Chapter 168: Before Western Food

Taking advantage of the fact that the dream fell to the ground, Liping hurriedly walked into the bathroom.

After entering the bathroom, Liping immediately turned on the faucet, held the hot water with both hands, and poured several puffs of water on her face.

When I felt comfortable, I pulled a towel from the stainless steel rack hanging above the sink, and after the faucet was wet, I began to wipe it down on my face.

After washing her hands and face, Liping returned to the room and urged Mengdu to say:

"Mengdu, go wash your face, after washing your face, let's hurry up and go downstairs to eat!"

"Ahem, when you're out and about, where do you pay so much attention!"

Mengdu muttered, and then reluctantly walked into the bathroom, divided five by two, washed a few handfuls of his face indiscriminately, and then took off the towel that Liping had just used, wiped it on his face casually, and came out of the bathroom without even drying the water droplets under his eyes.

"Let's go, dear darling. Now, I listen to you in everything; At night, you'll have to listen to me! ”

As he spoke, Mengdu twisted his wife's white and red face lightly and lovingly.

Seeing that Liping blushed and didn't resist, Mengdu couldn't help but hug her and kiss her a few times.

"Alright, Alright, Mengdu, go downstairs. After a while, the people in the group will really have to wait for us! ”

Liping glanced at her husband with disgust, gently pushed him to the side with both hands, and walked out the door.

Out of the room, Liping remembered something, and said to the dream behind her as she walked:

"Hey, Mengdu, let me tell you, the master Ji of our tour group was a monk when he was young, and later returned to the vulgar. I heard that he studied martial arts when he was young and was very thoughtful. I told him in the afternoon, if you have time, you can ask him for advice. ”

"Master Ji? Which Ji master? ”

Dream asks strangely.

"It's the same Master Ji who suddenly grabbed your hand when I was at the Louvre this morning and didn't let you quarrel with the young man from Henan."

"Oh, you mean him? It turns out that he is a monk? He can also do martial arts? No wonder I couldn't shake off when he grabbed my wrist in the morning! It turns out that he has martial arts! Hey, how do you know he has martial arts? ”

After Mengdu went out, he closed the door, took two steps to catch up with his wife, and asked Liping again strangely.

"Didn't you go to the Eiffel Tower this afternoon? As for me, I happened to be walking with him and a few other people on the tower. When I was looking at the scenery from the Eiffel Tower, I remembered that he helped you at the Louvre, so I asked him specifically. ”

"Oh, then how do you know that he's still very thoughtful?"

"As we chatted, Master Ji briefly introduced some of his past experiences when he was younger. He said that when he was young, he didn't understand life and society very well, and he didn't know how to control himself. ”

Liping asked Mengdu to hold her hand and said as she walked in the corridor:

Master Ji said that when he was young, he used to go to a school of young arts. When he learned a few punches and kicks, he thought it was terrible. A fight with someone knocked out the front teeth of two young men. As a result, he was expelled from the school. Later, a monk advised him that when people live in society, they must pay more attention to themselves! Because a man's life is not too long; As for others, you must be tolerant, because you will not see you again in the next life. Listen, doesn't that make sense? ”

"Well, it seems to make sense."

Mengdu nodded slightly.

Master Ji also said that people should learn to cultivate their own inner sentiments, and they must learn to be kind to themselves and others.

He said that it is best for a person to remember a few words like this, which are called ——,

Oh, let me think about it, Master Ji seems to say this:

Being able to smile when misunderstood is a kind of literacy;

When you are wronged, you can smile happily, which is a kind of generosity;

When it is obvious that you are at a loss, you can smile calmly, which is a kind of open-mindedness;

When encountering helplessness, being able to reach a smile is a kind of realm;

When you are in danger, you can smile calmly, which is a kind of atmosphere;

Being able to smile calmly when you are scorned is a kind of confidence.

He said that if everyone can do the above 'six laughs', there will be less friction and strife in our society. ”

"Ahem, what is this? It's all bells and whistles. Let me tell you, what 'six smiles' you said just now, maybe it was from which book that old man Ji memorized! Don't listen to him! ”

Mengdu listened hard for a long time, but he didn't understand clearly what the "six laughs" Liping just said was, so he shook his head at his wife disdainfully, and then took her hand and strode towards the elevator.

"Hey, Mengdu, why do you comment on Master Ji like that? Today, if Master Ji hadn't come forward in time, you and that young man from Henan wouldn't know what would have happened! ”

Liping looked like she didn't care about the dream, so she shook off his arm a little angrily.

"Oh, good, good! I'll listen to you, and when I have the chance, I'll talk to him, so it's okay, right? My dear, my little girl, when it's night, I'll rub you and eat you again! ”

In order not to affect Liping's mood at night, Mengdu cheekily twisted lightly on his wife's face, then grabbed her again, and the two entered the elevator together.

