Jeonju is the seat of the Jeollabuk-do government. Like Gyeongju, it is a famous ancient city in Korea with a history of thousands of years. It was once the capital of Later Baekje and the birthplace of the Joseon Dynasty.
Not only that, Jeonju is also the ancestral home of Joseon Taizu Yi Sung-gye and the Kim family of the North. Interestingly, they are both members of the Jeonju Kim family. Strictly speaking, Kim Taeyeon and Kim Woo-yong are the same ancestral relatives of the current North Korean.
Of course, there was also a very famous figure born in Jeonju. Zhou Jing is familiar with his name. He was the chess king Lee Chang-ho who created an era.
Lee Chang-ho became famous at a young age. He was affectionately nicknamed "Stone Buddha" by chess fans because of his always expressionless face. However, this Stone Buddha is not Buddhist at all. In the 1990s, he swept all the masters from China, Japan and South Korea. He was
The veritable number one player in the world of Go.
At that time, sports news on TV often reported on Lee Chang-ho. Zhou Jing was naturally familiar with this name, but he did not expect that he was also from Jeonju.
This is all Jin Jonggu's popular science for Zhou Jing. After all, Lee Chang Ho is the pride of Jeonju people, just like Taeyeon now. Zhou Jing can still see a large poster of Taeyeon even in a quaintly decorated Korean house restaurant.
Today's dinner was not simple. Jin Jonggu invited Zhou Jing and others to eat Jeonju Hanjeongsik, which is a representative of Korean traditional food that is also known as the "Three Treasures of Jeonju" along with Hanok and Hanji.
Zhou Jing curiously looked at the various dishes on the table, but he didn't know that Jin Yuhuan, Jin Seya and Jin Hayan who were sitting opposite were also looking at him.
Of course these three children had heard of Zhou Jing and had seen reports about him on TV and in the media. Kim Ha-yeon was fine after all, her friend Unnie was a celebrity artist, but the Woo-hwan siblings were a little excited.
Especially Shiya, if there weren't elders at the table, this little girl would have a lot of questions to ask Zhou Jing, including how he got involved with Kim Taeyeon.
Before, she was curious about who Zhou Jing's father was, but after Jin Yulong introduced the host, Jin Shiya thought she had gotten something, and even decided that tonight was a dinner to meet her parents.
Fortunately, she was wise and didn't say anything, otherwise Jin Yulong would have dealt with her immediately. What a joke. If the real master's wife knew about it, it would be fine.
After Jin Jonggu introduced the two dishes of the Korean set meal, "Nine-fold Banana" and "Shenxian Hot Pot", he asked Zhou Jing if he wanted to take a sip. After all, Jeonju's makgeolli is one of the three traditional makgeolli wines in Korea.
one.
Just drink, but when it comes to wine, he winked at Jin Yulong, who immediately got up and walked out of the restaurant, quickly returning with two bottles of wine.
You should know that Korean food is charged per head. Kim Jong-gu ordered eight 50,000 won set meals, which cost at least 400,000 won, not including drinks.
Zhou Jing was thinking about how to reciprocate the gift. When he mentioned wine, he suddenly remembered that there was something good that Yang Xiaoxiao had brought to him in the trunk of the car, which could be used to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha.
"Uncle, thank you very much for your hospitality. I will give you these two bottles of wine to taste. Please don't refuse." Zhou Jing took the wine and put it respectfully in front of Jin Zhonggu.
"This is...Chinese liquor?" Jin Zhonggu could clearly see the Chinese characters on the bottle through the plastic box.
"Inside..." Zhou Dingding nodded and said nothing more.
"This wine is expensive, isn't it?" Jin Huijia leaned over and asked curiously when she saw the beautifully packaged wine box.
"It's okay, it's okay," Zhou Jing scratched his head and replied casually.
There were only two bottles of wine, so Jin Zhonggu accepted it without paying much attention. However, Jin Xiayan, who had been silent before, suddenly spoke.
"No, Zhou Jing Oppa, our school's Chinese teacher once introduced this wine in class. Yes, Abba, this is Wuliangye, which is very expensive."
Everyone was stunned as soon as these words came out. Jin Yulong knew this in his heart, but Zhou Jing would not talk much unless Zhou Jing said it. But who would have thought that Jin Xiayan, who was still in high school, would recognize Wuliangye.
"Xiao Jing...how much does this wine cost?" Jin Huijia glared at her husband and turned to ask Zhou Jing.
"Actually, it's not much. A little intention is not a sign of respect, haha..." Zhou Jing tried to muddle through with a haha, but Jin Huijia didn't want to let it go, so
It was she who looked at Xia Yan with questioning eyes again.
Jin Xiayan blinked her eyes when she saw this and replied without thinking: "I can't remember exactly how much the teacher paid, but it was probably between 200,000 and 300,000 won."
"One bottle?"
"Inside..."
Good guy, both bottles of wine have matched the price of this meal. Jin Zhonggu was shocked and was about to push the wine back to Zhou Jing. Unexpectedly, Jin Huijia suddenly smiled and patted Jin Zhonggu's arm and said.
:
"Okay, don't refuse. This is the child's wish. Just accept it."
What happened? Jin Zhonggu was immediately confused. At this time, Jin Huijia came to his ear and whispered a few words, and then...
"Haha, Xiaojing, Kumawa, I'll accept the wine. If you have a chance to come to Jeonju or I go to Seoul, how about we drink together?"
