Volume IV, Section 7 Bragging
Coming out of Zhang Dadong's lawyer's office, Lu Li's heart was full of regret; Whether the money is earned or not is still secondary, but he understands that he may have to lose Zhang Dadong's friend in the future! At the very least, in a short period of time, it is impossible for the two of them to return to the level of harmony they had at the beginning. Thinking about it like this, I suddenly felt discouraged, and I didn't bother to wander outside anymore, so I drove back to the hot pot restaurant.
The traffic jam in the undersea tunnel is serious, when you get off the car to get home, it is already getting dusk, Hong Kong is low latitude, the weather is humid, especially in September and October every year, the north country has begun to cool down, here is still hot and unbearable, in this weather, eat a little spicy and fragrant hot pot, sweat comfortably, and then go home to rest, not only physiologically beneficial, psychologically is also a great enjoyment. Because of this, it is reasonable that the only hot pot restaurant in Hong Kong with Sichuan hot pot as the taste is doing well.
When Lu Li walked to the door, Xu Yunjian and Gu Zhong were standing on the side of the road, greeting the guests who entered the hot pot restaurant, and when they saw him at a glance, Xu Yunjian smiled and beckoned, "See?" Those who sell water look at the big river, it's all money! β
"It's really good."
"Didn't you say you wouldn't come back to eat, why did you come back again? I'm telling you, there's no place for you here, so find your own food! β
The two of them communicated in the Tian (Tianjin) dialect, in which the aftermath language and dialect continued, although Gu Zhong knew a little Chinese, but he was not very proficient, and looked at this and that, "Brother Jian, what are you talking about?" β
"Don't care." Xu Yunjian smiled: "By the way, Xiaoxiao, Song Hu called just now and said to come over in a while." β
"Did he say something was wrong?"
"No, I didn't answer the phone, you can ask Jiaju."
"Got it. I'm a little hungry, how's that, who eats with me? β
"You're a beauty, huh? Let's eat it yourself...... No, let's eat it yourself. Xu Yunjian and Gu Zhong glanced at each other, and the two of them laughed evilly.
Lu Li also chuckled helplessly, he had been in Hong Kong for a while. Knowing that 'eating yourself' is not a good word in Hong Kong, he turned around and entered the store, only to hear the sound of a car opening and closing the door outside, followed by Xu Yunjian's greeting, "Hey, he just entered, you ...... Tiny, you wait. β
Lu Li turned his head to look, and it was Ou Chenli who followed his footsteps and walked in; The two men did not see each other for many days. He unexpectedly found that Ou Chenli had lost a lot of weight, her cheekbones were slightly protruding, and her thick eyebrows became more and more dark and dense. Every time he saw such a pair of eyebrows, he was always a little jealous: how good would it be if they grew on his face? "Miss Ou, good evening."
"You're okay too." Ou Chenli smiled quietly and took a few steps closer. "I've heard Mr. Xu talk about it, and I'm really sorry. I mean, you and Miss Liang's business. β
"Oh, nothing, actually, just let me marry her now. Maybe it's just a simple ceremony, if that's the case, I feel sorry for her, but now it's just right, and there is a lot of time to prepare. Luli smiled and said, "That's right." Have you eaten dinner? Why don't you just be right here and dine with me? β
"Well, I've never dined with you yet."
"Let's go up to the third floor, it's a little cleaner, and besides, I have something I want to ask you about. Well, it's related to your major. β
"What, do you want to work with Stephen & Company?"
"No, that's the next step, now that's another thing." Lu Li walked to the stairs and looked back at Ou Chenli, "I'll talk to you in detail later." β
By the time he finished speaking, the soup in the hot pot had been boiling for an unknown amount of time," ...... What do you think? β
"Of course, it's very operable. However, what Alan said is not unreasonable, although the purchase price of your vegetables is much lower than others, but the formation of this business method does not happen overnight, so it is almost impossible to change it for you alone. β
"yes, I thought of it too." While speaking, Lu Li picked up the wine bottle and filled it for himself, just as he was speaking, most of the bottle of liquor was poured down, and Ou Chenli on the other side was frightened, "But fortunately, this is not a very serious problem, there is another thing, I want to ask you to help." β
Ou Chenli suddenly smiled playfully, "Ask quickly and answer quickly." β
"What?"
