Volume 5: Qingming Chapter 8 Lotus Seed Juice
Jiang You woke up to the aroma of rice porridge.
He groped around a few times in a daze and opened his eyes. The room was dim, and the door was ajar. The fragrance drifted in with the wind.
He stood up from the bed.
He walked to the window and slid open the curtains, letting the morning light envelope him. He looked out the window and saw a woman in a light blue windbreaker walking out of an apartment building. She was carrying a crossbody bag and a handbag with a lunch box in her hand. She was walking towards the gate of the community, walking very quickly, probably going to work.
An old dog with white fur and black spots was lying on the lawn in the community to bask in the sun. It drooped its eyelids and watched the pedestrians coming and going in front of it.
Jiang You turned around and walked out of the room.
Chen Nan just came out of the kitchen, "Are you awake?"
She was wearing a loose pink and white plaid two-piece pajamas and slippers. Her hair was uncombed and casually tied with a rubber band. Her face was bare and there was a hint of sleepiness between her eyes and eyebrows.
"How long have you been up?" Jiang You asked.
"I just woke up. I don't have to send Yunyun to school today, so I slept a little longer."
"I'm hungry."
"Okay, go sit for a while and I'll serve the porridge."
"Porridge should be eaten with fermented bean curd."
"I'll get it for you."
"And fried eggs."
"OK."
“More…”
"What do you want?" Chen Nan's eyes were somewhat dangerous.
Jiang You was very tactful. He said, "Nothing. That's all."
A few minutes later, a bowl of white porridge, a plate of fried eggs and a plate of fermented bean curd were placed in front of Jiang You.
Chen Nan sat down opposite him. "After eating, go back quickly. Xiaomo is home alone. You can't do this again in the future. He..."
"I know , I know. I ate it right away."
"How could I forget that you too, you..."
"Did you have a good time last night?" Jiang You asked.
Chen Nan slammed her chopsticks on the table and said, "Are you going to eat or not? If not, leave now."
"I eat, I eat..."
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More than ten minutes later, Jiang You was driven out by Chen Nan.
As he walked across the lawn, the old dog suddenly stood up and barked at him a few times.
Jiang You squatted down and looked at the old dog.
After a while, the old dog turned half a circle on the spot, changed direction, and continued to lie down to bask in the sun.
"Even a dog wants to bully me." Jiang You shook his head and stood up, walked out of the community, crossed two streets, and walked to Wenhua Street.
Except for convenience stores and shops selling breakfast, most stores were closed.
Jiang You picked up a box of the most expensive milk in the convenience store. While picking up the milk, he saw a new lotus seed juice drink on the shelves. It looked very healthy and there was a promotion where the second bottle was half price, so he decisively bought two bottles.
When checking out, I took a box of mints from the small shelf next to the cash register, bought a pack of cigarettes, and asked for a bag to put everything in.
When he walked to the insect house with the bag in hand, he found that the door to the yard was open.
He walked in.
The shop door was also open.
Lin Yu sat at the long table, looking down at his phone.
There was a yellow cardboard box on the table.
After hearing the footsteps, Lin Yu raised his head and stood up after seeing Jiang You, "Officer Jiang, you..."
"Don't call me that. I'm just a part-time employee at the Public Security Bureau." Jiang You walked into the store. He saw the words on the carton. Inside the carton were 30 bags of mixed nuts. "You're too polite. You always bring something when you come."
Lin Yu smiled and said nothing.
Jiang You put the bag on the table, took out the milk from it, and walked into the kitchen.
Lin Yu heard Jiang You's voice coming from inside.
"Have you had breakfast?"
"I ate it."
Then he heard the microwave.
"You don't stay in the gym, so you don't get your salary deducted?"
"No, I made a big order a while ago, and I have achieved my sales target for this month. I will make an appointment ."
A few minutes later, Jiang You came out empty-handed.
Jiang You pulled out a chair and sat down. He said to Lin Yu, "Sit down. Standing with your physique makes me feel oppressive ."
