This weekend, Zhou Xiaowu invited three people to dinner. Of the three people, two are his bosses and one is a friend who has been with him for many years. They are all important to him. Zhou Xiaowu called them one day in advance, and everyone said it was okay. So Zhou Xiaowu booked a box at the hotel and arrived early.
The waiter said that the hotel has a hot pot set menu, which is divided into three grades: 180 yuan, 380 yuan and 680 yuan. Zhou Xiaowu did not hesitate to choose the 680 yuan one. Inviting these people to dinner, the most important thing is face.
Zhou Xiaowu works in the new city and his parents still live in the old city. Although he is not far from home, he seldom goes home because there is still something to do. Even at the weekend, he had to learn Korean, computers and international trade, and he had to make various phone calls, invite others to eat or be invited by others... With such little efforts, his career slowly developed. Up.
After a while, none of the people who invited him arrived, Zhou Xiaowu called one of his bosses and asked him where he was now. The boss was stunned on the phone, and then with a breath of enlightenment, and said, “It’s unfortunate that an important customer just asked me to go there. It’s a matter of great importance and can’t come...”
Zhou Xiaowu said, “It’s okay. You are busy with you." After he finished speaking, he called the waiter over and said, "Please change the package to the one with 380 yuan. A friend can't come..."
At this time, the call came, and it was another one. A boss called and said that something happened suddenly and he had to stay at home to deal with it and couldn’t come...
Zhou Xiaowu couldn’t help being disappointed, and asked: "Do you have to deal with it?" The
boss said, "Yes... …Well, tomorrow or next weekend, I will invite you." When it comes
to this, Zhou Xiaowu had no choice but to admit it. He called the waiter again and asked awkwardly: "Can you change to the 180 yuan gear?" The
waiter was a little unhappy, Zhou Xiaowu quickly lost his smile and explained that there were friends who could not come. , Don't want to waste.
Only the good friend who has been with him for many years is left, Zhou Xiaowu thought, such a good buddy, if you eat a food stall at the door, 60 yuan can make two people have a happy meal. This meal is a bit redundant. , But at this time, the friend must be coming soon, so he asked the waiter to serve the food quickly.
The dishes were quickly served, and the saucepan on the table began to boil. The waiter pointed to a few plates of raw meat and lettuce and asked, "Would you like to get the pot now?"
Zhou Xiaowu nodded, and the waiter poured a few dishes into the pot.
Unexpectedly, at this time, my friend also called and said that he was very unwell and had to go to the hospital to get salt water. I'm really sorry, and I will certainly offer wine to apologize for another day.
Zhou Xiaowu was frustrated for a while, and then embarrassed again: How can he eat this table full of vegetables alone? Bale? He didn't even have a stove for hot meals in his dormitory. Besides, many dishes were already in the pot and couldn't be packaged at all.
At this time, the phone rang again. This time it was from his father who asked Zhou Xiaowu: "Today is the weekend. Are you going home?"
Zhou Xiaowu said, "Busy, not going back."
Father said: "You can come back and have a look when you are free. It has been more than a month since you went home. Your mother is always talking about you."
Zhou Xiaowu laughed a few times and said, "Really a little busy."
Father asked again: " Where are you now?"
Zhou Xiaowu said: "At the hotel...Oh, yes, have you eaten with your mother? If you haven't, come over and eat with me. I'll wait for you here."
Father On the other end of the phone, he was stunned for a while, and then asked Zhou Xiaowu: "You just said let us have dinner with you?"
"Yes, yes, I invite you and mom to dinner."
Putting down the phone, Zhou Xiaowu thought of himself I have invited countless people to eat countless meals, but I have never invited my parents to eat a meal!
The parents rushed over in a while, and it seemed that they had called a taxi. There were smiles on their faces, and they didn't think much about why their son suddenly invited them out for dinner. It was the first time for the family to eat together outside of home, and to eat a lowest-grade set meal.
Zhou Xiaowu toasted his father and mother a glass of wine. When he drank the wine, he suddenly felt an urge to cry.
After dinner, Zhou Xiaowu went home with his parents and stayed at home for one night... As
soon as he went to work on Monday, a colleague who lived in the same community ran over and told Zhou Xiaowu: "Your parents were in the community yesterday. Everyone in Li said that you invited them to have a high-end meal in the hotel, and that you toasted them and wished them good health..."
Zhou Xiaowu burst into tears all at once.
