Chapter 771: 771

The streets of Thailand were very different from China . The biggest differences were the architecture, the facilities, and the pedestrians .

“Sigh . I wish having sensitive five senses is an ability that can be turned on and off,” Yuan Zhou held his breath and sighed .

Yuan Zhou’s five senses were very sensitive, while the people of Thailand liked to put on heavy perfume and makeup regardless of age . Each time he walked by one of them, he would be able to smell the strong perfume . This was something Yuan Zhou was not used to .

Numerous smells assaulted his nostrils, both natural and artificial smells . Yuan Zhou felt like his nose was going to be damaged by all the smell .

“Let’s visit the shopping malls first,” Yuan Zhou entered the first shopping mall he saw without hesitation .

The streets of Thailand were very hot and the moment Yuan Zhou entered the shopping mall, he shivered, feeling like he had suddenly entered an ice cave from a hot location .

“So cold,” Yuan Zhou muttered and walked toward the security check .

The security guard said something to Yuan Zhou . When he saw that Yuan Zhou wasn’t saying anything, he pointed at a board before knocking on it .

The picture of a lighter was on the board . After Yuan Zhou shook his head, he was allowed to enter .

“It must be quite safe here since people have to go through a security check just to enter a shopping mall,” Yuan Zhou turned around and gave the security check one more look before started studying the direction boards .

“Looks like the food venues are all on the fifth and sixth floor . Well, I’ll go check out the food first,” Yuan Zhou started climbing the stairs .

Yuan Zhou was well prepared on his Thailand trip . After all, one of the best restaurants in Asia was right here in Bangkok . He had wasted quite some effort to book a table at this restaurant .

“I booked it for the day after tomorrow . Well, I’ll look for other foods before that,” Yuan Zhou strolled around while looking for food, looking quite leisurely .

“This restaurant is quite interesting . I can both roast and boil the food?” Yuan Zhou muttered as he studied a poster outside a certain restaurant .

“One, one . ” Yuan Zhou walked to the door and repeated one of the few English words he knew . The waiter nodded at him .

“Ok . Ok . ” The waiter was a man that wasn’t too tall . With a smile, he brought Yuan Zhou to a table for two .

Then, he handed a menu to Yuan Zhou .

“Looks like the majority of the food here is beef and mutton,” Yuan Zhou scanned through the menu before ordering .

“I wonder how the beef here tastes like,” Yuan Zhou ordered three different beef dishes, one mutton dish, one mushroom dish, and one vegetable dish .

“Ok . ” Yuan Zhou pointed at the dishes he wanted before passing the menu to the waiter .

“*&*&%#@” The waiter spoke something in Thai language . Yuan Zhou nodded with a smile .

Of course, Yuan Zhou had no idea what the waiter said . He merely nodded out of politeness .

Then, the waiter left . Yuan Zhou started studying the pot on the table .

That’s right . This pot was the thing that had attracted Yuan Zhou . The pot had a circular and uneven surface, with the edge of the pot sinking down about half finger depth where the waiter had added some plain water in earlier .

The customers around Yuan Zhou were either roasting vegetables and meat on the circular surface or boiling them in the plain water .

“Interesting . This is powered by electricity, right? So the surface is uneven to avoid having the food sticking to it?” Yuan Zhou started studying the pot .

The number of customers were increasing and an elderly couple sat down behind Yuan Zhou .

The reason Yuan Zhou noticed them was because they were speaking Mandarin .

“Sure enough, there are still many Chinese visiting Thailand,” Yuan Zhou felt good encountering someone from his country . He started eavesdropping on them .

There was a sense of comfort to hear his mother tongue at a land where almost everyone spoke a foreign language .

“I told you we should be eating lobsters at that restaurant but you insist to eat roasted meat here . You will have digestion problem again later,” said the grandpa, speaking quite loudly .

“You like beef, right? The beef here is the best,” the grandma retorted .

“I prefer lobster,” the grandpa snorted .

“We have already ordered . What’s the point of complaining now,” the grandma countered .

“Fine, I can never win with you . Time for you to have your medicine . I’ll get some water for you,” the grandpa said, sounding somewhat helpless as he switched the topic .

“I’ll take it when we go back to the hotel . I don’t see any hot water here . ” From the tone of the grandma’s voice, it was obvious she was frowning .

“Don’t worry . This is a restaurant in a shopping mall . Hot water will definitely be provided . ” The grandpa seemed unconvinced . He picked up a glass and walked towards a waiter .

“The tour guide is not around . You won’t understand what they are saying,” yelled the grandma .

The grandpa insisted and continued walking towards the waiter .

“Looks like there’s really no hot water,” Yuan Zhou scanned the restaurant and found that the customers were either drinking beverages or iced plain water provided by the restaurant .

That’s right . Even though the temperature of the shopping was very low, the restaurants in the mall still served iced water with ice cubes in it .

“Looks like Thai people do not like drinking hot water,” Yuan Zhou muttered when he recalled what he had seen for the past two days .

The grandpa was already speaking to a waiter . As the grandpa had a vigorous voice, it sounded like he was in an argument instead .

“Hot water . Do you have hot water?” repeated the grandpa without stop .

Alas, the same waiter that served Yuan Zhou earlier could only smile while shaking his head, occasionally speaking something .

“Sigh, why do I feel like I’m speaking to a piece of wood . Do you understand Chinese?” the grandpa appeared quite angry .

“Sorry, @#%&*” the waiter apologized and spoke some Thai again .

“Drink . Hot water . ” This time, the grandpa made a drinking gesture . Finally, the waiter understood . He lifted the jar beside him and prepared to pour it into the glass .

“Not this . I want hot water, not iced water,” repeated the grandpa .

“Grandpa, I don’t think he understands Chinese,” Yuan Zhou stepped forth and said .

“Huh, young man, you’re a Chinese as well?” The grandpa was pleasantly surprised when he saw Yuan Zhou .

“Um . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head .

“Can you speak Thai?” asked the grandpa expectingly .

“No, but I know a little English,” Yuan Zhou was somewhat embarrassed when he said this . Of course, he still maintained a calm expression .

“Can I trouble you to ask for some hot water?” asked the grandpa .

“Sure thing . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head .

“Hot water,” said Yuan Zhou after he thought of the English words he knew .

“Sorry,” apologized the waiter, seemingly not understanding .

“Cough . Hot water,” Yuan Zhou repeated the two English words he knew .

Beside him, the grandpa looked at both him and the waiter doubtfully .

After Yuan Zhou repeated five times with a solemn look, the waiter finally said “Oh” and ran away .

“Sigh, why did he run off?” asked the grandpa .

“He finally understood . He’s getting hot water now” Yuan Zhou said calmly .

“Oh . Thank you, young man . Are you on a trip alone?” asked the grandpa when he was no longer anxious .

“Um . Here on vacation,” Yuan Zhou nodded while his gaze was locked on the direction the waiter had ran to, his heart racing .

“It should be fine . Hot water is such an easy term . There won’t be a problem,” Yuan Zhou reassured himself .