The Pentium Era - South to North

Zhang Chen and the four of them arrived at the Tuxiangyuan Hotel and walked to the door. The welcoming guests said to Zhang Chen:

"Mr. Zhang, I will take you to the private room. Just now, Mr. Xu accompanied the people from the management committee in. She asked me to tell you that she has already arranged the menu. She will come over later to toast."

Zhang Chen said yes.

The five people entered the elevator. Zhang Chen looked at Liu Ligan, his face turned pale. He Hongmei teased him: "Brother, do you feel like you are on the execution ground now?"

Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao laughed. Yingbin didn't know what they were laughing about, but they laughed too.

The group arrived at the box, but Tan Shuzhen and the others had not arrived yet. The box was empty. Liu Ligan breathed a sigh of relief and became more lively. He said to He Hongmei:

"Sichuan girl, do you already feel like you're enjoying yourself in Hangzhou?"

"Yes, I am happy to miss Beijing. I won't go back to Beijing. Can you support me?" He Hongmei said.

"Yes, yes, you can go to my property company to mow the lawn. Depending on your level, you can mow the lawn into a painting." Liu Ligan said.

"No, I'm in Hangzhou, so I don't actually have to work." He Hongmei shook her head and said, "I just need to follow you every day and ask you to clear your accounts. I estimate that I can eat for several years. If you dare to cheat, I will Let Wenwen and Qianqian out and bite you."

Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao laughed, and Liu Ligan also laughed. He said, "Zhang Chen, when it comes to being so eloquent, no one is really worth four..."

Before Liu Ligan finished speaking, he heard the welcoming voice outside saying: "Mr. Tan, please come this way!"

Tan Shuzhen and the others must have arrived. The expression on Liu Ligan's face froze in an instant. He Hongmei teased: "Go on, keep talking."

Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao stood up, followed by He Hongmei and Liu Ligan. Tan Shuzhen walked in with Lao Tan and Mrs. Tan. Zhang Chen hurriedly greeted him and said:

"Hello, Teacher Tan! Hello, Mrs. Tan!"

Xiao Zhao and He Hongmei also quickly called out, "Hello uncle and aunt."

Liu Ligan stood behind them, his mouth moved, but he didn't shout. Tan Shuzhen glanced at him, and Liu Ligan quickly added, "Hello, uncle and aunt."

Lao Tan didn't seem to hear Liu Ligan's words. He held Zhang Chen's hand with one hand, patted Zhang Chen's arm with the other, and shouted enthusiastically:

"Hello, Zhang Chen, I've known for a long time that you are the most promising person in the entire Wu Opera Troupe in the future, haha, look at it now, it's true!"

Mrs. Tan smiled and said, "That's right, that's right."

Tan Shuzhen introduced to her parents that this is Xiao Zhao, Zhang Chen’s wife, and this is He Hongmei, Zhang Chen’s apprentice and our good friend.

Lao Tan and Mrs. Tan smiled happily at them. Mrs. Tan took Xiao Zhao’s hand, patted the back of her hand, and said to her:

"I have heard about you a long time ago. They say you are beautiful and majestic. Then Nannan also told me that you have treated her like your own mother over the years. I should have come to thank you a long time ago. It’s a pity that I only encountered it today.”

Xiao Zhao quickly said: "Aunt, this is what it should be. Sister Shuzhen treats us Xiangbei like her own mother. Those two children are also destined to be together. They are better together than their biological siblings."

Lao Tan, Mrs. Tan and Zhang Chen Xiaozhao were talking without even looking at Liu Ligan, as if he did not exist at all, but in their words, Liu Ligan clearly existed, such as Lao Tan's He said, "I have long seen that in the entire Wu Opera Troupe, you are the most promising person in the future." Half of these words were directed at Liu Ligan.

Liu Ligan stood there, looking a little embarrassed. He Hongmei kept looking at him and giggling. Tan Shuzhen looked at him and also pursed her lips and smiled.

"Sit down quickly, sit down quickly, Teacher Tan, Mrs. Tan, let's sit down and talk." Zhang Chen quickly let them in, and Old Tan said as he walked:

"Zhang Chen, I just heard from Zhenzhen that you designed this hotel yourself?"

"It's just a joke, it's a fool's errand. It's just a hotel like this for the convenience of eating," Zhang Chen said.

