After picking them up, they went to the hotel, let Mr. and Mrs. Li rest first, and then prepared for dinner.
Li Du took Sophie to thank the staff at the hotel for sending his parents to Los Angeles.
For dinner, he planned to book the top Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles, Urasawa, which was a Michelin three-star restaurant. Li Du had eaten at a Michelin three-star restaurant and was very particular about it.
A meal at Urasawa included 30 dishes, and the lowest price was $400 per person. There were only ten chairs, which were very popular and had to be booked a week in advance.
However, Li Du had a palladium card from the hotel. This card was very powerful and could be used anywhere in the service industry. It could be used to book a table at the last minute.
Li Du discussed eating Japanese food with his parents. When Mr. Li learned that it was a Japanese restaurant, he shook his head firmly. "No, we can't let the Japanese earn our money. Otherwise, how can we face your great-grandfather and great-grandmother?"
During the Japanese invasion of China, their county was occupied by the Japanese. Because their village was close to the county, the Japanese forced the able-bodied people from the village to build turrets and dig trenches.
Even though the people worked honestly, they were eventually killed by the Japanese for unknown reasons. At that time, half of the able-bodied people in the village died at the hands of the Japanese.
Li Du's grandfather was still young at that time. He was taken away by a neighbor on a boat along the river, and later returned to the village after the Japanese were defeated.
Until now, the whereabouts of Li Du's great-grandfather and great-grandmother was unknown. It was a very dark history, and even now, the old people in their village shed tears when they talked about it.
Li Du nodded and went to another restaurant. Li Du's father lectured him sternly, saying that the Chinese and the Japanese were irreconcilable enemies. Sooner or later, there would be a war, so he could not do business with the Japanese in the United States.
Mr. Li's patriotism was simple. His generation had infinite loyalty and love for the motherland, which Li Du's generation could not understand.
In the end, they chose a French restaurant to eat French and Mediterranean food.
Working in storage auctions, Li Du had a lot of experience in the area of food, and was involved in food from all over the world.
The French restaurant, called Blue Garden, did not participate in the Michelin rating, but was also very famous in Los Angeles. It was located on the central floor of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, overlooking the coastline of Los Angeles.
The building had a total of 55 floors and a height of 220 meters. The view from the top floor was better, but the things could not be seen clearly. The middle floor was just right.
Li Du kept on making calls. Mr. Li was puzzled and said, "It's just a meal. Is there a need to make so many calls?"
Sophie explained, "It's very troublesome to make a last-minute reservation at these restaurants. Li should be thinking of a way to get a seat through his friends."
Li Du's father pretended to be enlightened and secretly said to Li Du's mother, "It's too difficult to eat in the United States. It's better at home. There are plenty of restaurants out there."
"Is the restaurant you mentioned able to entertain Sophie and her parents?" Li's mother said with disdain.
Li's father said angrily, "Why not? We all have one mouth and one stomach. It's fine as long as we can eat our fill. Why be so picky? "
When they entered the restaurant, he didn't say that.
The Blue Garden Restaurant took the natural route, which was equivalent to opening up a small French farm in the concrete city.
It took up an area of one floor. There were flowers, grass, and trees — all real plants.
The restaurant looked like it was in the middle of a farm. There were small wheat fields, vegetable fields, and a small breeding area. There were fish in the pond and chickens and ducks in the poultry house.
People walked through the restaurant as if they were walking in a French farm. When they walked to the window and looked out, they could see the vast harbor in the southwest and the vast city of Los Angeles in the northeast.
The restaurant was like a city in the sky. It was easy for people to think: I live in the sky, I am with God, I can control everything in the world.
Li Du's father was shocked by the scene in front of him. This kind of farm restaurant style was not available in his small county. Moreover, it was more than 100 meters in the air, which was even more amazing.
Li Du gave his contact information to the restaurant manager, and the manager took them to the best location on the southwest side. The harbor was just around the corner from here.
Li Du's mother sat inside and smiled. "I can't. I'm afraid of heights."
Li Du and Sophie ordered. The restaurant was slow to serve, but there were some appetizers, such as a nut Caesar salad.
Li Du's father whispered to Li Du that the salad was just some chopped nuts sprinkled on cabbage.
Li Du laughed. That was true, but it was a famous dish.
Foie gras toast, fish and cheese Mexican icefish, ham and cheese puffs, mullet roe with shallots and white wine, clams stir-fried with basil, tuna belly with red peppers in oil, almond chilli sauce, Portuguese duck casserole, and so on. Once the dishes were served, the speed was very fast.
The sun set and night fell.
Los Angeles was a city that never slept. Although there were not many high-rise buildings in the city, the lights were continuous, and at night it looked more stunning than during the day.
The harbor area downstairs was also lit up. Some cruise ships were brightly lit. They officially set off at night and began a new journey around the coastline.
Li Du and Sophie talked about their travels in Australia and Africa. Using a mixture of Chinese and English, they led the conversation at the table and made the four old people laugh.
While Sophie was introducing the pygmies in Africa, Li Du's cell phone rang. He picked it up and nodded. "Okay, I got it. Let's get started."
Sophie did not speak again after he picked up the phone. When he hung up, Sophie began to introduce again.
Li Du looked at her profile with a smile. When she was concentrating on her explanation, she was quiet and beautiful.
Suddenly someone exclaimed, "Hey, look down, what's that on the sea?"
The guests near the southwest side turned to look, and then exclaimed, "It's a fire, the sea is burning?" "What is this? How did it appear? "" Take a picture! "" How can the sea be on fire? "
The exclamations attracted Sophie and the others, who also looked out the window.
Looking down from the window, the sea of the harbor was dark, but in this darkness, a raging fire was burning in their position!
The golden flames appeared on the surface of the sea in a line. They were originally a single point, and then they quickly spread to both sides. The two lines of fire drew a gentle arc on the surface of the sea, and when they reached a position, they converged in the middle at the same time.
The lines of fire finally glued together, and a huge, burning heart-shaped pattern appeared!
The moment the heart-shaped pattern was formed, a line of flaming words instantly burned: Sophie Martin, the tide rises and falls, only love remains.
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