"Okay, but you know my rules."
"How should I say...how much is needed? I'll prepare it in advance."
Liu Ruxiang looked at me, and then said calmly: "I'll make an exception this time. Just prepare 50,000."
Dean Chen looked delighted and nodded: "Okay, thank you."
"By the way, how did you decide this time?"
Dean Chen thought about it: "The leaders will have meetings tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. How about... Friday the day after tomorrow, how about doing it in the evening?"
Liu Ruxiang shook her head: "Friday is definitely not possible. My apprentice goes to school and has to do homework in the evening. Going to eat will waste time. Why not do it on Saturday? You guys also have rest and have time."
Dean Chen looked embarrassed.
"But the leader also needs to take a break, so it may not be easy to arrange..." He suddenly changed the topic, "I will try my best to coordinate and facilitate it."
"Um."
"Okay, let's go out for a casual meal now? Thank you too."
It was getting late, and if I went home to cook, I would still be hungry for a while, so Liu Ruxiang agreed and let Dean Chen lead the way.
The hotel is not far away. After leaving the hospital, walk towards the bedside and cross the intersection.
A group of us came to the third floor of the hotel and entered a small private room that looked very beautiful. The chairs and tables inside had a sense of luster, and the tableware was also very high-end. It was a kind of porcelain with very beautiful patterns.
I have never been to such a high-end occasion, and it just feels like an eye-opener. I am looking forward to the upcoming dinner.
"Three pieces braised in soy sauce, three shredded salads, and boiled prawns——"
“Scallion-roasted sea cucumber, crispy squab, charcoal grilled lamb chops——”
"Winter Melon Pork Ribs Soup, Beijing Sauce Shredded Pork——"
A large table of dishes was quickly served.
Liu Ruxiang, however, remained motionless, leaning on the chair with her eyes closed and concentrating without holding chopsticks.
But Liu Ruxiang didn't move, so I didn't dare to move. Neither of us, the master or the disciple, moved, and Dean Chen was even more afraid to move.
I don't know if it was due to hunger or nervousness, but the hospital director looked uncertain and beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.
After a while, Dean Chen picked up his chopsticks, pointed at a table of delicious food, and said with a flattering smile: "You, you eat, is the food not to your liking?"
Liu Ruxiang did not answer him, but said to me, let me eat first.
I didn't understand what the cook meant, but I was really hungry, so she picked up a prawn, dipped it in vinegar and put it in her mouth.
tasty! It's really sweet and tender.
After eating the shrimp, I turned the glass tray and suddenly saw a puzzling dish.
It was a plate of braised food, called Sauce Braised Three Pieces, which was made up of braised pig ears, braised goose feet and braised beef.
As we all know, the master of the Zhuang family has several taboos. He cannot eat beef, dog meat, turtles, and wild geese.
I seemed to know immediately why Liu Ruxiang didn't eat.
"This dish is not to my liking." I pointed at the three-piece braised dish and said.
Dean Chen's eyes widened suddenly, he saw the beef on the plate clearly, and he understood immediately.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry for you. I forgot and forgot to tell the restaurant what I told you. Waiter, change the dishes and bring up braised hairtail fish instead."
Dean Chen looked apologetic.
At this time, Liu Ruxiang picked up the chopsticks.
"When we came here for dinner last year, I told you that there are taboos in our master's profession. Dean Chen, you are old and your memory has faded."
Dean Chen picked up the wine glass, stood up and drank it in one gulp!
Liu Ruxiang also offered tea instead of wine and took a sip in return.
The meal was just a small interlude. After the meal, we got in the car and went home.
Fortunately, Wei Linjuan helped me finish my homework today, so I don’t have to catch up on my homework. Otherwise, I would have to stay up late again tonight.
In the car, Liu Ruxiang sat next to me and told me about tonight's story.
"It's just a meal tonight. Do you think I'm making a fuss out of a molehill?"
I nodded: "A little bit."
Liu Ruxiang sneered, and then explained: "It is true that our master cannot eat beef and dog meat, but the master's doctrine is to restrain us, not him. It doesn't matter if he eats whatever he wants. But we ask him to not appear at the dinner table. It's a kind of beating, forcing him to retreat. This is the key point. When dealing with relationships, you must clarify your position and grasp when to retreat and when to advance."
"This President Chen borrowed flowers to offer Buddha statues because he wanted to ask for help from the leaders. Because as a director of a county hospital, if he wants to make progress, his path is relatively narrow. And this old Chen, he used to rely on his cousin to get up. Last year His cousin fell and now he has no backer, so it’s hard to say whether he can keep his current position in the future.”
"At this time, he has to come to me. And you think, what if he goes away in the future and gets carried away? Then you have to hit it in advance to let him remember what his status is and who helped him. In relationships and confrontations, we can no longer be timid."
Liu Ruxiang looked at me looking thoughtful, and then added: "Of course, the person I met today is an old man in society. If you are a friend who treats you sincerely, you can't do this."
"Yeah, of course." I nodded in agreement, thinking to myself, maybe Wei Linjuan is one of the friends who treats me sincerely, right?
Just when we, the master and the apprentice, had eaten their fill and were happily returning home in the car, over in Xiaokan Village, Wei Linjuan had been worried all night.
At this time, the Wei family had finished eating, and Wei Linjuan was washing dishes in the kitchen.
Mother Wei walked to the kitchen from outside holding firewood. When she bent down, she happened to see a tear in the hem of her daughter's skirt.
"Juan, why is your skirt ruined?"
After hearing her mother's question, Wei Linjuan put down the bowl in her hand. Her hands were wet and she bit her lips, feeling very confused.
"Girl, what's wrong? I asked you how you made your dress. You didn't cherish such a beautiful dress as a gift."
Wei Linjuan defended: "No, this, this skirt was damaged by a classmate in our class."
Mother Wei asked: "What's going on? Which classmate is it?"
Wei Linjuan was weak-tempered, and after thinking for a long time, tears fell, and then she said: "It's a boy named He Tianqi.
At the end of get out of class, I went to the toilet and came back. He heard that the melasma on my body was cured, so he wanted to lift my skirt to see how the treatment was going. I was scared at the time and quickly squatted down while keeping my skirt. He reached out and grabbed the hem of the skirt, and the skirt was torn with force. "
Wei Linjuan said what she said at that time, wiping her tears while feeling embarrassed to say it. She even hated that He Tianqi. Why is this person so bad?
Mother Wei suddenly became angry when she heard her daughter's complaint. She gnashed her teeth and cursed, and hugged her daughter tightly.
