After lunch, Xiang Jin and her grandfather said to Uncle Tao, "Xiao Tang, if you have your own things to do next, just take care of yours. You don't have to come over to accompany us every day, and we won't have anything to do."
, If you want to go shopping, we can just go out and go shopping by ourselves, don’t delay, you are the one.”
Xiang Jin followed and said, "Yes, Uncle Tao, if you have something to do, go and do your work. You don't have to worry about us. We all bought our houses together. From now on, we will be considered neighbors. No need to worry."
He was so polite and treated us like guests."
After hearing this, Uncle Tao nodded, "Okay, I do have some things to deal with. I haven't gone to those shops or the fruit and vegetable fields in the past few days, but Xiao Chen is free.
Yes, it will be the same if you ask him to accompany you when the time comes. I will come to see you after two days when I am almost completely busy with the things at hand."
"Okay," Xiang Jin and her grandfather nodded, followed them and sent them back to rest.
In the evening, Ouyang Bo said to Xiang Jin, "Then I will go visit Han Che with you tomorrow? At least we know each other, and we have stayed at Grandpa Zeng's house for a few days, so we have some friendship."
Xiang Jin said, "Okay!"
Then Ouyang Bo became a little entangled again, "But both of us have left. What will happen to grandpa tomorrow? He will be at home alone?"
Their grandfather said, "What am I doing at home alone? I happen to be a little tired these two days, so I can take a rest at home. If it's time for lunch, I'll just go nearby and eat something. In short, you guys
If you have something to do, go and do yours, don’t worry about me!"
Xiang Jin nodded and said, "Okay, grandpa, we will come back and take you out to eat delicious food in the evening. It's hard to come to the provincial capital, so naturally we have to do more shopping."
"Okay!" Her grandfather responded with a smile.
Ouyang Bo then asked, "What kind of gifts should we bring when we go to visit him tomorrow?"
Xiang Jin said, "Just bring some fruits."
"Isn't it too monotonous to bring just a little fruit?" Ouyang Bo asked again.
Xiang Jin said, "Then what else do you want to bring? His family doesn't lack anything! Besides, that person is sick, and when friends go to visit, don't they usually bring fruits?"
Ouyang Bo said, "What I mean is that you have to bring two boxes of supplements to look good."
Xiang Jin asked, "What kind of supplement? Is it a tonic like bird's nest or ginseng? I don't think it's appropriate. His injury was an external injury to his arm, not an internal injury, so it's not appropriate to use this kind of supplement to replenish qi and blood."
Ouyang Bo said, "That's not necessary. It can be some other gift."
Xiang Jin frowned and thought for a moment, "How about we send another bouquet of flowers? I see that many people are sick and relatives and friends come to visit them and just send flowers and fruits. Then you and I will get the same."
Ouyang Bo didn't say anything and looked like he was frowning in thought. Xiang Jin felt that he was not very satisfied with his proposal.
So he said, "Oh, I'm really not very good at this. Just think about it. When you think about it, let me know and we'll prepare it tomorrow."
Their grandfather saw that they had not made a decision for a long time, so he said, "Since he injured his arm, I think you might as well go to the supermarket or shopping mall tomorrow and choose two cans of milk powder, which is better. Milk powder contains calcium. This
Helps with bone repair and healing.”
Xiang Jin and Ouyang Bo's eyes lit up at the same time, so they both nodded and said, "Oh, I think this is good!"
"Okay, then I'll just buy this, fruit, and a bouquet of flowers tomorrow. Is that appropriate?"
Both of them said "It's appropriate!"
Then Xiang Jin followed up and said, "You guys should also think about it and see if you want to bring something back from the provincial capital."
Her grandfather and Ouyang Bo nodded.
Yan Chen came early the next morning and invited them to go out for breakfast. After sending their grandfather back, they went out.
Before going out, Xiang Jin left her parasol on the roof of the house, "Grandpa, if you want to go out then, put this umbrella up. Be careful not to get heat stroke."
Her grandfather said, "I don't need it, you can take it with you, you are the one who cannot get the sun!"
Xiang Jin said, "Yan Chen is driving the car, and we can't get in the sun."
Yan Chen nodded to her grandfather, telling him to rest assured that he would not let her bask in the sun.
