Chapter 710: The Most Expensive Dessert
The Hebrew funeral took place as scheduled.
Li Yunhai and others also participated in the previous ceremonies, wakes and memorials.
On the side of the United States, you can freely choose burial or cremation according to the wishes of the deceased.
The Hebrews had already died in a foreign land, and the local cremation had taken place, and he had no choice.
Funerals are held, where the coffin is laid with prayers performed by a priest and completed under the operation of professionals. Relatives and friends can throw the bouquet prepared in advance into the tomb, and leave without saying goodbye to each other.
Hebrew had money during his lifetime, but after his death it was a small tomb.
Li Yunhai and they left the cemetery.
At the funeral, Li Yunhai met Hebrew's daughter, named Jennifer, a white girl in her twenties, blonde hair and blue eyes, excessively slim, and her facial features were also very exquisite, not at all like Hebrew.
Out of politeness and the need to cast a wide net, Li Yunhai said hello to Jennifer and chatted with her.
Jennifer was a somewhat shy woman.
"Well, I admire people who can write books the most. Because I can't write it. Li Yunhai smiled, "Let me see how she writes?" I had to find common ground with her. β
Could it be because my father just died?
She sat down beside Li Yunhai and gently touched his leg.
Chen Meilin sat next to him and said with a smile: "Brother, this is what the eldest lady wrote?" She's amazing! β
She's still in grief?
After the two had spoken a few words, Jennifer slowly opened the conversation.
Li Yunhai's love words made Shen Xiulan's heart flutter.
Li Yunhai said: "This is normal, it means that you are in good health and there is nothing wrong." β
After returning to the hotel, Li Yunhai opened what Jennifer wrote.
Shen Xiulan said: "It's still early, do you want to go out and see the night view of New York?" If you don't go to the park, just wander the streets. β
She snuggled into Li Yunhai's chest, and the two chatted warmly.
Shen Xiulan came to chat with them after taking a shower, and saw that each of them was reading a book in their hands, which was quite rare.
Li Yunhai took it and said, "I will definitely read it carefully." Thank you. β
"Why? Isn't it passed on to the son? β
"I want to walk in your heart, walk in your heart, walk in your chest, and thenβ"
"Aren't you going out for a walk?" Shen Xiulan chuckled, "What are you doing in my room?" β
The two of them flirted with each other.
In Li Yunhai's impression, Western women are mostly cheerful and outgoing, and women like Jennifer are rare.
"Not necessarily! Hebrew was a very successful businessman, he single-handedly founded the current company, and it has been done on a scale of more than 10 billion dollars! He's a great guy. Such a person's arrangement for the future is often unexpected. β
Chen Meilin was fascinated by the book, and she didn't want to go out to play, so she said, "Okay." β
Li Yunhai stretched out the book and read it with Shen Xiulan, and then under the cover of the book, he gently squeezed her little hand.
"Haha, don't be so arbitrary. Hey, that's pretty well written, at least, I can read it. β
Chen Meilin was bored, so she picked up another book and read it.
The two fell on the bed, flipping upside down.
"That must be a faint man!"
After reading the book for half an hour, Shen Xiulan said in a low voice: "Yunhai, let's go out for a walk?" β
"I heard my father mention you, Mr. Li, thank you very much for coming to my father's funeral." "You're younger than I thought, and I thought the owners of a big business were old men like my father. β
Li Yunhai understood her intentions, hummed, put down the book, and said to Chen Meilin: "Meilin, Xiulan and I go out for a walk, don't run around in the room." β
Jennifer said, "Yes." β
Jennifer wanted to laugh, but didn't laugh out loud, and said: "I'm not interested in inheriting a business, I have my own job and hobbies, I'm a writer, I love freedom, I like to travel, and I'm not tied to working in one position." β
Li Yunhai sighed: "You are so powerful!" It's amazing! I wonder if you've published any books? β
Li Yunhai's warm big hand slowly touched it.
The books are all in English.
