Chapter 1858: Similarities Between Different People
Before Liu Wanjin came to China, he had already imagined the scene of meeting a mysterious oriental boss who he had never met before but was already well known.
But no matter what he thinks, he is a China expert. He couldn't even imagine that the place where he and the other party met for the first time was at a barbecue stall.
And the other party glanced at him. Although Liu Wanjin is now in good health after undergoing important medical treatment, he still has a somewhat sick look on his face. After all, the medical treatment only lasted less than a week, and his illness was gone, not to mention that he also had his spleen removed.
So Yang Dongxu was very hospitable and ordered him two strings of big kidneys. They all said that the five internal organs are equal to the five elements, and the five elements complement each other. Therefore, if one spleen is missing, replenishing the kidneys will be somewhat effective.
The spring evenings in Shanghai are a bit cold, and even the occasional late spring cold can make people feel like it's winter. So eating barbecue on the roadside after seven o'clock in the evening is not a good choice. The small wind makes people feel uncomfortable.
Of course, it would feel much better if paired with a pot of rice wine.
Even the small charcoal stove and the noisy roadside stalls feel a bit inconsistent. After all, the artistic conception associated with charcoal stove rice wine is either in an antique private room.
Either in a pavilion by the Feng River in Bamianalou, or on a boat on the lake, or even if it's not possible, you'd better stay in a stylish teahouse.
Eating barbecue at a roadside restaurant with hot rice wine served over a charcoal stove. Is this healthy or a show-off?
In fact, Yang Dongxu didn't think of this at first. Although Liu Wanjin was just an introduction, the minimum etiquette still had to be explained. But after coming out of the company, I saw the barbecue on the roadside and suddenly wanted to eat it.
As I ate barbecue and felt the cool breeze blowing, I felt that middle-aged people should pay attention to health, so I set up a charcoal stove to simmer rice wine. In my previous life, I was restricted by all kinds of rules and regulations, but I couldn't break them.
In the past few years in this life, I seemed carefree and casual, but I was also cautious for fear of making a mistake. Now that I have this identity and position, if I don't do something that makes me feel comfortable, I will instantly feel sorry for my hard work for so many years.
So regardless of whether he was being impolite to guests at the barbecue stall, Yang Dongxu's introduction to Liu Wanjin in person was already the most polite thing to do.
I don’t care if it’s a bit naughty to eat barbecue with rice wine at a roadside stall. I like it but it’s not like I won’t pay for it. What can you do to me?
Anyway, there is a driver after drinking, and the police can't care about him if he abides by the law, so you don't need to pay attention to those weird looks.
"Eat whatever you want. Try the rice wine. It's good for your stomach when it's simmered." Seeing that Liu Wanjin and Yang Dongxu had no intention of getting up, they motioned for the other party to sit down casually.
Except for ordering two large kidneys for Liu Wanjin, he didn't order anything else. It was obviously a signal to Liu Wanjin to order whatever he wanted to eat.
I was simmering rice wine and eating barbecue at the barbecue stall, which attracted the attention of several customers nearby. They looked even weirder when they saw that they invited a foreigner to dinner.
Of course, this strange thing is not seeing foreigners at the barbecue stall. With the current international status and reputation of Shanghai, although there are not as many foreigners here as there will be in a few years, it is not uncommon to see foreigners in the streets and alleys. .
Not to mention foreigners eating barbecue, many people have also seen foreigners stepping on chairs and fist-pumping and drinking with their companions.
The reason for their weird expressions was that the combination of rice wine and barbecue made them think that another foreign friend might have been misled.
"Boss, ten mutton skewers, one skewer of squid, two skewers of leeks, two skewers of cabbage and mushrooms, and by the way, two grilled sausages." There was nothing weird about Liu Wanjin's face. He sat down with a small smile and spoke in a low-key tone. Start ordering in Chinese.
Liu Wanjin was indeed a little surprised that Yang Dongxu invited him to eat at the barbecue stall, but just a little surprised. He is also a person who has seen the world, and it is impossible for him to show his emotions on his face just because of such a trivial matter.
At the same time, I saw that although Yang Dongxu was wearing unbranded clothes, but they were definitely more valuable than luxury goods, he was so harmonious sitting at the barbecue stall. Although the pot of rice wine next to him was a bit unusual, he looked like a common man.
This made the character image construction he originally made for Yang Dongxu become blurry in an instant.
This is an absolute giant crocodile hidden in deep water. Even in international waters that he is unfamiliar with, not everyone can provoke it.
Sitting at a roadside stall, such a person felt like a common citizen, which made Liu Wanjin's mind go into a trance for a moment. Suddenly I thought of an old man from the Rothschild family who has retreated behind the scenes.
The old man was very majestic, and even though he was old, I never saw his kindness. That kind of majesty makes you dare not look directly, dare not approach, let alone disobey.
Two completely opposite personalities, two images. At this moment, he strangely felt a common feeling.
That kind of thing in common seems to be - be yourself!
That’s right, just be yourself!
As the former head of the Rothschild family, this old man had countless achievements in his life from birth to succession to retirement. He never had to bend down to anyone, show humility to anyone, or smile to anyone.
He is who he is, a being who should be proud from birth, so even when he meets the head of a country, the seriousness on his face never shrinks.
The Yang Dongxu in front of him is not as proud as any of his old family heads. He needs to smile at others, but he also flatters others, suffers losses, and has to give in when others force him.
In short, he has encountered and tasted all the unsatisfactory things in life. Although he is the winner in the end, he is not as good as his old master, who has always been like I never bent.
But this person in front of him, such a young person, has the current identity and capital. Of course, there are still many enemies, and I don’t know how many times he will have to compromise and give in in his future life.
But at this moment, or at this moment, he has the power to talk about freedom like any of his old masters, or has the qualifications to be himself.
So the two of them overlapped in his mind at this moment.
"Are you used to the food in Modu?" Seeing Liu Wanjin ordering barbecue, Yang Dongxu picked up the hot rice wine sitting on the charcoal stove and poured a glass for the other party, asking as if chatting.
"I'm used to it. Although I didn't live in China for a long time before, I came here a lot and have a special liking for Chinese food. So coming to Modu is not a question of whether I'm used to the food, but a question of controlling myself from eating too much for fear of getting fat." Liu Wanjin said with a smile.
His smile is very hearty, as hearty as a young man full of expectations for the future, and it doesn't look like the smile of an old man like him. Therefore, such a smile is very contagious.
People who see it think that an old man has such a hearty smile, so why should he feel sorry for himself when he is still young?
"Haha, then you have to control yourself. It is easy to gain weight but difficult to lose weight." Yang Dongxu couldn't help laughing.
The two of them ate and chatted while eating the barbecue, just like a pair of friends who met at the barbecue stall today. They didn't talk about the economy, the international environment, or the things they should talk about.
They just chatted, and it seemed that they were quite happy chatting.