Chapter 209: Is it that delicious?

The entrance to Central Street in Harbin at 6 pm.

The sun had just set and the sky was gradually darkening. The Central Avenue looked a bit dreamy against the backdrop of the colorful neon lights on the buildings and the shop signs.

“It’s so lively and beautiful here!”

Sunny held Huang Xu's hand, looked at the crowd in front of them, and the exotic buildings set off by the neon lights on Central Avenue, and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Huang Xu looked at Sunny's shocked expression, a smug smile appeared on his face, he lowered his head and said to her:
"Yeah, that's because the ice sculpture festival is over and there are fewer people here. Otherwise, the flow of people here should be several times more than it is now."

"Fewer people? Several times more?"

Sunny pointed in surprise at the endless flow of people ahead. It was obvious that she couldn't imagine what the scene would be like if several times more people than now gathered on this pedestrian street.

And it wasn't just her. Jessica Jung, who was standing next to them, also felt that what Huang Xu said was a bit exaggerated and was a little bit unconvinced.

Huang Xu naturally saw their disbelief, so he asked the two of them:

"Do you know how big this city we are in is?"

"How big?"

Sunny and Jessica Jung looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never expected Huang Xu to ask this question. Although they didn't understand Huang Xu's thoughts, Sunny continued to cooperate with Huang Xu, shook her head and said:
"I don't know, but judging from the time it took to take the high-speed train and the taxi after getting off the station, the city should be quite large."

"Not small, is it?"

Huang Xu looked down at Sunny and Jessica Jung beside her, then gently said an answer that left them stunned.

"The area of ​​Harbin is 5.31 square kilometers, which is equivalent to 87.7 Seouls, or more than half the area of ​​South Korea."

"Omo."

When Sunny and Jessica heard the news, they were immediately shocked by the numbers Huang Xu said, and then they stood there in a daze.

Obviously, this number was beyond their imagination.

Some of them could not imagine that the area of ​​a city was nearly ninety times the size of Seoul, or even larger than half of South Korea.

How can they accept this?

Therefore, after being stunned for a moment, Sunny still felt a little bit unbelievable, so she raised her head and looked at Huang Xu.

"Is this true? Is it really that big?"

"Of course, Harbin is one of the largest cities in China."

"one of the best?"

Zheng Xiuyan's brain was working fast at this time. When she heard Huang Xu's words, she immediately reacted and looked at Huang Xu.

"Is there any city in China bigger than this one?"

"You are very perceptive!"

Seeing that Jessica Jung had already reacted, Huang Xu couldn't help but praise her.

Facing Huang Xu's praise, Zheng Xiuyan did not show any happy expression on her face, but continued to ask:
"In other words, there really is a city in China that is bigger than this one?"

"Yes, there is."

Huang Xu nodded, and this time he did not change the subject, but directly told what he knew.

"As far as I know, the largest city in China right now should be the mountain city in the south. I can't remember its exact area, but the area under its jurisdiction seems to be more than 130 times that of Seoul."

"More than one hundred and thirty times?"

"Yes, that's about the number. I remember a lot of people joking that if it were to expand a little more, the area under its jurisdiction would be larger than South Korea."

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After hearing what Huang Xu said, Sunny and Jessica Jung felt terrible.

The education they received in the past taught them that South Korea is one of the few developed countries in the world and a very powerful country.

As the capital, Seoul is also one of the most international metropolises in the world.

But whether it is today's high-speed rail or the area issue mentioned by Huang Xu, they are proving all the time that South Korea may not be as powerful as imagined.

Moreover, their experiences in the past two years have also told them that the information they received since childhood is somewhat different from reality.

When they were in China before, they didn't have this feeling.

Although they later went overseas to perform, the schedule was very tight at that time and they didn't have the chance to properly explore the local area.

Even during their rest time, they would mostly go to the United States or Europe.

Therefore, I just had some insights but did not explore them in detail.

They had never thought that China, which they had previously thought of as being very backward, actually had such a big city, and that its technology, people's income, and even living standards were no worse than those of South Korea.

The most important thing is that they suddenly remembered the map of Korea when they were in school and thought of Korea's huge area. Now they felt a little embarrassed.

After all, on that map, South Korea's area is very large, while China's area is not very noticeable.

I originally thought that although the map was exaggerated, it should still have some basis in reality.

As a result, Huang Xu told them that South Korea’s land area is very small, and even some of the larger cities in China are almost as big as the entire South Korea.

