Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Li Huaide saw that in the dark, damp, and empty warehouse, some unknown goods were piled against the wall.

On the other side, there was a bunk bed with an iron frame against the wall. Next to the bunk bed, there were a lot of bedding, and it was obvious that these beddings were intended for sleeping on the floor.

Li Huaide froze at the entrance of the warehouse, the corners of his mouth twitching regularly. The chandelier in the warehouse swayed, casting his shadow back and forth, just like his mood at the moment.

What happened to him today was so exciting that it was more thrilling than riding a roller coaster.

"Is this... where we live?" Li Huaide's voice was a little hoarse.

"Uh..." Zeng Wangcai said apologetically, "Director Li, please bear with it for now. Once I receive the money, we will improve the situation. Please bear with it for two days."

Is this really where we live?

Li Huaide walked into the warehouse trembling, reached out and touched the iron bed, and found that the bed frame was creaking and looked like it would fall apart if someone slept on it.

"I want to go home..." Li Huaide shouted in his heart again.

He looked at Xiao Bao and said tremblingly: "You don't seem to say that... You didn't say that to your neighbor...

"Tell me, what kind of star hotel do you stay in every day? You have food and drinks anytime and anywhere, a soft Simmons bed, a separate toilet, 24-hour hot water, an automatic flush toilet, and you don't have to wash your clothes when they get dirty..."

But what is here?

There is no iron bed, floor mat, or toilet...

"What? Have you heard about the bragging I made about my life in the courtyard?" Little Leopard said bluntly, "How can I believe it? It's just bragging. I can't go back and tell the neighbors that my brother and I live under the bridge."

Just go and die!

Li Huaide wanted to cry but had no tears!

"Director Li, don't worry about staying here!" Zeng Wangcai stepped forward and kindly comforted him, "Everything will be ready in a few days. Trust me, come on, the welcoming banquet is ready."

Okay, I'll believe you for once!

Fortunately, there is a welcoming banquet...

Li Huaide imagined high-end foods such as red wine, steak, caviar, etc. in his mind, and then followed Zeng Wangcai inside.

The warehouse is very large, with a large room outside and another large room inside.

Zeng Wangcai used the outer room as a residence for Li Huaide and his friends, and the inner room as a dining hall.

When Li Huaide walked into the cafeteria, he froze again. He saw... hot pot!

That’s right, it’s hot pot!

"Fuck you!" Li Huaide couldn't help himself this time and finally exploded, "Is this a welcoming banquet? This is steak, red wine and seafood? Do I need to take a boat here to eat this? Isn't Donglaishun delicious?"

Hope is ignited again and again, and falls from the peak to the bottom again and again.

Not to mention Li Huaide, no one could stand it.

He felt that hotpot was really too much.

"What is hotpot? Director Li, this is something you don't know." Zeng Wangcai explained with a smile, "This is called hotpot, which is the most popular and down-to-earth way of eating here. Don't underestimate it because it can actually reflect the original taste of the food.

"The red wine steak you asked for... Yes, we have it all, Little Leopard..."

Xiao Bao took the order, went to a corner of the warehouse, and took out a bottle of red wine written entirely in foreign words.

When Li Huaide saw the red wine, he felt a little better, and then, persuaded by Zeng Wangcai, he took a seat.

Finally, Zeng Wangcai asked Xiaobao to take out a few enamel jars and pour red wine.

Li Huaide didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had drunk red wine before and knew some of the procedures of drinking red wine, such as drinking red wine from an enamel mug...haha.

He thought that Zeng Wangcai was just ignorant and didn't care too much.

Now that we are here, we can’t really go back, so we can only make the best of it.

Li Huaide enjoyed a "welcoming banquet" in this way, drinking sour red wine and eating original hot pot meat without too many seasonings.

This feeling was really not pleasant and was far from what Li Huaide had expected.

But to be honest, not to mention the living environment, in terms of food, what Zeng Wangcai prepared is many times better than what the ordinary people in the old city can eat.

