Text Chapter 168 Overlord Meal
The yellowish light cast Long Xirui's slender figure lightly on the petroglyphs.
Meng Bufu looked at the slender and graceful black shadow opposite the monkey, and said slowly: "Buddha is destined for people!" Instead of dwelling on the past, it is better to explore the future calmly. β
Long Xirui felt that his voice seemed to come from the mouth of the monkey on the other side of his shadow, but he couldn't understand the deep meaning of his words, so he said, "What ......do you mean?"
"The camel monkey has an indissoluble bond with Buddhism, and if someone can return it to my Buddha, it will be of great merit."
Long Xirui said in her heart that Meng Bufu hoped that she could help find the camel monkey, and she didn't feel that the people who coveted this mysterious jade were everywhere, but after seeing the human face from the rock painting in the flashback just now, the lights went out and turned on, and Meng Bufu was as if nothing happened, and she couldn't help but wonder if there was really an artifact such as a moonlight treasure box, and the atheistic view that she had always adhered to in her heart was also slightly shaken.
"Since Buddhism is boundless, it is only a matter of time before I believe that it will return to Zhao." Although Long Xirui understood the hint in Meng Buyu's words, she did not take the initiative to agree.
"In fact, the Buddha did not claim to be the all-powerful master and creator of the world, which is one of the characteristics that distinguishes Buddhism from other religions." Meng Bufu said, "At least the Buddha has 'three cannots': first, the Buddha cannot set the karma for sentient beings, second, the Buddha cannot cross the undestined people, and third, the Buddha cannot cross the unbelievers. As the saying goes, although the rain is wide, it does not moisten the grass without roots. Of course, the Buddha said, 'All actions are impermanent', so cause and effect are not immutable, as long as people have a heart that longs for truth, goodness, and beauty, and have the ultimate yearning for the pursuit of wisdom and truth, the day when it comes to fruition is the time when chance and cause and effect are ripe. And no cause is not insulation, but there is no cause at the moment, everything is changing, and the same is true for the growth of sentient beings. β
After speaking, Meng Bufu moved his gaze from Long Xirui's shadow on the petroglyph to her eyes, and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you are the person I have been looking for." β
"If you want to find the camel monkey for the Buddha, why don't you find a more suitable person." Long Xirui asked, "For example, Mr. Fan Gaofan, who knows the secret of the camel monkey." β
"Fate can't be forced." Meng Bufu shook his head and said, "Origin and extinction, fate gathering and dispersing, everything is the will of heaven, and there is its own arrangement in the dark." β
"Frankly, you're not the first person to want to get a camel monkey through me." Long Xirui said, "If I really give the camel monkey to you, what benefit can I get?" β
Meng Bufu smiled faintly: "It's a pity that I can't give you anything, but after all, people are doing it, the sky is watching, planting good causes, getting good results, and after the success is successful, there will naturally be good rewards." β
Long Xirui also smiled indifferently: "But I can't make any promises to you, so I have to say that everything is as fate would be!" β
On the way back along the original road, Long Xirui's mind still flashed the face of the monkey on the petroglyph from time to time, and his eyes lit up for a while, and then turned into a strange human face for a while.
It is not uncommon for people who are willing to spend a lot of money to negotiate conditions and ask Long Xirui to help, but it is the first time she has seen Meng Bufu who asks Long Xirui to help, but Long Xirui has already made up her mind to prepare to be selfless once.
No matter how gorgeous the jewelry in the world is, it can't make people feel comfortable compared to a sincere gaze.
Maybe it's fate, Long Xirui is becoming more and more interested in camel monkeys.
When she returned to Hua Cub, it was almost noon. The crowd of onlookers had long since dispersed, and after cleaning, the outside of the university campus was restored to its original tranquility and serenity.
As soon as she saw Long Xirui, Hua Xiao'er immediately rushed forward and complained: "You are finally willing to come back!" People should lecture on lectures, listen to lectures, go to work, go to school, and go to school, so I have been waiting here alone for so long! β
Although she looked resentful, Long Xirui found some unconcealable joy in her eyes, and after smiling and comforting a few words, she heard Hua Xiao'er shouting that she was hungry and had to let her have a big meal.
After tossing non-stop for a night and a half, Long Xirui was also hungry and tired, so she let Hua Xiao'er drag her hand to find a place to eat.
After about three or four streets, Hua Xiao'er finally stopped, and Long Xirui wondered why she had to choose such a distant place, and looked up to see a huge neon plaque standing on a palatial buildingβ8-1/2-Otto-e-Mezzo-BOMBANA.
Long Xirui recognized that it was a famous Italian restaurant, which could be called one of the places with the highest consumption in the city's catering industry, and couldn't help but squint at Hua Cub and said, "You dare to eat here?" β
Facing Long Xirui's questioning, Hua Cub said confidently: "What are you still saying!" It's not that you left me alone, causing me to wander back and forth a dozen streets out of boredom, I heard that this restaurant is the most expensive, although I don't even know its name, but as a revenge and punishment for you, choose this place! β
Long Xirui sighed helplessly: "You don't have a grudge against money, do you?" β
"Didn't you get a lot of chips at the casino last night? Besides, it's not me who pays for it anyway! With that, Hua Cub took the lead and walked to the door of the restaurant.
