Chapter 2281
Encountering an Acquaintance in Front of the Roast Duck Shop
"I already told you, Dad will pay for it, and Shouyi and Xiaochongzi will take you out to eat."
If all else fails, ask your older sister to come with you.
"Why did you have to cling to me?" After getting into the car, He Yuzhu drove away, still complaining to his third daughter behind him.
"I don't!
Why did you take my older sister out for meals and drinks back then?
You'll have to lead me around.
"They're both daughters, Father, you can't be biased." He An continued to pout, expressing her disagreement.
"Should I find you a rich and handsome husband?"
"Just like your brother-in-law?" He Yuzhu teased He An on purpose.
"Hmph, I'm still young."
"I don't want to do that right now." He An snorted coldly and retorted directly.
He An has very complicated feelings about his biological father.
There's not much respect left.
Whenever she thought about how her biological father had a wife in Hong Kong and had brothers and sisters, He An regarded He Yuzhu as the sinner of the family and the biggest scumbag.
But on the other hand, she loves to cling to He Yuzhu.
With this scumbag father, she can be herself and do whatever she wants.
The key is that He Yuzhu usually spoils her and goes along with her.
The matter is simple in some ways, but it is also very simple in others.
There are only a few people in my family.
The fourth child is too young and can't play with her.
Xiaochongzi is, after all, an outsider. She can get along with He Yuan like sisters, but she is always a little reserved when facing the outgoing and arrogant He An.
He Ping and He Yuan used to be the people she compared and competed with, but now they are both too outstanding.
He An always felt powerless in front of his older brother and sister.
In short, we just can't get along.
So all she could do was cling to this scumbag father.
As long as He Yuzhu dares to criticize her in a domineering manner.
She muttered something like "Brother Xinghua" or "Aunt Lou"...
He Yuzhu immediately shut up and obediently coaxed her.
This is also where He An's sense of accomplishment comes from.
“You’re still young. How about I find you a kindergarten to attend?” He Yuzhu retorted.
"Hmph, Daddy, you don't love me anymore."
"I don't even treat Xinghua as well as I dote on him..." He An said in a coquettish voice.
He Yuzhu immediately shut up.
He has never won an argument with this little girl.
When we arrived at Qianmen Street, it was right at the end of the workday.
A torrent of bicycles surged forth.
He Yuzhu's old, beat-up bicycle could only follow behind the group of bicycles, inching along step by step.
In fact, this is probably the time when urban workers feel happiest.
In previous years, workers also had a high social status.
But back then, our family was extremely poor, and everyone's face was pale.
Then...
Now that the storm has passed, as long as someone has a decent job, their family will have enough to eat and drink, and no worries whatsoever.
Everyone felt that tomorrow could be better and was full of energy.
This can also be heard from the laughter and chatter outside the car window.
He Yuzhu finally found a parking spot at the roast duck restaurant.
As soon as they got out of the car, He An took his arm.
He Yuzhu tried to pull his arm away, but He An refused.
The father and daughter made a ruckus as they walked toward the roast duck restaurant.
He Yuzhu was suddenly stunned.
Nothing else, I just saw an acquaintance in the queue ahead of me.
Yan Jiekuang was standing in line next to a woman with a captivating charm.
He hadn't paid much attention to the Yan family's recent situation.
He had even heard a whisper of Yan Jiekuang's marriage and divorce from Liu Ting, but he never really paid any attention to it.
After all, we're not from the same world anymore.
Paying attention to things in the old courtyard would only make He Yuzhu seem petty.
If you run into Yan Jiekuang elsewhere.
He Yuzhu would glance at it at most, but wouldn't pay much attention to it.
But where is this place?
This is the most famous roast duck restaurant in Beijing.
The prices here are not low; the cheapest roast duck is eight yuan a piece.
When did the Yan family become so generous?
Curiosity got the better of He Yuzhu, and he whispered to He An beside him, "An'an, stop fooling around."
Dad saw someone he knew and went up to say hello. You just focus on waiting in line.
"Oh!" He An was perceptive enough to obediently release He Yuzhu's arm.
He Yuzhu broke away from the queue and took two steps forward.
He stood about two or three steps away from Yan Jiekuang, leaned to the side, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and pretended to light it.
He An was discouraged, thinking that her father only wanted to smoke, and stomped her foot angrily.
"Xia! Let me tell you, the roast duck at this place is definitely different from other places."
His ducks are roasted in a hanging oven.
The firewood used for burning is mainly jujube wood.
Therefore, roasted ducks have a jujube aroma.
Even without sweet bean sauce, it's still sweet..." Yan Jiekuang, with his back to He Yuzhu, was introducing the characteristics of this roast duck to his female companion.
This is not surprising.
In fact, whenever a local from Beijing brings friends from other places to eat Peking duck, they will all say the same thing.
Even people from Beijing rarely eat duck at this restaurant.
Just like He Yuzhu, his family usually buys duck from Bianyifang.
The price is half the price, much more cost-effective than this place.
He Yuzhu wouldn't have come here today if He An hadn't specifically requested this place.
It's just that each has its own unique characteristics; it's not that one family's duck is inferior to another.
At this moment, the woman named Xia spoke up.
He Yuzhu paid attention to this couple, because it was rare for the Yan family to be so extravagant.
And then there's this woman.
He always felt that this woman had a seductive air about her, and her eyes always deliberately carried a flirtatious air, as if she was always ready to seduce someone.
He sees pretty women every day.
I'm really not interested in beautiful women anymore.
The house still retains its charm.
Some of them are newlyweds.
And then there's He An's refined taste and the little insect's blandness...
The reason for this distinction is that He An is like her mother, a normal, sunny, and beautiful girl.
The little bug has a melancholic beauty, much like Guo Shumiao back then, with some characteristics of Princess Taiping.
He Yuzhu didn't know how to describe it, so he could only use the word "bland" to replace it.
It can be said that each of his wives, young and old, is beautiful in her own way.
But the captivating charm in each person's eyes and brows is all very natural.
There was no deliberate intention involved.
But when He Yuzhu first saw this woman named "Xia", he felt that she was a woman of the night.
Just like the time I went to see Xu Damao, I saw Yu Haitang flirting with someone on the street.
That's pretty much the feeling.
That's what he was curious about.
The woman forced a smile, looked around, and even exchanged a glance with He Yuzhu.
However, He Yuzhu's acting skills were so good that people didn't notice him.
Once the woman felt everything was alright, she discreetly took Yan Jiekuang's hand and whispered, "If you say it's delicious, then it must be delicious."
But not next time.
That's such a waste of money. (End of Chapter)