Fan Jianming laughed and said: "This is also one of the characteristics of Eastern food culture. Unlike your Western countries, whoever hosts a party, whose hostess is the only protagonist."
"In the East, as long as it is to entertain friends, a chairperson will inevitably be selected at the banquet. The chairperson should be familiar with all the people present and have at least three characteristics. One is a heavy drinker, and the other is good at regulating wine. The atmosphere on the table, the third most important point, is that she has sufficient social experience and understands the world’s affections. Once friends have problems with drinking, she can properly resolve them."
The three nodded at the same time, and Audrey asked again: "Then she should have been very particular when arranging the seats, right?"
"Yes." Fan Jianming explained: "Our East is a country that emphasizes loyalty, filial piety and etiquette. Especially at banquets, who should sit in which position is particularly particular."
"If the arrangement is not good, it will cause extreme discomfort in the guests' hearts. A banquet where friends can communicate and exchange feelings is very likely because the seat arrangement is wrong, causing everyone to turn against each other, or even stay out of each other. "
Audrey kept nodding her head.
Wellington didn't remember anything else, but remembered what Fan Jianming said, the general chairperson had a lot of drinks, so he immediately raised his glass and was about to toast Wu Wenli.
Fan Jianming stretched out his hand and patted him, and said with a smile: "If you are an Oriental, you will be scolded to death for this behavior."
"How?" Wellington asked puzzledly: "Are you Orientals very conservative, aren't you used to seeing a man toasting to a woman?"
Fan Jianming chuckled: "No, according to our rules, the chairperson suggested that after everyone has a toast together, the host should toast the guest, and then the guest should return the toast to the host."
"So that's it?"
"Moreover, whether it is the host toasting or the guests returning the toast, they must come in a certain order, and don't mess up."
"So?"
Fan Jianming explained: "For example, in a moment, my wife and I are toasting you. We must first start with Mrs. Audrey, then you, and then Leah."
"If the two of us directly respect Leah from the beginning, wouldn't it embarrass you two?"
Wellington smiled awkwardly: "That's true. This kind of banquet is not like our party.
Usually holding a wine glass, first of all clink glasses with the closest friend, and no one cares. "
"Now that so many people are sitting on the same table, it can be said that everyone is in full view. If there are more important people instead of toasting, it is not justified to go to others first."
Fan Jianming said again: "Also, when you return to the toast later, you must respect it in a clockwise direction. Don't skip it. Otherwise, the person you skipped will think you treated him. have opinions."
"Understood, understood."
Leah frowned: "Eating a meal is so troublesome, don't you feel tired?"
Fan Jianming smiled and said, "It will be natural when you get used to it. Just like you Westerners, you always like to go to the court to go to court. In the eyes of us Orientals, it is unlucky to participate in litigation and litigation for others, so we usually No one wants to go to the court to fight a lawsuit. If something happens, I would rather ask an elderly person or a person of honor to reconcile."
Leah widened her eyes and asked: "Then lawyers in your country will all be unemployed?"
"Don't tell me," said Fan Jianming, "Although I have not counted, I believe that due to the large proportion of the population, there are probably more employees in any industry in our country than you Westerners. There is only lawyers. I feel that there are fewer employees than you Westerners."
Facing a table of delicious food, Leah had long been salivating. When she saw Fan Jianming talking, everyone else looked at Fan Jianming religiously, and no one moved their chopsticks.
She immediately realized that this was probably also the rule of the Eastern banquet. The host and the main guests did not eat it, and the others might not be able to do it either.
She just swallowed, and smiled and asked Fan Jianming, "Do you have a rule here? As a master, if you don't eat, can everyone not eat it?"
Li Qianqian couldn't help laughing, and winked at Wu Wenli at the same time.
A plate of crabs was turned in front of Leah. Wu Wenli immediately picked up a crab with chopsticks and put it in her bowl, and said, "It's okay, you can eat it."
"why?"
Li Qianqian smiled at this time: "There is another characteristic of Eastern food culture. All the rules are for adults and have nothing to do with children."
Leah had already held the knife and fork in her hand. Hearing Li Qianqian's words, her brows frowned and her mouth pursed. She immediately put the knife and fork down, her expression aggrieved.
A glance at Li Qianqian made everyone present laugh.
"Come."
Fan Jianming signaled Li Qianqian to get up together. The two of them had just raised their glasses and stood up. Audrey, Wellington, and Leah were all afraid of being unreasonable, so they quickly got up with their glasses.
Fan Jianming turned to smile and said to Wellington and Leah: "Wait a while, this is the wine that my wife and I respect Mrs. Audrey."
Wellington smiled and said, "Don't bother, Leah can't wait."
Fan Jianming explained: "This is not a troublesome question. We in the East pay attention to equal toasting."
"equal?"
"Yes, because we are a husband and wife toasting. If you are a husband and wife and you have a child, then our husband and wife are treating you as a family. Now you three have no dime relationship. Our husband and wife are toasting you three at the same time. But then he doesn’t respect you."
Li Qianqian said at this moment: "Hey, Mr. Wellington can pay a respect, didn't you say that they..."
Wellington knew what Li Qianqian was going to say, so he quickly put down the wine glass and said to Li Qianqian: "Mrs. Fan, it's better to follow your Eastern rules. I'll wait a while, it's okay!"
Fan Jianming and Audrey smiled knowingly, and then touched their glasses.
Audrey just took a sip, but she didn't expect Fan Jianming and Li Qianqian to be completely clean, and finally turned the glass upside down.
Audrey looked at them in astonishment.
Wu Wenli explained at this time: "Mrs. Audrey, in your West, clinking glasses only represents friendship. In our East, toasting is to drink clean wine in the glass. The cleaner you drink, the more you are honest and righteous. The respect of the guests."
Audrey looked at Wu Wenli incredulously, then looked at Fan Jianming and asked: "It is okay for the host to show respect, but what should the guests do?"
Wu Wenli said at this time: "If the younger generation toasts to the elders, the elders can leave, Mrs. Audrey..."
Before Wu Wenli could finish, Audrey drank the wine in the glass immediately.
What are elders?
Am I that old?
Especially when facing Fan Jianming, Audrey was absolutely unwilling to call herself an elder.
However, she still doesn't understand that in the oriental wine culture, persuading wine is also one of the characteristics. As a result, not only Audrey, but also Wellington and Leah are persuaded to get drunk.
After the banquet was over, the three of them were supported downstairs and slept in the villa for a whole day the next day.
(End of this chapter)