Chapter 1011: Encountering Old Acquaintances in a Foreign Country
Zhao Mingyang saw a familiar figure, a person he hadn't seen for many years.
This person is Zhao Mingyang's former college counselor Ye Qingling, Zhao Mingyang heard that she went abroad before graduation, and she was four or five years older than Zhao Mingyang.
How can you meet here now and still be chased? It seems that she is in a very bad state, which surprises Zhao Mingyang.
Zhao Mingyang and Lao Wu followed, wanting to see what was going on.
Street chases are too common here in the United States because there are too many gangs.
Each district has its own rules, and it is difficult for outsiders to interfere, which is likely to cause unnecessary trouble.
The saying that well water does not violate river water is very important here.
Lao Wu looked at Zhao Mingyang and said, "Am I going to help her?"
"No, don't get yourself in trouble for the time being, there are many ways to help her get out, we don't have to go over and take risks ourselves, such as this." Zhao Mingyang took out a wallet from his pocket, and there was a bundle of money in it.
Lao Wu also took out the money in his wallet and gave it to Zhao Mingyang, Zhao Mingyang chased after Lao Wu with a stack of money in his hand, and then threw money into the sky.
In an instant, the crowd was chaotic, and many people were picking up money, this is a beautiful knife, and it is all fifty-one hundred American dollars.
There were also people who stopped to pick up money, and the crowd suddenly became blocked and chaotic, Lao Wu looked at this group of people speechlessly for a while, money, money can really solve a lot of problems.
"If you want to open up, change your thinking, you have to help her, maybe with a group of people, although there are only four people, you may have no problem dealing with it, but there is no guarantee that you will not be attacked or damaged, right, there may be a greater risk, that money is not something that can be solved by these thousands of US dollars, it is estimated that it will be more than 100,000 US dollars, you see, is there more than 100,000 US dollars left in an instant." Zhao Mingyang said with a smile.
Lao Wu was said by Zhao Mingyang, it's true, it does reduce a lot of risk, and now a few thousand dollars is not so much for him, and it will be safe to use money if it can be solved with money in the future.
The two quickly followed behind Zhao Mingyang's former counselor, Ye Qingling, who ran wildly all the way, her shoes ran off, and she was running barefoot.
Zhao Mingyang looked at the other party's appearance, and his heart was mixed, this teacher used to be a beautiful counselor recognized by everyone, and the dream lover of many boys.
After that, she said that she was going abroad, and after going abroad, she had contact with everyone at first, but then she basically had no contact, and no one knew her recent situation at that time, everyone thought she would mix very well, but I didn't expect that when I saw her cheap clothes and her current situation, I knew that she was really average, very ordinary.
She got on a bus, and Zhao Mingyang and Lao Wu followed in a car driven by a security guard behind her.
I didn't expect to meet an old friend in another country, and it was actually this kind of car scene.
She got out of the car until she followed to a place where the lights were blind, and Zhao Mingyang also got out of the car.
Zhao Mingyang asked people to go to the mall to buy a one-size-fits-all dress and a pair of shoes, shoes Zhao Mingyang really didn't know how many sizes she was wearing, but Lao Wu saw it at a glance, and said very sure that she could buy 37, she should be 36, but because she ran barefoot, her feet would be red and swollen as long as she rested, and one size bigger was just right.
I have to say that Lao Wu's observation ability is very strong, and Lao Wu has a unique skill, that is, he can quickly identify some disguised people hidden in the crowd.
Zhao Mingyang did not rush to see the other party, but followed at a distance.
She walked for a while, and came to a small alley with lights, this is another street, it looks a bit commercial, Ye Qingling walked to a staircase, which is the back of a façade room, and the staircase leads to the second floor.
Zhao Mingyang also followed, without bothering, and slowly followed, and Zhao Mingyang was dumbfounded after going up.
This second floor is a rooftop, there are a lot of homeless people on it, one person a living area, everyone either sleeps directly on the ground, or brings a small tent, and some get a sleeping bag, the next morning to pack up and leave, otherwise the next time will be driven away, basically at night after the store gets off work to come to sleep.
Why is she so miserable? This completely exceeded Zhao Mingyang's expectations.
How could it be so miserable? Zhao Mingyang really doesn't understand.
Ye Qingling said around the corner, "This is my place."
She spoke in very pure American English, and her voice was weak.
"Fuck off! Here's mine, I said, get the fuck out of my way, or I'll crash you! From today onwards, here is mine! Understand, you can fuck off!" A loud black woman yelled.
Zhao Mingyang moved back quickly, and within a few steps, he heard Ye Qingling's roar: "Let go of me!"
"You're mine tonight, I said." A man said.
Ye Qing's spiritual roar, no one helped, as if the people here were used to it.
Zhao Mingyang was helpless, waved his hand, Lao Wu went up, Zhao Mingyang didn't dare to take risks, it's not an idol drama, he is more desperate for his life now, and everyone here may carry biubiu, safety first, Zhao Mingyang will not take risks easily.
