Chapter 2 Chapter two

Bu Aiqian looked at the menu and said to me: I think I should order the Salisbury steak for 3 yuan and 25 cents. I said: why don't you try the filet steak for five yuan and five. Betha wants us to retrench. You can't help but fill your stomach.I said. Bai Sha may think differently. Physical strength still needs to be maintained.I said. What do you need physical strength for? Who knows, I said: maybe against incoming germs. Are you a germ, Tang Nuo? No, I said: I'm a bit more insidious, a filter virus that takes advantage of the situation.There are no antibiotics yet. The waiter came over, and I said to her: Two servings of fillet steaks, medium rare.A Manhattan, an unsweetened martini, cold shrimp, salad with Thousand Island dressing.

The waiter leaves. Bu Aiqian looked at me and shook her head. Don't worry, I said: Baisha will be happy, I will put it on the account, two burgers, each one yuan and twenty cents.Others are quoted in the taxi fare. Bai Sha wants to see the bill, and will ask why you have to take a taxi when you have a company car. I'll tell her that someone is going to copy the company car number to investigate.I just told her I saw someone sneaking around. Tang Nuo, can you really tell me what we are doing now? no.This is highly classified.Your job is just to be my girlfriend. How long should I know you?

long enough. How long has it been?she asked. Long enough to be my girlfriend. Spiritual, enthusiastic, or looking to the future? Every time before getting in the car, do you have a good idea of ​​where you want to go on the map?I asked. At least I need to know where to park.she says. The waiter brought the cocktails. Wine can resist the invasion of germs.I said: I drive without a stop signal. She raised her wine glass, lowered it a little and said: The future is boundless. We spent a long time eating.I explained it to Elsie, and Betha had insisted that when I went back to the apartment, Elsie would come back with me.

And after that?she asked. After that, I said: I asked the counter if there was any letter from me, and then I asked you to go upstairs by the elevator under the pretext of saying that it is best to take you home. quit. quit? Why perform in the hall? Indicates that I am a healthy and normal bachelor. Passionate seeds? Of course I can't say that myself.I told her. If I do it then.So what if I go up the elevator with you? There is no such scene in the play, and I don't know what will change. She looked down at what I meant. Besides, I told her: The director said I don't want to send you home.The play has already been planned by Baisha.She thought someone was watching me in the lobby.I want to act well, if you refuse to go upstairs, I will call a taxi to take you on your way.

Won't you come with me? No. That's not gentlemanly enough. Baisha doesn't care if I'm a gentleman or not, as long as I'm efficient. Are you under her control? In the beginning, I always played her way.I said. Bu Aiqian studied what I said all the way, so when we drove back to the apartment, no one said a word. I walked into the hall, walked to the counter, asked if there was any letter for me, and the two walked to the elevator and started acting.Elsie seemed to agree to go upstairs with me.With a mischievous blink of her eyes, she also saw at the other end of the hall, a long-legged blonde quietly observing the performance here.

Oh, go up.I said: Don't be coy.I just wanted to buy you a drink. The counter clerk deliberately pretended to be busy and pretended not to pay attention to us. I could see that his ear was sticking out a foot long. Ai Qian hesitated: I think I'd better go home, Tang Nuo I whispered to her: See that blonde? Elsie lowered her voice: I saw you earlier.That's why I want to go up with you. I sighed loudly and said: Since you must go back.I'll call you a car. You won't send me back? No, I'll call a car to take you back.It occurred to me that there was one urgent thing to do.

Elsie seemed to want to change her original intention again.I held her hand, led her to the door, put her into a taxi, gave the taxi the same amount of money, told the driver the address, kissed Elsie lightly, said good night, and walked back to the hall by myself. The blonde was waiting for me inside. Is it Mr. Lai? I looked at her and bowed. She won't go up for a drink with you? I looked at her provocative eyes, and at the smile with the corners of her mouth curled up just right. refused.I said. I will, she told me: I have something to discuss with you, it would be better to go upstairs than here.do you have scotch

I nod. soda water? I nodded again. She walked with me to the elevator. The counter clerk gave us a quick, curious glance and pretended to be busy. When I got out of the elevator and I put the key in the apartment door, she said: This guy has big ears. who? Downstairs at the counter. He is just curious. Of course he was curious. When I asked him about you, he looked at me from head to toe. I said: If you don't ask me, he still wants to see it. She laughed, and sat down on the couch herself. I went into the kitchenette, mixed a whiskey-and-soda, made myself a gin tonic, and went back into the living room.

