1990.
Autumn.
Jiangning University Taoyuan Restaurant.
After learning the lesson from last time, Zhang Ziqing and Su Ran simply didn't buy any food this time. They only ordered two cups of "Greater Taipei" milk tea and sat in the restaurant.
"In the 1990s, there was already Taipei University. It really deserves to be the Jiangnan University." Su Ran couldn't help but admire.
"In the 1990s, Jiangsu University and Northeastern University were stewing dishes in a big pot." Zhang Ziqing said with an expressionless face.
Su Ran glared and said, "Can what I choose be the same as what you choose?"
After saying that, he took off the straw and inserted it into the milk tea, took a deep sip, and exclaimed with enjoyment: "It's really delicious."
Zhang Ziqing looked at her expression and felt that it didn't look like she was pretending. He took a sip with some doubt, then his expression froze on his face, and he looked at Su Ran in disbelief.
"You've been fooled, old man, you're not very defensive." Su Ran narrowed his eyes and smiled, then spit out the milk tea in his mouth.
Zhang Ziqing took a deep breath and was speechless for a long time.
"Hey, have you heard that our school's restaurant will be contracted to Lexiang."
"Huh? Really? When did it happen?"
"It seems that just last week, the school held an open tender, and the winner was Lexiang."
Several girls' discussions came from the next table, which quickly attracted the attention of Zhang Ziqing and Su Ran.
"Classmates, are you familiar with Lexiang?" Su Ran quickly moved to the side, "I'm new here, and I don't know what this catering company is like."
Su Ran's face showed that almost no one could refuse to answer her questions, and soon several girls started answering her questions enthusiastically.
"Among the catering companies bidding this year, Lexiang is the best. Their meals are all fresh, and their chefs can cook a wide variety of meals."
"Yes, Lexiang's stir-fried dishes taste really good, and the Kung Pao Chicken and Fish-flavored Shredded Pork are the best in Jiangning!"
“Their service staff have a very good attitude. Every time I go to one of their restaurants to eat, as soon as the people at the previous table leave, a waiter will come over to clean up the garbage on the seat. The oil on the table will be wiped with dish soap. wipe."
"Yes, their hotel is really clean. Every hotel chain below is like this."
Su Ran blinked, "I think I heard someone say before that their family is short of food, and there is some water-injected pork, and the meat is not fresh."
Several girls were stunned, looked at each other, and then shook their heads and said: "Classmate, it must be the person who told you that there is something wrong. Lexiang's reputation is really good in the province, and everyone in our school knows it. .
To be honest, this time the school’s public bidding, that is, Lexiang’s winning bid, satisfied everyone the most.
"That's it, thank you." Su Ran nodded and thanked the girls before returning to her seat.
"Nothing Professor Li has said to us can be believed." Su Ran sighed: "Lexiang's reputation should be really good. Their own employees are very confident, and the students in the school They are also quite satisfied.
But why would Professor Li want to discredit Lexiang? This would not do him any good. "
"If you don't say that Lexiang is useless, it will appear that his report is just to target Ji Zhong. That would be too obvious." Zhang Ziqing said calmly.
Su Ran was silent for a while and then shook her head: "I really can't see through him more and more."
"Go and see Lexiang, the 90-year-old Lexiang." Zhang Ziqing suggested.
Su Ran nodded.
Zhang Ziqing flicked his finger in the air, and the two figures disappeared and appeared on a wide street.
Su Ran looked at the street in front of her, feeling a little dazed for a moment.
In autumn, the orange maple leaves were flying in the air with the autumn wind. The young man riding the Erbadan seemed a little anxious. He stood up and pedaled the bike into the air.
On both sides of the road there were vendors selling candied haws and sugar cakes, carrying burdens and shouting.
No one had a mobile phone in his hand or was in a hurry, and everyone had a kind of vigorous and uplifting energy on their faces.
With so many images put together, Su Ran felt as if he was watching a period movie.
