Chapter 352 In the Years of War
Hearing Xia Ning’s words, Zhou Mengyao is glad, “I am an old woman . I am glad that you don’t call me Granny Zhou . You want to call me Sister Mengyao! Anyway, it is up to you . You may call me 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 Mengyao!”
Zhou Mengyao 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 Mengyao closes the door and presses the accelerator . The car goes away at a high speed .
It is a Ferrari sporty car . Zhou Mengyao drives very well . Among the cars on the crowded road, the red Ferrari car is just like a bunch of fire flame . 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 come 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 Mengyao 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 Mengyao smiles . She mildly turns her head, “My husband taught me in person . ”
Hearing this, Xia Ning feels to hear a crash in her heart .
The husband taught her in person…That sounds meaningful .
The car takes some other turnings and suddenly comes 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 time . How didn’t she know this place?
Zhou Mengyao 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 Mengyao, “You are Yao! We haven’t met for tens of years . You are still beautiful . ”
Zhou Mengyao sees the man . She turns to Xia Ning, “This is Uncle Wu . I have known him for a long time . ”
“Yes . Ah . Is this your daughter? She is as beautiful as you . ” The old man admires .
Zhou Mengyao laughs, “This is Ning, my friend . I wish she was my daughter . ”
“Uncle Wu, nice to meet you . ” Xia Ning greets .
“Nice to meet you . ” Uncle Wu turns to Zhou Mengyao, “You and Ning alone? Where are Junhao and Yi Xian?”
Sadness flashes across Zhou Mengyao’s eyes . But she returns to normal at once, “Junhao isn’t with us . Yi Xian Is married . He may have forgotten me…”
“How can he forget you?” Uncle Wu responds with certainty, “You two were so intimate at that time . Everyone envied you . ”
Zhou Mengyao’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 Mengyao 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 Mengyao points ahead .
Xia Ning feels more surprised . Can there be a coffee shop here?
They walk out of the lane and turn . Zhou Mengyao leads Xia Ning to a small stone stair .
On the second floor, there is a door that opens a gap . Zhou Mengyao cries, “Waiting for you, Mengyao . ”
She has just finished her words, and the door is opened from inside . A handsome young man in tails bows to them, “Madams, come in, please . ”
Xia Ning and Zhou Mengyao 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 smells 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 comes to understand why she has been staying in C City while she doesn’t know this coffee shop .
Seemingly, she hasn’t come to the class of ranking .
Zhou Mengyao 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 mentioned it at all .
Zhou Mengyao feels surprised . She smiles, “Here I offer you a reason . You may punish him when you go back . ”
Xia Ning smiles, “Yes, he deserves punishments . ”
Yi Yunrui knows that she likes drinking coffee most . However, he didn’t even mention 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 comes to them, “Madams, good afternoon . What can I do for you?”
“A cup of Italian expresso, please . ” Zhou Mengyao 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 Mengyao 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 Mengyao says, “Ning, the boss of this coffee shop is named 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 time . However, a code is required here . He only serves his old customers . ”
No wonder…
Xia Ning understands . Suddenly, she remembers something and asks, “Is the code what you just said?”
Zhou Mengyao nods . Something waves in her eyes .
“Does that code…work for everyone?”
Zhou Mengyao nods again .
In an instant, Xia Ning truly understands . The code is: Waiting for you, Mengyao . That is the hearty cry of Uncle Tian .
After she came here, she heard three names: Junhao, Yi Xian, Tian . It is imaginable that these three men all had a very close relationship with Zhou Mengyao .
Zhou Junhao is Zhou Mengyao’s husband . He died of cancer ten years ago . He left all his properties to Zhou Mengyao . Zhou Mengyao obviously has known Yi Xian for a long time . 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 same code . It is clear to tell the position of Zhou Mengyao in Uncle Tian’s heart .
All the three men are talents out of talents . They all like Zhou Mengyao . It is imaginable how gorgeous Zhou Mengyao was when she was young .
Even today, tens of years later, Zhou Mengyao is still a great beauty . Even at this moment, Xia Ning admires Zhou Mengyao from the bottom of her heart!
Soon, the coffee is served . Xia Ning looks at the color and smells 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 enjoyment . 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 Mengyao 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 Mengyao 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 Mengyao 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 time, the waiter sends them some 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 Mengyao says when glancing at the counter .
Xia Ning cocks her head, “Aunt Zhou, if I come here every day, will Uncle Tian kick me away?”
“That’s silly . You surely can come here every day . ” Zhou Mengyao says . She puts down the silver tableware, “I remember . Commander Yi Xian and I came here every day at that time . ”
Xia Ning hesitates . She looks at Zhou Mengyao, wondering whether she should ask the questions .
“Ning, you want to ask me about the relation between your father-in-law and me, don’t you?”
Xia Ning nods .
As far as she knows, her father-in-law loves Zheng Yao most . But Aunt Zhou…
Zhou Mengyao 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 met Xian . At that time, there were battles between China and Japan . Xian is an army man . He is tall and handsome . I fell in love with him at the first sight . ” Zhou Mengyao puts on a mild smile, “Maybe there was some soul connection between us . Xian also liked me . 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 time, everyone was against Japan . Xian’s parents couldn’t accept me . 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 Mengyao gives a sigh . She smiles at Xia Ning, “We loved without a happy ending . ”
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