"If we let you come, you would definitely refuse. Do you think we won't agree? Old Chen, it seems that we wanted to help you, but we did you a big favor.”
He Shaoqing quickly said,
"Don't say that. Of course I won't be angry with you. I know I'm old enough to get married. If my brother wasn't in Beijing, he would definitely arrange a blind date for me."
The first lieutenant's wife looked at each other and smiled.
"You brat, you have the upper hand. Gu Wan is such a good girl. You have to stay here. If I find out that you have let her down one day, I will definitely not let you off."
Aunt Wang saw that her old man had come again and quickly interrupted,
"Forget it, let the juniors settle their own matters. How can they worry about us old people? Let's go, let's go back and rest. Coincidentally, the army has prepared some food for us today. It's all rare delicacies. I've asked someone to prepare it.”
Aunt Wang was also a veteran. She had known the battalion commander long before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. The two of them had a good relationship. He Shaoqing had never seen them fight.
"Then I can't eat anymore. The military just called me and said that I'm in a hurry. I have to leave for Tianjin in the afternoon. If I don't leave now, I won't be able to make it."
"Okay, I'll get Xiao Chen to find a car. Go and come back quickly. You just stay here. My two sons haven't come back yet. I'm bored staying alone."
At noon, He Shaoqing walked out of the battalion commander's house in the rain and saw Big Stone waiting outside.
" Where's Old Zhou?" Qin Sheng asked.
He Shaoqing lost his car
"This morning, he asked Old Zhou to bring a woman home. Why isn't she back so late?”
Forget it. Old Zhou must have been delayed by something else. He would make a move first.
"Alright, let's walk home"
The villa was quite a distance away from South Copper Gong Alley, which was more than ten kilometers away. After the two of them left the villa, they took a bus directly. If they walked, they would not be very tired. However, the weather was very hot now, and the two of them would definitely be roasted.
Three days passed in a flash. He Shaoqing didn't leave his residence in order to reach an agreement with Lou Bancheng.
However, Zhu didn't have any work today. When he returned yesterday afternoon, Zhu told him that Lou Bancheng not only invited him, but he also wanted to bring the Zhu siblings along.
This made He Shaoqing somewhat uncertain about Lou Bancheng's thoughts.
"Little Uncle, what do you think of my outfit?”
He Yuzhu walked in quickly and paced around the room excitedly as she spoke to He Shaoqing.
"What the hell are you doing? It's just a meal. Do you have to dress up like this?"
He Shaoqing was very puzzled. What was this guy doing? It was just a meal, but he had to dress up like this. He even had to polish his shoes.
However, He Yuzhu did not answer his uncle's question. Instead, Xiaoyu, who was standing at the side, said,
"I changed my clothes this time because I'm going to visit Xiao'e.”
Hearing this, He Shaoqing was even more curious. Who was Xiao'e's sister? From his nephew's performance, it was obvious that he was interested in her. Usually, that guy was always sloppy. It was rare to see him dress up properly.
"Which one of you is Little Sister Xiao'e?"
"I know, I know. Uncle, let me tell you. That day, my brother cooked dinner for us at the Lou family. Because the Lou family has a very good-looking sister. I remember that she is Uncle Lou's daughter, so I met her."
He Shaoqing finally understood that this guy was eyeing Lou Bancheng's daughter.
"You're a sixteen-year-old child, and you think about these things every day.”
However, He Shaoqing didn't reprimand his nephew. Things between men and women were very common. Moreover, they were still young and were only curious about the things between men and women. Even if his nephew liked someone else, Lou Bancheng's daughter might not like this guy.
"Alright, stop pretending, stop pretending. She looks quite scary. If you really want to woo her, dress up properly. Your mouth is much prettier than yours.”
When He Yuzhu heard his uncle's words, she was instantly unhappy and quickly retorted,
"Uncle, I'm a very good person. Don't look at me like you used to.”
"Alright, this guy is shy." He Shaoqing shook his head. He didn't have any objections to his nephew and the daughter of the Lou family. Although Lou Bancheng was a capitalist, in this era, women still had to follow the rules of their husband's family.
He Yuzhu was still wearing his own clothes. Seeing that he could not persuade him, He Shaoqing ignored him and let him stare blankly at the mirror.
Even Rainwater couldn't help but say,"Big brother, you're really hypocritical!”
He Yuzhu was unwilling to give up. He followed his sister to eat. The two of them talked to each other, but no one could say anything. After all, he was still young. How could he compare to his younger brother?
This made her tears almost flow out. She wanted Little Uncle to avenge her!
