Chapter 80 Sanjiro and Gojiro are finished...
Chapter 80 Sanjiro and Gojiro
There are two or three roast duck restaurants in Yancheng, but the one people talk about most is the public-private joint venture "Jufulai" roast duck restaurant in Qianmen.
Although a roast duck costs eighty to ten yuan, the restaurant is still packed with customers.
Among these people, except Yan Jiuru, none of them had ever eaten Peking duck. Especially when they saw the exquisite decoration here, the snow-white tablecloths and chair covers, the waiters in white work clothes, and the guests also dressed outstandingly and talking in low voices, even the naughty Rusong was nervous.
Fortunately, there is the boss/big brother to support me.
The service here is pretty good. You don’t have to order the food yourself. The waiter will take your order directly after you sit down.
Yan Jiuru asked about the dishes and the quantity, and ordered two roast ducks, Mushu pork, stir-fried squid, spicy chicken, mushrooms and rapeseed, salted duck liver, mustard duck feet, two large bowls of duck bone soup, and a pound of lotus leaf cakes and a bucket of rice.
Then he asked the two old men, "Shall we have a drink?"
The old man was a little tempted by all these delicious dishes, but he said, "It will be hard to ride a bike back home after drinking."
"You'll have to take a car to go back, so let's go a little bit."
Chen Yin continued, "It's okay. At worst, I can ride my bike back home. You can drink less and ride the tricycle for Dad."
Father Yan was also very happy when his daughter-in-law said this. Although he would not drink much, he nodded and said, "That's fine, just a little. I'm happy."
Yan Jiuru asked the waiter about the drinks and ordered Bamboo Leaf Green. This wine has a sweet and slightly herbal taste and is 45% alcohol. It is a rare health-promoting wine that can be drunk by both men and women.
"One bottle first."
Then he discussed with Chen Yin, "Why don't you try this wine too? And a soda?"
Chen Yin was taking care of Zhuangzhuang, who was sitting in a children's chair. Hearing this, she said, "Just give them three some soda. I'll have some tea."
After asking the two mothers-in-law, Chen Yinzheng ordered a pot of jasmine tea, which could be refilled.
Since coming to the city, Grandma Yan and Aunt Yan have become close to the Zhang family in the front yard and several other old residents nearby, and have learned some of the city's ways. Even if they feel that something is too expensive and not worth it, they are unwilling to say it in such occasions, for fear of being embarrassed and laughed at.
At worst, I can save some money when I get home.
***
The duck was being roasted and it would take about a quarter of an hour. The waiter brought out a few other dishes one after another. When the drinks came, Yan Jiuru asked for hot water to heat up the wine slightly before pouring it for the elders. He and Chen Yin each had half a cup.
After the old man picked up his chopsticks and everyone had eaten two rounds, Yan Jiuru picked up his wine glass and said, "Yinyin and I finished our exams today. No matter what, I have a big thing on my mind and I am very happy.
Yinyin and I are busy with work on weekdays, especially I am often not at home, so the family relies entirely on the elders to support us, and my younger brothers and sisters are sensible and able to help.
We are a family and we don’t talk behind each other’s backs. When we have a meal together as a family, we don’t compete or argue with each other. We just drink happily.
Come, let’s have a drink together, you can drink as much as you want~”
Zhuangzhuang held up a small bowl. His mother had poured a mouthful of plain water into it, with two drops of soda in it, which had a bit of flavor. He also shouted, "Cheers!"
Yan Jiuru rubbed his son's head and said with a smile, "I haven't even said cheers yet, and you're already drinking!"
After Grandpa Yan drank half a glass of wine, he felt warm in his heart.
He narrowed his eyes and smiled, saying, "You two don't need to worry about the family. The four of us old people are still able to move. You just need to do your work well and those who are in school just need to study hard."
"Nowadays, society is good and we have books to read. In the past, we lived from hand to mouth and never thought about tomorrow. How could we dare to think about such things?"
Chen Yin picked up some mushrooms, rapeseed and duck liver with chopsticks for her son. The child can eat these now, but the taste is a bit strong, so Chen Yin rinsed them with tea before giving them to him.
