Return to Singapore 1995

Li Xiaofan smiled and said: "You are in a high-end residential area, and there is only a small market next to it. The market under the Orchid Flower Village dormitory where I live now is very big, and it is very lively there. Have you been there?"

"I've heard of it, but I haven't been there very often..." Liu Mengchen said.

"Have you eaten? Do you want me to invite you there for supper?"

Guo Hanyue said: "We have already eaten noodles. It's so late or forget it. Next time we have a chance..."

"Aren't you tired of eating noodles every day? There are many delicious food at Orchid Flower Village Market, you can go for a walk! Don't worry, Singapore is still very safe at night!"

Liu Mengchen was very interested: "Sister Yue, how about we go over and have a look? I'm really tired of eating noodles every day..."

Guo Hanyue compromised: "Okay then, let's go early and come back early!"

After Li Xiaofan took Liu Mengchen and Guo Hanyue to the Orchid Flower Village market, he took them to a nasi lemak shop owned by a very famous Malay uncle.

His Nasi Lemak is famous far and wide, and there are people queuing up to take away it from morning to night.

Nasi Lemak is called Nasi Lemak in English, which comes from the Malay word "nasilemak". "nasi" refers to rice. The original meaning of lemak is oil, which here refers to coconut milk. That is, after soaking the rice in coconut milk, it is cooked into rice. Got its name.

Nasi Lemak is a delicacy most commonly seen in Southeast Asia such as Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. The main ingredients are rice, coconut milk, etc., and the auxiliary ingredients include shredded coconut milk, eggs, etc., and the taste is light. Cooked nasi lemak served with cucumber, fried ikan bilis, fried peanuts, fried chicken wings and chicken nuggets, fried eggs or sambal eggs, and the special sambal chili sauce, it’s a must-have with a cup of teh tarik. tasty.

Singapore's teh tarik is called Streched Tea, and it is said that it has now become a performing art that is highly appreciated by tourists. The so-called "pulled tea" is to add milk to brewed black tea, and then the tea maker pours the milk tea into a jar. The tea maker holds a jar full of milk tea in one hand and an empty cup in the other. The distance between the two hands is about one meter and starts pouring tea. This round trip usually takes 7 times. During the process of pouring tea back and forth, milk tea is not allowed to spill out.

From a distance, it looks like "pulling" milk tea, so it is called "pulled tea".

Li Xiaofan ordered a portion of Nasi Lemak and Teh Tarik for everyone.

The two girls ate with gusto, especially Liu Mengchen who gave a thumbs up and said: "The chicken wings are so fragrant, the sauce is so tasty and delicious! The milk tea is also really good!"

Guo Hanyue smiled and said angrily: "You girl is so heartless, won't the noodles I make taste bad?"

Liu Mengchen smiled and said: "Sister Yue, the noodles you make are also delicious, but you will get tired of them if you eat too much!"

Guo Hanyue said to Liu Mengchen: "If you keep your home clean, you won't get upset and you will save money! I heard from colleagues in Singapore and Malaysia that many of their friends rent houses outside. If there is a Singaporean landlord, you are generally not allowed to cook at home. Damn it! You are so blessed that you don’t know how lucky you are!”

Li Xiaofan continued: "Well, this is indeed the case! Because most Singaporeans basically don't cook at home, they do it at markets or food courts outside. They are most afraid of our Chinese tenants cooking at their homes. "We Chinese people like to cook in oil, which not only pollutes the kitchen, but also makes a mess in the kitchen. So when many Singaporeans see mainlanders coming to rent a house, the first rule is: they are not allowed to cook in their homes!"

After eating nasi lemak and teh tarik, Guo Hanyue went to the shop to pay. It turned out that Li Xiaofan had already paid the money and brought them two cups of freshly squeezed sugar cane juice.

"Li Xiaofan, how much did the food and drinks cost just now?" Guo Hanyue asked.

"Don't be polite. I ate your delicious noodles yesterday. Let's treat it as a return gift today. It's not rude to come back but not reciprocate!"

"How embarrassing this is, I still have to give you the money!"

"You're welcome, such a small amount of money!"

After several rejections, Guo Hanyue had no choice but to give up.

Liu Mengchen sucked the sugar cane juice and asked, "Li Xiaofan, how much does a college student like you earn per month here?"

Li Xiaofan thought for a while and said casually: "The basic salary is less than a thousand SGD. If you work more overtime, you can get nearly NT$2,000..."

"Wow, so high! You deserve a treat today!" Liu Mengchen sighed.

Li Xiaofan laughed: "No problem, I can treat you to a big dinner anytime!"

After separating from Guo Hanyue and Liu Mengchen, on the corridor back to the 315 dormitory, Li Xiaofan heard the phone ringing in the room.

At this time, everyone is working overtime and there is no one in the dormitory.

After entering the door and picking up the phone, the caller was A Bin, the yellow-haired waiter from Sarawak, East Malaysia at Zui Ba Xian Restaurant.

"Afan, I finally found you. I called your dormitory several times this afternoon but no one answered!"

"Ah, I just got off work. Do you have anything to do with me?"

"Do you still remember that old man An that you saved last time?"

"Yeah, I know, what's wrong?"

"He was discharged from the hospital today. In the afternoon he sent someone to find me in our restaurant and said that Brother An would like to treat us to dinner tomorrow night!"

"Our factory is very busy recently, so just forget about eating. Thank him for his kindness for me!"

"Hey, no, they insisted that I call you, and they made an appointment to meet us at our restaurant at 6:30 tomorrow night to pick us up! I have already promised them!"

"Ah? You've already agreed to it?"

"Well, I've already agreed to it for you! Ah Fan, I have something to do here, so I'll hang up first. See you tomorrow!"

Before Li Xiaofan could reply, Ah Bin hung up the phone in a hurry, not knowing what was urgent.

At 5:30 the next afternoon, Li Xiaofan got off work on time.

"Ah Fan, why are you working less and less overtime recently? Have you made enough money?" Team leader Ah De asked curiously before leaving get off work.

"I have some personal matters to deal with recently, please take care of me, team leader!"

"Okay, it's up to you!"

Generally, new rookies don't dare to choose overtime time casually. They have to listen to the arrangements of the team leader honestly, otherwise they will have a hard time.

Now Li Xiaofan is the top technical expert in the electrical test workshop. These days, even the workshop director Lin Qianxue smiles like a flower when she sees him. Team leader Ah De dare not offend him.

Back in the dormitory, Li Xiaofan took a simple shower, changed into a clean T-shirt and jeans, and then went to Zui Baxian Seafood Restaurant.

At the entrance of the restaurant, Abin had been waiting for a long time, waving at him from a distance: "Afan, Afan!"

"Where are the old man's family?"

Abin pointed to a black luxury car in the parking lot next to the restaurant: "Let's go, get in the car, this is the old man sent to pick us up, the old man said he would wait for us in the restaurant!"

Li Xiaofan followed the direction of Abin's finger and looked at the parking lot. Oh, damn, it was a luxurious Bentley! And the logo of this Bentley car was actually red! Generally, the logo of Bentley cars is black. It is said that the red Bentley logo is higher than the black logo, representing the top Bentley luxury car.