"This boss is eating hot pot, right? "It's obviously the first time I've met such a handsome man, and I'm a little uncomfortable, but there's still a smile on that thin face.

Du Lei snorted, thinking it was funny, his cousin, who loved to follow the waves behind his ass at his age, didn't recognize himself, but he decided to tell his identity later.

"Well, eat hot pot, I haven't been here with you for several years, and the taste hasn't changed, right?" he deliberately lowered his voice a little, sounding slightly hoarse.

The non-mainstream hurriedly replied: "I didn't change, I didn't change, our store is a century-old brand, and the taste may have changed a little, but it is definitely still the same old taste." ”

"That's good, although I'm a person, but I eat a lot, you can rest assured, my consumption is definitely very high. After Du Lei finished speaking, he walked into this hot pot restaurant by himself.

He grew up here since he was a child, familiar with everything here, the signboard hanging at the door of the store, has long been rusty and mottled, it has been used for nearly ten years, he remembers that he just hung it when he was in junior high school, his parents are honest people who abide by the rules, and he feels that to remove the signboard and replace it with a new one is to smash his own signboard.

So it has not been replaced, and now the bulbs on it have basically aged, and when the sign lights are turned on at night, they are flashing and flashing, like stars in the sky.

Those vigorous and powerful big characters are also blurred a lot, Du Lei remembers, those words seem to have been written by his grandfather with a palm-sized brush.

But now, my grandfather and his old man have gone to Hexi seven years ago. Du Lei looked at the stone mill at the door of the store, in the early years, because the hot pot restaurants in the town were opened too often, although their family was a century-old restaurant, they were still squeezed a lot in business.

This directly led to a sharp decline in their family's business, and in order to subsidize the family, my mother made a living by buying breakfast, and the stone mill was used to grind soy milk.

When he was in junior high school, every time Du Lei went to school, he had to go to school with a cup of soy milk, and the soy milk made by his mother was thick and sweet, which was the most drink he drank when he was a child.

In fact, Du Lei's family lives quite happily, but in the two years he was in the first and second years of high school, because of early love and fights, his parents were worried.

"It's still the same, it's good. Du Lei nodded, said, found a place near the door and sat down, their hot pot restaurant is not large, there are only a dozen tables in total.

The non-mainstream hurriedly smiled, took a menu to him, and introduced: "Our signature hot pot here is Du's hot pot." ”

"There are many kinds of pot bottoms, and the raw materials used are also countless, you have eaten them, you must have understood, our Dushi hot pot has an excellent reputation, and the taste is also a must within a radius of dozens of miles, which is quite popular. ”

"In addition, we also have husband and wife lung slices here, dumplings, dandan noodles, and so on these special snacks, if you want to try it, you can order some to try, to be honest, we here, whether it is hot pot, snacks, are doing very, very good, there is not a public comment on the Internet, the reputation above has long exploded, young people like to eat. Even many Chongqing bosses often drive over and invite customers to dinner with us. ”

Non-mainstream is also very familiar with this place, as Du Lei's cousin, when this guy was young, he often liked to come here to eat and drink when he was fine, and when he was busy, he would also help clean up the table, wash the dishes or something.

"Listening to what you say, the business of this hot pot restaurant is very good, but why is it still the same, and it doesn't even have the intention of renovating or expanding? What does the boss think?" Du Lei asked with a lot of mouths, in fact, he wanted to take the opportunity to learn about the situation of the family in the past two years.

Non-mainstream, sighed mournfully, and said: "It's not my cousin who is not angry, my uncle has no heart to engage in these things." ”

"He said that when people are old, it would be good to be able to keep the old books passed down from their ancestors. Non-mainstream said, thinking that he admired his cousin when he was a child, he was really blind, where would he have thought that he would become such a person now.

But he never expected that the cousin who was fooling around outside was actually the handsome young man driving a four-million-dollar luxury car sitting in front of him at the moment.

Du Lei thought of what he had done before, and suddenly couldn't help but show a little ashamed look: "Yes, it is really annoying to have a son who is not angry." ”

"Okay, don't say much, but I still believe my cousin, if he still has a conscience, he will definitely go home. He hadn't been back for two years. Seeing that the boss in front of him was approachable and easy to speak, he couldn't help but sigh a few times.

