In the evening of the next day, sure enough, the cadre of the "Foreign Affairs Office" came again in a big bread and made a special trip to pick up the Mi family to go to the banquet.

But to be honest, Mi Xiaoran really didn't want to go.

It's not that she's hypocritical, one is that she's afraid that Aunt Mi will ask people to pay for the car in person.

Second, her father is even more excessive than her mother.

Since he talked about it last night and saw those gifts, Master Mi concluded that he had met a big fat sheep.

I actually planned to take advantage of my own dignity, and I planned to get more benefits when I went to the banquet today.

What a philistine! What a petty citizen!

If they really open their mouths, won't this thing change its taste?

How can Mi Xiaoran get off the stage?

But the problem is that the actual situation can't help but let her go.

Not to mention that the neatly dressed and longing Mi master Aunt Mi is gone, and Mi Xiaohui, who wants to see the lively, is not reluctant.

The cadres of the "Foreign Affairs Office" who were afraid that they would not be able to pay the poor were even more persuasive.

So Mi Xiaoran, who couldn't stand the pestering of a few people, gritted his teeth.

could only call their parents aside and force them to promise never to ask for anything, so they reluctantly agreed to make the trip.

It was the first time for the Mi family to take a taxi, and it was a very novel experience for them.

The outside world seems to be different from before.

Both the street lights and the traffic lights have become softer, as if they were in a dream.

Pedestrians turned into tiny shadows that flashed by with a "whoosh".

The four members of the Mi family all felt an indescribable taste, they didn't know if they had become bigger or the capital had become smaller.

Anyway, the capital you see from the car window is not the capital you usually see.

And it was expected to take at least twenty minutes to travel, but it was almost instantaneous.

The taxi eventually drove straight to the entrance of the Beijing Hotel, where uniformed waiters pulled the door open for them.

Needless to say, a greater sense of rustiness came after that.

I was on the noisy street just now, but now I stepped into the revolving glass door, like stepping into a whole new world. There is no quarrel in this world, and there is no baht to fight.

Everyone has a smile on their lips, and they are polite, modest, and elegant.

And there are also many unfamiliar smells.

Perfume smell, detergent, foreigner smell......

Coffee, bread, cakes, sweet and baked smells......

It's such an amazing feeling that it makes newcomers feel as if they are energized.

The Mi family couldn't help but look around excitedly as they walked in the restaurant, looking left and right, everything felt fresh.

Of course, since this is a paradise for foreigners, it is a place that ordinary people cannot reach.

The four members of the Mi family inevitably have some panic and embarrassment.

Although the Mi family has tried to dress themselves as much as possible.

But the tunics and corduroy jackets that had been sitting at the bottom of the box for a long time and smelled of camphor were still overshadowed by this.

This feeling is just like how Zhang Shihui felt when he first came here with Ning Weimin.

Even Mi Xiaoran, who has already been here once, is no exception.

Even when she remembered the humiliation of being squeezed away by Huo Xin here, she was more likely to have an inferiority complex.

I couldn't help but hesitate, and began to secretly regret it again, feeling that I shouldn't have accepted the invitation.

However, after coming to the restaurant on the second floor of the east floor, the enthusiasm and demeanor of the host who invited guests completely resolved this crampedness and embarrassment.

Under the soft and bright lights of the hotel, Zhao Hanyu, who was sitting at a table, held a teacup and waited for a long time.

He was wearing a gray suit and a bright red silk tie today, which was very eye-catching.

As soon as he saw the cadres come in with the Mi family, he immediately stood up and greeted them with a smile on his face.

Probably because of his good complexion, Zhao Hanyu's spirit is very full.

's originally mediocre appearance is a little more handsome for this.

He greeted Mi Xiaoran's parents very diligently, and when he saw Mi Xiaoran, his joy was even more overflowing.

Then the banquet began, and Zhao Hanyu began to toast and let the dishes go.

Despite the language barrier, this sincere hospitality attitude almost immediately made the Mi family have a good impression of him.

The cadres of the "Foreign Affairs Office" are also very conscientious.

During the banquet, he not only helped Zhao Hanyu take care of the Mi family, but also introduced the characteristics of the dishes.

also introduced the situation about Zhao Hanyu to the Mi family in detail.

The cadre said that Zhao Hanyu is a college student in the business management department of a prestigious university in the United States, and he just got his degree last year.

The family runs three restaurants and five laundry rooms in the United States, and is also quite wealthy.

Zhao Hanyu is the second son in the family, and he came to the Republic to travel.

I had planned to have fun for a few months and then return to the United States to help manage the family's business.

So he entered the mainland from Hong Kong alone, passing through Huacheng, Huhai, Suzhou and Hangzhou, and Jinling...... Finally, I came to the capital and visited most of the tourist attractions of the republic.

Originally, I was going to leave the capital to go to the three eastern provinces to have a look, but I never expected to suddenly fall ill.

This time, thanks to Mi Xiaoran, otherwise the ambulance time would have been delayed, and I am afraid that Zhao Hanyu would never see his relatives again.

Needless to say, for such a life-saving grace, it must be repaid well before Zhao Hanyu can let go.

This is the main meaning of his visit and the fact that he has to invite the Mi family......

The meal lasted for an hour and a half, and finally ended harmoniously.

But the Mi family members who have eaten this meal, except for the ignorant Mi Xiaohui, almost all of them are in a mess.

