Chapter 28 Want to show off

Yue Ning and Qiao Junxian went to the police station to take statements. At first, everyone listened carefully, until the police officer heard her reciting classical Chinese. He was stunned and asked, "Why are you reciting this?"

"He said he was an educated youth who went to Inner Mongolia, which is similar to where I went. Similar experiences make it easy to empathize. I also know that many educated youth became unemployed youth after returning to the city and had a hard life. But no matter how difficult life is, you can't rob! I was afraid that I would let him go out of my heart, so I wanted to change the subject. That road was very gloomy at night, and I felt creepy, so I recited "Wolf". This article tells the story of a butcher who was on his way after the sun went down, encountered a wolf, and finally killed the wolf. I told myself that I kill pigs and sheep, I am a butcher, and I have killed wolves."

"Are you a butcher? Have you killed wolves?" The public security comrade looked up at her again. Such a tall and thin girl is actually a butcher? On second thought, she knocked out one of the man's lower teeth with one punch, which is really possible.

Yue Ning nodded repeatedly: "When I was in the northwest, I often did butchering work and encountered wolves that came to steal sheep. They were all very hungry wolves. If I waited for the villagers to come, several sheep would have been bitten to death. That is a collective asset and I cannot allow any loss. I can only rush out by myself..."

Yue Ning rolled up his sleeves, revealing a scar on his forearm: "This is where I got scratched by a wolf."

Qiao Junxian leaned over to take a look. It was a twisted scar as long as his palm. Not to mention at that time, even now when he saw it, he felt pain for her.

Originally, this matter had nothing to do with the case, and the public security comrades could have stopped her from talking. But looking at her scar and listening to her story about how one man and one dog snatched a sheep from the mouths of four wolves, and finally waited for others to arrive, the public security comrades said, "Very brave."

"Thanks!"

The public security comrades couldn't help but laugh when they saw her proud expression.

Their statements were very simple and were recorded in a short while. The two walked out of the small room together. Outside, the two grandfathers were sitting on a bench accompanied by several people.

"The children are out." said Qiao Qiming.

Yue Baohua saw his granddaughter, stood up and tried to walk over, but his body swayed a bit, and Qiao Qiming helped him up: "Baohua, I told you a long time ago, the child is fine."

The two waited for them in the hotel, but they didn't see them come back after a long time, and they were very anxious. It was not until the people from the Commerce Commission came to the hotel to pick them up that they said the two children were taken to the Public Security Bureau.

Qiao Qiming had experienced many storms and was still calm, but Yue Baohua only had this life left. He was frightened when he just heard the beginning.

Yue Ning ran over and held Grandpa's hand. Grandpa's hands were cold, his palms were full of sweat, and his body was still shaking. She hugged Grandpa and said, "Grandpa, it's okay. The police just praised me for my bravery!"

"Yes, the young comrade is very brave." The public security comrade also hurriedly said.

"Let's go! Let's go back to the hotel first." Qiao Qiming patted Yue Baohua's shoulder.

When Yue Baohua saw the child, he felt warm all over and seemed to come alive again.

Yue Ning helped his grandfather out of the door and got on the car of the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building.

The comrade who came with me from the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building said, "Xiao Yue, today we are so lucky to have you! Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous."

Qiao Qiming also said: "Ningning, you insisted on sending your uncle Mo and aunt away just now. Are you worried that they will encounter this kind of thing?"

"Actually, I think I was overthinking it. After all, this is the capital, and it's near Chang'an Avenue, the imperial city. But looking back, I'm glad I didn't think too much," said Yue Ning.

"How did Ningning have such an intuition?" asked Qiao Qiming.

"Do you know why the educated youth went to the countryside?"

Qiao Qiming certainly knew about this, after all, several of his brothers had gone to the countryside. But the people from the Commerce Commission were here, and this matter was over, so why bother to open up the scar again?

Yue Ning did not intend to let Qiao Qiming answer, and continued: "One of the reasons is that China is a traditional agricultural country. Years of war have hindered industrial development. Cities cannot provide enough jobs. Going to the countryside can alleviate this pressure to some extent. But this also caused a lot of problems. After 1976, going to the countryside gradually stopped, and a large number of educated youth returned to the city. What problems will this bring?"

Qiao Junxian said: "This will lead to a large number of people without jobs and income in the city, who will form gangs and cause social instability. Hong Kong also has these problems after a large influx of mainland Chinese and Vietnamese people."

