Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 797: Ignorant!

At around 8 o'clock in the evening, everyone finished dinner and walked out of the private room. As Wu Aiguo walked, he said to several classmates walking by: "Haozi! Jianxiong! I'm busy these few days. Next week, I'll arrange a table in our company's canteen, and then we can get together."

"Aiguo! You are a leader now after all, how can you be so stingy when treating us? You actually arranged for us to eat in the small canteen of your unit. You don't have any sincerity at all!" Xue Weihua, who was already a little drunk, heard Wu Aiguo's words and immediately complained about Wu Aiguo's stinginess.

Chen Hao, who works in the municipal government, is very clear about the nature of the company's canteen. When he heard Xue Weihua's complaint, he immediately said to Xue Weihua: "Weihua! You are ignorant when you say this. Do you know that the food in the company's canteen is much better than that in restaurants outside? Aiguo really cares about us classmates, so he would buy food in the company's canteen."

Wu Aiguo heard what Xue Weihua and Chen Hao said, and said with a smile as he walked: "Weihua! Haozi is right. To tell you the truth, the chef in our company's cafeteria is the successor of Tan's cuisine. His cooking skills are not inferior to those of the chefs in the restaurant."

After hearing Wu Aiguo's introduction, Xue Weihua asked him curiously, "Aiguo! What kind of cuisine is Tan's cuisine? How come I have never heard of it?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Xue Weihua's question, he smiled and said to Xue Weihua, "Weihua! No wonder Haozi said you are ignorant. Tan's cuisine is an official cuisine and one of the famous official cuisines in our country. In the past, it was a dish that only dignitaries were qualified to eat."

"But now is different from the past. It is definitely impossible for you to eat Tan's food. Fortunately, our chef is also good at Sichuan cuisine. I will treat you to Sichuan cuisine when the time comes!"

When Xue Weihua heard Wu Aiguo's introduction, he first showed an expectant expression on his face, then looked at Wu Aiguo with resentment and complained, "Aiguo! Hearing you say that, I feel like my mouth is watering, but in the end you just painted a big cake for us, we can only listen but have no chance to taste it."

Wu Aiguo heard Xue Weihua's words and saw the resentful expression on his face. He smiled and said to Xue Weihua, "Weihua! It's not that I don't want to treat you to Tan's cuisine, but I have no way to get the raw materials needed for Tan's cuisine, so I can only give up and treat everyone to Sichuan cuisine."

"Weihua! Aiguo is right. Under the current conditions, we can fill our stomachs, which is already a very happy thing. Don't think about those illusory things." Guo Jianxiong heard Xue Weihua's complaint and smiled and teased Xue Weihua.

"Xiao Chen! Why are you eating here tonight?" Just as everyone walked out of Dongxing Building, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind Chen Hao.

When Chen Hao heard the familiar voice, he subconsciously stopped and turned to look in the direction of the voice. Then he quickly walked forward and greeted the other party respectfully, "Minister Ye! Good evening! Several of us junior high school classmates are having a small gathering here. I didn't expect you to eat here too."

After hearing what Chen Hao had introduced, Director Ye instinctively glanced at Wu Aiguo and others standing not far away. When he saw Wu Aiguo, he was visibly stunned. He quickly walked up to Wu Aiguo and greeted him enthusiastically, "Director Wu! I didn't expect to meet you here!"

Wu Aiguo heard what Minister Ye said and saw the other party's outstretched hand. He reached out his hand to shake hands with Minister Ye and asked him awkwardly: "Comrade! Hello! If I remember correctly, I don't know you! May I ask who you are?"

When Minister Ye heard Wu Aiguo's question, he was not embarrassed because Wu Aiguo did not recognize him. He quickly introduced himself: "Director Wu! My name is Ye Qinghua, and I am the deputy director of the Propaganda Department of Kyoto City. I met you when the State Council held a welcome dinner two years ago." After hearing Ye Qinghua's self-introduction, Wu Aiguo finally understood how the other party knew him. He smiled and greeted Ye Qinghua: "Minister Ye! It's nice to meet you!"

"Minister Ye! Aiguo! I didn't expect you two knew each other!" Chen Hao, who was standing aside, saw Minister Ye take the initiative to step forward and greet Wu Aiguo. An expression of disbelief immediately appeared on his face. He quickly walked up to the two of them and asked them with a smile.

When Minister Ye heard what Chen Hao said, he remembered that Chen Hao and Wu Aiguo were classmates. He said to Chen Hao kindly, "Xiao Chen! You and Director Wu are classmates. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

When Chen Hao heard Minister Ye's question, he naturally couldn't tell the other party that he and Wu Aiguo hadn't seen each other for many years. Facing Minister Ye's question, Chen Hao shyly replied: "Minister Ye! I didn't know that you and Aiguo knew each other. If I knew, I would have told you a long time ago."

When Minister Ye heard what Chen Hao said, he patted Chen Hao on the shoulder in a friendly manner and said to Chen Hao with a smile: "Xiao Chen! If you encounter any difficulties in your work in the future, you can always come to me."

When Chen Hao heard what Minister Ye said, he knew that Minister Ye made this promise to him for Wu Aiguo's sake, so he quickly replied respectfully: "Minister Ye! Thank you for your care and support."

After hearing Chen Hao's thanks, Ye Qinghua turned to Wu Aiguo and said, "Director Wu! I have guests here, so I'll take my leave first. If I have time another day, I'll host you and invite you to come sit with me."

Facing Ye Qinghua's invitation, if it were any other time, Wu Aiguo would definitely decline politely. Considering that the other party was Chen Hao's immediate superior, Wu Aiguo shook hands with Ye Qinghua again and replied very simply: "Minister Ye! No problem, you can ask Haozi to call me someday when you have time."

Seeing that Wu Aiguo was willing to accept his invitation, Ye Qinghua was very happy and quickly said to Wu Aiguo: "Director Wu! I will let Xiao Chen call you after I confirm the time."

Although the students present already knew that the Trade Department had great power, they had no idea how great its power was. It was not until they saw Ye Qinghua's attitude towards Wu Aiguo just now that they understood Wu Aiguo's true ability.

After Chen Hao watched Ye Qinghua leave, he thought of Wu Aiguo accepting Ye Qinghua's invitation for him, and said to Wu Aiguo with gratitude: "Aiguo! Thank you!"

When Wu Aiguo heard Chen Hao's thanks, he smiled and said to Chen Hao, "Haozi! There's no need to be so polite between us!"

Wu Aiguo said this and turned to the other students, "Okay! It's getting late, let's go home early! After my wife is discharged from the hospital, I will treat everyone to dinner in the company cafeteria."

(End of this chapter)