Chapter 31: Chapter 029 This is Life
"This champagne is provided by a renowned wine estate from the founding nation and produced by the boutique Champagne winery. It\'s made with 100% top-grade grapes!"
"The luxury product designer, Alexander, along with the brand\'s founder, Sham, have together created the bottle for this ultimate champagne!
The bottle is inlaid with nineteen carats of diamonds!
Please enjoy it at your leisure!"
In the elegant and romantic restaurant, four girls were seated on both sides of the room, and naturally, Chu Mo herself took the main seat.
Around the dining area, aside from the butler Danny, there were also four maids standing at each corner, ready to serve the guests at any moment.
Seeing the direct gazes from the girls at the table, Chu Mo smiled and said:
"All the dishes are served, so let\'s not stand on ceremony. Feel at home, everyone, please be at ease!"
As her words fell, Chu Mo helped herself without any hesitation, picking up a slice of ham as thin as a paper with her chopsticks and placing it in her mouth. Instantly, a rich and profound flavor bubbled on her taste buds.
Noticing the sparkle in Chu Mo\'s eyes, Danny promptly stepped forward to introduce:
"This is ham from Iberia, the finest among Spanish hams, internationally recognized as the king of hams and has even set a Guinness World Record!"
"The making of Iberian ham is extremely meticulous. It takes over two years to produce a single ham, and these hams come from Iberian pigs that are carefully reared for three years, free-range, without feed, and even the water they drink is expensive mineral water!"
"Additionally, every day the Iberian pigs are made to walk over a dozen kilometers on the hills, ensuring the meat is firm and the fat is evenly distributed!"
"After the ham is prepared, it\'s first stored in cellars... only after four months can it be brought out for curing! Then, it takes another ten to twenty-four months of different lengths to complete the process. The overall production time spans at least one to two years..."
"The time consumption and the meticulousness of this ham are incomparable to ordinary hams, and naturally, its nutritional value is also very high, with 50% more protein than standard ham..."
After finishing the introduction, the middle-aged man with a slightly husky voice bowed slightly and stepped back, then remained silent.
Seeing the wide-eyed amazement of Chu Xiner beside her, Chu Mo smiled and picked up a piece for her, placing it in Xiner\'s dish, and said:
"It\'s highly nutritious, Xiner, you should eat more. You\'re just too lacking in nutrition!"
At this moment, noticing that the eyes of several girls were focused on the mountain of ham before her, Chu Mo immediately instructed:
"Let our guests have a taste!"
As soon as she spoke, the four maids who had been waiting quietly behind her immediately came forward, using the communal chopsticks to serve each of the three girls a thinly sliced piece of ham.
Sitting on Chu Mo\'s left, with a youthful face and a fiery figure, Tao Yun was the first to cease her restraint. After picking up a piece of ham and placing it into her mouth, within moments, she covered her mouth unconsciously!
Seeing the girls enjoying their food, as the host, Chu Mo also began to relax.
Having woken up early in the morning, although she had eaten two baskets of xiaolongbao, after a morning of activity, Chu Mo was quite hungry by now. After tasting the ham, her eyes quickly moved to the caviar in front of her.
A look of surprise flashed in her eyes. Chu Mo, who had seen such exotic delicacies only on television and in movies, did not hold back. She scooped up a spoonful and placed it in her mouth. However, instead of the delicious taste she had imagined, a faint fishy and salty flavor spread in her mouth.
Frowning as she swallowed, Danny immediately stepped forward to explain:
"This is platinum caviar! It is the top selection among caviars, white sturgeon caviar..."
"As it takes a sixty-year-old or older great white sturgeon to produce such caviar, it\'s extremely rare! And this platinum caviar is a select amongst selects, with only one kilogram harvested out of every five kilograms of white sturgeon caviar!"
"As for that golden substance, that\'s gold... edible gold!!"
"After these two are mixed together, it becomes the world\'s most expensive platinum caviar...!"
Danny\'s words fell, and Song Xiaoxi, who had been by the side, suddenly spoke up:
"I\'ve heard that caviar has the effect of inhibiting skin aging and preventing the precipitation of pigments...!"
This time, even Zhou Yuanyuan, who had always seemed very cold, cast her gaze over.
Chu Mo, who had been a bit averse to the taste from the start, immediately waved his hand and said:
"Give this dish to the ladies!"
In a moment, a maid naturally came forward to serve the ladies.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yuanyuan, with a somewhat solemn expression, suddenly said:
"Chu... Brother, isn\'t this too extravagant? Just this caviar alone might cost over a hundred thousand RMB, this meal is really...!"
As Zhou Yuanyuan\'s voice trailed off, the other two girls, who had been full of joy, immediately stopped their movements. When they heard that a single dish was worth over a hundred thousand RMB, even if they were bighearted, they felt it was somewhat improper!
At this moment, Chu Xiner, who had been sitting silently beside him, said with a cautious face:
"Brother... is this wasteful?"
Chu Mo reached out to touch the little girl\'s head, his eyes filled with doting affection as he smiled and said:
"That depends on whom it\'s for! If it were anyone else, even a piece of bread would feel wasteful to me. But for Xin\'er, even plucking the stars from the sky wouldn\'t be enough!"
As his voice fell, he turned his head, his expression earnest as he seriously said to the three girls in front of him:
"Likewise, you are Xin\'er\'s best friends. Xin\'er is the dearest family member in my heart, so you are also my most esteemed guests.
These things before us are inconsequential. I believe that your relationship with Xin\'er will grow even more harmonious in the future.
Come, I propose a toast to our friendship!"
At this, the three girls said no more, but the looks they gave Chu Xiner were mixed with some indescribable emotions.
Around the dining table, the five raised their glasses and smiled, saying:
"To friendship!"
They had just put down their glasses when Tao Yun nearby cautiously said:
"Um... Chu Brother, could I take a few photos?"
At her words, Chu Mo was momentarily startled, then laughed freely and casually and said:
"I\'ve already told you, treat it like your own home here. Feel free!"
With permission granted, Tao Yun\'s eyes immediately twinkled with excitement as she took out her phone. Looking at the gold caviar in front of her, billed as the world\'s most luxurious delicacy, she leaned her cheek close to the dining table, found the right angle, clicked the shutter, and just like that, an exquisite and luxurious selfie was captured on the phone\'s screen.
Beautiful music echoed continuously in the restaurant. Song Xiaoxi, who was delicately tasting the foie gras in front of her, suddenly said with emotion:
"Ah, I feel like I wasted the past twenty years of my life. Before, I could only call it existing, but now is what I would call living!"
Chu Mo, who was relaxing and enjoying the delicious food, heard her words, wiped the corner of his mouth with a napkin, and smiled while saying:
"If you like it, you\'re welcome to come here any time!"
As his voice dropped, the expressions of the three girls in front of him instantly varied.