Germany had two well-known products that dominated the world. One was cars, and the other was beer. Cars might still be controversial, but Germany was undoubtedly the king of beer. This wasn't referring to the quality of the beer, but the culture and tradition of beer. Germany's traffic laws actually excluded drinking a small amount of beer from drunk driving. It would be difficult to find such a good thing in other countries …
The glass of beer that Zhang Zian drank was by no means the best beer he had ever tasted, but in this kind of atmosphere where everyone, regardless of age or gender, drank beer while watching the game, even the beer that was originally of average quality became delicious, not to mention this glass of beer was really good.
After he took a big gulp of beer, the smiles of the diners around him became friendlier, as if they were treating him as one of their own.
"After drinking, try the boiled pork knuckle. You definitely won't be disappointed." The brandy nosed diner laughed heartily.
Seeing the boiled pork knuckle, Zhang Zian was a little shocked. For the convenience of the diners, the pork knuckle came with a small knife, but the knife wasn't laid flat on the table like a Western dining knife. Instead, it was inserted into the pork knuckle. It was a little like the heroes in Water Margin who ate big chunks of meat and drank big bowls of wine.
In addition to a shallow layer of soup on the plate, there was only a piece of pork knuckle the size of an adult man's fist, two round potato balls, and a small cup of sauce for the diners to taste.
Using the knife to cut open the pork knuckle, the aroma of the hot pork made his mouth unconsciously secrete saliva. He used a fork to pick up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth. It was soft and fragrant, almost melting in his mouth. His original worry that it was too greasy had long been forgotten.
After eating a mouthful of the boiled pork knuckle, drinking a big mouthful of beer, and chewing on the chewy potato balls, Zhang Zian gradually understood why this restaurant could attract so many diners despite the monotonous dishes. This was the so-called specialty.
"I'll have another cup!"
The brandy nosed diner saw that he had finished his beer and urged again.
"No, no, I really won't drink this time." Zhang Zian firmly refused. Although Germany's traffic regulations were relatively lenient on drunk driving, he wasn't a German who could drink beer like a beverage. If he drank any more, he really wouldn't be able to drive.
Zhang Zian had a big appetite. The piece of pork knuckle didn't look too big, but in reality, it was impossible to finish. Coupled with the feeling of fullness brought by the beer, he quickly ate and drank to his heart's content.
He ordered a few more portions of food for the elves and asked to take them away.
When he paid the bill, the brandy nosed diner beside him also paid at the same time. The two of them left the restaurant one after another.
"Kid, the drinks here aren't satisfying enough. Do you want to go to my place for a drink?" The brandy nosed diner invited him.
"No, I still have something to do," Zhang Zian politely declined.
"Let's go, let's go. Don't stand on ceremony." The brandy nosed diner put an arm around his shoulder as if they were old friends.
Zhang Zian thought to himself, Are all Germans so passionate? This old man isn't young. Could he be gay? Get me drunk and wake up with a sore butt the next day?
Thinking of this, he suddenly became alert. How could his thinking be affected by Richard? Everyone looked like a gay to him …
"No, I really have something to do. I'm here to look for someone …" He tried to break free.
"Looking for someone?" The brandy nosed diner sniffed and said with a faint smile, "Aren't you the one that Reina introduced to find the aquarium? If so, you don't need to look for it. "
Huh?
Zhang Zian was surprised and asked confusedly, "Are you …"
The brandy nosed diner said with a breath that reeked of alcohol, "Do you think I'll just invite a random stranger to my house? Of course, it's because I recognized you. Let me introduce myself. I'm Reina's father. You can call me Carl. You're Jeff Zhang from China, right? I heard that you're also in the same industry as us. You own a pet shop in China? "
Zhang Zian thought to himself, Reina was right when she said that her father has a weird temper. Since he recognized me, why didn't he say it directly? Why did he have to deliberately make a joke?
But wasn't this too much of a coincidence? It was so much of a coincidence that he couldn't believe that he was actually eating in the same restaurant as the person he was looking for.
"Yes, nice to meet you," he said. "But I want to know how you recognized me."
"Isn't that simple?" Carl laughed. "This is a small city. Not many foreigners come here to travel, and this restaurant is the best in the city. Most importantly, I've seen your photo. Where's Famous? "
"He's in the car." Zhang Zian pointed to his car.
"I'll go drive. You follow behind." Carl waved his hand and got into a rough-looking pickup truck.
Zhang Zian returned to his car and distributed the takeaway food to the elfins.
"Who's that?" Richard landed on his shoulder. "A new friend? Although he's a bit old, his stamina should be pretty good. I didn't expect you to have such a heavy taste! "
"Heavy, my foot! That's the person we're looking for. He runs an aquarium nearby. Let's go visit it. " Zhang Zian drove behind Carl's car. At first, he was worried that Carl had drunk a lot and would have an accident while driving. But he soon realized that he was thinking too much. Carl's car drove very steadily. It didn't look like he had been drinking at all.
There were a lot of cars in German cities, but the traffic was orderly. Domestic luxury cars like Mercedes-Benz and BMWs could only be considered street cars here.
Just as Carl said, this was a small city. After a few minutes of driving, they drove into a parking lot on the edge of the city.
Carl waved at him from afar and led the way into a two-story building that looked like a large warehouse next to the parking lot.
Zhang Zian took Famous's hand and got out of the car. He followed behind with the elfins.
After entering the building, he realized that it wasn't a large warehouse at all. Instead, it was a large aquarium.
Similar to some large aquariums in China, this aquarium also had a dark hall. It was just that all they could see was darkness. Only the two rows of aquarium display boxes on the left and right were lit to create a dark environment that was like the underwater world.
However, what caught Zhang Zian's attention the most was not the swimming fishes around him, but the tall, skinny man wearing glasses near the door. He looked like a nerd who stayed at home, just like the nerds that often appeared in European and American movies.
The young man's head was almost buried in the computer. He stared at the screen without blinking, and his hands were typing furiously on the keyboard. He didn't even notice that Carl and Zhang Zian had entered the shop.
"This is Paul, our water testing expert," Carl introduced him to Zhang Zian. "If you want to build a serious aquarium instead of harvesting a bunch of smelly, dead fish, you first have to find a reliable expert like him, or you have to become such an expert yourself."
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