ECG -Chapter 47 Secretly Sending Flirtatious Glances

Lin Hao was stunned for a moment. Could it be that the band had left?

So he asked, “Did Liu’er and the others leave?”

Chu Yu shook her head. “No, but business has been bad since winter started, so I wanted to ask you to come back and help bring in some customers!”

Lin Hao laughed. “Sis, you’re flattering me too much! How could I have that much ability?”

“You don’t know. Ever since you left, the number of people coming here dropped a little. Once the weather got colder, there were even fewer customers. Come help your sister out!”

“Sis, don’t say that. Even if you hadn’t come looking for me, I was planning to go find you. I need to make money too, don’t I?” Lin Hao was telling the truth. He had originally planned to rest for a week and then go to Black Knight.

“Good!” The stone in Chu Yu’s heart finally fell.

Back then, when she had casually chatted with Zhou Dongbing, she had only mentioned that her biggest wish was to own a bar of her own. But Zhou Dongbing hadn’t hesitated at all and invested in opening Black Knight for her.

Although she didn’t expect the bar to make much money, since it had been handed over to her, she had to do it well!

The two chatted for a few more minutes. After finishing her cup of hot water, Chu Yu stood up to leave. Lin Hao quickly handed her the down jacket.

“Can you come tonight?” Chu Yu asked again before leaving.

Lin Hao nodded and said there was no problem.

Chu Yu smiled. Lin Hao wanted to see her out, but Chu Yu said it was too cold and didn’t let him come outside.

That evening, Lin Hao cooked rice in the electric cooker and stewed pork belly, potatoes, and frozen green beans. He ate two full bowls of rice by himself, then put all the dishes back into the pot so that his father could just heat them up when he returned.

His cooking skills from his previous life were nothing to scoff at.

Just as he stepped outside, he saw Lin Qingsheng coming back.

“Dad, the food is in the pot and it’s still warm! I’m going to find Xiao Wu. I’m going to the bar to sing tonight!”

Looking at Lin Hao, who had become a little stronger, Lin Qingsheng grinned happily. His son had really grown up—he could even cook for his old man now!

“Alright, go ahead! The road is slippery, so be careful riding your bike!”

“Got it!”

Lin Hao answered and ran upstairs.

The two of them rode their bicycles to the Black Knight Bar on Pedestrian Street. It was only a little after eight, but Wu Xiaozhou had already fallen twice, and Lin Hao had it worse—he had fallen three times.

After locking up their bicycles, Wu Xiaozhou rubbed his butt and muttered, “I’m not coming tomorrow. This is way too damn painful!”

“Not coming is fine. Stay home and practice properly. Otherwise, when I make big money in the future, I won’t bring you along!”

“Don’t do that!”

Wu Xiaozhou immediately wrapped an arm around Lin Hao’s shoulders. “If you dare abandon me, I’ll lie around at your house every day and refuse to leave!”

Lin Hao’s plans for the next two years had become more and more mature, but for now, they still couldn’t be carried out. He could only prepare everything step by step.

And one of the main reasons was Wu Xiaozhou.

After meeting Yan Xiaoqi, Gao Laoda, and Chu Xiaomei, as well as Meng Pangzi and Cui Gang, his determination had grown even stronger. He wanted to make up for one of his regrets from his previous life.

Although these people’s professional skills were still far from what he wanted, all of them were fanatics when it came to practicing. With his help, they should not fall behind after one or two years.

It was just that Wu Xiaozhou was too far behind.

If he couldn’t improve quickly, Lin Hao could only postpone this plan.

After all, he and Wu Xiaozhou had grown up together. No matter what, he couldn’t just abandon him and find another electric bass player.

The reason he had taught Wu Xiaozhou’s professional teacher, Wang Leping, so many practical techniques was not only because of Wu Xiaozhou’s sake. More importantly, he wanted Wu Xiaozhou to catch up quickly and not be left behind.

Wang Leping was Wu Xiaozhou’s professional teacher, while Lin Hao also had his own studies. It was impossible for him to keep an eye on him every single day.

After entering the bar, Lin Hao discovered that Chu Yu really hadn’t been exaggerating. The place was indeed rather quiet. In the huge bar, there were only two tables of customers, while four young waiters gathered together chatting.

One of the waiters recognized Lin Hao. Seeing him, he quickly ran over.

