Seeing Xiaoxue's itchy and eager expression, Liu Ziguang smiled and said, "Of course."
"Oh, it's so cute." Xiaoxue carefully took out a cute puppy from her bag and held it in front of her face. She put down this one and then picked up that one. She just couldn't put it down. The usually reserved girl became lively and cheerful only at this moment.
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"Uncle, do they eat ham? Can I get one?" Xiaoxue asked, raising her head. The girl's white neck had a long milky fragrance, which was the kind of pure natural body fragrance.
Liu Ziguang subconsciously shrugged his nose and praised secretly that he is so young and invincible. He said: "The puppy is not weaned yet and cannot eat hard food. If you like it, I can give you one."
"Really!" The girl's eyes were filled with ecstasy, but it dimmed instantly: "Thank you, uncle, I can't have it."
Liu Ziguang knew that he had said the wrong thing. Xiaoxue's family was very poor and relied on a small subsistence allowance income to survive. They could barely make ends meet. How could they have money to feed the dogs?
"Okay, okay, let's go quickly. The car is still waiting outside." Mom and dad urged.
A group of people left the courtyard and came to the alley. Xuanzi was waiting there with a big red flag. Liu Ziguang arranged for them to get in the car and ran to Uncle Guo who had not yet collected the stall. He said, "The car is here to pick you up. Come with me."
Go have a drink."
"I can't help but prepare a meal. Are you...really inviting me?" There was no room for Uncle Guo to refuse. A group of people came over and persuaded Uncle Guo to also invite him under the big red flag.
The seats in the Hongqi car are spacious and can accommodate six people without being too crowded. They are chatting and laughing all the way to the Peace Hotel. On the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the streets are bustling with traffic. People are either heading to the hotel for a reunion dinner or rushing home to reunite with their relatives. This unbranded car
The big red flag was driving on the road like a lion roaming among the beasts, attracting the envious eyes of many women. Xiaoxue lay on the window and stared outside. From time to time, she held her father's hand and said, "Dad, look, look.
." Uncle Guo was very excited, but he was calm and found the ashtray hidden in the back seat naturally, which surprised Liu Ziguang secretly.
When we arrived at the Peace Hotel, it was already overcrowded. The parking lot was packed with cars. Liu Ziguang led everyone out of the car and entered the lobby. They were even more shocked as soon as they entered the lobby. The crowds of people were busy. Waiters were shuttled back and forth. The business was extremely good. You must know that there are many people for a Mid-Autumn Festival reunion dinner.
Start booking half a month in advance.
"With so many people, do we still have a seat?" Dad asked worriedly.
Before Liu Ziguang could say anything, the head waiter came over and greeted him warmly: "Brother Liu, please come upstairs. The old place is already ready. I'll call Manager Fang. Xiaolan will take the guests upstairs."
Liu Ziguang nodded politely: "Okay, thank you."
A tall reception lady wearing a red cheongsam smiled sweetly and led Liu Ziguang and the others up to the second floor and entered the largest private room. When they opened the door, everyone was shocked. It was such a luxurious private room. The huge round table could seat more than a dozen people.
It is extremely spacious, with a large and comfortable sofa, a large-screen TV, and a glass wall facing the Huaijiang River. There is also a private bathroom in the private room.
The large round table where everyone was seated was still mostly empty after six people were seated. Liu Ziguang explained to everyone: "The restaurant owner and his family are coming over later."
As soon as he finished speaking, Scarzi came over with Shen Fang and his daughter. He entered the door and greeted the old people first. Shang Yanke politely called uncle, aunt, uncle, father, mother, uncle Guo and Lao Wen. They all responded with a smile. Niuniu had seen Liu Ziguang a long time ago.
He desperately jumped out of Shen Fang's arms and ran over, hugging Liu Ziguang's thigh and shouting: "Uncle, uncle, are you bringing me any fun gifts?"
Scarzi scolded: "I hugged my uncle's legs and said no matter how many times I told him, he still won't change it!"
Liu Ziguang laughed and picked up Niu Niu and said, "Uncle brought puppies for Niu Niu. You can choose one."
The three puppies were given to Xiaoxue. At this time, they were rushing to put them out of the bag. When Niuniu saw them, her eyes straightened and she ran over and said, "Sister, sister, I want puppies."
The shy Xiaoxue could only let go in front of Niuniu. They were the only ones present, and they were the lowest generation, so a seventeen-year-old girl and a five-year-old girl got together and started playing together.
Xuanzi parked the car and came up. Once everyone had arrived, Scarzi greeted the waiters and brought out all kinds of dishes. This table of dishes represents the highest level of the Peace Hotel. Everything is exquisite. The ingredients are exquisite, just the bowl.
I don’t know how much the hairy crabs are worth.
"Come and eat, these are authentic Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, not the fake ones on the market that even if you have money, you can't buy them." Scarzi pointed with chopsticks.
The waiter took a copper teapot and poured wine for everyone. It was made from aged Gu Yue Long Mountain, mixed with rock sugar and plums. The aroma was overflowing and refreshing.
