Chapter 70: Can you please give your father some face?
Li Yuan doesn't want to meet any little gangster girl, even if she isn't one now.
Although having dinner with Shu Yanlin was not an important matter, the girl had been looking forward to it for a long time, and it would be inappropriate to stand her up.
At around nine o'clock on Sunday morning, Li Yuan first drove Zhou Ranran to the vicinity of the city station, and then drove to the gate of Shu Yanlin's community.
Shu Yanlin did not bring the cat today, and she also changed into a white pleated skirt with black edges. Two black ribbons ran from her shoulders to the back of her hands and then tied into a loop.
This dress is really beautiful. Shu Yanlin is not short, she is 165cm tall, which easily sets off her figure.
Unfortunately, I’m wrapped up a little too tightly today.
"Senior, I know a restaurant with really good food, it's at the entrance of an old alley in the city center."
After getting in the car, Shu Yanlin took the initiative to speak.
She has never eaten alone with a boy.
"Anyway, whoever advocates should pay. If you pay, I'll listen to you."
Shu Yanlin immediately said, "It was me who wanted to invite you, and I promise that company will not let you down."
"Come on, you lead the way !"
What’s there to say? A meal that doesn’t cost any money will taste delicious no matter how you eat it.
The car slowly moved towards the city center.
Shu Yanlin was like a bird in the morning, chirping non-stop.
“In fact, there used to be a lot of delicious food in Jiangzhou, but unfortunately they were all demolished.”
"Some of those old stores have lost their locations, and some have moved to remote areas, while others have moved to newly developed communities."
"Those with money can buy a shop in a newly developed community, but those who don't have enough money can only put a sign on the window in the community, which makes it hard to find."
Li Yuan deeply understands this.
"Indeed, and the crackdown in recent years has been so severe that many shops have either closed down or hidden in residential buildings. You need an acquaintance to introduce you to a new shop."
"Yes, yes. They will crack down on it, saying that the hygiene standards are not up to standard. Although I think there is nothing wrong with that, the prices in those old stores are really cheap. Not far from the one we ate today, there is a special stir-fry restaurant. A plate of vegetarian dishes costs only three yuan, and with some meat it's only four yuan, and it's really delicious."
Shu Yanlin's memories were brought back.
She has been in Jiangzhou for a long time and went to elementary school in Jiangzhou.
But my family didn't have much money, and I didn't have much pocket money on a daily basis. When I was in junior high school and lived in the school dormitory, I relied on some treasure restaurants to improve my life, otherwise I would not have grown up so well.
Shen Anna's home is very far away, and even Shen Anna herself has to live on campus and can only go back on Saturdays and Sundays.
Of course, it is impossible for her to live in someone else's house every day.
More than twenty minutes later, the car stopped on the side of the road.
Li Yuan found a parking space and parked the car. However, the entrance to the old alley was very narrow and the car could not drive in.
Unlike the alley at Wanda that has not been demolished, where there are nail households, there are no plans to demolish this alley at all.
The houses here are hundreds of years old and very representative of Jiangzhou. They are also a popular tourist spot on weekdays.
But Shu Yanlin and Li Yuan did not stay outside, but kept walking inside.
The roads are getting narrower and the houses are getting more dilapidated.
Finally we stopped at the door of a restaurant called Lao Fu Donkey Meat Soup.
Just by taking a look at the sign, Li Yuan knew that the food here was absolutely authentic.
Shu Yanlin smiled and said, "This is it. I used to be so greedy for it. I couldn't forget the feeling after eating it once. Unfortunately, I don't have much money, so I only eat it once or twice a year."
Li Yuan thought that they were going to eat hotpot, barbecue or Japanese food today, but it turned out to be such a down-to-earth restaurant.
What about barbecue? Is Japanese food really delicious?
No, just because it's photogenic.
Unless it is a particularly high-end Chinese restaurant, the environment and presentation of the dishes are almost non-existent. For most girls, since they cannot take photos, the cost-effectiveness is almost zero.
Shu Yanlin doesn't pursue any sense of ritual, she just feels comfortable getting along with others.
And just look at Shu Yanlin and you’ll know that the food in this small restaurant really helps you gain weight.
There weren't many people at noon, so the two of them got a seat right away.
The waitress is the boss lady and the boss is the chef.
There is a menu hanging on the wall, just order what you want.
The price is not expensive, the signature dish is only 128 yuan, donkey meat-related dishes are only 50 or 60 yuan, and cheat sheets range from 10 to 30 yuan.
"Senior, what do you want to eat?"
"This is my first time here, and you pay, so I have no objection to what you eat."
"Hey, this donkey meat in fragrant soup is really delicious, and the portion is very large. Let's just have this portion, okay?"
"no problem!"
He saw Shu Yanlin's eyes were almost bursting with laughter.
How delicious is this meal?
During this period of time, his mood has been rather cold, but every time he is with Shu Yanlin, he can feel that he is really only 19 years old, not a guy in his thirties.
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Zhou Ranran picked up her father at the bus station.
We haven't seen each other for almost three years, and the traces of time are visible to the naked eye.
However, Zhou Youfang's face did not look good after seeing Zhou Ranran, even though Zhou Ranran had tears in her eyes.
Zhou Youfang wanted to say something, but when he thought about having just met his daughter, he finally held back.
Zhou Ranran said: "Dad, you haven't eaten yet, I'll take you to eat first."
"I know Jiangzhou better than you do. I've worked on a construction site in Jiangzhou for many years. I'll take you there to eat."
After Zhou Youfang finished speaking, he walked ahead.
As he walked, he said, "You live with Haozi and Yuanzi now, right?"
"Yeah." Zhou Ranran replied.
She knew why her father came here.
"well……"
Zhou Youfang sighed and stopped talking.
After walking for less than five minutes, we turned into an alley and soon stopped in front of a restaurant.
This is the place Zhou Youfang is most familiar with. He worked on a construction site nearby for three years and basically ate here every day.
There is a lot of oil and water, and you can eat as much rice as you want. A meal costs only three or five yuan.
The Zhou family was actually a good family, but Zhou Ranran gave them a hard time and they had to pay more than 100,000 yuan in compensation before they gave up. Otherwise, the sentence would have been even heavier.
In the following two years, he spent more than 100,000 yuan to have a child. In addition, the child was young, so he could not travel far and earned less and less money.
Sitting down at the entrance of the restaurant, Zhou Ranran took the initiative to get some boiled water.
As a result, just after pouring the water, Zhou Youfang put a household registration book on the table.
"This is your household registration booklet. It has been marked out for you a long time ago. There is not much money at home recently. Give me a card number. When I can go out to work next year, I will give you 10,000 yuan a year."
Zhou Ranran choked up and said, "Dad, I don't want your money."
Zhou Youfang looked at Zhou Ranran and suddenly clenched his fists.
"Can you just save some face for your father? Stay away from Haozi and Yuanzi. Especially Yuanzi, don't harm him! He is still in college, he wants to find a girlfriend in college, and he may even have to eat government food in the future. Why do you keep entangled with him every day?"