"You are being humble, Zhang Chen. In such a high-end place, if Zhenzhen hadn't led us, we wouldn't have dared to walk in when we reached the door." Mrs. Tan said.

"Where, how is it possible? Teacher Tan has gone to the Great Hall of the People and performed for the Prime Minister and foreign guests. Is there any place in China that Teacher Tan dare not go into?" Zhang Chen said.

Old Tan chuckled: "Not to mention the brave man I once was. I stay in Yongcheng every day. Now I am just a mountain villager."

Old Tan sat down next to Zhang Chen. On his right was Mrs. Tan. On Mrs. Tan's right was Xiao Zhao. Next to Xiao Zhao was Tan Shuzhen. On Zhang Chen's left was He Hongmei. Liu Lipole's seat was exactly right. Right opposite Lao Tan and Mrs. Tan.

Next, Mrs. Tan kept talking to Xiao Zhao, and Lao Tan kept talking to Zhang Chen. The two of them didn't even look at Liu Ligan opposite, and Tan Shuzhen didn't want to spend too much time with Liu Ligan. No matter what, she and Liu Lizhan could only sit there.

He Hongmei looked to the left and then to the right with interest, and couldn't help but laugh.

Tan Shuzhen knew what she was laughing at, so she could only smile bitterly at He Hongmei.

The most embarrassing thing was Liu Ligan. He was sitting there with no one paying attention to him. Although he tried hard to prick up his ears and listen to what they were saying, he still had to pretend that he didn't care. It was really uncomfortable. , he simply picked up the phone and dialed Xu Wenhui, hoping to relieve his embarrassment by talking to him about work.

Xu Wenhui didn't know where he was. It was very noisy around him. He kept shouting, "Mr. Liu, please speak louder. It's very noisy here and you can't hear me."

Liu Ligan raised his voice, and Lao Tan looked at him at this time, but rolled his eyes dissatisfied. This was because his voice was too loud and hindered their chat.

When Liu Ligan saw it, he quickly hung up the phone. As soon as he hung up, Xu Wenhui's call was cut off before Xu Wenhui could hear what Liu Ligan said clearly. He called back immediately, and Liu Ligan took a look. I was so irritated that I simply turned off the phone.

Zhang Chen sat there, secretly sizing up Liu Ligan, feeling extremely awkward. He was searching for something to say, so that there was no silence in his chat with Lao Tan.

Zhang Chen was scolding Liu Ligan in his heart. This coward is already dozens of years old. He didn't expect him to be so cowardly after seeing Lao Tan.

Fortunately, the food had started to be served at this time, so there was another topic. Zhang Chen quickly greeted Lao Tan and Mrs. Tan to eat. He introduced the dishes one by one, just like an orderer. He introduced one, Lao Tan and Mrs. Tan. The wife would solemnly pick up a chopstick, taste it, and then praise how delicious it is.

Even Tan Shuzhen could tell that Zhang Chen was working too hard. She wanted to take over the topic and let Zhang Chen rest for a while, but Lao Tan and Mrs. Tan, even her, ignored them since they entered the box. They seemed to just ignore them. I am willing to listen to Zhang Chen.

Tan Shuzhen was defeated in frustration and glanced at Liu Ligan with dissatisfaction. When she looked at him, Liu Ligan became even more at a loss.

The door of the box opened, and Huijuan walked in from the door, saying as she walked:

"Mr. Zhang, I'm sorry. The guests from the management committee came earlier and they wanted me to show them around the hotel first. I didn't wait for you at the door."

Zhang Chen smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, there are no outsiders today, we are all our own people here."

Huijuan came closer and saw Lao Tan. She was stunned for a moment and asked, "Are you Teacher Tan?"

Not only Lao Tan, but everyone else in the box was also stunned. Zhang Chen said, he is Mr. Tan’s father. Why, Huijuan, have you met Mr. Tan before?

"Oh, I should have thought of it earlier." Huijuan shouted, "When I was a child, I watched many of Teacher Tan's performances, etc., etc...."

Huijuan said and walked out. The people in the box were all confused and didn't know what she was doing.

After a while, Huijuan came back, followed by her father. As soon as Master Xu entered the door, he shouted: "It's Teacher Tan, haha, it's really Teacher Tan!"

Lao Tan saw Huijuan's father and shouted: "Master Xu, why are you here?"

