King of Industry

  Chapter 259 You are going to do as the Romans do

   Facing Suzanne's invitation, Zhao Guoyang couldn't refuse too directly, so he could only smile and said, "If you have time, you can."

  Receiving Zhao Guoyang's ambiguous answer, Susanna didn't look angry at all.

  She just smiled slightly, and accompanied Zhao Guoyang into the gate.

  The official residence of the governor has a hall dedicated to entertaining guests.

  After a formal welcoming ceremony in the hall, someone came over to Governor Baptista and said that the open-air "party" was ready.

  After hearing this, Baptista made an invitation gesture to Mayor Huang Zhigang, and personally led him to the manor outside for dinner.

  Following a group of people out of the house, Zhao Guoyang discovered that the manor in the backyard of the mansion had already been refurbished.

   There are four rows of long tables with various dishes, neatly arranged on both sides.

   At the end of the middle is a grill, and three middle-aged men in chef uniforms are leaning on beef, chicken legs and other food in an orderly manner.

  Based on Zhao Guoyang’s extensive experience in his previous life, he naturally knew that today’s welcome dinner was a self-service “party”.

  The Samba people have a bold and uninhibited personality, and this kind of self-service "party" is a way they respect for entertaining guests.

  Before the meal began, Governor Baptista of Sao Paulo State made an impromptu speech, expressing his warm welcome to the Huaxia delegation, and at the end, wishing everyone a pleasant meal.

  After Baptista and Huang Zhigang clinked glasses, the dinner finally officially started.

   On the side of the delegation, most people are still a little unfamiliar with this buffet style, and they were a little cautious at the beginning.

  However, as the officials and family members from the state of Sao Paulo came over enthusiastically to chat and toast with everyone, the restraint of everyone gradually faded away.

   To Zhao Guoyang, this kind of high-grade buffet is no stranger at all.

  In his previous life, he had attended more than one dinner party hosted by important figures in England and the United States.

   Slowly pacing around the four rows of dining tables, Zhao Guoyang took a tray, picked out a grilled prawn and half a grilled banana, and began to taste them with relish.

  While eating, Zhao Guoyang watched the lively scene in the manor with great interest.

  After all these days after his rebirth, he hasn't relaxed as much as he does now.

  Looking around for a while, Zhao Guoyang discovered that in just a short while, important figures such as Yao Gang, Yu Pengfei, and Mr. Li were already surrounded by important figures from Sao Paulo State.

   Now, people have done enough homework, and they won't let leaders of their level feel left out.

   Seeing Mr. Li helplessly being dragged to drink by a big-nosed official from Samba, Zhao Guoyang couldn't help but feel a little funny.

  At this moment, the language barrier seems to have disappeared. Everyone just smiles and clinks glasses with everyone they see as they like, and everything is insignificant.

  This situation also aroused Zhao Guoyang's emotions. When he saw a waiter delivering wine passing by, he ordered a glass of rum and prepared to have a drink.

  Rum is the most famous wine in Samba.

  It is a kind of distilled wine produced from sugar cane and molasses as raw materials, so it is also called sugar wine or rum.

  Rum is generally made from sugar juice pressed from sugarcane, fermented and distilled. It is characterized by its sweet taste, rich fragrance, and is not easy to get on the head. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is suitable for both men and women.

  In fact, the origin of rum is not in the country of Samba, but in Cuba, a small country in North America and the Caribbean.

  But its development and growth is in Samba, a country that advocates freedom and self.

   After taking a sip of the amber-colored mellow wine in front of him, Zhao Guoyang couldn't help but secretly admired it.

  According to the alcohol content and production process, rum is divided into light rum, regular rum, and strong fragrant rum.

   Judging from the color of the glass of wine in my hand, it is naturally a strong fragrant rum, and it is also the best rum.

  Although the alcohol content may be much lower than that of domestic Moutai and Wuliangye, this kind of strong aroma rum has a unique flavor and strong aroma, which is very characteristic.

   While Zhao Guoyang was savoring the rum, a voice sounded behind him.

   "Zhao, drinking rum with beef ribs is the most ideal, do you want me to get some for you?"

   This voice, Zhao Guoyang almost didn't have to turn his head to recognize that it belonged to Susanna.

  He turned his head involuntarily, looked at the stunning Samba beauty in front of him, and said politely: "Thank you Miss Suzanne for your kindness. However, I still prefer Rio de Janeiro's beef ribs compared to St. Paul's..."

  Hearing this, Susanna was taken aback, and covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Ah, Zhao, you even know this? Have you ever been to our country of Samba before? Have you ever been to Rio de Janeiro?"

  Regarding the governor’s daughter’s question, Zhao Guoyang knew that he had just said something out of his mouth, so he could only try his best to save it by saying: “No, I also heard what my previous Portuguese teacher said…”

Suzanne had no doubts about him, so she nodded after hearing this and said, "Well, Zhao, you are right, the beef ribs in Rio de Janeiro are indeed a major feature, I admit that. If so, let's taste it Try our São Paulo specialty—grilled chicken."

