Life 1984

When Li Yunhai woke up, there was no one around him. The curtains in the room were tightly closed and the room was dark.

For a moment, he didn't even know where he was.

He suddenly remembered that he was sleeping in a hotel. He sat up, fumbled to turn on the lights and opened the curtains.

The sun is shining brightly outside and the spring scenery is bright.

Look at the time, it's half past ten in the morning.

Li Yunhai found his cell phone and called Lin Zhi.

Lin Zhi answered the phone and said with a smile: "We were all playing on the Bund. Seeing that you were sleeping deeply, we didn't call you. Are you coming?"

Li Yunhai groaned: "I just woke up, wait until I finish washing up."

Lin Zhi said: "Come out! Let's go to Sister Gong's house for lunch at noon."

Li Yunhai said hello.

After he washed up, he changed his clothes and went downstairs.

For convenience, they stayed at the Peace Hotel.

Walking out the door is the Bund.

Li Yunhai found Lin Zhi and others.

Shen Xiulan and Gong Jie are both there.

Although it was a sunny day, the wind on the Bund was strong and it was a bit cold.

Everyone walked around for a while and came to Gong Jie's house.

Gong Jie notified the nanny in advance to prepare the meal.

Li Yunhai didn't even eat breakfast. He was already hungry, so he sat down and started eating.

Gong Tao is very naughty and likes to run around while eating, with the nanny chasing after him with a bowl to feed him.

Li Yunhai saw it and said, "Why do you still need to feed such a big child?"

Gong Jie smiled and said: "If the boy is naughty, let him do it, as long as he is willing to eat."

Li Yunhai shook his head and said: "There are no rules! How can you pamper him like this? Running and eating at the same time is not good for the stomach."

Lin Zhi laughed in a low voice and said, "I know how to take care of other people's children, but you are too lenient."

Gong Jie said: "You can't say that. My Taotao is indeed a bit naughty, maybe because of the lack of discipline from his father. Yunhai is Taotao's godfather. If he can help me take care of my child, then I will be very grateful to him."

Lin Zhi said: "My three children have been strictly controlled since childhood. I hope that the children can have free thoughts."

Li Yunhai said: "Is this called freedom? This is called looseness!"

He put down the bowl and chopsticks, stood up, walked over, and picked up Gong Tao.

The little guy looked at him curiously and surprised, not knowing what was going on.

Li Yunhai put Gong Tao on the chair and said: "When you eat in the future, you can only sit here and eat. This is the dining table, the table for eating, do you understand?"

Gong Tao, who is usually naughty, actually sat down obediently today, looked at Li Yunhai with his big clear eyes, and asked in a sweet voice: "Who are you?"

Li Yunhai said with a straight face: "I am your father!"

Gong Jie's hand holding the food obviously froze for a moment.

But seeing that Lin Zhi still had a smile on her face, she knew there was nothing wrong with her words.

Li Yunhai is Gong Tao's godfather, so it's not wrong to say that I am your father.

"Dad! Dad!" Gong Tao shouted loudly.

Li Yunhai touched his little face and couldn't pretend to be serious anymore. He smiled and said, "You're so good! Listen to daddy and sit at the dining table to eat and eat with us from now on. Okay?"

Gong Tao said loudly: "Okay!"

Li Yunhai said: "Look, children are so easy to teach!"

Gong Jie smiled and said: "He is willing to listen to you. I usually take care of him, but he is very cruel."

Lin Zhi said: "Children are not afraid of their mother, they are only afraid of their father."

Gong Jie said: "It seems that I need to ask Yun Hai to come over and help me discipline him in the future. Lin Zhi, do you agree?"

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "Okay! In the future, we will also have property in Shanghai, and we may come here to play often. Sister Gong, you can't stop having friends after you have a child, right? Now that the child has grown up, you can come to my house when you have time." Drop by."

"Well, I'll bother you later."

"Don't say that, we are good sisters."

After dinner, Gong Tao ran into his room, ran out with a book in his hands, and put it in Li Yunhai's hand: "Dad, teach me how to read."

This is a picture story book that tells the story of Sun Wukong causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

Li Yunhai opened the book and told Gong Tao page by page.

Each page of the picture book is very short, only two or three lines.

A storybook is quickly finished.

