Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant

The venue of the food festival was crowded with people, Yiyi and Yao were very busy, while Mingqian and Youjun passed by the booth, the crowd was so crowded that they couldn't even take a look inside, there were still so many customers queuing up, even more than Usually there are more queues in the store.

It was the first time that Ming Qian realized clearly that the Shanhai hot pot restaurant was on fire, even if it was only within the scope of X city, it was already on the verge of burning.

A couple walked past them, holding hands and interlocking their fingers. On the girl's head was a cheap hairpin bought at the door. A small red plastic flower swayed above her head as she walked. The boy stretched out his hand from time to time. Go fiddle with it, and the girl will pull the hem of the boy's clothes and pat the back of the boy's hand.

Almost every couple will buy this kind of hairpin at the door, and sometimes the boy will have one on his head.

It seems that the venue that is decorated like Children's Day can just let these adults who are still innocence and loved by others experience the fun of childishness again.

Adult shame can be put aside here.

Regardless of the taste of the food in their mouths, at least most of the diners have a smile on their faces.

It was only after Ming Qian left that he felt a little regretful, why were these card sellers not around when he came?If he had it when he came, he would definitely buy one for Youjun, not only red flowers but also other colors, and there was a hairband next to it, on which was a little yellow chicken with a spring, the person who bought it Also a lot.

The merchants didn't even let off the Angry Birds, and many children were buying them.

But You Jun is not interested in these things - he has extremely high requirements for the accessories he wears, even though he is not wearing any now.

But Mingqian still remembers Youjun just transformed into a human form, wearing ancient clothes, with a set of jade around his waist, not a jade pendant, but a set of jade ornaments, he has no research on jade, and he doesn't know what kind of jade It was considered good jade, but he remembered that when he looked at it from a distance, the surface of that group of jade ornaments seemed to be glowing with water, instead of being waxed.

"Let's go to the movies." The girl standing not far away said to her boyfriend, "Isn't there a suspense movie recently? I heard it's pretty good."

The boyfriend obviously has no interest in suspense films, he flipped through his phone, and after watching the filming in a nearby cinema, he said, "What about this one?"

The girl's tone was a little unhappy: "Romance movies, romance movies are not good now, the last time I saw good movies were five years ago."

Romance movies are not easy to shoot. How can the audience believe that a pair of strange men and women can fall in love within these two hours, and the love will be unforgettable?If they fall in love at first sight, the audience will feel that this relationship is rootless duckweed. If they fall in love for a long time, what can be filmed in two hours?

Therefore, there are not as many high-quality romance movies as there are in other categories. Movies in other categories are either about logic, or excitement, or about fatherly love and motherly love that everyone can find emotional resonance.

The boyfriend persuaded: "Maybe it looks good? Go and see, if it's not good, we'll leave early and go see the one you chose, okay?"

The girlfriend hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded.

After hearing the young couple's discussion, Ming Qian suddenly wanted to go to the movies.

When was the last time he saw a movie?Anyway, he hasn't watched it since graduation, right?I watched it in the next school year of the junior year, and the senior year was busy with graduation thesis and defense to find an internship.

"How about we go to the movies too? How about it?" Ming Qian turned his head and asked You Jun.

You Jun's pupils dilated slightly, and then quickly retracted to their original size. He remembered the previous post that he judged to be "full of nonsense". Watching movies and shopping are both dating items, a hidden temptation.

At this time, he forgot his judgment, lifted his chin slightly, and said reservedly: "Go, what are you looking at?"

Ming Qian was a little curious about the romance movie: "Just the one they said, I've booked tickets."

Anyway, it's good to go back to the store in the afternoon, as for what time it is in the afternoon, it's not certain.

Today is Saturday, there are already many people, every movie no matter what kind of movie seats are almost booked, when Ming Qian made a reservation, he could only get a corner seat for the nearest movie.

Half an hour before the movie started, Ming Qian bought popcorn and Coke in the movie theater.

In fact, he doesn't like popcorn very much, but every time he goes to the cinema, he always feels that he must buy popcorn, otherwise something will be missing, and even the movie will become incomplete.

The people who watch this movie are all young couples, going out on a date on weekends, love movies are always a good way to spend time.

Of course it’s best if the photos look good, but if the photos don’t look good, you can also kiss me quietly in an ambiguous environment.

Ming Qian handed over a large bucket of popcorn to You Jun, while he took a glass of Coke and a glass of milk.

Youjun is not used to drinking soda, not any soda, and he dislikes the taste of orange juice, so Mingqian can only buy him milk.

Many people were watching them when they entered.

It may be because there are too few combinations of two men watching love movies, two girls watching love movies will not be looked at sideways, but boys will.

