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The menu at the restaurant combines French and Chinese, making it easy for even those who don't understand French to order. After all, this restaurant is located in China, so it should provide user-friendly service, right? Of course, if it weren't user-friendly, it wouldn't have any business.
"Su Xue, what do you want to eat?" Chen Zisheng asked Su Xue while also looking at the menu, fully displaying his gentlemanly demeanor.
"I'll handle it myself." Su Xue had studied French, so she naturally didn't need Chen Zisheng's half-hearted help with ordering.
Chen Zisheng wasn't embarrassed by this; he had experienced similar situations many times before. If he were easily embarrassed, he would have backed down long ago and wouldn't still be pursuing her.
He had certainly mastered the principles of being bold, meticulous, and thick-skinned when it came to flirting. Of course, his main tactic was persistent pursuit.
"First, I'll have a steak. If that's not enough later, I can order more," Su Xue said in fluent French to the golden-eyed waiter.
"Sister Xue, I don't understand French. Can you order the same for me?" Chen Xinni straightforwardly asked Su Xue to help her order the same dish.
"Okay, then I'll add another steak," Su Xue naturally agreed to Chen Xinni's request.
"Um, I'll have one of this, this, and this," Chen Zisheng pointed at the menu and ordered using a phrase he learned from having eaten Western food several times.
Seeing this, Lin Feng thought that Chen Zisheng was quite clever; his French sounded pretty authentic. Of course, anyone could say a single phrase in French correctly if they just learned one.
Lin Feng had spent time in France as a mercenary in his past life. His spoken French was excellent and authentic, but his written French was just average.
In fact, the best way to learn a language is to live in a country where that language is spoken as a native tongue for two years; then you can boast with the locals in their mother tongue.
Thus, Lin Feng could recognize Chen Zisheng's "universal" ordering phrase in French.
"Hehe... beautiful miss, please bring me a grilled sea urchin, a seafood crystal jelly soup, a grilled quail with foie gras, and a sea bass with almond powder. For now, that will be all. Thank you." Following the French custom, Lin Feng first complimented the beautiful waiter in French before quickly ordering four expensive dishes without considering cheaper options.
French people often compliment women as a form of etiquette; you could also interpret it as flattery.
"Lin Feng, I didn't expect your French to be so good!" Su Xue exclaimed in surprise after hearing Lin Feng's nearly authentic French. However, his French might sound a bit stiff since he only learned it through videos and books; still, it was quite impressive.
"Hehe... beautiful miss, I've just read a few books and watched some French movies," Lin Feng continued to respond in French. The phrase "beautiful miss" carried a hint of mischief.
"Really?" Su Xue was quite doubtful about Lin Feng's response.
"Absolutely, perhaps it's because I'm a bit smarter," Lin Feng continued to tease. However, he had indeed become much smarter than before; after all, his Mental Power was stronger than others, and he certainly had a photographic memory.
"Go to hell." Su Xue knew Lin Feng was joking, so she decided not to discuss the matter further. Although she hadn't known him for long, she understood that it was difficult for anyone to pry information out of him if he didn't want to share.
At that moment, Su Xue grew increasingly curious about what Lin Feng was showing. Previously, while at School, aside from dating the school beauty Xie Wanting, she hadn't heard of any particular talents or traits he possessed.
"What are you two talking about?" Chen Xinni was surprised that Lin Feng could speak French and quickly asked Su Xue. She was someone who couldn't hide her curiosity.
"Nothing, we were just praising the environment here. Chen Shao really picked a great place," Lin Feng replied to Chen Xinni's question.
Chen Zisheng also didn't understand what Lin Feng and Su Xue were discussing. Hearing Lin Feng's words and seeing that Su Xue didn't object, he naturally believed him and couldn't help but show a pleased expression, repeatedly saying things like "I don't deserve it."
"You are really bad." After hearing Lin Feng's explanation, Su Xue decided not to expose him. Remembering how he had insisted on ordering expensive French dishes earlier, she couldn't help but speak to him in French.
"Hehe... do you know what my goal is?" Lin Feng smiled at Su Xue and asked mysteriously.
"What is it?" Su Xue countered.
"Hehe... it's to drain your suitor's private funds, namely Mr. Chen Zisheng's money, as a way of robbing the rich to help the poor. This way, you won't have to deal with him constantly," Lin Feng said with a smile, revealing his intention.
"And you won't have to bother me every day either, right?" Su Xue ignored Lin Feng's laughter and directly stated what he was thinking, her tone slightly displeased.
She truly was a clever woman, but did she have to say it out loud? Lin Feng felt speechless at Su Xue's intelligence and straightforwardness.
"I didn't mean it that way." Although he did have such plans in mind, considering Su Xue's pride, Lin Feng weakly explained himself. As for whether she believed him or not, that was beyond his control.
Clearly, Su Xue wasn't an easy person to placate; moreover, Lin Feng hadn't intended to placate her. So, when she stopped talking to him and sat there in silence, lost in thought, he decided not to engage either. After all, what Su Xue said was true; it just sounded a bit harsh.
