Before the soldiers and horses moved the grain and grass, the Pengcheng hotels and restaurants under construction were completed early and entertained guests from all walks of life. China is a vast country with huge differences between the north and the south, and since ancient times, each region has formed its own flavor cuisine with its own local characteristics. The distinction between the north and south flavors of specialty vegetable oil is simply summarized as sweet in the south and salty in the north, spicy in the east and sour in the west.

Dinner, however, was not of any of the above cuisines, but of the Russian court.

At this time, Yang Quan and Zhou Aifu were sitting in the Western restaurant with a few people, and Yang Quan was eating Soviet-style dishes while pretending to smile and complain in his stomach. Creamy grilled fish, creamy mushroom soup, creamy grilled mix, foie gras, so much cream is not afraid of eating fat, and the miscellaneous is not directly served with a cream cake?

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In the afternoon, Yang Quan took a nap after taking a bath, woke up and felt that the dantian was hot and refreshed, and he couldn't suppress the restlessness, so he could only take a shower again. Wrapped in a white bath towel, I walked wet on the carpet in my room, stood by the window, opened the curtains, and pushed open the glass.

The spring sun is indeed shining brightly. When Yang Quan stood at the foot of the window with a cup, a few bright rays of light sprinkled on the backpack and pillowcase on the bed, and the surroundings were extremely quiet.

Yang Quan stopped and thought thoughtfully. In a trance, it seems that time has also stopped at this moment, and the foreground has not changed. High-rise construction on desolate land, a busy construction site in the distance, and the whole city is bustling with construction. Everyone is busy running, for money, for dreams, and they are one of the thousands.

There are thousands of sighs, but time is the day and night of the deceased.

Sitting on the couch, I read Carson McCullers's 1940 book The Heart Is a Longly Heart, which was selected as one of the 100 most valuable English novels by Time magazine. The title of the book translates beautifully, and it is called the same as the end of the world. Yang Quan was struggling to read the original English version at this time, not seeking time speed, just to understand the story in the book and learn.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Aifu took Yang Quan to the banquet together. From the moment he got off the bus, Yang Quan began to be full of slots, and finally avoided Lao Moxi's restaurant in the capital, but had to bump into "Ghost Li" Lao Mo.

The 1954 at the door of the restaurant is not copied, but the 1986 is re-inscribed, indicating that the guests here have a long history of two years. Step up from the revolving door into the seven-meter-tall palace with a large gilded chandelier and four large bronze pillars, each scene is a 1:1 replica.

"Sir, can stewed beef" waiter in a black bragi dress and a plain white apron stood at the table to serve food to several people. A pale yellow tablecloth is topped with tall glasses and a light layer of red wine.

"A toast to our friendship and cause. Feng Neiguo, a businessman from Xiangjiang, tried his best to raise a glass in very non-standard Mandarin, he was the leader of this cooperation, and in Yang Quan's opinion, the choice of this location must have been his idea. There are so many kinds of domestic cuisines, why do you have to eat Lao Maozi's cuisine, it is incomprehensible.

"Cheers" a few people toasted.

"Zhou Sheng, this is your nephew, I see that he likes the taste here very much, eat more" Feng Neiguo, who is in his forties, already knows that he has to rely on locals to make money when doing business in the mainland, so he inspected many partners and finally settled on a few people at the table. looked at Yang Quan, the youngest face on the table, and opened the topic with a smile.

"Kurt, thank you for your concern, the child took him out to see the world more. Zhou Aifu picked up the dark red square napkin and wiped his mouth and said, to be honest, the first time he came over, he was also full of foreign appearance, and he was used to all this after learning etiquette.

"In business, children should stand aside and bring them over to join in the fun?" said Jin Yangyong, who started from the Jiangyin Trading Company, after chewing on a piece of beef with a silver knife and fork.

The figure is not tall, the thick eyebrows are flying, and a standard big back hairstyle looks like the founder of Brilliance. Yang Quan didn't know if this Mr. Jin was the legendary one, and the smell he smelled from the table was with Feng Neiguo.

"No matter what is lively or not, I only care about how much I can earn," Chen Yuehai, the second generation of red, said without caring about shaving his teeth. Hu Zhibiao, the spokesperson from Xiaoxiang, had already inquired about Chen Yuehai's background, and nodded in agreement on the side. Hu Zhibiao is a shrewd person, and the importance of embezzling funds from the city to steal land is self-evident, and it is not only his loyalty and liveliness that can fall on his head, but also his academic knowledge and professionalism.

The scene is very clear in Yang Quan's view, a team of three gangs, and five people cooperate with each other to guard against each other. Relying on the previous experience of friendly cooperation in Pengcheng, this team can continue to move forward under the envelope of money, and there is no need to worry about breaking up for the time being.

"There are two options, the first is that we are responsible for building a road of about 10 kilometers for the Qiongzhou government, and the Qiongzhou government promises to give us preferential policies for the sale of land. The other is that we pay for the land, cover the plate for a period of time, and then turn to cash. What do you think of these two plans? Feng Neiguo pointed his finger up and got to the point.

"The first option is that the government can fix the road without having to pay for it, and we get the land we want, and we can get along with them, and then we can get the second or third piece of land. Kim Yangyong explained, "In the second plan, we will sell the land with money, so it will be easy to get out later." ”

Yang Quan has heard and understood the method of "exchanging land for roads", many local governments do not have enough funds in hand, and they have to develop and build roads, so replacing this kind of thinking has become the government's leading thinking for economic development for a long time.

"Think simply, we know what to choose if we are for money or friendship," Zhou Aifu thought and said, he is not ready to build a factory in Qiongcheng for a lifetime, what he wants is to make money and leave.

"Haha, Zhou Sheng is right," Feng Neiguo said with a smile.

"What do you want their friendship for? Next time you come to my side, I will take you to feel more friendship" Chen Yuehai, the second generation of the red, also kicked his legs and shook his laughter, in his opinion, the friendship of those leaders is more than a penny.

"Then let's choose the second option, and be careful when you have the money ready, it's been a bit messy lately," Feng Neiguo said.

"The weapon is pinned to the body, the peanuts don't have long eyes, and I'm here to treat you. Chen Yuehai got up and patted his ass indifferently and said, "That's okay, let's go back first." ”

Seeing Chen Yuehai get up and leave, Zhou Aifu also signaled Yang Quan to leave.

On the Mercedes-Benz car, Yang Quangang sat down and saw that Chen Yuehai was already sitting inside, and Hu Zhibiao, a Xiaoxiang native, was sitting in the passenger seat.

"Chen Shao" Zhou Aifu nodded and took the initiative to sit on one side, allowing Yang Quan to fold the front row of translators and sit down.

Yang Quan looked at the plot with a confused face, which was different from what he imagined, this is the same situation as the six people in the university dormitory. It turned out that his uncle was not fighting alone, and he was worried about whether he would be eaten by big fish and small fish for a long time.

"Going to the last karaoke, we went to relax. Chen Yuehai instructed the driver, and after finishing speaking, he threw the shooting weapon on his body over.

Yang Quan watched in surprise as a pistol flew in front of his eyes, then turned his head and stared at Zhou Aifu in silence.

Chen Yuehai laughed out loud when he saw Yang Quan's expression, pointed at Zhou Aifu and said, "You didn't really bring him over to see the world, you haven't even seen this, you look like a child." I said, little brother, what is the meaning of doing business? Speculating on land, it is possible to buy it on the first day and sell it on the second day, and you can't carry a large bag of money to the bank every day. What should we do if everyone is in the hotel and is robbed?