At this moment, a somewhat harsh voice came: "Hey, isn't this Secretary Chen?"
It sounds a bit unbelievable.
Chen Yin looked up and saw Chen Lanlan staring at her in the aisle.
Chen Lanlan was wearing a light gray serge jacket with a small lapel, revealing the collar of her white sweater, and she was holding a military coat she had just taken off.
She glanced at the Yan family members at the table, and the scrutiny in her eyes was revealed without any concealment.
There was also a slightly more mature male comrade next to her, wearing a navy blue gabardine shirt with a pen in his pocket, a typical cadre outfit.
Chen Yin glanced at her and said calmly, "It's Comrade Chen Lanlan."
And then, nothing happened.
Seeing that the other party was ignoring her, Chen Lanlan couldn't help but snort. They were just a bunch of country people. Even if they were dressed neatly, they couldn't hide their countryman's expression. He was indeed a small-time person with no background.
She rolled her eyes and smirked, "Secretary Chen earns quite a bit, at least fifty or sixty yuan a month, right? How come he can't even afford to order roast duck when dining at a place like this?"
As she spoke, she looked around and kindly suggested, "Ordering one is a bit expensive. At least order half a piece for the whole family to try."
Then, all the men, women, young and old at the table, except the youngest one, looked at her strangely.
Just as she was wondering, she heard the waiter behind her shout, "Excuse me, please let me pass, big sister. Please don't stand in the aisle and talk. You're blocking the way for the food."
She had no choice but to move aside.
Two waiters carried a long square plate with two hot and fragrant roast ducks on it to the big table where Chen Yin and her group were sitting.
Chen Lanlan felt her face burning, as if she had been slapped: … She wanted to go back three seconds, was that possible?
Yan Jiuru glanced at her coldly and called to his family: "Let's eat our duck while it's still hot."
Then he thought of something and said to the speechless Chen Lanlan, "Why don't you two sit down and have something to eat together?"
This guy has no sense of propriety. Why doesn't he leave now? Are you waiting to be left with only bones?
Unfortunately, the bones have to be used to make soup, so there is nothing left.
Chen Lanlan looked at Yan Jiuru with a complicated expression.
She had also specifically learned about it since she saw this man picking up Chen Yin.
He is a nice guy, tall, strong and handsome, but it's a pity that he is married with children, and has a big family to support. Otherwise...
"Thank you, no thanks, we've already reserved a table."
After saying that, Chen Lanlan called the male comrades who came with her to go to the second floor.
***
"Neuropathy."
Chen Yin explained to everyone: "He's a new clerk in my unit, and I'm not very familiar with him."
Yan Jiuru had known about this kind of person a long time ago. He smiled and thought that this kind of person would be defeated sooner or later without him having to take any action.
"Come, I'll teach you how to roll up a pancake."
"First, put some shredded green onions and melon strips on it, and spread some sauce on it. The duck meat is a bit greasy, so dip it in the sauce to relieve the greasiness. Then roll it up like this and it tastes great."
He first rolled a few slices of duck meat for grandma, then rolled one for his mother. He wanted to roll one for Chen Yin, but Chen Yin shook her head: "I can do it myself, you can have some too."
Chen Yin rolled a small one for her son. The little guy held it in both hands and chewed it. Soon, his face was covered with sauce.
However, Chen Yin wiped it for him and continued to let him eat it by himself.
"Well, it's delicious and elegant." The elders ate with praise.
***
The family was eating and drinking when someone came over to say hello: "Xiaoyan!"
Yan Jiuru was delighted when he saw it: "What a coincidence, Director Zhang."
He stood up and greeted, "Are you new here, or have you finished eating?"
Director Zhang smiled and said, "I just got off work. Are you here early?"
"Well, after the exams, I had nothing to do so I wanted to go out and relax. The whole family has been so nervous following us lately."
When he said this, the people at the two tables in front of him nodded, thinking that it was probably the same thing.
Director Zhang smiled and said, "Am I disturbing you?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Yan's father and others said hurriedly.
