Who would still be a social slave when they are so rich?

Chapter 386: Meeting an old friend while strolling through Jinli at night!

"I didn't expect there would be so many people in Rongcheng at night. It's even more lively than the imperial capital!"

It was not until nine o'clock in the evening that Su Chen and others, who had rested in the hotel for a few hours, finally left the hotel to experience the nightlife of Chengdu.

Walking on the bustling Chunxi Road, Lei Jun couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the crowded streets.

Su Chen stretched and said with a smile: "Chengdu is famous for being a city that never sleeps, and the nightlife has just begun."

Su Chen then turned his gaze to Hou Ting and asked with a smile, "As a native of Rongcheng, do you have any recommendations for places that are not too noisy?"

Hou Ting naturally understood what the noisy place Su Chen was talking about was. After thinking about it for a while, he thought of the place he had told Su Chen before, and responded subconsciously: "Why don't we go to the place I told you about before? I guarantee you will be surprised."

"Huh?" Su Chen didn't react at first, but when he saw Hou Ting with a smirk on his face, he immediately thought of what Hou Ting had said before, that he would take him to experience imperial service.

If he guessed correctly, this was the place recommended by Hou Ting.

When Su Chen thought about taking Lei Jun to that kind of occasion, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

You can imagine what kind of expression Lei Jun would have when he went to that kind of occasion.

Surprised or perhaps confused.

After all, their relationship isn't that good yet.

"Ahem, forget it, let's find a decent place to sit!"

Lei Jun on the side was originally a little curious about what place Hou Ting was talking about, but when he heard Su Chen say the word "serious", he instantly understood what was going on.

After all, he is already in his thirties, almost forty, what has he not seen? What has he not played?

But it would be more or less awkward for him to go to such an occasion with young people like Su Chen and Hou Ting.

Hou Ting had been looking at Su Chen and the other person, and naturally took in their expressions. He didn't know that they were thinking wrongly. He just wanted to take them to experience a royal banquet in the palace.

There is absolutely no scene of a dozen beautiful women with graceful figures dancing in translucent colorful clothes!
There is no scene where a beautiful woman in cool clothes sits next to you, feeds you fruit, and gives you a massage.

Yes, absolutely not!
Retracting his thoughts, Hou Ting soon found a new place, "Why don't we go to Jinli, it's very lively there at night."

Hearing this, Su Chen looked at Lei Jun beside him and asked for his opinion.

Seeing that he did not refuse, the four of them headed straight for Jinli.

……

At this time, the Jinli Ancient Street is brightly lit, which is like two different worlds compared to the daytime.

On both sides of the bluestone road, the quaint buildings are hung with red lanterns, and under the orange light, there is a feeling of splendor.

Various snack stalls, handicraft shops, teahouses and bars are lined up, and tourists are coming in an endless stream. The hustle and bustle is filled with the strong flavor of urban life.

Lei Jun walked and looked around, and couldn't help but take out his mobile phone to take pictures. "This Jinli is really good, much better than those commercialized ancient towns."

Lei Jun has also visited many places, but there are really not many places worthy of his praise, and Jinli is one of them.

When passing by a spicy rabbit head restaurant, Su Chen strongly recommended it to Lei Jun, telling him to try the spicy rabbit head and rabbit meat.

Lei Jun, who had not eaten dinner in the evening, naturally did not refuse Su Chen's kindness and bought two to try.

It would have been fine if you hadn't tasted it. Once you tasted it, you'd feel that this rabbit head had some kind of magic that made you want to eat it again and again. After eating four in a row, Lei Jun reluctantly stopped.

It’s not that he couldn’t eat, but he wanted to leave some room for the snacks later, otherwise he could have eaten several more.

But he had already made a note of this spicy rabbit head, thinking of bringing some back for his family to try when he returned to the imperial capital.

After walking around for half an hour, a few people ate as they walked. When they saw some good snacks, they went up and bought four portions to try.

They had only walked about one-third of Jinli, and Su Chen and the other three felt their stomachs were about 50% full.

When passing by a teahouse, Su Chen heard the melodious Sichuan opera singing coming from inside. He immediately stopped and looked into the teahouse, "Wow, there is a Sichuan opera performance here?"

Hou Ting quickly explained: "Chengdu has a strong teahouse culture, which has given many Sichuan opera actors the opportunity to find work. When there are many people at night, in addition to Sichuan opera, there are also performances such as storytelling and face-changing!"

When hearing storytelling, the first person that came to Su Chen's mind was the Sanda storyteller Mr. Li Boqing, who could be said to be a very legendary figure in Chengdu.

It can be said to be an example of a late bloomer, and he is known to everyone in the southwest region!
"Mr. Lei, can we go in and sit down?" Su Chen looked at Lei Jun and asked.

"Okay, this is a good opportunity for me to experience the charm of Sichuan Opera, especially the face changing, which has always made me curious!" Lei Jun agreed without thinking.

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Inside the teahouse, there are wooden tables and bamboo chairs, and the aroma of tea wafts in the air!

As soon as he entered the door, Su Chen took a look around and found that there were quite a lot of people coming to watch Sichuan Opera, and among them there were many young people like Su Chen.

