Chapter 60: Not Leaving
The China Travel Hotel is magnificent, with floors polished so well that they can be used as mirrors, and the entire lobby is lined with gold decorative strips. It might seem too tacky a dozen years later, but it was absolutely stunning in 1995.
Such decoration satisfies everyone's imagination of luxury to the greatest extent.
Although many people have never been to the Guolv Hotel, through word of mouth and advertising bombardment on local TV stations, the Guolv Hotel has long become a holy palace in the minds of Jiaoxian people.
A local catchphrase about the CITS Hotel has also become popular:
"You look so good in this outfit. You can go on a national tour."
"Study hard, get into a good university, and then go to Guolv for dinner."
All in all, the China Travel Hotel is definitely the ace among aces in the eyes of ordinary people.
In her previous life, Su Jiaojiao stayed at Guolv for a few nights. The living experience was good. Both the quality and the service attitude were very attentive.
Chen Guilan was stunned when she saw Su Jiaojiao actually brought her to the Guolv Hotel. "Are you sure you didn't come to the wrong place? What are we doing here?"
Oh my god, how much does this cost!
If she had known she would come here, she would never have come.
"Let's eat!" Su Jiaojiao took her arm and said gently, "Mom, we work hard to make money so that we can live a better life. You've worked so hard for so many years, it's not too much for us to have a meal at Guolv. Don't worry, we can afford it."
In fact, the prices at the Guolv Hotel are not as expensive as people say. Their prices are not outrageous, and they even offer several special dishes every month.
The famous Guolv Big Plate Chicken costs 60 yuan per plate, which Su Jiaojiao thinks is very affordable.
"No matter how rich you are, you can't spend it like this..." Chen Guilan was a little angry. "Even if we're meeting your dad, we can just find a restaurant or cook it at home. How much cotton-padded jackets and trousers would it cost?"
"Mom, do you think there will be a day in the future when our family of three can get together for dinner?" Su Jiaojiao had already ordered the dishes and took Chen Guilan into the private room. Room 102 was a four-person room. It was not big, and the walls were covered with paintings of local customs and culture. There was a small tatami opposite the dining table, and a small table in the middle of the tatami where children could play and adults could play cards. Guolv had been very attentive from the beginning.
The two of them sat down on the tatami, which was warm and very comfortable.
The waiter came in, served tea, and then tiptoed out.
They arrived early, just at half past five.
Su Houli gets off work at five o'clock and it takes more than twenty minutes to ride his bike here. Of course, people at the Qimei Garment Factory don't get off work on time, and if there is any delay, it will be almost six o'clock when he gets here.
As soon as she sat down, Chen Guilan felt uncomfortable all over.
The environment is so good and so luxurious.
She had a very unreal feeling. Everything here was incompatible with her previous life. She never dreamed that one day she would come to the Guolv Hotel, which the villagers always gave a thumbs up when they mentioned it, to have a meal.
"Mom, my dad hasn't come yet, let's go out for a walk." Su Jiaojiao wanted to take Chen Guilan to the garden for a walk to relax. The yard of the China Travel Hotel is very large, and there is a large garden outside the back door. There are pavilions, rockery, lakes, and cobblestone paths crisscrossing in the garden, which is convenient for people staying here to do morning exercises and walks.
Chen Guilan was in no mood to wander around: "Let's wait here peacefully. Your father should be here soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Houli pushed the door open and walked in, bringing in a gust of cold wind. As soon as he entered the door, he asked Su Jiaojiao: "Why are you here?"
"Don't worry, you don't have to pay." Su Jiaojiao stood up and went to the front desk to ask for the food to be served. Just as she was about to return to her room, she saw Lu Jingyou and Qin Xiuming walk in from the revolving door one after the other. When they saw Su Jiaojiao, Qin Xiuming was the first to greet her: "Su Jiaojiao, why are you here?"
"I'm eating here." Su Jiaojiao understood as soon as the two of them appeared at the same time. Qin Xiuming knew her identity at this time. Then the question was, did he know it at this time in his previous life, or was this life different from his previous life?
Could it be that because she changed her own trajectory, she also changed Qin Xiuming? But thinking about it, it seems unlikely.
"Hello, we meet again." Lu Jingyou also came forward to greet Su Jiaojiao. He looked at her with a smile. In Qin Xiuming's suspicious eyes, Lu Jingyou reminded Su Jiaojiao, "Last time at the Mocheng Clothing Wholesale Market, you scattered rabbit dolls all over the floor."
He didn't expect to meet her here.
Although she was wearing a blue and white school uniform, she still looked confident and elegant, and did not look out of place here.
Su Jiaojiao opened her eyes wide and looked at Lu Jingyou, then suddenly realized: "You look familiar. I didn't expect it to be you."
She told Qin Shuang that she had met Lu Jingyou.
It would be too fake to say that I don’t know him at this time.
"Do you know each other?" Qin Xiuming was very surprised. Lu Jingyou smiled and his eyes fell on Su Jiaojiao again. "We met at the Mocheng Clothing Wholesale Market."
"Yeah, what a coincidence." Su Jiaojiao smiled. She had no intention of reminiscing with the two of them. "You guys are busy. I'm going back."
Lu Jingyou watched her go back to room 102 before saying to Qin Xiuming, "Our room is upstairs, let's go up!"
"Mr. Lu, what exactly do you want to talk to me about?" Qin Xiuming was confused.
"It's not me who's looking for you, it's my second uncle." Lu Jingyou walked to the elevator first and said gently, "Don't be afraid, you'll know when you see him."
When Su Jiaojiao pushed the door open and entered the room, Su Houli and Chen Guilan were talking about something. Chen Guilan was wiping her tears with her head down. Su Houli was sitting in his seat with a dark face, turning his head to look out the window. There was a sycamore tree outside the window, which was different from the one in the alley of his hometown. This one was artificially shaped and hung with red silk, swaying gently in the cold wind of early winter.
Su Jiaojiao sat down and handed a tissue to Chen Guilan: "Mom, don't cry. It's not worth it. It's really not worth it at all!"
"What do you want?" Su Houli raised his wrist to look at his watch, feeling annoyed.
Why choose domestic travel when there are so many good places to choose? Do you think you are rich?
"We should be the ones asking you, what do you want?" Su Jiaojiao poured tea for Chen Guilan and passed the pot to Su Houli. Su Houli grabbed the pot in anger and poured himself some tea. "I told you everything clearly on the phone."
"But I've also told you very clearly that my mom won't divorce me." Su Jiaojiao took a sip of tea and asked slowly, "My mom doesn't mind you not coming home all year round and hooking up with other women. Why are you still asking for a divorce?"
"Su Jiaojiao, if you hadn't said that at school, things wouldn't have gotten to this point." Su Houli got angry when he mentioned this. "Blame yourself if you want to blame someone."
"Blame me?" Su Jiaojiao sneered, "If you were standing upright and acting properly, you'd still be afraid of me saying it's your own bad conduct that caused this series of incidents. Don't try to shift the blame onto me. You did something wrong, and you're blaming others. With that kind of mentality and attitude, it's a wonder you could become deputy factory director!"
"Su Jiaojiao, if you have something to say, just say it. Don't be so unreasonable." Su Houli felt sore and glared at her. "You called me here, if you want to talk about these things, then there's no need to continue."
"The door is over there, you can leave anytime." Su Jiaojiao was not angry. "My mother doesn't want to divorce you anyway. It's not us who are anxious, but you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened.
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