Chapter 664: Drinking Fight, Shapohou

"Tea is over!"

After Mr. Guan got out of the car, he did not enter the restaurant immediately, but looked at the plaque with fixed eyes.

Today, Han Chunming gathered four small enamel bowls for him, fulfilling his wish and reuniting him with the relics of his three former brothers. So when he saw the name Chabalou, he couldn't help but miss the past.

"Master, let's go in. The Bad Lord should be waiting for us."

Han Chunming's voice woke old man Guan out of his daze.

"Walk."

The three of them walked towards the tea building.

Li Chengtao and Guan Xiaoguan were waiting at the door. When they saw Mr. Guan coming, they immediately greeted him.

"Grandpa, Uncle Baoshahou and the others are already here."

"Um."

Mr. Guan nodded, and with the support of Han Chunming and Guan Xiaoguan, he walked into the tea building.

This is the second time Zhou Chen has come to Chaba Building. The first time was when Chaba Building just opened. When he came back today, he obviously found that Chaba Building has changed a lot from before.

Cai Xiaoli used to manage Chaba Tower, and now Guan Xiaoguan manages Chaba Tower. It's hard to say who has a higher management level between the two, but Guan Xiaoguan has spent time abroad and has a broader vision, which is obviously better than Cai Xiaoli's. Much higher.

There were no guests in the lobby on the first floor at the moment, only three people standing there. After seeing Mr. Guan coming, they immediately came over to greet him.

I saw an ordinary-looking man in his fifties, saluting Mr. Guan, which was the unique greeting etiquette of the Qing Dynasty.

"Master Guan, this junior is here to say hello to you."

I have to say that the Qing Dynasty had a lot of rules. Even after so many years of destruction, there were still people who remembered the etiquette of that time.

Mr. Guan let go of the support of his apprentice and his granddaughter, and waved to the broken man.

"No need, no need, just get up."

Bashahou stood up obediently, even though he had somewhat belittled Mr. Guan when he told Han Chunming before.

But after he really met Mr. Guan, he still respected him, because Mr. Guan was also a well-known figure in Yanjing City, and even his father was willing to be inferior to him.

He wants to defeat Mr. Guan and avenge his father, but that doesn't mean that he will belittle Mr. Guan for this. On the contrary, it is more of a special respect.

Mr. Guan walked to the round table with his hands behind his back. He smiled when he saw that the banquet had been set.

"The teahouse is really quiet today."

Guan Xiaoguan said: "Grandpa, don't look at what time it is now. It's already closed. If it weren't for waiting for you, we would have gone home from get off work long ago."

Li Chengtao moved the chair over very discerningly and asked Mr. Guan to sit down. Meng Xiaoxing on the other side also waited for the broken man to sit down.

Han Chunming and Hou Su'e stood next to Mr. Guan and Hou Popo respectively to wait on them.

Guan Xiaoguan was not polite, like a host, he pulled up a chair and sat down. Zhou Chen was not polite either, walked to the chair opposite and sat down, crossing his legs.

When she saw Guan Xiaoguan sitting down, Hou Su'e's eyes widened immediately, she pointed at Guan Xiaoguan and said, "This, this is not appropriate, is it?"

At the same time, she motioned for Guan Xiaoguan to stand up. In her eyes, Guan Xiaoguan was just Mr. Guan’s granddaughter, and she was not necessarily as senior as her. Didn’t you see that Han Chunming didn’t even sit down? Why did Guan Xiaoguan have so much trouble? Face sitting down?

Mr. Guan was unhappy when he heard this and asked, "Why is it inappropriate? Her name is Little Lazy Cat. If you call her Big Lazy Cat, you can sit down too."

Hou Su'e was a little embarrassed after being scolded. Seeing that her father didn't object, she stopped objecting.

Zhou Chen laughed a little after hearing what Mr. Guan said. When this old man doesn't want to be reasonable, he is really being unreasonable.

In fact, what Hou Su'e said was correct. Guan Xiaoguan was of lower seniority. Under normal circumstances, even if it was Han Chunming's turn to sit down, it would not be her turn.

But who allowed her to win the old man's favor?

Meng Xiaoxing didn't pay attention to Guan Xiaoguan, but looked at Zhou Chen doubtfully.

"Second brother-in-law, why are you sitting down too?"

Zhou Chen glanced at her and said, "Why do you talk so much?"

