Chapter 13 Thinking Back to the Year of Little Tan

　　Chengqi Hotel is the most famous hotel in Yanshan County City, entering the lobby, the green marble floor tiles are so smooth that they can illuminate one's reflection, gorgeous chandeliers hang from the ceiling, and dozens of sandalwood round tables in the hall are covered with white and green tablecloths, making them look neat and elegant. In those days, it was definitely described as opulent. 　　Tang Yi was forced to come by Qi Jie, after reporting on the follow-up work of the cannery contracting at the county committee, Tang Yi went to Qi Jie's small hotel to forage for food, and as a result, Qi Jie insisted on treating him to a delicious meal, and talked so much about it that Tang Yi couldn't refuse. 　　Sitting by the window, Tang Yi laughed, "You've made a small fortune and you've got your tail between your legs? This is not good! Do you still want the style of hard work?" 　　Qi Jie wore a dark green tweed trenchcoat today, the trenchcoat belt tied tightly, her perfect slender waist is not a handful, especially moving. And her fair, delicate face in the beautiful blue star-shaped earrings, more delicate, unrivaled, and even her carefully coiled up long hair, like a flower a unique and exquisite hair card, are so showy and elegant, adding a few points of noble temperament for her. 　　The ancients said that a beautiful face is good for food, Tang Yi felt that this sentence used in Qi Jie's body was really appropriate, admiring her gorgeous face, Tang Yi's mood would always become particularly pleasant. 　　"Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go." Qi Jie's charming almond eyes blanked Tang Yi, but she scanned around, and whispered, "Let's go to the second floor private room, in here was seen, the impact is not good ......" 　　Tang Yi wondered, "What? Are you afraid of people gossiping about you? Do I look like the kind of person who attracts butterflies? What's there to be afraid of when friends have a meal together?" 　　Qi Jie was furious, and didn't know whether he was really stupid or pretending to be, but this was no joking matter, so she had to explain patiently, "Look where you're going, I'm afraid of bad influence on you, you guys, aren't you all afraid of this as officials?" 　　Tang Yi shook his head and said indifferently, "What are you afraid of? A man is unmarried, a woman is unmarried, what's the point of having a meal? Where are all the worries?" Suddenly, he stared at Qi Jie and laughed, "But how do I hear this as if you have thoughts about me?" 　　Qi Jie was so angry that she reached out and pinched Tang Yi's arm, hatingly saying, "I'm thinking about your big head, the little brat is getting more and more dishonest!" Tang Yi grinned as he was pinched. 　　As they spoke, the blue-uniformed waitress served the menu, looking at the "flirting" Tang Yi and Qi Jie smiled, and sighed with secret envy that it was really a pair of golden boys and girls, and that the boy's age seemed to be a bit small. 　　Tang Yi casually ordered a few dishes, and Qi Jie laughed and said, "Order a few more, you can't eat me." As she laughed happily, her eyes inadvertently fell on a few people who had just entered the lobby and were walking this way, and her smile gradually tightened. 　　Tang Yi keenly noticed her difference, waved his hand to signal the waiter to prepare the meal, turned his head, and saw the aisle over three people, the front is a gray-haired old man, wearing a mountain suit, walking up the road with his head held high, some faction, a look at the previous officials, a man and a woman in their early thirties followed by a man and a woman, all dressed as a working class, the man is slightly chubby, the woman's face is pretty, a slight flavor, look like a family to dinner, the family is a family of people. It looks like a family coming to dinner. 　　When they walked to the side, Qi Jie timidly stood up and greeted: "Dad, big brother and sister-in-law, you also come to eat ah?" 　　The old man, who was very official, also saw Qi Jie, and his face immediately became extremely ugly. When he saw Tang Yi, who was sitting at the same table as Qi Jie, he even snorted coldly, "Who is your father, don't mess around with your relatives." 　　It was the young woman behind the old man who smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you're here too? I heard that your small restaurant is doing well, selling boxed lunches is quite profitable, right?" The words were quite warm, but the condescending attitude was very obvious. 　　The old man grimaced, "If you don't want to do good business and engage in some crooked ways, you're not afraid of being laughed at!" 　　Only then did Tang Yi hear that this family was Qi Jie's former in-laws. Seeing Qi Jie's unnatural expression after being reprimanded by the old man, Tang Yi frowned slightly, but this was a family matter, so it was not good for him to intervene. 　　The old man was Zhao Yibo, the deputy director of the construction bureau who retired from the second line a few years ago, for Qi Jie, he was the most unimpressed, and even had some grudges, feeling that his youngest son's death was all due to this broomstar's grudges, and that his son wouldn't have died if it wasn't for her. 　　"Dad, big brother and sister-in-law, there are no more seats, come sit together." It was the time of the meal, the lobby was almost full, Qi Jie warmly greeted the family to sit together, secretly handing Tang Yi an apologetic look, Tang Yi didn't feel any dissatisfaction, but looked at Qi Jie with more admiration in his gaze. 　　Zhao Yibo originally did not want to sit down, the eldest daughter-in-law dragged him to sit down, it seems that she is quite favored, words are permeated with the meaning of pampering. 　　