It was already mid-afternoon when he walked out of the train station, and Fang Monan saw Liang Zi and Han Zhiqian waiting for them, "Hey, how did you know that we would come." ”

"Huh...... When you call home, you tell us about your itinerary, and your aunt tells us. Han Zhiqian said with a smile, "And the postmark on the letter you mailed also tells you where you are." ”

"What about you?" Fang Monan looked at Liang Zi and asked curiously.

"We came to buy the goods, and the thin monkey left first with the goods. I heard from Zhiqian that you were coming, so I stayed! Liang Zi said, he wanted to speak and stopped, but after thinking about it, he didn't speak.

"Hey! What about your luggage? How can there be so little. Han Zhiqian looked at the pedestrians in the square, it was not a big bag, there was also a bed. They were fine, only a small duffel bag, and it was still deflated.

"In the summer, I only brought a change of clothes and grooming utensils." Fang Monan waved his hand.

"Yes! If you have money, you are afraid that you will not be able to buy it. Han Zhiqian said with a smile.

Liang Zi took the duffel bag and hurriedly said, "Let's go!" It's sunburning. ”

The group walked to the front of the car, "Han Shao, I have received someone." Yan Guangxing jumped out of the car and said.

"I'm Yan Guangxing, hello." He saw the people behind Han Zhiqian, both old and young, and inexplicably guessed how Han Shao would come to pick up such a group of people in person.

After everyone got into the car, they galloped all the way, "Where are we going now?" Fang Monan sat in the car and asked Han Zhiqian.

"Oh! Now go to the newly opened White Swan Hotel. Han Zhiqian said as he drove the car.

"The White Swan Hotel is the first Sino-foreign cooperative hotel in China." Fang Monan said, "It opened on February 6 this year, with a 28-storey main building and 843 rooms and many restaurants. "The first four-door high-end hotel opened to the masses has become a window to publicize reform and opening up, enhancing the confidence of the masses in the future of the country, and many national leaders have come to live. And it is also the first batch of five-star hotels, but these Fang Monan didn't say it, and slandered in his heart.

"You know that, too." Liang Zi sat in the passenger seat and looked back and asked.

"What's strange about it in the newspapers." Old Man Lin said, looking like he was strange.

Talking and laughing along the way, I soon arrived at the White Swan Hotel. After getting out of the car, Liang Zi looked at the towering building, "One level higher than the Yangcheng Hotel." ”

The group of them got on the elevator and went directly to the 20th floor, Han Zhiqian took the key from the service desk and opened the room to let everyone in.

Yan Guangxing wondered in his heart, what was the origin of them living in such a luxurious hotel, if you look carefully, you can't see their origin from the clothing, behavior, and behavior!

Yan Guangxing walked in the corridor, as a native of Yangcheng, he was mentally prepared for what the guests from the small northern county town would be. Frightened by the high-end hotel, he shrank and looked around curiously. And among these people, the only ones that surprised him a little were a little girl and an old man. He could feel from the eyes and demeanor of the two of them, not only was he not intimidated by the high-end of the hotel, on the contrary, there seemed to be some disapproval and disdain for the conditions of the hotel.

Han Zhiqian arranged them in a luxury standard room, and let Liang Zi and Yan Guangxing take care of and guide their grandmother, while he directly led Fang Monan to continue upward to the luxury suite on the 25th floor.

Yan Guangxing was even more surprised at this time, because he found that Han Shao was not only very kind to that little girl, but also had a hint of flattery.

Fang Monan They entered the room directly, the luxury suite, Fang Monan finished the living room, dining room, bedroom, bathroom, one bedroom, two living rooms and one bathroom, the design is very Western-style, simple, generous, well-equipped, color TV, fan, etc.

Fang Monan sat on the sofa, Han Zhiqian poured two cups of tea, and drank two sips by himself, "It's much more comfortable now, it's the hottest season of the year, it's a shame to come here." ”

"No way, only this time period." She shrugged and said helplessly. For the sake of my aunt's future, I had to take this opportunity to fight the two of them.

"How do you feel after looking at the room?" Han Zhiqian looked forward to asking, with a quick compliment in his eyes, praise it!

