I love you, I won't kill you

When she walked to the door of the bar, Amanda touched the pocket of her jeans.He took out two banknotes and a few coins from his trouser pocket, "Damn it, I only have $6.32 on me, I have to get some money."

Immediately, he walked to the Union Bank across the street from the bar, took $200 in cash from the ATM, and returned to the bar again.It is now 5:24 in the afternoon, and the afterglow of the sun is still reluctant to stay on nearby buildings and streets.

Apparently, she wasn't just going to the bar at this time to drink a "Bloody Mary".She opened the door and walked in. In the dim bar, she only saw a middle-aged Latina woman slowly cleaning the floor of the bar.

"Hi, sorry, I want to find someone." Amanda smiled and walked up to say hello.

"Você. Dizo Opaco (what did you say)?" the middle-aged woman asked in Portuguese when she looked up.

Of course Amanda couldn't understand Portuguese, so she could only continue to ask herself, "Excuse me, do you speak English?"

Only then did the middle-aged woman nod her head, and managed to speak English that sounded like English, "Yes, what do you want to do?"

"Excuse me, do you know Nina Drake?"

"Nina? Oh, yes."

At this time, the door of the bar was pushed open by someone, and a figure came in.Amanda heard a sound from behind, and continued to ask the middle-aged woman calmly.

The movement of this figure was very light and careful, and he had to get behind Amanda bit by bit.The middle-aged Portuguese-speaking woman had already seen the figure's appearance clearly, but stopped when she was about to speak.

Amanda had noticed her facial expression, but never looked back at the figure.When the figure suddenly stretched out his right hand to cover her mouth, Amanda suddenly grabbed the right hand covering her mouth and flung it to the outside.

"Ah!" From the mouth of the figure behind him, there was a cry of pain.

"God, Nina, it's you. I'm sorry, did I hurt you?" Amanda turned around and asked nervously.

"Damn! Amanda, you have so much strength." Nina Drake cried, clutching her right arm.

The middle-aged woman laughed, "Girl, she is the Nina you are looking for."

Amanda smiled and said, "Thanks, I know."

Nina pursed her lips slightly, staring at her with seductive eyes.Instead, he changed his gentle face and said to the middle-aged woman in Portuguese, "Manuela, this is my good friend Amanda."

"Lovely girl, your eyes are very charming!" The middle-aged woman said in Portuguese with a smile.

A few minutes later, the two said goodbye to the middle-aged woman with a smile and walked out of the bar.Amanda asked curiously, "Just now, what were you and that lady talking about?"

Nina glanced at her sideways, smiled and said a few words, "It's nothing. She just said that if her grandson who is far away in Brazil sees you, he will definitely fall in love with you madly."

"Really? So, what did you say to her?"

"Want to know? Well, take me to dinner and I'll let you know."

"It's that simple? I don't believe it." Amanda stood on the street, looking at Nina with her arms folded.

"Of course not. First of all, you have to apologize for what you did just now." Nina stared at Amanda with a half-smile.

"Umm, uh, I'm sorry! If you think that's not enough, I can..."

"What? Uh, how about going to my apartment?"

Amanda has been coveting Nina's beauty for a long time, since meeting her in Richmond.Unfortunately, she cannot disobey the orders of the Marine Corps.Things have changed, and she never expected to meet Nina again in San Diego.

"No problem. Now, where shall we go for dinner?"

"Well, you have been here for more than two months, and you still don't know which restaurant here is more famous?"

When the two got into the car, Nina couldn't wait to hold Amanda's face and kissed her on the lips.After that, he looked at the girl next to him with satisfaction, "Well, there is a smell of love. I have been away from Richmond for so long, must I have a girlfriend?"

Amanda smiled and did not answer directly, "How about, tell me, how did you come to San Diego?"

Ten minutes later, the two drove to the Gaslamp Quarter near the Navy base.Stopping in front of the "Candela" restaurant on Third Avenue, I asked curiously, "Does this restaurant taste good?"

Nina opened the door and got out of the car. "That's right. Come here, my sweetheart."

This bungalow-style restaurant with a mixed structure of cement and red bricks, and the name of the restaurant written in gold English fonts on the big red shop sign, looks nostalgic.Amanda said to Nina in satisfaction, "Well, yes, it does have a Virginia feeling."

"How is it? Am I right?" Nina happily walked into the restaurant.

"Well, what's that place?" Before entering the restaurant, Amanda noticed a small two-story building next to it.

The two sat at the dining table, watching the decoration in the restaurant comfortably.Nina propped her chin and said, "I don't know either. But I know what those Chinese characters mean?"

Amanda asked with great interest, "Smart girl, who taught you to speak Portuguese and Chinese?"

Nina laughed, "Gee, I don't know either of those languages. You know, working in a bar in San Diego, you always meet all kinds of Latinos, Asians, NCOs, or... .Marines."

"Oh, can I, a marine, ask you for advice?" Amanda asked in a good mood.

"Of course. Baby, you are so cute. The building next to it has the words 'Zhonghua Guild Hall' written on the shop sign."

"Chinese Guild Hall? What do you mean?" Amanda asked after taking a sip of mineral water.

"I don't know. A few local Chinese who often come to the bar to drink on weekends told me."

Amanda shrugged and leaned back in her chair, "Okay. Now, can I order food?"

Nina stared into her eyes amusedly, "What, are you hungry?"

"Please, I'll come to you as soon as I get the leave order, where can I have time for dinner?"

"Wow, now you can admit that I am more attractive than your girlfriend, right?"

Amanda took out her phone seriously, "Uh, how about you call her?"

Nina quickly grabbed her hand and stroked it tenderly, "I don't want to call, I just want you now."

"Oh, uh, fine. Anyway, I'm yours until five o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Really? Uh, well, it's time to order."

Although the style of the restaurant has some Virginia colors, it mainly focuses on Mexican/French fusion dishes.The exquisite menu also uses Spanish and English to describe these delicious and tempting foods to guests.

The monotonous but not lacking in nutritious food in the navy restaurant has long made Amanda feel a little dull.Now that you have the opportunity to take a vacation, of course you have to have a good meal to be considered a real vacation.

The dish presented to her was a ribeye bolivar steak for $40. The 16-ounce (about 453.6 grams) rib-eye steak is served with guajillo sauce, garnished with mashed potatoes and vegetables.

"Excuse me, what is this guajillo sauce?" Amanda politely asked the male waiter.

"Ma'am, this is a kind of sauce made with chili peppers unique to Mexico." The waiter replied with a smile.

"Oh, good, thank you."

After Nina took a sip of mineral water, she saw the waiter coming from the kitchen, "Uh, my order is here."

Her main course was a $28 Italian Bella Luna grilled salmon.Salmon marinated in orange juice, grilled with brown sugar, ginger, and served with shredded vegetables.Finish with a drizzle of goat cheese, cilantro mousse and apricot chilli sauce, and garnish the plate with orange and crisp spinach leaves.

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