After the affection, Shen Xiulan pillowed Li Yunhai's arm and said, "It's amazing! What I never thought of before, if there is, if there is, it doesn't matter. But when I arrived in New York, I thought every day, I wouldn't do it every other day! β
"There's no way she's going to inherit the family business, and it's useless for you to please her. Most of the Hebrew family business was inherited by sons, and I think that Farok is not bad. β
Li Yunhai said: "After Mr. Hebrew leaves, no matter who of you takes over the company, you will be as young as me and become the boss of a big business." β
Jennifer nodded.
After Li Yunhai and Shen Xiulan came out, they came directly to Shen Xiulan's room.
"There have been many successions to the throne in history, and the results have been very unexpected. It can be seen that the thoughts of elites are not something we can speculate at will. β
Li Yunhai's English reading ability is okay, and it is not a problem to watch this kind of literature and art.
She opened her backpack, took out two books from it, and said, "This is my new card, I don't know if you like it?" β
"Good! Buy you a gift! β
"Hey! What gift? β
"Take your pick! I guess, there are very few gifts that I can't afford, right? β
"Hmmm! Then check it out! β
The two went downstairs and onto the street.
New York has a nightlife, and it's very diverse.
The city is known as the "City That Never Sleeps".
Its nightlife has become part of the city's culture and identity.
One of the reasons why New York welcomes visitors from all over the world every day is to experience the nightlife of the city that never sleeps.
The night-time economy is very well developed, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., and there is a very active economy in 5 categories of establishments: bars, catering services, venues, arts and culture, and sports and leisure.
According to statistics, there are a total of 25,000 nightlife spots in the five districts under New York.
It's not too late, and most of the shops and malls on the street are still open.
A fine dining restaurant in Manhattan, New York, is selling the world's most expensive dessert.
The front of the store was crowded with spectators.
Li Yunhai asked about the price.
An English gold sundae ice cream for a thousand dollars!
Top gold leaf chocolate pudding, $20,000 each!
Platinum cake for $130,000!
Shen Xiulan is the vice president of finance of Sihai Group, and although she has seen money in ordinary times, she was shocked to see an ice cream sold for $1,000 and a cake sold for $130,000.
She was speechless and said, "Where are you selling cakes?" This is clearly selling a gimmick! It's not cake, it's platinum! The question is can you eat this platinum? β
Li Yunhai asked the staff.
The staff replied: "The main body of the cake is covered with pure white frosting, and the other decorations are all platinum, including platinum small chains, platinum necklaces, platinum pins, platinum pendants, and even some other small foils are platinum, and these platinum decorations are made of edible platinum, which are edible." β
According to some people, the consumption of platinum can beautify the skin, anti-oxidation, anti-aging, enhance immunity, and promote metabolism.
As for whether it's true or not, only the local tyrants who have eaten it know anyway.
These meals are originally designed for local tyrants.
Li Yunhai will not try.
In his mind, Swallowing Gold can commit suicide.
Seeing foreigners eating platinum and making up a set of rhetoric, Li Yunhai thought of the ancient Wushisan.
At that time, the people who could afford to eat Wushisan were all high-ranking officials and nobles, and those scholars and nobles were also tired of taking Wushisan, and believed that it could cure diseases, prolong life, and even become immortals.
Even the book saint Wang Xizhi is also a diner of Wusanshi.
"Do you want to eat?" Li Yunhai asked Shen Xiulan.
Shen Xiulan pursed her lips and smiled: "I want to eat, but I don't dare to eat!" I'm afraid that I will have indigestion and my stomach will be broken. β
Li Yunhai laughed: "Then let's take a look elsewhere." β
This store, sure enough, there are many people who see it, but there are few people who buy it.
