"Woo......"

The occasional whistle on the cruise ship woke Anna from a lethargic state, and she stood up and looked around in a panic, like a frightened bunny.

"Miss, do you need anything?"

Seeing Anna stand up, a tall Oriental man immediately stepped forward a few steps forward and greeted respectfully.

Orientals are about six feet tall

"Oh, no, thank you."

Casually replied to the other party, and Anna sat back in her chair in some shock.

Although she had been sailing at sea for many days, the girl had not yet adapted to this bumpy life, and was in a state of grogginess almost every day. And what's even more terrifying is that Anna's maid is even more unbearable than her, since she got on the boat, she has nothing but vomiting and lying on the bed**, and it is impossible to serve her with her. And without the service of caring people, Anna is even more uncomfortable. Therefore, from the next day, her longing for the sea disappeared, and she just wanted to reach the American continent as soon as possible and end this nightmarish journey......

After coming back to her senses, Anna frowned and asked, "Sue, haven't my parents and Mr. Huntelaar come yet?" ”

"Yes, miss."

The Oriental Su nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Brister drank a little too much yesterday, and Madame and he may not come to the restaurant at noon today, as for Mr. Huntelaar, he will come to the restaurant at twelve o'clock at noon, and now ...... Well, it's about a quarter of an hour away. ”

"Well, okay."

Pouting, Anna leaned back in her chair a little boredly.

John had something to write this morning, and Anna felt a little bored in her room, so she went out and walked around the deck. I didn't expect to feel that the sea was too windy after walking around for a while, so I planned to take the servant Su to the restaurant to drink something. Unexpectedly, I fell asleep soon in a groggy ......

After waiting for a while, Anna suddenly felt a little thirsty, frowned and said, "Su, help me get a glass of water." ”

"Yes, miss."

Nodding, Dongfang Su immediately walked quickly to the service desk of the cruise restaurant.

Listening to Sue's brisk footsteps quickly moving away, Anna couldn't help but nod secretly. Although not as caring as a maid. But this new servant named Su Li is indeed very diligent and very discerning, which to some extent also dispels many of Anna's bad impressions of him.

Su Li is the name of this oriental.

Until now, Anna still vividly remembers the scene when she first met Su Li, this Qing man who was taller than her dragged a long braid, wore a shabby strange clothes, and faintly exuded a very strange smell from all over her body-a smell that Anna hated very much......

This Suli was introduced to John by Mr. Brister.

As early as a few months ago. John asked his father-in-law to help him find a reliable Chinese chef, but because there was not much direct communication between Germany and China at this time, and there were almost no Chinese in Germany, Mr. Brister had to ask his friends in London to help him find a Chinese chef with good skills and good character.

There are more Chinese in Europe, that is, in London.

Of course, this is also related to Britain's international status, at least for the Qing Dynasty in this era, Britain's influence is undoubtedly the greatest. And since the Opium Wars. Many Chinese began to work on British ships, and then came to stay in the Limehouse area of London. In this Chinese ghetto. Most of the Chinese made a living by sailing and laundry, which was the main means of livelihood for the Chinese in London for decades to come.

Su Li, who is not yet 30 years old this year, came to London a few years ago.

According to Mr. Brister, Su Li was born into a family of Qing chefs, and because he offended the powerful people of his hometown, he was forced to work as a sailor on a ship, which was not a good profession in this era. It's just that after coming to England. He didn't want to go to sea again, so he stayed in the Limehouse area.

Su Li's cooking skills were discovered a few years ago.

Robert. Hurd, the Briton who served as the head of the Qing Dynasty's customs and excise department for half a century, brought Chinese restaurants to a health exhibition a few years ago. Trying to make the British accept Chinese food as a new thing. Taking advantage of his position, HD recruited a large number of chefs from China to participate in the "Chinese Restaurant" presentation. The exhibition ended up being extremely popular and offered thousands of Londoners and visitors the chance to try Chinese food for the first time.

Of course, such attempts are futile in this day and age.

The practice of Chinese food is very different from the British eating habits, and it is difficult for the British to be recognized, and it is difficult for the British to put down their bodies and accept the diet of the "barbarians". It wasn't until 20 years later that the first real Chinese restaurant appeared in London, and it wasn't until after the Second World War that British men suffered many casualties and women went to work, and they began to prefer the cheapest Chinese food. After decades of hard work, Chinese food was recognized as entering the high-end catering industry......

Well, habitually pulled away.

Hurd organizes the exhibition of Chinese food, but in fact it is the French chefs who stand in the foreground, and the chefs from China are hidden behind the scenes. But it was at that exhibition that Su Li's culinary skills were recognized. Unfortunately, after the exhibition, he lost his job and had to retreat to a small restaurant in Limehouse, cooking for poor Chinese sailors and laundrymen.

The friend entrusted by Mr. Brister happened to find him.

Ten days ago in London, this Suli came to John's front with Mr. Brister, who had just arrived. Then, after listening to John talk to him in a strange language for more than an hour, Suli was hired by John as his oriental chef for a whopping eight dollars a week, on the condition that the strange braid be cut off and the hygiene of the Huntelaar family should be strictly followed.

After thinking about it for a day, Su Li agreed to the request.

At the end of the 19th century and not the beginning of the 20th century, cutting braids was a very difficult decision for any Chinese, and if it were not for John's extremely generous conditions, and Su Li himself had no possibility of returning to his hometown, he would never have agreed.

So......

From that day on, there was an additional Oriental chef in the Huntelaar family, and John seemed to be very fond of this Oriental chef, not only giving him a high salary, but also spending a dozen pounds in London on two outfits for him - you know, even for the average English gentleman, seven or eight pounds of clothes and shoes are quite decent. After shaving his hair and changing into new clothes, Su Li was like a different person: although his body was slightly thin and a little malnourished, his height of six feet was enough to support a suit, and after the whole body was cleaned, there was no smell of it, which looked very refreshing.

Su Li's new image surprised Anna slightly.

For the yellow-skinned and black-eyed Orientals, Anna has a little prejudice in her heart. Of course, this has nothing to do with her character, purely because of the slander and contempt of Western society for Orientals, such as the propaganda of several wars, such as the emergence of the Chinese Exclusion Act in the United States, and the pigtail on the back of the other party's head when I first met Su......

However, after seeing Su Li's new image, Anna reluctantly accepted the new servant and cook.

And after a few days of contact, Anna is also satisfied with Su Li, because this guy is indeed very diligent, even if he has not tasted the oriental food made by Su Li until now, it is not too embarrassing for such a servant to stand by his side......

"Beautiful young lady, are you alone?"

Just as Anna was falling into her memory, a hearty voice suddenly rang in her ears.

Anna looked up and saw that a young gentleman had appeared in front of her at some point. The other party was about six feet tall like Su Li, but he was much more elaborate in his clothes, and he had blond hair and blue eyes, and he was as handsome as a plaster statue. At this time, this gentleman was looking at Anna with a smile on his face, and there was a faint hint of burning in his eyes!

"I'm sorry, sir."

Just when Anna was slightly stunned and didn't react for a while, Su Li's voice behind her rang out: "This young lady is not alone......"

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I'm sorry, but I forgot to post the two chapters I uploaded yesterday, and I found out when I woke up in the morning.

This is considered a broken change, and I will make up for it today on the third watch. (To be continued......)