Chapter 306 The body was hollowed out

At the airport, Li Weidong took his parents and followed behind the staff of the Taiwan Affairs Office of Hong Kong and came to the pick-up hall.

Cao Kenan's family arrived earlier than Li Weidong's family and had already arrived at the pick-up hall.

The staff of the Hong Kong and Taiwan Affairs Office gathered the two families together, and then said, These are Zhou Yunsheng's family members, and these are Su Qian's family members.

It turned out to be my sister and brother-in-law! Cao Ke hardly knew that Zhou Yunxiu was older than him, so he directly addressed her sister and brother-in-law.

You are my cousin! Li Dengke also stepped forward and said, This is Yunsheng's sister, I am Yunsheng's brother-in-law, and that is our son.

The two relatives introduced themselves to each other, and then started chatting. It was the first time for both parties to meet each other, and it was nothing more than the basic family situation such as how many people in the family and where they worked.

I saw Li Dengke asked, Cousin and cousin, haven't they retired yet?

I'm not old enough to retire, so I have to work for a few more years. Your younger brother and sister will retire this year. Cao Kenan asked rhetorically, Brother-in-law should have already retired, right?

It's been several years since I retired. Li Dengke nodded.

Cao Kenan looked at Li Weidong again and said, The eldest nephew looks like he's in his early twenties, right? He's a few years younger than my Cao Yi!

Wei Dong is the fifth eldest in the family. There are four older sisters above and a younger brother below. He didn't come this time. Li Dengke said when he arrived.

Is the eldest nephew going to school or already working? Cao Kenan asked again.

It's already working. Li Weidong replied personally.

Where do you get high school? Cao Kenan asked again.

I started a small business and assembled small appliances. Li Weidong said modestly.

It turned out to be self-employed! It's still self-employed in a small area. Cao Kenan felt a little disdain in his heart, and he instantly classified Li Weidong as one of the lower class.

At that time, when a young man in his twenties said that he was doing a small business, most people would think of self-employed.

Even now, in the same situation, no one would think that a young man in his early twenties is doing a big business of tens of millions.

As an engineer, Cao Keyan is a high-level intellectual, and he still looks down on the self-employed in his heart.

I saw Cao Kenan smiled slightly and said, It's good to do business, you can be a big boss in business and make a lot of money, unlike our Su Yi, who only became a section chief after so many years in the Industrial and Commercial Bureau!

When Cao Ke said this, his face was full of pride.

Li Weidong smiled helplessly,

I thought to myself, why are you praising me? You are clearly showing off your own section chief son!

At this moment, the crowd came out one after another from the exit. Zhou Yunsheng and Su Qian and his wife also came out with the luggage cart.

Mom, look, uncle is out! Li Weidong said.

On the other side, Cao Yi also pointed to the exit and said, Dad, it's my cousin!

Family reunion is another touching picture.

After a while, Cao Kenan said: Su Qian, Yunsheng, the airport is not a place to reminisce, you go to the hotel first, put down your luggage, and then we go to dinner together, I specially reserved a private room in the old hotel to catch up with you. Clean up!

Next to it, the staff of the Hong Kong and Taiwan Affairs Office also said: We have prepared a minibus, why don't you get on the bus first and then talk?

Okay, then let's chat in the car! Zhou Yunsheng nodded.

Everyone got on the minibus and drove all the way to the hotel. After Zhou Yunsheng and his wife settled in the hotel, the minibus took everyone to the old hotel.

Cao Kenan introduced: This old restaurant is an authentic century-old restaurant. It was established during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. To eat the most authentic local dishes, you have to go to the old restaurant! The chef in the old restaurant has done it before. State banquet! Politicians from many countries will come to this old restaurant for a meal when they come to Shanghai!

Su Qian herself is from Shanghai, and she was born as a lady, so she knows the old restaurant, so Cao Kenan's introduction was for Li Weidong's family.

Treating a guest to dinner is a matter of paying attention to a card. Cao Ke hardly felt that the relatives who came from poor places didn't even know how flamboyant it was to eat in an old restaurant, so he took advantage of the moment to introduce them quickly, so that he could show off.

Li Dengke and his wife immediately showed a look of anticipation. They were obviously frightened by the golden signs such as Century-Old Store and State Banquet Chef, but Li Weidong was unmoved.

In his last life, Li Weidong was also an entrepreneur, no matter whether he treats others or accompanies customers himself, he must have eaten the dishes of the old restaurant.

Once again, Li Weidong was fortunate to attend a party of business leaders and ate a signature dish made by Chef Liao himself. You must know that chefs of this level are all master chefs, and under normal circumstances, they will not shoot themselves.

The renovation of the old restaurant was in 1993, so the old restaurant in 1991 still retains the style of the expansion in the 1970s, with three floors up and down, covering a total area of ​​more than 1,700 square meters.

Everyone came to the old restaurant and went directly to the third floor, because the private room was on the third floor.

Cao Kenan continued: It's really not easy to book a private room in this old restaurant. Most people can't book it at all. Fortunately, Su Yi is in the Industry and Commerce Bureau and knows the manager here, so he can book this private room.

