Yue Xiang Restaurant is not a time-honored restaurant, but it has gradually established a reputation because of the shrewd, diligent, honest and kind owner. The dishes here are not inferior to those of other time-honored restaurants, but the prices are one-third cheaper, so every day it is packed with guests and bustling.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, An Yi, who had washed up and put on a set of silver-gray youth clothes, arrived at the window seat on the second floor on time. Not long after he sat down, the elegant Ou Yaoting and Xiaoniao's daughter were respectfully led by the restaurant owner He Qi.
Coming down. An Yi, who was looking at the river view, quickly stood up to say hello to Ou Yaoting and Miss Ou, and then politely called "Uncle Qi". He Qi also liked this affectionate and righteous young man very much, so he could only say hello kindly because he was too busy.
After answering, he excused himself and left. When the waitress, who was wearing a floral short coat, saw An Yi, she immediately smiled and the two of them chatted in a low voice while pouring him tea.
"Are you familiar with the people here?" Ou Yaoting, who was sitting in the main seat by the window, asked with a smile.
An Yi nodded politely: "We are very familiar with each other, including Uncle Tan, the chef here. They are all kind-hearted people."
Miss Ou, who was sitting opposite, just saw the young and beautiful waitress whispering to An Yi. She felt upset for no reason. After hearing An Yi's words, she sarcastically said unhappily: "Oh! I can't tell, isn't it a bit...
Do you want to come here to spend your time and have fun with your dirty money?"
"Miss, I misunderstood." An Yi explained honestly, thinking of the tragic scene at that time, he looked quite sad: "I just arrived in Guangzhou in October last year, and I was almost beheaded by a merchant army. I was penniless and had no relatives.
Later, I fell ill again while looking for a job. It was the girl named Caijuan who just gave me a bowl of water and two pieces of beef ear cakes to satisfy my hunger at the instruction of Uncle Qi and Uncle Tan. You don’t know, at that time
I was so hungry that I even swallowed half of the oil paper package, not knowing what it tasted like. Later, the trading company was kind enough to recruit me, and when I had money, I would go to the first floor here every three to five days and buy two pieces of beef ears.
So I gradually became familiar with the people here."
Miss Ou blushed and apologized to An Yi like a child who had done something wrong: "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was like this."
"It doesn't matter, isn't it good now?" An Yi didn't care and showed a calm smile.
Ou Yaoting nodded: "I didn't expect you to have such an experience. It's not easy to live in troubled times and lose your life!"
Miss Caijuan and the other two waiters carefully put the dishes on the table, nodded politely and said, "The dishes are here, please," and quietly left.
Ou Yaoting declined the waiter's help and poured wine for An Yi himself. An Yi quickly stood up and expressed his disdain. He quickly took the French wine bottle from Ou Yaoting's hand and poured it for the father and daughter slowly before returning to their seats.
Fill your tall glass to a fifth.
All this fell into Ou Yaoting's eyes. While admiring An Yi's etiquette and observing etiquette, he was also surprised that he was so familiar with Western-style drinking habits: "Xiao Yi, where did you learn the repair skills?"
"In Chongqing... we have many factories and private training courses. Some bosses give the training courses the name of technical colleges for reputation. It sounds like a university, but in fact it is a simple technical training school. I
I stayed there for two years, and spent one and a half years as an intern technician in various nearby factories. After graduation, I worked in a larger mechanical repair shop for another year, turning lathes. I learned this skill at that time."
An Yi, who was prepared, made nonsense.
Ou Yaoting said in surprise: "I didn't expect Chongqing's industry to be so developed. Why have I never heard of it?"
"I think the main reason is that Chongqing is not far from Wuhan. The Yangtze River Basin has always been an important area for Chinese industry. I heard that the Ishii Arsenal in Guangzhou has only started to imitate Soviet and German rifles in the past two years, and the artillery is still in trial production.
, but the Hanyang Arsenal has already produced them, and I heard that the Hanyang Factory has also mass-produced the German-made shell guns seen all over the streets in Guangzhou." An Yi said calmly.
Ou Yaoting nodded: "That's true. There are a lot of news about this in the newspapers."