But You Jun has always turned a blind eye to the eyes of the human race, and although Ming Qian felt that there seemed to be something wrong, he couldn't figure out what was wrong, so he simply didn't think about it.

The movie is about the heroine who finds out on the eve of her wedding that her fiancé cheated on her best friend.

It is estimated that many viewers decided to watch it on the spur of the moment, and did not read the spoiler on the Internet. Some people left the scene just after the performance.

Ming Qian stuffed a few popcorns into his mouth, took a sip of Coke, and continued watching with relish.

The hostess went to her best friend to ask why, and her best friend asked her to ask her fiancé.

The two women stood deadlocked at the door.

In the first half hour of the movie, the heroine has been wondering what she did wrong. Is she not good enough for her lover, or not sincere enough for her best friend?She felt that she gave everything to maintain love and friendship, but was betrayed by her two closest partners.

Youjun frowned, but Mingqian looked relaxed.

The heroine of the movie is the younger generation of the heroine, and he is still in love with siblings. The heroine is very independent at work, and she has the meaning of saying that she is the only one, and she has no tenderness and consideration in life. The heroine has been under her high pressure since entering the industry. Dominion".

Originally, Ming Qian thought that this movie should be very old-fashioned. The heroine found a better man and took this man to the wedding of her fiancé and best friend. Then the fiancé backed out, and the heroine slapped the scumbag and his best friend crazily.

But the movie didn't go according to Ming Qian's script.

In the middle of the movie, the heroine and the hero have been busy with their careers, and the heroine also talked to her fiancé during the gap.

The pace of this movie is very slow, but it is not about how the heroine beats the scumbag after being betrayed, but a step-by-step analysis of the heroine's heart.

Through getting along with the male lead, the heroine found out that she had been pleasing to her fiancé. She was always worried about whether she would make him angry. She hoped to get her fiancé's love by dedicating herself.

She put herself in the dust and put her fiancé on the altar. Even if she just said a word, she had to rehearse it countless times in her mind.

But in front of the male lead, she can confidently make demands, lose her temper, and criticize him.

Ming Qian noticed that someone in front of him was crying.

This movie is not so much a romance movie as it is about how the heroine, as a pleasing personality in love, heals herself after experiencing lovelorn betrayal.

Even Ming Qian resonated a bit. He is not a flattering personality, but he does not want to have friction with others in his life. He is good at patience, poverty, and loneliness. He went to get popcorn again and found Youjun actually Not a single one was eaten.

So Ming Qian very naturally picked up a piece of popcorn and brought it to Youjun's mouth.

It was too dark in the movie theater, Ming Qian couldn't see You Jun's expression clearly, the heroine was crying bitterly in a room with no lights turned on on the big screen, only a faint light was projected in the auditorium, and there were still audiences whispering in front of them sobbing.

You Jun opened his mouth slightly, and Ming Qian stuffed the popcorn into it.

The girl in front threw herself into the arms of her boyfriend, who gently patted her on the back, silently comforting her.

Ming Qian ate a piece of popcorn, but one hand reached for his back.

The hand that was stretched out suddenly made Ming Qian almost jump up, but he held back.

Because he could tell that it was You Jun's hand based on his temperature.

You Jun also patted his back lightly.

Ming Qian almost laughed out loud.

Probably because You Jun couldn't understand the delicate feelings of the heroine, and he couldn't empathize with the flattering personality. There was no expression fluctuation throughout the whole process. In the part that Ming Qian felt was the most touching, You Jun was also expressionless.

If Mingqian hadn't told Youjun not to use his mobile phone in the movie theater before he came in, it is estimated that Youjun would have started playing with his mobile phone long ago.

But Youjun still remembered that this was a "date", his eyes fell on the young couple in the front seat, and then looked at Ming Qian slightly, as if he didn't understand why Ming Qian didn't throw himself into his arms.

Ming Qian was about to make You Jun not have to pat himself on the back, after all, he hadn't reached that point yet.

A little empathy is not enough to immerse him in the emotional world of the heroine.

As a result, You Jun didn't know what was wrong, and suddenly he used force. Before Ming Qian could react, he was pinned down by a hand on You Jun's shoulder, and his hand had nowhere to go. Let it go, actually put it on Youjun's chest.

Ming Qian didn't move at all, he only felt that his soul had gone out of his body at this time, and he was no longer in this world.

At first it was embarrassment, then hesitation, and finally a sense of shame as if his face was on fire. Youjun's hands were very strong, but he couldn't struggle violently in the auditorium, so he could only maintain this posture and movement.

Today they all only wore one piece of clothing, Ming Qian could feel Youjun's body temperature, it was lower than normal but still a little hot.

Mingqian's body temperature is higher than that of Youjun, so when Youjun touches him, he will feel cold, but at this time he finds that Youjun's body temperature is actually hot.

