National Tide 1980.

Chapter 108 Copy the Stool

There is an eternal truth, which is true wherever people order dishes.

Really wait until the day you get along well, don't say that strangers will compliment you.

Even former acquaintances, those who didn't think much of you before, are no exception.

It was the last day of 1980.

After buying the hat, Liu Weijing looked at his new watch, and it was time for lunch.

She and Zhang Shihui went out of the mall to prepare for dinner.

It is said that there are many restaurants near Xidan.

There are not only well-known restaurants such as Quyuan Restaurant, Yuhuatai, Tongchunyuan, Hongbinlou, and Sichuan Restaurant.

Especially these days the level of consumption is also very low.

Generally, as long as you have a few dollars in your pocket, it is basically enough to treat guests in big restaurants.

For example, like the mutton skewers with big sticks in Xiyuan restaurant, they are only a bunch of hair.

Tongheju's "Shaoerdong" is only [-] cents.

If you have one yuan and fifty cents, you can order a yellow croaker in an ordinary restaurant.

As long as the two of them scraped together five or six yuan, they could have a standard Western meal in a Moscow restaurant, including red cabbage soup, stewed chicken, salad and bread.

Even in a well-known restaurant like Quanjude, the signature dish, Beijing Roast Duck, costs only eight yuan.

Therefore, as far as Zhang Shihui and Liu Weijing's economic conditions are concerned, they naturally don't need to think too much, and they go straight to the big restaurant, but it's over after a while.

But the only problem is that the service industry in Beijing is still at the stage of being overwhelmed and overwhelmed by the population returning to the city.

Eating is not a matter of spending money.

Even in a place like Xidan where there are many restaurants, even though it is still a working day.

But if you go to any restaurant at the mouth of the meal, you still won't be able to eat without waiting for an hour.

To put it bluntly, there are more people standing and waiting for a seat than those sitting down to eat and drink.

Look, Zhang Shihui and Liu Weijing entered Quyuan Restaurant and Yuhua Terrace successively, and were frightened by the overcrowded scene inside.

That's all.

Unable to eat for a while, the two had to go to the "Gongyi" to queue up and buy two catties of the most famous "sugar-fried chestnuts" in Beijing.

First make do with grinding his teeth, so as not to let his mouth idle, and then search for hot chestnuts while eating.

Fortunately, most people's time is very tight these days, and they don't have so much leisure time to eat.

By the time they got out of Tongchun Garden and strolled to Hongbinlou, the meal time was almost over, and the situation had eased a lot.

At this time, I went in again and saw that in this Jinmen-style Halal restaurant, there were not many owners standing on stools waiting for a seat.

They stayed and looked for a seat to eat.

You must know that the conditions of restaurants are generally limited these days, and there are no single rooms in the entire capital.

The so-called elegant seat is actually a place where a large round table is separated by a screen.

And such a table, if there is no one to reserve a seat, you can still let individual customers come to join the table.

So in the end, Zhang Shihui and Liu Weijing found a seat with a lot of space on such a big round table.

Why do you say that there is a large gap?
It is because it can be seen that this is the original position of the three people, but two stools have been taken away by someone.

So the place is enough for the two of them to sit, just add a stool.

So Zhang Shihui stopped talking nonsense, let Liu Weijing sit down first, and at the same time called the waiter to bring the menu.

I ordered a mandarin duck fish curd, a coriander powder, and a honey like honey, plus two bowls of rice and a liter of beer.

After billing and paying the money, he went to find the stool by himself.

Don't say it, it's really evil, Zhang Shihui went around and couldn't find it.

There is not even a single extra stool, and other people are waiting for others if there are empty spaces.

No, he saw a master sitting on one stool, stepping on another stool, looking left and right, waiting for someone.

Perhaps because of getting along with Ning Weimin for a long time, Zhang Shihui's mind has become quite active now.

He was not reconciled, as soon as he thought about it, a ghost idea came.

With the intention of harming others and benefiting himself, after he walked over, he first quietly threw a dime on the ground to the left of this person.

Then he patted the left shoulder again, pretending to be a good guy.

"Hey, the money is gone."

"Huh?" This guy looked down, really greedy.

Without much thought, "Thank you, thank you..."

In the end, he took advantage of this man's time to move his foot away, turn around, and lower his head to pick up the money.

Zhang Shihui took away a chair, absolutely neat and crisp.

And when this person turned around again and found that the stool had disappeared, he was instantly dumbfounded.

Zhang Shihui is proud of this matter.

He hugged his chair back and sat next to Liu Weijing, and he was still blowing, he was so happy.

I didn't even bother to taste the Coriander Pao Sandan that was just served and was best eaten while it was hot.

But there is a saying that people are not as good as God.

Zhang Shihui never expected that the stool he brought was very clearly marked. He hadn't sat for 2 minutes before being found by the party who lost the stool.

The stools in the Ganqing store are all made of ash, and his stool has been repaired. It is the only stool in the store that has replaced the two legs of the stool with red pine wood.

While chatting with Liu Weijing, Zhang Shihui felt someone pat him on the shoulder from behind, and a strange voice called him angrily.

"Boy, I said you are not damaged? You actually lied to our stool. Don't talk nonsense, get up quickly and return it to us."

"Who are you? What are you talking about..."

Of course Zhang Shihui quit, as soon as she turned around, she was going to be hypocritical.

