Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1150 An Era Where You Can Wash Whenever You Want (Give +3 to Gentle and Refined)

Xiao Wei pointed at Qin Xuemei: "Uncle Xia, this is Qin Xuemei, my mother-in-law's adopted daughter, her biological daughter. Sister, this is Uncle Xia, Uncle Wang's best friend."

Qin Xuemei bowed and called out "Uncle Xia".

Old Xia said, "For this kind of luck, we just need our own daughter. She's big, smart, and sensible. Adopting a daughter like her would be even better than Xiao Hong."

Xiao Hong put her hands on her hips and said, "Hey, you surnamed Xia, explain yourself! What did I do?"

Old Xia laughed heartily and said, "You're definitely good. My niece is the best, okay? I didn't say you weren't good. Hahaha."

Xiao Wei asked Qin Xuemei, "Sister, can you eat dog meat?"

Qin Xuemei hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. Xiao Wei said, "The dog meat hot pot in our county is absolutely amazing. Fine, if you don't want to eat it, then don't. Uncle Xia, let's go somewhere else; my sister doesn't eat that."

Dog meat is indeed delicious and highly nutritious in winter, but it takes courage to eat it. Many people have a psychological barrier to it, after all, dogs are our good friends. Dog meat restaurants were popular for a while in the 90s, and there were dog thieves everywhere back then, which was truly hateful.

Old Xia smacked his lips and said, "Then forget it. Let's go eat hot pot, it's so cold, it'll warm us up."

The group got into their respective cars and crossed the river back into the city. Actually, once they crossed the river, they were in the city, as the county town wasn't very big to begin with.

The fifth brother didn't come along; he had things to take care of.

Xiao Wei didn't care about these things. He believed that every effort would be rewarded, but the consequences of reaching out also came with them. He figured this wouldn't be easy; he'd definitely lose one hand.

We went straight to the best restaurant in the county town, which was indeed the best restaurant in the county town, but it was relatively shabby. It had the same layout as a state-run restaurant, with bare wooden chairs, white plastic tablecloths, and a napkin stuck in a recycled wine glass.

The interior decoration refers to the plastic ceiling panels and the few paintings hanging on the walls.

Xiao Hong took Xiao Wei's phone outside to make a call, and when she came back, she put the phone in Xiao Wei's pocket and said, "I called Sister Gui Fang over."

Upstairs in the private room, the heating was quite strong, and the staff were very welcoming. As soon as we entered, hot water and towels were brought over so everyone could wash their hands and faces to warm up. The owner turned on the electric heater and pulled it next to the table: "Brother Xia, nothing much to do today?"

Old Xia said, "How can there be nothing wrong? Eating is the most important thing. Fetch another basin of water and a clean towel."

I don't know if it was a waiter or the proprietress standing next to me, but she turned around and went out. Soon she brought back a basin of hot water and a new towel.

Old Xia wiped his hands, took off his leather coat and draped it aside, saying, "Let's have hot pot. Prepare it however you like. Xuemei, you don't have any dietary restrictions, do you?"

Qin Xuemei was washing her hands and face, gently pressing a hot towel against her face, and said, "It's okay, you can eat whatever you want, I don't have any dietary restrictions."

In this era, there were no dazzling arrays of cosmetics, no artificial beauties, and people could wash their faces whenever they wanted.

Xiao Hong took out a lip balm from her bag, and Xiao Wei said, "This tastes good! Can I try it?"

Qin Xuemei chuckled, while Xiao Hong glared fiercely at Xiao Wei before putting the lip balm back in her bag.

Qin Xuemei took a bottle of pink plum blossom lotion out of her bag: "Put some of this on. I also have some clam oil, do you want some?"

Xiao Hong took the lotion, poured some onto her hand, and said, "You're using clam oil? I find it too greasy. Chen Xiao and I bought a set of Pond's products the other day, do you want to try them? I think they're pretty good."

Qin Xuemei said, "Domestic products are fine too. I don't like things that are too fragrant."

