Chapter 633 Tour
Many guests came to the wedding of Sun Yaoliang and Ying Annie. Song Yuanchao and his wife arrived with Qin Zhengguo and his wife. Luo Yang and his wife arrived at about the same time as them.
Sun Yaoliang and Ying Annie had booked the best hotel in Chang'an, Zhangbagou Hotel, early on. This hotel is known as the "Diaoyutai" of Chang'an. It only receives leaders and foreign guests of a certain level and is very famous locally.
Because of Ying Annie's status, her father, her elder brother, and Qin Zhengguo and his wife, they booked rooms on an entire floor of this hotel.
Of course, the best state guest area is not qualified, but as an area for receiving foreign guests, these guest rooms are very good nowadays.
Ying Annie's father, Ying Shibo, is an old man over 70 years old. Due to a serious illness a few years ago, Ying Shibo's health is not very good and he has been recuperating in the United States. The reason why Ying Annie returned to Nanjing alone to look for her ancestors was also because Ying Shibo's health made it inconvenient for him to travel.
However, in the past few years, Ying Shibo's health has gradually recovered a lot. Perhaps it is because he found his relatives in Jinling, resolved his worries, felt better, and his body slowly recovered.
Accompanying Ying Shibo was Ying Annie's older brother Ying Anlun. Ying Anlun, who was in his thirties, was tall and well-proportioned. He looked like a man who exercised regularly. Dressed in a suit and tie, he looked like a successful businessman. And this was indeed the case. As a second-generation immigrant, Ying Anlun was outstanding. He owned a fairly large company that mainly engaged in the production, trade, processing and sales of food raw materials and auxiliary materials, and was quite famous in the United States.
In Chang'an, Ying Shibo was extremely excited when he saw Ying Caixia. The uncle and niece held hands and chatted for a long time. Ying Anlun and his sister and Qin Zhengguo accompanied them, all with smiles on their faces.
Song Yuanchao was an outsider, so he naturally wouldn't participate in such an occasion. He took Lin Yan out of the hotel to visit Chang'an. They were accompanied by Luo Yang and his wife, and Sun Yaoliang, as the host, was busy arranging many wedding matters, so Song Yuanchao and his wife could only go out and have fun by themselves.
Chang'an is a famous historical city with many places worth seeing.
There are ancient city walls, museums, Daming Palace ruins, Huaqing Hot Spring, etc. in the urban area. There are several scenic spots such as Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the suburbs. Further away is the famous Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. In addition, there are various scenic spots such as Qianling Mausoleum and Maoling Mausoleum. Since you have come to Chang'an, you naturally cannot miss these places.
In addition to various scenic spots, Chang'an's special snacks are also very famous. Various types of pasta and some foods of Western ethnic groups are rarely found in other places and are very authentic.
Song Yuanchao and his companions drove out, and there were just four people in one car. The car was not arranged by Song Yuanchao. Luo Yang borrowed a car locally through his connections. Although it was not a good car, it was enough for transportation.
The group of four went from far to near, first visiting the farthest Qianling Mausoleum and Maoling Mausoleum, and then the third stop was the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum.
Song Yuanchao had visited the Terracotta Warriors in his previous life, but although the museum at that time was bigger and more beautiful than it is now, it also had more visitors.
Due to the large number of people and the fact that the tour groups followed a fixed route without much rest time, we could only take a quick look. But now, the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum was established not long ago. It was officially opened to the public in November 1979, and it has been less than five years. In addition, the current transportation is inconvenient, and people's living standards are not as good as they will be in ten or twenty years. There are not many tourists, and naturally there are not many visitors to the museum.
When Song Yuanchao and his friends entered the museum, there were only a few tourists in the entire venue besides the four of them.
With fewer people, the feeling of visiting is naturally different. There are no staff members urging you, and no noisy conversations. At a glance in the huge exhibition area, you can clearly see the terracotta warriors lined up in the tunnel. These terracotta warriors stand there quietly, with the vicissitudes of time and the sedimentation of history, but their faces are lifelike, row after row, giving people a sense of momentum, as if the invincible army more than two thousand years ago had traveled through time and space and came directly in front of them.
“It’s spectacular!”
It was the first time for Li Xiaoyun to see such a scene, and she couldn't help but sigh. Lin Yan beside her was also very excited.
Even Luo Yang couldn't help but be moved when he saw this scene. He was shocked and felt a sense of pride in his heart.
Two thousand years ago, our country had such a splendid culture and such a powerful army. As a Chinese , how can we not be proud of it?
After staying in the museum for a long time, they left reluctantly.
It was already around one o'clock in the afternoon when they came out of the museum. Because they stayed in the museum for too long, they had missed lunch time.
Back in the car, Song Yuanchao took out the map and looked at it. It would be afternoon before he could get back to the city, so after checking the map, he drove along a road. After about ten minutes, he arrived at a nearby town.
The town is not big and is much more simple than the coastal areas, but fortunately, there is a state-owned restaurant in the town.
