Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 248 Encountering the Foolish Pillar! Eating Old Mo
After saying goodbye to Ding Qiunan, Li Feng headed towards the courtyard house. It was already past six o'clock, and Li Feng estimated that if he was on his feet, he could get back to the courtyard house around six forty and then get his bicycle.

When Li Feng reached the entrance of Luogu Lane, he heard Sha Zhu's voice behind him. Li Feng turned around and saw Sha Zhu calling his name.

At this moment, Sha Zhu excitedly walked up to Li Feng and then asked him happily.

"Li Feng, you're finally back!"

"You've been gone for over a month, why are you only coming back today?"

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Li Feng began to explain to Sha Zhu.

"well enough!".

"It just took some time on the way, so it took us this long!"

Then Li Feng looked at the sky and couldn't help but ask Sha Zhu with some curiosity.

"By the way, why are you getting off work so late?"

"Logically speaking, it should be almost seven o'clock by now, right?"

"And if I remember correctly, today should be Sunday, right?"

"Don't you get a day off on Sundays?"

After hearing Li Feng's words, Sha Zhu couldn't help but sigh.

"Hasn't someone recently asked me to organize a banquet?"

"So I'm a bit busy."

"As you know, the people who ask me to cook are all introduced by acquaintances, so it's not easy to refuse. But I am indeed short of money recently, so I agreed."

"And besides!"

"I'm also planning to save some money so that when Wenhui goes back home, she can take care of her parents!"

After listening to Sha Zhu's words, Li Feng couldn't help but ask Sha Zhu a question.

"how?".

"So you're just letting Wenhui go alone?"

"Aren't you going?"

Sha Zhu shook his head at Li Feng and said...

"I won't go, I've been a bit busy lately!"

"As you know, I'm the head chef!"

"And recently, it was just after Labor Day, and there have been people coming to the factory for inspections, so I haven't been able to get away."

However, Li Feng felt that the man who had eaten with Sha Zhu at Liu Yishou last time was a bit strange, so he started to persuade Sha Zhu.

"I think it would be better if you went with Wenhui."

"I have a feeling that the kid who ate at Liu Yishou last time probably has some bad intentions."

However, Sha Zhu waved his hand at Li Feng and said...

"Wenhui is just going home this time, and her parents are home too!"

"What's there to be afraid of?"

"And can that kid even compare to me?"

"What is my identity, and what is his identity?"

At this moment, Li Feng couldn't help but ask Sha Zhu.

"That's right!"

"Did you and Wenhui get a marriage certificate?"

"If you've got a marriage certificate, then it should be alright."

However, Sha Zhu shook his head at Li Feng.

"Not yet!"

"I promised her we'd have our wedding at the end of the year."

"I'll also be bringing her parents over then!"

Upon hearing this, Li Feng could only nod to Sha Zhu.

"Then you decide what to do!"

"Anyway, I think you should go back with Wenhui."

Li Feng could only say this much for now, after all, last time, Li Feng felt that the kid that Sha Zhu brought was full of bad intentions.

So this time, Li Feng reminded Sha Zhu to be careful.

Whether Sha Zhu listens or not is his business, so when Li Feng got to this point, he nodded to Sha Zhu.

"I have something to do right now, so I'll go out on my bike first. I'll bring you the porcelain I promised to bring you tonight."

After Li Feng finished speaking, he hurried back to the courtyard to get the car. When Sha Zhu saw Li Feng's actions, he couldn't help but shout at Li Feng.

"Wait for me!"

"I'll go back with you."

After saying that, Sha Zhu quickly ran towards Li Feng's retreating figure.

When Li Feng rode his bicycle out of the courtyard, it was already past 6:50. He then rode for another 20 minutes to reach Ding Qiunan's dormitory building.

It was around 7:18 p.m. at this time.

When Ding Qiunan saw Li Feng's face covered in sweat, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him. To Ding Qiunan, Li Feng was her boyfriend and future husband, and she felt very sorry for him seeing him so tired.

Then she took out a handkerchief from her clothes and wiped Li Feng's sweat. While wiping Li Feng's sweat, she complained to him.

Why are you riding your bike so fast?

"You've sweated so much!"

"You must be exhausted?"

"Don't rush like this next time."