Through a thin layer of fabric, he could hear Youjun's heartbeat.

Soon, so fast that Ming Qian almost thought he was hallucinating.

When does a person's heart beat faster?

When nervous?When weeping?When suffocating?

And... when you're tempted?

Ming Qian froze there suddenly, the thought that had disappeared in a flash appeared again in his mind.

It's just that this time the thought didn't disappear, but took root deeply in his mind.

This made his mind a mess.

Youjun is a beast, he is a human being, Youjun's lifespan is endless, and even if he is lucky, he can only live for more than 100 years.

And Youjun will not grow old, he will, one day he will become a gray-haired old man with wrinkled face, and Youjun is still handsome.

Ming Qian calmed down slowly.

Maybe he was wrong.

Maybe it's just that You Jun saw that other human races were sad, and thought he was also sad, and he was just comforting him.

Ming Qian told himself not to think about it any longer.

It's a bit weird to think about it, it seems that he is sentimental.

Hey, Ming Qian sighed in his heart, if he knew it, he wouldn't go to the movies, wouldn't it be good to go back to work in the shop?

At the end of the movie, the crying girl in front of her with red eyes turned her head and saw Ming Qian who was still being forcibly held in Youjun's arms. Her eyes flashed with confusion for a moment, and then she showed a look of "I understand you" , pulling her boyfriend away.

Mingqian: "..."

girl!What do you know about me? !

He didn't finish the popcorn and the coke, so he said in Youjun's arms in a muffled voice, "The movie is over, should you let me go?"

Only then did Youjun let go belatedly.

Jun You also said, "You're welcome."

Ming Qian almost knocked over the popcorn bucket.

You Jun felt that he performed well, and told Ming Qian how he felt about the movie: "The human race is too weak. If someone betrays me, I will turn him into ashes."

Mingqian: "..."

Okay, guess You Jun doesn't want to see the heroine heal himself to get a better love and life, but wants to see the heroine go back and beat the scumbag in the face.

It is estimated that the heroine will think this movie is good after killing the scumbag and You Jun.

You Jun doesn't understand too delicate feelings at all, it seems that he was indeed passionate just now.

Ming Qian felt much more comfortable, he was still so young, he really didn't want to get involved in the vortex of feelings.

How can falling in love compare with making money?

Ming Qian laughed out loud: "Let's go, go back to the shop, do you want to watch a movie next time?"

Youjun said with disgust, "Don't look at this kind of thing."

Ming Qian: "Then next time, let's see if there is any revenge movie."

You Jun must like the type of film that takes revenge.

When they came out, the couple were talking at the exit, Ming Qian was holding popcorn, and the girl looked at him.

Ming Qian smiled awkwardly at her.

The girl gave Ming Qian a cheering gesture.

Ming Qian was baffled by this extravagance.

Going back to the taxi they took, Mingqian discussed with You Jun in the car: "I want to take a driver's license test. I didn't have time to learn how to drive when I was in college. I want to learn how to drive every morning. I probably won't be able to manage the business at noon. You can buy one when you’re done, and you can still drive in the city, except that you can’t go on the highway without the company of an old driver for the first year.”

Now that Ming Qian has money, of course he wants to buy a car.

Of course Youjun had no objection, instead, the driver and Mingqian discussed the car, and the two started a friendly exchange on which car was cheap and good in performance.

"By the way, are you going to Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant for dinner?" the driver asked curiously after chatting about the car.

Ming Qian: "No."

The driver said with some longing: "Some time ago, my friend went there and said it was very delicious. It made me want to go too, but we don't have so much time to spend on eating. Now I haven’t made money from online car-hailing, and the platform subsidies are not much, so I have to work hard for a month to get tens of thousands.”

Ming Qian: "I used to work in a company. I worked overtime every day until ninety o'clock in the evening, and my monthly salary was only a few thousand."

The driver nodded: "Who isn't? I'm also a sports car because my wages are too low."

"Then what are you going to do instead of eating?" The driver brought the topic back, "There's nothing interesting over there."

Ming Qian said with a smile: "I am the owner of Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant, go back and look at the restaurant."

The driver probably didn't watch the short video about Mingqian, so he glanced at Mingqian through the rearview mirror and exclaimed, "Youth is so promising."

Then the driver felt something was wrong: "Then you just said that the wages of the job are low."

Ming Qian: "The shop belongs to my family, but the location there is not good. I can't rent it out and have to repay the commercial loan. It just so happened that I lost my job, so I opened a hot pot restaurant by myself. The business was not good at the beginning."

The driver laughed: "That's the same as me."

Before getting off the bus, Ming Qian exchanged mobile phone numbers with the driver, asking the driver to make a reservation in advance if he wants to eat, and he will reserve a table for him when the time comes.

The driver was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, and felt that he had something to talk about again to brag to his friends.