They parked the car directly in front of the state-owned restaurant. Song Yuanchao got out and went in to ask. He was lucky to find that the restaurant was still serving food. Song Yuanchao immediately invited Lin Yan and the others to come in.
Although there are still supplies, some things have run out. Apart from noodles, the restaurant only has a few side dishes available.
Song Yuanchao and his friends didn't care and ordered noodles and side dishes. At this time, they heard the waiter say that there was a beggar's chicken in the store that was originally intended to entertain the guests, but the guests did not come due to some urgent matters, so if they wanted it, they could sell it to them.
When we heard about beggar's chicken, we became interested. We asked about the price, which was not expensive, so we asked the waiter to issue the bill. We paid and sat down. Not long after, the food came up one after another. The beggar's chicken had been cut into pieces and served in a bowl. The white and tender chicken meat gave off an enticing aroma, which made us very hungry.
Song Yuanchao picked up a piece of chicken with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. He nodded repeatedly. This beggar's chicken tasted really good. No wonder the waiter in front said it was their signature dish. Moreover, this dish was complicated to make. If he was not lucky today, he would not be able to eat it.
Song Yuanchao didn't drink because he wanted to drive. Although there is no such thing as drunk driving in this era, there are many people who drink and drive, especially long-distance drivers. Who doesn't drink a few glasses? Long-distance drivers have hard work, so it is common for them to drink to relieve fatigue, not to mention ordinary drivers.
But Song Yuanchao did not drink alcohol due to the habit he developed in later generations. He ordered drinks like Lin Yan and Li Xiaoyun. Speaking of drinks, we actually saw the products of Song Yuanchao's company here. It's just that this kind of drink is not suitable for this occasion because of the packaging. As for Li Xiaoyun's favorite Coca-Cola, let alone this place, there are only a few places in Chang'an that have it. In addition to wine, ordinary restaurants sell locally produced orange soda at best.
He took three bottles of soda and a bottle of beer, gave the beer to Luo Yang, and the soda to Song Yuanchao, Lin Yan and Li Xiaoyun.
Li Xiaoyun took a sip and frowned slightly, saying it was not tasty. Song Yuanchao took a sip and found that the soda was indeed not very good. There were some problems with the craftsmanship, and there was too much flavor added. It tasted rich at first, but the aftertaste was a bit astringent.
Although Song Yuanchao is not a professional, he has worked in the food industry for many years and has served as the deputy director of Nandu and the director of a branch factory. He also has some knowledge of beverage production and formula. Moreover, from the branch factory to the current Si Te company, Song Yuanchao has personally followed the research and development of all products, including beverages, instant noodles, etc. He has tried countless products and has developed a good taste.
Ordinary people may not be able to taste the taste of this kind of drink, but Song Yuanchao drank it out in one sip. As for Li Xiaoyun, her taste is even more picky. She would not tolerate such orange soda if she drank too much good things.
Frowning slightly, Song Yuanchao stood up and went to the counter to buy a few more soft-pack sodas produced by his own factory, and asked for three cups. After returning, he cut a hole with a pair of travel scissors, poured the soda into the cups, and then handed them to Lin Yan and Li Xiaoyun.
"Well, the soda from your company tastes better, but it just has no carbonation..." Li Xiaoyun took a sip and her brows relaxed, but she was still a little dissatisfied.
"There's nothing we can do about it. This kind of packaged soda is not carbonated. The process is different, so of course the products are different." Seeing her look like this, Song Yuanchao explained specially.
"Brother Yuan Chao, can't you make some carbonated soda?"
"Is it carbonated? Yes!" Song Yuanchao said with a smile, "The orange soda we produce and the lemon soda we just released this year are both carbonated, but they are not for sale!"
"You are clearly trying to change the subject. You know what I mean, but why are you still bringing this up?" Li Xiaoyun glared at Song Yuanchao angrily, then pulled Lin Yan's arm and said, "Sister Yanzi, look, your man is deliberately trying to piss me off, and you don't care about anything?"
"Girl, how old are you and you're still the same as before?" Seeing her like this, Lin Yan couldn't help but laugh and patted her hands gently: "Besides, what your brother Yuan Chao said is also true. Their products with gas are all in glass bottles, and there are no factories in the northwest, so of course they can't produce them."
"You've changed!" Li Xiaoyun said to Lin Yan aggrievedly.
"How have I changed?" Lin Yan asked in surprise.
"You weren't like this before. You would always stand on my side no matter I was right or wrong. But now you are speaking for your man. Sister Yanzi, you make me very sad." As she spoke, Li Xiaoyun pretended to wipe away her tears. This strange look made Luo Yang on the side couldn't help but burst out laughing. Li Xiaoyun ignored him, but her hands under the table were not idle. She secretly reached out and twisted Luo Yang's thigh hard without any hesitation. Luo Yang instantly grimaced and almost shouted out, secretly groaning in his heart.
