Chapter 121
This hotel was a temple in the Qing Dynasty. Being so close to the imperial city, it was naturally a place frequented by dignitaries. After liberation, it was nationalized and served as the address of many units. Finally, it was the site of an art gallery, but the art gallery was banned a few years ago. Two years later, a large hotel opened here.
We are lucky here because the house was not demolished. There are just a lot of red slogans painted on the outer wall. The plaque was originally written by a calligraphy master. Later, the person who opened this restaurant picked out a few words written by the Chairman from the Quotations from Chairman Mao and made a new plaque. With this plaque there, no one dares to cause trouble.
Han Shengyi was having dinner with someone inside. When it came to paying, he argued with the other party for a while. Finally, Han Shengyi gave up in a proper manner and let the other party pay.
Seeing that he agreed to let him pay so quickly, Han Jibin felt more convinced that Han Shengyi had really changed his personality.
The prices in this restaurant are higher than those of ordinary restaurants, and are similar to those of large Cantonese restaurants. Only the rich and powerful can afford to eat here. Han Shengyi just ordered several dishes in a row, and there are only two of them, so they definitely cannot finish them all.
The two of them sat by the window, with Han Shengyi facing away from them. From Chu Jiujiu's perspective, she could see Han Shengyi's profile, but Han Shengyi couldn't see them.
Chu Jiujiu frowned and looked at Han Jibin. After comparing again and again, she confirmed that he was the adopted son, Han Jibin, who often played the emotional card to Grandpa Han and Grandma Han.
But why did Han Shengyi eat with him? And looking at Han Jibin's smiling face, it seemed that the two of them were having a good chat.
Feeling that it was not the right time to go in and say hello, Chu Jiujiu turned around and said to Qi Baozhu: "Brother Shengyi should be busy, let's go eat somewhere else."
Qi Baozhu turned around and glanced at the middle-aged man again, then nodded to Chu Jiujiu, "Okay."
Erbao is the easiest to deal with. Even if you give her a steamed bun, she won’t complain.
The three of them left quickly. Han Shengyi didn't know they had been there and was still talking to Han Jibin.
"Rural life is harder than you can imagine. I never dreamed that I would have to work in the fields. When I lived in Qingzhu Village, I would always dream of my childhood with my parents at night."
When this topic was mentioned, Han Shengyi's expression became somewhat heavy. Han Jibin was a little surprised when he heard him mention Ruan Mengru. After a while, he asked, "Shengyi, have you seen your mother since you came back?"
Han Shengyi frowned and said, "No, it's impossible for me to see her now."
There is a huge difference between being unable to see her and being unable to want to see her again. Han Jibin asked a few more questions and found that Han Shengyi always mentioned his childhood. This was normal. That was the happiest time in Han Shengyi's life. His family was complete and he had never suffered. Although his life is better now, he can never get back the feeling of happiness he had before.
Han Shengyi longs to go back to the past.
Han Jibin thought to himself.
The two of them were both pretending to be different during the meal, all trying to see who had the better acting skills. Han Jibin didn't mention asking him to arrange a meeting with Grandpa Han, and Han Shengyi didn't mention asking him to help him get a smoother career in the officialdom. The two of them kept reminiscing about the past. When they had almost finished talking and eating, and were about to leave, Han Jibin started to be polite to Han Shengyi again, asking him to pack up all the dishes to take away.
I thought Han Shengyi would refuse once or twice, so that Han Jibin could say that each of them would take half. However, Han Shengyi was not polite at all and took away all the uneaten dishes.
Han Jibin was so angry that his liver hurt. He kept scolding him in his heart, saying, "You are so petty! You are like a piece of crap that can't be helped!"
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Han Shengyi picked out the most expensive items for this meal, spending dozens of yuan, equivalent to a worker's monthly salary. Neither of them touched their chopsticks. When they brought the food back to Han's house, Grandma Han looked at the food, which was obviously from a big restaurant, and couldn't help asking him, "Who did you go out to eat with at noon today?"
Han Shengyi smiled and said, "He's an old cadre. He ordered a lot, but he didn't eat much himself. Grandma, don't cook tonight. These are enough for us to eat together."
