When it was time to pay the bill, Xie Jiagui was just about to say forget it and not to pay.
However, when he thought of Hao Guojian's rigorous style, he swallowed what he wanted to say.
Hao Guojian would definitely not like this and might even be disgusted by it.
Before leaving, Hao Guojian said to Xie Jiagui, "Boss Xie, your food is delicious. Thank you for your hospitality. I believe you will achieve more in the future. Also, I hope that after this incident, you will not lose confidence in us public officials. Our team is huge, and there are inevitably some bad people, but they can never represent our overall image. If something similar happens again in the future, you can write a letter to report it and use your right to report. We welcome supervision from every citizen."
These words were spoken with great earnestness and sincerity, and Xie Jiagui felt a little at a loss after hearing them. He was speechless and could only nod his head.
After Hao Guojian and his group left, Xie Jiagui sat in the chair for a long time without coming back to his senses.
He didn't expect such a big leader to be so approachable.
As an ordinary person, he had never come into contact with someone like Hao Guojian.
Zhong Xiuying half-jokingly said: "A figure like Hao Guojian has come to our restaurant to eat and praised us. We won't become famous just like that."
Hearing this, everyone laughed at the same time. At that time, none of them took Zhong Xiuying's joke seriously.
After Zhou Wanhong returned home, she told the Pei family about her meeting with Zou Hao.
Everyone has the right to know about this matter. Zou Hao is not only Zou Min’s brother, but also Pei Tiantian’s uncle.
When Zhou Wanhong said this, everyone in the Pei family widened their eyes in fear.
"Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about? Didn't Zou Hao go out to serve in the army in his early years, carry out some secret mission, and then die?"
"I don't know what happened, but I am sure that the person I saw was Zou Hao. His appearance has not changed much, except that he has a lame leg."
Zhou Wanhong recalled the look on Zou Hao's face. He looked very depressed and it was obvious that he was not having a good life.
After learning this information, Pei Zhiwen said in a deep voice: "Maybe Zou Hao almost died, but was rescued later, so he has a limp in one leg."
"It's very possible, but isn't Zou Hao a senior military officer? How did he become a security guard out of nowhere? Even if he has a lame leg, the country wouldn't assign him such an undignified job, right?"
These doubts puzzled the Pei family.
"Aunt, is the person you saw really my uncle?" Pei Tiantian suddenly asked.
"Yes, Tiantian, your aunt is right. That is your uncle."
Pei Tiantian thought for a while.
Zou Hao, there is no role for this person in the novel, he has never appeared.
So Pei Tiantian didn't know what had happened to Zou Hao for a moment.
However, he fell from a senior military officer to a security guard and even had a limp.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Zou Hao’s experience was probably very tragic.
Pei Zhiwen: "Wanhong, I will go with you tomorrow to see if it is Zou Hao himself."
Zhou Wanhong recalled Zou Hao's resistance when he saw her, and hesitated, "He pretended not to know me when he saw me. I was afraid he didn't want to recognize us."
"What on earth happened to this child?" Wang Ruizhen was heartbroken since she heard that Zou Hao had a lame leg.
Upon learning that Zou Hao was still unwilling to acknowledge them as relatives, Wang Ruizhen became worried again.
Pei Zhiwen frowned, not knowing what to say.
The next day, Zhou Wanhong and Pei Zhiwen, who had taken half a day off, went to the government building together and asked the security guard.
When the security guard saw Zhou Wanhong, he put on his hat in a panic and said, "Big sister, is this... is there another person eating for free in your restaurant?"
Zhou Wanhong laughed and shook her head, "I just wanted to come and see someone here."
“Who is it?”
"His name is Zou Hao. He is our relative and we have lost contact with him for a long time."
When the security guard heard this, he looked at them suspiciously, "Is this true? Zou Hao said that all his family members were dead, so why did he suddenly show up like you guys?"
Zhou Wanhong was somewhat helpless: "Brother, we really didn't lie to anyone, can you please let us meet him?"
The security guard saw that Zhou Wanhong and Pei Zhiwen looked anxious and knew that they did not seem to be lying.
"Okay, I'll go ask him. He's in the dormitory now, and it's not time for his shift change yet."
When the security guard came back after asking, he was still the only one there. When he saw Zhou Wanhong and Pei Zhiwen, he said, "You'd better leave. Zou Hao said he doesn't want to see you."