"What's wrong, are you still dreaming?" Zhang Ziqing stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes.
Su Ran rolled her eyes and swatted his hand away, "I just feel that people at this time look different from those in 2022. I really hope that everyone is full of hope for being together."
"Of course, after all, this is an era when everything is recovering and prospering." Zhang Ziqing nodded: "At this time, everyone's work is not so tiring, and there is no need to work overtime until midnight every day. Basically, if you have a job, you will have an iron job.
But in 2022, employment pressure is high and jobs are hard to find. Even if you have a job, you are always at risk of losing your job and being fired. You are forced to work overtime for free every day. It should be normal to not feel a sense of happiness. "
Su Ran said worriedly: "It's over, it won't be like this until I graduate."
Zhang Ziqing said seriously: "Of course, you can do it slowly from six in the morning to ten in the evening."
Su Ran punched Zhang Ziqing on the back and said fiercely: "Okay, let me go from 6 to 10 in the morning. I want to see how many of the antiques in your room can be saved."
"I don't care, after all, for me, those things have no function other than decoration.
However, it is a cultural treasure that has been passed down for five thousand years. If you resell it, you will be a sinner of the nation. A few years later, when archaeologists pass you, you will be cast aside by future generations. "
At the end, Su Ran couldn't bear it anymore and kicked him out, but Zhang Ziqing was prepared and stepped aside.
"Get down to business!" Su Ran snorted coldly, turned around and looked at the hotel behind her.
Enjoy Huimin Hotel.
"The name really fits the characteristics of that era." Su Ran opened the door and pulled Zhang Ziqing inside.
"Welcome." The waiter at the door of the store saw the two people coming in, and quickly approached him, "Hello, how are you two?"
Su Ran nodded.
"Then please come with me." The waiter smiled brightly at the two of them and took the lead to walk inside.
Although it has a simple name like Huimin Hotel, the scale of the hotel is really not small. It has just arrived at dinner time and the restaurant is already full. The waiter led the two of them to a window seat on the second floor. , said apologetically: "I'm sorry, you two, this is the only place left. You two have also seen that the business in our store is the best in this street, although this is the only place left." It was just lunch time, but the restaurant was already full.
Or maybe there just happened to be a table of guests who had just finished their meal and left so that such a seat became vacant. I can only trouble you two to make do with it. "
"That's okay." Su Ran smiled understandingly and asked seemingly unintentionally, "Has the business in your store always been so good?"
The waiter smiled confidently, "Of course, I'm not bragging. In this Jiangning city, our reputation is one of the best in the entire catering industry. Whether it is the freshness of the ingredients or the exquisite skills of the chefs, we If Lexiang is ranked second in Jiangning, no one dares to say it is number one!"
Su Ran nodded thoughtfully, "Well, let's serve us all the signature dishes in your store."
The waiter was stunned and hesitated: "Girl, there are quite a lot of signature dishes in our store, but there are only two of you, so you won't be able to finish them all. Now that the people have just escaped from poverty, we can't waste it." Ah, are you right?"
Su Ran pointed at Zhang Ziqing, "It will definitely not be wasted. Look at the person opposite me. He can feed seven people by himself."
The waiter looked at Zhang Ziqing with some doubts, "He is quite tall, but he is a bit thin for his physique, and he doesn't look like he can eat well."
Zhang Ziqing felt helpless, took out a hundred yuan bill from the 1990s from his pocket and put it on the table.
The waiter took a breath of air. In the 1990s, it was still an era when everyone's salary was only a few yuan. 100 yuan could be considered a huge sum of money, but this young man actually took out a hundred yuan and it was a little more. I don't feel bad.
Looking at the appearance of the two people, they are both rare good-looking people on the street. They are probably the young master and young lady from a wealthy family who are out to have fun.
Thinking of this, the waiter quickly accepted the bill and said to the two of them with a smile, "Okay, please wait a moment, the food will be here soon."
