Being a tour guide for historical celebrities, the motherland is amazed again

Chapter 168 Being single is always great, being single is always great
After going downstairs, Wang Mang stopped a taxi and took Su Jiahe and Song Yingxing to a street three kilometers away.

After Wang Mang got off the car, he looked at the flat and wide street and was stunned for a moment.

"Brother Wang, what's wrong?" Su Jiahe asked.

"I remember this place. Alas, almost twenty years have passed, and it's completely changed. I wonder if the store is still there." Wang Mang said, and continued walking forward. After about a hundred meters, he finally saw a small alley.

"I have the impression that it is here."

"Brother Wang, are you sure? If we can't find it, let's go to another one." Su Jiahe jumped on the spot, not wanting to stay outside any longer.

"Let's go in and take a look, maybe it's still there."

The three of them walked deeper into the alley. When they were almost at the end, Wang Mang finally saw the familiar shop name - "Sister Lin's Changsha Cuisine".

"This is it. I didn't expect that after so many years, this store is still there." Wang Mang said excitedly.

"That's good, let's go in." Su Jiahe walked forward and pushed open the door. Wang Mang supported Song Yingxing into the store and found an empty table to sit down.

"Everyone, it's cold outside. Drink some hot water to warm yourself up first." The proprietress brought a thermos and enthusiastically poured water for everyone, then handed over the menu.

"We've been open for over 20 years. We serve authentic Changsha cuisine. Take a look around. What would you like to order?"

The proprietress was about fifty years old, thin, and dressed in a clean apron and sleeves. Although her temples were slightly gray and her face had a few wrinkles, she still had a shrewd and bold temperament.

Wang Mang looked at the proprietress and suddenly a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Brother, is there something wrong?" The proprietress looked down at herself, thinking there was something wrong with her.

"Um, boss lady, can I ask if your surname is Lin?" Wang Mang said with some stuttering.

"I thought it was something else. So that's what you're asking. My last name is Lin, and I own this shop, so it's called Sister Lin's Changsha Cuisine." The proprietress laughed heartily.

"Are you really Xiaolin?" Wang Mang was startled. "Do you still remember me? I'm Brother Wang."

"No, Brother Wang, do you know each other?" Su Jiahe was suddenly confused.

"Brother Wang?" The proprietress was also stunned and looked at Wang Mang carefully.

The two looked at each other in silence. After about ten seconds, the proprietress Sister Lin finally vaguely recognized the old friend in Wang Mang's old face.

"Are you that Brother Wang? I remember you came to my shop when I was still young."

"Xiao Lin, you still recognize me." Wang Mang quickly stood up, his face full of excitement and surprise.

"I recognize you. I have a deep impression of you. It has been almost twenty years since we last met. Time is merciless and we are both old." Sister Lin ignored business and started chatting with Wang Mang.

"No, I am old and you are still young." Wang Mang waved his hand and said.

"Brother Wang is still so good at talking. I wonder where you made your fortune all these years?"

"I...didn't do anything. I was just wandering around."

The two of them started chatting back and forth, while Su Jiahe and Song Yingxing sat quietly by the side, witnessing their long-awaited reunion.

"I didn't expect that Brother Wang has acquaintances here," Su Jiahe said, "If they keep chatting like this, when will we be able to order food?"

"Hey, reuniting with old friends is a happy event in life, let's not disturb them for now." Song Yingxing said in a low voice and took another sip of hot water.

"Hey, who are these two to you?" Sister Lin finally noticed Song Yingxing and Su Jiahe. "This is a friend of mine," Wang Mang said, pointing to Song Yingxing.

"What about this little girl? Is she your daughter?" Sister Lin looked at Su Jiahe again.

Su Jiahe: ...

"No, no," Wang Mang explained quickly, "I'm not married yet, so how could I have such a big daughter? She's also my friend."

"Brother Wang, you're still the same as before, with friends all over the world." Sister Lin said, "Aren't you married yet?"

"I'm too old to have a family. I'm just going to be single. What about you, Xiaolin?"

"I am alone too, but I have a son and a daughter, both of whom have graduated from college." Sister Lin smiled happily when she mentioned her children.

"That's good. It hasn't been easy for you these years."

"Look, we've been talking for so long that we forgot to order. Let's order quickly and don't let our friends go hungry. It's my treat today." Sister Lin took another menu and handed it to Su Jiahe and Song Yingxing.

"Xiao Lin, come sit down and eat with us," Wang Mang said.

"I don't have time today. I have guests. Let's have dinner together another day."

At this time, Su Jiahe was flipping through the menu and introducing each item to Song Yingxing.

"Mr. Song, most of the dishes here are spicy. Can you handle spicy food?"

"Miss Su, please feel free to do as you please. I'm not picky about taste." Song Yingxing looked at the pictures of various dishes, his mouth watering, but he pretended to remain calm out of courtesy.

"Let me recommend a few to you. The spicy chicken, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, fish head with chopped peppers, and shiitake mushrooms and yolkless eggs are all our signature dishes." Sister Lin said, pointing to the menu.

"Okay, let's just have these." Su Jiahe agreed readily.

Soon, several plates of steaming hot food were served on the table. Wang Mang first picked up a piece of stir-fried pork with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and immediately praised it highly.

"Xiao Lin, your skills are still the same as before."

"I won't be cooking myself anymore, my apprentices will do it." Sister Lin said, "I'll go get busy now. I'll cook a few dishes for you when I have the chance."

While serving the rice, Su Jiahe looked at Sister Lin with a subtle look.

"Brother Wang, what's your relationship with this lady boss? It's been almost twenty years, and she still remembers you."

"It's nothing, just an ordinary friend." After Wang Mang said this, he quickly buried his head in eating.

Su Jiahe naturally didn't believe it, so she lowered her voice and asked, "Tell me the truth, are you an old lover?"

"What are you thinking about? She is twenty years younger than me. Am I that kind of person?" Wang Mang almost spit out the food in his mouth.

"Then how did you two meet?"

"I used to do business in Changsha and often ate at this restaurant. That's how I got to know Xiaolin. Her scumbag husband abandoned her and their two children, so Xiaolin opened this small shop on her own to support them. I thought about helping her, but she refused."

"This proprietress is also a woman of integrity. I admire her so much." Song Yingxing couldn't help but praise her.

"Brother Wang, you've traveled all over the world and made many friends. Don't you have any stories in the love field?" Su Jiahe still couldn't suppress the burning gossip spirit.

"No, I really don't," Wang Mang quickly shook his head. "As you young people say, being single is always great, always being single is always great. Even if you have three harems and six courtyards, it's just the same."