Chapter 771: 771
The streets of Thailand were very different from China . The biggest differences were the architecture, the facilities, and the pedestrians .
“Sigh . I wish having sensitive five senses is an ability that can be turned on and off,” Yuan Zhou held his breath and sighed .
Yuan Zhou’s five senses were very sensitive, while the people of Thailand liked to put on heavy perfume and makeup regardless of age . Each time he walked by one of them, he would be able to smell the strong perfume . This was something Yuan Zhou was not used to .
Numerous smells assaulted his nostrils, both natural and artificial smells . Yuan Zhou felt like his nose was going to be damaged by all the smell .
“Let’s visit the shopping malls first,” Yuan Zhou entered the first shopping mall he saw without hesitation .
The streets of Thailand were very hot and the moment Yuan Zhou entered the shopping mall, he shivered, feeling like he had suddenly entered an ice cave from a hot location .
“So cold,” Yuan Zhou muttered and walked toward the security check .
The security guard said something to Yuan Zhou . When he saw that Yuan Zhou wasn’t saying anything, he pointed at a board before knocking on it .
The picture of a lighter was on the board . After Yuan Zhou shook his head, he was allowed to enter .
“It must be quite safe here since people have to go through a security check just to enter a shopping mall,” Yuan Zhou turned around and gave the security check one more look before started studying the direction boards .
“Looks like the food venues are all on the fifth and sixth floor . Well, I’ll go check out the food first,” Yuan Zhou started climbing the stairs .
Yuan Zhou was well prepared on his Thailand trip . After all, one of the best restaurants in Asia was right here in Bangkok . He had wasted quite some effort to book a table at this restaurant .
“I booked it for the day after tomorrow . Well, I’ll look for other foods before that,” Yuan Zhou strolled around while looking for food, looking quite leisurely .
“This restaurant is quite interesting . I can both roast and boil the food?” Yuan Zhou muttered as he studied a poster outside a certain restaurant .
“One, one . ” Yuan Zhou walked to the door and repeated one of the few English words he knew . The waiter nodded at him .
“Ok . Ok . ” The waiter was a man that wasn’t too tall . With a smile, he brought Yuan Zhou to a table for two .
Then, he handed a menu to Yuan Zhou .
“Looks like the majority of the food here is beef and mutton,” Yuan Zhou scanned through the menu before ordering .
“I wonder how the beef here tastes like,” Yuan Zhou ordered three different beef dishes, one mutton dish, one mushroom dish, and one vegetable dish .
“Ok . ” Yuan Zhou pointed at the dishes he wanted before passing the menu to the waiter .
“*&*&%#@” The waiter spoke something in Thai language . Yuan Zhou nodded with a smile .
Of course, Yuan Zhou had no idea what the waiter said . He merely nodded out of politeness .
Then, the waiter left . Yuan Zhou started studying the pot on the table .
That’s right . This pot was the thing that had attracted Yuan Zhou . The pot had a circular and uneven surface, with the edge of the pot sinking down about half finger depth where the waiter had added some plain water in earlier .
The customers around Yuan Zhou were either roasting vegetables and meat on the circular surface or boiling them in the plain water .
“Interesting . This is powered by electricity, right? So the surface is uneven to avoid having the food sticking to it?” Yuan Zhou started studying the pot .
The number of customers were increasing and an elderly couple sat down behind Yuan Zhou .
The reason Yuan Zhou noticed them was because they were speaking Mandarin .
“Sure enough, there are still many Chinese visiting Thailand,” Yuan Zhou felt good encountering someone from his country . He started eavesdropping on them .
There was a sense of comfort to hear his mother tongue at a land where almost everyone spoke a foreign language .
“I told you we should be eating lobsters at that restaurant but you insist to eat roasted meat here . You will have digestion problem again later,” said the grandpa, speaking quite loudly .
“You like beef, right? The beef here is the best,” the grandma retorted .
“I prefer lobster,” the grandpa snorted .
“We have already ordered . What’s the point of complaining now,” the grandma countered .
“Fine, I can never win with you . Time for you to have your medicine . I’ll get some water for you,” the grandpa said, sounding somewhat helpless as he switched the topic .
“I’ll take it when we go back to the hotel . I don’t see any hot water here . ” From the tone of the grandma’s voice, it was obvious she was frowning .
“Don’t worry . This is a restaurant in a shopping mall . Hot water will definitely be provided . ” The grandpa seemed unconvinced . He picked up a glass and walked towards a waiter .
“The tour guide is not around . You won’t understand what they are saying,” yelled the grandma .
The grandpa insisted and continued walking towards the waiter .
“Looks like there’s really no hot water,” Yuan Zhou scanned the restaurant and found that the customers were either drinking beverages or iced plain water provided by the restaurant .
That’s right . Even though the temperature of the shopping was very low, the restaurants in the mall still served iced water with ice cubes in it .
“Looks like Thai people do not like drinking hot water,” Yuan Zhou muttered when he recalled what he had seen for the past two days .
The grandpa was already speaking to a waiter . As the grandpa had a vigorous voice, it sounded like he was in an argument instead .
“Hot water . Do you have hot water?” repeated the grandpa without stop .
Alas, the same waiter that served Yuan Zhou earlier could only smile while shaking his head, occasionally speaking something .
“Sigh, why do I feel like I’m speaking to a piece of wood . Do you understand Chinese?” the grandpa appeared quite angry .
“Sorry, @#%&*” the waiter apologized and spoke some Thai again .
“Drink . Hot water . ” This time, the grandpa made a drinking gesture . Finally, the waiter understood . He lifted the jar beside him and prepared to pour it into the glass .
“Not this . I want hot water, not iced water,” repeated the grandpa .
“Grandpa, I don’t think he understands Chinese,” Yuan Zhou stepped forth and said .
“Huh, young man, you’re a Chinese as well?” The grandpa was pleasantly surprised when he saw Yuan Zhou .
“Um . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head .
“Can you speak Thai?” asked the grandpa expectingly .
“No, but I know a little English,” Yuan Zhou was somewhat embarrassed when he said this . Of course, he still maintained a calm expression .
“Can I trouble you to ask for some hot water?” asked the grandpa .
“Sure thing . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head .
“Hot water,” said Yuan Zhou after he thought of the English words he knew .
“Sorry,” apologized the waiter, seemingly not understanding .
“Cough . Hot water,” Yuan Zhou repeated the two English words he knew .
Beside him, the grandpa looked at both him and the waiter doubtfully .
After Yuan Zhou repeated five times with a solemn look, the waiter finally said “Oh” and ran away .
“Sigh, why did he run off?” asked the grandpa .
“He finally understood . He’s getting hot water now” Yuan Zhou said calmly .
“Oh . Thank you, young man . Are you on a trip alone?” asked the grandpa when he was no longer anxious .
“Um . Here on vacation,” Yuan Zhou nodded while his gaze was locked on the direction the waiter had ran to, his heart racing .
“It should be fine . Hot water is such an easy term . There won’t be a problem,” Yuan Zhou reassured himself .
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