Chronicles of the Modern Empress Dowager

Chapter 124: In phase

The above just said that the old streets will be rebuilt and transformed, but there is no specific date yet. Many shops are still open for business after the seventh day of the first month.

Li's hot pot restaurant is still open for the time being. However, the business has been flat after a few years, and there are only three or four tables of guests these nights, which can barely survive.

Business is deserted, and free time is increased. It’s not like Liu Liangzheng and the other guys hid in another box to play cards. It was just when someone needed to clean up but no one was seen. Li Jianping became annoyed. He walked to the box over there and kicked the box door open. The smoke is full of smoke, some people are smoked, and the four are playing cards.

"If you don't do your own thing one by one, you know you are being lazy. If this goes on, I will quit." Li Jianping looked dark and looked very unhappy.

The other three hurriedly lost the cards in their hands and went out without saying a word. Liu Liang hurriedly stopped one: "You still owe me two yuan. You can leave after the settlement."

Li Jianping was annoyed and yelled at Liu Liang: "Liu Liang, if you don't obey the management, you will clean up your things tomorrow and get rid of it. My small temple can't accommodate you as a big bodhisattva."

Liu Liang saw his cousin getting angry and hurriedly said: "Brother Ping, don't be angry, calm down your anger. It's not a big deal."

"I just ask you not to make trouble for me, give me peace of mind."

Liu Liang looked pleased.

Li Jianping heard a visitor coming, so he temporarily let Liu Liang go out.

But when I saw five or six well-dressed men, there must be some important person in Xindao, and he hurried forward to greet him personally: "How many guests are there? There are boxes here, please sit inside!"

Li Jianping opened a box for him, and the guys hurried over to have tea and tea fruit. Li Jianping handed over the menu and strongly recommended the signature dishes in the store. One of the men in Chinese tunic suit ordered the dishes for the others. They ordered more than a dozen dishes, with only two vegetarian dishes, and the others were expensive specialties and signature dishes. Then I ordered several bottles of wine.

After opening for a few days after the Chinese New Year, I finally received a good order. With a big smile on his face, Li Jianping took the menu to the kitchen to let people prepare for serving.

Seeing that a few bottles of good wine had been sold, Liu Chunzhi felt better and whispered to Li Minghua: "It would be nice if there were such guests patronizing every day."

Li Minghua said: "You have a dream."

Li Jianping waited on the guest carefully and ordered Yang Cheng to guard the guest outside the box. Gradually, the sound of laughter and punching in the box over there came out, and the enthusiasm was high. A short and fat man came out for convenience in the middle, and he didn't come out after going to the toilet for a long time. Li Jianping was afraid of any accident, so he had to go to the toilet and knock on the door. The short and fat man was already six or seven minutes drunk, and his stomach was uncomfortable. He vomited in the sink, and Li Jianping handed it up in time. The white toilet paper said with concern: "Sir, are you okay?"

After vomiting, Luo Heng felt a little more comfortable. Li Jianping poured another large glass of boiled water for Luo Heng to rinse his mouth. Luo Heng did not immediately go back to the box, but sat down in the lobby to rest for a while.

Li Jianping sees many such guests, but he is used to it.

Luo Heng looked at the decoration of this hot pot restaurant, but saw carved doors and windows, and palace lanterns with gauze shades, which are very antique and charming.

"Your store looks a bit interesting in this small county."

When Luo Heng spoke, he was a little awkward in Mandarin, and he could see that he was not a local.

Li Jianping said with a gentle smile: "Hey, we don't understand, just fool around, but at the beginning, we spent a lot of money on decoration."

Luo Heng looked around, and finally his gaze was attracted by the huge "Night Banquet" on the wall. He walked under the painting, helped his glasses, and looked at it for a long while without saying a word. Excitedly said: "Good painting! Good painting! By the way, boss, can you sell this painting in your shop?"

Li Jianping was dumbfounded. Someone wants to buy this painting on the wall? This is the first time I have met such a customer after having been in the store for so long. He said with some embarrassment: "This is a painting by my sister. It was originally used in a cosmetics shop. Why do you want to buy it?"

"A good painting, worth collecting, let's make a price." Luo Heng was full of joy, and he admired the painting incomparably.

Li Jianping thought this man really wanted to buy it? The painting belongs to Li Wei, so I have to call to ask her what she means. Li Jianping hurriedly said to Luo Heng: "Sir, this painting is painted by my sister. If you want to sell it, you have to ask her what you mean. She makes a call and asks her to come over, and you can talk to her personally." Li Jianping said he did not want to be the master.

Although Luo Heng drank, his mind was still sober and he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait."

Li Minghua, who settled the accounts in the background, was stunned when he heard the discussion between the two people. He had already picked up the microphone and made a call at home.

"Weiwei, there is a situation in the store. Come here quickly." Li Minghua said briefly and hung up.

Li Jianping hurriedly said: "I will ride a motorcycle to pick her up."

Here Li Wei hung up the phone and was a little wondering what was going on in the store. She put on a thick coat, combed her hair, put on gloves and went downstairs, and then went to the carport to go carts.

Just walked out of the gate of the community, but saw that her eldest brother had returned on a motorcycle.

"Weiwei, take my car over."

Li Wei got on the back seat of the motorcycle, and tightly grabbed Li Jianping's clothes, worrying: "Brother, what's going on in the store? Dad didn't say extra words on the phone and just let me pass."

Li Jianping smiled and said, "Hey, good thing. Someone wants to buy your painting. I said it was your painting. Let that person talk to you in person."

It was a big surprise to Li Wei.

The siblings quickly returned to the store, and Luo Heng was still waiting in the lobby. Li Jianping brought his younger sister to Luo Heng and smiled gently: "Sir, this is my younger sister. She painted the painting. You can discuss with her."

Luo Heng glanced at Li Wei in disbelief, shook his head and said, "You are fooling me, is this little girl young enough to draw such a wonderful product?"

Li Wei pursed his lips and smiled: "Thanks to Mr.'s kindness, this "Night Banquet" is indeed from the writing of the little girl."

Forget it, it doesn't matter whether she painted it or not. Luo Heng had only one idea. He wanted to get this painting, so he asked directly: "You make a price."

"You really want to buy?"

Luo Heng said: "Naturally it is true, can't you bear it?"

This painting Li Wei took a lot of thought, and she never thought that someone would buy her paintings, but now it just happened to be the time. Li Wei thought about it and said: "Sir, if you really want to buy it. , Then please make an offer first."

The other three members of the Li family looked here, and all of them were surprised. Are Li Wei's paintings so good?