He Shaoqing watched from the side as the siblings fought over love and jealousy. He did not say anything. It was normal for the siblings to play around.
At six o'clock in the evening, Shi Tou came back and told them that Lou Bancheng and the others were waiting outside.
He Shaoqing was very surprised that Lou Bancheng would appear here. He took a wooden stick from the house and a rain pillar in his hand and left.
When everyone saw that He Yuzhu was well-dressed, they were also puzzled. After all, before this, He Yuzhu was either half-naked or covered in grease.
"Zhu Zi, look at how well you're dressed. Are you going out on a date?"
It was unknown who had made a joke, but He Yuzhu's face turned red. He Shaoqing looked at his nephew and felt very uncomfortable.
you son| Egg, now is not the time to date. Do you think you are here for a blind date?
"Aiya! Even Zhu Zi was so shy. Was he really on a date?”
When the people around saw He Yuzhu's expression, they knew that he was telling the truth. After all, He Yuzhu was only sixteen years old.
It was common to get married at the age of 16. However, with the development of the marriage law, people could get married at the age of 18. Even Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu had already gotten their marriage certificates when they were 18.
"No, no, I just want to have a meal with my uncle.”
However, everyone's eyes revealed a trace of suspicion. He Shaoqing was too lazy to argue with them. Let them be.
"Let's go. If we don't go back now, night will fall."
When He Yuzhu heard his uncle's words, she hurriedly chased after him.
Lou Bancheng was standing next to the car. When he saw He Shaoqing walk out, he quickly went forward to greet him.
"Shaoqing, thank you for giving me such a big favor."
Seeing that Lou Bancheng was becoming more and more humble, He Shaoqing didn't know how to respond. Today, Lou Bancheng called him over, and he could roughly guess that this matter had something to do with the Rolling Mill or all of his assets.
"Brother Lou, no need to thank me, no need to thank me. We'll go back first."
Lou Bancheng quickly winked at the driver beside him. The driver walked over and opened the car door for him.
He Shaoqing was very dissatisfied with the way Lou Bancheng and the others did things, but because there were too many people, he couldn't say much.
Lou Bancheng sat in the carriage and looked at He Shaoqing. He asked,
"This is a family gathering. My wife is also here, so I called Zhu Zi over and asked him to join in.”
He Shaoqing knew Mrs. Lou Bancheng. She was a branch of the Tan family. Although she wasn't a famous family, the Tan family had declined and the only direct descendant was Tan Lingrou.
She knew all the most famous chefs in the Tan family. She had even been invited to drink by her eldest brother before, so they were very familiar with each other.
Regarding the Lou Family's current situation, He Shaoqing was also helpless. This was the trend of historical development and was inevitable. No one could stop it. Lou Bancheng's visit today would probably disappoint him.
The car came to the front of a courtyard house. This courtyard house looked very imposing at first glance, completely incomparable to the small courtyards in South Copper Gong Alley.
The front door of Yuan Zhou's restaurant was painted red. Apparently, the wall outside had been maintained. On the wall were written the words " Tan Family Cuisine ".
He Shaoqing guessed that these two were Lou Bancheng's wives.
It was said that that woman was Lou Bancheng's third concubine. After the unification of the country, she had been monogamy. It was unknown what method that woman used to make Lou Bancheng abandon his other two concubines for the rest of her life.
Seeing that the car had stopped, Mrs. Lou came up with two children in her arms. Lou Xiao'e and Lou Xiaoguang were among them. Of course, Lou Bancheng was not the biological daughter of the current wife.
"Xiaoguang and Xiao'e greet Uncle He.”
Perhaps it was because Mrs. Lou wanted to be closer, so she let her two children call He Shaoqing uncle. However, it was indeed the case. He Daqing and Lou Bancheng called each other brothers. When He Shaoqing saw Lou Bancheng, he would also respectfully call him "Brother Lou".
"Hello, sister-in-law."
He Shaoqing replied politely,
"Hello, Uncle He."
Lou Bancheng's son looked the same age as him, and his daughter was not too old either. As for He Shaoqing's Lou Xiao'e, she looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, but she came from a wealthy family, which made her look much more mature than other children.
He Yuzhu noticed the light in Lou Xiao'e's eyes. He Shaoqing was speechless at his nephew. Why didn't he take a piss and look at his parents? Why was he so wretched?
"Shaoqing, you go first."
The facilities in the courtyard were much more luxurious than the outside. Even He Shaoqing was slightly stunned. He did not expect that a mere Tan family restaurant could be decorated so luxuriously.
Although he had long heard that Tan Family Cuisine was an official dish, this was his first time coming to Tan Family Restaurant. Just the decorations in the courtyard and the two wooden carvings alone were equivalent to the income of working outside for several years, not to mention the table and chairs.
