6. Steak and fried noodles

HigherQ

The only three-Michelin-starred restaurant in City B, occupying the best location in the city center, sitting on the dual scenery of classic and modern, famous for its luxurious French cuisine and rich wine collection, it is committed to giving diners a combination of sight, taste and smell.

There have been many conjectures about HigherQ Le Xiaoxiao, but when I walked in, I suddenly understood what the most beautiful scenery and design taste were. HigherQ's location is distinctive, nestled between the famous ancient imperial city and financial center of City B. Located on the top floor of a building that is neither high nor short, but it is enough to overlook the entire imperial city, the carved beams and painted buildings, the eaves and arches seem to have become paintings outside the window, one step at a time. On the other side, there are modern skyscrapers with glowing transparent glass. HigherQ is skillfully integrated at the junction of classical and modern, and for a while, time seems to blend here.

"Xiaoxiao, order." Bai Sakura reminded Le Xiaoxiao, who was stunned looking out of the window.

"Huh? Oh, I haven't seen it yet. Le Xiaoxiao smiled embarrassedly, and hurriedly lowered her head to look at the menu in her hand.

The thin page is today's setmenu. French.

Flipped, very good, in English.

The wine list, well, just ignore it.

Menu...... All right......

Le Xiaoxiao put down the menu and looked at Zhai Xu with a slight smile: "That, Zhai Xu, you come to recommend it." ”

"Okay, is there anything you can't eat?" As soon as Zhai Xu entered the door, he only glanced at the set, and then held the water glass, and kept looking at the two girls with a fresh look on his face, intentionally or unintentionally. Bai Sakura is still spicy, startled and ignores the eyes of others. Le Xiaoxiao was much more subtle, smiling and nodding at the waiter, and her words and deeds were impeccable. Looking at the scenery outside the window showed a hint of surprise and excitement, but only by looking closely at her eyes could she read the joy in her heart, the same as the last time I saw it at the airport, it was a simple, simple, full happiness that only came from seeing beautiful things.

"I don't eat oysters, except for the weird ones." Le Xiaoxiao saw that the menu was specially marked with several oysters from different origins, but unfortunately she really couldn't appreciate this live, soft, slippery, salty and fishy delicacy.

"Ah, why don't you eat oysters, they're delicious, I like them the most!" Bai Ying pointed to the big row on the menu and turned to Le Xiaoxiao's direction, "This is a special feature, try it, it's delicious!" ”

Bai Ying tried to sell her beloved oysters, but Le Xiaoxiao just shook her head firmly while laughing, and looked at Zhai Xu helplessly.

Zhai Xu smiled and looked at Bai Ying's tricks, Le Xiaoxiao followed her with such an inclusive face, and suddenly Zhai Xu seemed to understand why Bai Ying and Le Xiaoxiao could become good friends.

"If you don't eat oysters, try his tuna tartare. The fish is grilled with an airbrush and the inside is sashimi, and each piece is diced into small cubes, and each piece can be eaten with a different texture from raw to cooked. Served with diced avocado and freshly baked baguettes, the taste change from cold to hot is also quite remarkable. The top layer is top-notch Siberian sturgeon caviar, and you can feel the flavor of the explosion in your mouth. Of course, there should be a secret sauce, and the boss won't sue me. ”

"Zhai Xu, have you ever been a food show host part-time, I want to give up my beloved oysters and try you instead." Bai Ying looked at Zhai Xu with a shocked expression.

"Awards, awards." Zhai Xu smiled and looked at Le Xiaoxiao.

What about the skewers? Mr. Zhai, Mr. Zhai, I can't accept your transformation too fast! I thought that your description of food as a tech bull tech man was nothing more than delicious, delicious, and good...... But the beef noodle guy seems to be really good at eating.

Le Xiaoxiao coughed lightly to hide the surprise in her heart, and said, "Sounds good, I trust Mr. Zhai's taste." ”

"Since you trust my taste, then in fact, today's set is good, you can try it, it is recommended by the chef. The main course is quail, I hope you won't mind? Zhai Xu suddenly changed the style of the food anchor and directly pushed the setmenu page, "Don't think that set is a set menu in the general sense, the chef will not put dishes that can't be sold in the setmenu, it's about his reputation...... Well, how do you say it, reputation? Credibility? That's pretty much what it means. In fact, if you want to try the seasonal dishes, SET is really a good choice. ”

"I'm fine, I'll listen to you." Le Xiaoxiao closed the menu directly. Zhai Xu replied to her with a soft smile.

"I don't want it, it's boring to set, I'm going to order it myself!" Bai Ying began to point to the menu and order dishes one by one, full of Bai Sakura's style, one foot in the sky and one foot on the ground, fortunately with Zhai Xu blocking by the side, it was not easy to maintain a similar style to Le Xiaoxiao's set. In Zhai Xu's words, it is convenient to choose wine.

The two ladies ordered the dishes, and Zhai Xu only needed a setmenu. After Waiter left, a young foreign sommelier came, and the conversation with Zhai Xu was completely beyond the scope of Le Xiaoxiao's knowledge. I only saw that the two of them had a good conversation at the end, and it seemed that they had chosen a good red wine.

