Chapter 0262 Dating Time-honored Talking About Love
"Haiwanju" is a time-honored brand in Longdu. It mainly operates some traditional delicacies that Longdu people love for generations, such as bean sauce, fried scallion, marinated tofu, fried enema, tea soup, fried noodles, paste cakes, battered rice, mustard dumplings, bean paste, and fried belly... According to the store, it is not distorted at all according to the ancestors.
Including digging out some past delicacies, fried triangles, and sheep frost intestines... Let the long-extinct Longdu flavor snacks come back to the table; dried fruits, fried red fruits and other snacks nowadays taste even sweet and sour; and the red pork trotters, roasted mutton, braised pork ribs, and stewed yellow croaker... The whole range of old-style home-cooked dishes show the authentic Longdu specialty catering culture.
The waiters here wore double-breasted clothes, round black cloth shoes, melon-shaped hats, and hand towels on their shoulders. In the standard Ming and Qing folk outfit, they took Cui Ning and Xiang Yuzhen to the marble Eight Immortals table, sat on a long bench with red painted solid wood, watching the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", listening to the traditional drums, and really had a retro flavor.
Listening to the waiter's intentional loud shouting "Here, you guys, please come in", Cui Ning and Xiang Yuzhen came to a elegant hall, which is the Haiwanju in Longdu's "Dongsi Pailou" store. In fact, in addition to the traditional Longdu cuisine, they also have some improved local dishes, but most of them are mainly northern dishes.
The reason why Xiang Yuzhen chose this restaurant is because it has a very quiet private room, which is suitable for two people to slowly enjoy their favorite food. After all, there are more than 200 dishes, and there are always a few dishes that they like, and the prices are also affordable. Although Brother Cui Ning is rich, he also has to learn to live. This is what Aunt Huang said to Xiang Yuzhen, and it is also the concept of life that Xiang Yuzhen recognizes.
"How is this place? Is this interesting?" Xiang Yuzhen looked at Cui Ning studying the long bench and the Eight Immortals table, and couldn't help but feel a little proud of her choice of this place.
"It's very distinctive, including the tables and chairs," Cui Ning said. "In fact, many things look simple, but not simple. Don't underestimate this restaurant, there are knowledge everywhere.
A few years ago, I just came to Longdu on a business trip and wandered around Wangfujing. I saw a restaurant called Red Sorghum Stewed Noodles. It was very hyped at that time and it was said that I wanted to challenge Madon Madon.
But I entered the store, ate a bowl of noodles, and waited for half an hour, and the noodles tasted average. Then the waiter saw that he had been trained and his quality was not bad, but it just made people feel stiff and unnatural. What’s more important is that the things inside are expensive and have no characteristics.
Now that store has closed, it is said that the boss has something wrong. You must do a solid job in any industry and you cannot easily challenge anyone."
In fact, Cui Ning was also inspired. Although he had the idea of using the Group Army to fight against Jiebao, he had to fight head-on, and it was not time to go forward. Phoenix Coke was just a test piece. Once it involved huge advertising investment and marketing team building, it was definitely not something that could be done by hype and laymen.
"Okay, don't think about your major and work," Xiang Yuzhen said, "Come and order the dishes quickly. When I was a child, I celebrated my birthday and my father's birthday, so I like to come here to eat. Then anyway, I say the taste here is authentic, and the waiter is very enthusiastic."
"Then you order it, I don't have any taboos anyway," Cui Ning said. "Don't order too many snacks. The main thing is to eat hot dishes. Don't forget that Longdu cuisine is similar to our hometown dishes, and I basically like it."
Xiang Yuzhen chose several signature meat dishes and materials, and then specially ordered Cui Ning a small bottle of Erguotou.
"Why did you remember to order me some wine?" Cui Ning was a little surprised.
"Dad said, drinking less alcohol is good for your health. I think you like drinking too, especially the mutton, pig trotters, etc. here, which are suitable for Erguotou," Xiang Yuzhen said, and then said to the waiter, "Give me another papaya milk, okay, that's all, serve the dishes quickly. Then serve the fried noodles at the end, wait until I want them, don't worry."
"Okay, you're there." The handsome waiter went to urge the dishes, and then Xiang Yuzhen looked at Cui Ning seriously, not knowing what she was thinking.
