Chapter 53 – Pine and Crane Restaurant (2/2)
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The two beautiful young women were already waiting downstairs on this autumn afternoon.
I adjusted the collar of my Metersbonwe jacket. The sun was shining on my face, granting a nice feeling of warmth together with a gentle breeze. It was pretty comfortable.
“Xiao Yao, not bad!” said Cheng Yue as she approached together with Wan Er: “It’s pretty impressive you were able to stay alive for the whole 5 hours. Surely there are lots of people who would have been tempted by the 1000 gold reward and would be searching for you. Its worth 15000 RMB”
I casually responded: “I’m leveling in a secret area, so they won’t be able to find me. Good afternoon Miss Wan Er.”
Wan Er looked a bit sore as she responded: “Alright, you win. You can choose anything so go ahead, it’ll be my treat… “
I muttered quietly: “There’s this new restaurant called Pine and Crane Restaurant that opened on East Xi Road. I’ve heard that their signature dish is Squirrelfish and I’ve never had such a delicacy before, Miss…”
TL: Apparently Pine and Crane is a real and famous restaurant with outlets in Shanghai and other places in China ( to free food, I’m very excited…”
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As the engine roared, the TT exited the parking lot and Wan Er cruised into downtown very casually. Following the traffic rules closely, she put us at ease. East Xi Road wasn’t very far from Liu Hua University. In the last 2 years, the place had developed into a business district and the restaurant industry had grown because with Zhejiang University in the vicinity, it got quite busy..
Pine and Crane Restaurant had roots back to Suzhou during the rule of Qianlong Emperor. Over time, it gradually grew and expanded and now there was even a branch in Beijing.
It was 1:30 PM in the afternoon. As we entered the restaurant, we saw that there weren’t many people left inside. Picking a table next to the window, we took our seats and I gave the menu a quick glance. The price of the Squirrelfish had risen to 300 RMB per 0.5 kg, alright…
As the young and pretty waitress stood silently beside our table, I calmly said, “Squirrelfish, find us one that is about 1kg…”
“Sure, handsome!”
“We would also like a Watermelon Chicken, Pakistani Lung Soup, Roast Duck…and a bottle of Sea Blue…”
“Okay, is there anything else?”
“That’s enough for now. Oh, and please bring us a jug of Watermelon Juice…”
I smiled at Wan Er as I placed the order, “You able to handle this much, Miss?”
Wan Er nodded and laughed, “Ah, this is nothing.”
“Snap!” , Wan Er broke the chopsticks in her hand…
Cheng Yue snickered, “You rascal Li Xiao Yao, you know Wan Er’s living expenses for this month is only 5000 RMB? This meal will cost at least 1000+. How is Wan Er going to survive for the second half of this month, are you going to support her?”
“Oh, about that…”
Wan Er crossed her eyes, “He can’t support much…”
I looked at her and asked, “Miss, shouldn’t you be very rich? I heard from Tang Gu that you released the hitwhich reached the Top 10 Songs of the Chinese Charts for 6 months in a row. How can you suddenly run out of money?”
Lin Wan Er’s pretty face reddened, “Don’t ask anymore…”
Cheng Yue giggled, “When Wan Er entered university, she deposited her money into the bank as a long-term deposit. Every month, she can only withdraw 5000 as pocket money, but…she bought quite a lot of gold coins in the past 2 days. Just yesterday she spent 200 gold to buy a Silver Tier Leather Breastplate. To top it off, this morning she reserved a Gold Tier Dagger that [Q Sword] acquired, which explains why she’s out of cash!”
“Gold Tier Dagger?” I asked, astounded.
“Yup.” Lin Wan Er nodded and chuckled, “Level 35 Gold Dagger, attack 275, with an additional effect to ignore 7% defense on hit. That’s why I’m spending a king’s ransom of 900 gold for this dagger. I’ll complete the trade when I go back online later this afternoon.”
I frowned, “[Q Sword] acquired a Level 35 Gold Tier Weapon, that’s really something…”
Dong Cheng Yue: “Of course he would…”
TL: Gatsby essays are horrible and Timmy is great