The Growth System Comes at the Age of Thirty

Chapter 124 A chance encounter at a banquet

Those who can be the Minister of Rites are naturally not ordinary people.

As a person who had learned calligraphy from a private school teacher in the old days, even though his learning was not very good, he could still tell whether it was good or not.

Vigorous and powerful, the writing is strong.

Awesome!

Chen Jingle was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Just practice casually."

Seeing that he had no intention of talking, the old gentleman just nodded, opened the red envelope, counted the amount, and then wrote the name of the gift giver on the gift list.

Chen Jingle quickly followed her aunt and walked in, finding a place to sit down first.

Next, I watched my aunt greet everyone with her graceful and graceful attitude.

He didn't know many people, so he could only listen quietly to others chatting.

Occasionally someone will ask my aunt: "Wenjuan, is this your son?"

The aunt would explain: "No, this is my eldest brother's son."

At this time, the only thing Chen Jingle could do was to nod and show an awkward but polite smile.

What I was thinking in my mind was: "Hurry up and start the dinner, and leave as soon as you finish eating!"

At this moment, a person that Chen Jinngle had not expected appeared.

"Teacher Liu?"

Liu Fang turned around and was surprised to see Chen Jingle: "Hey, Teacher Chen?!"

Chen Jinngle didn't expect to meet Liu Fang here. He thought he had seen it wrong at first glance.

Since the last separation at the bougainvillea nursery base, he has been watching everyone in the group share various flower-growing experiences every day, and he occasionally gets excited and reveals what he has grown.

The sense of presence is neither high nor low.

Now that the other party actually appears here, are we all still relatives?

Liu Fang took the initiative to ask: "Who are you and the master...?"

"My cousin. Where are you?" Chen Jingle smiled.

Liu Fang also laughed: "I am the hostess's natal family. I didn't expect that we are all still relatives."

"What a coincidence."

At this time, someone at the table near the back called Liu Fang's name. They were several elderly ladies. Chen Jingle said, "You are busy first."

Liu Fang smiled apologetically: "Sorry, I'm going over now. We'll talk later when we have time."

After she left, the aunt asked curiously: "Who was that just now? Why did she call you teacher? When did you become a teacher?"

Chen Jingle waved his hand: "No, it's just a polite name."

At this time, an unknown cousin next to her said, "That was Yulian's cousin just now, right? It's the one whose husband is the leader of the Municipal Supervision Bureau."

Yulian is the eldest daughter-in-law of Chen Jinngle’s uncle. Her full name is Ye Yulian, as written on the sign at the door of the hotel.

To ordinary people, as long as they work for the government, even if they are just a branch-level cadre, they are leaders.

What's more, Liu Fang's husband does have a high position.

Others on the scene were suddenly surprised:

"Ah? So it's her. I heard she is a teacher in which school?"

"Yes, in No. 1 Middle School, you are not only a teacher, but also the director."

"Hey, everyone in the family is a leader."

“…”

A group of elders at the table whispered information, and most of them expressed envy.

Even Chen Jingle didn't know that there was such a relationship.

Because he didn't even know Uncle Xing's wife, and they didn't have much contact with each other. Even if they came to visit relatives with their grandparents during the Chinese New Year, they wouldn't necessarily meet each other. When they did, they would just call her cousin.

That's what it is like to have too many relatives.

Furthermore, Jiangbei is really small.

Everyone present, including the aunt, looked at Chen Jinngle with unknowingly a little more curiosity and different thoughts.

The attitude of the leader's wife towards Chen Jingle just now was quite kind, but it was not like the attitude towards her nephews and descendants.

More like…

I am very polite when facing experts and professors with high social status.

The aunt asked him curiously: "How do you know this person?"

"Teacher Liu likes to grow flowers, and I happen to also like to grow flowers. We got to know each other as soon as we went there."

Chen Jingle was vague and didn't want to explain too much.

The aunt wanted to find out more, but unfortunately Chen Jingle didn't want to talk more about this topic, so she had to give up.

Others at the table secretly asked their aunt Chen Wenjuan to find out about the situation, asking Chen Jingle if he had a partner, etc.

Putting aside everything else, this good appearance alone is worth introducing to my relatives and descendants.

At this time, the second uncle Chen Zhenlin arrived late.

"Why are you here now?" The aunt was surprised.

The second uncle smiled and explained: "I sent A-Xian and Xiuyun to my brother-in-law's place first, and then came over. My brother-in-law also moved into his new house today. The two of them went to have dinner, and I came here."

"What about Chen Qiyun?"

"Chen Qiyun doesn't want to go, so she will do her homework at home."

"So obedient?"

The aunt was surprised, but she remembered that Chen Qiyun was a big lazy person.

At this time, my uncle came over to say hello. He also looked at Chen Jingle a few more times and was surprised by his change.

Finally he understood why his elder brother mentioned Chen Jingle just now.

They are completely different from before!

pity.

No one in the second or third generation of the family wants to be a soldier.

…

After some pleasantries, it was finally time for the banquet to begin.

Regarding banquets, they vary across the country.

In the developed areas along the eastern coast, there are often thousands or tens of thousands of tables per table. Although Jiangbei is also close to the sea, it is a remote and remote area.

For ordinary people, it's usually 1,200-1,500 for a table in a hotel or restaurant, and that's about it. In rural areas, the price is a little lower, and can be 800-1,000.

Those from a well-to-do family may have a table of two to three thousand people.

