My old partner Li Hong has been dead for three years, and today he is finally going to be buried. I remember that Li Hong was a kind and hardworking person before his death, and we opened a small restaurant together, although the business was not very good, but it could barely survive. I've been taking care of his illness for the past three years, and I've had a hard time taking care of the shop alone after he left.
Li Hong has a stepson named Zhang Li, who was born to his ex-wife and has always been at odds with Li Hong. As soon as Li Hong's funeral ended today, I was about to leave, when Zhang Zhang suddenly stopped me: "Before you leave, let's divide my old man's things!."
I was very annoyed and said, "Your old man only gave me 500 yuan to live on, I spent 300 yuan on the funeral, and I kept the remaining 200 yuan to pay off the debt, what more do you want!."
Zhang Zhang stared at me greedily: "You have made a lot of money in partnership for a long time, this broken restaurant is yours, it should be assigned to me!."
I shook my head helplessly: "Li Hong has been hard all her life, where did she get her inheritance, why should I get your share of the pie?"I think you're chasing gambling debts, and you want to come here to make a profit!
Zhang Zhang is the son left by Li Hong's ex-wife's difficult birth, and he has not been with Li Hong since he was a child. Li Hong later married my wife, so he moved out and lived on his own, and he never asked Li Hong for child support. Over the years, Li Hong has worked hard to leave something for him, but the business is not good, and he has been running a small business. I also took care of the tension in many ways, but he didn't appreciate it, and always said that we were responsible for his mother's death.
Okay, let's go, there's really nothing you want here!"I'm so tired today, I'm tired of being entangled with tension, and I'm ready to leave.
Who knew that Zhang Li yelled hysterically: "I must make it clear today!."Either you transfer the store to me, or you take out all the money in it and divide it in half with me!
I sneered and turned to leave, when Zhang Zhang suddenly pounced from behind and grabbed my wrist: "You stop me!".Don't want to run!I struggled to shake off his hand, but tension came back and grabbed both of my wrists. We scuffled together, and I couldn't get rid of him with all my strength, and the two scuffled at the door of the funeral home, and others pointed at each other.
You're sick!Let me go!"I was delirious and yelling.
Hmph, I have to talk about it today, I won't let you go!"Tension is like a wolf.
At this time, the staff of the funeral home ran over and pulled us away: "What are you doing?"This is at the door of the funeral home!
I panted and said, "This bastard, the dead man wants to divide the property before he is buried!".”
The staff said impatiently: "We don't care about your family affairs here, if you have something to solve, don't be embarrassed here!."
That's when I realized that we were fighting in front of the funeral home, and it was a shame. What makes me even more unacceptable is that we actually caused this kind of incident at Li Hong's funeral, I am so sorry for Li Hong. Thinking of Li Hong's amiable image before his death, my heart suddenly softened. Maybe I shouldn't be as knowledgeable as tension, and Li Hong won't be happy underground.
So I said to Zhang Li: "Okay, you come with me, let's find a place to talk slowly."
Zhang Lihu looked at me suspiciously, as if guessing my true intentions.
I explained: "I won't cheat, let's talk about it and there will always be results, otherwise Li Hong wouldn't be happy."
Zhang Zhang nodded at this time: "It's okay, find a place to talk in detail."
So we went to a nearby park and sat on a bench.
Zhang Li's eyes widened and asked, "What are you kidding, how can you not make money for so many years?"
I said helplessly: "In a small restaurant like ours, the cost accounts for the lion's share, and there is very little money that can really be earned, and this is how your old man works hard."
Zhang Li's face turned pale, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
I sighed and continued: "So, your old man is a hard-working man, and he has done nothing in this life, and I have spent my savings on the funeral for his sake. This hotel is our only belongings, and I want to keep it, and I don't want to expose your old man's difficulties to the outside world, can you understand?
I whispered: "You think too much, I don't blame you, it's just that this little shop is your old man's brainchild, I want to keep it, I don't want to expose your old man's difficulties, can you understand?".
Zhang Zhang was silent for a long time, and sighed heavily: "I may have misunderstood you and the old man all these years. Maybe it's time to forgive them.
I patted him on the shoulder: "Let it pass, you go and deal with the old man's aftermath first." I will keep this shop and let the old man rest in peace.
Thank you. Zhang Li tried to squeeze out a smile, "This small shop, let it retain the memory of the old man." I'll come and see him later.
That's it. I smiled too.
So, we shook hands politely and walked away. This may be the last time we will see each other in this life. I know that the knot of tension in my heart has been untied, and the old man's spirit in heaven can rest in peace. I will run this small shop forever, waiting for Zhang Zhang to come to feel sorry for the old man once in a while. Back at the small restaurant, I was preoccupied. All kinds of past events surrounding Li Hong and Zhang Li came to my mind.