As soon as the hotline was installed, Jin Li hurriedly made a call, chirping like a little bird, letting Feng Nan know what it means for a woman to know the taste of her food.
Just as Jin Li put down the phone, Guo Hui called again. Feng Nan sighed: "Is Bureau Sun so proud? Are you unwilling to call me yourself?"
Guo Hui said: "No, I called here specifically to remind you, don't go too far in pretending, otherwise there will really be no way out."
Feng Nan said: "If you call me privately to remind me, you won't be afraid of affecting your career."
Guo Hui said: "I have applied for retirement. This game is really boring."
Feng Nan asked: "Then what do you plan to do when you retire?"
Guo Hui said: "I don't know, it depends on the situation. Anyway, I don't want to work in uniform anymore."
Feng Nan said: "Then why not come to Xihe? We are short of manpower here."
Guo Hui said: "No, I'm tired of staying in Africa, so I'd better go back to my country."
Feng Nan asked again: "Then you leave, what will the professor do?"
Guo Hui said: "Then you can show mercy and let the professor go back with me? Otherwise it will be your fault that we part ways."
Feng Nan smiled: "As expected of a member of the Secret Service, he is really capable. Okay, as long as the professor is willing to return to China, I promise not to stop him."
Guo Hui said: "I have a hand, but you have a hand. I remind you to act with caution. Why are you bringing up my affairs?"
Feng Nan laughed.
However, at the end of the day, there was constant contact between Feng Nan and the Secret Service. The Secret Service used almost everyone who could talk to Feng Nan to persuade Feng Nan to cooperate with the Secret Service. In the end, even Director Sun was dispatched, but Feng Nan
Nan was unmoved and insisted on one thing: "Any conditions can be negotiated, but it must be with Jin Li."
All in all, there are two principles that we insist on. One is that Fortner's uranium mine must be supervised by the United Nations Energy Organization; second, in the future development of Fortner's nuclear industry, China's contracts can be given priority. Especially with the third
Secondly, Feng Nan has at least fulfilled his obligations as a citizen, so he seems to be justified.
At about five o'clock in the afternoon, Feng Nan handed the phone to Yong Xin and asked her to answer the phone and take notes, especially for the Secret Service. However, she would no longer contact the Secret Service directly that night because he had more important activities.
Colonel Inslack has made great contributions to Xihe District, especially in the field of medicine and health. Therefore, almost all the leading figures in Xihe District who can come to tonight's appreciation banquet will come. Feng Nan, as the proposer, must naturally attend.
Feng Nan was about to call and ask where Colonel Innslake's thank-you banquet was held. Ni Lang came humbly again and asked Feng Nan to go to the banquet hall first and give some instructions. Feng Nan smiled and said: "We can show our gratitude."
As long as you feel good about it, you can decide the rest."
Even so, Ni Lang still begged Feng Nan Qian to give guidance. Feng Nan had no choice but to go, only to find that the thank you banquet was originally held on the roof of the building.
An ancient Chinese-style pergola was set up on the roof, with colorful strips, and a wooden platform less than a foot high was placed on the floor. There were several tables and seats on both sides and on the main seat. Feng Nan thought it looked familiar, so he blurted out
He asked in a dirty voice: "Japanese style?"
Ni Lang introduced: "It's Tang style, and Japan learned from us."
Feng Nan's face felt slightly hot, thinking to himself that this Ni Lang really had a lot of fun, but his face was burned by the setting sun on the African continent, so he asked again: "Is it just a little hot? The air conditioner here doesn't work.
Ni Lang said: "Your Excellency, first of all, our banquet will be a little later, and we won't start until the sun has completely set, and here..." He said, lifting up a seat, and Feng Nan found that the place was a wooden grille. Ni Lang
Then he picked up the wooden grille and said: "The bottom is empty, you can put an ice bucket, and a fan system is also installed. Once started, the cold air can circulate underneath. Would you like to experience it first, Your Excellency, the Viscount?"
Feng Nan praised: "Thank you for coming up with this method. I underestimated you before."
Ni Lang said modestly: "This method is not mine, it is also recorded in the book. I have liked these things since I was a child, but now that we have better technology, I have made some improvements on the basis of the ancients."
, I want to promote this project in the future and make it a special food culture project in our Xihe District."
Feng Nan said happily: "Yes, we will experience it in advance tonight."
Ni Lang was praised and very excited. He asked someone to bring the menu to Feng Nan for review. Feng Nan took the menu and took a look. It turned out that this was not only a menu, but also a set of instructions for seating. The dishes were also very Chinese.
Tang Dynasty, first of all, there is a large table with a craft dish named "Chang'e Flying to the Moon" in the middle.
Surrounded by eight small plates, they are cold meat snacks and cold dishes. Guests can choose a few snacks here before sitting down, so as not to be empty-mouthed before the main course is served. Since each person has several dishes before sitting down,
It not only maintains the Chinese style, but also adheres to the principle of meal sharing, which can be said to be the best of both worlds.
Feng Nan took a closer look at the menu. The staple food was several kinds of cakes, as well as wontons and other dishes. The main dishes were yokan and duck foot soup. They were mainly cooked, steamed and stewed, and did not include stir-fry. This is also true.
It’s very important, because although more and more foreigners are beginning to accept Chinese food, they still don’t like the smoky cooking process. With the increase in the number of Chinese cooking and opening restaurants in Xihe District, the smell of cooking fumes has also become a problem.
One of the hot spots for complaints from residents in the surrounding Wangdongcheng.
