I Don’t Want To Be Popular

Bordeaux is known as Little Paris and is located in the south of France. The Mediterranean climate, warm sea breezes from the Atlantic Ocean, and abundant sunshine provide a unique growing environment for grapes. High-quality soil, irrigated by natural spring water, breed grapes of excellent quality and produce the best wine in the world.

After a 12-hour flight, we arrived in Paris at 18:00 local time.

It is also the first time for Chen Chuan to come to Paris, but this is not the destination of this trip. I will come here specifically next time to taste the gentleness and elegance of French women.

This time, he didn't leave the airport and went directly to another waiting room.

Transfer there and arrive in Bordeaux after a flight of one hour and fifteen minutes.

This is the hometown of red wine in the world, with more than 3,000 wineries of all sizes.

Since Chen Chuan arrived here at night, he did not enjoy the unique scenery. The airport is 12 kilometers away from the urban area of ​​Bol City. Chen Chuan did not take a taxi and followed the crowd and took the airport bus. It took another 45 minutes to get to the urban area.

This is a tourist resort, and there are many people here. On the bus, Chen Chuan met girls from neon countries, girls from Southeast Asia, and girls from Finland.

Of course there are men, but to put it bluntly, Chen Chuan definitely prefers to deal with girls.

The bus is driving on the road.

It was nearly eight o'clock at night, and everything was dark. Although he couldn't see far, Chen Chuan also knew that there were vineyards on both sides of the road. There were 120,000 hectares of vineyards scattered throughout Bordeaux.

On the bus, these tourists were chatting, and Chen Chuan also gained a lot of knowledge. For example, according to the latest quotation, a hectare of vineyard can be purchased for only 500,000.

Chen Chuan did the math and found that the [Château Tuvel Winery] offered in the system gift package was not at this price. The one with 70 hectares was priced at 10 million euros. Calculated, 1 hectare costs nearly 1 million yuan... What does this mean? ? Either the winery is of good quality, the main and secondary wines are strong enough, and the production value is high. Either the system has taken advantage of it.

“Hey, January to March is the rainy season, so it’s very annoying if you can’t see the sun!”

"Yes, and I heard that my favorite Shuijing Square has no water in winter and only has water in summer."

A Singaporean girl and a neon girl chatted using basic English vocabulary.

Chen Chuan sat in the front row of the two people.

He turned around and struck up a conversation: "Isn't this water available all the time? It must be summer? It shouldn't be!"

The neon girl cried: "Yeah, what can I do? I'm desperate too! But fortunately, there are wineries and Arcachon Beach to go to."

"The beach, that's a good place to play in the summer. Leave me your contact information and I'll invite you when summer comes," Chen Chuan said.

"Invite me? Are you from here?" Neon girl asked.

Chen Chuan smiled: "Have you heard of Tuwell Winery?"

The other person shook his head.

"Do you know Chateau Lafite?" Chen Chuan asked.

"Château Lafite is located on a gravel hill north of Boyle Village in the Pauillac district, covering an area of ​​178 hectares, of which 107 hectares are vineyards. Lafite is a dialect in southern France, meaning small hill , founded in 1354. After being controlled by the Xigang family for hundreds of years, it was purchased by the Rothschild family in 1868. The main variety in the manor is top-level Cabernet Sauvignon, a grape with thick skin and single fruit. Ningduo, the freshly picked grapes will be put into oak barrels for fermentation. This process takes two years. Generally speaking, the newer the barrels, the better the taste. The specific flavor depends on the type of oak barrels. For example..."

"Qiaodou sack!" Chen Chuan stopped the neon girl's metaphor in time and said, "I just want to say that Chateau Tourwell is next to Chateau Lafite..."

"For example, if the oak is coffee-flavored, then the brewed wine will have a coffee aroma. If it is rose-flavored..." Neon Girl continued to speak fluent Japanese.

It was obvious that this person had done enough homework before traveling. She talked endlessly and excitedly talked about the little knowledge she knew.

"What if it's spicy?" Chen Chuan asked.

"What is Xin Bang?" Neon girl asked weakly, "Ah, I just realized that you speak to me in Japanese? And you speak with an Osaka accent, so awesome!"

"You haven't eaten it before. I'll let you try it when I get the chance. You may not be used to it at first, but later you will fall in love with it." Chen Chuan said.

"Really? Is this xin い stick so magical? Then you must let me try it." The girl said.

The Singaporean girl on the side sighed.

"What for? You have an opinion, do you want to try it too?" Chen Chuan asked the Singaporean girl.

"Ha, childish." The other person turned to look out the window.

