Xia Rufei came to the top restaurant ten minutes earlier than the agreed time.

What surprised him was that Monica actually arrived earlier than him, and was standing on the huge terrace of the restaurant and looking at the river view.

Monica wore an elegant and fashionable blazer, with a ruffled top and a belt, which perfectly highlighted her slim waist. She also paired with black wide-leg pants and stilettos, giving her a fashionable workplace style.

"Sorry... I seem to be late." Xia Ruofei said.

Hearing Xia Rufei's voice, Monica turned around, she reached out to take off her sunglasses, and said with a smile: "Xia, it must be that I arrived early. I just like the beautiful scenery on the top floor, so... well!"

After saying that, Monica shrugged.

Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "I happened to have a seat I set on this terrace, which can have a 360-degree, no dead corner view!"

"Great!" Monica said happily.

At this time, the waiter from the restaurant came over and politely led the two to the seat that Xia Rufei had booked in advance.

Xia Rufei opened the chair for Monica.

"Thank you!" Monica Zhanyan sat down with a smile.

After Xia Rufei came to sit opposite him, the waiter took the menu. Xia Rufei reached out and signaled, saying, "Lady first!"

"It's very graceful!" Monica chuckled.

Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Actually, I am just a rough man. In order to have lunch with you, I specially searched for information to make up for it!"

Monica, who was looking down at the menu, suddenly giggled.

In fact, Xia Rufei was not joking. He really didn't understand Western food etiquette. He was just a rude veteran. Before joining the army, he had no chance to get into such knowledge.

Soon the two of them ordered the dishes and they started serving them in a while.

Aperitifs, appetizers, soups, head dishes... came up one by one, Xia Rufei and Monica chatted quietly while enjoying delicious French Western food in this invincible terrace booth.

At this time, restaurant chef Mark Lawrence came to the two of them with two dishes of main courses.

Lawrence said enthusiastically: "Ms. Grasso, Mr. Xia, welcome to the top restaurant in Jiahua! The main dish is Rossini steak I cooked by myself, please try it!"

At the auction last night, Ma Xiong successively sold two huge white truffles, and the one sold at the Grasso family auction was left to the top-floor restaurant, so Lawrence was also quite enthusiastic when he saw Xia Rufei and Monica.

"I can taste the skills of a Michelin-starred chef. This trip is worth it today!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Lawrence!" Monica also said with a smile.

Rossini steak is a famous dish in French and Western cuisine. Xia Rufei saw a slice of foie gras on the fried beef plaster on the plate, which was fragrant after being served with black mushroom juice. Just smelling it will make you feel appetite.

Mark Lawrence introduced: "Two, the staple ingredients of this dish are the best filet mignon and the most authentic Strasbourg foie gras, which are cooked with black mushroom juice. I will complete the last step of this dish!"

After saying that, Lawrence uncovered the lid of an airtight container on the dining car next to him, and Xia Rufei and Monica immediately smelled a familiar scent.

It was the finale white truffle that the Grasso family auctioned last night.

Lawrence reached out to pick up the white truffle, took out the truffle flask from the pocket of the chef's clothes, and then scattered a few pieces of white truffle into the plates of the two of them, and said, "Please use it slowly, two of you!"

After saying that, Lawrence carefully put the white truffle back into the dining cart, covered it with the lid, and stood aside.

Xia Rufei and Monica picked up the knife and fork and started to enjoy today's main course.

"The taste is very good! The steak is just right!" Monica said with a smile.

Xia Rufei's attention was more focused on the foie gras. He said to Lawrence: "Mr. Lawrence, this foie gras is really delicious! The taste is extremely rich, delicate and smooth, and it is very good!"

Lawrence said: "Thank you for your love for my cooking skills! Mr. Xia, this foie gras is Strasbourg foie gras that we transported directly from France. After our King Louis XVI tasted foie gras more than 200 years ago, it was the top delicacy in the world. Since then, foie gras has gradually become well-known to the world. And what His Majesty Louis XVI tasted was Strasbourg foie gras!"

"So there is such an allusion!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "Then this foie gras must be very precious, right?"

Monica smiled and took over the conversation: "Authentic French foie gras is quite precious. It is known as the three top delicacies together with the truffles auctioned yesterday and caviar. French foie gras is the top one with Strasbourg foie gras, followed by Ronde foie gras and Toulouse foie gras. The most precious caviar among caviar is the caviar made of sturgeon eggs, which is also the most precious and rare caviar in the world. The annual catch of beige sturgeon is less than 100, and its caviar is extremely precious and is called the 'Caspian pearl'..."

Speaking of food, Monica is also well-known, which really opened Xia Rufei's eyes and gained a very intuitive understanding of the world's top food.

After tasting the top Strasbourg foie gras, Xia Rufei also came up with the idea of ​​developing new ingredients.

After all, among the three major delicacies in the world, he can basically produce top-grade truffles every year. For caviar, sturgeon grows in the sea. The current environment in the space is obviously not suitable for breeding, so the most likely thing is foie gras for the time being.

Of course, Xia Rufei only had a preliminary idea. He did not know the breeding process of French foie gras, and foie gras is not like truffles that are rare and expensive, so it requires a large number of geese.

This means that Xia Rufei must find a way to raise it outside, otherwise not to mention whether it can be raised in the space or not. The biggest problem is that even if he is exhausted, he cannot complete such a heavy work!

Therefore, to realize this initial idea, it still needs to be explored step by step.

Chef Lawrence's cooking skills were recognized by distinguished guests and went down very happily. Xia Rufei also put aside his whim's ideas and started chatting with Monica.

Monica said with a smile: "Xia, I have carefully looked at the white truffles I took yesterday. The quality is even higher than the top white truffles produced in Alba, so I really want to know where did you Taoyuan Company find those top truffles?"

Before Xia Rufei could react, Monica immediately smiled and said, "But I know this must be the core business secret of your company, so please don't worry, I won't inquire at will..."

"Thank you for your understanding!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.

Monica changed the subject and said, "But I still hope that we can have some commercial cooperation!"

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