"How do you know so much?" Miss Ou asked curiously.
An Yi replied: "I eat this bowl of rice, and I usually pay attention to this aspect."
"Haha! Come on, Xiaoyi, you have done a good job these past few months. I hope you will keep up the good work." Ou Yaoting raised his glass to indicate a sip, then put down the glass and said kindly: "Let's talk while we eat, Xiaoyi, you
Don't be restrained."
"Thanks!"
After everyone was eating for a while, Miss Ou suddenly asked: "Why do you speak Mandarin so well?"
"I didn't learn it from Luo Jing..."
After An Yi said casually, he realized that he had missed something and quickly made up for it: "Haha... Luo Jing was a teacher at my school when I was in Sichuan. He was not a teacher, he could only be said to be a bell ringer. He would ring the bell at seven o'clock every night.
After we came out to ring the bell, we started to study in the evening. His Mandarin is very standard, and I can speak it myself after listening to him speak a lot."
Miss Ou nodded: "No wonder, but it's easy for you northerners to speak Mandarin, unlike us from Guangdong and Guangxi, who have a hard time learning it, especially the retroflex pronunciation, which is very awkward."
Ou Yaoting laughed: "As long as you study hard, there is nothing you can't learn. Hasn't Xiaoyi's Cantonese made great progress now? Haha... I'm sorry, an old friend has arrived. I have to say hello, you two.
Use it as you like, Xiaoyi, but don't be polite."
An Yi looked along Ou Yaoting's back and found a large group of people standing in front of the door of Box 1, including two officers who looked like generals. Suddenly, An Yi saw Jiang Xianyun, He Zhonghan and Hu Zongnan, whom he had become familiar with recently, all three of them in full uniform.
Armed with a shell gun hanging from his waist, he stood upright behind a kind-hearted middle-aged man, who was particularly conspicuous among a group of Yunnan army guards.
Hu Zongnan also saw An Yi, winked and smiled at An Yi, turned sideways to Jiang Xianyun, and He Zhonghan whispered. Jiang Xianyun also looked at An Yi and smiled slightly, but due to military discipline, neither of them moved, let alone interact with him.
An Yi said hello.
Miss Ou looked very excited when she saw two famous figures, He Zhonghan and Jiang Xianyun, smiling at her: "Hey, did you see that? The two very energetic guards behind my Uncle Liao are Jiang Xianyun and He Zhonghan among the Three Heroes of Huangpu.
They greeted me!"
An Yi was stunned, and then looked for a while, and saw two arrogant generals of the Yunnan Army entering the box first. Ou Yaoting followed Mr. Liao's warm invitation. Jiang Xianyun and three others stood upright at the door of the box, separated from those of the Yunnan Army.
The standing guards are in sharp contrast.
"Hey! What are you looking at? Did you hear what I said?" Miss Ou was obviously dissatisfied with An Yi's indifference.
An Yi nodded calmly: "I heard it. The person who pulled your father into the box just now was Mr. Liao Zhongkai. I saw him last time when I passed by No. 2 Nanti Road. He is the second-ranking figure in the party headquarters of the base camp and the party leader in Huangpu.
Representative, a very real elder."
Miss Ou's nose was slightly raised, and her red lips were biting lightly, seducing An Yi almost to the point of stupidity: "Why do you speak so old-fashioned and coldly? Really, you don't have any consciousness at all. Haven't you heard of Huangpu?"
Three heroes? Ignorant and ignorant!"
Being so excited by the beauty, An Yi, who pretended to be mature, could not sit still: "Aren't they the three heroes of Huangpu? I know them all and I am very familiar with them. I not only know a few of them, but also Du Yuming, Huang Jie, Liu Kan,
Chen Mingren, Song Xilian, these dozen powerful generals and several famous figures in the second phase are all familiar to me... What, don't believe it? Haha, let me tell you, they have to go to the city twice every month, although they come out in batches and installments.
, but every time they go to the city, they almost always talk to me. Do you know why my vacation time is always on Sunday? Just to accommodate these guys, I asked shopkeeper Chen to arrange it for me like this. Do you understand?
