Peninsula Landlord

Chapter 135

“You drive a Land Rover?”

Zhang Rui put on his clothes and followed Huang Xu to the garage. Looking at the black luxury car in front of him, he exclaimed again.

"Uh~ Is there a problem?"

"no problem."

Looking at Huang Xu's pretentious face, Zhang Rui no longer had the interest to ask further questions. After all, he had figured it out. Considering Huang Xu's wealth, driving a Land Rover didn't seem like a big deal.

Although he didn't know how much money Huang Xu had exactly, based on the industries he mentioned earlier, it would be easy for Huang Xu to drive a luxury car like a Land Rover.

And compared to the stimulation I received yesterday, this Land Rover didn't seem to be a big deal.

So after a brief shock, he regained his composure, followed Huang Xu into the car, and began to carefully observe the decoration inside the car.

"Xiao Xu, how much does this car cost?"

Looking at Zhang Rui who had calmed down and asked about the price of the vehicle, Huang Xu's desire to show off suddenly surged up.

"I don't know, my girlfriend bought it for me."

"??"

"Did your girlfriend buy it?"

Zhang Rui, who had just thought that he had been through hundreds of battles and was immune to all poisons, frowned when he looked at Huang Xu's calm face.

"real or fake?"

"Can I still lie to you?"

"Why? On what grounds?"

Zhang Rui really couldn't understand why this happened.

If it was said that Huang Xu bought it, he would not have any thoughts and would only admire Huang Xu's ability to make money. But now that he said that his girlfriend bought it, he couldn't stand it.

Huang Xu didn't say anything either, he was so handsome to the point of being inhumane.

Although he has changed a lot in the past six months compared to when he was in college, his figure and dressing style are much better than before.

Even the mental outlook has improved to a certain extent.

But in Zhang Rui's opinion, he is only slightly better than normal people.

Therefore, he was very curious, why would someone buy a car for Huang Xu and let him live off him?

Did he have some talent that he wasn't aware of?

Then he began to look Huang Xu up and down, as if he wanted to get to know his classmate and roommate again.

"What's that expression on your face?"

Huang Xu felt uncomfortable as Zhang Rui stared at him with a half-smile on his face, and even shuddered.

"Nothing? What delicious food are you going to take me to eat today?"

Zhang Rui couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about why someone would give Huang Xu a car, and started thinking about today's breakfast.

Although he was distracted during yesterday's meal due to his mood, the food was still tasty, which gave him some expectations for Korean cuisine.

At least he got to taste the special Korean food, so he was wondering what kind of Korean breakfast Huang Xu would take him to have today.

However, Huang Xu's next words made him somewhat disappointed.

"There are very few types of breakfast here. Not only are there few types, but there are not even many places to buy breakfast."

"Why?"

Zhang Rui was really confused at this time. He could understand that there were few types of breakfast, but he really couldn't understand why there were not many breakfasts for sale.

There is no breakfast store, so what do the workers who get up early to go to work eat?

You know, in their hometown, there are many types of breakfast.

During the past six months of his working life, he often bought some breakfast at the intersection and had it on the way.

Whether it is steamed buns, fried dough sticks, scallion pancakes, scallion pancakes, egg pancakes, or even moon-filled buns, there are more than a dozen kinds of staple foods alone.

Although there are few drinks, there are many kinds, such as soy milk, eight-treasure porridge, millet porridge, spicy soup and tofu pudding.

If you have more time, beef and mutton soup is also a good choice for breakfast.

That's why he seemed so surprised at the lack of breakfast here.

"So what do people here eat in the morning?"

"People here either don't eat breakfast, or just have sandwiches or rice balls."

After hearing Huang Xu's explanation, Zhang Rui could only sigh that the national conditions and customs are different.

You know, in China, breakfast is very important. There is an old saying about the relationship between the three meals.

Eat a full breakfast, a good lunch, and a light dinner.

This is also a health-preserving mantra that many people believe in. You can imagine how important breakfast is to the Chinese people.

Seeing that Zhang Rui had accepted their habit, Huang Xu comforted him lightly.

"Brother Rui, this is Seoul after all. The situation is somewhat different from that in China. People here don't care about these things."

Then I started to tell him about some of the differences between living habits in Korea and in China.

Zhang Rui could still accept everything else, but when he heard Huang Xu say that people here basically only drink ice water, he started to frown.

Then he heard Huang Xu say that people here basically rely on coffee to survive, and he really couldn't accept it when many young people drank several cups of iced American coffee every day.

Especially in winter, when he still chose to drink iced Americano despite the heavy snow, he could no longer hold back and asked Huang Xu:
"Is this true? Do they really like iced Americano so much?"

Zhang Rui still found it hard to believe how there could be such an incredible lifestyle habit.

Seeing his confusion, Huang Xu remembered a statistic he had seen a few days ago, so he asked Zhang Rui.

"Brother Rui, guess how Korean coffee sales rank in the world?"

"How much can it produce? Its population is less than that of our province. How much can it consume?"

"Then I'm going to say that the coffee market here can be ranked among the top five or even top three in the world. Do you believe it?"

"how is this possible?"

When Zhang Rui heard this number, he was really shocked.

Before coming to South Korea, he also looked up some information and knew that South Korea's total population was around 50 million. After all, the place was relatively small and could not accommodate too many people.

Moreover, in his impression, coffee is consumed more in European and American countries.

Countries like the United States and the United Kingdom have the habit of drinking coffee as part of their cultural traditions.

Adding in the existence of populous countries like China and India, no matter how you calculate, South Korea shouldn't be ranked in the top five, right?
Seeing Zhang Rui's incredulous look, Huang Xu continued to explain the reason.

