Chapter 178 Jinjiang Debut
After packing up for a while, the three of them got on a taxi to the hotel. The two sisters were dressed very beautifully. Bai Mian put on some simple light makeup and wore her original cheongsam. Her long hair was tied behind her ears with a silver hairpin, and the tassels under the hairpin rustled.
The restaurant chosen by Que Ge is called Fuwanglou. It is quite old and not considered luxurious locally, but it is also a time-honored brand. Considering Que Ge's financial situation, he has already spent a lot of money to choose such a restaurant to entertain guests.
The three of them walked into the restaurant. Lame Brother was already waiting happily at the door. He led the three of them into the private room. Sitting at the main seats were Weng Xuhua and Gao Jin. The old couple came directly to the restaurant after buying clothes. Gao Jin was wearing a black and gold new Chinese-style dress, and Weng Xuhua also obediently cooperated with her and wore couple outfits. When they saw the three of them coming, the two old people showed kind smiles on their faces.
Xu Hongdou jumped out from behind the door and gave the three of them a surprise. Although Xia Mang and Lu Xue were not familiar with Xu Hongdou, they felt an inexplicable intimacy with this older sister, perhaps because of the sweet and fragrant cake smell on her body.
After everyone was seated, the waiter began to serve the dishes one after another. The dishes flowed like water and filled the entire large glass table. There was almost no room for the later dishes. Xia Mang said in surprise:
"Wow, so many dishes, did you order from a menu? Brother Lame, why are you so generous all of a sudden? Did you win the lottery?"
Lame Brother scratched his head and smiled shyly: "Today is a good day, be happy."
Weng Xuhua shook his head helplessly: "Alas, I just advised him not to order so many dishes. There are not many of us, and we will definitely not be able to finish them. It will all be wasted, but he refused to listen and ordered all the signature dishes of the restaurant."
Gao Jin raised his chopsticks and looked at the dazzling array of dishes on the table. He had no idea where to start. "Oh my God, this meal is equivalent to three days of food in the restaurant. Even if we are big buffaloes, we can't finish it!"
Lame Brother smiled, "It's okay. If we can't finish it, we can pack it up and take it back. It won't be wasted! I ordered so many dishes today not for show, but to fulfill my childhood wish. Fuwanglou has been open in Qingshui Town for more than 20 years. It was there when I was a child. When I was in middle school, I passed by the door of Fuwanglou every day. I always saw couples holding weddings inside. The scene was very lively. I was very envious at that time. I said to myself in my heart that when I grow up, I must marry the person I love and hold a wedding in Fuwanglou."
"Later, my life suddenly changed. My legs became like this. My life was a mess. The wedding became out of reach. But I didn't expect that there would be a sudden turnaround. God - God had pity on me -"
As Lame Brother spoke, he looked at Bai Mian with gratitude, then looked at Xu Hongdou beside him with red eyes, and his voice became choked.
No one interrupted, everyone waited quietly for Lame Brother to continue.
Lame Brother tried hard to suppress his tears, and then continued: "God took pity on me and sent the person I love most to me. I never thought in my life that I would have this blessing to marry the person I have always loved. I - woo woo -"
Lame brother couldn't hold back and started crying. Xu Hongdou gently wiped his tears. The old couple's eyes were red. Xia Mang said after realizing it, "So, you have proposed to her? The proposal was successful? Oh my God, this is too fast. It's only been a day or two. You just met and you skipped the dating stage and got married?"
Xia Mang felt incredible. Lu Xue patted her arm gently and reminded her in a low voice: "Everyone's life has their own speed. Just respect it."
"It's okay. They can date after marriage." Bai Mian spoke. When she took Que Ge's pulse before, she had already seen Que Ge's future life. Que Ge and Xu Hongdou would have a very sweet married life. She looked at the newlyweds with a sense of accomplishment in her eyes.
Xia Mang shut his mouth tactfully, but still took out his cell phone to secretly take a picture of the scene and sent it to the group, asking Brother Que to keep it as a souvenir. Sister Yang in the group also joined in to watch the show online.
Sister Xiao Yang: [Brother, your iron tree has blossomed? What kind of rocket speed is this? ? ? 】
Although Gao Jin was touched, he still felt sorry for the dishes on the table: "I know you like Fuwanglou. You can hold your wedding here in the future. Why do you want to order so many dishes? This is not a formal wedding."
"No, I can't hold my wedding here in the future." Lame Brother shook his head.
"What's wrong? Have all the good days been booked?" Gao Jin asked.
Lame Brother looked at Xu Hongdou and said solemnly: "Because, I want to follow Hongdou to the south."
"ah?"
Everyone made sounds of surprise, except Bai Mian, who looked as if he had expected it.
