I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 171: Classmate, this is not the place you should be.

Walking back into the alley where he had just been, Su Chengyi's doubts that he had just suppressed resurfaced in his mind.

The raincoat weirdo is about the same height as me, about 1.8 meters, and very thin.

If you can see the face, he is probably the very thin and unhealthy type.

He is very familiar with the terrain of the Olive Zone and can move freely without the need for light, indicating that he is likely to be an indigenous person living nearby.

Chen Jinzhi said that she had not moved where she was, but they ran back again.

He didn't have time to think when he was being led away. Looking back now, he just led himself in a circle around here. Maybe he was only familiar with this area.

The moment he tore off his raincoat, he could see that he was wearing a white shirt and a red vest.

The wound on Chen Jinzhi's ankle was so deep that it must have been kicked out with pointed leather shoes.

This kind of outfit looks like a hotel waiter.

After integrating the obtained information, Su Chengyi had a vague portrait of the character in his mind.

Once you know his approximate body shape and job, it won't be difficult to find him.

The first thing Su Chengyi did after returning home was to take a shower.

He has always felt that his athletic ability is average. Although it is not as good as Xu Yang's type with well-developed limbs, he is still passable.

It was the same when I was a social animal. On weekends, I would find time to go running and practice boxing.

After today's run, he really felt a little tired, he was sweating all over, and he felt very uncomfortable all over.

For some reason, the voice of the stuffed bear he met in the mall suddenly rang in his mind:
"Handsome guy, let's learn about swimming and fitness!"

From this point of view, maybe you should apply for a fitness card after the college entrance examination.

I actually let the weirdo in the raincoat run away tonight.

Although to a large extent, the blame lies with his own night blindness and the intricate topography of the Olive Zone.

He held a flashlight in his hand, but the light source swayed here and there as he ran, flickering on and off, further affecting his vision.

The debris placed in the alley and the sudden forks in the road were very time-consuming.

Although Chen Jinzhi's sudden plot finally caught him.

But when she was holding him down, Su Chengyi was really afraid that she would accidentally strangle him to death. His breathing sounded like he was about to expire, so he subconsciously let go of his hand.

The raincoat weirdo looked as skinny as a pile of bones, and he didn't know where he got his strength.

When the two of them were chasing each other, the clothes-drying stick that he picked up casually without respecting martial ethics was broken, and he was stunned without saying a word.

Su Chengyi couldn't help but doubt that even if he hit the back of his head with an aluminum alloy flashlight, he would be able to persist until he escaped first and then fainted.

Moreover, after he was tripped to the ground by Chen Jinzhi, he did not press his head, but only held his shoulders.

He himself pressed his face to the ground desperately, so much that his facial features were distorted. Judging from the roughness of the cement floor, his face must have been scratched and covered in blood.

He was so desperate, as if he had some obsession and just didn't want others to see his face.

Could it be that the two of them knew each other?
Su Chengyi searched in his mind and couldn't think of any acquaintance who fit this description.

After washing up, Su Chengyi leaned on the sofa cushions and started searching for hotel information on the local service software.

After closing countless pop-up advertisements along the way, he almost browsed through all the listed hotels in Tang'an City.

There are similar red and white clothes, but after a closer look, I found that the styles are not similar.

Sighing, Su Chengyi stood up, and the clothes he changed had to be washed off.

The moment he opened the washing machine, he was stunned for a moment.

Bad news: I threw the shirt I changed into the washing machine two days ago and forgot to start washing it.

Good news: The repaired hearing aid happened to be in your shirt pocket.

It seemed that Chu Qingmian suddenly said something carelessly after getting in the car that day, which made him do things absent-mindedly.

Taking out the hearing aid and putting it back in the drawer, Su Chengyi lay back on the bed and slowly closed his eyes.

He was so tired that he could hardly think about anything anymore. Just when he was about to fall into a chaotic sleep, the sound of leather heels hitting the ground suddenly echoed in his ears again.

"Tap, tap, tap."

Why is there such a dragging sound?

——Because the leather shoes don’t fit my feet very well.

If you are a long-term, regular waiter in a hotel, your clothes should be customized according to your height and body type.

