Chapter 2627
Jinling Pailou is an authentic local catering brand in Jinling. It has several branches in Jinling and specializes in authentic Jinling cuisine, which is deeply loved by locals.
Arriving at the entrance of the Jinling Archway, He Yuanjiang introduced Ye Chen: "Three generations of my ancestors are all natives of Jinling. From my birth to my teenage years, they lived in Jinling. Later, I went to the United States to study and took root.
In the United States, I recently came back to live after an absence of several decades. I suddenly felt that the food in my hometown was so tempting that I would never get tired of eating it. Although the school’s teachers’ cafeteria provides a variety of food for free, I still eat it every day at noon.
Come here and have a bite of authentic Jinling cuisine."
After saying that, he asked Ye Chen: "But after living in Aurous Hill for so many years, are you already tired of it?"
Ye Chen smiled slightly and said: "In fact, I have never pursued food. During the ten years in the orphanage, I didn't feel anything wrong with having clear soup and little water every day. Later, when I worked at a construction site, I also felt that I only had steamed buns with boiled water every day.
not bad."
He Yuanjiang couldn't help but sigh: "The life you lived before you were eight years old is something that few people in this world can compare to. How did you adapt to being at rock bottom for so many years?"
Ye Chen smiled and said: "When I was very young, my parents taught me not to be happy with things and not to be sad with myself, so for me, there is nothing to adapt to. I just take it as it comes, no matter it is
In my opinion, there is actually no difference between pampering oneself and eating chaffy vegetables."
He Yuanjiang said with emotion: "You are exactly the same as your mother. When we were studying as undergraduates, your mother not only won a full scholarship based on her strength, but she also worked in a restaurant outside the school every day in her spare time to provide her with daily food and clothing.
They are also very thrifty and never extravagant or wasteful.”
"I remember at that time, at the end of each semester, your mother would use the money she saved during the semester to travel, and she would travel as a backpacker on a budget. At that time, we all thought that your mother's family conditions must be very poor. Later we found out,
The strength of your mother’s family is the strongest among Chinese people in the world..."
Ye Chen said with a smile: "My impression of her is that she is indeed very frugal. She always teaches me to save and not to waste. She is not allowed to leave even a grain of rice when eating. This is the same as my dad.
It’s very similar, both of them actually have no pursuit of material things.”
He Yuanjiang said in agreement: "That's why your mother and your father can get together. When they were most young and frivolous, they were already out of material pursuits and vulgar tastes. Unlike us, when we were young, all we thought about every day was making money."
, seeking fame and reputation.”
With that said, He Yuanjiang entered the hotel first and made an invitation gesture to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen hurriedly followed him in. At this time, the lobby on the first floor of the hotel was already full of people.
The local restaurants in Jinling are quite similar to the teahouses in Yanjing. Basically, the first floor is a hall with many tables and many people, so the environment is relatively noisy, but most people like this messy feeling.
And in the center of the first floor, there is a small stage for people to play and sing local operas. At this time, two actors were singing Kunqu opera on the stage.
After He Yuanjiang came in, he pointed to the stairs and said to Ye Chen: "Ye Chen, I have reserved a seat on the second floor. It is cleaner upstairs. Let's go up."
"good."
Moving to the second floor, the environment was a little cleaner. When a waiter saw the two people coming up, he hurriedly came up and said politely: "Professor He, you are here!"
He Yuanjiang nodded and said with a smile: "Still in the same position. I have already said hello to your manager."
The waiter said: "Our manager has already told me, you two come with me."
The seat He Yuanjiang chose was a booth next to the window. It was a small square table made of logs and could seat four people on four sides, so the two of them sat across from each other by the window.
He Yuanjiang pushed over a menu and said to Ye Chen: "Ye Chen, please order some and see what you like to eat."
Ye Chen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Uncle He, you better come. I will eat whatever you order."
After saying that, he suddenly spotted two familiar figures not far away by the window.
The two figures, an old man and a young man, were exactly the grandfather and grandson he saw when he was in He Yuanjiang's office.
This chapter has been completed!