Him and their stars

Naturally, everyone enjoyed the family dinner very happily.

Yu Lian could tell that his uncle was a little upset, but he was really happy to see his grown-up self, so he drank with him one cup after another until the lights came on, and the restaurant outside was already full of guests.

The food on the table was almost ready. Auntie and Feifei started to clear the table. The younger brothers and sisters also came to help obediently, leaving the two grown men to continue drinking.

"Tomorrow... take Feifei and visit your parents' graves. Anyway, you won't be able to come back during Qingming Festival."

Yu Lian nodded.

After that, Feifei brought over a plate of peanuts and a small plate of fried fish fry, poured a cup of tea for each of them, and then left.

"This is really a good girl! So you must take her to visit the grave." The uncle repeated it again.

"...I'm a little bit cautious after you told me this for the second time." Yu Lian said helplessly.

"Hmph, I'm afraid that the girls you bring to visit the graves every year will be different. How can your parents remember so many people?" The uncle glared at Yu Lian: "I'm warning you again, kid, don't let Feifei feel sorry for you!"

"Look at what you said, how could I ever feel sorry for her?" Yu Lian said helplessly.

The uncle sneered: "Oh, last summer, two girls came to my place for dinner. They said they came to eat, but they kept trying to get close to your aunt and me, asking about you, and even secretly gave An Le Happy pocket money and gifts!”

Who did this? Who did it? Are you starting to beat me backstage now?

"By the way, they deliberately picked on the opposite party, Lao Li, when he was not around. It means they must know Feifei."

It's really a pity that you have such reasoning ability to become a chef.

The uncle stared at Yu Lian with disdain and no hidden envy and jealousy. He shook the wine glass and said, "You are about to graduate. What are your plans?"

"Still thinking about it..."

"You are a graduate of the National Defense University. Your academic qualifications should be very good. You should be able to find a good job. Yes, marry Feifei and then have children as soon as possible. While your aunt and I are still young, we can still I'll help you take care of it, so that we can feel completely at ease and be worthy of your parents."

"Why did you get involved in that?" Yu Lian was a little helpless: "It's hard to say. If I were in the field of communications, logistics intelligence, military engineering, ship management, etc., I could easily find a high-paying job, but Only this Department of Strategic Studies..."

"Isn't this the major with the highest scores in your school?"

"Yes, but this is originally a department that prepares military management and staff personnel, so it is involved in everything, but nothing is particularly in-depth. To put it bluntly, it is related to the Department of Management, the Department of Economics, the Department of Chinese, etc. I mean, which area of ​​expertise do you think is relevant?"

"...Then why didn't you take another exam in the first place?"

"Probably because I was young and stupid at that time. I always felt that I had to do the best." Why, it's not the original owner's fault! How come you were such a middle school student back then?

"If it were your parents, they must not want to stay in the military, right?"

"But if I don't stay in the military, I have to pay all the tuition fees."

Yu Lian's father was just an ordinary engineer, and his mother was just an ordinary captain pilot. Without the pensions from the two of them and the certain tax exemption policy for the children of martyrs, Yu Lian would not be able to afford a house in the new city.

By the way, my aunt has been handling the property in Xincheng District and has already rented it out. All the rent remains untouched and is deposited in the regular account set up by my aunt for Yu Lian. It should be a considerable amount of savings now. But even so, it is still impossible to pay all the tuition fees for the four years of Central Defense University.

"I've said it before, don't worry about money. Your aunt and I still have some savings, enough..."

Yu Lian shook his head and interrupted his uncle: "But, your savings are for emergencies, right? And, it is very likely that they will be used soon, right?"

"Boy, what do you know?"

"The new mayor has taken office, and he plans to carry out large-scale commercial development of Jincheng, and is working on the idea of ​​​​the old city. And the people I met this afternoon...are well-dressed, capable, and neat, but it seems that every pore is exuding... The alienating smell of capitalism!”

Of course the uncle didn't want to say it, but looking at Yu Lian's expression, he probably could have guessed it even without telling him, so he said: "...They hope to buy the land and brand of this Rongxia downstairs building."

"Oh, here we are again?"

"Yes, but this time we don't talk with the whole street, but one by one."

Yu Lian didn't find it strange. This was bound to happen sooner or later.

Human beings think that they are the best eaters in the universe, and the people on Earth think that they are the best eaters among humans. However, the Jincheng people firmly believe that they must be the best eaters among the people on Earth. But in Jincheng, if you have never eaten at Fu Street, you are definitely not qualified to call yourself a gourmet.