Meng Xiaoxing looked aggrieved, "Second brother-in-law, it's not that I talk too much, but..."

"Xiao Xing, shut up."

Han Chunming scolded Meng Xiaoxing. He knew Zhou Chen best and knew that Zhou Chen didn't like Meng Xiaoxing, so he didn't want Meng Xiaoxing to offend Zhou Chen. After all, they were a family.

"Fifth brother, I have no other intention, I'm just curious."

She was indeed curious, because she knew that Mr. Guan and Baolanhou were both powerful figures. Although Zhou Chen was also powerful, he probably couldn't compare to these two.

Mr. Guan looked at Zhou Chen, chuckled, and then said to Baolanhou: "What we are doing today should not be witnessed by outsiders, but Zhou Chen is my disciple's brother-in-law, a top student who graduated from Peking University, and is now teaching at Peking University. , In the past, it was the teachings of the Imperial College. When it comes to knowledge, the two of us together may not be as good as him. You should have no objection to him sitting down, right? "

"Of course I have no objection."

Popohou answered without thinking.

He has a very good relationship with Han Chunming, and naturally knows Zhou Chen. Although he has not met a few times, he learned a lot about Zhou Chen from Han Chunming.

He admires Han Chunming very much, even Han Chunming admires him. He will naturally not look down on people who think they are inferior.

However, Hou Su'e didn't know Zhou Chen. When she heard Mr. Guan's words, she looked at Zhou Chen in shock.

This young man, who was much younger than her, was so knowledgeable. No wonder he could sit calmly in front of her father and Mr. Guan.

"Since we have no objection, how about we walk?" Mr. Guan raised his left hand and asked Bao Pohou.

Baolanhou also raised his hand to signal, so Mr. Guan spoke first.

"If you're tired of drinking at night, you won't come home until you're drunk!"

This poem comes from the Book of Songs "Xiaoya-Kanlu", which talks about the virtues of drinking. First, you must have fun, second, you must show filial piety, third, you must not lose your virtue, and fourth, you must not lose your composure.

Mr. Guan compares himself to the emperor and compares the ragtag princes to the princes. This is because he wants to overpower the ragtag princes.

Bashahou immediately stood up, bowed to Mr. Guan, bowed his waist and said: "The wind and rain are like darkness, and the rooster is crowing. Although this is a woman's word, it is just an allusion."

Then he raised his hand and said, "Please."

Mr. Guan picked up the wine glass, but the people present, such as Li Chengtao, Hou Su'e, and Meng Xiaoxing, all looked confused and didn't know why.

Even Guan Xiaoguan understood that this was a drinking battle between her grandfather and Shapohou Hou, but her cultural literacy was not that high, so she could only hear a rough idea.

Watching Mr. Guan drink, Zhou Chen understood that this round was indeed won by Poshahou Hou.

He had never done much drinking fighting, but he had a high level of history and culture, and he understood the meaning of these two poems at once.

The rag-tag man responded with this poem. First, he said that Mr. Guan was a gentleman and he was happy to see him. Second, he said that he was also a gentleman. Although he was a rag collector, he never changed his integrity.

This comparison, one belittles and the other exalts, it is natural that the broken Hou, who is neither humble nor arrogant, has a deeper intention and a better move.

The first round was over, and then it was Bao Pohou's turn to pose questions.

He waved his hand and chanted: "The immortals came from the sea and left me the coral hook."

Mr. Guan said to him: "The crystal light is dazzling, and its color shines across all nine states."

Seeing Mr. Guan face each other, Po Pohou happily drank a drink.

But just as he was about to put down the wine glass, Mr. Guan spoke again: "Don't mention it, it's not finished yet. There are two more sentences at the end. You have to make up for me."

Bashahou was stunned, and even Zhou Chen laughed in his heart. This old man seemed to be relying on his elders, but as an elder, he did have the qualifications.

Baolanhou was not angry either, and asked politely: "Please enlighten me."

"If I am so precious, I will rest on a rock all night long."

Popohouhou had to drink another drink. After finishing the drink, he said with a smile: "Come on."

Mr. Guan did not ask a question. Instead, he continued the previous one and continued: "Just now you mentioned coral. This coral grows one circle every year. How many circles are there in modern times and how many circles are there in ancient times?"