"Director Chen also told us on the train to take good care of our belongings and told Qiao Junxian not to take out his camera. Didn't Director Chen say that there are 400,000 unemployed young people in Beijing? If the employment problem of unemployed young people cannot be solved, it will be a big problem. The migration to the countryside has stopped and the cities can't accommodate so many people. There are pickpockets on the train and people will be robbed at the train station. I am worried that my uncle and my aunt are both intellectuals who dare not even kill a chicken, and my uncle has poor legs and feet. If he encounters such a thing, he won't be able to run away, so I want to see them off. I will feel relieved when I see them safely arrive at the guesthouse."

Qiao Qiming took a deep breath. What kind of child is this? Director Chen's words were enough to make her make such a judgment.

"The robber must have seen you before. He didn't dare to attack you four. If it was just Professor Mo and Professor Zhuang, he might have done it." The comrades from the Seventh Machine Department were scared when they thought about it. "Luckily Xiao Yue was smart. It's really because we didn't do our job well that you encountered this kind of thing."

"Don't say that. If everything is perfect, everyone will rush to invest, and our little bit won't matter." Qiao Qiming said.

Yue Ning echoed, "Mr. Qiao is rising to the challenge, showing his heroic qualities."

She turned to Qiao Junxian and said, "Qiao Junxian, if you really opened a factory in Pengcheng, there is a high possibility that you will be robbed or stolen. Are you afraid?"

In her previous life, when she was a child, there were still robbers on motorcycles in the streets of Yuecheng. Later, the economy got better and better, and public security got better and better, and everyone almost forgot that street robberies were commonplace.

"Why don't you go with me? Then, if I encounter something like this, I will send you out to recite classical Chinese and scare the thieves so much that they pee their pants." After Qiao Junxian said this, no one else understood.

He smiled and told about an experience Yue Ning had when recording his confession. Instantly the atmosphere in the car changed, and everyone laughed. Yue Ning said innocently: "I didn't expect this person to be so scared. I'm not reciting "Painted Skin"."

"The key is not whether you recite "Wolf" or "Painted Skin". How many people can understand classical Chinese? The key is that you recite classical Chinese in that situation!" Qiao Junxian put himself in the role of the robber and felt creepy just thinking about it.

Yue Ning chuckled evilly: "Now I know that you can't understand classical Chinese."

Qiao Junxian didn't want to talk to her anymore. At this time, the driver said "Ouch": "I heard Xiao Yue talking, didn't look at the intersection, and drove past it."

The comrade from the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building said, "It's all right, it's all right! Just go around in a circle."

The car made a circle and drove into the hotel.

The two pairs of grandparents and grandchildren got off the car and said goodbye to the comrades from the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building. Yue Ning said, "Comrade! Don't tell my uncle and aunt about this, so they don't feel burdened. However, we should spread the word to these experts. They are experts in their professional fields, but they may not have such a strong sense of crisis in their daily lives."

This chaotic situation will continue for a long time, otherwise there would not have been the severe crackdown in 1983. The situation did not improve until after the new century.

"We will report back and ensure safety."

Yue Ning watched the car leave, and Qiao Qiming beside him breathed a sigh of relief: "Thanks to Ning Ning's carefulness, she was able to unravel so much information. If something happened to Baoru and Weiwen, and I asked them to come, then..."

"Mr. Qiao, isn't it good that everything is fine now?" Yue Ning said.

Qiao Qiming looked at her and said, "Ningning, your grandfather and I have been friends for many years, and the Weiwen couple treat you as their daughter. Why do you still call me Mr. Qiao?"

I have only known him for two days. If I call him too intimately, it will inevitably seem like I am trying to curry favor with him. But since we have the relationship with Uncle Mo, it is okay. Yue Ning called out, "Grandpa Qiao."

"good!"

They walked into the elevator together, but they were on different floors. Yue Ning and Yue Baohua's floors arrived, and the grandparents and grandchildren got out of the elevator.

In the elevator, Qiao Junxian said to Qiao Qiming: "Grandpa, you don't know what happened just now! I was just wondering why Yue Ning said I was stupid, and she just switched positions with me without leaving any trace and blocked the attack of that person. It was amazing."

Qiao Qiming smiled as he walked out of the elevator: "This kid is really smart."

After hearing what his grandfather said, Qiao Junxian was excited and wanted to tell him in detail: "There's more!"

