Chapter 2325 back to Beijing
Beijing.
Liuhai Hutong at 9 o'clock in the evening was already very quiet. This area was originally a place for quietness in the middle of the hustle and bustle. It was located in the very center of the capital, but there was no commercial development, and it was still an authentic old alley.
Many young people are now reluctant to live in such a hutong courtyard. Of course, most people's homes are those kind of large courtyards. Many families are crowded into one courtyard, and some don't even have toilets. Naturally, such a house is not as comfortable as a building.
But if it is a single-family house like Xia Ruofei's big courtyard house, and it has been modernized, it is naturally different.
In fact, Xia Ruofei's set of courtyards is unique in the whole hutong, but Xia Ruofei rarely lives, and Wu Qiang and others who help him manage the house are basically reclusive, so there is not much communication with the neighbors. , This large courtyard is somewhat mysterious in the eyes of the neighbors.
Under the yellowish street lights, a figure appeared at the corner of the alley.
He didn't walk fast, as if he was slowly reminiscing about something.
Unconsciously, this person walked to the door of the big courtyard.
He didn't stop in his footsteps, but walked directly up the steps, went straight to the door, reached out and pressed his fingerprints.
With a click, the heavy door opened directly.
A figure flashed out from behind the screen, and when he saw the person entering the door, the vigilance on his face suddenly turned into a look of surprise.
"Xia... Mr. Xia! Why are you?" The man was dumbfounded.
The person who walked over from the Hutong entrance was Xia Ruofei. After he and Song Rui talked on the phone, he thought that there was nothing to do in Sanshan these few days, so he simply drove the Obsidian flying boat to the capital at night.
Xia Ruofei said with a smile: "You are... Laoding! Are you on duty tonight?"
This courtyard is really too big. Even if there are a lot of surveillance probes installed in the back, Wu Qiang can't be responsible for the security of the entire courtyard without sleep, so he recruited a few old comrades from the past to help.
The veterans usually live in the backyard, but there are people on duty in the front yard every day, and they live directly in the concierge.
The concierge is also a monitoring room. The people on the night shift basically don’t sleep and just stare at the monitoring, so they need to take turns on duty.
Just now, this old man saw a figure flashed by the door monitor. He walked out of the concierge and was about to go to check it. Then he heard the door slamming. He thought a thief had come to the house, so he quickly came out. It was actually Xia Ruofei, the big boss of Shenlong, who saw the beginning but not the end.
Old Ding nodded quickly and replied, "Yes! Mr. Xia, why didn't you say hello in advance when you came back? We can arrange someone to pick you up at the airport!"
Xia Ruofei said with a smile: "I came here on a temporary basis, and someone picks up the plane, so you don't have to work hard for you to run again..."
Xia Ruofei went on to say: "You continue to be on duty! Old Ding, it's hard work! You take this cigarette and keep your spirits up!"
Xia Ruofei said while putting his hand into his pocket, took a pack of special cigarettes from the spiritual map space and handed it to Lao Ding.
This was given to him by Song Lao, but after he practiced, his craving for cigarettes was long gone, and he occasionally smoked one or two to play. Those cigarettes and most of the boxes were stored in the spiritual map space.
Lao Ding hurriedly declined and said, "Mr. Xia, you are too polite, no need..."
Lao Ding had served in the Security Bureau before, and his vision was naturally not bad. He could see at a glance that the cigarettes in the white package without any signs were not simple, so he was also a little flattered and repeatedly refused.
Xia Ruofei shoved the cigarette directly into his hand, and said with a smile, "You can take it if you give it to you. You are not like our soldiers!"
When Lao Ding heard the words, he immediately stood upright and said aloud, "Yes! Then I will accept it, thank you Mr. Xia!"
"That's right!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "Okay, you are busy! I'm going back to the house..."
After finishing speaking, Xia Ruofei walked towards the master's courtyard in the middle.
He heard Lao Ding reporting to Wu Qiang in the backyard in a low voice on the walkie-talkie.
Although Lao Ding's voice is small, how could he hide from Xia Ruofei's ears?
However, Xia Ruofei did not stop him. He knew that when he came home suddenly, Lao Ding must report to Wu Qiang, which is also Lao Ding's responsibility.
Sure enough, as soon as Xia Ruofei turned to the middle courtyard, he saw a silhouette flashing at the Moon Gate leading to the backyard, and Wu Qiang walked over quickly.
"Boss! You're back!" Wu Qiang respectfully bowed to Xia Ruofei and said.
Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded and said, "I went to the capital to do something temporarily, and someone received it, so I didn't notify you to pick up the station."
"So that's how it is..." Wu Qiang said, "Boss, I'll ask my sister-in-law to get up and make you a late-night snack!"
"Sister-in-law should have fallen asleep! No need, no need..." Xia Ruofei said.
"It's alright, she probably hasn't slept yet!" Wu Qiang said, "I just made a lot of wontons today, or...I'll ask my sister-in-law to give you a bowl...Zhajiang noodles!"
Xia Ruofei couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and said: "After you said that, I really miss the food made by my sister-in-law. If it's not troublesome, then come to a bowl of wontons!"
"No trouble! No trouble!" Wu Qiang said quickly, "I'll let my sister-in-law do it!"
Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded.
Wu Qiang first helped Xia Ruofei open the door of the master suite, and then turned on the lights, then bowed slightly to Xia Ruofei, and then left quickly.
Xia Ruofei glanced around in the familiar suite and found that the room was spotless and all the items were in good order, apparently it was cleaned every day.
He also nodded secretly.
Xia Ruofei came to the room in the middle that was used as the living room, sat down in front of the coffee table, took out the tea leaves and Lingtan water from the Lingtu space, poured the Lingtan water into the kettle, and was ready to start making tea.
After a while, Wu Qiang called out, "Boss!"
"Come in! The door is unlocked!" Xia Ruofei made tea seriously and said without raising his head.
Wu Qiang pushed open the door and came in. He was holding a tray in his hand. On it was a bowl of steaming wontons, and there were also several plates of refreshing side dishes.
Xia Ruofei pointed to the coffee table and said, "Is it all right? It's hard work and hard work, just put it on the coffee table!"
"Yes!" Wu Qiang said, placing the tray lightly on the coffee table, then carefully taking out the wontons and the plate with the side dishes and placing them on the coffee table.
Wu Qiang picked up the tray and stood up, and asked respectfully, "Boss, what would you like to have for breakfast tomorrow?"
"I'm fine, I'll eat whatever you want, you don't need to do anything special!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "By the way, remember to wash the Alphard when you get up tomorrow, I'll use the car in the morning."
"Okay!" Wu Qiang replied.
"Then go to rest! I have nothing to do here!" Xia Ruofei said, "Just get your car ready before ten o'clock in the morning, I will drive by myself tomorrow, you don't have to follow..."
"Okay, boss, rest early!" Wu Qiang said.
Then he backed out gently and closed the door.
Xia Ruofei took a sip of tea happily, then put down the teacup and set his eyes on the bowl of wontons.
The steaming wonton exudes a strong fragrance, and Xia Ruofei knows when he smells it that this soup must be pork bone soup, and it is the kind that has been boiled for a long time, and the essence has entered the soup.
He picked up the bowl, scooped a wonton with a spoon, put it in his mouth and chewed it.
Xia Ruofei also secretly praised it, this chaotic skin is thin and meaty, and the filling is very tasty, and at the same time, it has a bit of Q bombing, Wu Qiang's sister-in-law's craftsmanship is indeed quite good.
Xia Ruofei ate the whole bowl of wontons in a big mouthful, and even swept away a few small dishes.
Although with Xia Ruofei's cultivation base, he no longer needs to supplement food to maintain the energy needed by his body, but after eating wontons, he still has a sense of satisfaction.
The meaning of food is sometimes not just to satisfy hunger.
Xia Ruofei put the dishes aside, and Wu Qiang will naturally come to clean up tomorrow morning.
He went to the bathroom to take a shower, then lay down and went to sleep.
The courtyard in the depths of this alley is very quiet, especially the courtyard of the owner in the middle, and no one else lives, so it looks very quiet.
Xia Ruofei soon fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Xia Ruofei opened the door and stretched out after washing, and walked into the yard.
Wu Qiang was already waiting at Moon Gate. He saw Xia Ruofei get up and came out, and he walked over quickly.
"Morning!" Xia Ruofei greeted with a smile.
"Morning boss!" Wu Qiang said, "Breakfast is ready, I'll come and clean up yesterday's dishes!"
Xia Ruofei pointed to the room and said, "Just put it on the coffee table in the living room, and you can go in by yourself!"
"Yes!"
Wu Qiang went into the house to clean up the dishes, while Xia Ruofei took a leisurely walk in the yard.
