Min Congda ate all the steamed dumplings, shrimp dumplings, a plate of phoenix feet and a plate of peanuts in front of him, and did not wait for Ada's uncle Christopher.

Sitting opposite, Ida was anxious like ants on a hot pot, and she and Min Congda were waiting at this Chinatown restaurant at 5:20, and the agreed time was half past five.

It's six o'clock now, and Uncle Christopher still hasn't shown up, and after making several calls in a row, the phone is turned off.

Min Congda was not in a hurry, he ordered a lot of food when he was hungry, and reminded Ida to ask for a small invoice from the merchant and reimburse him.

"I'm sorry Mr. Smart, my uncle has always been very punctual, and he really takes this matter seriously, but he doesn't know what happened, his phone is still off."

Min Congda wiped his mouth and said, "It's okay Ada, most of my life is actually waiting, waiting for an opportunity, waiting for a person, waiting for glory, waiting for death." Those who don't wait won't have success...... Another serving of barbecued pork. ”

Ida nodded, knowing that if it was someone else, like Olser or Rosser, the meeting was over.

In a business society like the United States, the concept of time is very important, and being late for a business meeting is the most intolerable thing.

Especially for a person like Mr. Smart, who has a very strong sense of time, she still remembers that he always had an alarm clock when he stayed in a hotel.

Now he doesn't even care if his uncle is late, he doesn't know if it's sincere, or if it's to save face for himself.

Ida was even more upset, and she couldn't sit still and ran outside the restaurant to take a look, only to see Uncle Christopher's car parked on the side of the road in a few moments.

She hurried forward, and Christopher got out of the car, looking rather embarrassed.

He wore a dirty jacket, his hair was disheveled, his trousers were dusty, and the toe of his leather shoes was torn in large chunks.

There was a small wound on his face, a small swollen cheekbone, and it looked like something had happened.

Ida hurriedly said, "Uncle Christopher, what's going on?" You're late, and Mr. Smart has been waiting for you for more than half an hour. ”

Christopher rubbed his nose, "Hmph, I encountered a little thing, I was delayed, I'm really sorry, let's go, later...... Later...... Let's go first. ”

Ada was full of doubts, but since the people were here, she should hurry in and not let Mr. Smart wait.

Min Congda had already finished eating the barbecued pork that had just come up, and when he saw Christopher who came in with Ida, he could see at a glance that the two were a family and looked too similar.

A high nose, a narrow face, deep eye sockets and thick eyebrows are carved out of a mold.

Christopher was also surprised to see Min Congda, and said in Italian: "You didn't tell me that Mr. Smart is a Chinese." ”

Ida didn't reply in Italian, knowing it was rude, and said in English, "Mr. Smart is from China, and he is the current general manager and president of the Clippers, and he promoted me to be a full-time employee." Mr. Smart, this is my uncle, Christopher Antonini, I'm sorry he's been delayed. ”

Min Congda looked the old man over 50 years old up and down, and could see that he was very strong when he was young, but now his body is deformed, and he is a little rickety.

His eyes are dull and sloppy, his clothes are ordinary and even rustic, he is very unelegant, and he has scars and bruises on his face, is it a fight with someone?

This guy is still fighting with people at his age, and you have to make money in business, and you open a restaurant and quarrel with customers and smash the store...... Hehe, that's good, but isn't it a mess?

Min Congda has already made up the scene of Christopher, an old and stubborn old stubborn, quarreling with young guests because of taste or service, and beating people.

This kind of old stubborn Min Congda has seen a lot before, he can't listen to anything, and if he doesn't follow him, he loses his temper, and no one wants to do business with this kind of person.

"He is Ada's uncle again, engaging in nepotism, once a unit starts to engage in nepotism and stuffs the seven aunts and eight aunts or something, the performance of this unit will probably be finished."

"Let such a person open a restaurant, eighty percent of them will be yellow, I see people very accurately."

In just a face-to-face effort, Min Congda made a judgment that Ada's uncle was the partner he was looking for!

In this way, it is not very reliable at first glance, he is so old, he is still late for important things, he is stupid, and the matter of the restaurant is handed over to him, most of them will be destroyed, and it is just a matter of time.

Christopher also looked at Min Congda, who did not have a very good impression of Asians, especially Chinese.

In Los Angeles, Chinese gangs have always been black-handed, and there is a deep estrangement between them and local gangs, and there have been many conflicts with each other.

But Christopher didn't want to give up this opportunity, he pondered for a moment and said, "Hello Mr. Smart, I'm Christopher Antonini, and I have some experience in the restaurant industry. ”

Min Congda finished eating the bowl of wonton in front of him, wiped his mouth, interrupted Christopher's words, and said, "Mr. Antonini, you don't need to say it, I already have a decision in my heart. I'm full, I'm going to go back to rest, Ada, you can accompany your uncle to eat here, the money is all recorded in the team's account, and it's considered a customer hospitality. ”

After saying that, Min Congda got up to leave, and Ida thought it was no longer a show, but who made his uncle late.

Mr. Smart was so busy, he could wait for his uncle to come over, and he would already be very face-saving.

When Christopher saw that Min Congda was leaving, he also thought that he had failed again this time, and any dream was bullshit.

People in their 50s, what else do you think? From the moment you embarked on that path, there was no turning back.

Is it possible to start over and start over? The years are not forgiving, and youth will not come again.

"Oh, by the way, Ada, tomorrow you and Rosser will take your uncle to the Staples Center to see the storefront, and you will rent the most expensive one. Remember, be the most expensive, not the best, got it? ”

Min Congda added as he left.

Ida and Christopher both had expressions of disbelief on their faces.

Ida hurriedly said, "Uh, Mr. Smart, is that the decision?" Let my uncle do this? ”

Min Congda nodded and said, "Of course, Mr. Antonini is a down-to-earth and reliable person at first glance, and I am relieved to entrust him to be the one." If you have any problems in the future, report to me in time, especially if you are short of money, you must tell me to know? ”

After speaking, Min Congda left with brisk steps.

Ida and Uncle Christopher's nephew were left sitting in the dining room, looking at each other.

“What？ This... Is that agreeing to me as a partner? ”

Christopher thinks he's dreaming, it's a dream.

How can there be such a simple thing, without a word of communication, a person agrees to hand over a large part of the business to an unfamiliar person.

"Mr. Smart is such a style of doing things, he is resolute, never verbose or hesitant. And he sees people very accurately, and he never looks away. ”

Ida said Min Congda, and there was a sense of adoration in her tone and eyes.

Christopher seemed to sense something, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

He looked a little wooden just now, but his expression suddenly became much smarter.

"By the way, uncle, what happened to you? Body... Also Why is it so long late? ”

"I met the robbers at the convenience store, and I was going to hand them over the money and hurry to the appointment. As a result, they demanded my suit, tore my clothes, and broke my phone. So...... I blew the heads of the two men with a beer bottle and went back to change their clothes, which was a lot of delay. ”

Christopher said it lightly, as if he had just kicked away a biting dog on the side of the road.

But Ida knew that if she was not careful, her uncle might not be able to come to eat and die in the convenience store.

"Uncle, why don't you move to my father's place, it's too dangerous to go downtown."

"No, no, you don't understand Ada......" Christopher smiled and refused, thinking to himself, don't you know that your dad is more dangerous.

(End of chapter)