Originally, according to the itinerary, the Swiss Patent Office did not include meals, but he couldn't stand Alden's weak heart, and he didn't know where to find out the truth that "if you want to deal with Chinese people, you have to do it at the dinner table", she insisted on eating together in a Western restaurant in Geneva.

Although before departure, Wu Xiaoping warned everyone to abide by discipline and not accept the banquet of foreigners casually, but this trip is different, after all, it is because Zhong Bai personally applied for a patent, so in principle, as long as Zhong Bai personally agrees, everyone is pushing the boat with the river anyway, so why not?

So when Deputy Director Alden looked at Zhong Bai with pleading eyes again and said the sentence "Our Patent Office really wants everyone to taste the food of Geneva", Zhong Bai no longer resisted in the face of everyone's expectant eyes, and nodded decisively: "I agree, then let Deputy Director Alden break the bill!" ”

The other party is in charge of this dinner, not only obediently admitting the momentum, but also has the biggest benefit: that is, it can save everyone's food expenses!

This is Europe in 1981, Switzerland, and the developed capitalist countries of the West, and of course prices are not the same as those in China.

Everyone usually eats in the canteen without money, and the average cost of a lunch here is about 4 Swiss francs per person, and because the food fee is a daily package system, from the moment of leaving China, everyone has different levels on them, the most is 90 Swiss francs in cash, the least Zhongbai, and even only 60 Swiss francs!

Saving a little more cash means that they can use more local currency to buy local goods in their free time, which is what the families of the delegation are looking forward to.

The principle of urging work and not eating is common all over the world, and although the sparks were still flying in the meeting room one hour, the next hour in this authentic Swiss restaurant called "The Beauty of the Alps", the group was already happily served.

Among the members of the delegation, except for Wu Xiaoping, who had been to West Germany once, no one had ever been to Western Europe, of course, this did not include Zhong Bai in his previous life, and it was as common for him to fly to Europe at that time.

So after eating the simplest cheese macaroni at noon, and hearing that Director Alden was going to invite everyone to the most authentic Swiss food tonight, everyone's appetite was hung.

Except, of course, Zhong Bai.

Before the menu was even available, Alden had already started playing a little game with everyone: "Let everyone guess what we have to eat in Switzerland." ”

It is true that every country has the food that each country is most proud of, but if you want to say that among the more than 200 countries and regions on the earth, it really does not exist if you dare to say that the Chinese people have the best food in their country.

Several leaders used their little Western knowledge to start guessing what answers such as "steak", "macaroni", "hamburger", and "foie gras" made Alden shake his head with a smile.

Seeing the other party's flirtatious look, Zhong Bai couldn't help but think of the children in the kindergarten, always thinking that their snacks were the best, of course, if you also compare with your kindergarten classmates, it's fine, but if you compare with an adult who runs a restaurant at home, isn't it funny?

Switzerland's famous food, Zhong Bai can recite it almost with his eyes closed, and when he saw that a circle of people didn't guess correctly, he couldn't help but point out a few words.

"You Switzerland, aren't you just cheese, Swiss rolls, chocolate, corned beef, and so on......"

Alden was immediately stunned when he heard this: "Section Chief Zhong, you ...... How do you know it all? Didn't you say it's your first time in Switzerland? ”

Because Zhong Bai spoke German just now, everyone hadn't reacted yet, but after seeing Alden's special expression, everyone knew that Zhong Bai had won again, and asked him one after another, "What is the Swiss food you just said?"

Zhong Bai sighed slightly and said, "Hey, don't expect too much. In terms of really high-end Western food, it is still in France next door, and it is also the second best way to cook among the five permanent members of the world, and the specialty dishes of Switzerland are the cheese, Swiss rolls, chocolate, corned beef, etc., which I just mentioned. However, the taste here is more special, so don't expect too much. ”

"Why did it become a snack?" Miao Lirong, director of the equipment department, looked at Zhong Bai strangely and asked.

Zhong Bai didn't elaborate, just spread his hands and said, "I'll know when the dishes come up later." ”

Sure enough, when Alden's ordered Swiss food was served, everyone understood.

Because Switzerland is located at the foot of the Alps, the climate in autumn and winter is relatively cold, so whether it is sweets such as cheese and chocolate, or salty foods such as corned beef and mixed meat platter, they are all high-fat and high-calorie foods.

Looking at this plate of delicacies, everyone still has a sense of freshness when they first taste it, and they feel very novel, but as long as they eat a little more, they will feel tired and feel as if their stomach is being suppressed.

At this time, Zhong Bai instructed everyone in a timely manner, the wine ordered tonight is good, go to accumulate food, it seems to be from France next door, if you think you can drink more.

A good Swiss food dinner, just like this, ended in the toast of the de-accumulation of food and wine, although Alden racked his brains to find out the true thoughts of the delegation, but Lu Xudong would not give the other party this opportunity, keep in mind the organizational principles in his heart, and foreigners must not show their bottom at the dinner table, even if Alden drunk himself and wanted to call Lu Xudong brothers, in the end he did not tell the truth.

Before the last moment of the fall of the Swiss macho, he remembered what Zhong Bai said on the table: "Although China's industrial base is weak, it is catching up at a high speed that you Western countries can't imagine. I believe this is also the situation that Deputy Director Alden would like to see. ”

Yes, Lao Tzu wants to see a steady stream of cooperation, but you damn Chinese people, can you give this cooperation first!

But Alden didn't wait for Lu Xudong or Zhong Bai to answer affirmatively, because Zhong Bai just threw down a sentence lightly: "Don't rush these things, let's discuss them after we go back to the meeting in the evening, anyway, this is the second day of coming to Switzerland, and there is still a lot of time behind, right?" ”