Shen Tong didn't know Zhao Huan's miserable experience, but Shen Tong noticed some unpredictable sadness between Zhao Yitang's brows. He avoided his eyes, held up the water glass with both hands, and pretended to drink water thoughtfully.
"Zhao Huan will graduate next year. I want her to come back, but she doesn't want to. She said she wants to stay in the capital, but she can't." Zhao Yitang sighed.
Shen Tong thought of his own experience. If his father hadn't asked him to come back, maybe he would be in a different world now in Longzhong City. Combining his own experience, Shen Tong said: "Secretary Zhao, I think it is better to stay in the capital. After all, it is the capital of China and the center of politics and culture. The horizons there are broadened and the people you come into contact with are also different. It is not like our small place, which is buried in the mountains and valleys with limited information. I feel like I have been home for more than a year. It's like a different person. He no longer has the same ambition as before, and is used to being content with the status quo. I know this is not good, but in a certain environment, no matter how big your ideas are, you can't realize them."
Zhao Yitang did not look at Shen Tong and leaned on the sofa and said: "You can't think too much. We are a small place, but the competition is small, the life pressure is small, and the consumption level is not high. If you display your talents in this world, it will be very easy." You can get ahead quickly. On the contrary, in big cities, there are waves of talents waiting for employment. The high housing prices and high cost of living will make you breathless. It is like buying a house in the county. It's only over 100,000. If you go to the capital and see, it can easily reach one million, which will scare you to death. According to my current situation, I can afford Zhao Huan a house in the capital."
"A small place has its advantages. When it comes to a girl, I don't expect her to be very capable. Seeing her live a stable life and having a happy family makes me satisfied. What else am I pursuing? I'm so focused. When it comes to her, if she never comes back and only me and my wife are left, what's the point?" In fact, Zhao Yitang was more worried about his daughter's illness.
Zhao Yitang had the same idea as his father. This had nothing to do with academic qualifications and status, but the deep-rooted love affair in his bones that could never break out of that circle. It was useless to argue. Shen Tong said nothing and fell into a brief embarrassment. .
At this time, Li Lamei came out with a dish and said to Zhao Yitang: "Hurry and clear the coffee table for me. The meal will be ready soon."
Zhao Yitang stood up with his fat body, took a rag from the window sill, and wiped it carefully. Seeing this, Shen Tong also stood up and carried the items on the coffee table to the cabinet next to him.
After a while, several dishes were served. Shen Tong looked at the various dishes and salivated. His stomach growled unconsciously. He was indeed a little hungry.
"You guys eat first, don't wait for me. The ribs are still stewed in the pot and they will be ready soon. Zhao Huan, come over and eat together." Li Lamei was busy arranging things.
Zhao Yitang took out a bottle of "Wuliangye" from the cabinet, brought it to Shen Tong and said with great interest: "This bottle of wine was bought by a college classmate of mine when he came to visit me. He has been reluctant to drink it. Today I am happy, so the two of us will drink it." Can you finish drinking this bottle of wine?"
Shen Tong thought about having to go to work in the afternoon, so he reminded: "Secretary Zhao, we have to go to work in the afternoon, what do you think if we drink another day?"
"What are you afraid of?" He unscrewed the wine bottle and poured it into the prepared wine glass while he was talking. "I know your drinking capacity, so it shouldn't be a problem if you drink half a ounce. Besides, Secretary Wu is not here in the afternoon. It's a rare free time. Come on, drink!"
It was hard to refuse the hospitality, so Shen Tong didn't think too much. He picked up the wine glass and drank most of it. It was so spicy that he almost choked with tears.
Shen Tong himself didn't know how much alcohol he could drink. Anyway, he had never been drunk before. The most he drank was when he graduated from college. Six people in the dormitory removed 9 bottles of liquor, and each of them weighed more than a pound. Shen Tong was My head felt bloated and I was shaky when I walked, but I was very conscious and carried Sanjo back to the dormitory, who was so drunk.
"Come, eat food!" Zhao Yitang picked up the chopsticks and pointed, "The food cooked by your aunt is delicious, and it is her good craftsmanship that keeps my stomach in check. No matter how busy I am, I am used to going home to eat, haha. "
Shen Tong has already tasted the rice cooked by Li Lamei, and it is indeed delicious in color and flavor. Shredded potatoes in vinegar are a popular dish in hundreds of families. Basically, every household cannot eat without potatoes. There are many ways to prepare potatoes, cut them into pieces, or Shredded potatoes are very delicious whether steamed, boiled or stir-fried, but fried potato shreds are more crispy and fragrant because the seasonings can fully absorb the flavor; fried bean sprouts vermicelli, the vermicelli is also made of potato flour, stir-fried with bean sprouts, and coiled in circles in the center of the plate. Between them, it tastes silky, refreshing and chewy; green onions are stir-fried with oily pork. When she was a child, Shen Tong could only eat this dish during the Chinese New Year, because cooking oily meat is very expensive, so many families want to eat it but don't. Dare to make it. Pork is mainly tenderloin, finely cut into copper coin-thick slices, add egg yolk, yellow powder, refined salt, cooking wine, etc., mix well, put it into the oil pan, beat until smooth, add fungus, green onion and other auxiliary ingredients, cook and stir-fry. It is golden in color and has a lingering fragrance in the mouth; bowl tau, also known as enema, is a special snack of Dongquan, steamed with a special processing method. When eating, it can be cut with a knife or scratched into strips. Season with garlic vinegar, eat it cold, or stir-fry it hot in oil. It is smooth and refreshing, and extremely delicious.
What makes Shen Tong the most greedy is the beef pancake placed in the middle. Pull the cooked beef into shreds and mix it with shredded green onions. Then cut the pancake from the middle with a knife and put the meat in. Crispy and chewy, the meat is very addictive. Shen Tong was not polite, picked up a piece of beef pancake and ate it happily.
Zhao Huan was still unhappy. The girl took small bites of food carelessly like a child, her eyes wandering as if she was hiding something in her heart.
Zhao Yitang on the side also noticed it, tapped the plate with chopsticks and said: "Zhao Huan, eat quickly, the food is cold."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Huan made an astonishing move. He took Zhao Yitang's wine glass and drank it in one gulp, which made Shen Tong open his mouth in surprise.
After Zhao Huan finished drinking, her face suddenly turned red. She wiped her mouth with her sleeves and mustered up the courage to say, "Dad, I want to tell you something."
Zhao Yitang was equally surprised, his chopsticks hanging in the air, and he turned around and said angrily: "If you have something to say, you can tell me what to drink at a girl's house. Besides, your body doesn't allow you to drink..."
"That's enough!" Zhao Huan put the wine glass heavily on the table, tears rolled down like broken beads, and said with a sad face: "Dad, I want to tell you something, I'm already in a family in Beijing. The company has found a job and is mainly engaged in export trade. Regardless of whether you are willing to do so or not, this is already the case."