After taking the chopsticks from Jessica's hand, Zheng Jianguo took a few pieces of chicken and put them on the plate in front of him, and then placed the chopsticks next to the spicy chicken plate.

Then Zheng Jianguo raised his head, looked at Bruce who was faintly expectant with a smile, and said: "Different from the mainstream of meal sharing in Europe and the United States, the table culture of the Republic is based on dinner.

Of course, this does not mean that there is no concept of hygiene, in families with conditions, public chopsticks will be prepared as a tool for picking up meals, and then they will use their own chopsticks to eat.

And if it really follows the old etiquette that has been passed down for hundreds of years, people will ask to eat without saying when eating, that is, they are not allowed to speak during meals-"

"I've encountered this before, when I went to the Republic, there was a dinner held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a waiter specially introduced this kind of chopsticks, but Zheng, you can try it and see how I learned the craft——"

Bruce nodded slightly in response to Zheng Jianguo's statement, and quickly sent out an invitation to taste, but the latter did not immediately pick up the chopsticks, but made a gesture to the spicy chicken and said: "I talked about the old etiquette in traditional culture before, so the requirements of traditional culture for Chinese dishes are color, flavor, and flavor.

Everyone, please see, although spicy chicken is a home-cooked dish in China, it is usually not on the top banquet, but it is made of green peppers and red peppers with chicken main ingredients, red, green and yellow are packed into a plate, just looking at it will make people's stomach open and index fingers move, the hue of this spicy chicken is still good.

So the second fragrance, now that this plate of spicy chicken has been served to the table, we can all smell the aroma of the grease after heating at high temperature, of course, I have sandwiched it on the plate, it is stronger than your feelings, Jessica, please serve you food. ”

Since it was the first time to entertain guests with Chinese food, Bruce ignored that the traditional Western-style long table was not suitable for everyone to eat with chopsticks, so Zheng Jianguo, who had just tasted the dishes, looked at Jessica, who had not left, and immediately smiled at the other party's blue eyes and said, the latter also glanced at Bruce quickly, and saw him smile and nodded: "Oh, this is my negligence, Jessica, you can help divide it with a spoon——"

Jessica looked back at Zheng Jianguo again, and then picked up the dishes and spoons with a smile on her face to distribute the dishes to a few people, Zheng Jianguo also picked up the chopsticks with a smile on her face, and said: "This is my negligence, I didn't notice that Jessica can't use chopsticks, but the reason why I asked her to help with the dishes is because I talked about the most important part of the dish, the taste!"

After all, no matter how beautiful the dish is, no matter how pleasant the aroma is, its role is still to eat, so everyone can taste this spicy chicken, and I'll say another evaluation——"

"Hehe, come on, come on, since Zheng said it, let's taste it together-"

Seeing that Zheng Jianguo put a piece of chicken in his mouth, Bruce beckoned the others to eat, but as he used chopsticks to clip a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth, although the taste was similar to what he had eaten, but when his eyes fell on the bone between the chopsticks, he also remembered something: "Cagney, bring five plates." ”

"Yes, Mr. Bruce, it looks like you've localized Spicy Chicken—"

Looking at the chicken bones on the chopsticks, Zheng Jianguo was embarrassed to spit directly on the table, and there was no trash can under the table, but fortunately, people had already thought of it at this time, so after giving an ambiguous statement, he put the chicken bones on the chopsticks on the plate brought by Kagni, and the dish was considered to be finished.

After eating the spicy chicken on the plate, Ignatius Brosnaan nodded at Bruce with approval, and then seemed to be curious about the Chinese food introduced by Zheng Jianguo, and quickly asked: "Zheng, you have been in the United States for a long time, is there any food that impresses you?"

"Coke and burgers. ”

Without thinking about it, Zheng Jianguo gave his own answer, he has been in the United States for so long, that is, since graduation, he has had time to cook by himself.

In the previous year of adaptive learning and exam preparation, most of them relied on these two combinations to live, and now when I think about it, I quickly summed up the advantages: "affordable, simple, convenient." ”

"It doesn't seem to have the color and taste you said earlier~"

Ignatius Brosnaan still had a faint smile on his face, and by this time Martha had already brought a steak.

