Chapter 352 In the Years of War
Hearing Xia Ning’s words, Zhou ngyao is glad, “I am an old woman. I am glad that you don’t call Granny Zhou. You want to call Sister ngyao! Anyway, it is up to you. You may call whatever you like.”
Granny Zhou is surely not a suitable address. Xia Ning thinks for a while and says, “I decide to call you Sister ngyao!”
Zhou ngyao is too beautiful to be addressed as she should be. It seems that any addressing is inappropriate...
“OK, as long as you like it.” Zhou ngyao closes the door and presses the accelerator. The car goes away at a high speed.
It is a Ferrari sporty car. Zhou ngyao drives very well. Among the cars on the crowded road, the red Ferrari car is just like a bunch of fire fla. It rushes across, followed by a lot of cheers.
The car goes and turns and arrives at a little lane. Xia Ning feels very surprised. Don’t they co to drink coffee? Where is the coffee shop?
And where can they park the car?
The lane is very narrow. It tests the driver’s techniques. Zhou ngyao drives practically. The gestures of her operation are just like that of the drivers in Formula Racing. Xia Ning feels shocked to see that.
“Aunt Zhou, you drive excellently. Where did you learn to drive?”
Zhou ngyao smiles. She mildly turns her head, “My husband taught in person.”
Hearing this, Xia Ning feels to hear a crash in her heart.
The husband taught her in person...That sounds aningful.
The car takes so other turnings and suddenly cos to an open place. It is a large land with many luxurious cars parked around!
Xia Ning is shocked blankly!
She has been in C City for quite a long ti. How didn’t she know this place?
Zhou ngyao stops the car. She turns to Xia Ning, “We will park the car here. Let’s get off.”
They get off the car. An old man walks to them. He says to Zhou ngyao, “You are Yao! We haven’t t for tens of years. You are still beautiful.”
Zhou ngyao sees the man. She turns to Xia Ning, “This is Uncle Wu. I have known him for a long ti.”
“Yes. Ah. Is this your daughter? She is as beautiful as you.” The old man admires.
Zhou ngyao laughs, “This is Ning, my friend. I wish she was my daughter.”
“Uncle Wu, nice to et you.” Xia Ning greets.
“Nice to et you.” Uncle Wu turns to Zhou ngyao, “You and Ning alone? Where are Junhao and Yi Xian?”
Sadness flashes across Zhou ngyao’s eyes. But she returns to normal at once, “Junhao isn’t with us. Yi Xian Is married. He may have forgotten ...”
“How can he forget you?” Uncle Wu responds with certainty, “You two were so intimate at that ti. Everyone envied you.”
Zhou ngyao’s smile slightly freezes. She says, “It is past. Uncle Wu, please take care of my car. I am going to Uncle Tian’s for coffee with Ning.”
Uncle Wu nods, “OK. OK. Don’t worry. I have been at this parking for tens of years. Not even one car was ever lost. Tian has been always looking forward to your visiting.”
Zhou ngyao smiles. She draws Xia Ning and turns to leave.
“The coffee shop is just in the lane ahead. We will get there in a few minutes’ walk.” Zhou ngyao points ahead.
Xia Ning feels more surprised. Can there be a coffee shop here?
They walk out of the lane and turn. Zhou ngyao leads Xia Ning to a small stone stair.
On the second floor, there is a door that opens a gap. Zhou ngyao cries, “Waiting for you, ngyao.”
She has just finished her words, and the door is opened from inside. A handso young man in tails bows to them, “Madams, co in, please.”
Xia Ning and Zhou ngyao walk in. There is another door at the turning with a sign on it saying: Waiting.
Rich flavor of coffee blows out from inside. It slls purely delicious. Xia Ning doesn’t need to taste it to tell its abnormally excellent quality.
The door is opened. It is a very exquisite coffee shop inside.
It is designed in the classic British style. Xia Ning feels as if she walks into a royal castle of the middle age. It gives out an air of nostalgia and solemnity.
There are a few people sitting in the coffee shop. They are tasting coffee quietly.
Xia Ning looks at these people and feels shocked blankly in surprise!
She recognizes these people. The one sitting on the left corner is the president of a multinational group. His wife is sitting beside him. The one sitting next to him is the wife of a high official. The one on the right is a legendary mysterious man. It is said that he is connected with the Military Intelligence of the US.
People here are either rich or powerful! Their backgrounds are far more than noble.
Xia Ning cos to understand why she has been staying in C City while she doesn’t know this coffee shop.
Seemingly, she hasn’t co to the class of ranking.
Zhou ngyao is aware of Xia Ning’s surprise. She asks, “Hasn’t Commander Yi ever brought you here?”
Xia Ning shakes her head, “No.”
Yi Yunrui hasn’t ever ntioned it at all.
Zhou ngyao feels surprised. She smiles, “Here I offer you a reason. You may punish him when you go back.”
Xia Ning smiles, “Yes, he deserves punishnts.”
Yi Yunrui knows that she likes drinking coffee most. However, he didn’t even ntion this place. Can there be any secrets?
Or...Yi Yunrui also doesn’t know this place?
They choose the seats and sit down. A waiter cos to them, “Madams, good afternoon. What can I do for you?”