Even if it's not custom-made, it needs to at least fit well.

Such a serious mismatch in shoe sizes indicates that he is most likely working part-time.

So, when will hotels need a large number of temporary workers?

——When holding large-scale events or banquets.

Thinking of this, Su Chengyi lost all sleep, and his thoughts became clear.

He reopened the browser and searched for announcements of temporary workers for hotels that had recently hosted birthday parties, wedding banquets, and the like.

This time he really found one that met the requirements.

Deyue Restaurant in Olive District recently hosted a centenary banquet for an old man. The banquet was held for three consecutive days, and today is the second day.

Su Chengyi clicked on the restaurant's review and suddenly wanted to laugh.

"I came here to do business today. I entered the store and waited for a long time. The waiter didn't seem to see me, and no one brought me a menu. Damn it, if you don't want to do business, you should close it early. I'm sorry!"

This looks like a grumpy telegraph guy.

"Sisters, this restaurant is called a restaurant. Does it deserve to be called a restaurant? The environment is so bad, it's not as good as a roadside fly restaurant!"

This aunt has pictures to tell the truth. The pictures captured the environment inside the store. It looks like the floor is very greasy. It hasn’t been mopped for at least two weeks.

"My colleague's wedding banquet is booked here. My suggestion is that if you don't want to get married, you don't have to get married. I'm sorry."

This brother must have paid a lot of money, and ended up feeling very unhappy.

“The stir-fried kidneys are so fishy that they taste like they’re being eaten raw. The cook’s skills are extremely poor!”

This is an old man who pays attention to taste experience.

There are a total of ten reviews, only one is a default positive review, and the others are all one-star negative reviews.

Probably because the rating was too low, the system automatically removed it from the hotel rankings. As a result, Su Chengyi did not find this restaurant after flipping through dozens of pages during the first round of investigation.

In the pictures released by the restaurant itself, the waiter is wearing the same red and white shirt and vest worn by the raincoat weirdo.

The announcement for recruiting temporary workers stated that they had to work for three consecutive days before their wages could be settled, otherwise their work would be in vain.

The birthday party only ends in one day, and if nothing else happens, the raincoat geek will have to go to work tomorrow.

That would be easy. Su Chengyi marked the address of Deyue Restaurant on the map.

Generally speaking, if you sneak in and eat at a banquet like this, others won't notice.

At worst, I'll give you some money when the time comes.

With the feeling that he was bound to win, Su Chengyi covered himself with a quilt and fell asleep.

A night without dreams.

During lunch break the next day, he rushed to the location marked on the map last night without stopping.

The weather was around [-] degrees, so in order to hide from others, Su Chengyi specially put on a thin jacket outside her school uniform T-shirt today.

When you get off the taxi, you will see a joyous scene with loud gongs and drums.

There was a waitress standing at the door to welcome guests. Her clothes were also red and white and seemed to match.On both sides of the red carpet were placed floral baskets with cards written on them with the name of the giver.

This Deyue Restaurant, with a total score of [-] out of five, at least looks good on the outside.

Su Chengyi stood at the door and glanced at the big red banner that read "Congratulations to Mr. Wu: You will be as blessed as the flowing water of the East China Sea, and you will live as long as the evergreen pine trees in the Southern Mountains!"

Okay, let’s remember the birthday girl’s surname is Wu, so that we don’t reveal the secret later.

This atmosphere reminded him of various memories of visiting relatives when he was a child.

He really hated eating at a banquet. It was completely meaningless to him to be forced to chat and eat with a group of people he didn't know at all.

So Su Chengyi always ran away when he could in such situations. When he was a child, he was often scolded by Su Zelang because of this. He firmly believed that men who don't understand the culture of the wine table will never become successful.

Putting aside the shadow of her childhood, Su Chengyi slowly walked along the red carpet with the crowd, and her eyes inadvertently glanced at the names on the flower baskets.

This time he saw a familiar name, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Congratulations to Mr. Wu on his birthday."

The signature below is: Hou Yuqian.

To be honest, since Hou Yukun started working on a sewing machine and Hou Xiaohong dropped out of school, Su Chengyi had almost forgotten about the Hou family.

