Chapter 174: Dinner
Yu Jing and Chen Chang returned to work at two o'clock in the afternoon, while Cao Mo accompanied Cheng Xi.
All kinds of women's clothing stores, the new clothes are dizzying, dazzling, Cheng Xi only tried not to buy, but also very happy; Cao Mo saw Cheng Xi keep trying on new clothes, and he was also very happy.
Approaching dusk, Xiao Jun was also asked out, and Yu Jing, Chen Chang, and Cao Mo, who had finished their day's work, were about to find a small restaurant to eat, and Cheng Xi's father called and asked them to go back to Muxiang B&B for dinner.
Muxiang B&B does not provide meals, the hired chef is only responsible for breakfast, and the simple tea is only taken care of by the waiter, but the sun room on the second floor of the front hall is fully equipped for breakfast.
Cheng Zhengjie and Chen Rong want to have a dinner now, and they don't go out to find any restaurants and hotels, they all buy ingredients and cook at Muxiang B&B. At this time, if there are guests who want to dine in the hotel, they will also provide it as appropriate, which is quite casual.
The group walked directly to Tianzifang, and before they reached the Wooden Elephant B&B, Cheng Xi grabbed Cao and looked at the bridge of his nose and said: "The bruises are still too obvious, save them from annoying and asking questions, I'll cover you up with foundation!"
"What kind of makeup do I wear?" Cao Mo resisted.
"I'll give you foundation, it's so beautiful!" Cheng Xi grabbed Cao Mo's collar, pushed him to the heel of the wall, and raised his foot to press his knee against his chest, not to make him move.
Cao Mo was helpless, so he could only raise his hand and let Cheng Xi toss blindly on his face.
Cheng Xi took out the makeup case from his bag, spread the foundation liquid on Cao Mo's face, and carefully applied his fingers to both sides of his nose.
Feeling Cheng Xi's slightly cool fingers, the sunset fell on her flawless white face, close at hand, it was so moving, if it weren't for Xiao Jun, Yu Jing, and Chen Chang who were watching, Cao Mo felt that she might not be able to control it and hug Cheng Xi.
"Don't stare at me, close your eyes!" Cheng Xi was a little embarrassed to stare at Cao Mo so closely, and covered Cao Mo's eyes with one hand.
Cheng Xi was quite serious at first, but Cheng Xi's hand was taken away, and Cao Mo saw Xiao Jun, Yu Jing, and Chen Chang holding back a smile, and borrowed her makeup mirror from Cheng Xi: "You show me the mirror, I suspect that you have bad intentions towards me!"
"......" Cheng Xi slipped away first with a smile, not giving Cao Mo a chance, and Yu Jing, Chen Chang, and Xiao Jun went to the Wooden Elephant B&B first.
"Why do you have lipstick marks on your nose, which big foolish girl would kiss the bridge of your nose?"
Cao Xiong was busy with dinner in the Ming kitchen stall, Cheng Zhengjie and Chen Rong sat in front of the dining table and talked, and when he saw Cao Mo walking in, he looked at him suspiciously.
Cao Mo took a stainless steel kitchen knife, only to see that on the side of the bridge of his nose, Cheng Xi covered his eyes and drew a lip print.
"Just draw a lipstick mark for you, so you won't cut me with a kitchen knife, right?" Cheng Xi shrank in the corner and laughed straight, "I think you're so beautiful!"
"Cheng Xi, what do you want to eat at night?" asked Cao Xiongren in the Ming kitchen.
"Cao Mo, have you learned any African cuisine when you go to Africa, and you will cook us an African dish today?" Cheng Xi stared at Cao Mo and asked.
"Then I'll see if there's any material in the kitchen," Cao Mo wiped off the lipstick marks with a towel, walked into the kitchen to look at the ingredients, and said, "I'm the best at grilling lobsters in Kanem, and it's too late to buy Aolong now - but you can use peanut oil instead of palm oil to make an authentic kanem eggplant."
I'll give you a taste of the claypot......"
"Does it smell weird?" asked Cheng Xi as he stood at the kitchen door.
"It's okay for me to eat in Kanem, maybe I'm used to the taste there - it's better to eat it with ginger beer and palm wine, but we in Xinhai probably can't find ginger beer and palm wine, and next time I go back to China with a few boxes." Cao Mo took out eggplant, onion, ham, and half a cod, and saw Cheng Xi squeezing in to help, and asked her to chop the onion into dices first.
"I'm most afraid of cutting onions, all I have to do is tears, and you will definitely want to take revenge on me - I will be the overseer, and I will watch you work. "Cheng Xi refused to cut the onion.
Cao Mo cut the eggplant into strips, sliced the ham, sliced the cod, and diced the onion, and saw that Cheng Xi had nothing to do, so she took the hand that cut the onion to wipe her nose.
"If you can't bear to bully me, you can do it. Cheng Xi didn't dodge or dodge, staring at Cao Mo with a heroic and righteous expression.
Looking at Cheng Xi's big eyes, Cao Mo was embarrassed to start, but Cheng Xi took advantage of his inattention, took a chopped onion, and wiped it on his nose.
Seeing Cao Mo choking on tears, Cheng Xi ran out with a "giggle" laugh.
Prepare all the ingredients for the eggplant pot and put it in the pot to stew, Cao Mo took a bottle of beer, sat down with Cheng Xi and Yu Jing and drank it first.
"What the hell is Kanem? When we look at the news, we know that it's poor and backward, it's chaotic, there's a lot of infectious diseases, it's full of guns -- have you learned how to shoot in Africa?"
