Chapter 152 Mysterious Guest
Before the night came completely, Zhang Ping received a phone call from Sun Ni, asking him to wait in the hotel, and the mysterious guest was about to appear. Zhang Ping muttered in his heart, fiddling with the TV remote control, and changing the channel.
The doorbell rang, and Zhang Ping rushed over with an arrow. Sun Ni was wearing a purple dress and stood outside the door with a smile. Next to her was a woman standing, wearing a casual short dress, which looked very young and lively, but she wore a gray bow women's hat on her head, covering half of her face, which made Zhang Ping very curious. Who is it?
It shouldn't be Wang Lan. Who else can there be? A beautiful figure suddenly flashed in Zhang Ping's mind and asked tentatively, "Aru?"
The woman's hat was taken off, revealing Xiaoru's smiling face, "Zhang Ping, thank you for remembering me."
Sun Ni joked and said, "If you forget anyone, you can't forget Aru. Zhang Ping will miss you at that time. Unfortunately, you will go back to the United States in a few days. Ha ha, but it's not too late now. Zhang Ping, the person who takes care of Xiaoru will be handed over to you."
Xiaoru blushed and gently hit Sun Ni. She said to Zhang Ping with embarrassment, "Zhang Ping, don't mind. This girl likes to play tricks on others."
Zhang Ping smiled twice and replied cheerfully, "I don't mind. Sun Ni is used to being spoiled by Li Lanxing. Our brother has long been used to being bullied by her. Hey, Blue Star is so pitiful.
His exaggerated tone made Xiao Ru giggle. Sun Ni said angrily, "As for your bad friends, my Blue Star has learned badly from you. I haven't settled with you yet. This is a bad thing about me. Well, if I had known, I would have brought Xiaoru here."
Tonight's destination is the Old Chinatown, located in the center of Luo City, and the big meal prepared by Sun Ni is one of the Japanese restaurants.
Speaking of this old Chinatown, in the eyes of the Americans, it is a mysterious and strange land.
Just a few streets away, the space seems to span decades. There are many high-rise buildings in the central business district of Los Angeles, and the lights are bright at night, full of charming fashion. However, this old Chinatown is just a beautiful scenery, as if traveling back to the old Shanghai. The buildings and red and green advertising plaques full of ancient feeling are like Hong Kong in the 1960s. In the lively and bustling small shops, there are a variety of goods, from colorful embroidered shoes inlaid with plastic glitter pieces to American ginseng in bulk out of the box, large and small river and sea dry seafood, there are all kinds of everything.
The three of them walked through the business district decorated with red walls and green tiles. There were more than a dozen elderly people gathered outside the pastry shop in front of them, most of whom were wearing blue and black trousers, woolen vests, holding paper cups of coffee, and talking and laughing around several chessboards. There are also some young people, kicking on a pair of sneakers and chatting in twos and threes. Occas, there is a sound of fighting, but it is the sound of chess killing.
Along the way, I passed several small restaurants, Chaozhou rice noodles, Shaxian snacks, etc. The restaurants are usually not big, and the tables and stools look clean from the outside, but there are not many people eating. There is a boss's wife full of Chaozhou dialect, recommending her signature fried beef to passers-by.
Zhang Ping looked as he walked, looking curiously. Xiaoru said to him with a smile, "Doesn't it feel very interesting?"
Zhang Ping nodded and said with some emotion, "It doesn't feel like it's in the United States. If you want to make a movie in Shanghai and Hong Kong, you don't have to go anywhere else. It's enough to go straight here. The original is like the Chinese concession of the United States. Unfortunately, there is no extraterrescial jurisdiction.
Sun Ni joked, "Yes, the nostalgia here is too strong. Every time I come here, I have a sense of staggered time and space. However, the food here is absolutely top, and you will eat absolutely delicious authentic Japanese food."
Zhang Ping said in surprise, "Why, eat Japanese food in Chinatown? Did you make a mistake?"
Sun Ni smiled strangely: "Don't worry, it's absolutely right. It hasn't arrived."
In fact, strictly speaking, this is already the edge of Chinatown, with a unique small building. Stepping in the door, I couldn't help but light up. The soft music and small decorations all over it remind people of cherry blossoms and geisha. The exquisiteness and changeable shape of porcelain tableware are an indispensable scenery in Japanese cuisine, which is enough to remind people of the tenderness and variety of Japanese women.
After the three of them sat down, Zhang Ping listened to them while admiring the exquisite tableware and the small decorations in the private room.
Sun Ni smiled and said to Zhang Ping, "When I was in school, I knew that you hated Japanese, but you didn't reject Japanese cuisine. I didn't expect you to be like this now. I heard from Blue Star that you also had an argument with the Japanese when you were in Zhonghai?"
Zhang Ping nodded and said, "Every nation has unique things. In fact, Japan is the same. There are many places for our people to learn from, but anyway, I just hate the Japanese, but Japanese cuisine is really good. Do you think I have some contradictions? Entangled, entangled."
Both women laughed and laughed at Zhang Ping's words. Zhang Pingxin said that this is normal. What I hate is Japanese men. As for those ** girls, they are quite good. Of course, this can only be said in my heart, and I dare not say it in front of them.
At this time, the chef Sun Ni was familiar with came over and said to Sun Ni with a smile, "Miss Sun, what a coincidence that you came. The rice is just steamed."
Sun Ni explained that when the rice is just steamed, it is just like the baked bread, using the freshly cooked, slightly sour and hot sweet sushi rice, with fresh fish shellfish. The bottom is warm, the top is cold, the rice is thick, and the fish is slippery. The contrasting taste and the fresh and sweet taste are really beautiful.
