Lin Man looked completely innocent: "Then how do you suggest we divide it?"

Zhao Yanxi crossed her arms and started counting on her fingers.

"Six people, one man and five women, no matter how you divide them, someone will have to share a room with a man."

The group stared at each other, wide-eyed.

Seeing that no one responded, Zhao Yanxi simply said, "The old way! Draw lots, it's fair and just, and nobody should have any objections."

She took out a deck of cards from her bag, skillfully unfolded and shuffled them with practiced ease.

Wenjing knows her best friend best, and immediately snatched the card.

"I'll wash it, no cheating allowed."

"Okay, okay, okay..."

Zhao Yanxi said helplessly, "The one with the highest rank is in a group with Brother Ding Heng, the one with the lowest rank is in a group with Bai Ma, the two in the middle are in a group, and I'll draw the last card."

After Wenjing shuffled the cards, Lin Man generously reached out first and drew a 10 of clubs from the deck.

Hua Qing was the second, and drew a King of Spades.

Wenjing is the third, and she plays an Ace of Diamonds.

The last one, Zhao Yanxi, is the Queen of Hearts, which is neither too big nor too small.

The girls continued discussing their room allocation plan, and Baima jokingly asked Ding Heng a question.

"Brother, why don't you choose one yourself?"

"It's okay, I sometimes want to take a break."

"Hey... could it be that you can't handle it, brother?"

"It has nothing to do with whether you can handle it or not. You'd get tired of eating the finest delicacies every day."

"It's alright, it's alright."

Baima patted Ding Heng's shoulder gently, comforting him, "Brother, you're still young. You'll recover after some rest. When we get back, I'll have Sister Jiang cook you some Tibetan medicinal cuisine. I guarantee you'll be full of energy again..."

Ding Heng raised his hand, preparing to strike Bai Ma on the forehead as usual.

This time, Baima was smarter; she dodged to the side and became even more verbally aggressive.

"Brother, you're getting anxious! You're getting anxious! You're getting anxious!"

Ding Heng reached out to grab her, but Bai Ma nimbly squatted down, slipped under his hand, hid behind Lin Man, and poked half her head out to make a face at him.

"Lulu lulu..."

Ding Heng was both amused and exasperated, and too lazy to argue with her, so he patted his pants and got up.

"Let's go eat first."

The restaurant near the hotel was booked in advance by Lin Man; it was a traditional Swiss restaurant located on the banks of the Limmat River.

Everyone took their seats, and the waiter handed them the menus.

Zhao Yanxi took it and opened it, her expression changing from anticipation to confusion, and then from confusion to bewilderment.

"What...what are all these?"

The menu was in German and French, with a few lines of English annotations, but it was like gibberish to her.

Lin Man took the menu and glanced at it.

"Let me order."

She communicated with the waiter in English, speaking slowly but clearly, pausing occasionally to think and asking a few questions.

Zhao Yanxi rested her chin on her hand and looked at her: "Sister Man, how come your English is so good?"

"What's so good about it? We can barely communicate."

Lin Man put down the menu: "I considered studying abroad when I was a sophomore. At that time, my IELTS score was 6.5, which was barely enough."

"IELTS 6.5 is considered barely passing?"

Zhao Yanxi clicked her tongue twice, then turned to look at Wenjing: "Little Jingjing, aren't you good at English?"

When Wenjing was called on, she smiled shyly and said, "I... I'm only good at taking exams; my spoken English isn't very good..."

Zhao Yanxi then looked at Hua Qing: "Where is Sister Hua Qing?"

"All I can do is dance."

Hua Qing took a sip of water, her face looking somewhat embarrassed.

As an art student, her academic level was only slightly better than Baima's, and she had even less time to practice English.

Zhao Yanxi was deliberately bringing up a sore spot.

Realizing she had made a slip of the tongue, Zhao Yanxi gave an awkward laugh and quickly changed the subject.

"Brother Ding Heng, what about you?"

"I?"

Ding Heng smiled calmly: "It's alright, barely usable..."

Because his intelligence had been increased by a significant amount, learning a language was almost cost-free for Ding Heng.

