Chen Xueru had always thought that other people knew about Li Wuwei's situation. Although he didn't work, he could still collect rent. He didn't lack food and drink. If he didn't have any ambition, others wouldn't gossip about him.
But now, it seemed like that was not the case at all.
"Chen Xueru, don't make a fuss. Didn't I say it before? It's a new society now. Men and women are equal.”
Li Wuwei said it as if it was a matter of course. Women could hold up half the sky. He was also responding to the call and keeping up with the pace of the times.
"Do you still have any shame?"
Chen Xueru felt relieved when she said this on behalf of her sister.
"You have to calm down. You're not the one who supports me. Yo, here's the wine."
Li Wuwei quickly changed the topic and asked the little rich woman to calm down. After all, she was limited by the times. She didn't know that there was still the school of living off a woman. This was an honor.
"Boss Chen, Nubo, and this young man, drink slowly.”
Old He came with a tray and placed a small wine jug and wine glasses on it. There were also a few dishes that were quite simple, such as tofu, peanuts, pickles, and so on.
"Boss He, guess who he is? I'll give you a hint. It's an old shop, a preserved fruit shop.”
Chen Xueru had already calmed herself down. She had already said that she would open a preserved fruit shop, so she wasn't afraid. Anyway, Li Wuwei was shameless, so what was there to be afraid of?
"Preserved fruit shop, East Liulichang, Old Man Xiao's? That's not right. Old Man Xiao's two sons are gone, and he doesn't have any grandchildren. Are you the son of his daughter, Xiao Lingyu?”
Old He was a shrewd person. Otherwise, he would have been able to mix water into the wine without being discovered. Instead, he would have been praised in the alley.
"You're so godly. You can even guess this.”
Li Wuwei didn't expect his grandfather to be so famous.
"His name is Li Wuwei. It's the street…I don't know where he lives." Chen Xueru smiled.”
"Aiyo, it's really Old Man Xiao's grandson. Then you have to set up the brand of Xinyuan House. You can't lose this old brand!”
Old He knew Old Xiao, but they were from the same neighborhood. They had met each other since they were young and had lived in the same area for many years.
"I'm just a working-class person. It's an old brand. Keep it.”
Li Wuwei had said that he didn't want to come to the tavern. Now that his background had been exposed, his identity as the heir of Xinyuanzhai would probably spread in this area.
Fortunately, no one else had seen him before and could not match his name. He hoped that this old man would be a little muddle-headed and not remember his name.
"That's a good thing! How much can a worker earn?"
Old He had run a tavern all his life, but he had never worked for anyone before. He could not experience the glory of being a worker.
"Old He, trouble comes from the mouth. Add another serving of pickled vegetables. I'll pretend you didn't say that just now.”
Li Wuwei thought to himself,'Old man, you died early. Otherwise, you would have been sent back to the countryside sooner or later.'
"Aiyo, you drink first. The pickles will be here soon.”
Old He finally reacted. His words just now were suspicious of looking down on the workers. It was different now. It was a new society.
This kid was not simple. Old Man Xiao had a good grandson, unlike his disappointing son. He was not happy with his new wife and threw a tantrum every day.
After they left, Chen Xueru whispered,""Li Wuwei, I couldn't tell that you were really something…You're quite amazing. You've stunned Old He. He's a stingy person who doesn't let others take advantage of him.”
Cai Wuyou's lips moved. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he held it back. This brother of his just loved to take advantage of the old miser.
"Three-wheeled master, are you trying to say something?”
Chen Xueru raised her glass. She was curious about Li Wuwei's background.
"No, I didn't want to say anything. Brother Li is a good person.”
Cai Wuwu hurriedly shook his head. He couldn't afford to offend his brother. He was clearly the young master, but he was scamming people everywhere in the courtyard and could still withstand the infamy. How shameless. He would just be a drinking partner today!
"Li Wuwei, let him speak."
Chen Xueru picked up her glass and clinked it with the glass in front of Li Wuwei." If you don't let him talk, I'll really get you drunk today."”
"No, I say, Chen Xueru, do you have to check my background today? You can't leave it blank. Look at that famous painting, why didn't you paint it all black? Just like life, you have to leave it blank to have charm.”
Li Wuwei didn't think too much about it. He would ask Lao Cai to send him back to the courtyard and give him some advice.
Lao Cai's EQ was extremely high, not something that Silly Zhu, that big mouth, could compare to.
"I don't want to leave it blank. I want to ask around and come drink. Oh, why does the wine taste wrong today? It's spicy.”
Chen Xueru frowned, feeling embarrassed.
Li Wuwei picked up his wine cup and took a sip. It was just right. It could be considered to be brewed very well in the scattered basket.
"You, this is wine. What you drank before was wrong.”
