Chapter 9: Shields and Bad News
Soon, Su Zhen found this high-roller steakhouse according to the address mentioned by Liu Shihua.
Founded in 1993 in Xiamen, Hawker Lai is a group of steakhouses with its own brands in China, and thanks to its local advantages, it has quickly become a first-line brand in the domestic Western food chain industry.
But in Su Zhen's view, Hawker is not a Western restaurant in the real sense, it can only be regarded as a kind of Western-style fast food, although Su Zhen did not eat real Western food in his previous life because of his own conditions, but because of the need for writing to have a deep understanding, the real Western restaurant, regardless of its size, should have its own characteristics, maybe a dish, maybe because of a celebrity, etc., will have its own unique place, even if it opens a branch, the branch will have its own characteristics because of the different chefs, so it is Western, It is rare that the name of the Western restaurant will be the same, even if it is the same owner, each of its restaurants will have its own name, and these restaurants will put the name of the restaurant in the menu, and crown it on the specialty of the restaurant, which is the signature dish of the restaurant, and the signature dish is set up according to the chef's best dishes, and the chef of a famous Western restaurant will get a certain share of the restaurant to avoid the departure of the chef, so it is normal for a Western chef to work in a restaurant for decades, But once the chef is changed, the menu will generally be changed, so as not to smash your own signature because the signature dish is not done well.
Similar to Hawker, all the ingredients are uniformly prepared in advance, and only need a little processing after being sent to the store, which has completely entered a model similar to the fast food industry, but its relatively affordable price is more in line with China's national conditions, which is one of the reasons why it can be popular in China.
Walking into the restaurant, there are very few guests in the restaurant, spending dozens of yuan to eat Western food these years is a very luxurious thing for most people, and there are naturally not many guests, so Su Zhen saw Liu Shihua and Wang Ben at a glance, greeted him, and sat next to Liu Shihua.
"This little handsome guy is Liu Shihua's younger brother," Su Zhen couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard the man in front of him so clichéd flattery. Liu Shihua called him and he basically knew what was going on, he didn't allow his future important assistant to be deceived by this kind of gentleman, of course, Liu Shihua after his own training, naturally it was impossible to be deceived by Wang Ben, a gentleman who had never seen the world, but since the beauty asked for help, he naturally couldn't sit idly by, and it was okay to be a shield temporarily, but how to get this leper dog away is also a nerve-wracking problem, after all, he had no experience in dealing with this in his previous life.
Su Zhen ate a set meal of macaroni and a cow brand set meal in Wang Ben's surprise. Liu Shihua has long been accustomed to Su Zhen's appetite, although Su Zhen usually doesn't exercise much, but insists on two sets of health boxing in the morning and evening every day, but the long-term practice of health boxing has made his own food increase dramatically, but compared to the joy brought by the obvious growth and strength of his stature, Su Zhen selectively ignored this matter.
With such a big bulb as Su Zhen on the side, Wang Ben's plan for Liu Shihua's dedication to Liu Shihua was naturally greatly discounted, although he was dissatisfied, but he had nothing to say, and the fool could see Liu Shihua's love for this younger brother, so he could only complain about his bad luck.
Back at school, Su Zhen found that several teachers looked at him very strangely, although Su Zhen was confused, but he didn't think much about it, he had been a little numb by all kinds of eyes in the past year, and it was estimated that he had done something to hit these gardeners.
On the weekend, Su Zhen rarely returned to his home, as soon as he entered the door, he felt that something was wrong, the living room was in a mess, Su Yucheng sat in the living room and smoked indifferently, Liu Ru's sobbing sound came from the room, and the whole home was filled with an unsettling atmosphere.
Su Yucheng was expressionless when he saw Su Zhen coming back, the two looked at each other for a long time, and in the end, Su Yucheng was defeated, and he got up and left the house with a sentence of "accompany your mother well".
In the end, Su Zhen learned the truth in the sobbing sound of his mother, because the family did not owe a large amount of debts like in the previous life, the conditions of the family were much better, and under the influence of his uncle Liu Jun's relationship and Su Yucheng's own activities, he sat in the position of the director of teaching. Originally, this was a good thing, but under the ambition, Su Yucheng was more talented, and quickly hooked up with a young female teacher, and finally a few days ago, the female teacher found out that she was pregnant, and asked Su Yucheng and Liu Ru to divorce, and as a result, the whole school was full of storms, and only Su Zhen, who didn't care about anything, was kept in the dark.
When Liu Ru knew the truth, she really felt desperate, she didn't think that she had paid so much for this man, in exchange for such a result.
This was no less than a thunderclap for Su Zhen, and he finally knew why those teachers looked at him so much. Seeing his heartbroken mother, Su Zhen was furious, but he felt a little powerless. This is something that didn't happen at all in the previous life, it seems that his rebirth has shifted history, and what about anger, what can he do to him, even if he is angry, he can't change the fact that the other party is his father.
Comforting his mother, Su Zhen had a lot of thoughts in his heart, this life can be said to be completely out of Su Zhen's control, and Su Zhen had to start rethinking his future path.
All weekend, Su Zhen was at home to accompany and comfort Liu Ru, at this time, only his son can let his mother find a little comfort, Su Yucheng has never gone home, Su Zhen doesn't know if he is in the woman's home, but it is obvious that his performance has made it clear that he wants to give up this family.
The news spread quickly, and the people of the Liu family all learned the news, and they all came to visit Liu Ru, and scolded Su Yucheng while comforting Liu Ru. Su Zhen watched all this silently, speechless.
Liu Shihua also came, standing beside Su Zhen, silently looking at her younger brother, she knew that what Su Zhen needed now was not to consuade, but to vent, but the current situation did not allow Su Zhen to vent.
In the end, Su Zhen quietly made a decision in his heart, and asked Liu Shihua with a strong smile, "Have you ever thought about studying abroad?"
Liu Shihua didn't know how to answer, she really hadn't thought about this question, and she couldn't guess Su Zhen's intentions.
"For me," Su Zhen added. When he saw Liu Shihua nodding seriously, Su Zhen smiled.
Time flies, and summer has arrived. July 1, 1997, the day of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, was a day of national celebration, but it was indeed a gloomy day for Su Zhen's family. In the end, the family failed to survive, Su Yucheng was determined to be with the woman, and after signing the divorce agreement, Su Yucheng resigned and left the city with the woman, leaving the house and taking nothing with him. Perhaps, never again.
Liu Ru cheered up again after being sad, although Su Zhen knew that Liu Ru was just pretending to be cheering up for him, because Su Zhen often saw his mother hiding in the corner alone and crying silently.
One day in August, Su Zhen stood in front of his mother and smiled and said, "Mom, let's emigrate."