"It's no problem, uncle."
Zhou Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other party happily accepted the gift. However, these words sounded strange, and Zhou Jing instantly felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart.
Jin Xiayan, on the other hand, covered her mouth with her hands and stared at Zhou Jing closely, recalling in her mind the half-joking remarks made by the Chinese teacher in class:
"Classmates, our Chinese son-in-law comes to visit his father-in-law for the first time. It is essential to bring two bottles of good wine. Wuliangye is very suitable, but it is more expensive, haha..."
Is this my future brother-in-law? Dafa, his mysterious daughter is actually Ernie. No, I have to take pictures quickly. It’s a pity that Ernie is not here for such a wonderful scene, hehe...
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As soon as Kim Taeyeon finished playing on the singing stage, she changed her clothes and hurried over to see Jessica. Seohyun immediately said that she wanted to go with her, and Taeyeon agreed after thinking about it for a while.
Taeyeon walked into the familiar cafe and subconsciously looked towards the corner of the hall. The last time she came here to meet Jessica, Zhou Jing was sitting at the table there with her eyes closed and meditating.
At that time, she mistakenly thought that Zhou Jing was a paparazzi from D agency. Now that she thought about it, it was ridiculous. She stopped and looked at the empty table and suddenly became stunned.
Xu Xian, who was walking behind her, was no better. This cafe also touched her a lot, and some of the memories made her both painful and regretful.
"Taeyeon xi, Seohyun xi, and Jessica xi have arrived. Let me take you to the private room." The waiter stepped forward and greeted them.
"Thank you." Taeyeon responded with a smile and a smile.
The two of them followed the waiter to the private room. Just as Taeyeon was about to push the door open, she found Seohyun next to her with red eyes, which made her feel very puzzled.
There was no other reason. This box was the place where she and Zhou Jing first met, and it was also the sad place where their misunderstanding broke up. At this moment, Xu Xian stood outside the box and felt as if her heart was shaking.
"Maknae, what's wrong with you?" Taeyeon asked in surprise when she saw Seohyun gradually losing her composure.
"Nothing, Sikaoni is waiting inside, let's go in quickly."
Xu Xian took a deep breath and quickly regained his composure before pushing open the box door. It still had the same familiar decorations but... wait, Xu Xian was stunned for a moment.
What happened to the maknae today? It’s too strange. Taeyeon was blocked by the big Seohyun and couldn’t see what was going on in the box, so she pushed Seohyun away with all her strength. However, she was dumbfounded after that.
Just because Jessica was not the only one in the box, there was also a strange beauty in her thirties sitting opposite her. Judging from her expensive professional attire, she was obviously a strong working woman.
"Taeyeon, why did you bring the maknae too?" Jessica was equally surprised by Seohyun's sudden appearance.
Before Taeyeon opened her mouth to explain, Xu Xian sat down on his own. Facing Jessica's puzzled eyes, she smiled slightly and said calmly:
"Unnie, why can't I come? Taeyeon and Unnie have already told us all your thoughts, and of course... Oppa's too." As he spoke, a trace of blush appeared on Xu Xian's apples involuntarily.
"Mo? He told you personally? You two have a pretty good relationship, huh?
..." Jessica's eyes tightened and she crossed her arms and said coldly.
As a result, as soon as Jessica said the word "kiss", Xu Xian's cheeks immediately turned red, and he looked as cute as possible, but Jessica's face turned livid when she saw it.
Hey Yigu, what is the maknae doing? Taeyeon knew that Jessica had gone astray, so she quickly sat down and explained: "Sika, don't get me wrong, it was Oppa who told me, and I will tell the maknae and Yuri."
Jessica's expression finally softened after hearing this. Maybe she didn't know it before, but after that incident, she already understood Xu Xian's thoughts about Zhou Jing, so she was so nervous.
Even though the maknae grew up sitting on her lap, there is no comparison with her biological sister, let alone... hmph...
The strange beauty had not spoken since Taeyeon and the others came in. Instead, she observed the conversations and interactions between Jessica and others with great interest.
Only then did Jessica realize that there was an outsider present, so she introduced the identity of this strange beauty to Taeyeon and Seohyun.
"Taeyeon, maknae, let me introduce you to Ye Yunting, the investor's representative, who is currently the CEO of Xiaodi, Fendy. These two are my teammates, Kim Taeyeon and Seo Joo Hyun."
"Aniha Sai, Ye Yunting Yimeda, you can also call me Fendy. Nice to meet you two." Ye Yunting suddenly stood up to say hello, but after hearing her Korean, Taeyeon and Xu Xian were a little stunned for a moment.
Yes, the accent was exactly the same as Zhou Jing's. The two looked at each other and turned their attention to Jessica. Jessica naturally understood what the two teammates were thinking.
"It's unexpected. The first time I saw her was the same as yours, haha..."
"Actually, my Korean is a bit rusty after not speaking it for many years. Director Zheng, since you have something to talk about, I'll take my leave now. I'll go to SM Company with you to participate in negotiations the day after tomorrow. We'll see you then."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Ye Yunting walked out of the cafe and suddenly stopped and looked up at the starry sky. After a long time, she withdrew her gaze and whispered to herself:
"Zhou Jing, you damn guy, you haven't been heard from for so many years. If I hadn't heard Luo Xiaowei mention it casually, I wouldn't have known you had come to South Korea, hehe... Now I'm under the same starry sky with you, this time