Lao Wu subdued the other party with five by two, and let the other party's arm hear a crisp click before taking Ye Qingling to Zhao Mingyang's side, the man was still crying wolf, and he was rolling on the ground when he heard it.
Ye Qingling probably didn't know who wanted to see her, the rest of the people above were still quiet, as if nothing had happened, the man who wanted to mistreat Ye Qingling quickly lost his voice and fainted in pain, which shows how ruthless Lao Wu is.
When the person who bought the shoes and clothes sent the items, Ye Qingling still didn't know who wanted to see her, Zhao Mingyang wanted to give the other party a time to dress up, so he deliberately avoided it and took the car to a nearby Chinese restaurant.
After the female counselor washed up, changed her clothes and shoes, Lao Wu drove her to the restaurant, she was scared, she was afraid, she didn't know who Lao Wu was, but Lao Wu said that someone wanted to see her, and prepared clothes and shoes for her, and took her to the hotel to open a room for her to wash.
Ye Qingling felt that the other party had at least no ill will towards her, and Lao Wu said that the person who wanted to see her had just helped her get rid of being chased in Hanguo City.
After Ye Qingling finished changing her clothes, Lao Wu drove her to the restaurant.
She walked into the restaurant in pain, told the waiter the room number she had booked, and the waiter took her to a private room.
As Lao Wu said, at this time, Ye Qingling's feet began to be red, swollen and painful, blisters appeared on his feet, and it hurt a lot to walk.
When she arrived at the box, she took a deep breath and didn't know who was inside.
Pushing open the door and entering with his head down, Zhao Mingyang stood in front of the window with his back to him, Ye Qingling didn't know who the man in front of him was.
Zhao Mingyang slowly turned to look at the other party and said, "Counselor, do you remember me?"
After the other party and Zhao Mingyang looked at each other, they were stunned for a moment, and then seemed to open a long-sealed memory.
The man in front of him seems to be familiar, but where is it different, he is very handsome, very temperamental and aura, it can be seen that the other party belongs to the kind of master who has no worries about food and clothing.
His speech and demeanor are gentle and refined, she used to be like this, but now she is unsightly.
"Are you?" She looked at Zhao Mingyang and asked, she wasn't sure if the person in front of her was the person she knew before, because it seemed to be different, it was really different, and the breath between her eyebrows was not the same, just a little similar, but she wasn't sure.
"I really don't remember? It seems that my status in your heart is very ordinary, didn't you still say that you will buy me a Ferrari when you get developed in the United States, I am Zhao Mingyang." Zhao Mingyang said with a smile and pulled out a chair for the other party, this is a very high-end Chinese restaurant, the per capita consumption is 100 US dollars, and the box starts with 3,000 US dollars.
Generally, some wealthy Chinese chambers of commerce meet guests here, Ye Qingling has passed by here many times, and wants to come in, but has never entered, this is said to be a very authentic local Chinese restaurant, I heard that the food inside and a domestic taste, but the price is very expensive, she can't afford it.
Ye Qingling looked at Zhao Mingyang as if he had been electrocuted, and said incredulously, "You are Zhao Mingyang? Is it really Zhao Mingyang?"
Zhao Mingyang nodded
said, "Yes, Mr. Ye, I haven't seen you for many years,"
Zhao Mingyang wants to say are you okay? But holding it back again, it's tantamount to nonsense.
Ye Qingling suddenly seemed to be dead at this time, she lowered her head and didn't dare to look directly at Zhao Mingyang, at this time she felt extremely ashamed and inferior, she wanted to turn around and run away, but her feet moved, and she felt a pain, she couldn't bear it without making a sound.
Zhao Mingyang stepped forward to help her into a seat, sat opposite her, looked at her and said, "What is there that you dare not face? I've seen them all, is it useful to escape? If I hadn't met you here today, I would have vague memories of you, and I think you should be doing well.
I don't mean anything else, and I don't look at you differently because of your current situation, I just treat you as my old friend, my instructor, my teacher I admire, and if you still think of me as your student, let's have a good chat, okay?"
Ye Qingling didn't speak, she did feel a kind of shame without words, yes, she felt ashamed.
In the past, she was Bai Fumei in people's eyes, but now that she has encountered such an encounter, her skin has become rough, and she can still vaguely distinguish the bottom of the beauty's blank, but her expression is too haggard.
There was no light in her eyes, no trace of the past, and she felt how ashamed it was to be seen by her former students, and it was more painful than beating her.
Zhao Mingyang asked people to send Huaiyang dishes, her family is from Yangcheng, and it is estimated that she has not eaten the dishes of her hometown for a long time.
There used to be a statistic, that is, the major domestic cuisines to avoid pits, if you want to eat the cuisine that does not step on the pit, then go directly to eat the Huaiyang cuisine of a larger store, this cuisine maintains the best level, if you go to Yangcheng and want to eat Huaiyang cuisine, go straight to the hotel, because the involution is serious, and the cooking skills are slightly inferior to be kicked out.
