The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 343 Rain in Beijing
Haidong store private room.

Dishes were placed on the table, glasses were filled with wine, and around the table were Lao Tan, Mulan, Huang Lijuan, Tong Xin, Lao Wang, Yang Zhijun and Tuya.

Before the start, Tong Xin and Lao Wang expressed their gratitude to Lao Tan, and everyone applauded.

Of course, I am more happy for Tong Xin and Lao Wang to get together again. Anyone who has experienced marriage setbacks knows that happiness is hard-won.

Lao Tan looked at everyone, feeling relieved and emotional. He hoped that everyone here will be well, safe and healthy, and there will be no more unexpected twists and turns.

He felt that he was a big patriarch. Although he was worried and troubled, it was worth it to see that every brother and sister was well.Their kindness gave him the motivation to move forward. He felt that his hard work was not in vain, and he had to muster up his energy and strength to drive the carriage of life, sit on the shaft and continue on his way.

He didn't feel like Sun Shaoan in Lu Yao's writing, but life turned him into Sun Shaoan. He was just a person of two ages, experiencing seemingly the same fate, walking his own path with his own feet.

In our lives, different experiences shape different lives.Everyone is working hard, actively, and living with hope, or success, or failure; or joy, or sadness; or plain, or blockbuster——
But in the end, I have become the person I want to be. I may not be aware of it, but the mirror of life already has an image in people's eyes. No matter whether it is good or bad, it cannot be erased.

In Beijing, it is raining under the cool sky, and there are many red, yellow, pink, black, gray and colorful mushrooms growing on the streets. The mushroom heads are covered with rain, and the mushroom handles are held by people, swimming in the autumn rain the patter.

Lao Tan looked at the rain scene outside the car window and the people wearing mushrooms, feeling sad, as if his interest had been wet by the rain.

The driver was a girl, 25 or [-] years old, with short hair and beautiful features, without makeup, but with lipstick, which made her look even more attractive.A sportswear, full of vitality.

"Mr. Tan, I still don't believe Mr. Wang said that you are easy to recognize. I didn't expect it to be so easy to recognize. The logo is obvious and the image is outstanding. I recognized it at a glance." The girl said mischievously.

Old Tan touched his bald head, and then his fat belly. This image was really conspicuous.

"She said you look fierce, like a big brother in the underworld. Hehe, it's not like that, I didn't look at the tattoo." The girl said again.

"Tattoos are gangsters?" Old Tan asked.

"Didn't the underworld all have tattoos in your time? I'm talking about real tattoos, the kind where you dip a needle in the blood of a pigeon. It's not done with lasers now. It's boring, not even bloody." The girl said very expertly.

"You know a lot." Old Tan said.

"I watched it on TV. My dad also said that my uncle, an educated youth, was born in a fight when he was young. He had a tiger on his back and a blood stab from a pigeon," the girl said.

"is it?"

"I adore my uncle, Old Paoer! Have you seen Lao Paoer? The one played by Uncle Feng. My uncle is the one, the Beihai area is good. Carrying a bird cage, eating fried liver in small alleys, strolling around and drinking Two or two, he owns half of the street's stores and houses, and everyone who sees him will meet him, so he's angry!"

"It's up to your uncle to engage in real estate."

"Oh, half a street in the alley, there are six shops in total, three of my family's, in front of the old yard. My family has moved out a long time ago, and my uncle is alone there, taking it easy."

The girl was lively and cheerful, and she kept her mouth shut all the way, but she also lost the melancholy in the rain and the boredom in the car.

The girl's surname is Liu, and her name is Liu Yang. She is Wang Shulan's new driver and assistant.By the time Wang Shulan visited the new store, Lao Tan was already familiar with her.

This is a six-story building, the first floor is a retail store, and the remaining five floors are apartments.One-third of the storefront houses were selected by Wang Shulan, with a total area of ​​[-] square meters.

There is an [-]-square-meter garage underground, but there is no parking, and it is used as a warehouse.Behind the building is a compound and a ready-made parking lot.

