However, the reality is that in St. Petersburg, despite changing cities and restaurants, the tomato and egg soup remained the same, even the sugar content remained the same. The other dishes were similar, making one seriously suspect the tour guide simply placed orders with the restaurant they were meeting from, using a single menu.
When Lin Guoqing saw the tomato egg drop soup again on the fourth night, he would rather pour boiled water into the rice and took out a bottle of fermented tofu from his bag.
"Where did you get the fermented bean curd?" Chen Chunhua looked at the familiar bottle of Bai Fang in his hand in shock, "Do they still sell Xianheng here?"
"Where can I buy fermented bean curd here? Of course I brought it in my suitcase." Lin Guoqing snorted, "It's a good thing I brought a bottle, otherwise I wouldn't be able to survive!"
Everyone at the table got excited when they saw his bottle of fermented bean curd. "Come on, Lao Lin! Lend me a piece!"
"Oh, Lao Lin! I want one too!"
"Why didn't I think of this earlier? It would be nice to bring two bags of pickled mustard greens!"
"Pickled mustard greens are fine too! I've had enough of this dish here..."
Each person got one piece, and after the whole table was divided, half a bottle of fermented bean curd was gone. Lin Guoqing quickly put a piece in Chen Chunhua's bowl, then covered it and put it in his bag.
Other tables are also looking over here. If I don’t hide it, this bottle of fermented bean curd will be gone during the meal.
He only has this one bottle! And he still has to stay in this damn place for three days!
Although this meal was solved by Lin Guoqing's fermented bean curd, what about the next meal? Many people at the table couldn't help but complain about this rubbish group meal.
"Can't we just go find some local specialties? We've come all the way to Russian territory, and we still eat Chinese food every day!"
"Not really. Breakfast is pretty good."
"Are you talking about the salad that's like grass or the bread that's harder than a brick?"
“…”
"Why don't you ask the tour guide if he can take me to eat some local specialties?"
The tour guide Xiao Wang was sitting with the driver Lao Mao, holding a cigarette in his mouth. He was also happy to hear their request.
"You guys just won't give up until you've reached the Yellow River, and once you've reached it, you're completely confused! We used to include local food in our group meals, but after eating it, you started complaining you couldn't get used to it and wanted Chinese food. Now that we're giving you Chinese food, you're clamoring for local food again!"
Xiao Wang snorted, then pointed at the takeout box on the table in front of the driver. "Look, the drivers here are happiest when our Chinese tour group comes. They can have a few Chinese meals with us and even take some home for their families! If you don't believe me, just ask him!"
Everyone: ...What the hell are you asking? If they knew Russian, would they come to you?
"If you really want to eat, I'll give you some free time and you can find it yourself, but the cost of the group meal will not be refunded."
What Xiao Wang meant by free time is to find a place to park the car and herd the sheep, agree on a meeting time, and then you can do whatever you want.
They wanted to go to a proper restaurant and sit down to eat traditional food.
However, apart from Chinese restaurants, they did not find any Chinese menus in traditional restaurants, nor even English menus, which made the English that the couple had learned over the years instantly useless.
Finally, they each held a large red sausage and stood at the door chewing it.
"I won't join a tour group next time." Lin Guoqing took a big bite of the sausage. "This isn't a trip, it's pure torture!"
Chen Chunhua thought that this was because they did not choose the tour group carefully.
"We're all-inclusive, that's for sure. Next time, we should look for a semi-independent tour group. The tour guide should be able to help recommend some local restaurants."
"Then we have to go to an English-speaking country." Lin Guoqing thought of the dazzling Russian he had just heard. "Otherwise, it's useless to go there."
Chen Chunhua now particularly wants a later high-end mobile phone, which is said to be able to translate photos as soon as she takes them.
Although she had never used it, she was looking forward to it. Wouldn't that thing be a great travel tool?
On the last day, the tour group must visit the designated shopping mall.
Originally, many people said that it was good to just take a look, especially Lin Guoqing, who said that such shopping malls are all scams and you should not buy anything there.
When we arrived, the tour guide introduced us to the Gem Museum - amber, pigeon blood stone and emerald.
Lin Guoqing pulled Chen Chunhua and rushed to the front.
"Hey, Chunhua, this one is big! Look at it!" Lin Guoqing pointed at the huge red jewel in the glass cabinet.
"You...you wear a high-necked black sweater, and then this necklace, and then, and then those earrings, hey hey hey! And that ring! Wear this outfit out! It's absolutely eye-catching!"
Chen Chunhua: ...
"Where should I wear it? At a village banquet? Or while I'm sitting in my living room watching TV?"
Lin Guoqing: "...when visiting relatives?"
"Whose family is against us, and I want to go to their house to show off my wealth?"
Lin Guoqing didn't care. He felt that the suit he picked was perfect for Chen Chunhua. "You should wear gold and silver when you get older. You can wear the gold I bought for you before! Why are you hiding it at home?"
Chen Chunhua was not used to the feeling of wearing such jingling rings all over her body, mainly because it was inconvenient to work. If you wear a big ring on your hand, you are afraid that it will fall into the drain when washing your hands.
"Buy some, buy some, maybe there will be a chance in the future!" Lin Guoqing was not interested in decorating himself, but he was very interested in dressing up Chen Chunhua.
Especially after she became rich, most of the clothes in Chen Chunhua's wardrobe were bought for her by Lin Guoqing.
"Look at this emerald... Hey! You should buy a few more bracelets or something and store them in the back of your closet until we can no longer walk and stay home, when our children and grandchildren come to visit us."
Lin Guoqing stood there pretentiously, shaking his hands. "When the time comes, you can sit on the chair, take off a bracelet and hand it over. Here! It's a reward from our ancestors!"
"Go away!" Chen Chunhua pushed him away, feeling both amused and helpless. "Watch less TV!"
But in the end, I still followed Lin Guoqing's selection and bought a complete set of pigeon blood stone jewelry, as well as several emerald bracelets and beeswax bracelets.
When buying jewelry in a shopping mall recommended by a tour group, you can't have too high expectations for the quality of the gems.
But everyone’s requirements are not high, as long as it’s not fake.
Having spent quite a bit of money, Chen Chunhua simply picked out a watch for Lin Guoqing, "They say it's a presidential watch, and it looks very stylish when worn."
This watch is also the cheapest item they bought.
"Great! Family!" Xiao Wang stood in the bus with a happy smile, watching everyone get on the bus with bags.
"We're leaving for the airport this afternoon, heading back home! Let's have one last lunch here!"
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