Chapter 48 I remember half a month ago
Dongfeng Market is still very busy, and there are even more people in front of Donglaishun’s gate.
Fortunately, the experienced Qin Yewei came over in the morning and reserved a seat, so there was no need to wait.
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Qin Yewei's slightly mottled hair, but what he was thinking about was the story that Ma Boyuan told him on the way here just now.
Or rather, it should be Qin Yewei's love history.
The reason why Qin Yewei and his neighbor Lao Niu started fighting as soon as they met was very simple, because they both pursued the same girl in the past.
And that girl was still working at the Nancheng District Federation of Literary and Art Circles, so Qin Yewei could be said to be very close to her.
Originally, Qin Yewei thought he could firmly seize the initiative, but in the end it was Lao Niu who got the girl.
This made Team Leader Qin very unwilling! Although he has already started a family and let go of the things that happened back then, he still had the habit of pinching Lao Niu whenever he met him for many years and he couldn't give it up.
What's more, Lao Niu is now also the head of the writing group of Xicheng District Cultural Center.
In Ma Boyuan's words, these are simply natural enemies.
Before the hot copper hot pot was served, Qin Yewei had already taken out two bottles of Erguotou.
He said solemnly: "We were able to come to Donglaishun to eat twice in half a month, all thanks to Lao Ma and Xiao Cheng."
"Especially this time, Xiao Cheng had two good things happen together. He published an article and moved to a new home. These good things happened at the same time..."
Before he could finish, Shi Xuehong interrupted him and said, "Team Leader, did you remember it wrongly? Xiao Cheng is having three good things happen to him, okay?"
"He even got into college!"
Qin Yewei was not angry about being interrupted rashly. He immediately said with a smile: "Xuehong is right. It's a triple blessing."
"So today, let's have a couple of drinks to congratulate Xiao Cheng."
"Come on, let's have a drink first."
Ma Boyuan and others naturally responded enthusiastically to Qin Yewei's proposal.
Several people clinked their glasses together, and the dining atmosphere suddenly became lively.
Shi Xuehong was drinking water. At this moment, she looked at Cheng Xuyuan with envy.
When Cheng Xuyuan first came, she found out about Cheng Xuyuan's situation from Qin Yewei and thought that this was another person who was just wasting his time like herself.
But I didn't expect that in just over ten days, they have achieved so much.
It seemed that I could only look at his back! The copper hot pot was bubbling with steam, and four large plates of thinly sliced mutton were served. All of Shi Xuehong's grievances instantly turned into strength.
She picked up a piece of mutton with chopsticks and put it into the copper pot. She silently counted the number sixty in her mind. Watching the color of the meat turn white, Shi Xuehong waved her chopsticks to scoop it up.
At the same time, she encountered several pairs of chopsticks reaching into the soup pot.
No one had time to pay attention to this. Everyone dipped the fragrant mutton into the sesame paste and started eating it in no time.
In just four or five minutes, four large plates of mutton disappeared completely.
Shi Xuehong reluctantly stirred the pot a few times with chopsticks, but only some water splashed up, and there was no mutton at all.
After looking at Cheng Xuyuan, Shi Xuehong finally silently picked up a plate of cabbage and poured it into the copper pot.
Cheng Xuyuan didn't say anything that sounded heroic, like "order a few more plates of meat". It wasn't that he couldn't afford more meat, but he just couldn't do that.
Judging from the last time Ma Boyuan treated us to a meal, ordering four plates of meat when eating at Donglaishun should be an unwritten rule of the writing group.
He didn't want to be the one who broke the rules.
Not only will it cost money, but you might also offend people for no reason.
As the vermicelli and cabbage were served, everyone started chatting. Qin Yewei picked up his glass and said, "It's a great thing for Xiao Cheng to be admitted to university."
"But speaking of it, I really don't want to let Xiao Cheng go."
"Although Xiao Cheng has not been here for long, he has brought honor and glory to our creative team many times."
"Come, let's have a drink with Xiao Cheng and wish him a bright future."
Cheng Xuyuan clinked glasses with everyone and said with a smile: "Team Leader Qin, and everyone, I came to our writing group, and everyone cared about me very much and gave me the warmth of home."
"Besides, I have also learned a lot from following the teachers."
“If it weren’t for everyone’s help, I wouldn’t be able to achieve what I have today.”
Cheng Xuyuan's humility touched everyone present. Although they all knew that what Cheng Xuyuan wrote had nothing to do with them, who wouldn't want to hear good words?
In just half an hour, more than half of the two bottles of wine had been drunk.
Most of the people present were already drunk at this time.
Ma Boyuan suddenly picked up the wine glass and said to Lao Fu, who was eating vermicelli, "Lao Fu, your biggest shortcoming is that you look down on young people."
"I remember the last time we had dinner here, you asked the director to give us more talented people and not force anyone into our writing group."
"Now open your eyes and see if Xiao Cheng is a good soldier."
Lao Fu kept his head down the whole time. During this meal, he was afraid that someone would bring up the excessive words he had said some time ago.
More than half of the meal had passed and no one had brought up the topic. He thought no one would bring it up again, but he didn't expect Ma Boyuan to bring it up at this time.
For a moment, he felt a little embarrassed.
Putting down the chopsticks in his hand, he raised the wine glass towards Cheng Xuyuan and said sincerely: "Xiao Cheng, actually before we had dinner, I was ready to apologize to you."
"Last time we had dinner, I drank a little and thought you were incompetent. Now facts tell me that I was wrong in judging you based on my old perspective!"
"I'll drink three cups as punishment!"
As he spoke, he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
Cheng Xuyuan still remembers Lao Fu's words clearly.
It would be a lie for him to say that he had no resentment towards Lao Fu.
But as a person who is about to turn evil, he knows very well that now that Lao Fu has bowed his head and admitted his mistake, if he continues to insist on it, everyone will think that he is being unreasonable.
So he picked up his wine glass and said, "Brother Fu, we are all stirring the same pot, how can our teeth not touch each other? It's normal for us to chat casually when we are bored!"
"I think the reason you said that at the time was because you were worried about the future work of our novel group."
"You are purely attacking the matter, not the person. You don't mean to look down on me."
"I'll have a drink with you, and we'll be done with it."
As he spoke, Cheng Xuyuan picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Lao Fu's. Lao Fu's face turned even redder.
He drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then said in a deep voice: "Xiao Cheng, from now on, your business will be my business."
Cheng Xuyuan was very clear about this sentence and could not take it seriously.
He drank the wine in the glass with a smile, then toasted everyone to thank them for taking care of him during this time.
After two bottles of wine, everyone had almost finished eating.
After calculating the bill, it was about the same as when Ma Boyuan treated us, totaling twelve yuan and sixty cents. The most expensive item was, of course, the four large plates of mutton.
Although the food is delicious, two yuan per plate is indeed not a small amount.
After leaving Donglaishun, everyone was ready to leave. Qin Yewei, who had already pushed his bicycle, suddenly turned his head and said to everyone, "Everyone has to go to the rehearsal for the cultural performance tomorrow afternoon."
"Especially Xiao Cheng, you must come over tomorrow and wait for my signal and humbly ask Lao Niu a few questions."
"I want to see how Lao Niu has the nerve to point fingers at you!"
Looking at Qin Yewei, who looked bitter and resentful, Cheng Xuyuan thought to himself, is the resentment of this middle-aged man really so strong?
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(End of this chapter)
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