The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 249 Gu Yi Suzhou
Qiao Shan's elder brother is Qiao Gang, and Qiao's family is just the two of them.His father worked in the government in his early years, and his mother was a hospital doctor.

When Qiao Gang was young, he couldn't get a job and was an idler in society.This was also a normal phenomenon at that time. Children from well-off families didn't like to go to work. Coupled with the reform and opening up, they all learned to make money in the sea.

Qiao Gang had nothing to do, so he wandered around with some cronies all day long. Later, he heard people say that he made money by making money by making fake antiques, so he started to make money.

Not to mention, he has a natural understanding and appreciation of antiques, and he has really made a lot of money.

At the end of [-], I came to Northeast China with a batch of antiques. First I sold some goods in Jilin, and then I went to the provincial capital. When I was about to make a fortune, I was cheated by others. Not only did I not make any money, but I was even hunted down. .

At that time, Gu Yi was scalping tickets at the provincial capital railway station. There was one number, and many people gave face.

It was the end of the year, and train tickets were in short supply. Qiao just wanted to escape from the provincial capital, so he could only look for ticket dealers in the dark.Somehow, he found Gu Yi. After listening to Qiao Gang's story, Gu Yi got a train ticket to Suzhou without saying a word, and delivered it to the train himself.

To be honest, Gu Yi didn't take this matter to heart, and he forgot it after a few years.

It can be said that Gu Yi saved Qiao Gang's life.

Qiao Gang returned to Suzhou with his whole body, remembering the benefactor Gu Yi.Eight years later, Qiao Gang has developed, and it is not generally developed.The so-called people can't forget their gratitude, after many twists and turns, they found Gu Yi.At that time, Gu Yi was with Sun Yucong in Hohhot. Qiao Gang wanted Gu Yi to go to Suzhou to work with him, but Gu Yi politely declined.

Gu Yi worked in the Chamber of Commerce in the provincial capital, and then Qiao Gang helped the Chamber of Commerce in Suzhou with all its business, otherwise Sun Yucong would not have been able to gain a firm foothold in Suzhou.

Of course, Gu Yi didn't mention the matter of saving Qiao Gang, but Sun Yucong didn't know about it, and thought Qiao Gang was Gu Yi's buddy who used to go out in society.

After Sun Yucong gained a firm foothold in Suzhou, he started to do business, and Gu Yi often came to take care of it, so he met Sister Wang and Mr. Yan through Qiao Gang.

"Your old brother is bloody, and he blocked a knife for Sister Wang." Boss Yan took Sister Wang's words and said.

At that time, Sister Wang was working in the Economic Investigation Section. She handled a complicated case involving many people, and even one person was shuanggui.

One day, Qiao just came back from Guangzhou and invited him to drink. There were Sister Wang, Mr. Yan, and Gu Yi.The four of them came out of the restaurant after drinking, and someone stabbed Sister Wang with a knife. Gu Yi found out first, and stood in front of Sister Wang without hesitation.

Afterwards, the murderer admitted that it was Sister Wang who was going to stab, and he stabbed to death.

Gu Yi's fate was fatal, and the murderer stabbed him in the wrong direction, piercing his stomach, leaving a scar.

Gu Yi didn't tell Lao Tan about these things. From this point, it can be said that they are the same kind of people. They don't think it's a big deal for some good things they have done to others. They are all done by individuals, so it's not worth mentioning.

For example, Lao Tan rescued people in the fire, spared Suya's brother, took care of Xiaohui's mother and daughter, and Xiaojun's brothers and sisters——
In his opinion, this is all normal and nothing to say.

When you think about it in your own way, it feels different when you listen to other people's stories.

For example, today, listening to Sister Wang and Mr. Yan talking about Gu Yi's past, Lao Tan almost changed his view of Gu Yi, feeling that his image is brilliant, and it is a bit exaggerated to say that he is a bit great, and at the same time he feels that he has not crossed people.

Mr. Yan pointed to Gu Yi and said to Lao Tan: "I never had a friendship with him, and I came here purely because of him. I played with Qiao Gang until we got big, and it didn't matter, his friend is my friend."

"You are old-fashioned, loyal, and particular. Although you haven't stayed in Suzhou for two years, you are very popular and have many friends. You can do things easily wherever you go, and you will save face." Sister Wang said.

"Isn't it mainly because of you?" Gu Yi was humble for the first time.

In the next two days, Lao Tan and Gu Yi visited several Northeast restaurants in Suzhou and ate at several well-known local restaurants, gaining a preliminary understanding of the local dining culture.At the same time, I went to the raw material market, inspected the prices, and made a comprehensive positioning of Aqiao's first store in Suzhou.

Since Sun Yucong did not come back, the matter of the store is still undecided.Of course, there are many suitable stores. The main reason is to talk to Sun Yucong first, and he will not consider anything else until he comes back.

After a few days of investigation, I was a little tired, and I lost interest in eating - I ate every day, even five meals a day.

That day, Qiao Shan called and asked the two to visit his brother's house, and then went to Tangxi Ancient Town together.