Then he asked, "What do you want to eat?"

"Du's hot pot and husband and wife lung slices, you haven't changed the chefs here, right? I'm not in a hurry, make the husband and wife lung slices spicy." Du Lei said, and turned on the hot pot gas stove on the table.

They were different from other places here, which was not mainstream, so they brought a pot of secret broth and a bag of ingredients similar to tea bags on a tray, and after filling the pot with broth, they threw the packet of hot pot base into it.

This is the Dushi hot pot, no matter what you cook to eat, the taste is very good. Du Lei asked for a pound of mutton and half a pound of beef, don't look at these two ingredients have a great taste, but after cooking in a hot pot, there will be no more.

"Boss, this is a gift from our boss to you shiitake mushrooms, fresh. In the past, we don't have customers until six o'clock at the earliest, so you're off to a good start, and later, you can enjoy a 20% discount on all side dishes. The non-mainstream came over with a plate and told Du Lei.

Du Lei said with a smile: "Then you can help me get five more strings of fish balls and duck kidneys." A dozen cans of Budweiser beer, and a stack of peanuts, I know you have them, remember to take the ice. ”

"Also, by the way, I will tell your boss that I will not get drunk tonight, thank him for the mushrooms. Du Lei added a slice of beef in the tumbling broth.

Non-mainstream nodded hurriedly, feeling very puzzled in his heart, they did have peanuts in their store, but they were all eaten by his uncle himself, and they were always sold, how could this guy know?

Du Lei knows that it should still be his father who is in charge of cooking, like this beef slice, cut so evenly, and the placement is also very stylish, except for his father, no one will do this.

Du Lei ate and drank beer, he knew that his body had upgraded after devouring that piece of agate, and now he didn't need to eat so many things to replenish his energy.

However, his meal is still so large, especially after eating what his father cooked, he is even more out of control, you know, he has not eaten for more than two years.

Husband and wife lung tablets and dandan noodles, but still the old taste of the past, the taste of the father, now he will never be the same him again, he looked at the gradually gloomy sky outside the window with guilt, after the sun went down, Du Lei's hometown attracted a downpour.

But in the hot pot restaurant, it is still overcrowded, and many diners drive by themselves, bringing their families or customers to eat hot pot here.

A century-old brand, more or less, still has a certain feeling, for example, Du Lei's hot pot stove was handed down by his grandfather's grandfather's generation, although it is often scrubbed, but it has never been replaced.

Many customers who come to eat hot pot have said that their grandfathers have eaten here decades ago, and on the wall on the side of the hot pot restaurant, there are dense words.

This wall is called the record wall, which is a bit similar to the confession wall of the bubble tea shop, but this wall has a history of more than 100 years, and some of the earliest records on it have long been blurred by the years.

It was about ten o'clock in the evening, and the customers in the hot pot restaurant were basically gone, but Du Lei was still sitting there, drinking slowly.

By now, he had drunk three dozen bottles of wine unhurriedly, nearly forty bottles, and if he had been before, he would have been drunk and unconscious.

But now that he has obtained the inheritance of his dominance, both his physical fitness and the amount of alcohol have been greatly improved, but his face is still red, and he is obviously about to get drunk.

"Boss, boss, come and have a drink with me. Du Lei originally wanted to find his father directly, but he found that the store was busy all night, so he didn't bother him.

Now that it was closed, he shouted without hesitation, although his face was much more handsome, but his voice and general outline had not changed.

When Lao Du heard this familiar shout, he hurriedly washed his hands, took off the apron around his waist, and walked out, when he saw Du Lei sitting there waving to him, his eyes immediately turned red.

The son who has been looking forward to it for two years has finally returned home, Du Wentao is almost fifty years old this year, although his face is a little haggard, he looks like he is in his early forties at most, very tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

It's such a strong man, when he sees his son calling him, "Dad, it's me." I couldn't hold back the tears anymore, he was such a son.

In the past two years, he has only spoken with his son on the phone once, and now he sees his son standing in front of him intact and full of energy, and the stone in his heart has finally fallen.

