food crisis [end times]

Hearing the rich businessman's complaints, Zhang Yuebei knew that he was helping Zhou Tingting, so he laughed and said, "You're afraid that others will tell you your own jokes."

In fact, whether 70 arowanas were stewed or not is a matter of two opinions.Zhang Yuebei spoke to ease the atmosphere.Wealthy businessmen should come down is to push the boat along the way.Easing the awkward atmosphere without losing humor.That said, it is worthwhile.

No one paid attention to Zhou Tingting anymore, and Zhou Tingting herself secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she has changed a lot these days, she hasn't even been out of the village a few times, and the people she has contacted are quite limited.I have never seen the market and I am still young, which is the time when my mind is the most sensitive.Thank goodness for her that there wasn't too much embarrassment.

Xiang Luo saw their interaction in his eyes, but he was thinking of something else.

In fact, he is not a person who is good at dealing with others. He has not been taught since he was a child, and he does not want to learn.

The watertightness that can be done today actually has the elements of Zhu Yan's guidance in it.

Xiang Luo wants to be a qualified businessman, sometimes necessary social interaction is essential.

Of course, it is also comfortable to talk to an old fox like a wealthy businessman who has a certain amount of advance and retreat.It's not too difficult to talk to smart people.

Only then did the wealthy businessman turn his gaze to Zhou Tingting, and said to Xiang Luo: "This girl really looks a bit like you."

The eyes of the elderly are often the most poisonous.In fact, Xiang Luo really didn't think anything, he even suspected that what the rich businessman said was just nonsense.

"Like normal, this is my cousin." Xiang Luo explained with a smooth mouth.

"The girl looks more honest than you, and she's the only one in the family?" the wealthy businessman asked curiously.

After asking, the whole table froze.

Seeing Xiang Luo's stare, the wealthy businessman knew he had asked the wrong question, and hurriedly said, "I think this girl is good, unlike my wild girl who can't control her."

Xiang Yan sighed and said, "I used to have an older one, she was the most like me, with a violent temper without leaving any sand in her eyes. It's a pity that she was snatched away by robbers by accident, and later the robbers caught her. But she couldn’t find her in two hours. Now there is no news at all, and I don’t know where she went.”

After speaking, Zhou Tingting's eyes were also red.

The wealthy businessman himself is a father and has a daughter in his palm, so he can naturally understand Xiang Yan's thoughts.

Consolingly said: "If you don't find it, it's the greatest good news. It's still the same sentence, there are the most opportunities in troubled times. If you can't find it, you have already done something outside."

Everyone knows that these are words of comfort.Xiang Yan also knew that the rich businessman didn't intend to expose people's scars, so naturally he wouldn't blame him.

"Maybe, if she can live well, it doesn't matter if she doesn't come."

Xiang Yan was afraid of seeing her come back miserably tortured, and even more afraid of finding a skeleton that had been dead for a long time.As for her flourishing in a certain place, that is even more unthinkable.

The rich businessman glanced at Zhou Tingting, who was quiet and red-eyed, and said to Xiang Luo, "You are an honest girl."

Xiang Luodao: "She didn't like to talk since she was a child. But don't look at her so quiet, she is also a resigned person, and no one can force her to do things she doesn't want. It is precisely because of this that I let her serve as the deputy manager to help her Mom takes care of people. I also want to train her more, and then open the factory next year, and assign her to the new factory to take care of people directly."

Xiang Yan was stunned when she heard this: "Really? But... the child is too young, can he handle it?"

Zhou Tingting is not yet an adult, not even in the coming year.At this age, most of them went to college in the past, and he was still a coquettish child. How could he manage people in a factory?

But Xiang Luo said: "Don't look down on your daughter, maybe she takes care of her better than you."

Xiang Yan could tell that this was flattering Zhou Tingting, and only glanced at Xiang Luo gratefully.

The wealthy businessman's eyes kept looking at Zhou Tingting.

Xiang Luo said: "So this fish is a live fish, so it is not a good thing to be frozen."

Xiang Luo almost forgot not to mention the rich businessman, so he raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiang Luo: "What could that be?"

Xiang Luo looked aside, and sure enough, he saw a woman walking in cautiously.The meat on the plate was too precious, and she was afraid that she would accidentally drop it.

