royal family

The birthday of the old man of the Gao family has always been an important day for certain classes in City B every year.Half a month in advance, people from all walks of life became busy.The Gao family's style is simple and low-key. After so many years, you and your sisters are still a family of brothers and sisters living together in the same small courtyard. The brothers and sisters seem to be more upright than each other in their own posts, except for sending all the children in the family to study , they never did anything out of the ordinary.

On such an important day as a birthday, the Gao family usually just set up a few tables in the small courtyard where they live, invite relatives and friends to have a meal and say a few auspicious words, without leaving any excuses for outsiders.However, the old man of the Gao family has been accumulating power for so many years, and the sons and daughters of the Gao family are more successful than the other. This is doomed that the low-key of the Gao family can only be superficial, and there will always be people who have different ideas behind the scenes.

In recent years, Mr. Gao has not easily seen outsiders except for his old friends. The older he gets, the more he lives on thin ice. He is afraid that if he accidentally makes a move, he will drag down his children and grandchildren.The members of the Gao family also hid him very well. Mr. Gao's recent physical condition, emotional fluctuations, and even hobbies have become important secrets that the family must never disclose.Among them, hobbies are the most important, and there have never been fewer old people who have suffered from it.Gao Jiashu is very attractive, surrounded by eyes that are indistinguishable from friend and foe. Once the weakness is grasped, subsequent temptations will follow.People's self-control is always limited, and no one is sure that they will be able to escape the fifteenth day next time.

In his early years, Mr. Gao studied Wang Xizhi for a period of time. It was widely rumored that he was a calligraphy fan who loved calligraphy and became obsessed with calligraphy. This was especially the gift when he visited.When Mr. Gao declined those famous calligraphies from modern times to modern times and then to ancient times, he was always glad that he had released the smoke bomb early in his foresight.Although he is a little interested in these things, it is far from the level of obsession, that is, he is just an amateur, so he can firmly push back the gifts from outsiders without hesitation.The most frightening thing about the four words "follow what you like" is that many times when people face their favorites, they instinctively refuse to speak out. This is the first step of degeneration.

But although the secrecy work was done well enough, the Gao family members still knew about the old man.After retiring, the old man is recuperating at home. He loves playing Go and chess and having a few drinks with old friends.His obsession with wine, especially good wine, is difficult for many juniors in the Gao family to understand.Gao’s cellar is full of treasured old cellars of various brands, different flavors and different years—from the Zhuangyuanhong buried in the ground when Gao Yuan’s father was born to the fine wines of good years returned by his sons and daughters, when old friends don’t come Mr. Gao moved a small mazza to make it in the backyard and can taste it all day.He is old, has high blood pressure and blood lipids, and is not very good at drinking. The Gao family's children are all watching closely, for fear that something will happen to their father because of the good wine.

Mr. Gao has been holding back for a whole year, and only on his birthday can he have a good drink. Since he was a child, he saw the young juniors and old comrades having fun together. The atmosphere in the Gao family was lively. The son who was not present at this o'clock complained to death.Although the brothers and sisters are united and affectionate, they somewhat want to compete for superiority in front of the old man. Gao Yuan's other cousins ​​have arrived early, and are crowded around the old man to give gifts.The feelings of the juniors are not as deep as those of the fathers, and a few who have a bad relationship took the opportunity to talk about Gao Yuan's badness in front of the old man.Father Gao was furious when he heard this, and was about to speak to show some color to this uneasy nephew, when the noise from the guests in the room suddenly increased by two decibels from the direction of the gate, causing the corners of his mouth that had just turned down suddenly to rise again. tilted up.

"I'm sorry, sorry, I'm late." Gao Yuan is obviously a spoiled child. After entering the room, he apologized with a smile. He obviously had a serious and old Chinese face, but it seemed a little childish for no reason.He was holding a yellow kraft paper bag with no printing on it, and while walking towards the old man's wine table, he lifted the bag in the air and smiled at the old man who came over: "Grandpa, guess what I brought you?"