Although the air quality in Beijing has been criticized in recent years, especially the smog has become a pain in the heart of the people in the capital, but Xia Ruofei's courtyard is like a paradise, the vegetation is very lush, the environment is very quiet, Xia Ruofei took a deep breath , suddenly felt a sense of relief.
He strolled around in a circle, and then walked to the backyard.
The staff of the Siheyuan greeted Xia Ruofei one after another, and Xia Ruofei also nodded to them with a smile.
Xia Ruofei has an exclusive restaurant in the backyard, but he did not go to that restaurant, but asked Wu Qiang to bring the breakfast specially prepared for him in the restaurant to the large restaurant. He sat with everyone, drinking soy milk, Eating fritters, chatting from time to time.
Xia Ruofei now cherishes this kind of living atmosphere in the market.
He knew that days like this might be farther and farther away from him in the future.
After breakfast, Xia Ruofei took a tissue and wiped his mouth while saying to Wu Qiang, "Clean the car slowly, I'll use the car around ten o'clock!"
"Okay, boss!" Wu Qiang said quickly.
He didn't tell Xia Ruofei, in fact, he got up early in the morning and thoroughly cleaned the Alpha commercial car, which was very clean, inside and out, and even waxed it again. It looks like new, and the sun shines brightly.
Xia Ruofei returned to the middle courtyard, raised his hand and looked at his watch, it was only eight o'clock.
He estimated that Song Rui should not get up yet, so he simply put the tea set on the stone table in the yard and sat there leisurely to make tea for a while.
At nine o'clock, Xia Ruofei called Song Rui and told him that he was already in the capital and went to the old house to visit Song Lao in the morning.
Song Rui was naturally overjoyed. In fact, he had already reported to Song Lao last night. The old man was also very happy when he heard that Xia Ruofei was coming to see him, and said that today's original schedule was given to Xia Ruofei, and Xia Ruofei could go at any time. , can see him directly.
Song Rui asked Xia Ruofei to come over at any time, and happily made an appointment with Xia Ruofei to drink at the Taoyuan Club tonight.
This was something Xia Ruofei had already promised, and he naturally agreed happily.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Ruofei went back to the room, pondered a little, and then took out two old ginseng, a box of Cordyceps sinensis, a box of Dendrobium, and another packet of tea from the spiritual map space.
After Xia Ruofei wrapped all these things, he thought about it and took out a porcelain bottle, which contained about 20 pills, the kind of pills he usually gave to his godmother to strengthen the body and cure diseases.
Xia Ruofei also put the porcelain bottle in the gift bag, and looked at the time, it was almost ten o'clock.
So he called Wu Qiang over and asked, "Wu Qiang, is the car ready?"
"Boss, everything has been cleaned, you can use it anytime!" Wu Qiang said.
"Yeah! You put these gifts in the car first, and I'll come over in a while!" Xia Ruofei said, "By the way, you can help me clean up the tea sets on the stone table in the yard in a while!"
"Okay, boss!" Wu Qiang said.
Wu Qiang went to the backyard with the gift bag, Xia Ruofei went back to the bedroom and changed into a set of casual clothes, that is, simple casual pants with white shoes, a white T-shirt on the upper body, and a beige casual suit on the outside. People look very cool.
Xia Ruofei came to the backyard, Wu Qiang had put all the gifts in the trunk, and he was waiting for Xia Ruofei next to Alpha with the car key.
"It's hard work!" Xia Ruofei took the key and smiled.
The Alpha commercial vehicle drove out through the specially opened gate in the backyard, and after passing through the alley, it drove towards the Song family's old house.
At around eleven o'clock in the morning, the Alpha commercial car driven by Xia Ruofei was already parked in the parking space at the entrance of the old house, and it was naturally unobstructed all the way in.
Xia Ruofei saw Lao Song's secretary Director Lu waiting at the door from a distance, so after he parked the car, he immediately took out a box of beautifully packaged jade muscle cream from the spiritual map space.
This is still the limited edition suit that Xia Ruofei asked Feng Jing to prepare for him before. It can be given as a gift when needed. Now there are more than a dozen suits in the space.
These jade muscle creams have been stored in Lingtu space for so long, and the effect is definitely much better than the jade muscle cream sold outside.
Xia Ruofei remembered that Director Lu said last time that his wife likes to use jade muscle cream, so he chose this gift right away.
Xia Ruofei carried the box of jade muscle cream, opened the car door and got out of the car, and said with a smile: "Director Lu, such a big minister-level leader personally greeted you, but it broke me!"