usatvline Chapter 286 Taking Evelyn into the Factory
Chapter 286 Taking Evelyn into the Factory
Because he needed a hunting rifle with excellent performance, Lu Chen instantly thought of Chen Jianghe. He thought that since Chen Jianghe could even develop a semi-automatic rifle, a mere hunting rifle should not be a problem for him.
So, after enjoying a hearty breakfast—or more accurately, a lunch—Lu Chen sent Hans to drive himself and Evelin to the Lu Industrial Park.
For Evelin, this was her first time to set foot in Lu's Industrial Park. Along the way, she stared at everything around her with curiosity. After all, the proportion of Chinese in Lu's Industrial Park is relatively high, so the customs and habits here are obviously inclined towards Chinese culture.
Walking along the streets, you can see numerous Chinese restaurants and snack stalls scattered around. They even built a magnificent gatehouse at the entrance of a street. However, when they passed this street, a pungent smell suddenly hit them, causing everyone to cover their mouths and noses.
Evelin couldn’t stand the stench. She complained to Lu Chen in a muffled voice, “Why are these Chinese so careless about hygiene? Even the stench can drift into the street!”
When Lu Chen smelled the smell, his brows knitted tightly, and a nameless fire surged in his heart. He cursed inwardly: "Who on earth started selling stinky tofu!" Turning around and seeing Evelin staring at him with disgust, Lu Chen quickly explained:
"Please don't get me wrong. This is not because we Chinese are unhygienic. This is a special snack of our Chinese nation. Just like durian, this snack smells a bit pungent, but it tastes delicious."
Fortunately, Evelyn was born in an aristocratic family and knew something about the durian that Lu Chen was talking about. However, Hans on the side looked confused, obviously knowing nothing about durian. Lu Chen knew that after all, durian was produced in the Nanyang region, and Germany had no colonies there. If you want to taste a rare fruit like durian, you have to spend a lot of money.
Evelin looked at Lu Chen with suspicion. She couldn't believe that the strange smell in front of her could be compared with durian. This smell was much stronger than durian. Would it really be as delicious as durian? Her eyes were full of doubt and distrust.
Seeing Evelin's suspicious eyes, Lu Chen explained with a smile: "I really didn't lie to you. This is indeed the smell of our Chinese specialty snack - stinky tofu! If you don't believe it, we can get off the car and verify it. How about I take you to taste it myself?"
In order to prove to Evelin that what he said was true, Lu Chen asked Hans to find a suitable place on the roadside to stop the car. Then, he led Evelin out of the car and walked towards the stall selling stinky tofu.
Along the way, Lu Chen was pleasantly surprised to find that there were many kinds of snacks on this street. There were not only large hemp flowers from the Northeast, exquisite and small steamed dumplings, delicate rice noodles, golden and crispy fried dough sticks, etc. At this moment, the street was crowded and lively. Many diners gathered in front of each snack stall.
Evelin was full of curiosity about these various snacks. Whenever she saw a new food, she would excitedly pull Lu Chen over to buy some, calling it "trying something new." In this way, when they finally arrived at the stinky tofu stall, Evelin's hands were already filled with several bags of various delicacies.
When they came to the stinky tofu stall, Evelyn and Hans couldn't help but cover their noses. Evelyn pointed at the tofu cubes being fried in the pan and asked in disbelief, "Is this what you call stinky tofu?"
Lu Chen nodded, then turned to the boss and shouted, "Boss, give me a serving of stinky tofu."
The boss said "OK" and skillfully picked up the colander, quickly scooped out a portion of stinky tofu from the oil pan, then put it into an oil paper bag and handed it to Lu Chen.
"Boss, fifty points."
After Lu Chen took the stinky tofu, he took out fifty cents from his pocket and handed it to the boss. Then, he handed the steaming stinky tofu to the two people.
"You guys try it, it tastes great." Lu Chen recommended enthusiastically.