Qiao Qiming glanced at his grandson, took out the key, and interrupted him: "It's past two in the morning. Such a courageous and resourceful girl will not fall in love with a boy who can't sleep over a trivial matter."

Qiao Junxian seemed to have his thoughts exposed. He felt a little embarrassed for a moment and said, "Grandpa, good night."

"good evening!"

*

Yue Ning was awakened by the doorbell. She touched the clock on the bedside and saw that it was only eight o'clock in the morning. She went to bed at three o'clock last night. Is that okay?

She yawned and went to open the door. Seeing Cui Huiyi standing at the door, she was startled and woke up immediately. She had originally said that she wanted to have a candlelight chat with Cui Huiyi at night, and then she said that they would have breakfast together this morning. She had broken the promise, so was her sister here to find her?

"Sister, wait a moment. I'll go wash my face."

Yue Ning turned around to wash her face, and Cui Huiyi walked in. Yue Ning was washing up in the bathroom: "Sister, please sit down."

Cui Huiyi sat down on the sofa. Yue Ning brushed his teeth and came out wiping his face: "I'm sorry, I was sending my uncle and aunt back to the guesthouse last night and we were robbed."

"Robbery? Is everything okay?"

"It's okay. I sent the guy to the police station. It just took some time. I didn't go to bed until three o'clock."

"Didn't I wake you up?"

"It's okay! I'll just take a nap on the plane." Yue Ning said as he walked into the bathroom.

"I thought about it last night, and I'm going to hire you as our company's product consultant. I'll give you a guaranteed minimum of HK$100 per product for product development, and you'll get a share of the licensing money, and a cent for every pack sold. How do you think?"

"Wow! So I have money before I even go to Hong Kong?"

"I was just afraid you wouldn't accept it. Junxian said you gave him some advice, so he only gave you a radio."

Yue Ning went to the bathroom to change clothes, and a voice came from inside: "You are different from Qiao Junxian. I helped Qiao Junxian with an idea, it was cross-industry and one-time, in the final analysis, it was just a discussion of business opportunities between friends. But yours is different, we are in related industries, and we will have in-depth cooperation in the future. Since there is a plan for long-term cooperation, the benefits should be distributed well from the beginning. Besides, Lide Food Factory is not yours alone. You and I get along well and have a friendship, but I don’t have such a deep relationship with your father and your sister. I don’t have to work for you for nothing, right?"

Cui Huiyi responded happily: "It's a pity that you haven't returned to Hong Kong City yet. I really want to take you to Japan right away to try Japanese ramen. The soup stock powder you had yesterday really had that flavor."

"Really?" In fact, she knows what Japanese ramen tastes like without having to be taken to Japan.

In her previous life, Ning Shao La's first store in Japan was in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and it is also one of Ning Shao La's best-selling stores worldwide. This is due to her trying all the dishes of Japanese fast food and traditional small restaurants, such as eel rice, beef rice, and ramen, and then adjusting them to make them more in line with Japanese tastes.

"Really, really." Cui Huiyi said, "The Japanese economy is booming right now, and everyone wants to make money from the Japanese. If you go to Paris or Milan, you'll see that those high-end brand stores and restaurants are full of people speaking Japanese. Most high-end stores are equipped with Japanese translators..."

Yue Ning put on her clothes and combed her hair. Her hair was dry and frizzy, and it would take some time to fix it. It was really troublesome.

Cui Huiyi was still talking about the situation in Japan. Looking at himself in the mirror, Yue Ning secretly cursed himself, what was he thinking about? His mind was rigid, why was he obsessed with Ning Shaoba, why did he have to replicate the success of his previous life?

Ning Shao La can be successful, in addition to its own efforts, another reason is that China's economy took off after the new century. Chinese people became the world's "shopaholics", buying everywhere, and foreigners also accepted China's food culture imperceptibly. Now Japan is about to usher in its most glorious 1980s.

Japanese ramen, especially Kyushu tonkotsu ramen, is the most popular with its delicious and rich soup. The flavor of Hakata ramen, the representative of tonkotsu ramen, is salty with a hint of pork smell, which makes it difficult for many outsiders to accept. If she and Cui Huiyi create a modified Japanese ramen brand at this time, they should be able to make a fortune, right?

Yue Ning walked out: "What's the big deal? I'll go to Hong Kong and find a chance to go to Japan. It's only a month or two away, so it's nothing."

