Chapter 239: No one is allowed to be absent (normal update)
Chen Jintao went to the kitchen and specifically instructed to increase the portion of the dishes. She also personally went to get some good wine and had someone send it to the old men.
Since it's a restaurant, she would definitely have wine in the store. There are wines of all prices, and this wine is very expensive. A pound of wine can be sold for ten yuan.
Even an old man like Uncle Li who was rich and had plenty of free time would only occasionally order a few taels of liquor to drink, but Chen Jintao gave away three pounds at once.
It’s not that I’m unwilling to give more, but I’m mainly worried that these old men’s bodies can’t handle drinking too much alcohol, so two taels of alcohol per person is enough.
Uncle Li's dishes hadn't even been served yet, but the old men couldn't wait to pour themselves a glass of wine and drink to each other.
After taking just a sip, Uncle Li couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Boss Shen really makes me owe him a favor."
These old men are all living a very carefree life now, and they are also people who have tasted good wine. Once they have tasted this wine, they will know that it is definitely not bad.
“This wine is really good.”
Old Zhang couldn't help but sigh.
Uncle Li rolled his eyes. "How can it be wrong? This wine costs ten yuan per pound."
"It's so expensive, then this young boss is quite willing to spend." Old Zhang couldn't help but be amazed, and couldn't help but think of what Chen Jintao had just said, and was a little moved, "There are not many young people like this now."
"This girl is a good one. I have come to their house for dinner many times, and every time she sees me, an old man, she greets me with a smile." Uncle Li smiled. You really like this girl from the bottom of your heart.
"Can I not greet you with a smile? You're such a glutton that you have to eat a lot of food in other people's restaurants every year." Lao Zhang started to talk nonsense again.
"I think you just want to fight with me. I still have the strength." Uncle Li almost got angry.
The old leader coughed twice and said, "Alright, alright, you two really can't stop for a moment, hurry up and drink. We have gathered so many people from all corners of the world, and we don't know if we will have this opportunity again in this lifetime."
When talking about this, the old men felt a little lost.
They are neither old nor young, but in this age where the average life expectancy is around 70 years, to be honest, they are not far from being buried.
The most important thing is that we are far away from each other, and it is hard to say whether we will have another opportunity to meet like this.
Even if there are, I don’t know if there will be one or two less people next time, or even more…
The old captain's words really hurt people's hearts, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little depressing.
The old leader felt a little guilty now. "Oh, I just said the wrong thing. Come on, let me toast to you all. Although we are far away from each other, we will meet each other whenever we have the chance."
"Sure, why not? From now on, we'll go to one place every year, and we'll travel all over our motherland. How about we schedule it on November 1st every year?"
"Okay, that's our National Day. Although we may not be able to go to Beijing to watch the flag-raising ceremony, it's good that we can celebrate with our motherland in our own way."
The old men all echoed.
Uncle Li also agreed with this proposal, "Then let's make it a deal. No one is allowed to be absent next year."
"That's definitely not possible!"
The atmosphere became lively for a while. Since they were all former soldiers, they didn't speak in such a formal manner.
Especially when recalling some things from the past, everyone became extremely excited.
"To be honest, I have been wanting to invite you guys over to have dinner here for a long time. This is truly the best restaurant I have ever eaten at. It felt like before, I wasn't eating a meal, I was just eating to fill my stomach." Uncle Li then introduced to everyone how delicious the food at this Yanhuo Restaurant was.
At first, some old men didn’t believe it, especially Mr. Zhang.
"Anyway, nothing tastes bad in your mouth."
However, Lao Zhang was soon slapped in the face, especially when he saw his favorite dishes on the table, he couldn't help but look towards Uncle Li.
Who knew that the other person didn't even look at him? Old Zhang was still touched, because he knew that the old guy still remembered him.
"I'm serious, hurry up and try it."
Uncle Li quickly invited everyone to eat together.
Only after tasting the food did these old men truly believe how delicious the food was.
“This trip is worth it!”
"Yes, it's worth it that I almost broke my old bones."
"Hahaha... didn't you always say that you had the strongest body?"
"Don't you want me to brag about it?"
Their voices were quite loud. Even though the soundproofing of the private room was quite good, the cheerful voices of these old men could still be heard from far away.
But no one dared to go up and say anything, because they already knew the identities of these old men from the few words they heard, and they had no other thoughts in their hearts except admiration.
Huo Beichuan finally got off work early today. Thinking that his wife had not returned home for a long time, he missed her a little.
I just brought my eldest and second child here.
Because Dabao and Erbao go to school in the red-collar class in the staff quarters, Liu Guifen has to take them there every day. Now that the weather is getting colder, Liu Guifang doesn't go to the city every day.
This also resulted in Chen Jintao often staying alone in the city.
"young married woman!"
As soon as Huo Beichuan entered the door, he saw his wife sitting at the bar and called out to her quickly.
Chen Jintao looked up with some surprise and joy, "Why are you here?"
"Mother!"
"Mother!"
This was followed by the excited sounds of Dabao and Erbao.
"Oh, my babies are here too. Do you miss your mommy?" As soon as Chen Jintao saw her two little babies, she hurried over and hugged them in her arms, one in each hand.
Erbao quickly said, "I miss my mom. She hasn't been home for a long time."
There was some aggrieved feeling in the voice. After all, the two children had just experienced not being able to see their mother for several days, so it was normal for them to be unable to accept it for a while.
Fortunately, they are the eldest and second child. Both children are easy to take care of and they are not particularly clingy to anyone. Mainly, they have a very good relationship with their grandmother.
But this does not mean that they won't miss their mother. Even Dabao, a little old man who doesn't like to talk much, is looking at his mother with longing on his face and a hint of tears in his eyes.
Dabao, who is usually the least clingy child in the family, is about to cry, and Chen Jintao suddenly feels guilty.
"I'm sorry, my dears. It's Mom's fault. I shouldn't have been away from home for so long."
After giving Dabao and Erbao a kiss on their faces, Shen Jintao said with some heartache.
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