Zong Jia smiled and said, "It's my fault. I hired translators for you, but I thought you needed to rest, so I arranged for them to come back to work tomorrow."

“That’s really great,” Jonathan said. “Zong, I think my most important task besides work is to learn everyday Chinese phrases.”

Jiang Xiaoli joked, "If you could meet a Chinese girl, you would definitely make rapid progress."

"Haha, Mrs. Zong, you're really funny, but I think what you said makes a lot of sense!"

As they chatted and laughed, the car stopped in front of a very famous hot pot restaurant.

Zong Jia helped Jiang Xiaoli off the bus and introduced, "Jonathan, this is a very famous copper hot pot restaurant in Kyoto. It will definitely meet your requirements!"

As soon as they met at the airport today, Jonathan kept nagging him, "Zong, the guy sitting next to me on the plane strongly recommended your hot pot restaurant. Please take me there today, okay? Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep at all!"

Jonathan looked up at the huge signboard at the entrance of the store, then turned around and gave a thumbs up. "Zong, your Chinese restaurants are really cool!"

The layout of this shop is similar to that of an old-fashioned teahouse. The private rooms on the second floor have windows that offer a view of the performances in the central hall on the first floor.

Today's performance was Sichuan opera face-changing. Jonathan, that country bumpkin, just leaned against the window frame, completely unconcerned that his fine suit was being wrinkled.

Oh my God!

After the performance, Jonathan sat back down. "Zong! This..."

He covered his face with his palm, mimicking the actor's face-changing action, and exclaimed, "How on earth did they do that?!"

Zong Jia shrugged. "I'm very sorry, my friend, but the secrets of this performance can only be known by people in this industry."

This face-changing art is listed as a state secret in China, and it is illegal for anyone who knows about it to disclose its secrets.

Jonathan's mouth dropped open in astonishment. "Unbelievable! This is incredible!"

Jiang Xiaoli took the opportunity to say, "Our country also has very impressive intangible cultural heritage. Once you get used to life in China, you can slowly experience it."

As the waiter began serving the dishes, Jonathan, a meat lover, was completely silenced.

By the end of the meal, his suit jacket had been tossed aside, and his tie was loosely undone.

He rubbed his stomach and asked, "Zong, tell me the truth, when you were in Philadelphia, did you find the food there unpalatable?"

Zong Jia chuckled lightly, "How could that be? Every country has its own unique cuisine, it's just that our Chinese cuisine is particularly outstanding."

Jonathan smiled upon hearing this, "Zong, I don't think I'll regret coming to China."

"certainly!"