Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 461 TV Tower

An Laowu said, "Okay, I'll get it done in a bit. Xiaowei will come over and make a pot tonight, let's give it a try. If this method works, it will solve a big problem."

Xiao Wei said, "We're planning to have dinner at the TV tower tonight. I already promised Xiao Hong."

Chen Hui said, "Then let's do it tomorrow. Anyway, you're not in a hurry to go back. Lao Xia still has a few days of honeymoon leave left, so let's stay another day tomorrow."

Xiao Wei looked at Xia Maosheng, who nodded and said, "Okay, staying two more days is fine too. There's not much to do in Longcheng, so why not spend a few days in Fengtian? My wife won't be able to travel in two months. Right, wife?"

Geng Hui blushed and remained silent. Xiao Hong said, "Yes, yes, it would be great to spend a few days in Fengtian. What's the point of Longcheng?"

Chen Xiao rolled her eyes at Xiao Hong and said, "You're just saying you're always hugging Xiao Wei, aren't you? You're making it sound so high-sounding that I almost believed you."

Little Red raised her chin and said, "I want to hug you if I want to, but you can't even if you want to."

Chen Xiao stretched out his hands to Xiao Wei and said, "Come here, let me hug you. I don't believe in this nonsense." Everyone laughed again.

An Laowu said, "Okay, then tomorrow. I'll start cooking it this afternoon. The longer it's cooked, the stronger the flavor and the better the effect. If it works out, Bozi won't have to travel so far. We can just find a place to produce it and then ship it out. Is that alright?"

Xiao Wei said, "If it works out, we really need to find a place to produce it. Then we won't be restricted when we open branches in the future, which would be great. Then you won't have to guard the kitchen every day, you can just bring some apprentices out to do it. You can be the head chef, and when you open a new store, you can just stay there for a few days to mentor them. It'll be a good time to lose weight."

An Laowu laughed a few times and patted his belly.

Xiao Hong asked, "So, we're free today? If we're free, how about we go to the TV tower at noon? Hehe, okay?"

Xiao Wei said, "The night view is so beautiful, what are you going up there to see in broad daylight?"

Xiao Hong said, "You can only see it during the day, when you can see the whole city. What can you see at night when it's pitch black?"

Chen Hui asked, "Xiao Hong, have you never seen the night view of Fengtian? Let me tell you, it's a million times more beautiful at night than during the day. During the day, there's not much to see looking down from up there; it's all foggy and you can't make out any numbers. It's boring."

Xiao Hong turned to Chen Xiao and asked, "Is what Xiao Hui said true?"

Chen Xiao nodded and said, "It really is, the night view is beautiful."

Xiao Hong pursed her lips, looking conflicted: "My classmates all go during the day." Xia Maosheng said: "What's there to be conflicted about? It's just a meal. Go at noon, go in the evening, and go again tomorrow if you want. It's not far to drive there."

Geng Hui asked Chen Xiao, "Is the food up there good? What's good to eat?"

Chen Xiao and Chen Hui had been there a few times. After thinking for a moment, they said, "It's just a restaurant, actually similar to the one downstairs, just a bit more expensive and upscale. They have a dumpling feast upstairs, which is alright. As for the other dishes, I don't know what you like to eat, but the food is alright, I think it's okay."

Xiao Wei said, "Going there to eat is just for the novelty; as long as it's edible, that's fine. It's mainly about the experience. If we want something delicious, we can find something better at home, so why go there?"

Xia Maosheng said, "What's wrong with that? My wife wants to ask, we like to ask, so what? Is that a problem?"

Chen Hui stood up and said, "Let's go then. What are you waiting for? I'm starving."

Everyone stood up and walked out. Xiao Wei went to the kitchen and said a few words to Sister Jin. He then went down to the lobby and talked to Li Na about the staff. As the head office, they needed to start planning recruitment and training.

It was almost midnight when the six of them came out of the restaurant, and even Geng Hui said she was hungry.

After picking up Aunt Wang from the power plant residential area, the two cars sped off to the TV tower.

It's only about two kilometers from the Electric Power Residential Area to the TV Tower; honestly, it doesn't take long to walk there. The TV Tower is right next to Youth Park, situated on the banks of the South Canal, sharing a waterway with Wanliu.

The Liaodong TV Tower, which was built and put into use in 89, is still the tallest building in Northeast China. It has a restaurant, a ballroom, and a 360-degree open-air observation deck. The restaurant is located at about 190 meters, at the very bottom of the tower. Sitting inside, you can overlook the whole city through the glass on the side. Because the restaurant is constantly rotating, the scenery below changes every time you turn around after talking for a while.

The biggest headache of this era is actually similar to that of later generations: parking. In later generations, it's because there are too many cars, but at this time, it's because there are too few cars, and municipal facilities often don't even have the concept of parking spaces.

Chen Hui went to find someone to help him park the two cars in the courtyard of an office building. Because of the TV tower, there were many people and businesses in the area, and a night market with various snacks and food stalls. Parking on the roadside was unsafe.

The ticket booth is at the bridgehead. After buying a ticket, you cross the bridge to the tower, and below the bridge is the lush green South Canal.

A few people stood by the roadside, looking up at the top of the tower: "It's so tall!"

"It looks a bit scary. It's so thin, and the piece above that's a huge chunk of food from the restaurant—it can't fall down, can it?"

Xiao Wei walked to the ticket window, where two middle-aged women were sitting and chatting. One of them turned to look at Xiao Wei and asked, "Buying tickets? Tickets or meal tickets?" Xiao Wei hesitated for a moment, then asked, "How much are the tickets? How much are the meal tickets? What's the difference?"

The woman said, "Entrance fee is thirty, meal ticket is one hundred and twenty."

Xiao Wei asked, "What's the difference?"

The woman next to me said, "The ticket is just for going up and looking around, but the meal ticket is for eating."

Xiao Wei said, "Wouldn't it be the same if I bought a ticket, went up, and then ate?"

The woman started by saying, "Thirty."

The woman next to her laughed and patted her on the shoulder, saying to Xiaowei, "If you're planning to eat, it's more cost-effective to just buy meal tickets and save on the entrance fee."

Xiao Wei said, "There are seven or eight of us, how can we buy things more cost-effectively?"

The woman next to him thought for a moment and said, "Then you'll have to figure it out yourself. I don't know how much you eat. Just buy meal tickets, you probably won't use them all. Or you can buy entrance tickets, order something upstairs and pay later. You don't seem like someone who's short of money."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, then take seven tickets." He handed over two hundred and one.

The ticket seller tore off seven color-printed tickets and handed them to Xiaowei. As Xiaowei took the tickets and turned around, he heard the ticket seller say to the woman next to him, "You really love to talk. Let them buy whatever they want, it's not your money."

Xiao Wei, holding the tickets, said to Xiao Hong and the others, "We bought them. Let's go up and take a look. What's the point of looking up like this? We're practically tilting our heads back."

Chen Xiao asked, "Did you buy a meal ticket or an entrance ticket?"

Xiao Wei paused for a moment, then said, "You knew? Oh right, you two came here. Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

(End of this chapter)