Chapter 1642 I am very sensitive
As the snow fell harder outside, Xiao Peng sat in the dining room and ate his lunch. The main course was beef stew with potatoes.
Many people think that beef stew with potatoes is a famous dish of Bactria. In fact, this dish was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later introduced to the former Soviet Union, becoming the so-called "model dish of life" in the former Soviet Union. Later, it entered Bactria and became a home-cooked dish.
The Czech Republic was originally part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, so eating this dish here is the most authentic.
The potato beef stew here is also different from that in Daxia. The potato beef stew in Daxia is improved according to the taste of Daxia people, while the potato beef stew here is quite strong in taste. Onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper are all indispensable. Then the chopped potatoes, carrots, onions, beef, celery and the like are placed in a sealed container together with the seasonings and placed in the refrigerator to marinate for 24 hours at the shortest and 72 hours at the longest. After marinating, it can be cooked.
"Xiao, why do you seem to dislike potatoes?" Albrecht was dining opposite Xiao Peng. Seeing that Xiao Peng only ate beef and not potatoes, he asked curiously.
He had already given up the idea of getting the coordinates from Xiao Peng - Xiao Peng was very determined about this matter, so he didn't mention the coordinates at all, and it became a serious "reunion of old friends".
Xiao Peng answered truthfully, "This potato has been pickled for too long, and the carrot taste is too strong. I don't like the taste of carrots."
Albrecht took a bite of the potato and said, "I think this tastes really good."
"There are still differences in taste between the East and the West," said Xiao Peng.
Albrecht smiled and said, "I'm a picky eater, so don't attribute it to differences in taste."
Xiao Peng used a fork to push the carrots and potatoes on the plate aside and said angrily, "When I was a child, my parents taught me not to be picky about food. But one day, I went to my classmate's house to play and had dinner there. They made lettuce, and I was amazed after eating it. How could there be such a delicious dish? I ran home and told my mother that lettuce was so delicious and not expensive, so why didn't our family eat it? My mother just told me indifferently: Oh, I know about lettuce, but I just don't like it. From then on, I understood one thing: adults are not picky about food only because they only buy vegetables they like and never buy vegetables they don't like."
Albrecht burst into laughter after hearing this. After he finished laughing, he said, "Potatoes are a good thing. You should eat more potatoes."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng raised his head and stared at Albrecht for a long time. Seeing Albrecht, he felt uneasy. He didn't say anything and just stared at him quietly. After a while, he lowered his head and continued to eat.
This startled Albrecht: "Xiao, why are you looking at me like that? Did I do something wrong?"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng said, "Albrecht, I'm... well, I have to admit that my parents' untimely death caused me a lot of psychological problems. I'm aware of my own problems: one is sensitivity, and the other is low self-esteem."
"You still have low self-esteem?" Albrecht's eyes widened. "How proud are you?"
Xiao Peng said, "Isn't pride just another manifestation of inferiority complex? Of course, this problem isn't serious. The higher one's social status, the less inferiority complex one will experience."
Albrecht nodded. You are the center of attention wherever you go now, so why should you feel inferior?
Xiao Peng continued, "Another problem is that I'm quite sensitive, which is a bit more troublesome. He won't change just because my social status has improved, but I don't mind my sensitivity too much. Using this to my advantage, I can be more cautious and better protect myself, and I can also better search for the whereabouts of the treasure from those records."
Albrecht looked at Xiao Peng and said, "No wonder others can find no problems with the same historical materials, but you can find the whereabouts of the treasure. But... what do you mean by this now?"
Xiao Peng said, "You just told me to eat potatoes, and my first reaction was that you were being hypocritical."
"Hmm?" Albrecht blinked. "What do you mean?"
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "You know I take environmental protection very seriously. I've donated a lot of money to our country's western desertification control project. In the eyes of us Daxia people, those who work down to earth are the most respectable. But what about you? A little girl who has never held a grain of sand or planted a tree is being touted as an 'environmental protection princess.' To put it bluntly, she's just a pawn of your politicians, and her sole purpose is to create trouble for developing countries."
"I love reading. I subscribe to almost all the famous journals and magazines. My favorite is Nature. You know that magazine, right?"
Albrecht nodded.
Nature is one of the world's most renowned and oldest scientific journals. Since its founding in 1869, it has published many of the most important and cutting-edge research findings in various fields of scientific research.
Xiao Peng finished the last piece of beef, wiped his mouth with a napkin, drank some juice, and said, "Just a few days ago, Nature magazine published an article, but after reading it, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry."
"What article?" Albrecht asked.
After a moment's thought, Xiao Peng replied, "The article's title is 'What are the consequences of Daxia eating more potatoes? The answer may affect the Earth's climate.' The content ultimately boils down to one sentence: Daxia people should stop eating rice and wheat. It's best to start eating potatoes from now on. This will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and benefit the world. When you mentioned eating potatoes, the first thing that came to mind was this article. At first, I was about to curse... and have a discussion with you. But then I thought, you definitely don't read scientific journals like Nature. It was just an unintentional mistake, so I controlled my temper."
Albrecht's face darkened. What do you mean by 'discuss'? You were just about to scold me! And you're saying you have an inferiority complex? Even I can scold you whenever I want. Whose inferiority complex is like that?
And after hearing what Xiao Peng said, he didn't know what to say. What? My not reading books is your excuse for letting me go? Besides, whoever said he didn't read books, he had to prove himself.
"Ahem, Xiao, although I don't read Nature, I often read The Economist and Time. They also have similar articles. I remember that the cover article of one issue of Time was "The way for the Daxia people to benefit the world is to stop eating meat", so I do know a little about this statement." Albrecht was secretly proud - I am also a good reader, right?
As a result, Xiao Peng looked at him with a sneer on his face after hearing this.
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