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Chapter 228, page 0225: [They're all acquaintances]

"Master Chen, are you going to face the wall and reflect on your mistakes?" Qin Shanshan joked.

Inside the Zhuge Liang Hall, Chen Guiliang stood to the side of the statue, staring at the north wall for a long time.

This drew others over, only to find that there was nothing there except curtains and walls.

"It's nothing," Chen Guiliang smiled.

Hidden inside the wall are eight steles from the mid-to-late Qing Dynasty, the inscriptions of which are the first and second memorials to the emperor written by the top scholar of the Qing Dynasty.

This thing wasn't discovered until the walls of the Zhuge Liang Hall in the Wuhou Temple were being renovated during the pandemic.

At the time, Chen Guiliang didn't want to fall out with his startup partners, so he withdrew while retaining some equity and returned to Chengdu to start a second business. However, he was hit by the pandemic, his second venture failed, and he simply stayed in Chengdu.

After the news of the discovery of the new stele at Wuhou Temple was reported, Chen Guiliang made a special trip to admire it.

Oh well, we'll find out when it's renovated.

It's not an important cultural relic.

The group continued strolling around, chatting idly.

Two girls bought a parasol and walked side by side under it.

Chen Guiliang was scorched by the sun, but after finding out the location of the cultural and creative store, he discovered that they actually sold hats there. So he bought a few baseball caps and distributed them to everyone.

"Such a huge tomb!" Yang Shuo exclaimed in amazement as he stood in front of the Mausoleum of Emperor Zhaolie of Han.

Chen Guiliang said, "Liu Bei was an emperor, and it was already very frugal that his joint tomb with his two wives was just a small hill."

The well-behaved Xu Haibo stood in front of the tomb, without bringing any incense or offerings, and simply clasped his hands together in prayer.

Qin Shanshan asked curiously, "Why do you worship Liu Bei?"

"To express my respect," Xu Haibo suddenly had a thought and asked Chen Guiliang, "Master Chen, where do you think Cao Cao's tomb is? Will it be discovered in the future?"

Chen Guiliang said, "Maybe."

In fact, Cao Cao's tomb was robbed last year.

Two months ago, villagers discovered the hole and reported it to the police. The government then arranged for people to fill the hole.

Next year, Cao Cao's tomb was robbed again, and the cultural relics bureau conducted a rescue excavation. During the archaeological excavation, it was confirmed that the tomb's occupant was indeed Cao Cao.

Qin Shanshan wasn't interested in the graves. After walking around for a while with Bian Guanyue, she complained, "We're tired, hot, and hungry. Let's find somewhere to eat."

Bian Guanyue said, "There's food in Jinli next door, but it doesn't taste very good."

"Let's go to Jinli and find a place to sit down first." Qin Shanshan's legs were sore from walking.

So, the group strolled over to Jinli Ancient Street and ordered some fried rice, noodles, and drinks.

As for the taste of the food, it was just passable.

For girls, strolling through Jinli is much more interesting than visiting the Wuhou Temple. After filling their stomachs and resting for a while, Bian Guanyue dragged Qin Shanshan along to explore the ancient street.

I bought a lot of random little trinkets along the way.

By mid-afternoon, Bian Guanyue stood by the roadside, pointed to the sign of "Lianhua Mansion" and said, "The bar that Tan Weiwei mentioned seems to be called Lianhua Mansion."

"You're open so early?"

Chen Guiliang stepped inside, passed through a row of green bamboo, and there stood a teahouse. There were about five or six tourists, drinking tea, chatting, and enjoying a guzheng performance.

A waiter came over to greet them: "What would you like to drink?"

Chen Guiliang asked, "Isn't this a bar?"

The waiter chuckled and replied, "The bar is inside. It gets a bit wilder at night, but most of the time it's quiet. Besides drinks, they also sell coffee and Western food. Customers can also just relax on the sofa and listen to music. Our boss calls it the LOUNGE Music Bar."

Chen Guiliang praised, "Impressive. A teahouse paired with a lounge bar—you've really combined Chinese and Western elements in your business, a truly diversified operation."

