If the four seasons are compared to a woman who looks good with light or heavy makeup, winter must be the laziest one. When the first ray of sunlight shines on the signboard of Qinghe Soy Milk Huashan Store in the morning, the clock has already pointed to eight o'clock. The crowds of people rushing to work have dispersed from the store, but more people who don't need to rush immediately fill the spacious space of more than 200 square meters. The steaming heat, the fragrant aroma, and the laughter and joy have gathered into the most ordinary morning in urban life.
"What would you like to order?"
Xiaoyin, the manager of the Huashan store, put the menu on the table with a smile. Wen Liang picked it up and glanced at it. The once monotonous three or four dishes have expanded to more than thirty kinds. In particular, the secret recipe of Hu La Tang acquired from Jiang Zhilan has been improved for no less than a dozen times. Less than a week after its launch, it has become one of Qinghe's best-selling main dishes.
"I'll have a small bowl of beef spicy soup and four scallion pancakes. What do you want to eat?"
In addition to Wen Liang, there were Xu Yao, Ji Su and Ning Xiaoning sitting in the seats. This weekend, Wen Liang drove to Courtyard No. 1 early in the morning, intending to pick up Xu Yao to have breakfast at Huashan Restaurant, but plans could not keep up with changes. When he knocked on the door, he found that Ji Ning and his wife had stayed at Xu Yao's house last night. The romantic world of two people immediately turned into a sonorous foursome.
"Let me see what's on the menu," Xu Yao grabbed the menu, quickly swiped across it from top to bottom with her slender fingers, and said, "Well, this one is too salty, my mouth has been bitter these past two days, this one is too spicy, I'll get acne if I eat it, this one is too sweet, will I get fat..."
As the head of the store, Xiaoyin has become more stable now. She stands by the table with a pen and paper, listening to Xu Yao's selection with a smile. They are all acquaintances from the Bayi store. It's not like she hasn't seen Xu Yao's quirky side before. After all, there are so many kinds of food, there will always be one she likes.
Xu Yao watched it from beginning to end with a serious look, then raised her little face, looked at Xiaoyin and said seriously: "How about this, I'll have a bowl of spicy soup too!"
Xiaoyin opened her mouth slightly and subconsciously asked, "Hot and spicy soup?"
Ji Su burst out laughing. Xu Yao widened her eyes and criticized him, "Student Ji Xiaosu, watch your attitude. The Ethiopian people can't even afford sweet potato flour steamed bread. I ordered spicy soup out of compassion. What's so funny about that? Why are you still laughing?"
"Okay, I won't laugh anymore," Ji Su sat up straight and said seriously, "Tell me, why do you feel compassion for the world when you want Hu La Tang?"
"Think about it, if I order something else, the chef will definitely have to make it separately, and making it separately will cause waste, which is shameful!"
Wen Liang shamelessly flattered him, saying, "Student Xu Yao is so enlightened. Tsk tsk, I've decided that you will be the candidate for No. 1 Middle School in this year's city's three best students selection!"
Xu Yao immediately smiled, clasped her hands and shook them, saying, "I've heard that Chairman Wen is fair and strict, and the students all have a good reputation for him..."
Ji Su looked at the two shameless people speechlessly. Ning Xiaoning, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly said, "A small radio station manager and a small student union chairman who are not even as high-ranking as the class teacher, can they stop pretending like the Senate is meeting with the leader of the House of Representatives?"
Xu Yao giggled, tilted her head and asked Ning Xiaoning, "Xiaoning, what do you want?"
Ning Xiaoning glanced at Wen Liang and said calmly, "Hot and spicy soup!"
"puff!"
This time it was Xiaoyin who couldn't help herself. She understood that if she continued to argue with these people, it might not be over until closing time. She took the bill and asked, "What would Susu want?"
"Just like them, you can order the other pumpkin pie dumplings, Sister Xiaoyin."
"OK!"
Soon four small bowls of spicy soup were served. Xu Yao took a bite and a surprised expression appeared on her face. Her breakfast was prepared by Zhang Ma at home and she rarely ate out, so she had never tasted the new breakfast launched by Qinghe. She said, "It tastes good. Why is it different from what I had before?"
Wen Liang smiled and said, "This is a secret recipe developed by Qinghe himself. It is different from the ones in Xiaoyao Town and Beiwudu. The taste is softer and not as spicy and fragrant. If it tastes good, come here more often in the future."
"Yeah, not bad, very good."
Xu Yao was full of praise. Ji Su and Ning Xiaoning had eaten before, and they were not as exaggerated as she was. However, they were very happy to eat the delicious food. At this moment, there was a commotion in the restaurant. Many people stood up and looked out the window. Xu Yao put down the spoon in her hand in confusion and found that there were more than 20 people of different ages and clothes gathered at the door of Huashan Restaurant. Some of them were waving their arms in anger, and some were holding their stomachs with pain on their faces. It was obvious that something had happened. Chinese people are always eager to do good things. In the blink of an eye, a lot of people gathered around to watch the excitement.
"Go out and take a look!"
Xu Yao frowned. She was very smart and immediately thought that someone might be looking for trouble with Qinghe. Just as she was about to stand up, Wen Liang pressed her down on the seat.
"Eat your meal honestly. What's so interesting about this gang of thieves committing fraud?"
"Thieves? They don't look like that... Look, they have banners in their hands. What do they say..."
Before Xu Yao finished speaking, dozens of people rushed over from the surroundings, in groups of two or three, and pinned all the people who had come out earlier to the ground like wolves and tigers. They handcuffed their hands behind their backs, and the banner that had not yet been opened was also taken away.
"What's going on?"
"A fight over territory, huh?"
"Have you ever seen a green-skinned man who is almost sixty years old? Oh, look at that old man, he is so scared that his saliva is flowing out."
"There are handcuffs, but no police uniform. Are you a police officer?"
"Maybe, plainclothes, what does Liu Huan sing in that song, a few storms, a few springs and autumns, wind, frost, snow and rain..."
"Brother, can we stop singing?"
The common people of Qingzhou are all people who have seen the world. Fighting and killing are just trivial matters. Instead of dispersing, they gathered more and more, talking about it one by one, and the atmosphere was three times more lively than the arrest. After the arrest was completed, in order to avoid causing a bad influence, one person walked to the steps and said loudly: "Comrades, I am Geng Chao, the deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Today I led a team to arrest a group of thieves and fraudsters. They used the elderly, children, women and children as a cover and repeatedly carried out illegal and criminal activities such as defrauding. I hope that those who have been deceived in a similar way will register with the Public Security Bureau as soon as possible, and maybe you can recover your losses."
After Geng Chao led the men away, Xu Yao looked Wen Liang up and down and said, "God, you are so amazing. How did you know they were a gang of thieves?"
Wen Liang smiled without saying anything, picked up a steamed bun and stuffed it into Xu Yao's mouth. Today's good show was just the beginning. It was a pity that he couldn't go to Kuaiyouduo's headquarters. The expression on Pan Mingliang's face at this moment must be very exciting.
(My hand feeling has been bad recently, I have too many concerns, I don’t know what to write, please forgive me brothers) (To be continued)