Chapter 004 Living Expenses
Friday, March 8, 2005, at 6:30 in the morning.
In this duplex mansion, except for the retro electrical equipment, he was very satisfied with the other decorations, especially the large kitchen, which has a spacious and bright open structure, and is equipped with kitchen utensils, which makes him particularly happy.
After working hard abroad for so many years, his spirit is often in a state of high tension, so his biggest hobby in his spare time is to make delicious food. He has studied all kinds of things, all countries and regions, just like now, what he makes is Italian breakfast.
Italian breakfast is different from other European countries, and Italians love sweet pastries the most.
The standard Italian breakfast is Brioso butter rolls, croissants stuffed with almonds, and a cup of fragrant cappuccino.
But Duan Ning didn't like sweetness in the past, or his identity did not allow him to eat foods with too much sugar.
It should be known that sugars consume too much vitamin B1 when metabolized in the body, which can easily cause eye fatigue. The optic nerve will "failure" due to nutritional shortage, thereby inducing or aggravating optic neuritis.
Of course, this issue is no longer so important now.
Beat the hot cheese into foam, so that the salty taste is diluted in the loose foam, add the chopped tomatoes and diced apples and stir it. After the milky aroma of the cheese is completely combined, a pot of cheese salad will be ready.
At this time, a "ding--" sound came from the oven. The almond-flavored croissants were freshly baked. The hot bread was taken out from the grill and went up to sniff it, "Well--it smells so good!"
I picked up four croissants and put them in anise plate, served fruit cheese in one hand and croissant bag in the other hand, and came to the restaurant. There was a portion of Italian garlic sausage on the obsidian countertop and two cups of fragrant cappuccinos.
Just as Duan Ning unbuttoned her apron and put it on the back of the chair, Ji Wei, in formal clothes, walked down the spiral ladder.
Duan Ning smiled and greeted, "Wife, good morning!"
Ji Wei, who was already planning to leave, stopped when she heard the word "wife", hesitated for a few seconds and turned toward the restaurant. When she saw the sumptuous breakfast on the dining table, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes, but she quickly returned to normal.
Duan Ning helped her open the chair very gentlemanly, and handed the tableware and napkins to her, and said in a conspicuous tone: "Try my skills, it's very good."
Duan Ning smelled a jasmine fragrance at close range. If his nose was not wrong, this is a light fragrance "Lancome Miracle" just launched by L'Oreal (RB).
Ji Wei stood by the dining table, hesitated for about three seconds, and sat down on the table with the briefcase in her hand.
"Give it! Although it is not recommended to drink coffee in the morning, it is still very good to have an occasional cup." Duan Ning said to herself by handing the cappuccino to her.
Looking at the golden croissants on the plate and the coffee exuding an attractive aroma, Ji Wei's face relaxed a little, and she no longer cared about the words "wife" just now.
"Come on, try the cheese salad I made. This is mascarpone cheese, native to Italy, and the taste is quite special. I have nothing to do in the past two days, so I will make it myself. If I like it, I will make it back."
Ji Wei scooped a small piece with a spoon, and in Duan Ning's expectant gaze, she opened her seductive red lips, stretched out a small piece of lilac tongue, licked it, and then put it into her mouth to taste it.
"How about it?"
"Um!"
Listening to Ji Wei's affirmation sound in his nasal voice, Duan Ning smiled, his eyes narrowed. He clamped a croissant bag with a clip and put it on the plate in front of her, saying, "Authentic Italian-style croissant bags, including wheat noodles, are also made in Italy."
Ji Wei didn't say anything, pressed the croissant with a fork, cut off a small piece with a knife and chewed it slowly.
Seeing her appearance, Duan Ning laughed and started eating together. In the middle, he talked about some Italian cuisine and his experience. Ji Wei didn't answer much, and occasionally said "Yes" would be the biggest affirmation.
After eating breakfast for about half an hour, after putting down the napkin, Ji Wei took out a briefcase, took out a cowhide envelope from it and said, "This is your living expenses this month."
"The voice is good." Duan Ning praised in his heart.
