Rebirth: Outstanding

Chapter Three Lu Yu Tea House

"Your family Suzhen and my family Tianyao made an appointment last year. You received a wedding gift of 120 yuan plus four sets of magenta (magenta, the man gave the woman satin clothes at the time of the wedding). Now you are about to regret the marriage!" Zhao Meizhen Take a few deep breaths: "Don't talk about anything else, last month, if Tianyao hadn't rushed into the fire to rescue her, she would have already burned the seventh! And she is going to marry the one? A Quan, a fruitful man? You? Mother, Ah Quan is in his 30s and has a wife. You want to send Su Zhen to be his wife?"

Seeing Zhao Meizhen's madness, Li Laoshi and Suzhen didn't speak, Aunt Hong said with a smile on her face:

"Sister-in-law, you can’t say that. Last year, you said that Yaozai would definitely pass the police examination. I also thought that my daughter would have a good destination, so I nodded and agreed. But now the entire wooden house area knows that Yaozai failed the exam. , I also offended the interviewer, so I won’t be able to take another exam in the future. You are also a woman. I am also a woman. I know how important it is to marry a good man. Yaozai can only go to the dock or the factory to start work. I won’t suffer. My three sons are Suzhen and one daughter. She is the most precious. I don’t want her to suffer poverty all the time like myself. Ah Quan mentioned this a long time ago, and just after learning about Tianyao, he came to a matchmaker. Mention, we thought about it and agreed. There is nothing wrong with the little wife. At least after following Ah Quan, he has a fruitful business that can ensure that Suzhen has no worries about food and clothing, and does not have to go hungry and suffer, not to mention Ah Quan’s eldest wife. And there are no children. When Suzhen marries and gives birth to a son, the fruit shop will all be Suzhen's children. The fixed money and magenta will be deducted from the three hundred yuan I sent the day before yesterday."

"Suzhen, what do you think about your parents marrying you to be a little wife? If you don't agree, I will help you out!" After hearing Aunt Hong's words, Zhao Meizhen didn't bother to pay attention to her, but buried her head in the red. Suzhen on the shoulders of her aunt asked.

Eighteen-year-old Li Suzhen raised her head and glanced at Song Tianyao who was wearing shoes in the room. She found that Song Tianyao didn’t seem to have any surprised expressions on her face. I don’t know why, seeing Song Tianyao’s calm appearance, Li Suzhen was a little disappointed. Is Song Tianyao not important enough in his heart? He was about to marry other people, he didn't have any reaction?

She and Song Tianyao have known each other since they were young. Song Tianyao always protects her from being bullied by other children in the wooden house area. If there are delicious foods, she always remembers to keep a portion for herself. Li Suzhen even thought about it like this with Song Tianyao. It will be fine for a lifetime, at least Song Tianyao really likes herself.

Last year, when she heard that Song Tianyao was admitted to the police, Li Suzhen was very happy. She saw those girls of the same age who married old policemen as their little wives. They were all dressed in silk and satin, covered in jewelry, and the smell of perfume could float to the street when they stood on the street. At the end, there are compliments everywhere, and you can become the wife of a policeman, which means that you will never suffer from poverty and have no more days to eat.

But I didn’t expect that everything changed this afternoon. The people working on the dock sent back news that Song Tianyao had offended the interviewer and was not admitted to the police, and he would not be able to participate in the recruitment examination. Song Tianyao, who was born in the wooden house district, might only have to go in the future. The future of the dock and the factory work, dock coolies, many people do it for a lifetime, marry a coolie? After being persuaded by the matchmaker and mother for a while, Li Suzhen felt that she could not marry herself like this. She would rather marry the 37-year-old Aquan as a little wife than marry a coolie and a worker who will continue to suffer.

"I listen to my parents..." After Li Suzhen finished speaking, she continued to bury her head.

"You..." Zhao Meizhen shook her mouth, turned her head and shouted at Song Tianyao, who had already stood up and was about to walk out: "Hey! Your unpassed wife is going to marry someone else and be a little wife! You are dead!"

Song Tianyao walked over and took half of the cigarette she hadn't finished smoking from her mother, and smiled at the three people: "You have said that, before the door, of course it is not my wife, calm down and cook the porridge. La."

Zhao Meizhen didn't expect that her son was not at all angry, and she stared at Song Tianyao in shock and speechless.

Song Tianyao said to Li Suzhen's family in three-spoken words:

"Uncle Honest, Red Aunt, rest assured, I will definitely drink Suzhen's wedding wine next month. Congratulations. The latest and fastest update, free of charge."

Li Suzhen's family was shocked by Song Tianyao's tone. Looking at this young man who had been familiar since childhood, Song Tianyao sent the cigarette back to Zhao Meizhen's mouth:

"I won't go home to eat tonight. I made an appointment with a friend. If possible, I won't come back to sleep. You don't have to wait for me."

After speaking, he walked past Li Suzhen and out of his door.

Zhao Meizhen didn’t say to Li Laoshi’s family viciously until her son’s figure disappeared, "If something happens to Tianyao! I will let you be a ghost! I stand at my house and wait for me to serve the three of you. See you off? Raise your foot, I want to clean!"

While speaking, Zhao Meizhen picked up the broom and swept in front of the three people's feet, rolled up a large area of ​​dust, and drove out Li Laoshi's family directly.

Song Tianyao, who has already gone out, is not angry at Li Suzhen’s repentance of marriage. In his last life, he was more than 30 years old. He saw more women with red and white tops. Now it’s not surprising that there is an extra Li Suzhen, let alone Li Suzhen. The appearance is good, but the supple personality does not suit Song Tianyao's appetite at this time. Women who are supple and attractive to men must have stunning looks, otherwise, women with their own unique temperament will not be more attractive.

