"Ding ding ding!" The phone next to the sofa rang. Chu Long put down the cup with milk in his hand, picked up the phone and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"Sir, I am the front desk of the hotel. Your friend Mr. Yaheng is waiting for you in the restaurant on the first floor." A young man's voice came from the phone. It was obvious that the woman just now had something to do and did not call again.
"Okay, thank you!" Chu Long responded politely. He drank the milk in the cup in one gulp, stood up, put on his coat, and walked towards the door.
Chu Long soon came to the first floor alone. When he passed by the front desk, there were only two male registrars and no women. He remembered that there seemed to be a female receptionist when he came last night, but she was gone in the morning. Chu Long shook his head and headed towards the restaurant.
Go.
The restaurant is in the innermost corridor opposite the bar. The original restaurant was at the current location of the bar. However, the hotel underwent a small-scale renovation some time ago. The original restaurant was a bit small, so the bar that had been envisioned for some time was rebuilt there.
The restaurant has been moved to the other side, which used to be the hotel's internal working area and is now a restaurant.
Chu Long came to the restaurant on the first floor and looked at the bright sunshine shining through the window into the bright yellow restaurant. He felt that his whole mood improved. Corporal Linn said yesterday that the restaurant in the Goring Hotel was a designated venue for the upper class nobility.
, and the grandeur of the restaurant goes without saying. Of course, now that there are bars, some people will go to the bars to eat, which is quieter in the morning than here.
Entering the restaurant, Chu Long saw that many people were already having breakfast, but even so, he still saw Corporal Lin En and Ya Heng sitting by the window, chatting about something. As for the soldier,
I didn’t see it, God knows where it went!
Seeing Chu Long coming, Corporal Lin En waved to the waiter not far away. The waiter came over and said, "Sir, what can I do for you?"
"A Danish roll, fried potato wedges, roasted tomatoes, oatmeal, that's all." Corporal Lynn said. Drinks were already served on the table, but breakfast was missing. In order to wait for Chu Long's arrival, he asked for milk in advance.
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"Replace the Danish roll with toast, and it will be a little burnt." Yaheng said after watching Corporal Linn finish ordering.
"My steak needs to be medium-rare and cut into slices. I'll also get a glass of juice and a side of bacon. I'm sorry to bother you!" Chu Long looked at the waiter standing next to Corporal Lin and said.
"Okay, sir" the waiter finished recording and walked away.
"The weather is really nice today, it's rare!" Chu Long said.
"The weather in London changes three times a day. It's sunny one moment and rainy the next." Corporal Lynn finished the milk in the glass, called the waiter again, and added a glass of juice.
"What were you talking about just now?" As soon as Chu Long entered the restaurant, he saw Corporal Lin En and Ya Heng talking about something.
Ya Heng casually picked up a copy of The Times from the table by the window and handed it to Chu Long. He looked at the newspaper in Chu Long's hand and said, "This is this month's newspaper. I picked it up when I passed by the front desk. I saw that it was occupied by
It reported at great length that 'Mussolini formed a fascist cabinet and achieved the unification of Italy', mainly saying that he had made outstanding contributions to Italy."
"You are talking about Benito Mussolini, right? I remember that he seems to be the current Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy." Chu Long opened the newspaper and said while reading.
"Mr. Chu, you also know him. Mussolini was a homeless migrant worker, but now he has become the Prime Minister of Italy. It shows who the Italian upper class are. I guess a chef can be their Prime Minister." Corporal Lin En said.
Said sarcastically.
"Mussolini was a very hard-working man. It is said that he was originally engaged in various walks of life. He once worked as a substitute teacher and worked as a day laborer. Later he joined the Socialist Party and served as the editor-in-chief of the Socialist Party's organ newspaper "Forward", and even worked as a
A period of time."
"The Times has been promoting Mussolini for a while, saying that his successful experience is unique." Ya Heng said seriously.
While Chu Long was listening to Corporal Lin's chatting at the side, he read the newspaper in his hand, which said that Mussolini had been working day and night for Italy's national affairs and had been seriously ill some time ago, and he has not recovered yet.
Looking at the news in the newspaper, Chu Long drank the juice that the waiter had just brought. It was brightly colored and had a natural aroma. After a while, breakfast was placed in front of Chu Long. The steak was served according to Chu Long’s recipe.
The steak was cut open, and small chili pepper flakes could be seen on the steak. A faint aroma of steak spread to Chu Long's nose, which whetted his appetite!
Chu Long picked up a piece of steak with a fork and started chewing it. First, a slightly spicy smell filled his mouth, and he immediately felt like his pores were opening. The spiciness was not choking, but there was also a bit of salty taste left on the tongue.
After a while, the sweetness of the sauce on the steak perfectly matches the initial taste of the steak. The beef is very chewy. After chewing it for a few times, you can swallow it without any feeling of stuffing in your teeth.
"This steak tastes great. It's different from what I usually eat. It's chewier. It would be even more perfect if paired with red wine." Chu Long swallowed the steak in his mouth and expressed his feelings to Yaheng and the other two.
"Really, let me have one too!" Ya Heng waved to the waiter and ordered a steak similar to Chu Long's.
Chu Long asked by the way that the taste of the steak was different from what he usually eats. It tasted very good. The waiter said that there was a new chef in the kitchen. He cooked this steak and it was very popular with the guests.
Chu Long and the others chatted about Mussolini's topics in the newspaper while eating breakfast, and the breakfast was quickly passed in the chat.
After the meal, Chu Long and Corporal Lin went to several old shops in London that they often frequent. Ya Heng fully embodies the old Chinese saying "shop around". Regarding the style and material of the tableware to be purchased,
Compare the decoration and other aspects, and Chu Long also recommends that newly purchased tableware should be purchased around three aspects: "practicability, ease of understanding, and personalization."
For two days, Chu Long and his party conducted door-to-door comparisons of the goods needed for the hotel. Corporal Lin En and soldiers followed them throughout the process, acting as 'bodyguards' and offering their own opinions from time to time. After all, like them,
Such soldiers sometimes go to hotels to spend the night, and Corporal Lin, a customer, expressed his feelings about the hotel he stayed in and gave Yaheng some suggestions to facilitate the subsequent development of the hotel.
After comparing the goods in several stores, Yaheng decided on a store to purchase hotel furniture and replaced some old furniture so that the hotel would not give a bad impression to tourists.
The owner of the store is extremely welcoming to "big customers" like Yaheng. Ever since the goods were finalized and the check was paid, the owner's smile has not changed like a blooming flower. He even placed the goods that Yaheng was about to deliver.
When they arrived, they reduced the freight by five pounds from the original basis in exchange for Yaheng's impression of their store, which would facilitate long-term business in the future. Chu Long estimated that the goods would arrive before them before they returned to the town.
Arrive at the hotel.
① Checks appeared widely in North America from 1659 to 1840. At that time, a restaurant called the "Supper Club" took the lead in using it in order to allow its members to have an easier way to pay after eating in the restaurant.
, and then it was widely used in the surrounding areas and spread.