Chapter 23: Gossip by Order
If you don't have a special obsession with a certain food, when you pass by the door of a restaurant or snack shop hungry and smell the fragrance wafting in the wind, will you turn around and go into the store halfway to get yourself something to eat?
The answer is 'cushion first, right?'
Cao Lili is the same now. Before leaving, she had been clamoring for instant noodles, but when she came to Nalan Island and walked along the door of the canteen by the pier, she was confused by the various fragrances wafting out.
Moreover, it took a little time on the way from Longevity Island to Nalan Island, although it was not a long time, but it also happened to make this girl's stomach more and more hungry.
"Forget it, let's find a place to eat something first~!" The hunger in her stomach and the attraction brought by the aroma of the food played a role at the same time, and finally, Cao Lili decisively abandoned her previous thoughts and took the lead and walked to a restaurant on the side of the road.
“……。 "Change the hexagram so quickly? If you don't owe it so much, why do you have to run over from Changshou Island? Because of Cao Lili's undisciplined discipline, Lin Zhicheng and Cao Lingling were a little speechless.
However, this is not a big deal after all. Smiling, the two of them followed into the restaurant, not taking things to heart.
found a vacant seat and sat down, waited for a few seconds, and found that no one came to greet her, Cao Lili felt a little strange and began to look for the figure of the waiter.
It happened to be a meal, and there were a lot of customers in the store, seeing this scene, Cao Lili thought that the waiter was too busy, so she didn't come to her table to help order food for the time being.
"Don't wait, look here. Originally, Lin Zhicheng was also a little strange, but when he saw a bulletin board posted on the wall, he understood the reason.
Looking in the direction of Lin Zhicheng's finger, he also saw the bulletin board, but because his English skills were too scummy to understand the content, Cao Lili could only ask with a question mark face: "What is written on it?"
"Go to the counter and order. The waiter is not responsible for ordering, but only helps to bring the prepared food. After explaining the content on the bulletin board, Lin Zhicheng stood up: "Let's go, go over and have a look." ”
"Isn't this lazy?" First I didn't understand the rules of the store, and then I didn't understand the content on the bulletin board. Feeling very embarrassed in her heart, Cao Lili's face flushed.
"NONO, IT'S NOT LIKE PEOPLE WANT TO BE LAZY. As he spoke, he had already come to the counter, and looking at the large pile of ingredients in front of him, Lin Zhicheng immediately understood the true thoughts of the owner: "Asking you to come over to order food is actually to let you see with your own eyes how fresh the ingredients are." To put it bluntly, people are earning word of mouth, you know?"
For a foodie, and a foodie who happens to be a little hungry, nothing is more important than eating.
Ignoring Lin Zhicheng's advice, Cao Lili's attention was all on the ingredients in front of her, and after a while, she chose a few things.
"Uh~. When she wanted to order food, she found that she couldn't seem to communicate with the other party, so Cao Lili had no choice but to turn around and look at Lin Zhicheng for help again.
While listening to Lin Zhicheng's translation, she chose the flavor she needed, although it didn't take much time, but the inconvenience caused by going back and forth still made Cao Lili a little depressed.
"Sister, let's go and register for a class, shall we?" I wanted to learn English well, but I didn't want to go alone, so when I returned to my seat and waited for dinner, Cao Lili proposed to my sister.
"Hmm~. Originally, she was more calm than her sister, Cao Lingling had already thought of this section, and when she heard her sister's proposal, she also nodded.
"Cousin, how did you learn, do you want to find a cram school to go to?" Suddenly, Cao Lili showed a curious expression to Lin Zhicheng again: "I remember that you didn't speak English very well before, why did you suddenly become so proficient?"
"Why not? I'm also a person who has passed the fourth level, okay? Lin Zhicheng started haha: "I didn't study in an art college, when I was in college, English was a compulsory subject. ”
"Cut~. Cao Lili didn't believe it at all, and her face also had an expression of 'I'll just sit quietly and watch you brag': "Who are you teasing? I don't know you yet." Do you remember last year when you met a foreigner on the road and asked for directions? Who couldn't say anything?"
"Wasn't that too sudden?" reminded me of the scene at that time, and my face unconsciously felt a little feverish. However, the real reason can't be revealed, so Lin Zhicheng still stubbornly continued to insist: "In short, brother, I am different from you, I have a foundation before, and with this period of practice, isn't it normal to become proficient?"
