Jiang Deqian's death was extremely shocking to those who witnessed it.
Every time Bi Shenghua looked at Qingmu again, she couldn't reconcile his idiotic mind and appearance with the overwhelming power he displayed that night, like Super Saiyan descending. In fact, after the mirror incident, she was no longer sure if what she had seen was real.
Fortunately, everything is back to normal.
Mo Yu's emotional wounds were greatly healed after Jiang Deqian's death. According to Qingmu, the love that Xiao Qi brought her played a major role in this healing.
Xiao Qi was the one who suffered the most in the whole incident. He fell into a coma that day and didn't wake up until the early hours of the morning. The police took his statement at the hospital. The doctor said his condition was like that of someone who doesn't exercise much and ran a marathon; it was a miracle he didn't die from exhaustion.
He stayed in the hospital for two days, and even after returning home, he was bedridden and unable to go out. Fortunately, the bar was not open for the next few days, otherwise Qingmu would have had to take over Xiao Qi's job.
Mo Yu got up early and came home late every day, buying groceries and making soup, taking meticulous care of Xiao Qi. The landlady suggested that Xiao Qi move into the bar, since there was enough room and it would be convenient to take care of him. Mo Yu went to discuss it with Xiao Qi, and when she came back, her face was flushed. She packed her things and moved in with Xiao Qi.
A notice was posted at the entrance of Ruhua Bar stating that it would be closed for renovations for a week.
Aside from the renovation workers, only Qingmu and Bi Shenghua remained in the bar. Of course, there was also a Crow who couldn't stand not talking, so if we count that as half a person, then there were two and a half people in the bar.
Qingmu handed a bank card to Bi Shenghua and said, "I'm too lazy to keep accounts. Take this and deduct my food and lodging expenses. Calculate how much is left. If there's extra, you can use it to buy something for the shop."
Bi Shenghua took the card and asked him where the money came from. Qingmu then gave a brief account of what happened at the Xia Family that day.
Bi Shenghua clicked her tongue and said, " The Xia Family! There must be a lot of money in this card."
Qingmu said, "It seems to be three million, six zeros. Oh right, the card PIN is also six zeros."
Bi Shenghua paused for a moment, then handed the card back to him, saying, "Then take it back. So much money, it's too much to handle!"
Qingmu laughed and said, "I said that once I made money, I'd buy the shop next door and open a big bar for you. Consider this money my investment."
Bi Shenghua said, "You're going to invest all three million?"
Qingmu said, "Just leave some money for cigarettes."
Bi Shenghua laughed and said, "Don't leave any more? It's hard to pick up girls if you don't have money!"
Qingmu flicked a few stray hairs from his messy bangs and exclaimed dramatically, "You need money to pick up girls?"
"Tch~" Bi Shenghua waved her hand dismissively.
She wanted to say something more, but seeing Qingmu's expression—half sincere and half bewildered—she took the card, then rewrote a notice and posted it on the door—the one-week closure for renovations was changed to a two-month closure for renovations.
Qingmu asked, "What are you doing?"
Bi Shenghua said, "Won't taking over the shop next door require renovations? Two months is considered fast; we also need to hire employees and prepare for the opening. There's so much to do! I'm going to go find Auntie Zhang and Brother Old Wang next door right now to take over the shop."
"Are you sure you can take over the shop next door?" Qingmu thought that even if the other party was willing, they would have to wait until the other party moved out.
Bi Shenghua snapped her fingers and said, "Watch this!"
She acted immediately, going to talk to the neighbor about the shops. She returned in half a day, saying, "Everything's settled. The three shops will be combined. The transfer fees, rent, and renovations will total about two million. The rest will be working capital. From now on, you'll be the big boss of Ruhua Bar!"
Qingmu said, "How did I become the big boss?"
Bi Shenghua said, "The money is yours; you're the investor, and you own half the shares. I'll use this bar as an investment, giving me 30%, Auntie Zhang next door and Brother Old Wang each owning 5%, and we'll keep 10% for the employees. The bar is getting bigger; Xiao Qi can't manage it all by himself."
Qingmu felt overwhelmed by all the percentages in the book and said, "You should be the boss. I just need to eat and drink."
Bi Shenghua said, "You can be a hands-off manager, but let's make this clear first: if the bar loses money, don't blame me."
Qingmu said, "You're the boss, so you call the shots."
Bi Shenghua stared at him blankly for a moment, then burst out laughing.
When Xiao Qi and Mo Yu found out, they came to congratulate them. From then on, Xiao Qi called Qingmu" Boss" and Bi Shenghua "Boss's Bi Shenghua." Qingmu felt it was strange and said, "It's better if you just call me by my name."
Xiao Qi said, "That won't do! I'll be counting on you for my future salary!"
Bi Shenghua straightened her face and said, "You think I don't know your little schemes? I'm saving some shares for you guys too! The condition is that you have to work hard and stop spending all your time chasing girls. And if you do manage to pick one up, you won't even thank me, your matchmaker."
Xiao Qi bowed deeply to thank the proprietress, while Mo Yu covered her mouth and laughed incessantly.
Qingmu couldn't help with the bar's renovation; Bi Shenghua handled everything by herself, from design and procurement to decoration, hiring, and coordinating with the neighbors.
Sometimes Xiao Qi would come over to help with chores or go to the market to buy materials. Mo Yu, on the other hand, contacted many bands and part-time singers through the school and helped plan the opening of the new bar.
Everyone was busy having a great time, except for Qingmu, who was playing with birds in his studio.
In the evening, he would take the Boss Coal for a stroll in the Riverside Park, letting Boss Coal fly around for a while. When it got dark, he would move a rocking chair and sit under the ginkgo tree not far from the house to enjoy the cool shade.
The rocking chair swayed back and forth, and bats flew around overhead.
Sometimes when the Crow have nothing to eat, they will caw in his ear, commenting on which of the beautiful women passing by are pretty and which have big breasts.
When it comes to big breasts, it always compares itself to Ruhua, who has no breasts, and then gets chased by the landlady with a broom for two blocks. Of course, it always gets a delicious braised pork knuckle when it gets back, to shut its restless mouth.
Unless she's absolutely too busy, Bi Shenghua won't ask Qingmu to do anything. Xiao Qi says it's because the boss's wife cares about her boss, Mo Yu says that Boss Qingmu is born for great things. Bi Shenghua says, "Bullshit! He's amazing if he doesn't make things worse!"
One time, Bi Shenghua was extremely busy when she saw a dark, unidentifiable object on the ground in the distance. She called out, " Qingmu, look at what's on the ground by the door!"
Qingmu got up from the rocking chair, shuffled to the door, glanced inside, and replied, "Oh, it's just a bag of trash!"
Bi Shenghua thought that the workers probably forgot to take it out when they took a break. When she finished her work and went over to check, she saw Qingmu rocking back and forth in a rocking chair outside the door, looking at the sky and counting the stars. The trash at the door was still there, lying quietly without being moved.
Bi Shenghua stood with her hands on her hips, looked at Qingmu, then at the trash, and finally could only stomp her foot and go throw the trash away herself.
Life went on like this, both leisurely and busy.
The police came several times during this period, each time asking about the details of what happened that night, which made Bi Shenghua and Mo Yu very nervous.
All of this was within Qingmu's expectations, except for one thing that surprised him— Hu Xing actually brought a whole pig's trotter and a bunch of fruit to ask to become his apprentice.
Accompanying her was her cousin—the boy Xia Tian who was almost killed by his stepmother.