This was a little difficult for both of them to accept, and they even felt that their worldview was somewhat shattered.

However, Huang Xu was not surprised by the shock of the two.

According to his understanding of Koreans, when they encounter something they cannot understand or receive news that is beyond their imagination, they will immediately question it.

Is this thing true or false?
Of course, this situation also exists for many people in other countries. When they encounter some information that they don’t understand for the first time, they will also have doubts.

But they won't lie like Koreans do. Even if the evidence is right in front of them, they won't believe what others say.

However, Sunny and Jessica Jung did not act like this. After a brief shock, they slowly accepted the matter.

First of all, Huang Xu couldn't possibly deceive them, and there was no need for him to deceive himself.

Secondly, this information is not confidential. You only need to search it on the Internet to clearly know whether it is true or not. There is no possibility that Huang Xu would deceive them.

So after being shocked for a while, they returned to normal, and then followed Huang Xu, joining the crowd and walking into Central Avenue, ready to appreciate this most prosperous pedestrian street in Seoul, which covers an area of ​​more than 80 kilometers.

But after entering, Sunny unconsciously held Huang Xu's hand, and Zheng Xiuyan also held Sunny's hand tightly.

Because this is the Northeast, one of the regions in China with the highest average height.

Although the average height of Koreans is not low, the average height of men is 174.2 cm and the average height of women is 162 cm.

But Sunny is only 1.55 meters tall, and although Jessica Jung has reached the average height of Korean women, she has just barely met the standard.

The heights of the two of them were almost the shortest among the crowd after they joined it. Once there were more people, they could only see the backs of the people around them.

But let alone them, even Huang Xu was stunned for a moment after he suddenly entered.

As an adult male over 1.8 meters tall, he is considered one of the taller people in most situations, although he does not stand out from the crowd.

But after entering here, his height seemed a bit "ordinary".

Because the people around him were relatively tall, most of the men were around 1.80 meters tall, and many of them looked taller than Huang Xu.

This made Huang Xu reach out and hold Sunny's little hand after entering, and hold it tightly, fearing that they would be separated by accident.

Although they are adults, they do not speak Chinese and they rarely travel alone. Therefore, Huang Xu is afraid of getting separated from them and disappearing in the crowd.

So the three of them started strolling along Central Avenue hand in hand.

Their first stop after entering was the must-see spot on Central Street: Hagia Sophia.

This is an Eastern Orthodox church built in the Byzantine style over a hundred years ago.

Of course, this place is no longer used as a church. The interior of the building is now the Harbin Architecture Art Museum.

However, they did not come here to pray or anything, but to take photos and check in.

This church, which was built more than a hundred years ago, has become a well-known check-in spot with its unique architectural style.

Almost everyone who comes here will take a few photos as a souvenir.

Huang Xu and Sunny naturally would not miss it.

Then the three of them took several photos around the cathedral.

There are group photos of the three of them, as well as photos of Huang Xu and Sunny, but more are photos of Huang Xu taking photos of Sunny and Jessica Jung.

Some time ago, Huang Xu bought a camera and also learned some photography skills. Although he did not bring the camera back with him this time, the photography skills he learned are already stored in his mind.

Therefore, although he only has a mobile phone now, he can still take good photos.

Of course, it’s more because this place is good for taking photos. As long as you learn about composition, you can get good results.

Because of this, Jessica Jung and Sunny became interested in taking photos after seeing the results of the photos taken by Huang Xu with his mobile phone.

I don’t know if it’s because of female nature, or if it’s a requirement of their profession as idols.

In short, after seeing the photos taken by Huang Xu, the two of them couldn't stop.

They kept pulling Huang Xu to take more than a thousand photos. When both of their stomachs gave off signals, they stopped.

If Huang Xu wasn't rich and hadn't bought a phone with a large memory, some of these photos might not have been able to be stored.

However, after the filming ended, the two people who were so excited just now fell into a state of exhaustion, feeling tired and hungry.

There was no choice, the two of them still had the same meal in the morning, and only had some boxed lunches and some snacks on the high-speed train at noon, and they have been doing this until now.

If they hadn't been so excited about taking pictures, they would have been hungry.

Huang Xu looked at the two people who were exhausted and could barely stand up straight and said, "You guys go sit on the chairs over here for a while. I'll go buy you something to cushion yourselves."

"Okay, okay, then you should speed up."

"Understood! You two must not run around. Call me if anything happens. Got it?"

