Chapter 641
Maintaining Chastity
Chapter 641 Maintaining Chastity
Outside Huangxing Gate, on Qingwu Street, the market was bustling with activity.
This street has been open for over two months, and it can be said to have gathered treasures from all over the world, all coming to market; and brought together exotic flavors from all corners of the globe, all in its kitchens. The streets are bustling with people, the air is filled with the fragrance of silk and brocade, flowers bloom along the way, and the air is filled with the sounds of flutes and drums.
When Zhang Yunqi and Ji Ling arrived, the entire street was already submerged in a sea of people and noise. The group of five, like waves merging into a torrent, moved slowly like ants along Qingwu Street, a street ablaze with neon lights and daylight. Ji Ling followed closely beside Zhang Yunqi, her large, clear eyes filled with curiosity.
The area in front of Wenheyou Lobster Restaurant was the center of the carnival.
This summer, to promote Qiaokou Lotus Flower Crayfish, Zhangji Catering and Liansheng Group invested heavily, sponsoring Hunan TV's "Heaven Has Tears" and "Lucky 3721." "Lucky 3721" is Hunan TV's pioneering entertainment variety show, the predecessor to "Happy Camp." He Jiong has become the host of this variety show, while Wang Han serves as the production manager and planner. This show is popular among young people, which has also helped many people learn about Wenheyou Crayfish.
Zhangji Catering also adopted the bus body advertising model pioneered by Hu Zhibiao, displaying Wenheyou crayfish advertisements on all buses in the city, shuttling through the streets and alleys of Lijin. Based on this overwhelming advertising offensive, the first Lijin Food Carnival has already held several crayfish banquets for tens of thousands of people, receiving a very strong response.
The Ritsu City Crayfish Food Carnival was mainly held at the Wenheyou Crayfish Restaurant, but the 500 seats were clearly not enough. Even after ten rounds, the average daily customer flow was only 5000 people. Therefore, an event stage and catering were set up in front of the Qingwu Commercial Pedestrian Street at the entrance.
When Zhang Yunqi and his group arrived at the square outside Wenheyou Lobster Restaurant, a lobster king competition was underway. The crowd below the stage was packed three or four deep. On stage, several contestants, their faces flushed and hands glistening with oil from the spiciness, were engrossed in their battle. A small mountain of lobster shells had piled up on the table. The host's shouts echoed through the street through the loudspeaker: "Our number eight contestant has already eaten 13 jin (6.5 catties)! Keep it up! The 1000 yuan champion prize is beckoning you!"
To the left of the stage was a makeshift open-air kitchen area, with twenty large iron woks lined up along the street. Bright red crayfish sizzled and boiled in the oil, filling the air with the aroma of chili, garlic, and thirteen-spice powder. Meanwhile, several experienced chefs were demonstrating how to clean and process crayfish in a transparent kitchen, while a pretty waitress explained the five-step cleaning method using a megaphone. The purpose of this was mainly to dispel any doubts from onlookers about the cleanliness of the crayfish.
To the right of the stage was an open-air dining area, where waiters carried platters of crayfish through the crowd. Three long lines snaked to the end of the street, where citizens who had drawn lots to queue for meals, received "free tasting coupons," and participated in the "crayfish peeling speed" game were waiting.
Zhang Yunqi estimated that at this rate, they would have to wait in line until dawn to eat this crayfish.
He remembered that in his previous life, Wenheyou's daily queue record was over 16000 people. He couldn't understand why some people would queue for so long for a meal. It wasn't like it was Tang Monk's flesh. According to his personality, he would just turn around, buy a bucket of instant noodles, eat it, and then collapse.
Zhang Yunqi certainly doesn't need to wait in line.
He invited Ji Ling and her cousins directly into Wenheyou Lobster Restaurant.
The huge space inside the lobster restaurant has been carefully divided yet cleverly connected, like a miniature version of the bustling streets and alleys of Ritsu.
Besides the Wenheyou crayfish serving area, which occupies the largest space, there are dozens of specialty food stalls such as Lijin stinky tofu, Jiangchuan Qifengdu fish noodles, Liuyang mugwort cakes, Shaoyang duck feet dumplings, and Jinshi beef noodles. Interspersed among them are neon-lit pool tables, karaoke bars with pop songs playing, and arcades and skating rinks packed with people. The central dining area is filled with gleaming folding tables and stools, and boxes of local Baisha beer are piled up in the corners. The whole place is full of the lively atmosphere of a bustling city, making it a perfect place for college students to gather and have fun.
Ji Ling's cousins were visiting for the first time and were quite interested. Ji Xue commented, "It feels as lively as Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai."
Zhang Yunqi found it a bit noisy; his ears were never quiet for a second, and the crowd density was very high, almost to the point of being shoulder to shoulder.
Zhang Yunqi led the way ahead of Ji Ling, guiding them directly to the reserved private room. On his way there, he had called his older brother, Zhang Yunfeng, to ask him to vacate a private room to entertain their friends.