Zhang Ping prefers tuna and is about to say hello. Sun Ni laughed and laughed at him and said, "You just don't know how to eat at a glance. This dish must be gradually from light to thick, from white fish to heavy red meat. I have to eat that heavy flavor as soon as I come up like you. It's a shame that I won't come out with you next time.
Zhang Ping smiled awkwardly and then retorted, "I dare not take you out. Hey hey, I'll take Xiaoru later, so I won't play with you."
The master was so careful that he served the first delicacy - Yengawa. It is a small muscle on the edge of the fins of the flounder, which is rare in restaurants. However, according to Sun Ni, because this store is not opened in Little Tokyo, there are not many people who know it, but they can eat it at any time.
Sprinkle some chopped green onions, add grapefruit sauce, and then drizzle with Ponzu fruit vinegar. It is fresh, fragrant, sour, appetizing and stimulating the appetite. It is also full of strength and tastes good! Sun Ni smiled and said to them, "Zhang Ping, don't blame me for not teaching you. There is no need to say when you go back to a Japanese restaurant, just say Yengawa. The boss and chef promised to treat each other immediately, knowing that the guests in front of them are by no means ordinary diners.
Zhang Ping laughed and told Xiaoru, "Xiaoru, don't look at what Sun Ni is saying now. You don't know that when I first met her, the appearance of a good girl was abducted by Li Lanxing to the restaurant. When I saw the sashimi, I was flustered and laughed a lot."
Sun Ni stared angrily, and Xiao Ru giggled. After laughing, Zhang Ping took the opportunity to inquire about Xiaoru's situation: "Xiaoru, I didn't have time to talk about it in detail last time we met. Have you lived in the United States since you were a child?"
Xiaoru put away her smile and said lightly, "Yes, I have lived in the United States with my mother since I was a child. The last time I went back, I accompanied my mother back because of something. It's a pity that I didn't stay long and came back.
Zhang Ping saw that she looked a little depressed and joked, "That's easy. I'll introduce you to an excellent young man later. You can just marry her in China. Haha"
This was obviously not a good topic. Xiaoru's face suddenly turned white. She picked up the sake next to her and drank half a glass, and her pretty face suddenly turned red. Sun Ni next to her vaguely knew something about Xiao Ru and quickly wine at Zhang Ping and asked him not to ask any more questions.
Zhang Ping felt very strange. It was the same at the engagement banquet last time. I remember that Fang Wensheng mentioned Uncle Zhang at that time. Xiao Ru was also a little abnormal. Is there any secret on her?
Thinking of Fang Wensheng, Zhang Ping suddenly missed Kexin. I don't know if the girl's anger has subsided. She hasn't called since she came. It's not good. After all, it's the incident caused by yourself. Men, it's better to take the initiative.
Seeing that he was lost in thought, Sun Ni patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Hey, which beautiful woman do you miss? Isn't it enough to have me and Xiaoru by your side with you?
Zhang Ping reacted, picked up the sushi roll on his hand and took half a bite. After chewing the delicious food, he said, "Nice, don't wink around. Blue Star told me to take good care of you. Hey hey, don't bring him a colored hat."
Sun Ni blushed, took a sushi roll and stuffed it into his mouth. She said hatefully, "Eat it, and I still tell you, Blue Star, does he dare? On the contrary, it's you, hum, if I don't look good at you, there may be many scandals in the past month or so.
Xiao Ru smiled, and the haze just now dissipated and said, "Zhang Ping, I heard that you are living with three women. You are very lucky."
Zhang Ping smiled bitterly and said, "Lap it down. Now, there is only one Sun Meixiang left, and it's cold all day, as if I'm sorry for her. I was thinking about it just now. I'll call Kexin later to see if the young lady's anger has subsided.
Sun Ni laughed and said, "It's strange that Sister Mei Xiang can give you a good face. I haven't seen her laugh since she was a child. That's the famous iceberg beauty of our Sun family.
Zhang Ping was a little surprised and hurriedly asked, "Ah, your Sun family, what's your relationship with Meizi?"
"Ah, you don't know? Didn't Sister Mei Xiang tell you? Her father and my father are cousins. What kind of relationship do you think we have?
Zhang Ping was a little dizzy. He didn't expect that he and Sun Ni were also involved. If Sun Ni knew that she had picked away the iceberg beauty of their Sun family, she didn't know what the reaction would be.
Sun Ni saw that his expression was different. She couldn't help looking at him suspiciously and said, "Zhang Ping, don't tell me that you ran away because you and Mei Xiang sister had an affair?"
Zhang Ping forced a smile: "How can it be? Sun Ni, you can really associate. Kexin went back to her mother's house because..."
After listening to Zhang Ping's story, Sun Ni and Xiao Ru couldn't help laughing. Sun Ni pointed to Zhang Ping's nose and said, "I didn't expect that Zhang Ping is still such a caring man that you can listen to women's thoughts with patience. However, that Li Peijia is indeed a little interesting. Is she trying to treat you? Why did something happen to her twice? No wonder Kexin's reaction would be so big. If it were me, I would have been slapped long ago.
Xiaoru also made a few jokes. Anyway, Zhang Ping's face had been exercised for a long time, so let them say what they said. She just didn't hear it and tasted the delicious food by herself.
The two girls felt bored when they saw that Zhang Ping refused to take the move and said a few words, so they chatted. From the lines of their words, Zhang Ping heard some clues.