"It's a game, I ask you a few questions, you can't think, you have to answer them right away - you just said you wanted me to help, and now, that's what I want in return."
Luli was a little helpless and a little curious, "I haven't played a game like this, okay." Get your feet wet. β
"How old are you?"
"23, 24."
"How many years have you been in Hong Kong?"
"It's less than two years in totalβI said, can we change the subject?"
"Okay, have you ever had a relationship with Miss Liang?"
"Of course not." Luli blurted out a sentence, and his face immediately turned red, "Oh my God, you guys...... Why do you big girls ask such questions? β
"You Chinese...... I'm sorry, I mean, but your ideas really still exist in the Middle Ages! Ou Chenli stabbed him again and again, and said, "Okay, let's talk about the last question, have you ever had a relationship with anyone other than Miss Liang?" β
"No, of course not!" Lu Li replied categorically, his face suddenly turned red, and he looked at the other party for a while, "But, I'm sorry, Miss Ou, I have no intention of being disrespectful to you, but once, I don't know why, I had a nightmare,......"
"I'm in the dream, isn't it?"
"How do you know?"
Ou Chenli's face was half red and half white, and she lowered her head with a wry smile, "You can guess it by looking at your virtue as a chicken thief just now." She bowed her head for a long time, then looked up again, "Well, little thief, now tell me, what do you want me to help you with?" β
"That's the case,...... Lu Li drank the wine in one gulp, and said that Zhang Dadong made a request, but was rejected by himself, "Miss Ou, I really attach great importance to my friendship with him, and I really have some special reasons for refusing him in this matter." β
"You have a reason. Why not explain it to him yourself? β
"I'm afraid I'll have a hard time saying it."
"Why?"
Lu Li frowned, held the wine glass and asked, "Now I only ask if you are willing to help, if I can say it myself, what are I looking for you for?" If you want to say that you don't want to help, I haven't said anything about it, okay? β
"Don't. Don't, don't, I'...... I didn't say anything, did I? Ou Chenli said aggrievedly, the girl hated the rude guy in front of her! What's so good about him, after you are still a famous family, you wronged yourself like this and accommodated him? Why is he? But thinking like this, I didn't dare to show the slightest hint on my lips, "I...... I'll just help you. β
Lu Li's face was slightly pale. Nodding his head and saying, "Come on, eat, do you want to drink a little wine?" β
"No, I can't drink such liquor. By the way, how much can you drink? β
"I don't know," said Lully, holding up the bottle, proudly, "see a bottle like this?" I can drink about three, four, five, six, or seven bottles. β
"Nonsense!" Ou Chenli is a hundred do not believe! Although she doesn't drink such strong alcohol, she also knows that there is a limit to how much people can digest alcohol. Who can drink so much? "You must be bragging and bullying me don't know. It's also impossible to verify, is it? β
"It's really not, I'm born to drink, just like Xu Yunjian can't drink by nature, this kind of thing is differentiated according to different physiques."
Ou Chenli understood a little at this time. He could drink three or four bottles of wine, but he couldn't remember the events of that night, so he didn't know how much he drank! "You...... Is there really such a large amount of alcohol? β
Luli nodded and smiled, "Let me tell you, there are three things I am most proud of. The first is a large amount of alcohol, when I went to the countryside in Tangshan, there were many years of old farmers - you know? Most of these people are very drinkable - they all make me slip off the table. Speaking of drinking, I have never been afraid of it in my more than 20 years of life! β
"Well, what about two other things?"
"The second is that he can fight, this grandson has been able to do it since he was a child!" Xu Yunjian's voice sounded next to him at the right time, and the two of them noticed, "Hey, why did you come up?" β
"It's okay, the guests downstairs are full, come upstairs to see you." He sat down on Lu Li with a smile and said, "Miss Ou, you may not know that this little grandson is particularly hated!" When I was in school, in addition to me, the fourth child and the second child, his classmates and teachers hated him to death! Do you recognize Cao Xun? At that time, the two of them fought almost every day, but Cao Xun couldn't beat him, and often led people to block him, which was very fun. β
Ou Chenli also smiled, she had heard Xu Yunjian say these old things, but today she heard another feeling, "What about the third?" β
"The third is that I have friends."