So after reading the menu, Feng Nan said to Ni Lang: "I have to say, you did a really good job. In the future, we have to pay attention to the cooking problem. If not, we will have to legislate and regulate it. After all, the land under our feet is pretty good."
Not as good as our own."
Ni Lang hurriedly said: "That's right, but there's still something I haven't done well. I still have to apologize to you."
Feng Nan looked at the banquet and said, "It's pretty good. I think everything is pretty good."
Ni Lang said: "It would be better if there were court music and dance, but this is not something that can be arranged in a day or two. I worked hard and only found a few folk musicians..."
Feng Nan smiled and said: "You, if you had done this before, you would have become a national entrepreneur a long time ago. Why do you have to make money by relying on women's skin? But it's better if you don't, otherwise you have to pay them wages. This is a thank you.
I personally financed the banquet, and I will go bankrupt if I get the whole set."
Ni Lang apologized and said, "Your Excellency, the Viscount, was joking."
Feng Nan added: "However, your idea is very good. Today is considered an internship. You will arrange it all in the future. It is indeed a good way to make money with both national characteristics."
Ni Lang was praised many times by Feng Nan tonight, and he became more and more attentive. He also asked Feng Nan to guide the kitchen. Feng Nan smiled and said: "The kitchen is the chef's territory, I don't dare to go there.
"
Ni Lang invited him several more times, and then Feng Nan went around and gave some words of encouragement to the chef and others. When he came out again, Ni Lang said that he was ready for the banquet, and Colonel Innslake also arrived.
Feng Nan laughed when he heard this and said, "Then I have to go to the roof quickly. There is no reason to make the guests wait."
As soon as he raised his feet, Ni Lang stopped him and said, "No, no, no, it's not here. According to the rules, you must take a shower and change clothes before entering the table, and you must also take aromatherapy."
Feng Nan said: "Isn't it just a shower? I'll just go back to the room and take a shower."
But Ni Lang shook his head and said: "No, this is part of the banquet, and it has been prepared. If you don't go, it will be difficult for others to go, and it will be difficult for the guests to go."
Feng Nan didn't know what new things Ni Lang had to come up with, so he smiled and said: "I see, you will have to be the foreign minister in the future, haha."
Ni Lang also laughed, but he knew that Feng Nan was joking. Not to mention that there were no ministers in Xihe District now. Even if there were official titles such as director, such a position would not be given to him. But Feng Nan could say this.
It shows that your efforts are not in vain.
Due to the short time, the hotel's public bathroom was only briefly decorated. Feng Nan met Colonel Innslake at the door of the bathroom and shook hands. Feng Nan also smiled and asked: "Colonel, you didn't mean to recommend someone to me.
? Why are you alone?"
Colonel Innslake also smiled and said: "He will be here soon. Thank you very much for the banquet, but this... is a bit too grand."
Feng Nan said: "According to Chinese etiquette, seeing off the old and welcoming the new is a major event, and Mr. Ni Lang just wants to do a food culture project with national characteristics. Let's do a two-in-one project today, try it first, and ask the colonel to give it a try.
Please give me some suggestions and comments.”
Colonel Innslake said: "I can't give you this advice. After all, I don't know much about China and its history. A distant relative of mine lived in Chongqing, China for a long time during World War II. He is very familiar with a branch of Chinese cuisine -
—I have a special liking for spicy hotpot.”
Feng Nan said with a smile: "Then experience it according to your feelings. After all, cultural backgrounds are different. This cultural collision is inevitable. We have to make everyone satisfied."
Colonel Innslake nodded and said, "This is okay."
Ni Lang said from the side: "Your Excellencies, it's time to start. Let's start with the hand-in-hand ceremony."
Feng Nan didn’t understand this, and Ni Lang was guiding him from the side. Feng Nan and Colonel Innslake entered hand in hand. Ni Lang also introduced: “In ancient China, only loved ones and relatives met, or two people met on important matters.
Only when consensus is reached can we have the gift of joining hands."
The two of them entered the bathroom. Two women in Tang costumes came behind them to help them change clothes. Sandalwood had already been smoked in the bathroom, and there was another woman in ancient costumes who was silently chatting about the guqin.
Colonel Innslake said: "What's going on? But it tastes good."
According to Ni Lang's consistent character, Feng Nan saw that these women in Tang suits were all fair and round, with a touch of snow on their chests and deep ravines. He thought Ni Lang was up to his old tricks again, and thought to himself that he hadn't eaten this meal yet, how could he cook it?
What about moving? He asked Ni Lang with a smile: "Mr. Ni, can you please explain?"
Ni Lang quickly said: "This is called waiting in the bath. It is also a kind of etiquette of the host. When the host and the guests are bathing and chatting, the maid will rub their backs and massage. Although some hosts or guests will choose to have sex with the maid, but generally
Generally speaking, this kind of thing will not happen, because both the host and the guest are noble people and will not do dirty things, haha."
Feng Nan laughed after hearing this: "It seems that I want to be dirty."
Colonel Innslake also smiled and said: "To be honest, I didn't guess it right either." So the two of them laughed and let the maid change their clothes. When they took off their pants, there was a maid in the middle who separated them with a veil.
In order to avoid the embarrassment of these two noble people seeing each other's private parts.
After taking off their clothes and pants, a maid wrapped bath towels around their waists and helped them into the large bath.
Colonel Innslake stretched out his feet comfortably in the bath and said, "Your Excellency, Viscount, it would be a blessing to be born into a noble family during the prosperous Han and Tang Dynasties."