Chapter 130: Eating at Songhelou
When Xia Jing returned to the hotel, Xia Mi and Huo Jingchen were already waiting downstairs, and the three of them were ready to go for a walk.
As the old Chinese saying goes, now is the time.
The original plan was for Xia Jing to go to Xia's house today, but she didn't expect the trip to end so soon.
Xia Mi was wearing a goose yellow dress today. The collar was a doll collar and the upper part was decorated with white buttons, which made the color not look monotonous. She used a pearl belt to tighten her waist, and the remaining small section hung at her slender waist.
Since going downstairs, people passing by have frequently looked back at Xia Mi.
The eyes of passers-by would only stay on Xia Mi for three seconds, and would soon receive another burning gaze.
"let's go."
The three of them took a car to the Humble Administrator's Garden.
This was not Xia Mi's first time here. As a native of Suzhou in her previous life, she had also been to the Humble Administrator's Garden. However, the Humble Administrator's Garden was much older than she remembered, and many things were more restored, without many traces of later renovations.
There are not many people in Humble Administrator's Garden, all of them are locals, and there are no foreign tourists.
While visiting, Xia Jing said, "We will go to Songhelou for dinner later. Let Jingchen try the squirrel mandarin fish. The fried eel shreds and clear river shrimp are also delicious."
Xia Jing hasn't even tasted it yet, but just hearing the introduction made her drool.
Xia Mi agreed, "The food at Songhelou is indeed good."
Huo Jingchen nodded and said yes, his eyes fell on Xia Mi, and he also wanted to take her to eat his hometown food.
After visiting the Humble Administrator's Garden, it was almost noon, and the three of them took a car to the entrance of Songhe Tower.
It is dinner time now, and Songhelou has never lacked customers, even in this day and age.
"It looks like it's full. How about we go around outside twice and come back?"
Xia Jing went in and took a look, and found that the place was full of people. The waiters were busy shuttling among the crowd, and no one was there to greet them.
There were even three tables for wedding banquets, which meant there were even fewer seats for the guests.
Xia Jing turned around and walked out the door, and found that there were several people watching the situation inside with them.
"Okay, I remember that the cakes and dumplings in Suzhou are delicious. How about we buy some as specialties to take back?" Xia Mi thought that she would have to go back tomorrow afternoon.
Xia Jing agreed, "Xiao Mi is still thoughtful. I remember there was a good restaurant up ahead. I wonder if it's still there. Let's go over and take a look."
The three were about to leave when someone called out to them from behind.
"Comrade, comrade!"
Xia Mi turned around first and recognized the man after a few seconds. It was Wang Chengzhang, the man whose money was stolen on the train a few days ago.
Wang Chengzhang saw that it was really Huo Jingchen and his group, and quickly chased after them, "Comrade, what a coincidence, we meet again."
"Are you guys here to eat at Songhelou? I just saw this lady looking for a seat inside."
Wang Chengzhang was referring to Xia Jing.
"Yes, but there are too many people here now, so let's go for a walk first." Huo Jingchen lamented in his heart the coincidence of fate that he could actually meet this person again.
"That's perfect. My sister is having a banquet inside. If you don't mind me, I'd like to invite you in for a meal."
Wang Chengzhang probably knew that Huo Jingchen was going to refuse. "There are not too many seats, not too few. My wife was supposed to come, but she had a high fever and couldn't come. So there is a vacancy."
Huo Jingchen looked at Xia Mi, as if asking her a question.
Seeing an opportunity, Wang Chengzhang seized it and said, "Comrade, having a meal here shouldn't be considered a violation of the rules. It's just a simple meal. I just saw this girl come in, so I asked my sister to call the guests. There are still many people waiting for you inside."
Wang Chengzhang has been thinking about her a lot recently, regretting that he never had the chance to repay her. He thought he would be able to figure it out after a while, but he never expected to run into her again.
This must be fate.
Xia Mi looked at Xia Jing. She didn't see any sign of rejection in the other person's eyes. She thought about it and agreed, "Okay then."
“This is a token of our appreciation.”
Xia Mi took out five dollars. It was not customary to give gifts nowadays, people would just give something, but they were just out for a meal and didn't have anything else on them.
She felt that she should still give the money as a token of her appreciation.
Wang Chengzhang wanted to refuse, but Xia Mi smiled and said, "Otherwise it would be against the rules."
This trick was used again, and Wang Chengzhang had no choice but to accept the money and agree.
Fortunately, he was not rejected this time. Wang Chengzhang was happy and enthusiastically invited the three people in.
When she entered the door, Xia Mi saw the bride and groom sitting in the middle of the crowd.
"Captain Huo?"
Sang Qi called Huo Jingchen, and if you listened carefully you could hear his voice trembling.
Huo Jingchen turned around and met Sang Qi's eyes. He subconsciously looked at Xia Mi again.
Xia Mi has already seen Sangqi, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, because Sangqi really looks somewhat similar to her.
There is an empty seat next to Sangqi, and it is not difficult to see that it is Wang Chengzhang's seat.
"What a coincidence, Comrade Sang." Huo Jingchen smiled and spoke in a relaxed tone.
Wang Chengzhang looked back and forth between the two of them, extremely surprised. Even the other people at the main table were also surprised.
"Is this... your lover?" Sang Qi was so excited that the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat for a long time before he could put together a sentence, "Xia Mi, right?"
Xia Mi nodded slightly, "I am."
She didn't mention anything else. She noticed from the corner of her eye that the waiter had started to serve the dishes and said, "It's time to eat."
"Then let's eat. Don't talk while eating."
Huo Jingchen turned his head away from Sang Qi and reached out to straighten Xia Mi's head to look at the dining table.
"Xiao Mi, is that your biological father?"
Xia Mi shook her head to deny, "No, it should be my uncle."
"Then what's wrong with you guys?" Xia Jing was puzzled. Shouldn't they recognize each other? Why did they look so cold?
"There is a misunderstanding. Besides, his situation is special and he doesn't have any feelings for me. You can admit it or not."
Xia Mi paused, then added, "He has now accepted Xia Yaoyao as his goddaughter."
"What?" Xia Jing thought it was outrageous. "She got all the good things, and you ended up without a home."
"Aunt, I'm still alive." Huo Jingchen added silently.
Xia Jing smiled embarrassedly, "Jingchen, you know that's not what I meant."
"It's okay. I just wanted to remind Xiao Mi because I'm worried that she might be feeling unbalanced."
"How am I unbalanced?"
"You just spoke to Sanchi. If it were me, I wouldn't have said a word to him."
Xia Mi felt that the person in front of her was very childish, "Then you still talked to him."
"No, he has nothing to do with me."
"Then it's the same for me. Can't I even talk to a stranger?"
Xia Jing: “…”
No wonder these two people can get along so well, they are both so childish.
Xia Mi and Huo Jingchen finished their meal under Sang Qi's watchful eye.
After finishing their meal, Xia Mi and the other two prepared to say goodbye to Wang Chengzhang and leave like the others.
Before Wang Chengzhang could say anything, Sang Qi next to him spoke up.
"Captain Huo, Xia Mi, can I talk to you for a moment?"
Huo Jingchen's refusal came out immediately, "We have already talked about this, haven't we?"
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