Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 214 The Old Squad Leader

On a very cold day, He Yuanchao didn't stay outside much, locked his bicycle, took a brief glance at the front of Fengze Garden while packing his coat, and walked inside.

The exterior of the hotel on the second floor is unremarkable, but when you push the door into the store, He Yuanchao's eyes light up. The antique decoration and elegant furnishings make it worthy of being a place that took a high-end route and served the upper class.

It was already past the busiest time of the hotel when He Yuanchao arrived, but there were still several tables of customers scattered around the hall, drinking from cup to cup. Although not many people were willing to eat out at this time, but when There is no shortage of people who are greedy for food and drink.

After looking at the environment in the store, He Yuanchao raised his feet and was about to walk in when he saw a young man welcoming him enthusiastically.

"Comrade, sit inside while eating."

Seeing that it was the service staff in the store, He Yuanchao smiled and nodded politely to him, then explained his purpose of coming.

When the young man saw that he was here to book a wedding banquet, the smile on his face couldn't help but get a little brighter. After saying congratulations, he said: "Comrade, you have to talk to our manager about booking a wedding banquet. Let's go." I will lead you to him."

With that said, he turned sideways and raised his hand to signal He Yuanchao to follow him.

When He Yuancao saw this, he thanked him and followed the young man to the backyard of Fengze Garden.

When Fengze Garden first opened in [-], it was a four-door building. In [-], with funding from the organization, Fengze Garden implemented a public-private partnership with the Kyoto City Commerce Bureau, and at the same time expanded its business area.

In May [-], the Kyoto City Commerce Bureau handed over Fengzeen to the Kyoto City Hotel Company for operation, and the public equity funds held by it continued to be used as organizational funds.

Fengzeyuan's business developed further, and famous chefs such as Mou Changxun, Wang Shizhen, Sun Maofeng, and Zhu Jiade were invited.

Today, Fengzeyuan Restaurant has not only become a place for celebrities to gather for dinner, but also an important place for organizational leaders to hold banquets.

As he walked in, the young waiter kept talking and pointed to the various private rooms in the courtyard to introduce to He Yuanchao which domestic and foreign VIPs had been received here.

After the young waiter mentioned a few people's names, he saw He Yuanchao's unconcerned look on his face. The young man became angry. He glanced around, and when he saw that no one was around, he said mysteriously: " Not only the people I mentioned, but even Mao Zedong asked the chef from us to cook at home and receive distinguished guests."

"Really?"

Seeing the surprised look on He Yuanchao's face, the young waiter concealed his pride and said, "Of course it's true. I can still lie to you."

To be honest, after He Yuanchao inquired about these things introduced by the young waiter, he regretted that he had chosen this place for the banquet. He just wanted to see a time-honored restaurant in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. When he was excited, he thought this place was a place for high-ranking officials. I forgot about this gathering place.

Let's talk about it after meeting the manager later. If it doesn't work, just change the place. Anyway, I just told my daughter-in-law Zhang Min about this matter. They are a couple, so there is nothing embarrassing about it.

When he thought of Zhang Min, He Yuanchao suddenly realized that if there was anything wrong with arranging the banquet in Fengze Garden, he would have to call him early this morning to remind him given his father-in-law's temperament.

Since it's been quiet all morning, it shouldn't be a big problem.

Thinking of this, He Yuanchao felt relieved, but also secretly warned himself to be more cautious in future actions.

Just as He Yuanchao was walking and checking himself, the young waiter led him to the door of a house and said, "Comrade is here, this is our manager's office."

After saying that, the young waiter raised his hand and knocked on the office door three times.

"Come in."

After hearing the greetings in the room, the young waiter opened the door and led He Yuanchao into the room.

"Manager, this comrade..." Before the young waiter could finish speaking, a man in his forties and slightly overweight stood up behind the desk in the room and said to He Yuanchao with a surprised look on his face: " Daliang, who are you Daliang?"

Seeing the middle-aged man opening his mouth and calling out his name, He Yuanchao, who looked puzzled, carefully looked at the man walking out from behind the desk.

"Monitor Guo?"

When the middle-aged man walked up to him, He Yuanchao finally found this man's figure in his memory.

"It's me, thank you for remembering me as the old squad leader."

After hearing what the middle-aged man said, He Yuanchao saw that he had remembered the right person. He quickly stood up at attention, showed a standard military salute, and said excitedly: "Hello, squad leader."

It must be said that the man in front of him was Guo Boquan, his squad leader when he first joined the army. It was precisely because he thought he was young and was afraid that he would die on the battlefield at a young age that he forced himself to be given to Chen Gang.

When the middle-aged man saw that He Yuanchao could still remember him, he happily beat his chest with his hand while looking up and down at his former soldier.

Seeing that He Yuanchao was wearing an ordinary military uniform on the inside but a general's coat on the outside, he asked with some confusion: "You are here to visit the family! Or you have changed careers, why are you dressed up like this?"

He Yuanchao put down his saluting hand and replied, "I have changed my career."

After hearing He Yuanchao's answer, Guo Boquan was about to speak when he saw the young waiter standing by and looking at them in confusion.

"Okay, Xiao Wu, there's nothing else to do here. You go and do your work first."

"Good manager."

After the young waiter left the office and closed the door, Guo Boquan pulled He Yuanchao to sit down on the chair, and then asked with a smile: "When did you change careers? Have you been assigned work?"

Seeing Guo Boquan's expression of concern, He Yuanchao didn't hide anything, so he told everything about what happened after he changed his job.

Guo Boquan, who was smiling all over his face, couldn't help but sigh in his heart while listening to He Yuanchao's story. Who would have thought that the dull child back then would have such a promising future now.

As soon as He Yuanchao finished speaking, Guo Boquan joked: "You kid can do it! At a young age, you can become a full-level security section chief. When you get to my age, you may become a senior cadre." Don’t deny me, the old squad leader, then!”

He Yuanchao didn't pay attention to Guo Boquan's teasing, but said sincerely: "Squad leader, don't say that. If it weren't for your care, I might not be alive. How dare I forget this kindness."

When Guo Boquan saw He Yuanchao mentioning this, he waved his hands and smiled nonchalantly: "Why are you talking about this? Everyone has his own destiny. Even if I wasn't there at that time, I guess you can still do well."

After saying that, seeing that He Yuanchao seemed to want to talk to him about the matter, he quickly changed the subject and said, "By the way, how did you find me?"

Hearing Guo Boquan ask about this matter, He Yuanchao couldn't help but show an embarrassed expression on his face.

"Old monitor, I met you today by accident."

"Oh, so you didn't come to see me specially, then why did you come to Fengze Garden?"

As soon as Guo Boquan finished saying this, he burst out laughing.

　Today is a chapter of [-] words, I hope you guys will forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)