There was neither the anger after being humiliated by a woman with money nor the reserve of pretending to be calm. Duan Ning took the envelope naturally and pinched it with her hand and knew that it was about ten thousand yuan inside.
Ji Wei looked at him on his face, and saw that there was no abnormal reaction, and then asked: "How is the injury on your head?"
Duan Ning touched his head with his hand. The gauze on it had been removed, but the blood scab was still there. He probably said, "It will take about a week!"
Ji Wei nodded, then turned around and left the restaurant. Soon the sound of opening and closing the door sounded, and the "Dada" gradually faded away.
...
At the elevator entrance downstairs, a Mercedes-Benz S500 was parked under the steps. After seeing Ji Wei with scorching sunglasses coming out, the driver wearing white gloves quickly got out of the car, opened the car door and welcomed her in.
In the car, Ji Wei took off her sunglasses and asked, "How is the check?"
Sitting next to her was a 25 or 26-year-old woman, like a secretary, took out a few pieces of paper from her briefcase and handed it over: "This is the information that just came from Yaojiang City last night."
Ji Wei raised her hand and pressed open the sunroof, and looked at it carefully with the help of the light outside the car.
The color printed photos on the information are clearly the young version of Duan Ning.
Ji Wei read it word by word, and after reading it all, a strange look appeared on her face.
There are no loopholes in the information, and there is nothing different from what she has learned before, but Ji Wei just feels it is awkward, as if this nominal husband hasn't seen him for a few days, as if he has changed his own person.
She is not an inexperienced housewife. She has lived in a big family since she was a child and has a lot of knowledge. The Italian breakfast Duan Ning made this morning was very authentic, and even someone as picky as her could not find any problem.
"But... how did a man who studies in the United States through legacy and work-study, learn to make Italian breakfast? And so authentic?"
Ji Wei put the information next to her, reached out and pressed her temples, closed her eyes and calmed down.
...
Upstairs, Duan Ning finished the coffee in the cup without any haste, cleaned up the tableware and piled up the dishwasher, leaving it to the housekeeping department.
When he returned to the room, Duan Ning immediately rummaged through the cabinets.
He looked through all kinds of hollow items under the bed, under the desk, under the floor, behind the walls.
Since he learned last night that the owner of this body was already a member of the Herosa Reserve, he knew that the original Duan Ning must have hidden some secrets that he did not know.
After a careful search, he found the Paudean key in the Simmons mattress.
As a top killer, being good at it is one aspect, being proficient in various miscellaneous items is also important, among which unlocking is a necessary skill. Just like the Baodean key in your hand, it is useless for ordinary people to get it. Do you know which community and which door is?
But Duan Ning is different. He knew very clearly that this was a double-row marble B-level lock core that was launched on the market in 2003. Its anti-theft performance also means a high price.
As a real estate developer, you don’t have to expect them to install a lock that costs hundreds of yuan for you. The first time you get the key is to change the lock core yourself. This eliminates the possibility of using this type of lock core on the market in large quantities.
Similarly, those who can change the lock core as soon as it is released on the market are generally people with relatively high safety awareness, and very few of them.
After getting the key, he checked the phone number of several lock-changing companies in Xuning District online.
The first one is, "Hey, hello, the Baodean Class B lock you exchanged for me last month is not very useful, it always gets stuck."
"Where?"
“City Garden.”
"City Garden? Room 1302, Building 11?"
"Hiss...what is my house?"
"The City Garden has installed a B-level lock in the past two months. If you want to make sure there is a problem, I will go there to help you see it in the afternoon. Dudu---"
The second one, "Hello, master, I want to change into a B-level lock from Baodean. How much does it cost?"
“The manual fee is 200 in total.”
"It's so expensive, why do they only cost 160?"
"Where do you live?"
"Impression of Jiangdong."
"Impossible. You think there are several B-level locks in Jiangdong that have been replaced by me. They are all priced at the same time. If you don't believe it, please ask."
"Tell me which ones it is. If I didn't lie to me, I'll turn around and ask you to change it."
The third...
After a series of tricks, I got more than 20 families.
Chapter completed!