At this time, Chen Jingle was very emotional: the purchasing power of money in the northern provinces is really strong, and there are many banquets for three to four hundred tables with a lot of hard dishes. There are even tables of two hundred and one. Can't imagine where the profits come from.

When he was a child, he had imagined that he would be a country banquet chef, so that there would be no shortage of delicious food every day.

Later I realized that although the country banquet was indeed profitable, it was really tiring. There are dozens of tables at every turn, and even with the help of the entire team, it’s still very tiring.

"It's more comfortable to lie flat."

At a banquet in Jiangbei, the soup is served first, and the old duck is stewed with Cordyceps flowers.

The taste is ok.

Immediately afterwards, various dishes were served one after another.

The most indispensable thing is of course the plain-cut chicken.

"The chicken in this hotel tastes pretty good." The aunt praised it.

How good is the quality of the banquet? You can tell by looking at the plain-cut chicken. The taste and quality of the chicken is not good, let alone other dishes.

Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!

Chen Jingle objectively evaluated it from the perspective of a cook, and it was indeed OK.

The chicken is an orchard chicken that is about 120 days old. It is fat and lean, the heat is well controlled, and the skin is smooth and the meat is tender.

This plate of plain-cut chicken was quickly cleared by everyone, leaving only the chicken head.

The same cannot be said for other dishes.

Some Chen Jingle looked at it and didn't want to take off their chopsticks.

The chefs in a small place are at this level, and the food is too unstable.

The overall portion size of the banquet dishes was a bit large, and the number of people at their table was relatively small, so it was impossible to finish the meal.

After eating and drinking, we started packing.

Packing leftovers is not something to be ashamed of in the Lingnan area. However, some time ago, Chan Mei became a hot topic because she packed meals for a state banquet, and was ridiculed by some media and netizens.

Chen Jingle clearly remembers that in the past, people promoted diligence, thrift and the elimination of waste. How come the trend has changed in just a few years?

"Don't you get a bag?" asked the aunt.

Chen Jingle shook his head: "I'm at home alone, so I can't even finish the food I packed, so it was wasted on me. You can just share it with my second uncle and the others."

"Silly, forget it, whatever you want."

There are very rules when it comes to packing for a banquet. No one is trying to grab it. Everyone takes a little of each dish and tries to ensure that everyone has a share.

Unless others say they don’t want it, they will walk away completely.

Robbery?

I'm afraid I don't want to be laughed at for the rest of my life.

Chen Jingle drank the last half cup of coconut milk and was about to leave.

Go home early and take a nap.

It had been raining some time ago, but the sunshine has returned in the past two days. With such a big sun outside, it would probably burn his little electric donkey to a boil. He couldn't imagine what it would be like to sit on it directly.

Chen Jingle's electric car was parked on the side of the road. He walked over and was about to take out the key to unlock it. Suddenly, a car with chopped pepper fish head stopped on the side of the road and rolled down its window.

"Hey, handsome guy, do you want a ride?"

Hearing this, Chen Jinngle looked up and asked with a surprised smile: "Hi, we meet again. Where are we going?"

It's Zhou Manlin.

This woman was still dressed up beautifully today, and she was also wearing large-framed brown sunglasses. In this small place in Jiangbei, it is rare to see such urban beauties.

Zhou Manlin put her hands on the steering wheel and looked at Chen Jingle with a smile: "I have a store here. Come and have a look. I'm going home now. What about you?"

Damn rich people!

Chen Jingle cursed in his heart and pointed at the Dragon City Hotel behind him: "Have a banquet."

"Wedding banquet?"

"No, come into the house."

"oh."

Zhou Manlin glanced up and down and asked, "Do I want to give it to you?"

Chen Jingle shook his head and pointed to the small electric donkey next to him: "No, I have a car."

"Okay." Zhou Manlin said regretfully, "Sure enough, no handsome guy is willing to sit on my fish head with chopped peppers."

Chen Jingle was amused: "Don't make trouble. The real situation is that people who want to ride in your car can queue from the park in the north of the city to the intersection of the south expressway."

She's beautiful or a rich woman, but no one wants to pursue her? Ghost letter!

Zhou Manlin pouted: "They are all people with evil intentions. I'm afraid they will dirty my car."

"Am I not?" Chen Jingle laughed.

Zhou Manlin said with a smile: "You are much more honest than them."

Chen Jingle stopped laughing and looked helpless: "Is this a compliment or a derogation?"

Honest people are not easy to listen to these days.

"Of course it's a compliment."

Zhou Manlin snorted softly: "Okay, since you don't want to sit on my fish head with chopped pepper, I'll leave first. Goodbye."

"Well, bye!" Chen Jingle's intuition told him that it was best to keep a distance from this woman.

What Zhang Wuji’s mother said is indeed a wise saying.

Zhou Manlin shouted: "Remember what you said that night!" and then left.

"???"

That night?

What did I say?

Chen Jingle looked confused.

After watching the car drive away, I remembered, oh, we are treating you to dinner, right?

I couldn't help but complain: "This person is the same, why don't you explain it clearly and let others guess."

However!

Before Chopped Pepper Fish Head had driven very far, a small black car sped out from the side road and crashed into Chopped Pepper Fish Head's **** with a "bang".

Although the black car braked in time, it still made a crater in the **** of the chopped pepper fish head.

Both sides exploded a piece of equipment.

Chen Jingle: "..."

No, sisters, why do you always get into car accidents?

Shaking his head, he went over to see if he could help.

(End of chapter)