Chapter 1124 A Flash in the Pan?

Perhaps it was the effect of the sweet, pure and lovely A'e, the unique and charming Jin Xiangyu, the enchanting and charming Xiaoqing and many other characters in the previous life.

Perhaps it was the moment when Han Li saw Zhang Manyu being beaten, and the marks on her arm from the cane caused some thoughts in Han Li's heart.

Perhaps it was the effect of Zhang Manyu's young figure and the dress at this moment, or youth is really the best medicine in the world. In short, at this moment, the long-lost hope was stirred in Han Li's heart.

It's a pity that this feeling just started, and it disappeared without even a wave.

Han Li's mind was looking for that disappearing feeling. When he didn't find any clues, he thought that this foreigner's dress was still not good. Should I find an opportunity to put a cheongsam on her? The slit height doesn't matter. The most important thing is to let myself catch that feeling.

At this time, Zhang Manyu saw that Han Li didn't speak. She thought that she was disappointed with her mother, that she didn't look like an emperor in a yellow robe and didn't look like a princess in a phoenix hairpin, so she said with a frustrated face.

"Mr. Han, I'd better wear the original clothes."

Han Li heard Zhang Manyu's words, gathered his mind and saw her appearance. He immediately understood what was going on. He took two steps forward and circled around her and said.

"You are so beautiful. When you appeared in front of me just now, I thought it was an illusion. Now I found it's true after a circle. Little Tiger Teeth, you are really beautiful in this dress, just like the princess in Grimm's fairy tale."

Han Li said a lot of nice things, and finally made Zhang Manyu blush and return to her room with a fast heartbeat.

Next, Zhang Manyu went back and forth between her room and Han Li's room until she tried on all the clothes. Han Li then asked the staff to take the clothes to be washed.

Every time Zhang Manyu changed her clothes, she could hear the praises from Han Li that she had never heard before, which made the look in Zhang Manyu's eyes more vivid when she looked at Han Li.

After Zhang Manyu changed back to her original clothes, Han Li took out the wound ointment he prepared from the decomposition space.

With a distressed look on his face, he pulled her to sit on the sofa, chatted and comforted her, rolled up her sleeves, and personally applied the ointment to the marks left by the cane.

Zhang Manyu had not felt Han Li's careful and considerate care for a long time, which also made her look at Han Li with an indescribable emotion.

The working efficiency of the laundry room inside the manor was still very high. It was equipped with a dryer launched by the United States in 1938, so Zhang Manyu's clothes had been washed and ironed and sent back before dinner.

Today, five members including Han Li came to the Joseph Manor to participate in academic exchanges. Two of the other four people came with female companions.

Because of the rules of the English banquet, those who did not have a female companion chose a person they liked from the staff as a temporary companion.

The staff who could work inside the manor were selected in terms of body shape, appearance and other aspects.

In the end, even if the guests patted their buttocks and left directly, the owner of the manor, Joseph Richardson, would give them a considerable reward.

So dresses and the like are a must for these people. If they don’t have this preparation, they can’t do this job at all. This treatment is also one of the reasons why the staff outside the manor want to come in.

In the evening, everyone gathered together under the leadership of the service staff.

Today, because of the uneven staff, everyone met for the first time. Some people came a long way from Edinburgh in northern England and were exhausted at the moment.

So this dinner was just a formality, and no one attended the dance arranged later.

Although it was an ordinary dinner, the waiter next to it introduced that the ingredients on it were not ordinary at all.

The steaks for dinner are from Angus cattle in northern Scotland, and they are the tenderest tenderloin, which is the part that everyone often calls sirloin steak.

This kind of Angus cattle is similar to the Welsh sheep we mentioned earlier. It is not only loved by the English royal family, but there is very little meat on the market at present.

The tenderloin of Angus cattle, which is loved by the English royal family and dignitaries, can only be eaten "occasionally" in the most upscale restaurants in London.

The wine is the Riesling white wine that is the favorite of the English royal family, dignitaries, and tycoons. This wine comes from a winery in Germany, and the price of each bottle is quite beautiful.

As for the various flavors of curry on the table, and the pasta as the staple food, they are also not simple.

In the 1970s, these two kinds of food and seasonings were still exclusive foods for the nobility and the rich, and they were symbols of identity and status. It was only in the last five or six years that they came to the tables of ordinary people.

The soup was just a Western cream soup, but with more refined ingredients. Han Li drank it all, except for two sips.

