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Chapter 260: Chapter 0260: Do Birds Sound Good?
Not only did the waiter get scared by Ye Xunhuan, but Xu Mingzhe did as well.
Is this guy pretending to be dumb or is he really that stupid?
But looking at his clothes, he definitely shouldn’t be that dumb···!
At this moment, Qiu Ruoxi was really too embarrassed to stay seated here, feeling that she hadn’t been this embarrassed in many years.
This jerk messing up the orders was one thing, but your local accent I could tolerate, however, could his pronunciation be accurate?
In the corner, why must you pronounce it as "lump," making yourself look like some country bumpkin!
If it were just the two of them, Qiu Ruoxi would have already exploded in anger by now, but at this moment, she had no choice but to endure it.
Xu Mingzhe glanced at Ye Xunhuan, then said gently, "They don’t sell things like barbecues here..."
"Then what kind of lousy restaurant did you find? It looks quite big, and the decor is luxurious too, better than our... lumpy place..."
"Ye Xunhuan, shut your mouth!" Qiu Ruoxi couldn’t hold back anymore and roared quietly.
She really couldn’t stand it anymore, she was completely fed up.
Seeing Qiu Ruoxi’s gloomy face, Ye Xunhuan, like a wronged child, immediately lowered his head and muttered, "When we go back, I’ll tell Uncle Qiu that you yelled at me, and never let you take me out again..."
Although Ye Xunhuan’s words were a murmur, the private room was very quiet, and his words directly reached the ears of Qiu Ruoxi and Xu Mingzhe.
Xu Mingzhe’s eyes lit up immediately upon hearing the word "Uncle Qiu." 𝒏𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
Qiu Ruoxi, on the other hand, felt dizzy and confused, What the hell is this jerk playing at!
"Mr. Ye, right, they don’t sell barbecue here, but they do have other things, they have seafood..." Xu Mingzhe said softly, "Miss Qiu, don’t blame Mr. Ye, he probably hasn’t been to places like this!"
"How do you know?" Ye Xunhuan said, somewhat surprised, "I really haven’t been here before, had you not brought me here, I wouldn’t have known that restaurants could be this big..."
Looking at Ye Xunhuan’s innocent and serious face, Qiu Ruoxi was speechless inside. She simply decided not to speak and see what this jerk was really up to!
"Oh?" Xu Mingzhe suddenly became interested, "Mr. Ye, you really haven’t been here before?"
"Why would I lie to you!" Ye Xunhuan said seriously, "I’ve only been to this big city for the second time!"
"Then you and Miss Qiu are..."
"You mean Qiu Ruoxi?" Ye Xunhuan glanced at Qiu Ruoxi and said indifferently, "My family owes her family a life-saving favor!"
"Her dad once visited our place and encountered a wild beast, almost got eaten, and it was my family that saved him..."
Ye Xunhuan made up lies effortlessly, without even blinking, and even stated them as if they were true.
"Do you know what a life-saving favor is? It’s like giving him a second life, Uncle Qiu always felt that he owed my family, so he brought me out from my hometown to see the world..."
Xu Mingzhe, with a look of realization on his face, stared at Ye Xunhuan, "A great favor indeed, certainly a great favor!"
"Since that’s the case, Mr. Ye, just order whatever you want..."
"Kebabs..."
Xu Mingzhe’s mouth twitched fiercely, "Mr. Ye, they really don’t have that here, how about we order some seafood..."
"Seafood, is that like the abalone, bird’s nest, and things mentioned on TV?"
"Yes!"
"Then what are we waiting for, order it quick!" Ye Xunhuan urged, "When I go back, I’m going to tell Er Gouzi, make him die of jealousy...heh..."
"Who is Er Gouzi?"
"A fool from our place!"
Xu Mingzhe couldn’t help but have three black lines appear on his forehead, realizing that he simply couldn’t communicate with Ye Xunhuan.
Meanwhile, Qiu Ruoxi’s anger slowly turned into a desire to laugh, yet she had to hold it back.
Ye Xunhuan was playing his part too convincingly, and it seemed like Xu Mingzhe actually believed him.
Then, Xu Mingzhe slowly ordered some dishes!
Just as the waiter was about to leave, Ye Xunhuan suddenly said, "Kid, bring us a bottle of ’Erguotou’!"
When the waiter heard Ye Xunhuan’s words, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
Damn it, people coming here to order kebabs is a first, and wanting baijiu is also a first.
And it’s all the same person doing it.
"Sir, we don’t have baijiu here..."
"Then what do you have?"
"We have Moutai, Jiannanchun, red wine, and other high-end liquors!"
"Is red wine foreign liquor?"
"Yes!"
"I’ve heard Lafite and Cheval Blanc are pretty good, do you have them here?"
"Yes!"
"Then give me some red wine!" Ye Xunhuan said nonchalantly, "I heard the ’82 Lafite is famous, I’ll have that..."
"Sir, we don’t have ’82 Lafite here..."
"Then what do you have?"
Just then, Xu Mingzhe slowly spoke up, "Bring a bottle of ’92 Petrus!"
"Yes, Mr. Xu!"
After the waiter left, Ye Xunhuan couldn’t help but ask, "What’s Petrus?"
"It’s also red wine!" Xu Mingzhe clarified for Ye Xunhuan!
"Which is better, that or Lafite?" Ye Xunhuan asked curiously, like a total bumpkin.
"Lafite is considered elegantly classic among red wines, while Petrus is hailed as the ’Gold of Wines,’ both are from France. Each has its own merits!" Xu Mingzhe explained simply.
Ye Xunhuan nodded, half understanding.
As the dishes were served, Xu Mingzhe gleaned from Ye Xunhuan that he was in Jiangzhong City because Qiu Shuihan wanted to repay a favor. Ye Xunhuan was out with Qiu Ruoxi today at the behest of Qiu Shuihan, who wanted Qiu Ruoxi to show him around, and Xu Mingzhe knew that Ye Xunhuan worked for Qiu Ruoxi’s Huangtu Corporation.
Upon this realization, Xu Mingzhe became even more enthusiastic towards Ye Xunhuan.
Ye Xunhuan was not blind to the wily thoughts in Xu Mingzhe’s mind. Clearly, he was interested in Qiu Ruoxi, but Qiu Ruoxi seemed indifferent toward him, barely responding.
Upon realizing that his relationship with Qiu Ruoxi was not as he had imagined, Xu Mingzhe then turned his attention to Ye Xunhuan.
After all, in Xu Mingzhe’s eyes, his family and Qiu Ruoxi’s family were considered close, familial friends and benefactors. Wouldn’t he take advantage of that?
Ye Xunhuan was fully aware of all this, but he didn’t expose it. Instead, he completely feigned ignorance, without any guile. Whatever Xu Mingzhe asked, he answered.
Sometime later, the food and drinks were served.
Ye Xunhuan took a sip of red wine and smacked his lips, "Not bad, not bad, tasty, tasty!"
Seeing this, Xu Mingzhe immediately asked, "Mr. Ye, can you taste the subtlety in it?"
"Can’t taste it!"
"Then why did you just say it was tasty..."
"Do bird songs sound nice?"
Xu Mingzhe nodded bemusedly.
"Can you understand them?"
"Can’t understand!"
"There you go, if you can’t understand, how do you know it sounds good!"
Xu Mingzhe’s forehead couldn’t help but sprout three dark lines, while Qiu Ruoxi’s corners of her mouth slowly began to curl into a faint smile!
It seemed like she was beginning to understand what Ye Xunhuan was up to.