The juniors around old man Gao retreated in disinterest. Gao Yuan was favored since he was a child, and when he came, the other children in the family were fine.The few people who said bad things about Gao Yuan just now couldn't hold back and secretly rolled their eyes at Gao Yuan. The conflict did not happen overnight. Gao Yuan had noticed it a long time ago, but now he just pretended not to see it.

The eldest cousin of the Gao family's younger generation greeted her with a needle: "I told you to come back early, and you had to wait until yesterday to get on the plane. How about it, you have secrets when you get older? The beauties in country I are still the beauties in city S , let you linger so much?"

This means that he neglected the old man's birthday for the sake of a woman. Gao Yuan glanced at the old man's unattractive face, and secretly scolded his cousin as an idiot in his heart.He didn't pick up on it. He put down the paper bag and took out the wine, smiling at the old man, "Wine! You can't drink it all at once!"

Because of his generous attitude, the old man's face turned warm a little, he stretched out his hand, and blamed him: "You still buy wine knowing that I have high blood pressure, you bad boy! Look at these eyebrows and eyes when you go abroad, they are getting more and more unstable Already." He picked up the bottle and looked around for a few times, saw the three characters on the bottom of the bottle, and after distinguishing them for a moment, he praised, "Yumenxi? These three characters are well written. You After buying so much, it must be a good wine, let someone take it away and put it away."

Gao Yuan's cousin, Gao Hui, was not surprised when she saw that her provocations hadn't worked. The old man had always favored Gao Yuan, and the children of the Gao family had gotten used to it.It's just that it's always unavoidable to be unconvinced in her heart. She stood still and stared at the intimacy between Gao Yuan and the old man, and twitched the corner of her mouth slightly mockingly: "When you were studying abroad, grandpa kept talking about you, so you are willing to come back He is happy enough, why bring these wines? Where is the brand of Yumenxi? Foreign? "

Someone on the table who had heard of Yumenxi answered for Gao Yuan: "No, it's a newly opened restaurant in S City. I heard the taste is quite good."

"Oh~~" Gao Hui nodded, and analyzed meaningfully, "You are studying in country Y, and you came back late in country I, and then bought a few bottles of new brand wine for grandpa in city S where you changed planes..."

"Shut up!" The old man felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the inappropriate words. His big granddaughter with a small belly was the biggest headache for him.Seeing Gao Yuan's attitude of not intending to talk to him and accepting it, he couldn't help but want to help him: "Brand brand, brand name, you know the brand all day long, and big brands are good things? Your father taught you to be so extravagant all day long?!"

Gao Hui's father was taken aback, and hurriedly coaxed and scolded his daughter to sit down.Gao Hui's face was full of grievance and dissatisfaction, Gao Yuan smiled in his heart, and said in his heart that he had been away for a long time, this cousin really didn't see any improvement.Although the reputation of Yumenxi is so popular in the south, many people in City B also smell the limelight. At the dinner table, an old comrade of the old man recalled it, and suddenly slapped the table: "The wine of Yumenxi! I heard that pass!"

"What?" The old man was still angry. Hearing this, he thought it was his comrades in arms who were helping him find a step for his grandson, so he hurriedly started talking.

The other party didn't think so much, but just thought of the descriptions he had heard about the various wines in Yumenxi, and his mood immediately became excited, saying "this is a good thing" while spreading his hands to Gao Yuan.The old man looked at him dumbfounded, and handed over the bottle he was still admiring, cursing in his mouth: "You have to be greedy for my birthday gift, the older you get, the more shameless you become. This bottle looks quite a bit Guqu, Lao He likes to collect these things. He has been in the hospital for so long, let's take a bottle to see him next time."

The old comrade-in-arms had already opened the wine bottle. While the old man was talking, he smelled an unheard-of fragrance, and his whole body immediately became refreshed.