Zheng Jianguo took a look at this main dish represented in Western food, and continued to speak: "The pace of life is different, the pace of life in the Republic is relatively slow, the time of work and life is almost a fixed mode in stability, and the requirements for time are not so tight.

And this is also the reason why the United States is full of hamburger fast food restaurants, and if the hamburger fast food restaurants are opened in the Republic, I am afraid that there will be no survival soil except for trying new ones——"

"Try it first?"

Ignatius Brosnaan's big face frowned slightly, and Bruce said: "Now the material conditions in the republic are relatively scarce, of course, the main thing is that the consumption level over there is not high, and the per capita income is only a few dozen dollars——"

"A dozen dollars is right—"

Zheng Jianguo quickly corrected Bruce's beautification words, at this time, the domestic exchange rate is a fixed exchange rate, and he has not seen the benefits of a low exchange rate, so he only thinks that too much lower than the dollar will lower the image of a socialist country.

I didn't know that I wanted to become the world's factory, but such a high exchange rate was counterproductive, and at least the enthusiasm of investors would be reduced: "Last year, the income of urban residents in the whole country was only 375 yuan, while the income of members was less than 50 yuan——"

"Is it so low?"

Ignatius Brosnaan's big face showed a look of shock, but Bruce on the throne was not surprised: "This is only a net income in cash, the commune in the republic is communist in nature, working together and enjoying together, and the needs are solved by the commune, which is different from us." ”

"Oh-"

Some neat and sudden voices spread, and Zheng Jianguo smiled and nodded at a few people, these are facts in the major media.

Although he can say a lot, considering that the people here are not ordinary people, but the staff of the US State Department, and they are all more diplomatic, so he said something innocuous in the next time, and the meal is over.

Although it was a family banquet, Bruce obviously put a lot of effort into it, and the dishes were simple but followed the regular process.

After the appetizer, soup, side dish, main course, and dessert, when Jessica brought her coffee, everyone changed the venue to the living room.

Catherine at the table said, "Martha, it's time for you to go to practice, Cagney and Jessica come to the kitchen to help me with the work—"

"Cagni still works?"

Ian Emmer sat down on the sofa when he was surprised by what he heard, Bruce, who was holding the tea in his hand, smiled, turned his head to Zheng Jianguo and said: "Ian, you don't know the children of the Republic, most of them can do housework, and if you live in the countryside like Zheng, you will work with your parents from the time you can run."

When I arrived in the Republic, I was struck by how sensible they were, so from then on, I asked Katrin to deliberately leave some housework for them—"

This is also the reason why so many outstanding graduates of Harvard University have gone to backward regions, such as Africa.

You don't have to live in a difficult environment, but you have to be aware of the impact of a difficult environment on people, both positive and negative. ”

Hearing about himself, Zheng Jianguo could understand Bruce's shock at that time, just like the group of international students who came with him walked out of the airport and saw the busy metropolis.

This is a kind of collapse of the worldview, so when he heard that an international student was unwilling to return to China, Zheng Jianguo's choice could only be silence: "This can help people examine what they have done and what they have gained and lost, and can help them revise their worldview——"

"Looks like you've learned a lot—"

Avelyn Tully glanced at Zheng Jianguo approvingly, and then said with a smile: "Listen to Bruce, Zheng, you still have some research on finance?"