After all, Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant is definitely the hottest hot pot restaurant indoors.

When they arrived at the store, there were only four tables of customers in the store, and it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon. The customers were eating, and when they saw Mingqian and Youjun came back, the old customers started chatting: "Boss, are you going to the food court? How is the business? "

"I'm not used to the cashier brother not being here today."

"Boss, a large group of foreigners came at noon, which caused us to queue so much longer than usual."

"The group of foreigners ordered so much beef that they almost made me look stupid."

"I was so scared that I thought they would run out after eating, and the table was full of beef."

"I really want to recommend waist film to them, but my English is really not good enough."

"Boss, your business is doing well now, and it's all internationalized."

Ming Qian said cheerfully: "Really? That's a good relationship, maybe I'll get rich sometime."

The customer also laughed: "Boss, what kind of money can you make with your price?"

"That's right, boss, I always feel that you are doing charity and doing business at a loss."

"It's like a living Bodhisattva in the catering industry."

Ming Qian quickly said: "I'm not. I want to make money. I'm a profiteer. The vegetarian self-service for 12 yuan per person is the boss's charity."

"I always feel that group of foreigners will come again."

"Boss, you should prepare more beef these days, they are really good to eat."

……

Ming Qian was at a loss, is that an exaggeration?

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Ian recently felt for the first time what it’s like to be popular. Friends and netizens who came to China to travel sent him messages one by one. They were all attracted by the tweets of the redheads. They all wanted to Try the hot pot in the photo.

And they came as a large group of people, Ian not only helped them book a hotel in advance, but also acted as their translator.

This group of people also wanted to travel poorly, stay in a youth hostel, and let Ian translate and act as a tour guide for free, but Ian couldn't refuse.

The group of people brought to the hot pot restaurant today almost made him lose face.

He yelled at everything he ate, which attracted the attention of the Chinese people in the store.

As if the group of them came from some gastronomic desert.

...But he himself felt that his home country was indeed not much different from a gourmet desert.

"Your father also wants to come." Ian's mother said on the phone, "he has a bad appetite recently, and his blood pressure and blood lipids are also high. The doctor told him not to eat hamburgers and fried chicken anymore. After seeing Kevin's tweets, he I just said I wanted to come and find you."

"I heard that Chinese food has medicated diet? Can eating medicated diet improve his blood pressure and blood lipids?"

"Can he eat hot pot?"

Ian: "Shouldn't you be able to eat hot pot?"

Heavy oil and spicy, it is not suitable for people with poor stomach, and it should not be suitable for people with high blood pressure and blood lipids?

"But there is a clear soup pot for hot pot, so he can eat that."

Ian's mother didn't understand, but she understood that it could be eaten, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, otherwise he will be angry."

"He said that the food I prepared for him was terrible, and he would rather starve to death if he kept eating vegetable salads."

Ian rubbed his temples and said with a headache, "Have you completed your visa application? Have you booked your flight ticket?"

Mom smiled and said, "It's done today, and I'm planning to book a plane ticket. We want to come and live with you."

Ian exchanged shares and went around the house he rented. It was as messy as a kennel. It seemed that the housekeeper had to be cleaned.

"Tell me after you have booked your flight tickets. I am optimistic about the flight. I will pick you up at the airport. Will Lilia come?"

Lilia is his sister.

Mom: "She talked about her boyfriend, so she probably won't come."

Ian breathed a sigh of relief.

After hanging up the phone at home, Ian was about to watch a TV series for a while, but a notification sound came from his mobile phone, and an email signed "World Food Program Group" appeared in his mailbox.

Ian thought it was someone who played a prank. After all, this show is very famous. It is a variety show in his country. It is already in its third season. The ratings and clicks have been very stable, and it has not dropped much.

The host and guests are also popular TV drama stars.

Since the first season of this show, it has collected materials from all over the world, and several Chinese restaurants have also appeared.

However, they always go to high-end Chinese restaurants, and never go to mid-to-low-end Chinese restaurants or small street shops.

That's why he subconsciously thought it was a prank.

He opened the email and read it, because he thought it was a prank, so he glanced at ten lines, and didn't read many words seriously.

The general idea is that the program team saw his tweet and was very curious about this store, hoping to get in touch with the store owner through him.

Of course, if they can finalize the program recording with the store owner, they will also give Ian a reward.

Pie from heaven?

Ian glanced at the phone number left in the email, hesitating to call it.

For such a powerful program, there should be no shortage of materials so that we must come to a small hot pot restaurant to record and collect materials, right?

But that reward...was a bit too tempting.

Ian swallowed, and moved his thumb.

Give it a try, if it's a liar he'll be able to tell.

If it is not a liar, then he has earned it.

Maybe even get the autograph of his favorite female guest.