Chapter 721: Flying to M Country 9_1
Zhilan He gave an embarrassed smile. Earlier, she had been unable to maintain her poker face, which was clearly evident. This was because the food that the Filipino servant had served was so exquisite that it was almost too good to eat.
Mrs. Irdo on the other side perhaps felt a sense of affinity towards Zhilan since she knew they came from the same country. Seeing how Zhilan’s eyes didn’t reflect any restlessness but rather shyness or perplexity, she grew to like her even more.
"I heard from Mrs. Orz earlier that your name is Zhilan He. Is your name ’Zhilan’ based on the ’Zhilan’ in the classic phrase ’Yuan you Zhilanzi, Li you Lan’?" Mrs. Irdo spoke Mandarin with Zhilan, and despite having been away from her homeland for many years, her Mandarin was still impeccable.
"Yes!" Zhilan nodded.
"What a coincidence! We used to have a chubby little girl in our house named Zhilan as well, spelled with the exact same characters!" Mrs. Irdo laughed, "My Chinese name is Gu Ran, and I’m from the capital, what about you? You seem very young, how old are you this year?"
"My family is from a small village in the south," Zhilan replied, her voice trembling slightly. She had a vague guess, could this Gu Ran before her be the daughter from the Gu family of the capital, who had gotten married abroad?
Upon hearing that Zhilan was from a rural area, Gu Ran’s smile didn’t falter. However, she sighed, "I haven’t been back to the capital in many years, I don’t even know what it looks like now."
Meanwhile, John could understand some Mandarin. Upon hearing Mrs. Irdo’s words, he joined in, "Zhilan is currently studying at a university in the capital. If you want to know what the capital looks like now, you can ask her."