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Chapter 255 is over (third update)

Mark took the rose cake and was obviously taken aback.

Chen Er didn't talk to him too much, but picked up a small spoon and tasted the apple pudding made by Mark.

Soft in the mouth, with a strong apple aroma.

Very orthodox.

Chen Er was talking to Mark while eating apple pudding.

"Have you studied cooking?"

Mark was still staring at the rose cake in his hand in a daze.

Chen Er asked a question abruptly, and he was taken aback for a moment before he could react.

He replied, "Yes, I like cooking, so my family specially hired a famous chef as a teacher for me."

Chen Er nodded, no wonder, the taste of the food made by Mark is very "decent", whether it is the amount of ingredients added or the shape of the food.

You can tell at a glance that it has been systematically studied.

Unlike Chen Er, because Chen Er has no foundation, he doesn’t follow the rules when cooking.
There are no rules at all.

Chen Er told Mark, "There is a saying in China."

"The best chef is the one who can turn ordinary ingredients into delicious ones."

Mark tilted his head, his eyes showed confusion, obviously he didn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence.

Chen Er had no choice but to explain again.

"Using the best ingredients, of course it is easy to make a wonderful taste. But what about ordinary or even poor ingredients?"

"The ingredients you use are all good ingredients, and the ingredients I use are very ordinary."

"So, sometimes cooking food is not just about the ingredients."

Mark asked, "Is it a problem with the ingredients?"

Chen Er shook his head, "It's not about the ingredients..."

"The birth of a delicacy is actually the chef's own means to perfectly blend the ingredients together."

"The key is whether the two ingredients can fit together."

"Another point is to highlight the characteristics."

Just like the rose cake that Chen Er just made, using fresh roses to knead the dough, and then making the dough into the shape of roses, this is to highlight the characteristics of the food.

After Chen Er said this, he planned to leave.

However, Mark, as if suddenly enlightened, followed Chen Er closely and talked to Chen Er.

After communicating a lot with Mark in English, Chen Er suddenly discovered a problem.

It is very difficult to translate many Chinese into English.

Even if it is translated, sometimes the meaning will change drastically.

This is also a very helpless thing, after all, there are cultural differences.

In the end, even Mark became anxious, feeling that he could not chat happily, and clamored to learn Chinese.

Chen Er said to him with a smile, "It is not difficult to learn simple Chinese conversation, but it is very difficult to learn Chinese well. I wish you good luck."

Moreover, Chen Er will only stay in Oxford for a few days, and will leave in two days.

Mark turned his gaze to Zhou Shirui next to him.

"Zhou, why don't you teach me Chinese."

Zhou Shirui's expression suddenly became ugly.

Mark felt very puzzled, did he ask the wrong question?
Zhou Shirui looked a little embarrassed, "My Chinese is terrible..."

Mark's eyes widened in surprise, and he subconsciously blurted out what was on his mind.

Chen Er didn't even have time to grab him.

"Aren't you from Huaxia? Why is Chinese so bad?"

After asking this question, Zhou Shirui's expression became even more embarrassed.

Mark also realizes right away that he's asking the wrong question.

Shut up immediately.

The atmosphere suddenly became very silent.

And it’s a little heavy.

Chen Er didn't know why, he just suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a bit heavy.

But everyone, you look at me, I look at you, just don't say a word, if this continues, the atmosphere will only become more embarrassing.

Chen Er raised his head and pointed to a cafe on the corner of the street.

"After walking for a long time, your feet are tired, let's go over there and sit."

There are not many customers in the cafe, so the environment is very quiet.

Chen Er chose a table by the window, and the three of them sat down together.

There is a milky white vase on the log-colored table, and there are a few pink roses in the vase.

Everyone was not in the mood at first, so they just ordered a cup of coffee to drink.

After sitting for a while, Chen Er saw that the coffee in his cup was almost finished.

Zhou Shirui, who was sitting opposite him, spoke slowly.

"Mr. Chen, as a Chinese person, it's embarrassing that you can't even speak your mother tongue well."

Zhou Shirui said this sentence in very bad Chinese.

Mark couldn't quite understand, but Zhou Shirui's expression was not happy.

So he glanced at Chen Er quietly.

Chen Er showed a slight smile.

"When I was in college, I was full of my hometown dialect, and my Mandarin was very ugly."

"However, it doesn't matter. Just learn slowly."

Zhou Shirui's expression softened slightly after hearing this sentence.

Her eyes were a little blank, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

After a long while, I smiled bitterly and said, "I don't think my parents will approve of me learning Chinese, at least not now."

Chen Er was a little surprised at this time.

"why?"

Chen Er remembered what Zhou Shirui said.

Their whole family is Chinese, and it doesn’t matter if Chinese people can speak Chinese.

What Zhou Shirui said next was too long to speak in Chinese.

So, she spoke English the whole time.

Mark was next to him and he could hear it clearly.

When Chen Er listened, his expression was not too ugly, just a slight frown.

Mark is now looking righteously outraged.

Zhou Shirui said that she immigrated to the UK with her parents when she was seven years old.

After arriving in the UK, she never heard a word of her hometown dialect or Chinese.

Her parents asked her not to make friends with children from other Chinese families, and not to speak Chinese at home.

In order to achieve this, Zhou Shirui's parents never communicate in Chinese at home.

Therefore, Zhou Shirui’s English has developed by leaps and bounds.

As a result, when Zhou Shirui was in middle school, she almost forgot all her Chinese.

Zhou Shirui decided to learn Chinese secretly by herself.

She watches Chinese movies and TV series online, and secretly buys Chinese books.

However, as long as the parents find out, there will inevitably be another quarrel at home.

After a long time, Zhou Shirui couldn't study Chinese well.

Mark felt very confused.

"Although you have immigrated, it is your mother tongue. Even if they don't like it, they have no right to restrict your freedom of learning!"

Zhou Shirui's expression was a little blank, she didn't know what she was thinking, and there was no trace of sadness in her eyes.

Just a deep sense of powerlessness.

"My parents said they wanted me to fully integrate into the local culture and living background."

"They don't want me to be discriminated against. Only by integrating into the local life circle can I not be excluded."

At this moment, Chen Er suddenly understood the meaning of this idea.

In order for the children to fully adapt to the local life, they are forced to forget their mother tongue and fully accept the local culture, so that the children can integrate into this kind of life conveniently.

Chen Er looked at Zhou Shirui.

This approach is not only tiring for the parents, but also tiring for the children.

(End of this chapter)