"Did he say why?"
"Zou Hao said that there is no need for him to meet with you, and asked you all not to come to see him, otherwise he will leave here immediately."
Hearing this, Pei Zhiwen and Zhou Wanhong looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
At this time, the security guard said, "If you are really Zou Hao's relatives, you should try to persuade him to go back with you and take good care of himself. The boy is so sick and painful, it's pitiful to see him. When it rains, his lame leg hurts so much that he rolls on the ground. Why is he still working here? I can't bear to see him like this."
When Pei Zhiwen heard this, he felt his heart tighten.
As for Zou Hao, he remembered him as a sunny, youthful and handsome young man who joined the army at an early age. He was hardworking and had a strong body, so he was promoted to the position of officer.
He is also the pride of the Zou family.
It was not until the news of Zou Hao's death came that the old man in the Zou family was devastated. His health collapsed and he was bedridden for many years. He was left with only one daughter, Zou Min.
As a result, this daughter was later harmed by Pei Zhisheng.
Pei Zhiwen felt a little complicated.
Because of Pei Zhisheng, he always felt that the Pei family had let the Zou family down.
After returning home, Zhou Wanhong and Pei Zhiwen told everyone what Zou Hao had said.
Everyone was very worried about Zou Hao's health.
"No matter what, Zou Hao still has his niece Tiantian. It's fine if he doesn't recognize us as his relatives, but how can he not recognize Tiantian?"
Wan Cuilan said bluntly, "Brother and sister-in-law, why don't you just bring Tiantian over and try to persuade him. I don't believe that Zou Hao won't be soft-hearted when he sees Tiantian."
Pei Zhiqiang shook his head in disapproval: "But Zou Hao has already said that if we go to look for him again, he will leave here. If my brother and sister-in-law go there again, we may never find Zou Hao again."
Pei Tiantian saw that the atmosphere was frozen for a moment, and said: "Uncle and aunt, please take me over. I can go find my uncle by myself. I believe my uncle will not want to recognize me. He must have his own difficulties in his heart."
"Okay, let Tiantian go alone." Pei Zhiwen trusts Pei Tiantian very much.
He thinks that children can move people more than adults.
Pei Zhiwen asked for leave for Pei Tiantian from school and asked Zhou Wanhong to take her to the city.
Zhou Wanhong took Pei Tiantian to the restaurant and had a glass of water with her.
Xie Jiagui was still a little curious as to why Tiantian came suddenly.
Zhou Wanhong told them everything. Tiantian's uncle worked as a security guard in the government building and was in poor health. However, he was unwilling to recognize them now, so they had to bring Tiantian here to persuade him to go home with them and take good care of him.
Xie Jiagui was also sighing for a moment, and suddenly at this moment, a group of people with cameras hanging around their necks suddenly came in from outside.
"Everyone, what would you like to eat?"
The leader said, "We are reporters from Tomorrow Daily. We heard that Hao Guojian personally ordered your restaurant for dinner on his first day in Yu City. We would like to interview you."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the restaurant stopped what they were doing.
Xie Jiagui, Zhong Xiuying and a group of people hurriedly went in excitedly and changed into decent clothes.
He politely accepted the reporters' photo taking and interviews.
The reporter from Tomorrow Daily asked about every detail of that day over and over again.
In order to avoid causing any further trouble, Xie Jiagui skipped the matter of those people eating for free in the government building when he was explaining the matter. He only said that Hao Guojian came here because he heard that the food here was good.
After the interview, the group of reporters left.
Pei Tiantian smiled and said to Xie Jiagui, "Uncle Xie, congratulations. With the help of newspapers to promote your restaurant, it will definitely become more popular."
Xie Jiagui couldn't stop smiling when he heard this, "Okay, okay, Tiantian, I'll borrow your auspicious words then."
Pei Tiantian and Zhou Wanhong left the restaurant. According to the shift change time that Zhou Wanhong learned from the security guard, she took Pei Tiantian to the vicinity of the government building.
"Tiantian, your uncle is on duty in the security room now. Go and persuade your uncle. Your aunt will wait for you here."
Pei Tiantian nodded and ran towards the entrance of the government building with her short legs.
Zou Hao suddenly saw a little kid standing at the door, staring at him motionlessly.