If nothing else, just because what I saw and heard at this banquet was like a bombshell, which brought a great shock to the hearts of the Mi family.

First of all, the quality and price of the meal are there.

Although the Mi family doesn't know what "peach kernel mushroom", "cucumber noodles", "braised chicken in rice wine", "braised mandarin fish", "money shrimp", "two grilled squares", "glass belly slices", "clear soup and winter melon steaming".

But the tongue doesn't deceive, and you can always tell if it's delicious or not.

In the Mi family, except for Mi Xiaoran, who is reserved and rarely moves chopsticks, the other three are all eating.

And they also witnessed Zhao Hanyu's arrogance when he checked out.

When the waiter sent the bill of one hundred and fourteen yuan, Zhao Hanyu smiled and handed over the one hundred and twenty foreign exchange coupons, but he was not allowed to find them.

If it weren't for the timely explanation of the picky cadre, "Everyone in the United States has the habit of tipping."

Aunt Mi almost snatched the money back from the waiter's hand on the spot.

Six yuan! I can buy two live chickens! The old lady felt sorry for Zhao Hanyu when she looked at it.

Secondly, Zhao Hanyu, the cadre representative of the "Foreign Affairs Office", made a wish, and actually said that he could make a request casually!

Listen, this breath is a little bigger.

Casually, is it okay to have a plane or a car?

However, after all, his family is in the United States, and he is still the son of a millionaire, so it is normal for him to have a lot of money.

In order to dispel their concerns, the cadre just said it.

Zhao Hanyu had already expressed his gratitude to the aunt who was cleaning in Beihai Park and gave someone a double-cylinder washing machine.

Look! Just send a message and get a washing machine!

Mi Xiaoran, who ran before and after, is not allowed to send a color TV to Taiwan University!

Therefore, Master Mi and Aunt Mi really didn't ask for it on the spot.

It's not that they're afraid that their daughters won't be happy, but they're too happy.

They are not stupid, in the face of this windfall, they have to go back and think about it again.

After all, they have already bought a color TV, and it is not appropriate to ask for another one.

As a result, that night, the Mi family was lively, and when they went back to talk about the old and the young, this topic never left what they saw and heard all night.

Master Mi sighed.

"Just six people had a meal, and it actually cost me more than a month's salary! This American is too capable of making, no wonder he keeps saying how capitalism is corrupted and degenerate! It's extravagant! Hey, hey, guess what, each of us ate 20 catties of meat today......

Aunt Mi also agreed.

"But no, it's a sin! This meal is too deceitful, it's too much of a loss! Hmph, give me a hundred yuan, and I can make him ten tables of wine." It's not that I said, our family is reluctant to put oil on the oil like this. This kind of pomp and circumstance is too scary! It's really not something that we ordinary people can talk about......

Mi Xiaohui doesn't like to listen to it.

"You guys are really dirty, what do you know? That's the Jingcheng Hotel! It's not the Xinmin Restaurant at your doorstep. Besides, I didn't let you spend money. Are you distressed? And why don't you say it when you eat? When you finish eating, you say that people are not good. Is there anyone like you?"

The only one who did not speak was Mi Xiaoran.

However, she belongs to the outward invisible, but the heart is magnificent.

She also knew that the meal would cost a lot.

And the unique sensitivity of the girl's family allowed her to clearly perceive Zhao Hanyu during the banquet, and she took care of her too carefully and thoughtfully.

Zhao Hanyu kept adding vegetables to the small plate in front of her, and kept trying to find a topic to talk to her.

It's a bit too much to please her so much, it should not only be because of the grace of saving her life, but also because of something else mixed in.

But alas, what can this be?

She didn't have any ideas, and she had no intention of continuing to contact Zhao Hanyu at all.

Not to mention that she and Zhao Hanyu are too strange, and the gap in life is too big, so there is no way to talk about good feelings.

The key is that the hurdle in her heart is not so easy to overcome.

Since the Spring Festival, she has never seen Ning Weimin again, and she hates it from the bottom of her heart.

But I can't forget Ning Weimin.

This hateful creature has filled her heart since sometime.

It seems to rob her of her affection for all the opposite sex, and only reminds her of the days when they worked together and had little secrets in common.

So for the extravagance of this meal, her feeling is just pure confusion, a confusion about the direction of life.

Obviously, this kind of lifestyle seems to be ordinary for foreigners, but it is rare for a person like her in the capital.

In the past two years, Malaysians have been working tirelessly to get rid of the poverty that has plagued them for generations.

But in the capital of this era, you can only buy some eggs and melon seeds and peanuts at a high price in the free market, and the vast majority of people still live with food books, oil stamps, and a thin shopping book every month.

Where's the result?

Every day, it is blown in the newspapers, anyway, prices have risen, but wages have not risen.

Even for an upstart like Ning Weimin, if he wants to achieve such a standard of living, there is still an endless road ahead.

So such a gap makes her feel depressed, not only for herself, but also for the people around her.

She could not have faith in the goals and slogans set by the state, let alone question them.

How beautiful it is, but can it be realized? How difficult is it?

With so many people in our country, it is difficult to even have enough to eat in such a poor and white situation, can we really achieve the four modernizations?

Will we really be able to spend as much money as Americans do one day?

It was hard for her to believe that such a bright future was too optimistic, too idealistic, too unrealistic.

If life could really be as good as a fairy tale, how could she be so miserable as it is now?