"My name is Han Feifei, and I come from Capital City. I’ve already tried the Curry Crab from this stall. It was a bit disappointing, so I don’t want my fellow countrymen to be fooled," Han Feifei said, wrinkling her nose and glancing sidelong at the stall owner.
"Is it really that bad?" Luofeng was somewhat incredulous.
"Of course. There’s this indescribable plastic taste, and the texture isn’t particularly good either. As for the crab roe, it was beyond words—let’s just say my money was wasted," Han Feifei said with a scoff, not wanting to make too many complaints.
"So, you had a food fail?" Luofeng couldn’t help but smile.
"Absolutely! Curry Crab, they said? Cooked with curry sauce? It turns out their ’Curry Crab’ is just some kind of brown crab. How can they even call that Curry Crab?"
"I see. So, there are dishonest vendors abroad too," Luofeng remarked, then asked, "Miss, do you have any good recommendations?"
"Around here, I think the best thing would be Siam Fragrant Rice. If you’re asking specifically about seafood, then I’d still recommend Bay Lobster."
"Pippi Shrimp?" Luofeng smiled slightly.
"Yes, especially those weighing more than three liang. They have a fresh, sweet, tender, and smooth taste. They’re delicate but not mushy and possess a particularly enticing flavor. Now is also the spawning season, so they taste their best. Moreover, the local cooking method is quite good. It’s not just boiled quickly or stir-fried on high heat; it’s charcoal-grilled. A metal skewer holds five shrimp... delicious, not expensive, and very good," she explained.
Luofeng nodded. "Then, may I invite you to try Pippi Shrimp again?"
"I’ll lead the way then. I know a pretty good Bay Lobster food stall," Han Feifei naturally didn’t decline.
"Alright. It’s fortunate that this is Siam, and you speak with such a strong Capital City accent; otherwise, I’d have thought you were astroturfing," Luofeng joked.
The other party rolled her eyes in response.
「A moment later.」
Luofeng followed Han Feifei to a seafood food stall.
Han Feifei pointed at the tanks and said, "Look, these Pippi Shrimp are jumping around lively; they’re freshly caught."
In such a food stall, the Bay Lobster here didn’t seem as small as those back home.
They were all plump and large.
Luofeng checked the menu; the Pippi Shrimp were priced at 89 yuan per half a kilogram.
And that was even one of the cheaper dishes. It seemed this place was truly a basic food stall.
"We’ll have Pippi Shrimp as the main dish, and let’s just try a few other things at random," Luofeng looked at the menu. "What flavor of Bay Lobster do you think tastes good, Miss?"
"I think the garlic flavor is not bad, and cumin is alright too. Forget the mustard flavor, though. It’s not like the one back home, and I don’t think you’d be accustomed to it."
Luofeng chuckled and surprised her by saying, "I won’t make a choice. I’ll take them all."
Luofeng smiled and, speaking fluent English, called out, "Boss, I’ll take one of every Bay Lobster flavor, except mustard."
"Don’t understand? Then..." Luofeng switched to another language and repeated his order.
The vendor immediately understood.
"You speak Thai?" Han Feifei asked in astonishment.
"Is that so strange?"
"A bit," Han Feifei affirmed with a firm nod.
But in fact, Luofeng had just activated Level 1 Thai.
And for a less common skill like Thai, there were only three levels: Level 1 was barely communicative, Level 2 was comfortable, and Level 3 was barrier-free communication.
Since Luofeng himself didn’t speak Thai and had used 10 Attribute Points to add one level, he was naturally at Level 1 now.
"I have a good aptitude for languages. If they don’t understand English, I try Thai. They’re bound to understand one of them," Luofeng said with a smile.
About ten minutes or so later, skewers of spicy, garlic, and barbecue-flavored Bay Lobster were served.


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