Living like a salted fish in the end times

Chapter 376 New Year, New Year, New Year

That night, Chen Chuan invited Yang Haoxuan out, together with Boss He, the three of them had a dinner.

"Brother Chen, this place is pretty good!"

Yang Haoxuan looked around.

Boss He smiled and introduced: "Brother Yang, we have something to eat tonight. This restaurant is in Maracaibo Bay, no... it should be the top restaurant in the entire Americas."

"Boss He, are you kidding me? Shouldn't the best restaurant be on Cuba Island? My brother-in-law said it himself, Cuba Island is a paradise for the rich."

Zhang Hao expressed his doubts.

Chen Chuan helped to answer: "Brother Yang, Lao He didn't exaggerate, this restaurant is indeed the best restaurant in America, why is it located in Maracaibo Bay?

In fact, the reason is very simple, this restaurant is not just to provide food, it is more of a social place, I mean you understand? "

"Socialization?" Yang Haoxuan seemed to understand for a while, he tried to ask: "I still don't understand, there are so many cities in America, and there are even more prosperous ones than Maracaibo Bay, why did you choose this place?"

Boss He couldn't help reminding: "Brother Yang, Lao Chen has said so much, but in fact it can be summed up in one sentence, because the American branch of the Ministry of Energy is in our Maracaibo Bay, do you understand now? "

"So that's the case, but I remember that the Gulf of Mexico should have been developed earlier than this side, and the oil production is also higher than this side, why not divide the branch..."

Yang Haoxuan's face was full of doubts.

"Because it's warmer here."

Boss He replied directly.

"Warm? Is it that simple?"

"Otherwise, what do you think? Many things are not as complicated as we think."

Yang Haoxuan gave a wry smile, and cupped his hands at Boss He: "I've been taught."

Chen Chuan hurriedly interrupted: "Brother Yang, don't listen to Lao He's nonsense. The Ministry of Energy must have other considerations, which are definitely not as simple as Lao He thinks."

"Old Chen, don't you believe it. Xu Bin told me this himself. Can there be a lie?"

Boss He vowed.

Xu Bin is the head of the Americas Division of the Department of Energy.

"People say it casually, do you still take it seriously?"

Chen Chuan said disapprovingly.

Boss He stopped, and said sourly: "I said, Old Chen, you must argue with me, right? Isn't it just that you discovered a small oil field? See if you can, your tail is almost up to the sky."

"Hmph..." Chen Chuan immediately snorted coldly, and put on a magnanimous expression: "I know you've been under a lot of pressure recently, so I won't bother with you."

Seeing this, Yang Haoxuan quickly changed the topic: "Cough, Boss He, do you have any signature dishes here?"

Boss He immediately showed a smiling face:
"Brother Yang, you are asking the right person. Speaking of the signature dishes here, I was lucky enough to taste them once. As for Lao Chen, I probably have never heard of them."

"Isn't it just lobster and egg pancakes?"

Chen Chuan said disapprovingly.

He also only knew about this dish when he just ordered the meal.

Yang Haoxuan couldn't help being curious: "Is there anything special about this dish?"

Just listening to the name of the dish, it doesn't seem to be a big deal.

Although the price of big lobster is very expensive, it is not a rare thing. He has eaten it several times at his brother-in-law's house.

"Brother Yang, this is a delicacy made with whole lobster meat, sevruga caviar and six eggs. Even before the Yellowstone volcano erupted, a serving would cost tens of thousands of dollars."

"What about its current price?"

Yang Haoxuan asked along the way.

Boss He stretched out three fingers: "30, the main reason is that the caviar is too expensive. Each serving needs a full grams of caviar. Of course, the lobster is not much cheaper."

"So expensive?" Yang Haoxuan said in surprise.

The price was a bit beyond his imagination.

Boss He shook his head: "It's okay if it's expensive, but the key is that we often can't make reservations and need to queue up. It's our luck, I just have a spot in hand."

"Boss He, who is the behind-the-scenes owner of this restaurant? You are so courageous! How dare you openly contradict the authorities? The higher-ups have repeatedly ordered you to be diligent and frugal. Is this going to turn the world upside down?"

Yang Haoxuan frowned.

Boss He pushed open the door of the private room, and replied casually: "The owner of this restaurant is a big warlord in the south. The government can't control him. Besides, it's not illegal to open a restaurant. How can we manage it?"

"Big warlord? Aren't the warlords all inland? How did they build the farm?"

