The Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, was Zhang Wei’s second day in Guangzhou.

Zhang Wei spent a day explaining clearly his work content to Liao Junwen. In the evening, he declined Lu Wenfeng's invitation to a dinner party, and Zhang Wei went alone to the barbecue restaurant he often frequented in Shipai.

Maybe it's because Zhang Wei came earlier, or maybe it's because the weather in Guangzhou is slightly cold and there aren't many customers in the barbecue restaurant.

Zhang Wei casually ordered some skewers and two bottles of beer, and drank by himself while waiting for Tao Jiang's arrival.

Not long after, the two bottles of Pearl River bottomed out. Zhang Wei looked at his phone and saw that it was still early, so he waved and ordered two more bottles of beer.

"Beautiful boy, why are you alone today?"

The person who brought the wine was the owner of the barbecue restaurant. Seeing that Zhang Wei was alone, he sat down opposite him.

"My friend hasn't arrived yet. I'm bored alone, so I might as well come in advance to get a seat," Zhang Wei explained.

"It's boring for you to drink alone, I'll accompany you." The shop owner was not polite to Zhang Wei, he opened a bottle of wine and poured it for himself.

Zhang Wei smiled and said: "Let me make it clear in advance that I will not pay for the wine you drink."

Last year, Zhang Wei, Tao Jiang, and Xiao Qiang drank at least dozens of cases of beer at this barbecue restaurant. Therefore, they were considered acquaintances with the owner of the restaurant, and it was common for them to joke with the owner.

The shop owner said generously: "Don't worry, your head office won't charge you for today's drinks."

"That's great." Zhang Wei took the initiative to have a drink with the boss, turned around and shouted to the waiter: "Beautiful girl, send me another box of Pearl River, and your boss will pay for it."

The shop owner smiled and shook his head without saying anything to stop him. A box of beer didn't cost much, so he could still afford it.

After a few glasses of wine, the two started chatting.

The shop owner said: "I haven't seen you for almost two months. Are you just here after returning to your hometown to celebrate the New Year?"

"Yeah." Zhang Wei nodded and said, "It's only been two days since I arrived. The older I get, the less I want to come out, but I can't help it..."

The store owner nodded understandingly: "Life is very stressful these days, so it's important to make money while you're young."

Zhang Wei smiled noncommittally: "You should make a lot of money in a year, right?"

"It's not bad, but I'm exhausted." The shop owner raised a glass to Zhang Wei, and continued: "I advise you not to do catering in any profession in the future. You'll be exhausted from waking up early and working late at night, and you'll often get angry.

I guess I don’t have enough money to buy medicine when I’m old.”

As he said that, the store owner sighed: "If the child wasn't still young, I wouldn't want to do this long ago."

Zhang Weidao: "You are a person who is ignorant of blessings. I don't know how many people envy you."

The shop owner smiled and didn't refute. He poured a glass of wine and drank it alone, looking a little melancholy.

Zhang Wei picked up the wine glass and drank with the shop owner. Suddenly he remembered something and asked with a smile: "Boss, do you know what the next sentence is about people who don't know the blessings in the midst of blessings?"

The shop owner thought for a while and asked doubtfully: "Is there any next sentence?"

"People don't know blessings when they are blessed. When blessings go, tears come and go." Zhang Wei laughed, pointed at the shop owner and said, "I'm talking about people like you."

The shop owner looked at Zhang Wei suspiciously, and suddenly chuckled: "You must have made this up, right? But it sounds pretty smooth."

The two of them were chatting and accidentally talked about Xiao Qiang and Tao Jiang.

The shop owner said: "The two friends who are often with you came here a few days ago. I asked them about you at that time, and they said that you were transferred back to Shanghai and there may be few opportunities to come here in the future.

"

Zhang Wei thought that it was probably Lu Wenfeng who had revealed it, but then he thought about Gao Meng's possibility, so he nodded and said: "I won't come here often in the future, but I will definitely come here whenever I come to Guangzhou. Your barbecue is

The best food I’ve ever had in Guangzhou.”

The store owner didn't take Zhang Wei's words seriously. In the adult world, polite words are the last thing to do.

"By the way, it seems that your friend named Tao is also leaving Guangzhou."

The shop owner suddenly remembered this and mentioned it to Zhang Wei. Zhang Wei was surprised and asked the shop owner for the reason.

However, the store owner just accidentally heard Xiao Qiang mention it while chatting with Tao Jiang, so how could he possibly know the reason?

The two chatted for a while, and the number of customers in the shop gradually increased. The shop owner emptied a bottle of beer, stood up and said: "I'm going to greet the customers, you can eat slowly. If you want to eat barbecue when you go back to Guangzhou, just give me a call."

Come here and I'll save a seat for you."

Zhang Wei stood up, thanked him, and watched the store owner leave.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Tao Jiang arrived at the barbecue restaurant on time. He saw that Zhang Wei was in a daze and did not notice him, so he became playful and walked around behind Zhang Wei and slapped him on the back of the head.

"Fat man, whose girl are you thinking about again?"

Zhang Wei was startled, and when he turned around and saw Tao Jiang, he smiled bitterly and said, "I don't have that leisure time."

Tao Jiang came and sat down opposite Zhang Wei. Without Zhang Wei's greeting, Tao Jiang opened a bottle of beer and filled it up himself: "I'd like to toast you and congratulate you on your promotion!"

After the two had a drink, Zhang Wei put down his empty glass and asked, "Brother Tao, you are so well-informed. How did you know this when I just became the manager of the key account department?"

"Hey, do you want to know?" Tao Jiang gave up and waited for Zhang Wei to beg him.

"I don't want to know." Zhang Wei answered simply. He would not fall for such a clumsy trick.

"You are so boring," Tao Jiang rolled his eyes at Zhang Wei, but told Zhang Wei anyway. "When Gao Meng came to me to hand over the work two days ago, he said that you will be under his control this year."

Zhang Weizhi could also guess the situation at that time. Gao Meng was not a low-key person. It was just that his focus at the moment was on Tao Jiang.

"Brother Tao, are you leaving AC?"

Tao Jiang shook his head and said: "I am still in AC, but I will no longer be a salesperson in the Southern District."

Zhang Wei was a little confused and asked confusedly: "Did you change the area?"

"It can be regarded as a change of region." This time Tao Jiang took the initiative to explain without waiting for Zhang Wei to ask: "Mr. Park was transferred to the marketing director of the European region. He needed to bring a few of his own people to help him there. Mr. Ding and I both agreed.

."

Zhang Wei was immediately depressed.

Tao Jiang leaned over and patted Zhang Wei on the shoulder: "I won't be able to help you with anything in the future, but Lao Xiao is still here. If you encounter any difficulties in the South District, you can ask him for help. Lao Xiao is not that kind of person."

People who are unjust for the sake of profit..."

"You shouldn't have a close relationship with Gao Meng. You should be careful when working under him in the future and be more wary of him..."

"Zhang Wei, you can never have enough money. You should take it lightly, accept it when you see it, and be content with what you have. Don't just make money in this life. There are many beautiful things in this world waiting for you to discover..."

As if giving his last words, Tao Jiang gave Zhang Wei a lot of instructions. Later, he even talked about the philosophy of life to Zhang Wei.

After finishing the box of wine given by the shop owner, it was time for the two of them to say goodbye. There was no second scene, only the melancholy of parting.

After leaving the barbecue restaurant, Zhang Wei accompanied Tao Jiang and waited for a taxi. The two pretended to talk and laugh in a relaxed manner, but in fact they knew in their hearts that if they said goodbye tonight, they might not have the chance to meet again in the future.
Chapter completed!