Chapter 40 In Xiangjiang(1/2)
It's getting late when we arrive in Central, so let's find a hotel to stay in first.
Since I'm here, I'll stay in the best hotel possible.
A good hotel in Central is undoubtedly the Mandarin Hotel at 5 Connaught Road Central, which was later renamed the five-star Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
This hotel has a lot of history and has hosted many dignitaries, including Princess Diana of the United Kingdom and President Richard Nixon of the United States.
Later, my brother also became a frequent visitor here, often staying here or working out here.
On April 1, 2003, he jumped from the gym on the 24th floor, ending this arduous journey.
It's 1980. At this time, my brother has already made his debut. Has "The Wind Continues to Blow" been released?
The gentle sea breeze cooled the wildfire
I saw you sad, how could I be willing to go?
Crying is also beautiful
How to stop crying
I just have to kiss your hair gently
let the wind continue to blow
...
Later, a song called "Strong Wind Blows" appeared on the Internet, which also described the relationship between lovers:
Just let this strong wind blow
Strong wind blows
Keep blowing
blow away my heart
That pain
That period of sadness
Let the rain wash away
Sighing in the wind
You back then
As if it was destined
Just let this
Strong wind blows
Strong wind blows
Keep blowing
wash away in darkness
The tears in my eyes
Let the past disappear and you were in the wind
Who remembered me?
....
The lobby decoration of the Mandarin Hotel is very luxurious. It is indeed a five-star hotel. Su Youpeng and Er Leng have never seen this level of luxury.
"This standard is higher than the Beijing Hotel." Su Youpeng and Erleng's calves were trembling. Is this a place they can stay? How much does it cost per night?
Shen Guanglin let the two of them sit on the sofa to rest, and he walked to the counter with his suitcase.
The price tag is clearly marked, and the price is okay. The rack price of a superior room is HKD 668, and an extra bed is HKD 50.
That’s about a hundred dollars a day, not expensive!
In this era, identity checks in Xiangjiang were not strict. In the era before the Independent Commission Against Corruption was established, as long as mainlanders could escape, they were from Xiangjiang, and government staff would not check their identities.
In particular, Shen Guanglin spoke in English as soon as he entered the hotel, paid the bill in US dollars, and successfully booked a hotel without showing any valid documents.
After working hard all day, it’s time to take a good rest.
The three of them stayed in the same hotel. Shen Guanglin slept on a big bed, while Su Youpeng and Erling slept on the floor.
They originally planned to add an extra bed, but when they walked in and saw a carpet on the floor, they decisively decided to save the 50 yuan.
The first step after settling into the hotel is to take a shower.
After spending most of the day on the train, everyone was covered in stinky sweat.
Shen Guanglin wanted to have a cup of tea and take a rest first. He turned on the TV and what was playing was "Chu Liuxiang" produced by TVB.
Qiuguan is so handsome!
Yazhi is so beautiful!
The other two people fumbled to take a shower.
They still know how to use the water heater, but they don't recognize the two square boxes for shampoo and shower gel hanging on the wall.
All in English, very unfriendly.
Shen Guanglin also forgot to remind them what these were.
After both of them finished washing, Shen Guanglin was the last to wash.
"Teacher Shen, can this hair dryer be used?" Su Youpeng knew that Shen Guanglin was well-informed and decided to "not be ashamed to ask".
"It can be used." Shen Guanglin replied casually.
"You don't want money?"
"don't want."
Let me go, what Su Youpeng did next was really cool. He used the hair dryer not to blow his hair, but to blow up his crotch.
A man is poor but his ambition is short, and a horse is skinny and has long hair.
Su Youpeng's hair is very long, and he doesn't feel comfortable at all after taking a shower and sweating.
"You're too disgusting, get out! Get out, I want to take a shower too." Shen Guanglin couldn't stand this kind of behavior anymore.
"Okay." Already feeling comfortable, Su Youpeng put down the blow dryer.
When Shen Guanglin took off all his clothes, Su Youpeng pushed open the door and poked his head in: "Teacher Shen, do you want to use soap? I brought it from the capital. It has the scent of osmanthus. It can be washed clean and remove the oil."
"Need not!"
These two idiots didn't even dare to use the towels and bathrobes delivered by the hotel, probably because they were afraid of spending money.
When they came out of the shower, the two of them were already asleep on the floor.
The trip these days is really tough, and it’s never easy to go out and work hard.
Shen Guanglin didn't feel tired. He had the best rest and didn't have to worry about losing money.
Chu Liuxiang is indeed good-looking, and Zhao Yazhi is also really beautiful.
It was getting dark, and I don’t know how long it had passed before the other two people finally woke up, probably because they were hungry.
"Let's go, I'll take you to taste Xiangjiang delicacies."
Shen Guanglin visited Hong Kong in his previous life. Central at that time was not very different from that time. At least the location of the Mandarin Hotel was the same.
The so-called developed countries only developed early. When developing countries catch up, they will fall behind.
Xiangjiang is not a country, but this principle applies.
Let’s go for a late night snack!
The three of them put on the clothes they bought in Yangcheng. Shen Guanglin wore jeans, a T-shirt, and sneakers. This is the taste that a fashionable young man should have.
Su Youpeng and Erleng dressed up according to Lao Wang's outfit, including leather sandals, suit pants, and white shirts.
If you put this outfit in an office building, you would look like a white-collar worker, and if you put it in a nightclub, you would look like a bodyguard.
Okay, there's no shame in taking them out.
There are at least two escorts.
Do you love your people like your own children?
I have to say that there are a lot of delicious food in Xiangjiang, and the food choices near Central are quite wide. It was already a little late when I took them out, but it was the busiest time of the night market.
There are also many food stalls in Central, with affordable prices and good taste.
Steamed grass carp, salt and pepper fresh squid, chicken pot, dragon and phoenix balls, sweet and sour pork, mustard squid, secret grilled skewers, and two cans of San Miguel beer, it really has the taste of later generations.
Many people come to Central to eat, including many foreigners with yellow hair, white skin, and blue eyes.
Su Youpeng and Erleng were curious about all this.
"Brother Peng, there are so many ghost guys and foreign women, more than the ones in front of our Friendship Hotel."
To be continued...