Chapter 435: Newcomers and Oldcomers (Two in One)
Xie Zhuoyi hugged Xu Qingsong and said, "Something happened here, so I came to take a look. I have to go to the airport right away. It's really hard to have a quiet time during the holidays."
After hugging him, he patted Xu Qingsong again, and his tone was full of intimate reproach: "You are really something, it doesn't matter whether I am here or not, you should at least let me know in advance when you come, so that I can make arrangements."
Xu Qingsong came once when the restaurant reopened three years ago. At that time, he was still working at Luminance Technology. Soon after, he was invited by Du Yunkai to become a partner. Then he was busy with the game for almost two years. Apart from the team building organized by the studio, he had no time to go out and play.
After the game was successfully launched, Xu Qingsong no longer wanted to travel and went back to Qiushui Town to lie down. It was almost winter at that time, and when Xie Zhuoyi found out, he asked him to come over and play. He stayed at home, so he could relax on vacation and go to the hot springs to stay healthy. How great!
However, Xu Qingsong was too lazy to move at that time, so he rejected the good intentions of the junior master. He hadn't thought about this place for a long time. It was only when he went to the ecological park last time that he thought about it because it was close. He thought that he could come to soak in the hot spring when it got cold.
In fact, Xu Qingsong had a vague idea at this time. If he really wanted to pursue Liu Wangxue, he would invite her here on her birthday, celebrate the New Year, and then confess his love to her amid the New Year's countdown and fireworks. However, man proposes, God disposes, which is also good.
Xu Qingsong did not plan to tell Xie Zhuoyi about this trip, as Xie Zhuoyi was usually very busy. Although Mengji, Xu Qingsong's grandfather's family, was handed over to the eldest disciple, Xu Qingsong's master, to manage, their brothers were all involved in management and kitchen affairs, and Xie Zhuoyi had to take care of Xieji, and was usually forced to attend exchange meetings that his brothers were unwilling to go to.
Xu Qingsong didn't want to cause him any trouble, so he said, "It's just inviting a few friends over to have some fun and dinner."
Xie Zhuoyi is more than ten years older than Xu Qingsong. When he joined Mengji, Xu Qingsong was still a little kid who had just started elementary school. It can be said that he watched Xu Qingsong grow up. How could he not know what kind of temper this kid has? Either don't let him meet him, or he will be angry if he meets him.
Xie Zhuoyi glared at Xu Qingsong in anger, "How can you treat your friends like this? You don't want to leave the convenient place, but insist on sitting at the door and waiting. I don't know what kind of hobby you have. You are really becoming more and more inconsiderate as time goes by."
After he finished speaking, he ordered the two young men behind him: "Go upstairs and clean up my room." He then asked Xu Qingsong if his friend had any dietary restrictions, and then ordered the drinks and dishes.
"Uncle Master, don't worry, don't you have to catch a plane..." Xu Qingsong was glared at before he finished speaking. He had no choice but to let his junior uncle arrange it. When he heard about the wine, he quickly refused, "Uncle Master, forget about the wine. I still have to walk around after dinner and can't drink."
"Okay, let's change to juice. Freshly squeezed." After Xie Zhuoyi finished speaking, the two young men said "OK" and turned to walk towards the stairs.
"Where's your friend?" Xie Zhuoyi looked towards the side hall. "Call him over, what are you waiting for... Wait a minute!"
Seeing Xie Zhuoyi looking like he was facing a great enemy, Xu Qingsong was puzzled: "What's wrong?"
Xie Zhuoyi quickly pulled Xu Qingsong two steps towards the side hall. The closer he got, the clearer he could see. He suddenly raised his hand and slapped Xu Qingsong on the head. He asked in a serious and low voice three times in a row: "What a dare you are. You brought your girlfriend here for dinner and lied to me that she was your friend? Didn't you say you were going to take the girl home? What are you thinking now?"
Xie Zhuoyi is a very upright person and he is very trustworthy. The "official announcement" posted by Xu Qingsong on WeChat Moments was seen by everyone in the sect, and the old man also told them what he said in the family group. The old man was so happy that he held his phone all the time during those two days and showed the photos to everyone he met, even Xie Zhuoyi and his fellow disciples. It was not enough to just look at it, he had to praise it, and if the old man was not satisfied with the praise, he had to do it again.
Looking at this situation, the whole sect thought that the marriage was a done deal, but what did Xu Qingsong say today, "Friends?" Xie Zhuoyi, on behalf of the whole family, was irritated by him.
Xu Qingsong felt that he was particularly wronged, and hurriedly explained: "No, Uncle Master, friends are friends, and girlfriends are girlfriends. I was just about to introduce them to you - you look at me, you've scared me!"