After putting down the plate, Zhou Zhenhua said pleasantly, "It's braised pork!"

I don't blame Zhou Zhenhua for being rude, but this thing is really rare.

Xiang Luo nodded and looked at the rich merchant.

The rich merchant glanced at it and said, "It's not pork...beef?"

The original color of the meat cannot be seen after the braised meat is hung up.

Xiang Luo only said: "Try it."

As a guest, a wealthy businessman naturally put down the chopsticks first.Holding a piece of meat with chopsticks and eating it into his mouth, the taste of the mouth is definitely not beef and mutton, but he can't think of any other meat.

"Donkey meat? No, it's not dog meat either."

Xiang Luo didn't hold back: "It's venison."

It is already very powerful for a wealthy businessman to rule out so many.

The eyes of the rich businessman brightened.

To be honest, he really didn't have this there.

The meat that he currently has in his family is collected from his contacts in the early days of the end of the world, and it is basically common meat on the market.

Xiang Luo said: "It's cold weather. I must eat venison to keep warm. I still have some mutton at home. It's just that it's a little too much mutton."

The wealthy businessman was really curious this time, what else Xiang Luo could offer.

Obviously, Xiang Luo's hole card is beyond his imagination.

But being able to produce these, the wealthy businessman also believed that Xiang Luo valued him as a partner.This is enough sincerity.

Then Xiang Luo said again: "One of the three dishes is oilier than the other. The rest are basically light, come and drink tea."

Then someone brought stir-fried tribute vegetables, cold dried cucumber, and duck rack spinach soup.

A meal is lively, you come and I communicate constantly at the dinner table, it can be regarded as a good time for both guests and hosts.

Didn't take the wine, and replaced the wine with tea.The rich businessman didn't bring out the old tricks on the wine table, so Xiang Luo entertained him as he liked, and the meal was quite enjoyable.

In the past, the dishes would have to be bigger, and it would be better not to be able to eat more than half of the dishes, and there would be no leftovers when the dishes were served.It was poor hospitality.

But this time the amount of dishes on the table was very limited. For the table money, several people ate up the leftover minced meat and even the seasonings. They ate five dishes and one soup by themselves, and there was nothing left.

But after the meal, the wealthy businessman still carried Zhou Tingting's words in his speech.

Zhou Tingting was already thin-skinned, so she was even less talkative.

Xiang Luo pulled the wealthy businessman a little farther away: "She doesn't know much, and she rarely goes out of the village. She is also afraid of being laughed at if she says the wrong thing."

What Xiang Luo said was to tell the rich businessman not to talk to Zhou Tingting again.

The rich businessman smiled and didn't speak again, not knowing what he was thinking.

People are entertained, the sun is shining on the snow, and the clean air makes the sun full of ultraviolet rays more dazzling.The white snow outside reflects the sun's rays, and people's eyes are already quite uncomfortable after standing outside for a while.

The rich businessman should go.

Everyone sent them to the entrance of the village. The rich businessman looked at the people around him, and finally his eyes fell on Zhang Yuebei.

Everything else is easy to talk about, but this daughter is worried.

"You should have learned a lot these days. Your child has been protected by us before, and now you are suffering."

Zhang Yuebei lowered his eyebrows and said nothing.

Seeing that she didn't take the initiative to mention it, the rich businessman waited for a while before accepting his fate and sighing: "If you have anything to say, just say it. If I leave, you can only make a phone call."

Zhang Yuebei looked at the cloudless sky in the sky, as if the previous blizzard was a phantom.

"I want to go back."

In this way, the rich businessman is even more distressed.

Being a father's son is not the same as loving a daughter.For the son, the psychological expectation is based on his own childhood.Because he himself grew up in that special era and made it step by step.So he can find out where his son's bottom line is, and it is easier for him to accept his son's baptism of setbacks and difficulties.

But the only thing my daughter can refer to is the little soft ball nestled in his arms when I was a child.

"Then go back. This place may not be suitable for you."

Back then, Zhang Yuebei was kept in the village because of training, but also because he wanted her to marry Xiang Luo, or let Xiang Luo join their family.

