Chapter 1842 - 680: Taking Sophia to the Hotel!

Chapter 1842: Chapter 680: Taking Sophia to the Hotel!

Sophia was stunned for a few seconds, suddenly recalling that when Zhang Jingdong had done a fortune telling for her, he told her that her Mr. Right’s name would be Zhang Jingdong.

She instantly stopped in her tracks, staring straight at Zhang Jingdong: "So, were you teasing me at the time?"

Zhang Jing said earnestly, "Why didn’t you think it was love at first sight for me?"

This guy is truly a master; one sentence turned Sophia’s embarrassment into heartbeat.

Zhang Jingdong noticed this, immediately resting his hand on Sophia’s fragrant shoulder: "What I said to you then is exactly what I felt in my heart."

"There are over six billion people in the world, so many flights every day, and yet we happened to be on the same flight on the same day. I accidentally went to the wrong restroom and ended up in the business class cabin, and then I saw you."

"I never believed in the existence of God before, but in this case, I’m willing to believe He gave me a little push because any slight misstep in all those instances, and we wouldn’t have met, known each other, or fallen in love."

Sophia blinked her beautiful blue eyes: "Well, although what you said is a bit exaggerated, we didn’t know each other two days ago, and now we’re like this, it really is quite the fantasy."

Seeing that Sophia didn’t refute him, Zhang Jingdong seized the moment and asked: "So now I have to ask, Sophia, I like you. Do you like me?"

Foreign women are generally more open in this regard. Although Sophia was extremely shy, she nodded: "Well, though you can be a bit naughty, I do quite like you."

Zhang Jingdong was thrilled: "We have a saying in Huaxia, ’Women love bad men,’ and what you just said confirms this age-old Eastern philosophy."

He leaned in and gave Sophia a kiss.

This time, Sophia didn’t dodge at all; instead, after being kissed by Zhang Jingdong, she instinctively moved closer to him.

Zhang Jingdong couldn’t help but think to himself, "These foreign girls really have a unique charm when it comes to dating." He then wrapped his arm around Sophia’s fragrant shoulder and they disappeared into the beautiful streets of Milan.

The two continued to wander for more than three hours before arriving at a Chinese restaurant.

The Chinese restaurant was quite busy; when they arrived, there were only two empty seats left.

People here included Huaxia locals, Europeans, San, and others from various countries; there’s no denying it, Huaxia cuisine can always stand out compared to other countries’ food.

As soon as they entered, they immediately stunned all the Huaxia locals and people from other countries present!

These days, because of the strength of the United States, Europeans pride themselves on being America’s ancestors, so those white people often hold themselves in high regard, and some people of other races also assume they are inferior.

But now, Zhang Jingdong, an Asian man, was publicly holding a white woman, and crucially, this white woman was a gorgeous beauty!

This was simply unbelievable!

Especially for those white men, they were utterly shook at this point!

Zhang Jingdong had long been accustomed to those looks full of envy, jealousy, and resentment, but it was his first time seeing so many foreigners break down like this overseas, so he was particularly pleased.

After they reached the table, he didn’t sit opposite Sophia; instead, he sat together with her.

Then out of nowhere came the word "Shit."

Zhang Jingdong laughed and ordered their meal smoothly.

Once the food was served, they began eating and chatting.

Zhang Jingdong picked a piece of stir-fried meat for Sophia: "Before, you analyzed why the United Kingdom lacks cuisine, but can you analyze why we in Huaxia have so much cuisine?"

Sophia thoughtfully recalled, then said: "The reason is quite complex. I can only guess based on my experiences in Huaxia."

"Let’s hear it."

"First, your country is really vast, and every place has its own specialty cuisine, like Mongolia’s roasted whole lamb, Yanjing people’s mutton hotpot, Shuangqing’s hot pot, Guangdong Province’s soup."

"Then, you have many cooking methods like stir-frying, roasting, steaming, boiling, and each method brings out completely different flavors."

"Lastly, I think it’s because you have so many ingredients for cooking, all kinds of meat and plants, and you can even turn various animals’ offal and intestines into delicious dishes; you’re truly amazing!"

Zhang Jingdong smiled and nodded: "You covered quite a lot, but there’s one more thing you missed."

"Which one?"

"In our country, cuisine is a cultural heritage; Confucianism early on proposed the ideas of ’food refinement’ and ’medicine and food from the same source.’ Later, based on this cultural heritage, we came up with eight major cuisines."

Sophia nodded thoughtfully: "Alright, and I think I know those eight cuisines."

"You actually know the eight major cuisines? Then tell me which ones they are."

"There’s Cantonese cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine... and Huaiyang cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Hui cuisine, Fujian cuisine, and... Oh my, I can’t remember the last one."

"Zhejiang cuisine."

"Right, Zhejiang cuisine."

"I didn’t expect you to really know them!"

With that, Zhang Jingdong rewarded Sophia by picking a piece of brined duck for her.

"You’ve been in Huaxia for three years; can you cook Huaxia cuisine now?"

"Of course I can, but I can only cook two dishes: stir-fried eggs with pepper and fish-flavored pork strips."