After taking a look at the two of them and giving instructions again, and seeing them nod, Huang Xu turned around to buy some snacks to prepare for them first.

Some people may say, aren’t there many good restaurants on Central Street?

Why not take them directly to the restaurant to eat instead of letting them wait here?
Huang Xu also wanted to take them to these shops to eat, but Sunny insisted on going to eat barbecue!
Huang Xu also didn't know where she got the information from. She insisted on going to some roadside barbecue shops or even wild barbecue stalls, saying that only this kind of barbecue was the most authentic.

He couldn't persuade Sunny, and Jessica Jung was also interested in these things, so Huang Xu could only follow Sunny's arrangements.

Fortunately, there weren't a lot of people on Central Street at the moment, so it only took Huang Xu a dozen minutes to return to the two of them, carrying a large bag of things.

Huang Xu felt helpless as he looked at the two people who were already shivering and huddled together for warmth.

Although it is already April, many places in China have entered the season of spring and blooming flowers. Even some cities in the south have already entered summer and started the steamer mode.

But this is Harbin in the Northeast. Although it is not the coldest province, it is also one of the middle ones.

Although the temperature here is above zero degrees now, the highest temperature is only around ten degrees.

Especially now that night has fallen, and Sunny and Jessica Jung are not wearing much, they are now so cold that they are hugging each other to keep each other warm.

"Come on, drink some hot coffee to warm yourself up first."

"Thank you!"

After taking the hot coffee handed over by Huang Xu and drinking a few sips, the two of them slowly felt their body temperature rising. They felt a little better and recovered a little bit of strength.

So Sunny looked directly at the bag in Huang Xu's hand.

"What food did you buy?"

"I had some sausages and red sausages, some bacon, and I bought some fruit."

Seeing that the two people were already a little hungry, Huang Xu quickly took out the things he had just bought and gave them to them.

However, what Huang Xu did not expect was that they were not very interested in the braised sausages he bought, but were very interested in the big box of strawberries.

So the two of them drank coffee with strawberries and sausages and happily enjoyed them under Huang Xu's puzzled look.

Before he went to Korea, Huang Xu always felt that fruits were very scarce in Korea, or that the country basically did not produce any fruits.

Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with this matter, but it is not absolute.

Take strawberries for example. South Korea is also an important strawberry growing and exporting country in the world. Since the beginning of the last century, they have introduced a large number of Japanese strawberry varieties from Japan and then planted them in their own country.

They even seized the names of Japanese strawberry varieties and registered their trademarks first in the world, which had a great impact on Japanese agriculture.

At the same time, they have also cultivated many local varieties, such as the "Christmas" and "Meixiang" strawberry varieties, which also have a certain position in the world strawberry market.

Of course, now these industries of theirs have gradually been caught up with or surpassed by domestic ones.

After all, compared to their small area, China has a larger land and can produce more fruits.

It's just that it developed later.

However, according to Huang Xu's memory, even if China develops relatively late, it will gradually catch up with them or even surpass them after a few years.

These are all off-topic. What really makes Huang Xu curious is why Sunny and Jessica Jung are so interested in strawberries.

Although the price of strawberries in South Korea is relatively expensive, compared with the income of several people, this amount of money is nothing, right?

However, Huang Xu did not ask his doubts. Instead, he watched the two people showing off their strawberries and enjoying Harbin's specialty red sausage.

Because he remembered a documentary clip he had watched in his previous life.

It seemed like they were celebrating their agent's birthday backstage at a performance. After singing the congratulatory song, they showed off all the strawberries on the birthday cake for their agent.

“Maybe they prefer strawberries.”

After the two of them had been eating for a while, Huang Xu reached out and stopped them from eating.

"Okay, just eat a little first, we still have to go have a barbecue later!"

"Yes, yes, yes. We will have a barbecue later. Don't eat too much."

Sunny was originally a little dissatisfied with Huang Xu for stopping her from continuing to eat, but when she heard Huang Xu say that there was barbecue, her dissatisfaction immediately disappeared.

After all, it was I who suggested going for a barbecue today.

Although she also tasted the barbecue brought back by Huang Xu and Zheng Xiuyan last night, how could the barbecue that was already a little cold be as delicious as freshly grilled ones?

After eating a little and resting for a long time, the two of them had recovered, so they took their own small bags and set off towards the destination they had checked yesterday.

Half an hour later, the three of them finally arrived at a barbecue stall far away on Central Street.

The night barbecue mentioned here is actually an open-air barbecue night market, but it is commonly known as wild barbecue here.