Xie Zhuoyi turned his head to look at Liu Wangxue, then raised his finger and pointed at him, controlling his temper: "Why don't you go over there quickly!"
Xu Qingsong hurriedly took Xie Zhuoyi and walked towards Liu Wangxue and the others, fearing that he would be slapped again if he was a step slower.
After Liu Wangxue and the others sat down in the side hall, they waited for a while but Xu Qingsong didn't come back after taking the number, so she looked up at the front desk and saw Xu Qingsong talking to a middle-aged man. After a while, the man suddenly turned around, took two steps towards the side hall, and suddenly turned back and slapped Xu Qingsong.
Liu Wangxue was startled and stood up immediately. Seeing Xu Qingsong smiling and giving her a reassuring look, she retracted her step and did not move.
Wenxi and the others saw this and asked her, "What's wrong?"
Then Xu Qingsong came over with a middle-aged man.
"Let me introduce you..." Xu Qingsong had just started to speak when he was interrupted by Xie Zhuoyi's action.
He walked up to Liu Wangxue with a smile and stretched out his hand: "You are Qingsong's girlfriend, Xiaoxue, right? Qingsong is such a dishonest boy. He brought you here without telling me, which makes me seem to be not treating you well enough."
Liu Wangxue had a smile on her face but looked confused. She looked to Xu Qingsong for help.
"Little Master, her name is not Xiaoxue, her family and friends all call her Xuxu." Xu Qingsong first corrected Xie Zhuoyi's address, and then helped Liu Wangxue introduce him, "I told you, my little master from my grandfather's side, Xie Zhuoyi."
Xie Zhuoyi smiled widely, and without asking which word it was, he just followed the sound and called out again, then asked Liu Wangxue: "Hey, you mentioned me, didn't you say anything bad about me?"
Liu Wangxue stretched out his hand and shook his, not quite sure how to address him, so he followed Xu Qingsong and shouted, "Little Master? No, I'm just praising you." His tone was slightly questioning, and he was also asking for Xie Zhuoyi's opinion. But the answer to the question was very formal, because Xu Qingsong only said how many apprentices his grandfather had accepted.
Regardless, Xie Zhuoyi was even happier after hearing this. He said "OK" three times in a row, then looked at the people around her and asked, "Are they all Qingsong's friends?"
Xu Qingsong then introduced them one by one, and Xie Zhuoyi shook hands with everyone. When it was Li Yu's turn, the child was embarrassed. He held the snack in his left hand and the half-eaten fried squid in his right hand. The oil on the bamboo skewers rubbed onto the palm of his hand. He was at a loss for a moment.
Xie Zhuoyi didn't care at all. He changed the handshake to patting him on the shoulder. Seeing that he was about the same age as his own child, he affectionately called himself "Uncle": "Come on, go upstairs with uncle to eat. I promise that after you try the food here, you will never want to eat outside again."
Li Yu thought about what he had just said in the car, secretly glanced at Xu Qingsong, and felt even more embarrassed. He wanted to find a crack in the ground to throw the thing in his hand into.
Everyone followed Xie Zhuoyi inside. Xu Qingsong deliberately lagged behind by two steps. He raised his hand and touched Li Yu's head, then said with a smile, "It's okay. Eat."
Li Yu held the bamboo stick tightly and apologized to him earnestly. Xu Qingsong interrupted and said, "What are you apologizing for? You didn't say anything wrong. Junior Master calls this style, but it's just pretending. Otherwise, how can we increase consumption..."
Xie Zhuoyi in front suddenly turned around: "I'm not far away, I can hear it all!"
Xu Qingsong felt no shame after being caught saying bad things and even smiled at him.
Xie Zhuoyi stretched out his hand and pulled Li Yu to the front, talking to him as he led everyone upstairs.
Liu Wangxue took Xu Qingsong's arm, sighed, and tilted her head to look at him: "I'm being disliked."
"Yeah," Xu Qingsong lowered his head and touched his forehead to hers, his tone hurt, "I need comfort."
Liu Wangxue laughed: "You deserve it!"
Tao Huayu dodged to the side, then took two quick steps forward. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, this is so disgusting.
Du Yunkai had the same expression at the moment. Wenxi held his hand and laughed so hard that her shoulders shook.
Xie Zhuoyi took everyone to sit in the private room, chatted with them for a few more words, and then looked at the time: "I'm really sorry, I have to catch a plane, so I have to go, otherwise I will definitely cook a few dishes for you personally. You and Qingsong should eat and drink well here, don't be restrained, just ask the waiter for anything you want, and come often when you are free in the future."
After everyone exchanged polite words, Xie Zhuoyi left. Tao Huayu, who was sitting on Xu Qingsong's left, poked him, as if he was addicted to acting: "Boy, do you have any other surprises that I don't know about?"
