I don’t know why, but I still think this thing is a bit strange: there must be a reason why he invited us so enthusiastically to visit his collection.
But it’s impossible for me to ask him now, because I don’t know this person well, and the main purpose of our coming here this time is to ask him for help. I also believe that as Director Hou, he should also think of us.
This special trip to Beijing to find him must have a purpose.
But until now he has not asked us such a question, maybe he is waiting for us to make our request at the wine table later.
As a person in the officialdom, I now know the importance of calmness. People in the officialdom need to pay more attention to the importance of making friends first and talking about things later. Director Hou is from our Shangjiang City, even though he has different feelings for his hometown.
, may be willing to help us with this, but I always believe that no one will help for free, especially for such a large project.
Moreover, until now, I still don’t understand why he took us to his courtyard house and why he took us to visit his collections.
The Hummer took us towards the Second Ring Road of Beijing, and soon we entered an alley. This place should be the outskirts of old Beijing, but it is now the core area of Beijing.
The Hummer stopped in a place with green bricks and green tiles. The lights in this place were relatively dim, giving people a sense of peace and quiet. However, I found that all the luxury cars were parked in this small parking lot.
After getting off the car, I observed the situation in front of me. The building plan and space here are closer to the traditional two-story triple courtyard or quadrangle courtyard in Jiangnan. It maintains a proper and regular living room, a quiet inner room upstairs, and custom
It is a common two-sided building in China. This kind of building basically maintains the characteristics of traditional Chinese residences that are relatively closed to the outside world. Although they are located in a busy city, they can be self-contained behind closed doors.
As a result, this "door" has become even more important. It always has a stone door frame, and the door leaf is made of thick black lacquered solid wood with a pair of copper rings on it.
After we entered, we found that there were many doors, all of which were solid black-painted wooden doors that turned on wooden shafts and were equipped with door knockers. From time to time, we could see a few modern girls passing by with a "thump thump thump" and looking into the distance.
The beauty of the past is like going back in time, giving people the feeling of being in the old Shanghai in the movie.
After twisting and turning, I didn’t know how many doors I had walked through, when I suddenly saw several beauties wearing festive red cheongsam coming over to greet me. All of these girls were tall, with slim waists and long legs.
He greeted Director Hou with a smile. Obviously, Director Hou should be a regular visitor here.
After entering inside, I discovered that there is something special: a pond has been made into the patio, with koi carp swimming in it. The huge oil painting on the first floor is sprinkled with gold foil, which is shining and beautiful; the spacious floor-to-ceiling windows, red ceiling lights, retro
Fans, duplex wooden stairs, dim lights, and the faint sound of piano all convey a strong sense of warmth, making people feel like they are in the old Shanghai of the 1930s. They are all nostalgic and luxurious.
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"This is a private club. The dishes here are very unique." Director Hou said to us with a smile.
I nodded and said to him gratefully: "Thank you, Director Hou, you are so polite."
I know that the most high-end receptions in Beijing now are not in star-rated hotels, but in places like this. The east courtyard of Zhong Feng’s former Nanyuan Restaurant was a reception place of this nature, but it is still worse than here.
Lots of flavor.
Two beautiful waiters led us upstairs. The spiral retro hollowed-out carved wooden staircase was extremely complicated. When we got to the second floor, we found that there was a different world. It was completely different from the wealth and luxury on the first floor below. This was a fresh and elegant elegant room.
, the sliding door with wooden lattice frame, and the floor-to-ceiling windows with wooden lattice frame, you can look at the coming night at a glance, and the field of vision is quite broad. The spherical chandelier is like the bright moon in the sky, creating a very quiet Zen space.
In the center of the room is a large, simple round table. In the middle of the table is a blue and white porcelain fish tank. There are several beautiful daffodils in the fish tank. If you look closely, you can see two goldfish, one red and one black, swimming gracefully.
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Director Hou asked us to sit down, and he took the main seat himself, while Xiao Hu stood aside. This made me feel a little uncomfortable, because I have never let my subordinates stand like this at any banquet.
.But then I thought that the national security department has the nature of the military after all, and there may be such rules in the army.
The tableware placed in front of us looks very exquisite. The chopsticks should be made of ivory and the spoons are bright yellow. They are definitely not copper in color. I think they should be made of gold.
Director Hou introduced to us that there is no menu in this place. The menu is set by the club based on the number of people and only accepts reservations. Today's private room was booked by Governor Huang after he called him that day.
"Fortunately, I am familiar with the owner here, otherwise, even the reservation would have been a month later."
I express my gratitude again.
The waiter began to serve the dishes. Every dish that came looked very delicate, but the portions were very small. Judging from the material of the dishes, they were mainly seafood. There were also dishes of other materials, such as a roast beef dish, one per person.
There are only two slices in each portion. The waiter said that this is grade nine beef imported from Australia.
Director Hou said with a smile: "These two pieces of beef cost 800 yuan and are one of the most unique dishes here. Mayor Feng, please eat them while they are hot. Then we will start drinking."
Even a person like me who has seen all kinds of things in the world is a little surprised by this: two such thin slices cost 800 yuan! But I didn’t want to look like a country bumpkin, so I immediately picked up one of them with a fork
Put a piece into the mouth, and then began to chew and taste it slowly, "Well, it tastes really good. But the price is too expensive."
Director Hou smiled and said: "It's not expensive. This kind of beef is imported in small quantities, so that's okay. The key is that the taste made by ordinary chefs is not good. Only the chefs from this club can make the most authentic taste."
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I then said to him: "Director Hou, this is the first time we meet you. I originally brought you some local specialties from my hometown, but when I went out today, I suddenly felt a little scared. I felt that such things were too expensive.
"If you don't take action, this is mainly because we arrived in Beijing too hastily and were not fully prepared. Director Hou, you are so polite and make us feel even more ashamed." (To be continued)