The ride-hailing car stops in front of a mall in the city center.

Ling Ping'an hugged the kitten Best and walked out of the car.

Hing Fu Commercial Center.

That's the name of this mall.

"On the fourth floor?" Ling Ping'an took out his mobile phone and looked at it, then hugged his pet and walked into the mall.

It's a holiday, so there's quite a lot of people.

The whole mall is full of people, so it's not lively.

Ling Ping'an took the elevator and went straight to the fourth floor.

Upstairs, he followed the directions, and at the end of this floor, he found the Rhine restaurant.

As soon as you enter the door, you will be greeted by a strong exotic atmosphere.

I heard the melodious sound of the piano.

"Looks pretty good!" Ling Ping'an thought.

"Sir......" A blonde girl wearing a maid's long skirt walked up to Ling Ping'an, speaking fluent federal dialect and a little Jiangcheng accent: "May I ask if you are alone?" ”

Ling Ping'an nodded.

"This way, please!" This girl's federal etiquette is very professional, and she must have been specially trained.

So, Ling Ping'an was led by her to a small table by the window of this restaurant.

Then, a thick menu was sent to Ling Ping'an.

The little girl bowed lightly and asked, "Sir, if you need anything, you can press the call bell next to you, and we will come over to serve immediately!" ”

"Hmm!" Ling Ping'an nodded, and then opened the menu.

Just one glance, his face twitched a little.

A serving of foie gras in red wine costs 200 yuan.

A serving of pastrami costs three hundred.

A special vegetable salad also costs 188!

The most expensive one is a Wellington steak, and the price is 3999!

Reservations are also required one day in advance!

"Grab the money!" Ling Ping'an complained in his heart.

Fortunately, he was ready before he came.

He's also prepared to pay an IQ tax - generally, Gentile restaurants are opened on Union soil, and there are only two strategies to keep them alive.

The first is localization.

For example, Yangcheng, the capital of Guangnan, has a flange restaurant with a particularly good reputation.

The restaurant's signature dish is sautéed snails and pan-seared oysters.

Ling'an's classmate Fran once went to eat, and came back after eating to tell everyone - not Fran at all!

The snails should be baked in red wine, and the top-quality Ginado oysters should be eaten raw!

However, this Fran restaurant, which is not evaluated by the Francois as not flange at all, is the best foreign restaurant in Yangcheng.

The head chef of the restaurant even got permanent residency in the Federal Empire!

The second is hunting.

Take advantage of the Federalists' curiosity for foreigners to make some gimmicks or something.

There are always people who are willing to pay an IQ tax.

People like Ling Ping'an are basically their target customers.

Therefore, despite the pain in the flesh, Ling Ping'an still ordered two dishes.

One is pan-fried beef tongue at 499 and the other is Rhine steak at 599.

Pressing the service bell, the waiter quickly came over and took away the menu with a smile.

After about ten minutes, a sizzling steak that had been grilled on an iron plate was brought to Ling Ping'an.

The blonde girl introduced in standard federal language: "Sir, this is one of the signature dishes of our restaurant, Rhine steak, which is made from the 180-day grain-fed new Qinling beef eye meat of the Southern Zhou Kingdom of your country......"

"After our unique butter aging method, it is matured in a constant temperature and humidity environment for 45 days......"

"Butter matured?" Ling Ping'an felt like he had learned a new term.

"How?" He asked, then unskillfully picked up his knife and fork, cut open the steak in front of him, and put it in his mouth to taste a piece.

The taste is ok!

He commented.

The tenderness is okay, and the flavor is good, but the juice is too little, and the beef flavor is not so strong.

It's very different from the slow roast beef I made two days ago.

But......

This tenderness and flavor is really good!

Better than most beef!

The little girl listened and explained with a smile: "Guest, butter aging is a beef processing method that we have recently invented and created in our Rhine restaurant......"

"After absorbing the surface moisture of the top beef, wrapping it in butter and placing it in a constant temperature and humidity environment for 30 to 50 days, the surface of the beef is dehydrated and oxidized, but the inside has undergone an amazing transformation!"

"The processed beef has a flavor and tenderness that far surpasses similar flavors!"

After hearing this, Ling Ping'an nodded, and thought, "I'll try it when I go back!" ”

"Let's see if this method can really improve the deliciousness of beef!"

Come to think of it, just wrapping beef in butter shouldn't be too much trouble!

Ling Ping'an was about to ask what needs to be paid attention to when the butter is matured.

Meow!

Best, the kitten who had been lying on his stomach beside him, suddenly screamed and jumped from the couch to the table.

The kitten leaned low, its amber eyes seemed to be full of vigilance.

It let out a low growl at somewhere in the restaurant.

It seems to be a warning, and it also seems to be a threat.