"more than."

The waiter said, "They also sell barbecue outside at night."

Chen Guiliang was completely convinced.

He's a business genius.

Chen Guiliang and his group chose a cool spot, ordered some tea, and sat down to chat.

The tourists drinking tea were chatting quietly, and few were actually listening attentively to the guzheng performance. After resting for a while, I got up and left to continue shopping outside.

A few more people came in sporadically, but there were still not many customers.

But the tea is very expensive, so they probably can barely make a profit.

When Chen Guiliang went to the restroom, he glanced into the bar inside. Heh heh, it seemed there were only one or two customers.

Probably out of boredom, the owner, carrying a guitar, ran from the coffee shop into the teahouse and said to the guzheng player who had just finished playing a piece, "Take a break, let me play next."

At this moment, apart from Chen Guiliang's group, only two other tourists were drinking tea.

The shop owner asked, "Does anyone want to request a song? It's free."

Xu Haibo said, "The 'Seeking Buddha' series is quite popular recently."

The boss looked somewhat displeased: "Sorry, I don't know how to sing online songs."

Xu Haibo pursed his lips and didn't say anything more.

Bian Guanyue and Qin Shanshan were both suppressing their laughter; Xu Haibo's tastes seemed to clash with those of the boss.

“Then sing the ones you know,” Chen Guiliang said.

The boss also has a temper; he doesn't want to sing anymore: "My throat is sore, let my apprentice take over."

He put down his guitar and went into the bar, and soon a young man came out.

Oh, Counter-Strike Online is wild, the ace needs to vent!

Zhang Jie sat down and said, "The song 'Seeking Buddha' has been very popular these past two months, but I haven't learned it yet. How about I sing 'Lilac Flower' instead? It's also an online song."

"Whatever," Xu Haibo said indifferently.

Zhang Jie sat next to a stone vat planted with water lilies, with an old blue brick wall behind him, and picked up his guitar to start playing and singing "Lilac Flower".

Chen Guiliang sipped tea and listened to music, watching Zhang Jie with great interest.

Xie Na's future husband is actually Tan Weiwei's boyfriend's apprentice?
Tan Weiwei returned before she finished singing "Lilac Flower".

She spotted Bian Guanyue at a glance, walked over, sat down, and said, "Are these all fellow villagers?"

"Mm." Bian Guanyue nodded.

Tan Weiwei said, "Then we should get to know each other. I'm from Yongnian Town."

Xu Haibo suddenly looked up: "Me too. My parents are both teachers in town." "My mom is too," Tan Weiwei asked, "What are your parents' names?"

Xu Haibo said, "My dad's name is Xu Qiang, and my mom's name is Zhou Guiying."

Tan Weiwei said, "Your mother was my junior high school homeroom teacher..."

Xu Haibo suddenly realized: "You're Teacher Zhang's daughter? The older sister who always won singing competitions in elementary school?"

"Mm." Tan Weiwei nodded.

"Your mother was my elementary school teacher!" Xu Haibo exclaimed excitedly.

Chen Guiliang was not surprised that the two were trying to establish a relationship.

In another part of his life, Xu Haibo often boasted about this.

Today, Xu Haibo's dream has come true. He was a die-hard fan of Tan Weiwei in his past life, but unfortunately, he never got to meet her in person. He only managed to get an autographed photo of Tan Weiwei from his teacher.

Tan Weiwei stood up and said, "Let's go to the backyard for tea."

The backyard is small and private, used only for entertaining close friends and family.

Jiang Zhiming, the bar owner, who is also Tan Weiwei's boyfriend and Zhang Jie's teacher, was also invited to join them for tea and a chat.

As they chatted, they grew closer.

Xu Haibo and Jiang Zhiming are alumni.

Qin Shanshan and Zhang Jie are alumni.

Jiang Zhiming smiled and said to Xu Haibo, "I'll practice 'Seeking Buddha' later, and I'll sing it next time you come."

Xu Haibo scratched his head.

Bian Guanyue said to Tan Weiwei, "We'll vote for you in the finals."

