splendid star

Chapter 40 Meng Chenyu Feasts Wang Yuqing
Before I knew it, a week had passed since the annual meeting of Dayang Securities Company.
On Friday morning, when Yuqing was introducing financial products to customers, she received a call from Meng Chenyu: "Hello, Yuqing, this is Meng Chenyu. Are you free tomorrow? Can you give me a favor so that I can make up for it? Is this meal owed for half a year?" Meng Chenyu asked in a slightly naughty tone on the phone.
Yu Qing smiled and replied: "Okay, Brother Meng, I'm free tomorrow."
"Then let's make an appointment at eleven o'clock tomorrow morning. Where do you live? Let's find a place to eat near you." Meng Chenyu asked politely.
"How about you come to our company tomorrow? I live nearby." Yuqing suggested.
"That's okay, I know where your company is, see you tomorrow." Meng Chenyu said.
"Okay, Brother Meng, see you tomorrow." Yuqing hung up the phone and continued to explain the features of financial products to customers.
The next morning, as soon as Yuqing arrived downstairs at the company, she saw Meng Chenyu walking out of a black Mercedes-Benz not far away, smiling and shouting to her: "Yuqing, here."
Yuqing walked over with a smile and said hello: "Hello, Brother Meng!"
Meng Chenyu quickly opened the passenger door for Yuqing and blocked the upper edge of the door with his hand, saying: "Be careful not to hit your head."After Yuqing sat down, Meng Chenyu also sat back in the car and told Yuqing to fasten her seat belt.
"If you are familiar with this area, you can decide where to eat." Meng Chenyu said with a smile as he started the car.
After Yuqing lowered her head and thought for a while, she pointed to the front and said, "I know there is a good Chinese restaurant in front. Our colleagues often go to have dinner together. How about we go there."
"Okay." Meng Chenyu followed the direction pointed by Yu Qing and drove to the destination quickly.
This is a restaurant that focuses on antique elegance. Each table is equipped with four Ming-style antique chairs on both sides. Every two adjacent tables are separated by screens. The screens are printed with various plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos, chrysanthemums, flowers blooming, wealth, etc. Rich Chinese style pattern.The side of the booth close to the corridor is equipped with a delicate straw curtain to create a private space for dining customers.
At this point, there were not many customers dining. Meng Chenyu looked around the store and praised Yuqing for his good choice of place.Yu Qing pursed her lips and smiled, choosing a seat by the window and the two of them sat down.
Meng Chenyu picked up the menu, handed it to Yu Qing, and said in a joking tone: "Yu Qing, you are familiar with this place. You can order whatever you like. In short, I like to eat whatever you order. I am not picky about food." Yu Qing smiled. After ordering a few of the store's specialties, I handed the menu to the waiter.
Meng Chenyu looked at the furnishings in the store and praised again: "Yuqing, I like this place you chose very much. It has a strong classical charm everywhere."
Yuqing smiled and replied: "I was worried just now that you might not like this classical Chinese decoration style after staying abroad for a long time!"
Meng Chenyu took over and said: "You don't know, the longer I stay abroad, the more I miss this kind of Chinese classical characteristics. China has a long history and its traditional culture is extensive and profound, such as the guzheng you played last time It also belongs to the category of classical culture, which is really rare. Culture is the soul of a country and a nation. When culture is prosperous, the country will prosper, and when culture is strong, the nation will be strong."
Yuqing smiled and agreed: "I didn't expect Brother Meng to be so knowledgeable about traditional culture. I also like Chinese classical culture very much. I studied guzheng for a few years when I was a child. Now I also like to read some classical literature."
When Meng Chenyu heard this, he became interested and asked with a smile: "Yuqing, what kind of classical literature do you like to read? Tell me."
Yuqing said with a smile: "As long as it belongs to classical literature, I like to read it, such as "The Book of Songs", "Tang Poems", "Song Ci", "Yuan Opera", etc., which are relatively popular books, as long as I have time I will look through it casually."
Hearing this, Meng Chenyu said in an appreciative tone: "It's quite rare! Now is the era when vulgar culture and fast food culture are prevalent. There are not many girls as young as you who can persist in studying classical literature!"
The food had not yet been served, and Meng Chenyu turned to look out the window. Although the sun was shining brightly, it was still bone-chilling because it had snowed two days ago.Seeing this scene, he, who is familiar with the classics and history, casually recited a sentence from "Yuan Opera": "The weather is severe, the wind is powerful, the ice is torn and frozen. The rhythm responds to the yellow bell, and the embroidery thread adds red." At the end, he smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth. Looking at Yuqing.
Yuqing had an epiphany, and after a moment of thought, he added the next sentence: "The sun is getting longer, the clouds are auspicious, and the year is successful. The fields are filled with bright clouds, and the sky is full of auspicious snow."
The two smiled at each other.
At this time, Meng Chenyu was overjoyed, so he continued to chant: "Plums suppress the cold weather, bully the strong bamboos, and show off the lonely pine trees."
