After finishing the meal, Zhang Junping did not forget to remind Scarface and inform Lao Hu to go to Dashilan to find him tomorrow.
After seeing Scarface and his group off, Zhang Junping returned to the restaurant to wait for his parents to get off work.
It's not good to open a restaurant. I get off work very late every night.
Fortunately, in this era, everyone is not used to staying up late, and there is no so-called nightlife.
Basically, no one comes to eat at eight o'clock in the evening, and around nine o'clock, they all consciously end it, check out and leave.
Zhang Junping chatted with his parents for a while in the hotel, waited until they got off work, and then returned home together.
Zhang Junping had just finished feeding the puppies and returned to his room when he heard Zhang's father calling him from behind.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Junping hurriedly went around to the backyard.
Originally, he planned to live in the backyard and let his parents live in the middle courtyard. However, his parents disagreed, saying that they were young and had many social activities, so they insisted on living in the backyard.
"Where's the light cord at home? Why can't I touch it?" Father Zhang asked.
"Oh! I asked someone to change it today! Look, this is the light switch!" Zhang Junping pressed it on the wall, and the lights in the room came on.
"Did you also change the lighting? How much does it cost to have such a bright light? You young people are very particular about looking good. You can just change it in your house. You don't need to change it in my and your dad's house." Mother Zhang said dissatisfied.
"Mom, you are wrong. This kind of lamp may not look bright, but it actually saves more than half of the light bulbs we used before." Zhang Junping quickly explained.
"Don't lie to me!"
"Why am I lying to you! The original light bulb we used in our home was 60 watts, but this one is only 25 watts. This is high technology. I bought it specially from abroad." Zhang Junping said with a smile.
"Yeah! This is great, but it's too far away from the bed, so it's inconvenient to turn on and off the light." Mother Zhang looked at the light bulb and then looked at the switch at the door.
"Mom, look here, right above your bed, there is a switch that turns off when you press it." Zhang Junping walked to the bedside and demonstrated it to Zhang's mother.
"This is great! Convenient!" Mother Zhang said with a satisfied smile.
"By the way, our toilet has been installed with a flush toilet. You don't have to go out to use the toilet anymore." Zhang Junping led his parents to open a secret door and enter the ear room.
This penthouse was converted into a toilet by Zhang Junping. The outside door was a false door and the inside had been blocked, leaving only the door to the inside.
"This is a flush toilet. You can go to the toilet from above. You don't have to worry about leg pain after squatting for a long time.
After using the toilet, press the switch and it will flush away.
You must remember that no matter you are urinating or defecating, you have to press this to flush." Zhang Junping demonstrated to his parents again.
"What is this?"
"This is a water heater, for bathing! Plug it in, and there will be hot water. You can take a bath at home." Zhang Junping demonstrated it to his parents again.
"Pingzi, I think this is almost done. Is it time to set a date for your marriage to Yanzi?" After seeing the newly added furniture and facilities in the house, Zhang's mother first thought of Zhang Junping's marriage.
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"Mom, I'll discuss it with Yanzi's parents later, set a date, and then tell you." Zhang Junping also thought about holding a wedding quickly and marrying Yanzi home, so that he wouldn't have to stay alone in an empty house.
"Okay! You should hurry up and discuss it with your in-laws! It's spring now, and it's neither cold nor hot, so it's perfect for getting married." Mother Zhang said with a smile.
Zhang Junping was speechless. What does marriage have to do with spring?
Could it be that spring is here and the animals are here again...
Zhang Junping agreed and returned to his room.
After being reminded by his mother, Zhang Junping suddenly thought that he hadn't seen Qiu Wenyan for a long time.
It's been a week.
The Light Industry Bureau seems to be very busy recently, and Qiu Wenyan didn't even come to see him.
For a moment, Zhang Junping no longer felt sleepy.
Simply get up, take out your tools and continue working.
Before I knew it, the night slipped away at work.
Zhang Junping is young and energetic, and staying up all night is no big deal to him.
When I was in the army, my longest record was three days and three nights without sleep.
Of course, the consequence was that I slept for two days and one night.
In the morning, after dinner, Zhang Junping went around Nanxincang, visited various departments, and chatted with the training teachers.
I know that the learning attitude of those interns has improved a lot recently, and no one is absent from class during the formal employee training in the evening.
