Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 3 Opening a Room

After three poems of “Every family has its own problems”.

Lu Yao glanced at the woman whose emotions were gradually calming down, thought for a moment, and took out the box of cigarettes from his pocket.

Two were drawn.

He held one in his mouth and handed the other to her:

"Give."

He did not continue speaking in a formulaic tone.

He calmly handed over the cigarette.

She covered her face with her hands, her makeup was smudged, and when she saw the cigarette, she stopped sobbing.

"I... don't smoke."

“This is a good time to smoke.”

Lu Yao ignored her suggestion and handed the cigarette to her.

"..."

The girl hesitated for a moment and took it.

Then there's the lighter.

There was a snap.

The cigarette in her mouth lit up.

It was obvious that she had little experience smoking. She took her first puff and started coughing violently the next second.

Smoke came out of his nose and mouth.

Lu Yao didn't try to persuade him. He just lit a cigarette and let out a long sigh.

Then he said:

"Birth, aging, sickness and death are part of human nature. Take it easy. Your crying is meaningless. Instead of doing that, I'll take you home after I finish smoking this cigarette. Have a good sleep, and then let the patient see your strength when I deliver the meal tomorrow."

After saying that, he unbuckled his seat belt, opened the door and got out of the car.

Before his rebirth, he hadn’t been to the Bund for a long time…

I remember that when I was a child, this place was very desolate.

There are many people catching fish and crabs.

But these childhood memories have now flowed into the long river of time along with the gradually fading sound of the whistle.

"call……"

He took another drag on his cigarette.

At the same time, I heard a cough coming from behind me.

……

Finished a cigarette.

Lu Yao put out the cigarette butt and threw it into the trash can next to him.

When I turned my head, the other person had stopped crying.

The cigarette butt was also thrown next to the car door.

He was leaning back in his seat, seemingly in a daze.

He followed the same method and picked up the cigarette butts and put them into the trash can. After returning to the driver's seat, he heard the woman ask before he could speak:
"How did you know?"

"There's a lunch box and shoe covers in your trunk. There's a piece of vegetable left on the lunch box. The vegetable wasn't stuck to it, but it still has a certain amount of moisture. It looks like it's been there for no more than a day. There are many places where shoe covers are needed, but I can't think of any other place besides the hospital where you would deliver food and cry like this. So...just assume I guessed it."

After explaining, Lu Yao fastened his seat belt:

"Where?"

Then the other person pointed to the convenience store in front.

"Three million and two hundred thousand Happy Beans, I'll give you one hundred bucks. A dozen Budweiser."

"..."

The road is long and speechless.

He unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car.

I arrived at the convenience store, picked up a bag of Budweiser, and when I came out, the car had been turned off.

She was wearing a black silk skirt and had already passed the warning sign "No wading" and was walking towards the grassy area on the river bank. (Note 1)

Seeing this, Lu Yao quickened his pace.

When he arrived, he saw the other person sitting next to a stone pier for measuring the water level.

After he walked over, she stretched out her hand:

"cigarette."

Lu Yao was unmoved and just asked:

"Written off?"

"Well, we don't owe each other anything."

After hearing this, he took out his cigarette box, took a look at the other person's long nails, opened a can of beer and put it next to her.

I sat on the steps half a meter away from her.

"You don't want to drink?"

"No, besides, as a customer, I have converted your order into an hourly rate. It's 50 yuan per hour. I will only add a one-hour surcharge, and the return trip will still be charged by kilometer."

"..."

Hearing this, the other party was stunned.

Then he nodded calmly:

"it is good."

"..."

"..."

The air became quiet.

"Xu Ruochu."

she said suddenly.

Lu Yao didn't look at her, his eyes were fixed on the Huangpu River flowing day and night.

"……Hey."

"Safe driving 107."

“…What is your company’s complaint phone number?”

"Lu Yao."

Hearing this, Xu Ruochu nodded, then raised his head and took a sip of beer.

"Lu Yao, thank you for letting me smoke my first cigarette in my life."

"Thank you for not pursuing the matter of the three million Happy Beans."

"...Do you know what those three million happy beans mean to me?"

"One mention of Budweiser."

"You..."

Xu Ruochu shook his head slightly, and then continued as if talking to himself:

“My grandma is gone.”

"..."

Lu Yao was stunned, and was a little slow to realize what "go" meant.

Then she continued:
"…I just made vegetable and pork ribs soup for grandma this morning. I cooked it for a long time until the bones were crispy. Grandma ate two pieces and drank a small bowl of soup. I was very happy."

"..."

"But that evening, I received a critical illness notice. I was on the subway, on my way to the hospital."

"..."

"On the way, I made a vow to the gods and Buddhas. I was willing to give up my fifty years of life and become a nun in exchange for three years of my grandmother's life. The gods and Buddhas did not respond to me, but I really wanted to play Landlord. I felt... this was a revelation. Maybe the gods and Buddhas wanted me to gamble this time. So, I came to the advanced field and signed up for the competition." (Note 2)

"…" "I won 6 games. I only need to win one more game to be first. My score is very high. If I lose, I can still keep the first place as long as I don't bomb too many games. Then… I got a bad hand, and you touched my arm and called for three points."

"..."

In Lu Yao's silence, Xu Ruochu laughed at himself:
"So, I lost. My grandma is gone."