Baoshao Hou was dumbfounded and said speechlessly: "I told you, Mr. Guan, we don't play like this."

But Mr. Guan said: "How fresh it is. Since you mentioned coral first, we have to get to the bottom of it. If you know it, you know it. If you don't know it, you don't know it. You are not ashamed to ask. This is the rule."

"Xiao Zhou, are you right?"

Zhou Chen was watching the excitement when he was suddenly called out by Mr. Guan. He was startled, and then smiled and said: "Old man, this is a competition between you, and I am not the referee."

The meaning is very simple, I am not the referee, you play your own game, don't ask me, I just watch the fun, and it also shows that he is a public player.

"You boy, you are slippery."

Mr. Guan smiled and did not continue to ask. Instead, he said to the broken man: "Three hundred and sixty laps for modern times and three hundred and eighty laps for ancient fossils. Drink."

Po Pohou was also happy and drank another drink.

"Any more?"

"I heard it reached 400 laps recently, haha, drink."

Now everyone heard that Mr. Guan was pulling the strings on purpose, and couldn't help but laugh.

Popohou had no choice but to have another drink.

Meng Xiaoxing, who was standing behind and pouring wine, said in a very mean-spirited manner: "I said, why are you drinking alone?"

Mr. Guan's expression suddenly changed and he yelled at Meng Xiaoxing: "Shut up."

Zhou Chen also glanced at Meng Xiaoxing. This woman really didn't have any sharp eyesight and couldn't distinguish the occasion.

If it weren't for Han Chunming, she wouldn't be qualified to stand here. She is even less qualified than Li Chengtao. When will it be her turn to laugh at her elders.

That is to say, there are not as many rules as before. If it had been left before, I would have been kicked out long ago.

However, Bashahou didn't care about Meng Xiaoxing. Now he was only interested in Mr. Guan.

"Old man, it's my turn next."

Mr. Guan cupped his hands and signaled him to start asking questions.

Hou Su'e returned the gift and asked his daughter to take out the black cloth bag she was carrying. Hou Su'e opened the bag and took out many small glass bottles.

The broken man said: "Back then, there wasn't much wine, so my father lost to you. Today I have brought twenty-three types of wine, please taste them one by one."

Mr. Guan looked at Popohou Hou with a smile, and then said: "Go and prepare one cup at a time for Grandpa Jiumen Admiral."

Meng Xiaoxing looked confused, Guan Xiaoguan explained: "Go and get twenty-three cups."

Meng Xiaoxing reacted and immediately went to get twenty-three wine glasses and placed them on the table one by one.

Hou Su'e poured the wine into the glass, and Han Chunming brought a glass to Mr. Guan first. Mr. Guan recognized it as soon as he smelled it.

The answer was correct, and Popohou happily drank three cups.

Immediately afterwards, Mr. Guan began to pretend, not doing anything himself, and let his granddaughter Guan Xiaoguan taste it.

Guan Xiaoguan also pretended, ordered three glasses of wine at once with chopsticks, tasted them together, and then tasted the wine and water.

Zhou Chen watched the two grandsons pretending to be a wall with great interest. He thought he didn't have the ability because he didn't drink much alcohol in this world.

To be honest, it's a bit scary to taste two kinds of wine and one kind of water with one chopstick. If Mr. Guan has this ability, it would be somewhat credible, but if Guan Xiaoguan has this ability, it's really a bit incredible. .

Zhou Chen has worked in a winery and has lived for so many years. He has drunk a lot of wine. He can tell the quality of most wines with just one taste.

But it would be difficult for him to specifically tell what kind of wine it was. After all, he had drunk hundreds of wines, and sometimes the taste of different brands of wine was really not much different.

Next, Mr. Guan severely criticized Po Po Hou, Po Po Hou accepted it humbly, and then agreed to continue investing in the restaurant, and his daughter Hou Su'e came forward to manage it.

After everything was settled, everyone was happy and everyone sat down to eat.

During the banquet, Mr. Guan proudly said to Zhou Chen: "How about it, boy, have you seen the skills of your nine-door admiral grandpa today?"

Zhou Chen responded: "Well, I've seen it, and I've seen your ability to rely on your elders and sell them."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed drastically.

"Hey." Mr. Guan also said softly.

Guan Xiaoguan was dissatisfied and shouted at Zhou Chen: "Zhou Chen, why are you talking to my grandfather?"

