While ordinary people are still struggling to find food, Quanjude remains as popular as ever, with some even queuing up outside.
"Look, this is the difference. The West City is still struggling on the edge of basic needs, while the East City has already reached a level that they could never achieve even after half a lifetime of hard work. This disparity will only grow larger."
Qin Qinghuai was not surprised at all.
"Since ancient times, there has been an insurmountable gap between poor families and wealthy families. Although the East City cannot be called a wealthy family, it is still an upper class that ordinary people can only look up to and dare not touch. Moreover, most people can only look up to it their whole lives."
"Yes, it's easy to say that a poor family can rise above the dragon gate. Many families don't even dare to try, even after accumulating the efforts of several generations. That's why so many people dream of marrying into a wealthy family. If the right path is blocked, there are always loopholes to exploit."
"Huh?"
Even though Qin Qinghuai was already familiar with simple digressions, the sheer audacity of this one still made him pause for two seconds.
How did you seamlessly transition from the topic of wealth inequality to women's views on marriage?
Simply shake your head.
"Then don't worry about it. Just tell me, is what I said wrong?"
"No, that's not true."
Over the years, Qin Qinghuai hadn't exactly lived a life of seclusion; he'd seen all sorts of things, so this wasn't surprising at all.
“There are people in the compound. It’s not that I look down on ordinary people or have any opinion about them. It’s just that people grow up in different environments and have different educational backgrounds, so it’s hard to guarantee that their values will align. In addition, factors such as economic foundation, consumption habits, family atmosphere, and social environment also play a role, so many conflicts are unavoidable.”
Like us, we're willing to ask for help just to satisfy our basic cravings. This kind of spending mentality is unacceptable to ordinary people. In their eyes, food can be saved, especially things like this—not staple food, not filling, and even wasteful. In their eyes, it's just extravagance.
After a quick stretch, I summed it up in one sentence:
"Yes, the Cinderella story is just a story. Marriage is not the beginning of happiness, but the beginning of shocking yourself, doubting yourself, and driving yourself crazy."
Qin Qinghuai twitched his lips, stepped forward, pulled the person inside,
"It's not that absolute. You're talking about clear-headed and rational people, not brainless idiots. They don't think that far ahead. Being well-fed and clothed is enough for them to forget all their worries."
"Okay, you're right."
At that time, Quanjude didn't have any membership cards. Seeing them walk straight in, the people queuing outside were naturally unhappy. Qin Qinghuai didn't want to cause trouble, so he simply stopped outside and said to the waiter inside,
"My surname is Qin. Could you please help me find Master Yang? Thank you."
Soon, a tall, expressionless man came out, looked around, and asked the waiter next to him,
"Who's looking for the old man?"
Qin Qinghuai, however, was taken aback for a moment before greeting him first.
"Fourth Brother, you're in the capital?"
The man turned his head, and his cold expression instantly transformed into a smile.
"Qinghuai! When did you get back? Come in, come in quickly. You came back and didn't come looking for me. You should be punished."
"Didn't you say you went out?"
"Haha, what a coincidence! I just got back this morning and was planning to leave tomorrow, but then you showed up. It's just our chance to meet today."
Hurry up, hurry up!
Huh? What's this?
He's been a brother for years, he knows me well. For over twenty years, he's always kept his distance from women, but this guy's with a pretty young girl, he doesn't want to let go of her hand, and his eyes immediately started darting around.
"Aren't you going to introduce me?"
"You know the answer already, my wife. It's simple."
"Wife, these are the four we were talking about, Yang He."
Simple and smiling.
"Hello, Fourth Brother."
Yang He stared blankly at Qin Qinghuai's worthless smile, then looked at Jian Dan's fair and delicate skin.
"No, you're saying this is like an old cow eating young grass?"
Qin Qinghuai did not try to argue.
"I'm happy to, and my wife is happy to let me eat it."
She simply rolled her eyes and reached out to pinch him.
What are you saying?
Qin Qinghuai quickly grasped his hand.
"I misspoke, we are mutually in love."
"Tsk tsk tsk!"
Yang He said he couldn't bear to watch, turned around and walked ahead, leading directly into a private room.
"Would you like a roast duck? What else would you like to eat?"
You know the food here, order according to your wife's taste. I'll also get you a few new dishes, don't skimp on anything.
Qin Qinghuai did not take the menu.
"Fourth Brother, we came here for the roast duck, but not now. We just finished eating at home."
"I'm going back tomorrow, so I was thinking of ordering a lot from Grandpa Yang to take back with me. I don't know when I'll be back next time, and this is a specialty of Beijing after all. I can give it as gifts or eat it myself, it's fine either way."
Yang He also stopped laughing.
"Look at you, running off so far away, so far from all of us, it's hard to even see you now."
After saying that, he got up, gave a few instructions to someone, and then sat back down.
"Tell me about yourself. Didn't you just go there last autumn?"
"Why did you get married so quickly without even telling us? Where is your wife from?"
It's no wonder he thought of a conspiracy, because Qin Qinghuai, from childhood to adulthood, had never had close contact with the opposite sex, never played with girls, and kept his distance from female classmates.
Even after joining the army, he only hung out with the men. He was indifferent to the cultural troupe and the young ladies of so-and-so's family.
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