Xiang Jin and her grandfather immediately stopped insisting, "Okay, then you should go out quickly. Don't delay too late. You still have to prepare some things."
A few people nodded and then went out.
After getting in the car, Yan Chen asked them, "What do you want to prepare?"
Xiang Jin said, "Fruits, milk powder, and a bouquet of flowers. Are there any larger shopping malls or supermarkets nearby? There are also specialized fruit supermarkets, and there are also flower shops? The fruits and milk powder must be
You have to buy something better."
Yan Chen said, "The shopping malls and supermarkets around here are not very big, and they don't sell high-end milk powder. That kind of milk powder can only be sold in a foreign-funded shopping mall in the city. If it's a flower shop,
There seem to be two nearby."
Xiang Jin said, "Then you will take us there?"
"good!"
"Oh, I didn't even call him before. He should be at home, right?" Xiang Jin then said again.
Yan Chen said, "Don't worry, he's at home. I called him when I went back yesterday."
Xiang Jin nodded, "That's good, that's good!"
Twenty minutes later, Xiang Jin and the others arrived in the city, where they bought two cans of imported milk powder, then packed a basket of fruits at a fruit shop there, and then went to the nearby one.
A bouquet of flowers was delivered to a flower shop, and then Yan Chen took them to Han Che's house.
Then Ouyang Bo asked, "Hey, Yan Chen, do Han Che's family also live in the military compound?"
"Han Che and his grandparents live in the military compound, but Han Che and his parents live outside, but they are not far apart, maybe only two or three kilometers away, and his father
He is engaged in the development of mineral resources. His mother is a doctor and is usually very busy, so when he was a child, he grew up with his grandparents in the compound. Later, after entering junior high school, he spent a lot of time with his second uncle.
some."
Xiang Jin brother and sister nodded, and then Ouyang Bo said, "So we are going to visit his second uncle's house today?"
"Well! His second uncle's house is not very far from the military compound. It only takes about ten minutes by car."
"oh!"
Forty minutes later, Xiang Jin and the others arrived at Han Che's house. When they saw Xiang Jin and Ouyang Bo, Han Che was surprised, and at the same time he was very excited and happy.
"Hey, when did you come to the provincial capital?!"
Yan Chen explained to Xiang Jin and his two siblings, "I didn't say you were coming over when I called him yesterday."
Xiang Jin and his sister nodded after hearing this, and then Xiang Jin lowered his voice and said, "It's okay. The reason why I didn't call him in the first place was because I was afraid of bothering him."
Yan Chen nodded, and then said to Xiang Jin, "We have been here for two or three days. Because we had some things to do before, we didn't call you right away. We thought we would wait until the things were done.
I’ll come find you again.”
"Come on, come and sit down." Han Che led them to the living room, and then took out a few bottles of frozen drinks from the refrigerator and gave them one bottle each, "Then you have everything done.
?”
Xiang Jin and the others put the fruits, flowers, etc. on the coffee table, and at the same time Xiang Jin replied, "Well, that's almost it."
Han Che nodded and asked, "Then where are you staying? In a hotel or somewhere?"
Xiang Jin said, "No, we live in Yan Chen's house."
Han Che looked at Yan Chen, "In the military compound?"
Yan Chen shook his head, "No, that house over there in the south section of the First Ring Road."
Han Che suddenly understood, "Oh, there, it's quite nice there, the environment is very quiet, but you can just come, why do you bring so many gifts?"
Xiang Jin said, "Didn't I hear that your arm was injured? How can someone with nothing to do come to visit you?"
Han Che felt a little embarrassed, and at the same time he was a little touched in his heart, "I'm grateful, thank you!"
Xiang Jin said, "Hey, what are you talking about? How did you do it? Why did you break your arm?"
Han Che lowered his head and glanced at the bandage hanging on his chest, and then said with some frustration, "Hey, let's not mention it. I was very unlucky that day. I still haven't figured out what happened to my arm.
A broken one."
Xiang Jin and his brother and sister laughed. Ouyang Bo looked at their house for a few times and then asked, "Are you the only one at home?"
Han Che nodded, "Well, my second uncle went to the store."
"That store over there near the military compound?" Xiang Jin asked.
Han Che was surprised, "How did you know?"