The young woman sized up Tang Yi for a few moments and asked Qi Jie, "Why, no introduction?" 　　Tang Yi had also stood up with Qi Jie just now, and was busy smiling at this time, "Hello everyone, I'm Qi Jie's good friend, my name is Tang Yi." Reaching out to shake the old man's hand, the old man ignored him and grunted with his frame, "Crooked way!" 　　The young woman laughed, "Little brother, you don't look too old, you're a student, right? Hey, I say sibling, your vision is getting higher and higher now!" There was a hint of a sneer on her lips. 　　Qi Jie introduced to Tang Yi, his elder brother called Zhao Shan, sister-in-law called Li Xiao Cui, both working in the Construction Bureau, when Zhao Shan asked Tang Yi with a slanting eye, Tang Yi just smiled: "I'm well, all day long is just mixing, and do not know what to be busy." 　　Li Xiaocui laughed: "You're a friend of Junzi, right? I've heard that Junzi is quite popular in the Third Street, so don't forget to take care of your sister-in-law when you have something to do in the future." Tang Yi was obviously thought to be a gangster in society. 　　Since the family sat down, the table has been bustling with activity. Zhao Shan and Li Xiao Cui have been talking about how the director is doing, how the section chief is doing, and how they seem to be doing. Section chief how to how, as if they are how superior, as if Qi Jie on their topic simply can not insert mouth, but they will always mention a few words outside the words of Qi Jie's small restaurant, "concerned" about Qi Jie's business life, talking about the old man, in order to show that they and Qi Jie is not a level of people. 　　Zhao Shan took a three five, and threw Tang Yi a, grinning: "Taste it, you can not buy." Foreign cigarettes really weren't easy to buy at that time. 　　Tang Yi smiled and thanked, put the cigarette to one side, Qi Jie secretly tugged at the corner of Tang Yi's coat below, Tang Yi turned back to her and smiled, signaling that it was okay, and only then did she feel a little more at ease. 　　Zhao Shan spit out a smoke ring, suddenly close to the old man mysteriously said: "Dad, Du director's car seems to be outside, he also came here to eat, right? Do you want to go say hello?" 　　Zhao Yibo waved his hand with an old-fashioned expression, "Forget it, what else are we going to get involved in as retired old men?" 　　Li Xiaocui wiped the chopsticks for the old man, while answering: "Dad, that's not true, you are his old leader, your words always have some weight in his heart, in a few days, we will be discussing the Bureau of manpower deployment, Dashan's matter you always have to say hello to him, if you do not speak up, Dashan into the Personnel Section of the matter can be no chance!" 　　As he was talking, Zhao Shan's eyes suddenly stagnated, and the cigarette in his mouth "snapped" and fell on the table, but he was unaware of it, and froze for a while, and immediately whispered in a hurry, "Dad, who said that you don't care about things when you've retired, look, the director of Du came down from the second floor, and is coming this way, so don't forget to mention my name when he says hello to you! When he greets you later, don't forget to mention my business." Said again to Tang Yi and Qi Jie extremely serious: "Sister, you a moment to pay attention to, do not talk nonsense, Du Secretary is a big man in the county, forget it ...... you two or hurry to go, do not give me to cause a problem!" 　　Zhao Shan finished standing up extremely quickly, to meet a chubby middle-aged man who is walking this way, Tang Yi is sitting uninterested, to Qi Jie make a wink, the two stood up and Zhao Yibo farewell, the old man grunted impatiently responded to the sentence. 　　Zhao Shan smiled towards the director of Du, stretching out his hand and ready to shake hands with the director of Du, but found that the director of the Du gaze is not at all in his own body, so from his side walked past, froze for a moment, said that the original only saw his father, the subordinate is not at all concerned about their own. 　　Turned back to be ready to come to the side of the father, but heard the director of Du laughed: "Tang Secretary, really you, how to see me on the go ah, too do not give me old Du face right? Is it because you are so busy with your nobleman that you don't remember my old Du?" 　　Du Shan turned back his head, but saw Director Du cordially pulling the hand of the youth called Tang Yi to exchange pleasantries, his face smiling brightly as if he had picked up some treasure, such a bright smile he had never seen on his face before. 　　Tang Yi smiled, "How could I? I thought Director Du didn't recognize me, and was here to say hello to the old leader, thought I'd leave you alone." 　　"Old leader? Who is it?" Du Dawei's fat face full of grease turned around, only then did he see Zhao Yibo next to him who was looking at himself and Tang Yi in surprise. 　　"Oops! The old leader is also here, look at my eyes, sorry sorry sorry." Du Dawei busily stretched out his hand to shake hands with Zhao Yibo, and asked Tang Yi in surprise, "Secretary Tang also recognizes my old leader?" 　　Tang Yi smiled, "Sort of recognize, he's a relative of my friend." Saying so, he pointed at Qi Jie. Qi Jie was busy asking Director Du how are you. Du Dawei smiled, "Don't be polite, Secretary Tang's friend is my friend, that's nothing to say." He said to Tang Yi, "Secretary Tang, it's better to meet each other than to meet by chance, last time I had to invite you to dinner but you didn't give me face, today you won't not sell my old Du face again!"