Since Fan Jinyou was dismissed and Xu Huizhen regained control of the tavern, she has been strict about the quality of the drinks.
And the waiters in the tavern are strictly required not to beat customers without reason.
With its mellow old wine and excellent service attitude, the tavern has quickly become the first choice for drinkers in the capital.
Rich regular customers can order a few bottles of old wine in the private room upstairs, ask the waiter to serve a few plates of good food, and have a good time with friends over wine.
If you are reluctant to spend money, you can also ask the waiter to bring you old wine, squat in the lobby, eat peanuts, and have a delicious meal.
This is not the case.
The sun hasn't set yet, and there are a lot of guests in front of the tavern.
Li Weidong rode his bicycle and came to the tavern in the faint sunset.
The tavern has a simple facade, and a huge plaque reads "Under Zhengyang Gate", which instantly makes people feel the unique charm of the old capital.
The proprietress Xu Huizhen stood in front of the door to greet the guests. The fiery red sunset fell on her fair cheeks, adding a bit of charm to her.
Seeing Li Weidong coming over, Xu Hui's eyes really lit up and she called to the waiter inside: "Xiao Liu, help me greet the guests."
Xiao Liu came out and saw Li Weidong, and immediately smiled and said: "Sister Xu, go ahead, I'm here!"
Xiao Liu is also an old employee of the tavern.
At that time, Fan Jinyou was domineering in the tavern and made the tavern a mess. It was Li Weidong who stepped in to drive Fan Jinyou away. The waiters all had a good impression of Li Weidong.
It's just that Li Weidong is already married, otherwise he and the proprietress Fan Jinyou would be a perfect match.
Seeing that there were many people outside, Xu Huizhen pulled Li Weidong into the warehouse behind the tavern.
After closing the door and turning on the light, Xu Huizhen couldn't help her eagerness and fell into Li Weidong's arms.
"Brother Wei Dong, where have you been these days? Why have you been avoiding me? You don't know how much I miss you."
Li Weidong stroked Xu Huizhen's hair and laughed dumbly.
The last time he came to the tavern was just over a month ago.
How long has it been? Xu Huizhen couldn't bear it anymore.
Women are like a bundle of firewood. Once lit, there is no way to extinguish it.
"I've been busy these days. As you know, the poverty alleviation workshop has expanded again and encountered some troubles."
Li Weidong raised and lowered his hands.
"Trouble?" Xu Huizhen raised her head, pressed Li Weidong's chin, and whispered: "Can you tell me what trouble you have encountered?"
The tavern is now a famous tavern in the capital. Sometimes it is hard to find a place. It is also the first choice place for young people to hold wedding banquets. As many well-known guests often ask Xu Huizhen to have wedding banquets in the tavern.
Xu Huizhen is very sophisticated in dealing with people. She quickly turned these needs into resources and established good relationships with those people. It can be said that Xu Huizhen has established a huge network of relationships in the capital by relying on the tavern.
Of course, Xu Huizhen knew the principle of using favors sparingly and would not use the network casually. However, when she heard that Li Weidong was in trouble, she immediately expressed her willingness to help without hesitation.
But, is Li Weidong the kind of person who eats soft food?
"It's okay, it's been solved."
"Since everything is fine, you said you would come over in the next few days?" Xu Huizhen smacked his face.
Li Weidong chuckled: "How about two weeks?"
"No, two weeks is too long, I can't help it." Xu Huizhen tilted her head and thought for a while, nodded and said: "One week, from now on you have to go to the tavern to meet me once a week. Yes.
Otherwise, I won’t let you out today.”
"Okay, okay" Facing the powerful female middle school student Xu Huizhen, Li Weidong could only raise his hands and surrender.
"Counting from now on."
Xu Huizhen said this with a blushing face and reached out to pull out the light cord.
It was dark inside the warehouse.
Half an hour later.
Li Weidong walked out of the warehouse refreshed and was about to walk upstairs when he suddenly stopped.
He turned to look at Xu Huizhen: "Is there a gay man named Liu Guangqi who has reserved a private room in your pub?"
"Is Liu Guangqi thin and tall? When he talks, he has an arrogant attitude and doesn't like to look at people seriously."
"Yes, that's him."
"It turns out he invited you, no wonder he ordered so many dishes." Xu Huizhen pursed her lips and said with a smile, "If I had known he was your friend, I would have given him a 20% discount."
As the manager of the tavern, Xu Huizhen has the authority to discount.
