We walked in and found that it was not big inside.
There were about a dozen tables, and two of them were already occupied by people. They must be locals from Beijing, and you could tell from their voices.
Su Wen and I found a place to sit down. The waiter came over and asked us what we wanted to eat. I said we should eat hot-boiled mutton.
After the waiter left, I listened carefully to what the people at one of the tables were saying, and immediately laughed in my heart, because I heard those people talking about national affairs in authentic Beijing dialect. Although I knew these people at the first glance.
These guys were talking about what they heard from hearsay, but seeing how they talked so happily, I still felt a little funny in my heart - under this imperial city, even ordinary people have become politicians.
Soon, the waiter brought a copper hot pot, which was the kind of pot used for authentic Beijing mutton-shabu-shabu. It was made of charcoal and was exactly the same as the one I saw when Xia Lan and I were together that time.
There is clear water in the pot, with only a few leaves of ginger, a little wolfberry and seaweed put in it.
I ordered two kilograms of mutton, some other vegetarian dishes, and two kinds of pickles. To be honest, I can’t get used to many of Beijing’s famous snacks. For example, the famous bean juice tastes like swill to me, and the fried liver just tastes like swill.
It has an indescribably unpleasant taste. But there are still things in Beijing that I think are delicious, such as pickles, hot-boiled mutton, and roast duck.
In fact, most dishes in the north require sauce as a seasoning, so their sauce is very authentic. After all, the taste of the mutton-boiled mutton is the taste of the ingredients themselves, and with the aroma of sesame sauce, this kind of food becomes delicious.
The charcoal fire at the base of the copper pot was burning very fiercely, and the soup in the pot was quickly boiling. At this time, the waiter brought a bottle of Beijing Erguotou according to our request. I said to Su Wen: "Let's eat some food first.
Then we’ll drink again.”
Of course she wouldn't object.
The advantage of shabu-shabu mutton is that the meat is cut very thin and only needs to be shabu-shabu in the pot for a few seconds. The cooked mutton is wrapped in sesame sauce and reaches your mouth. The wonderful taste is simply indescribable.
I filled the glasses for her and myself, and then raised my glass to her, "Su Wen, come on, this is our first time drinking in Beijing. I wish you become more and more beautiful, and I hope to be able to drink your wedding wine as soon as possible."
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Her expression darkened for a moment, and then she smiled generously at me, "Thank you, Mayor Feng. I'm so happy today."
The momentary change in her expression made me secretly wonder: Could it be that she is still a little dissatisfied with the relationship she has now?
But it was impossible for me to ask her at this time, because it was also her private matter, and it was considered privacy. I took a small sip, and she pointed at me and said dissatisfiedly: "You only drank so much. Look at me, I drank a sip."
Big mouth.”
I smiled and took another sip, keeping the rim of the cup consistent with hers.
She went to rinse a piece of mutton, and immediately put down her chopsticks after eating it. She looked at me, "I once fell in love with someone..."
At this point, she actually didn't go on. My heart suddenly moved, thinking, are you talking about me? I hurriedly tried to distract her, so I immediately asked her: "Is it with you?"
The one who died on a mission together, right?"
She nodded, and then said quietly: "Yes. He likes me very much and takes care of me in everything. But I don't like him because I think he is a little younger than me, and I don't want my future lover to be the same as me.
Occupation. As criminal police officers, we are too busy and may perform various dangerous tasks at any time. If we have children in the future, this will be cruel to the children.
So, he hinted to me many times, and other people in the team also saw his feelings for me, but I still pretended not to know.
That time...I was originally on duty that time, and he happened to be taking a break. But he wanted to come and accompany me, so he changed shifts with the person who was on duty with me that day. But who knew that something like that would happen..."
At this point, she shed tears and began to choke, "In that car accident, he died, but I survived. The moment the car overturned, he threw himself on me with all his strength. When the car fell under the cliff,
It was he who withstood the fatal blow with his body. He used his life to keep me alive.
Only then did I realize that I was wrong, that I had missed the most worthy person to love in my life. After his death, I didn’t want to find another boyfriend. Later, I was transferred to the city government office, and that person was with me more than once.
He hinted at me, hinted at promoting me, and later hinted at me that he was going to remove me from my position.
To be honest, I have never wavered, but I don’t want to fall out with that person because he is the secretary of the municipal party committee and I am a woman. I know that as a woman, even if I have a thousand mouths to face such things, I cannot explain some things clearly.
.Mayor Feng, you don’t know how much I hoped someone would stand up and protect me at that time.”
When she said this, her tears fell freely. I couldn't help but sigh.
I knew what she said next, but I didn’t know it so clearly all the time. At that time, I really wanted to protect her, but at that time I had a lot of scruples. At this time, I
There was a kind of shame in my heart. In any case, she was my direct report at that time, but I chose to avoid her.
At this time, she continued: "Mayor Feng, I am very grateful to you, because at that time you were the most concerned about me in the entire city government, and you reminded me more than once. I knew that you wanted to say that to me at that time.
How difficult it is.
Later, Secretary Rong came, but I still couldn’t explain such things clearly. It was you who gave me the idea and helped me get through the most difficult time. To be honest, I don’t really care about my current position.
What I care more about is my own innocence.
Secretary Rong is a woman. I reported to her according to the method you told me. At first, she didn’t believe what I said. Later, I took off my pants in front of her..." At this point, her face suddenly changed.
She blushed, then smiled sadly, "Later she believed what I said..."
At this moment, I was suddenly shocked. I immediately understood the meaning of her words. My heart was filled with mixed feelings and at the same time, I was inexplicably shocked.
I didn't expect that she would use that method to prove her innocence. Maybe Secretary Rong was also shocked by her behavior, so he promoted her and reused her again and again. Maybe this result was really not what Su Wen had in mind in the beginning.
What was needed was something she had not expected. At that time, she just wanted to prove her innocence.
Now, I finally understand everything. At this time, I am very happy in my heart. I am happy that I have always maintained respect for her. (To be continued)