Hans tasted one without hesitation, then gave it a thumbs up and praised it highly: "Mm, it's really delicious!"
Evelyn looked at Hans with suspicion and asked half-doubtfully, "Is it really that delicious?" She seemed a little hesitant to try this food with a unique smell.
"It's really delicious, I didn't lie to you, Evelin." Lu Chen also picked up a piece of stinky tofu and put it in his mouth. The moment he bit it, an indescribable crispy taste spread along the tip of his tongue, like a carnival feast for the taste buds, making Lu Chen feel the impact of pleasure on the back of his head.
Evelin watched Lu Chen and another person enjoying the meal, and her curiosity was finally aroused. After hesitating for a while, she carefully took a piece of stinky tofu from the oil paper bag in Lu Chen's hand, then pinched her nose tightly, as if she was facing a bomb that was about to explode, and put the stinky tofu into her mouth. At first, she just chewed it lightly for a few times, but was soon conquered by the unique taste, and couldn't help but nod to Lu Chen frequently. At the same time, she unceremoniously snatched the bag of stinky tofu, seemingly completely forgetting her dislike for this kind of food just now.
Lu Chen watched Evelin wolfing down her food with interest, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, no one is trying to snatch it from you." However, before he finished speaking, Hans quickly took out a piece of stinky tofu from Evelin's bag. Evelin stared at Hans with wide eyes, angrily, and scolded him, "Why are you like this? How can you just snatch things from others!"
Seeing Hans's embarrassed look, Lu Chen was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry, so he turned around and walked to the owner of the stinky tofu shop again and bought several more. Then, he smiled and said to Evelin, "It's okay, there's more here."
After that, Lu Chen handed the stinky tofu to the two of them. Then, the three of them strolled along the busy street.
As they walked, Evelin suddenly asked curiously, "Honey, why are there so many people here? Don't they have to go to work?" After listening, Lu Chen patiently explained to her, "Our factory here uses a two-shift system, divided into day shift and night shift. I think these people who are out shopping now are probably the workers who are about to go to work on the night shift."
After taking the two of them around for a while, Lu Chen signaled Hans to continue driving to Lu's company.
After arriving at the company, Lu Chen took Evelin directly to the office area. Evelin originally wanted Lu Chen to take her around the factory, but Lu Chen refused on the grounds of factory confidentiality.
Fu Mingzhuo sat in his seat, frowning at Lu Chen and Evelin. He was full of doubts, not understanding why Lu Chen would bring this foreign woman to the company. Did Lu Chen really intend to marry this woman home? If so, his uncle and aunt would definitely be pissed off.
He asked Lu Chen indifferently, "Xiao Chen, why did you suddenly come to the company? Is there something important you want to talk to me about? Also, who is this beautiful lady?"
Before Lu Chen could answer, Evelin took the initiative to step forward and introduced herself to Fu Mingzhuo with a smile: "Hello, my name is Evelin, and I'm Lu Chen's girlfriend. Nice to meet you, you must be Manager Fu Mingzhuo! I often hear Lu Chen mention you, saying that you are a very outstanding person."
After that, she extended her right hand to Fu Mingzhuo, with a friendly smile on her face, showing her friendship. Fu Mingzhuo nodded and looked at Lu Chen with an inquiring look. Lu Chen pinched his nose uncomfortably, and then said with a little embarrassment:
"Actually, I came here to ask Brother Jiang He for a favor. I'm planning to go hunting with my friends, but I don't have a good hunting rifle. After thinking it over, I think it would be more reliable to ask Brother Jiang He to make one for me. So, I took the liberty to visit you today."
After hearing this, Fu Mingzhuo nodded thoughtfully and responded:
"I see. That's no problem. I'll send someone to call Jiang He over right away. If you have any specific requests, you can raise them with him in person."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Mingzhuo turned around and left the office to find someone to notify Chen Jianghe to come over.