My name is Lu Mingfei, not Lu Mingfei!

Chapter 203 202. The elephant turtle and his warm puddle (2)

The ramen chef raised his eyes and glanced at the man in a suit who came in last. Judging from the voice, it was this guy who was rude to his ramen shop. To be honest, there is no guy in the store on this street who makes ramen more authentically than him. The self-righteous elite men who dress up in suits and leather shoes are not as knowledgeable as the cute little girls! I didn’t expect that boss, I know Chinese, right? Do you want me to tell you that not only do I have the braised intestines you want, I also have traditional Chinese fried dough sticks and fried ham!

The ramen chef continued to pull his noodles, full of resentment. He would not allow anyone to insult his career. There was no other person on this street who had been involved in the great cause of ramen for longer than him.

It only took a few seconds for the ramen chef to determine that this was a tourist team. Serious people rarely wear kimonos and run around in the streets when there are no festivals. The hairy foreign men in kimonos illustrate this point, with expressionless faces. A ponytailed man, a gorgeous girl in a kimono, and a cold handsome man with an ascetic face. They looked like some team that had just finished filming and came out to have fun.

"Welcome." The boss said the classic greeting and continued working. The delicacies sold in the store were written one by one on the wooden sign hanging behind him.

"Pork bone barbecued pork...beef stock...soy sauce ramen...miso ramen...Wochao also has soupless dandan noodles! Boss, are you from Chengdu!"

Lu Mingfei scanned the menu briefly and was stunned for a moment, looking curiously at the ramen chef. The master is quite old. His white hair is neatly parted. He is wearing a hemp uniform unique to ramen masters and has a black towel tied on his forehead. He looks like he has been working with ramen all his life.

It's true that a person cannot be judged by his appearance, but there is such a thing as dandan noodles in such a small shop. If you put it in an ordinary Japanese ramen shop, you probably wouldn't find it.

"Japanese, but I like China very much. I know some Chinese and Chinese cuisine." The ramen chef answered in Chinese with a slight accent, which shows that he is indeed a self-taught foreign language and has never been to China for actual practice.

"I almost want to try a dandan noodle..." Lu Mingfei changed her mind in an instant, "But since we are in Japan, the traditional tonkotsu barbecued pork is better!"

"Hi!"

"Miso ramen, thank you." Yuan Zhisheng nodded slightly.

"I can't understand the menu, so I'd like some pork bone and barbecued pork," Caesar said.

"Same." Chu Zihang pointed to one of the wooden signs, "Does that one say braised large intestine? If so, please get one too."

"Young man, you are very discerning!" The ramen chef gave a thumbs up, "The fried food is too flat, but the miso sausage here is unique. Even if students from Tokyo University come here and don't eat ramen, they will still eat it. Being able to pack two portions of braised food to go is my signature!"

He took off his gloves, skillfully lifted up the soup pot, and turned off the small entertainment TV. A chef would be happy when meeting knowledgeable diners. The new noodles he had just made were given to these young men and women who were traveling. .

"Senior brother, you actually prefer braised large intestine?" It was the first time Lu Mingfei knew that Chu Zihang had such a good taste, and she couldn't help but be a little surprised. In her eyes, Chu Zihang was the male god of Shilan, the proud son of heaven, completely Rich second generation. People of this status prefer to eat braised large intestines from roadside stalls, which gives people an unexpected feeling that Caesar's biggest hobby is eating barbecue with his feet on a plastic bench.

"I'm rarely picky about what I eat, as long as it's healthy. I like braised large intestine just because my father also loves to eat it, and I learned it from him."

Lu Mingfei's heart moved. Chu Zihang rarely talked about his father with anyone. She, Lu Mingfei, was probably the only one. No one knew that the father Chu Zihang mentioned was not his rich CEO father. , but a driver that not many people care about.

Chu Zihang lowered his head and looked at the plate of braised large intestine. Unless otherwise specified, the food the Japanese sell is usually for one person. It feels a bit like serving small bowls in China. Everything is a very small portion, not much more. The mouth is gone.

He silently picked it up and put it into his mouth. This greasy texture will never be forgotten no matter how many times he chews it. Every time he chews it, it has a unique impact on his mouth.

