I really don't want to be a hero

Chapter 53 Dreams
Gu Mian walked to the front desk and registered the information.

Then the waiter led the two of them directly to the balcony on the sixth floor, where they could dine outdoors. While enjoying the delicious food, they could enjoy the night view of Los Angeles, making the experience even better.

Gu Mian looked around, there were only eight tables in total, the kitchen was in front of her, and she could appreciate the chef's cooking process up close.

"Sir, ma'am, here is the menu, please have a look." The waiter handed over a thin gold-plated book.

"Thank you."

He looked away from a middle-aged man with Chinese characteristics in a chef's uniform at the window. If he guessed correctly, he was the chef of Yuanzhouguo here.

Then, his eyes fell on the menu again, which was written in both Chinese and English, with a variety of familiar dishes listed on it.

Elaine looked at the menu and said: "The set meal is quite cost-effective, and there are more dumplings. I heard that you like to eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year."

"A set meal?"

"Ah."

Gu Mian nodded, and ordered two set meals, the price is quite cheap, drinks and cocktails are optional: "Will you drink champagne and red wine?"

"Well, we usually toast with Coke, and it's not very enjoyable."

"Two bottles." Gu Mian then said, he doesn't usually drink red wine, and he doesn't understand this thing, so he just ordered two bottles of mid-priced bottles, and the pictures look pretty good.

The waiter stood aside respectfully: "Is it two normal set meals?"

"Correct."

"OK, just a second."

Gu Mian didn't order rice, because there was Yangzhou fried rice in the set meal, he never thought that he would eat Yangzhou fried rice in Michelin, how famous it is.

"Two, please enjoy the tapas."

"Thank you."

Tasting the snacks, Elaine said: "This is a popcorn snack, as well as pickled ginger and cucumber."

"It tastes good."

"Um…"

Looking at the chef directing and working in the window, he suddenly raised his head and showed a kind smile. Now the customers in the entire restaurant are all foreigners, except Gu Mian.

Gu Mian nodded towards the other party.

After a while, a plate of exquisite Chinese Cantonese dishes was served, such as steamed turbot fish with Cordyceps flower, Fohai futon, duck with Yanjing sliced ​​skin, dumplings in soup with bamboo fungus and crab meat, fried beef rice noodles...

The last one is Yangzhou Fried Rice and Yangzhi Ganlu.

These two kinds of Gu Mian are more familiar and feel very friendly, but they look more refined than ordinary stores.

Then the waiter brought two plates of sauce and introduced with a smile: "Sir, madam, this is a sauce created by our head chef. Serve with seafood, fresh fish, pork and beef dishes."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, I wish you two a pleasant meal."

Gu Mian tasted the elegant nocturne and night scene with the breeze blowing by.

Yanjing sliced ​​skin duck is like Yanjing roast duck, it tastes good when dipped in sauce.

Gu Mian took a bite out of a soup dumpling. It was tender and juicy. The taste of the sauce and the crab meat were mixed together. The taste was no worse than most restaurants in China, which surprised him a bit.

He asked: "You are not a native of Los Angeles, how did you find such an authentic Chinese restaurant?"

Elaine raised the corners of her mouth a little proudly, and shook her phone: "Look for it on the software, look at the ratings and reviews, there are a lot of this kind of software now, you probably don't know about it."

Of course Gu Mian didn't know, but he couldn't think of it for a while. He stayed in Nanhuai all the time. Nanhuai City was not big in the first place. It was a lot of fun, so he didn't plan to study in Nanhuai in college.

Justifying himself, he opened a bottle of red wine and poured a glass for himself and Elaine.

After clinking glasses, Gu Mian said with a smile, "I wish you an early realization of your dream of getting an Oscar."

After finishing speaking, he drank the red wine, and heard Elaine on the opposite side melancholy say: "It's not easy, you can't even be an actor, let alone an Oscar."

Her sighing voice melted into the night wind of Los Angeles, full of sweet and intoxicating breath.

"There is an old saying in our country that where there is a will, there is a way." Gu Mian encouraged, "The road is under your feet, and you have to go."

"The ancient sayings of your country always have a soul-stirring charm." Elaine looked sideways at the night view of Los Angeles.

After a while, she burst out laughing suddenly, her face buried in her arms on the table, only eyes full of smiles were exposed to look at Gu Mian: "Do you know, it is my dream to eat in such a romantic place?" The scene in the movie, but the people are different."

"Oh, then who did you have dinner with in your dream?" Gu Mian asked curiously.

"Have you watched "Killer Leon", I like Natalie in it, she is my idol."

Gu Mian nodded, and took another soup dumpling into her mouth: "I've seen it, Natalie was really amazing at that time, are you her fan?"

"Yeah." Elaine straightened up, with a look of reminiscence in her eyes: "I watched her play Leon the Killer when I was 12 years old. After watching it, I really wanted to be an actor, and I even went to a theater near my home to leave. I ran away from home, and was caught and scolded by my mother, and I was still crying, thinking about it now is embarrassing."

"Gu Mian asked: "Then what happened later, why didn't you major in acting? "

"Later, I didn't pass the exam." Elaine said a little shyly: "My parents agreed with me, but I didn't pass the exam, so I entered the current university and studied engineering, but I still couldn't let it go. This dream, so come to Hollywood to try it out."

"It's really twists and turns." Gu Mian smacked her lips: "I think that with the unveiling of the extraordinary world, Hollywood will soon add movies with this theme. If you can show your acting skills this morning, you can get An Oscar for Best Actress should be out of the question."

What Gu Mian was talking about this morning was when Elaine calmly fought back against Darren who spoke rudely. Although she was calm on the surface and didn't pay attention to extraordinary people at all, Gu Mian who was sitting next to her was very nervous. It was easy to see that her hand shaking the coke was slightly trembling.

"You can see it." Elaine shrugged her light blonde hair behind her ears in embarrassment, this action added to her charm: "I was thinking that it was better to be beaten than to be violated." , because my mother is usually very gentle, but she is very tough when facing the boy who handed me a love letter, so I haven't talked about love until now."

After finishing speaking, she said seriously: "It's really good to meet you, you are one of my most important friends."

Gu Mian clinked glasses with her: "Similarly, in a lonely foreign country, it's lucky to have you."

The bright red wine continuously flowed out from the transparent glass, reflecting the boundless night of Los Angeles.

(End of this chapter)