"
Miss Ou looked at An Yi in disbelief, and was deeply surprised that he could name so many Huangpu soldiers. However, the sense of superiority she had developed over the years and the eldest lady's temper that refused to admit defeat made her absolutely unwilling to do anything in front of An Yi.
Showing embarrassment: "Talking big words, huh! The Three Heroes of Huangpu often give speeches on the streets and in parks. Many people have seen them. It's no big deal if you name the other people. Young people throughout Guangzhou are talking about it."
Huangpu soldier, you must have taken note of what others told you, but now you are showing off in front of me, saying that you know so many outstanding military cadets to put money on your face, right... Are you angry? I was right.
Right? Haha, if you really know him, let me ask you, who is the short soldier standing next to Jiang Xianyun? I don’t know, right? If you can name him, I will obey you."
An Yi was already feeling sick. Hearing Miss Ou's words, he obviously regarded himself as a liar. He was angry no matter what the occasion. He stood up angrily and grabbed the largest fried fried rice cake from the plate.
Crispy shrimp balls strode up to Hu Zongnan, who was standing at attention, and said with a smile: "Lao Hu, come here, it's delicious."
Hu Zongnan looked around nervously and asked in a low voice: "I'm on a mission, why are you here? Are you rich again?"
"It's a ridiculous amount of money, but it's enough to eat and drink. Come on, eat some shrimp balls. You must have never eaten them before." After An Yi said that, he stuffed the shrimp balls into Hu Zongnan's mouth. Hu Zongnan had no choice but to refuse even if he wanted to.
Sipping the fragrant shrimp balls, he looked at Jiang Xianyun aside.
An Yi saw Jiang Xianyun's accusing look and laughed: "Wait a minute, I'll get two for you and Lao He."
"Xiaoyi, get out of here! With so many people watching, do you understand that it affects your image? Get out of here!"
Jiang Xianyun stood up straight and warned An Yi in a low voice. He Zhonghan, who was two meters away, was smiling. He took a step forward and kicked An Yi on the butt when he was not paying attention. He then returned to his original position and regained his upright posture, and then walked toward him.
An Yi blinked his eyes fiercely, meaning stop making trouble and get out of here.
An Yi patted his butt, returned to his original position happily, looked at the astonished Miss Ou and smiled: "How is it? Do you believe it? The shorter one is called Hu Zongnan, and he is from Zhejiang like Principal Jiang.
Now he and Chen Geng are both company commanders of the school's special agent company. After graduation, the other buddies from the first batch also became company commanders, deputy company commanders, and instructors. The last time they became platoon leaders, Lao Hu and I
Although we met later, the two of us hit it off very well. Even though Lao Hu looks sullen outside, he is not serious when he is with me, haha! He and my fellow countryman once had an affair.
They are all very interesting people.”
Miss Ou heard this interestingly, smiled "Pfft--", then lowered her head and thought. After a long time, Youyou raised her head with a naughty smile on her face: "Even if you know me... have you seen the performance of the Blood Flower Theater Club?"
"That's not true. I heard Huang Jie and Lao Du say that Chen Geng was very good at playing Huadan. I always didn't believe it. The way Lao Chen raised his eyebrows could scare away a fighting bull. How could he play Huadan? What if?
It's still possible to play a matchmaker or something," An Yi was particularly puzzled by this.
Miss Ou laughed loudly: "You are so funny, haha... But there is one thing you must not know. Our Women's Normal College will have winter vacation tomorrow, and tomorrow morning the Blood Flower Drama Club from Huangpu will come to our school to have a party and perform a new show.
The students in our school have been preparing for the drama for several days. What a pity! You are not a student of any university or a revolutionary soldier, so you don’t have this blessing."
An Yi was stunned for a moment, and looked angrily at Hu Zongnan and the others who were standing guard in front of the door ten meters away, as if complaining to himself:
"So that's it! No wonder the grandsons like Lao Du and Lao Hu kept clamoring last week, insisting that I treat them to dinner at noon tomorrow. It turns out that the brothers went to the girls' school to pick up girls and asked me to pay for it! Grandma's Lao Du and Lao Hu,