"Little obedient ......" Ling Ping'an hugged it down: "What's wrong?" ”

Meow!

The kitten stuck out its tongue and licked the back of its owner's hand.

Ling Ping'an knew that this was the expression of the little guy every time he felt uneasy or threatened.

"Good ...... Don't be afraid! He smiled and reassured: "With my brother here, no one can hurt you!" ”

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Dressed in a princess dress and holding a small scepter.

For some reason, Lat walked in the middle of the restaurant.

Behind her, servants in holy garments followed closely.

Suddenly, she turned her head and looked at the corner of the restaurant.

A young Federalist, holding a small black cat, sat there, seemingly dining.

"Duke......" asked an elderly retainer, "what's the matter?" ”

"Nothing!" For some reason, Ratt remembered that this was in the native land of the Orientals, so he turned around: "Let's go!" ”

The duchess lifted her skirt, stepped on the crystal slipper, and staggered forward.

There, there were already people waiting for her.

More than a dozen men and women in formal attire appeared in front of a private room in front of them.

"Welcome!" When they saw the reason for the reason, they all smiled, and one by one they knelt down: "Representatives of the subjects of Butania who have studied, done business and settled in the Federal Empire, welcome to His Excellency the Duke!" ”

"May God bless you! Dear Duchess! ”

For some reason, Rattle looked at these people.

She lifted her skirt slightly, held her scepter, and stepped forward.

"Subjects, please!" The little Duchess, although she is young, behaves like an adult: "On behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, I would like to express my gratitude to all my subjects for all the contributions you have made to the United Kingdom of Burtagnia in the Eastern world!" ”

In Qinlu, even if it has reached the era of mobile Internet.

But the aristocracy was still the ruler of the high.

In particular, the United Kingdom of Burtania.

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After eating, Ling Ping'an wiped his mouth with a napkin.

Then call the waiter to settle the bill.

A total of 1300 was consumed!

It cost 1098 to order food.

The remaining 102 are service charges and cutlery charges.

Honestly, the taste is ok! It's not unpalatable! But the value for money is a bit low!

Compared with the Fusang takeaway that Ling Ping'an eats every day now, it is too bad!

A meal of Fuso beef rice bowl costs only 40 yuan, and recently it has been crazy to send all kinds of fish belly, shrimp belly, sea urchin, and sushi.

As for Aunt Cai's steamed dumplings next door, there are only 20 yuan for two cages, plus 22 yuan for tofu brain!

But the taste of all three is similar.

So......

"Not next time!" Ling Ping'an said.

That's why he only eats at two fixed places – he's tried almost every well-known and unknown restaurant in town.

Like today, I don't know how many times I have been wronged.

The ending is - the cheap one is too unpalatable!

And in general, like today's this, the cost performance is too low!

That is, the takeaway of Qianye Sauce's house and Aunt Cai's steamed dumplings next door, which are cheap and delicious.

This is the price that must be paid for growing a sensitive tongue.

"Go home! Go home! Ling Ping'an hugged the kitten Best in distress and walked out of the restaurant.

"Thank you for your patronage!" At the door, two blonde and blue-eyed young ladies bowed in unison: "Welcome to come back next time!" ”

Ling Ping'an walked out with a smile, but blood was dripping in his heart: "I spent more than half a month's living expenses at once......"

He lamented: "If I don't sell a few more books, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to make it until the 10th of next month......

But what......

"I learned a new skill this time...... "butter maturation ......"

"It's not too much of a loss!"

That's all he can do to comfort his wallet.

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For some reason, Rattle stood in front of the blinds, watched the young oriental, and walked out of the mall with the kitten in his hand.

At the tip of her staff, where the gems were inlay, the shadow of Accardo, emerged from it.

"Cat Goddess Best ......"

"Everyone thought he should have fallen into the hands of the Brotherhood!"

"But ......"

"He appeared in the East, and was still a pet in the side of an ordinary-looking Oriental......"

"It's so much fun!"

For some reason Lat listened and did not speak.

"Duchess!" A retainer in holy robes stepped forward and asked, "Do you want to send someone to check on that young man?" ”

For some reason Rattle did not speak.

But not speaking is an attitude in itself.

So, he bowed deeply, turned around and went to decorate.

The United Kingdom of Burtania is still one of the top 10 countries in the world!

This is a far cry from the empire that never sets on the world at its peak two hundred years ago.

But it still has enough influence and strength.

Even in this eastern land, it has a certain influence.

Therefore, in his mind, it should be effortless to look up an ordinary-looking Oriental.

But......

Half an hour later, he got the news.

The two Butanians he commissioned to investigate have already been arrested.

The crime is - conspiracy to spy on the secrets of the Federal Empire and endanger national security!

Who knows why an ordinary young man has become a spy on the secrets of the federal empire, and it also endangers national security?!