According to the address left on the pager, Li Cheng arrived at the place in advance.
The reason for going early was because Li Cheng was afraid that it would be even harder to find the place after dark.
However, when Li Cheng saw the place in front of him, he became suspicious and felt resentful towards the person he was about to meet.
This is an old town with low, dilapidated houses and narrow streets. In one place, sewage flows everywhere, leaving passersby with nowhere to step. If you look closely, you can even see mosquitoes and flies flying around.
Li Cheng carefully walked around the place, thinking that this place really didn't look like a place to eat. He checked the address on the pager again and it was indeed here. Li Cheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue walking deeper into the alley...
Although this place looks dilapidated, it has a nice name called Eighteen-Bend Lane.
The reason for this name is that according to legend, there are eighteen twists and turns in this alley.
Someone once came here out of curiosity to see if it was one of the eighteen twists and turns. But he turned around and around without counting them and even lost his way.
It’s no wonder that the man got lost. Think about it, if an alley has eighteen twists and turns, how difficult would it be to walk in it?
Li Cheng once thought that the person who left the message had bad intentions. However, when he thought about the person who left the message, Li Cheng felt that she had no bad intentions.
How could someone so kindhearted and always willing to help me have a bad heart? Besides, they said they were treating me to a meal, and they could have tricked me into coming here under the pretext of a meal—what was they trying to trick me into? I didn't have much money, and I only had a good appearance, which was all I could count on.
While thinking randomly, I looked at the house numbers and finally saw the words "No. 1, Shibaqu Lane" on the lintel of a door.
This is it. Looking around, there is only this one, like the one at the very end of this alley.
"Bang, bang, bang," Li Cheng knocked on the black lacquered door three times.
There was a sound of footsteps from inside, and when the door opened, Meng Jianghong's pretty face was revealed.
"You're here early? I thought you'd be here later."
"I've never been to this place before, so I came here early in case I couldn't find it and would have to trouble you to pick me up."
Yes, Li Cheng had never been to this place, no matter when. However, Li Cheng had heard about the Eighteen Bend Alley and knew that many people were very sorry about its demolition.
"How could you not find it? It's the one at the end of the alley. Come in, let's talk."
Meng Jianghong stepped aside and let Li Cheng in.
After entering, Li Cheng saw that it was a courtyard. What surprised him was that there were rockeries and many green plants in the courtyard.
This is a Chinese-style courtyard. Although it is old, it is more charming.
"Is this your home?" Li Cheng asked in surprise.
"How could I have such rich ancestors?" Meng Jianghong said with a smile.
Li Cheng said "Oh" and turned to look at the houses in the yard. The houses here were just like the houses in the north, but they were taller and had a few thick pillars under the eaves.
"This family must have been a wealthy family in the city in the past." Li Cheng pointed and said.
"Yes, there are three factories. Let's go in and see who's inside."
Li Cheng was stunned for a moment. He couldn't imagine that there was someone else here.
"What are you doing? Come in."
As she spoke, Meng Jianghong walked in first.
Li Cheng followed her into the house with a suspicious look on his face, but when he looked around, he didn't see anyone.
He was about to ask Meng Jianghong when Meng Jianghong shouted, "Here he comes, Li Cheng is here, are you coming out to say hello?"
"Okay, I'll come."
A woman's voice came from behind a side door. Li Cheng was a little surprised when he heard it.
Weng Xiaozhu, why is she here?
He turned to look at Meng Jianghong, who was just smiling, as if she wanted to see Li Cheng's surprised expression.
"Li Cheng, Mr. Li."
Weng Xiaozhu appeared in front of Li Cheng with a faint smile on her face.
"Mr. Weng, I didn't expect you to be here."
"I never thought that Mr. Li that night was actually Li Cheng!"
That night, neither Li Hui nor Li Cheng mentioned that Li Cheng worked at a bank. Since he went to Pincha Xiaozhu for business, he must be a businessman.
So, from the beginning to the end, Weng Xiaozhu knew that the Mr. Li in front of him was called Li Cheng, but he didn't know that he was Li Cheng who worked in a bank.
"Oh, since I didn't tell him I worked at a bank that night, Mr. Weng thought I was the real Mr. Li, right?"
"Yes, we had a very pleasant conversation that night, and it was raining. After you left, I thought, Mr. Li is so young, so elegant, and he even found a new way to pronounce my name. It really makes me happy!"
When he said this, Meng Jianghong, who was standing beside him, had a look of confusion on her face.
Li Cheng looked at Weng Xiaozhu and also saw Meng Jianghong's expression. He wondered in his heart whether Meng Jianghong had misunderstood what Weng Xiaozhu said.
"Mr. Weng, could you please speak more slowly? It seems like my sister Meng has already thought about something else."
Weng Xiaozhu turned to look at Meng Jianghong and saw that her expression was not right. So, Weng Xiaozhu said with a smile, "What are you thinking about? I'm talking about the night he and Li Hui went for tea!"
Meng Jianghong knew she was talking about that night, but it didn't sound right. So, she asked, puzzled, "Couldn't you put it another way? For example, say, 'Li Cheng left a good impression on you,' rather than 'she made you happy.'"
Weng Xiaozhu laughed when she heard it, hit her and said, "Sister Meng speaks very literary!"
After saying that, all three of them laughed.
Li Cheng had never imagined that Meng Jianghong actually knew Weng Xiaozhu. However, this wasn't surprising. Meng Jianghong was a mysterious person to begin with, and usually she was elusive, making her difficult to understand.
If the two of them didn't talk about their relationship, Li Cheng would never ask. To Li Cheng, these two women were no ordinary women. If they wanted to tell you, they would tell you. If they didn't want to tell you, asking would be useless and you would be labeled as overly curious.
They had asked Li Cheng to come here to treat him to a meal. As for the reason, it was naturally to thank Li Cheng for helping them make a lot of money in the stock market.
Meng Jianghong told Li Cheng that she had originally planned to find a better hotel to treat him to dinner, but after searching around, she found none of the Weng Xiaozhu restaurants were satisfactory, so she finally decided to choose this one.
This is the ancestral home of Weng Xiaozhu's grandmother. She said it would be appropriate to invite Li Cheng to dinner here.
Li Cheng couldn't figure out why it was appropriate to eat here. Although the courtyard here was deep and clean, and the furniture in the house was rare mahogany classical furniture.
"This is my family's ancestral home. My grandmother once said that home is the best place to invite important people to dinner. It shows respect to the guests."
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