"In general, my design is definitely better than it, although it was designed by the well-known designer I.M. Pei," which was already considered top-notch in this period, but still not as wide as her experience and vision.

"Oh!" Han Zhiqian sat up straight and raised his eyebrows curiously, willing to hear the details.

"Alright, let's not talk about it now. We'll be here for more than a week, so we'll have time to answer your questions. Fang Menan stood up and walked towards the bedroom.

"Hey! You don't wash up, it's so hot. Han Zhiqian said.

"No, it's not hot." Fang Monan's cultivation is promoted, and her body temperature will automatically adjust, so she doesn't feel hot. "Agui, have you been in touch?"

"There isn't much contact, and he guesses he's busy." Han Zhiqian said.

"This is my latest design." Fang Menan took out the design drawings and handed them to him, and he looked at them carefully.

"'Nannan' is simply killing a man's wallet." Han Zhiqian clutched his wallet with a painful face, playing with treasure. "It's just fascinating for women."

"Huh...... That's good, otherwise what do we earn? Fang Menan said with a smile.

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"Here you can overlook the cityscape of Yangcheng and the Pearl River, and it is even more beautiful at night." Yan Guangxing introduced the facilities and applications of the room to his grandmother, opened the curtain and pointed outside.

"Wow wow...... It's nice here. Fang Mobei took off his shoes and jumped around on the bed.

"Wash up, we'll be over later." Liang Zi, the old man, and Yan Guangxing went out and let them rest.

Yan Guangxing led Old Man Lin and Qi Qiushi to another room, and let the two of them wash up. He and Liang Zi went to find Han Zhiqian.

Han Zhiqian heard the knock on the door, put away the drawings, got up to open the door, and saw Liang Zi and them coming in, "What?" They're all packed. ”

"No, we're sitting there and it's fine, so we'll come up." Yan Guangxing came in with a smile.

"Then come in!" As soon as Han Zhiqian turned around, he saw that Fang Monan on the sofa was gone, and then he heard the sound of running water, and he didn't say anything in his heart.

"It's my first time in a luxury suite, and it's so luxurious." Yan Guangxing sighed and asked again, "Liang Zi has seen it!" ”

"That's good." Liang Zi looked around and said, "It's delicious, but it's only three meals a day, and it's no more than three feet of sleep." Besides, it's just a place to sleep. Liang Zi's words choked Yan Guangxing. After seeing Fang Menan's perverted money, he doesn't have much interest in these now.

"Hey! That little girl, what's the matter? Let Han Shao pick it up in person. Yan Guangxing saw Han Zhiqian leaving, and stabbed Liang Zi beside him and asked.

"Curiosity kills cats, you know, you'll know then." Liang Zi sat calmly on the sofa and said a word of warning to him. What he is thinking about now is how to follow Fang Monan and their group, this is a task that must be completed by Sister Dayan, it seems to be easy to complete, but Nannan is not an ordinary person.

"Humph! Who is rare, I will not check it myself. Yan Guangxing muttered.

"Beware of killing yourself, this is my last word of advice to you. Remember. Liang Zisen's voice was cold as if he was from hell, and his eyes were sharp and staring at him.

Yan Guangxing was stared at uncomfortably by his sudden cold eyes, "I know, I'll wait for you to say it's not okay." ”

When Han Zhiqian came out after making a call, he saw the two of them sitting in separate courts, ignoring no one. "What's wrong......

"Let's go now! I am hungry. Fang Monan came out of the bedroom and changed into a floral cotton short-sleeved and shorts, which were made by his mother, which was cool and sweat-absorbent.

"Okay, let's go! I just booked a seat. Han Zhiqian said.

A few of them went downstairs to take Grandma and them to the Chinese restaurant, which was located on the third floor. The design is rich in traditional Lingnan characteristics, and you can eat authentic Yangcheng food in your mouth.

"Hmm...... Much better than other places we lived. Auntie said, "But it's still not as delicious as our hometown food." ”

"Of course, people's taste habits are difficult to change in the short term, and that's the difference." Old Man Lin said.

There is no rule that food is not spoken, and a meal is full of flavor. After dinner, Han Zhiqian took them to visit the well-known places of the hotel.

