Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 960 Dinner
"Hmm?" Phaethon asked, "Is there something wrong with that?"

"Problem? This is great! I can finally sleep when I'm sleepy. I never felt sleepy before. Even though I was hammered 200 times before, I just felt tired from the bottom of my heart. After wearing it, I feel like I'm in standby mode. It's so healthy! I feel like wearing it can take good care of myself."

[Ah~~] Apollonia also yawned, [I'm sleepy too. I haven't been this sleepy for a long time. Let's go to sleep.]

"Good night then." Shangluo stood up. "I'm so sleepy. I feel sleepy and tired all of a sudden. Before I was not sleepy, I didn't know how to rest. I always felt that I wouldn't recover even if I slept. Now it's in standby mode, not fully turned on. Ah, it feels like I should be able to fully recover after a good sleep. This gift is really wonderful! Why didn't anyone give it to me earlier?"

"You're not going to sleep after dinner?"

"Ah, I'm still sleepy, so I'd better go to bed quickly. Good night." He leaned against the wall, feeling sleepy but happy as he went to sleep in his room - this long-lost real physical sleepiness made him feel the freshness of life. He also immediately understood why Fu Yuanshan wore this "weight".

Fu Yuanshan's Fuyuan Dao requires him to keep in contact with everyone. This counterweight can prevent him from hurting others when he is in contact with everyone.

With gratitude to Senior Fu and thanks to Phaethon, he fell asleep.

[Huh~~] Apollonia fell asleep faster than her.

"Tsk." Phaethon looked at the empty sofa. "I feel like I was left alone and he went to sleep first. It's weird."

"Alas." Inside the Imperial Garden, Zhu Ling sighed as she looked at Long Long across the railing. "It's ok that Shangluo stood me up, but why is she unwilling to have dinner with me?"

"Maybe you don't eat enough healthy food." Longlong answered while chewing on the familiar bamboo pole.

Although he had just eaten some spiritual food, a panda needs to consume 100 kilograms of food and excrete 80 kilograms of feces every day. Although the nutrition is completely sufficient, he can't stop eating and always wants to find something to eat.

"What did you say?"

"Princess, the food in your Zhu family is not very healthy. It's all grilled meat. How about some bamboo shoots? They are delicious." He picked a good one and handed it over, "Try it?"

Zhu Ling took the bamboo shoots with some doubt. She didn't plan to eat them all, so she just cut off the tip of the bamboo shoot, peeled off the skin and took a small bite.

"Yue—it's bitter!"

"Yes, it is bitter." Long Long tilted his head, "Isn't bamboo bitter? But eating it has a health-promoting effect, don't you think so?"

"I'd rather eat meat." She didn't waste anything she ate, and swallowed the bitter bamboo shoots. She skimmed off the uneaten parts with her hands, and handed them back to Longlong.

"Alas." Long Long, who failed in his missionary work, was a little disappointed. "It would be great if you could eat bamboo shoots too. With your taste as a reference, I'm sure we can improve the variety of bamboo here."

"Why, the bamboo here is not tasty?"

"No matter how good this place is, it can't compare to my hometown. The bamboo in my hometown is really delicious. There are more than a dozen kinds of bamboo on the mountain. You can eat any one you want. Each one is very fresh, and each one has new surprises."

"If you don't want to live in a zoo, then go back!"

"Ah?" Long Long quickly put down the bamboo, "I-I didn't mean it. Please don't chase me away, Mr. Keeper."

"Isn't the bamboo at home delicious?"

"There's no one at home to help me chop bamboo! I have to chop every bamboo myself, it's too troublesome. And there's no audience at home, it's so boring. I still like places with audiences. When I eat bamboo shoots, they giggle and can sit there and watch for a whole day. It's so fun. I can also sit there and watch them for a whole day."

"Then eat your bamboo well. After all, this is not your hometown. The climate is different, and the bamboo that grows here is also different."

"Then I'll um? It seems like there was a call from you?" "Really?" Zhu Ling took a look, "If it was Shangluo, I would forgive him, tsk."

"Isn't it him?" Longlong asked while chewing bamboo.

"It's Yanqiu. She wants to treat me to a meal. That's good, she's my third favorite person. Besides my brother and sister-in-law. Well, elders are a different matter."

"Wait, isn't Shangluo a human?"

"Ah?" Zhu Ling thought for a moment, "Oh, right, Shangluo is not only auspicious, but also a person. Then Yanqiu should be placed a little behind Shangluo. Then I'm going to eat. If you want more bamboo, you can do it yourself. The key is here."

Jinling Hotel, the second floor restaurant "Songyuan". This is the Jinling Hotel's main restaurant, in other words, the "restaurant" of the Jinling Hotel. The first floor is the lobby restaurant, which is open to the public. The second floor Songyuan is generally only open to guests.

Zhu Ling, wearing sunglasses, walked into the private room under the guidance of the waiter. Yan Qiu had already sat inside and was ordering food from the menu:

"Here, this whole rack of pork. Bring it all. Half portions each."

"Ah? But Miss Yanqiu, isn't this a bit too much? Even if it's half a portion..."

"It's okay. Can the guests I invited eat it? Come on." She stood up and gave Zhu Ling an opening salute.

"Ah." Zhu Ling walked to her side listlessly, pulled out a stool and sat down, "Luckily you invited me to dinner tonight, otherwise I would be very disappointed."

"What happened to you?"

"I was stood up. Someone wanted to have hotpot with me twice, but I didn't show up because I had other things to do each time."

"Do I know the person you are talking about?"

"Who else could it be? Is there any need to say it?" There was a waiter nearby, so Zhu Ling knew it was not appropriate to mention a name casually.

"Ah, these are some..." She felt a little regretful because she had invited more than one guest tonight.

But since she had already invited him, she couldn’t stand him down like Shangluo did, so she had to bite the bullet and continue ordering dishes.

She turned to the last page first. "This. Wine produced in Sicily. Are there any wines from the Eastern Mediterranean, such as Greece? Are there any? Okay, that one."

"Have you invited other guests?" Zhu Ling was a little surprised.

"Oh, yes. You know him too. Tsk, this is a bit difficult."

Less than five minutes later, Phaethon walked in.

Yanqiu was of course not surprised at all, but as soon as she came in, she made eye contact with Zhu Ling.

"Aha." Zhu Ling covered her forehead with her hands. "She stood you up too, right? Otherwise, why would you come out to eat alone?"

"I'm so hungry, I want to eat more."

"Don't worry, you can eat as much as you want tonight. I ordered half a portion of each item from the seasonal menu. If you like it, you can order more. I just got my advertising fee, so you can eat more. You're welcome."

(End of this chapter)