Hearing this, Lin Yu sat back in his chair.
"Was the door open when you came?" Jiang You asked him.
"No, it was closed. I thought you hadn't opened the door yet, so I wanted to take a look first, but the door opened by itself."
"Yeah," Jiang You took out the lotus seed juice from the bag and placed a bottle in front of Lin Yu, "It seems to be new."
He unscrewed the cap and took a sip.
Sweet and refreshing.
"What do you think?"
"What?" Lin Yu didn't know what Jiang You was asking.
"This lotus seed juice, you are an expert in making beverages."
Lin Yu took a sip and said, "The taste is OK, but nothing memorable. It may become popular for a while with the help of internet celebrities."
"I think so too. It's too expensive. Oxygen tea was really popular a few years ago."
"My team is daring enough to fight. Even if we can get into large supermarkets and convenience stores, the locations are not good. So our initial strategy is to focus on small shops and supermarkets. They all want to hold back goods and money. After all, they have no idea whether this product will sell well or not."
"That's right."
"We had used all our company's money for production and were still in debt. If one company put pressure on us, we would not be able to make ends meet. When we went to their stores to distribute goods, we would take , and gradually built up a sense of trust. At that time, there were indeed no competitors for this type of beverage. The operation found the right positioning, and it became a hit after a push."
"It's not easy," Jiang You put the empty bottle aside and asked, "Do you have something to ask me? Are you dreaming again?"
Lin Yu shook his head, "Brother Jiang..."
"Wait wait wait, I'm younger than you."
"ah?"
"I'm only 28, you should call me Xiao Jiang," Jiang You smiled to ease Lin Yu's nervousness, and he said, "Okay, let's talk about the matter."
"I forgot something the day before yesterday," Lin Yu looked at Jiang Youxi's expression, "and I suddenly remembered it after I fell asleep last night."
"Is it?"
"Duan Rui chose my body as the vessel for that monster. The day before yesterday at the Public Security Bureau, Consultant Zhuang said he would take me to a secret place. Is there anything special about my body?"
"Maybe."
"You also want me to believe, believe that..." Lin Yu paused for a moment, "If you want to believe in that or something, it's not that I can't believe it, I just might need to overcome some psychological barriers or something, after all, I have been an atheist for most of my life."
"I understand." Jiang You said.
"If I hadn't met you in Thailand, I would have been taken away by that monster by now. I know this very well," Lin Yu looked at Jiang You sincerely, "I don't want to go to any secret place. I used to be in the army, and I know that if I go to those places, many things will be inconvenient and unfree. I want to accumulate for a few years and find a chance to do something else. I'm just worried that Xin that thing, will it be, that is..."
"Controlled?"
"right."
"You have to believe it," Jiang You stood up and walked to the door of the store, looking at the flowers and plants swaying in the morning light. "There's no rush. Take a closer look, listen more, and then make a decision."
Jiang You turned around and said, "I have made a plan to lose weight. Can you help me take a look at it?"
"Okay."
Jiang You told Lin Yu about his Saitama weight loss method, and then he asked: "I can lose weight this way, right?"
"If you really follow it strictly, you can lose weight." Lin Yu said cautiously.
"That's good."
"Are you going to exercise today?"
"No, I want to run in the park. Running on the treadmill is too boring," Jiang You complained. "I'll go to the park and run along the lake. The weather is so nice now, and the scenery is great. It's more enjoyable to run."
“What time do you plan to run every day?”
"Let's go early. Ten kilometers, jogging, will take about an hour and a half," Jiang You calculated the time. "Then I'll have breakfast at nine, take a break, go to the park at half past ten, start running at eleven, run until one, and then have lunch. That's just right."
"Okay, then I'll run with you every day."
“No need…”
“Let’s start today.”
"My ankle is still a little swollen..."
"Don't leave the front line if you are slightly injured. Run one or two kilometers first. When you come back, I will help you do anaerobic exercises."
"Didn't you just place a big order..."