"That's a good question." Boss He gave a thumbs up, and then explained in a low voice: "I've heard people say that, in fact, the real owner of this restaurant is a large consortium on the island of Cuba, and only they can Get so many precious ingredients."

"Why don't they make it public?"

"To avoid suspicion, what else can be the reason?"

Boss He pouted.

After the three of them sat down, Chen Chuan casually handed the menu to Yang Haoxuan: "Brother Yang, you also know that I have made a fortune, so you can order whatever you want, and I will treat you tonight."

"Don't spend money, just order a few home-cooked dishes, don't order expensive ones, it won't be worth it."

Yang Haoxuan tried his best to evade.

Boss He grabbed the menu directly: "Brother Yang, let's not be polite to Old He, he can't eat enough for a meal."

"Boss He, it's really unnecessary, especially the lobster and egg pancake you just mentioned. It's too expensive. If my brother-in-law knows that I spent hundreds of thousands for a meal, he will scold me to death."

"Where is this?" Boss He opened the menu and pointed to the top dish: "Look at this gooseneck barnacle steamed egg, a serving costs 66."

"What the hell? Why is it more expensive than lobster and caviar?"

Yang Haoxuan's eyes were opened today.

"This kind of gooseneck barnacle is also called dog claw snail and sea chicken foot. It is known as seafood from hell. Its growth environment requires high water quality and its output is extremely rare, so it is sold so expensive.

But speaking of it, its taste is actually the same. The main thing is to eat it rare. If the restaurant is out of stock during this time, I will order a portion tonight, which will make Lao Chen bleed a lot. "

Boss He showed a look of regret.

Yang Haoxuan waved his hands again and again: "It's really crazy to grab money, we don't eat if we have the goods, if you ask me, these are proper IQ taxes, we can't fall for their evil tricks."

"Brother Yang, why are you being polite to Old Chen? We don't eat it often, and it's nothing to eat once in a while."

Boss He quickly persuaded.

Chen Chuan followed suit and said: "Brother Yang, even without you tonight, I would like to try these dishes, otherwise why earn so much money?"

"No, no, really no, if you are like this, I won't dare to come out with you next time."

Yang Haoxuan remained unmoved.

Although he was very tempted, he didn't want to spend the other party's money. At worst, let his brother-in-law pay for him to have a big meal. His brother-in-law is much richer than the two in front of him.

Boss He heard this and had no choice but to give up!
In the end, the three of them ordered a few "home-cooked dishes", including fish and meat, plus drinks, totaling more than 5 yuan.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Boss He couldn't help asking: "Brother Yang, is there something wrong in the city? Why isn't there a welcome dinner tonight?"

"Nothing happened." Yang Haoxuan shook his head, and then explained: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, my brother-in-law thinks it's troublesome, so at his suggestion, the city moved the welcome dinner to the New Year's Eve."

"So that's what happened. I thought the consul came here this time in a bad manner, and wanted to take Mayor Hu's knife?" Boss He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why do you think so?"

Yang Haoxuan said in surprise.

"This is not groundless. In Chile before, the consul took down the entire high-level mining area as soon as he made a move, which really frightened many people."

Chen Chuan explained with a smile.

Yang Haoxuan wiped his mouth: "It was just a coincidence that time. Someone told my brother-in-law about the illegal behavior of the leader of the mining area. My brother-in-law never thought of asking for trouble in the mining area."

"Well, it's okay for the consul to take the initiative to attack. Dean Fan has gone crazy during this time, and he has successively won the top leaders of more than a dozen state-owned enterprise giants."

Boss He sighed.

Yang Haoxuan immediately felt admiration: "Dean Fan is indeed fierce enough. According to his actions, it is estimated that the entire senior management of state-owned enterprises will have to change their blood."

"Principal Fan's actions are too big this time, I'm afraid there will be chaos down below." Boss He said worriedly.

Chen Chuan was full of confidence: "How could there be chaos? Dean Fan's upsurge of reforms has received a lot of applause from the people, which makes the people's hearts available."

"Well, I hope it doesn't affect us."

"Don't worry, I just met the consul at noon, and the consul personally assured me that no matter how the situation changes in the future, it will not harm our interests."

Chen Chuan tried to comfort him.

Boss He nodded, and couldn't help but enviously said: "Old Chen, it's better for you, you will be able to settle down early, and no matter how the policy changes, it won't affect you."

"I forgot to tell you, I'm going to sell the oil field, play a big game, and directly win the exploration rights of the A7, A8 and A9 areas next to you."

