Chapter 50 Chen Xueru's Thoughts

"I do not!"

Chen Xueru stretched out her fingers and the more she looked at the ring, the more she liked it.

"Then don't say it was sent by me. I am just a working class person."

"You're the street officer!"

He was left speechless with just one sentence, which was really beyond words.

"Okay, let's go. I've got something to tell you. I asked a foreign friend to buy me some coffee beans. The coffee I brewed will be more fragrant after grinding them. You can try some today."

Chen Xueru just wore the ring and led the person to the inner hall.

"You actually prepared freshly ground coffee?"

Li Zhiguo felt like he had traveled back in time. It was only 1953!
Chen Xueru suddenly paused, "Li Zhiguo, you know how to wear a Western ring and how to grind coffee. Did your grandfather also ask you to learn Western knowledge?"

"Well, now that you've discovered me, I won't pretend anymore.

In fact, I am familiar with Confucian classics and also study Western culture. I am well-versed in both Chinese and Western culture. People call me "Little Song Jiang, the timely rain". But I am a well-versed scholar who is well-versed in both ancient and modern times. "

"Giggle..."

Chen Xueru covered her mouth and laughed, "You are the only one who is well-versed in both Chinese and Western culture and is well-versed in both ancient and modern times? Then do you know what Zhu Bajie's second aunt is called?"

"Oh my god, your question really stumps me. I really can't answer it."

Li Zhiguo was annoyed. This woman was extraordinary. She was an expert at bickering.

"You claim to be well-versed in history and the present. Let me ask you another Western question. Do you know which is Rabindranath Tagore's most beautiful poem?"

Chen Xueru was not joking this time, because Tagore had been to the capital before.

"No, you just touched upon my blind spot. Where's the freshly ground coffee? Give me a bowl and fill it up."

Li Zhiguo shook his head, still needing to make some decisions.

"Okay, okay, I'll give you a bowl."

As Chen Xueru spoke, she picked up the thermos she had prepared and poured the person a cup. Suddenly, she heard a voice behind her.

"Live like the splendor of summer flowers, and die like the tranquility and beauty of autumn leaves!"

Li Zhiguo was a trend-setter after all, and he knew the famous poems by heart, so Pu Shu borrowed the title of the poem "Born Like Summer Flowers".

"Oh, you really know it! There are two "ru" characters in it. I like this poem very much."

Chen Xueru turned around with a coffee cup in hand, her face full of smiles.

"Ahem...where's the purchase order? I have work to do. Today is considered a part-time job. I'll at least earn back the money I paid for the ring."

Can you imagine earning a gold ring by working for a day?
"You drink your coffee first. I'll go get the purchase order."

Chen Xueru stood up and left, twisting her body.

Li Zhiguo followed her gaze, but unexpectedly Chen Xueru suddenly turned back.

"I'm treating you to a drink today, don't run away!"

"No, I still have to go back and collect..."

"Don't take the clothes. I'll give you a new set tomorrow."

Chen Xueru left after she finished speaking, leaving no chance for anyone to refuse.

Li Zhiguo shook his head. If he was poorer or less successful, he would have to eat this soft rice.

But he is tall, rich and handsome, and there are five sets of winter clothes at home, which he can no longer wear.

At noon he wanted to run away, so he was dragged to have a staff meal. However, the food tasted really good and he enjoyed it very much.

He wanted to run again in the afternoon, so he was taken to have his clothes taken and he also participated in the style design.

By the evening, he still hadn't escaped. His bicycle was confiscated, and he was asked to keep an eye on him.

"No, Chen Xueru, you had to drag me to drink. I only drank half a glass. I can't drink much."

"Then get drunk and show me."

Chen Xueru took his arm, went out, hailed a tricycle, and went straight to the tavern.

"Tricycle!"

"Here I come! Hey, Brother Li."

It was also a coincidence that the rider was Cai Quanwu, who was familiar with this area and liked to hang out here.

I was planning to call it a day and go back for dinner, but then I happened to get another call from someone I know.

"Li Zhiguo, do you know him?"

Chen Xueru was surprised. You have quite a wide circle of friends.

"We are from the same compound."

Li Zhiguo was very calm. He had let Cai Quanwu send him off once before.

"Then you can't bully others. Others are so old, and they still call you brother?"

Chen Xueru said as she pulled Li Zhiguo onto the tricycle and said, "Don't even think about escaping today."

"He's twenty-three, I'm twenty-four, what else can I call him but brother?"

Li Zhiguo was sitting next to Chen Xueru and didn't think much about it.

Cai Quanwu followed up with this, "Boss Chen, I've seen you in the tavern before. Brother Li is my brother and he never bullied me."

"Hey, you know the place. Just go to the Qianmen Tavern. Don't run away. Let's have a drink together and tell me about your brother."

