Chapter 29: Brothers Reunite

  He was a sophomore with a majestic name, Guan Wei. With a height of nearly 1.9 meters, according to the evaluation book, he would be nine feet away from the horse if he jumped down, and if placed in ancient times, he would be a fierce general like Guan Yu.

  It's not a coincidence that among the five brothers, he is also the second. When he first entered university, Zhou Yi and others called him Guan Er Ge, but later this name was rejected by Guan Wei. His reason was very sufficient: Guan Er Ye is a god, we are just ordinary people and can't bear this title, do you want to shorten my lifespan?

  He said that, and Zhou Yi and the others had no choice but to change their tune, directly calling him "Second Brother", which was too ordinary and plain, couldn't show off their dorm's collective wisdom, and wasn't intimate enough, so they called him "Old Second".

  Ji Yi still remembers the time when Zhu Xiao Hua called him "Old Number Two", Guan Wei's veins bulged, his eyes turned bloodshot. As a result, that day became the darkest day of Zhu Xiao Hua's life, his little butt was beaten swollen by Guan Wei, and it is said that even the mixed internal and external hemorrhoids were beaten back to their place of origin, turning into the purest internal hemorrhoids.

  So from then on, Zhou Yi and the others all changed their mouths to call Guan Wei 'Dà èr', this title not only showed his position, but also was quite domineering and overbearing, very fitting for his basketball player-like height, extremely apt.

  When Zhou Yi arrived at the Jia Mei Hotel, it was just lunchtime. After glancing at many elegant ladies lingering in the first-floor lobby and some pure and natural self-sufficient individuals promoting investment in a soft environment upstairs, Zhou Yi quickly went up to the Chinese restaurant on the second floor.

  In the whole of Chudu and even in most of Lu Province, the Chinese restaurant of Jia Mei Hotel is very famous, precisely because Kong Jie, a master chef known as the orthodox heir of Lu cuisine, is in charge. Li Yuanfang was able to invite him to represent Yunshui Village at the long table banquet competition, his connections are indeed not small.

  Zhu Xiaohua and a tall, imposing figure were indeed sitting inside the Chinese restaurant. Comrade Xiaohua was still scanning the room with his eyes, checking out the beautiful women, but it was Guan Wei who spotted Zhou Yi first.

  "Old Three, over here! I've been waiting for you, you little scamp!"

  Gu Wei burst out laughing and stood up to give Zhou Yi a bear hug: "Haha, it's been three days since we parted ways, but you're looking at me with new eyes now? It's been years since we last met, and your build has become much more robust!"

  Among the five brothers, Guan Wei's physical quality was the best. There were not many people who could calmly withstand his bear hug; previously, when he hugged his older brothers, they would all cry out in pain for a long time. But this time, when he hugged Zhou Yi, Guan Wei felt like he was hugging an iron lump, no matter how hard he tried, Zhou Yi remained expressionless, and Guan Wei was taken aback.

  "Haha, brother should also keep up with the times. By the way, your body is even better than before, I know you're a journalist, but those who don't know might think you're a free fighter..."

  With a body that had been systemically modified by the I Ching, he actually felt a slight numbness in his arms under Guan Wei's hug, and was also very impressed in his heart. After all, Guan Wei relied on his own strength, not like himself who had turned on the cheat device.

  "Alright you two, sit down quickly, don't hug each other the moment you meet, it's like you're a couple. This is a five-star high-end restaurant, have some style, do you understand?"

  Zhu Xiaohua said discontentedly: "Being with you two guys, the beauties should despise me. Ah! This is what they call being careful when making friends..."

  "You, you're a damned fool, 'Flower' marrying you is really blind, it's just like putting a flower in cow dung, and this cow dung is three days old."

  Zhou Yi and Guan Wei have always looked down on him, Xiao Hua's fellow villagers are also stifled. Since college, he has been the target of teasing and joking among his four brothers. Being the eldest son to this extent is unprecedented.

  "Wow, the dishes are great! Comrade Xiaohua, are you planning on splurging today?"