But when I saw something related to them, I still felt a little uncomfortable and had a bad premonition.

Suppressing his doubts for the time being, he stepped into the restaurant amidst the welcome from the receptionist.

The internal structure looks almost the same as the photo taken by the aunt in the review. It doesn't seem like the negative review is malicious.

There are only about ten dining tables set up in the hall, and the second floor is empty.

Maybe because it’s the third day now, there are fewer guests.

Otherwise it does look a bit awkward.

Su Chengyi looked around and wanted to see where to pay his contribution. Before going out in the morning, he specially brought 100 yuan in cash.

Unexpectedly, he looked up and down and couldn't find it at all, so he had to sit down in a corner.

There were not many people and the seats were spread out.When the food started to be served, there were only four people at the table where Su Chengyi sat.

Everyone sat far apart in a tacit agreement, forming a square, and no one spoke.

Unlike the festive atmosphere with beating gongs and drums outside, there was actually silence inside.

Even if there is no master of ceremonies to host the banquet, not even the host who is waiting for the guests appears.

The overall banquet presented a very strange atmosphere.

The waiters served the dishes in silence, and the guests ate in silence. All they could hear was the festive music playing from the speakers outside the restaurant.

Su Chengyi felt strange in his heart, but his face remained calm.

His intuition told him that this was no ordinary banquet.

But it didn't have much to do with him, so he still focused on the waiter wandering around the venue.

After some observation, it was found that there were some tall and thin people, but they were not as thin as the raincoat weirdos, and there were no scars on their faces left by scratching on the ground.

Isn't he responsible for the process of serving food?Did you start in the kitchen?
Dishes were served one after another, and just as the fried kidney man had said, the dishes looked unappetizing.

Although I have no appetite, it seems a little strange to not move a single chopstick when I come to eat.

Su Chengyi raised his eyes and observed the other people at the table. They all lowered their heads and occasionally took a bite of the food placed in front of them.

Most of the time I drank the can of beer that the waiter had just brought over.

The dish in front of Su Chengyi was a plate of cold pig ears. He picked up his chopsticks and tried to take a piece.

The cook really needs to be fired.

It is also a skill to be able to make this kind of cold salad so delicious.

Su Chengyi put down his chopsticks and sat in silence for a while. After confirming that there was no waiter in the lobby who he was looking for, he carefully pulled out his chair and stood up.

The other three people at the table suddenly raised their heads and stared at him.

That kind of look was completely unlike what a stranger would show to other strangers for no reason.

"Everyone, eat slowly, I'm going to the bathroom."

Su Chengyi paused and said calmly.

After hearing his words, several people lowered their heads again.

Su Chengyi tried his best to make his steps appear natural, but in fact, the doubts in his heart had deepened.

He could clearly feel that after he stood up just now, not only the people at the same table, but also the people at other tables were staring at what was happening on his side.

It's so weird, like I've stumbled into something I shouldn't have.

Su Chengyi walked towards the end of the corridor with the bathroom sign, and happened to meet the waiter walking out of the next room with a box of beer cans in his hands.

"Hello."

Su Chengyi stretched out his hand to stop him.

The waiter put down the beer in his hand and revealed a young face.

"Hello, is there anything I need?"

He spoke in a brisk tone.

"Excuse me, did you come here part-time because you saw the announcement?"

Su Chengyi glanced at the empty corridor to confirm that no one else was here.

"Yes! You can get your salary immediately after finishing the afternoon work."

The waiter was gearing up and looked very happy.

"Congratulations. How many people are working part-time with you?"

"About ten of them, what's wrong?"

"Is there a very thin person who is about 1.8 meters tall inside?"

Su Chengyi gestured to the top of his head with his hand.

"Well, let me think about it, there is one."

The waiter quickly replied,
"But he doesn't work in the hall, he's responsible for moving goods, and I didn't see him when we gathered this morning."

"Then do you have his contact information? I have something to contact him."

Su Chengyi was very wise. He took out the [-] yuan that was originally intended to be used as a contribution from his pocket and handed it to the waiter.

The other party immediately beamed:

"Easy to say, easy to say. When we came to apply for the job, we joined a WeChat group. And the notes had to be changed to names and mobile phone numbers. I will find them for you."