Her legs are stretched out straight, toes forward, crossed at the ankles, revealing a lot of nylon stockings.She said: You must be very curious about me, right? Maybe you are curious about me.I said. This is how people get acquainted, the first time they are born, the second time they are acquainted. Do you have any special reason for wanting to be familiar with me? I want to make an offer and do business with you. what business? Do you have a vacant corner lot on Dior Street, Changchun Road? so what? I do have a good suggestion. I wonder if you have any ideas? I am a person with many ideas.

I mean the land. Must refer to this piece of land, I also have a lot of ideas. Ever thought about renting out? rent?I said: I want to build a building that makes money. That would cost a lot of money. Are you in real estate? It can be said like this.I'm a hat grabber, I put the right people together. Who do you want to put me with? Currently with myself. It goes well with it.I said. She said: The long-term lease of this piece of land costs 465 yuan per month.When the lease expires, the buildings built on the ground also belong to you. Four hundred and sixty-five yuan, I said: What a coincidence, someone offered me a price, that is, someone else offered me a price.

I know.She said: 450 yuan, we have an extra 15 yuan a month, 15 yuan a month is 180 yuan a year, and 180 yuan a year can buy a lot of things. like what?I asked. Like buying flowers, she said: For the lady who takes a taxi home, you can also pay the taxi fare if she refuses to go upstairs every time. What if she changed her mind? One hundred and eighty yuan is better than nothing. I should think about it.I said. How long do you want? Thought I had a decision. My friend has a lot to think about, so get to know as soon as possible. how fast? tomorrow. Isn't time too tight?I asked. Of course the time was tight, she said: That's why I came to you, someone came to you to set up a gas station on that land.My people happened to have their eyes on the corner land, and my people didn't care much about the rental price of the land. The main purpose was to prevent the gasoline that the opponent had from being sold, so that they would not have an extra gas station. So they kept you here waiting for me so late? They pay me to contact you.She said: I asked the counter to know that you had gone out, and I made an agreement with the staff, and asked him to point it out to me when you came in.You came in with a young woman, and of course I wouldn't bother, but if she listens to you, I'll have to come back tomorrow morning.But she didn't, so I'm telling the truth and I hope you don't take offense. She changed her posture, put her feet up in the opposite direction, and said with a smile: Don't get me wrong, Tang Nuo.I'm not a big girl, nor a casual person, I'm just a businessman. I don't know your last name yet.I said. Ling Peizhu, she said: She is her own boss, and she is not controlled by anyone to do business. You see, you have a piece of corner land. We will give you an offer price, only considering tomorrow's noon, and we will not raise the price again, nor will we deny the account in reverse. Others may give you 48 hours to consider, but we I only give you twelve hours, until noon tomorrow, understand? How do you know all about it? Because this is a highly competitive industry, of course we need to understand our peers and friends. I don’t know the cost calculation of this matter, and I don’t know what company has already bid for you, but I know the real background is two The competition of a big oil company, the company represented by my people, is not willing to have another gas station for the people who have come to you, and sell another gallon of gasoline. so you bid? Four hundred and sixty-five yuan. Can I have four hundred and seventy-five yuan? She shook her head, looked at my expression, and quickly added: "I don't think so, I can ask for you, and I will tell you again, but I believe it is impossible, four hundred and sixty-five yuan is Highest price. We need lawyers to draft and legalize for us. of course.She said: But you can write a consent form to finalize it, and then we will ask a lawyer to go through the formalities. I think a person has to pay such a high rent to sell gasoline.Not to mention the cost of making gas stations You can leave this trouble to us. She drank the wine in the glass, stood up, put her hands on her hips to smooth the wrinkles of her skirt, and smiled provocatively: Do you want to go out with you for a late-night snack, and come back to decide this time the deal. I said: I'm still thinking about my advice to you. any suggestion? Four hundred and seventy-five yuan. oh!this! this.I said. If you say that we offer 475 yuan and you absolutely accept the deal, I agree with you to try hard. I can't promise you like this, I have to wait for you to propose the price first. We don't like to give you a price and you go to the other side to drive up the price.This is not the way to do business, I have already given you a price now. Don't do it? I didn't say that about death. Honestly.I said: I don't want to accept it at the moment, can I tell you how about ten o'clock tomorrow morning? She shook her head with a smile and said: For the time being, I will contact you, Tang Nuo, what time do you wake up? seven thirty. What will you do from 7:30 to 8:00? Shave and eat breakfast. Call up? Maybe. I don't like this, she said: My people won't like this either, so I said my highest bid is four hundred and sixty-five yuan. Will you call me at ten o'clock? That's good, I tell you.I'll call you between noon and evening tomorrow, and then you'll tell me what's going on and I'll say goodbye. She walked leisurely and easily to the door, and I opened it for her, letting her into the aisle. Bye now.she says. goodbye.I said.