He knocked on the table and said, "Brother, it's getting late. Go take a shower and go to bed. The computer is right here. You can use it anytime these days. Staying up late at night is not good for your health."
Chen Ming nodded, but did not move his eyes away. Xu Manman sighed in her heart, which reminded her of the first time she got a mobile phone. Although the functions were simple at that time, she still excitedly played with it until the early morning.
Forget it, let him be.
Xu Manman came out and saw the clock on the wall. Suddenly she thought of something and went back to the study.
"Cousin, let's call home."
It's 11 o'clock in the evening now, and it's 11 o'clock in the morning in Beijing. It's the perfect time to call.
During the time Xu Manman lived here, she called home almost twice a month, so the first call was made by her eldest cousin to Haishi.
Ye Rong was also very excited when she received a call from her son on the other side of the ocean. However, she was worried about the high phone bill, so she didn't dare to talk much. She just gave him a few instructions and hung up.
After Xu Manman finished her calls with her father and uncle, she saw Chen Ming still staring at the phone in a daze.
"What are you daydreaming about? Why don't you give Sister Wenjun a call?"
Chen Ming came back to his senses and felt a little embarrassed, but he honestly picked up the receiver and dialed the number.
Xu Manman thought that since she was standing at the side, her cousin might have a lot to say but was too embarrassed to say it, so she patted her cousin on the shoulder, indicating that she was going back to her room and leaving the space in the living room to him.
Maybe it was because of the phone call with his fiancée, or maybe it was because of the computer in the study, but Chen Ming was in a very excited state for a long time afterwards.
This is directly reflected in the fact that we cook spicy and numbing dishes every day.
What I made today was spicy dry pot spareribs. Xu Manman found it spicy and refreshing, and she drank the sweet milk made by Caleb while eating.
Chen Ming felt a little embarrassed when he saw his cousin eating like this, "Manman, is it too spicy?"
Xu Manman gulped down another large glass of milk and put it down. "No, it's so delicious. I haven't eaten such a spicy dish in a long time."
This is also the truth. Whether in the apartment or in the space, Xiao Jin's spicy dishes are usually mildly spicy, and occasionally adjusted to medium spiciness depending on the dish. He has almost never seen such a spicy level as today.
"I did put a little too much chili today." Chen Ming himself could hardly bear to eat it, but looking at Caleb who remained calm and composed, he couldn't help but sigh that this foreigner's body was really too strong. He could eat such spicy food as if nothing happened.
"Cousin, let's have hotpot tomorrow. I'll cook the ingredients." These past few days, Xu Manman's craving for food has been aroused.
This proposal was unanimously agreed by the other two.
Because Caleb had to go to "work" during the day, the hot pot was scheduled for the evening.
After Xu Manman woke up from her nap, the two drove to the supermarket.
Every time Chen Ming comes to such a large supermarket abroad, he feels very emotional.
"Foreign goods are expensive, but you don't need a ticket to buy anything. You can buy as much as you want. Moreover, in this kind of supermarket, you can buy everything you need to eat and use. The variety of goods is even more complete than the department stores in Beijing. I wonder when we will have a supermarket like this in China."
"There will be."
As early as the year they entered university, China had already proposed reform and opening up, with pilot programs underway in coastal special economic zones. Over the past two years, the country has also been actively exploring new approaches. By the time they graduate and return home, while full liberalization won't be achieved, significant changes should be visible.
Although there are a wide variety of ingredients in the supermarket, foreigners have different eating habits from Chinese people, so many things cannot be put into the pot directly after buying them, and they need to be processed first.
Moreover, it is difficult to find animal offal and some tendon scraps here.
The two drove to several supermarkets and finally bought what they wanted in a store in Chinatown.
The boss was very surprised when he saw two Asian faces paying the bill, and that they bought things that these foreigners didn’t eat much.
"Chinese? I've never seen one before. Where are you from?"
Xu Manman took out her wallet and paid. "Our hometown is Hai City."
"Haishi, the family that owns the pastry shop up ahead is from Haishi. They and I both came here before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it's been over 30 years. How about you guys?"
"We came here at the beginning of this year to study abroad."
The shop owner was very surprised. "Study abroad? In New York? Has it been relaxed now?"
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