At six o'clock in the evening, Song Chaoyang came out of the office and said, "Xiao Rui, I won't eat in the cafeteria tonight, you find a special restaurant, and we will change the taste." Li Rui guessed that he might be in a depressed mood, and he had the idea of going out to relax while eating, so he boldly said: "I'm stupid and can't speak, you must be very bored when you eat with me." Why don't I find someone to relieve your boredom and let her treat her by the way?" Song Chaoyang was so irritable today, he just wanted to relax and relax, and he was very happy to hear this, and said that this kid has eyesight and is understanding, and asked: "Oh, who are you going to let you treat?" Li Rui said: "Director Zhang Mingfang Zhang of the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau." She's a good talker, and she's a good amusement to tell you anecdotes about artifacts. Song Chaoyang said: "Okay, you look at the arrangement, I'll go back and prepare." ”

When he walked into the house, Li Rui dialed Zhang Mingfang with a phone call and told her his thoughts.

Zhang Mingfang was surprised and delighted, and shouted coquettishly: "Ouch, my good brother, why are you so good to me, where are you now, I really want to kiss you, hehe." Li Rui didn't have the slightest evil thoughts about her, so Wen Yan didn't laugh at her, and said: "You look at the arrangement, don't be too extravagant, but there are two conditions, one is to be distinctive, and the other is to be secluded." Zhang Mingfang said: "It's also winter, you should eat more mutton to nourish and nourish." There is an old Beijing mutton shabu on the street of Guanmiao, which uses charcoal hot pot, and the taste is very good, why don't we go there? I just don't know if Secretary Song likes shabu-shabu?" Li Rui said: "You wait, I'll go in and ask immediately, don't hang up the phone." So saying, he went inside.

After Song Chaoyang heard Li Rui's inquiry, a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he said: "This Director Zhang's proposal is really related to me, think about it, sitting next to the Guandi Temple, eating old-fashioned charcoal hot pot, and drinking two or two small wines, it must be very delicious." ”

Li Rui smiled, immediately returned to his office, picked up his mobile phone and said to Zhang Mingfang: "That's it, let's rush over immediately." Zhang Mingfang said angrily: "Oh, brother, don't worry, give me two minutes, I'll put on makeup." Li Rui almost didn't laugh, but he also understood her thoughts, and said: "It's good to be elegant, there's no need to make it too thick." Zhang Mingfang said: "Well, then I'll see you later." ”

After making this call, Li Rui ran to the secretary's place, borrowed a car, and returned to the office with the key, Song Chaoyang was ready, hurriedly cleaned up, picked up the briefcase and went downstairs with him.

After getting in the car, Li Rui said: "Boss, I have a few bottles of wine at home, although it is not as good as Moutai Wuliangye, it is not bad, why don't I go home first and get it?" Song Chaoyang said: "Don't bother." Let's go with the locals, and drink whatever wine is in that shabu shop. Li Rui said: "Hehe, okay, I'll have two drinks with you later." As he spoke, he had already driven the car out of the municipal party committee and headed for Guanmiao.

Zhang Mingfang's house was very close to Guan Temple, so when Song Chaoyang and Li Rui arrived a quarter of an hour later, she was already waiting at the door of the shabu restaurant. It's strange to say, today the sun was still shining during the day, and at night, there were scattered small snow grits in the air. The so-called snow grits are snow particles that are a little smaller than snowflakes, and there is a poem that says that this is the feeling, "What is the white snow, and the difference between the salt and the air can be imitated".

After Song Chaoyang got out of the car, he looked at the silhouette of the palace building in the Guandi Temple in the dark night, and then looked at the snow grits floating in the air, and a kind of empty and clear artistic conception arose in his heart, and he couldn't help laughing.

Zhang Mingfang, who was wearing a dark blue long down jacket, greeted him, with a light smile on her pretty face, with her arms open, revealing the white sweater on her upper body and the black trousers on her lower body, and a pair of high-heeled ochre-colored pointed scalp boots on her feet, nodding at Song Chaoyang with a smile, and said, "Thank you, secretary, for enjoying the light tonight." Song Chaoyang had seen her before, and he had seen her glamorous appearance a long time ago, but tonight, in this fluttering snow grit, under the influence of that unique mood, he suddenly found that she was a little more beautiful than the previous time, and there was an indescribable smell on her body, and her mood instantly brightened, and said with a smile: "You're welcome, there is no secretary here tonight." I call you Mingfang, you just call me Chaoyang. ”

The three of them exchanged pleasantries, and under the leadership of Zhang Mingfang, they walked into the old shabu-shabu shop and entered a secluded private room in the innermost.

After taking a seat, Zhang Mingfang personally got up and poured tea for Song Chaoyang. Li Rui gave her a chance to perform, and when she was about to pour water for herself, she hurriedly snatched the teapot from her hand and said, "Sister Zhang, sit down, I'll pour it." As he spoke, he poured it for her and herself.

