It is said that food is the most important thing for people, and this is also true.
Both Easterners and Westerners have to eat, and no one can live hungry.
The first goal of anyone who works hard is to fill his stomach first.
No, since having a stable income, the most obvious change that has happened to Angelo is mainly reflected in the aspect of "eating".
First I had pasta, steak, and red wine, and later I had the financial ability to buy fine cheese and prawns.
By now, his kitchen has been truly transformed.
The refrigerator is not only filled with all kinds of butter, cheese, meat, sausages and seafood, but the cupboards are also stocked with sugar cubes, coffee, black tea, dried fruits and biscuits. The fruit plate on the table is frequently changed.
For this reason, Angelo not only became rosy and energetic, but also became more optimistic about his future.
Especially after he successfully sold a batch of Longkou Village handicrafts at a very good price and remitted the extra money to his account in the United States.
He was even more grateful for his good luck in this mysterious country.
To be honest, he never dreamed that in China, an extremely poor and backward country, he could actually support himself and still have enough energy to take care of and compensate his wife and children in the United States.
Therefore, he had to be grateful to Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan for giving him his job.
Even Aiwujiwu has a certain fondness for the "little wife" who is a serious "overseer" who watches his work like a donkey every day.
But having said that, gratitude can never be equated with benefit.
It is human nature to want to go to Long and look forward to Shu, and it is also driven by selfish desires to think twice about one thing.
Especially for a foreigner with a special background like Angelo, it is natural to never be satisfied and there is no need to bear any moral burden.
So when this boy gradually became familiar with Chen Liquan, the "little wife", especially after he discovered that Hong Yanwu and his group of seemingly vicious masters had never done anything illegal, including killing people and stealing goods.
It was difficult for him to restrain his impatience and decided that he must regain a relatively favorable condition for himself.
But there is another point. Since he has always lived in a life circle where interests are paramount, he also understands how sensitive the requirements related to money are and are the factors that are most likely to cause hatred. If not handled well, it will be counterproductive and cause trouble.
Even though he clearly knew that there was no risk of dying in a foreign land, he did not want to suddenly anger his boss and lose his job.
Then he must control the request to a reasonable level and be artistic in his approach. He must neither make the other party feel that his offer is too high nor make the other party feel offended.
So after thinking twice, he sent an invitation to Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan through his "little wife", hoping that they could come together on December 25 to attend the Christmas dinner held in the Diplomatic Residence.
So that he can put forward his request tactfully at the dinner table.
I have to say that this point is consistent between the East and the West.
That is, good food and wine can make people happy and relaxed, and can be very helpful in solving some seemingly sensitive or acute issues during dining occasions.
And just because it doesn't look so formal, it leaves room for each other.
It's just a pity that God's calculations are not as good as those of humans.
Although Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan had already agreed to Angelo, on this morning, they had to change their arrangements because they received a temporary call from Yang Weifan.
Therefore, the only person who went to the banquet on their behalf that night was the "little wife".
Even his wife "Little Cheese" couldn't accompany him because he still had three younger siblings to take care of at home.
So Angelo had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, hoping that his "little wife" could convey his opinions and put in a few good words.
It should be said that this meal actually had a good start at the beginning.
Because this meal is in the form of a buffet, it is also called "buffect" in the West.
Meat dishes mainly include roasted chicken, fried chicken, steak, fried fish and bacon.
Most of the vegetables are raw, such as celery, onions, mushrooms, cheese, macaroni, French fries, pizza, salad, mashed potatoes, etc.
There are also various fruits and ice creams.
We also catered for many official guests of the Republic and prepared additional Chinese delicacies such as fried rice, fried noodles and soup and porridge.
It is absolutely colorful, dazzling, a combination of Chinese and Western styles, everything you want.
"Little wife" has never seen such a scene?
When he first entered the dinner party at the Diplomatic Residence, his most immediate impression was "shocked".
Later, after hearing that people could eat whatever they wanted, they even thought that our country had partially realized communism.
Although Angelo later told him that the meal cost was for twenty-five people and that food could not be taken out, he was a little disappointed.
But after all, I am very grateful and think this foreign guy is quite interesting. If I spend fifty yuan to treat him to a meal, there is nothing to criticize.
But then gradually, the "little wife" didn't feel so good.
This is because there are quite a lot of cultural differences between us and foreigners in how we live and treat others.
The "little wife" doesn't have Hong Yanwu's knowledge, so this Christmas dinner is destined to be a meal where misunderstandings often occur and East and West collide.
For example, when he was picking up things from the tray, Angelo started to complain in broken Chinese.
Say this pasta is "Goodford", Italian pizza is also "Goodford", roast turkey is "Goodford", even a few slices of pork belly and some lettuce salad are also "Goodford".
As a result, every time he introduced something, the "little wife" had to take some out of favor.
In the end, I got a large tray of things that I didn't like very much.
Hey, but for such a "Goodford" thing, Angelo himself picked around and took a closer look and found almost nothing.
Finally, when the boy saw a chef putting fried prawns out on the dining table, he hurried over and queued up.
Okay, I successfully got a big tray back and sat down in front of my "little wife". I didn't even give him a polite concession, and just started eating to my heart's content.
But that's nothing. The most annoying thing is that in addition to wine, the two of them also brought a glass of lemonade each, which was also Angelo's suggestion.
But when the "little wife" took a sip and felt that it was not as delicious as soda, she regretted listening to Angelo's words.
He also saw with his own eyes that Angelo tore off the oily fingers of the prawns and washed them in lemon water.
How can this not make people embarrassed or annoyed?
What a good boy, you fucking tricked me into drinking hand washing water. You are really yours!
The "little wife" couldn't help but glare, and stopped eating. She just looked at Angelo with her eyes.
In the end, Angelo noticed it, but he had no idea what was going on. He just shrugged and smiled cutely.
Then he continued to hold the prawns and gnaw them with his hands, whose skin was as white as pig's hooves.