"What's this?"

"Wine!" The old comrade-in-arms approached the bottle with a full face and took a good sniff, and then carefully filled the glass in front of him. Mr. Gao's eyes fell on the light green wine and he couldn't take it back. Next time Take it in seconds!

The old comrade yelled and dodged: "What are you doing?! What are you doing?! You told me yourself!"

"Old dog head!" With great strength, old man Gao snatched the bottle back, wiped his finger on the edge of the bottle, put it in his mouth to taste, immediately touched the cap and plugged the bottle, and scolded the old comrade, "Bully me!" I don’t know, you lied to my grandson to buy me a birthday gift. Your cup is already enough, and I will drink the rest slowly.”

"You still have so many bottles! Xiao Gao! You white-eyed wolf, I loved you for nothing when I was young!"

Gao Yuan was very satisfied with the result in his heart, but he looked at his grandfather begging for help with a headache on his face.Old man Gao got fine wine, and seeing that he was more pleasing to the eye than before, he didn't even allow anyone to scold him, so he directly helped him to choke back.

Gao Yuan ate food in silence. The old man next to him hastily put away the wine bottle and told the servants at home to keep it carefully so as not to damage it. He smiled and looked at a group of cousins ​​of different ages in the room with gentle eyes Sisters, except for a few prickly heads who never met each other, everyone cautiously showed a little flattering kindness when they met his gaze.

After going abroad for such a long time, the situation of the Gao family has changed rapidly. Gao Yuan's father has not been successful in recent years, so that Gao Yuan's family's voice in the Gao family has become weaker and weaker.He remembered that he had been provoked by a mistake and decided to go to Yumenxi for dinner, and Shao Yan, who had not even spoken a word to him after meeting in Yumenxi, appeared in his mind. He recalled the attitude without much effort, feeling somewhat grateful and fortunate in his heart.

Otherwise, during this birthday celebration trip, not to mention being squeezed out, some cold reception is always inevitable.

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When Louis' group of friends landed in City S, Shao Yan had already boarded the flight back to City A.

So many members of Gumei gathered in country C from all over the world. Although the secrecy measures in the organization are in place, the outside world has heard some rumors.Their arrival caused quite a stir in the catering industry in country C, especially the new restaurant circle in city S that opened after the last selection. Some people have connections. Although they have no way of knowing the true identities of the selection members, they also Try to inquire about news that is beneficial to your career.

Gourmet originated from the French word for gourmet food. In contemporary times, it can be said that it is a title that restaurants all over the world covet. Country C is a big gourmet country, but the reputation of ancient plum restaurants in China is not as good as some small countries overseas. The gold content of this signboard is naturally self-evident in the food industry of country C.Those who have the ability to get this award, ten out of ten have already achieved great success, just like the Maojia restaurant, because the restaurant has the reputation of being a two-star Gumei restaurant, it is unknown how many gourmet shows are produced at their own expense all year round to promote the Maojia. There are countless guests from home and abroad who come to dine here, as if entering Mao's family once, the whole person can be sublimated.

The brand effect can derive a value far beyond the food itself. Chefs who have worked in Gumei restaurant will even double their value. This kind of class distinction is an irresistible temptation for modern people who are all equal.Not everyone has the opportunity to operate a restaurant as a luxury sought after by everyone.

Gumei's group of judges whose whereabouts are unknown are no different from the incarnation of the God of Wealth in the eyes of many people.The outside world has no way of knowing how the news spread through various small channels, but soon, some colleagues in the industry in some inner cities far away from City S also got the news.Everyone took action.

No one knows whether they came here with a purpose or just to watch the flowers. While the restaurants in various places are preparing their own, it is always necessary to judge the powerful heroes who may win the title of Gumei Restaurant. There are too many restaurants of C state-owned brands with word-of-mouth, and almost every one of them has a long history to tell.Naturally, there are expert standards for judging the strength of restaurants in the industry. It didn't take long for someone with good intentions to list all the restaurants that may be elected as Gumei's next star.The above rankings are undeniably insignificant. Basically, some gourmet families with rich history are indiscriminately promoted.