Then he said hello to Wu Xinping and went home to continue making furniture.
At around ten o'clock, Lao Hu arrived at the Dashilar Courtyard.
"Master Zhang!"
"Lao Hu is here! Come and sit in the room!" Zhang Junping put down what he was doing, stood up and invited Lao Hu into the room.
I made Lao Hu a cup of tea before returning to the main seat and sitting down.
"Master Zhang, I've thought about it! I'll give you all those things! Even the yard where I live now will be given to you!" Lao Hu didn't gossip and just said his plan.
"Okay! I'm still saying the same thing, give me the stuff and you negotiate the price. As long as it's not outrageous, I can accept it." Zhang Junping also said with a cheerful smile.
"I trust Mr. Zhang's reputation! However, I am not the only one going out this time. There are a lot of people. I don't know if it is convenient for Mr. Zhang."
"This is understandable. You also have a family and a family, so naturally you can't go out alone.
How many people are there in total? Have you decided where to go?" Zhang Junping asked with a smile.
"Just go to Xiangjiang, I'm used to it in other places.
There are a total of eighteen people in my family."
"Lao Hu, you are really prosperous!
no problem!
You give me all your identity information, and when Dashan comes back, I will ask him to make a special trip to Xiangjiang to get your household registration done." Zhang Junping said with a smile.
"The identity information has been prepared, making Mr. Zhang laugh!" Old Hu said, taking out the identity information that had been prepared long ago from his pocket.
Zhang Junping took it, opened it and started reading.
The first identity information written on the paper was Lao Hu, named Hu Songzhang.
Second, judging by her age, she should be Lao Hu’s wife.
The third and fourth ones are seven or eight years younger than Lao Hu.
The names don't look like relatives.
After thinking about it for a while, I suddenly understood.
Good guy, this old Hu is truly a role model for us.
No wonder, I was joking just now.
He directly married the third-bedroom concubine.
This is not the key point. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were many wives with three or five wives.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China and the promulgation of the Women and Children Protection Law, polygamy was no longer allowed.
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, those who married multiple concubines could only keep one concubine, and give the other concubine a portion of their money, allowing them to leave and marry someone else.
Of course, some people can't wait to leave and marry someone else.
However, there are also some special things, such as true love and feelings for each other.
Although they were legally divorced and separated, their relationship was not severed.
When the Protection Law was first implemented, there were a lot of troubles.
For example, the eldest aunt was dissatisfied with her husband and her second aunt, and the third aunt's wife went directly to the public security bureau to report the matter.
Or maybe there are quite a few people who kill people because of this.
None of this is the key, the key is that Lao Hu has been able to survive their relationship through special times in the past few decades.
This is awesome.
"Excuse me, Mr. Zhang!" Lao Hu said, cupping his fists.
"Lao Hu, you don't have to be polite about this! Besides, I took advantage of it.
You can keep in touch when you arrive in Xiangjiang in the future. If you have any difficulties, you can go to Zhou Dashan International Trading Company.
You and Dashan are also old acquaintances." Zhang Junping replied with a smile.
The advantage Zhang Junping was talking about was of course the national treasure antique calligraphy and paintings in Lao Hu's hands.
Any piece of national treasure antique calligraphy and painting cannot be measured by money.
Not to mention after the founding of the People's Republic of China, but only during the Republic of China, people would kill people or even wipe out entire families for a piece of national treasure antique calligraphy and painting.
Such things are often done in small books.
Chinese people also do a lot.
"I can't say who took advantage of whom. It's really not appropriate to take those national treasures out. I also asked about it. It's not possible to take national treasures out of the country through normal channels." Lao Hu said with a smile.
During this period of time, Lao Hu has not been idle, and his network of relationships is still very large.
At least in the Forty-Nine City, he was familiar with people from all three religions and had contacts with each other.
However, when it comes to immigration, especially when it comes to family immigration, his network of contacts is not enough.
In his relationship, it was okay for one or two people to go out, but what Lao Hu wanted was for all the eighteen members of his family to leave, which was difficult to handle.
It is possible to go out through underground channels, but the risk is too great. One is the risk in the middle stage, and the other is getting there, without legal identity. It is also a risk.
Even in the most difficult years, he did not choose this method, and he would not choose it now.
After much deliberation, Zhang Junping's route is still the safest.
