The night scene is pleasant, with bright stars dotting the two of them, like a beautiful scene in a good movie. The cool river breeze blew in, and Lan Xin should have felt comfortable, but her delicate body was tense, and beads of sweat oozed from her palms, making her feel uncomfortable. Even the gentle gaze directed at Xiao Zheng was slightly evasive, not daring to look directly at him.
On the other hand, when Xiao Zheng faced Lan Xin's unintentional remarks, he didn't hide it at all. He grinned and smiled calmly: "The money in my pocket can't buy a boat ticket."
Not everyone can afford a ticket worth one thousand yuan. Xiao Zheng, who was sitting on nothing, had already spent all his savings. Not to mention buying boat tickets, he even had to take his time to go to a restaurant, for fear that he would not be able to get his salary.
He spoke lightly, saw clearly, and did not feel shameless at all. But it made Lan Xin feel sad. In her eyes, there are only two types of men in the world who don't care about face and dignity. One is a mentally retarded person with low emotional intelligence, and the other is a man who is tortured by cruel reality and accepts his fate. Even the latter does not want to be looked down upon easily when there is room for struggle.
But what about Xiao Zheng
He didn't even try to hide his feelings, he frankly revealed the truth with an indifferent look on his face.
Is this still the little bully from Pearl No. 1 Middle School
Lan Xin was very sad. But she didn't dare to show any emotion on her pretty face. She suppressed her discomfort and said with a smile, "I think it's not that you don't have money to buy tickets, but you think you can sit here and enjoy the beautiful women coming in and out."
Xiao Zheng did not explain, but snapped his fingers and said, "According to my research in the past half hour, there are quite a few beauties on Pearl No. 1."
Lan Xin stroked the black hair beside her ears, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Let's go up."
Xiao Zheng nodded and followed Lan Xin to the Pearl No. 1, which made ordinary citizens timid. Although the intention was not obvious, the discerning Lan Xin quickly noticed it. Xiao Zheng's pace was obviously a little slower than half a beat. It's not out of respect for Lan Xin, but he has developed the habit of being a dwarf.
The ground floor of Pearl No. 1 is the restaurant with the largest capacity. There are booths and private rooms. Different geographical locations have different consumption levels. But when it comes to food and service, they are both at the top level of Mingzhu. Just for a four-seater dining table by the window with a view of the gorgeous night view, the minimum cost is 8,888, not including drinks. The private rooms with pleasant environment and better viewing angles are basically tens of thousands, and there is no minimum consumption.
In addition to the seafood restaurant that occupies half of the space on the first floor, there are also elegant teahouses, coffee shops, massage rooms and other leisure places. Suitable for sobering up after eating and drinking. Xiao Zheng originally thought that he would have dinner at a grand and luxurious seafood restaurant. Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the first floor, a grandly dressed lobby manager came towards the two of them.
"Mr. Lan. The place has been prepared for you. Do you want to go up to eat directly, or go and relax for a while first?"
Lan Xin turned around and asked Xiao Zheng: "Are you hungry?"
Xiao Zhong nodded and said: "The front is already touching the back."
"Then let's go eat first." Lan Xin said, and the lobby manager led her straight to the third floor.
There are exciting acrobatic performances on the second floor, as well as hot beauty shows that men love to watch. These are provided free of charge to guests and are worth the expensive one thousand tickets. The third floor is a higher-grade and quieter restaurant. It covers the same area as the first floor, but the number of guests it can accommodate has been reduced by half. The cuisine is widespread all over the world. The first floor mainly sells seafood transported by air. The kitchen on the third floor is home to chefs from all over the world. Whatever you can imagine, the chef can definitely make it. Basically it can meet all the needs of guests.
When the lobby manager led Lan Xin, an important guest, to the deck with the most transparent view, an awkward smile finally appeared on Xiao Zheng's lips.
Isn't this battle too big
The restaurant area on the third floor is a very expensive place. Booking a table is expensive, let alone on the deck where there is only one table
This deck is not a simple deck of a fishing boat, but a top-notch dining table with extremely luxurious decoration and shining stars. Standing here, you can not only overlook the sparkling river, but also enjoy the night view of the pearl on the shore. Spacious and airy, the environment is elegant. It can be said to be the most expensive seat on the third floor.
There is a soft tablecloth on the dining table and two soft white candles. Even the dining chair is made with fine workmanship. As soon as you sit down, you feel soft to the touch and extremely comfortable.
After the two of them were seated, two elegant ladies in cheongsam came over with red wine, poured half of the glass into the expensive goblet, and then stood on both sides, waiting for the guests' orders.
Faced with this high-standard dining environment, Lan Xin, who was used to big scenes, was used to it. However, she was somewhat worried that Xiao Zheng, who lived at the bottom of society, would not be able to adapt to it. She did not dare to make any claims on her own. She just asked with a soft face: "I I don’t know what you like to eat, so I picked this place. They have all kinds of dishes here, so you can see what you want to eat.”
While he was talking, a cheongsam girl standing nearby came over with a recipe. But the moment Xiao Zheng received the recipe, Lan Xin suddenly realized a serious problem.
The recipes are not in Chinese at all. In addition to English, the most common ones are also in French. Basically, the text is based on the popularity of the cuisine. The style is so high that even if many customers have money, they may not be able to order food skillfully. Lan Xin believed that with Xiao Zheng's English proficiency, ordering ordinary cuisine would not be a big problem, but if he ordered French and Japanese dishes, there would be a risk of being illiterate.
Therefore, as soon as Xiao Zhengfu took over the recipe, she also opened it and said kindly: "Actually, we Chinese people have a rather specific taste, and we are not used to eating those messy cuisines at all."
