Chapter 1145

Soon, the girl brought the buns and soup. Zhou Anlei got up, went to the glass counter, picked up a plate the size of a palm, and then used chopsticks to add small mixed vegetables to the plate.

He kept stacking them up, and finally, when he couldn't put any more, Zhou Anlei stopped.

"So much!" Xu Yinxia said with a smile.

Zhou Anlei placed the small mixed vegetables on the table: "No matter how much you take, it's two mao; might as well take as much as you can."

At this time, the door of the bun shop creaked, and the thick cotton door curtain was lifted one after another, then slapped down, hitting the door.

"Sister-in-law, bring twenty beef buns and four bowls of soup."

A voice rang out. The woman sitting behind the glass counter finally had an expression on her face, but the smile looked as fake as it could be.

"Oh my, Ersuozi is here; how come you're willing to spend money to eat buns here today?"

The one who came was indeed Suo Bensheng and Zhang Guodong, along with two other men, who looked like manual laborers, with dark skin and hands full of calluses.

"We came here to deliver goods, and it happened to be noon, so we came over to support Sister-in-law."

Zhou Anlei was holding a bun and had just taken a bite when he heard the woman say "Ersuozi," and he was stunned for a moment.

Immediately after, he heard Suo Bensheng's voice and looked back.

"Damn, it really is you, Ersuozi."

Suo Bensheng looked up and blurted out a curse: "Damn, yesterday at the train station, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me; I didn't expect it to really be you, Zhou Erlei."

Looking at the expressions and tone of the two, it was clear that they were not harmonious.

Xu Yinxia grabbed Zhou Anlei's hand and shook her head slightly at him, her eyes full of pleading.

The little bit of evil fire in Zhou Anlei's heart disappeared instantly, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Ersuozi, you moved out of Tanghezi eight or nine years ago, and I left Tanghezi two years ago. Whatever happened in the past, regardless of who was right or wrong, let it pass."

Suo Bensheng was stunned, looking at Zhou Anlei with disbelief; was this really Zhou Erlei? He could actually say such things.

Seeing Suo Bensheng's dumbfounded look, Zhou Anlei was very happy. The two didn't have any deep hatred; it was just that when they were young, they were competitive and neither was convinced by the other.

"Ersuozi, since we ran into each other today, I'll treat you to whatever you eat; consider it an apology for the past."

"No... no!" Suo Bensheng was so confused that he stuttered: "Are you really Zhou Erlei?"

"Damn!" Zhou Anlei cursed, then laughed heartily: "Genuine, it's just that people always have to grow up; you can't always be like a child who doesn't understand things."

"You fucking look like this, it really makes me a bit unaccustomed."

Suo Bensheng scratched his head and then laughed heartily as well.

"You want to treat us to a meal; what's the matter, did you make a fortune outside?"

"What fortune." Zhou Anlei shook his head: "Working in a factory, I did earn money, but it was saved by living frugally. As for making a fortune, it's too far away."

If it were the Zhou Anlei of the past, he would definitely be showing off. As soon as he got off the train, he would have to return to Tanghezi, and it wouldn't take a night before the whole village knew that Zhou Anlei had made a fortune.

But now he had become much more introverted; one reason was the social beatings he had suffered over the past year or so. The second was that he had followed Zhou Andong for a period of time and had seen scenery he had never seen before.

Thinking about the Entrepreneurs Forum, the tycoons he met were all so low-key. What was his little bit of money? In their eyes, it was pocket money; what was there for him to show off? It was embarrassing.

"It's not easy for you to earn money, so forget about treating us." Ersuozi waved his hand: "Let's share a table and have a drink. When it's time to pay, we'll split it."

"Okay!" Zhou Anlei agreed readily.

Suo Bensheng looked at Xu Yinxia and Zhao Mingming: "Zhou Erlei, who is this?"

Zhou Anlei said with a smile: "My partner, Xu Yinxia. This is her daughter, and she will be my daughter in the future."

Suo Bensheng was a bit stunned, but quickly reacted, a look of apologetic smile on his face.

"Nice to meet you, nice to meet you."

Xu Yinxia said in somewhat broken Mandarin: "Nice to meet you!"

Zhang Guodong had been sizing up Zhou Anlei; this kid was Chairman Zhou's cousin, and it was said that the relationship between the two families was very stiff.

However, he didn't intend to find trouble for Zhou Anlei; no matter how stiff the relationship was, they were family after all, and he, an outsider, couldn't meddle.

At this time, the other two men moved the table over, put it together, and then several people sat down.

Suo Bensheng pointed at Zhang Guodong and said: "Zhou Erlei, do you know him?"

Zhou Anlei looked at Zhang Guodong and shook his head slightly: "Haven't seen him."

Suo Bensheng said with a smile: "You know Yao Jun, right?"

"I know!" How could Zhou Anlei not know Yao Jun, Zhou Andong's iron buddy, the two had always worn the same pair of pants.

Suo Bensheng said: "He is Yao Jun's iron buddy, and he also knows Chairman Zhou."

Zhou Anlei extended his hand and shook hands with Zhang Guodong: "I have been in Yangcheng, and in October, I ran into Dongzi. He asked me to come back and do some business, so I came back."

Suo Bensheng was stunned, then thought of Zhou Anlei's changes, and felt a sense of realization in his heart.

As a Tanghezi person, he knew the situation of Zhou Andong and Zhou Anlei's families much better than Zhang Guodong.

Zhou Anlei being able to change like this must have a lot to do with Zhou Andong.

"Sister-in-law!" Suo Bensheng shouted: "One cup of 52° for each, and bring two bottles of Iced Black Tea."

Brother Monkey came out with the buns himself: "Ersuozi, Brother thanks you for coming to support."

Suo Bensheng said with a smile: "Just thanking me with empty words? Can't you send one cup of 52° to each of us?"

Brother Monkey sighed and said: "You're making it difficult for your brother; it's a small business, how much money can I earn? If I send one cup of 52° to each of you, I've worked for half a day for nothing."

"Alright!" Suo Bensheng rolled his eyes: "Look at how stingy you are; look at now, who doesn't buy 365 furniture? It's just you, getting married and actually buying broken combination cabinets."

Brother Monkey hurriedly looked at the woman sitting behind the glass counter, and seeing that she didn't notice this side, he lowered his voice and said.

"What do you know, 365 furniture is so expensive; the price of one set can buy two sets of combination cabinets."

"You're just stingy." Suo Bensheng raised his voice on purpose: "365 furniture is whole-house customization; it's not in the same grade as combination cabinets."

This time the woman heard it, turned her head and looked over, gave Brother Monkey a cold look, but didn't say anything.

Brother Monkey shrank his neck and glared fiercely at Suo Bensheng: "You're just trying to pit me."

At this time, there was a noise outside; clearly, the winery was off work, and the staff had come over to eat.

Immediately after, a group of people lifted the door curtain and entered, and they heard a familiar voice.

"You guys invited me to dinner, can you have some sincerity? Even if you went to eat siu mai and mutton soup, I wouldn't say anything, but you actually invited me to eat buns."

"Brother Dajun!" Zhang Guodong heard the voice and knew who it was, so he hurriedly stood up.