"It's okay, I'm not familiar with him." Of course Li Weidong would not save money for Liu Haizhong.
Besides, when Liu Guangqi invited him to dinner, he must have something to ask for.
"That's good." Xu Huizhen was originally worried that Li Weidong would be angry because she had offended Liu Guangqi, but she felt relieved when she heard this.
She pointed to the stairs and said: "The private room is at the end of the second floor. It's secluded. But you should drink less. Drinking too much is not good for your health."
"Okay, okay, it's really verbose."
"It's just verbose."
Li Weidong shook his head helplessly, made a gesture of assurance towards Xu Huizhen, and strode up to the second floor.
In the private room on the second floor at this time.
Liu Guangqi looked at the table of dishes with a sad expression.
This table of dishes cost him fifty yuan, plus two jugs of old wine, the total cost was fifty-three yuan.
This is equivalent to his two months' salary.
Once the money is spent, as long as things can be done, that's fine.
The key is that it is almost seven o'clock in the evening and Li Weidong has not been seen yet.
If Li Weidong is really busy and doesn't come to the banquet, he will be blind.
Next to her, Huang Chunlan was also a little anxious.
In order to face Li Weidong in the best condition, she used all the cream she bought at a great price, sprinkled powder on her body, put tung oil on her hair, and put on the most beautiful clothes.
It can be said that Huang Chunlan has never been so active in her life.
but.
The real master was nowhere to be seen.
Huang Chunlan frowned and looked up at Liu Guangqi: "Guangqi, you're not deceiving me, are you?"
"How is that possible! My aunt, you still don't know me, Liu Guangqi." Liu Guangqi patted his chest and said, "You asked me to go east, but I didn't dare to go west. How dare I lie to you!"
"Then why hasn't Li Weidong come yet?"
"But, maybe he was busy with something, which delayed his time." Liu Guangqi explained: "He is a big director, how can he be as free as a small worker like us, who can take care of everything every day."
While he was talking, the door of the private room was pushed open.
Liu Guangqi stood up suddenly and stared at the door. When he saw that the person who came in was Li Weidong, Liu Guangqi let out a long sigh of relief.
"Brother Wei Dong, you are finally here."
It stands to reason that Liu Guangqi is more than a year older than Li Weidong, so he should call Li Weidong his younger brother, but now that he is the chief director, and he still has things to ask of him, this "younger brother" cannot be called out no matter what.
Li Weidong laughed, strode over, and shook hands with Liu Guangqi: "Guangqi, you didn't tell me when you came back, so I could take care of you."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Guangqi was so moved that he almost shed tears.
He and Li Weidong have indeed been old friends since childhood, but when they were young, because Li Weidong's father was away from home all year round, he was often bullied by other children in the courtyard.
Liu Guangqi was the eldest son of the second uncle of the courtyard. With Liu Haizhong's power and his age, he naturally became the leader of the children.
Instead of stopping the children from bullying Liu Weidong, he took the lead in bullying Li Weidong and was best at putting the blame on Li Weidong after doing bad things.
I remember one time, Liu Guangqi was mischievous and hit the backyard with bricks, accidentally breaking the glass of the old deaf lady's house.
At that time, the deaf old lady was still very young and had a very bad temper. Anyone who dared to disturb her would be beaten with a few sticks. In more serious cases, the parents would be called.
Facing the aggressive deaf old lady, Liu Guangqi calmly pushed Li Weidong out, claiming that it was Li Weidong who broke the glass.
Li Weidong must have denied it on the spot, but with Jia Dongxu and Xu Damao testifying beside him, the deaf old lady did not believe Li Weidong's words. Not only did she beat Li Weidong severely with a stick, but she also took Li Weidong's collar to find Li's father and asked him for something.
Glass money.
At that time, domestic materials were scarce, and there were few glass factories in the entire capital. A piece of glass cost two yuan.
Father Li gritted his teeth and paid the money to the deaf old lady, but he did not scold Li Weidong. He believed Li Weidong's words.
There were many more things like this. The more times they happened, the more Li Weidong gradually alienated Liu Guangqi.
Now that Li Weidong doesn't care about what happened back then, how can Liu Guangqi be unhappy?
"Brother Wei Dong, you are worthy of doing great things. You have a lot of people!"
"Oh, Guangqi, we are all from the same compound, so we must help each other."
The two chatted for a few words, and Li Weidong was about to sit down.
Huang Chunlan stood up and stretched out her hand towards Li Weidong: "Director Li, this is Huang Chunlan. This is our first meeting. Please give me your advice."