The major gourmets taste the country's major Chinese restaurants, Huaiyang cuisine is often mentioned in their mouths is not bad, not much surprise but maintain the level, mainly Huaiyang cuisine pays attention to "harmony, refinement, clear, new" these points, very test the level of the chef, technology and hard work is not applicable.
This is also why the state banquet uses Huaiyang cuisine the most, which can entertain foreign guests, because Huaiyang cuisine mainly pursues to add some effort to the original ingredients to keep the ingredients fresh, but there is also a point that this cuisine is more limited, there are few small restaurants in Huaiyang cuisine, most of them are in big hotels, because of the attention to the ingredients, as well as the salary of the chef, this small restaurant is difficult to support, the small restaurant has a boiled dried shredded or the like, and the more complicated ones can only be eaten in hotels or large restaurants.
Most people have money, they like to eat the original, like to eat lighter, mainly spicy is to stimulate the taste buds, will make people excited, spicy is not actually a taste, but a kind of pain.
Eating too much spicy things will make people have a bad stomach, but the advantage is that they are good and cheap, and they can make people eat quickly, which is why Huaiyang cuisine and Cantonese morning tea are not cheap, the ingredients are different, and the effort required is different.
Eat some light and the like, you can taste the original taste of the tender ingredients, not to mention the original taste, and it will not hurt the stomach.
Ye Qingling saw a table full of Huaiyang dishes, her tears flowed instantly, and the waiter left after serving the food.
"Eat it while it's hot." Zhao Mingyang didn't know what to say, he didn't know what to say.
Ye Qingling suddenly howled and cried, lying on the table and signaling Zhao Mingyang with his hand to leave her alone and let her cry for a while.
When she was tired of crying, she came to her senses, raised her head, and Zhao Mingyang handed her a tissue.
Ye Qingling exhaled a long breath, stepped on the paper to wipe his tears, picked up some dishes with chopsticks tremblingly and put them on the plate, then tasted them in small bites, and exhaled again.
"I haven't eaten these dishes for a long time, it's been a long time~ It's been a long time······· Ye Qingling said.
"Would you like a drink? Huaiyang cuisine is best paired with white wine." Zhao Mingyang opened a bottle of liquor, a bottle of Moutai with years.
Zhao Mingyang poured a glass of wine for Ye Qingling, Ye Qingling can drink Zhao Mingyang remembers, because when they were in school, Ye Qingling invited them to drink once at their own expense, Zhao Mingyang remembered deeply, the first time he drank Moutai was bought by Ye Qingling, and her original words at the time were: "Say something ugly, among you in this life."
There may be people who can't drink Moutai in their lifetime, and they will either be reluctant to buy it after graduation, or they won't have the opportunity to drink Moutai at the wine table, then I will invite you to drink it once, and you will think of me as long as you hear Moutai in this life."
That night Zhao Mingyang will never forget, dozens of people in the class, sitting in a restaurant near the school, eating four or five hundred and one tables of dishes, drinking a bottle of Feitian for thousands of yuan, a total of four bottles of wine, Zhao Mingyang remembers very clearly, each person drank a small point, a bottle of wine for ten people.
That was also Ye Qingling's farewell wine, originally everyone pooled money and invited Ye Qingling to dinner, but she bought the order, she said goodbye in the future, if goodbye, please eat and drink well.
"Teacher Ye, I respect you, you said, if you say goodbye, please eat and drink well, I invite you to eat the best Chinese restaurant here, drinking 20 years of Moutai, which is the treasure of this store." Zhao Mingyang said.
Ye Qingling picked up the wine glass, touched the glass with Zhao Mingyang, took a sip of wine, and said, "Do you remember this?"
"Remember, I remember it all my life, every time I hear the word Moutai, you ring, you and we really mingled, everyone hated and liked you, and many men had a crush on you." Zhao Mingyang said with a smile.
Ye Qingling shook his head and said in a low voice, "If they see what I look like now, I guess they will be very disappointed."
"How come, you said that no matter how well we mix in the future, don't laugh at a classmate who is not as good as you like, because the other party may just be too unlucky, we all remember your words."
"yes, bad luck." Ye Qingling muttered to himself.
"Do you smoke?" Zhao Mingyang asked.
Ye Qingling glanced at Zhao Mingyang and smiled bitterly, "Your observation is very powerful."
Zhao Mingyang saw Ye Qingling make a finger pinching action, which was an unconscious small action in the old smoking gun eating and drinking.
"Don't smoke it, don't give it to me." Ye Qingling said.
Zhao Mingyang put the cigarette on the table back again, because Ye Qingling once told them that she didn't like to smell smoke, but she didn't expect that she would start smoking now.
"You're doing well now, Zhao Mingyang." Ye Qingling looked at Zhao Mingyang and said, much better than before.
"It's okay, to use what you said, I'm lucky, and now I can only say it's not bad."
"Luck is also part of strength, without strength, no matter how good luck is, it will disappear quickly, today I let you see my ugly appearance, I'm sorry, I should have invited you to dinner, but I don't have money." Ye Qingling said.
"How did it come to be?" Zhao Mingyang looked at Ye Qingling and asked, he really wanted to know why she became what she is now.