The neon girl looked at the two of them with wide eyes and asked Chen Chuan, "What's wrong with her?"

"It's okay, she wants to taste it too, but she's embarrassed to say it," Chen Chuan said.

"Ugh!" The Singaporean girl made a vomiting gesture.

"Tch!" Chen Chuan counterattacked.

"Hey, it's fate that we three oriental faces met here. Let's play together these days." Neon girl said, "Kawa-san, Chu(はじ)めまして、どうぞよろしくお愿(ねが)いします”

"It's good that Haji didn't scold him. If he missed it, he scolded him on purpose. (Please take care of me when we meet for the first time)" Chen Chuan also said.

I learned during the chat that the neon girl’s name is Da Yinghua, and the one in Singapore is called Wang Facai.

The bus was bumping up and down, and the three of them got chatting in the car, and unknowingly arrived in Bordeaux.

Chen Chuan didn't let Xun Xue book the hotel where he was staying. You can’t be careless about your sleeping place. You can check it out with your own eyes in the place and you can choose the one that suits your needs.

One of the other two girls didn't book, and the other booked a B\u0026B.

The three decided to eat first.

Feeling the Atlantic sea breeze blowing against their faces, the three of them stretched out together. This city is not like a big city like Shanghai or Tokyo. There is no feasting and bustling traffic. This is a quiet small town with only 700,000 people. There are medieval church buildings everywhere, and the Rococo style shows the romance and elegance of European architecture.

The city has a small population, but the streets are clean and tidy, and the shops are densely packed, especially those with big names.

Chen Chuan's sharp eyes saw that Louis Vuitton, Cadir, Chanel, Dior and other French brands could be seen everywhere under the street lights.

Standing on the side of the road, cars passed by one after another. Under the dim street lights, the shadow of the sycamore tree enveloped the three of them.

At this moment, the three of them were all quiet, as if they were lost in this foreign country.

There is a faint smell of fine wine and the smell of Atlantic Ocean in the air. The ground temperature is about 3 degrees, so you need to wear a coat to keep out the cold.

After standing for a while, the three of them looked for a place to eat. After discussion, they unanimously decided to have hot pot. Near the Bordeaux Stock Exchange, where the three of them were standing, there was a hot pot restaurant called "Hua Xia Hotel". Chen Chuan thought it was a restaurant run by a compatriot. When he went in, he found out that the owner was speaking French or Southeast Asian throughout. Only then did I realize...this is a copycat hot pot, not authentic at all.

So after another calculation, the three of them decided not to eat here, and casually entered a small wooden house on the street, which was a restaurant for Bordeaux locals.

"A set meal."

"Me too."

The two girls ordered the set meal from the store.

Chen Chuan looked at it. The set meal included half a dozen oysters, 100 grams of snails, 100 grams of shrimp, and a chicken liver pate, for a total of 19 euros. If you want to pair it with 25ml of wine, an additional 7 euros will be added.

The oysters were eaten raw, and Chen Chuan felt unbearable, but the neon girl looked normal.

"In addition to eating these oysters raw, are there any other ways to eat them? For example, steaming, grilling, or stir-frying?" Chen Chuan asked the shop owner in fluent French.

The shopkeeper's smile suddenly froze, and he said with an embarrassed look, "Sorry, we don't have a kitchen."

Now it was Chen Chuan's turn to freeze. How dare he open a restaurant without a kitchen? The world outside is different!

"Chuan Sang, how about we change the place?" asked the neon girl Sakura.

Wang Facai had already eaten it. She said: "I have to admit, these oysters are really delicious. These humble shrimps and snails are the sweetest I have ever tasted. Don't you try them? I think I can add one more." share!"

Chen Chuan was really hungry. There were other customers in the store, including three old ladies at another table. Each of them ate two dozen oysters.

Chen Chuan estimated that if he tried to eat this stuff, he would probably have diarrhea. Moreover, the menu in this store is very simple, only oysters, boiled snails, boiled shrimps, chicken liver pate, and free French baguettes.

Chen Chuan then said: "Bring me two set meals too."

He made up his mind to try something new here first, and if it tastes good, eat more. If it doesn't suit his taste, he will find a place to have a late-night snack.

When the food arrived, he took a photo. On a simple wooden table, there were a few simple plates of oysters, boiled shrimps, and escargots... This was his first big meal in France.

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Thanks to the leader Lu Kebi for the reward of 20,000 yuan, and two more chapters for the boss. There are a lot of things going on in the past two days, so the updates are not very good. I will add more when I am finished. Other book friends who have given rewards will look back and thank them one by one.