Li Feng felt Ding Qiunan wiping his sweat with a scented handkerchief, and then he smiled at Ding Qiunan as if nothing had happened.

"What's so tiring about this?"

"Besides, I rested on your bed for an afternoon, and my energy has long since recovered."

"I'm not tired."

However, Li Feng's words made Ding Qiunan blush. She quickly looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when she found no one was there.

Then she said to Li Feng, somewhat annoyed.

"It's fine to say this at home, but don't say it outside."

"We're not married yet. I'd be so embarrassed if other people found out."

Upon hearing Ding Qiunan's words, Li Feng immediately apologized to her.

"I'll be more careful next time."

Next, Li Feng simply lifted Ding Qiunan into the back seat of the car.

Ding Qiunan blushed again at this moment.

Regarding Lao Mo's words.

Li Feng had heard it from Zhou Jianjun last time. At this moment, Li Feng vaguely remembered that Zhou Jianjun had mentioned going on blind dates or something.

It cost him more than twenty yuan.

As for money, Li Feng isn't too short of cash right now.

Moreover, Li Feng is now stable, so he can accept the higher prices at restaurants.

Li Feng also knew that in this era, the Moscow Restaurant was a symbol of status in the eyes of the older generation of Beijingers, especially the children of high-ranking officials. They felt that where one ate was a matter of prestige, and that going there to eat would definitely make one look good.

However, Li Feng was not a child of a privileged family, so he couldn't quite understand it.

After all, Li Feng wasn't entirely clear on this matter, but he was very clear about Lao Mo's address.

So Li Feng immediately took Ding Qiunan on his bicycle and rode towards Lao Mo.

Ding Qiunan, sitting behind Li Feng on his bicycle, looked happily at Li Feng's back. For some reason, she had an urge to lean against Li Feng's back.

Because she felt very safe with Li Feng.

Actually, she didn't know why she thought that way; it was probably related to her experiences with Li Feng during this time. In Ding Qiunan's eyes, Li Feng was a very upright person.

Ding Qiunan heard from her colleagues that many men would touch and grope women when they first started dating.

He didn't look like a good person at all, but Li Feng seemed very different.

Moreover, Ding Qiunan felt that Li Feng was very hardworking and knowledgeable.

Especially in terms of language, he has far surpassed himself, and is even better than his teacher.

Ding Qiunan now feels that she is lucky to have found a partner like Li Feng.

Next

Li Feng rode for about half an hour before finally reaching Lao Mo.

It must be said that Li Feng rides his bike quite fast.

On the way, Li Feng didn't waste any time at all.

It's May already, and the weather in Beijing is already starting to get hot. Some people who can't stand the heat have started using electric fans, but most people just use a regular fan to save money.

At this moment, Ding Qiunan got out of the car. When she saw that Li Feng's face was covered in sweat, she quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

At this moment, she said to Li Feng with some apology.

"Am I that heavy? Why are you sweating so much?"

Li Feng smiled and said directly to Ding Qiunan.

"You're so light, where is the heaviness?"

"I can lift you up with one hand."

"The sweat on my face is hot, but it's already May, so it's normal to sweat a little."

"I'll just go inside and find a place to wash my face."

Hearing Li Feng say this, Ding Qiunan felt much more at ease.

At this moment, Li Feng looked at Lao Mo's gate, and then he said to Ding Qiunan.

"I'll park the car, you wait here for me."

Ding Qiunan immediately responded to Li Feng.

"it is good!".

"Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."

So Li Feng pushed his bicycle to the parking lot, but to his surprise, parking a bicycle there cost two cents.

With a little more money, you could buy a pound of meat.

Li Feng only complained a couple of times before paying the parking fee.

Li Feng suddenly realized something: there are quite a few thieves around these days, and there are no security cameras or anything like that. If his bicycle were stolen, that would be terrible.

After paying the parking fee, Li Feng walked to Lao Mo's door and spoke gently to Ding Qiunan, who was waiting for him.

"Qiunan!".

"Let's go."

"Let's go in."

After Li Feng finished speaking, he stretched out his right arm and hooked it around Ding Qiunan's arm.

However, Ding Qiunan was startled by Li Feng's somewhat bold action. After looking around at the people, she saw that many others were doing the same thing, and then she felt relieved.

In fact, Ding Qiunan felt somewhat uncomfortable in this public place. She wouldn't be so flustered if she were at home or in a quiet place.

