Chapter 15 Section five

Kou Malin called and insisted on having lunch together.Gu Zhuoyi knew it well: having lunch with Ma Lin should take at least two hours. "You know, I usually eat at my desk." "Forget it, baby," Ma Lin said impatiently. "You can't be crucified on that ghost desk, can you? It's time to come out and move around!" "Come to my place, okay?" Zhuo Yi suggested. "In our restaurant?" "What rotten things can you eat?" Twenty minutes later, Cormaline arrived.Wearing a black and blue mink fur coat, which is wrapped in colorful brocade.There was a big stain on the front of the dress, and the seams were bursting.She doesn't care.

She entered the restaurant of the Ranji Hotel immediately, and the manager with a blue face stepped forward and gave them a bleak smile. "Two?" He asked sullenly. "this way please." Escorted by him, to a small table next to the stone pillar.Kou Malin opened her coat and put a hand on his arm gently. "Good man, can you find us a slightly better table?" His eyes slid over her large breasts, and his spirits came alive. "no problem!" He immediately led them to a table for four in the middle of the restaurant. "It's great," Kou Malin exclaimed coquettishly, throwing a big wink at the foreman. "You're such a nice guy."

"Honor! Honor!" he said with earnestness and energy. "Enjoy your lunch, both of you." He helped Ma Lin widen the mink coat before leaving reluctantly. "I made him proud," Marlene said. "Why are you so resourceful?" Zhuoyi shook his head. "I have never had the guts in my life." "Thick skin is fine," Marlene's advice. "As long as the skin is thick." She is still the same, with disheveled hair, smeared face like a dye vat, and shiny teeth.There are diamonds shining all over the back.She dug out a pack of thin, crumpled cigars from the surprisingly large snakeskin bag, and handed it to Zoey.

"No, thanks. I'm used to smoking mine." Ma Lin's long cigarette was just on her lips, and the young and handsome waiter immediately put on the lighter.She took his hand to steady the flame. "Thanks, pretty boy," she smiled back. "Can I have a drink?" "Yes, miss. What would you like to drink?" "Don't freak out. I'd like a strong, strong Tanquelli martini with two olives. Zoey, how about you?" "A glass of white wine." The waiter took the order and left.Marlene looked around the crowded restaurant. "The food here is very good," said Zhuo Yi.

"It's up to me to score, Chengbao." She looked at Zhuoyi carefully. "You don't look bad. It's not very good, it's not bad. How is it? Are you okay?" "very good." "Hmm. Did we have a good time with our hodgepodge that night?" "Hey, yes. I wanted to thank you before I left, but I couldn't find you and Hailuo." "Didn't you meet the David I mentioned?" "No." "Luck," Marlene laughed. "He got hanged later that night for possession of drugs. Idiot! But you didn't go alone, did you?"

Gu Zhuoyi lowered his head. The waiter served the wine and ordered the menu. "Take it easy, both of you, it's okay." They waited for him to go away. "How do you know?" Zhuo Yi asked. "My eyeliner is all over the place. What's his name?" "Mirne. He works under your husband." Cormaline is drinking. "Mr. Mi? That little one?" "He's not young." "I know, baby. He looks small. He doesn't have the bully to push himself?" "Oh Marlene—" She was terribly embarrassed. "Of course not. He's not that kind of guy at all."

"Poor little mouse." "Shall we order, Marlene? I have to go to work." Zhuoyi ordered fruit salad. Marlene ordered oysters.It is stipulated that each oyster must be filled with a spoonful of caviar and covered with a little ginger. In addition, she also ordered fried beef strips.The ingredients are unsalted butter, Marsala, a little lemon, a little garlic.She added that the cauliflower tasted even better with diced bacon.The water chestnut salad needs to be topped with sour sauce and shrimp catkins. It took a quarter of an hour just to order this menu.Also ask the manager, the foreman, two waiters, and a waiter to discuss behind her back.The other diners looked at their table as if they were watching a show.Zhuoyi wished he could drill a hole in the ground.

Finally it was served.Marlene picked up an oyster.The waiters watched with bated breath. "Brilliant!" she exclaimed, kissing her fingers hard. They breathed a sigh of relief and bowed back. "It's just so-so," Ma Lin whispered to Zhuo Yi. "The oyster meat is a bit powdery. But those idiots are cute....Try one?" "no, thanks." "Are you still spinning around in those pills?" "I'm taking vitamins," Zhuoyi said stiffly. "It's a tonic." After chewing the oysters, Marlene leaned back happily. "Not bad, not bad. It's mine. You should have the steak."

"We each pay our own." "Come on. I have Hailuo's business credit card. If someone asks, it's business communication." She laughed triumphantly. She drank another martini while she waited for the steak fritters.Zhuo Yi ordered another white wine.Then the main course is served. "Beautiful," Marlene admired, looking at the plate. "It doesn't matter if it's lacking in color, fragrance or taste. Look at how harmonious it is." "very nice." Marlene forked a piece and put it into her mouth.Just close your eyes. "Well, it's so beautiful." While chewing, she said to Zhuo Yi: "Baby, I never asked you about the divorce, did I?"

"No." "If you don't want to talk, just tell me to shut up. But I'm curious. What's your name with that..." "Gunitz." "Whatever. I've always thought of you two as the greatest love affair since Hitler and Eva Brown. How the hell did this happen?" "This..." Zhuoyi provoked Sarah. "It's a breakup anyway." "Shit," Marlene stuffed a mouthful of beef into her mouth. "Can I take a guess?" "Is it okay not to guess?" "No. I guess it's for sex. Right?" "...Maybe," Zhuoyi's voice could not be lowered.

Ma Lin stopped for a while, and stared at the woman at the same table seriously. "Did he want you to eat?" "what?" "Blowjob." Marlene looked impatient. Zhuoyi immediately looked around nervously, lest the guests at the neighboring tables overheard.No, no one seemed to be listening. "It's just one of them," she said quietly. "And many other things." Marlene started eating again, her expression becoming serious.She stared intently at the beef on the plate. "Baby, when you got married, were you still a big girl?" "yes." "How did I teach you in school?" Marlene raised her head angrily. "I did my best to teach you. Stupid, stupid. How did it work out?" "How about what?" "Bridal night, idiot. First night, how is it?" "It's nothing." Zhuo Yi was very cold. "Have you completed the task?" "He does. I don't." Ma Lin looked at her thoughtfully for a while. "Not once?" "No." "What? Say it out loud. I can't hear you." "No--." The two finished their lunch in silence.Marlene belched, pushed away the dinner plate, and refilled the half-smoked cigar.She narrowed her eyes.Looking at Zhuoyi from the curling smoke. "Honey, the most resourceful woman I know—" "I have no problem," Gu Zhuoyi hurriedly defended himself. "Of course not," Marlene said meekly. "But you're missing out on the pleasures of life, and that's a big problem. The woman I know runs classes. Small classes. There's five or six women like you in a class. She's just explaining. It's up to you Go home and practice. The results she teaches are pretty impressive." "The problem is not with me," Gu Zhuoyi finally broke out. "It's a man." Marlene put out the cigarette butt. "I leave you her name." "don't want." Cormaline shrugged. "Let's have coffee, then," she suggested. "Add a sweet and greasy after-dinner snack."