Meat, fish, seafood, all you can eat as much as you want. Who in Beijing could imagine this?

So, except for a few people like Li Huaide and Han Qiaosheng who were disappointed because of their high expectations, most people thought it was good.

Especially Xiaohu and Lin Huyang, they are Zeng Wangcai's brothers. After they arrived and saw Zeng Wangcai, they were so happy that they didn't have any dissatisfaction at all.

Under Zeng Wangcai's encouragement, the atmosphere of the welcoming banquet was gradually livened up. Li Huaide began to eat and drink to his heart's content, and a bottle of red wine was soon finished.

"This wine... is not very tasty!" Li Huaide said after drinking the last bit of red wine, "It tastes worse than what I drank in Forty-Nine City."

"You're right!" Zeng Wangcai agreed immediately, "Foreign red wine is just like that. The more expensive it is, the less delicious it is. I got this bottle of wine from my partner Xiao Bao. He said it would cost more than 10,000..."

"More than 10,000 yuan a bottle?" Li Huaide was surprised. He picked up the enamel pot and drank the last few drops of wine in it. "It's totally not worth it. It's a waste."

"Who said it wasn't? Come on, let's drink this, it's strong!" Zeng Wangcai took out another bottle of liquor with foreign words written on it, "Old Russian, you should have tried this."

"Is this... vodka?"

"By the way, it's even stronger than our Erguotou..."

The result was that Li Huaide was left lying on the bunk bed like a dead pig.

In general, after the welcoming banquet, there were not many people in the inspection group who could remain sober. Anyone who Zeng Wangcai wanted to get drunk got drunk.

“Xiao Hu, Yang Zi!” After dealing with those people, Zeng Wangcai hugged his brothers one by one, and finally looked at Zhang Xiuzhi and Lou Xiaoe, “Xiuzhi, come and hug one!”

"Hold your head, you idiot!" Zhang Xiuzhi blushed and glared at Zeng Wangcai.

Lou Xiao'e lowered her head slightly, not daring to look at Zeng Wangcai.

It has been a long time since they last saw each other, and everyone has different feelings. Xiaohu and Lin Huyang are full of brotherhood and joy of reunion. Zhang Xiuzhi is relatively calm, as they can video chat every day. Lou Xiaoe's mood is very complicated.

"Let's go, everyone. The real welcoming event is about to begin!" Zeng Wangcai laughed, made a gesture of invitation, and led everyone out.

Two brightly painted Mercedes-Benz cars were parked at the entrance of the warehouse.

This car doesn't look much different from Zeng Wangcai's previous car, but in fact the core has changed. After confronting Li Le, Zeng Wangcai modified the car to make it bulletproof.

When she saw this car, Lou Xiao'e was so surprised that her mouth couldn't close.

Among these people, Li Huaide was not as knowledgeable as Lou Xiao'e. Lou Xiao'e's family had all the good things to eat and wear, and even a car.

But when she saw this car and compared it to the car at home, she felt like throwing the car away.

"First, I'll take you to Victoria Harbour and have a look around. Oh, Lou Xiao'e, I'll take you to a cosmetics store and give you some cosmetics..."

......

Victoria Harbour, Zhuang Juan’s cosmetics store.

In the past, there would not be a single man coming to the cosmetics store all day, and men were not allowed to enter the VIP area on the second floor.

But tonight, there was a middle-aged man wearing large frog-eye glasses on the second floor late at night. The middle-aged man was sitting in the public area and watched You Min come out of a small room.

You Min, who came out of the small room, was extremely beautiful, almost like a completely different person.

"Brother Jin, look at my look, it's very suitable for your new movie..." You Min said coquettishly to the middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man is a new-style director of the film company where You Min works, King Hu of Shaw Brothers. King Hu has several films to shoot, and You Min is vying for the leading female role in one of them.

"You have the looks, but I don't shoot only erotic films!" Hu Jin said meaningfully, stroking his chin, "I want a heroine who has not only looks, but also good skills..."