Xia Zhichu really had no appetite, and even less energy. Facing Lina's invitation, he said with a dull expression, "No, I'm not hungry."
"But I'm hungry, so just consider it as keeping me company!"
After saying that, without giving Xia Zhichu a chance to refuse, Lina directly pulled him up and said, "I know there's a really delicious Chinese restaurant nearby. I guarantee you'll fall in love with it if you go there once."
Xia Zhichu couldn't resist Lina's enthusiasm at all, and was dragged out of the door by her forcefully.
The two walked on the street. As a frequent visitor to Milan, Lina was very familiar with the environment here. As they walked, she introduced the local scenic spots to Xia Zhichu.
Of course, the most talked about thing is naturally the local specialties.
As the two chatted, they soon arrived at the door of the Chinese restaurant. Xia Zhichu looked up and was surprised by the decoration inside.
What Chinese restaurant?
This is clearly a hot pot restaurant.
"Sister Na, what are you doing?" Xia Zhichu asked in confusion.
Lina pulled her in and then said to the waiter, "Arrange a private room for two for us. Bring up the signature hot pot first. Remember, it has to be spicy."
The clerk nodded and quickly led them to the private room on the second floor.
Xia Zhichu was greatly surprised when she saw the fiery decoration and said, "I never thought that Sister Na likes hot pot and spicy food."
Lina smiled and shrugged, "I'm Chinese, so naturally I prefer the characteristics of our country. Besides, you probably don't know one thing, I'm from Sichuan."
After saying this, Xia Zhichu was completely stunned.
She had always thought that a girl with Lina's temperament must eat exquisite Western food, drink coffee, and go to high-end places.
As a result, Lina dragged her into a hot pot restaurant today, which completely overturned all her previous views of Lina.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, I own this hot pot restaurant."
Xia Zhichu took a breath when he heard this.
So Sichuan girls like to eat hot pot, so they opened a hot pot restaurant in Milan.
No wonder she looked so familiar with the car and the route just now, it turns out she is the boss’s wife.
"Sister Na, you surprised me so much!" Xia Zhichu gave her a thumbs up.
Lina smiled, then handed over the menu and said, "The signature hot pot base we just ordered was developed by me. I've tried it myself and I never get tired of it. I believe you will like it too."
"As for what dishes to order, you can do it yourself. I don't know what you like to eat."
Xia Zhichu really likes hot pot, but because the taste of hot pot is so strong, she is so reserved that she dares not eat it at home. In addition, Si Mochen has a light diet, and over time he also started eating Western food and forgot the taste of hot pot.
Now that Lina brought her to eat hotpot, Xia Zhichu pursed her lips, her mouth already watering with greed.
"I want chicken intestines and duck blood, snowflakes, beef balls, and lettuce and bean curd."
After ordering the ingredients for the hot pot, Xia Zhichu saw that there were also Maoxuewang and spicy chicken heads, so he ordered one as he was greedy.
Lina looked at Xia Zhichu who was ready to do something big, and she knew that it was the right choice to bring her here.
After all, for girls who love spicy food, they simply cannot resist hot pot.
"Sister Na, has Si Mochen been here?" Xia Zhichu put down the menu and asked curiously.
Lina shrugged helplessly, "Don't you know your husband? He never eats spicy food, and his restraint makes people think he's not a normal person. So for safety reasons, I never bring him here."
Xia Zhichu said "Oh", it seems that Si Mochen will never be able to enjoy the joy of hot pot in this life.
Perhaps because Lina is the boss, the dishes are served particularly quickly. While Xia Zhichu was boiling the dishes, he chatted with Lina about the origin of this hot pot restaurant.
Lina told her that the reason they opened a hot pot restaurant here was simply because they wanted to pass on Chinese cuisine to foreign countries so that more people could taste the wonderful taste of hot pot.
However, foreigners cannot bear the spicy taste of hot pot.
Lina told Xia Zhichu about the interesting things that happened to her over the years, and Xia Zhichu laughed so hard that he fell backwards.
"And what happened next?"
"Later, after experiencing spicy food a few times, these foreigners gradually got used to it. Some even came every day. You see, even though it's already past lunchtime, my business is still as good as ever. We're basically busy from noon until three or four in the afternoon, and then we're busy again at five."
Lina was talking about the store's income. After Xia Zhichu calculated it carefully, she found that Lina was actually a wealthy woman.
"Great! I didn't expect that our famous designer is actually the owner of a hot pot restaurant. This hot pot restaurant alone is enough to make a fortune."
Xia Zhichu was amazed and admired Lina's business acumen. With such wisdom and ability, it was no wonder that Si Mochen valued her so much.
"Don't laugh at me. Compared to your husband's hundreds of billions of assets, my little money is only enough for retirement." Lina said, picked up a spicy duck head and put it in Xia Zhichu's bowl, saying, "The spiciness of this spicy duck head is not something most people can tolerate. Try it and see if it suits your taste."
Xia Zhichu said thank you and began to concentrate on eating the duck head.
As a result, it was too spicy and choked her nostrils. She was so uncomfortable that she kept coughing and her whole body was burning.
Lina quickly poured her some water. Xia Zhichu drank some but still felt no relief. Lina had no choice but to hand her the plum wine in front of her.
"This wine can relieve the spiciness, drink it quickly."
Xia Zhichu didn't think much about it, took it and drank it all.
Only then did she feel a lot more comfortable.
It’s just that my head feels a little dizzy, as if I’m drunk again.
Even Lina in front of her switched into several faces, flashing in front of her non-stop, "Sister Na, I feel dizzy."
Lina knew that she didn't drink well, so she asked the waiter to arrange a room for her, and then helped Xia Zhichu go in to rest.
This green plum wine has a high alcohol content. If Lina hadn't seen Xia Zhichu in so much pain, she wouldn't have given her alcohol. Now, she collapsed in a second, and it's unknown when she will wake up.
After sending Xia Zhichu to the lounge, Lina was about to call Si Mochen, but her cell phone rang first.
Lina swiped the phone and answered it. When she heard what was said, her face immediately turned ugly.
"You two, take good care of Mrs. Si. I'll be back soon."
After Lina gave instructions to the waiter, she left the hot pot restaurant clutching her phone.
But not long after she left, a black SUV suddenly stopped in front of the hot pot restaurant.
Then, someone got out of the car, opened the back door, and said to the person who came, "Boss, this is the hot pot restaurant. It's been doing a booming business and has taken away all the customers from our restaurant."
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