Although he had to sell the national treasure-level antiques that he had worked so hard and even risked beheading to protect to the other party, it was better than taking the risk.
After chatting for a while, Lao Hu said goodbye and left, going home to pick up the national treasures he had hidden.
After seeing off Lao Hu, Zhang Junping continued to work.
At noon, I had lunch with Lao Ma and the others and continued working.
It was not until five o'clock in the afternoon that Zhang Junping packed up his things and left the courtyard by bicycle.
At the entrance of the Light Industry Bureau, Zhang Junping had not been here for a long time. When he came here again, he really missed it.
The young men squatting at the entrance of the Light Industry Bureau have many new faces.
"Brother Zhang is here! I'm borrowing my sister-in-law to get off work!" A very familiar young man came up to say hello.
"Yes! How are you? Did you succeed?" Zhang Junping threw a cigarette to the other party and asked with a smile.
"Come on, come on! Zhao Hongmei is now willing to let me take her home." The young man lit a cigarette for Zhang Junping and said happily.
"Congratulations! Come on, I wish you a beautiful girl as soon as possible." Zhang Junping said with a smile.
This young man has the talent of being a dog licker. He is so happy just by sending him home.
"Thank you, Brother Zhang, for lending me your kind words." The young man laughed full of longing.
It is estimated that in this short time, the young man even thought of the name of the child.
"Okay, your sister-in-law is out, let's talk next time we have a chance!" Zhang Junping patted the young man and pushed his bicycle to meet Qiu Wenyan.
"Why are you here?" Qiu Wenyan was very happy to see Zhang Junping.
"Come to pick you up! My mother said I haven't seen you for a long time and misses you, so she asked me to come and pick you up." Zhang Junping said with a smile.
"Is it just my mother who misses me?" Qiu Wenyan gave Zhang Junping a disappointed look.
"I miss you even more! If I hadn't been working day and night to get you married earlier, I would have come to pick you up a long time ago." Zhang Junping said with a smile.
"Then why are you free to pick me up today? The furniture is ready?" Qiu Wenyan looked expectant.
"It's not even close!" Zhang Junping showed a frustrated look, then smiled and said: "This is not the toilet, water heater, socket switch, rubber seat cushion, and mattress I bought in Prussia. Come and pick you up.
have a look!"
"Are you all here? Then I have to go and see how it's going since you said it's so good!"
The two of them chatted and laughed and returned to the Dashilar Courtyard.
Zhang Junping took Qiu Wenyan around the yard, showed Qiu Wenyan all the things he bought from Prussia, and finally put a mattress on the canopy bed in the east wing, then lay down on it, smiling.
She waved to Qiu Wenyan and said, "Come on, try it too and see if you feel comfortable!"
These mattresses come with a white cover. Although they are not good-looking, they do not affect their use.
Qiu Wenyan followed Zhang Junping's example and lay down on it.
"Wow! This bed is so soft! It's so comfortable to lie on it!" Qiu Wenyan said in surprise.
Zhang Junping uses a rubber mattress made of natural rubber. It has very good elasticity and can adapt to the curves of the human body very well. It is a mattress that perfectly combines comfort and hardness.
Qiu Wenyan, who is used to sleeping on hard beds, naturally felt comfortable at first.
In fact, anyone who has slept on a rubber mattress will have this feeling, it is soft but very solid.
Whether it is natural rubber or synthetic rubber, you can experience this feeling.
"How's it going? I'm not lying to you! Is a mattress like this worth the wait?" Zhang Junping turned over, pressed Qiu Wenyan under him, and asked proudly.
"I asked Dashan to go to Suzhou to customize the mattress cover and cushion cover. It will take one week to ten days to buy them back.
By then, our Qiangong Babu bed will also be ready.
By then, I can sleep with my wife in my arms every day." Zhang Junping chuckled and pecked Qiu Wenyan on the face.
"De Xing! I keep thinking about those things all day long!" Qiu Wenyan blushed and gave Zhang Junping a white look.
"What things?" Zhang Junping asked pretending not to know.
"You and I are pretending to be stupid, right? What are you talking about? You know how to do bad things all day long!" Qiu Wenyan bit Zhang Junping's ear and whispered.
Qiu Wenyan's bite sparked a burst of fighting.
It ended after a long time.
The main reason is that the time and place are not suitable, otherwise the war will continue for a long time.