Yuqing smiled and said the next sentence: "Thank God, celebrate the good times, and burn the remaining firecrackers at the end of the year."
The two looked at each other and laughed.
Meng Chenyu couldn't help but secretly think to himself: What a classical beauty with both talent and appearance, good looks and intelligence!
At this time, the dishes were on the table. Meng Chenyu greeted Yuqing to eat the dishes and asked, "I just heard you say 'burning the remaining firecrackers is the end of the year', and I realized that another year is about to end. Yuqing, what are you doing this year?" Are you going back to your hometown for the New Year?”
"Well, let's go home. Where are you? Brother Meng." Yuqing asked.
"Well, I haven't spent the Spring Festival in China for many years. I plan to go back to my hometown to spend time with my parents this year. Have you bought your ticket?" Meng Chenyu asked with concern.
Yuqing shook her head and sighed: "I haven't bought it yet."
"How about this? I plan to drive back to my hometown to celebrate the New Year. You don't need to buy a ticket. You can take my car back together. It's a ride anyway." Meng Chenyu sincerely invited Yuqing to accompany him all the way.
After hearing this, Yuqing felt a little hesitant. After all, it was a long way home, and she and Meng Chenyu were not very familiar with each other. It might not be appropriate for a man and a woman to ride in the same car together for such a long time, but when she saw Meng Chenyu's sincere invitation , I was not very good at refuting other people's face, so I was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to reply.
Meng Chenyu saw Yu Qing's concerns, and he quickly added with a smile: "You can also invite one or two fellow villagers who have not bought tickets to ride back together. We are all fellow villagers, so we can just help each other out."
When Yuqing heard this, she quickly smiled and said, "Brother Meng, how troublesome this is for you!"
Meng Chenyu said with a smile: "It's a small matter, nothing troublesome. Why don't you think about it first and call me back after you think about it, so that I can make arrangements in advance."
"Okay, thank you so much, Brother Meng." Yuqing felt that Meng Chenyu came in time. She had been worrying about not buying a train ticket in the past few days!
"Yuqing, you don't have to be polite to me in the future. Putting aside the fellow countrymen who live in a different place, you helped me pick up my wallet last time and saved me from a big trouble. What's the point of my little help!" Meng Chenyu looked at When Yuqing agreed to take his car home together, she was in a particularly good mood, so she asked, "Yuqing, do you have any brothers or sisters in your hometown?"
Yuqing said with a smile: "I am an only child, and my parents are teachers. At that time, the family planning policy was strict and they were not allowed to have two children, otherwise they would be laid off."
After hearing this, Meng Chenyu smiled and said: "I happen to have no sisters, so you can consider me your brother. If you encounter any difficulties in Beijing in the future, just say hello and I will definitely try my best."
"It's an honor to meet Brother Meng," Yuqing said, picking up the teacup, "I'll give you a toast with tea instead of wine."
"Come on, cheers, sister Yuqing." Meng Chenyu smiled and picked up the teacup.
"You're just talking here. You see, the food is getting cold. Come on, eat, eat." Meng Chenyu called to Yuqing to eat quickly.
After eating, Meng Chenyu drove Yuqing home.
The car drove into the community where Yu Qing lived and stopped downstairs of her house.After Yuqing got out of the car, Canran smiled and said, "Brother Meng, thank you for today's lunch."
Meng Chenyu said you were welcome and asked intentionally or unintentionally: "You rented a house here, right? Do you live alone now?"
"Well, I share a two-bedroom apartment with others, and I live in the second bedroom." Yuqing replied.
Hearing what Yuqing said, Meng Chenyu guessed that she was still single and couldn't help but feel happy.
Yuqing waved her hand and said to Meng Chenyu: "Brother Meng, goodbye."
Meng Chenyu said: "A girl living alone must pay attention to safety and protect herself. I'm waiting for your call."
"Okay, I understand, you can come back too." After Yuqing said that, she turned and left.
Meng Chenyu sat in the car, silently watching Yu Qing's leaving figure. He had a premonition or expectation that the appearance of this girl would bring about big changes in his life.From the first time they met at the Beijing Olympics, to the chance encounter at the annual meeting, and through today's chat, he found incredibly that the two of them had so many similarities and such a rare tacit understanding. Is it really possible? Is it God's will?
After returning to her residence, Yuqing walked to the balcony and planned to pull down the curtains. She accidentally saw through the window that Meng Chenyu's car was still parked steadily at the place where she had just gotten off.A strange feeling suddenly appeared in Yuqing's heart. This feeling was something she had never experienced before.If her vague impression of An Chen was the beginning of an adolescent girl's love, then towards Meng Chenyu in front of her, this man of the opposite sex who seemed far away yet within reach, she felt more of a mixture of admiration and empathy. Closeness born of various emotions such as love, mutual sympathy and so on.
It's winter and it's very cold, but there is no doubt that both Meng Chenyu and Wang Yuqing have warm hearts at this moment.
(End of this chapter)