The location is okay, although it is not prosperous, but there are three large residential areas around, a high school, and a second-class hospital.

There are many shops on the street, from hardware and home appliances to clothing, shoes and socks, from food stalls to seafood restaurants, from barbershops to massage parlors, there are karaoke halls, game halls, gyms, car washes, education and training centers and many more.

"This place is fine." Old Tan said after reading it.

"Then I will take it." Wang Shulan said.

"No hesitation, take it."

Wang Shulan called the landlord and made an appointment to sign the contract, then got into the car with Lao Tan, and was dragged down to the Liulin Road store by Liu Yang.

The meal has been set up, four dishes, one soup and two dumplings, full of hearty food.

"I will decorate here after signing the contract, you have to be here." Wang Shulan said.

"No need." Old Tan said.

"This is the central kitchen." Wang Shulan reminded.

"That's okay, Mr. Xiang is familiar with the way, and if he can settle things down, Zhongqing will be transferred in then." Old Tan said.

"Aren't I worried about having you here?" Wang Shulan said with a smile.

"Now Xiaomei and Zhongqing can do it. I don't care if I can, and I'm brisk and brisk." Old Tan said.

The two chatted while drinking, starting with the recent Zhou Yujun incident.Wang Shulan had no objection to Lao Tan's actions. Although she had crossed paths with Zhou Yujun, she got past and saw clearly what kind of person he was. Such a result deserved what he deserved.

But mentioning Zhou Yujun made her think of Lao Tan involuntarily, to be precise, she remembered that night in the small shop in Yiyang Mountain Village.Women are sensual, and they will never forget a man they like and are physically compatible until death.

It is said that some things are in the past and they are in the past. If they don’t happen, then the impression is not deep. Take a deeper look, it is not so easy to pass.

Especially after feeling a man full of masculinity, I can't forget it.

The two of them came out of the restaurant after eating, Wang Shulan didn't book a hotel for Lao Tan, and took her directly to her own residence.

It's a simple two bedroom, no fuss decoration, very casual.

Wang Shulan hung the clothes on the hanger, pointed to the small bedroom and said to Old Tan, "Brother, that room you live in."

Old Tan walked in. There was only one bed, it was spacious, and the room smelled of fragrance.

He knew what it meant to sleep here, he knew it when he came out of the shop and wanted to refuse, but he didn't.The fragrance from Wang Shulan's body attracted him and aroused the desire in his body. He felt that it would be fine to stay here for one night, no matter what happened.

Wang Shulan also thought the same way when she brought him here—she simply kept him overnight.

For no reason, I just wanted to, so I did it.

It was raining lingeringly outside, as if returning to that night in the mountain village.

Wang Shulan found pajamas for Lao Tan and sent them over.

"You're tired, take a bath first." Wang Shulan said.

Old Tan took the pajamas and said "hmm".

Wang Shulan went back to her room, and Lao Tan took a bath.After taking a shower, he returned to the bedroom, lay on the bed, lit a cigarette and smoked.

I'm a little tired, but I can't sleep.One is habit, and I have never slept so early; the other is that I have expectations, hoping that Wang Shulan can come in.He knew that this idea was not good, but he couldn't restrain himself, his heart was raving like grass growing.

Twenty minutes later, Wang Shulan came in with tea, her wet hair draped over her shoulders, and her whole body exuded a pleasant fragrance of shower gel.

She put the tea on the bedside table, sat on the edge of the bed, smiled at Old Tan, and said softly, "Have a cup of tea."

"Okay, thank you." Old Tan said.

"What are you talking about?" She smiled again, full of charming anger.

Lao Tan didn't speak, just looked at her.

She naturally put her body on the bed, and leaned against the head of the bed side by side with Lao Tan, and the arms next to each other transmitted warmth.

"Don't think about anything else, my sister will sleep with you tonight."

"The rain is sticky, I guess it won't stop tomorrow—"

"Don't stop, don't stop, sleep a little longer--"

(End of this chapter)