Do you still remember that when my mother saw Chu Zihang eating this kind of food at home, she would always pinch her nose and wave her hands with disgust on her face, saying why do you always like to eat this kind of thing like that guy? He never answered, just smiled and said it was quite delicious, but in fact he didn't like the taste very much. Unfortunately, he inherited the genes for taste buds from his mother, not his father.

But he still forces himself to learn to accept this kind of food. After so many years, braised large intestine is no longer so difficult for him to eat, and it tastes like gummy candies with a little more flavor. He couldn't help but wonder why his father liked this. Maybe on those hot summer nights, the inexpensive braised large intestines on the roadside stalls were the only food his father could afford to eat with wine. So a driver who drives a bus for a big boss won't be rich, but logically speaking, he's not very poor either. Who knows where he spends his money? Could it be that eating braised intestines every day can eat up all his salary?

No one will ever be able to answer Chu Zihang's questions. The only thing he can do is to go to the fixed roadside stalls to eat braised large intestine every time he goes home. Sometimes he just sits at the stall without packing. Brought it home because mom didn't like the smell.

The stall owner was a bald, smooth-faced middle-aged man. He sat down several times drunkenly to chat about life with Chu Zihang, saying that I always looked a little familiar to you. I used to have a few people here who liked to eat my braised intestines. Later, One by one, they either moved away or went to other places, and they didn't say hello to me loudly. I am a kind person who has raised them for so many nights. I thought my skills were poor.

Chu Zihang thought for a while and said it's okay. If you don't go with the old ones, you won't come with the new ones. Boss, your braised large intestine is delicious. You must keep making it. I'm abroad now, but every time I come back, I must make it. Will patronize your stall. The boss was so happy that he patted his thighs and handed out cigarettes to call Chu Zihang brother. Chu Zihang had never seen such an enthusiastic greasy man before, so he could only say "big brother" to the boss with a straight face.

"Just looking at your appearance, I wouldn't think you would be this kind of person." It was rare to see Chu Zihang showing some human touch. Caesar couldn't help but interrupt. He didn't know that the father Chu Zihang was talking about was not the other father. It was just that Thinking that my son will like what I eat means that the relationship between the Chu family and his son must be very good. It is a bit envious for him to be like his father and his son who are no different from their enemies.

Lu Mingfei said to her heart, Caesar, you don’t know a lot, your senior brother is a top-notch facial paralysis bastard! The kind who is cold on the outside and super hot on the inside, can you imagine that he would say he is your boyfriend just to smooth things over for you? If he is a beautiful woman, I guarantee that you will be captured by him too!

"I'm not used to sharing my life with others. I always keep a distance from everyone. It's natural for me to have such comments." Chu Zihang said lightly.

"I didn't expect you to be so self-aware!" Caesar was surprised. He thought Chu Zihang was the kind of person who would say that I don't have facial paralysis and I'm not disliked.

"Did it surprise you?" Chu Zihang took the noodle bowl that was brought to him, and the steaming heat covered his face, making his words sound a bit like a provocation.

"It's really surprising to suddenly know that my opponent has a side that I didn't know about." Caesar opened his chopsticks and prepared to enjoy the authentic street Japanese tonkotsu ramen. "Compared to your family's relationship, my family can only It is called a loving father and a filial son.”

"Isn't that a good word?" Yuan Zhisheng expressed confusion. He had already had a full stomach before coming to pick him up at the airport. He only ordered a ramen with the three commissioners out of politeness. It would be good to have more.

"Has your Chinese proficiency been exposed?" Lu Mingfei smiled and twirled the disposable chopsticks that had not yet been opened on her fingertips, pointed at Yuan Zhisheng with the tail of the chopsticks, and said proudly, "In this context, the word "father's kindness and son's filial piety" is a derogatory term. La! I don’t know if you have played Warcraft: The Frozen Throne. Prince Arthas was bewitched by Frostmourne and killed his father, turning his country Lordaeron into a wasteland of undead plague. And the prince His father never praised Alsace, and it was not until the prince was 19 years old that he praised him for the first time. The relationship between them can be said to be that of a loving father and a filial son."

"Hell, Caesar, you killed your father?!" Yuan Zhisheng showed a horrified expression for the first time.

