Lin Yilong took his daughters through residential areas one by one, and finally arrived at a self-service hot pot restaurant near City Street.

Obviously, a man who seems to be in his early 30s and brings two beautiful and slender girls to a hot pot restaurant will always attract people's attention. The waiters who came to work here watched with envy as Lin Yilong and his two daughters sat down.

"Hot pot or buffet?" the waiter asked Lin Yilong, the only Asian face in the group.

"You are determined. Lin Yilong asked his daughters to order.

"Dad told us that we can eat hot pot and take the kind of set meal at the buffet. Tanya ordered in fluent but not fluent Mandarin.

"I see, it's the kind of all-audience buffet, right?" The waiter saw that Tanya's speech was a little uncomfortable, and he slowed down his speech.

"Yes. Tanya replied, "Also, Daddy told us we had unlimited drinks for an extra £2.5?"

"That's right. ”

"Please add that too. Tanya said.

"What pot base do you want?"

At this time, Tanya didn't quite understand, so she looked at Lin Yilong with questioning eyes.

"'Pot base' is the kind of hot pot soup base that adds flavor to the food with meat and vegetables. Lin Yilong explained to his daughters in English, "There are original white soup pot bases, mushroom soup pots, spicy pots and tomato pots. ”

"I want the bottom of the white soup pot. Natasha said.

"I'm going to get it too. Tanya asked Lin Yilong to help her order.

"Then there are two clear soup pot bottoms, and one mushroom soup pot bottom. In the end, Lin Yilong had to place an order, and Lin Yilong chose his favorite mushroom soup pot, "In terms of drinks, my daughters want to drink oolong tea more, and I want Coke myself." ”

"Okay, right away. The waiter said, "Is this your daughters, uncle?"

"Why, don't we look like each other?" Lin Yilong asked with a smile, "They recently wanted to go to their father's home country to have a look, and they were practicing the language, so I came here to let them experience the language environment." ”

"Sorry, I shouldn't have asked that. ”

"It's fine. Lin Yilong waved his hand, "I want to have more beef balls and beef shutters, and as for my daughters, just bring some more yuba." ”

"Okay. The waiter took note of Lin Yilong's special request and asked the kitchen to prepare the food.

The little Yeang sisters took duck meat and spring cakes as appetizers, and brought Lin Yilong a few fried chicken nuggets.

"Actually, what to say about the food here, it is completely localized, and what you order in the restaurant is not what Dad tastes when he returns to China. Lin Yilong explained, "Nadezhka and Vilusha don't like it. ”

"Mom doesn't like Chinese food?" the two sisters were curious.

"Yes, after your baptismal ceremony, we went back to my father's hometown for the Spring Festival, but we have always eaten Western food from Western restaurants, as for Chinese food...... I also ate some celery dumplings, because this dish is also found in Russian cuisine. "Later, I tried several times in different situations, but they really didn't like it. ”

"Didn't you say that the boys from Dad's motherland are very good at cooking?"

"How did you learn about this stupid statement?"

"I looked through all the information and they all said they were good at cooking. Natasha said in a reasonable tone, "Such as sweet and sour pork ribs, fish in sauce, and white meat with garlic." ”

"Dad can make pasta, hamburgers and Chinese fried noodles, can he be considered a cooking expert?" Lin Yilong asked rhetorically.

"Definitely not. "At the very least, you have to be able to do a little re-frying or something like that, like back to the pot and salted crispy ribs." “

"I would cook with a rice cooker, with a blender and stuffing. Lin Yilong said, "I will also spread egg pancakes." ”

"It's all Western food, and it doesn't have much technical content. Natasha refused to acknowledge the fact that Lin Yilong was an expert in cooking, "It won't be Dad's problem." ”

"I'm sorry I can't cook the Chinese food you imagined. Lin Yilong was quite helpless.

Tanya and Natasha rarely eat Chinese food, speaking of which, maybe it's really Lin Yilong's fault - when Lin Yilong went abroad, he didn't have any cooking skills at all, and when he arrived in the UK, most of the things he learned to cook were Western dishes - although they are often eaten in hot pot at home, in addition to hot pot, there is only fried rice that is available in all countries in the world.

"It's okay, Natasha and I forgive Dad. Tanya laughed.

The waiter brought the bottom of the pot, a platter of vegetables, a platter of three kinds of meat slices and other shabu-shabu, and turned on the switch of the induction cooker to heat it.

"Dad, I might be an outlier. Lin Yilong mixed three portions of hot pot dipping sauce and put it in front of his daughters, "Although this kind of meal should have been more lively for more people to eat, Dad, I would prefer to eat hot pot quietly by myself." For me, three people are the limit. ”

"We can understand. Tanya replied, and she was very skilled at using chopsticks to carry slices of meat and mushrooms into her hot pot.

"Actually, you still don't understand. Lin Yilong extended the topic, "So, why do you think Dad would come here to eat hot pot alone?"

"Because dad needs to enjoy solitude, and then he finds out that it's actually best to get together with mom. Tanya said, "Just like my father once told my mother, it is precisely because the scenery at home is very beautiful that I need to go outside to see other places, and I feel that my home is more beautiful in comparison." ”

So, contrary to eating barbecue, the more people the better, Dad always eats hot pot alone. Natasha complained, "My sister and I had to take advantage of this opportunity to 'enjoy solitude' with our father. ”

"It's my daughter, you know me. Lin Yilong sighed.

After eating very quietly, they went to the movies again, and it was close to ten o'clock in the evening, and they drove home.

"It's a little strange to find out that my daughter is in her lover's dating position. Before going to sleep, Lin Yilong expressed his feelings about Nadia and Vera, "Especially on an ordinary weekday night. ”

"If you really can't bear it, you can let them come back to take over our work. Nadia quipped.

"Let them stay in London, daughters should have their lives. Lin Yilong sighed.

"The thirst caused by the absence of my father, that's all. Katie added next to her, "Anyway, it's fine, let's go to Riverside Street at night to spend more time with my daughters, after all, by standard, they are not yet adults." ”

"It's hard right now. Lin Yilong said, "I don't know whether to accompany one person, or two sisters, or get together." ”

"Not at all. Amy replied, "For the daughters, they need to know the fact that they can find their dad at home." ”

"I feel like I'm going to have a lot of daughters who love home. Lin Yilong said.