1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Chapter 462 Sister Qing is the most innocent
Chen Lian said there was no food at home, but she still prepared a large table of food, which was very sumptuous.

If Zhou Yan hadn't stopped her, she would have gone out to buy some cooked food.

While she was cooking, Wang Zhongyang was chatting with Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian. Although Wang Zhongyang was only ten years old, he was naturally generous in dealing with people.

Facing Zhou Yan, he was not at all nervous, and unlike most of the children in Yanjing who were talkative, he spoke with great discretion.

His calmness mainly comes from his family.

Wang Zhongyang's father, Wang Junhua, is the director of the Municipal Government Affairs Management Office, and his mother, Chen Lian, is the vice principal of Yanjing Primary School. Their development is not very good among the second generation, but it is not bad either. After all, Wang Zhongyang's father is not yet forty years old.

"Third brother, are you still teaching in school now?"

"I'm in school, but I don't have classes during the weekdays."

Seeing that Zhou Yan's cup was empty, Wang Zhongyang stood up and took the kettle to refill them with water. "Actually, I've always wanted to attend your class."

"Why, are you interested in music?"

Wang Zhongyang shook his head. "No, I just wanted to see what you are like in class. I have no musical talent, and my class choir doesn't even have me."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "You don't have to be able to sing in the choir. In many elementary school choirs, half of them are Nan Guo."

"It's the same in our class, but I feel uncomfortable standing inside without opening my mouth to sing. If I open my mouth to sing, it will disturb others." After pouring the water, Wang Zhongyang sat down next to him. "Third brother, you often go to the United States. What is the specific situation over there? A lot of the news I read in the newspaper is inconsistent. Some of the good ones are exaggerated, and some of the bad ones are exaggerated."

“Why are you interested in America?”

"Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle."

Zhou Yan nodded secretly, this kid is quite ambitious.

Among the three generations Zhou Yan had come into contact with, Wang Zhongyang was definitely the best among them. At the age of ten, he showed the aura of a child of destiny.

"To evaluate a country, we need to consider it from multiple dimensions. The US economy is definitely very good. No other country can compare to it, and now should be the peak period of the US."

"The peak period?" Wang Zhongyang asked doubtfully, "Brother San, do you think the United States will go downhill in the future?"

I have to say that Wang Zhongyang is very good at grasping the key points in other people's words.

As someone who has experienced it, I naturally know that the 1990s was the heyday of the United States. It crushed other countries in the world in all aspects and possessed absolute hegemony.

However, this advantage will become weaker and weaker in the future, and this change may not become clear until 20 years later.

"The tide turns, and the change of dynasties is inevitable. There are many problems in American society, but they are not exposed because of the good economic development. Once the economy slows down and the advantages weaken, these problems will become more and more obvious. It is said that it is easy to conquer the world, but difficult to keep it. This is absolutely true."

Wang Zhongyang was very surprised when he heard Zhou Yan's words.

He thought that Zhou Yan's career was developing very well in the United States and he had collaborated with many American stars, so he should have a very mild attitude towards the United States.

I didn’t expect Zhou Yan to be so pessimistic about the United States.

Wang Zhongyang blinked and thought to himself, could it be that Third Brother was just trying to comfort me so that I wouldn't lose confidence?
Seeing the doubt in Wang Zhongyang's eyes, Zhou Yan continued, "It's better to go and see for yourself than to listen to others. You can go and see it when you have time. Just like you said, knowing yourself and knowing the enemy, you can win a hundred battles. If you want to understand the other side, you still have to go there. The United States is also very large, and the situation in each city is different. The situation in the city is also different from that in the countryside. If you want to understand the United States, you must try to get in touch with people from all walks of life in the United States. The more you get in touch, you will find that the gap between different classes in the United States is greater than that in China."

"Are you talking about the gap between the rich and the poor?"

