After Sun Dahai separated from Charlie and his wife, they ran to Huamao Pavilion, a Western restaurant on the ninth floor of the hotel, and booked a viewing table for dinner.
Sun Dahai returned to the room and saw that Jiang Xiuping and the others were still chatting, so he pulled Sun Weihong aside and whispered to her.
"Auntie, are you free tomorrow morning?"
"Tomorrow morning, I plan to go to the library to look up information. If you have anything, I can come out. The research team has a meeting in the afternoon, so I can't miss it.
If you want to wander around Shanghai, you can ask Han Shaobai to accompany you. He is during the summer vacation and reads the books you sent every day."
"Those books are pretty good! What I sent to you a few days ago are professional textbooks for graduate students in the Department of Finance and Department of Computer Science at Xiangjiang University.
Now my suitcase is almost filled with books. I got the extracurricular book catalog assigned by their tutor to graduate students. According to the catalog, I bought everything I could buy in Xiangjiang." Sun Dahai was proud.
He proudly began to show off his merits.
Sun Dahai asked Qiao Wanting for help and bought these professional textbooks from her school. The price is not very expensive, but they are all in traditional Chinese characters.
It was not difficult for Sun Weihong and Han Shaobai to read traditional Chinese characters, because the full implementation of simplified Chinese characters only started after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and there are still some old books and materials in traditional Chinese characters.
But the same cannot be said for Sun Dahai. The younger he is, the less exposed he is to traditional Chinese characters. By the time the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, it is estimated that few people can understand traditional Chinese characters.
Qiao Wanting also asked Sun Dahai for two professional recommended reading lists.
Sun Dahai bought everything he could buy. There were also some foreign language books that were not in stock in Xiangjiang. Sun Dahai placed an order at the bookstore and handed the matter to the company's clerk. After the books arrived, he
Mail it in one go.
Jiang Xiuping and Sun Dahai could not stay in Shanghai for more than a few days. Most of their things were mailed back to the capital directly from Xiangjiang. Among the luggage they brought now, except for the books for Sun Weihong and Han Shaobai, there were only a few items
Change of clothes.
Sun Dahai's newly recruited driver and bodyguard, Bater, did not come to Shanghai. He smuggled himself to Xiangjiang with Zhao Jun and others. From now on, he will follow Sun Dahai and must have no identity.
Before leaving Xiangjiang, Sun Dahai asked Zheng Peipei for help to find her father, her uncle who often came to Xiangjiang to sell his catch, and smuggle Battelle back to the mainland.
In this way, Battelle's identity in the mainland will naturally be restored to its original state. Since he was not caught smuggling across Xiangjiang, it can be treated as if it never happened. He is still an honorable veteran.
Now, he should be on the train from Guangzhou to the capital. His uncle promised to help him find connections to buy a sleeper berth ticket. Even if it was a sleeper berth, it would be enough for him to ride on the train for three days and two nights.
Sun Dahai has already told him at home that when he arrives in the capital, someone will pick him up and let Bater rest for a few days. When Sun Dahai returns to the capital, he will arrange a driving school for him.
While grandma and Han Shaobai were chatting animatedly, Sun Dahai whispered to Sun Weihong: "Auntie, wait for me in the lobby at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and let's go out."
"Sure." Sun Weihong agreed directly without asking any further questions.
Dinner shocked Han Shaobai again. Not only her, but also Sun Weihong had eaten regular high-end Western food for the first time. When she was in the capital, she had only eaten Sun Dahai's improved Chinese-style Western food at home.
Of course, what she ate at Lao Mo didn’t count. In the capital, almost no one regarded Lao Mo as a Western restaurant. People would only go to Lao Mo for a meal when the revolutionary meal was mentioned.
At this time, there are no real high-end Western restaurants in the capital, and Maxim's will not open until this time next year.
At this time, Huamao Pavilion's menu is not very rich, but it still follows the habits of Western restaurants and provides two complete set meals for those who don't know how to order Western food.
When Jiang Xiuping was in Xiangjiang, she ate Western food several times with her old comrades, and then started ordering her own dishes.
Sun Weihong knew that Sun Dahai knew a lot about food, so she asked him to order food for herself and Han Shaobai.
Sun Dahai looked at the menu. Fortunately, it was in Chinese and English. He was not given a French version, otherwise it would have been a joke.
Sun Dahai found that the design of the set meals was very reasonable. One set was more meat-based, suitable for men, while the other was more fish-based and vegetable-based, more suitable for women. He couldn't help but sigh, masters are everywhere.
In this case, Sun Dahai ordered a set for Sun Weihong and Han Shaobai.
The last one is from Sun Dahai, he will definitely order it a la carte.
What he wanted was pan-fried foie gras with tomato jam, cream of mushroom soup, smoked salmon, chargrilled sirloin steak (medium rare), Mediterranean sweet shrimp salad, chocolate brownie and hot milk tea.
At this time, Huamao Pavilion was not so particular. There were no live performances, but recordings of piano music.
With melodious music, soft lighting, and authentic Western food, this dinner was truly a pleasant experience for both body and mind.
The only drawback is that the banks of the Bund and the river are dark at this time, with very few lights. The breeze blows by, and there is a hint of fishy smell.
The side buns at Huamao Pavilion are very good. Sun Dahai started with the fried foie gras and ate several in a row. Sun Weihong and Han Shaobai were very knowledgeable and enjoyed their meals.
The eating habits of Chinese people are different from those of Europeans and Americans. Their stomachs and intestines have been stretched since childhood, and many children or girls have larger appetites than burly men in Europe and America. Therefore, when Chinese people eat Western food, many people feel that they are not full.
Sun Dahai was also like this in his previous life, but later he learned a trick. The first dish must be eaten with bread. It is best to eat more. This way, after eating Western food, he will not be looking for a place to make up for it soon.
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The dinner went very happily. The key was that Jiang Xiuping and Sun Dahai had a good impression of Han Shaobai.
Although Han Shaobai was severely shocked today, he spoke in a calm and organized manner, and was a quiet and steady person. Think about it, who was able to get into college in the two years of 1977 and 1978?
Woolen cloth!
After dinner, it was completely dark.
After Sun Weihong and Han Shaobai sent Jiang Xiuping back to her room, they said goodbye and left. They had to catch the bus and go back to school together.
Sun Dahai sent them downstairs and gave them the two suitcases he pulled out.
The suitcases contained books bought for them. Because the books were heavy, Sun Dahai bought two hard-shell trolley cases in Xiangjiang.
Coincidentally, the American company Samsonite happened to be holding a promotion in Xiangjiang, so Sun Dahai spent the money of five boxes and bought ten of them in one go.
The American Samsonite Company was established in 1910. As the world's largest professional luggage manufacturer, Samsonite's products have always been based on the combination of art and technology. It was the only brand chosen by Sun Dahai for his luggage.
Samsonite is not yet No. 1 in the world. It has only entered the Hong Kong market not long ago and is not widely known yet.
Because its product prices are relatively high, actual sales are very limited.
Now Samsonite is doing activities, mainly to launch the latest hard-shell trolley suitcases, and to build up its own brand. It is a huge investment, and the discounts are very large.
The discounts for this event are 10% off if you buy one, 30% off if you buy three, and 50% off if you buy five.
Unexpectedly, Sun Dahai took advantage of it and bought most of it by himself.
Sun Dahai was still not satisfied. He kept talking about why he didn't buy ten and got a discount for buying twenty. The manager of Samsonite was so frightened that he quickly gave Sun Dahai a top-notch VIP card and sent Sun Dahai away like a plague.