Chapter 38 8. Taste

After the banquet, Shui Jinghong and his party stayed in Beijing Garden, and Tian Botao arranged everything.Ding Nengtong drove Jia Chaoxuan and Luo Xiaomei off. Luo Xiaomei took a taxi here in order to hurry. Luo Xiaomei and Jia Chaoxuan sat side by side in the back row. Through the rearview mirror, Ding Nengtong saw that Luo Xiaomei was very close to Jia Chaoxuan, her snow-white arms in suspender skirts clung to Jia Chaoxuan's arms. Fragrant. Ding Neng thought to himself that Luo Xiaomei is a lovely woman, and Jia Chaoxuan couldn't let Jia Chaoxuan take the lead, so he took the initiative to say, "Xiaomei, I've been to Huang County a few times, why haven't I seen any century-old town?"

"We have two hundred-year-old towns, which are not in the county seat, but not far from the county seat." Luo Xiaomei said softly. "What are the names of the two hundred-year-old towns?" Ding Nengtong continued to ask. "One is called Qiancha Town, and the other is called Houcha Town." As soon as Luo Xiaomei said that, Jia Chaoxuan couldn't help laughing. "Mayor Jia, people will know that you are going to laugh. You men have too many thoughts, and you always think of other things." Luo Xiaomei said coquettishly. "Men, it's always fun to talk about front and back. You Huang County still has a Kouzi Township? I have been there a few times, and there is a sign in front of the township government that says Open Kouzi welcomes you! I don't know if there is still one now." No." Jia Chaoxuan could not help but say.

Ding Nengtong slammed on the brakes with a smile, almost blowing the trees by the river. "Yes, take it easy, Xiaomei and I will be handed over to you." Jia Zhaoxuan reminded with a smile. "Let me tell you a joke," Luo Xiaomei said with a smile, "in an open-air bathhouse, a group of strong workers were taking a bath, and a few monkeys climbed up on the tree next to the bathhouse to watch. Among them, a monkey He laughed while watching, and the more he watched, the more he found it funny, and finally he laughed so much that he fell off the tree and rolled on the ground. The other monkeys were surprised, so they helped him up and asked why he was laughing? That monkey kept laughing and said: Haha, human beings are really good. A strange animal, you see their tails are so short and they grow in front."

After Jia Chaoxuan and Ding Nengtong heard it, they both sat on the car seat with a smile. After sending Jia Chaoxuan away, Ding Nengtong drove Luo Xiaomei off. At this moment, Luo Xiaomei sat in the co-pilot's seat, and she looked at Ding Nengtong affectionately. "Why are you looking at me like that?" Ding Nengtong asked while being driven by Luo Xiaomei's hair-raising look. "Brother Tong, thank you very much for what happened today!" Luo Xiaomei said affectionately. "Xiaomei, you're welcome, it's actually Dongzhou's business." "Brother Tong, it's still early, and you'll just stay there when you go back. How about I invite you to the bar in Shichahai?"

This was exactly what Ding Nengtong wanted to say, and Ding Nengtong was secretly happy: "Okay, we are thinking of going together." Ding Nengtong turned the car around and drove towards Shichahai. On a summer night, Shichahai weeping willows and lotus leaves are like green leaves. A few Peking Opera enthusiasts sit on the shore and sing along, leisurely. Looking along the coast, a row of bars comes into view, decorated with wicker chairs, bamboo curtains and lanterns, black and gray short The short facades reflect each other, rustic and friendly, ancient and fashionable.This is not only a treasured place for Beijingers to spend summer, but also a good place for couples and friends to chat.

Ding Nengtong and Luo Xiaomei walked along the coast for a while. They looked like a couple. They walked to a bar with red lanterns and found a seat near the sea. Poured a glass, then poured himself another. "Brother Tong," Luo Xiaomei held up her wine glass and said affectionately, "There are still many places that rely on you in Beijing. Don't hate me. Come, let me toast you." Ding Nengtong picked up his wine glass and thought, "You are such a sweet and lovely beauty, who would hate it?" "Xiaomei, you are too polite, maybe I have to ask you to help me at some point!"