“Brother Hao, you’re here!”

Lin Hao chuckled and nodded.

The other three waiters were probably hired later; he hadn’t seen them before.

The waiter led the two of them to a four-person table near the stage. As soon as they sat down, Lin Hao saw the wooden guitar that had already been placed on the stage.

He smiled knowingly. This place still felt much more familiar.

The waiter brought over a pot of tea. The two of them drank tea and chatted. After all, they were here to make money; they couldn’t be like when they first started, coming over and ordering beer, fruit platters, and the like. Having a pot of hot tea was already pretty good.

At half past eight, a few more tables of customers gradually arrived, and Chu Yu came over as well.

She had just greeted Lin Hao and hadn’t even had time to sit down and talk when some friends came over. She could only apologize and leave.

Lin Hao opened the show by singing a song called Friends. Although there weren’t many customers, he still received a round of applause from the whole place.

When he came off the stage, the band arrived.

Keyboard player Liu’er and the others were very happy to see Lin Hao and Wu Xiaozhou. They insisted that the two of them stay and have a drink together after they finished.

Lin Hao thought it was too late and originally didn’t want to wait, but Wu Xiaozhou saw that the new female singer was pretty and shamelessly dragged him along, refusing to leave no matter what.

There was no helping it, so Lin Hao could only stay with him.

He didn’t see Zhou Dongbing the entire night, which made Lin Hao feel a little strange.

After ten o’clock, when Chu Yu came over, he casually asked why he hadn’t seen Brother Zhou.

Chu Yu smiled. “He’s a very busy man. He went to the provincial capital for a meeting!”

Lin Hao was stunned. Why was he even going to provincial meetings? But he didn’t feel comfortable asking.

Chu Yu’s ability to read people was extremely sharp. Seeing his expression, she smiled and explained, “Your Brother Zhou is the boss of Beixue Group.”

“Oh!”

Although Lin Hao only gave a simple response, his heart was already in turmoil.

Beixue Group was the largest private enterprise in Chunhe, and in recent years it had also ranked among the top companies in the province.

Under it were Nanshan Coal Mine, a real estate company, a property management company, a construction company, a furniture factory, a cement factory, hotels, and so on.

So he was actually the group’s president!

No wonder so many people came over to toast him that time during dinner.

After Chu Yu left, Lin Hao asked the equally shocked Wu Xiaozhou, “You didn’t know?”

Wu Xiaozhou was also completely dumbfounded. After all, he had only been a middle school student before, and Er Fei, the guy he used to hang out with, was nothing more than a street punk.

Although he had known for a long time that Zhou Dongbing was famous in Chunhe, extremely powerful, and had many businesses, what exactly kind of big shot he was—well, they were simply too far away from someone like him. Their “levels” were worlds apart, so they had only vaguely known about him without really understanding.

The two of them finally made it until 11 at night. After the band finished work, the group went to a fish hot pot restaurant that the band often visited.

This fish hot pot restaurant became popular because of these night owls.

Chunhe wasn’t a big city, but there were plenty of nightlife venues these past few years, such as dance halls, nightclubs, music restaurants, bars, bathhouses, and so on.

The bands and singers who performed at these night venues often liked to come out for a drink after finishing work in the middle of the night. At that hour, most restaurants were already closed. At first, these people all went for barbecue skewers, but after a while, they got tired of eating them.

Later, someone discovered this fish hot pot restaurant on Xin’an Road. After trying it, they were amazed. From then on, whenever midnight came around, many people would rush over to this place.

The nine of them booked a large private room.

Keyboard player Liu’er introduced Lin Hao and Wu Xiaozhou to the two new female singers. The male singer hadn’t changed, so they already knew him.

Wu Xiaozhou once again fell into his “infatuation” mode. During the handshake, he grabbed one of the long-haired female singer’s small hands and refused to let go. Lin Hao even felt like kicking him a few times.

This guy!

So embarrassing!

The long-haired female singer looked about twenty-four or twenty-five years old. She had phoenix-shaped eyes, and there was a beauty mark at the corner of her thin lips, making her look extremely charming.

At first, when Wu Xiaozhou held her hand, her face flushed red, and she looked quite shy.

But after drinking some alcohol, she started sending him flirtatious glances, making the guy completely dazed and enchanted.