Chapter 31 Judequan and Roast Duck Rolls

It is not far from the Black Prince Hotel where Lu Mingfei and his friends live to Qianmen Street where the main branch of Judequan is located. Just walk along Xicaoshi Street and cross Zhushikou to get there.

As it was still early, the group decided to walk over.

Liu Miaomiao and Qiao Yiran were discussing where to go for their free time on the 17th. In order to show his sincerity of "don't listen to anything inappropriate", Lu Mingfei politely kept a distance of half a meter from them and walked side by side.

"Lu Mingfei, what are your plans for the 17th?" Qiao Yiran suddenly came over and asked, "Do you want to go to Yangmeizhuxie Street with us?"

Liu Miaomiao quickly grabbed Qiao Yiran and gave her a quietly reproachful look.

"Yiran, please don't always make things difficult for him. Lu Mingfei might have his own things to do. Now that you say that, he will feel embarrassed to refuse you."

This sentence sounded like it was said with Lu Mingfei in mind, but Lu Mingfei read the subtext in it.

Liu Miaomiao wanted to avoid herself.

Indeed, from Liu Miaomiao's perspective, whether it was the rumor or sitting next to each other on the plane, they were all force majeure.

Although some ambiguous interactions occurred, they were all unintentional and can be ignored.

But this time, she went to Judequan with her friends, and he followed them with a flattering face, so Liu Miaomiao couldn't help but be on guard against him.

I wondered if I had misunderstood her kindness, and whether I had other purposes by approaching her.

Lu Mingfei knew that the reason she got close to him in the beginning was not only because she wanted to get in touch with her paralyzed senior brother through him, but also because she thought he was harmless and would not want anything from her if he didn't like her, just like a sheep.

But when the sheep seemed to show the aggressiveness of a wolf, Liu Miaomiao became alert.

But Lu Mingfei didn't think there was anything wrong with it. As the saying goes, if you don't cut it, you will suffer the consequences. Refusing something when you don't like it is actually a very commendable behavior.

Unlike some people, who clearly don’t like you but still keep giving you hope, showing ambiguity, and keeping you by their side.

“The 17th.” Lu Mingfei lied. “I’m afraid I can’t go with you on the 17th. I have to go to Liubiju to buy pickles, and I also have to go to Zhaofu Street Grocery Store to buy Erba Sauce. My aunt asked me to bring it to her.”

Since Liu Miaomiao wants to avoid suspicion with me, I will just cooperate with her.

Qiao Yiran nodded and said nothing more. She didn't know whether Lu Mingfei really didn't have time or just pretended, but since Lu Mingfei had already refused, she didn't force him.

She understood that a forced melon is not sweet.

Just now in the hotel, after Lu Mingfei laid his cards on the table with her, she knew that Lu Mingfei might not have any feelings for Liu Miaomiao for the time being.

"But since this guy has no idea about Miaomiao anymore, why did he suddenly follow me?" Qiao Yiran thought to herself in confusion, "I thought this guy suddenly got it."

As they walked and talked, they unknowingly arrived at Qianmen Street, where Judequan's headquarters was located. However, just as they arrived at the entrance, they saw a group of people queuing in front of them.

Oops, I forgot about this. Lu Mingfei slapped his thigh.

In later generations, as Judequan's reputation became worse and worse, the number of foreign tourists coming to Judequan to eat roast duck also decreased year by year.

When Lu Mingfei came to BJ in 2010, there was no need to queue at the Judequan branch and there were ready-made seats as soon as you entered.

But it is still 2004, and Didu Judequan, like Tianjin Buligou, is still a golden signboard and one of the must-visit spots for foreign tourists to the capital.

"What should we do?" Lu Mingfei asked the two.

"I'm sorry." Liu Miaomiao looked guilty. "I ate at Judequan a few times when I came to the capital before. My family had reserved a seat in advance. I forgot."

"Then shall we still eat?"

"Now that we're here..." Liu Miaomiao said in a low voice.

I understand. Now that we are here, let’s queue up.

Lu Mingfei found the waiter at the door and got his queue number. The waiting area at the door was already full and even the plastic stools had been distributed.

A few old men came out of the alley, took out the small stools they carried with them, sat in the shade nearby, and ate melon seeds while watching the people queuing like monkeys.

Lu Mingfei chatted with the old men and got a handful of sunflower seeds. He gave some to Liu Miaomiao and the others, who ate them while waiting for their seats. After finishing a handful of sunflower seeds, Lu Mingfei was about to ask the old man for another handful. As soon as he squatted down next to the old man, someone greeted him from above.

"Lu Mingfei, isn't this it? Is it such a coincidence?"

When I looked up, it was Zhao Menghua and his group of younger brothers in the elevator.

In fact, Zhao Menghua saw Lu Mingfei in the elevator, but he pretended not to see him and didn't say hello.