"..."

Lu Yao was silent for a second.

"Then you should go to the crematorium to handle relevant matters and keep vigil for the old man instead of going to the bar to drink."

Lu Yao gave the best solution to her current situation.

But Xu Ruochu shook his head:

"My horoscope is pure Yin. So, I can't go to the wake at night. I have to go from tomorrow morning. I go in the morning and leave in the evening."

"…Then you should go to sleep now, because keeping vigil is a very tiring thing."

"I miss my grandma..."

Silently, Xu Ruochu burst into tears.

She is crying.

What is more despairing than a heart-wrenching pain is the tears that can only be vented silently despite the obsession.

"I miss her."

"You clearly drank my pork rib soup this morning..."

"I'm about to win..."

"Why did grandma leave..."

"Grandma, don't go..."

"..."

This time, Lu Yao was no longer indifferent.

He sat down next to Xu Ruochu.

At first, he wanted to pat the other person on the back.

But after thinking about it, I felt it was inappropriate.

To soothe the back, you need to rub it up and down.

not good.

I’ve thought about patting someone on the shoulder…but the problem is that patting someone on the shoulder is when you’re heartbroken.

Someone told him this before.

Pat the shoulder first, then hold the other person in your arms.

Let her cry in your arms.

The next step is kissing, and then...

So, it's not suitable.

Finally, his hand suddenly pressed on Xu Ruochu's head.

Xu Ruochu's body stiffened.

Then, I heard Lu Yao’s words:

"Cry. Let out all your reluctance and attachment. Then... tomorrow, send the old lady off in the most peaceful manner. Don't let her... die in uneasiness."

The warm hands and the power in the calm words instantly shattered all of Xu Ruochu's psychological defenses.

"Awwww!!!"

By the Huangpu River, the girl burst into tears.

hoarse.

……

4 points in the early hours.

Xu Ruochu was unconscious.

I don’t know if it was because of the emotions or the alcohol.

In short, she had a blackout.

Lu Yao helped her back into the car.

I called her several times, but got no response.

he knows……

My order today was a success.

"Ugh……"

He sighed silently and started the car again.

After walking about a kilometer, the famous Shangri-La Hotel on the Bund in Shanghai came into view.

Lu Yao had lived in this place many times in his previous life, and high-end conferences in the mobile phone chip manufacturing industry were often held here.

The housing prices are very expensive.

An ordinary room costs more than four thousand per night.

Lu Yao had no choice.

After parking the car in front of the hotel, he first turned on the warning lights of his reflective vest in the car, then got out and walked into the lobby.

It was obvious that the manager on duty in the lobby was actually quite confused when he saw him.

Lu Yao took out his ID card and came to the front desk:

"Hello, let's get a room."

"...Please...how many people are you?"

The somewhat troubled receptionist asked in confusion.

Lu Yao pointed to the car:
"I am a designated driver. My client is drunk and blacked out. I am using my ID card to drive the car, but she is staying. In addition, I would like you to provide a hotel wake-up service at 7 o'clock and prepare a Mercedes-Benz E-Class business travel sedan. Please give me paper and pen. I have a message for her."

"Uh……"

Upon hearing that Lu Yao was so knowledgeable, the receptionist was even more confused.

But when Lu Yao saw that she didn't move, he handed over his ID card, then picked up a notepad and pen, and quickly wrote down his phone number and a sentence:

"I've taken your car. Don't worry, I've already reported it to the police. When you wake up, the hotel will arrange a car for you. Call me when you're done and I'll return the car to you. I'll also ask you to settle the charges. The starting point is 3330 kilometers and the end point is 3349 kilometers. There's an additional 19 yuan overtime fee for the 50 kilometers. The total is 329 yuan."

After finishing writing, he tore off the note paper and handed over his bank card:
"Please hurry up."

"..."

The hotel staff were still confused.

But the lobby manager on duty said:
"Open it for the customer. Also, sir, this is my business card. Please leave your phone number so I can contact you tomorrow."

"Ok."

After taking the business card, Lu Yao took a look at it and saved the number of "Shangri-La Chen Fei" in his mobile phone.

Then five thousand yuan was swiped from the card.

In an instant, there was only a little over a thousand left in the card.

At this time, the hotel had already found a doorman pushing a wheelchair.

After getting the room card, he and the doorman put Xu Ruochu on the wheelchair, and then together with the lobby manager, the three of them lifted Xu Ruochu, who had lost her memory, onto the bed.

After Lu Yao put the note paper and bag on her bedside table, she nodded to the other two people, and the three of them walked out together.

Holding the SLK key, he called the police directly on the hands-free mode in front of the two people:

"Hello, comrade, I am the designated driver No. 107 of Ping An Designated Driver. I have something to report here..."

After he finished speaking and made sure that both of them had heard him, he got on the SLK and said politely to them:
"Thank you both, I'm sorry to bother you."

After getting the two people's response of "it's okay", I drove the car smoothly out of the entrance of Shangri-La Hotel.

It's almost half past four.

It's time to get off work.

(Note 1: The Huangpu River is not allowed to flow in. This is for the plot. Don’t take it too seriously.)
(Note 2: I don’t remember exactly when Doudizhu was launched in the competition field, so don’t take it too seriously.)
(End of this chapter)