"What's so great about that, I have it too. Or rather, everybody! β
"Yes, but my definition of a friend is a little different from yours, I really regard those I think are my friends as my family, let's say Xu Yunjian, he is the kind of friend who is absolutely willing to give his back to him if I go to war one day, and has no worries - such a friendship, do you have it?"
Ou Chenli saw Xu Yunjian's eyes redden, and she really felt this deep friendship between the two people in her heart, "I don't have it." She shook her head honestly, "I envy you. β
"Of course." Luli nodded proudly, "Okay, get out, don't forget, you have a partner." β
"Nonsense, you don't?" Xu Yunjian raised his hand and slapped him, "Don't forget, you fucking went back this time, and you almost got married!" The long mouth will say me? β
Xu Yunjian went downstairs with a smile, and after a while, he turned around again, followed by a few people, and shouted when he came up, "Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao, come, introduce you to someone!" β
Lu Li looked over, and most of the stations he knew were Song Hu, Cai Ji, and Shanji, and there was an old man who didn't know him, but he also guessed the identity of the other party, "Xiaoxiao, this is the eighth master I told you, the eighth master, this is Lu Li." β
"Mr. Lu......" Fang Ba said a Taiwanese Chinese, which did not prevent him from being able to understand at all, "I asked Mr. Xu and Mr. Cao to go to Macau, but unfortunately Mr. Lu was unable to make the trip because of something, this time I took the liberty to come, please don't be surprised." β
"How can it? The eighth master is too polite. You are a senior, you have been favored several times, I should have come to visit, but now it is the eighth master who has fallen into the lowly land, I am really ashamed, come, please sit, please sit here. β
"Oh, Mr. Lu, if there are guests......"
"No, it's okay, it's also a friend. Please sit here. Arrange for Fang Ba and a few people to sit down at a table, and Gu Zhong came up with a hot pot, "Brother Li, Eighth Master, they haven't had dinner yet." β
"That's just right, just ask the eighth master to eat in my small shop, it's just that the food is coarse, and I don't dare to offer ugliness."
Xu Yunjian and Ou Chenli were really a little surprised, he actually talked like this? Why is it that when you are usually with yourself, you are always a completely different virtue? "What coarseness? Now who in Hong Kong doesn't know that a new hot pot restaurant has opened in Kowloon, don't hide it from Mr. Lu, the insider and the dog have also eaten with you, and after going back, they are full of praise! β
"Really?" Lu Li's surprise was not pretended, "Mrs. and son-in-law have also visited the shop, maybe they don't know, right?" β
"Leave them alone, they're all gluttonous cats!" Fang Ba smiled, beckoned Lu Li to sit opposite him, picked up the tea and poured it, "I said at the beginning, Mr. Cao said that Mr. Lu entered Hong Kong in white, first showed his skills in Causeway Bay, cleanly solved a few silver building robbers, and then built a family from scratch, in less than two years, he created such an industry, hehe, it really makes me feel ashamed!" β
Lu Li smiled modestly, "You are too complimentary, Eighth Master, the first time I came to Hong Kong was just an accident, but when I arrived here, I found that this place is indeed a treasure for people who are interested in development, especially for young people like me. β
"Well said! Those who come out to seek wealth, in addition to the hard work, do need a little luck. In this way, Mr. Lu is really lucky! β
Lu Li laughed a few times and stood up, "Eighth master, it's rare for you to come to my small shop once, all the expenses tonight are counted as my invitation, you can use it slowly." β
Fang Ba was stunned, why is this leaving? And didn't you have time to talk to him about serious things?
Luli stood up and turned around, and saw a familiar face again, it was the same Mr. Long who owed money for a meal that he had seen in front of the orphanage, "Mr. Long? β
"Brother Xiao?" When Lu Li heard the voice, he noticed something abnormal, and when he looked back, it was Fang Ba and Song Hu who stood up at the same time, looking at Long Someone who appeared at the table with shock, "Do you know (you know)?" (To be continued......)