Cai Wuwu was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't help but ask," Brother Li, how did you know that this place sells drinks mixed with water?”
"Ah! Was it really mixed with water? Did I drink fake wine in the past?”
It was not Chen Xueru's fault for being ignorant. Before she opened the shop, her family did not allow her to drink. The first time she drank was in this tavern, so she remembered the taste of water.
"Alright, let's not expose it."
It just so happened that the pickles were here. Li Wuwei didn't say anything about this. It was too normal for capital to pursue profit.
"Ah! If you, the tricycle driver, had drunk it earlier, why didn't you expose Old He?”
Chen Xueru felt that her intelligence had been crushed today.
Cai Wuyou said awkwardly," I used to be someone who carried goods. Now, I'm also riding a three-wheeled motorcycle. If I spend ten cents here, I can drink wine on the table. It's also good to mix it with water."”
"Alright, Chen Xueru, don't make things difficult for Lao Cai. If you want to know anything, just ask me.”
Li Wuwei took over and clinked his wine glass with someone else.
Chen Xueru took a small sip with a bitter face. The taste was really wrong, and someone shouted inside.
"Old He, give me a pot of your previous wine. I'm not used to your new wine.”
"He's here."
Old He's heart skipped a beat. Not good, the alcohol content was too high. The taste difference was too big, and the old customers were not used to it.
Chen Xueru put the glass in her hand aside and poured the wine from before. She took a sip and found that it was the taste of Memory.
"Lao Cai, please go to the table over there and drink slowly. I'll talk to Brother Li alone.”
Chen Xueru twirled the small wine glass in her hand and her aura rose.
"Alright, alright."
Cai Wuyou picked up the wine pot and quickly left with his neck shrunk. He couldn't afford to offend anyone.
"No, why did you chase Cai away?”
Li Wuwei finished the wine in his glass and asked Chen Xueru to pour him a glass of water.
Who knew that when he took a sip, he realized that although the wine had been mixed with water, the taste had been softened. It had been suppressed from 52 degrees to about 40 degrees. This was an expert!
Old He relied on mixed wine and jade pickles to make the tavern famous.
"I want to ask you in private. Otherwise, you're hiding so deeply that I can't even speak properly. I can't mention that you're a street officer!”
Chen Xueru lowered her head and leaned closer, her voice lowered.
Li Wuwei could feel the warm smell of alcohol coming from the little rich woman's words, and he couldn't help but retreat a little.
"I say, Chen Xueru, be careful! Ask whatever you want to ask. Today, with this wine, I have to talk to you about life.”
"You said it yourself! I don't understand why you didn't mention your identity as a descendant of Xinyuan House.
This is an honor. Your grandfather, the Xiao family, spent more than 200 years running this old brand.”
Chen Xueru really couldn't figure it out, so she had to ask.
"Sigh! I live in that courtyard. There are more than 20 households and more than 100 people. The situation is a little complicated. I suddenly became rich, and the impact is not good. You can understand this, right?”
Now that Cai Wuquan wasn't around, he didn't have to worry too much about his words. Chen Xueru's silk clothes were not on the same level as the Siheyuan.
"Then why didn't you move out? Didn't your grandfather leave a yard for you?”
"Where do you live?" Chen Xueru suddenly asked."When I first saw you, you said you came from Dongzhimen."”
"It's in the alley near Dongzhimen, near New North Bridge. I won't tell you the details.
Grandpa left a yard for me, but I'm a working-class person and can't live there.”
Li Wuwei scratched his head, thinking that he would persuade Chen Xueru to sell the shop in advance when the public-private partnership appeared.
In any case, the shop would belong to the collective in the end, and there would be a chance to get it back in the future. It was just that he had cheated someone in the middle.
"Why do you keep talking about the working class? I won't mention you as a street worker. Is it so bad to be a merchant? Isn't it good to earn more money?"
Chen Xueru asked the key question again.
"No, what do you want me to say!”
Li Wuwei felt a headache coming on. Could it be that what's yours isn't yours? To be honest," Under Zhengyang Gate " has been beautified. Chen Xueru is already considered a big capitalist, not an ordinary merchant.
"Tell me. I'll listen to it alone."
Chen Xueru shifted her seat and moved closer. The two of them were almost whispering to each other.
Cai Wuyou glanced at it and quickly turned around.'Look less, drink more. There's good wine today!'
"Alright, leave your life blank."
Li Wuwei was anxious. Seeing the wine glass in front of him, he lowered his head and drank the wine in Chen Xueru's glass.
"You, why did you drink it secretly? There's nothing in your cup!”
Chen Xueru's face turned red. Even a strong woman couldn't take it.
Li Wuwei thought to himself,'There should be a time when you, a rich lady, lose. I can't keep regressing.'
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