"Tang Xin'er" seemed to be very sincere in his invitation. On a hot day, he went to the Liujiayao warehouse where flies were everywhere, melon rinds and rotten vegetable leaves were all over the place to invite him. He even spoke loudly at that time.

It's up to you to choose what's in the capital, and what's not suitable for you. It feels like spending a lot of money, and it has the meaning of using money as money.

Hong Yanwu knew that she wanted something, so of course he would not be polite.

When he thought about it, on a hot day, except for fresh seafood, all the dishes were out of season, but in this era, there were none.

Simply, let’s eat Western food.

When Chen Liquan came, he always wanted to try the Western food in the restaurant. He had promised it several times, but due to one or other reasons, he was never able to make the trip. This was just a chance to satisfy his buddy's wish.

Secondly, in summer, Chinese restaurants have a strong smell of mop, rag, and sour beer, which is really off-putting. On the contrary, Western restaurants have an elegant and clean environment, which is good for talking.

Speaking of Beijing in 1978, since the "Dongan Market" had long been transformed into the "Dongfeng Market", the "peace" (German and French style) and "Japanese style" (as the name suggests, Japanese style) in the past were gone. So at that time, a huge market

There are only three formal Western restaurants in the capital.

Among them, the "Jingcheng Hotel" is not open to the public and only entertains government officials and foreign friends. The entrance is strictly guarded. Therefore, ordinary people can patronize it, and only the other two are open to the public.

One is the "Xinqiao Hotel" located at the northwest corner of the Chongwenmen intersection, and the other is the "Beijing Exhibition Hall Restaurant" located at No. 135 Xiwai Street, on the west side of the Beijing Exhibition Hall.

The dining environment of these two Western restaurants is relatively sophisticated. Although they once sold noodles with fried bean paste during the climax of the "Destroying the Four Olds", they quickly resumed serving Western food and maintained their old style.

Of course, as far as specific situations are concerned, there are still many differences between them.

"Xinqiao Hotel" serves French-style Western food, and its decoration features imitate French luxury style.

Western oil paintings hang on the walls, and the dining table is covered with a snow-white tablecloth, with exquisite table cards and a glass salt and pepper shaker placed on it. The chairs are also soft chairs with springs, and the chair cushions and backrests are covered

Beige cloth cover.

This is the favorite place of the Prime Minister. Therefore, most of the guests who come here are from the families of intellectuals and administrative cadres. There are many celebrities in the literary and art circles, and there are also some "black five" children with "thick" family backgrounds.

People in Beijing usually refer to this place as "Xinqiao'er" for short.

The "Beijing Exhibition Hall Restaurant" serves Russian-style Western food. It is an affiliated restaurant of the Beijing Exhibition Hall built with Soviet aid in the 1950s.

Because the Beijing Exhibition Hall was originally called the Soviet Exhibition Hall, the restaurant was first called "Moscow Restaurant". The current name was actually changed after the relationship between our country and the Soviet Union deteriorated.

However, people were used to calling it by its previous name and it was difficult to change their name, so they simply called it "Old Mo'er". Fortunately, after entering the 1980s, the restaurant returned to its original name, and finally it did not fall into a complete name mismatch.

real situation.

The composition of the diners here has another characteristic. Due to its geographical location close to Liuli Bridge, except for a small number of people who have studied in the Soviet Union, most of them are military families from military compounds.

To be honest, in terms of the conditions of the restaurant itself, "Lao Mo'er" is much better than "Xin Qiao'er" in terms of hardware and software.

First of all, the building here was designed by the Central Design Institute of the Soviet Union, with a luxurious, elegant and magnificent style.

Waxed floors, sky-high steel windows, velvet curtains, gorgeous chandeliers, dark green bronze pillars with cute owl reliefs. All of this is full of strong Russian sentiment.

Secondly, due to its distinct political nature, the security level here is relatively high.

The people on duty here were all "internal security" personnel transferred from the State Council, and even armed with submachine guns to guard the basement. Many years later, they became unique guards who left their posts in the name of retired cadres.

In addition, the treatment of the staff here is also extraordinary. Since the 1950s, leather shoes, material pants, hair wax and shoe polish have been distributed here, and the waitresses have also distributed perfume.

In special times, this place, together with the embassy in China, even became one of the few units receiving "special supply". Even during the three-year natural disaster period, the supply was not reduced at all.

Therefore, in summary, in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, "Lao Mo'er", as the most representative red western restaurant of the times, was deeply loved by those "veterans" wearing green and yellow military uniforms.

Peng has become a holy place for them to witness their youthful years.

In those days, these people just mentioned "Old Mo'er" as if greeting a noble and close friend, inadvertently showing a special kind of pride and complacency.

So much so that in many film and television literary works about the "movement" period created by the children of these troops, "Old Mo'er" was the most important prop and scene.

It's a pity that neither political attributes nor high-level facilities and supplies can replace the importance of humanistic culture in terms of enjoyment.