The design of the White Swan Hotel inherits the essence of traditional Chinese gardens and traditional Lingnan garden design, integrates with the surrounding elegant environment, and the atrium takes Bishan Waterfall as the main focus of the scene, forming a unique Lingnan style, and the overall historical atmosphere and cultural connotation are integrated into the function of the architectural space, which makes them breathtaking, and deserves to be the frontier province of reform and opening up.

When the first day came, everyone was a little tired, and after shopping for more than an hour, they went back to their rooms to rest.

After Han Zhiqian and his party sent Fang Monan and his party to the room, they also opened a standard room for Liang Zi and Yan Guangxing, and in the next few days, they led Fang Monan and them around Yangcheng, and he had something to do, so he drove to the garment branch in Yangcheng.

Old Man Lin and Qi Qiushi's room.

"Uncle Lin, what is the relationship between Han Zhiqian and our family, why do you welcome us so warmly." Qi Qiushi asked curiously, pointing around.

"He! A good friend of our relatives, he is not in reality, and he will receive him. Old Man Lin stood by the window, looking at the lights of thousands of homes outside the window, and the Pearl River flowing quietly.

"Uncle Lin, I think it's becoming more and more impossible for me and Xiaoyan now." Qi Qiushi sat on the bed and said dejectedly, the little confidence he had before had been knocked to dust. With his current salary, let alone supporting his wife, it's not bad to even support himself. Looking at what I saw and heard along the way, there was no hope at all.

"You! Do you want to give up? "Old man Lin, I hate the appearance of iron not being steel, and said tentatively.

"Uncle Lin, I don't want to give up, I thought I was very happy that you brought me to play this time, but now it seems that this is simply the last supper! Let me take a closer look at how big the reality gap is between us. Qi Qiushi tried to calm down, "I don't want to give up, her name has been engraved in my heart, even if I can't be with Xiaoyan, I bless her." He confessed: "I used to see other colleagues being strictly controlled by my wife, and I always laughed at them for being unproductive, if I was sure to revive my husband, they just laughed it off and said I didn't understand." Now I understand, it's a happy smile, I'd rather be strictly controlled by Xiaoyan now, but now I don't even have a chance. ”

"Silly boy, Xiaoyan is okay with you these days!" Old Man Lin asked.

"It's just that it's good to me, I feel hopeless, she hasn't been so good to me before." Qi Qiushi thought for a while.

"It's a gentle knife that cuts my heart."

"Then you don't want to change the status quo." Old Man Lin couldn't get used to seeing him feel sorry for himself, and the more he talked, the more he didn't like it, so he said directly.

"Change the status quo, how to change!" Qi Qiushi looked at him in confusion and asked modestly.

"Boy, what do you think of Da Chengzi's feed mill and Liangzi's 'Jiajiale' store." Old Man Lin began to inspire him.

"Opinion, they do a good job, they are very courageous, they can bear hardships and stand hard work, and they fall into their lower status." He thought for a moment and said, "But what do I have ...... here?" Let me think about it, you let me think about it. ”

Old Man Lin lay on the bed and watched him wait for a long time.

"I'm afraid! Who knows when the way of the world has changed again. Qi Qiushi thought for a long time and popped out such a sentence.

When Old Man Lin heard this, there was a door, "Don't be afraid, that chaotic era will not come again." Now that you're well fed and clothed, do you still want to live like that? ”

"No, most people's thoughts are to be well fed and clothed, have money to go to school, and no longer live a hard life." Qi Qiushi said categorically.

"Yes! I don't want to be tossing around, I don't want to continue to fall behind the world. Old Man Lin said with emotion.

"You work as a mechanic in the Provincial Machinery Factory!" Old Man Lin asked, "How did you do it, and what did the master say?" ”

"The masters all commented on me, I am willing to endure hardships, I want to learn any type of work, and I am not afraid of being greedy and chewing too much." Qi Qiushi scratched his head embarrassedly, and smirked: "I don't want to fall behind Xiaoyan too much, I still secretly learn English!" ”

"How did you learn?" Old Man Lin asked again.