Li Yunhai asked Shen Xiulan: "Do you want to buy a brand-name bag?" Or a designer watch? β
Shen Xiulan said: "Bags are used to hold things, watches are just to see the time, not so expensive, if you want to buy, buy me a set of gold jewelry, but there is no need to buy it in New York and take it home, there are good ones to buy in China!" β
Li Yunhai smiled: "Don't pick like this! You're shopping with a billionaire, don't be reluctant to do this, you can't be reluctant to do that! β
Shen Xiulan laughed and said, "I'm used to being diligent and thrifty!" Reluctant to spend money, forget that you are someone else's husband! I've got to spend a lot of energy! Anyway, it's Lin Zhi's husband's money that is spent! β
"Haha! You're right! Li Yunhai smiled, "You can buy whatever you want!" β
Shen Xiulan walked around, but she was still reluctant to buy anything.
In her words, it is: "If you have money, you don't spend it abroad!" Go back home and spend it again! Let's make money for our own people! β
The two returned empty-handed.
Return to the hotel.
Shen Xiulan told Chen Meilin about those expensive desserts.
"$130,000 a cake? Really? Chen Meilin sighed and said, "I want to eat!" β
Shen Xiulan said: "What about the platinum one!" Do you dare to eat? β
Chen Meilin grinned and said, "Everyone else dares to eat, why don't I dare to eat!" Brother, didn't you say you wanted to give me a gift? Just give me this cake to eat! β
Li Yunhai was stunned and said, "You don't have a birthday, what cake do you buy?" β
Chen Meilin said: "I'm going to eat!" Do you give it or not? β
Li Yunhai said: "Okay, good, buy!" More on that tomorrow. It's too late today. β
In the evening, Li Yunhai called Guo Wanhua and said that Chen Meilin wanted to eat platinum cake.
Because he wasn't sure if a normal person would have adverse consequences if he ate this thing.
So he had to consult Guo Wanhua first.
Guo Wanhua is very open-minded and said: "It is very popular to eat this platinum meal in the East. Merlin wants to try it, so let her try it, but don't buy a cake, just buy an ice cream and give her a try. β
Li Yunhai smiled: "Okay, since you have agreed, then I will take her to buy it tomorrow." β
The two chatted and hung up.
When I woke up, it was dawn.
In the early morning of New York, the golden sunlight shines on the high-rise buildings, and the people on the streets hurry to chase the footsteps of time.
This cosmopolitan city never stops.
Some people just got up and went to work, and some people just came home from work.
As soon as Li Yunhai got up, Chen Meilin ran over.
"Brother, let's go!"
"Where to go?"
"Buy a $130,000 cake! I'm going to eat the most expensive cake in the world! β
"Oh, don't worry, they haven't opened so early."
"When is that going to be? So boring! I dreamed last night that I was eating platinum cake! β
"Haha, maybe it's not as delicious as you think!"
"Let's try it! Let's go! β
Chen Meilin lay on Li Yunhai's back.
Her soft body brought Li Yunhai a squeeze of happiness.
Li Yunhai coughed lightly and said, "You also have to wait for me to finish breakfast first, right?" β
After breakfast, Li Yunhai took Chen Meilin to the street last night.
Shops selling luxury sweets have opened their doors.
The front door was crowded with onlookers as usual.
No matter where you come from, you want to stop and take a few photos when you see such an expensive dessert, and go back to show off to your friends and family.
Chen Meilin took Li Yunhai's hand and squeezed in.
Li Yunhai said: "Mei Lin, let's buy an ice cream first, can you taste the platinum is delicious, can you swallow it, okay?" If you're sure you're used to it, I'll buy me another cake. β
"Oh, well!" Chen Meilin had never eaten such an expensive dessert, and felt that Li Yunhai was reasonable.
And she knew that with Li Yunhai's worth, not to mention the $130,000 cake, it would be a hundred times more expensive, and he didn't have to frown to buy it and eat it.
Therefore, Li Yunhai didn't pick the door because of stinginess, but really wanted her to try the taste first.
Li Yunhai paid a thousand dollars for an England gold sundae ice cream,
Covered in 23-carat edible gold leaf, the gold sundae is rich in flavour and features three scoops of Tahitian vanilla ice cream, vanilla beans from Madagascar, and rare Chuao chocolates harvested from the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela.
The sundae is also sprinkled with the world's most expensive chocolate, preserves from Paris, almonds covered in gold leaf, chocolate truffles and more.