When Lao Tan mentioned Tangxi Ancient Town, he immediately thought of his brother-in-law.My brother-in-law was there, and I didn't go there when I got married, so it's good to go to see it now, it's a gift.

Lao Tan has two younger brothers-in-law, the older brother-in-law is in Beijing, and the younger brother-in-law is in Nanjing, living in Tangxi.

Talking about the two brothers-in-law Lao Tan felt uncomfortable and helpless, and he didn't even want to say anything.

When he and Lin Yan met, his brother-in-law was seventeen. He didn't go to school and worked at home. The younger brother-in-law had just started junior high school.He and Lin Yan have been in love for five years, but the reason for not getting married is that Lin Yan's family is in difficulty, and the money he earns has to help the family.

First, it is for the brother-in-law to start a family, and then for the younger brother-in-law to go to college until he graduates and finds a job.

I don't say anything to these old Tan, because his family is poor, and he has five younger sisters to help, so he understands Lin Yan's Gu family.What is unbalanced is that after the two brothers-in-law got married and started a business, they ignored him as a brother-in-law, as if he didn't exist.

If he had changed, he would not be able to do this, and now he is in his forties, just like the five brothers-in-law and his brothers. Every time he goes back, he will visit his sister's house, sit down and have a drink with his brother-in-law, which is a common thing.

This kind of thing didn't happen to their brother-in-law.

I remember that when my brother-in-law went to college, his son Jiaheng was born, and my brother-in-law said that he would take care of Jiaheng's schooling in the future.Now that Jiaheng is about to enter junior high school, I haven't seen him get a penny.

Thinking of these old Tan, he grinned and thought to himself, forget it, when I was young, I took care of my five older sisters, but now I can do it by myself, and I don't take care of my five older sisters much.

But compared to the two brother-in-laws, this brother-in-law is better, so comfort yourself.

Now I'm in Suzhou, if I don't come here, I'll go see my brother-in-law when I come, otherwise it won't make sense.

To be fair and just, Lao Tan is qualified as a brother-in-law. Although his marriage with Lin Yan was not harmonious, and he was even on the verge of divorce, he did not feel dissatisfied with Lin Yan's family, so he did what he should do.

Regarding his daughter-in-law, he often thinks that he is not at home most of the year, and it is really not easy for Lin Yan to work and take care of the children at home, and it may not be possible for him to do it.

How should I put it, it may be easy to start a family, but it is not easy to manage it, especially for a middle-aged person with seniors and young ones.

Divorce is not the ultimate solution to conflicts, it is just an end to everything related to marriage, including people.

Of course, it is not advisable to not end what should be ended, nor to maintain pessimism.

Lao Tan also thinks about these things, but he thinks more, always habitually thinks of the initial sweetness with Lin Yan, and how she doesn't dislike her poor family and poor career, disregarding the opposition of her family, she is with him without hesitation, the two live from scratch , and has a lovely eldest son——
Now that life is better, you don’t have to worry about food or clothing, you have a car and a house, are you really starting to change your wife?

He can't do this.

It's just that Lin Yan's actions and attitude towards him made him uncomfortable, and sometimes he really wanted to leave and didn't insist anymore.

I would also mention this when drinking with Brother Liu and my neighbor Li Brother, old buddies, no one makes fun of anyone.

In Li Ge's words, Lin Yan is indeed a personality and cares about her mother's family, but she is definitely a good hand at living.As for everything else, his wife doesn't say a word to him every day, and they sleep in separate rooms like enemies.And call it the pure friendship of modern middle-aged people.

Brother Liu is old, so what he said is to the point.What he meant was that both Lao Tan and Lin Yan were too strong, they were both strong, and no one would obey the other, even if there was one who was submissive.

It is said that he and his wife between 40 and [-] years old are also like this. There are seniors and juniors, and there is a lot of pressure. In addition to thinking about how to live, how to earn money, how to pay for children to go to school, how to say that the elderly should not get sick. Nothing.

Only when the child gets married and starts a business can he feel relaxed, knowing that there are pains and fevers.

It sounds like Lao Tan is in the same situation as the two of them, that's the case.But there is a difference, people are a normal phenomenon to comfort him, and he is experiencing the real situation.

Say a thousand words and ten thousand, solve the pimples by yourself, make up your own ideas, life looks the same, but every family is different.

The problems that arise in marriage, if not resolved through divorce, will take time to resolve.

When time can't change your mind, you will definitely see something clearly, alone, and then pick up the peace and exhaustion after heartbreak with peace of mind.

As an outsider, a bystander, without knowing the situation, I am very envious of Lao Tan for having a good wife who can manage the house and live a good life. Her husband is away all year round, and she doesn’t care about anything at home, and the children don’t have to worry about it. What is there to be dissatisfied with?

Especially regardless of what her husband is playing outside, he can find a woman, which is what many men dream of.

What you dream of is not what you need in reality. Everyone wants to live a prosperous and enjoyable life, not as cold as a stranger.

(End of this chapter)