Zhou Chen glanced at her lightly.

"Old man?"

Mr. Guan glanced at his granddaughter and said, "Little lazy cat, don't talk."

"Zhou Chen, you are exactly the same as Chunming in that you are neither older nor younger, haha."

Han Chunming touched his nose and said: "Master, I am not as young as him. I am very filial to you, okay."

"Filial piety, the wine you have given me in the past few years is not half as much as Zhou Chen's."

"I'm not busy then."

Baolan Hou also looked at Zhou Chen in surprise. He could see that Mr. Guan was very unusual towards Zhou Chen, and he felt similar to Han Chunming.

Mr. Guan said: "Bashahou, don't underestimate this boy Zhou Chen. He is traveling with you, and he has collected a lot of treasures in the past few years."

"I've heard Chunming talk about this before."

Bashahou had indeed heard Han Chunming talk about this, but he still didn't think that Zhou Chen collected more treasures than he did.

Mr. Guan smiled and said: "Little lazy cat, and daughter-in-law Hou, let me tell you, Zhou Chen is really capable. If you encounter any problems that cannot be solved in the future, you can go to him."

Guan Xiaoguan and Hou Su'e both looked at each other and did not take Mr. Guan's words seriously.

Although they admitted that Zhou Chen was educated and had a high diploma, opening a hotel was not directly related to being educated, so they didn't think Zhou Chen could do anything to help them.

When Mr. Guan saw their expressions, he knew what they were thinking. He didn't try to persuade them anymore, but just sighed slightly.

However, Han Chunming emphasized: "Sister Hou, Xiaoguan, the old man is not joking with you. Zhou Chen is really powerful. If you encounter any problems, just go to him. He will take care of it and help you solve it."

"Okay, Han Chunming, why do you talk so much nonsense?"

Zhou Chen knew what Mr. Guan and Han Chunming meant, but he didn't want to cause trouble at all. Guan Xiaoguan and Hou Su'e were both troublesome masters. He thought he had too much free time, so he wanted to interfere with their affairs.

The meal didn't end until eleven o'clock. Zhou Chen was responsible for driving Mr. Guan and Han Chunming, and also took Popohou Hou with him. The others went home separately.

A few days later, Han Chunming came to Zhou Chen angrily and said that his car had been impounded by people from the Inspection Section.

"Fortunately, I listened to you and didn't give the car to Su Meng. Otherwise, I would have been in big trouble."

Seeing that Zhou Chen didn't seem too interested, Han Chunming scratched his head and continued: "Zhou Chen, do you think this is really the fault of Cheng Jianjun?"

"What else do you think?"

"What should I do with my car?"

"Just do whatever you have to do. Don't hinder my lesson preparation. Get out of here."

Zhou Chen was busy preparing for next week's classes when he heard Han Chunming buzzing in his ears and became very irritated.

"No, please give me an idea. I'm going to get married soon. I..."

"roll."

Han Chunming ran away in despair.

Zhou Chen looked at his back and snorted coldly: "Get married, get married in your dream."

Although there was no incident of the car being impounded, he still did not think that Han Chunming and Su Meng could get married smoothly. Based on the urine of these two people, there was a high probability that there would be problems.

As long as the two of them don't complete the last step, even at the last moment, they may fall out.

Zhou Chen learned from his wife that Han Chunming had indeed left all the affairs of the hotel to his eldest sister-in-law and eldest sister. Although the hotel has not yet opened, they have made the final decision on everything.

Hearing this, Zhou Chen found it funny. This Han Chunming was really an ear-scratcher and had a brain defect. Even if he had money, he wouldn't be like this.

Two women who have never done business or opened a restaurant, plus Hou Su'e, who has no knowledge. If these three people can open a successful restaurant, then there will really be something wrong.

He is really looking forward to the opening of the restaurant soon, and there will be a big show then.

As for helping, Sister-in-law Han and the others are just asking for trouble.

But what Zhou Chen didn't expect was that a few days later, when he came home from get off work, he saw Boss Han's family and Sister Han's family. Four members of the two families showed up at his home.

This is really strange. He and Han Chunyan have been married for several years, but the only ones who came to their house were Boss Han and Sister Han on their wedding day, and they never came to their home again.

At this time, they were not busy with the hotel and actually ran to his house together, which really surprised him.