Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 297
In the eyes of Chi Xueli and Jiang Shuyi, the western restaurant of Jinjiang Hotel is very trendy, but in the eyes of Zhou Zhi, it is very "nostalgic".

Fuchsia tablecloths, velvet seats, table lamps and other arrangements, in Zhou Zhi's eyes, this is called "Republic of China mansion style"

However, the paintings on the wall of the hall are all works of contemporary Chinese painters, and they are all quite excellent. Zhou Zhi has seen several signatures along the way, and he has seen them in the collection that Manager Fei of Gongmei Mall showed him.

This is actually the bottom line. In a few decades, this batch of paintings will be worth millions of famous masterpieces.

Amidst the melodious piano music, a waiter in a suit, vest and bow tie came over and took Chi Xueli, Zhou Zhi and Jiang Shuyi to the restaurant seats.

There are all small tables here, and the largest one can only accommodate four people, Zhou Zhi knew that he would have to add another seat later.

Everyone sat down, and after the waiter refilled the lemonade, Chi Xueli asked the waiter where the phone number was, and she went to call Jiang Wu.

Zhou Zhi noticed that Jiang Shuyi was a little nervous, so he couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't be afraid, Shuyi, it's just a dinner. Compared to our dining etiquette, each eats with a knife and fork on his own plate, which is considered simple."

"Looking around, it's not as good as the study salon you arranged. The purple tablecloth is paired with blue velvet, and the accessories are silver metal. Do you think it's suitable?"

"Blue velvet is better with gold or logs." Jiang Shu thought for a while: "There is also a tablecloth, it is best to add a white layer."

Zhou Zhi gave Jiang Shuyi a thumbs up: "Shuyi, you have the right aesthetics. Although this place is famous, the decoration aesthetics are actually relatively old, and it has not reached the level that matches the restaurant of a three-star hotel. "

"I heard that it will be upgraded to four stars soon, I hope it will be better after the renovation."

"It's as if I often come to this kind of place." Jiang Shuyi held the lemonade glass, lowered her head, took a sip, and muttered something.

After leaving Jiachuan, Jiang Shuyi seemed to be much more at ease, and she became more confident when talking to Zhou Zhi.

When she was in her hometown, her appearance and temperament brought her troubles and burdens. It was not until she met Zhou Zhi that this situation improved slightly.

However, in a big city like Shudu, almost all he got were admiring looks and sincere praise.

Although this may be an illusion, it's just that the people Jiang Shuyi met in Shudu were all kind to her, but such "deviation" has basically taken shape in Jiang Shuyi's place.

"L'apparenza inganna. Isn't it English? Zhou Zhi, what do you mean?"

"What Yin Susu told Zhang Wuji before he died." Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "Pretty girls can deceive people. You are kind enough to invite us to eat western food as sister Chi. You obviously want to see my jokes."

"But you know western food etiquette, and you taught us. You use fried eggs, bread, onion rings and fried ham." Jiang Shuyi felt that the "competitiveness" between Zhou Zhi and Sister Chi was really boring. .

Then suddenly thought of something, and looked at Zhou Zhi suspiciously: "You couldn't have made up that set of etiquette, it's about to reveal itself now, right?"

Zhou Zhi stretched out his hand and gently scratched Jiang Shuyi's nose: "Nonsense, why would I do such a thing? We'll follow that routine in a while to scare Sister Chi."

Jiang Shuyi was really taken aback by Zhou Zhi's sudden intimacy. She nervously looked at Chi Xueli, and knowing that her brother and sister-in-law would not show up, she also looked worriedly at the restaurant door. Turning his head to Zhou Zhi, he said angrily, "Zhou Zhi, what are you doing?"

"Ah, I'm sorry..." Zhou Zhi really just acted with forgetfulness just now, and only now did he feel that something was wrong, so he quickly apologized to Jiang Shuyi: "I don't know why... just went smoothly..."

"Not allowed next time." Jiang Shuyi didn't criticize Zhou Zhi too much, she lowered her head and said, "Let's not talk about that, Sister Chi is here..."

"Okay Shuyi, your brother and sister-in-law will be here in a while. Your brother is worried that you are hungry, so let me eat without waiting for them. Waiter!" Chi Xueli snapped her fingers at the waiter brother.

"Miss Chi, hello everyone. May I ask what you need?" The waiter obviously knew Chi Xueli, but he retained considerable professionalism.

"What do you want to eat, elbow?" Chi Xueli handed Zhou Zhi the menu.

"What else can I eat?" Zhou Zhi glanced at the menu: "This is only steak, pasta, and a creamy mushroom soup."

"I don't want pasta." Chi Xueli said, "Then three servings of steak, three servings of thick soup, and two servings of pasta."

"One serving of pasta is enough, Shu Yi and I will share it equally, and another salad, remember to add egg white, that's it."

"Excuse me, what kind of steak do you want, and how well done?"

"I want black pepper, and Shuyi wants red wine, it's half cooked. Sister Xue Li, you can do whatever you want."

"Is there something missing?" Chi Xueli smiled like a fox: "No one who knows steak will order more than medium rare. I also want red wine, medium rare."

Zhou Zhi didn't argue with Chi Xueli either, just smiled and said nothing.

After the waiter went down, Zhou Zhi smiled at Jiang Shuyi, "Shu Yi, I'll teach you to be good, the beef used to make steaks is graded."

"Each country has its own standards for measuring beef, so the grading of beef varies from country to country. But no matter which country, the most intuitive reference coefficient for beef grading is the marbled snow pattern of beef."

"There is an international standard called BMS, which stands for Beef Marbling Standard. Beef Marbling Standard."

"Snowflake texture refers to the top-quality beef, which is formed by the mixed distribution of muscle and fat. It has a complex and dense texture like marble snowflakes. According to the fineness of the snow pattern and other indicators, the beef can be determined. quality."

"In general, the closer the muscle-to-fat ratio is, the more evenly distributed the pattern is, and the finer the beef, the higher the standard it meets."

"The American standard is based on the BMS between the sixth and seventh ribs of the cow and the physiological age maturity of the cow itself, and is divided into three standards: Gold, Black, and Silver."

"In Japan, Kobe is the highest; the color of the meat; the tightness and texture of the meat; the color, luster and quality of the fat, and the BMS texture standard. The highest grade is called ' Frost Beef'."

"The grading standard for Australian beef, in addition to BMS, also has five dimensions: meat color, fat color, backfat and carcass physiological maturity."

"If the beef for steaks in the western restaurant of Jin Jiang Hotel meets the above-mentioned minimum standard, it makes sense for us to discuss the degree of rawness of the steaks, otherwise, it's like a comparison..."

"It's a good comparison?" Chi Xueli was already so angry that her teeth were itching, but she didn't dare to question Zhou Zhi's words, knowing that Zhou Zhi would never spit out ivory, but she couldn't help being curious.

"It's like eating fermented glutinous rice eggs and paying attention to the alcohol content..."

"Pfft!" Jiang Shuyi, who was drinking water, didn't hold back all of a sudden, turned her head and sprayed the water out of her mouth.

(End of this chapter)