"Well, did you open a bottle of Lafite for us?" Sakura asked with a grin.

Zhai Xu glanced at her and said with a smile: "It's not suitable." Choose the right wine to match the dish, and most ladies don't like the strong tannins of Bordeaux wines, preferring softer wines. Zhai Xu said and pointed to the sommelier before, the foreigner nodded to him, and Zhai Xu continued: "In a restaurant like HigherQ, sommeliers are generally very good, and the recommendation is very good." You'll taste it later. ”

As the dishes were served one by one, before the main course was served, Le Xiaoxiao already felt that it was worth the money, and it was so delicious that it made people cry. In addition, Bai Sakura on the side has been sighing that it is delicious, which makes the dishes seem to be more delicious. Because it was different from the dishes ordered by Le Xiaoxiao and Zhai Xu, Bai Ying also begged for a bite or two from Le Xiaoxiao's plate from time to time, and gave Le Xiaoxiao a small bite of her plate by the way. In order to taste a few more delicacies, the two girls secretly changed their knives and forks, which made Zhai Xu very happy.

Bai Sakura suddenly sighed and said, "I have a feeling...... It turns out that you two have a couple's meal, and I'm a light bulb! ”

"Where?" Le Xiaoxiao habitually retorted directly, "Obviously, you don't want the same meal." ”

Zhai Xu didn't say anything, holding a red wine glass and smiling at the two people arguing.

"Hey, speaking of which, Zhai Dagongzi, since you said that Xue Ting is not your girlfriend, do you have a girlfriend?" Bai Ying made a fuss for a while and saw that Zhai Xu didn't answer, so she simply asked directly.

"Nope." Zhai Xu was unexpectedly honest, and his tone was naturally like saying that the weather was good today.

"And how long have you been empty?" Bai Ying saw that Zhai Xu didn't seem to care much about this topic, so she simply continued to ask.

"Well, this, I want to think about it......" Zhai Xu seemed to really count carefully in his heart, grinned at Bai Ying, looked a little cynical, and said, "I don't remember exactly, but it's been a few years." ”

"Huh?" Shirakura's suddenly raised voice made the surrounding diners look sideways. Finding the eyes around her, Bai Sakura stuck out her tongue, put on an embarrassed smile, nodded slightly, and looked back at the table. The world always has more tolerance for beautiful women, and Bai Sakura has gained a few good-natured smiles.

"What are you kidding? You, Zhai Dagongzi, have been empty for several years?! The voice that could be lowered made Shirakura's tone sound a little gnashing.

Zhai Xu showed that cynical smile again, tilted his head and asked, "Is it strange?" I'm a thirty-year-old, and I'm not a hairy boy. I knew what I wanted. ”

"Haven't you been in the U.S. before? In the United States, it would be strange for a man like you to not have a girlfriend all the time. Le Xiaoxiao frowned slightly. Le Xiaoxiao's mother is an English teacher, and she used to work in the United States for a while, and she also listened to her mother talk about many things about Western cultural differences.

"Of course there are, there are rumors that I am ED, and there are rumors that I am gay." Zhai Xu said with a smile, "Rumors, but they don't have any impact." My time is precious, why waste it on those inexplicable women? ”

"Hey, it's not like that, it's okay, if you fall in love, of course you have to talk about it, how can you do it if you don't talk about it?" Sakura couldn't help but argue with him.

"Let's take an analogy, let's say I want to eat jajangmyeon and someone stuffs me with a steak. It seems that everyone takes it for granted that you will eat steak if you are given it? Zhai Xu paused, and sure enough, he saw Bai Ying's face full of "Yes, yes, you will eat it if you give it to you", sneered, and then said, "But I really only want to eat fried noodles." Well, how did you say that? If you don't want to get married, it's a hooligan to fall in love? ”

"I'll go, aren't you, Zhai Dagongzi, I didn't see that you are such a traditional type." Bai Ying's face was shocked, in this era, a man like Zhai Xu who wants money and money, a career and a career, and looks like a man has such a conservative view of love.

Zhai Xu looked like he took it for granted, and his eyes, intentionally or unintentionally, crossed the face of Le Xiaoxiao, who was quiet on the side.

At a dinner or party where Bai Ying is there, Le Xiaoxiao will seem more and more quiet, usually sitting quietly on the side, smiling slightly and listening to Bai Ying's words, only occasionally taking a couple of sentences. Intentionally or unintentionally, people will feel as if she wants to blend in with the background, but if you really want to stir up a topic, chatting with Le Xiaoxiao will be as comfortable as breathing.

At this time, Le Xiaoxiao tilted her head thoughtfully, and a strand of soft hair rested on her porcelain-white cheeks. His eyes drifted around Zhai Xu, but he didn't look at him.

I can't imagine what Zhai Xu will be like with his marriage partner. Le Xiaoxiao's thoughts drifted away with Zhai Xu and Bai Ying's words, is it like being as careless as she was with Xue Ting, or is she so strict as she is at work? Probably not, maybe like the beef noodle brother, quietly drinking tea, reading books, and occasionally tilting his head to say a few words of gossip.