Chapter 9 Preparation (Double Update, Asking for Recommendation)

Because Jonas had volunteered to say no bodyguards to drive him last night, Yannick went out again in the morning and drove away the only car left in the family.

In the cold wind, Jonas pedaled his bicycle with great difficulty, complained that he had learned too similarly, and then found guilt himself.

His home is on the border between the town of Megan and the city of Lucerne, just five kilometres from the city centre.

However, this is not flat land, and there are ups and downs along the way.

When you go down, it's easier, but it's shivering from the cold, and when you go up, there's a person sitting behind you, and you're tired of kicking.

He couldn't bear to expect the thin Kostler to carry him on a bicycle!

What's more, Kostler is simply a slacker, and he won't even let him go uphill and walk a few steps.

Jonas complained about himself in his heart, and he complained about him in his mouth. The two of them quarreled all the way, and finally came to a supermarket at the foot of the hillside of the Ice Museum.

Shops in Switzerland are closed on weekends, and now it's Christmas and New Year's time, and only some large supermarkets are open, except for a few shops that cater to tourists.

On weekdays, the open-air market along the River Reuss is open on weekends, and people sell their own vegetables from old goods that they don't need at home.

But now it's so cold that most of the local Swiss people go on holiday in the tropics, and no one goes to the river market to get cold during this time.

So if you want to buy groceries, you can only come to the supermarket.

Stopping the bike, Jonas couldn't help but gasp. Kostler was a little distracted, put his arm around Jonas's shoulders and smiled: "I had a treat at noon, and yesterday I went to Zurich, and my mother gave me an extra hundred Swiss francs, and I now have a huge sum of one hundred and fifty Swiss francs." ”

One hundred and fifty Swiss francs, which is equivalent to the income of a Swiss for three or four days, is a huge amount of money for the seventeen-year-old Kostler......

"Very good, I'm going to have lemon fish rice from the Schweehof Hotel restaurant. ”

Kostler winked his eyebrows and smiled, "It's good that you didn't order their French food." ”

Jonas pursed his lips and said, "I'm not going to eat an expensive and unpalatable meal there......"

The Schweehof Hotel is a comprehensive hotel in Lucerne, and the restaurant on the first floor is famous for its lemon fish rice, but the other dishes are unpalatable and expensive.

Lake Lucerne is a melting lake of snow-capped mountains, and the water is cold. The fish in the lake are all cold-water fish, and the meat is tender and delicious.

The local practice in Lucerne is to slaughter the fish, wrap it in seasoned flour and fry it before frying it.

Because the flour is coated with water, the fish is delicious, and the seasoning in the flour can also be incorporated into the fish. After frying, squeeze the fish with lemon juice while it is still hot, which is a delicacy.

Taste this delicacy. The two took advantage of the discount on fresh vegetables in the afternoon and entered the largest supermarket chain in Switzerland, Kuper, to buy vegetables and prepare dinner.

Switzerland has a cold climate, and in winter, almost all vegetables need to be imported, and in order to protect the basic income of local farmers, the price of vegetables is high.

The vast majority of Swiss people drive to France, Italy, or Germany or Austria on weekends to make big purchases, which can be more than half as cheap.

The difference between the price of groceries in the morning and in the afternoon is at least 20 percent, and although both of them are wealthy, it is also a lot of money for the two of them to save 50 Swiss francs.

The two men walked out of the supermarket with two large bags of vegetables, and Kostler was still puzzled and asked, "Jonas, I don't remember that you know Chinese food, why do Osberg think your Chinese food is very delicious?"

"I've been practicing secretly for a long time, and I'm going to surprise you. Jonas glanced at him and asked, "Aren't you going home in the afternoon?"

"Why do you want to go home? Is there any difference between your house and mine? Not to mention ...... I'll also treat you to lunch, and then I'll be cold with you......"

"Okay, but if you want something delicious, remember to keep your mouth shut at night. ”

"Rest assured. In front of outsiders, I will always defend you. Uncle Gluck, are you going to get ready to go home?"

They had already ridden to the Capel Bridge by the Reuss River, the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe, and in spring and summer, both sides of the bridge are covered with flowers, so it is also called the Flower Bridge.

Built 700 years ago, this wooden covered bridge has 120 historical paintings documenting the spread of the Black Death in the Middle Ages.

When Zhou Lei came to Lucerne for a tour, the bridge was still the most popular business card of Lucerne, but at that time, the bridge had already been rebuilt.

It is thought that in a fire in 1993, the bridge was half burned down, and although it has been restored, it is no longer a 700-year-old monument.

Uncle Gluck, known as Uncle Gluck, is a man in his thirties, a neighbor of Jonas's family, who works for a human resources company in Geneva, and his wife runs a women's clothing store in the city.

