Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Old Soldier

That night, Wu Xiaotian drank too much wine and fell asleep drunk. Early the next morning, while he was sleeping, someone suddenly called.He picked up the phone in a daze, and it was Chen Qiudi calling again.Chen Qiudi said: "Are you free today? My dad wants to have a good talk with you." Wu Xiaotian said sullenly, "What are you talking about?" Chen Qiudi said: "What else can we talk about? It's what I told you last night. Let's go out for dinner together at noon." Wu Xiaotian vaguely remembered that when he answered the phone last night, he seemed to have a date at noon, but he drank too much afterwards, and forgot how the date was set with him.So he yawned and agreed to Chen Qiudi.

At noon, Wu Xiaotian came to an authentic Hunan restaurant in "China Town" with Chen Qiudi and her father.Except for a few authentic Chinese restaurants serving Hunan cuisine in a few big cities in the United States, most of the restaurants with the Hunan cuisine brand are almost trying to trick foreigners.Foreigners pronounce the U sound as "you" or "ah", so most Hunan restaurants become "shamebag" or "Hanan" restaurants in the mouths of foreigners.However, some Hunan restaurants in LA Chinatown are no less authentic than domestic restaurants.

Father Chen’s hometown is from Changde, Hunan Province. In June of the 38th year of the Republic of China, he went to Taiwan with Sun Liren’s military headquarters (the People’s Republic had not yet been established). Father Chen followed Sun Liren to Myanmar during the War of Resistance. The division has fought with bayonets, and it has been wounded all its life.But these bloody smells are all memories now. Wu Xiaotian knew that Chen Qiudi liked spicy food, but he didn't expect Chen's father to eat spicy food better.Later, at the suggestion of Chen's father, the three ordered Hunan hot pot.Wu Xiaotian is from Zhejiang, so he is not very good at eating spicy food, but he still ate spicy hot pot with Chen's father and daughter.But the worst thing was that it wasn't the spicy hot pot that was unpalatable, but Chen Qiudi's father's serious face.His military dignity still seems etched on his face.Wu Xiaotian was thinking about what Chen's father asked him to agree to, and he didn't know what to do, so he didn't dare to look at him more.

Chen Qiudi's father is particularly picky about the taste of cooking.He insisted that every dish should be soaked in the hot and shiny hot pot. Wu Xiaotian, who was so hot, had a runny nose and tears.Wu Xiaotian felt that if he really wanted to stay with Chen's father for ten years, he would have to be scorched to death!Not to mention his fiery personality like a hot pot.The two waitresses also had a great time being played by Chen's father, covering their noses and sneezing desperately. Wu Xiaotian couldn't say anything, so he had no choice but to eat the dish that made his nostrils smoke.But as I ate it, it became catchy without knowing it. The spicy taste was enough, but it made my mouth feel a little uncomfortable.His mouth was as hot as raw lamb, but his eyes were like grapes after the rain.

When the three of them were getting angry, Father Chen suddenly said to Wu Xiaotian: "I am impatient, let's talk straight. Young man, please set a time. When will you and Xiaodi get married. I am seven years old this year. Nineteen years old, I hope to see the two of you get married in my lifetime! Your wedding can be held in Taiwan, or in the mainland. You don’t have to worry about the cost of the marriage.” Wu Xiaotian said with a smile: "Uncle, we haven't written off our horoscope yet, what are you talking about?" Father Chen waved his hand and said, "Didn't we all agree yesterday?!"

Wu Xiaotian was stunned for a moment, and said: "Yesterday, I meant to think about it, but I didn't agree." Chen's father said to Chen Qiudi unhappily: "Xiaodi, it seems that you don't have eyes anymore. Look for yourself, what kind of person are you looking for?! How did you praise him when you were in mainland China? I think it looks like This kind of unhappy person, you'd better ignore him from now on. He is half-hearted, I don't feel at ease if you really want to marry him. If there really is a ruthless person, then Sometimes I don’t rest in peace under the Nine Springs!”

Wu Xiaotian hurriedly said with a smile: "Uncle, I am serious! What I mean is that I have not accomplished anything in my career, so I want to think about this after I have achieved some achievements in Science. Besides, Qiudi and I It has been two years since we separated, and there are some differences between the two in terms of mental state and living habits. I don't want to cause trouble for her in life. If we really have a destiny in the future, I will choose her again." Chen Qiudi sneered and said to Wu Xiaotian: "Isn't your reason too forced? Who else knows you better than me?! Who chooses who? If you want to refuse my father's request, you are not No need to make up such lame excuses. My dad has never seen anything in the world?! He was just thinking of me. To be honest, I'm afraid I can't find a man in LA who is much more decent than you?! "

Chen's father laughed and said, "Xiaodi, what you said is like your father's temper. Your father was struggling in the wild man mountain in Burma back then, and his kid is still in whose mother's womb!" Wu Xiaotian said: "Uncle, Qiudi, you can say whatever you want about me, anyway, what I said is from the bottom of my heart. But what my uncle said is a bit too much. I believe he knows exactly who I and Qiudi were sorry for back then. !" Chen Qiudi said: "So you are still worried about this matter! How much do you want me to pay you back? I will write you a check right away."

Wu Xiaotian said: "I have already told you that I don't care about that little money at all. Don't think that I came to the United States to collect debts." Chen Qiudi said: "Then what are you doing for? You don't want to go back to the past, so you should have a clear future, right?" Wu Xiaotian said: "I have to have my own career first." Chen Qiudi sighed and said: "I know, you don't have me in your heart at all! Since this is the case, I won't force you. You can do it yourself!" Wu Xiaotian fell silent.