The restaurant "Dream Paris" is located on the right hand side of the corridor on the first floor.

When Mengdu and Liping entered the restaurant, the other members of the tour group arrived before them.

The tour guide Xiao Luo saw the two of them enter the door, and hurriedly waved enthusiastically:

"Come on, Xiao Wang, Xiao Zhang, please come here and sit!"

Xiao Luo shouted as he pointed to the two seats next to him.

Mengdu and Liping realized that tonight's table was placed on the wall of the dining room, with seven or eight small square tables.

The waiter used these small square tables to build a long table that was 10 meters long and 1.5 meters wide.

On the long table, a few plastic tablecloths were temporarily laid out, which served as tablecloths for the guests tonight.

The 20 tourists of the "Golden Autumn Tour Group", plus the driver and tour guide Xiao Luo, a total of 22 people, sat in two rows on both sides of the long table.

Western tableware and glasses for drinking are also neatly arranged in two rows along both sides of the long table.

Looking at the rest of the restaurant, there are seven or eight small square tables, all of which are appropriately spaced.

Those small square tables are all tiled with delicate and beautiful plastic tablecloths.

It was the time of the meal, around the small square table, which was already full of diners.

Most of the guests were Europeans.

In addition to the seven or eight small square tables, there is also a small long table, which is the same as the large long table of the Golden Autumn Troupe

It's made up of three small square tables.

The small long table is placed on the other side of the wall, and the long table of the "Golden Autumn Regiment" forms a 90-degree angle in the shape of a "7".

However, if you compare the small table with the large table of the "Golden Autumn Group", it is about twice as short.

The people sitting on either side of the small table are obviously Chinese tourists as well.

Moreover, on that small long table, there are several bottles of liquor produced in China.

After looking at the basic situation of the restaurant, according to the arrangement of the tour guide Xiao Luo, Liping sat down next to Xiao Luo's left hand, and Mengdu sat down next to Liping's left hand.

Coincidentally, the one sitting on the right hand side of Mengdu happened to be the monk and layman Master Ji.

"Hello! Master Ji. ”

After Mengdu sat down, he took the initiative to greet Master Ji in a civilized and polite manner.

I don't know if it was because I listened to Liping's previous introduction to Master Ji, or because I was deeply impressed by Master Ji's profound skills in the morning, at this time, Mengdu subconsciously made a show of respect for Master Ji.

"Hello, Xiao Wang, Xiao Zhang, you guys are so wow! A loving couple like you is so enviable! ”

Master Ji also smiled and greeted Mengdu and Liping and made a joke with them.

"Friends, please take your seats. In a while, we will taste the Western food of 'Dream Paris'! ”

The tour guide Xiao Luo saw that the guests of the "Golden Autumn Troupe" were all seated on both sides of the long table, so he picked up a menu from the long table, stood up and said:

"Now, let me give you a glimpse of tonight's recipe. Tonight, according to our Chinese habits, the restaurant arranged eight dishes and one soup for everyone, plus two appetizers, and two portions of each dish, that is, the size of two tables.

The two headers are:

Caesar salad, fresh mushroom and chicken liver pie;

The eight main courses are:

Cheese ham and chicken cutlets, beef curry, grilled New Zealand lamb chops, butter lemon sweat grilled fish fillet, fried Spanish squid rings, French roast goose, Alaskan turkey, ham omelette;

What kind of soup is soup?

The soup is the famous European-style onion soup;

What is the main food arrangement? The staple food is spaghetti with bolognese sauce and safflower rice.

Today, due to the larger number of customers in the restaurant, the food may be served a little slower. Don't be in a hurry when you have a meal. ”

"Xiao Luo, I want to ask, is there any wine for dinner?"

The Shandong man who said in the car that "eating Western food is also a cultural exchange between China and the West" asked loudly after Xiao Luo introduced the dishes for dinner.

"Oh, I'm sorry, according to the rules of the travel agency, we don't have drinks for our meals. At the same time, drinks are not included in everyone's tour price. So, if any of your friends want to drink, they can go to the bar and buy it by themselves;

However, I would like to remind you that, according to the old Chinese saying, 'alcohol can mess with sex'! When you travel abroad, I recommend that you refrain from drinking alcohol during your meal. ”

The tour guide Xiao Luo answered the Shandong man skillfully in a half-joking and half-serious tone.

"Oh, it's okay if the travel agency doesn't serve alcohol. When we went abroad, we brought our own wine, so it's okay to drink something here, right? ”

Shandong Dahan said, as if he was playing a trick, proudly took out a bottle of "Baotu Spring" liquor from his arms and held it high above his head.