Xiang Jin said, "When I first met you, you and Yan Chen told you that your second uncle and a few comrades in the army opened a restaurant there. It was said to be sixty or seventy square meters."
Han Che thought about it carefully and said, "Oh, yes, yes, that's what we said at the beginning, but now the place has been enlarged, covering 150 to 60 square meters."
"Has that place been rebuilt or have you rented out the shop next door?" Xiang Jin was surprised and asked.
Han Che said, "The house over there was rebuilt two years ago, and we also bought several shops adjacent to the first floor over there, and then renovated them."
"Oh, I understand," Xiang Jin nodded.
Han Che then asked her, "Oh, by the way, how did you do in the college entrance examination this time? How many points do you estimate you can get?"
Xiang Jin shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but you should be able to go to the undergraduate level, right? What about you? How did you do in the exam?"
Han Che said, "I may only take two books at most. I probably won't think about it at a major university."
Xiang Jin said, "It's quite acceptable. To be honest, the difficulty level of this year's questions is much higher than in previous years. Many of our candidates cried during the exam, and some even fainted directly during the exam."
Han Che said, "It's the same here! The people in the same exam room with me also found two cheaters using pagers. Later, their scores for all exam subjects were canceled and counted as zero points. One of them
For more serious cases, they were banned from taking the college entrance examination for three years, and the disgraceful behavior of the two people was recorded in their personal integrity files. Later, the two people burst into tears, as if one of them had already
I repeated it for two years."
Xiang Jin and the others nodded, and then Han Che asked them what plans they had for the next step. If not, he and Yan Chen could be their guides and accompany them to several tourist destinations in the provincial capital and surrounding suburbs.
A good tourist attraction to visit.
Yan Chen said, "In the next few days, she may go to inspect our shops and check some accounts."
Ouyang Bo was surprised. Didn't his sister only have a greenhouse vegetable growing base in the provincial capital? Why did she hear Yan Chen say that she had many other industries?
But think about it, if you buy so many houses and shops in one go, and spend millions of dollars without even blinking, it’s not just a few cents.
How can a greenhouse vegetable planting base create so much value for her? Even if it includes the contracted land in their county, it is not very possible. It seems that there are still other industries.
Han Che nodded in understanding. This was her first time in the provincial capital. She had collaborated with Yan Chen on so many projects for several years. It was appropriate to check the accounts this time. "It's just that
Have you never been to those shops before? So what have you been doing these days?"
Xiang Jin said, "Look at a house and buy a house."
Han Che was surprised, "You bought a house? Which real estate or community?"
Xiang Jin nodded slightly, "Well, it's the newly opened building in the city center yesterday."
Then Han Che looked at Yan Chen, "Did you buy it there too?"
"Yeah," Yan Chen nodded slightly.
Han Che suddenly became a little unhappy, "Okay, you two don't want to take me with you?"
Xiang Jin was stunned and a little confused, "We are buying a house and not doing business, why do we need to bring you with us?"
Han Che was speechless, and Yan Chen followed, "Didn't you say before that you had invested dozens of acres of mountainous land to raise rabbits and ran out of money? How can you still have money to buy a house?"
Han Che asked, "Can I borrow some from you?"
Yan Chen didn't pay attention to his completely natural tone, but asked, "How much do you want to borrow?"
Han Che said, "Two million, maybe."
Yan Chen nodded directly, "Okay, I'll transfer it to you when I get back in the afternoon!"
Han Che asked, "How many houses have you bought? What price did you buy them for?"
Yan Chen didn't tell him the truth, and just said casually, "I bought two shops and two houses. We didn't buy the existing house, but bought it off-plan. The house will be handed over in about one to two years, and the price will be discounted to 1
It’s about 1,800 yuan, and the shop area is more than 3,200 square meters. If you want to buy it, you should still be able to buy it, but I don’t know if the discount is still the same as yesterday.”
Han Che said, "I guess they are all left over by others. Why don't you buy an existing house instead of an off-plan house?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's a residential building, and it's the kind of peripheral houses. The city center is originally a bustling commercial area. If we buy an existing house, it will be very noisy, so we bought the innermost one."
Off-plan, this will make it easier for us to sell the property when we resell it."
"Are you doing this for investment?" Han Che was surprised again.
"Ah, yes," Xiang Jin nodded.