When they arrived here, it was already nine o'clock in the evening, which was also the busiest time in the night market.

Looking at the bustling and busy night market stalls, especially the various skewers in the freezer, being grilled on the charcoal grill in front of the grill master, accompanied by the sprinkling of various seasonings, emitting waves of rich aroma.

Sunny looked at the fireworks-filled scene in front of her, took a deep breath, and then asked Jessica Jung beside her:
"Wow, did you guys eat this yesterday?"

"No."

Jessica Jung smelled the aroma of barbecue and shook her head to deny Sunny's words. What she and Huang Xu ate yesterday was somewhat similar to Korean barbecue, where the meat was fried on an iron plate.

It’s just that the meat used here is more and better, and the seasoning focuses more on the original flavor of the meat than in Korea.

But the barbecue here is completely different from what we had yesterday. The barbecue here is to put the meat directly on the red-hot charcoal and grill it.

And the seasonings that the chef sprinkles on the skewers become even richer over the open fire.

Smelling the fragrance, her mouth began to secrete saliva, and her stomach, which had just eaten, also sent out signals again.

Not only them, Huang Xu was also stimulated by the aroma, so without hesitation, he took the two of them to start choosing various skewers.

There were a wide variety of meat skewers, including tendons, bird's nest wings, heart tubes, beef hearts, tendon skin, chicken feet, and yellow croaker. Huang Xu took a few skewers of each and prepared to let the two of them taste another style of barbecue in the Northeast.

Of course, in addition to these, Huang Xu also ordered two skewers of the local specialty, fresh beef kidneys.

In the past, when Huang Xu ate roasted kidneys in his hometown, they were basically lamb kidneys and he had never seen beef kidneys.

However, he has seen various Northeastern food bloggers recommending this kind of fresh beef kidneys in various short videos.

So when I saw that there were fresh beef loins here, I naturally wanted to try it.

However, what Huang Xu did not expect was that after the beef kidneys were served, Sunny became interested in the freshly roasted kidneys.

"Huang Xu, what is this?"

"Uh, this is beef kidney."

Huang Xu looked at the beef kidney that Sunny was pointing at, with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face.

As one of the countries that has been deeply assimilated into Chinese culture, South Korea naturally knows many things that are unique to Chinese culture.

For example: you are what you eat.

Therefore, when she heard Huang Xu say that she was pointing at the grilled beef loin, she felt a little embarrassed and quickly put her finger down.

But she put her finger down, and Jessica Jung next to her became interested. She looked at the two of them with interest, and then whispered to Sunny.

"Why? Does Huang Xu still need supplements in this situation?"

She now has a deeper understanding of Huang Xu's physical condition than before.

Not to mention the strong muscles on Huang Xu's body that I saw in the hotel, just from the noises I heard in the past two nights, I knew that Huang Xu should not be short of these things.

Didn’t you see that Sunny didn’t have the energy to have dinner yesterday?

Why do we need to add this now?

When Sunny heard Jessica Jung's voice, she didn't intend to reply. Instead, she lowered her head even more, focusing all her attention on the skewers in her hands.

Huang Xu also heard what Jessica Jung said at this time, but did not respond. Instead, he quickly picked up the grilled beef loin and prepared to finish it first.

Otherwise, it would be a bit embarrassing to put this thing here.

But after Huang Xu took a bite of the roasted beef loin, his eyes widened.

In the past, when Huang Xu saw those bloggers eating roasted beef loin, he didn’t think it was delicious.

I think their exaggerated performance is just to make the video more popular and get more people to see it. The taste should be similar to lamb kidneys.

But after entering, Huang Xu knew that he was wrong. He had some preconceived ideas about this.

This roasted beef kidney is completely different from the lamb kidney I've eaten before. Not only does it have almost no fishy smell, but the outer circle is covered with thick butter, which makes it particularly fragrant after roasting.

After sprinkling on barbecue seasoning, it tastes especially good.

Even among these skewers, the taste is one of the best.

Therefore, he finished the large bunch of grilled beef loin in his hand in just a few bites.

Just as he reached out to take the second string, he was stopped by Sunny.

Although she had her head down just now, she saw Huang Xu's expression and how deliciously he was eating, and immediately became interested in the roasted beef kidneys.

Based on her understanding of Huang Xu, she knew how picky he was about food, so if he ate so happily, what would it taste like?
So he asked Huang Xu directly:
"Is it that delicious?"

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(End of this chapter)