"I'll vote for you too, we're from the same hometown!" Qin Shanshan chimed in.

"Thank you very much then." Tan Weiwei had no doubt that she could make it to the finals.

Chen Guiliang was playing on his phone when Xie Yang sent him a multimedia message containing a pre-designed ranking page from HaiNei.com.

At the suggestion of editor-in-chief Chi Siyuan, the "Celebrity List" and "Popular List" were finally adopted, abandoning the previously discussed "Big V List" and "Grassroots List".

Chen Guiliang replied to the text message: "Okay, let's use this design."

Zhang Jie stared at Chen Guiliang for a long time before suddenly asking, "Aren't you the Boss Chen from the newspaper?"

Chen Guiliang smiled.

"It really is you!" Zhang Jie exclaimed in surprise.

Jiang Zhiming and Tan Weiwei were both puzzled: "Is he very famous?"

Zhang Jie said, "He's frequently in the newspapers. Boss Chen's net worth seems to be over a billion!"

The two were stunned.

Jiang Zhiming quickly shook hands again: "My apologies, my apologies."

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "All wealth is meaningless; it's just an internet company."

“That’s still very impressive,” Tan Weiwei said.

As evening approached, Jiang Zhiming asked what they wanted to eat. They offered Western food, fried rice, and barbecue.

Finally, we went to a bar to have some barbecue and drinks.

As night fell, more and more guests arrived.

Chen Guiliang was somewhat disappointed; the music was surprisingly soothing and didn't deliver the deafening impact that Xu Haibo and Yang Shuo expected.

"You only play lounge music here?" Chen Guiliang asked.

Jiang Zhiming countered, "Mr. Chen wants to have some fun? This is Chengdu's first LOUNGE music bar, designed to create a relaxing, comfortable, and artistic atmosphere so that our elite white-collar workers can unwind and enjoy the moment. We do have some fun regularly, but we always give advance notice to avoid guests arriving to find the atmosphere off."

Xu Haibo said, "This is great. I thought bars were like those in TV dramas, with cool lights and everyone dancing energetically together."

Yang Shuo ate his skewers, looking unsatisfied.

He's not interested in lounge music; he doesn't appreciate it. He'd rather have a DJ lead the group in having fun.

Tan Weiwei apologized and ran over to sing.

Many customers come specifically for her.

Bian Guanyue glanced over there every now and then, and Chen Guiliang asked with a smile, "You want to sing too?"

“Hmm, I’ve never sung in a bar before,” Bian Guanyue said. “It sounds interesting.”

Jiang Zhiming said, "We can try the next one."

Bian Guanyue was eager to try. As soon as Tan Weiwei finished singing, she ran over and told Zhang Jie, who was in charge of accompaniment, what she wanted to sing.

She chose David Tao's "Susan Says," which was quite suitable for the atmosphere of the bar.

Jiang Zhiming was somewhat surprised: "Boss Chen, your girlfriend sings quite well."

Tan Weiwei asked, "How could she have been eliminated today?"

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "She doesn't want to sign a contract; she just wants to have some fun."

Jiang Zhiming and Tan Weiwei were both thinking: Rich people are just so capricious.

They came from an ordinary family, and they earned all the money to open the bar themselves.

After the song ended, many guests applauded and inquired whether the singer was a new resident artist.

Another guy in a suit brought over a drink from the bar: "You sang wonderfully, miss. I'll buy you a drink."

Bian Guanyue politely declined, saying, "I'm sorry, I have friends over there."

"You can drink with friends too," the man said with a grin, not taking it seriously, and handed over the drink directly.

Bian Guanyue smiled and said, "Please move aside."

The man said, "You're the new singer here, right? I know all the other singers; I'm a regular customer. From now on, I'll come to your shows every time..."

"Please move aside!" Bian Guanyue's smile vanished.

Chen Guiliang saw it clearly, put down the barbecue and said, "I'll go over there for a bit."

Jiang Zhiming quickly said, "Leave it to me."

Such things happen in bars all the time, and he was afraid of offending Chen Guiliang because of it.

(End of this chapter)