Han Che was silent for a moment, and then asked them again, "Were there many people buying off-plan properties yesterday?"
The two of them didn't say much, and Xiang Jin said, "It's just the two of us."
Then Han Che looked at Yan Chen and said, "Then when you go back in the afternoon, you can arrange the money for me. I will also go there to buy two apartments and two shops. Then I will drive my shredded rabbit there.
Go aside."
Yan Chen agreed without thinking, "Okay!"
Is Ouyang Bo envious? I feel like they are all so confident. Han Che opened his mouth and asked Yan Chen to borrow two million, and Yan Chen casually agreed without any thought or hesitation.
, I feel so confident! And his girl also looks like she is used to it. It seems that this is often the case between them, that is, they trust each other and support each other.
"Did you buy the innermost house off-plan? How big are they?" Han Che then asked again.
Yan Chen said, "Well, the innermost one is about ninety square meters."
Xiang Jin then added, "We bought a low-rise building. The three-story building at 567 is too high. If there is a power outage in the elevator or a water outage, life will be very inconvenient. It's too low."
The lighting is not good, so we chose a house with three floors after comprehensive consideration."
Han Che nodded, "Okay, then I will also choose this three-story house. I will definitely not go wrong by following the footsteps of you two."
Xiang Jin said, "Then don't be superstitious. We won't be responsible if you make the wrong step!"
Han Che said, "You two, one is more thoughtful and far-reaching than the other. There is absolutely no problem in following you."
Yan Chen said, "It's up to you!"
As they chatted, it was almost noon. Han Che immediately picked up the phone next to him and dialed. Only when someone picked up the phone on the other end did Xiang Jin know that the call was to his second uncle.
The intention was to tell him that they were going to eat in their restaurant and ask them to prepare some sumptuous food for them.
After hanging up the phone, Han Che said to them, "There are not many ingredients at home, and my hands are not very convenient right now, so we just go to the store to eat?"
Xiang Jin and the others said it was okay, and then Xiang Jin added, "Actually, you don't need to call your second uncle. We can just go there directly. Your second uncle must be very busy at the moment."
Han Che said, "It's okay! It's hard for you to come to the provincial capital. I must fulfill my duty as a landlord. Okay, let's go. My second uncle and the others are getting ready!"
Ten minutes later, Xiang Jin and the others arrived at the Chinese restaurant where Han Che's family was located near the military compound. At this time, people of all ages were already sitting there, including ordinary people and soldiers in military uniforms.
As soon as they walked in, many soldiers in military uniforms looked towards them, and some even followed Yan Chen and Han Che to say hello. However, many people cast their probing eyes on Xiang Jin and his brother and sister from time to time. I guess those
Everyone is curious about who the two of them are and why they are with Yan Chen and the others.
Xiang Jin and his sister didn't show any fear, and walked with a natural expression, letting those people look at them.
Han Che took them to a private room and then went out. After a while, Han Che led a middle-aged man with a smile in. As soon as he came in, Han Che introduced them to them, "Xiang Che."
Jin, this is my second uncle, second uncle, this is Xiang Jin, and this is Xiang Jin and her brother Ouyang Bo!"
Xiang Jin and Ouyang Bo stood up and took the lead in calling each other Uncle Han. The other party nodded slightly to the brother and sister and said, "A few years ago, I wanted to know this person who is good at everything."
She is a very capable young girl, but she has never been able to meet her. Today I finally got to meet her."
Xiang Jin said, "Uncle Han, thank you for your praise. I only know a few simple home-cooked dishes, and I can't do it."
Han Che and his second uncle said with a smile on his face, "Oh, you are so humble. Those simple home-cooked dishes you call are our signature dishes here. If it weren't for your recipes, we would
It is impossible for a small restaurant in China to develop into the premier Chinese restaurant in the provincial capital in such a short few years, and open so many branches, as well as Xiao Che’s shredded rabbit and spicy rabbit head.
There is also the hot pot restaurant and the braised meat and vegetable restaurant that you and Xiao Chen worked together. Although you did not manage it personally, the ideas were all yours, so you, a kid, can do it. You deserve it. Uncle Han also sighed to himself.
It's not like that." As he said that, he gave Jin a thumbs up, looking very impressed.
Xiang Jin said, "Uncle Han, you praise me so much that I feel ashamed. In fact, I only have so much ability. I'm really not as capable as you said."
