"My name is Han Feifei, and I come from Capital City. I’ve already tried the Curry Crab from this stall. It was a bit disappointing, so I don’t want my fellow countrymen to be fooled," Han Feifei said, wrinkling her nose and glancing sidelong at the stall owner.
"Is it really that bad?" Luofeng was somewhat incredulous.
"Of course. There’s this indescribable plastic taste, and the texture isn’t particularly good either. As for the crab roe, it was beyond words—let’s just say my money was wasted," Han Feifei said with a scoff, not wanting to make too many complaints.
"So, you had a food fail?" Luofeng couldn’t help but smile.
"Absolutely! Curry Crab, they said? Cooked with curry sauce? It turns out their ’Curry Crab’ is just some kind of brown crab. How can they even call that Curry Crab?"
"I see. So, there are dishonest vendors abroad too," Luofeng remarked, then asked, "Miss, do you have any good recommendations?"
"Around here, I think the best thing would be Siam Fragrant Rice. If you’re asking specifically about seafood, then I’d still recommend Bay Lobster."
"Pippi Shrimp?" Luofeng smiled slightly.
"Yes, especially those weighing more than three liang. They have a fresh, sweet, tender, and smooth taste. They’re delicate but not mushy and possess a particularly enticing flavor. Now is also the spawning season, so they taste their best. Moreover, the local cooking method is quite good. It’s not just boiled quickly or stir-fried on high heat; it’s charcoal-grilled. A metal skewer holds five shrimp... delicious, not expensive, and very good," she explained.
Luofeng nodded. "Then, may I invite you to try Pippi Shrimp again?"
"I’ll lead the way then. I know a pretty good Bay Lobster food stall," Han Feifei naturally didn’t decline.
"Alright. It’s fortunate that this is Siam, and you speak with such a strong Capital City accent; otherwise, I’d have thought you were astroturfing," Luofeng joked.
The other party rolled her eyes in response.
Luofeng followed Han Feifei to a seafood food stall.
Han Feifei pointed at the tanks and said, "Look, these Pippi Shrimp are jumping around lively; they’re freshly caught."
In such a food stall, the Bay Lobster here didn’t seem as small as those back home.
They were all plump and large.
Luofeng checked the menu; the Pippi Shrimp were priced at 89 yuan per half a kilogram.
And that was even one of the cheaper dishes. It seemed this place was truly a basic food stall.
"We’ll have Pippi Shrimp as the main dish, and let’s just try a few other things at random," Luofeng looked at the menu. "What flavor of Bay Lobster do you think tastes good, Miss?"
"I think the garlic flavor is not bad, and cumin is alright too. Forget the mustard flavor, though. It’s not like the one back home, and I don’t think you’d be accustomed to it."
Luofeng chuckled and surprised her by saying, "I won’t make a choice. I’ll take them all."
Luofeng smiled and, speaking fluent English, called out, "Boss, I’ll take one of every Bay Lobster flavor, except mustard."
"Don’t understand? Then..." Luofeng switched to another language and repeated his order.
The vendor immediately understood.
"You speak Thai?" Han Feifei asked in astonishment.
"Is that so strange?"
"A bit," Han Feifei affirmed with a firm nod.
But in fact, Luofeng had just activated Level 1 Thai.
And for a less common skill like Thai, there were only three levels: Level 1 was barely communicative, Level 2 was comfortable, and Level 3 was barrier-free communication.
Since Luofeng himself didn’t speak Thai and had used 10 Attribute Points to add one level, he was naturally at Level 1 now.
"I have a good aptitude for languages. If they don’t understand English, I try Thai. They’re bound to understand one of them," Luofeng said with a smile.
About ten minutes or so later, skewers of spicy, garlic, and barbecue-flavored Bay Lobster were served.
They also came with scissors for cutting the shells and disposable plastic gloves.
Luofeng first acted very gentlemanly, helping Han Feifei with her Bay Lobster, including peeling the shells for her.
Such an act also left her with a good feeling about him.
The flesh was delicious and not greasy at all, a totally different taste from those back home.
Luofeng ate heartily but not too quickly.
Before long, Luofeng had polished off the spicy Bay Lobster.
Han Feifei hadn’t tried the spicy flavor; most girls from Capital City can’t handle spicy food, or perhaps she personally couldn’t.
After finishing the meal, Luofeng took the initiative to pay the bill. It was 590 yuan. He then turned and said, "Miss, how long do you plan to stay here?"
Han Feifei didn’t conceal her plans. "I’ve been here for a few days and plan to go back the day after tomorrow. When will you go back?"
"I don’t have a fixed itinerary," Luofeng paused, then said, "How about this: shall we add each other on WeChat? If we have time later, we can hang out together again."
"Sure, you scan me," Han Feifei replied.
She didn’t refuse, took out her mobile phone, and scanned Luofeng’s QR code.
After seeing Han Feifei’s profile picture, Luofeng was somewhat surprised. "Miss, that’s not very honest of you. You’ve made yourself look so unflattering in your profile picture! If I hadn’t met you in person, I might have been scared off!"
Han Feifei’s profile picture was certainly deceptive. It was really her, but in the picture, she was covered in freckles and looked quite plump.
"Hey, Miss, I’m talking to you. Why make yourself look so unflattering?"
As Luofeng spoke, he noticed she was checking WeChat.
After a look, she lifted her head and rolled her eyes at Luofeng. "Kid, I’m leaving now. Goodbye."
"Kid? That’s not a very friendly way to address someone, is it?" Luofeng said, feeling a bit annoyed.
"Right? What kind of ’kid’ wears a watch worth 3.2 million?" Han Feifei chuckled, covering her mouth. Her way of calling him out was quite elegant, and then she sauntered off.
Luofeng watched Han Feifei’s retreating figure.
If he couldn’t see the other person’s Wish List, he might not have known her identity.
But since he had seen it, he understood why she had acted the way she did—striking up a conversation and eating together.
"300 yuan, please check."
"Let’s go Dutch on the meal."
"Even though you did eat quite a bit."
After Han Feifei left, she proactively sent over 300 yuan. Luofeng naturally clicked to accept it.
But still, he feigned surprise and annoyance. "We met by fate, Miss. Why draw such clear lines?"
"Of course. I can’t just freeload off a ’kid,’ even if you are indeed very rich," Han Feifei sent a message, followed by a wide-toothed laughing emoji.
Luofeng replied, but she did not respond.
Luofeng naturally followed right after her.
Because now, through Han Feifei’s primary wish, Luofeng saw that she seemed to be in some trouble.
He searched the seafood market for quite a while.
Finally, he spotted her in a small restaurant.
Luofeng had intended to help her out, but the moment she saw him, she smiled and walked over. "Husband, let’s go over there and see if there’s anything tasty."