Gong Jie sat next to them and looked at them with a relieved smile.

Shen Xiulan suddenly covered her mouth and laughed: "Ling Zhi, don't tell me, Gong Tao really looks a bit like Yun Hai."

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Gong Jie couldn't help being surprised.

Fortunately, Lin Zhi didn't go into details and said, "Handsome guys all look the same, and ugly guys have their own characteristics."

Everyone laughed.

Lin Zhi said: "Really, beauties are the same, with exquisite facial features, slim figures, and long flowing hair. But ugly people are really different. You can remember them after just one look. On the contrary, if you look at beautiful people too much, you won't be able to remember them." What are the characteristics? Beauties like Sister Gong and Sister Zhu are beautiful in their own way. If you don’t believe it, you can’t tell them apart when you watch the performance of the song and dance troupe. who is it."

Shen Xiulan said: "This is true."

Gong Jie said: "Stop praising me, you are all beauties."

We will meet in Pudong in the afternoon.

Pudong has just been developed and there are construction sites everywhere.

Li Yunhai mainly chooses land.

The city promised him that he could choose any open space across the river.

Although land in Lujiazui is of high value in the future, no matter which piece of land is good, we still have to pick and choose the best one.

A group of people took the ferry across the river and arrived in Pudong.

Li Yunhai picked out a piece of land and thought the location was very good, right next to Lujiazui.

Linzhi and others also agreed that after this place is built, the river view will be particularly beautiful.

Everyone said that Li Yunhai decided on this piece of land.

He called the city leaders and told them the location of the land.

The other party politely said to check it for you.

After a while, I got feedback.

This piece of land has no owner yet and covers an area of ​​5 square meters.

Li Yunhai felt that it was enough, so he decided on this piece of land.

The two parties agreed to sign a letter of intent for cooperation tomorrow.

Coming back from Pudong, the sun has set.

After dinner at the Peace Hotel, Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi went to watch a movie together.

Lin Zhi also called Shen Xiulan.

Li Yunhai said: "Wouldn't it be better for us to live in a world of two?"

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "What else do you want to do in the cinema?"

Li Yunhai chuckled.

Lin Zhi said: "Don't you want to have a world of three people?"

Li Yunhai touched his chin and said, "I think so, I'm afraid you won't agree."

Lin Zhi rolled her eyes at him: "I said three people watch a movie together, where did you think of it? If I agree, can Xiulan agree? Do you think you are the Yellow Emperor? If you just tell her to come, she will have to come and serve you?"

Li Yunhai wanted to say yes, but finally held back.

The three of them came to the cinema.

What they watched was "Big Sabbath".

This movie was released at the end of last year, and because of its popularity, many theaters are still showing it.

The movie tells the story of the male and female protagonists who, after sending their partners to the other side of the ocean, fell in love with each other in loneliness but always felt apart.

In the 90s, the trend of going abroad was in full swing, and many young people wanted to go abroad, whether for work or study.

When the other half goes abroad, the one who stays becomes the watchman. Regardless of whether they are men or women, most of the time they will break up.

Lin Zhi and Shen Xiulan, who have seen each other all over the world, feel that foreign countries are just like this.

Li Yunhai said, you can stand and talk without back pain. You have money and good conditions, and you can live comfortably wherever you go.

"So, did the last woman go abroad?" Lin Zhi asked after watching the movie.

Li Yunhai said: "This was intentional by the director, leaving suspense and letting the audience guess."

Shen Xiulan said: "No, it was daytime when she boarded the plane, and the last shot of the plane taking off was at night. This means that she didn't leave, right? Who was waiting in the waiting room for most of the day?" Li Yunhai said: "It's also possible , they delayed a flight? They slept in the airport hotel, and then the woman took the evening flight? "

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "Then do they have one in the hotel?"

Li Yunhai said: "Your imagination is even richer!"

The three people chatted and laughed happily and walked out of the cinema.

It was still early, only half past eight, and Li Yunhai accompanied the two of them for a walk along the street.

Passing by a clothing store, Lin Zhi and Shen Xiulan turned in while holding hands.

Women have zero resistance to the beautiful clothes in the shop window.

Li Yunhai had no choice but to follow in.

The waiter in the specialty store has a bad attitude and speaks local dialect.

