Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

The next day, which happened to be Thursday, Lao Luo and Niu Zi rode their bikes from their rented house to Xiazhai Village, intending to meet Wei Xucheng at the state-run restaurant in the county town and introduce him to Bai Shuibao.

When Lao Luo and his group left, they had arranged to meet Bai Shuibao Laoshan at the county-run restaurant. It took them more than half an hour to ride their bikes into Xiazhai Village.

As soon as they entered the village, Lao Luo asked an old man who was resting under the banyan tree, "Uncle, where does Wei Xucheng live? We are his friends, and we came to see him about something."

An old man enjoying the cool air took the Hongmei cigarettes that Lao Luo handed him, smiled, and pointed to the village gate, saying, "Go this way, turn right after you pass the gate, and it's the third house."

"Thanks, sir!"

"It's alright, be careful of the dogs when you go in," the old man said, holding a Hongmei cigarette. He was reluctant to smoke it, so he brought it to his nose to smell it before tucking it behind his ear. He usually smoked rolled cigarettes, and he had never really smoked a cigarette with a filter before. He was a little reluctant to smoke it all by himself.

Holy crap!

As soon as the two passed through the village gate, a large yellow dog tied with a rope suddenly barked and charged at them. Luckily, it was tied with a rope, but it still gave them a big fright.

Niu Zi was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground. When he came to his senses, he pulled out the short stick that was attached to his bicycle and was about to hit the big yellow dog that was still barking wildly.

Hearing the dog barking, Wei Xucheng came out of the house and saw someone holding a short stick. Thinking it was a dog thief, he shouted, "What are you doing? In broad daylight, daring to come into the village to steal dogs, you've got some nerve!"

Hearing Wei Xucheng's voice, Lao Luo pulled Niu Zi back, turned around, and smiled at Wei Xucheng, saying, "Brother Wei, it's me! We've come to find you to have a drink at the state-run restaurant in the county town!"

Wei Xucheng took a look and, lo and behold, it really was those two idiots who had listened to him brag for so long outside the noodle stall in Shangzhai that day. He had originally thought that the two idiots were just joking, but he didn't expect that they would actually come to his house.

"I'm so sorry, I already said it's not necessary. Besides, I can't help you much," Wei Xucheng said with a smile, politely declining.

"Whether I help you or not is another matter. I just feel a connection with you, Brother Wei. Come on, let's go to the county town together. I already made an appointment with my two other brothers to treat you today, so I can't refuse!"

Wei Xucheng reluctantly followed Lao Luo and Niu Zi out of Xiazhai Village. They rode a beat-up old bicycle with one person sitting on the crossbeam and another on the back seat. The three of them rode towards Nanshan County.

Fortunately, the county road leading to the county town was a newly built cement road, smooth and not bumpy. If it had been before, riding this way, two of the three of them would have been seriously injured.

When they arrived at the entrance of the state-run restaurant in the county town, Bai Shuibao and Lao Shan were already waiting there. Upon seeing the three of them arrive on their bicycles, Bai Shuibao immediately went up to Wei Xucheng and started trying to establish a relationship with him.

Pulling Wei Xucheng along, they entered the state-run restaurant. The five of them ordered three dishes and brought a bottle of local medicinal wine from Tuocheng. As soon as the dishes were served, Bai Shuibao raised his glass to Wei Xucheng and said, "Brother Wei, let me, Lao Bai, toast you first. I heard from my two brothers that you and the two bosses of Guangdong Company are cousins. You're a person of importance, and it's an honor for you to have dinner with us!"

"Don't say that, we're all brothers," Wei Xucheng said, sensing from Bai Shuibao's tone that he still intended for him to introduce them to Chen Zaiguang's factory.

But his relationship with the Chen family wasn't as good as he claimed. How could he possibly get them into the factory? If he did, he would have been in the factory himself long ago. Why would he give them such a good opportunity?

You guys are really stupid. Since you're so stupid, it would seem like I'm not shrewd if I didn't take advantage of you by giving you a meal.

Anyway, if you dare to invite me, I dare to eat. I'll agree to whatever you say. At worst, I can just wake up tomorrow and pretend I never said anything.

"Drink! We're not leaving until we're drunk!"

"Keep your voices down, do you think this is a roadside stall?" Bai Shuibao and Wei Xucheng's group were so loud that a female waitress couldn't stand it anymore and walked over to scold them with a cold face.

"How dare you talk like that? We paid for my brother's drinks here, and now we're not allowed to speak?" Niu Zi shouted, standing up with his neck stiff.

"I don't care what kind of Tom, Dick, or Harry you hired. This is a state-run restaurant. If you keep making noise and disturbing other customers, I'll kick you out, you believe me!"

"Hey!"

Niu Zi rolled up his sleeves and was about to slap the waitress. After a few drinks, Niu Zi's true nature was revealed, and he became quite ruthless. Seeing this, Lao Luo stood up, pulled Niu Zi back from hitting him, and said to the waitress, "Excuse me, comrade, my brother has had too much to drink. We'll keep it down."

Seeing that Niu Zi was being restrained, the waitress remained defiant, pointing at him and saying, "You want to hit someone here? Sister Hua, Hongbing, come out quickly! Someone is causing trouble in our restaurant!"

Hearing the waitress's shouts, many people from the counter and kitchen rushed out and surrounded Wei Xucheng's table, pointing at Niu Zi and Lao Luo and cursing, "Are you blind? Daring to cause trouble in our state-run restaurant? Haven't you ever been beaten before? You think you're so tough!"

"It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"

Not wanting to cause any unnecessary trouble, Bai Shuibao got up and started speaking well of the chefs and waiters at these state-run restaurants. In those days, if a customer had a conflict with a state-run restaurant, the entire restaurant staff would unite and gang up on the customer.

That's why there's that sign on the wall that says "Do not assault customers without cause." How could one or two people possibly beat the people in the restaurant? Even if it's two against one, they can still have four or five people standing by to watch.

Manager Fang heard the commotion and rushed over. Knowing that a dispute had broken out with a customer, he pushed aside the staff and asked, "What's going on? What happened?"

"Manager, they were shouting and yelling while they were eating. I came over and said a few words, and this guy tried to get up and hit me," the waitress complained, pointing at Niu Zi.

"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, manager. My brother here had too much to drink. Today we invited the cousin of the big boss of Guangdong Company, so his tone and manner were a bit over the top. It's all a misunderstanding," Lao Luo quickly tried to smooth things over for the manager.

Upon hearing that they were cousins ​​of the big boss of Guangdong Company, Manager Fang looked at the group and asked, "Which of you is Mr. Chen's cousin?"

"I...I am," Wei Xucheng said, mustering his courage. "Manager, I'm so sorry..."

"What kind of cousin are you and Mr. Chen?"

"My aunt is Chen Zaiguang's grandmother, so Chen Zaidong has to call me cousin," Wei Xucheng replied softly.

After listening, Manager Fang politely said to Wei Xucheng, "Oh, I see. It's alright. It's just a meal, what's wrong with having a lively atmosphere? Now everyone go back to work, don't block the way here."