He Yuzhu looked at everything in front of him and was dumbfounded. Lou Xiao'e covered her mouth and laughed when she saw He Yuzhu's stunned expression.
Not only He Yuzhu, but He Shaoqing also felt embarrassed for his nephew and wanted to kick him.
"You, you better behave yourself. Don't make a fool of yourself."
Lou Bancheng obviously noticed his daughter. In order not to embarrass He Shaoqing, he glared at his daughter fiercely. Lou Xiao'e shrank behind her mother and stretched her back at her father.
When they entered the courtyard, the waiter who was waiting in the courtyard quickly came forward to welcome them.
"This way, please."
A private restaurant like this would definitely require a reservation. However, he was not sure if this Tan Family Restaurant was owned by his brother Peng Changhai.
He Shaoqing wasn't familiar with the private restaurants in Beijing. The reason he had heard of Tan Family Cuisine was because his brother had started learning from Tan Family Cuisine.
The waiter led the two of them to a private room. The decoration inside was much more luxurious than the previous private room.
He Shaoqing looked at the furnishings in the house and was slightly stunned. It was all made of Hainan yellow rosewood. Didn't Tan family's dishes already decline? There was actually such a luxurious decoration in this house.
"Come, come, come. I didn't have the time to cook anything delicious when I came back this time. Please don't mind, Shaoqing."
After everyone sat down, Lou Bancheng said apologetically to He Shaoqing,
"Brother Lou, don't thank me, just eat something."
It was also He Shaoqing's first time tasting the dishes of the Tan family. Her brother used to be the chef of the Tan family, but it was not something that ordinary people could eat. One abalone was equivalent to her monthly salary. Unless she was a rich second-generation heir, she would not taste it.
At this moment, Lou Bancheng pointed at the empty seat beside him.
"This is the tradition of the Tan family's cuisine. Regardless of whether the diners know the identity of the Tan family, they will prepare a table for the host of the Tan family, and the host of the Tan family will also come to taste it. Although the head of the Tan family hasn't come for a long time, we're used to leaving a seat for him. I hope you won't mind."
He Shaoqing also knew about this. Regardless of the taste of these princess-level dishes, as a big family, of course, it had to have its own style.
There was an unspoken rule in Tan Family Cuisine. No matter how noble the guest's status was, they had to enter the Tan Family to taste the Tan Family Cuisine. Many famous people had invited guests from the capital to invite the Tan family's chef out of the " outside party," but they were all politely declined.
However, this rule had been completely abolished in recent years. Even her brother would often go to some rich people's homes and cook for them.
Lou Bancheng then instructed the waiter to serve a table of dishes. The dishes were all pre-ordered by Lou Bancheng. If he really had to cook the classic dishes of the Tan Family on the spot, he really couldn't.
Soon, the waiters brought plates of food into the private room. He Shaoqing looked at the plates of food and was at a loss for words. He was not even as good as his nephew now.
The waiter wanted to tell them the origin and name of each dish, but Lou Bancheng declined. With Lou Bancheng's status, he was already tired of eating the Tan Family's dishes. After all these years, he had eaten quite a few dishes from the Tan Family, so of course he knew where they came from.
Besides, his wife was also a member of the Tan family. How could she not know?
"Shaoqing, let me tell you about these dishes."
Seeing Lou Bancheng's humble manner, He Shaoqing secretly sighed. The current Lou Bancheng no longer had the same carefree air he had when he first met He Shaoqing.
Lou Xiao'e couldn't stand it anymore, and He Yuzhu was even more baffled. What was going on with Lou Xiao'e?
Under Lou Bancheng's recommendations, He Shaoqing only put some food into Yu's bowl and didn't try them.
Later on, Lou Bancheng even had to personally pour wine for He Shaoqing. How could He Shaoqing bear this?
"Brother Lou, you don't have to be so polite. I believe you know me very well. If you need my help, feel free to ask. As long as I can do it, I will definitely not sit idly by."
Lou Bancheng sat down dejectedly.
" Shaoqing, after hearing what you said, everyone else thinks that we're living a good life as capitalists, but I can feel that people with status like us have a hard time. My child originally planned to stay in Huaxia to study at a university, but he failed to pass the political review."
Lou Xiaoguang was speechless when he heard that.
Young Master He was well aware of what Lou Bancheng was talking about. As for the ingredients, even his elders couldn't change them, let alone him.
In the country of 49 years old, people divided themselves into 18 kinds, and among these 18 kinds, people could also divide themselves into several classes.
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