This is purely a hype out of the content of the selection, Father Shao doesn't even pay attention to whether his family is on the list.Shao Yan didn't know anything about it because he didn't use the Internet and the students in the school didn't know how to discuss it. He didn't know that Louis in S City complained that those actions were too much after he learned that he had left City S. How long are the slow companions.

Although the craftsmanship of Shao Yan's apprentices is also very satisfactory, which is completely up to the standard of Gu Mei's two-star star, but in the eyes of Louis, who has a tricky taste, a serious matter such as deciding a restaurant's star rating must not be so light.Although there is only a short step between two-star and three-star restaurants, there is a huge difference in the final gold content. There are at least a few hundred two-star restaurants in the world, but there are only 52 three-star restaurants so far.Only a connoisseur and a true food lover can decipher the difference between something worth trying and something worth traveling thousands of miles to try.

Shao Yan didn't know that someone looking for him was approaching City A, but the well-informed experts from all walks of life were keenly aware of the clues, and the various deeds of the judges looked more and more like fishing with a wide net.For a while, many restaurants that thought they were disadvantaged and would not have a chance became active, and many restaurants appeared in province A.

After being taken over by Liao Dong, Shao's hotel has greatly improved its management method, and the business is much better than a few months ago. This has given him a further improvement in his right to speak in the group, and his weight has increased more and more. many.The trend of two-legged confrontation in the group became more and more clear, and the conflict between Shao Yubo and Liao Dong was almost brought to the fore.The two disliked each other, so they always wanted to overwhelm each other.Shao Yubo held the largest stake in the Shao family, but he was unavoidably worried about Liao Hedong's ups and downs. More and more shareholders supported Liao Hedong, and even many neutral factions were drawn to the other camp.It was impossible for Shao Yubo to have no worries, but he couldn't think of a good way to fight back.

As soon as the news spread that the selectors of Gumei Restaurant had come to Country C, he quickly realized that his opportunity had come.The old man was also obsessed with Gu Mei's title when he was alive, but they were in City A and had no chance to come into contact with that mysterious group.Now that the old man has passed away, the Shao family is precarious and has nowhere to turn. If they can get such a title at this time, it will be a booster for the Shao family group!

Even if the Shao family's hotel has been improved, it is only ensuring the balance of payments. The real focus of the Shao family's business is still on food.As long as he can move back to a game from this aspect, from now on, Shao Yubo will no longer have to worry about Liao Hedong's contribution to the company to suppress others.

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Shao Yan followed Li Liwen and the others to finish the big class, and was almost in a daze for 10 minutes. When packing up the books, a few students from the literature class surrounded him, whispering in a low voice——

——"Shao Yan, haven't you noticed how many people are missing this semester?"

Shao Yan was stunned for a moment, and looked around the classroom where most of the people had left. It was a bit embarrassing for him to recall this.

"Ding Wen and Ding Wu are gone! They are the brothers who seem to have something to do with your falling down the stairs!" Li Liwen couldn't help interrupting to remind him when he saw the unexpected expression on his face, "I found out that there were fewer people yesterday. Just now, I asked your class for you. Ding Wen and Ding Wu have transferred to Linshi, and the one who lived there took his family with him. You didn’t realize it at all, did you?”

