city ​​center.

Zhao Ying's Chinese restaurant is not far from the shopping mall where the escape room is located, only about ten minutes' drive.

The two cars drove into a quaint courtyard one after another.

There is a plaque in the courtyard: [The autumn water is beside the Yiyi, the green clouds are shining brightly]

“This Chinese restaurant is quite stylish.”

Jin Lanting took a look at the surrounding environment, including antique pavilions and pavilions, covered with white snow.

Zhao Ying smiled lightly and explained: "This Chinese restaurant was renovated from a courtyard house, retaining some of the original ancient charm."

"Everyone please come inside."

Zhao Ying led everyone towards the inside.

As the boss, she had asked the restaurant staff to reserve the best private room loft in advance.

"This is Yixing Pavilion. There is a lake outside. When the sky is nice, the stars in the sky will be reflected on the lake."

Zhao Ying introduced in a gentle voice.

Everyone entered the box.

Gu Qian took Jiang Li and sat down next to the window.

Chen Jiajia wanted to sit on the other side of Gu Qian, but Jin Lanting took the first step and took the seat.

"you……"

"Um?"

Jin Lanting pretended to be confused.

He saw through the other party's intentions at a glance, and naturally he was not willing to let the other party succeed.

After all, among his blind date partners, Zhao Ying is quite polite in her speech, and Qi Ying, a little girl, is also quite cute.

Only this Chen Jiajia, as soon as they met, said that she liked Gu Qian and refused without mercy.

Chen Jiajia took a deep breath and tried not to lose her temper.

Everyone took their seats.

No one ordered anything.

With the boss Zhao Ying here, naturally the best specialties in the store are served: "You don't have any taboos, right?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Zhao Ying looked at Jiang Li and asked alone: ​​"Miss Jiang, it's our first time meeting and I don't know if you have any taboos?"

"No, just don't be too greasy, thank you."

Jiang Li's voice was gentle.

Chen Jiajia snorted and said in a casual tone: "This restaurant is a Chinese private chef, and the dishes are relatively light, which is different from those small restaurants outside that are heavy in oil and salt."

The voice fell.

The atmosphere in the box became a little strange.

Everyone understood the meaning behind Chen Jiajia's words, which were nothing more than a covert mockery of Jiang Li's lack of experience as a top private chef.

Gu Qian's eyes turned cold.

Jiang Li pulled the other person and shook his head slightly.

Since everyone was dining together and Zhao Ying was the host, she did not choose to break up with him directly.

Chen Jiajia felt a sneer in her heart when she saw Jiang Li didn't speak.

I also have a rough assessment of the female artists in this entertainment industry. Actors are just actors, and they have no right to speak in front of the ladies of the capital.

Half an hour later.

All the dishes have been served.

Horse lotus meat, three delicacies of velvet antler, bird's nest in clear soup, sea cucumber roasted with green onion, braised shark's fin, roast duck...

A table full of authentic Beijing dishes.

But because of what Chen Jiajia said just now.

Although Jiang Li didn't care, the atmosphere at the dinner table had indeed become much colder.

Gu Qian and Jin Lanting remained silent.

Jiang Mingxuan simply responded to some of Zhao Ying's words to avoid completely cooling down the atmosphere at the dinner table.

"Everyone try this roast duck. It is now considered a specialty of our restaurant."

Zhao Ying took the initiative to speak, wanting to break the awkward atmosphere.

Everyone started to move their chopsticks.

Gu Qian took care of himself by picking up the duck meat and dough, and then started wrapping the roast duck with disposable gloves.

Jiang Li didn't make any move, but helped Gu Qian pick up a piece of sea cucumber roasted with green onions. She didn't seem to have any intention of eating the roast duck.

When Chen Jiajia saw this, she said angrily: "Miss Jiang, you don't know how to eat roast duck in Beijing, do you?"

Finished.

Chen Jiajia pretended to be generous and said: "It's okay, I'll teach you..."

"Need not."

Jiang Li spoke coldly and glanced at the other person: "It's easy to get your hands dirty if you learn this. Just have a boyfriend."

Finished.

Gu Qian had already placed the roast duck that had just been wrapped in Jiang Li's bowl.

A moment.

There was dead silence at the dinner table.

Chen Jiajia's hand that was rolling the roast duck suddenly stopped. Looking at the roast duck in Jiang Li's bowl, she didn't know what to say.

She only felt as if her face had been slapped hard, and it hurt so much.

"Everyone, try this braised shark's fin again. I specially hired a chef, and you can't get it anywhere else."

Zhao Ying said with a smile, trying to resolve the awkward atmosphere at the dinner table.

Jiang Mingxuan followed up and said: "Sister Ying, the taste of your restaurant is good. I will come to your place when I invite friends to dinner."

"OK."

Zhao Ying smiled lightly: "I remember, doesn't your eldest brother love braised shark's fin the most? I'll ask the kitchen to make a separate portion after dinner, and you can take it back to him to try."

"good."

"Where's Miss Jiang, what do you think of the taste?" Zhao Ying asked in a gentle voice, with kindness on her face.

Jiang Li also smiled back: "It tastes very good, and the soup is also delicious."

Chen Jiajia took a deep breath, tried hard to recover from the embarrassment of being slapped in the face, and added: "Ms. Jiang, if you think it's delicious, eat more. If you leave here, you won't be able to eat it anywhere else."

The atmosphere was awkward again.

Zhao Ying looked helpless when looking at her best friend.

She understood that her best friend was so angry with Jiang Li because of Gu Qian, but it was indeed inappropriate to be aggressive at the dinner table.

Jiang Li's tone was calm: "I will probably settle in the capital in the future. Next time I want to eat, just ask Gu Qian to bring me over. Miss Zhao won't turn me away, right?"

"No, no."

Zhao Ying smiled awkwardly and gave her best friend a look to signal her to stop talking nonsense.

The meal was hastily finished.

The food tastes great, but the atmosphere is a bit awkward.

Everyone put down their chopsticks without eating much.

Gu Qian looked at Jiang Li, handed over a piece of toilet paper, and asked in a gentle voice: "Are you full? How about I take you to another hotel..."

"Need not."

Jiang Li shook his head slightly, looked at Zhao Ying and smiled slightly: "This store tastes very good, I'm full, let's go."

"Um."

Gu Qian and Jiang Li stood up together.

Jin Lanting also prepared to leave.

Jiang Mingxuan looked at Zhao Ying, with a bitter smile on his face, and took a freshly packaged "braised shark's fin" from the waiter.

"Sister Ying, let's leave first."
To be continued...