are there in life?

When Yang Yi thought about these past events, his eyes were a little hazy.

Suddenly, a dazzling white light not far away shone into Yang Yi's eyes, and Yang Yi's consciousness began to gradually fade away.

The moment he was knocked away, a bitter and natural smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The last thought in his mind was telling himself that it was actually good to end like this. He must live his life well in the next life and not leave any regrets.

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Then he passed out and didn't know anything anymore.
Chapter completed!