Unexpectedly, life is often unpredictable and full of coincidences.

When he turned around, he was facing each other face to face.

Good guy, the two of them were stunned at the same time!
Dare to look at each other with familiarity.

"Huh? You? You... Zhang Shihui, right?"

The other party spoke first.

In a daze, Zhang Shihui also blurted out the other party's name.

"You...are Li Haisheng?"

"That's right, hey, it's a coincidence! Unexpected, really unexpected, why did I meet you here?"

The other party really is.

Zhang Shihui completely remembered that Li Haisheng, who had a mole on his brow, was a transfer student who came to his class in the third year of junior high.

This boy's father is the section chief of the Municipal Grain Bureau, so he is a big deal in his class.

It belongs to the "nobility" that teachers and even principals need to treat differently.

For example, once Zhang Shihui and Li Haisheng were on duty in a group, and this kid ran away after school.

Zhang Shihui also had no intention of doing it seriously, so she made do with it once.

Unexpectedly, because the blackboard was not wiped clean the next day, Zhang Shihui was criticized by the teacher and punished to redo it.

But Li Haisheng had nothing to do with it, and made fun of him for several days afterwards.

Such a unique privilege as Li Haisheng has been carried out almost from the time he transferred to the middle school until he graduated from middle school.

Therefore, few students in the class have a good impression of this "Li Ya Nei".

But having said that, no matter what, they are classmates after all, and the two of them "collided" because of the stool.

So no matter for the sake of being a guest, or to calm things down, Zhang Shihui always has to respect a cigarette and make a few perfunctory remarks to him.

But this delivery of cigarettes in the past is different.

You know, what Zhang Shihui took out was the "three-five" that she just bought at the Friendship Store, one yuan for one foreign exchange certificate and one box.

Li Haisheng is a master who knows the goods, and he was surprised as soon as he took the cigarette.

"Oh, buddy, that's awesome. Are you smoking foreign cigarettes?"

Then he glanced at the dishes on Zhang Shihui's table, and his expression changed again.

"Such a big show? Dude, you're doing well! Where do you work with?"

Zhang Shihui took out a match and lit a cigarette for Li Haisheng.

"Forget about my work, I'm sure I'm not as good as you..."

Li Haisheng exhaled a puff of smoke and shook his head.

"It's boring, it's boring, look at your outfit, you are much more decent than me..."

Zhang Shihui lit it herself, and threw the match out.

"Listen to me. I can't work, but I have extra money. I have a way to get some cool stuff, home appliances, cigarettes and alcohol..."

"Really?" Li Haisheng was even more surprised. "Don't blow it, can you get a Sanyo with four speakers?"

Zhang Shihui smiled confidently.

"Blow? It's a trivial matter. But it's doable, but the price must be a little bit more expensive than the market."

"How much is it expensive? Is it original?" Li Haisheng got serious.

"It's [-]% more expensive. Of course it's original. What? You want it?"

Zhang Shihui asked casually, but didn't take it seriously.

Unexpectedly, Li Haisheng became completely excited.

"Of course, I want it. No kidding, how about getting one for me? But, we are old classmates, can't you give me [-]% too?"

Well, that's it, the matter of the stool was thrown aside unconsciously, no one mentioned it again, and the two of them talked about business instead.

Soon, they reached an agreement with a [-]% higher price, and agreed to pay for the goods and deliver the goods this Sunday.

For this reason, Li Haisheng happily bought two bottles of soda and gave them to Zhang Shihui's table.

Zhang Shihui is also very generous, the box of "Three Fives" just opened, all in Li Haisheng's hands.

Look what's going on.

The two classmates who hadn't spoken a few words in school before, turned out to be like close friends at this time.

At the end, Zhang Shihui took Liu Weijing to finish eating, and when he left the restaurant first, Li Haisheng chased him over from the table to give him a few steps.

At the door of the restaurant, she was holding Zhang Shihui's hand and begging.

"Brother, don't worry. The key is my girlfriend. She is worried that the original machine will not be easy to buy, so she rushes me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be in such a hurry..."

"Don't worry, leave it to me, that's right."

Zhang Shihui then made another joke. "You're so funny, with your dad. Is there a need to rush this matter?"

It's okay if you don't say this, but once you say it, it completely provoked Li Haisheng's complaints.

"Oh, my buddy, it's not the same now as before. The Grain Bureau is no longer popular, and there is no other benefit except to get some cheap souvenirs."

"I'm still thinking about transferring jobs, how I plan to go to the foreign trade port. It's a pity that my father's speech is no longer effective, and it's difficult for people to speak foreign languages..."

"Damn it, this is 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, what kind of world..."

Zhang Shihui didn't bother to listen to this, waved her hands and turned to leave with Liu Weijing.

"Okay, not much to say, you can wait for my call at ease. I will contact you as soon as the things arrive."

But just like that, Li Haisheng yelled at the backs of Zhang Shihui and Liu Weijing a few more times.

"Thank you! Then what... Do you want a small sesame oil? This matter is done, I will give you a few catties..."

"Hey, if it's hard to make a phone call, you can go directly to our house to find me. Anyway, I won't go out for a few days, so I'll wait for you."

"Do you remember where my family lives? Building No. [-] in the compound of the Grain Bureau..."

Then the kid was trembling with his arms folded before he ran back to Hongbin Building.

It can be seen how much attention and desire are there.

(End of this chapter)