Chapter 466 Zhu Qing'an

Xia Zhizhi has been coming to this place every now and then recently. Every time she comes, she opens a glass of wine and orders a table of food. Most of the time, she doesn't even touch the wine.

She ordered drinks and snacks to cover her expenses. Her money was earned upstairs, so she didn't feel bad about it. Naturally, she didn't order to meet the minimum consumption, but instead ordered a lot.

Nowadays, wine is squeezed out by footsteps. Although the footsteps should be washed, if she didn't have the space, she would just pretend she didn't know and drink it.

But she has better options in her world, and naturally she would not brainwash herself by saying that the feet of a man stepping on grapes are white and tender and have no beriberi.

Occasionally, when she's in the mood and wants to have a couple of drinks, she'll just pay the corkage fee and tell us to bring our own wine.

Because she was good-looking, friendly, and generous with her tips, and because everyone ordered a table full of food but didn't eat much, as soon as she left, the food would be given to the waiters and everyone could take it away and share it, so the head waiter in the hall was quite impressed by her.

The supervisor who received tips several times happened to be the waiter's fellow townsman. He was the one who brought the waiter in. This was the waiter's first time working there, so the supervisor naturally paid attention to this side.

Seeing the new waiter bending over to apologize to Xia Zhizhi, the supervisor hurried over to apologize: "Miss Xia, I'm sorry, Aqing is new here and doesn't know the rules. I don't know what he did wrong. Please be magnanimous and don't bother with him."

Xia Zhizhi waved her hands to indicate that everything was fine.

The foreman asked again: "I wonder what you ordered just now?"

"It's okay." Xia Zhizhi shook her head and said to Ah Ju, "You go buy it. If you see other clean snacks on the street, buy some for me to try."

Ah Ju immediately got up and went to buy it for her.

Xia Zhizhi glanced at Ah Qing, who looked very nervous, and said to the foreman, "Go and do your own thing. Let him sit with me."

If the customer has this demand, it is not surprising for the waiter to accompany the customer to drink, after all, they will give tips.

The foreman thought that if people like them were really noticed by rich men, even if it was just for fun, it would be considered a blessing. Most boys had no concept of chastity.

The foreman nudged Ah Qing, who looked reserved, and said, "Be smart. It's your honor that Miss Xia doesn't mind you. Stay with her."

Xia Zhizhi was very embarrassed.

She just noticed that the waiter's accent didn't sound like a local, and her gossipy nature got the better of her, so she simply wanted to find someone to chat with.

When the foreman said this, it sounded as if they were forcing women of good character into prostitution.

Seeing Ah Qing nod, the foreman left their booth, looking back every few steps.

Ah Qing was about 1.8 meters tall and sat shyly next to Xia Zhizhi. The dim colored lights swirled, sweeping across his fair yet somewhat pale face. He sat upright with his hands hanging on both sides of his thighs.

Xia Zhizhi: ...

Suddenly I understood why the domineering boss could see the part-time pretty girl at first sight among all the girls.

Xia Zhizhi moved closer, and Aqing nervously put his hands that were hanging on both sides of his thighs on his thighs, and then nervously grabbed his pants.

Xia Zhizhi asked him again: "Your name is Ah Qing, and your accent sounds like you are from the mainland. Where are you from? When did you come to Hong Kong?"

Perhaps not expecting Xia Zhizhi to ask such questions, Ah Qing was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, Miss Xia, my hometown is Hui City, and I came here at the end of 1967."

"Oh, it's been three years now, how did you get through it, with your family or on your own?"

Xia Zhizhi pushed the snack plate on the table towards him and said, "Come, eat something. Don't be nervous. I've never been to the mainland and I'm curious about what's going on there, so I want to chat with you."

Xia Zhizhi asked the waiter to come over and order a drink for Ah Qing: "I don't know how much you can drink. I see you are still working. If you get drunk, it will be bad. I won't buy you a drink for now."

Although the two looked of similar age, their life experiences were very different. Xia Zhizhi took care of Aqing's emotions with ease, and he soon relaxed.

Ah Qing ate something, drank some drinks, and told Xia Zhizhi about his experience.

Aqin's full name is Zhu Qing'an. This child is the same as Xia Zhizhi. His family conditions were relatively good before, but given the situation in China, even if the family conditions were good, they basically had to live frugally.

But at least compared to the people around me, my life was still pretty good. I had enough food and clothing and could go to school normally.

At the end of 1967, my family encountered a misfortune, and I used my connections to try to sneak here to seek refuge. Few people from the mainland could swim, so they chose to cut the wire fence when it was raining heavily and the border guards' vision was blocked.

When it rains heavily, it is not so convenient for search dogs to chase people. For people who can't swim, this is a good opportunity.

Unfortunately, they were unlucky and encountered a flash flood, and a large number of people were killed or scattered.

Among Zhu Qing'an's family, only he and his younger brother were rushed here, and the rest of the family members were scattered.

When the mountain torrents receded the next day, Zhu Qing'an and other illegal immigrants went back to search the place. Some of them found the bodies of their family members and buried them on the spot. There were also a few lucky ones who found their family members who were still breathing on the branches of a tree.

Unfortunately, nothing was found for the whole family. Neither the dead nor the alive was found.

This family is broken up, and it is a sad thing. Speaking of this, Zhu Qingan couldn't help but reveal a slightly sad expression on his face.

Xia Zhizhi comforted him softly, "In my opinion, it's a good thing that they didn't find him. He must have been caught by the border guards and was probably repatriated."

If you are still alive, if you are lucky, you will work on the farm.

But according to Xia Zhizhi, he originally wanted to escape because of his background problem, but he failed to escape and was sent back. After all this trouble, it is unclear whether he can survive.

But what she said was indeed reasonable. Zhu Qing'an felt comforted and continued talking.

Later, they and a group of illegal immigrants stumbled along the way, applying for ID cards, finding a place to stay, doing odd jobs, learning the language, and slowly settling down.

In Hong Kong these days, as long as you are willing to work, you will never starve to death. No matter what, you will have enough food and clothing.

If you really can't survive, you can shamelessly go to a snack stand and ask for a meal. At most, people will scold you for being a fish in the river, but they won't watch you starve to death in front of their stall. At least you can survive.

There aren't many indigenous people in Hong Kong. Most of the people here are illegal immigrants or descendants of illegal immigrants. When encountering such situations, many people would help if they can.

If you are smart, you can even take the opportunity to cheat the boss and get the job by just washing dishes or serving bowls.