Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1124 A flash in the pan?
Perhaps it is the effect of the blessings of many characters in the previous life, such as the sweet, pure and lovely A'e, the uniquely charming Jin Xiangyu, the enchanting and charming Xiaoqing.

Perhaps it was the moment when Han Li saw Zhang Manyu being beaten, the marks on her arms left by the cane triggered some thoughts deep in Han Li's heart.

Perhaps it was the effect of Zhang Manyu's youthful figure matched with the dress, or perhaps youth really was the best medicine in the world. In short, at this moment, that long-lost longing arose in Han Li's heart.

Unfortunately, this feeling just emerged and disappeared without even a ripple.

Han Li's mind was searching for that disappearing feeling. When he didn't find any clues, he thought that this foreigner's dress was still not good enough. Should he find an opportunity to make her wear a cheongsam? The slit height didn't matter. The most important thing was to be able to catch that feeling.

At this time, Zhang Manyu saw that Han Li didn't say anything, and thought that it was just like what she said to her mother, that she didn't look like an emperor in a yellow robe, and didn't look like a princess with a phoenix hairpin, which disappointed the other party. She said with a frustrated look on her face.

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

When Han Li heard Zhang Manyu's words, he focused his mind and looked at her expression. He immediately understood what was going on. He took two steps forward, walked around her, and spoke.

"You are so beautiful. When you appeared in front of me just now, I thought it was an illusion. Now I turned around and found that it was real. Little Tiger Teeth, you look really beautiful in this dress, just like a princess in a Grimm fairy tale."

Han Li said a lot of nice things, which finally made Zhang Manyu return to her room with a red face and a quickened heartbeat.

Next, Zhang Manyu went back and forth between her room and Han Li's room until she tried on all the clothes. Only then did Han Li ask the staff to take the clothes for cleaning.

Every time Zhang Manyu changed her clothes, she would hear words of praise from Han Li that she had never heard before in her life. This also made the look in Zhang Manyu's eyes when she looked at Han Li even more intense.

After Zhang Manyu changed back into her original clothes, Han Li took out the external injury ointment he had prepared from the decomposition space.

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

Zhang Manyu had not felt this kind of attentive and considerate care from Han Li for a very long time, which made her look at Han Li with an indescribable emotion in her eyes.

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

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

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

The people who can work inside the manor are all selected in terms of body shape, appearance and other aspects.

In the end, even if the guests just patted their butts and left, the owner of the manor, Joseph Richardson, would give them a handsome reward.

Therefore, dresses and other things are essential items for people like them. If they don't have this preparation, they won't be able to do this job at all. This kind of treatment is also one of the reasons why the staff outside the manor try to find ways to get in.

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

Today, as the number of people was not complete, everyone met each other for the first time. Some people had traveled a long way from Edinburgh in northern England and were very tired at the moment.

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

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

The steak for dinner is made from Angus beef from northern Scotland, and it is the most tender loin, which is the part commonly known as sirloin steak.

This type of Angus cattle is similar to the Welsh sheep we mentioned earlier. Not only is it loved by the English royal family, but there is very little meat on the market currently.

Parts of the beef, such as Angus sirloin, which are favored by the English royal family and dignitaries, can only be eaten "occasionally" in some of the most upscale restaurants in London.

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

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

In the 1970s, these two kinds of food and condiments were exclusive to the nobility and wealthy, and were symbols of identity and status. It was only in the last five or six years that they became part of the tables of ordinary people.

Not to mention the soup, it was just a common Western cream soup, except with finer ingredients. Except for Han Li who only drank two sips just for the sake of courtesy, everyone else finished it.

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

No matter how good the ingredients are, it is useless because this kind of dinner party is never a place to eat, and the owner of the manor, who claims to have English royal blood, follows the royal rules in everything. That is, if you are not full, you 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 the owner is not present, it is impossible to add more food.

Han Li's appetite was much bigger than that of ordinary people. He didn't know what happened to other people after the show, but he was still hungry.

Zhang Manyu's situation was probably similar to Han Li's, because it was her first time attending such a dinner. She was nervous when others were eating, and when she was not nervous, others had 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 it's fine? I see you haven't eaten much. Why don't we go down to the beach and have a barbecue later?"

Just now, Zhang Manyu watched Han Li eat a piece of steak, a salad, and a plate of pasta, and clinked a few glasses of wine with others. She was afraid that the knife and fork would make noise while eating, and she was afraid that her mouth would be covered with sauce when eating salad and pasta. As a result, she didn't eat much food during the dinner.

When Zhang Manyu heard Han Li say this, she thought that he was taking care of her, and the feeling of being touched in her heart rose to a higher level again.

The manor can basically meet the guests' requests. When they heard Han Li's request, they immediately asked someone to move the barbecue items and a variety of ingredients and seasonings to the beach in front of Han Li.

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In England, an iron rack is used for barbecue, which is somewhat similar to the traditional grill used for barbecue in Beijing.

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

Han Li originally planned to let the staff grill the food for him and then eat it ready-made, but when he saw the way those people grilled, he frowned.

This is not to say that the chef at the manor is not good enough, but this is the way of barbecue 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 like a broiler, and finally put some seaweed on it to cover all the food, using this half-roasted, half-simmered method to cook the food thoroughly.

And the only ingredients are various flavors of curry, butter, pepper, turmeric, ginger, etc.

The English don't like salty food, so when they barbecue, they don't even prepare a grain of salt, and rely entirely on curry and pepper to enhance the flavor.

But now all the ingredients have been grilled, and it is too late for Han Li to say anything now.

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

After this batch of ingredients were cooked, Han Li asked them to leave the rest of the ingredients behind and leave.

Next it was Han Li and Zhang Manyu's turn. By this time, both of them were already extremely hungry. Under Han Li's lead, Zhang Manyu gave up trying to maintain her reserved self and started snatching the food from Han Li's chopsticks with her fork.

Next, the two of them worked together to start grilling the next batch of food. During this time, they drank some wine, and it was normal for them to do some slightly over-the-top actions around the grill.

For example: two people are sitting closer and closer, and accidentally touch each other's outstanding parts, etc.

However, Han Li was determined to try these situations to see if he could overcome the hurdle in his heart.

When Zhang Manyu went back to change clothes just now, she saw the two temporary companions changed their clothes and walked into the room of the person they had dinner 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 was tall and handsome, and made her feel the care, consideration and warmth that she had rarely experienced before. All of these made her feel very happy.

Therefore, the whispering and slightly overstepping of boundaries during the barbecue became more and more natural as Zhang Manyu relaxed.

But that was how things were. After eating and drinking, Han Li felt like he still hadn't gotten over the hurdle in his heart. He sighed secretly 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 scenes of her getting along with Han Li during the day, as well as the times when he said she was beautiful and was gentle and considerate to her, flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern.
(End of this chapter)