Lame Brother cleared his throat and officially announced, "Yes, I will follow Hongdou to live in the south. After the proposal today, we discussed many practical issues. Baking is Hongdou's hobby. She has been running a bakery in Jiangnan for many years and has accumulated many old customers. If she wants to maintain her career, she must return to Jiangnan."
"If we want to live together, I have to make a choice. I choose to give up my job and go to Jiangnan with her. We have both saved some money over the years. We can open a small shop with this money. After the shop is open, she will be the boss and I will be the boss's assistant. I can do odd jobs, checkout, cleaning, I can do anything. In short, I believe that if we work hard, our lives will get better and better!"
Thinking of the future scene, a smile broke out on Lame Brother's face.
"Since we've gone to Jiangnan, our formal wedding will definitely be held in a restaurant in Jiangnan, not in Fuwanglou. So we agreed in advance that we'll let him set up a table in Fuwanglou today and he can order whatever he wants, which is to fulfill his childhood wish." Hongdou added for him.
The news was a bit sudden, and the old couple were shocked. Weng Xuhua put down his chopsticks and asked, "Xiao Cao, you...you want to resign?"
Lame nodded with certainty: "Yes, I want to resign. I can't just send a WeChat message about such a big thing. I want to tell you in person, boss, I know that my ability has never been outstanding. I am just a slacker who does odd jobs. You hired me not because of my ability, but because I am a disabled person and you want to give me a meal."
"I have been able to survive these years thanks to you. If you hadn't provided me with this job, allowing me to integrate into social life, I don't know what I would be like now. Boss, boss lady, you are my great benefactors. Please accept my greetings--"
As he said this, Lame Brother stood up from his chair and bowed respectfully to Gao Jin and Weng Xuhua.
Gao Jin couldn't help but shed tears, after all, they had been together for so many years, and now the man just left without saying anything, which was really a bit unbearable. She turned her face away, took out a small handkerchief and secretly wiped away her tears.
Seeing this, Lame Brother hurriedly comforted her, "It's okay, boss lady, don't be sad. I know this is a bit sudden, and I can't bear to leave you. For so many years, I almost treated you as my parents. Xiao Yang left a few days ago, and now I'm leaving too. You must feel bad, but after all, you still have these young people to accompany you. I originally wanted to work in Ci Xin Tang until I'm old, but I have no choice. If I can only choose one, I will definitely choose Hong Dou. Ci Xin Tang doesn't need an employee like me who is slacking off, but Hong Dou can't do without me."
Weng Xuhua waved his hand to show his understanding: "Hey, why are you talking so sadly? It's just a job, it's definitely not as important as your major life event. Besides, it's not like you won't come back. Transportation is so developed now, you can go anywhere with a plane ticket. When you return to Qingshui Town in the future, don't forget to come and see us!"
Seeing how generous Weng Xuhua was, Lame couldn't help but shed tears. He had a thousand words in his heart, but in the end, they all turned into one sentence: "Boss, Boss Lady, you must take care of yourselves. I will come back to see you."
Several people were crying. Seeing that the food on the table was getting cold, Xia Mang hurriedly made a joke to liven up the atmosphere. Soon everyone came out of their previous sadness. Lame Brother talked freely about the future store decoration and wedding style, and everyone listened with great interest.
The meal took several hours. It was already late at night when they walked out of Fuwang Building. Que Ge seemed to suddenly remember something. He borrowed the phone that Bai Mian used for live broadcast, edited a long dynamic and sent it out as a farewell to the audience in the live broadcast room. He had been active in Bai Mian's live broadcast room these days, and had seen many comments complaining about him and some praising him. In any case, he and these netizens who had never met before had gone through a journey together, and it was time to say goodbye.
After posting the dynamic, Lame Brother sighed. It had only been a dozen days since Bai Mian arrived, but these ten days had brought him a huge change. Only he knew the feeling. When he returned the phone to Bai Mian, he sincerely said to Bai Mian: "Thank you."
Bai Mian didn't say anything and silently took the phone. It was time for them to say goodbye. They looked at each other deeply, and no one said anything sentimental. Those words had already been said at the dinner table, and if they said them again, they would cry.
Everyone said goodbye tacitly and split into three groups. Lame Brother and Xu Hongdou went home, Xia Mang and Lu Xue prepared to return to their rented house, and Bai Mian accompanied the old couple and walked slowly towards Ci Xin Hall.
"These young people come and go, only you and I stay here forever." Gao Jin seemed very sad and sighed.
"Yeah." Weng Xuhua replied indifferently.
Under the moonlight, the two old figures snuggled together, supporting each other, like two trees growing intertwined.
After walking for a while, Bai Mian checked the time and called the fire department: "Hello, there is a fire in the Cixin Hall in Qingshui Town."
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