The little girl's watery grape eyes were innocent, and her soft cheeks moved as she spoke, "Hello!"
"Little boy, who are you looking for?"
Seeing that the little girl was delicate and looked like a baby, Zou Hao thought she was the child of some leader.
"I'm looking for my uncle." The little kid said in a baby voice.
"Who is your uncle? I'll take you to find him." said Zou Hao.
At this time, the little kid didn't say anything, but just stared at him with his round grape eyes.
Zou Hao's heartbeat suddenly slowed down, and he seemed to have sensed something.
The little girl stretched out a white and tender finger and pointed at him without hesitation, "You, my uncle is you."
Zou Hao's pupils shrank slightly, and he stared at Pei Tiantian with wide eyes. Suddenly, from her facial features that had not yet opened, he saw a sense of familiarity that she looked like his sister.
Zou Hao murmured, "You...you are Tiantian."
Pei Tiantian's acting skills became more and more sophisticated. Her eyes suddenly turned red, and she said with a pursed mouth, "Yes, why doesn't uncle want to recognize us? Doesn't uncle want me as his niece?"
After saying that, Pei Tiantian naturally squeezed out a few golden beans from her eye sockets and cried so sadly, "Wow - Uncle doesn't want to recognize Tiantian!"
Zou Hao was at a loss for words. He limped out of the security room, hugged the little kid, and awkwardly comforted him, "Don't cry, don't cry!"
"Uncle! Tiantian misses you so much, why don't you come home!"
The little girl was crying and hiccuping, looking very pitiful.
Zou Hao carefully wiped the tears from the little girl's delicate face with his rough hands, his voice choked with sobs: "Uncle didn't..."
"If you don't have any, then go back home with Tiantian. Uncle, you can't disown Tiantian. Tiantian is so sad!"
Pei Tiantian lay on Zou Hao's shoulder, sobbing and complaining.
After a long while, Zou Hao said with difficulty: "Tiantian, don't cry. Uncle will go home with you."
Pei Tiantian got up from Zou Hao's shoulder, looked up at him, and smiled proudly, "Tiantian knows it, uncle is the best!"
There was no sadness in the little girl's eyes.
Zou Hao was stunned.
He suddenly realized that his little niece Tiantian seemed different from other children.
Zou Hao packed up his few clothes, which he didn't have much to begin with, and returned to Huangsha Village with Pei Tiantian and Zhou Wanhong.
On the other side
"Mr. Xie, our store will be featured in tomorrow's newspaper!" Zhong Xiuying excitedly ran in from outside with a newspaper.
Everyone gathered together to see what was written in the newspaper.
The moment Xie Jiagui got the newspaper and saw the headline, he felt a little amused.
The title is "What's so wonderful about this restaurant that Hao Guojian praised it three times in a row?"
Xie Jiagui took a look at the content of the article and described all the signature dishes of their restaurant vividly.
However, the description of the scene when Hao Guojian was eating was a bit exaggerated.
Things like "Hao Guojian's eyes widened when he saw the table full of delicacies" and "Hao Guojian slammed the table and stood up because of the delicious food."
Xie Jiagui was full of questions.
What the hell is this!
Hao Guojian is a gentle man. He spoke softly throughout the meal with a smile on his face. It is absolutely impossible for him to make such exaggerated body movements.
Xie Jiagui was about to cry, "Why did the reporter of this newspaper write such nonsense? I clearly said that this is not the case. They described Hao Guojian as a fool who has never eaten delicious food. Really, if Hao Guojian reads this article, he will probably misunderstand me and think that I deliberately said such nonsense to the reporter just to promote my restaurant."
Zhong Xiuying was also a little worried when she saw those lines of text, "What should I do then?"
"We went to those reporters to argue with them. It's too much. Why don't we report the facts?"
Xie Jiagui rushed to the office of Tomorrow Daily with Zhong Xiuying.
Unexpectedly, when I met those reporters, they said, "This is just an exaggeration. Hao Guojian did say that the food in your restaurant is delicious. We didn't lie."
"It's already good enough that our newspaper advertises your restaurant for free."
The words of several reporters immediately left Xie Jiagui speechless.
In the following period, due to the extensive coverage by Tomorrow Daily, other media also flocked to the story.
Xie Jiagui has learned his lesson and refuses to be interviewed no matter what.
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