The wealthy businessman liked Xiang Luo very much, and Zhang Yuebei was very cooperative.

It's a pity that Xiang Luo didn't understand the style, and he couldn't make the slightest progress all the time.

In this case, there is no need to keep my daughter here to suffer.

Zhang Yuebei said: "This place is really not suitable for me. I think maybe I need a wider sky."

The rich businessman was taken aback, and Zhang Yuebei said again: "Dad, I want to try it myself."

The wealthy businessman was reluctant to let Zhang Yuebei take risks by himself, so the goal for her was to find a man who could take risks on her behalf and give her a peaceful and stable life in this apocalypse.

Zhang Yuebei didn't want to worry his father.

The best way to keep your parents out of trouble is to never let them worry about you.

It's just that the time in the village has brought her too many changes.

Especially in the face of the sneer and sarcasm of the villagers, she didn't even have a chance to defend herself.

If she follows the path chosen by the rich businessman, she can only rely on the protection of another person.Rely on others for food and clothing.

It was nothing, even natural, when she relied on her father and brother.

But an extra man, even a man who doesn't love her at all.

Is it really worth it?

If it was in the past, the wealthy businessman would definitely persuade him again, but he has experienced too much recently, and he had a conversation with Xiang Luo not long ago, and the mentality of the wealthy businessman has also changed a little.

"That's why I told you to go back. You are tied up in everything you do in this village. You must not be as comfortable as at home."

The village is closed, and because it is closed and isolated from the world, the class gap between men and women that was not obvious before has been brought back.

Although this kind of situation only exists in the concept of the older generation, most of the new generation of young people do not have similar thoughts.But it is precisely this group of stubborn old people who hold the power in every family in this village.

Therefore, it is true that Zhang Yuebei can motivate the young people in the village, but it is even more true that if he wants to seek development here, he will encounter unnecessary troubles.

Zhang Yuebei didn't need to waste time in the village, wasting time with these stubborn old people because of his gender.In this way, it is really better to go to a better environment and let go of your hands and feet.

Here, it is more suitable for his brother.

Afterwards, Zhang Yuebei didn't even pack his things, so he got into his father's car and went home.There was really nothing in the village worth taking away, and whatever it was, there would be more and better things in her own home.

Before leaving, the wealthy businessman was reluctant to let go of Xiang Luo.

"There are not many children as good as you in this world. I was in the city, but I heard a lot about those sons and sisters from rich families who used to cheat their families. There are few sensible children. Even more can stand up from the bottom." not enough."

Xiang Luo couldn't help thinking of Zhu Yan's family, but he didn't know what happened to Zhu Yan's family.But no matter what, Xiang Luo would not be so stupid as to ask Rich Businessman Zhang.

"It must be due to the various states of life. Even ordinary people have their own thoughts. At most, it is because there are only a few children from rich families, so it looks a bit garish. I do business by feeling the stones and crossing the river. Thank you for your high regard." It's over." Xiang Luo said modestly, but there was no meaning to continue between the lines.

The rich businessman looked behind Xiang Luo again, but he didn't see anyone he wanted to see, so he nodded to his son Zhang Jinnan: "You have to learn from Xiao Luo well when you stay. The most disgusting thing for young people of your generation is Bitter. Your sister has almost learned it, but you are still far away. Remember to put on a good attitude and get along well with others in the village."

Zhang Jinnan nodded, as if listening to the lecture with an open mind.

After saying this, the rich businessman reluctantly got into the car and bid farewell to each other.

Zhang Jinnan watched the car leave, he was actually relieved.My sister no longer has to worry about being in the village.It's just that his father's meaningful words made him a little concerned.

Xiang Luo naturally understood.

When they went away, the gate of the village closed.

The whole village was once again a closed place.

Xiang Luo said: "Your younger sister has finished her studies, how about you?"

Zhang Jinnan didn't answer, and said for a while: "I read a self-report on the forum before. It was a female college student who went to an extremely poor mountainous area to teach. When she returned to her residence in the middle of the night, she found a voice. She asked a male colleague who was traveling with her to help her find it. , I found out that there was an old hooligan hiding under the bed. I called the villagers, but the hooligan and the villagers were saying that the female college student should marry the old hooligan. I also saw a senior intellectual say that the female college student should go to Supporting education, education can support, why not marriage."