Zhang Yunqi rarely interfered in Zhangji Catering's affairs. Although he was the actual controller behind the scenes, the chairman was his elder brother Zhang Yunfeng, and Wenheyou was a newly established subsidiary of Zhangji Catering. Even the professional general manager had never seen him, let alone the waiters. However, he did not expect to make such a fuss over a meal. He gave his elder brother Zhang Yunfeng's name and the private room number, and the waiter led them to the private room. The private room was the best one by the window facing the street, with a view of the Xiangjiang River under the night sky.
The group sat down in the private room. Since they were guests from afar, Zhang Yunqi handed the menu to the Ji siblings. Ji Wenbo didn't stand on ceremony and ordered one serving of every flavor of crayfish, including spicy, garlic, braised, and stewed. The most unique dish was the stinky tofu crayfish.
To be honest, Zhang Yunqi himself didn't really like eating this stuff, mainly because he found it hard to peel and there wasn't much meat. But putting aside personal preferences, objectively speaking, the spiciness and numbing sensation of crayfish were very much to the liking of the people of Lijin, and it has always been a top choice in the Lijin catering market in later generations.
After ordering their food, the place was so popular that they figured they'd have to wait a while to get their food. So, the two sisters, Ji Ling and Ji Xue, decided to go out for a stroll and buy some drinks.
Zhang Yunqi hadn't urinated all afternoon, so he went out to use the restroom. He went to the men's room, lit a cigarette, and relieved himself at the urinal. Then he noticed that Ji Wenbo had followed him in, unzipped his pants, and stood beside him at the urinal.
Ji Wenbo took a drag of his cigarette and said amidst the splashing water, "Mr. Zhang, it seems you're doing quite well. My cousin told me that you started your business while studying, and you've already opened several companies. You're quite a well-known young entrepreneur in the city."
Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "It's alright."
Ji Wenbo ignored Zhang Yunqi's modesty and asked again, "Does one's word carry weight in Lijin?"
Zhang Yunqi replied, "Your fourth uncle's words carry more weight."
Ji Zhong is the fourth son in the Ji family, and is Ji Wenbo's fourth uncle. Ji Wenbo's face darkened when he heard this: "Don't mention him. He finally came to Lijin during the summer vacation, and he wanted to lock us in the house and not let us out even once."
That's definitely an exaggeration. If they weren't allowed to come out, why are they out today? However, Zhang Yunqi understood what Ji Wenbo meant: "What do you want to do? I'll try my best to arrange it."
Ji Wenbo leaned closer and said, "Pretty girls? After we finish eating, take my cousins home and find a few for us to hang out with."
Zhang Yunqi almost spat a mouthful of blood into the toilet bowl.
These second-generation rich kids have money and free time. If they don't strive for success and don't want to work hard, it seems they have no other ambitions besides women. Of course, they don't lack women; what they lack are fresh women, preferably the kind of fresh women they can change every day.
This is not easy to do.
Zhang Yunqi didn't know what kind of upbringing the Ji family had, but if he wanted to play with women, it would only be a matter of making a phone call to Qiao Zhiwu. There were women of all types, ages, sizes, and positions, including prostitutes, respectable women, students, young married women, and middle-aged women. But Ji Wenbo would definitely not be interested in any of them.
As for the beautiful girls he knows, there are quite a few, such as Li Yusheng, Lin Shiyu, and Li Yufei's roommates, all of whom can be described as stunning. However, they are all from respectable families. If Ji Wenbo wants to have a proper relationship, he can introduce them to each other. But the eldest son of the Ji family's words implied that he was only interested in sleeping with them. As for spiritual communication, he didn't care.
That's utter bullshit.
Zhang Yunqi didn't intend to directly refuse Ji Wenbo. After all, he was Ji Ling's brother, so he had to give him some face. He planned to knock the guy out with alcohol at the dinner table later, so that he wouldn't be able to get an erection, and the matter would be dropped.
Even if we can't take down Ji Wenbo, we'll take down ourselves and let that guy spend the night clinging to a pillar and licking his lips.
With that thought in mind, Zhang Yunqi zipped up his jacket and readily agreed with a smile: "No problem, no problem. There are all kinds of beautiful women in Rita. I'll introduce you to a couple after dinner, so you can sing a few songs and chat."
Ji Wenbo was so excited that his penis stood up, and he peed a meter high: "I like schoolgirls. There should be a lot of pretty girls at your Xiangda University, right? Are there any like Brigitte Lin? If not, Rosamund Kwan and Vivian Chow would be fine too. I'm not picky."
Zhang Yunqi smiled and nodded: "Yes, there are."
Ji Wenbo was overjoyed and closed the dog hole, saying, "You're a true friend, buddy. Get me some things done tonight."
As he was leaving the restroom, he and Zhang Yunqi were already very affectionate, their arms around each other's shoulders.
Walking down the street, he suddenly remembered something, patted Zhang Yunqi on the shoulder, and said, "I think you're alright, and I can tell my little sister likes you too. You two grew up together, right? But you can't mess around outside, you have to keep yourself pure and chaste..."
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