Blinking her eyes, she stared at Lin Zhicheng for a long time, but Cao Lili still didn't believe it. Suddenly, she remembered a routine she had heard from her classmates, and a very playful smile suddenly appeared on her little face: "Cousin, you won't find a foreigner to be your girlfriend, right?"
"Huh??"
"I've heard from my classmates that the fastest way to learn a foreign language is to find a foreigner as a boyfriend. Hehe, cousin, did you also use this trick?" The more he talked, the more reliable he felt, the fire of gossip began to burn, and Cao Lili's eyes were already full of anticipation and curiosity: "Right, I must have guessed correctly, right? Cousin, you must have hooked up with a foreign woman, otherwise, how could you have mastered English so quickly." Don't say it's by studying, I don't believe in your previous otaku style. ”
"Girls' families, pay attention to what you say, what is a hookup....... ”
Lin Zhicheng's original intention was simply to criticize Cao Lili's speaking style, but as soon as this sentence came out, it happened to make Cao Lili grab the handle. Her eyes lit up, and Cao Lili's expression became more and more excited: "Look at it, look at it, I'm not wrong~!
The more it was depicted, the darker it became, and even Cao Lingling began to be a little suspicious.
"Ah, I know, could it be Catherine?" Just when Lin Zhicheng wanted to explain and persuade Cao Lingling, who was not very suspicious, first, Cao Lili suddenly clapped her little hand again.
When he went to South Korea before, Lin Zhicheng was always accompanied by Catherine, so among the photos he uploaded to the Internet, Catherine was also there.
As early as the first time they saw the photo, the two cousins had already developed a strong curiosity about Catherine's identity. If Lin Zhicheng hadn't explained it quickly enough, they would have already misunderstood it from that moment and thought that Catherine was Lin Zhicheng's girlfriend.
After the two girls came to the Nalan Islands, their thoughts changed a little bit.
The reason is simple, they met not only Catherine but also the old butler John at the owner's mansion.
Since you say that she is a housekeeper, then why is the housekeeper's work done by Old John? Although Catherine also took on part of the work, but because she has always been a supporting role, it looks more like she is learning from Old John, so the misunderstanding that had already faded in the hearts of the two sisters sprouted and grew again.
"What nonsense. Lin Zhicheng couldn't help but smile bitterly on his face, "Catherine is John's daughter, and she will take over John's position ...... the future." ”
"The love entanglement between the master and the housekeeper's daughter, tsk, like the feeling of a TV series. She didn't listen to it at all, Cao Lili had fallen into her own fantasies, and in order to find a sense of identity, she also grabbed her sister's arm: "Sister, what do you think?
didn't agree with her sister's guess in her heart, but Cao Lingling still nodded deliberately: "Well, I think so too." ”
The more serious and well-behaved you are, the greater the blow you will have after your belly is black. Cao Lingling's words immediately brought Lin Zhicheng 10,000 critical damage.
"Forget it, whatever you want. I don't mean you guys, anyway. Shaking his head helplessly, Lin Zhicheng had already given up arguing.
"Hehe, it's not that I can't say it, but I can't say it in the first place, right?" Cao Lili became more and more energetic: "Cousin, tell me, when are you going to do something? By the way, when will you bring someone back to let my parents meet?"
"See Mao, it's not like that, okay~. "I've already given up resistance, and you're still aggressively pestering?" As a last resort, Lin Zhicheng could only give an ultimatum: "I warn you, Miss Cao Lili, please stop talking nonsense, OK? It's all women, if you were replaced, would you be willing to be so messed up with the mandarin duck score?"
"Uh~, okay then. After thinking about the interaction with Catherine in the past few days, she felt that she should be regarded as her friend, and as a friend, she really shouldn't say this about her behind her back, so Cao Lili stopped.
However, the fire of gossip that has already burned is not so easy to extinguish.
No, after a while, Cao Lili couldn't help but ask again: "Cousin, what do you like?"
"You girl can't stop for a while? Why are there so many questions, are you a hundred thousand why?"
"Anyway, it hasn't been served yet, and if you're idle, you'll be idle, so you can talk about it. Cao Lili continued to ask, and by the way, she also came up with a reason that could not be refused: "Besides, this is a task given by my parents." They said that you can now be considered successful in your career, and you are not too young, and it is time to talk to someone. ”