Shao Yan recalled for a while before he remembered who Ding Wen and Ding Wu were, and nodded suddenly, but he was not surprised in his heart, he almost forgot the existence of these brothers.Since the last time they found a chance to beat up the Ding brothers, when they saw him, they were like a mouse seeing a cat, hiding as far away as possible.Shao Yan originally wanted to play tricks on these two people, but he was quickly taken up by his busy studies and work.After the recording was taken out, Shao's parents originally wanted to bring them to justice, but at that time, Shao Yan's family was a mud bodhisattva in City A, so how could they have the energy to deal with them?Shao's parents knew that the real mastermind behind Shao Yan's fall was Shao Wenqing, and the Ding brothers were just a pair of tools.However, the idea of ​​dragging Shao Wenqing into the water with only one recording is somewhat naive. In the end, Shao Yan did not suffer any serious injuries other than the concussion. After a period of time, didn't Shao Yubo just open his mouth for right and wrong in the end?

Shao Yan asked the Ding brothers about the details of their transaction with Shao Wenqing early in the morning. He had already guessed that they would definitely transfer to another school. Now, he is not surprised to hear that. It's ridiculous.If they didn't pursue it in the past, wouldn't it be possible for them to become their own family members without knowing it at all?

Seeing his mediocre reaction, Li Liwen and the others thought he couldn't remember the past clearly, so they stopped talking after chatting for a few words.Kong Yue, who was sitting at the back and hadn't left yet, stabbed Li Liwen's back at this time, raised his chin and pouted angrily towards the door when the other party turned his head to look: "Look who's here."

Li Liwen looked back and felt a headache when he saw Wei Shi who was looking in from the high back door holding on to the door frame, and wished he could protect Shao Yan and escape quickly.

"Shao Yan!" Seeing Shao Yan in the crowd, Wei Shi immediately recognized his thin back, stepped forward and called out his name loudly.

Shao Yan had already stood up, and when he heard the words, he subconsciously turned his head to look, and when he saw Wei Shi, his eyebrows frowned slightly.

He tugged the clothes on Li Liwen's shoulders, and said, "Hurry up and go."

Seeing that he was going to leave, Wei Shi was not willing to do anything, and while yelling to stop, he chased after him in three or two steps to grab his clothes: "Shao Yan, why are you hiding from me?!"

Shao Yan knew that this girl was unruly, and he couldn't do too much to a girl. After avoiding her hand, he could only stop and asked impatiently, "What do you want to come to me all day long?"

Wei Shi's eyelashes were filled with tears, and she looked at him accusingly, and replied in a wrong way: "You have never talked to me like this before..."

"Hey, hey, it's almost over." Seeing that she was about to recall the past again, Kong Yue interrupted at the right time to ask Shao Yan to make a rescue, "You know exactly what happened to the two of you in the past. It's been a long time ago. , is it interesting for you to rummage around here? We all have something to do, so if you have something to say, let’s go. "

"It's none of your business!" Wei Shi pushed Kong Yue's arm between her and Shao Yan, and said angrily, "Can we settle the matter between me and Shao Yan?"

"Wei Shi, you're almost done!" Seeing that the other party was so rude to Kong Yue, Li Liwen immediately became angry, and stepped forward to block Kong Yue and said, "Just talk, why do you move your hands? Shao Yan and you before? There is something to solve. I think you have found the wrong person, Shao Wenqing is not from our department or our grade!"

Wei Shi has probably never been treated like this by a boy. After being yelled at by Li Liwen, she immediately stopped talking, stared at him for a while with trembling lips, and suddenly threw off her bag and knelt down on the spot, hugging her knees and crying loudly: " Shao Wenqing, Shao Wenqing, do you know that I broke up with him!"

Wei Shi and Shao Wenqing broke up?

This news surprised everyone at the scene except Shao Yan. Shao Yan usually didn't pay much attention to these things, but other people in the department usually didn't pay less attention to Wei Shixiu's love.Shao Wenqing was very generous with Wei Shi, and he was handsome. Although many students in Shao Yan's class hated him, it was undeniable that the two seemed quite right.Why did these two so-called gods and couples suddenly break up?