In fact, this story is so similar to what Zhang Yuebei experienced not long ago.

Zhang Jinnan said again: "The more closed the place, the easier it is for people to go to extremes. Yuebei is not suitable for this place."

"It's really not suitable." Xiang Luo said.

Zhang Jinnan thought about it, and said again: "So I want to thank you. We are the ones who caused you trouble in this matter."

"It's easy to say, but..." Xiang Luo looked at Zhang Jinnan with a hint of warning in his eyes, "Stay away from Tingting."

After Xiang Luo finished speaking, he walked away, leaving only Zhang Jinnan with a wry smile.

Xiang Luo walked home all the way, and he couldn't help being exhausted halfway.

They were actually smart people, and they didn't make him feel bad at all.It's just that it's really difficult to communicate in such a sentence and think twice.

Thinking about Zhu Yan's environment since he was a child, Xiang Luo understands why he has such a temper.

Back in the house, Zhu Yan was drinking tea calmly.

Xiang Luo sat beside Zhu Yan and said, "Aren't you afraid that I'll bring him over to block you?"

Zhu Yan said: "He won't come."

In fact, Zhu Yan has already guessed everything that Xiang Luo experienced today.

Smart people are always similar, there are only a few conditions in total, and it is not difficult to deduce the most likely result.

Xiang Luo said: "He seems to have taken a fancy to Tingting again."

"Of course," Zhu Yan sipped his tea, "marriage is to connect two families, and the easiest way to establish a strong relationship between two forces is marriage. He can't marry his daughter to you, so he naturally thinks of marrying your relatives." Go back. You don’t have any sisters in your own family, but you do have a cousin who is highly valued. You will definitely think about it. Even if you don’t have him, when you grow bigger in the future, someone else will look at you. Not to mention the future, even if it is Now the village does not know how many people want to marry Zhou Tingting. Now you are the one who taught your second aunt well. If she is also confused, maybe even you, who is a cousin, will become a cousin."

Xiang Luo twitched his lips, shook his head and said, "I still don't like to mix things like marriage with interests."

"That depends on your mentality when facing marriage. Everyone wants to find someone who is satisfactory and loves them. But in fact, there are few people who can find them. In contrast, it is better to find a cooperation that is beneficial to all parties. Husband and wife, at least the superficial harmony is guaranteed. Interests are more reliable than uncertain love vows."

This point, Zhu Yan sees much more than Xiang Luo.

Xiang Luo pulled Zhu Yan and kissed him: "So, I'm lucky to have met you."

Zhu Yan sneered disdainfully, but didn't speak back.

Xiang Luo thought about it, and said quietly: "The only relatives around me are the mother and daughter of the second aunt. Tingting is not a child with empty eyes and big hearts, and she is not suitable for intrigues in a wealthy family. I can't let her dance. This fire pit."

Although the rich businessman is good, Zhang Jinnan is not a person who can bully women.Although Zhang Yuebei is proud, he is not a troublesome sister-in-law.

Zhu Yan said: "It doesn't depend on you, it depends on Zhou Tingting. A child of this age is just beginning to fall in love, and it's time for him to fall in love. Facing a rich man with a gentle and noble son. How much resistance do you think she has?"

What kind of scheming from wealthy families is something that adults care about.Children never consider so many interests, especially this child who has just grown up and started to understand feelings.

That's why Xiang Luo warned Zhang Jinnan.

Xiang Luo felt a little suffocated, but didn't speak again.

Zhu Yan said: "She will always have her own life."

Xiang Luo simply lay down and pillowed on Zhu Yan's lap, found a comfortable position and said, "Anyway, I don't like it there. I'm a little tired after spending time together today, and I'm going to go crazy if I live together all day. Of course it’s not that their lifestyle is bad. It’s just that I’m not from the same world after all.”

What a noble and elegant style of conversation.Xiang Luo just wanted to be a simple nouveau riche.With money in your hands, you are free.With willful capital, you will also act recklessly within the scope you want.

Xiang Luo may give others the impression that he is a bit gloomy.But he has never been a person who likes to restrain his hands.