Grandma Han thought so too. She nodded and said, "I'll go steam the rice."
Grandma Han went to the kitchen. Han Shengyi put the dishes on the plate and turned around. He suddenly found that Chu Jiujiu had come over at some point and was leaning against the door, looking at him silently.
Han Shengyi: “…”
"Erbao and Qi Baozhu are both gone?"
Chu Jiujiu hummed lazily, "Baozhu went home, Dabao and Erbao were picked up."
After she finished speaking, she asked Han Shengyi: "Brother Shengyi, how was your work today? Are you tired?"
Han Shengyi thought her expression was a little strange, but he didn't say anything. He walked past her and walked out. He rolled up his sleeves and replied, "I'm fine. I'm not tired."
"Is there anything new?"
Han Shengyi picked up the thermos and shook it. It felt like only half of the water was left. He poured out the water and prepared to add a new one. "No, it's the same every day. It's all boring work."
OK.
Chu Jiujiu saw that he was not going to tell her.
Grandma Han was in the kitchen, and Grandpa Han came back soon. Now was not a good time to talk about this. Chu Jiujiu was silent for a moment and decided to put this matter aside for the time being.
While eating, she kept thinking about this matter and didn't say much. Grandpa Han thought she was sick.
After dinner, Chu Jiujiu didn't help to clean up the dishes. She went upstairs quickly and waited for about ten minutes before Han Shengyi came up.
As soon as he closed the door, Chu Jiujiu said in a crackling voice: "I saw you today. You and Han Jibin were having dinner in the restaurant. You even told Grandma Han that the old cadre bought it for you. You told me not to lie, but you were lying yourself!"
Han Shengyi hummed, feeling very confident. "I never said I would never lie to anyone again."
Chu Jiujiu: “…”
Never mind, this question is not important.
Frowning, she sat on Han Shengyi's bed, hugging her chest and looking at him puzzledly: "Then tell me, what did you want to do by having dinner with him? You didn't tell me that you had seen him. Didn't you say that you would wait for him to come to you before taking any action? He hasn't even come, so how did you find him?"
At this point, she asked again: "Wait a minute, isn't he the one who came to you?"
Han Shengyi listened to her patiently, and only replied after she finished, "No, it was me who found him. I don't know how long I'll have to wait for him to find me. In his eyes, he and I are not on the same level, so even if he were to find someone, he would only send Han Bantian. But, in my eyes, Han Bantian and I are not on the same level either."
After saying that, Han Shengyi gave Chu Jiujiu a haughty smile.
He looked down on Han Jibin's family, and it was the first time Chu Jiujiu realized this.
Han Shengyi was always gentle, so she thought that discrimination and contempt would never appear in Han Shengyi's heart. Now it seems that she took it for granted.
In Han Shengyi's circle, everyone has their own pride. Being in it, Han Shengyi naturally has this kind of pride, even more and higher than others.
Chu Jiujiu was quiet for a while before asking him again: "Then what do you want to do by looking for him?"
Sitting next to Chu Jiujiu, Han Shengyi asked instead of answering, "Teacher Fang and Teacher Xiao are back. The professors and researchers at the institute are back too, right?"
Chu Jiujiu blinked, then nodded, "Yes."
Looking ahead, Han Shengyi said slowly, "At the beginning, the heads of state that these countries urgently needed were brought back and rehabilitated. Then, after a period of peace, it was the turn of these professors. What does this represent? Do you understand?"
These were too far from Chu Jiujiu's mind. She didn't even think about this kind of question. Only when Han Shengyi asked her did she reluctantly think about it. "Because, the country also needs them?"
Han Shengyi turned his head and smiled at Chu Jiujiu, "Yes."
"The country needs them, so they were released. Do you know what these people represent?"
Chu Jiujiu shook her head, "I don't know."
Han Shengyi uttered two words softly, "Culture."
"It starts with culture and ends with culture. You may not have noticed yet, but this day is about to change. I used to say that waiting for Han Jibin to come to us would be a good time, but now it's different. Now, at this moment, is the best time." Looking into Chu Jiujiu's eyes, Han Shengyi smiled happily. "Last time, they took advantage of the opportunity, this time, it's our turn."
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