Especially English, I have had a certain foundation since I was a child.

Although I haven't interacted with foreigners before, I predict that basic communication won't be a problem.

The dishes were served one after another.

The first course was cheese fondue, a small copper pot placed on an alcohol stove, with cheese bubbling and releasing a rich aroma of alcohol.

The waiter placed a basket of sliced ​​bread next to them, indicating that they should use long forks to dip the bread in cheese.

Zhao Yanxi forked a piece of bread, dipped it into the pot and stirred it, coating it with a thick layer of cheese, and put it in her mouth.

He chewed twice, then his expression froze.

"This……"

She swallowed, then chewed twice, as if trying to discern the taste in her mouth.

What does it taste like?

Wenjing asked curiously.

Zhao Yanxi put down her fork, picked up her water glass, and took a big gulp.

"Well... it's like that, it's salty and sour, and it has a bit of an alcoholic smell, it's just weird."

Lin Man smiled, forked a piece of bread, dipped it in cheese, and slowly put it into her mouth.

"Swiss cheese fondue uses Gruyère and Emmental cheeses, cooked with white wine and cherry brandy. It might not be the first time you try it, but you'll get used to it after a few bites."

After hearing a long string of strange terms, Zhao Yanxi felt completely bewildered.

She picked up a piece again with some skepticism, this time dipping it in less water, and slowly chewed it.

As he chewed, his brow gradually relaxed: "It seems... alright?"

Lin Man poured her another small glass of fruit wine: "Drink this with your wine to cut through the richness."

Zhao Yanxi took a sip of fruit wine, then a bite of cheese bread, and her eyes lit up.

"Hey! It really is!"

Wenjing imitated Zhao Yanxi, forking a piece of bread, dipping it in cheese, and putting it in her mouth.

He chewed twice, his expression subtle.

He chewed twice more, swallowed, then picked up his water glass, took a sip, and said nothing.

Hua Qing only ate a small piece throughout the entire meal, and then started eating the salad that came with it.

Baima accepted everything offered and ate even more heartily than Zhao Yanxi, stuffing her little mouth full.

The main course was Swiss roasted potatoes with beef sausage; it looked simple, but tasted quite good.

After finishing the last bite, Zhao Yanxi slumped back in her chair and patted her stomach contentedly.

"It's alright, it's better than I expected."

"After all, the price is what it is..."

Lin Man put down her knife and fork and wiped her mouth with a napkin: "European food is quite different from that in China, so you may have to get used to it gradually. Especially in Switzerland, there are only a few traditional dishes, and you'll get tired of them after a couple of days. You can find a Chinese restaurant to improve your meals later."

Wenjing said, "If all else fails, we can go to the Chinese supermarket to buy some ingredients. I can cook..."

"Oh right, I almost forgot we have a chef on our team, Xiaojing, I want to eat..."

Just as Zhao Yanxi was about to excitedly order food, Ding Heng immediately smacked her on the head with a hammer.

"You're planning to treat Wenjing like a babysitter when we go out to have fun?"

“What nanny… Xiao Jingjing is a woman who can be my mother.”

After saying that, he shamelessly shouted to Wenjing, "Mom, I want to eat boiled fish in a couple of days, you should be able to!"

"Yan hope...!"

She was quiet and straightforward, but blushed with embarrassment.

After finishing dinner and returning to the hotel, it was almost ten o'clock.

No one planned to go out for sightseeing; after a flight of more than ten hours, everyone was exhausted.

But he didn't go back to his room to sleep immediately.

Zhao Yanxi suggested going to Ding Heng's room for a while. Lin Man was the first to respond, Wen Jing naturally didn't refuse, and Hua Qing didn't object either.

Baima followed at the very back, skipping and hopping, full of energy than anyone else.

The room was on the fourth floor, facing the Limmat River, and the twin towers of the Zurich Cathedral could be seen from the window.

Since she had nothing better to do, Zhao Yanxi took out a box of Ludo and spread it out.

The five girls formed a circle, and Zhao Yanxi was the first to roll the dice.

The die rolled twice on the board and stopped at four.

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