"You are a little weird today." Cui Ning smiled, "Do you have any worries?"
"Where is it?" Xiang Yu really seemed to have seen through his thoughts, his face blushed. "I just thought that the holidays are so fast. We have known each other for several months. Xia Tian came with a loud bang."
"It's pretty fast. I've been starting a business for almost a year," Cui Ning also said, "You just said your birthday is, what day is your birthday?"
"Let me tell you then," Xiang Yuzhen said, "But I haven't lived much in the past few years. Unlike when I was a child, my mother said that children should not celebrate their birthdays, and they will be remembered by the birthday boy. The best way is, but then the birthday boy thinks you are still eighteen years old."
"Haha, this is the case, I didn't even celebrate my birthday," Cui Ning said, "because I know what day my real birthday is. My senior said it was January 1st, which was written on one of my purses. I don't know if it was my birthday."
"That's it, then it's January 1st. I'll spend it with you next year," Xiang Yuzhen said. "Actually, our friends, having a delicious meal on their birthdays, and then buying a small cake. It's not like now, with gifts and any party to hold. I think those are far away from me."
"Uncles and aunts are well educated, and then they set a good example for you," Cui Ning said. "Look at your yard, it is so clean and neat, and the clotheslines are very particular, and the knots are very strong. No matter how much clothes you dry, there will be no problem. It proves that your father is actually very well-organized in his work, but he just hasn't caught up with a good era."
"The previous generation, that's how it was. My mother was more capable. She got into college by herself and then her job was good," Xiang Yuzhen said. "Neighbors all say I look like my mother, but I'm very strange. If I don't go home at night, my parents will definitely be endless. This time, I'm just as good as someone else, so I'll pass by. What's going on?"
"It's a matter of worry. I've said it so many times these days." Cui Ning opened the wine and looked at the food that was really fast. He couldn't help but praise it, "This restaurant is really good, the food that is fast, and the dishes are also knowledgeable. Then he knocks on the door every time he comes in."
"Of course, these are all time-honored brands. We people in Longdu are very particular about doing things." Xiang Yuzhen said, and saw the waiter closing the door again when he went out, and continued to worry:
"Brother Cui Ning, you haven't told me yet why my parents pretended that I didn't go home."
"I want me to say it because my aunt believes me, or she hopes you can marry me quickly." Cui Ning poured himself wine and asked Xiang Yuzhen: "Do you want to drink some?"
Xiang Yuzhen shook her head, "I ordered papaya milk." She blushed as she said, "By the way, is my mother really looking forward to me getting married? But I just started working and am not ready for marriage, where are you?"
"Me?" Cui Ning thought for a while. "I want to make the company more stable, and then take some time to find my parents. This is the only two or three years. Is it OK?"
"Oh, two or three years, I'm fine." Xiang Yuzhen also thought about it. "It's not a matter of age. I always feel that my teenager has not finished yet. Then if I get married all of a sudden, I will be discomfortable, so I have to work hard and strive for some good results."
"Cheers to Career and Happiness" The last dish, braised carp came up, the waiter closed the door of the private room, toasted Yuzhen and Cui Ning, and then started to have a meal.
Xiang Yuzhen picked up a piece of rib, then turned his eyes and stretched towards Cui Ning:
"Come on, Brother Cui Ning, open your mouth"
Cui Ning smiled and opened her mouth to take the ribs.
"Brother Cui Ning, you want to feed me food too." Seeing the plan succeed, Xiang Yuzhen began to act coquettishly.
"Okay, what do you want to eat?" Cui Ning was really careful about Xiang Yu, but he still had to cooperate with the little girl.
"It's okay, you can pick it up so that I love it." Xiang Yuzhen had a happy expression on her face.
"Okay, let's open your mouth, eat fish, be careful." Cui Ning looked at Xiang Yu's satisfied expression and the way she drank papaya milk in a small sip, and felt that life was actually very beautiful.
"Brother Cui Ning, what do you think a standard romantic relationship should look like?" Xiang Yuzhen asked a world problem carefully.
"Is there such a standard?" Although Cui Ning is talented and has high IQ, he really has no answer to this question, saying:
"If it weren't for a brain teaser, I really don't know what standard relationships are there. Just like families, there are so many ways, right?"