He clicked on the information of a person in the group chat and handed it to Su Chengyi to see.

"He Wufei"

Su Chengyi turned on the phone's camera, took a photo of the WeChat information, and said thank you.

The waiter can get 100 yuan for selling his contact information, which brings him a sudden windfall, and he is happily checking the authenticity of the banknotes in front of the chandelier.

Su Chengyi took two steps outside, then suddenly stood still and turned around.

The waiter thought he was going back on his word and wanted his money back, so he quickly stuffed the money into his pocket and looked at him warily.

"Excuse me, where is the back door?"

After walking out of the narrow passage behind the kitchen just for taking out the trash, Su Chengyi immediately flagged down a taxi.

Something was wrong, there was something wrong with everything about this birthday party and this restaurant.

But no matter what, the information he was looking for was found here.

The raincoat weirdo's name is He Wufei, which seems to be a serious name, but he is actually a stalker.

Forget it, Su Chengyi thought of the two brothers Hou Yukun and Hou Yuqian again, and proved that names can't mean anything.

Before getting on the bus, he implicitly reminded the waiter just now. I wonder if he noticed it.

After only working part-time for three days, the salary offered by the restaurant is 2000 yuan, which is almost equal to what the same person earns in a month. This already represents a lot of problems.

This money is definitely not that easy to get.

I don’t know if the raincoat weirdo noticed something like him, so he ran away and didn’t come to work today.

The destination of the taxi was not No. [-] Middle School. It was still a while before the afternoon classes started, so Su Chengyi got off the bus in the Olive District.

Xiao Fei’s Commissary.

Su Chengyi discovered a theorem. No matter when he came here, there would always be a group of shirtless men playing cards in the smoke-filled room.

He tried to take two steps inside, but was hit by the choking smell of smoke again.

There are melon seeds, chicken feet with pickled peppers, instant noodles and the like on the counter that sells goods. At first glance, it is for poker players.

But there was no one at the counter, so he probably left because of something.

Su Chengyi decided to stand at the door and wait for a while.

Not to mention the choking smell of cigarette smoke, everyone inside was busy playing card games and probably didn't have time to pay attention to him.

The alley looked peaceful during lunch break, and many people moved out chairs to take a nap in the shade under the eaves.

Su Chengyi casually looked aside and saw a familiar face.

An old lady was sitting on a chair, holding a piece of embroidery cloth in her hand, which is the wooden circle used to tighten white cloth during embroidery.

Su Chengyi knew its name because Yang Liu was obsessed with embroidery for a while and bought a lot of props. In the end, he accidentally pricked his finger and threw all the props into the trash can in a rage.

It only took two days in total from getting started to giving up.

Lin Zhiwan was sitting on a small stool next to the old lady, smiling and helping her thread the needle, with a very quiet and gentle profile.

Ah, right.

Yang Liu sent herself a message before, saying that she and her sisters have been traveling in a group these past few days, so call her if you need anything.

It was probably because Lin Zhiwan was given a holiday by the way, so she was resting at home today.

From Su Chengyi's perspective, the scene under the eaves looked like an ancient painting.

Lin Zhiwan always has a softness that does not belong to this fast-paced era. Everything around her is developing rapidly, but she always stays in the past, in the same place.

It's like no matter when you look back, you can see her standing there, smiling gently at you.

"Yo! Why are you here, kid?"

Suddenly being hugged by someone, Su Chengyi turned around and saw Brother Fei with a playful smile on his toes, hooking his shoulders with great effort.

Su Chengyi smiled, and just when he was about to answer, he said to himself:
"Oh~ Are you here to see the Lin siblings? No, aren't you in the same class as Tongtong? Got it, you're looking for Zhiwan, I'll call her for you!"

"No."

Su Chengyi quickly interrupted him.

"Instead of looking for Sister Lin, I have something I want to ask you about. I don't know if it's convenient."

"What's the matter?"

Su Chengyi looked at Lin Zhiwan on the street. If she looked up, she would see herself standing here.

Brother Xiaofei is very clever. When he saw the look in his eyes, he immediately understood.

"Come on, let's go in and talk."

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