It was lunch time, and the lobby of Donglaishun Restaurant was bustling with people. Not long after we sat down, the waiter brought up a large copper pot with both hands.
"Here comes the pot! Be careful! Don't burn it!"
The attitude of the waiters is quite enthusiastic, which is a huge difference compared to some restaurants.
After all, this is Donglaishun, the business card of Sijiucheng's catering industry. Foreign guests often visit here, so the service staff here are naturally carefully selected.
After serving the pot, Li Jie skillfully ordered the dishes. For dinner in Donglaishun, mutton is a must, as are Chinese cabbage and vermicelli. After ordering, he passed the menu to others.
"Let's see what we want to eat. You're welcome, just order whatever you want!"
Everyone took a look at the menu. Except for Su Changqing, everyone was shocked by the price, so they seemed a little cautious. After a long time, everyone ordered a vegetarian dish.
Li Jie didn't say much when he saw this. After a while, he ordered two more meat dishes and two bottles of white wine. This time he didn't order Maotai. It was really unnecessary. If he had ordered two bottles of Maotai, it would really be... Showing off.
By the way, Dong Laishun Restaurant is a halal restaurant and does not serve pork.
Not long after, a waiter came over carrying a big red enamel tray with various dipping sauces on it. There were eight kinds in total, including traditional sesame sauce, soy sauce, rice wine, chili oil, chopped chives, fermented bean curd, shrimp paste, Minced garlic is all included.
There are many people in the kitchen at Donglaishun, and the food is served very quickly. There are five master chefs responsible for cutting the mutton. All the lambs they choose are castrated young rams. The parts they choose are limited to the upper brain, big Sancha, The most tender parts such as Xiaosancha.
When the mutton was served, the waiter introduced it to everyone with a smile.
“The mutton we use in Dong Laishun is all made of... You see, the mutton is cut as thin as paper, even in thickness, crystal clear..."
"These dishes were cut by Master Liu in our store. He is the best knife maker in our store. Every time there is a reception task in the store, Master Liu cuts the first knife!"
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The people at the table listened with great interest. Only Li Jie and Su Changqing, who came often, were not interested. Don't think that everyone at this time was honest. Some of the things the waiter said were true, and some of them were obviously just to fool people.
For example, Master XX, in their mouth, this plate of mutton is cut by the best master. As for whether it is cut by this master, it is a matter of benevolence and wisdom.
After the waiter left, Xu Bing, the second child, asked enthusiastically: "Lao Wu, do you often receive leaders and foreign guests here?"
Li Jie smiled and nodded: "Yes."
Xu Bing's eyes lit up when he heard this and he looked at the dishes on the table: "Then aren't we having a state banquet in disguise?"
"Well, you are right to say that. These are the only dishes that are used to entertain foreign guests." Li Jie picked up the plate and poured the mutton into the copper pot and said to everyone: "Let's eat!"
"It's just been put in, don't you have to wait any longer?" Xu Bing asked weakly.
Su Changqing picked up a piece of mutton with chopsticks and explained: "This mutton is tender and thin. Just put it in a hot copper pot and eat it. Look, it is already cooked. It will not be good if you cook it for a long time." have eaten."
Xu Bing glanced at the mutton slices on Su Changqing's chopsticks. The originally long slices had shrunk into a ball, and the color had changed from bright red to flax, and he suddenly sighed.
"It's so familiar! It's so fast!"
Everyone here is a big-bellied man. A half-pound plate of mutton seems to be a lot, but it doesn’t take much to cook it in the pot. It’s gone after just a few chopsticks per person. Excellent reading book
After finishing the first plate, Yang Tingzhou took the initiative to pick up the wine glass.
"Come on, brothers, let's take the initiative to give him a drink and thank him for his hospitality today!"
"Yes, fifth brother, I respect you!"
"Come on, Lao Wu, let's go!"
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After three rounds of wine and five dishes, two more bottles of white wine were added to the table, and the atmosphere gradually became more lively. The second brother, Xu Bing, had a poor drinking capacity. After two glasses of wine, his face turned red (not a small cup, that kind of wine). (more than two taels of cups), even when he speaks, he starts to have a bit of a big tongue.
"Lao Wu, we agreed before, hiccup... later on you can... hiccup... teach me how to write."
Li Jie had a good drinking capacity. He drank half a kilogram of wine, his face was red but his heart was not beating, and he nodded with a smile.
"No problem, if you have any questions, just ask me."
Although from the perspective of future generations, the questions in the college entrance examination in 1977 are very simple, and it is easy for people to have the illusion that I can do it if I pass.
However, any discussion that ignores the historical background is nonsense.
There were more than five million candidates, and the admission rate was only a few percent. It was like a real army crossing a single-plank bridge. Those who were able to get into college were undoubtedly the trendsetters at the time, especially those who got into top universities. .
Decades later, I randomly opened a page of the 1977 Shuimu University classmate list, and the people in it were pretty good.
What Li Jie wants to do cannot be accomplished by one person. He must have many friends and few enemies, and work together to develop supply and demand.
After getting along with each other for nearly a week, Li Jie had a general understanding of several people in the dormitory. Among the five people, the two he liked the most were the eldest Yang Tingzhou and the third eldest Su Changqing.
Of the two of them, one is extremely self-disciplined and highly motivated. No matter what he does, he is very planned and has a strong purpose.
The other one is good at dancing, has a lively mind, is very receptive to new things, and has a relatively good family background. After leaving school, the resources will definitely be good.
Not surprisingly, according to Yang Tingzhou's temperament, he should take the route within the system.
Su Changqing will probably obey the assignment in the early stage and work with peace of mind for the time being. Once the tide of reform and opening up surges, this guy will definitely not be able to resist and join in it.
Lao Wu Song Zhenguo is a technology expert with very solid basic knowledge and a delicate mind. He should be obsessed with scientific research in the future.
Of the other two people left, Xu Bing, the second oldest, dreams of becoming a writer, but his current literary skills are somewhat lacking, so it’s hard to say whether he can realize his dream.
Hu Xiafeng, the fourth child, is relatively mediocre. He has no shortcomings in all aspects. In other words, he is not outstanding enough in all aspects. His biggest dream is to change his destiny, from a farmer with his face facing the loess to a worker.
After graduation, there is a high probability that he will choose to work in a factory. This is also the hope of his family. Even if the future changes, he probably will not change his mind easily.
Although the fourth child is relatively mediocre, that is relatively speaking. After all, he is still a graduate of Shuimu. No matter how bad he is in the future, he will not be much worse.
All in all, these companies are all remarkable. If Li Jie invests a little in them, he will definitely not suffer a loss.