"I don't know why I want to throw this bowl of ramen in your face right now... See, Yuanjun, your Chinese is limited to daily use and communication, and your understanding of Internet buzzwords and slang dialects is basically zero." Caesar's head was full of black lines. , "Anyway, it means that my dad and I are very at odds with each other. In my eyes, he is just a stallion. I can never find him when I need him. If I call him, I can usually hear him. There was another woman beside him who kissed his neck and told him to leave him alone and we continued to be coquettish. Even he himself said that I am so handsome and the meaning of life should be to travel around the world and spread this beauty to everyone in the world. Beautiful girls waiting to be fed.”

"I never thought that you, boss, would grow up to be such an innocent man with such a father..." It was also the first time that Lu Mingfei knew about Caesar's family secrets, and she only wanted to think about such a shameless stallion. Express contempt.

"Perhaps the only thing I can thank him for is that I am so handsome. Any other performance he performs in my opinion is like a fighting machine that is in heat anytime and anywhere." Caesar's words were vicious, he was very Don't talk like this, even your face is full of disgust as if you saw garbage.

"Listening to what you said, I feel like my dad has something like that..." Lu Mingfei stared at the soup bowl in front of her and said with emotion, "I was thrown into the house of my uncle and aunt when I was very young. We all grew up there. If I didn’t have photos of my parents, I would have forgotten what they looked like. Over the years, they haven’t called me or written any letters. The only one The seal was given to me by Professor Guderian. Am I not as important as that old man in their eyes? I always feel that my parents are unreliable. I don’t know where I am in the world right now. I don’t know for sure. Even the fact that they have a daughter has long been forgotten!”

"I thought the three of us couldn't find anything in common, but I didn't expect that everyone has something to say on the issue of parents." Caesar glanced at the wooden sign. Although most of him couldn't understand it, he still had something to say. He still knew the Chinese character for wine, so he raised his hand to greet the boss, and four glasses of sake were pushed in front of everyone.

Caesar raised his glass of sake towards Yuan Zhisheng, as if it was a microphone: "You want some, too? Everyone said that you would be a bit unsociable if you didn't say anything."

Originally, Yuan Zhisheng was just quietly listening to the three people chatting about home life. After the rain stopped and the night got late, he felt a little emotional. Everyone was sitting in a ramen shop eating hot chatter. It should have been a long time. It was such an easy thing that Yuan Zhisheng only wanted to listen and not get involved, but when Caesar did it, he had no choice but to follow him to the ring.

"I may disappoint you." Yuan Zhisheng picked up the wine glass and touched it lightly with Caesar, but he did not drink. He just put it to his mouth and made a gesture that seemed to be drinking. "I have never seen my father. , and he didn’t leave me anything memorable. I don’t know anything about my appearance, hobbies, or personality. I am an orphan. I was adopted with my younger brother when I was a child. It was not until I grew up that I was confirmed to have the blood of my surname. Go back to where you belong, slowly learn and grow until you become a man who should take responsibility."

Because the ramen master was also present, Minamoto Chisheng deliberately concealed some words that would make people think of him, such as the family name Minamoto. Nowadays, there are no people without the surname Minamoto, but people with the dark side will know Minamoto Chisheng when they hear it. identity.

"Like Lonely George, do you know Lonely George?" Yuan Zhisheng continued.

"I've heard that it is very famous. Some people say it is the loneliest animal in the world." Chu Zihang said.

The giant tortoise is the largest terrestrial tortoise in the world. The largest tortoise can grow to nearly two meters and weigh more than 200 kilograms. The Galapagos Islands in South America were once the habitat of giant tortoises. These clumsy giants lived peacefully away from human life until they were discovered by sailors who opened up the New World. The sailors carried the tortoises onto the ship one by one. These turtles are very resistant to hunger and will not die without eating or drinking for a whole year. They are a store of fresh meat that will not spoil. Even Darwin did such a thing. When we left the island, we took twenty tortoises with us. But sometimes sailors would throw these turtles that can't swim into the sea in order to clear out the inventory of goods.

There are fewer and fewer tortoises on the archipelago. The rarest of them is the subspecies on Pinta Island. There is only one recorded male of the Pinta Island tortoise. When he was found, he was huddled alone in the desert. On Pinta Island, the vegetation on the island has been gnawed away by exotic goats.

Because no second Pinta Island tortoise of the same species could be found, the tortoise was brought to the national park to protect the last species of the species and named George. People also called him Lonely George.