Please teach this girl how to act like a devil.
However, Li Weidong had to praise Liu Guangqi's good fortune.
Although Huang Chunlan is not as beautiful as Qin Huairu, not as round as Qin Jingru, and not as feminine as Xu Huizhen, she is full of wildness.
A pair of big black eyes are full of unruliness, and the two long legs are round and straight, full of wild beauty.
When he spoke, his head moved up and down, and the two ponytails on the back of his head shook up and down, making him look like a little wild horse on the prairie.
Liu Guangqi did not expect that Huang Chunlan would take the initiative to shake hands with Li Weidong.
Although in this era, shaking hands is the most common etiquette when meeting, but after all, there are differences between men and women, especially since Huang Chunlan is still a young girl. When meeting a man like Li Weidong, she should behave more reservedly.
In fact, Huang Chunlan has always been very reserved. She has been dating Liu Guangqi for two years, but she didn't let Liu Guangqi touch her little hand.
And now.
Liu Guangqi's eyes couldn't help but fall on Li Weidong.
Li Weidong looked at the pink and white hand, smiled, stood up and held it gently.
"This comrade, who are you?"
"Ah! I forgot to introduce myself." Huang Chunlan held Li Weidong's hand tightly, pursed her lips and smiled: "My name is Huang Chunlan, I am the publicity officer of the Publicity Department of Baoding No. 1 Cotton Mill.
She is good at dancing and loves to listen to music.”
Seeing Huang Chunlan not letting go, Liu Guangqi became a little anxious and stood up to interrupt them: "Brother Wei Dong, Huang Chunlan is my partner."
"Who are you, we're not married yet!" Huang Chunlan glared at him angrily.
"Sooner or later," Liu Guangqi giggled.
Li Weidong finally understood at this moment and said with a smile: "It turns out we are brothers and sisters. Please sit down."
He felt his palm being scratched by Huang Chunlan, chuckled, let go and sat down.
There is no meat in today’s meal.
Li Weidong caught a glimpse of Huang Chunlan secretly glancing at him from the corner of his eye, and he had a vague estimate in his mind.
"Come on, brother Wei Dong, we two brothers haven't seen each other for a while. I want to toast you with a toast today."
Liu Guangqi was so excited at this time that he didn't even notice Huang Chunlan's little move and picked up the wine glass.
"Oh, why are you so stupid? It's obviously a toast, why don't you pour wine for Director Li!" Huang Chunlan stood up and walked to Li Weidong's side, picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for him.
When pouring the wine, she deliberately turned sideways and bent her whole body in front of Li Weidong. Her hair gently touched the tip of Li Weidong's pen, and Li Weidong felt a refreshing fragrance.
This woman is really bold.
Li Weidong coughed twice, picked up the wine glass, looked at Liu Guangqi and said: "Brother Guangqi, we are good friends, I should have toasted you with this glass of wine."
"Come on, come on."
The two drank from the wine glasses in one gulp.
Huang Chunlan helped Li Weidong pour the wine at the right time, and then picked up a glass herself.
"Director Li, I heard that you are the most famous talent in the courtyard. When I saw you today, you are indeed extraordinary. Come on, I'll toast you too."
"My brothers and sisters are really generous."
After two glasses of wine, the atmosphere at the wine table became lively.
Seeing that the time had come, Liu Guangqi put down his wine glass and said hesitantly.
"Brother Wei Dong, I'll tell you the truth. I'm inviting you to drink today. I have something to ask for your help with."
What does it mean to be okay? Liu Guangqi is the one.
Even if you ask someone for help, you should say it slowly at the wine table instead of saying it directly.
Li Weidong laughed and said: "We are brothers. If you have something to say, just tell me. If I can help, I will never refuse."
This sentence is also very particular. If I can help, I will definitely help. If I can't help, then I'm sorry and don't blame me.
Liu Guangqi didn't seem to notice, and said with a smile: "Here's the thing, Comrade Huang Chunlan and I are getting married soon, but Chunlan's current job is in Baoding. I would like to ask your help to transfer Chunlan to the capital."
As soon as these words came out, Li Weidong frowned.
"Guangqi, you also know that there are very few jobs in our capital now, and many young people cannot find jobs."
"Moreover, to transfer people from Baoding, you need to go through seven or eight departments, which is very difficult to handle."
Liu Guangqi knew that Li Weidong did not exaggerate the difficulty of the matter.
The capital is a forty-nine city, and many people want to settle in the capital. (End of this chapter)