This seemingly sloppy and deceptive dinner was already a very good and classy reception in England at this time.

No matter how good the ingredients were, it was useless, because this kind of dinner was never a place to eat, and the owner of the manor, who claimed to have the blood of the English royal family, followed the rules of the royal family in everything.

That means you are not full and cannot ask for more food. If the host is present, once he puts down his tableware, it means that the banquet is over, and others should also put down their tableware quickly to thank the host for his hospitality.

In this case, although there is no host present, it is impossible to add more food.

Han Li's appetite is much bigger than that of ordinary people. Han Li doesn't know what happens to others after the banquet, but he is still hungry now.

Zhang Manyu's situation is probably similar to Han Li's, because it is her first time to attend such a dinner. She is nervous when others are eating, and when she is not nervous, others have already put down their knives and forks.

So when Han Li left the restaurant, he lowered his head and asked Zhang Manyu who was following him closely.

"I didn't eat enough just now, how about you?"

"I'm fine."

"What do you mean fine? I see you didn't eat much. How about we go to the beach and have a barbecue later?"

Just now, Zhang Manyu watched Han Li eat a steak, a salad, a plate of pasta, and clinked glasses of wine with others. She was afraid that the knife and fork would make noises while eating, and she was afraid that the sauce would get all over her mouth when eating salad and pasta. She didn't eat much food in her mouth during the dinner.

At this moment, Zhang Manyu heard Han Li say this, she thought that the other party was taking care of her, and the feeling of being touched in her heart rose to a new level again.

The manor basically meets the requirements of the guests. When they heard Han Li's requirements, they immediately asked people to move the barbecue objects and a number of ingredients and seasonings to the beach in front of Han Li.

The barbecue in England uses an iron rack, which is a bit similar to the traditional barbecue grill used in Sijiu City.

The staff also prepared a lot of food for Han Li, including beef and mutton, seafood, corn, sausage, eggs, champagne, croissants, etc.

Han Li originally planned to let the staff grill him and eat the food next to him, but when he saw the way those people grilled, he frowned.

This is not because the chef of the manor is not good enough, but this is the way of grilling in England. This method is very rough, and in Han Li's opinion, it is a waste of food.

After they lit the charcoal fire below, they piled all the food on the grill that was similar to a broiler, and finally put some seaweed on it to cover all the food, using this half-roasted and half-simmered method to make the food cooked thoroughly.

And the seasonings were only various flavors of curry, butter, pepper, turmeric, ginger and other things.

The English people don't like salty food, so they didn't even prepare a grain of salt when grilling, relying on curry and pepper to enhance the flavor.

But now that they have grilled all the ingredients, it's too late for Han Li to say anything.

While waiting for the food to be cooked, Han Li and Zhang Manyu returned to their respective rooms and changed into comfortable clothes.

After this batch of ingredients was grilled, Han Li asked them to leave all the remaining ingredients and leave here.

Next, it was Han Li and Zhang Manyu's turn. At this time, the two of them were already starving. Under Han Li's lead, Zhang Manyu gave up the desire to maintain her reserved side and grabbed the food with the fork from Han Li's chopsticks.

Then the two of them worked together to grill the next batch of food. During this period, the two of them drank some wine, and it was normal to have some slightly over-the-border actions around the grill.

For example: the two people sat closer and closer, accidentally touched a prominent part, etc.

However, these situations were Han Li's intention to try to see if he could overcome the hurdle in his heart.

And Zhang Manyu just went back to change clothes and saw that the two temporary companions changed their clothes and all walked into the room of the person they were eating with.

Although Zhang Manyu had never experienced this situation, she came to England at the age of eight and knew very well what would happen next.

Han Li was the first person to say that she was beautiful. He grew up tall and handsome, and made her feel the care, consideration, and warmth that she rarely had. These made her feel very happy.

So the situation of rubbing ears and slightly crossing the line during the barbecue became more and more natural as Zhang Manyu relaxed.

But that was the way it was. After eating and drinking, Han Li felt that the hurdle in his heart seemed to have not been overcome. He secretly sighed and sent Zhang Manyu, who was a little drunk, back to her room.

When Han Li went back to his room to take a shower and prepare for bed, Zhang Manyu couldn't fall asleep after taking a shower.

The situation of her getting along with Han Li during the day, and the situation of him saying that she was beautiful and being gentle and considerate to her flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern.