Chapter 127 North City District
Nowadays, if you want to have a table at a state-owned hotel to entertain guests, you need tickets. Fortunately, before I settled down, I saved a lot of foreign exchange coupons when I was driving a taxi.
Finally, I managed to get a decent meal at the state-owned hotel.
Cui Yusong looked at An Xin with a smile, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said calmly.
"It's just a quick meal, why do we have to go to a state-owned restaurant? A few dishes from a small restaurant outside will do."
At that time, the food and drink expenses in the provincial capital were not as strict as before. Some bold people even opened small restaurants secretly. Many people went to those small restaurants to eat, and as long as they were not too ostentatious, no one cared about it.
After all, you still need a ticket to go to a state-owned restaurant. If you don’t have a ticket, you can’t even eat a bun. It’s better to go directly to those small restaurants where you can get food as long as you have money.
However, to be able to get a table at a state-owned restaurant, it seems that An Xin is not an ordinary person. He was not wrong about the fact that this girl was very capable.
When An Xin heard what Section Chief Cui said, she knew that the other party was very satisfied with her arrangement, so she immediately said politely.
"You're welcome. It's rare that Section Chief Cui can give me the face to have a simple meal with me. It doesn't matter where we eat. Why should we care whether it's in a state-owned restaurant or a small restaurant?"
In China, everyone has the same mentality when treating someone to a meal. The more upscale the restaurant, the more excited the person being treated will feel. That shows that the other person is fully respected. Although Cui Yusong didn't say it, he must be satisfied in his heart, which can be seen from the smile in the corner of his eyes.
That's right. Cui Yusong was very happy at this time. An Xin was a woman who did things perfectly. Whether it was in the arrangement of the dinner or the etiquette of speaking, she was always well-mannered. She was definitely a person who knew the big picture. So, Cui Yusong stretched out his finger, tapped An Xin's forehead and said,
"Oh, I didn't expect you to be such a smooth talker. Well, since the table is already arranged, let's go over there."
An Xin followed the other person swiftly and continued to tease.
"Yes, Chief Cui, I'd like to trouble you to take a ride on the truck with me for a while."
The first time they met, Cui Yusong hitchhiked on her ride when she was transporting goods. This time when they went to eat, An Xin also drove a truck. He doesn’t have a lighter car now, so a big truck is a big truck, right? It's better to make do with it than to walk there.
Cui Yusong didn't expect that this little girl An Xin spoke in a very funny way, and he couldn't help laughing.
"Hahahaha, alright then, let's take the truck to eat."
This was the first time for her to take a truck to a state-owned restaurant for dinner.
So, the two of them drove the truck and rushed to the state-owned restaurant for dinner. When getting off the truck, An Xin deliberately took two bottles of red wine from the truck, which made Cui Yusong full of praise.
"I didn't expect that you, a little girl, would have prepared for a meal in advance. These two bottles of red wine are quite expensive, right?"
It can be seen from the dinner she invited that An Xin is a very organized woman. It is a pity for such a person to be a truck driver. If she works in the provincial government, she may be promoted to the leadership level in a year or two.
Thinking of this, Cui Yusong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, what a pity for such a talented person.
An Xin responded calmly to the admiration in Cui Yusong's eyes.
"No, it was given to me by a friend. I came here for dinner today and brought it here."
These two bottles of red wine are only considered mid-range products in China in the 21st century. Can they be considered high-end products? But it was an absolute luxury in the 1980s!
An Xin couldn't help but feel fortunate at this time. Fortunately, she had a portable warehouse and could just take whatever she wanted from it. Otherwise, it would really take a lot of time and money. Moreover, with her current status, she might not be able to find a channel to sell red wine.
In response to An Xin's nonchalant answer, Cui Yusong raised his eyebrows and said slowly.
"Oh, is it really a gift from a friend? Looks like I'm in for a treat tonight."
Regardless of whether it was a gift from a friend or not, Cui Yusong could tell that the two bottles of red wine in An Xin's hands were very valuable. If he didn't have a father who was all-powerful at home, he would not have been able to get them with his current level.
An Xin deliberately ignored the implication of Cui Yusong's words and waved her hand generously.
"Let's go have a good drink tonight!"
The two walked into the state-owned restaurant one after the other, like old friends who had known each other for a long time. In the private room on the second floor of the restaurant, a table filled with sumptuous dishes had already been set up.
An Xin and Cui Yusong were not awkward either. They sat down face to face, asked the waiter to open the red wine, poured it into the decanter, and started eating.
The two of them had a very enjoyable meal in the atmosphere deliberately created by An Xin. They talked about everything from Shakespeare's poems to the value economics of trucks in a humorous and casual manner.
The emotion in Cui Yusong's eyes was becoming more and more surprised. He looked at An Xin with a different kind of appreciation. This woman was really unexpected. He could not have imagined that a young girl who drove a truck to make a living at the bottom of society would have such profound knowledge. It was really a pity that she could only drive a truck.
Cui Yusong stroked the red wine glass with his slender fingers and said casually.
"By the way, you said before that you wanted to buy a house. Do you have any houses you like?"
Since he and An Xin get along so well, he doesn't mind helping this woman again.
Anyway, with the old man's current ability, let alone buying a house in the provincial capital, even buying a street is no problem.
An Xin raised the red wine glass, took a sip, and seemed to understand what the other person meant! After hesitating for a moment, he spoke out his plan.
"I have just arrived in the provincial capital and have not looked at the schools there. Which one has better teaching staff? I want to buy a school district house nearby for my younger brothers and sisters."
"School district housing? That's a new term."
Cui Yusong didn't expect that when talking to An Xin, he would hear some new words from her mouth from time to time, such as the word "school district housing", which he thought was very appropriate.
Isn’t it a school district house that is convenient for studying near the school?
An Xin did not intend to explain Cui Yusong's new word in his words. It seemed that there was no such thing as a study room in this era, but there would be one soon. The more you explain, the more you will expose your true identity. Instead, she asked back.
"I wonder if Section Chief Cui has any good recommendations? My sister is in middle school, and my two brothers are still in elementary school."
Did you enjoy the meal together? Since Cui Yusong asked this, he must have a recommendation, so she wouldn't mind listening to his opinion.
Compared to An Xin's lack of answer and questioning, Cui Yusong did not get angry, but continued speaking along An Xin's line of thought.
"In the northern part of the city, there is the provincial Experimental Primary School and the Second Middle School. The teaching staff of these two schools is pretty good, but it's not easy to get a house there."
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