Some people think that after leaving school, they no longer need to take exams or do questions.
Xu Tongdao didn't think so. He realized a long time ago that there are test questions everywhere in life. The difference is that sometimes they are multiple choice questions;
An essay.
There is no marking teacher, no one will grade you.
If it must be said that there is, then the marking teacher is-fate.
The more questions you answer correctly, the more rewards your destiny will give you.
Ordinary rewards are promotions and salary increases; special rewards are nice cars, beauties, etc.; the most inconspicuous rewards are often verbal praise from others...
What's the purpose of Zhang Fafa's visit to me today? Did he really just treat me to a meal to thank me?
The problem was already in Comrade Xu's mind.
He began to try to solve the problem.
He listed the known conditions in his mind. Based on his previous experience in school exams for many years, if he wants to solve the problem, he must understand every known condition. Only based on all the known conditions can he find the idea of solving the problem.
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The current known conditions are:
——Zhang Fafa is a friend of the "Golden Buddha" Hou Jinbiao.
——He had done a small favor for Zhang Fafa before and made him a fresh steamed mutton dumpling early in the morning.
——The business card Zhang Fafa gave him just now showed that Zhang Fafa is the general manager of Zhiweixuan Restaurant Chain Company.
——Also, Zhang Fafa loves to eat whole-sheep feasts. Zhang Fafa’s father, who has passed away many years ago, was also an expert at making whole-sheep feasts, but Zhang Fafa himself does not know how to do it.
——In the end, Zhang Fang died.
Other than that, there should be no important known information.
The question now is, based on these known conditions, we can deduce Zhang’s real purpose of inviting him to the city for dinner today.
Is it really just to thank me?
I just did a small favor for him, does he need to thank me so solemnly?
Also, Zhang Fa... is a businessman. As a businessman, is he so grateful to repay his kindness?
Did he take a fancy to my skill in making a whole-sheep feast?
Tongdao Xu thought of this possibility.
In fact, he had experienced similar things several times in his previous life.
A former classmate opened a small restaurant. Hearing that Comrade Xu was a chef, he warmly invited him to have a drink. Halfway through the drink, he asked him how to make a certain dish that would be more delicious.
There was also a restaurant where he once worked. One day, the owner of the restaurant suddenly contacted him and said that he wanted to treat him to a meal. As a result... when he arrived at the place, the owner of the restaurant took him directly to the kitchen, pointed to a few prepared ingredients, and smiled.
Ask him to show his hand.
If Zhang Fang was not the general manager of Zhiweixuan, Xu Tongdao might not be so suspicious.
But Zhang happened!
Zhiweixuan Catering Chain Company... As soon as you look at the name, it means that it is engaged in catering.
Moreover, Zhang Fafa missed the whole-sheep feast made by his father who had passed away long ago, and he also liked the whole-sheep feast made by his Comrade Xu.
so……
Although Comrade Xu is still not sure that this is the purpose of Zhang Chang's treat today.
But my heart is already leaning towards this answer.
Along the way, Zhang was very talkative and never ignored Comrade Xu.
I found one topic after another.
For a while, I was concerned about how Comrade Xu's business was doing. Why didn't he continue studying? Why did he think of doing business?
After a while, he asked about Xu Tongdao's family situation. How many people are there in the family? Did he learn his craft from his father? Or from whom?
After a while, I asked him what his plans were for the next few years. Do you plan to continue selling barbecue and whole-sheep feasts? Or do you have any other plans?
etc.
During this period, Zhang Fang also talked about his own situation from time to time.
For example, when talking about his daughter Xiaoya, he said that his daughter was about the same age as Xu Tongdao, and she would definitely introduce her to him if there was a chance in the future. He also said with a smile that they were similar in age, so they should be able to talk and be good friends.
etc.
Xu Tongdao is not talkative, but his current 17-year-old appearance is very deceiving.
He was obviously an old man, but because of his 17-year-old appearance, Zhang Fa was very relaxed and was not wary of him.
Comrade Xu took advantage of Zhang Fa's endless chat to ask a few questions he wanted to know, seemingly unintentionally.
For example: How long have Zhang Fafa and Hou Jinbiao known each other? Are they old friends? Or business partners?
For example: Where is Zhang Fafa’s hometown? Does he currently live in Shazhou County? Or in the city?
For example: What exactly does Zhang’s Zhiweixuan operate? Is it Chinese food? Or hot pot?
etc.
In terms of chatting skills, Comrade Xu, who has been at the bottom of society in his previous life, is completely incomparable to Zhang Sheng.
Zhang Fangfa is not only talkative, but also expressive, including gestures from time to time.
And what about Comrade Xu?
His expression was lackluster, and he didn't have the habit of gesticulating with his hands when speaking. His tone was not as ups and downs as that of Zhang Fafa. Xu Tongdao's tone of voice had no ups and downs, and he looked like an honest man who could only get married through blind dates in the future.
But the problem is - he is not honest at all now.
He asked everything he wanted to ask without saying a word.
Zhang Fang was unprepared for him.
He casually told Comrade Xu that he and Hou Jinbiao were business partners.
Zhiweixuan has shares in Hou Jinbiao, and Hou Jinbiao’s dance hall, Legend of the Hungry Wolf, also has shares in Hou Jinbiao.
I tell you where my hometown is and where I live now.
Zhiweixuan mainly serves Chinese food, focusing on Anhui cuisine, but also Sichuan and Cantonese cuisine... I also told Tongdao Xu about it.
And the question he asked Comrade Xu...
Comrade Xu did not tell the truth.
After Tongdao Xu suspected that he had an ulterior motive for the treat today, Tongdao Xu had no intention of telling the truth. Well, in fact, he had not told the truth since he got in the car until now.
At first, I simply didn’t want to explain too much, so I just followed what Zhang said.
Later, the conscious misleading of Zhang happened.
He has no psychological burden.
Because he asked himself that if he told the truth, Comrade Xu would definitely not be a match for Zhang Fa, a veteran in the business world.
He just wants to protect himself.
…
Shazhou County is not very far from Shuiniao City. Within an hour, Zhang Fang's Mercedes-Benz drove into Shuiniao City.
As soon as the car entered the city.
Comrade Xu kept looking out the car window.
Although he was still chatting with Zhang, his attention was already outside the car window.
Before 1998 in his previous life, he had never been to the city once.
It’s been a few years since I first came to Mizutori City.
Today was also the first time he came to the city after his rebirth. He was a little curious about what the Mizutori City was like in 1998.
The urban streets and scenery outside the car window came into his eyes: old buildings, bumpy streets, old-fashioned cars and bicycles passing by...
It was like what he saw in the urban village of that big city in the south a few years ago... almost.
It's not even as good as the urban village in his memory, because that urban village has many tall buildings and is even taller.
Seeing that Shuiniao City today is so old and mediocre, Comrade Xu felt an ambition that he had not had before - this Shuiniao City...should have a place for me, Comrade Xu!