"Are you trying to eat my overlord meal?" Long Xirui asked rhetorically.
As he spoke, the blonde-haired, blue-eyed, handsome, and brightly dressed doorman had already opened the door for Hua Cub, and greeted him with a smile: "Benvenuti-da-noi (Italian: welcome to us)!" β
Long Xirui had no choice but to follow behind Hua Xiao'er, before entering the door, she suddenly felt a flash in front of her eyes on the glass door with good reflection like a mirror, and when she looked at the glass door carefully, only the bustling scene of the opposite street was reflected.
"Is it another hallucination?" Ever since seeing the strange light in the eyes of the camel monkey, Long Xirui had to admit that he was occasionally inexplicably suspicious.
Under the guidance of the waiter, the two chose the center of the main dining room with a great view.
When Hua Cub opened the menu, the first thing that caught her eye was the chef's recommended dishes: a five-course set meal of 888 yuan per person, and a wine pairing of 1,488 yuan per person.
"Is it necessary to be so expensive?" The price was obviously a bit unexpected by Hua Cub.
Long Xirui glanced at Hua Cub and said, "This is a three-star Michelin restaurant. β
"What does three Michelin stars mean?" Hua Cub asked with a wink.
"In the Michelin Ruby Book," the waiter interjected in a fluent Chinese, "a three-star restaurant is one that is perfect and the best in cooking, and it is worth the trip to enjoy the best cuisine, the best wine pairings, the zero defects and the extremely elegant dining environment......
"But it costs a lot of money." Long Xirui added.
The waiter smiled and shrugged his shoulders and said, "Although Michelin has not officially launched a guide for Chinese mainland, our restaurant has been awarded three Michelin stars in the published guide to Hong Kong and Macau, making it the first Italian restaurant outside Italy to receive this award." In addition, the cost of the dishes in our restaurant is very high, because the ingredients used are the best, so the purchase price of the ingredients accounts for 45% of the price of the dishes, which is not well known. The pursuit of top-quality ingredients has led to diners from all over the world coming to the restaurant, which has led to our restaurant being nominated as 'Asia's Best Restaurant' by Miele-Guide, the leading food and beverage review guide in the Asia-Pacific region. β
Hua Cub looked at the beautiful and mouth-watering pictures of the dishes in the Menu, and said to Long Xirui: "Then I'm not welcome!" Milanese veal, lobster cat ear pasta, cocktail, asparagus soup, cheesecake. β
The waiter recorded the dishes ordered by Hua Cub one by one, and then said with a smile on Long Xirui's face: "Miss, what about you?" β
"Roast suckling pig, black pearl caviar with low-temperature organic egg and celery root puree,......"
"You've got so much taste!" The waiter praised, "These two dishes are the masterpieces of our Chinese chef Alan-Yu. β
"Chinese chefs?" Hua Cub shouted, "Aren't you known as authentic Italian food? And I remember that the roast suckling pig seems to be in the Chinese Manchu and Han banquets, right? You're not going to be a restaurant for the people, are you? β
The waiter hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Miss, you misunderstood, our restaurant serves Italian roast suckling pig, and although Chef Alan-Yu is Chinese, he has outstanding talent and outstanding work experience, and his superb skills to create delicious dishes are well-known in the catering market." β
Hua Xiao'er pouted after hearing this, and Long Xirui continued to order: "Braised beef tongue with green vegetable risotto,......"
"You've got so much taste!" The waiter praised again, "This is our staple dish from Italy's Sous Chef Silvio-Armanni, and it was a huge hit as soon as it was launched. β
"Really?" Long Xirui said, "Mediterranean yellowtail with basil puree,......"
"You've got so much taste!" Hua Cub suddenly said in unison with the waiter, and then she said loudly, "Boy, if you want to pick up Niu'er, you are looking for the wrong person, listen, she already has a famous flower and a master!" β
The waiter looked at Hua Cub and then at Long Xirui, and said with a strange light in his eyes: "I just want to tell you that this dish is made by our Japanese seafood chef Sohya-Ta/kahashi, who has created a combination of the essence of Japan and Italy,......"
"That's it!" Hua Cub squeezed the cup fiercely with her right hand and shouted with a hideous face, "If you don't go to serve the food, I'll treat her to a human meat feast!" β
The waiter looked at Hua Cub again, then at Long Xirui, and stammered, "Know...... Got it! β
Looking at his back as he walked away, Long Xirui smiled and said to Hua Xiao'er: "Why are you so fierce? You've just scared people! β
"Didn't you see his thief's eyes looking at you?" Hua Cub said, "One mouthful of 'tasteful', why didn't he say it when I ordered, he must have a bad heart for you!" What's more, he's rambling on and on here, making me hungrier, isn't he? β