Now that things have come to this, there's nothing left to hide.
Gu Wei frankly admitted, "Actually, I don't work in a timber processing plant; I'm a self-employed shop owner."
Chen Dongsheng and his mother stared wide-eyed at Gu Wei in astonishment.
Because these days, most of the people who run their own businesses are either released prisoners or unemployed vagrants.
Anyone with even a little bit of connections found a job.
Why would I go into a job that people look down on?
The young man in front of me, however, is completely unlike any of them in terms of appearance or demeanor.
Chen's mother quickly asked, "Young man, where do you run your business?"
Gu Wei answered frankly, "There's a clothing store in the forestry bureau down below."
Even though Chen Dongsheng lived in the city, he knew about that very popular clothing store, which made him look at Gu Wei with even greater admiration.
"So you owned that shop?"
Chen's mother excitedly added, "I've even gone shopping there! Business is booming."
"It's alright," Gu Wei said modestly.
The three of them stood on the bustling platform and chatted for a while, feeling that the distance between them had narrowed.
Soon, Gu Wei made an excuse that he had to take care of something urgent and waved goodbye to the mother and son.
Watching his tall figure leave, Chen's mother couldn't help but sigh, "That young man is such a good person! Although it seems he didn't intend for us to pay back the 20 yuan, no matter what, there's no reason to take the money for nothing. We'll definitely have to return it later."
Chen Dongsheng nodded in agreement: "Yes, he also lost money and could have just left. It's easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow. He's a person worth befriending."
The mother and son, whose hearts had grown cold from losing money, were finally warmed a little by the helping hand extended by others.
Chen's mother instructed, "It's not easy to do business these days. If anyone has any difficulties in the future, our family must lend a hand."
"Don't worry, my older sister and I are not ungrateful people."
After Chen Dongsheng finished speaking, his face showed worry again. "We'll talk about the future later. Mom, should we go to my cousin's house after we get off at the station, or go back?"
Chen's mother sighed, "Let's go back. We can't go empty-handed; we still need to buy something."
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Gu Wei, who has left, has no idea what kind of reward his small act of kindness will bring.
As Gu Wei walked out of the station with the flow of people, he felt that the provincial capital in the 1980s was very different from what he remembered.
There was no bustling scene of towering buildings and heavy traffic.
Only Russian-style buildings are visible everywhere, along with red and white and blue and white trams.
On the clean streets, most pedestrians were riding bicycles, and their clothing was mostly simple.
Only occasionally can you see jeeps and cars.
Gu Wei had been on the train all night and was exhausted both mentally and physically.
So instead of rushing to explore and discover, they found a secluded place and returned to the modern world.
After taking a nice hot shower and eating something, Gu Wei collapsed onto the comfortable bed to catch up on sleep.
He's still young and healthy.
He woke up feeling as if he were fully recharged, completely revitalized.
Looking at the time, it was already lunchtime.
Gu Wei didn't order takeout. Instead, he changed his clothes and went back to the 84 area to find something to eat.
After all, in the provincial capital in the 1980s, there were plenty of good state-run restaurants, and any one of them was much better than takeout.
Moreover, the ingredients are all organic, pollution-free, and have a natural vegetable flavor.
Among the state-run hotels such as Songbin Hotel, Market Hotel, Futailou, Laodu Yichu, Huamei Western Restaurant, and Sanba Hotel, Gu Wei finally chose the first one.
Besides the proximity, there was also the reason that I had heard about it before.
Matsubama Restaurant was born in the new era after the company's joint venture. It has a solid foundation and represents the institutional advantages of the state-owned catering industry.
It is the largest state-owned restaurant in Daoli District, and the only one that combines Chinese, Western and Southern Chinese cuisine.
After entering the restaurant, Gu Wei found that the restaurant environment and facilities were quite good, and the service staff were not as unfriendly as those in other state-owned restaurants.
The first floor is a Western restaurant serving authentic Russian cuisine.
Gu Wei preferred to try Chinese food, so he went upstairs.
Holding the menu, he boldly ordered cherry pork, stir-fried pork kidneys, crispy chicken, lettuce and shrimp, clear-cooked geese, braised sea cucumber with scallions, and chicken and sea cucumber buns.
Seeing Gu Wei order so many fancy dishes all by himself, even the seasoned waiters who had seen the world couldn't help but stare at him.
They even kindly advised me that there was too much food to eat.
Gu Wei knew that the other person meant well.
But since we've come all this way, we definitely have to order enough to make it worthwhile.
If we can't finish it, we can pack it up and take it with us; it'll be perfect for dinner.
When Gu Weiliang showed them several aluminum lunch boxes, the service desk remained silent.
One delicious dish after another was served.
As Gu Wei tasted it, he exclaimed sincerely, "It truly lives up to its reputation."
Unfortunately, decades later, such chefs are nowhere to be found.
Even if they exist, they are not places that ordinary people can easily enter and enjoy; they are mostly found in high-end private restaurants and clubs.
Just as Gu Wei was enjoying his meal, a man and a woman came up from the second floor.
Gu Wei glanced in that direction subconsciously.
But it turned out he knew the man.
It was Xu Kailin, a friend of Li Bin.
Xu Kailin saw Gu Wei at almost the same time.
He left his female companion behind and excitedly rushed to Gu Wei's desk.
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