Since young people in Korea often stay up late and go to bed in the early morning, some even go back to work after playing in nightclubs all night. Therefore, they need iced American coffee to refresh themselves.

And due to their dietary structure, a large amount of salt intake will cause edema in the body, and iced American coffee has the effect of reducing swelling and promoting diuresis.

So iced American coffee gradually became popular.

According to data released by relevant Korean departments, young people over the age of 20 in South Korea consume 288 cups of coffee each year.

When Zhang Rui heard this data, he was really shocked and his first reaction was disbelief.

But when he saw a coffee shop not far from the roadside outside the car window, and pedestrians on the road were actually drinking iced American coffee in this winter, he had to believe what Huang Xu said.

But he also raised a soul-searching question.

"Aren't they afraid of coffee poisoning? And can their bodies really handle it?"

Huang Xu had no intention of answering Zhang Rui's question, because he couldn't understand why they liked drinking iced American coffee so much.

Then the two chatted in the car, talking about the differences between South Korea and China.

Soon, the two of them drove out of the city. The buildings on both sides of the road changed from the high-rise buildings outside to the architectural style of the former urban-rural fringe areas.

Zhang Rui looked at the buildings on both sides of the road and curled his lips slightly.

“Seoul isn’t like what it looks like on TV, is it?”

"You just found out about this? I thought you had already discovered it yesterday?"

Huang Xu listened to Zheng Rui's complaints and then complained about him as well.

"Isn't that your fault? If it weren't for you yesterday, I wouldn't have been so upset."

"I can't blame anyone but yourself. I can only blame your mental strength for not being strong enough. I'm just training you."

"Being determined also depends on the situation, right? Let's not talk about other things. If Sunny is your girlfriend, if it is exposed, basically everyone who knows a little about the situation will be shocked. Even the whole of Korea will be shocked."

"That's true."

Huang Xu quite agreed with Zhang Rui's statement.

Although Sunny is not very popular in Girls' Generation, her popularity cannot be compared with that of popular members like Kim Taeyeon and Lim Yoona.

But don't forget, she is still a member of Girls' Generation.

If the news of her love affair were to be exposed, then things would really be like what Zhang Rui said, causing turmoil in the entire Korean entertainment industry.

Speaking of this, Huang Xu suddenly remembered something.

"What year was the news about Taeyeon and that guy?"

He couldn't quite remember in which year the news about Kim Taeyeon's love life broke out.

The news about her caused a great commotion.

After all, the captain of Girls' Generation actually started a relationship with an idol from the same company.

However, their relationship did not seem to last long. Shortly after the news broke, they announced their breakup under pressure.

The reason Huang Xu thought of this matter was actually because he was worried that his relationship with Sunny would be exposed.

Although the news had no impact on her, Sunny still had to work as she had her own dreams to realize.

If this kind of news were to be revealed now, would the two of them end up breaking up because of this?
Thinking of this, Huang Xu couldn't help but become worried.

After all, this was no joke, and he even considered moving.

Although the place where he lives now is also an upscale residential area, it is still somewhat inferior to those high-end apartments with more advanced security.

Although the current community has good security, otherwise Tara and her friends would not have chosen to move to this community.

But to be honest, the security of this community is not as good as imagined.

Although it can prevent some black fans and the like, if they are really noticed by the D agency reporters, then this community really cannot prevent them.

Therefore, Huang Xu suddenly had the idea of ​​buying some more high-end apartments.

Even if he buys it, he will not buy just one set, but several adjacent sets.

Otherwise, he was really worried that his relationship with Sunny and the others would be exposed.

As for why he didn't buy a single-family house, it was because although a single-family house has better privacy, if they were really being followed, then their relationship would be set in stone and they would have nowhere to run.

After all, there was only one house there, and only one place for the car to get in.

However, it is different in high-end apartments, as there are more people living here, and they basically enter and exit through one entrance and exit.

As long as they can't take pictures of them outside together, it will be difficult for them to provide solid evidence.

And don't forget that Huang Xu is now a stranger in the entertainment industry. If there are no solid photos or videos, no one will believe in their relationship.

But that’s a story for later. Now Huang Xu brought Zhang Rui to his destination, a shop selling beef offal soup.

There are indeed not many breakfast shops in Korea, but that is not absolutely true. There are still some shops that cater to people who drink at night, people who work night shifts, and those who have irregular diets.

Things like spine soup, beef offal soup or bean sprout soup with rice are used to relieve hunger after drinking.

And many shops are not only open in the morning, but also open 24 hours a day.

The place where Huang Xu brought Zhang Rui to was the place where he used to have breakfast after a hangover: beef offal soup.

The beef offal soup here is very different from the one in China.

The domestic method is basically to add a little bit of spices to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor, making the soup taste better.

But things are a little different in Korea. Basically, they rarely use seasonings, and even the fishy smell is not cleaned up very well.

Fortunately, the ingredients are relatively fresh and have less fishy smell. In addition, there are kimchi, onions, green peppers and raw onions to match, so the taste is quite good.

After adding chili peppers, I started sweating all over and felt more comfortable after eating the hot food.

After the two of them finished eating the Korean-style soup and rice, they brought him to the company.

When Zhang Rui saw Huang Xu's company, although he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked.

After all, it was somewhat beyond his expectations that he could open such a large company in the capital of South Korea.

He originally thought that even if Huang Xu opened a franchise company, it would only be a small company and would not be very large.

But he was still shocked when he saw the company, which now occupied an entire floor and had more than a hundred employees.

After Huang Xu came to the company, he no longer cared about Zhang Rui. He directly asked someone to arrange a vacant workstation for him and let him learn Korean on his own first.

Huang Xu then came to his uncle's office to discuss how to use the remaining funds in the company account.

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