Although I don't know how the old man asked questions that have nothing to do with Xiao Yan, he said honestly: "I learned well, and the master praised me for this." He gave a thumbs up.

"It seems that there is motivation to make progress, and Xiaoyan is your source of motivation." Old Man Lin teased.

"Hehe......"

"Okay, you follow the drawings, and when you go back, do this well." Mr. Lin handed him a stack of design drawings, first draw a simple and easy to do, I don't know if the painting is good or not, I haven't done it for more than ten years.

"The fan, but it seems to be a ceiling fan, how is it a light under it? Pretty. Qi Qiushi said. Of course, with Mr. Lin's family history, the drawings are not a problem, and the finished product is not vivid.

"Alright, I'll take a closer look at it when I get home. Let's sleep! I've got to go out tomorrow! "Old man Lin turned off the lights and went to sleep.

They slept until dawn, and the next day Yan Guangxing took them to eat authentic Cantonese morning tea.

A city's time-honored brand carries the memory of the city and is an indispensable element of the historical context. When you reach the age where you like to remember, your childhood impressions are often condensed in a century-old shop.

The façade is very small, but the inside is full, and Fang Monan and they have booked a seat. Of course, the ordering was handed over to Yan Guangxing, the 'head snake'. This is a "super time-honored brand" in the minds of Yangcheng people, and it is also the first choice for drinking morning tea.

Datong egg tart, pig's feet ginger vinegar egg, thin-skinned shrimp dumplings, Sister E's powdered fruit, gold scallion pancake, amber walnut flower branch cake, morning tea xiaolongbao, taro rolls. The dim sum is superb, the shrimp dumplings, the skin is crystal clear, there is a little bit of fat, the signature egg tart, the skin of the egg tart is very crunchy, the egg filling is smooth, the fresh milk red bean cake, the middle one is not a cake, but there is a feeling of bean paste when you eat it.

Yan Guangxing focused on the absolute signature dish of Datong crispy chicken, first soak the chicken in boiling white brine until it is just cooked, then coat it with maltose syrup, dry it and fry it in an oil pan. The chicken fried in this way is really extraordinary: the skin is crispy, the meat is fresh, the bone is fragrant, the crispy is slippery, the fresh is fragrant, and then the snow-white shrimp slices are put on, accompanied by the fried chicken with bright red skin, one red and one white, which contrasts with each other and is very tempting to appetite.

There used to be a reception of national leaders here, Fang Monan looked rough when he came over, there were mostly old people, and there was also a quyi tea house, which specialized in listening to Cantonese opera, with a strong Lingnan flavor.

It's a pity that some of Fang Monan's people can't even understand Cantonese, let alone drama, so they have to have morning tea and after the meal.

Fang Monan and his entourage, accompanied by Yan Guangxing and Liang Zi, happily started from Haizhu Bridge, along Haizhu Square, the municipal government, the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall to the Zhongshan Monument, which was 12 kilometers long, and walked again, listening to the old man Lin recount what he saw on the road.

After shopping in Haizhu Square, Yan Guangxing took everyone to the South Building Department Store, and as soon as they entered the door, Grandma and they were shocked by the dazzling array of goods. Fang Monan and Liang Zi's faces were as usual, Liang Zi often came, and she naturally didn't have to say anything.

Mr. Lin simply said for them: "Nanfang Building is the largest department store in China, and it is the first of the top 10 department stores in the country. The store has more than 1,000 sources and handles 29,500 kinds of products. The underground shopping mall of Nanfang Building, which is characterized by the operation of exquisite, brand-name, special products and lack of doors, enjoys the reputation of "Southern Boutique Collection", and is the largest underground shopping mall in the country. "Look at what you want to see, two hours old, you can gather at the door."

Old Man Lin gave an order, and the group dispersed and walked around on their own, and Liang Zi walked with Fang Monan and Yan Guangxing. I looked at it like a horse, and it was only an hour, so I went out to find a place to sit.

Fang Monan and they went out to find a flower bed, sat down, and then Liang Zi bought three ice creams, and watched the pedestrians on the road while eating, Yan Guangxing saw an old acquaintance and walked over to greet people. Suddenly, I saw a young man riding a bicycle, riding quickly close to a young and fashionable woman, grabbed her bag, and brought the woman to the ground.

