2022-01-11 08:11:46Tiago goes to Crystal Blue, the point set for a meeting with the future buyer. He unlocks the main door and enters.
His heart sinks when he finds the room for months without using it. A first-class restaurant was closed during December 1989 and January 1990, shame on you!
Tiago walks between the tables and notices that the chairs are starting to get dusty. He runs his index finger over one of the towels and feels the dirt. Cleaning is necessary in order not to intoxicate any customer.
Of course, the cleaning will be done by whoever buys the restaurant... if all goes well, with the grace of the Lord.
The door opens and a young man enters. Tiago turns and analyzes the visitor.
"Mr. Bento? I'm Mr. Montanha, we're on the phone."
Tiago scrutinizes Mr. Montanha with his eyes up and down. The man interested in acquiring Crystal Blue is milky white, tall, burly, but not from the gym, and the amount of hair on his head indicates he's going bald in th
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