When one side of the pork belly was roasted until it was golden brown and sizzling, he flipped the meat over. There was no need to flip the pork belly repeatedly. He just fried one side and then flipped the other side. When both sides were roasted until they were golden brown, he cut them into small pieces.
Li Xu cut the pork belly into small pieces and placed them on Lin Yuqing's plate. He also pushed the fish sauce over to her.
"Hey! Lin Yuqing. "
Lin Yuqing rolled her eyes at Li Jiu. Apart from freeloading on food and drinks, this guy always called her by her name. He didn't learn any Korean etiquette at all.
Li Xu does not know why. In this country, Lin Yuqing is the person closest to him. She has been taking care of him like an elder sister, but he is used to calling her by her name.
Oh, wait. Dong Xuebing has a cousin who used to beat him up when he was young. Lin Yuqing is much closer to him than that cousin.
"Tomorrow is New Year's Day. You all are on winter break, right?"
"You just graduated not long ago. How can you not know? "Lin Yuqing could not stand Li Xu beating around the bush.
Li Xu argued: "I am just afraid that the school rules will change suddenly. You also know how Koreans are like. I will not be surprised if they tell us to work overtime for Lunar New Year. "
Koreans are under a lot of pressure at work. The economic downturn has led to an increase in the unemployment rate. Under the monopoly of the big conglomerates, there is almost no opportunity for young people to start their own businesses.
This causes many Korean employees to value their boss's impression of them. They do not dare to leave work before their boss leaves the company. They also rarely take long vacations. When their boss tells them to work overtime, they do not even dare to object.
In 2018, < Forbes > magazine published the "Most Hardworking Countries List". The list was based on the average working hours of employees in the 32 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). It was found that Korean employees work the longest every year.
But Korea's university holidays are very long.
Lin Yuqing: "No matter how much overtime you work, you will not be able to come to school. What are you trying to say?"
"Pusan!"
"What do you mean?"
"Since we all have time, it is time to fulfill our promise."
"You still remember?"
"You're a man of your word!"
Li Xu patted his chest loudly.
Lin Yuqing didn't say anything. She ate the roast meat wrapped in lettuce leaves in small bites.
Lin Yuqing's personality was in the middle of the spectrum. When facing unfamiliar people, she wouldn't appear rude, but she would also make you feel a clear sense of distance. She wouldn't care about or be curious about things in the outside world.
She didn't like crowds, and she didn't like to deliberately cater to the people around her. She would rather stay at home and read books than participate in group activities that she wasn't interested in.
This led to her having very few close friends in a foreign country.
Even though she stayed at school to teach, in fact, in four years, only two of her classmates were close to her. One was Li Xu, and the other was a Korean girl. It was the owner of the husky "Big Dumb" that looked down on Li Xu.
Only a shameless person like Li Xu could get close to her. So Li Xu was curious about how Lin Yuqing could get close to Zhao Enjing so quickly.
Lin Yuqing, who grew up in Chengdu, yearned for the sea. When she was in school, she tried to go to the coastal city of Pusan by herself.
In her imagination, traveling alone should be a very cool thing.
However, before she arrived at her destination, Lin Yuqing felt terribly lonely.
Shrouded by loneliness, Lin Yuqing didn't feel as carefree and relaxed as she had imagined. She just took a quick glance at the steel jungle of Pusan and decided to go back.
Since then, Pusan had a special feeling in her heart. It was not the kind of yearning, but more like a knot in her heart.
This made her realize that she was not as strong as she thought she was. She was afraid of loneliness.
Three years ago, Li Xu, who came back from a trip to Incheon, happily shared his experience.
"I finally saw the sea of Incheon. I've been to Hainan, but there are too many people there. It's different."
"Lin Yuqing, you've been in Korea for so long. You must have been to the sea, right?"
"No."
"Why not? Chuan Province is good at everything, but we can't see the sea. Don't you like the sea? "
"I like it."
"Why don't you go see it?"
"I don't have time."
Li Xu was surprised.
Although Seoul was not close to the sea, it was easy to see the sea in Korea. Korea was a small place, and it was surrounded by the sea on three sides. The transportation was very developed. You could get on a vehicle and set off in any direction, and you could see the sea in two hours.
Of course, the north was an exception. If you set off in the north, you might disappear from the face of the earth and never see the sea again.
"Then where do you want to see the sea?"
Lin Yuqing was silent for a while. "Pusan."
"Then I'll go with you to Pusan next time!"
"You're here to study, not to travel."
"Then let's go after I graduate?"
"I'll take it that you agree."
• • • • • •
Li Xu used a lettuce leaf to roll up two pieces of barbecued meat and swallowed them. His mouth was full, and the red sauce stuck to his lips. It was very funny.
Lin Yuqing passed a tissue to Li Xu. He wiped his mouth and looked at the bright red color on the tissue.
"This Korean chili is too weak. This thing only looks scary."
Most Koreans love to eat spicy food, and their soups, dishes, and even kimchi are scarlet red. After a meal, it looks like lipstick is applied on a napkin. However, it is not spicy at all. This is a specially made chili sauce. It is made by turning chili into powder, adding glutinous rice flour, sugar, and other spices. It is dark red in color, and it is very spicy with a hint of sweetness. No matter how much is added, it will not be spicy.
Li Xu felt that Korean food was only slightly spicier than Cantonese and Beijing cuisine. It was not as spicy as Sichuan cuisine, let alone Hunan cuisine.
Lin Yuqing shook her head. "I think I will not go. I can only rest for 3 days. I still have something to do after 3 days."
"Sigh! Lin Yuqing, you are already 27 years old, right? "
"What do you mean?" Lin Yuqing frowned. Regardless of age, age was a topic that all women cared about.
"3 years ago, you said you wanted to go to Pusan after graduating from university, but you did not get the chance. 3 years later, 3 years later, it is already 6 years. How many 6 years do you have in life? Also, Pusan is only 400 kilometers away from Seoul. "
"I did not get the chance to go. I am very busy." Lin Yuqing explained.
"Now, the chance is here. Have you lost your passion because of time? 3 days is not a short time. "
Lin Yuqing was speechless. "Fine, fine. I will go."
Li Xu was overjoyed. "You and Zhao Enjing had known each other for a long time? Why does she look so familiar? "
Lin Yuqing: "What Zhao Enjing? She is older than you. You should call her Elder Sister."
Li Jiu waved his hand. "Come on, I can't learn the Korean way. If I call her 'Nana', that idiot of a teammate of mine will definitely give me a hard time."
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