Due to work needs, Lan Xin has systematically studied most mainstream languages. Even if it doesn't reach a very high level, there is no problem with normal communication or identification. But as she spoke, she ordered a few dishes labeled in English for herself. It was a good start for Xiao Zheng, preventing Xiao Zheng from being illiterate and falling into embarrassment.
"When you come to such a high-end restaurant to eat, how can you order some dishes that can be eaten in ordinary restaurants?" Xiao Zheng flipped through a few pages of recipes and casually mentioned a few dishes that are not well-known but are highly sought after by senior gourmets. French, Australian, including South African, you name it. They speak all standard languages of various countries. One of South Africa's famous dishes makes even Blue Heart twist their tongues. A look of surprise flashed across her soft and pretty face, she closed the menu and said, "Then I'll order the same thing as you."
After that, he ordered the cheongsam girl to take back the menu and order the dishes.
After the cheongsam girl left, Lan Xin also invited another girl to create a quiet, elegant and beautiful world for the two of them. She took a sip of the wine, smoothed her hair that was blown by the river wind, and asked with soft and hazy eyes: "How come you can speak the languages of so many countries? And judging from your pronunciation, at least it has reached international standards. , have you studied systematically?"
Xiao Zheng smiled without showing any restraint: "It's not systematic learning. I just learn a few sentences when I have the opportunity. Maybe I have some talent in language, so it's not too difficult to learn."
"Ordinary people don't take the time to learn so many languages." Lan Xin asked with curiosity on her face, as if she had taken off her noble coat of ENN CFO and revealed her little daughter's attitude. "What did you do before you started working at Xinao?"
"I did everything. When I first came out of society, I moved bricks and carried ash buckets on construction sites. Later, I gradually gained work experience and did some light work. But speaking of it, most of the time I still Relying on physical strength to earn a living is not worth mentioning." Xiao Zheng said with a relaxed expression.
Xiao Zheng was not lying. He had just come out of the army and he had indeed worked on a construction site. Later, when I went abroad, I did life-threatening jobs with my head in my belt. Not only does it depend on physical strength, it also depends on courage. It can be seen from a pair of rough palms covered with calluses that Xiao Zheng has definitely not had an easy life these years.
Listening to Xiao Zheng's rambling talk, Lan Xin felt bitter. But he tried his best to suppress it, raised his eyes and asked: "So are you still in contact with your old classmates? As far as I know, the alumni of our No. 1 Middle School in recent years have produced many talents."
Xiao Zhengniu drank half a glass of red wine and exhaled, "I'm a bad student who dropped out of school halfway. People are afraid that they won't be able to avoid me. Who would take the initiative to contact me?"
Lan Xin said emotionally: "Who said that dropping out halfway is a bad student? Everyone should have the right to choose themselves."
Xiao Zheng was slightly startled and asked curiously: "Mr. Lan. Could it be that you also dropped out of school halfway? If I accidentally opened your scar, I sincerely apologize to you."
After that, he raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
“Good wine!”
Xiao Zheng has been living a life of poverty and hardship since returning to China. Not to mention high-end red wines that cost tens of thousands of yuan a bottle, he was not willing to drink even low-quality foreign wines that cost hundreds of yuan a bottle. Now that Bai Fumei was treating him, he naturally wanted to feast and drink to his heart's content.
She happily poured herself a full glass, but Lan Xin, who was watching with heartache, said softly: "Drinking on an empty stomach is not good for your health. When the food is served, I will accompany you to get drunk."
Xiao Zheng looked at Lan Xin with a strange expression, his eyes slightly confused, and finally asked cautiously: "Mr. Lan, have we met before?"
Lan Xin's beautiful eyes lit up and she said excitedly: "Do you remember me?"
Xiao Zheng shook his head in confusion: "I don't remember. But I think you look familiar. Maybe we have met somewhere?"
Lan Xin couldn't hide the surge in her chest. She held the wine glass tightly with her jade hands and said with burning eyes: "Think again, my name is Lan Xin!"
Xiao Zheng said awkwardly: "Mr. Lan. Of course I know your name is Lan Xin. But - I still feel a little familiar with your appearance. But I really can't remember the name."
Lan Xin was a little disappointed, but she didn't blame Xiao Zheng for being so unfamiliar with her. Not to mention a man like him in high school, even many unknown classmates would find it difficult to think of him in high school after seeing her. Blue heart. At that time, she was low-key and ordinary, and even her outstanding academic performance was lost among the top experimental classes. No trace left.
But precisely because of this, Lan Xin finally made up his mind to tell everything.
She couldn't bear the torture of not knowing Xiao Zheng, and she didn't want to deceive the man she had vowed to love for the rest of her life. The psychological quality honed in the shopping mall could not allow her to face Xiao Zheng with ease. Her heart surged again and again, leaving her at a loss. Even every word she spoke seemed to be burning her soul.
She was tired of hiding and tired of pretending, even if it was just for a day, it made her physically and mentally exhausted.
Seven years of waiting resulted in an unexpected encounter. Isn't this God's attachment to her
Lan Xin raised her head and drank the red wine, an intoxicating blush quickly appeared on her pretty face. Just as she was about to muster up the courage to tell Xiao Zheng everything, a slightly sarcastic baritone quietly floated from a distance.
"Mr. Lan. You actually expect a man who hangs out with a little girl all day long to think of you? It's no exaggeration to say that even if he says he thinks of you, I'm afraid he has ulterior motives. Rather than really remembering who you are and what you have done for Everything he gave.”