Chapter 2016 Qatar Zhen Huan asks for a monthly ticket
The English lunch tea is almost placed on the three-layer plate, with sandwiches on the bottom two layers and colorful desserts on the top.
There are 4 flavors of finger sandwiches, each set of 4 pieces, arranged into a square, eaten from bottom to top, from salt to sweet, you can't take it randomly, that is to say, start with the sandwich.
Whoever sits in front of the plate will be responsible for delivering the meal. Wei Mingsi took the initiative to take on the job. He picked up the plate and asked Yang Cheng what he wanted to eat, and then asked Carson. He chose one by himself after both sides were chosen.
In short, if anyone wants to eat a meal, they must first ask the people around them whether they need it, make sure that they are taking care of each other and then satisfy themselves. Although this way of eating is cumbersome, it constantly releases kindness and promotes communication between each other.
After the sandwich, scones are usually followed by English quick bread, and its name comes from scones or the Stone of Destiny, which was once crowned by the Scottish royal family.
Traditional scones are shaped into triangles, with oats as the main ingredient, and rice balls are baked in a shallow pot for pancakes. However, flour has become the main ingredient today. They are baked in the oven like ordinary bread, and the shape is no longer an unchanging triangle. They can be made into various shapes such as round, square or diamond.
Of course, it can be made into a sweet taste or a salty taste.
The most important thing is that when eating scones, you have to eat hot ones, so you must bake them freshly. Only after you finish the sandwich will the waiter bring the scones up.
The correct way to eat scones is to break it apart and apply a layer of cream and a layer of jam. As for applying butter or jam first, it is the same as eating sweet or salty tofu brain. There are two major schools. Wei Mingsi can't tell which one is better, it depends on his own taste.
The hot scones, with butter and wheat aromas, and coated with butter and jam, are indeed much better than sandwiches.
Wei Mingsi suddenly told a British joke, "The queen doesn't actually eat scones first." Wei Mingsi spread the jam and said, "It's just that her dog loves it, so she also gives scones to the guests every time."
OK, this joke is a bit cold, but it's also very British.
In fact, Wei Mingsi wanted to take the initiative to raise the topic, but Yang Cheng refused to respond. Old Carson was silent. This event couldn't get hot.
Of course, the same thing is true. Whether afternoon tea is delicious or not is not important. When you come to have afternoon tea, you must assume that these are delicious, so the British don’t care about these at all. The topics set by the hostess of afternoon tea, the outfits of the guests, and whether the weather is good today is the most important thing. The emphasis is on the decency from the inside out and the inside.
However, although the atmosphere was average, Wei Mingsi still found a topic to talk about, "To be honest, the UK can have afternoon tea, and I also have to thank the black tea in Country Z.
In 1610, Dutch merchants brought back a small amount of Wuyi black tea from Country Z for the first time, becoming a very popular commodity when Country Z was exported to Europe.
At that time, Country Z was still a mysterious and prosperous Eastern country for Europeans, and any items from Country Z were always given a noble atmosphere.
Due to the enlightenment of Wuyi black tea, the spread of black tea in the UK has gone through a process of gradually infiltration from royal families and nobles into ordinary civilians, and gradually formed the British unique black tea culture system.
Queen Catherine, the Queen of King Charles II of England, played a key role in the introduction and spread of black tea in the UK. Queen Catherine was originally a Portuguese princess and was said to love drinking black tea. After she married into the UK, she brought black tea to the British court for the first time, so she was also called the Queen of Tea Drinking."
If you were not a professional, you might not know about this history. Yang Cheng listened very seriously and started chatting with Wei Mingsi along with this topic.
Gradually, the topic was introduced to Wei Mingsi himself. He was born in the UK and then followed his parents to Xiangjiang. He lived in Xiangjiang for more than 20 years. He is currently in his 30s and under 40 years old, so he has a successful career.
However, he felt that the job in front of him had no future and had always wanted to break out of this circle, and the writer was him who found another way to make a living for himself.
In the years as an afternoon tea tutor, he has come into contact with countless celebrities and has maintained good relationships with many people. Naturally, he has heard many secrets that ordinary people want to hear but never hear. No, it should be said that gossip is more appropriate.
There is nothing more suitable for gossip than an occasion like afternoon tea.
So Wei Mingsi came up with this idea. Through job opportunities, he would artistically process the gossip of these celebrities to ordinary people, and believed that there would be an audience market.
Yang Cheng asked unexpectedly, "So, I'm very likely to become a character in your book?"
Wei Mingsi did not hide it at all, "Of course, but don't worry, I will use a pseudonym and blur your identity and background as much as possible. Even if someone guesses, I won't admit it~"
Yang Cheng smiled, "Don't be nervous, I don't care about this~"
Wei Mingsi had a sudden idea, "By the way, Mr. Yang, have you considered a biography?"
"Leave a biography?" Yang Cheng laughed in silence, "No one has proposed a biography at how old I am."
"It has nothing to do with your age when you get your social status, you can do it~"
"No, I don't need it, I don't need to make money by selling books~"
"Of course, you are not short of this little money, but a good biography can increase your influence in the minds of the world."
“Uh~ I’m still not interested~”
"Okay, I just said it casually~"
But judging from the regretful expression on his face, it doesn't seem like he was just talking casually.
At this time, there were dense footsteps outside the door. Soon, a private room next door was opened, followed by a noisy exchange.
Wei Mingsi frowned in dissatisfaction. This is not the sound that traditional British afternoon tea should have.
So he stood up, opened the door and walked out, but after a while he shook his head and came back with a wry smile.
"It's Princess Mozha and her entourage~"
Yang Cheng and Old Carson looked at each other. It was such a coincidence that they had just become competitors and met in afternoon tea. Although they had not met yet, the momentum of competition had already risen...
As one of the managers of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, Princess Moza is definitely a legend in the Middle East, equivalent to Zhen Huan's kind.
How did you say that sentence?
History is cruel. The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. Princess Mozha is the hostage taken away by the winner in movies and TV novels.
However, she was different from other hostages who were dealt with or were depressed. She directly counterattacked and turned over and sang the serf!
And Moza is so high-profile now that she is not good at all. Who can tell that she was a hostage at the beginning?
Chapter completed!