Although Li Suzhen is a bit pretty, but the level of nightclub dancers is not even enough to be called the top card of a nightclub, it is unnecessary to be angry with such a woman, not to mention that there will be opportunities in the future.

After leaving Jialin Border Road, Song Tianyao went straight to the Feiyue Tailor Store on Prince West Road, opened the door, and the owner of the store immediately greeted him with a smile:

"Sir, do you want a tailor-made suit or gown?"

"Boss, I would like to ask if there are any tailor-made suits that can be worn right away. It is too slow to make." Song Tianyao smiled back at the boss and said politely.

There is no clothing store in Hong Kong now. The poor people buy their own fabrics to make their own clothes. The rich go to a tailor shop to ask tailors to tailor their clothes. The more wealthy Chinese go to Shanghai to pay a lot of money and ask for a qualified tailor. Customize clothing for your own family.

"Of course there are several sets, but someone paid a deposit in advance to order..." the boss said in a difficult tone.

Song Tianyao took out ten yuan and handed it to the other party: "Is this ten yuan enough for the rush fee?"

"Enough, enough! I'll get it right away." The boss quickly stepped inside, carrying three or four suits and a shirt and tie that matched his suit.

Looking at the happy expression of the boss now, Song Tianyao knew that these suits weren't paid in advance and waited for people to pick them up. They were all inventories that no one had come to pick up after the deposit was paid, but Song Tianyao didn't bother to care about these.

Two suits that were too tight and narrow were rejected by Song Tianyao. In the end, he chose a dark blue suit with a white shirt and a bright blue twill tie. Finally, he put the leather shoes handed over by the owner of the tailor shop on his feet.

Seeing Song Tianyao put on this outfit, the owner of the tailor shop couldn't help but say: "Sir, are you the manager of China Ocean Shipping?"

Song Tianyao's mouth curled up, neither acknowledging nor denying. Although the appearance of himself in the mirror was a little bit immature, but with this suit, it was more of a gentle and heroic look. Like the young Chinese managers who walked out of the ocean in the boss's mouth.

"How much is it added together? By the way, if you have a leather wallet, help me get one." Song Tianyao said to the boss.

The boss helped Song Tianyao bring a delicate leather wallet, and then dialed the abacus and quoted the price: "A total of two hundred and forty-three yuan, thank you for your patronage, sir."

After Song Tianyao handed over the money to him, the boss found a bag to put Song Tianyao's changed clothes and wanted to return it to him. Song Tianyao smiled:

"Send to a charity point and leave it to those who have no clothes to wear."

The Hong Kong Christian Church has set up many charity sites throughout Hong Kong, and people regularly send unworn clothes or unused toys, tools and other items there to help more poor people.

"You really have a kind heart, go slowly, sir, please come to me if you need it in the future." The owner of the western clothing store sent Song Tianyao to the door without forgetting to say politely.

The price is not undermined, the temper is good, and there are a lot of purchases. This kind of customer is the most desirable for the owner of the tailor shop.

Song Tianyao, who changed his outfit, rushed to Tsim Sha Tsui to take the Star Ferry back to the Central Ferry, and then took a rickshaw from the Central Ferry to the Lu Yu Teahouse in Sheung Wan.

Lu Yu Teahouse is a long-established teahouse in Hong Kong. The owner of this teahouse came to Hong Kong from Shanghai in the 1930s to open this teahouse. Therefore, the decoration of this teahouse still maintains the old-fashioned style of Shanghai in the 1930s, with fine rosewood wood. Seats, large mahogany screens, yellowing scrolls of calligraphy and painting hanging on the walls, waiters in old-fashioned Tang suits and'big sister', long-sleeved luthier who tunes the piano, and Cantonese opera actresses with light makeup ready to take the stage for guests at any time, Let the tea visitors entering the door have an illusion of traveling back to that drunk and golden Shanghai in an instant.

As soon as Song Tianyao entered Lu Yu's tea room, a shrewd and neat middle-aged man greeted him enthusiastically:

"Sir, this is the first time? Do you want to go to the private room upstairs or are you going to have tea and listen to the show on the first floor?"

"It is indeed the first time. I have just arrived in Hong Kong. I have heard the name of Lu Yu's tea house a long time ago. Today I came to see it specially." Song Tianyao said to the waiter.

Being a waitress in a teahouse in the 1940s and 1950s is not as simple as a teahouse in the 1990s. I only know how to welcome customers, serve dishes and pour water. The waitresses in the 1940s and 50s will definitely be used in later generations. It's more than enough to be a manager of a large company.

First of all, we must pay attention to eyesight. This guest has been here once and can remember the other person's appearance for at least half a year. This is the vision that a waiter in a big tea house like Lu Yu Tea Room should have, and it is also the most basic skill.

Secondly, the waiters of this kind of teahouse, regardless of men and women, are well-connected enough to make future generations of business managers stunned.

Third, they are flexible in mind, good at communication, and pay attention to disputes in the teahouse. The waiter can handle everything without the person in charge.

Moreover, the waiters in such a big teahouse do not rely on the salary of fifty to sixty yuan a month to support their family. Every month, they can take home at least one hundred and fifty yuan.

"I came for the first time, and just arrived in Hong Kong? Sir, where is my hometown?" Hearing Song Tianyao said that he had first come to Hong Kong, the waiter looked up and down Song Tianyao and asked politely.

Song Tianyao said: "I am from Chaofeng."