Chapter 1134: Chapter 1137: Sinister Intentions (Part 1)
The two of them, under the waiterâs guidance, went to a table for two.
The whole place, compared to the restaurants back in Chuzhou City, was honestly crowded to the point of being a mess, or you could say, downright shabby.
But even so, people were still pouring in like a tide, and no one was yelling or complaining.
When he first came over, the other shops nearby had way fewer people.
Looks like this place really is famous.
Because it wasnât just people from the mainland here, there were even more locals from Xiangjiang.
Of course, there were also a few Foreigners like the blonde girl.
Right, up to now he still didnât know what this girl was called.
Earlier, it was because there was no need to get to know herâhe felt the world was so big, the two of them basically wouldnât have any overlap.
Besides, even if the world werenât that big, Lin Xi still didnât need to go out of his way to meet people.
In this world, itâs always others who come to meet him.
Okay, that might be a bit too absolute!
If itâs a woman above an eight out of ten, heâs still willing to take the initiative.
"Hello, my name is Karen, whatâs your name?" The blonde girl saw Lin Xi spacing out a bit and took the initiative to ask.
Lin Xi was stunned again. Alright then.
At this point, it would feel wrong not to at least exchange names, and it wouldnât fit the hospitable, friendly nature of Huaxia people.
"Lin Xi!" Lin Xi said.
Karenâs eyes lit up. Donât judge her by her broken Chinese; she was actually very passionate about Huaxia culture.
That passion also meant that whenever she had free time, sheâd go study Huaxia culture.
"Thatâs a good name!" she praised.
Lin Xi gave her a curious look. So her Chinese level is actually pretty high?
Only, Karen didnât explain why the name was good, she just repeated several times that it was a good name.
Lin Xi, "...."
Looks like this Foreigner called Karen wasnât the Chinese master heâd imagined.
In reality, Karen was exactly as heâd guessed.
Although she loved Chinese, she didnât have that much time to study it. Plus, sheâd never formally studied it, and she didnât have a teacher.
Her current level was pretty much entirely self-taught.
Still, she was quite impressive as a person.
Chinese is, among all the languages in the world, arguably the most meaning-packed written system, and also one of the hardest languages to learn.
Five thousand years of cultural heritage isnât something the short history of Foreigners can compare to.
After chatting for a few more sentences, Karen also felt a bit awkward.
The instant Lin Xi said his name, she really did feel it was a very nice name.
But what exactly was good about it, where did the "good" lie?
She couldnât put it into words!
That was weird!
She figured, at the end of the day, it was still because her cultural level wasnât high enough.
Next, after the two of them each ordered the house specialties here, Karen took the initiative to ask again, "Youâre from the mainland?"
Back at the convention center, sheâd heard those two women say so.
Lin Xi nodded and didnât say much.
It wasnât that he was being arrogant; there really wasnât much to say.
Karen didnât mind Lin Xiâs attitude and continued, "Are you here in Xiangjiang for travel?"
Lin Xi thought about it. That was one way to put it, so he nodded again.
"Itâs my first time here, do you have any places to recommend?" Karenâs face lit up with joy.
In her eyes, Lin Xi was a Huaxia native.
And Xiangjiang also belonged to Huaxia.
So asking him shouldnât be wrong.
Honestly, itâs like when youâre abroad and you see a Foreigner, and you just ask them whatâs fun, whatâs good to eat around here.
But youâd never stop to think that maybe they actually have no clue, because in your mind, "Youâre from this country."
Lin Xi shook his head. "Itâs my first time here too, I donât know whereâs fun!"
Karenâs face showed mild surprise. She hadnât expected Lin Xi not to know.
After that, the two of them slipped into a you-ask-one-sentence-I-answer-one-sentence rhythm.
This made the people nearby feel super awkward just watching.
If it werenât for the fact that Lin Xi didnât look easy to mess with, someone probably wouldâve spoken up already.
And Karen didnât look easy to mess with either.
She even looked harder to mess with than Lin Xi.
Plus, she was a Foreigner, and in Xiangjiang, their status was still higher than your average person.
Servile mindset!
People in Xiangjiang were even more servile than mainlanders.
Mainlanders used to be really bad about that.
But as the country has grown stronger, itâs gotten a lot better these past few years.
The place was really packed, and the chefs here were limited.
So they waited about half an hour before their order finally came up.
Everyone else had waited about the same time.
Logically, with a wait this long, a bunch of people shouldâve already caused a fuss.
But in this shop, aside from chatting, the customers all seemed super patient.
"Hmm?"
Lin Xi took a bite.
It really was pretty good.
Of course, compared to his own cooking, it was still a notch below.
"A notch below"âhe almost never said that when eating out.
Which meant this place really was good.
Karen also took a bite, and a look of enjoyment appeared on her face.
"Five more bowls!" Lin Xi said to a passing waiter who was serving wontons.
The moment he said that, quite a few people were stunned.
You havenât even finished your current bowl!
And five more bowlsâcan you even finish them?
The portions at this wonton shop were huge.
Karen looked up and froze for a second, then quickly shook her head. "One bowl is enough for me!"
In her mind, of the five extra bowls Lin Xi ordered, at least two were meant for her.
But one bowl was enough for her.
No matter how delicious something is, once youâre full and keep eating, it wonât go down, itâll even make you sick.
"Sir, did you call it wrong?" A trace of surprise flashed across the waiterâs face.
Lin Xi shook his head. "No, thatâs right!"
Having a big appetite is such a pain.
Every time he ate, people always thought heâd made a mistake.
Over the next hour or so, almost every time a bowl of wontons arrived, Lin Xi finished it in under five minutes.
He ate a total of six bowls.
The people who still hadnât left and had been watching this whole time, including Karen, all looked a bit incredulous.
Six bowls!
And with portions that bigâpeople who could manage two bowls were probably already rare.
And from what they could see, Lin Xiâs stomach wasnât that big.
It didnât even look like it could fit two bowls, so how did it hold six?
If she hadnât seen it with her own eyes and only heard it through the grapevine, she definitely wouldnât have believed it.
After Lin Xi paid, under many astonished gazes, the two of them walked out of the shop.
Karen wanted to pay Lin Xi back for her bowl, but Lin Xi refused.
Even if he didnât want too much overlap with Karen, he could still treat a girl to a bowl of wontons.
Besides, it was just a bit of money.
After exchanging a few more words, they went their separate ways.
Only, Lin Xi had barely walked a few steps before he froze for a moment.
Because he sensed that someone was following behind Karen.
And the aura on that person did not feel well-intentioned.
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