Under the guidance of the teahouse waiter, sit down near the middle.

As soon as I sat down, I saw the Sichuan opera actors on the stage performing the classic "face changing". The facial makeup changed with each change, which drew cheers from the audience.

Su Chen, who was seeing face changing for the first time, was also amazed by it and immediately applauded!
"This face-changing technique is truly amazing. I wonder what kind of tricks are involved."

Lei Jun also cast a curious look at Hou Ting. Since he was a permanent resident of Chengdu, he naturally had to take on the responsibility of solving the puzzles.

Seeing two pairs of eyes staring at him, Hou Ting smiled bitterly, "Master Su, President Lei, this is how they make a living, how would I know?"

"Besides, the purpose of face-changing is mystery. If everyone knew what the mechanism was, they wouldn't think the face-changing was exciting."

Su Chen and Lei Jun smiled at each other when they heard this. It was indeed as Hou Ting said, only by maintaining relative mystery can more people be attracted to explore the unknown.

It is this unknown that brings happiness to people.

I ordered a pot of jasmine tea and some snacks, half-lying on a bamboo chair, watching the wonderful performances of the Sichuan opera actors on the stage. It was so pleasant.

At this moment, Su Chen felt that the saying "One should visit Sichuan when young and should not leave Sichuan when old" had become concrete.

Who would dislike such a leisurely and comfortable life?

Su Chen and his friends stayed in the teahouse until eleven o'clock, and then left with a sense of reluctance.

When I walked out of the teahouse, Jinli was no longer as lively as before, but I could still see many tourists walking on the bluestone slabs.

"Are you hungry? Why don't we go eat something?" Su Chen stretched and moved his body, then looked at Lei Jun and Hou Ting and asked.

The snacks he had eaten before had been almost digested. Even though he had drunk a lot of tea in the teahouse, Su Chen now felt a little hungry.

Hou Ting did not respond, but just looked at Lei Jun, who was the one who made the decision.

"Sure, Chengdu is the capital of food, there must be delicious food at the food stalls at night!" Lei Jun did not refuse, mainly because he also wanted to try it.

Speaking of food stalls, Su Chen thought of the one he had gone to eat before. Both the taste and the quantity were very good, but it would take at least half an hour to get there now, and I'm afraid there wouldn't be anything left. Seeing Lei Jun speak, Hou Ting agreed, "I do know of a place nearby that has a lot of delicious food, but the environment isn't very good, it's in a residential alley."

If Hou Ting says the food tastes good, it must be a good restaurant. As for the residents' environment, both Su Chen and Lei Jun are ordinary people who have climbed up the ladder, so naturally they don't have so many concerns.

Under the guidance of Hou Ting, after leaving Jinli, they walked for less than five minutes and turned into a narrow alley. At the entrance of the alley, there was an electronic sign with only the three words "food stall" flashing.

Su Chen also paid special attention to it. There should be other words on the electronic sign. He didn't know if there was a problem, but it only showed "food stall".

As we walked into the alley, it gradually became noisy.

The alley is not long, probably less than a hundred meters, and there are more than a dozen businesses scattered around. Simple folding tables are set up on both sides of the road.

The business here was surprisingly good, with almost every restaurant full of people. At Hou Ting's invitation, they sat down at a food stall called "Late Night Pig's Trotter".

"Boss, give me four servings of pig's trotter soup, stir-fried pig intestines, and cold-mixed crucian carp!" As soon as he sat down, Hou Ting skillfully ordered dishes and turned to Su Chen and Lei Jun and said, "This restaurant has been open for more than 20 years. The boss was a chef in a state-owned factory. He opened this restaurant after he was laid off."

"The dishes I ordered just now are all their signature dishes. If they're not enough, you can try other signature dishes later!"

Su Chen nodded when he heard that and looked around. Under the simple plastic shed, diners were eating enthusiastically. There were shirtless men playing finger-guessing games, young white-collar workers who had just got off the night shift, and even several nearby residents in pajamas and slippers.

Lei Jun, who had been silent, suddenly asked, "What are the people at the next table eating? Red soup and white jelly that looks like tadpoles?"

Su Chen and Hou Ting were both stunned when they heard this. What do you mean by white and like a tadpole?
Why does this sound a bit weird?
Turning to look at the table next to them, when they saw what Lei Jun was talking about, Su Chen and Hou Ting both laughed.

"Hahaha, Mr. Lei, that's our specialty cold dish, called ice jelly and cold shrimp. It can be said to be a must-have in summer. Do you want to try it?"

"Ice jelly and cold shrimp?" Lei Jun looked at it a few more times, but couldn't tell what it had to do with shrimp. But when he saw the people at the next table eating so enthusiastically, he nodded in agreement.

"You can try it, it looks pretty good!"

Su Chen turned around and asked the table next to them where they bought it.

Upon learning that the ice jelly and cold shrimp was at the other end of the alley, Su Chen immediately gave Chen Fei a look and asked him to buy four bowls.

As soon as Chen Fei got up to leave, the boss came over with four bowls of steaming pig's trotter soup. In the milky white soup was a whole pig's trotter, topped with emerald green onions, which made people want to eat it just by looking at it.