As far as the actual situation at that time is concerned, probably due to the location in the old city and the high level of customers, the "Xin Qiao'er" did outnumber the "Old Mo'er", and that was where the biggest "share" of the capital was.

Dining room.

There used to be a saying in Beijing, "It takes three lifetimes to learn how to eat, and five lifetimes how to learn how to dress." This is very reasonable.

Because the guests who go to "Xinqiaoer" are all those who have received foreign education and tasted foreign customs, and are now called "returnees". The exquisiteness, meticulousness, and taste of these people are not like just pulling out their legs from the mud.

, the descendants of "military generals" who only know how to shout and drink can be compared.

This also determines that the whole "Xinqiaoer" has the most petty bourgeois sentiment. It feels different as soon as you enter the door. The guests all have their own style, chew slowly and speak softly. Even the music is so light and graceful that I can't pronounce the title of the song.

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In short, compared with the overall dining atmosphere of "Xinqiao'er" which is warm, elegant and unique, Dongkan's noisy and overeating "Old Mo'er" can be seen everywhere. It is more like a military canteen. The so-called

"Mingyang Shitu" is much lower in level.

Taking into account the transportation distance, there is no need to guess where Hong Yanwu will choose to go.

But something unexpected happened. After Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan met "Tang Xin'er" at the door of "Xin Qiao'er" at six o'clock in the evening, when they were chatting and walking to the restaurant, the lights suddenly went out. Looking from the outside,

The entire hotel building was dark.

After asking again, someone from the hotel told me that the power supply department had already informed me that the restaurant had closed early today.

No way, this is a common thing in this era. The city has insufficient power supply and frequent power outages.

As a result, the original plan will definitely not work, and the place must be changed. Now if you want to eat Western food again, "Old Mo'er" has become the only choice.

To be honest, Hong Yanwu was not willing to go to "Lao Mo'er".

He really hates the children of the compound, let alone go to the place where the children of the military compound, the most territorial-minded, gather.

Those people had always regarded "Old Mo'er" as a taboo, and they knew what they would look like to ordinary people like them.

However, even though he thinks so himself, he cannot help but consider others.

Chen Liquan came here in high spirits today. It can be seen that he has always been yearning for this Western meal in the evening. And since he has written many "blank checks" before, Hong Yanwu is a little bit intolerable to dampen Chen Liquan's interest this time.

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In addition, "Tang Xin'er" was also very curious and said that she had never been there herself and expressed that she wanted to experience the luxurious life of the "academy school".

In this case, both of them wanted to go, and it was even harder for Hong Yanwu to insist on his own opinion. Then I thought about it, it was just a meal.

Went to the Corner to wait for a while, then left after eating. We spent money to pay the bill and didn’t invite anyone or mess with anyone. You can’t single them out, right?

After all, times have changed. The "academic faction" has to be reasonable, right? You can't just hit people casually with an armed belt like before, right?

Yes, Hong Yanwu finally nodded, and the three of them finally reached an agreement and set off for "Lao Mo".

In order to hurry up, they got off the nearest subway station.

During this period, there was only one subway line, from Beijing Railway Station to Pingguoyuan Station. The fare was 50 cents. It had little transportation significance and was basically regarded as a tourist attraction by ordinary people.

The three of them spent a sum of one and a half extravagantly to sit comfortably on Nanlishi Road, and then boarded the "103" bus. Not to mention it was really fast, it was not yet seven o'clock when they arrived at their destination.

But it was useless to hurry up. There were so many people eating at "Lao Mo'er" at that time that there were even 20 tables lined up.

If you are really familiar with the situation, they usually start early in the morning, visit the zoo first, come out around ten o'clock, and wait for the first call at the door of the restaurant. For dinner, you need to queue up at the door of the restaurant before four o'clock.

Fortunately, Hong Yanwu and "Tang Xin'er" were two people with very clever minds. They had a tacit understanding with just one glance and went to negotiate with the person in front of them.

Within five minutes of chatting, the two of them had exchanged their "number" from the hands of the three men from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who were second in line at the time, for a price of five yuan.

After the transaction was completed, Hong Yanwu even joked about "sugar heart".

"Sisters, we made a mistake. Look at the appearance of those three boys. You are so dumbfounded. They kept asking about which compound you are from and trying to trick you. I think I want you.

One person can do this, let alone get the number without spending a penny. Are those guys going to treat you for nothing?"

But "Tang Xin'er" snorted softly when he heard it.

"Do you think I'm stupid? Without you, I would have discussed it with someone who had a female companion. You should understand that it's not an advantage, it's an annoyance. There's nothing to talk to on the street, and there are so many people chatting up with me. Like flies.

Yes, I can’t even hide away. Fortunately, there are such things as masks in the world..."

"I'm convinced. You really know how to praise yourself in every way. We should be honored, right? Such a cool girl takes the initiative to invite you to dinner. Who has such a blessing..."

"Hey, don't believe me, I almost never invite men to dinner, only a few of them. I even invited you twice here, you are really the first..."
Chapter completed!