Zhang Mingfang glanced at him with a smile, and introduced Song Chaoyang sideways: "This old Beijing shabu shabu shop has been open for more than 100 years. Song Chaoyang was really surprised, his eyes widened and said, "Oh?" Zhang Mingfang saw that he was interested, so he continued: "The owner of this shop is surnamed Hai, a descendant of the Manchu royal family, and it is said that he is the younger brother of Nurhachi, the descendant of Aixin Jueluo Shuerhaqi. At that time, the head of the Hai family used to work as an errand in the imperial dining room and was good at shabu-shabu, so after coming to Qingyang, he started the shabu business, but he didn't expect the business to be an instant hit, and since then it has become a famous food in our Qingyang. For more than 100 years, the Hai family has been operating this shabu shop, and they have combined the characteristics of old Beijing shabu shabu and improved it according to the taste of our Qingyang locals, forming a special shabu that is more in line with the taste of our Qingyang people. The biggest feature of this store is that it is all raw. For example, you are mutton, the lambs are selected from the original ecological sheep raised by the farmers in the mountainous areas, completely abandoning the kind of sheep that grew up eating feed, and the ingredients used are also carefully selected and processed by themselves, what sesame sauce, leek flowers, sugar garlic, all of them are their own secret method of preparation or pickling, the taste is pure, the aftertaste is long, I guarantee that you will come to eat the second time if you eat once. ”

Song Chaoyang laughed and praised: "I didn't expect Mingfang that you have a lot of treasures about the origin of this shabu meat shop, it seems that you are an old customer here." Zhang Mingfang smiled modestly and said: "The main reason is that this shop is our time-honored brand in Qingyang, and I will inquire more every time I come here to eat out of professional habits." Speaking of which, the trade name of this store can fully apply for a municipal famous brand trademark. After speaking, he shouted in a trance: "Ah, why are you patronizing and chatting, let's order meat first, hehe, the secretary ......" Song Chaoyang smiled: "Still call me secretary?" Zhang Mingfang sneered: "I'm embarrassed to call you by your name." Song Chaoyang said: "Then call me Brother Song." Zhang Mingfang happily shouted: "Okay, Brother Song, then order meat." ”

Li Rui got up and walked out of the private room and called the waiter. The waiter handed the menu to Song Chaoyang and prepared to record it next to him.

Zhang Mingfang took off the down jacket and folded it, put it on the chair next to him, walked to Song Chaoyang's side, and recommended the delicious food here to him. Song Chaoyang was close to her body, he could feel the temperature of her body, and he could smell the faint fragrance of his daughter emanating from her, and when he saw her slender snow-white fingers, his heart moved, and he couldn't help but look up at her. Zhang Mingfang responded with a smile on his face.

Li Rui saw the scene of the two of them, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it seems that the boss will not be as depressed and worried as he was in the afternoon tonight.

The three of them ordered two plates of fat sheep, a plate of fat beef, a large platter of various vegetables, snacks such as fish balls and crab sticks, a bowl of sugar and garlic, and two bottles of locally produced Baiganer soju, which was all ordered.

After the waiter left, a male waiter soon walked into the private room with a copper hot pot that was bubbling with flames and put it on the table. The base material has been placed in the copper hot pot, and there are garlic cloves, ginger slices, wolfberries, etc., and some of them are unrecognizable. The waiter brought a large pot of broth, poured it into the hot pot with a gurgling pour, and then covered the copper lid, and the preparation was finished, and the meat and vegetables could be served after a while.

At this time, the snow outside was obviously heavy, and looking out of the window, through the street lamps outside, you could see snowflakes flying all over the sky, sprinkling tens of millions. The night was deeper, and it was quieter outside.

Over there, Zhang Mingfang and Song Chaoyang were chatting happily, and here Li Rui received a call from Yuan Jingjing, and it was inconvenient to answer in front of the two, so he walked out of the private room and went outside to answer.

Yuan Jingjing, the fierce and brutal female boss in the past, is gentle and well-behaved today, and as soon as she came up, she said delicately: "Are you coming tonight?" Li Rui whispered: "Go, of course go, when I finish eating with the boss, I will rush over to accompany you immediately." Yuan Jingjing said: "What do you eat?" Li Rui said: "Eat hot pot, charcoal hot pot, but the meat and vegetables have not been served yet, and they are not shabu for the time being." Yuan Jingjing said: "I want to eat it when you say it." Li Rui said: "It's hard to say, I'll accompany you to eat another day." Yuan Jingjing said stupidly: "Okay, then hurry up, I'll wait for you." ”

Hanging up the phone, Li Rui did not immediately return to the private room, but deliberately gave Zhang Mingfang a chance to be alone with Song Chaoyang, no matter what they would talk about, as long as they were happy with each other.

This shabu shabu shop has been in business for more than 100 years, the area is still not small, there is a patio in the innermost, the patio is connected to the inner courtyard, like a large family. Li Rui walked into the patio with the intention of looking for a secluded view, and enjoyed the scenery inside the patio.