“A cup of Italian expresso, please.” Zhou ngyao responds without hesitation, “Ning, what about you?”
Xia Ning looks around. She feels a little shy, “May I ask...what’s your specialty?”
The waiter hasn’t responded when Zhou ngyao says, “It provides all kinds of coffee here. They make them in very native ways. Everything is a specialty.”
Xia Ning understands.
“A cup of cappuccino, please.”
“OK. In a minute.”
The waiter leaves. Zhou ngyao says, “Ning, the boss of this coffee shop is nad Tian. He is an old friend of mine. He is very talented in cooking. In the past, he used to win the title of Michelin Three-star Chef. He has been running this coffee shop for a long ti. However, a code is required here. He only serves his old custors.”
No wonder...
Xia Ning understands. Suddenly, she rembers sothing and asks, “Is the code what you just said?”
Zhou ngyao nods. Sothing waves in her eyes.
“Does that code...work for everyone?”
Zhou ngyao nods again.
In an instant, Xia Ning truly understands. The code is: Waiting for you, ngyao. That is the hearty cry of Uncle Tian.
After she ca here, she heard three nas: Junhao, Yi Xian, Tian. It is imaginable that these three n all had a very close relationship with Zhou ngyao.
Zhou Junhao is Zhou ngyao’s husband. He died of cancer ten years ago. He left all his properties to Zhou ngyao. Zhou ngyao obviously has known Yi Xian for a long ti. Based on what Uncle Wu said, they were very intimate in the past. While Uncle Tian...He opened a coffee shop and has run it for tens of years with the sa code. It is clear to tell the position of Zhou ngyao in Uncle Tian’s heart.
All the three n are talents out of talents. They all like Zhou ngyao. It is imaginable how gorgeous Zhou ngyao was when she was young.
Even today, tens of years later, Zhou ngyao is still a great beauty. Even at this mont, Xia Ning admires Zhou ngyao from the bottom of her heart!
Soon, the coffee is served. Xia Ning looks at the color and slls the rich fragrance of it. She has got the sense of satisfaction already, let alone to taste it.
Xia Ning takes up the coffee for a careful sip. With such a sip, the rich flavor of the coffee goes smoothly right into her throat and brings physical enjoynt. That is definitely perfect!
God. She has tasted the coffee here. She is afraid that she may look down upon the coffee from elsewhere all the rest of her life.
To be baked based on the ancient tradition, everything is processed very carefully. The cup of coffee in her hand is a real precious of the world. Xia Ning even can’t bear to drink it!
“What’s wrong?” Zhou ngyao asks confusedly, wondering why the girl looks at her coffee blankly.
“Aunt Zhou.” Xia Ning asks sadly, “What can I do if I can’t drink the coffee again? Will the coffee shop be always open all my life?”
Hearing this, Zhou ngyao smiles, “I may ask Tian about it. We may see whether he has got any apprentices.”
Xia Ning feels her heart sink, “Aunt Zhou, how old is Uncle Tian?”
Zhou ngyao blinks her eyes, “Over sixty. Almost seventy.”
“Ahem.” Xia Ning feels helpless. Why hadn’t she known him earlier?
Uncle Tian is seventy, while she is only thirty. There are totally forty years between them.
Uncle Tian, you must live long to a hundred years old. Xia Ning hopes she can drink his coffee all her life.
At the ti, the waiter sends them so cake. He says politely to them, “Madams, this is the special dessert for today, raspberry cheese cake. Hope you like it.”
Xia Ning looks at the beautiful cake in front of her. She takes a small bite of it and tastes it carefully. The rich flavor of the raspberry fills her mouth at once!
The best in the world...
“They provide special cake every day. It is a gift from the boss. It is for free.” Zhou ngyao says when glancing at the counter.
Xia Ning cocks her head, “Aunt Zhou, if I co here every day, will Uncle Tian kick away?”
“That’s silly. You surely can co here every day.” Zhou ngyao says. She puts down the silver tableware, “I rember. Commander Yi Xian and I ca here every day at that ti.”
Xia Ning hesitates. She looks at Zhou ngyao, wondering whether she should ask the questions.
“Ning, you want to ask about the relation between your father-in-law and , don’t you?”
Xia Ning nods.
As far as she knows, her father-in-law loves Zheng Yao most. But Aunt Zhou...
Zhou ngyao takes a sip of the coffee. She thinks for a while and says, “If it hadn’t been because of my family background, I would have been the wife of Commander Yi Xian.”
Xia Ning is shocked to hear this.
“When I was eighteen, I t Xian. At that ti, there were battles between China and Japan. Xian is an army man. He is tall and handso. I fell in love with him at the first sight.” Zhou ngyao puts on a mild smile, “Maybe there was so soul connection between us. Xian also liked . Then, we dated. Xian was very gentle. It was happy to be with him. It is a pity that my mother is Japanese. At that ti, everyone was against Japan. Xian’s parents couldn’t accept . Xian fought for that. However, he was an army man and an obedient son. If I stayed with him, all people would not accept that. So, in the end, I initiatively gave up...”
Zhou ngyao gives a sigh. She smiles at Xia Ning, “We loved without a happy ending.”
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