Chapter 68: China
At this time, the bell rang at twelve o'clock. Immediately afterwards, the mobile phone ringtone in Jingzhi's pocket also rang.
Jingzhi took out her phone from her pocket and found that it was Qi'er calling.
"Hello? Qi'er, what's the matter? Jingzhi asked calmly.
"Sister Jingzhi, I'm already cooking! When are you coming back for dinner? β
"Let's ......" Jingzhi glanced at Chris and saw that he was putting the camera in his backpack, "We've finished taking pictures, and we're getting ready to go home now, and we'll be there in about half an hour." β
"Good!" Qi'er said cheerfully, "Give me another half an hour, and I'll definitely be able to do it all!" β
"See you later!" Jingzhi said expectantly.
"See you later!"
Chris had already put the bag on his shoulder, looked at Jingzhi with a smile, and asked, "Did Qi'er call us home for dinner?" β
"You guessed it!" With that, Jingzhi walked into Chris, "I told her that we would be there in about half an hour!" β
Chris was looking forward to tasting Qi'er's craftsmanship and said with an expectant look, "Let's go!" β
Jingzhi and Chris returned the same way.
Along the way, neither of them spoke, and they both walked faster than when they came.
It wasn't long before they found Chris's dark green convertible in the parking lot.
Chris helped Jingzhi open the car door, told Jingzhi to sit down first, then put her backpack in the back seat, sat down in the driver's seat, put on sunglasses, and fasten her seat belt.
He saw that Jingzhi had already fastened his seat belt, so he immediately started the car.
Soon the convertible again stopped under the old apartment building.
Jingzhi unbuckled her seat belt, glanced at her watch, and said, "It's half past twelve, I don't know how Qi'er's lunch is prepared." β
Chris got out of the car first, helped Jingzhi open the car door, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "Let's go back and see." β
The two walked into the door of the old apartment one after the other, Jingzhi walked in front and Chris walked in the back.
Chris has always adhered to the principle of "ladies first", which made Jingzhi, as the owner, feel helpless.
On the table are several dishes: sizzling beef, diced kung pao chicken, boiled fish fillet, scrambled eggs with tomatoes and garlic choy sum, and a large bowl of seaweed egg drop soup.
After entering the door, Jingzhi saw that Qi'er was still busy in the kitchen, so she asked Chris to go into the living room to rest, and then went into the bedroom to take off her coat, and then came to the kitchen to help.
Chris walked into the living room and found a lot of delicious food on the table, all of which were authentic Chinese food, and he was very happy, and he forgot about the little loss just now.
"You're back?" When Qi'er saw Jingzhi, she grimaced and said proudly, "I've already made all the dishes...... Laa...... ......"
Jingzhi has seen Qi'er "spring breeze" several times, but she has never been as fluttery as today, it seems that she is really quite confident in her cooking skills.
Jingzhi gently patted Qi'er's shoulder a few times, and asked very suspiciously, "Why are you in such a good mood today?" Can you tell me what is it that makes you so energetic now? β
"Hah, it's nothing!" Qi'er said casually, "If a friend wants to eat my food, then of course I'm happy!" Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! β
Jingzhi was confused by Qi'er's answer, and the more she asked, the more confused she became!
"Don't stand there stupidly!" The chef said, "Hurry up and help me serve rice!" Just use the little porcelain bowl I brought! β
Jingzhi opened the cabinet and found that there were several sets of porcelain of quite good quality, including small bowls, small plates, and spoons.
These porcelains are all white with a white background and a cyan "tattoo" all over them, which is blue and white porcelain!
"It's your ......" Jingzhi was interrupted by Qi'er before she could finish her words.
"Oh, don't stand there in a daze, Sister Jingzhi, take out the small bowl! I'm going to have a small plate for the cake! β
"Oh...... Okay......" As she spoke, Jingzhi hurriedly took out the three small porcelain bowls.
Qi'er followed and walked over and took the three small porcelain plates.
"Where did you get these porcelain? It looks pretty good, and the price is certainly not cheap. β
"Ha, I brought it from home!" Qi'er shook her head and said, the ponytail on the back of her head swaying back and forth, "I specially brought several sets of good porcelain from China, especially to entertain friends." β
"Oh? Specializing in entertaining friends? I can't thank you for being so energetic today! Jingzhi muttered to herself.
At this time, Qi'er was holding a small porcelain plate with a chocolate cake on it. Just now, under the high temperature, it has "cultivated to a positive fruit", and now it is "meditating and cultivating"!
"These sets of porcelain are not light together. You brought it here by plane, aren't you afraid of getting tired? They will take up a lot of space in your luggage! Moreover, fragile items must be handled with special care in order to bring them safely. β
"That's right! It's very tiring and troublesome! Qi'er said with certainty, not at all.
"Then you still ......" Jingzhi's words were not finished, and Qi'er snatched the words.
"Then you have to bring it too!" Qi'er's tone was even more determined than before.
"Then why did you bring so much porcelain?" Jingzhi asked puzzledly, "There must be a place to sell dishes and chopsticks in the UK......
Seeing Jingzhi's confused expression, Qi'er smiled and said, "Because I'm Chinese......"
"......" Qi'er's answer made Jingzhi even more confused.
"Think about it, how do you pronounce 'Chinese' in English?"
βChinaοΌβ Jingzhi blurted out.
"That's right! China! It's because our country's porcelain is good! The porcelain made in China is the best! So, I thought, I'm going to come to the UK to study, and I'll meet a lot of friends from other countries. If they have the opportunity to eat Chinese food that I have made myself, I hope to entertain them with good porcelain from China. β
Jingzhi listened to Qi'er's words, and there was an indescribable emotion in her heart. Now, she understands why Qi'er only slept for a few hours in the early hours of this morning, and when she just woke up in the morning, she was still dazed, but now she looks energetic and radiant.
It turned out that she had been preparing for this reception of Chris for a long time.
What a good intention!
At this moment, Qi'er's image in Jingzhi's mind suddenly became taller, which made Jingzhi look at her with admiration.
"You're right!" Jingzhi praised with admiration, "Chinese porcelain is the best!" β
"And ah......" Qi'er narrowed her eyes and smiled slightly, "My cooking skills, that's also the best!" β
"Haha!" Jingzhi also laughed, "I also agree with this, you are really a veritable 'chef'!" β
"Haha!" Qi'er laughed even harder, she liked Jingzhi to call her "chef" very much, and she couldn't wait for Jingzhi to call her that every day.
It didn't take long for Jingzhi to bring three small bowls full of rice to the table.
Qi'er left the three small porcelain plates containing the cake in the kitchen for the time being, planning to bring them over later.
After Chris entered the living room, he sat on the sofa all the time, carefully looking through the photos he had taken of Jingzhi today.