Chapter 122: Meeting

"I really don't understand. You can do whatever you want. To be honest, this is my first time eating French food. I have no idea what's so good about it." If you understand, you understand. If you don't, you don't. Jiang Hai's greatest advantage is his self-confidence. He doesn't pretend to understand in front of women. So after looking around, he smacked his teeth.

He handed the menu back and said helplessly.

Hearing Jiang Hai's words, Cindy Clive was stunned for a moment because, in her opinion, a rich man like Jiang Hai should pursue a higher quality of life. That's why she brought him to eat French food. But unexpectedly, Jiang Hai had never eaten it, which made Cindy both laugh and cry.

"Okay, then I hope you'll find it delicious when you order it later. Give us two sets of meals." After taking the menu and looking it over, Cindy Clive studied it and said.

"Excuse me, is it set A, set B, or set C?" Hearing Cindy's words, the waiter asked.

"Set B." After looking at the menu, Cindy Clive thought for a while and said.

The so-called set A, set B, and set C are all particular here. Set A is commonly known as the traditional set meal, with a total of thirteen dishes. The first is a frozen appetizer, the second is soup, the third is a hot appetizer, the fourth is fish, the fifth is the main course, the sixth is a hot dish, the seventh is a cold dish, the eighth is sorbet, the ninth is a barbecue or salad, the tenth is vegetables, the eleventh is dessert, the twelfth is a savory dish, and the thirteenth is another dessert. Generally speaking, this is a very formal banquet. There are so many things to say.

Obviously, Jiang Hai didn't have the patience to wait for thirteen dishes. That's why Cindy ordered set B. Set B consists of five dishes: a frozen appetizer, soup, a hot appetizer, a main course, and dessert. There's also set C, which consists of an appetizer (frozen or hot), a main course, and a dessert.

For the frozen appetizer, Cindy Clive chose tuna salad. Of course, it's estimated that one person can't have more than a few slices of tuna. For the soup, she chose cream of mushroom soup. After all, this is the most famous French dish. For the hot appetizer, she chose French stewed potatoes. For the dessert, she wanted strawberry crepes, but she hesitated when it came to the main course.

"What do you recommend today?" Everything else was ready, and Cindy wasn't in a hurry. After hesitating for a while, she still couldn't decide. She raised her head and asked the waiter in front of her.

"Today's recommendation is beef stew with red wine. We just received new Burgundy red wine from France this morning. You two can try it." Hearing the waiter's words, Cindy Clive nodded with satisfaction.

"This is it. You can serve it." After confirming her choice, the waiter bowed respectfully and went to tell the kitchen to serve the dishes. After he left, Jiang Hai looked at Cindy Clive.

"It seems that you come here often." Jiang Hai looked around and said to Cindy Clive.

"Well, I come here often because, a long time ago, my father was a chef here, and I often came here to play when I was a kid. But since my father stopped working here, I've probably come here four or five times." Hearing Jiang Hai's words, Cindy Clive smiled and said. Jiang Hai couldn't help but nod his head. The French chef seemed very skilled.

"What about you? A rich man like you hasn't eaten French food? It shouldn't be!" After answering Jiang Hai's question, Cindy Clive asked.

Hearing her words, Jiang Hai's face grew a little embarrassed.

"Haha, as for me, don't laugh when I tell you this. I also came from a poor family, but by chance, I became rich. So I came to America and bought Green Forest Manor. I still have some peasant thinking in my bones, so usually, you'll see me hardly interact with people in town. I just stay at home. To be honest, you may not believe it, but now, apart from knowing what the mayor, the police chief, and a few sales clerks in the supermarket look like, I only know my subordinates. I hardly know anyone in town. I usually come to town to eat, and I often go to the Italian restaurant on the west side of town. Their fried crab meat is delicious." Looking at Cindy Clive, Jiang Hai said slowly.

"Wow, you are really different from the rich people I know." Hearing Jiang Hai's words, Cindy Clive said with some surprise. She originally thought that Jiang Hai didn't contact the town because he looked down on the residents, but now it seemed that this shy boy in front of her was more of an otaku.

"I didn't expect that you also like to eat the food at that Italian restaurant. I also like it. Have you tried the lobster pasta there?" Since the conversation had opened up, Cindy Clive casually chatted with Jiang Hai.