When Tao Huayu said this, everyone laughed. They were already quite curious, so they started asking questions.
"That's too many," Xu Qingsong answered Tao Huayu's question first, "but this is also my second time to eat here. Before, I either didn't have time or was too lazy. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that I met Junior Uncle this time."
Then he simply answered everyone's questions. On the way here, Li Yu had already talked about that period of history. Xu Qingsong said, "Xie Ji had experienced a period of discontinuity before, so it was difficult for the younger generation to pick it up again. When it came to my junior uncle's generation, he felt that he couldn't work behind closed doors anymore, so he went out to learn the craft from a master."
Tao Huayu continued: "So I became your grandfather's disciple."
Xu Qingsong nodded: "My grandfather's last disciple."
Before Xie Zhuoyi became his disciple, he told the old man that he was here to learn skills and would go back to restore Xie's business in the future. If it were any other family, they probably wouldn't accept him as a disciple - anyone who thought that his disciple would go out and compete with him for the market would definitely refuse. Xie Zhuoyi was rejected by many people because of this.
Xu Qingsong's grandfather was willing to accept this apprentice because he was not a narrow-minded person. He believed that any skill could only be developed and passed on through communication, reference and learning.
Another reason is that their ancestors actually had a connection with the Xie family - it was the imperial banquet in the palace. The emperor wanted to have fun with the people, so he specially invited chefs from the people to come to the palace to cook, and each of them showed off their special skills.
Xu Qingsong's grandfather's surname was Meng. This ancestor of the Meng family was famous outside the capital. He and the Xie family hit it off and became close friends. However, the two families lived far apart. After the imperial banquet, the Xie family left the capital. Since then, the two have been exchanging letters and sending people to visit each other during festivals.
Xu Qingsong said: "Later, the Xie family was trying to avoid disaster. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the old man sent someone to deliver a gift, but when the person came back, he said that the Xie family had already left."
Liu Wangxue asked: "You didn't even leave a letter?"
Xu Qingsong shook his head: "Maybe he doesn't want to get involved."
Li Yu asked: "What exactly was that disaster? It was so serious." There is no relevant record in history, and "Yucunzhi" only says "avoiding disaster" without any details.
"I don't know," Xu Qingsong still shook his head. "Although it is a noble family, it is still a speck of dust in history. How many families in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad, can be written into history books?"
Du Yunkai continued, "So that's how it is. So it's only natural for your grandfather to take Boss Xie as his apprentice."
As they were talking, the dishes prepared by Xie Zhuoyi were served on the table one after another, and everyone started to eat and chat.
Xie Zhuoyi became a disciple of the Meng family at the age of 20. At that time, Xie Ji was still run by his grandfather, and later it was passed on to his father. Now, more than 20 years have passed, and Xie Ji has finally restored its former glory step by step. Xie's grandfather also passed away peacefully six months after Xie Ji reopened, smiling in his grave. Xu Qingsong also came to attend the funeral. It is said that the old man went there after having lunch and basking in the sun on a rocking chair in the yard. He was 88 years old, and it was a happy funeral.
While eating, Xu Qingsong's phone on the table lit up. He picked it up and saw a voice message from Xie Zhuoyi: "Beibei called me just now. She and Kangkang heard that you and Xuxu were at the resort, so they both wanted to go meet their future sister-in-law. Your aunt is probably booking a flight now. These two kids are really something. They do whatever they want, and their mother follows suit."
Just after I read this post, another one came in: "When I was about to book a flight back, I asked them if they wanted to come with me and spend a vacation, but no one paid any attention to me. It's true, you only see the new people laughing and you don't hear the old people crying."
Xu Qingsong laughed out loud after reading it. Liu Wangxue turned around and looked at him: "What are you looking at that's so funny?"
Xu Qingsong handed her the phone to look at. Liu Wangxue saw the last sentence and laughed, "Your junior master's words are really interesting."
As soon as he finished speaking, Beibei and Kangkang sent messages at the same time. Xu Qingsong opened them and read them with Liu Wangxue. The content of the two messages was exactly the same, word for word: [Brother, my mom has booked the ticket, but it’s for tomorrow night]
Xu Qingsong created a group message for the two people: [Send the flight information, I will pick you up]
Liu Wangxue was really puzzled: "Why do you need to set up a group message?" Aren't we a family? Judging from what Junior Master said, we should be together. Even if we have to reply to all of them, copying and pasting will do.
Xu Qingsong looked helpless and said with a smile: "Twins must be treated equally, otherwise no one can handle it if they start to quarrel."
The fever has gone but the cold symptoms are getting worse. I feel dizzy and exhausted after finishing writing... I will probably update in the afternoon or evening in the next few days... Wait until I recover...
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