In the old restaurant in the early 1990s, there were not many private rooms, and it was not easy to get a private room. Cao Kenan bragged about his son again.

After being seated, the waiter came over with the menu. Cao Kenan looked generous and said, It's all a family, so don't be polite to me, you can order whatever you want!

Cao Kenan said, and looked specifically at Li Dengke and his wife, and said, My sister, brother-in-law, you live in Qinghe, and you will definitely not be able to eat this kind of authentic local dishes on weekdays. Now that you are here, what do you want to eat? , open up!

Li Dengke refused and said, It's just a family gathering, just eat whatever you want, there's no need to spend too much!

How can that be! My sister and brother-in-law finally came to Shanghai City once, and I will definitely do the best for the friendship of the landlord! Cao Ke said with a hard smile.

However, Cao Kenan secretly said in his heart that these bastards from poor places must not know what to do, and they are afraid of making a fool of themselves!

Thinking of this, Cao Kenan's vanity was greatly satisfied, he looked at Li Weidong again, and said, Eldest nephew, young people grow up, so you should eat more, and order whatever you want.

Uncle Cao, then I'm welcome! Li Weidong secretly said in his heart, It's really rare that these indigenous people are so generous!

It's all from your own family. If you're still polite to me, it's just an outside meeting!

Cao Ke looked at Li Weidong with a smile on his face, and secretly said in his heart: This bun from a poor place, that is, order scrambled eggs, fried fungus, fried meat with cucumbers and the like.

Fortunately, there is a menu. If there is no menu, if you order a pancake roll with green onions, it will be a big joke!

The waiter handed the menu to Li Weidong, but Li Weidong didn't even look at it, and said directly: Come here, braised river eel with three shreds, fried prawns, choose the slap-sized prawns, and another eight-treasure quail to make a mouldy dried vegetable pomfret. Fish, mustard and dried vegetables have to carry gold, but not without gold, and there are also bad fragrance and water, bad bowl head...

Hearing Li Weidong ordering food, the smile on Cao Kenan's face became more and more embarrassing.

These are the signature dishes of old restaurants that Li Weidong ordered, and they are also more expensive hard dishes.

The first braised river eel and Kou Sansi are relatively well-known among the local dishes. Many people who come to eat this food will order these two dishes.

Fried prawns in oil may sound like a common dish, but the bigger the prawns, the more expensive the dish will be. The slap-sized prawns cost money!

Next, the eight-treasure quail ordered by Li Weidong is even more so.

Most people order Babao Duck, because duck is easier to cook than quail, and duck is cheaper.

In the same way, an ordinary cook of the same level can make Babao Duck, but only a skilled chef can make Babao Quail. Basically, anyone who can make a good eight-treasure quail is eligible to accept apprentices.

Knowing the order of eight treasures quail means that this is a real eater, not to fill the stomach to eat, but to taste the food.

The dried moldy vegetable pomfret in the back is also a special dish of the old restaurant. The best time to eat moldy dried vegetables is when the color turns golden yellow, indicating that the fermentation is just right. Without this layer of golden color, the fermentation is insufficient, and if the golden color subsides, the fermentation is over-fermented.

A word about dried plums with gold means being picky about the ingredients, and being picky about the ingredients means spending more money!

The rest of the glutinous rice paddles and the rotten bowls are the specialty of Master Li, the chef of the old restaurant.

Most of the local cooks cook sauce-flavored water. Only Master Li and his apprentices from the old restaurant made the bad-flavored water, which is full of color, fragrance, and taste.

It's all special dishes, how much does it cost! Cao Ke was dripping blood.

However, Li Weidong had not finished ordering, and he continued: Shrimp and big black ginseng, right?

Hearing the dish of Shrimp and Black Ginseng, Cao Kenan's heart tightened. He already felt what it would be like to have his wallet emptied.

The waiter nodded, indicating that there is this dish. Li Weidong went on to say, Master Li's shrimp and black ginseng is absolutely the best in the world! It's a pity that Master Li has retired. I don't know which master cooked this dish now, is it Master Liao?

In a previous life, Li Weidong came to eat with business leaders, and they ate the shrimp and big black ginseng made by Master Liao.

However, the waiter said, Comrade, you may have misremembered. Our Master Li is not yet sixty years old, and he will not retire until next year!

Li Weidong was stunned for a moment: In other words, can you still eat the shrimp and big black ginseng made by Master Li?

The waiter nodded and said, But if you want to ask Master Li to do it yourself, you have to charge an extra service fee!

No problem, just ask Master Li to work hard and make us a big black ginseng with shrimp! Li Weidong said without hesitation.

Hearing that Master Li was asked to go out in person, and the service fee would be charged, the opposite Cao Kenan suddenly turned ashen, as if his entire body had been hollowed out!

There is also a service fee. How much is the service fee? You should ask first. Why don't you ask, just order food! How did your family raise a prodigal child like you! I was madly complaining in my heart.