"Qingyun, we'll eat right up front. No need to take a taxi." Yu Qi quickly called out to her and waved to the taxi that had stopped. "Sorry, we're not leaving."
The driver looked at them strangely. Su Qingyun smiled and waved his hand, "I'm sorry."
The driver rolled his eyes speechlessly and drove away.
"Let's go. It's the restaurant in front. I had dinner there the last time I came to Gangcheng. It tasted good." Yu Qi invited everyone to go forward.
Everyone walked forward, Su Qingyun was walking at the end, and suddenly turned around, and met the slightly panicked expression of the receptionist from a distance of several meters. Su Qingyun's eyes were cold, and he slowly raised a finger, put it on his lips, and said, "Shut up."
The receptionist lowered her head guiltily, her heart pounding. She had thought that these mainlanders couldn't understand what they were saying, which was why they dared to discuss it so unscrupulously with the people next to them in front of them. However, she didn't expect to be caught on the spot.
The receptionist was completely frightened by Su Qingyun's eyes. She was just a young girl, how could her aura be so scary?
Yu Qi brought a few people to a restaurant not far from the hotel. After sitting down, he began to reminisce about the past. "The last time I came to Hong Kong was three years ago. At that time, I went abroad for an exchange program with Feng Suo. We also had a layover here, and Feng Suo brought me to this restaurant."
Thinking of the past, Yu Qi smiled nostalgically. "Don't be fooled by the small size of this shop. It's a time-honored brand in Hong Kong. Their Hong Kong-style roasted beef brisket is a must-try. The roasted beef brisket with the sauce is simply amazing."
"The honey-glazed barbecued pork here is also very good. It's tender and juicy, fatty but not greasy, and melts in your mouth. I still remember the taste."
As Yu Qi was talking, he felt hungry himself. When he looked at the other people around him, he was so greedy that his mouth was watering.
"Team leader, let's order the food first." Su Qingyun was actually made hungry by him.
The boss came over, took a pen and a notebook, pointed to the handwritten menu on the wall and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
"Roast pork belly."
“Hong Kong-style honey-glazed barbecued pork.”
Everyone said almost in unison.
The boss was stunned for a moment, then looked a little surprised, "Are you from mainland China?" He spoke Mandarin, although with a slight accent.
Yu Qi was also stunned for a moment. The last time he came here, the owner of this store didn’t seem to speak Mandarin?
"Yes." Yu Qi nodded.
"It's really rare to meet so many mainland Chinese people in Hong Kong." The boss smiled and turned to wave to the kitchen. "Ali, come out for a moment."
A woman in an apron quickly emerged from the kitchen. She must have been busy, as her hands were still wet. As soon as she emerged, she complained, "I'm busy in there, and you're calling me paws?"
As soon as she spoke with an accent, the eyes of the people in the delegation lit up, and someone couldn't wait to ask, "Sister, are you from Sichuan?" The woman's accent was a typical Sichuan accent.
The person who spoke was the one who was closest in age to Su Qingyun in the team. His name was Chen Ru. He was in his early twenties and had a lively personality.
The older sister named Ali was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened. "Oh my god, you too?"
"yes."
"I have been in Hong Kong for more than ten years. It is really rare to meet a fellow countryman. It is fate." Sister Ali was so happy that her face was smiling like a flower. When she looked at Chen Ru, it was as if she saw a relative she had not seen for a long time.
The boss also smiled. "This is my wife. She is from Sichuan Province. She came to Hong Kong more than ten years ago and later stayed here. She has always missed her relatives in mainland China."
Yu Qi was a little surprised and asked, "Boss, I came to your store three years ago, and it seems that you weren't the owner at that time. Did someone else change?"
"Three years ago?" The boss's smile faded a little. "Three years ago, my dad was still running this store. Later, he passed away... and I took over the store."
"Sorry." Yu Qi apologized.
"It's okay." The boss still looked cheerful. He glanced around his shop and began to recount its history. "This shop was originally run by my grandfather. He came here during the war, then stayed here, got married, had children, learned a trade, and opened a shop. It's been running for over 40 years."
"My father escaped here and lost contact with the mainland. Over the past few decades, he often thought of his relatives there. Before he died, he wanted to go back, but..."
The boss hesitated, then sighed. "Although I was born here, my father always taught me not to forget my roots in mainland China, so I still speak mainland Chinese. Later, after I married my wife, I became even more attracted to the mainland. I also often teach my children not to forget their roots."
The eldest sister, Ali's eyes were red. "I also came here by accident. Luckily I met him, otherwise I don't know how I would have survived here. My only thought now is to go back and see if my mom and the others are still around."
As she said this, she seemed a little absent-minded, obviously lost in distant memories.
The boss patted her shoulder and said soothingly, "If we have the chance in the future, we will definitely go back to visit your relatives and visit my father's hometown so that he can return to his roots."
The boss and his wife's story made everyone silent. The distance between Hong Kong and the mainland is not far, but due to various reasons, it has prevented countless relatives from getting together and wanderers from returning home. They can only look at each other from afar across that short distance.
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