After the two entered Lao Mo's restaurant, Li Feng found that Lao Mo's building was indeed excellent. It was completely in the style of Big Brother, and it felt like a Western royal palace, or a replica of a royal palace.

When Li Feng and Ding Qiunan entered the door, the Su Guo waitress standing at the door asked Li Feng in relatively fluent Mandarin, "How many are there?"

Li Feng then answered in fluent Russian.

"Two people."

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, the Su Guo waitress couldn't help but show a surprised look.

Although some of the local customers who come here to eat communicate with me in Russian, very few of them speak it so fluently.

Although the waitress from the Soviet Union was surprised, she still politely welcomed Li Feng and his companion inside.

As Ding Qiunan walked, she whispered to Li Feng, "What do you mean?"

"Your Russian seems to be better than before."

However, Li Feng shook his head at Ding Qiunan and said...

"well enough!".

"I didn't pay much attention to these things."

"Anyway, when I'm talking to foreigners, these things just come out naturally."

Li Feng's answer made Ding Qiunan feel very frustrated, because she felt that she had worked so hard to learn English, but she was still no match for Li Feng's English level, let alone Russian.

In Ding Qiunan's opinion, Li Feng's Russian level was probably not as good as his English.

But the result was that Li Feng's Russian was just as good as his English.

This made Ding Qiunan somewhat discouraged, but she quickly recovered.

Ding Qiunan thought about it again. Li Feng was her boyfriend, and there was nothing wrong with him being so outstanding. Moreover, Ding Qiunan believed that Li Feng would definitely get into university, and when he returned to the ceramics factory, he would become a cadre. Although Li Feng said today that he would be transferred to a technical position after becoming a cadre and his salary would decrease a bit, Ding Qiunan felt that it didn't matter. She believed that with Li Feng's intelligence, his salary would definitely increase in the future.

Therefore, Ding Qiunan had great confidence in Li Feng.

At this moment, the waiter led Li Feng and Ding Qiunan to a seat.

After the two sat down, Li Feng noticed that Lao Mo's large restaurant was almost full of people.

When Li Feng saw so many people, he couldn't help but sigh. Sure enough, no matter the time, high-end places are never short of people, let alone this is a very famous place in the capital.

Therefore, no matter what era it is, there is never a shortage of wealthy people.

of course!

Li Feng is not like that.

The reason Li Feng can come here now is because his salary is high enough that he can afford to spend it.

As for Ding Qiunan's claim that she would treat everyone, how could Li Feng possibly allow her to do so, given his personality?

After all, Ding Qiunan was Li Feng's girlfriend, and since she was his girlfriend, it was even less likely that he would let Ding Qiunan treat him to a meal.

At this moment, the Su Guo waitress handed two menus to Li Feng and Ding Qiunan. After Li Feng opened the rather thick menu, he thought there would be many dishes, but in fact, there were only two or three dishes per page, and they were all labeled in three languages.

In that respect, the service was quite good, considering that in this day and age, there are still many people in China who don't understand foreign languages.

Having three languages ​​like this is quite user-friendly.

At this point, Li Feng ordered a well-done steak, a shrimp salad, and borscht. For drinks, he ordered regular red wine.

As for other miscellaneous things, Li Feng didn't order them because he knew that eating at Lao Mo was mainly about the atmosphere and the sense of ritual. If you were to talk about the taste, it certainly couldn't compare to the eight major cuisines of China.

As for why Li Feng ordered a well-done steak instead of a medium-rare steak, it was because he was worried that an undercooked steak would upset his stomach.

After all, health is very important to Li Feng, and he values ​​it highly.

After Li Feng fluently stated what he wanted in Russian, the Soviet waitress quickly wrote it down for him.

When Ding Qiunan saw that Li Feng had ordered the dishes so quickly, she couldn't help but ask him in surprise.

"You finished ordering so quickly?"

"This menu is so thick!"

However, Li Feng waved his hand at Ding Qiunan and said...

"It's so thick, I'm too lazy to look at it!"

"Generally speaking, in Western cuisine, steak is almost always included, and the other two dishes are the same."

Li Feng then comforted Ding Qiunan.

"Take your time and look at it!"

"We're not in a hurry!"

"Order some of what you want to eat."

(End of this chapter)