Ding Nengtong said this from the bottom of his heart, because he could tell that a person like Luo Xiaomei is capable of great things, unlike Bai Lina. Although both of them are stunners, Luo Xiaomei is more generous and maybe even more loyal. She is a little girl who climbs the dragon and attaches herself to the phoenix. In comparison, Luo Xiaomei has more taste. "Brother Tong, my younger sister is just a woman and has no great abilities. However, my younger sister is the most affectionate, especially a man who is affectionate and righteous. My younger sister is even more impressive."

"Xiaomei, there aren't many loving and righteous men these days." Ding Nengtong stared at Luo Xiaomei with an idiot and said. "Brother Tong is one of the few, because I have already experienced it." "Xiaomei, aren't you afraid that I'm a lustful wolf?" "Brother Tong, how do you know I'm an obedient sheep? Not a lustful she-wolf." After Luo Xiaomei finished speaking, she giggled happily. "Xiaomei, you are really different, come, let me toast you!" The two clinked glasses and took a sip. "Brother Tong, I heard that you like this area very much. Why?"

"Xiaomei, don't you think that the Shichahai area is the most Beijing-style? As the saying goes, there is Shichahai first, and then there is Beijing City. You can see that there are many palaces and gardens around here. The best-preserved ones are Prince Gong's Mansion and Prince Chun's Mansion. This area is also the main commercial activity area of ​​old Beijing; the former residence of Soong Ching Ling and Guo Shoujing are also next to Shichahai, and Liuyin Street by the Shichahai Sea once lived three of the top ten marshals... Especially for those who are good at nostalgia, Shichahai is unforgettable. The large and small hutongs, blue bricks and gray tiles, red lacquer gates, and stone lions on the screen wall, are full of peace and quiet everywhere, and the ubiquitous history and secular customs are harmoniously integrated. Just as Tianqiao was born as a place for folk circus juggling, Liulichang was originally a cultural relics distribution center. Shichahai was born to give old Beijingers a thought, and give the world a window to understand old Beijing, because climbing the Great Wall, visiting the Forbidden City, eating roast duck, and visiting alleys have become the symbols of Beijing in the hearts of foreigners. If the alleys are demolished, The people have left, and the streets have become reinforced concrete, so why come to Shichahai to see? Go directly to Manhattan, Tokyo.”

Ding Nengtong talked eloquently for a while, Luo Xiaomei was fascinated by it, and after a long time he said: "Brother Tong, I didn't expect you to study Beijing so deeply, but I heard that you often visit Prince Gong's Mansion alone, why? " "Xiaomei, why do you hear so much about me? Who do you listen to?" Ding Nengtong asked vigilantly. "Brother Tong, don't tell lies in front of real people. Qian Xueli has often talked about you in front of me." Luo Xiaomei said frankly. Ding Nengtong's heart skipped a beat, how could Luo Xiaomei get involved with Cyclops?

"Xiaomei, it sounds like you have a good relationship with Director Qian?" Ding Nengtong asked tentatively. "Not to mention, it's just that he spends a lot of money and has been thinking about me. Brother Tong, I have long known that you have a bad relationship. His relationship with Yuan Xifan is not ordinary. I heard that Yuan Xifan has always been against you before he became the executive deputy mayor. Jia Chaoxuan is holding a grudge, you have to remind Mayor Xiao not to be fooled by villains!" After hearing this, Ding Nengtong was secretly amazed. He didn't expect that Luo Xiaomei was so politically sensitive. What she said was exactly his heart knot. Now that Xiao Honglin and Yuan Xifan had gotten involved, it seemed that this Luo Xiaomei was really extraordinary. Ding Nengtong turned from admiration to for admiration. "Xiaomei, thank you for being so close to me. Come, let me toast you." Ding Nengtong clinked glasses with Luo Xiaomei and drank it down. "Brother Tong, there are no men who are not lecherous. Everyone has the desire to love beauty, but lust is different from lust. For example, you and Qian Xueli will both become lustful when they meet me, but one is evil and the other is love; One is disgusting, one is admirable; one is only for sex, and the other is not only for sex, but also for love, Brother Tong, am I right?" After Luo Xiaomei finished speaking, she looked at Ding Nengtong charmingly.Ding Nengtong didn't dare to meet Luo Xiaomei's fiery gaze, the two of them talked more and more speculatively, and they felt like meeting old acquaintances in a foreign land, and it was past midnight before they knew it.