The people present were astonished, but at the same time, two points of relief were unavoidable in their hearts.They have long been unhappy with Shao Wenqing and Wei Shi, and the more they know, the more they realize how scumbag their natures are under such good skins.Needless to say, Wei Shi agreed to Shao Wenqing's pursuit while accepting Shao Yan's gift at the beginning. Whether Shao Wenqing and Shao Yan's fall injury had anything to do with each other, the suspicion has not yet been clarified.Last semester, Wei Shi came to Shao Yan many times about his relationship with Shao Wenqing. After returning, he was in a mess and didn't know what to say. The whole department was rumored that Shao Yan was secretly provoking their relationship.

All kinds of rumors made people sick to death, and fortunately Shao Yan usually didn't socialize with outsiders except those in his class, otherwise, depending on his temper, he might not be so angry.

Well done!Today's news, if they want to love you and me, then God is too short-sighted.

Shao Wenqing mentioned the breakup on New Year's Eve. On that day, he called Wei Shi to make an appointment at Tianfu Mansion.Wei Shi thought that the other party took her to pick out gifts because it was going to be Chinese New Year, and she even dressed up carefully when she went to the appointment, and when she heard the word "breakup", she felt that the sky was about to collapse.

Shao Wenqing was very determined, bought her a pair of brand-name shoes and left without missing a beat.Wei Shi cried and put on make-up that day, and when she went back to make various contacts, the other party did not answer the phone or text messages, so she asked her mutual acquaintance to tell her not to continue entanglement.

Wei Shi didn't stop Shao Wenqing until the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, and after the two of them talked once, she was completely desperate.Shao Wenqing was very impatient with her attitude, and even refused to agree to the request of the two of them to sit down and have a cup of coffee.After Wei Shi collapsed, she was in despair for several days. Seeing that there was no chance with Shao Wenqing, Shao Yan was the first thing she thought of.

She immediately thought of Shao Yan's goodness.Thinking of the precious gifts that Shao Yan kept giving her every day when he first pursued her; thinking of how Shao Yan often spent a lot of money to make her happy; thinking of Shao Yan's obedience and flattery with no self-esteem in front of her... the more I think about it, the more I can't let it go .

She wasn't sure whether the reason why Shao Wenqing broke up with her was because of Shao Yan. At this moment, she was so broken that she no longer had the energy to go to the bottom of it. She only needed someone who could take good care of her and take her out of this hurt.Shao Yan is undoubtedly the best choice among all suitors.

Years later, she saw a lot of news about Shao Yan from City S, and his name appeared in newspapers and magazines in City A.The person in the photo is familiar yet unfamiliar, so handsome that it makes people addicted.It was the first time she knew that Shao Yan could write well, and it was also the first time she understood the concept of the business that Shao Yan's parents took over after the separation of the Shao family.The less she knew at the beginning, the more she regretted it now, and she always wondered if she hadn't chosen Shao Wenqing so impulsively before, would her life be happier now.

Wei Shi paid attention to Shao Yan's movements while crying, but couldn't find any pity for herself from the other party's eyes, and suddenly became even more sad.

Shao Yan was baffled by her crying, and Wei Shi seemed to be telling him with his eyes, come and comfort me, come and hug me.The point is that Shao Yan doesn't think he should do this at all.Wei Shi cried more and more fiercely. He looked scared, and worried that the other party would lean on him after a while, so he quickly pulled Li Liwen's clothes and pulled them out, and asked in a low voice, "Will you go?"

Li Liwen turned his head, his eyes made Shao Yan a little confused: "Are you not going to comfort her?"

Shao Yan was puzzled: "Why should I comfort her?"

His voice was not low, and Wei Shi's crying stopped when he heard it.Li Liwen and the others were speechless for a while, put away their notes and followed Shao Yan's footsteps.Wei Shi looked at the few people who left without any regrets with teary eyes, and was too ashamed to speak.She wanted to catch up, but she looked at Kong Yue with half pity and half pity eyes, her legs were as if they were filled with lead, and she couldn't move.