Chapter 199: A Lock with a Key

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Imperial Capital Huairou Yanqi Lake West Road

Yanqi Boutique Hotel Guanlan Xuan

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A restaurant hidden in a tourist attraction on the outskirts of the imperial capital, subordinate to a luxury hotel and focusing on local cuisine, the original high price of dishes, coupled with the 15% service charge attached to the hotel, is still in the embarrassing time period of more than three o'clock in the afternoon, and the situation of Guanlan Xuan at this moment can be completely described by the door.

"Excuse me, Mr. Zhai, crab roe tofu..."

After the waiter, who wore a black felt hat and a dark gray robe with a yellow horse coat, and looked very characteristic of Wu Yue, finished serving, he bowed shallow to Zhai Yining, the only customer of the restaurant at this time, and added with a very decent professional smile: "Your dishes are ready, please use them slowly." ”

"Okay, thanks."

Zhai Yining, who has a full beard and a lean short hair, is burly and tall, and looks like a rough Qilu man at first glance, but he is actually an authentic Huhai person, and of course he has a delicate and meticulous diet.

"The appearance of crab roe tofu in the imperial capital is outrageous, and it is definitely not the same species as our dish in Huhai! That's it, how embarrassed Guanlanxuan is to put the name of Huairou's first gang restaurant on his face, the plum cabbage is too new and the cabbage sum is too old, failure! The fat and burnt aroma of the smoked fish is too strong, covering the elegant fragrance of jasmine, failure! This matsutake mushroom is in good condition..."

Maintaining politeness but secretly complaining in his heart, Zhai Yining's eyes swept over the delicately arranged four-color dishes on the table of the Eight Immortals in front of him: steamed cabbage with plum cabbage, smoked fish with jasmine, fried asparagus with matsutake and lily, and crab roe tofu.

"It's a pity that I didn't soak long enough and failed! This emperor has to stay any longer, I'm afraid I can really lose more than ten kilograms, how does Ah Li adapt to the eating habits of the imperial capital, maybe... Because she wasn't from Huhai in the first place? Southern girls can get used to the cool autumn in the north, but don't fall in love with northern men!"

Thinking of Yi Li, Huo Helen's unintentional words surged out again in his mind, and then glanced at the piano bag he was resting on the bench, Zhai Yining still picked up the dishes and chopsticks, twisted the thick and cloudy sharp eyebrows, and he began to brainwash himself while eating this breakfast and dinner.

"Forget it, this Huairou can't find a better restaurant, anyway, it's all down, eat whatever you want, they will probably return to the island after the play, I have to hurry up and block the door."

Zhai Yining has never seen Yili since he got off the plane that day, and the communication software and contact information have been blocked, and he only knows the approximate address of the girl, and he squatted at the fork of the jacquard lattice alley like a headless fly for several days, before he worked hard to find out the exact news, and chased Huairou step by step.

The Yanqi Kempinski Hotel on the island in the middle of the lake was chartered by the crew of "Laughing East", and during this period of time, it was fully enclosed management, and outsiders entered and exited the island with temporary passes issued by the production team.

Therefore, Zhai Gongzi, who pays great attention to the quality of life, can only retreat to the second best thing and live in this five-star hotel on the periphery of Yanqi Lake, which is convenient for him to go to the vicinity of the whispering film and television base every day to inquire about news and create chance encounters.

Just when he was almost half full, the mobile phone that was placed on the table of the Eight Immortals by Zhai Yining rang.

"Why did my dad call me at this time, and I have to show my acting skills, maybe that woman is also there, it's very annoying..."

Putting down the dishes and chopsticks, holding the mobile phone, Zhai Yining's two sharp eyebrows that were finally stretched out were tightly twisted together, he didn't dare to tell Zhai Ruwen the news that he had resigned and came to the imperial capital, but fortunately, there was not much communication between father and son on weekdays, and Zhai Gongzi was alert enough, so the two fathers and sons who would be in the imperial capital would be fine.

"Dad, I just finished patrolling the store, and I'm going to try the newly opened local restaurant upstairs in Xintiandi, do you envy it?"

As soon as he connected the phone, Zhai Yining chose to take the lead in the first place, his previous position in the Pan-Thai Cinema Line was the store inspection manager, and he was in charge of several cinemas in prime locations in Huangpu and Xuhui, and a very important part of his work was to go down to the core stores to inspect.

"Newly opened? Does it taste right? It won't be biased towards Beijing cuisine, right? And then what? Don't speak, you go on..."

The movement on the phone proved that Zhai Ruwen had dismantled all of Zhai Yining's dioramas at this moment, and his originally cold and gloomy voice sounded very angry.

Zhai Ruwen was originally strong by nature, since the death of Zhai Yining's mother eight years ago, the two fathers and sons are often separated from each other, and there are some other unspeakable reasons, their relationship is becoming more and more stiff, and the communication is basically on the right line.

"That's amazing, Zhai Yining! From October 6th to today, today is the 16th, right, Xiaojie..."