It happened very quickly, and the woman reacted, quickly stood up, and shouted as she ran: "Robbery! Robbery! "It's a pity that people have already ridden far away and led the police over.

"Wow...... Loot it! Fang Monan smacked his tongue and said with a frown: "Is the robbery here in Liangzi already so serious?" ”

"Hmmm! It's worse than that on the train, and there are more thieves than passengers. In the carriage I was in, a person was visited three times in one night by different thieves. Liang Zi said expressionlessly, if he hadn't met her, he and the three of them might have done this.

"Nannan, where are you going to go next?" Liang Zi asked.

"Go to the capital, it's the capital, why don't you go and see it." Fang Menan said.

"Well, I'll go with you. Protect you on the way. Liang Zi was afraid that she would refuse and said: "Look at you old and old, you are young, Qi Qiu is really a man, but he is a Sven." It's better for me to encounter things. ”

"You can follow if you want, but you can't belittle others like this." Fang Monan said with a smile. Suddenly, she remembered that there was a crackdown this year, and the specifics were much more vague. She asked solemnly, "Liang Zi, do you still have any contact with the previous people during this time?" ”

"No, you often mention your face, I don't associate with them for a long time, who wants to go through the old road." Liang Zi said.

"What about the fat man!" She looked at him earnestly.

"There shouldn't be any!" Liang Zi was uncertain, and replied ambiguously.

"Liangzi, immediately contact the fat man and the thin monkey, and you must not associate with the previous people again, the consequences will be very serious." Fang Menan said solemnly.

"Hmm!" Liang Zi looked at the serious little face, "I know, I'll contact you when I get back to the hotel." ”

"That's good, you must not forget." Fang Menan admonished again.

Yan Guangxing heard the shouting, hurriedly ran over, and saw the two of them sitting honestly on the flower bed, relieved, and refused to desert again.

Everyone who was walking around in the southern commercial building, Qi Qiushi saw small household appliances running up to see the price, especially the electric fan, not to mention the price of the ceiling fan, the quality is very simple, and it is not as good as the one in his hand.

Old Man Lin looked at him busy, asked, compared, and nodded secretly, the son can be taught!

When Liang Zi returned to the hotel, he called Sister Dayan and asked him to find the thin monkey and the fat man, and half an hour later, he called again. When the call was reconnected, the thin monkey received a call, and Liang Zi asked if they were still in contact with the previous person.

The thin monkey replied no, as for the fat man, because of his buddy's righteousness, his life was better, and he once lent them money for emergency relief. Liang Zi taught the fat man a good lesson on the phone, and the fat man promised not to communicate again on the phone.

The next day, they went to Yuexiu Park and climbed the wooden shell gang, which is a poetic and picturesque work of art as the emblem of Yangcheng - the stone statue of five sheep. Since the completion of the stone statue, it has been regarded as the city symbol of Yangcheng.

Fang Monan and they took their cameras to bid for some ancient neighborhoods, and Xiguan built eighteen Fu at the end of the Ming Dynasty, with thirteen lines. Typical traditional buildings such as the Xiguan Mansion and the Bamboo Tube House came into being. The ancient mansion of Xiguan is a large residence built here by wealthy merchants in the past. These residences are tall and bright, with a combination of halls and gardens and beautifully decorated.

The outside of the ancient mansion in Xiguan is a low-legged double door, the middle is a sting, and the inside is a gate, all of which are made of high-grade hardwood. The interior decoration is very exquisite, furnishings furniture, lamps, banners, couplets, books, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, vase flowers, potted plants, caged birds, mirror platforms and various works of art and mahogany furniture, exquisite wood carving decorations, Manchurian windows and sill windows with local characteristics and their unique layout forms, with a strong Lingnan charm.

The ancient streets and alleys, the sunlight through the leaves dappled on the bluestone slabs, the silence reveals a lazy taste, the summer afternoon, the green tiles, gray walls, the classical charm of the building, the precipitation is the vicissitudes of history. With the process of urbanization, I don't know how much can be preserved, so I hurry up and capture it at this time.