However, we must also know that this is an era of capitalist alienation, and this is an era where the fragrance of wine cannot be opened in deep alleys. Although the small shops in Fu Street have a very high reputation among all mankind and even hard-core eaters across the galaxy, their reputation is only spread by word of mouth. Without capital, there is no traffic and exposure. Without exposure, fame will naturally not grow. If your fame cannot improve, you will have no choice but to remain in poverty.

Of course, no matter how skilled the folks in Fujie are, they are not really penniless. They have always been just a group of craftsmen who live a serious life. They are satisfied if they can ensure the quality of life with a slight surplus of food and clothing and pass on the delicious food left by their ancestors from generation to generation.

But we also need to know that Fu Street is located in the center of the old city. There are two ancient moats adjacent to the street. It is the best commercial location with convenient transportation and full of atmosphere. For companies with ideas, if this kind of location is not easily developed and these old antiques are left to their own devices, wouldn't it be equivalent to planting persimmons on top of a gold mine?

As a result, in the past few years, representatives from large companies have come to talk to the small shopkeepers here, hoping to create a luxury business on this Bus Street that integrates food, leisure, bars, entertainment and shopping. street. Of course, shop owners don’t have to leave their hometowns and can still continue to open shops and do business on this commercial street. As for the subsequent rent...that's all a matter of detail. You must have long-term plans. With the promotion platform of our large enterprise, your store will no longer be a niche restaurant, but a real Internet celebrity, no, a star store!

This vision still sounds very good. However, when everyone's elected negotiators, namely my uncle and Uncle Li from the gym opposite, asked the other party to provide a development plan and saw their design drawings, they wanted to smash it in the face of the company representative on the spot.

If the other party's plan is really implemented, this ancient street with small bridges, flowing water, pavilions and archways will be no different from those "cutting-edge" and "fashionable" commercial streets in big cities and even the alliance.

Yes, it is luxurious, sophisticated, modern, and sci-fi, but it is also full of the alienated atmosphere of consumerism caused by light pollution. No culture, no characteristics, no classics, no charm. Every light, every decoration, every celebrity poster, even the fountain at the street corner, all tempt you to buy, buy, buy.

This is the plan that the company came up with.

If Fu Street has become like this, what about the entire old city of Jincheng?

The villagers have united to fight against this development plan of the big company. In addition, the mayor at the time was also a "conservative" native-born man who stood on the side of the aborigines, so everyone's hometown was finally saved.

But it would be naive to expect that capital would just give up. Just recently, a commercial real estate development company that is said to have the background of a large alliance consortium came again, and it also changed its negotiation method to prepare for public relations one by one.

"So, how are things going now?"

"At present, they are acting quite friendly, their attitude is quite sincere, and the conditions they have given are also very good... They are planning to buy the land and store here at more than half the market price, and then they are also planning to spend a large sum of money to buy Rong The sign going downstairs, that’s really a lot of money.”

The uncle's face was a little stiff, as if "they gave us too much", and his voice was a little trembling:

"Then, I will be asked to continue to serve as the technical consultant of the new Rongxiastou. Once the contract is signed, it will be twenty years. The annual salary alone will be more than what I earn now. To be honest, with the conditions so good, I will My heart is beating, so I’m a little restless.”

"But you still refused." Yu Lian smiled.

The uncle nodded, and then drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Is it because they don't want the eighty-eighth generation inheritance of our ancestors to be given to others? Or is it because they didn't mention other stores? Nor did they mention the follow-up development plan here?"

"Maybe, maybe... We all agreed before that we will advance together and retreat together. That's why I didn't dare to agree casually. They just said they would come to visit again and left. Haha, the attitude is better than the previous one. The family is much better, and I can make friends, but I still have to reject them!" The uncle took another sip of wine and murmured: "Oh, oh, that's really a lot of money! I'm actually like this I rejected them. Yu'er, am I quite a man? I'm more manly than your mother!"

"Yes, you are a real man!" Yu Lian gave the other party a thumbs up, but he knew in his heart that the matter would not end so quickly.

Really, I just want to come back and take a break or something! How could something like this still happen?

He looked at his uncle and aunt who were completely drunk, and thought it would be better to save the house, fund, insurance, and money for An An and Lele's studies as soon as possible.

I'll send a letter to Ash later. He should be very free now, right?