He had just come out of the shop because it was closed for the holidays, holding a bundle of wooden railings that could be retracted.

"It's Jonas and Kostler, the guardrail of the stables at home has been kicked down by the Black Commander, and I have to go out at night, and I don't have time to repair it, so I can only use the spare guardrail for emergency purposes first. ”

Kostler jumped off his bike and said, "Can I take your car back? I can help you hold the guardrail." ”

"Of course, I'll be fine right away. ”

Kostler smiled: "You guy blow the cold wind alone, go back......"

Jonas wasn't angry either, and set up his bike. "Uncle Gluck, I can help you too. ”

Gluck looked at the guardrail, then at his bike. "Jonas, my car may not fit your bike. ”

"It's okay, I'll ride back by myself. Do you have to travel for business during the New Year?"

Seeing that the two children were enthusiastic to help him with his work, Gluck did not refuse and opened the rear trunk lid of the car. "There was something wrong with the World Ice Hockey Championships in Finland and I had to deal with it. ”

Kostler panted and clung to the railing, which weighed dozens of pounds. "Uncle Gluck, you have to hurry. ”

Gluck took over the railing and easily slipped into the trunk. "Kostler, you have to eat a little more, you look at Jonas, you are much stronger than you are. ”

Kostler watched Jonas easily pick up a bundle of railings, snorted, and said, "I'm not going to compete with a brute." ”

"Can I interpret this as jealousy?"

After helping Gluck set up the railings, Kostler got into his car with his food, and Jonas grabbed his bicycle and began to ride back before they could wait.

In a few moments, Gluck's car overtook him, and Kostler waved triumphantly through the window.

With memories of the past, Jonas felt good about Kostler as a friend. The two of them have grown up together since childhood, and they will not feel too lonely to have such a friend in the future.

When he returned home, Kostler was already sitting in the warm living room, eating snacks and watching an ice hockey game.

Hannah has returned, and as soon as she walks through the door, you can smell the smell of her baking snacks in the kitchen. "Grandma, is Villaouma okay?"

"He's in good health, it's just that your Uncle Andrei isn't very obedient and makes her very sad. ”

Jonas's aunt was his grandfather's youngest sister, born in 1926, and she married another cousin of the Hoffman family, Lucas Hoffmann, in the fifties.

The Hoffmann family was much richer than Jonas's, and for decades they and their collaborators, the Ollie family, had been the richest family in Switzerland.

The two families control the vast majority of the shares of the world's top three Roche pharmaceutical groups, which are not comparable to the Jonas family, which has only one small bank.

Although AndrΓ© was Jonas's uncle, he was less than ten years older. Perhaps the family's expectations put too much pressure on him, and he has always behaved very rebellious.

After graduating from university, despite everyone's opposition, he went to Africa to do charity, where he suffered for a few years, but he still did not change his original intention.

Although he was forced to return to Switzerland by life, he refused to join the family business and fell in love with environmental protection.

In short, this is an idealistic gentleman who has always refused to do things in a down-to-earth manner.

"Andre will figure it out, anyway, the current Roche doesn't need him to worry about it. ”

Hannah looked at Jonas and smiled, "I'm glad you've understood your responsibilities by now......"

Jonas stepped forward and hugged her, and said gently, "Of course, my ideal is to be your pride. I'm hungry......"

Hannah immediately refreshed herself and walked to the kitchen. "I baked soft and hard biscuits, do you want to eat sweet or salty?"

"Salty, of course. ”

After eating a few salty soft biscuits and looking at the time, Jonas began to sort out the dishes he had bought.

Hannah was not idle, either, and gave Jonas a hand. "Is your Chinese food really good, why has it never been done before?"

"Grandma, I wanted to surprise you, I was verified by my dad yesterday, so I dare to perform today. ”

"Good, I hope today's dinner won't be messed up by you. ”

"Of course not. ”

Kostler shouted in the living room, "Jonas, do you need me to bake your steak? ”

"No, you'll just wait to eat today. ”

In the past few days, Jonas has discovered that the differences between Europeans and the East are not only reflected in their living habits, but even in their physiological structure.

For example, he used to like Sichuan food very much, but after becoming Jonas, it was too numb and too spicy, and his mouth and tongue couldn't stand it.

Therefore, when he prepares food, he also pays attention to this, and tries to be light and not too harmful to their palate.

Those foreigners who directly accept Sichuan flavor and Hunan flavor are a minority after all.

When shopping for vegetables, Jonas had already taken this into account, and prepared more than a dozen dishes today, except for a mapo tofu that was a little spicy, the others were almost not spicy.

After some preparation, all the dishes have been broken down and put on a plate waiting to be cooked.

There is only one soup of stewed pheasant with shiitake mushrooms, and after adding various seasonings, it is placed on the gas stove and begins to simmer.