Cui Huiyi felt that Yue Ning was very quick to accept new things. She stood up and said, "Let's go! I'll go to the restaurant with you."

The two walked into the elevator. Yue Ning looked at their images on the golden wall of the elevator car. Cui Huiyi's short hair looked really beautiful. She was very envious.

"What's wrong?" Cui Huiyi noticed her gaze.

"Sister's short hair looks so good, I want it too."

"I do it for the convenience of maintenance. As for the appearance, the perm that is popular in Hong Kong nowadays is better."

"Like the second wife?" Yue Ning asked.

"Yes, her kind is the most popular now."

"That fluffy hair? I'm working in the kitchen, how much oil would it absorb? Besides, fluffy hair like that should be matched with a beautiful dress, right? How can I work in a dress like that?" Yue Ning continued to stare at Cui Huiyi, "Your hair is still the most beautiful."

"Go back to Hong Kong City and I'll take you to get your hair cut."

"good."

The two walked into the restaurant. Yue Ning saw Boss Cui and Mrs. Cui having breakfast, so he walked over with Cui Huiyi.

"Dad, Aunt Wan, good morning!"

"Uncle Cui, it's too early!"

The two responded. Boss Cui put down his chopsticks and said, "Would you like to sit here and eat together?"

Cui Ertai stood up and pulled out a chair: "Ningning, sit down."

"No, I'm here to have breakfast with Ningning, and we'll talk about future development directions alone." Cui Huiyi said to Yue Ning, "Ningning, let's go to the window."

"Uncle Cui, Madam Er, excuse me!"

Cui Huiyi took Yue Ning away. Cui Ertai sat down awkwardly and looked in the direction of Yue Ning.

Yue Ning took the menu and read it from front to back. Cui Huiyi said in Cantonese: "Don't eat sandwiches or hamburgers. The bread is full of crumbs and very dry. There is really nothing good here. Even the yellow millet porridge is..."

Seeing that there was fried liver on the menu, Yue Ning looked up and said, "One fried liver and one steamed bun."

Cui Huiyi ordered a cup of black tea.

Yue Ning noticed again that the second wife was looking at her, and an expression of impatience appeared on her face.

"Ningning, what's wrong with you?"

"The look in your second wife's eyes is really uncomfortable. If she really wanted to look at me, she could have done it openly, but she always does it furtively." Yue Ning snorted, "It's hard to describe the feeling."

Cui Huiyi turned her head and saw the second wife. She rolled her eyes at her and turned back: "She was furious when she saw me and you together! In her mind, the Cui family's business, whether it's my father's Cui Ji or my grandfather's Li De, should belong to her son."

"Is that so? What does your father think?"

"She's overthinking it. My dad would at most give his own Cui Ji to his son, but he wouldn't give my grandfather's property to his son. Li De had already said that it would belong to us sisters in the end. Besides, my dad has two other women outside, and the other two are not as lucky as her. One has never given birth to a child, and the other gave birth to a daughter. But they are young! Who knows if they will have a son?"

The waiter brought a plate of steamed buns. When Yue Ning saw the buns, a smile immediately spread across his face: "Sour and greasy buns, I like them just by looking at them."

The buns were small and exquisite, with a shiny bottom. Through the bun skin, you could vaguely see the soup inside. Yue Ning picked up a bun and stuffed it into his mouth. The size was just right. It was rare to eat such delicious buns in such a foreign-related hotel.

Yue Ning gave a thumbs up: "Sister, do you want to try it? This bun tastes great."

Yue Ning waved to the waiter and asked for a pair of chopsticks for Cui Huiyi. Cui Huiyi was skeptical, but she picked up one and took a bite. For her, a southerner, the taste was a little strong, but not bad, especially the aroma of chopped green onions mixed with oil.

The fried liver was also served. Yue Ning smelled the unique smell of internal organs mixed with the garlic aroma and said, "It tastes so authentic."

Yue Ning picked up the bowl and took a sip. The waiter hadn't left yet, as if waiting for her comment. Yue Ning put down the bowl: "The soup is thick, with more intestines and less liver. The intestines are soft but chewy, and the liver tip is fresh and tender, just right."

Yue Ning took another small bun, dipped it in the thick soup of the fried liver, and stuffed it into his mouth. Seeing this, Cui Huiyi looked up and said to the waiter, "Waiter, I also want a portion of fried liver... and a bun."

"sister……"

Yue Ning was about to say something when the waiter excitedly said, "Our chef here makes authentic Beijing cuisine."