Old Xia said, "These days, not many people use clam oil anymore. It's a really good stuff. Everyone's eyeing foreign products now. What's so great about foreign products? This stuff is something our ancestors made."

Xiao Hong asked, "Uncle Xia, do you men wear makeup too?"

Old Xia said, "Back then, it wasn't called cosmetics. Life was tough back then. We were out all year round, so we just wanted to keep our skin from drying out and cracking. Clam oil cost seven cents, and we always carried one in our pockets. Later, when things got better, we gradually stopped using these things."

Everyone's wearing makeup these days. Even before makeup, people still looked good, didn't they? Besides, our own products are just as good as others, and cheaper too. What's wrong with this Yongmei product you're using? There used to be a Kong Fengchun pearl cream, it was highly effective, wasn't it?

In the end, they were all ruined by some clueless officials. They forced perfectly good companies into joint ventures, damn it, and in the end, they all went bankrupt. If you ask me, these people should all be shot.

Look at what we've accomplished in just a few years! Everyone's gone into joint ventures, and now they all belong to foreigners. All for their own selfish gain, they've been doing nothing but losing money. Isn't that treason? Sigh, they'll regret it sooner or later. But I'm afraid it'll be too late then.

Xiao Wei said, "Uncle Xia, why are you suddenly so concerned about the country and its people? Why didn't you join the government back then?"

Old Xia shook his head: "I don't like it, but I'm a straightforward person. If I don't like something, I won't put up with it, and I'll still live a good life. What are we just ordinary folks? Never mind, let's not talk about this. Can Xiao Wei get something now?"

Xiao Wei shook his head: "Forget it, I don't drink. I get drunk as soon as I touch it. I'm destined to never drink this stuff."

Old Xia laughed heartily: "Your dad was a coward when it came to drinking, but at least he dared to compete. You're even worse; you don't even dare to compete."

Xiao Wei said, "It's just something you're born with. If you can't drink, then don't. Why force yourself to drink when you're just making yourself suffer?"

Old Xia said, "Forget it, I won't drink. Anyway, you don't need to drink for anything now, and there aren't many people who are qualified to drink with you. Seventh Brother, hurry up and come over for a drink with me afterwards." He shouted outside.

The waitress came over and said, "Seventh Brother is in the kitchen. Tell me what's wrong."

Old Xia said, "Tell him to hurry up and come over for a drink with me afterwards. What good wine do you have?"

The woman said, "Wuliangye, Gujinggong, Kongfu, what would you like to drink?"

Old Xia waved his hand: "What kind of good wine is it if it's made by GG? Come to Laojiao, do you have any? Fengcheng Laojiao."

Xiao Wei said, "Didn't our Beixi produce some kind of 'Heavenly Maiden Mulan'?"

Old Xia said, "Forget it, I can't drink that stuff. I can only hear the name."

Xiao Hong said, "Uncle Xia, your point of view is wrong. Why is there nothing good in GG? The world is so big and there are so many things. How would you know if you didn't play GG? We play GG."

Old Xia said, "It's not that there aren't any good things in GG, nor is it that using GG is bad. If you want your stuff to travel far and sell well, GG is indispensable, that's for sure. But why should I trust GG?"

Let's talk about liquor. Lao Long Kou, Lao Jiao, Lao Bai Gan, Er Guo Tou, Shao Dao Zi—we've covered everything from low to high alcohol content, right? We've covered everything from Liaodong to Beijing, right? How is it any different from the liquors you see on TV every day? They're all grain-based liquors.

It's just cheap, that's all. Nowadays, people judge quality by price. Why is it cheap? If it's bad, why is it available everywhere? No GG fee, and it tastes good, that's all.

I'm not saying that products labeled with "GG" are bad, but for the same product, those labeled with "GG" will definitely have lower sales and lower market share in the short term. Take Lao Baigan Erguotou, for example, does it use "GG"?

Xiao Hong said, "Even Moutai and Wangliangye are listed on Google, can you say they're bad? Do you think their market share is low?"

(End of this chapter)