Zhang Chen quickly told Lao Tan, "This is the head chef of our hotel and Mr. Xu's father."

Lao Tan said the same thing as Huijuan: "Oh, I should have thought of it earlier. When I eat the food here, I always feel like I have seen it before. It turns out that it was made by Master Xu."

Zhang Chen asked Master Xu to sit down. After listening to Master Xu and Lao Tan, they understood the whole story.

It turns out that when Lao Tan was in the Zhejiang Wu Opera Troupe in Jinhua, although they were a provincial troupe, they still had a heavy task of going to the countryside to perform every year. They were either joining a working group propaganda team, a literary team, or simply delivering plays. Township, every year they visit several counties in the Jinhua area.

When the Zhejiang Wu Opera Troupe comes to the lower townships, especially the villages, it is a big event for the village, just like a festival, so they will come to invite Master Xu to cook for the troupe and everyone in the village.

Huijuan has been helping her father since she was a child, so she also watched a lot of plays and got to know Lao Tan.

Master Xu and Zhang Chen said: "You don't know that Teacher Tan was very prestigious at that time. He had a nickname, Xiao Gai Jingtian. The Wu Song he played was so spirited that we would never see him again later. As long as he got there, As soon as he appeared on the stage, there was a burst of cheers below, and everyone said that the tiger was not killed by Wu Song, but was scared to death by Wu Song, that style."

Everyone laughed.

Lao Tan quickly waved his hand and said: "Don't take it seriously, don't take it. It's too much, Master Xu."

"Why don't you dare to take it? You were transferred later, and Zhewu was scolded to death. They said that they couldn't even keep the pillars of the stage. You still acted like a shit show. When you came back later, the scene was much more deserted. I remember you performed it once "Wu Song Fights the Tiger", but Wu Song was kicked off the stage by the people below, and everyone scolded him, "Wu Song, you are Lou A Shu". Later, no one dared to act in this play."

Master Xu and Lao Tan said.

"Is there such a thing? Then I really don't know." Lao Tan said.

Next, the kitchen called Huijuan to find the head chef. Master Xu quickly said to Lao Tan: "Teacher Tan, please eat slowly. I'll go down first. The kitchen is very busy now."

Lao Tan quickly said: "Go quickly, go quickly, I don't dare to delay you, we will have another chance in the future."

Huijuan and her father both went out. With such an episode, the atmosphere in the box became lively. Zhang Chen said:

"We knew Teacher Tan was good at acting, but we didn't expect it to be so deeply rooted in people's hearts. More than ten years have passed, and people who have seen your play still remember you."

"Master Xu has a deep memory for us." Lao Tan said, "At that time, when we went to perform in any village, as soon as we heard that he was cooking, the whole group cheered, and everyone felt that it would be better to do it again today. No matter how hard it is, it will be worth it. From now on, when a village wants to invite us, they will tell us that the chef this time is Lao Xu, no, no, he was still Xiao Xu at that time."

Zhang Chen smiled and said: "After all, we are a provincial group. We will be entertained when we go out. Who cares about us when we go out."

"It's different." Lao Tan said, "When we went out to perform at that time, we were completely serving the people. The same was true for the actors. For every performance, the troupe would give us a 20-cent late-night snack subsidy. Those who had no other money would not be able to do it when it comes to you." What kind of marketization has there been? Before going to any place, you have to discuss how much the performance fee will be. If you already get other people’s performance fees, who cares about your food?

"Zhenzhen should know that when they were still in the student class, the Yongcheng Wu Opera Troupe went to perform in the countryside to fully serve the people."

Zhang Chen nodded and understood. At that time, the troupe really ate the national meal, and of course there was no need for the troupe to go out to find food on their own.

Liu Ligan saw that Lao Tan was very proud and happy now. He encouraged himself, stood up, walked over with a wine glass, and said to Lao Tan:

"Uncle, I'd like to toast you and welcome you to Hangzhou."

Old Tan sat there, the smile on his face slowly faded, and he did not reach out to take the cup. Zhang Chen quickly stood up, raised the cup, and said to Old Tan:

"Together, let's respect Teacher Tan together!"

Only then did Lao Tan pick up the cup and clink it with the two of them.

After drinking this glass of wine, in Lao Tan's eyes, it would be impossible to think about it without Liu Ligan.

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