"I think the proprietress of this state-run restaurant is still quite attractive. I heard her husband has been dead for ten years. Old Zhao, are you interested in finding out more about her?"
Zhao Youcai's eyelids twitched violently.
Does he really look like such a thirsty person?
When he went to Beijing before, he didn't fancy any of the young, beautiful, and capable older women. What's so good about this landlady with a voice louder than a suona?
However, to save face for both parties, even if you refuse, you can't be too direct.
Zhao Youcai immediately focused his gaze on the county magistrate's face, and then glanced at Director Qi beside him.
"You're openly making jokes about other women right in front of your brother-in-law. Could it be that you've got some inappropriate thoughts and are using this old man as a shield?"
The county magistrate's heart suddenly skipped a beat. When he saw his brother-in-law suddenly raise his head and stare straight at him, he was so frightened that his scalp tingled.
You should know that in his younger years, he was bewitched by a woman outside, and just before he made a big mistake, he was beaten up by his brother-in-law, who was still in police academy at the time.
That incident almost cost him his life. From then on, he became a complete henpecked husband, never daring to have any designs on the outside world.
As a man with a "record" in his brother-in-law's eyes, Zhao Youcai's joke was incredibly hurtful.
"Hey, hey, I was just kidding, don't get me into trouble."
Zhao Youcai didn't say anything more, after all, he also sensed the unusual atmosphere around him.
Director Qi's gaze was too sharp; this topic couldn't continue, lest we end up fighting instead of finishing our meal. If that happened, forget about buying a house in the county; even sitting down for a peaceful chat with the county head would be a global challenge—that would truly be a loss.
Fortunately, the kitchen staff and waiters at the state-run restaurant were very efficient and broke the deadlock immediately.
The three of them ate their food slowly as if nothing had happened, and with the wine that Zhao Youcai had brought from home, they were all slightly tipsy in no time.
Zhao Youcai was still wondering why he had gotten a little drunk when the alcohol he had taken was normal and the alcohol content was definitely within his acceptable range.
So Zhao Youcai tried to concentrate and fixed his gaze on the bottle.
This glance was quite something; my lips twitched instantly.
Good grief, I took the wrong one!
Who on earth sent that suffocating donkey to the grasslands?!
Is this something a normal person should drink? Forget walking in a straight line, it's hard to say whether you can even crawl out of a straight line.
Zhao Youcai shook his head violently, trying to calm himself down. It was unclear whether he shook his head too hard and lost control, or if he was simply too drunk to realize it.
With a thud, Zhao Youcai slammed his head on the table and went straight to sleep.
Director Qi and the county magistrate were both taken aback. Before they could laugh at Zhao Youcai's drinking capacity, there were two more loud thuds.
The proprietress was sorting goods in the small storeroom when she heard the waiter say something terrible had happened, and she hurriedly ran in.
The proprietress was so angry she laughed when she saw the three well-dressed men sleeping in her restaurant lobby.
"If I didn't know them and what kind of people they were, I probably would have called the police to arrest them by now."
If any stranger dared to do this, the boss would definitely make them regret it.
Who in the whole county doesn't know that the owner of the state-run restaurant is a ruthless woman?
If you dare to dine and dash, then be prepared to go to jail first.
"You guys help them to the back room to lie down for a while. I'd be lucky if they woke up by tonight."
As for the cost of this meal, the proprietress wasn't in a hurry.
After all, the person is still in their own restaurant; they can pay the bill whenever they wake up.
Given Zhao Youcai's character, he certainly wouldn't do something like denying his debts.
Meanwhile, Zhao Youcai was surrounded by people in three or four circles in front of his house in the county town.
The few people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who had just arrived in Heilongjiang Province only to find it empty-handed and then rushed back were now speechless.
Every day, I have no idea what's going on. Finding Zhao Youcai is harder than a cat catching a mouse.
For some reason, the people in this county didn't go home to attend to their own affairs. Instead, they brazenly brought out small stools and sat in a circle around Zhao Youcai's door.
If they hadn't known that their purpose was entirely positive—to preserve talent for the country—they would have thought they had committed some heinous crime, deserving to be surrounded by so many people at Zhao Youcai's doorstep, preventing them from going anywhere.
In order not to miss Zhao Youcai, the group took turns singing "The Empty City Stratagem" because they were so hungry, and then they all sang "The Empty City Stratagem" together because they were so hungry, without moving an inch.
They waited and waited, until everyone in the neighborhood had gone home to wash, eat, drink, and go to sleep, until the moon was high in the sky, but not a single shadow appeared.
"Go to Zhao Jia Gou again and ask the family if Zhao Youcai has run away again."
It's no wonder the leader thought that way; he was simply terrified of being outmaneuvered by Zhao Youcai.
He was the one who couldn't find anyone in Beijing at first, and he was also the one who came to Jilin Province for the first time only to find no one there.
Although several groups of people changed along the way, it just so happened that it was him again who took the train to Heilongjiang Province to look for someone, and it was also this great traitor who came to block the door of Zhao Youcai's home in the county town this time.
Let alone a normal person, even a mentally ill person would be driven mad by Zhao Youcai after this series of actions.
The man then pointed to another person and said, "Go ask around the farm if their manager has gone there to rest."
For the first time, I felt an intense resentment that someone had so many places to stay; finding them was incredibly tiring.
Just as Da Yuanzhong was wondering whether he should ask someone to inquire with the families who were on good terms with Zhao Youcai to see if he had visited someone and hadn't returned yet, a military green car suddenly burst into his sight, flashing a white light in his eyes, and he was stunned for a long time.
"Why are you all standing outside? Are you bodyguards hired by Comrade Zhao Youcai?"
If it were someone else who had participated in the Thousand Ears Festival, or someone who had dealings with circles in Beijing, they would definitely recognize who this treacherous fellow guarding Zhao Youcai's door as a door god was.
Unfortunately, the person who came was a researcher who spent all his time in the research institute doing research. He was extremely intelligent but simple-minded.
He never did socializing or networking, nor did he ever travel far from home.
If it weren't for the incredibly promising results of the fertilizer experiment left behind by Zhao Youcai, he wouldn't have left the base at all if he wanted to come here to collect samples from Zhao Youcai's vegetable garden.
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