"These pig's trotters are all fresh ones selected by the boss himself. They are boiled for more than six hours and paired with white kidney beans. Both the pig's trotters and the soup are absolutely delicious!"

"Especially when paired with this soul sauce, it's simply the most delicious delicacy on earth. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I used to eat four bowls by myself!" Hou Ting said something like a joke, but in fact he had a big smile on his face.

Su Chen took a sip of the soup with a spoon, and the delicious flavor instantly exploded on the tip of his tongue. The soft and tender pig's trotters were stewed until they were very tender, and they could be easily removed from the bones with chopsticks.

I added a large piece of pig's trotter, dipped it in the sauce, and ate it in one bite.

"Delicious!" Su Chen's eyes lit up, and he immediately recommended it to Lei Jun beside him: "This pig's trotter is amazing, Mr. Lei, you should try it!"

Hearing this, Lei Jun also started to try. After tasting it, he found that the pig's trotter was indeed as Su Chen said, very delicious.

Lei Jun had eaten all kinds of delicious fish and meat, and had tasted many dishes related to pig's trotters, but this was the first time he had eaten a whole pig's trotter like this.

"It's really delicious, tender, fresh and fragrant, and melts in your mouth. With this sauce, it doesn't taste greasy at all!"

"I didn't expect there was such delicious food hidden in the alley. It seems that what people say on the Internet is true. In the southwest, delicious food is hidden in such little-known places!"

As he was talking, Lei Jun finished half of the meal and also tasted the other two dishes, all of which he praised highly.

At this time, Chen Fei, who had gone out to buy ice jelly and cold shrimp, came back with two bags. After putting the things in front of Lei Jun and Hou Ting, a trace of confusion flashed across Chen Fei's face. After thinking about it, he walked to Su Chen's side.

"Boss, I have something I want to discuss with you!" Chen Fei said in a low voice.

Hearing this, Su Chen paused, put down his chopsticks, said to Lei Jun and the others, "You guys eat first," and walked aside with a tissue.

After wiping his mouth, he asked, "What happened that made you look like that?"

Fade Chen smacked his lips, organized his words in his mind, and then slowly said, "Boss, when I went to buy ice jelly and cold shrimp just now, I saw a familiar person. I've seen him in your circle of friends before."

"I've seen him in my circle of friends?" Su Chen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he quickly realized that he had not posted many photos in his circle of friends, only a few.

Most of them are photos taken when he was working. Su Chen did not delete them after he became rich. After all, this was the way he came here.

But later, as he got to know more friends, Su Chen set his Moments to be visible for one month. Chen Fei was one of the few people who had seen his Moments.

He took out his phone, opened his Moments, and handed it to Fade Chen, saying, "Look, which one is it!"

After Chen Fei took it, he quickly searched for it and soon found the familiar face.

"Boss, this is it!" Chen Fei said, pointing at the middle-aged man in the photo who was holding Su Chen's shoulders.

When Su Chen saw the man's appearance, a smile immediately appeared on his face. His eyes stayed on the photo for a long time before he looked at Fade Chen and asked, "Where is this man now?"

"He's still at the entrance of the alley. He's the boss who sells ice jelly and cold shrimp!" Chen Fei pointed towards the entrance of the alley.

"Let's go and take a look!" Su Chen said and walked towards the entrance of the alley.

Su Chen stopped about twenty meters away from Liang Xia. From this distance he could see clearly what was going on.

"It's really Wei Ge. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence!" Su Chen looked at Yang Wei who was busy at the cold shrimp stall, and a smile appeared on his face.

Next to Yang Wei, there was a busy figure, it was Yang Wei's daughter-in-law.

"Boss, why don't you go up and say hello?" Seeing Su Chen standing still, Chen Fei couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I'm afraid that if I go to meet them, I won't be able to leave!" Su Chen said with a smile, and at the same time he reiterated that he had taken hundreds of thousands of dollars to help them with the surgery.

Only then did Fade Chen understand what his boss meant by what he had just said, and he felt even more respect for Su Chen.

At this time, a figure appeared in Su Chen's sight. It was Yang Wei's daughter Xiaoyan.

The happy looks of the family of three made Su Chen feel even more comfortable.

"Let's go!" Su Chen looked a few more times before turning around and walking into the alley.

Seeing this, Fade Chen immediately followed.

Yang Wei, who was working at the cold shrimp stall, looked into the alley for some reason, but unfortunately the light was dim and he could only see two silhouettes.

"Dad, what's wrong? Why aren't you closing the stall yet? What are you looking at?" Xiao Yan came to Yang Wei's side and looked in the direction of the alley, but didn't see anything.

Yang Wei retracted his gaze, smiled and rubbed Xiao Yan's head, "Close the stall, business is booming today, we sold nearly a thousand yuan, let's have a good meal tomorrow!"

"Wuhu, great! I want to eat spare ribs and crayfish!" Xiaoyan jumped up happily and cheered loudly.

Yang Wei and his wife looked at each other, and a smile of happiness appeared on their faces at the same time!

(End of this chapter)