Seeing that she kept being humble, Han Che and his second uncle did not continue to argue with her, but said, "Okay, okay, sit down, sit down, you all sit down quickly, Xiao Che, Xiao Chen, greet your friends.
Ah, I'm going to work in the kitchen first."
"good!"
Both of them nodded in agreement.
Xiang Jin looked at the decoration inside and said, "The decoration here still has a hint of ancient style and simplicity, huh?"
Han Che said, "Well, this is our main store, so the decoration is more refined than other stores."
Xiang Jin nodded, then saw a painting hanging on the wall, and then looked at Yan Chen and said, "Did you paint that painting?"
Yan Chen followed her gaze and said, "Yeah!"
Han Che was curious, "How did you tell that his signature was not on the painting?"
Xiang Jin asked, "Because that painting shows the scenery of our hometown?"
"Oh, so that's it?" Han Che suddenly understood, and then looked at Yan Chen, "So, you also drew the scenery in their hometown for the paintings in the other private rooms?"
Yan Chen said softly "Yeah".
The corners of Xiang Jin's eyes twitched. He actually made so many paintings for them. If they were sold on the market, they would cost at least hundreds of thousands, right? It seems that their relationship is really not an ordinary subway relationship!
But that’s fine. In a person’s life, there must always be one or two most sincere and sincere friends.
Xiang Jin stood up and said he wanted to wash his hands. Yan Chen immediately stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll come with you."
"Oh, good!"
The two people got out of the box and walked on the road leading to the bathroom. Xiang Jin saw many people looking at them again. Xiang Jin and Yan Chen ignored them. When they saw a few more guests coming in, Xiang Jin looked at them.
He said softly to Yan Chen, "Their business here is quite good, huh?"
Yan Chen said, "They are the only Chinese restaurant nearby, and they are not competitive. Moreover, the food in their restaurant is indeed very good, so many people would rather walk a little further to go to the main store to eat."
Xiang Jin nodded. In fact, this is caused by people's psychology. Many people will have the most primitive understanding, that is, the things from the main store or the old store are the most authentic, and other branches are just some
Just high imitations or fakes.
The two of them washed their hands and went back, and then found that some dishes had been served on the dining table, including a plate of spicy rabbit heads. Han Che greeted her when he saw her, "Xiang Jin, come on, this is your best meal."
If you like the rabbit head, try it quickly! They won’t eat it!”
Xiang Jin looked at Yan Chen and Ouyang Bo, "Don't you want to eat?"
Both of them shook their heads to express their refusal to eat, and Xiang Jin said, "Okay then." After that, she walked over and picked up two disposable plastic bags, put them on her hands and started eating the rabbit head.
Han Che and Ouyang Bo then stood up and washed their hands one after another. For a while, only Xiang Jin and Yan Chen were left in the private room.
Yan Chen picked up a kettle on the cabinet next to him and started scalding the dishes and chopsticks for everyone.
Xiang Jin asked while nibbling the rabbit head, "How many Chinese restaurants have they opened in the provincial capital so far?"
Yan Chen said, "There should be more than a dozen of them, with four doors in the southeast, northwest, and even their shredded rabbit store."
Xiang Jin said, "Oh, yes! One Belt, One Road, they are here!"
"Well, their current momentum is pretty good. Their restaurant with Sichuan and Hunan cuisine is considered to be the most authentic in the whole province, so no matter which of their stores they have, business is still pretty good."
At this moment, Han Che and his second uncle came in with a tray to serve the food. Xiang Jin felt a little embarrassed when she saw him. After all, no one had used their chopsticks yet, but she started eating first, which seemed a little inappropriate!
Han Che and his second uncle seemed to notice her discomfort, so he said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. We are not outsiders. You, Xiao Chen and Xiao Che are all good friends, so the remaining one is still
Your brother, so you don’t have to worry about it. How about our rabbit head?”
Xiang Jin nodded and said, "It's delicious, the taste is right!"
Han Che and his second uncle immediately laughed out of the corner of his eyes, "What about trying the dishes we made later? Are they as delicious as yours?"
Xiang Jin said, "It must be delicious. Just by smelling it, I think it tastes better than what I made!"
Han Che and his second uncle laughed again, and then said that they must eat more later!