Yan Jiuru introduced: "By the way, this is my wife Chen Yin, and this is Director Zhang from our logistics department."
Chen Yin stood up, shook hands lightly with the other party, and greeted him with a smile.
Yan Jiuru turned to the elderly people at the table and said, "Those are my grandparents, my parents, and my younger brothers and sisters. This is my son Zhuangzhuang."
Director Zhang was not alone. There were three or four people standing next to him. At this time, he was also looking at the family of more than ten people, and then at the two large plates of duck meat and two large bowls of duck bone soup. He couldn't help but admire: This meal must have cost a lot of money!
Director Zhang greeted the Yan family warmly: "Uncle and Madam, please continue eating. We just met to say a few words."
He whispered to Yan Jiuru, "If you have nothing to do tomorrow, go back to work. Old Wu might have work to do, and he's been holding back on your exam."
You can start working after you finish the exam.
Yan Jiuru nodded, "Okay, I understand."
***
During one meal, I met several groups of people who came over to talk to me.
Grandpa Yan's face flushed red as he said proudly, "This is thanks to the two of you. Otherwise, who would bother with us country folk?"
Yan Jiuru placed his grandfather on the tricycle and wrapped him in a blanket with his grandmother. "That's nothing. When your eldest grandson and his wife get admitted to university, we'll have a banquet and invite my second uncle, my father-in-law, and Ruchun to come over and have some fun together."
"Okay, please come here, everyone please, you said so."
"Yeah, yes, I said that."
***
In a private room on the second floor.
Chen Lanlan sat there with an unhappy look on her face. The man who had just returned from picking out the ducks said, "Guess who I saw?"
Chen Lanlan raised her eyes and said, "It's not surprising to see anyone here." What she meant was that those who could eat roast duck at Jufude were not ordinary people. Of course, the Yan family was an exception.
Wang Xinjun pulled down the corner of his mouth and said with a half-smile: "The Fang Jin you were engaged to before, and his brother and two other people."
Chen Lanlan squinted at him and said, "What? Are you jealous? I told you in advance that I'm only engaged to Fang Jin, nothing else."
After she finished speaking, her brain finally started to work, and she said in surprise: "Oh, you mean, his brother is back? His family has been rehabilitated?"
Wang Xinjun said: "I just saw it but didn't go over to say anything."
Among these children who grew up in different compounds, there were always a few who knew each other in each batch. After a long time, they became more or less familiar with each other or just acquaintances, at least they were not strangers to each other when they met.
Although Fang Jin and he were not from the same compound, Fang Jin's brother was from the same group as him. They had played together a few times when they were young, so they were acquaintances.
"I saw them with Secretary Chen's wife. Her surname is Yan, right? I think they know each other. Yan calls him Director Zhang."
After saying that, he glanced at Chen Lanlan. Anyone who could be called a director these days must at least be from a large factory or a municipal unit.
He and Chen Lanlan were introduced to each other by the union chairman. She was of above-average appearance and had a good family background. Even if she wasn't relying on her parents' influence, at least she wouldn't be dragged down by her natal family. In fact, Chen Lanlan's conditions were already quite good for most people.
He is in good condition. Although he is a few years older, he has a good job and is capable. He just hasn't found someone he likes, so it doesn't make much difference to him who he marries.
However, after spending a few months with her, he had heard Chen Lanlan talk about Secretary Chen a lot. When he saw her today, even though there was a child sitting next to her, the child's mother was still very eye-catching and beautiful!
He instantly understood why Chen Lanlan liked to nag the other person.
Just jealousy.
He would probably feel a little jealous too, but he didn't want this to become a bad habit.
"If we ever consider getting married, I hope you'll change your disdain for others and avoid offending the wrong people. I don't expect you to use connections to get in, but you can't cause me unnecessary trouble either."
Wang Xinjun made his request to Chen Lanlan very seriously.
He doesn't have to marry this woman. If he wants to marry her, he can tolerate her minor flaws, but he can't tolerate her offending people all the time.
Chen Lanlan looked very unhappy.
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