"It's right" Xiang Yuzhen's eyes rolled around and said, "But there are always some similarities, such as holding hands together, watching movies together, having dinner together, meeting each other's friends, going to each other's homes, and hugging each other, sharing secrets... I think love is a process of getting close to each other, and then living together, and tolerance of each other."
"This is love in modern society, and it is also a relatively common love." Cui Ning thought for a while. "But as long as it is what you like, as long as I have time, I can accompany you. Then, if you have something to do, such as knowing your friends, or participating in some of your activities, I will try my best to participate.
But sometimes I am really busy, or if I happen to have something to do, I will arrange for someone else to help you solve some problems. I wonder if you are satisfied with this," he said.
"I believe in you," Xiang Yuzhen said, "But, I am a little girl after all, and girls are actually unreasonable many times. For example, when I need company, you are always not here. No matter how good you are to me, I will still have opinions.
If you happen to be very busy when I am in a bad mood, I know I shouldn’t lose my temper, but sometimes I can’t help it, so there will be conflicts.
Many people around me don’t have the happiness they imagined after getting married, or in other words, the ratio of happiness and happiness in our generation is generally the same as that of the previous generation. Yes, aren’t it strange?”
Cui Ning then asked Xiang Yuzhen:
"When I was a child, when I was watching TV, there was only one national TV station. In addition to cartoons, TV series were advertisements. Do you also think TV was very good?"
"Yes, I always think that TV was very good when I was a child. The main reason was that there were few TVs, so it was rare. In addition, the things on TV were really interesting, which I had never seen before. I still remember watching "Huo Yuanjia". At that time, my family had not bought a TV at that time. A few of us friends went to another yard to watch TV, just like going to the market."
"Apart from the few TVs and the relatively novel programs, there are mainly no other choices, including programs, which are those, but the main reason is that in that era, for most children, watching TV was simply the best entertainment, surpassing jumping rubber bands, rolling iron rings and playing shuttlecocks. Moreover, we have heard of TV, seen Hong Kong Island, and the East China, and suddenly broadened our horizons, so we feel that watching TV is really happy.
There is one problem with this, that is, today, when you hold the TV remote control in your hand, do you feel that you are suddenly not so happy when watching TV?"
Xiang Yuzhen nodded, "Yes, although "Qing Dynasty Princess" is really good, many times, I think there are not many good programs in so many channels?"
"Yes, it's a responsibility for making programs, but more problems are not about TV programs, but about we have too many choices.
We can choose to watch TV, or even go shopping in shopping malls, go to amusement parks, and go to travel. Life and material things are no longer twenty years ago. TV, fried noodles, and dumplings are the happiest things, so the concept of happiness becomes particularly complicated.
When there is a channel, no one has any choice to watch TV. But just now, the newness and strong sense of freshness are the same as the love of the previous generation. Even if the two people don’t know much about it, there are some conflicts after marriage. However, because of the environment and because of not many choices, they have been living the so-called marriage life.
Why is the divorce rate getting higher and higher in recent years? Many people are not divorced just after getting married, but in their thirties and forties. It is because they have too many choices. Just like watching TV, there is no longer only one channel, nor is it an era as fresh and curious as it was at the beginning.
People can choose the program they want to watch among dozens or hundreds of channels, but no matter what, they can't find the first channel to watch, even the simple pleasure of watching advertisements.
It’s not that all the TV shows were good twenty years ago, but they really didn’t know much about it and had no choice.
It’s not that the programs are not good now, it’s because we have too many choices, and we have too many concerns in our minds, and even watched too many programs. We finally have our own standards for judging good and bad.
I don't think this is a bad thing, but I can't just have more choices. It is believed that the original choice must be problematic. The key is that time and environment will really change a person.
No matter how ordinary a person is, as long as the remote control is in his own hands, he knows how to change channels and find the programs he likes. This is the so-called love."
Xiang Yuzhen listened to Cui Ning combining the simplest thing to watch TV with love, and suddenly felt that it made sense.
Of course, Xiang Yu really didn't want this reason, but looked at the tightly closed door, and when Cui Ning was talking, he was already sitting next to Cui Ning, and then began to snuggle up to Cui Ning, wanting the next move.
Chapter completed!