Although Cao Mo stayed for more than a month when he returned to China last time, he actually had a lot of things, and he didn't eat a few times with Cheng Xi and Xiao Jun, and the chats were basically reminiscing about the past school days, and he didn't talk much about Africa, Xiao Jun was actually quite interested.
"If you want to shoot a gun, my marksmanship is definitely better than that of Cheng Xi's father!" Cao Mo stretched out his palm, let them see the calluses in the tiger's mouth, and said, "Kanem's security is a little chaotic, there are many infectious diseases, the Chinese working in Africa dare not go out to play, satellite TV can only receive two Chinese channels, but it is very casual to play with guns - you see my calluses here, it is nothing to do mixed range grinding during this time!"
"Bragging, right?" Cheng Xi grabbed Cao Mo's hand, touched the calluse, turned around and asked her father, "Dad, do you see Cao Mo's calluses, like a gun grinding?"
"I rarely hit a target once a month now, where can I see it? You brag about him!" Cheng Zhengjie said.
Cao Mo was speechless and about to roll her eyes, and said, "If you don't believe me, I won't say it......"
"Okay, okay, just when what you say is true, you go on blowing. Cheng Xi said with his chin propped up.
"Why are you interested in Africa and want to go to Africa?" Cao Mo asked Xiao Jun.
Xiao Jun smiled and said helplessly: "I want to go out, but my family won't let me ......."
If Xiao Jun could go to Africa, Cao Mo would of course be happy, but he didn't want to make up his mind for others.
"I heard Cheng Xi say that you have changed jobs, which company are you in now?" Cao Mo asked.
When he returned to Xinhai a year ago, Xiao Jun gave up a job that had been signed in Dalian because of his father's illness, and rushed back to Xinhai to find a job temporarily, which was a Hong Kong-funded glass curtain wall cleaning company.
"When you came back a year ago, I submitted my resume to Huachen Group at that time. I also have the mentality of giving it a try, I failed the university exam, and I thought that my second degree would be disliked, so I was embarrassed to mention it.
Later, they really recruited me to work as an intern in the Gangneung market for four months," Xiao Jun said, "Now that the company has the opportunity to be assigned, I want to ask about the situation in West Africa......
Huachen Group is a veteran industrial group in Xinhai, and the Huachen motorcycles produced in the 10s were all the rage, and Cao Mo, as an authentic Xinhai person, is of course very familiar.
At present, major cities in China have banned motorcycles one after another, and Huachen motorcycles are not in the scenery; in 00 or 01 years, new production lines such as cars and air conditioners were added, and diversified operations were carried out.
Of course, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and Huachen Group is no longer in the limelight, and Xinhai is also an old industrial enterprise.
Huachen is also a good choice for those who have just graduated or have not long since graduated and lack work experience, and who are unable to enter big-name foreign-funded enterprises and cutting-edge private enterprises that are in the limelight.
"Huachen Motorcycle wants to come back to life, Africa is a good market," Cao Mo said, "In Kanem, there are many Japanese-funded brands, and there are one or two motorcycle brands in China that have begun to make efforts, but it seems that there is no Huachen Motorcycle ......"
"Well, the domestic market is completely bad, shrinking every year, Huachen Motorcycle has mainly done Southeast Asia in the past two years, and there are some benefits, and recently want to open up the African market. Kanem is the most densely populated country in Africa, and our company plans to set up a direct location there – if you don't return to China this time, I'm going to ask you about the situation......" Xiao Jun said.
"You should get a job at Kanem!"
Cao Mo would not encourage Xiao Jun to go to Kanem for no reason, but since he is working now, he has the opportunity to serve in Kanem, and he is quite excited to persuade him,
"I've been working there for more than four years, and I still have some basic knowledge that can help you. ”
Kanem can even be said to be the largest single motorcycle market in Africa, and the demand is stronger than that of South Africa, but in addition to being occupied by Japanese brands in the early years, several Indian brands have a tendency to catch up in the past one or two years.
In Cao Mo's impression, there are two domestic motorcycle brands that have begun to exert force in Draculamo, but the effect is not particularly obvious.
Cao Mo was a little expecting Xiao Jun to go to Draculamo, not simply because of a good relationship.
Xiao Jun is smart enough, resilient, daring, and responsible, and his personality is suitable for Africa.
"Don't make random ideas for others!" Cao Xiong walked over and slapped Cao Mo on the back of the head.
Xinhai is one of the most economically developed first-tier cities in China, and it is not difficult for people like Xiao Jun to accumulate several years of work experience and strive for a job with an annual salary of more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan.
In addition, the housing prices in Xinhai have risen year by year, and as an indigenous person, it has benefited from urban development, and the family's fixed assets are considerable just by demolition.
Working in Africa, it seems that you can earn an extra 108,000 yuan a year at first, but in addition to the harsh working environment and all kinds of unpredictable risks, it is not suitable for ordinary people in Xinhai to work hard in the long run.
Xiao Jun may have been instigated by Cao Mo to go to Africa for development without regrets, but his family is clearly opposed, and Cao Mo is not hated if he agitates again?
"Cao Mo bragged that he was the king of West African mines, and if you go to Kanem, just see if he brags. Cheng Xi said.
"You decide for yourself, if you decide to go to Kanem, contact me in advance, and I will arrange for eight hundred African young models to warmly welcome you. Cao Mo said.
"Forget about this, you can keep it for yourself and enjoy it!" Xiao Jun punched Cao Mo with a smile.