Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 111 Eating
After leaving his cousin's shop, his cousin, carrying two bottles of wine, took Yan Hui and the others in a taxi and headed straight for a restaurant called "Jinling Pavilion".

After hearing his cousin and the driver mention the place, Brother Huang immediately said, "Great job, Lao Yan, the place you chose is excellent."

"Old Chen rarely comes back, so tonight, eat and drink to your heart's content. Don't leave tonight, let's have some fun!" My cousin laughed heartily.

"Alright, I'll live the high life with Brother Yan!" Huang Feiyu laughed heartily.

Yan Hui sat in the back with Brother Chen and Brother Huang, unable to get a word in edgewise. He had put his copy of "Story Collection" in his bag, but now he couldn't resist taking it out. After thinking for a moment, he decided to take it out. There was a story today that really piqued his interest.

No one paid him any attention, but after reading only two pages, the car stopped, and Yan Hui quickly put the book away. He was sitting on the far right in the back, and it would be inconvenient for Brother Huang next to him to get off if he didn't get off.

After getting out of the car, his cousin patted Yan Hui on the shoulder: "How's your alcohol tolerance lately? How much can you drink?"

"No way, bro, you forgot? I ended up in the hospital last time I drank. You guys can drink as much as you want today, and if you're all drunk, I can definitely take you home," Yan Hui declined.

"Fine, if you don't want to drink, that's fine. I know about your situation." My cousin nodded, picked up the wine, and then invited his two brothers into the house.

Clearly, his cousin had already booked a room. After entering the room, his cousin first called the waiter to serve the dishes, and then took Yan Hui to the restroom.

This restaurant isn't low-end; the average cost per person is probably over 100 yuan. Even the toilets are tiled!
"These two guys are actually from very well-off families. This restaurant is just average for them. Old Huang and I are on good terms, so he's just flattering me. Old Chen is quite influential in Beijing; I do a lot of business with him," my cousin quickly introduced them. "I might drink too much tonight, so remember to take care of me. If you're not going to drink, don't drink a drop."

"Don't worry." Yan Hui immediately understood his cousin's arrangement.

"There's something else. Didn't you ask me about President Teng last time? This restaurant is owned by President Teng." As my cousin was talking, Brother Chen came over as well.

The three greeted each other in the restroom, and then Yan Hui and his cousin went out to wash their hands.

"Oh, so this is Mr. Teng's restaurant." Yan Hui certainly remembered Mr. Teng; the Steyr truck in the market last time belonged to him. He hadn't expected Mr. Teng to own such a high-end restaurant.

"Brother, is this restaurant in Jianye considered high-end?" Yan Hui asked when he saw no one around as he went upstairs.

"It's about average for the area. The food is decent, but not high-end. Overall, it's presentable." My cousin is quite discerning.

"I understand." Yan Hui didn't know much about this; in his eyes, this was a very high-class restaurant.

Back in the private room, two cold dishes had already been served. My cousin then took out a bottle of wine and poured three glasses.

Brother Chen returned six or seven minutes later, looking very relaxed. At this time, cold dishes such as salted duck were also served.

Four cold dishes.

"Come on, have a bite first, try the dishes at Jianye now, and see if there's any change compared to when you were here before." Cousin invited Brother Chen and Brother Huang to eat.

The three of them drank their wine as hot dishes were served one after another.

Today's meal was very lavish; Yan Hui estimated it must have cost at least 8 yuan, with a total of eight hot dishes served.

Although the restaurant wasn't top-notch, the sincerity was truly remarkable. The three of them toasted each other and quickly finished a bottle of wine.

Yan Hui immediately became the waiter pouring drinks, and it must be said that his service was extremely attentive, taking excellent care of his three older brothers. Beyond service, Yan Hui's greatest characteristic is his meticulousness. Whatever he does, he does it conscientiously. Today's main task was to serve at the dinner party, so he had to make sure his cousins ​​looked good.

After drinking, the three cousins ​​chatted more and more animatedly, and Yan Hui finally understood why his cousins ​​spoke Putian dialect so well; they probably practiced it all the way through.

No one paid attention to Yan Hui, so he ate the food voraciously. Today's meal was so lavish that if it weren't for him, he would have only eaten a third of the food at most, which would have been such a waste.

By the time half a bottle of liquor remained, Yan Hui had already finished eating.

Now that he's not doing physical labor, he just spent the day reading in the bookstore. Yan Hui's appetite isn't as good as before.

If Yan Hui had spent the afternoon moving wood, he could have eaten half of the vegetables here by himself.

After dinner, Yan Hui felt a bit bored. His three brothers were all fairly good drinkers, each managing half a jin (250ml) without much problem. Yan Hui could understand most of their conversation; it was mostly about wood, but it was mostly boasting and didn't offer much substance.

At that moment, Yan Hui had only one thought: to take out his copy of "Story Collection" and finish reading the story.

He also promised Su Jin that he would lend her the book tomorrow; a man should keep his word.

But that's just wishful thinking. He can't possibly read here; that would be too disrespectful, and his cousin would definitely scold him later.

"Come on, let's divide up the rest of the wine, we'll change venues later!" Cousin waved to Yan Hui.

Yan Hui understood immediately and poured the last half jin of wine into three cups.

"Are there any fun places around here?" Brother Chen seemed quite interested.

"Yes! It's newly opened! You never played it when you were here!" my cousin laughed.

"Alright, let's wait for Brother Yan to show us around!" Brother Chen laughed heartily.

Yan Hui heard it all clearly; this was the first time Chen Dong had called his cousin "Brother Yan" that day.

Ok?
Yan Hui suddenly realized that this meal wasn't over yet; they were going to have to move to another place later.
Why change locations? Yan Hui said he really couldn't eat anymore!
In Northeast China, there's a saying that after dinner, you should go somewhere else, usually to eat barbecue and drink some beer. Yan Hui had participated once before, but back then he did manual labor, and eating a late-night snack after dinner just felt like a pleasure.

He really wants to read "Story Collection" now!
If I give the book to Su Jin tomorrow, I probably won't see it for a week. Sigh.
Hmm. Su Jin
Yan Hui's mind was immediately filled with the image of those three thousand strands of black hair.

Thinking back, the high school couple that Su Jin and Yan Hui met when they bought the pager last time should be from the same high school, probably a good one nearby. It seems the students all come from well-off families.

The girl from that couple last time was also very pretty, but Yan Hui didn't feel much for her.

Back in Northeast China, to be honest, Qu Xiaoqin was quite beautiful without her glasses, but Yan Hui always felt that Qu Xiaoqin had some personality issues, and the two were at best just ordinary friends. Although Yan Hui had helped Qu Xiaoqin, he also made money from Qu Xiaoqin's ginseng, and Yan Hui didn't feel anything was wrong with that.

In short, all these years, Yan Hui has only ever liked Liu Yu, and it's always been a secret crush. Even now that Liu Yu is engaged, Yan Hui has never confessed his feelings to her.

(End of this chapter)