Forget it! Let's wait until Sister Huiyi tastes it.

Cui Huiyi looked at the father at the table and said, "Ningning, the sauce you cooked yesterday tasted great. Lide is my grandfather's business. My father started out by making condiments. Cui Ji's business in Hong Kong is pretty good, but the sales of its sauces are slightly lower than that of another seasoning factory. After you left yesterday, he discussed with me and wanted to ask you and your grandfather for help to improve the taste of Cui Ji's shacha sauce, barbecued pork sauce, and chu hou sauce."

Yue Ning glanced at Boss Cui and the second wife who had finished breakfast and were about to leave, and said, "I took the initiative to help you because of Li De, because of you and your grandfather. As for your father, do you still remember what I said about my mother?"

Cui Huiyi looked at Yue Ning and was silent for a moment. Yue Ning continued, "After interacting with him for some time, I can feel that Cui Shibo is a person who puts interests first. The root cause of the constant conflicts between you and your daughter is that you have different values. You value friendship, while he values ​​interests. You and he are related by blood, and it cannot be cut off easily, but I have no connection with him, so there is no need for me to cooperate with him."

In a family relationship, it is not easy for children to cut off the relationship with such parents, and it is common for them to fall into internal friction. Yue Ning struggled for a long time in a similar family dilemma in her previous life. She knew that Cui Huiyi could only rely on herself to get out of this state.

Cui Huiyi let out a long sigh and said, "He asked me to ask, and now I have an explanation."

Yue Ning nodded slightly and replied, "Yeah."

Cui Huiyi suddenly remembered something and asked, "Ningning, do you know that your grandfather's Baohua Building has a problem? Several TV stations and newspapers in Hong Kong are reporting that Baohua Building is now closed."

"I know. I'll ask Grandpa to close the store first. Now that we're both away, Uncle Song can't handle it. If he doesn't handle it well, it will only make the trouble worse."

"That's right. Your cooking skills are almost as good as your grandfather's. I guess many people didn't expect that."

Yue Ning remembered that in her previous life, the rich young men and women in Hong Kong were reported in newspapers about their every move, and the topic was as popular as that of popular stars. Suddenly, an idea popped up in her mind...

"Sister, didn't I ask you about Hong Kong's newspapers and TV stations yesterday? In addition to reporting on national affairs and production conditions like in the mainland, I heard from Qiao Junxian that Hong Kong's media also has other content. What is the proportion of that content?"

"Who wants to watch national affairs? Instead of paying attention to which prime minister Britain has elected, people are more interested in reading the love gossip of the British crown prince. What Hong Kong newspapers report the most is the gossip about movie and TV stars and wealthy people. Take Qiao Junxian's eldest brother for example..."

Cui Huiyi vividly described the exaggeration of Hong Kong's newspapers and magazines. Yue Ning's mind instantly emerged with those sensational headlines from his previous life, such as "Artificial Humans" and "Big Wave Overwhelms the Hong Kong Coliseum", which were very vivid.

"That's fine."

"What are you going to do?"

"When I return to Hong Kong City, help me organize a party and find a group of rich young men and women who can drive..." Yue Ning looked out the window and saw a car passing by. "They can come to my place to eat. By then, there will be a row of luxury cars parked in front of Baohua Building. The more luxurious the better. I will ask them to come to Baohua Building and eat the food I cook."

Cui Huiyi looked at the Japanese Crown sedan outside and couldn't help laughing: "Sister, in Hong Kong, this kind of car is a taxi. Rich people don't drive this kind of car."

"Taxi?" Yue Ning pretended to be confused.

There were few taxis in this place. Cui Huiyi didn't know how to explain it to her for a moment, so she could only say, "They are cheap cars bought by ordinary people. The cars driven by the rich young men and women in Hong Kong can easily cost millions, or even several million."

Yue Ning opened his mouth in surprise: "Huh?"

At this time, Qiao Junxian came over and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Cui Huiyi pointed at Qiao Junxian who had just sat down and said to Yue Ning, "Ask him what car he drives? What car does his brother drive?"

"My brother drives a Martin and I drive a Bobber. What's wrong?" asked Qiao Junxian.

Yue Ning was unable to react immediately. Even though the worlds seemed similar, were there still differences? What were Martin and Bozi?

What a pity! My favorite car and brand will no longer exist in this world, right? Yue Ning was secretly sad.