  Susanna stretched out her arms to hold Zhao Guoyang while talking, and walked straight to the grill not far away.

  Being pulled by such a beautiful and hot foreign girl, Zhao Guoyang felt a little uncomfortable, and couldn't help but look at the other members of the delegation. Fortunately, no one noticed this side.

   After walking a few steps forward, Zhao Guoyang couldn't help but coughed and said, "Miss Suzanne, I'll go by myself. If my companion sees you like this, you will be misunderstood."

  Hearing Zhao Guoyang's outspokenness, Susanna's eyes were full of smiles. She blinked her eyes and said indifferently: "Oh, it doesn't matter. Don't you have a proverb in China called 'Do as the Romans do in the country'. Even if your companions see us holding hands, they should understand it!"

  After listening to the beauty's blunt reassurance, Zhao Guoyang couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Thinking about it, the girls in Samba have a spirit of pursuing freedom in their nature.

  People who are warm to me probably have no other meaning, just because I can speak Portuguese fairly well, and because we are both the same age, if I care too much about this, it will be a bit of a look.

  After thinking about this point clearly, Zhao Guoyang became more generous, and he let Suzanne's hand take its course, no longer thinking of resisting.

  Drawing Zhao Guoyang to the grill, Suzanne and the two chefs whispered a few words, and one chef added two pieces of grilled chicken legs to their plate.

   "Zhao, try it, you won't be disappointed!" Susanna pointed to the plate and said.

  Zhao Guoyang nodded, picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth, took a few bites and said casually: "Well, the taste is very good, it should be made by the cooking method of Bahia cuisine?"

   "That's right, Zhao, you know a lot, and it doesn't seem like it's the first time you've come to our Samba country." Suzanne praised with a smile.

Zhao Guoyang let out a "huh", thought for a while, and explained to Susanna: "We have a proverb in China, which is called 'a scholar knows the world's affairs without going out'. It means that a learned person, even if he has not been to a certain place, You can know many things in one place..."

   "Ah, this is the first time I've heard of this proverb!"

  Susanna cheered, "Zhao, tell me a few more Chinese proverbs, so I can brag to my Chinese teacher when I go back to school!"

  Hearing what the eldest lady said, Zhao Guoyang couldn't help but rolled his eyes: the governor's daughter learns Chinese just to brag.

  Of course, slander belongs to slander, and Zhao Guoyang complied with Suzanne's request.

  The two were chatting while eating, and Zhao Guoyang casually talked to Susanna about some Chinese proverbs and poems.

Such as "It's such a joy to have friends coming from afar", "When you draw a knife to cut off the water, the water will flow more, and you will raise your glass to relieve your sorrows and sorrows", "There is no good life for a thousand days, and there is no red flower for a hundred days", which can be heard by Susanna. Two big eyes shine straight.

   Especially the last proverb, Susanna is very interested.

  When Zhao Guoyang said that this sentence was a metaphor for the short-lived good times or the unsustainable friendship, Suzanne had a rich and subtle expression on her face.

After being silent for a while, Suzanne asked again: "Zhao, you are so amazing, you know more than my teacher... Can I ask you one thing, I think you have given me a lot during this time in Sao Paulo. Talk about Chinese literature and historical knowledge."

   "Well, knowledge of literature and history..."

Zhao Guoyang froze for a moment, shook his head and said, "It's not that I can't tell you. But Miss Suzanne, you should know that I majored in engineering and mechanics in college. I can only talk about literature and history in general. It can’t be done right.”

"That's no problem!" Suzanne waved her hands again and again, "No matter how high or low your level of literature and history is, you are always much better than me. Besides, your storytelling is very interesting, I like it very much Woolen cloth."

   Hearing what Suzanne said, Zhao Guoyang could only nod in agreement.

  In his opinion, the time he stayed in Sao Paulo was limited anyway. Miss Suzanne, you can't pester yourself to study every day, can you?

   Seeing Zhao Guoyang nodding his head in agreement, Susanna burst into cheers.

She shook Zhao Guoyang's hand with a happy smile and said: "Zhao, let's start now. Tell me first, can you tell me the source of that proverb just now? Hundred Days Red' that sentence!"

   "Uh, this..."

Zhao Guoyang frowned and thought about it seriously: "This proverb first came from "Yuanqu Selected Children and Daughters Reunion". Later, it was quoted in "Water Margin", one of the four great Chinese classics, and gradually carried forward. .”

   "Actually, the whole verse should be like this: 'A person is not happy for a thousand days, and a flower is not good for a hundred days. It doesn't matter in the early days, but it will be nothing after that.'…"

   Listening to Zhao Guoyang's explanation, Susanna's eyes gradually brightened.

  (end of this chapter)