Lost and Spy

Chapter 687 Meet Taishan
Meng Shaoyuan looked in the mirror again and again, and the pomade made his hair shiny and shiny, without any mess.

A newly bought three-piece light gray suit imported from the UK, with a black French tie.

A pair of black pointed-toed three-section leather shoes are serious American imports.

He also deliberately wore a pair of glasses without prescription.

"Hey, do you think I look like a scholar?"

Meng Shaoyuan was in high spirits.

"It's not like a scholar." Wu Jingyi couldn't think about it.

"Who does that look like?"

"Like a little boy who eats soft food!"

"Damn, I don't have a good word to say."

Meng Shaoyuan resentfully said, "I'm going to visit my father-in-law and mother-in-law today, can I not clean up? By the way, what about my father-in-law's mother-in-law's information? Talk while walking."

"Zhu Ruichuan, nicknamed Xiancong, self-named 'Tancheng Sanren', is 45 years old. He has two sons and a daughter. Zhu Yanni is his youngest daughter. His ancestors have served as magistrates, daotai, chief envoys, and a minister of the military department. Yes, in his father's generation, the family business gradually lost...Wei Qiaoying, 43 years old..."

Ouch, I didn't see it, Zhu Yanni's ancestors also had high officials...

……

Get off the car, Zhu Yanni has already arrived first.

He didn't dress up much, and he didn't seem to care much about seeing his parents.

"Why don't you go in first?"

"Wait for you."

"Go, go, see our future father-in-law and mother-in-law."

"Shaoyuan..."

"what happened?"

"it's okay no problem."

Zhu Yanni seemed hesitant to speak...

……

Manager Ge of the International Hotel had been waiting by the elevator for a long time, and when he saw Meng Shaoyuan arrived, he went up to greet him cleanly: "Hey, my Boss Meng, you are here."

"what happened again?"

Manager Ge was about to speak when he saw Zhu Yanni and laughed dryly: "It's okay, it's okay, everything is fine, everything is fine. We have made proper arrangements for Mr. Zhu and Mrs. Zhu."

"That's not going to happen, hurry up."

Seeing Meng Shaoyuan enter the elevator, Zhu Yanni said in a low voice, "Manager Ge, I have made you feel wronged."

Manager Ge smiled wryly: "I wish my wife is fine, but your father..."

……

Meng Shaoyuan stood at the door, straightened his clothes, and then rang the doorbell.

They opened quickly.

The person who opened the door was Xu Chengbo, the general manager of Meng Shaoyuan's smuggling business in Shanghai. He had a bitter expression on his face: "Boss Meng, you are here. I have been talking to Mr. Zhu and Mrs. Zhu for a long time."

Huh?Why this expression?

Xu Chengbo has fun in Shanghai, what kind of people have not seen the three teachings and nine streams?

Meng Shaoyuan worked hard to welcome his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

The largest suite in the International Hotel was reserved for them.

As soon as you enter, a strange fragrance hits your nostrils.

Opium!
Meng Shaoyuan frowned, Zhu Yanni's parents still have this hobby?
Zhu Yanni walked into the living room first: "Dad, Mom."

"It's unreasonable, how can you say hello to your parents like this?"

A majestic voice came out: "Could it be that I Zhujia has no tutor?"

Not bad, this must be Zhu Yanni's father, the family is strict.

In the next second, Meng Shaoyuan finally saw his future father-in-law Zhu Ruichuan and mother-in-law Wei Qiaoying.

Probably because he had taken too much opium, Zhu Ruichuan's complexion was a little pale, and he was wearing an old gown, which turned pale when washed.

But the whole body was neatly tidied up, and the hair was also waxed.

Wei Qiaoying was dressed even more plainly, sitting there without saying a word.

Gan Ning then came in, put away the presents one by one, and was about to leave when Zhu Ruichuan said:

"reward!"

Wei Qiaoying took out a handkerchief, opened it, and there were scattered bills inside, she took out a dime, got up and handed it to Gan Ning: "Little brother, don't be too little."

It was the first time for Gan Ning to be tipped by someone, and he was at a loss when he heard Zhu Ruichuan say in displeasure, "A dime? This is not disgrace to Yanni, but disgrace to my Zhu family!"

Wei Qiaoying gave a wry smile, gritted her teeth, and took out a [-]-cent piece.

Gan Ning was dumbfounded, seeing Director Meng nodded to him, he said, "Thank you, Madam, for the reward."

After speaking, go out quickly.

Really dumbfounding.

Gan Ning felt that he had to keep the five cents in a safe place when he went back.

Meng Shaoyuan looked very carefully, the money in the mother-in-law's handkerchief was less than thirty French currency.

A tiger will not fall down.

Who asked Zhu's family to be a high official before?
"Mr. Zhu, Mrs. Zhu, let me introduce you." Xu Chengbo hurriedly said, "This is Meng Shaoyuan, Boss Meng."

"Boss Meng? You are very young." Zhu Ruichuan sized up Meng Shaoyuan: "What kind of job does Boss Meng do?"

With this posture, no one in Shanghai would dare to speak to Meng Shaoyuan like that.

Meng Shaoyuan didn't care either: "Do some business with foreigners, and your daughter is in my company."

"Foreigners are really instigating (stingy)." Zhu Ruichuan dismissed it: "One of my grandpas was in charge of foreign affairs back then, and I don't know how many times they had dealings with foreigners."

You are talking about the events of the Qing Dynasty, right?How many years has this been in the Republic of China?