Seeing that Su Xue had fallen silent, Lin Feng had no choice but to remain quiet as well. Meanwhile, Su Xue couldn't help but think to herself: "Am I being a bit too much?"
However, even though she thought this way, Su Xue couldn't help but feel angry. She didn't really know why; after saying the last sentence, she instinctively felt a bit upset, but she truly had no idea why.
Well, this question is somewhat profound!
Not long after, the golden-eyed waiter walked in, followed by a few other waiters carrying dishes. It seemed he held a higher position and didn't need to serve food.
"Handsome, can we serve the dishes now?" Perhaps because Lin Feng was the only man present who understood French, the beautiful waitress took him for the main guest.
"Yes, it's ready." Lin Feng knew that the waiter had misunderstood, but he didn't have the time to explain that Chen Zisheng was actually the main guest. Besides, Chen Zisheng didn't speak French either, so Lin Feng decided to let it be.
"Well, little brother, you have quite an impressive taste! These are the four dishes you ordered, and they are all signature dishes of our restaurant." The beautiful waitress, being French, was somewhat familiar and even called him "little brother." Although Lin Feng didn't think of himself as young, it was her habit and perhaps a compliment on his youth.
"Maybe foreigners consider calling someone young as a compliment," Lin Feng could only comfort himself this way.
After thanking her, Lin Feng signaled to the waiter to bring out the steaks he ordered for Su Xue and Chen Xinni. As for Chen Zisheng, Lin Feng had no time to spare. After all, it was the last dish; he wasn't worried about getting it wrong.
"Lin Feng, what did you order?" Seeing the dishes on Lin Feng's table, Chen Zisheng could tell they were quite expensive just by looking at them and exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh, I just ordered them because the pictures on the menu looked nice. What's wrong? Are they very expensive?" Lin Feng pretended to be like a country bumpkin in the city as he retorted to Chen Zisheng.
"No, as long as you're happy with your meal," Chen Zisheng replied. Given how Lin Feng had just been chatting away in French with ease, he couldn't believe that Lin Feng ordered those dishes for the reasons he stated. But since Su Xue was still present, he could only swallow his words.
Not bothering with Chen Zisheng any longer, Lin Feng began to eat heartily. He had no sense of decorum while eating; his elegant demeanor from earlier when ordering in French was completely gone.
Seeing Lin Feng start eating, Su Xue and her companions also began their meal. However, Chen Zisheng needed to maintain his image in front of Su Xue, while Su Xue and her friend were naturally more refined in their eating habits. At this table, only Lin Feng was behaving like a glutton—eating everything without care and using his spoon haphazardly among his four dishes.
Su Xue felt a bit embarrassed watching him, while Chen Zisheng found joy in seeing Lin Feng's mannerisms. Now he believed that Su Xue wouldn't be interested in someone so uncouth.
Lin Feng didn’t care about any of that; after all, Su Xue wasn't really his girlfriend, and Chen Xinni wasn't even a friend. Besides, would Su Xue dislike him just because of how he ate if she were truly his girlfriend?
What kind of logic is that? Just because someone eats elegantly doesn’t mean they are reliable!
Soon enough, Lin Feng finished off all four dishes he ordered. To be honest, Western cuisine is really hard to fill up on; the more expensive something is, the less satisfying it tends to be.
However, it was no problem; if one dish wasn't enough, then two would do. Lin Feng ordered another dish. This time, he added a bottle of red wine. How could one enjoy Western cuisine without red wine? He had just remembered this while eating and quickly made the addition.
Considering that Chen Zisheng wasn't exactly wealthy, Lin Feng decided to be a bit generous and casually ordered a bottle of 1982 Lafite.
As for whether Chen Zisheng would be deeply grateful for Lin Feng's generosity, it was hard to say. However, it was clear that when Chen Zisheng heard Lin Feng order the Lafite, he seemed a bit excited, almost choking on his food.
After all, it was Lafite—especially from 1982! How could he not be excited?
Or perhaps it wasn't excitement; it was more like heartache.
Now, Lin Feng had inadvertently drained Chen Zisheng's savings with just one bottle of wine. So, feeling pleased with himself, Lin Feng ate even faster and ended up sharing the wine with everyone at the table. Each person had a few glasses, and finally, Chen Zisheng got to taste what the 1982 Lafite was like. He had always longed for it but had never bought it due to its price. Now, thanks to Lin Feng, he could finally have a taste.
However, he certainly wouldn't feel grateful to Lin Feng; after all, he was the one who paid for it.
Just as Lin Feng was feeling smug about treating Chen Zisheng to a meal, he suddenly saw a woman walking past from the adjacent table. That woman turned out to be Dong Jie.
It wasn't surprising that Dong Jie was there; what shocked Lin Feng was the person next to her—Hao Ran, who was Huang Sheng!
This left no room for doubt; an ominous premonition surged in his heart.
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