"Oh, I can only say that I have understood, but I can't count as research. ”

Zheng Jianguo somewhat understood the purpose of Bruce's invitation to come, and originally thought that he was saying hello to Cagney in advance to go to school in Boston, but now it seems that it is deeper than he imagined: "At that time, I was lucky, and I made some money when I hoarded silver with the Harlant family——"

"Zheng, don't be modest, Bruce is full of praise for you, if silver and gold are your luck, then oil fully reveals your keen sense of the market, this is not luck-"

A smile flashed across Ignatius Brosnaan's face, and he was able to be pulled over by Bruce for this private party, for the purpose of which was the medical doctor who was said to know the market very well: "When you heard about the Soviet soldiers, you judged that the oil market was going to rise—"

"Zheng, Ignatius Brosnaan is not only my friend, he is also the deputy director of the East Pacific Affairs Bureau, and he has nothing to talk about in his work and life—"

Bruce sat next to him with his teacup in his hand, glared at Ignatius Brosnaan with a smile on his face, and continued, "He was surprised by the conclusion you came to after hearing the news, because it represented an increase in global oil prices, and the impact on the market and the economy was immeasurable—"

"Do you think oil will continue to rise?"

Evelyn Tully, who had never spoken a few words, suddenly interrupted Bruce, but the latter looked at Zheng Jianguo as if he was fine.

Zheng Jianguo also understood that these people may have reached some kind of agreement before he came, and nodded slowly before he spoke: "I feel that there is a high probability that it will rise, as long as the two largest oil producers do not expand production and exports——"

"Soviet?"

"Shall we?"

Evelyn Tully and Ignatius Brosnaanziqi opened their mouths, and Zheng Jianguo nodded and said: "At present, the largest oil reserves should be in the Middle East, and a few countries occupy so much of the world's share, but the situation in that region is now unstable.

The continuous flow of refugees from Afghanistan to neighboring countries, the severance of diplomatic relations between the United States and Eland Island, and the uncertain security of the region have led to the instability of some countries to increase the amount of mining but still have to be shipped out after mining.

As for the rest of the region, although there are also a lot of oil reserves, only two countries, the Soviet Union and the United States, can have the technology and ability to carry out large-scale development and utilization, but considering that oil extraction plants and refineries cannot be built in a day, oil prices will rise for a while. ”

"But now, with the increase in oil prices, many people have proposed to expand coal production, develop nuclear energy technology and comprehensive new energy——"

Ignatius Brosnaan glanced at Bruce next to him, and then turned back and said uncertainly.

Zheng Jianguo's mind flashed a memory, and he nodded suddenly: "Everyone wants to develop new energy, because this can get rid of the existing dependence on petrochemical energy, and at the same time can establish a new industrial system."

However, the reality is, would the vested interests in the existing industrial system allow this to happen?

Imagine if a battery made of atomic-scale graphite layers that I found could allow a car to travel 1,000 kilometers on a 10-minute charge, and an airplane to fly 10,000 kilometers.

Do you think the existing engine manufacturers, vehicle manufacturers, oil companies, and even the oil lords in the Middle East, will allow this to happen, which is almost against the whole world—"

"The battery of the atomic-scale graphite layer is so exaggerated?"

Ignatius Brosnaan's face changed suddenly, and Bruce was also startled by what he heard, and quickly spoke, "I didn't hear you say—"

"This is the latest research result, and it has not yet been published to the public~"

Zheng Jianguo took a sip of coffee as he spoke, and found that several people were all looking at each other in amazement, so he continued to smile and said: "Of course, considering that the production technology of the current atomic-level graphite layer is still very primitive, and its production cost is very high, that is to say, starting with the production technology, a series of technological breakthroughs are needed to achieve this goal——"

"You're much better than the group of idiots who proposed to find new energy, but finding new energy also requires a breakthrough in many technologies-"

Ignatius Brosnaan's face changed again, he quickly put down the coffee in his hand and looked at Bruce, and continued to speak with his eyes open: "Now in order to cope with the rising price of oil, the staff of the Government Council suggests that the president and other countries find new energy to reduce the current high oil consumption, and then achieve the goal of reducing oil prices, Zheng, this news should be useful to you, right?"

"It's useless, because I haven't heard-"

Zheng Jianguo blinked and quickly denied it, and saw that Ignatius Brosnaan had already laughed, but he didn't wait for this person to speak, so he continued: "It's that what I'm talking about belongs to the confidential content in the laboratory, after all, it is the results of unpublished research, but Bruce, it's time to close our oil contract-"

Bruce's face was full of question marks: "Why?"