Chen Xueru would make new discoveries every time she saw Li Zhiguo, and today she had to take a closer look at the details.

"Brother Li is a good man."

Cai Quanwu responded, then drove away with his head down and arrived at the destination in no time.

As soon as Chen Xueru got off the car, she wanted to take the money, but no one wanted to take it.

"No, you've already invited me to drink. Besides, Brother Li is here, how can I accept money?"

Cai Quanwu is also a particular person.

Chen Xueru smiled and said, "Li Zhiguo, I didn't realize you are so generous! Let's go."

She was afraid that the person would run away again, so she pulled Li Zhiguo inside.

Li Zhiguo walked into this famous tavern out of curiosity. It was almost the same as in the drama.

The wine here costs one cent per two ounces, and the wine we use now is not Niulanshan. The cost is at most five cents, and the profit is over 60%.

If he really becomes a street cadre, just knock him down and close the office!

Xu Huizhen was not at the counter, but the old man who got his lunch box ten minutes after he appeared was in the store.

Because we arrived a little early, there were no other customers in the store.

"Boss He, bring the wine and some side dishes, more pickles."

Chen Xueru found a table in the middle and started serving them.

"coming!"

Old Man He said this and was about to take the wine jug.

Who knew that the strange guy suddenly said loudly: "Chen Xueru, is this pub you picked okay? Don't let it be a fake bar. I will never get drunk if I drink fake wine."

Old Man He suddenly paused, and seeing that no one was looking at him, he quickly opened the cupboard and took out a new wine jug.

"Li Zhiguo, you are the descendant of a preserved fruit shop after all. Why don't you trust the merchants on Qianmen Street?"

Chen Xueru was unhappy.

Li Zhiguo was stunned. I had been hiding for so long, but you exposed it with just one sentence.

Cai Quanwu’s eyes widened. Is Brother Li the descendant of some preserved fruit shop?
"Chen Xueru, my grandfather used to be a merchant, he has nothing to do with me!"

Li Zhiguo wanted to try to remedy the situation and didn't reveal too much.

"Then you inherited your grandfather's three big shops, didn't you?"

Chen Xueru exposed the truth in just one sentence.

Cai Quanwu was already dumbfounded. Li Ge'er was actually the owner of three large shops? "Chen Xueru, you..."

Li Zhiguo was annoyed. He looked at Wobo next to him and decided to stop pretending. He was going to be honest: I am tall, rich and handsome!
Fortunately, only Cai Quanwu knew about it and it was not a big problem. It did not affect his ability to continue to get along with everyone in the hospital.

Chen Xueru is a very smart person and she immediately noticed the dumbfounded tricycle driver next to her.

"Li Zhiguo, don't tell me that your family doesn't know that you have a rich grandfather?"

"What do you think? I am a working class person!"

Li Zhiguo gave the man a displeased look, which almost ruined his brother's plan.

"You are the street..."

Chen Xueru suddenly realized, "You are a working class person, how dare you not go to work every day and let your wife go to work to earn money to support you?"

I'm numb. Chen Xueru is also numb. How much rumors do you have to endure?

Chen Xueru had always thought that others also knew about Li Zhiguo's situation, but now it seems that is not the case at all.

"Chen Xueru, don't make a fuss. This is a new society. Men and women are equal. It doesn't matter who supports the family."

Li Zhiguo said it as a matter of course.

"You, do you still have any shame?"

Chen Xueru had to say this on behalf of her sister to feel relieved.

"You need to calm down. You don't support me. Hey, here comes the wine."

Li Zhiguo quickly changed the subject and asked the young rich woman to calm down, saying that she was ultimately limited by the times.

"Boss Chen, Wobo'er, and this young man, drink slowly."

Old Man He came over with a tray and placed a small wine pot and wine glasses on it, as well as a few side dishes.

"Boss He, guess who he is? I'll give you a hint, a time-honored brand, a preserved fruit shop."

Chen Xueru had already calmed down and since she had mentioned the preserved fruit shop, she was not afraid to talk about it.

"The preserved fruit shop, owned by old man Xiao? That's not right, both of Old Man Xiao's sons are gone. Are you the son of little girl Xiao?"

Old Man He was a smart man and guessed it right away.

"You are so old that you can even guess this."

Li Zhiguo didn't expect that his grandfather was quite famous.

Chen Xueru smiled and said, "His name is Li Zhiguo, from the street... I don't know where he lives."

"Oh, you really are Old Man Xiao's grandson. Then you have to build up the Xinyuanzhai brand. You can't lose this old brand!"

Old Man He knew Old Man Xiao, but they were not very familiar with each other, but they had lived in the same area for many years.

"I'm just a working class person, and I don't need this old brand."

