Antique Dealer

Chapter 278
After Lu Kaiming said this, he left with a smile on his face.

Shang Xiaoxuan felt that Lu Kaiming was very annoying, so she couldn't help but said, "I think this person is just playing tricks."

Fang Hao smiled slightly: "It's normal. What I do is easy to offend people. It's mediocre not to be envied by others. It's not normal if no one slanders me."

Shang Xiaoxuan admired Fang Hao's self-confidence, but at the same time she was a little worried about Fang Hao: "That is to say, you have to be careful that some people deliberately trouble you because they are jealous of you."

Fang Hao took Shang Xiaoxuan to the car: "I will be careful. And as long as I am strong enough to make these people hold back a few times, they will not dare to make small moves."

"Well, I believe you can handle it well." Shang Xiaoxuan can't help Fang Hao, she can only cheer Fang Hao up, and at the same time be good at herself, trying to help Fang Hao in the future.

After getting in the car, Fang Hao took Shang Xiaoxuan to dinner first, and asked Shang Xiaoxuan what she wanted to eat today.

Shang Xiaoxuan said, "Let's go to a small restaurant to eat braised beef noodles today."

"Okay, you show me the way." Fang Hao also felt a little tired of going to the big restaurant every day.

Under Shang Xiaoxuan's guidance, Fang Hao parked his car near the noodle shop.

This noodle shop has a sense of age, it looks like it has been in business for 30 to [-] years, but there are not many customers in the shop, and the taste must not be much worse.

It is said that the best sellers here are stewed noodles and braised beef noodles. Today Fang Hao listened to Shang Xiaoxuan and ordered two bowls of braised beef noodles.

The two of them were lucky, and a seat was vacant after the meeting.

Fang Hao took a sip of the soup first, and his expression relaxed a little. Shang Xiaoxuan asked with a smile, "Is the taste good?"

"It's really good. The soup is fresh, the ingredients are sufficient, and it is infused with the aroma of bean paste. It tastes rich and full-bodied, and the various flavors are quite balanced."

As he said, Fang Hao mixed the noodles to let the noodles fully absorb the soup, and then took a bite of the noodles. The noodles were firm and tasted good, and the mellow and sweet soup made people appetite.

Shang Xiaoxuan's eyes smiled like crescent moons: "Is the place I recommend good?"

Fang Hao also said with a smile: "Of course, but I still have a good eye, and I fell in love with you."

Shang Xiaoxuan said coquettishly, "Eat yours."

Fang Hao chuckled and began to feast on it.

The braised beef noodles here cost 30 yuan a bowl, which is not expensive in terms of the amount and taste of the beef. If you feel that you are not full, you can also refill a bowl of noodles for free.

After Fang Hao finished eating a bowl of noodles, he still felt unsatisfied. He could eat another bowl, even if he ate too much at night, he raised his head and saw Shang Xiaoxuan looking at him eagerly, so he smiled. Said: "One more bowl."

Shang Xiaoxuan quickly shook her head: "No, now that my gastrointestinal function is gradually returning to normal, I will gain weight if I eat too much. I weighed myself the morning before yesterday, and I weighed a catty."

Fang Hao was a little dumbfounded, what's the point of gaining a catty?Maybe it's because I drank more water, maybe the clothes are heavy, it's all possible.Of course, don't argue with your girlfriend about this topic, it's just asking for trouble.

"How about we have another bowl, half for each person?"

"Okay." Shang Xiaoxuan readily agreed.

Fang Hao went to ask for another bowl of braised beef noodles. When he turned around, he saw a 60-[-]-year-old man walking in. After walking around, he walked out again disappointed.

If Fang Hao remembers correctly, this old man has come in and gone out for the third time. Could it be that he is looking for someone?

Fang Hao pondered for a while, without thinking too much, returned to his seat, and chatted with Shang Xiaoxuan.

After a while, the noodles arrived again. Shang Xiaoxuan guessed that she was really worried that she would gain weight, so she picked out [-]/[-] of the noodles and beef for Fang Hao, and then ate happily.

After eating and drinking enough, the two were about to leave. At this time, Fang Hao saw the old man coming in again. When passing by the old man, he suddenly heard the old man's stomach growling.

Fang Hao suddenly thought of an answer, the old man could not have such a strange behavior because he had no money to eat, right?
Walking out of the shop, Fang Hao handed over the car keys to Shang Xiaoxuan: "I have something to do, you can wait in the car for a while."

Shang Xiaoxuan was a little curious, but she didn't ask Fang Hao what was going on, she returned to the car and waited patiently.

Fang Hao stood outside the door of the noodle shop. After a while, he saw the old man come out again with a disappointed face, and licked his dry lips. Seeing Fang Hao looking at him, he smiled awkwardly.

Fang Hao smiled, then walked into the noodle shop and ordered another bowl of braised beef noodles.

The proprietress of the noodle shop was still a little surprised, why Fang Hao left after eating, and came to ask for another bowl of noodles, thinking that Fang Hao wanted to take it away, so she said, "Do you want to take it away?"

"No, eat here."

Fang Hao paid the money and waited for a while. Seeing that the uncle was still standing at the door, looking into the noodle shop from time to time, he went out.

Fang Hao asked politely: "Master, what's your surname?"