  After sitting down, a glance at the table revealed four big dishes: braised abalone with dried scallops, nine-turns fat intestines, steamed crab claws with fish fins, and sweet and sour yellow river carp. There were also several light and refreshing small dishes to accompany them; the yellow river carp was at least ten kilograms in weight, clearly transported from Pucheng using the water storage method, not a local product.

  With just these few dishes, at a five-star hotel like Jumeirah, it wouldn't be possible to spend less than 4 or 5 thousand yuan. Zhou Yi took another glance at the rare edition Maotai on the table, and damn, that's over 5 thousand yuan per bottle too.

  Guan Weiyuan has come from afar as a guest, but he can't be the one to invite him out for dinner. Neither of them had planned on inviting the other out for dinner. Could it be that Tie Gongji's magnetic camel glass mouse crystal cat Little Flower comrade suddenly changed his nature today and became generous all of a sudden?

  Zhou Yi looked at Zhu Xiaohua with a skeptical expression, and the fat man said shamelessly: "Don't look anymore, don't you understand me? Even if the mountain is exhausted and the heavens are united, I'm not going to bleed. Today, none of us need to pay, there's always someone else to foot the bill, so let's get moving! This is Kong Jie's culinary skills, it's making me drool..."

  "Kong Jie's craftsmanship is impeccable."

  I took a small bite of the braised pork belly in soy sauce, and it felt pretty good. The entrance had a crispy feeling, with a nice chewiness that wouldn't get stuck in my teeth or fall apart, which is worthy of its reputation as an authentic Shandong dish.

  Of course, if we use the standard of a top-notch chef to demand, Kong Jie's two dishes are just barely entering the room, and the fire is still slightly insufficient, not yet reaching the level of pure perfection, and he still needs to continue learning.

  "Big Brother Er, why don't you call out that friend of yours who's good at settling accounts? Hehe, I should have thought of it earlier. Big Brother Er, you specially came from Fen Nan to find me, definitely not for your own affairs. Otherwise, a phone call would have been enough, no need for you to come in person."

  After hearing Zhu Xiaohua's words and recalling Guan Wei's words on the phone, if Zhou Yi still can't guess something, then that master's degree is in vain.

  He's just very curious now, what kind of person would ask this 'idle person' for help and even brought out the second brother? This person's abilities are not small at all.

  "You're really clever, kid. Zhang Ge, come up here, my third brother has arrived."

  Guan Wei smiled and picked up the phone, dialing a number.

  Hang up the phone, Guan Wei said again: "Old three, this time you must give me a face... This Zhang brother is called Zhang Zhao. It turns out that you should also know him. He is the big boss of the old chain restaurant, and his business covers many fields such as food, entertainment, and culture. In your Chu Du, he is also a number one figure."

  "Is it him?"

  I've vaguely figured out the I Ching. Zhang Zuo's old place, although it was just a mid-range hotel, has opened over a hundred chain stores in half of Shandong Province, and his business involves several fields, but his original business is still catering. This time he came to find me, probably related to Cao Yidao, the old man I met last time.

  He's just a bit strange, Guan Wei isn't even from Chudu, and after graduation he went to work at the Fen Nan Daily responsible for the medical and health section, how would he be connected to this Zhang boss?

  "Older brother, how did you get to know Zhang Zhao?"

  "It's a coincidence... Zhang Zhuang and your sister-in-law are somewhat related, he is the younger brother of the husband of your sister-in-law's second aunt's daughter. Last week when your sister-in-law's second aunt celebrated her 60th birthday, it was his chef who took care of the arrangements..."

  Gu Wei smiled and said, "At that time, I had a few drinks with him on the table, and we chatted quite well. When it came to exchanging business cards, he saw the group photo of my brothers in my wallet..."

  "Alright, I understand, Second Brother."

  The complex relationships of the Zhouyi family made his head spin, and even with his intelligence four times higher than that of ordinary people, he still couldn't fully understand it. However, he did grasp one thing - this Zhang boss had first gotten in touch with Guan Wei before coming to find him.

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