And they seem to do it on purpose. When they hear tourists speaking foreign languages ​​or Mandarin, they deliberately speak Shanghainese to appear superior.

Lin Zhi didn't quite understand and said, "Can you speak Mandarin?"

The waiter said impatiently: "I said these clothes are very expensive. You can only try them on if you are sure you want to buy them."

Shen Xiulan said: "How do you know if it fits without trying it on? No matter how beautiful the clothes are, you have to wear them to know if they fit!"

The waiter still said the same thing: "If you buy it, I'll try it on you. If you don't buy it, don't try it on. If you put the size you are wearing on the model, take it off, and put it back on again, it will be very difficult for us."

Lin Zhi said: "Forget it, let's go look elsewhere."

Shen Xiulan said: "Wait! We are consumers, I want to try on that dress! If you don't want to take it, you shouldn't work here. What you are delaying is your boss's business, do you know?"

The waiter groaned: "What does this have to do with you?"

Shen Xiulan said: "You don't have a store manager here? What kind of service attitude is this! Not to mention the clothes in your store, even the clothes on Wall Street in New York and the Champs Elysées in Paris, I would buy them with my eyes closed!"

The waiter looked her up and down and said, "Really? Then why didn't I see what brand-name clothes you were wearing?"

Shen Xiulan said: "How many famous brands do you know? Have you ever been abroad? Do you think all famous brands have to print big LOGOs on their clothes?"

At this time, a young woman in a suit came over and said, "Xiao Li, go take off that dress and let this lady try it on. Go quickly! Don't be stunned!"

The waiter reluctantly went to get the clothes.

Li Yunhai didn't interfere and just watched.

Shen Xiulan is enough to teach the waiter a lesson.

The waiter took off the clothes and handed them to Shen Xiulan.

Shen Xiulan took it, looked at the materials and workmanship inside and outside, and said, "Just average."

Lin Zhi also nodded and said: "Too ordinary! Let's go!"

Shen Xiulan returned the clothes to the waiter: "No need to try it on, it's too ordinary!"

The waiter immediately became furious: "Did you do this on purpose? Are you deliberately looking for trouble? It was you who said you wanted to try it on, but you took it off and you didn't try it on again! Are you kidding me?"

Shen Xiulan said: "It is my freedom and my right to try it on or not. If your clothing store opens here, you must be prepared to try it on for customers. If you can't even do this, close it as soon as possible."

The waiter wanted to speak, but was stopped by the woman in a suit: "Xiao Li, don't make any noise."

Shen Xiulan and Lin Zhi walked out hand in hand.

Lin Zhi smiled and said: "You are still good. This kind of waiter should be fired."

Li Yunhai smiled slightly and followed them.

Lin Zhi and Shen Xiulan walked into another specialty store.

"Just take a look." The waiter came forward and said, "These are the latest styles of our brand."

"I'm already wearing spring clothes." Shen Xiulan said, "It will take more than a month before I can wear them."

"Winter clothes have been sold for a long time, and those who want to buy them have already bought them years ago." The waiter said, "Do you want to buy discounted products for changing seasons? Our store never has discounts. A change of season means a change of season, and there is no discount. Discount."

Shen Xiulan said: "Then let's go!"

Lin Zhi took two steps, took a fancy to a spring shirt, and said, "Xiulan, you think this one is not bad."

Shen Xiulan took it off and touched the material with her hands.

The waiter said: "Sister, if you don't buy it, don't touch our clothes. If you have oil marks on your hands, it will stain our clothes. It will also wrinkle our clothes."

Shen Xiulan was stunned and said: "What kind of precious things can't be touched? How can you wear them?"

The waiter said: "You buy it back, you can touch it as you like, and wear it as you like!"

Shen Xiulan said: "How do you know if you feel comfortable if you don't touch it? What about when you try it on? You can't touch it either?"

The waiter said: "I told you, sister, you can try it and touch it if you want to buy it."

Shen Xiulan said: "Who do you call eldest sister? How old are you? I don't think you are younger than me, right?"

The waiter said: "Okay, I'll call you Miss, okay? Miss, do you want this dress?"

Shen Xiulan said: "Yes! Wrap it up for me."

The waiter was stunned, he didn't expect this guest to be so wealthy!

She took the clothes, put on a smiling face, and said, "Okay."

