Alan was very strange: "Are you in Shanghai all these days?" I said yes, and traveled a lot of places. Alan said then tomorrow at noon, I refused, saying that I am still used to the diet of ordinary people, I really can't accept the kind of petty bourgeois food you like, I understand your kindness, and I will talk about it later.

"This time I'm going to invite you to a time-honored restaurant in Shanghai," Ah Lan said, "I promise to keep you full, okay?" I thought to myself, this is about the same, the last time the unpalatable coffee and cake cost me more than a hundred yuan, and my heart was very unbalanced, this time I have to slaughter it back, so I agreed.

At noon the next day, I came to this restaurant in Jing'an District according to the address, this street is full of restaurants, it seems that the decoration of this restaurant is very simple, it should be good. In the private room on the second floor, I saw that Ah Lan had arrived early, and there was a man who was 1.8 meters tall, with a long face, shrewd and capable dress, and also a decent suit. After shaking hands and introducing, Alan said: "He is the Jack I told you, this is Boss Tian, who sells Buddhist cards in Thailand, and says that people can get a good marriage." ”

The Jack shook hands with me warmly: "Thank you very much for your amulet, otherwise how would I have known such a good woman as Ah Lan?" I thought to myself, he can speak, much better than Ah Lan. After taking a seat, they began to order, and after humbling each other, they ordered two dishes each. I have to say that it is still serious Shanghai local cuisine is delicious, these days I eat Shanghai snacks, I didn't go to the hotel, the food here tastes very good, and it is estimated that it is not cheap.

While eating and chatting, Jack talked to me a few words, and when it came to Thai culture and Southeast Asian art, Alan turned to Baroque and Rococo, which I couldn't get into at all, but Jack was very familiar with it, talking about Italian churches and architecture, Vienna concerts, museums in Naples, the Temple of Athens and Milan Fashion Week. Ah Lan held his chin in his hands, listening attentively, his eyes full of envy. During the dinner, Jack asked me what kind of cigarettes I like to smoke and what brand of lighter I use. I honestly don't smoke. Ah Lan picked up the cigarette case and lighter on the table and said, "I've never seen this kind of cigarette, where is it?"

"It's Italian cigarettes," Jack laughs, "a very historic brand, and the pipes that Leonardo da Vinci smoked back then were made from the tobacco company." Ah Lan was even more surprised, and looked at the lighter again and said How did you change it, it wasn't this color yesterday.

Jack said, "How can a man only have one lighter? I have six colors of the same Dupont, and I have to use a fixed style every Monday to Saturday." "I asked which one to use that Sunday, and Jack said he was going to switch to smoking a cigar on Sunday, and he was a lifetime member of a cigar club in Shanghai and he went to the party every Sunday.

I said I didn't understand: "Don't you have to use fire to smoke a cigar?" Jack laughed and said that you can't use a lighter to light a cigar, but a long match, otherwise the oily smell of the lighter will affect the natural aroma of the cigar.

Ah Lan smiled: "You are so tasteful!" She put down the lighter, I couldn't help but pick it up and look, this lighter is very delicate, heavy, the whole body is silver metal brushed, and there is English at the bottom that I can't read. I asked how much it cost, and Jack said, "It's not a limited edition, so it's not expensive, about three thousand six." ”

I asked if it was the total price of six, and Jack shook his head, "It's just the price of one." "I stuck out my tongue secretly, good fellow, six lighters cost more than 20,000 yuan, enough to buy as many boxes of cigarettes! The style is the same, but the color is different, is it necessary? It must be because of the extra money to burn.

When Alan mentions whether Jack likes Godard or not, Jack smiles and shakes his head slightly: "It's fascinating! I appreciate the idea he expressed in "Do What You Want", how realistic and profound is that a saleswoman who wants to be an actress ends up being a prostitute! What was she thinking about the moment she finally died? I guess she must have said 'Oh, it's not my dream, my dream is in the spotlight, not in Willow Alley.'" ”

"You really understand!" Alan was going to get drunk. And I was about to throw up, thinking that this would be good, so I let these two people get drunk on their own, and I was happy to eat and drink by myself. That's it, Ah Lan and Jack, you say a word to me, the two of them talk non-stop when they see each other, and I eat mine, the six dishes are basically swept away, and I am not afraid of the two of them laughing, because after this business, I don't think there is any need to meet a petty bourgeoisie like Ah Lan, it doesn't matter if I laugh or not.

"Hopefully, next year, I'll propose to you at the Temple of the Sun in Athens," Jack said. "I wonder if it's a little early, haven't you known each other for less than ten days? But Ah Lan was not angry, and his face was still flushed. During the dinner, Jack went to the bathroom, and Alan was still distracted, muttering, "They are all men, why is the gap so big?" When Jack returned, he said, "Alan, I'm sorry. ”

"What's wrong?" said Alan was a little nervous. I thought Jack was going to walk away first, but he said, "I just separated from you for 195 seconds, you don't blame me, do you?" But Ah Lan didn't feel too sour, but said with a smile Then you have to accompany me for an extra hundred and ninety-five seconds to make up for it.

Jack smiled and said to me, "Does Boss Tian believe in fate?" and I said okay. Jack said that Alan had kissed each other a total of forty-five times, and none of them had fallen in love with each other, but he had a relationship with me, and this was fate. I hurriedly chewed something and nodded, and said vaguely that it was right, it must be fate. These two talked about perfume from Zhang Ailing, from Ang Lee to Carina Lau, and finally from Hitler to Eva, I was tired of listening to it, but I couldn't say anything. Finally finished eating and checking out, walked out of the restaurant, Jack put his arm around Ah Lan's shoulders and walked slowly, looking at their backs, I thought to myself that this Ah Lan actually failed to go on a blind date forty-five times, or Azan Nanya's popularity is amazing, and this kind of "Monkey King" level women can also find a partner.

Back in Shenyang, I attended my classmate's wedding and wondered when I would get married. I stayed in Shenyang for more than 20 days, during which time Kaohsiung sent me a text message, saying that Papan had approached him several times and that he wanted to bring a tour group to visit the statue of the Yin God every day. I said, "Of course not, I have already told him that he has not been blessed now, and if he has to use the Yin God Statue to pit tourists, he must have Azambudan present." He leads the group every day, and he has to guard Azanbudan in the ruined temple every day, how can he serve him alone?"

"That's it, so I refused, let him die. Kaohsiung replied. I asked him if he would be looking for trouble, and Kaohsiung replied that he didn't need to deal with him, and that there was no one in Thailand that he was afraid of.