Chapter 18: Candlelight Dinner

The last Malatang always made Li Jiangling feel that something was wrong. So, this time he decided to change places and invite Jing Yao to dinner. There happens to be a couple package card from the boss, and of course you have to try the free things.

The floating restaurant, just listen to the name, you know that it is a tall place. In the past, Li Jiangling would never have come to such a place. Because the things in it are so expensive, he doesn't understand at all, isn't it just a meal, why are things so expensive? Isn't the suspension restaurant similar to the suspension train, how much is a boxed lunch on the train? As a result, when I arrived at the suspension restaurant, the price of the same fast food was said to be dozens of times that of the suspension train. is really no businessman and no traitor, and Li Jiangling in the past would not give profiteers a chance at all.

Follow Jing Yao to the Tang Dynasty, don't get me wrong, there is no crossing, this is just the name of the suspension restaurant. Looking up, colorful independent restaurants float in the air, like soap bubbles blown up in childhood, and like Kong Ming lanterns lit when I was a student. But they don't disillusion like soap bubbles, and they don't fly farther and farther like Kong Ming lanterns. In a cloud of nothingness, they danced to the music, like fairies coming to earth, and like fairies descending into the world.

Li Jiangling, who was well-informed, was a little dumbfounded. He suddenly felt that the scene in front of him was so difficult to describe with scientific knowledge. It can only be expressed in idioms:

The clouds are light and the wind is light, the dark fragrance floats, the paintings are carved and the beams are carved, the lights are bright, the prosperity is like smoke, such as a dream, such as a fantasy!

No wonder so many people are willing to pay for it, and sure enough, it is still different from the boxed lunch on the hovering train. Think about your delicious crayfish again, it's really just shrimp. No wonder the ancients also said this, the best taste in the world is a new love.

Although Jing Yao didn't speak, her eyes were also smiling. The luck of the girl who loves to laugh is not too bad, and the science and engineering man also has the day to open up.

With a bit of surprise, Li Jiangling and Jing Yao walked into this Tang Dynasty. Before Li Jiangling could speak, the considerate waiter took them to the couple's restaurant in a humorous manner. The facilities inside are completely ultra-high for Li Jiangling, who is accustomed to spicy hot. A simple dining table, after Li Jiangling and Jing Yao came in, was slightly adjusted according to their height and posture. Let the two people seated feel that the dining table is completely in line with their ergonomic design.

Looking at the menu suspended on the table, the numbers on the menu made the little beauty that Li Jiangling had just accumulated completely disappear. He didn't feel the need to talk nonsense, so he directly took out the couple's package card.

Come, just press this. Following the example of a local tyrant, Li Jiangling was concise and to the point.

The waiter obediently took the card, and didn't even complain in his heart. You may think that the waiters here are of high quality, but if you have done it in a high-end restaurant, you will know it. This waiter, surnamed Gao, will definitely tell you with a look of a passerby. We don't care about the quality, we come here to see a lot. The people who eat melons will be excited to see a wild boar arch cabbage, and the cabbage here is sold by catties. Don't be impatient, don't be surprised, the characters here all have love and care about the next generation.

After a while, a fish was brought up, and Li Jiangling decided to tell Jing Yao a fish joke.

Jing Yao, do you know? In ancient times, fish were very precious. Li Jiangling said.

Aren't there a lot of fish? Jing Yao was a little puzzled.

It may be that the fish farming technology in ancient times was not developed, or it may be that the people in ancient times were particularly poor. Anyway, eating fish is a big deal for them, in order not to waste the hard-won fish. The ancients came up with a lot of ways to eat fish, first someone came up with a fish to eat double, then someone invented a fish three times, and finally someone came up with the practice of eating more than one fish. They also proudly show off, and promote this everywhere as a clever business model.

Oh, it's disgusting, Jing Yao doesn't like it a little. We can't do this in the future, and the rest of a fish will have to be thrown away after eating.

Well, Jing Yao, don't worry, I will listen to you, and in the future, we will definitely eat one fish and one meal. Li Jiangling looked like a dog.

The waiter next to him finally couldn't help it, and complained in his heart: Actually, you are the fish, which has been eaten by our boss many times.

As the two talked, the dishes were ready, and sure enough, it was a couple's package, three dishes and one soup. Li Jiangling is ready to let Jing Yao start together. The waiter reminded, sir, a little longer.

What, Li Jiangling was a little curious.

In Li Jiangling's curious gaze, red wine was sent. Also, a candle lamp was also delivered. Li Jiangling swore that he was not talking nonsense, it was really a candle, and there were five sticks, all of which were lit.