Meng Shaoyuan thought so in his heart, but he kept smiling on his face.

"Zhu Yanni is a kind of woman. She doesn't marry at home and take care of her husband and children, but she secretly ran to Nanjing without telling her parents, and now she comes to Shanghai again. She is really immoral." Zhu Ruichuan said mercilessly when talking about his daughter:
"I wish the family has a strict family style. It doesn't matter if you don't recognize this kind of daughter. If her mother didn't ask for help repeatedly, I would definitely not come here. I just pretend that I have never had such a daughter.

Boss Meng, I wish Yanni to work under you. What can a woman do?If you do something wrong, don't give me face, just beat me to death.Killed, I wish Rui Chuan will not trouble you. "

Damn, what kind of father is this?
Meng Shaoyuan was afraid that Zhu Yanni would get angry, so he took a look quietly, but Zhu Yanni had already gotten used to it, so he just sneered and didn't argue with her father.

"Master." Wei Qiaoying said timidly: "After all, this is the first time we have met Boss Meng, and besides, we haven't seen Yanni for such a long time..."

"Hmph, woman." Zhu Ruichuan snorted coldly: "Boss Meng, it's no longer like the Qing Dynasty. Women dare to interrupt when men talk. Forget it, Boss Meng sent someone to pick us up from Changsha. Let's have a light meal here."

Huh?
Why did Xu Chengbo tremble?
"In times of national crisis, it is not appropriate to be extravagant, just keep it simple."

Look at people.

Although he looks down on women, he is still very sensible.

But then, Meng Shaoyuan knew he was wrong.

Zhu Ruichuan pondered for a while: "Let's just have four dishes and one soup. If you want to get an anchovies, you must choose a grass carp about five catties. The big ones have thick meat; the small ones have minced meat... Get braised cold mushrooms in soy sauce, around the side. Rapeseed must use Xiangxi rapeseed..."

Meng Shaoyuan was dumbfounded.

It's four dishes and one soup.

But these four dishes cover Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine and Shandong cuisine respectively.

For that soup, I ordered the Eucommia ulmoides soup with pork tendons in Fujian cuisine.

Have you ordered all five of the eight major Chinese cuisines?

This is also called simpler?
Look at Wei Qiaoying again, frowning.

With the little money you bring, what is enough to eat?

Zhu Ruichuan hadn't finished speaking yet: "Wine, just get some Shaoxing rice wine and just drink it."

Seeing that Zhu Yanni could bear it no longer, Meng Shaoyuan hurriedly said, "Manager Xu, tell Manager Ge to serve the food as Mr. Zhu said!"

"Yes Yes!"

……

"Grass carp about five catties? Xiangxi rapeseed? Where can I get it?"

Manager Ge yelled out: "I won't wait, I won't wait. As soon as I came yesterday, the old man said he was tired and wanted to drink Mongolian mutton soup. I worked so hard to get the cook to make it. This old man drinks After one bite, the soup and the bowl were smashed out. It’s not authentic, it’s not authentic Mongolian lamb. Hey, I can get Mongolian lamb!”

"Get rid of it, get rid of it."

Xu Chengbo quickly persuaded: "We must not look at Zhu Yanni's face? Don't forget, this is Boss Meng's future father-in-law. Find a way, find a way, it doesn't matter if the price is expensive, I will pay for it all."

After finishing speaking, he sighed: "No matter how hard you are, if you just get a few dishes and I serve this uncle, that is the real suffering. You said, he has fallen into such a state, and he has no airs at all." Throw it. Make him tea, even if the water temperature is slightly higher or lower, he is not satisfied. Come on, bear with it, bear with it."

"I'm afraid he doesn't know the relationship between Boss Meng and Zhu Yanni?"

"I don't know. I don't even know the identities of Boss Meng and Zhu Yanni. I think there will be a showdown today. Hey, if this happens, we, Boss Meng, will suffer."

……

"Go, make my good tea."

Zhu Ruichuan took out a paper bag from his body and opened it carefully.

Meng Shaoyuan glanced curiously.

what?It's all tea leaves.

"This is the serious Xinyang Maojian."

But Zhu Ruichuan said triumphantly: "Don't look at it as Suimozi, do you know its origin? It was given to me by Mr. Xiaoshi himself during the Chinese New Year. Mr. Xiaoshi, do you know who Boss Meng is?"

Meng Shaoyuan shook his head in confusion.

"He used to be the assistant postal manager of the Qing Dynasty, and he was summoned by the emperor." Zhu Ruichuan showed off there: "How many people admire him, but they can't see him if they ask for a side, but he just likes me as a junior. Go to his place to chat with him for a while, and when you leave, don't forget to reward me with some rare things."

"Come on."

I wish Yanni would not give her father any more face: "Every time you go to see him, which one is empty-handed? The year before last, you pawned my mother's jewelry, bought an elbow, and brought wine to see him. This old thing is good. Give you a pair of chopsticks, you don’t even think about what the emperor rewarded him back then, the emperor rewarded someone with a pair of broken chopsticks?"

"you you……"

Zhu Ruichuan blushed with anger.

"Just those broken chopsticks, no one wants to throw them on the ground. What Xinyang Maojian do you want? Just this little tea leaf, I can just look around in my office."

"I'm pissed off, I'm pissed off."

"Yanni, why are you talking like that?" Wei Qiaoying quickly winked at her daughter: "Anyway, he is your father."

Meng Shaoyuan's scene was so embarrassing: "Ah, why haven't the food been served yet!"

(End of this chapter)