Zhou Yan shook his head. "It's not about the gap between the rich and the poor, but about the all-round information and education. These things are hard to explain in a few words. You need to spend time studying and observing. It's best to go to the United States."

"I would like to go, but I never have the chance."

Zhou Yan was quite surprised to hear Wang Zhongyang say this.

According to Wang Zhongyang's family conditions, it should not be difficult for him to attend a summer camp or go there on his own.

Sometimes, they want to go abroad without even spending any money.

"Don't worry. You're still young now. It might be better to go in a few years. By then, you will have more ways to observe the world and have a firmer belief."

"That's what my dad said."

"Then let's listen to Uncle Wang." Zhou Yan said with a smile.

Wang Zhongyang nodded and asked Zhou Yan, "Are you doing business with Brother Siqi? I heard them talk about it before."

"We did a little business together."

"Before, Brother Siqi would take us out to play, but now that he's running a business, he doesn't take us out to play anymore."

The Wang family and the Huo family have a good personal relationship. Huo Siqi's father and Wang Zhongyang's father both work in the same building. Huo Siqi used to be a childish person and he really liked to play with children.

He doesn't play with children now, but it's not because of his business. After all, the things he plays with are different from those of the children.

"Your brother Siqi is very focused on his career now."

"I know. I heard that your business is quite big."

"Not bad. What do you want to do when you grow up? Do you want to start a business?"

Wang Zhongyang shook his head, "I don't want to do business."

"Then what do you want to do?"

“I want to be a diplomat.”

Zhou Yan was not surprised at all to hear that Wang Zhongyang was a diplomat. It would be a shame if this guy didn't go into politics in the future.

"Then you have to study hard and pass the language test."

"I'm good at foreign languages."

Wang Zhongyang spoke quite modestly, but from his expression, you could tell that he was very confident in his foreign language proficiency.

It seems that this kid has already started preparing for his goal.

Later, Wang Zhongyang chatted with Joey Wong for a while. Zhou Yan originally thought that he would ask Joey Wong some questions about Taiwan Island, but what Zhou Yan did not expect was that Wang Zhongyang never mentioned Taiwan Island from beginning to end.

It was as if he had no idea that Joey Wong was from Taiwan, and at most he asked some questions related to Hong Kong.

I guess Wang Zhongyang didn’t know Wang Zuxian very well, so he was relatively cautious when chatting with her and tried to avoid sensitive topics.

At around half past six, Chen Lian came out of the kitchen and called them to eat.

"Xiaoyang, don't sit there anymore. Clean up the dishes."

As she spoke, Chen Lian took out a bottle of Luzhou Laojiao from the cabinet and said, "Xiao Yan, Auntie can't drink much, so I can only drink a little with you."

Zhou Yan hurriedly stopped her from opening the bottle, "Aunt Chen, don't open the wine. We are not strangers. I played snowballs with Zhong Yang and the others this afternoon, and I am hungry now. You cooked this table of dishes, so it's just right for us to have a good meal."

"That won't work. You finally came home."

Wang Zhongyang beside him said with a smile, "How about I have a drink with Third Brother?"

Chen Lian rolled her eyes at her son and said, "Go away, what do you want to do?"

Zhou Yan took the bottle of wine from Chen Lian and brought it to the kitchen. "Aunt Chen, listen to me. Let's have a good meal tonight."

Chen Lian herself didn't drink much, so when she saw Zhou Yan snatched all the wine away, she said, "Okay, next time you come to my house, I'll ask your uncle Wang to have a drink with you."

"I should be the one drinking with Uncle Wang."

"Okay, okay, you drink with him. If he knew you wanted to drink with him, he would be very happy."

……

Zhou Yan thought he had avoided the drinking tonight and could have a good meal, but just five minutes after they picked up their bowls, the door of the house was pushed open.

"What did you cook today? It smells so good."

Wang Junhua walked in with a smile on his face. When he saw Zhou Yan and the others, he was stunned for a moment. Soon, he smiled and greeted Zhou Yan, "Zhou Yan is here."

Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian quickly stood up.

"Uncle Wang, you're back."

Wang Junhua glanced at Wang Zuxian, his eyes showing a little surprise. He quickly exchanged glances with his wife and then said, "Why didn't you tell me that Zhou Yan was coming home?"

"Aunt Chen said she wanted to call you, but I stopped her. We ran into Zhongyang in the park today, and he brought us back. He didn't tell us in advance, so there's no need to disturb you at work." Zhou Yan explained with a smile. The work of the Office of Government Affairs Management is quite specific, mainly responsible for the administrative affairs management and logistical support services of the Central Office Building, the City Hall Building, and No. 8 Beili, Huaibaishu Street.

With the heavy snow, their work must be busier.

Wang Junhua waved his hand and said, "We are the ones who are really busy, so I came back early tonight. If I had known you were coming, I would have come back directly after get off work."

Only then did he look at Joey Wong, "Who is this?"

Wang Zuxian took the initiative to introduce herself, "Uncle Wang, I am Wang Zuxian."

In fact, Wang Junhua had already recognized Wang Zuxian, but he was a little unsure. Now, after listening to Wang Zuxian's self-introduction, he also smiled and nodded, "Hello, hello."

Wang Junhua was not too surprised to see Zhou Yan and Joey Wong together.

He knew that his nephew was a famous director and had worked with Joey Wong, and a new movie they had collaborated on would be released soon.

But he was not sure why Zhou Yan brought Joey Wong to their house. Did it mean that they were dating?

In this situation, Wang Junhua couldn't ask. He took off his coat, walked to the dining table, glanced at the table, and saw that there was no wine. He frowned and said, "Why, no wine?"

Chen Lian smiled and said, "If you're not at home, who will drink with Xiaoyan? I took them all out and put them back for him."

"Where's the wine?"

"There's one bottle on the kitchen board, and the others are in the cupboard."

After hearing this, Wang Junhua turned around and walked towards the kitchen, then took out the bottle of Luzhou Laojiao, and started pouring wine for Zhou Yan without saying anything.

"You kid, you finally came here, how can you not drink some wine?"

After pouring the wine for Zhou Yan, he looked at Wang Zuxian again, "Miss Wang, do you want to drink?"

Wang Zuxian waved her hands repeatedly, "You're welcome, uncle, I don't drink, you can just call me Xiaoxian."

"Okay, then I won't pour it for you. Just have a drink. You don't have to be polite here."

Then he poured himself another glass, and without eating a single bite of food, he raised the glass, "Come on, let's not drink too much, let's drink half first."

Zhou Yan looked at the cup in his hand. It must have weighed about 200 to 300 grams.

He had never drunk with Wang Junhua and had no idea how much Wang Junhua could drink.

"Uncle Wang, I can't drink that much."

"Don't talk nonsense. I know my uncle's alcohol tolerance. There is no one in your Zhou family who can't drink well, including your father and my second brother, who can drink one and a half kilograms of alcohol."

Zhou Yan curled his lips secretly. His father's alcohol tolerance was about the same as his. How could he tolerate a pound and a half of alcohol?

Judging from Wang Junhua's alcohol tolerance, it seems like he can drink one and a half kilograms.

"Come on, drink more at first, so that I can warm myself up, and then we can drink slowly afterwards."

Unable to refuse the kind invitation, Zhou Yan could only drink half the glass of wine.

After taking the first sip, Zhou Yan was about to sit down and pick up some food to moisten his throat. The wine was too spicy, but Wang Junhua held the wine glass but did not sit down, so he could not sit down either.

Wang Junhua held up the wine glass, looked at Wang Zuxian, and said with a smile, "Xiaoxian, welcome to be my guest. I won't say any polite words. I'll toast you."

Wang Zuxian quickly stood up with the cup of water, "Uncle Wang, I'm drinking a beverage."