Does the sir need any music? The waiter reminded again.

Li Jiangling suddenly didn't want to talk to the waiter, he felt that he was being tricked. Have a good meal, a good big light bulb, what kind of candles, the light of science is dimmed.

Put on some soft music! Jing Yao said.

Have a nice meal for two! The waiter also dogged himself to please Jing Yao.

The music played, and the waiter retreated. Then the whole restaurant floated slowly.

Under the hazy candlelight, Jing Yao is particularly beautiful. Li Jiangling found out that candles still have this use. Sure enough, it is to learn and live to be old, Li Jiangling has always thought that with the appearance of light bulbs, candles should be eliminated. Now he understands a little that there is no contradiction between solving equations under a large light bulb and appreciating beauty in the light of a small candle.

Jing Yao ate very little, and Li Jiangling couldn't stand it.

Jingyao, eat more, you're not fat, what kind of fat do you lose? Li Jiangling said affirmatively.

Or is the dish not to your liking, you also ate too little of the spicy tang last time. Li Jiangling didn't know how to express his heart, he just hoped that Jingyao could eat more.

No, I drank a lot of milk before I went out, so I couldn't eat much. Jing Yao explained.

Li Jiangling felt that he couldn't persuade anymore, he glanced at Jing Yao's figure and felt that it was good to drink milk.

A couple's package, most of which made Li Jiangling eat in his stomach. It's not that Li Jiangling doesn't know how polite he is, he just feels that he shouldn't let Jingyao change her eating habits because of his own reasons. Respect for each other is never an empty word, it must be reflected in every bit of detail. This is to apply what he has learned, and Li Jiangling admires himself a little.

After eating, neither of them planned to leave immediately, probably because the environment here was too good. The red wine that was put aside was not drunk, and Li Jiangling suddenly felt a little at a loss.

Tell me another story about when you were a child, Jing Yao said.

You may not believe me when I say it, but there are so many stories when I was a child, and my mother said that the stories of my childhood add up to two circles around the earth. Li Jiangling couldn't help but brag, maybe it was also affected by the environment.

Okay, let's just talk about one, let's hear it. Jing Yao didn't demolish him.

Li Jiangling decided to tell a story of cheats, so that he could match such a high-end and high-end restaurant, such a high-tech venue, and such a dreamy reality.

When I was a child, I was not good at philology, and every time I wrote an essay, the teacher's instructions were only two words, which was off-topic. Later, the teacher felt that two words were not enough to express his feelings, so he used four words, which digressed from the topic. After thousands of miles, it was time to invite parents, so the only cram school experience in my school career was met unexpectedly. Li Jiangling said with a smile.

Every day, under the scorching sun, I walked several kilometers out of the village to participate in composition training. Training courses are not unusual, but they are held in different locations. It was an ancient building full of mystery, and the stone paved road was already covered with moss. The stone steps are carved with mysterious patterns, as well as the head of an animal. Everyone needs to go up and touch it, and it's said to be dominant. I don't understand what it means, and I can't even write a word. But what does it matter? Everyone was so happy. Classes here are definitely more fun than in the classroom.

I have forgotten all the content of the training teacher, and I only remember what he said, ten ways to write at the beginning of the essay.

What are the ten? Jing Yao asked.

I only remember one, and it's called getting straight to the point. Li Jiangling really can't remember.

At that time, I didn't pay attention to training at all, and such a mysterious place made me believe that there were legendary cheats here. It turned out that I really found something mysterious, which was a huge stone tablet densely engraved with words I didn't recognize. So I tried to touch the words with my hands and meditate under the stone tablet......

So what have you learned? Jing Yao smiled a little.

No, I've fantasized countless times about the words on the stones turning into small tadpoles that move and burrow into my head. Unfortunately, it never happened. Later, my cousin found out my secret, and he gave me a storybook with a beginning and an end, and I finally broke into the rivers and lakes.

No wonder the story you told last time was called The Magical Library. Jing Yao somewhat understood.

Yes, this is the story of the martial arts cheats. Li Jiangling said. Later, I learned that the place where I took the composition training class was called the Temple of Literature. I was going to go back and see it once, but I couldn't just go in there......

Let's go, Li Jiangling didn't fall into memories, because there are too many stories about him when he was a child. The restaurant had already landed on the ground, holding Jing Yao's little hand, and Li Jiangling was more willing to think about the distant future. Like, where will you go on a date next time?