The hairy crabs with plump and creamy crab meat are dipped in Zhenjiang mature vinegar, shredded ginger, MSG, and white sugar, and then take a sip of the aged Huadiao.
The crab feast at the Peace Hotel is very particular. There is a special set of tools for eating crabs, such as a small knife, a small hammer, a small file, and a small pair of pliers. They are made of sterling silver. Some people use tools, and some just use their hands to enjoy the feast if they find it troublesome.
Carefully, Liu Ziguang noticed that Xiaoxue didn't know how to eat crabs. He was holding a hairy crab and didn't know where to start. Niuniu taught her how to eat it. The smart Xiaoxue knew how to eat it as soon as she learned it. When she took the first bite of crab roe, her eyes showed surprise.
Obviously he was admiring that there were such delicious things in the world.
Liu Ziguang secretly lamented that the poor little girl had never eaten crabs when she grew up.
Lao Wen was so cold that he refused to eat crabs and gave his own portion to his daughter. He watched his daughter eating crabs with a smile on his face. From time to time, he picked up a napkin to wipe the food residue from the corner of his daughter's mouth. His eyes were full of love and kindness.
"Have a good meal and a drink. I'll go down for a walk first." Scarzi stood up, drank a glass of wine and went downstairs to greet the guests.
The principle of not stealing food will be a good opportunity to trick people.
Niuniu took a few mouthfuls of food and then went to play with the puppy. Shen Fang had no choice but to accompany her. As a result, only the neighbors from the courtyard were left at the dinner table.
"Brother Wen, why don't you eat some vegetables?" Liu Ziguang greeted.
"Thank you. I have dietary restrictions and can only eat vegetarian food." The old man smiled warmly and his face turned a little rosy because he was in a happy mood.
"Xiao Wen has kidney disease and cannot eat those big fish and meat." Mom gently explained to Liu Ziguang.
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There was a bright moon hanging high outside the window, and people were laughing and laughing indoors. It was the first time that the old neighbors got together to eat together, chat and laugh, and explore things in the factory. It was so happy. Niuniu was also very happy, and she chose one of the three puppies to be her own.
Little friend Liu Ziguang has completed the first step in his mission to find the owner of Xiaosi's children.
After two hours, everyone was finally satiated. The dishes were so rich that in the end there were still many dishes that were not touched at all, so Liu Ziguang asked the waiter to pack them up in biodegradable lunch boxes, put them in plastic bags, and handed them to Xiaoxue. Xiaoxue, who was sensitive, knew that this was Liu
These dishes specially arranged by her uncle can at least improve her family's food for three days. She blushed and took the heavy plastic bag and whispered thank you uncle.
It was still Xuanzi who drove everyone home. When they arrived at the alley, Uncle Guo got off the car. The old man drank a few more glasses of wine today and looked at the full moon in the sky. He seemed very touched, but in the end he didn't say anything. He just patted Liu Ziguang's arm and said.
: "Uncle Xiaoguang, thank you."
Liu Ziguang nodded and said, uncle, please slow down and have a rest early. Then he got in the car and looked back in the car to see Uncle Guo's rickety body slowly walking towards his small shack, which looked particularly lonely under the moonlight.
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After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Liu Ziguang went to the subdistrict office to discuss the rental issue of the kindergarten house with Zhou Wen. In the office, several middle-aged people sat in front of the computer and focused on clicking on some small colored squares with the mouse. When they encountered two that were the same, they disappeared.
Zhou Wen was as busy as a third grandson, keeping Liu Ziguang dry on the sand for a long time.
It took most of the day before Zhou Wen finished his work and called Liu Ziguang out to talk.
"Who are they?" Liu Ziguang asked curiously.
"They are all deputy section chiefs." When Zhou Wen said the three words deputy section chief, there seemed to be a sense of unwillingness and helplessness in his eyes.
Liu Ziguang knew that Zhou Wen's official career was not very open, so he quickly said: "That's right. I want to rent the land in the kindergarten. All of them are old classmates. You can honestly give me a minimum price."
Zhou Wen said: "Well, you have also seen that I am just an errand boy. I can't be the owner and I can't own the land. Although the land is not clean, the leader doesn't care what he does, and it won't be a penny less than 600,000 a year.
Liu Ziguang said: "Are you kidding me? I've already inquired about the kindergarten. This house is a public welfare land and can only be used as a school, kindergarten, elderly activity center and so on. Why does it cost 600,000? Even when Gymboree was here, the annual rent was only 200,000."
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Zhou Wen quickly pulled him away and complained in a low voice: "What's the point of doing it loudly? Everyone knows that now economic benefits come first, why do you care about public welfare? I'm just a soldier in the real estate department. I only carry out the tasks assigned by the leader. It's useless for you to ask me. I really want to win."
If so, let’s find time to discuss it in detail later.”
At this time, the office was calling Zhou Wen again. He quickly waved his hand to Liu Ziguang: "Okay, okay, see you in the evening."