There is also a small bowl of caviar on top, served with a mother-of-pearl spoon, and finally a gilded sugar flower decorates it.
The sundae is served in a Baccarat crystal goblet that is said to be valued at $300 and is used with an 18-carat gold spoon for a luxurious finish.
And that crystal cup, you can take it away directly after eating.
Li Yunhai thinks that this crystal cup is worth up to $30!
Otherwise, people won't let you take it, just like the 18-carat gold spoon, you won't be allowed to take it away.
Because that's really valuable!
Such an expensive sundae, Chen Meilin is also the first time to eat it.
She held the sundae and grinned: "Brother, this is the most expensive ice cream I've ever had!" β
As she spoke, she scooped a spoonful with a golden spoon and handed it to Li Yunhai's mouth: "Brother, you eat first." β
Li Yunhai smiled: "Why do I feel that there is a feeling of testing drugs?" β
Chen Meilin said: "Eat with confidence!" No problem eating! So many people are eating! β
Li Yunhai looked around: "Besides us, who else eats?" β
However, he still accepted Chen Meilin's kindness and took the first bite.
All gimmicks aside, the food itself tastes extremely delicious.
Chen Meilin took a bite herself, and then fed it to Li Yunhai to eat.
But to be honest, that thin layer of edible gold leaf, which has neither taste nor texture, has no purpose other than raising the price of food.
In the Middle Ages, gold was popular in the feasts of the Western aristocracy, and the extravagant high society pursued everything that was shiny and surreal.
Maybe because they can't make a full banquet of the Han Dynasty, they can only use gold to show their honor, right?
Li Yunhai shook his hand: "What kind of edible gold leaf is this, it's not delicious at all!" Do you still want to eat cake? β
Chen Meilin was also deeply disappointed: "I don't eat it!" If we knew it was the taste, we might as well go for a big meal! A thousand dollars is enough for a lot of food! β
Li Yunhai said: "Okay, the gift I promised to give you has already been given to you." I don't owe you anything! β
Chen Meilin sighed: "Brother, it's just a sundae, also called a gift?" You're too picky, aren't you? This doesn't count! β
Li Yunhai said: "Then what else do you want?" β
Chen Meilin rolled her eyes and said, "Do you give me whatever I want?" β
Li Yunhai said: "I can afford it, of course I will give it to you." β
"I like the Plaza Hotel, you can buy it for me!"
"Huh? The Plaza Hotel? It's not worth much, and it's not easy to run. Its current owner is Trump, who has lost money and is ready to file for bankruptcy! β
"Such a good hotel, such a good location, why would it lose money?"
"The hotel industry is a very knowledgeable business, we don't understand it, and we definitely can't do it. In fact, many five-star hotels are operating at a loss or in a dismal manner. β
"Why is that?"
"It's a long story. Some people build hotels just to make supporting facilities around them, and they don't rely on this industry to make money. Some people fancy this piece of land, and although they lose money when they operate, they can make a lot of money by selling it in the future. All in all, the water is deep in here, you don't touch it. β
"Forget it!"
"Merlin, let's do it, I'll give you a sum of money, okay?"
"Okay, how much money do you give me? A hundred million dollars? β
"Haha, how dare you think about it! Million dollars! Quite a bit, right? β
"Yes! Then I'm really a millionaire! Hee-hee! β
"I have a condition, you take this money to invest, and within a year, I ask you to double it."
"A million dollars, invest a year, and make another million dollars?"
"Yes, will you accept the challenge?"
"So these two million are mine?"
"Of course, the profit and the money earned are all yours."
"Yes! I accept the challenge! β
"Okay, I'll give you the money when I get back home."
"Brother, I have thought of the best investment project, and I will make sure that I don't lose money."
"Brag! There is no such thing as a guaranteed project in the world! β
"My project will definitely only make money and not lose money!"
"Deposit in the bank to eat interest? If you can't outrun inflation, you're actually still losing! β
"Not really!"
"Don't sell it, say it quickly!" (End of chapter)