After meeting Lu Mingfei in the hotel lobby, he searched his mind for a long time but could not remember a classmate named Lu Mingfei. He simply called home and asked his housekeeper to help him see if there was a person named Lu Mingfei in the elementary school graduation photo. The conclusion he came to was of course no.

He cried out that he had been cheated, and wanted to settle the score with Lu Mingfei immediately and bring up the matter. But he calmed down again as soon as he walked out of the door, because he felt that Lu Mingfei was a bit shady.

Although he was not my elementary school classmate, he could accurately tell my name and past deeds. Even the Rolex green water ghost that could blind all the boys was not in his eyes. After thinking about it, I decided to ignore it.
Since you can't afford to offend him, you can always hide from him, right?

When he first entered Qianmen Street, he also looked at Lu Mingfei who was eating melon seeds from a distance. He originally wanted to continue pretending that he didn't see Lu Mingfei.

But when he glanced, he saw the sporty girl who had sat next to him on the plane standing next to Lu Mingfei. There was also a quiet and delicate little beauty next to her. He felt so depressed that he almost vomited blood.

You are wearing all branded clothes and have a Rolex worth over one million dollars, but you go to dinner with a bunch of men; while others are wearing knockoff clothes and are with beautiful women, and two of them at a time. Who wouldn't feel depressed in this situation?
However, judging by the way they were queuing at the door, they probably didn’t get a reservation.

Zhao Menghua rolled up his sleeves, feeling elated. The green water ghost on his wrist sparkled in the sun. He strode confidently towards Lu Mingfei, determined to get back some ground.

"What a coincidence."

Lu Mingfei squatted on the side, eating melon seeds and raising his head to reply to Zhao Menghua.

Zhao Menghua was stunned. Did Lu Mingfei intend to talk to him like this?
In the past, if someone spoke to him so rudely, Zhao Menghua would have lost his temper long ago, but the more Lu Mingfei acted like this, the more confused he became about Lu Mingfei's approach.

I heard that in East Guangdong Province, those who are dressed in leather clothes are often workers, while those who wear flip-flops and overalls are the big guys. Lu Mingfei now gives him the feeling of a big guy who lives in seclusion in the city.

It was obvious that he was standing and Lu Mingfei was squatting. He was in a superior position, but he felt that he was the one squatting and was inferior to Lu Mingfei in terms of momentum.

"What are you doing?" Zhao Menghua asked knowingly.

Lu Mingfei pointed at the crowd and said, "Look, they are queuing up for Ju De Quan."

"Oh, don't you have an appointment?" Zhao Menghua straightened his back a little.

"No, I don't come here often, so I don't know the rules here. And there's no way to make an appointment."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? My dad is very familiar with the owner of Judequan. If you want, I can reserve a seat for you."

"Yeah."

Lu Mingfei was just about to flatter Zhao Menghua and give all the remaining half handful of melon seeds to Zhao Menghua as a token of gratitude, when he heard Zhao Menghua change the subject:
"But it seems that we have to make an appointment two hours in advance. Now that we're at the restaurant, everyone is queuing and I'm afraid it's difficult to cut in line." Zhao Menghua said helplessly.

"Oh, I see."

Lu Mingfei finally understood that Zhao Menghua was actually here to show off in front of him. He closed his open palm and decided to keep half a handful of melon seeds for himself.

Zhao Menghua saw that Lu Mingfei was excited after being fooled by him, but then became bored. He suddenly felt a sense of pleasure as if he had gotten revenge, and decided to press on with the victory and reveal his true purpose.

"How about this, Lu Mingfei, you share a table with us. There are ten people at the table, six of us and three of you, just enough space. After all, we are not outsiders, we are all elementary school classmates, and we will soon be alumni of Shilan Middle School."

As Zhao Menghua spoke, his eyes switched back and forth between the two beauties, Lu Mingfei and Liu Miaomiao and Qiao Yiran:
"I wonder if I would have the honor to have dinner with these two beauties?"

Damn, why didn't I think Zhao Menghua was so greasy before? Lu Mingfei thought.

Want to share a table? Haha, I'm willing to spend a lot of money just to prevent you from hooking up with Liu Miaomiao. Do you think I will agree to it?
Lu Mingfei just opened his mouth to refuse, when he suddenly saw a black shadow flash before his eyes, and then someone stuffed something into his mouth.

Lu Mingfei was shocked, wondering who would dare to poison him in broad daylight. Just as he was about to spit it out, a small hand covered his mouth.

"Eat it, don't waste it. I just packed it for you and put two pieces of duck meat in it."

Next to Lu Mingfei, Lu Mingze was sitting on a small stool. On his thin legs were a box of roast duck meat, a box of cucumber strips and green onion shreds, a pack of spring rolls, and a box of sauce. He was calmly wrapping roast duck rolls.

(End of this chapter)