Zhai Yining subconsciously moved the phone a little farther away from his ear, his father's voice still sounded full of energy, and then a slightly bewitching woman's coquettish voice came from the speaker: "The sixteenth, Wednesday... Oh, don't be angry, the family talks well, Yi Ning, in the imperial capital, you can actually go home and live, you must not be used to eating. ”

γ€ŒDrama Queen! Tian Xiaojie is really a drama master, who is with your family, a canary, a substitute, I really took the script of the hostess of the old Zhai family."

Obviously, Zhai Yining was not ready to accept the olive branch handed by the woman on the phone, and he continued to remain silent.

"For eleven days, Zhai Yining, don't you have anything to say? quit his job without saying a word, ran from Huhai to the imperial capital, and called me every few days, acting decently..."

Zhai Ruwen in the speaker continued to output, but it sounded like the anger was slightly soothing, not as violent as it was at the beginning.

Zhai Yining decisively seized the opportunity, he stumbled and said, "Dad, how did you know that I came to the imperial capital?"

"Don't make a fuss, um... It's not bad..."

Zhai Yining heard a few women's coquettish laughter on the other end of the phone, Zhai Ruwen also casually said a few perfunctory sounds, and after re-speaking, his tone became more and more relaxed: "If it weren't for Ah Qiu's flaws on the phone today, I wouldn't have known that your kid's acting skills are so good, or... Let the stars open a big male lead play for you..."

"It turned out that Brother Qiu pulled his crotch, the special situation is understandable, my dad can still make jokes, it seems that he is in a good mood, and there is hope that he will pass the test in the dark, I really have to hurry up."

Glancing at the screen, Zhai Yining changed the phone to his left hand, and picked up the chopsticks again with his right hand, while picking up the lily slice in his mouth, while thinking about how to quickly solve the match.

"In my opinion, it can be done, a lot of little fresh meat acting skills are just like that, our family Yi Ning is tall and big, and the eyebrows are clear, and the talent is definitely not worse than others, and I will be responsible for singing the theme song and ending song when the time comes."

The short period of silence between father and son was interrupted by Tian Xiaojie, and it could be heard that she was trying her best to glue the crack between the two men, and the effect was not bad, and that sentence made Zhai Ruwen, who knew that Zhai Yining had grown a beard for many days, couldn't hold back laughing for a while.

"Tian Xiaojie is really a second-tier singer, who can't mention it, who is so good-looking? Just this bad taste, and want to enter the fashion circle, the courage given by the first cover of a second-rate Malaysian magazine? Or my Ah Li is right, men should have beards, rough and wild to have male charm."

Eating the lily slices in the fried reeds with matsutake lilies, and wiping his mouth indiscriminately, Zhai Yining continued to sneer at Tian Xiaojie on the other end of the phone in embarrassment.

"Yi Ning, after you graduated, you said that you wanted to do a career with Ah Qiu, and now the situation of the Pan Thai Cinema Line is very good, but you patted your ass and left..."

"Dad, I... I came to the imperial capital too... There are those who are doing business. Zhai Yining said this with insufficient confidence.

"Doing business? Squatting in Huairou every day, whispering that the place where birds don't shit in the film and television base is called Yanqi Lake, right, do you call the hot face and the cold ass of other girls to do business? ”

The amount of information that Zhai Ruwen had was completely beyond Zhai Yining's expectations, and he also knew the movements of several peers in the imperial capital quite clearly, although Zhai Ruwen's tone was gentle, he could vaguely hear a little bit of hatred for iron and steel.

"Dad, I haven't posted it yet..."Zhai Yining took over the words embarrassedly, and after blurting out a slightly meaty confession, he actually regretted it a little, feeling that he seemed to have blasphemed Yili, and it was not at all like the spirit of the Huangpu River in the Shanghai and Sea love field before.

"Don't be smiling with me, I'll say hello to Ah Qiu later, you hurry back to Huhai and go back to work."

Zhai Ruwen's scolding on the phone was mixed with the sound of some stumbling clothes shaking off, and it sounded like the two of them were changing their formal clothes and preparing to go out.

Zhai Yining was overjoyed, and he hurriedly dissuaded: "Dad, forget it, don't contact Brother Qiu for the time being, he has been broken by our Mr. Huo recently." ”

"Breaking the defense? … Xiaojie, you're very good... Uh, what does it mean to break the defense? Mr. Huo of your company, I know that Ah Qiu's junior sister is a very capable woman, and she is not inferior to Shao Qing at all. ”

"So Brother Qiu is not her opponent, but there is no way, just play too much to pay off the debt, I'm not the same, but why don't you go out yet."

Secretly anxious in his heart, Zhai Yining explained to his father about Yuan Yuqiu's public confession and rejection last week.

"I really didn't see that Ah Qiu was still a lover, interesting, you said that he was broken..."