"I have eaten it. The taste is not bad. It has a strong milky flavor, but for me, it's a bit fishy. Other than that, everything else is fine." Jiang Hai immediately responded after hearing Cindy Clive's words.

"Lobsters are always fishy, and I heard that Green Forest also has a fishery. You, a fishery owner, don't eat fishy food?" Looking at Jiang Hai with a smile, Cindy Clive said half-jokingly.

"Well, eating... So what I meant was that it's a little fishy, not particularly fishy." Jiang Hai blinked his eyes and said innocently.

"Okay, you're playing a language trap with a teacher? Do you think this is really okay?" Looking at Jiang Hai, Cindy couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing Cindy's reaction, Jiang Hai chuckled and continued.

To be honest, this should be the first time Jiang Hai has talked so much to a girl in two years.

Although Jiang Hai is a little shy and introverted, he is a very cheerful person. But since his parents passed away, he has felt a little inferior when meeting strangers.

So, his cheerful side is reserved for people who are familiar with him, not strangers.

He and Cindy should be strangers, but there's no way around it. He hasn't chatted with people of the same age for a long time. In the manor, there are only two people his age. Harriman is impossible to talk to, and although Bell sometimes chats with him for a while, he has to work most of the time.

The only people who could talk to him and had the free time to chat were Philemon's two sons, but they just came to celebrate the holidays. After Christmas and New Year, they left. When they left, Jiang Hai had nothing to do again.

After holding back for several days, today, when Cindy sparked his desire to talk, he started chatting nonstop.

As for Cindy, she also liked listening to Jiang Hai because what he said seemed very interesting and simple to her, and he didn't have the same sense of bragging that rich young men usually have. Although he was rich, what he said felt very down to earth.

This made Cindy have a good impression of Jiang Hai. In addition, Jiang Hai had helped their school solve a money issue, and she was grateful for it. With this small positive impression, further development might come later, but at least now she was willing to chat with him. Teachers are generally very talkative, so the two of them grew happier and more comfortable as they spoke.

Even after the dishes were served, they continued talking while eating. In fact, this is a bit impolite in Western countries, much like the old customs in China about not talking while eating or sleeping. However, since they were of the same age, neither of them cared about this.

Still talking passionately, as the conversation deepened, Cindy Clive realized that Jiang Hai was a really interesting man...

Maybe because he hadn't worked outside since leaving school, sometimes Jiang Hai seemed a little naive.

The way he spoke and acted wasn't very adult-like, but more like a big boy.

Listening to his complaints, his jokes, and him showing off the fish and beef from his manor, Cindy Clive suddenly felt that this guy was quite interesting. He wasn't as pretentious or out of touch as she had imagined. Instead, he was a bit lively. Whether such a person would make a suitable boyfriend was another matter, but it wasn't bad to be friends with him.

"The beef here is well-made, but the beef itself is far from what I have. When you have time, come to my place to try it. If nothing else, I have plenty of premium A-grade beef." At that moment, Jiang Hai didn't notice any change in Cindy Clive.

He just picked up the Burgundy red wine stewed beef from his plate and said with a smile.

"Okay, then I want to try the taste of premium A-grade beef. I haven't eaten it in a long time. Let me tell you, the last time I had premium A-grade beef was when my dad was still the chef here. I sneaked into the kitchen to eat it. It's been many years now. Back then, I only had a small piece, but I was fascinated by it. But since you said you have plenty, I'll come over tomorrow." Seeing Jiang Hai talk about the beef at his manor, Cindy Clive also smiled.

"Okay, no problem, you're welcome anytime, but my manor is all white now, there's nothing to do, and it's freezing to go out to sea by boat. If it thaws in a while, the cattle will be released, and we can go out to sea. Then, there will be more fun." Jiang Hai wasn't bragging. The premium beef in his manor was indeed plentiful. He considered Cindy Clive his friend now, so inviting her to eat beef was no big deal. The only downside was that there was nothing else to do at the moment.

"That's okay, we can eat it in the evening... By the way, I heard you say you haven't really visited Boston yet. So how about this: to thank you for treating me to beef tomorrow night, I'll be your guide and take you around Boston tomorrow!"