Li Zhiguo said he didn't want to come to the tavern, now all his secrets were exposed.

"That's a blessing! The workers can earn a few dollars."

Old man He has been running a pub all his life, but he cannot appreciate the glory of a worker.

"Old He, your mouth is the source of all trouble. Add another serving of pickles. I'll pretend you never said that."

Li Zhiguo thought to himself, it's too late for you, old man, to die early.

"Hey, drink first, the pickles will be here soon."

Old Man He realized that what he had just said seemed to be looking down on the workers, but things are different now, it’s a new society.

Old Man Xiao does have a good grandson, unlike his disappointing son...

After everyone left, Chen Xueru whispered, "Li Zhiguo, I didn't expect you to be so amazing. You even made old man He confused. He is such a stingy person."

Cai Quanwu moved his lips but finally held back. His brother just liked to take advantage of the old man.

"Master Sanlun, do you want to say something?"

Chen Xueru picked up the wine glass and wanted to ask about Li Zhiguo's past.

"No, I didn't want to say anything. Brother Li is a good person."

Cai Quanwu quickly shook his head. He thought his brother was someone he couldn't afford to offend. He was obviously the young master of a wealthy family, but he was cheating people everywhere in the compound!
"Li Zhiguo, let him speak."

Chen Xueru picked up her cup and clinked it with the cup in front of Li Zhiguo, "If you don't let him talk, I will really get you drunk today."

"No, Chen Xueru, you must find out my past today. You can't leave any blank space. Look at that famous painting, why isn't it all painted black? Just like life, you need to leave blank space to have charm."

Li Zhiguo didn't want to think too much about it at the moment. He would ask Lao Cai to send him back to the hospital and give him some instructions.

"I won't leave any blanks. I just want to ask around. Let's drink. Hmm, this wine doesn't taste right today. It's spicy."

Chen Xueru frowned, feeling embarrassed.

Li Zhiguo picked up the wine glass and took a sip. It was just right.

"You, this is wine. What you drank before was not right."

After hearing this, Cai Quanwu was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but say, "Brother Li, how do you know that they sell watered-down drinks here?"

"Ah! It's really diluted with water. Was the wine I drank before fake?"

It’s no wonder that Chen Xueru is so ignorant. She had her first drink in this pub and she remembered the taste of watered-down wine.

"Okay, I'll see through it but won't say it."

Just then the pickles arrived, and Li Zhiguo stopped talking about this.

"Ah! You, the tricycle driver, drank it out before, so why didn't you expose Old Man He?"

Chen Xueru felt that her clever mind was crushed.

Cai Quanwu said awkwardly: "I used to be a porter, and now I'm a tricycle driver. I can get a drink here for 10 cents, even with water."

"Okay, Chen Xueru, don't make things difficult for Lao Cai. He's a tight-lipped person. You can't ask him about me. If you want to know something, just ask me directly."

Li Zhiguo took over the conversation and raised his glass to clink it with the other person.

This made Chen Xueru look bitter. She took a sip and shouted into the room.

"Old He, give me a bottle of your previous wine. I'm not used to your new wine."

"coming."

Old Man He choked, oh no, the alcohol content was too high and the taste was too different, so the old customers couldn't get used to it.

Chen Xueru put the cup in her hand aside, refilled the glass with wine, took a sip, and it tasted like memory.

"Mr. Cai, please go to the table over there and drink slowly. I want to talk to your brother Li alone."

Chen Xueru twirled the small wine glass in her hand, and her momentum suddenly rose.

"well."

Cai Quanwu picked up the wine jug, shrunk his neck and hurried away.

"No, why did you chase Lao Cai away?"

Li Zhiguo drank the wine in the glass and asked Chen Xueru to pour him a glass with water.

Who would have thought that after taking a sip, I would find that although the wine was mixed with water, the taste was softened!

Old Man He made his tavern famous by selling watered-down wine and jade pickles.

"I need to ask you this alone, otherwise you're hiding it so deeply that I can't even speak clearly!"

Chen Xueru lowered her head and moved closer, and spoke in a lower voice.

Li Zhiguo could even smell the warm smell of alcohol coming from the rich young woman's words, and he couldn't help but step back a little.

"Chen Xueru, please be careful of your influence! Just ask whatever you want to ask. Today, I want to talk to you about life with this wine."

"That's what you said! I just can't understand why you didn't mention your identity as the descendant of Xin Yuanzhai?
This is a time-honored brand that your Xiao family has been running for more than two hundred years."

Chen Xueru really couldn't figure it out, so she had to ask for clarification.

"Alas! I live in that compound. There are more than 20 households and about 100 people. The situation is a bit complicated. If I suddenly become rich, it will have a bad impact!"

Since Cai Quanwu was not here at the moment, he was not so cautious in speaking.

(End of this chapter)