Knowing what Yuan Yuqiu's attitude towards women was before, Zhai Ruwen was a little surprised after hearing this, and he laughed and said: "Ah Qiu said that you are the godfather of online dating, Hongqiao Airport will be reduced by 8000, and you two brothers and eldest brother will not talk about the second brother." ”

"Dad! I was just blocked, not broken..."

Zhai Yining replied: "As long as she is willing to give her a chance, there is still a good hope of success, and this time I am serious." ”

"You kid really got his heart struck?"

"It's true!"

Unconsciously, this exchange between the two fathers and sons seems to be getting better.

"It's good to keep your heart in..."

Zhai Ruwen's words suddenly changed, and he gave Zhai Yining a move: "Xiaoyue's tour is almost over, you should go back to Huhai as soon as possible, and ask her out to play more, listen to concerts, and watch opera performances. ”

"I'm concerned because of Yili, you don't know, I've always taken Xiaoyue as my sister..."

Zhai Yining broke out another revelation with a bitter face: "Besides, she seems to like Yan Qing very much, and Brother Qiu has been angry about this matter." ”

"No wonder, she asked me to arrange for someone to build momentum for 'Seve' in whispers..."

Zhai Ruwen sighed and continued: "You are obviously a few years old, and you don't have a common language? What the hell is wrong with young people now? Don't let go of the childhood sweethearts around you.,You have to come to play exciting.。 ”

"How can I have you and Tian Xiaojie have a fun time, more than three years of secret love, don't tell the secret, she also backstabbed Dingxin after the expiration of her brokerage contract..."

continued to slander, Zhai Yining's attitude was extremely firm: "Maybe Xiaoyue's side is a realistic version of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, the situation between me and Yili is far less complicated, Dad, I really like Ali, she is my key." ”

As soon as the key word came out, Zhai Ruwen was silent for a while.

"Honey, I'll go downstairs and wait for you in the car first."

This is probably the first time Zhai Yining didn't feel annoyed by Tian Xiaojie's voice on the phone.

"You go first, I'll talk a few more words, and I'll come down right away." Zhai Ruwen replied to Tian Xiaojie like this.

When Zhai Yining heard the footsteps of high heels on the phone, he took the initiative to care about it with a different thought: "Dad, are you going on a date at this point?" ”

"No, the editor-in-chief of the main magazine of "World Fashion Garden ELLE" Zhu Yu organized a thank-you reception..."

flatly denied it, Zhai Ruwen even deliberately added: "A small-scale, informal drinking party." ”

"That's to thank people, it can be regarded as recovering your face, Chong Guan is angry and red-faced, and Su Jin, who has the hardest background in "Vogue Clothing and Beauty", is invincible."

Zhai Yining has seen Tian Xiaojie's press release on the cover of the Malaysian version of "ELLE" in November, and he is completely watching it as a joke.

"What kind of face can I lose, there are several sub-top magazines, no matter how powerful Su Jin is, can he still manage them all? Don't listen to the wind and rain all day. ”

After subconsciously stiffening his mouth, Zhai Ruwen realized that Zhai Yining was in the Yin and Yang Strange Qi Tian Xiaojie, he was unusually not angry, but quickly laughed at himself: "True love? Angry at the crown? Oh, not really. ”

"Death is a shame to live, fortunately, Tian Xiaojie looks like my mother by six or seven points, alas, please hurry up and go out, it's almost too late for me here."

Glancing at the time in the upper left corner of the mobile phone screen again, Zhai Yining passively chose to bow his head and admit it: "Dad, I'm sorry, I was wrong." ”

There was a sound of opening and closing the door on the phone, it sounded like Zhai Ruwen had already gone out, and at the last moment he chose to turn the topic back to Zhai Yining, and the strong Zhai finally compromised: "Why did you identify Yili?" I'll give you a chance to convince me. ”

"I didn't get along with her for long, it started with a malicious joke, and some unpleasant things happened in the process, which made me ridiculed as the "godfather of online dating" in the Shanghai and Shanghai cafΓ© circles..."

Overturned all the original set of pretexts, and no longer anxious about time, Zhai Yining calmly continued on the phone: "But I don't regret it at all, as long as I hear her voice and even think of her, no matter how irritable I am at the moment, I can calm down quickly." ”

Zhai Ruwen didn't squeak on the other end of the phone, he waited quietly for the following.

"Uncle Yuan once said this on the congratulatory post, a lock with a key, Zhai Ruwen with Situ Yashi, I still remember when I was a child, every time you got angry, only my mother could hold you..."

Zhai Yining's voice was full of remembrance: "Dad, in fact, my personality is very similar to you. ”

At this moment, Zhai Ruwen seemed to be particularly sensitive, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "I know." ”

"I'm going to find the key that belongs to Zhai Yining now."

After speaking, he stood up suddenly, Zhai Yining beckoned the waiter to hang the meal fee directly on the ledger of his room, he just held his mobile phone, trotted out of the door with his piano bag, and went straight to the left bridge connecting the direction of Huxin Island.