When Sakai Hoshino heard Liu Mingzhi's compliments, a sincere smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Thank you Mr. Liu for your compliment. Hoshino will definitely keep up the good work."
Liu Mingzhi put down the tea cup in his hand and pushed the four plates of snacks on the low table in front of the mother and daughter.
"Hoshino, I remember that when you and your brother Kazuko Sakai lived in Honglu Temple more than ten years ago, you liked Tailong's snacks very much.
You and I meet again by chance today, and I don’t have time to prepare anything, so these snacks are just my wish. I hope you won’t dislike my young master’s poor hospitality.”
Sakai Hoshino saw the four plates of melon and fruit snacks that Mr. Liu pushed in front of him. His eyes suddenly lit up and he couldn't help but slide his throat twice. His foodie attributes were directly exposed.
Liu Mingzhi saw Sakai Hoshino's reaction, and the smile that rose at the corner of his mouth disappeared in a flash.
It seems that what he expected was good. Although the girl Sakai Hoshino is nearly twenty years older than she was then, her nature as a foodie has not changed much with the increase of time.
"Watermelon, candied fruit, osmanthus cake, walnut cake, it has been almost twenty years since Hoshino left Dalong last time, and he has never eaten these unique specialties of Dalong again.
Mr. Liu, are you preparing these for Hoshino?"
Liu Mingzhi nodded with a faint smile, picked up a piece of watermelon, which was already quite common in Dalong, and handed it to Sakai Hoshino.
"Of course, these are the snacks I prepared for you, Hoshino.
Since Hoshino, you haven’t eaten Dalong’s delicacies for many years, then try it quickly and reminisce about the original taste.”
Sakai Hoshino hurriedly took out a handkerchief from his cuffs and wiped his very clean hands, then took the watermelon from Liu Mingzhi's hand with a smile.
"Thank you Mr. Liu, then Hoshino is welcome."
"Hehehe, I'm a guest from afar, no need to be polite, just eat quickly."
Sakai Hoshino did not immediately taste the delicacy he had not seen for many years. Instead, he turned to look at his daughter Hanaki Sakuraori, who was staring at the watermelon in his hand and swallowing silently.
Seeing the curious and longing look in his daughter's spiritual eyes, Sakai Hoshino looked at Young Master Liu with an embarrassed expression.
"Mr. Liu, Hoshino's daughter has never eaten watermelon. Can Hoshino let her eat it first?"
"Hoshino, just eat yours. There is still a lot of watermelon on the plate. If Sakurazhi wants to eat, I can just give her another piece.
These snacks are prepared for you mother and daughter, you both have a share."
"Yes, thank you very much Mr. Liu, Hoshino, you're welcome."
"Eat it. If it's not enough, I'll have someone prepare it for you."
"Yeah, yeah, Mr. Liu is still as good as before, so I'll taste it first."
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and nodded, then picked up a piece of watermelon from the plate and handed it to the little girl Hua Qiyingzhi.
"Sakura, how about you try the watermelon too?"
Hua Qiyingzhi lowered her head to look at the watermelon in Liu Mingzhi's hand, smiled sweetly at him, and then carefully took the watermelon over.
"Sakura, thank you sir."
"You're welcome, just eat quickly, there's still more left."
Hua Qiyingzhi glanced at her mother eating watermelon, then she lifted the watermelon and put it into her mouth.
After tasting the watermelon, Hua Qiyingzhi immediately narrowed her eyes, and her clear eyes curved into crescent moons.
Liu Mingzhi looked at Hua Qiyingzhi's quiet and well-behaved appearance, gently turned the ring on his thumb and sighed deeply in his heart.
In terms of appearance and personality alone, this little girl is a good candidate to be a daughter-in-law.
It's a pity that this little girl is from Japan.
To be honest, Liu Mingzhi would be somewhat reluctant to choose a Japanese woman as his daughter-in-law.
"Mr. Liu, Hoshino has finished eating."
Liu Mingzhi came back to his senses and looked at the pretty and embarrassed Sakai Hoshino once again picked up a piece of watermelon and handed it over.
"If you still want to eat, then go ahead and eat. As long as you like to eat, I will take care of it."
"Then Hoshino is welcome, thank you very much Mr. Liu."
Liu Mingzhi picked up a piece of candied fruit and threw it into his mouth, chewing it slowly. He rested his arms on the armrests of the lounge chair and lingered on the mother and daughter for a moment.
"Hoshino."
"Jun Liu, what's wrong?"
"Hoshino, it has been almost twenty years since you and your brother Kazuko Sakai last left Dalong, right?"
"Liu Jun is right, it has been almost twenty years."
"Time flies so fast, almost twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye."
"In the words of your dragon, it should be a fleeting moment, and time flies by. Mr. Liu, is Hoshino right this time?"
"Yes! Yes! Yes! It seems that I still underestimate you, Hoshino. Your Chinese foundation is very solid!
I'm very curious. You have been in Japan for more than ten years, and you rarely use Dalong's Chinese, right? How do you maintain such good Chinese?"
Sakai Hoshino put the watermelon rind on the table, picked up a handkerchief and wiped the juice from the corners of his lips.
"You don't know something, Mr. Liu. In fact, when Hoshino was in Japan these years, he spent most of his time speaking Chinese.
And it’s not just Hoshino himself who speaks Chinese, Hoshino is also the Chinese teacher of many Japanese people.
So after so many years, Hoshino’s Chinese has not deteriorated, but he can speak it better than before.”
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows, leaned forward and handed a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake to Sakai Hoshino's hand.
"From what you said, Hoshino, are there many people in Japan studying Chinese?"
"Liu Jun is right. There are indeed many people in Japan learning Chinese now.
On the one hand, it’s because of our Japanese country’s sending of dragon envoys, and on the other hand, it’s because of the Dalong fleet.”
"Large Dragon Fleet?"
"Yes, the dragon's fleet."
Liu Mingzhi thought for a moment and immediately realized what was going on.
What Sakai Hoshino said is most likely related to the fact that this boy Jiang He led the dragon fleet to trade in the Japanese country of Nagasaki.
"Hoshino, are you talking about the dragon fleet conducting trade in your Japanese country of Nagasaki?"
"That's right, after the Japanese people in Nagasaki saw the power of Tai Lung, many young people tried their best to learn Tai Lung's Chinese.
Because only by learning Dalong Chinese can they seize the upper hand when trading with the Dalong fleet.
After many Japanese people in Nagasaki learned Chinese, they could make a lot of money every time the dragon fleet passed by Nagasaki.
It is not a secret that the people of Nagasaki got rich after the arrival of the Tairyu fleet. It has been widely spread in Japan over the years.
After Hoshino and his brother returned to the Japanese country, many Japanese people knew that we had returned from the Dalong Celestial Dynasty, so they all came to learn Chinese from us.
However, except for my brother and Hoshino, most of the envoys in the mission did not speak Chinese very well.
If they themselves can't say it well, how can they teach others!
The elder brother was busy with family affairs, so those Japanese people who came to study became Hoshino's students.
More than ten years have passed, and Hoshino's students have spread all over the territory of Japan, and now there are almost more than 100,000 people."
Liu Mingzhi nodded with a clear expression, raised his teacup and put it in his mouth with his eyes slightly narrowed.
"congratulations.
Hoshino, you can be regarded as the pioneer of a sect in the Japanese country. In the words of our Dalong, you can be regarded as the originator of a generation."