"It's okay, let Zhou Yan accompany someone. Come on, Zhou Yan, let's finish our drink, and then we can do whatever we want as a lesbian."

"Uncle Wang, your rapid march is amazing."

"Haha, we've only just arrived, and we're already on a hurried march." Wang Junhua smiled and drank the rest of the wine in the glass.

Zhou Yan had no choice but to drink the wine in his glass.

As soon as he finished drinking, Wang Junhua brought the wine jug to him and poured him wine.

……

Zhou Yan’s alcohol tolerance was pretty good, but after drinking two or three taels of wine in one breath, he was already a little drunk.

Wang Junhua did not slow down either. In just ten minutes, he and Zhou Yan drank two and a half cups.

It can be seen that Wang Junhua can drink a lot. He didn't react at all after drinking so much wine without eating much food.

Zhou Yan, on the other hand, could no longer hold on.

At this time, Wang Junhua began to slow down and chat with Zhou Yan while drinking.

Perhaps he also realized that Zhou Yan's alcohol tolerance was about the limit and he couldn't drink much more.

Wang Junhua's goal was not to make Zhou Yan drink to a blackout, so seeing that he was almost done, he naturally stopped increasing the intensity.

……

When Zhou Yan left Wang's house, he could hardly stand steadily and had to be supported by Joey Wong.

Looking at Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian's backs, Wang Junhua said with a smile, "See, it's obvious after drinking a little bit of wine. They must be dating."

Wang Zhongyang said from the side, "Dad, you let the third brother drink so much wine just to test their relationship."

"Not really, it's just a coincidence."

"If you want to know, just ask directly."

"You are still naive. If we ask, he can just tell us directly?"

"Of course, my third brother told me when we were in the small park. That's my third sister-in-law."

Wang Junhua patted his son's head and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"I didn't even have a chance to say it." Wang Zhongyang said aggrievedly.

Chen Lian frowned and said, "Logically, shouldn't we give her a red envelope? It's her first time coming home."

Wang Junhua waved his hands, "There is no such rule. Besides, Zhou Yan didn't introduce them formally. I'll find a chance next time to treat them to a good meal. Today was a bit hasty."

"It's all my fault. I took the initiative to bring my third brother and the others back." Wang Zhongyang said.

"Why should I blame you? Since I met him at my doorstep, I should invite him back. And you should also learn more from him. Your brothers in the Zhou family are all very capable."

"I feel that the eldest brother of the Zhou family is a bit playful, and the second brother is not very talkative."

"You can't judge a person by appearance. Zhou Yu seems unruly, but he is very skillful in handling things. When he was the deputy director of the newspaper office, he was already able to control half of the newspaper. The key is that the leaders are not afraid of him. Whether it is managing downward or upward, he does a good job. Let me ask you, you only know that Zhou Yu likes to play, but have you heard any bad words about him behind his back?"

Wang Zhongyang thought about it seriously, then shook his head and said, "No, the elders seem to have a very good opinion of him."

"What about Zhou Hong? Have you heard anyone say bad things about him?"

"It seems not. People don't seem to talk about the second brother much, especially after the third brother became famous, fewer people talked about the second brother."

"But your second brother's business is worth hundreds of millions, and many people don't know about it."

"So many!" Wang Zhongyang said in surprise.

"Among the brothers and sisters of this generation of the Zhou family, the second oldest is the most thoughtful. He always gets things done quietly."

"Is Sister Qing the simplest?" Wang Zhongyang suddenly asked.

Wang Junhua glanced at his son and said with a smile, "As for their little girl Xiaojiu, I haven't seen her for a long time. I don't know what she looks like now."

"Sister Qing has grown so tall now."

Seeing the light in his son's eyes, Wang Junhua smiled without saying a word, tightened his clothes, turned around and walked in.

Chen Lian also glanced at her son and sighed inwardly. Her son was so smart, but she didn't expect that he was still easily controlled by Zhou's Xiaojiu.

(End of this chapter)