The two of them packed up their clothes and went out to call Qiu's mother at the entrance of the alley, telling her that Qiu Wenyan would not be coming home today.
Anyway, the two of them had received their certificates, and Qiu's mother no longer worried about whether Qiu Wenyan would go home or not.
After making the phone call, the two people came to the restaurant.
When Zhang's mother saw her daughter-in-law, she immediately put Zhang Junping aside, took Qiu Wenyan's hand, and started chatting cordially.
Zhang Lihong looked a little jealous.
"Brother, the restaurant's business is so good, it's fully booked even for three days later."
"All reservations are full in three days?" Zhang Junping was also a little surprised.
Are the consumption levels of people in this era so high?
"Well! Look at the lobby, the queue is starting now!" Zhang Lihong pointed to the lobby on the first floor.
"I remember there should be spare chairs in the warehouse, right?
If you ask someone to bring some chairs and put them outside, customers will be there when they come in. It would be wrong to ask them to stand and wait.
Get ten chairs and put them at the door so that those waiting can have a place to sit." Zhang Junping told Zhang Lihong.
"Oh! I'll ask someone to move the chair right away." Zhang Lihong agreed and ran to find someone to move the chair.
Zhang Junping's casual words suddenly made the reputation of Zhiweizhai Restaurant rise a lot.
In this era, it can be said that there is no hotel that can consider its customers in this way.
The reputation skyrocketed, and the business became even more prosperous.
The private room that was originally reserved for three days was suddenly booked for a week later.
In other words, if you want to eat at Zhiweizhai, you need to make a reservation one week in advance.
Of course, this is all for later.
In fact, Zhang Junping had already considered this situation, so from the beginning, he reserved a dozen private rooms in the yard at the back, which were only provided to VIP customers.
However, at this time, we are not called VIP customers, but honored customers.
To put it bluntly, it is reserved for those big leaders who cannot be offended or those second and third generations in Haizi.
Ordinary guests, including leaders of various units, can only reserve private rooms on the second and third floors.
The private rooms in the backyard are only reserved for those who never make reservations or for big leaders who have temporary reception duties.
After chatting with Zhang's mother for a while, Zhang Junping packed a few dishes and returned to the courtyard with Qiu Wenyan.
Originally, Qiu Wenyan was too embarrassed to leave, but her mother Zhang drove her away.
Seeing that he was really unable to help here, Qiu Wenyan followed Zhang Junping and left.
Back in the courtyard, Lao Ma and the others had just finished eating.
"Manager Zhang, the furniture has been packed today. What do you think we have planned for tomorrow?" Lao Ma followed the rules and waited until Zhang Junping and Qiu Wenyan finished eating before coming to see him.
"Tomorrow you are going to Nan Xincang, do you know the place?" Zhang Junping asked with a smile.
"I know, who among us BJ people doesn't know Nan Xincang." Lao Ma said with a smile.
"I'll go there tomorrow as well. We still need to build some shelves and display counters there," Zhang Junping said.
"Okay, let's go there directly tomorrow!
How do you get these chainsaws?”
"I'll arrange for someone to come over tomorrow."
As soon as Lao Ma left, Lao Wang's wife came in a little awkwardly, "Manager Zhang, do you think I won't be here tomorrow?"
During this time, Lao Wang's wife was very happy working here. Although the money was not much, it was enough for the family's expenses.
What's more important is that Zhang Junping asked Lao Wang's wife to take home the rest of the meal, which was the big deal.
Even though there wasn't much left, it wasn't even enough for one person, but there was plenty of oil and water, so when I went home and added some vegetables, my grandson ate a lot more than usual.
"If you don't mind, you can follow me to Nanxincang tomorrow! Be a temporary worker and help out in the canteen." Zhang Junping said with a smile.
He was very satisfied with the character of Lao Wang's wife.
Although Zhang Junping never restricted how much food he could cook, he even allowed Lao Wang's wife to take the leftover food home.
However, Lao Wang's wife did not deliberately cook more meals just because of this.
Always cooking for the number of people.
This is a great test of character.
Therefore, Zhang Junping doesn’t mind having a temporary kitchen worker in the art company.
"Thank you, Manager Zhang, I don't mind! It's good to be a temporary worker." Lao Wang's wife was surprised and bowed to Zhang Junping to thank her.