The old man was surprised that Fang Hao spoke to him, and he seemed more reserved: "My name is Fan Gensheng, young man, what do you want?"

Fang Hao said, "I have something I want to tell you."

The old man felt even more strange: "What's the matter?"

"It's winter, let's go inside and talk."

Seeing the hesitant expression on the old man's face, Fang Hao gently pushed the old man into the house.

It was getting late now, and there were fewer customers in the noodle restaurant, so Fang Hao took the old man to find a seat to sit down.

Fan Gensheng was puzzled by Fang Hao's actions: "Young man, what's the matter with you?"

Fang Hao said: "My name is Fang Hao, where are you from, sir?"

Fan Gensheng is an honest man, although he didn't know why Fang Hao asked him, he still said truthfully: "I'm from Caozhou, and I came to the capital to work."

"Did you come to the capital alone?"

"Oh, my wife left early, and my children are all working in the south of the Yangtze River. It happens that some fellow villagers come to the capital to work, so I will come with me to earn some pocket money."

Fan Gensheng was about to ask what Fang Hao wanted from him, so the proprietress of the meet and greet restaurant brought over a bowl of noodles.

The proprietress put the noodles in front of Fan Gensheng. Fang Hao saw that the amount of noodles was significantly more, and there was an extra poached egg. He was also a little surprised. Seeing the proprietress smiling and nodding to him, he knew that the proprietress saw that he wanted to help the old man intention.

Fan Gensheng couldn't help swallowing when he saw the bowl of braised beef noodles in front of him.

At this time, Fang Hao said: "Master, you eat first, I have something to ask for your help later."

"I..." Fan Gensheng also understood the reason for Fang Hao's strange behavior at this moment. He was in a turbulent mood and didn't know what to say. Seeing that Fang Hao signaled him to eat first, he was silent for a moment, and then began to gobble it up.

Fan Gensheng quickly ate up a bowl of noodles. Fang Hao asked him if he wanted more, and he quickly waved his hand to show that he was full.

"Master, what are you doing now?"

"I don't have a job right now."

Fan Gensheng smiled wryly and said: "My fellow villager went back beforehand. Because I know carpentry, I took on a job and wanted to finish it before going back. I just paid the money the day before yesterday and was going to buy a bus ticket to go home. I didn't expect to go out to the bathroom. Thieves broke into the house and stole my money, bank card and ID card."

In this case, Fang Hao believed that an acquaintance must have committed the crime, but Fan Gensheng also said that the place where he lived was crowded with people, and the lost cash was not much, so calling the police probably wouldn't solve the problem.

"Do you have a cell phone?"

"The phone broke the day before yesterday. I thought I'd have to go back, so I didn't fix it."

"Do you have the phone with you?"

Here I am. "The old man carefully took out a phone for the elderly that had fallen and was torn apart from his pocket.

Fang Hao saw that the SIM card of the mobile phone was still normal, but it could not be turned on: "Do you know your children's mobile phone numbers?"

"I don't remember clearly." Fan Gensheng was very embarrassed. He lost his bank card and couldn't withdraw the money. In addition, he lost his ID card, and his children couldn't be contacted. There was no familiar fellow villager nearby. was spent in anxiety.

Fang Hao thought for a while: "You can actually apply for a temporary ID card."

"They said that the household registration book is required to apply for a temporary ID card, but I didn't bring it with me." Speaking of this, the wrinkles on Fan Gensheng's forehead deepened a little.Because of this, he was at a loss for the past two days, and his money was also stolen. During this period, he only found two yuan in change and bought steamed buns to eat.

I was so hungry today that I walked to this noodle shop and saw that there were so many people inside, I wanted to see if anyone hadn't finished eating. He could eat a little, but he never found a chance.

Fang Hao took out his mobile phone and checked: "You should have applied for a residence permit, right? Has your residence permit been stolen?"

Fan Gensheng cheered up a bit: "The residence permit has not been stolen, can it also be used to apply for a temporary ID card?"

"For details, go to the police station and ask."

It's getting late now, Fang Hao thought for a while and said, "Master, do you have a place to live now?"

"Yes, I still live where I used to be."

"How about this, I will give you 100 yuan, you can also buy some water and food, go to my store tomorrow, I will ask someone to help you apply for a temporary ID card, and then go to the bank to report the loss of your bank card, you See if this works?."

"Thank you, thank you so much..." Fan Gensheng was a little incoherent with excitement, and kept thanking Fang Hao.

Fang Hao smiled slightly: "You're welcome, anyone may encounter difficulties when going out."

Fan Gensheng said gratefully: "When I withdraw the money, I will definitely return it to you!"

Fang Hao smiled, took out a business card of his own, and handed it to Fan Gensheng: "This is my business card, with the address of the shop on it, you just go there at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

Fan Gensheng took the business card with both hands, looked at it, and nodded repeatedly: "I will definitely go tomorrow!"

The old man thanked him and left, and Fang Hao also got up to leave. After they left, diners began to discuss.

Fang Hao returned to the car and told Shang Xiaoxuan what happened.

When Shang Xiaoxuan found out what was going on, she praised Fang Hao for his care and kindness. At the same time, she felt that it was not easy for the old man to go out alone. This reminded her of her mother, and she suddenly became very homesick. Fly home immediately.

(End of this chapter)