Shen Xiulan said: "Hey, you touched it, but I don't want it anymore. You said it yourself, your hands are dirty, and the clothes you touched will have oil marks on them."

The waiter said: "How can I package it if I don't touch it?"

"That's your business! Anyway, if you touch it, I won't buy it! Let's go!" Shen Xiulan pulled Lin Zhi.

Lin Zhi laughed until her stomach ached: "Xiulan, I really belong to you."

Shen Xiulan said: "No wonder there is not a single customer. It is no wonder that such a specialty store can survive."

Lin Zhi said: "I am a big brand and I don't care if I lose a few small businesses. There are many people who want to buy!"

Shen Xiulan said: "I have been to so many places, but this is the first time I have been looked down upon like this! Just because we speak with a Xizhou accent?"

Lin Zhi said: "The attitude of individual waiters is a problem. This has nothing to do with the quality of the regional population."

Shen Xiulan said: "I originally wanted to go shopping, but now I'm not in the mood at all. Are all big cities offering such services?"

Li Yunhai said: "There is no way, the local people's sense of superiority is too strong. Do you want to go to a big shopping mall? The management and services of the shopping mall should be better."

Shen Xiulan said: "Forget it, let's find some snacks to try?"

Li Yunhai said: "Going to the night market? There are many night snack streets in Shanghai."

Shen Xiulan said: "Isn't it also opened by locals? And when eating barbecue, you should say: Don't touch it with your hands! Don't bite it with your mouth!"

The three of them laughed together.

Li Yunhai said: "You, please have some virtue in your mouth!"

They got into a taxi and asked the driver to lead them to a late-night snack street.

There are many foreigners in Shanghai, and they are from all over the country.

There are many street names here, all named after the names of provinces and cities.

Shen Xiulan discovered this problem and asked: "Yunhai, why are there so many roads named after provinces and cities?"

Li Yunhai said: "The names were given by the British during the colonial period. They changed the roads in the concession to the names of various provinces and cities. It is obviously easier to file and record than the original road names based on local customs. It is convenient for the concession authorities and new arrivals later. The British could familiarize themselves with the geographical conditions of Shanghai and the whole country as quickly as possible and prepare for further colonial aggression. "

Shen Xiulan said: "That's it! I just said it was weird."

Li Yunhai said: "It was later retained. In this way, it also shows that Shanghai is a tolerant big city that welcomes people from all over the country to start businesses and settle down."

They came to a late-night snack stall, ordered some late-night snacks and barbecue, and sat down.

Ding Qiang and Zhuang Yong had been following behind and now sat down at the table next to them.

When Li Yunhai travels, he never has to worry about them. He gives them money and lets them solve their own problems, so that both of them are comfortable.

Lin Zhi loves to be clean. After sitting down, she took out a paper towel and wiped the table carefully. She looked at the dark layer on the paper towel and said, "This place is not hygienic."

Shen Xiulan said: "The late night snack stall is almost done. Do you still want to be as clean as your home?"

Lin Zhi smiled and said: "Don't put the chopsticks on the table, they will be very dirty."

Several men sitting at the table next to them kept staring at the two of them.

Lin Zhi and Shen Xiulan are both first-rate beauties. She is good-looking and well-dressed. Although she is not a little girl, her skin is fairer than the little girl's, and she has a bit more mature grace and charm than the little girl.

The men drooled at the sight and started talking loudly.

"The one in the white clothes looks good, especially the breasts and the butt, it's so big!"

"The one in blue is prettier and has a smaller face. I'm stupid. I can bite him in one bite!"

The one in white is Shen Xiulan.

The one in blue is Linzhi.

Li Yunhai frowned slightly after hearing this, grabbed the chopstick holder on the table, and threw it over there.

With a clang, the chopstick barrel hit a big man on the head.

This stirred up a hornet's nest.

Those big men stood up and pointed at Li Yunhai: "Idiot, you dare to hit someone? You are impatient with life, aren't you?"

Li Yunhai sat upright with a calm expression and said, "Don't you have any women in your family? You talk about women's bodies when you talk. Are you polite? If I don't hit you, who will I hit?"

"Boy, you are so arrogant! Are you from outside? Do you know whose territory this is?" A big man deliberately rolled up his sleeves, revealing the dragon and snake tattoos on his arms. (End of chapter)