Chen Chuan threw a shock bomb.

"Old Chen, are you serious?" Boss He said in astonishment.

"I trust the Archon."

Chen Chuan didn't explain much.

Boss He shook his head and said nothing more.

Yang Haoxuan said excitedly, "Brother Chen, you are so courageous!"

"I hope I don't have a day when I regret it."

Chen Chuan responded with a smile.

……

Time turned, and soon it was New Year's Eve.

Pearl City, the residence of the Consul.

Yang Huaqing spent a whole afternoon with his sons, while paying New Year's greetings to the staff of the Governor's Mansion, and at the same time giving Spring Festival benefits.

Compared with the Dragon Boat Festival, the welfare this time is much lighter, only one canned meat.

It wasn't that he was reluctant, nor that he couldn't afford it, but that Dean Fan had greeted him in advance, and their family had to save face, so they only left one can in the end.

"Dong dong dong..."

"Please come in!"

Yang Huaqing pushed the door open and entered: "Uncle Xia, aren't you done yet?"

Seeing the person coming, Xia Congwen immediately stood up:

"Ma'am, why are you here? The consul just sent me an urgent document and asked me to deal with it as soon as possible."

The four brothers of the Zhang family shouted immediately:
"Grandpa Xia, Happy New Year! We wish you good health and good luck in everything."

"You came just in time, I prepared red envelopes for you, and I just gave them to you."

After Xia Congwen finished speaking, he immediately took out five big red envelopes from his pocket, distributed them to the four brothers one by one, and handed the last one to Yang Huaqing.

"Ma'am, this is from Guoguo."

"Okay, I'll accept it for her." Yang Huaqing accepted the red envelope with a smile, and then pointed to the presents in the hands of her sons: "Uncle Xia, this is this year's Spring Festival benefit, you can take it back with you later!"

The four brothers carried a lot of things in their hands.

There is fish and meat, and a large vat of fresh milk.

"There are too many things, I can't accept them."

Xia Congwen repeatedly refused.

Yang Huaqing gave his sons a wink, and the four brothers immediately put the things in their hands on the desk, and then rushed out of the office.

"Don't go!"

"Uncle Xia, your Jingyi has just been pregnant, and now is the time when she needs nutrition. These things are given to her to replenish her body. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about it for your granddaughter, right?"

Xia Congwen let out a long sigh: "Oh, I've already taken a lot of food from your family, and this time there's so much more, how can you make me feel ashamed?"

"Uncle Xia, you have worked hard this year, this is really nothing." Yang Huaqing paused, and then comforted him: "Don't worry, I leave work early today, everyone outside has almost left, no one saw .”

"That was not what I meant……"

"I understand. Don't be polite if you are old. If Lao Zhang is not here, the Consul's mansion has to count on you!"

Xia Congwen evaded a few words, and quickly accepted the gift. The old woman and granddaughter of the family had long been looking forward to the stars and the moon, and he could not let them down.

At around six o'clock in the evening, the New Year's Eve dinner at the Consul's Mansion started early. Zhang Chongxin and Li Dajuan also celebrated the New Year here, and there were also Yang Dengbang and his wife.

Not long after the New Year's Eve dinner started, Zhang Guoxuan suddenly pointed at the TV and shouted:

"Look, my dad is going to deliver a Spring Festival speech."

Everyone heard the words and looked at the TV.

In the TV screen, Zhang Hao was sitting at his desk, looking slightly nervous.

After all, it was the first time, and it was human nature.

“Hi everyone, the year of the rooster is coming to an end, and the year of the dog is coming. As the Chinese New Year is approaching, I wish you all a happy Chinese New Year and a happy family in Venezuela!

The past year was an extremely important year in the history of the federation's development.

Facing the increasingly severe crisis of survival and the arduous task of reform, development and stability, all the people faced up to the difficulties, united and struggled, and with the spirit of fearing neither fatigue nor hardship and perseverance, they wrote a new chapter in saving the nation..."

The speech was very short, only less than 5 minutes.

At the end of the speech, there was warm applause in the restaurant: "Papa..."

"Dad is so handsome!"

Zhang Guodong shouted excitedly.

Li Dajuan immediately nagged, "An'an, you have to study hard, and when you grow up, try to become a consul as well, and take over your father's class..."

"Old woman, don't talk nonsense, how can the consul have the reason for father and son to succeed?"

Zhang Chongxin retorted subconsciously.

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(End of this chapter)