"Leizi, you've changed, I haven't seen you for two years, and you've lost so much weight? Do you say you're hungry outside? Come home and help Dad take care of this hot pot restaurant." ”

The father and son hugged affectionately, Du Lei lay on his father's broad shoulders, and he couldn't cry for a long time, for a prodigal son who wandered outside for two days, his father's arms are the warmest in the world.

I haven't seen him for two years, my father is already old, and the wrinkles that are vaguely visible at the corners of his eyes are still visible, and there are two white spots on his bun.

"Come on, let's two and a cup, and Du Wei, you can come over and have a drink." Du Wentao said to the non-mainstream kid, and motioned for him to take out the rice wine he brewed.

Du Lei took out a pack of Tianxiaxiu from his pocket with a slightly drunken spirit, and said: "Dad, come and smoke, your son is rich now, you don't have to worry about it anymore." ”

After speaking, he also pointed to the windy Bentley outside the glass window, and said with a slight meaning: "Look, that car was bought yesterday, worth more than six million, and your son has finally come out on top." ”

The son has a chance, of course the father is happy, but Du Wentao did not show too much excitement, he stretched out his hand, patted Du Lei's shoulder, and said: "I asked you to study hard back then, in fact, it was not to make you get ahead, I just want you to have a different life from me, you can be ordinary, but not mediocre." ”

"You can fail, but you can't be afraid. Du Wentao said meaningfully, and at this time, Du Lei's cousin, Du Wei, came with a pot of rice wine.

To be honest, if it weren't for the uncle's reminder, he really wouldn't have recognized it, the young man he just called the boss would be his eldest cousin.

He hurriedly sat next to Du Lei, showed an excited look, and asked: "Cousin, what have you been doing outside in the past two years? Don't report to your family, everyone is worried about you, and you have made money, you should come back early, don't you know, your aunt is worried about you." ”

"I'm coming back this time, I just want my parents to take me to Rongcheng, and I'm going to open an antique shop recently, if you're interested, you can follow me." ”

Du Lei knew that his cousin was also a piece of material, so he frowned and asked, "By the way, didn't you go to school?" I remember that you were only in the second year of junior high school for a thousand years, and you will be a sophomore in high school at most this year, right?"

"He, he was a virtuous person with you, and he didn't study well in school, so he went to hook up with the girl, but the girl's boyfriend knew, so the two of them had a group fight, and the police came at that time, fortunately, they didn't do it yet, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. ”

Lao Du took a sip of rice wine and scolded with a smile: "This kid dropped out of school the next day, and he was afraid of being smoked by his father, so he ran to our store to help, and the fat man of your aunt's family didn't study well, so he came here to help with the work, and your mother and I were quite idle at home, and there were two little guys here to help, but it was a lot easier." ”

"My dad, how much is your monthly salary, is it enough to play games for you?" Du Lei also poured a small glass of wine and asked jokingly.

"Fifteen hundred, five hundred for Internet access, and the remaining 1,000 are saved, as for smoking and drinking, I just follow the uncle, he smokes his cigarettes. ”

Du Wei said with a smile, he grew up with Du Lei since he was a child, although the two are not brothers, they are not far behind.

"That's good. Du Lei smiled and patted Du Wei's shoulder, two years ago, this guy was an honest boy with a flat head, but now he has become a non-mainstream.

I have to say, time is really a pig-killing knife, Du Wei chatted for a while, and then said that he was going to do hygiene, so he left Du Lei and his father.

The two drank some wine, ate some peanuts, and chatted about some family things, but from beginning to end, Lao Du didn't ask what his son was doing, nor did he ask him about how much money he had ever made.

It seems that even if Du Lei has money, then he has only one identity, that is, his old Du's son, nothing else, Du Lei likes his father's straightforward personality very much, and never beats around the bush, although his temper has brought him a lot of trouble, but it has also allowed him to get acquainted with a group of good brothers.

In the town, Lao Du is also a celebrity, reliable, cheerful, and has no quarrel with the world, and has never had conflicts with the people in the town.

After three rounds of drinking, Lao Du was also a little drunk, and Du Lei smashed it directly, on the table, the hot pot had already been burned dry, and the side dishes in it had already been eaten by Du Lei, leaving nothing.