Chapter 884 - 822: First Draw an Image of the Deceased
"Captain Jiang, let’s sit here."
Zhong Renlong led Jiang Yuan to a small shop. The shop was a simple rectangular storefront, one of a row, mainly intended for dining with several sets of tables and chairs inside. Outside, the entrance displayed goods to attract customers, like this shop which had several baskets of durians, making it apparent what was being sold to anyone passing by.
This type of roadside shop resembled the suburban street shops of China in the early 2000s or the early 2010s—constructed with prefabricated panels in the simplest and cheapest way, just whitewashed and ready for business, with minimal investment and the appeal resting entirely on the food and location.
Zhong Renlong led Jiang Yuan and the others to sit down, then smiled, "Durian shops are always like this because of the smell, they can’t really be opened in large shopping malls or hotels."
"That’s quite nice." Jiang Yuan, hailing from a county town, had been to many similar places before attending The Great Learning.
Zhong Renlong quickly waved to call the owner, asked a few questions, and then personally went to the stall to pick out durians.
Wang Chuanxing, curious, followed to watch and soon came back holding a plate full of durians.
"I’ve just learned, to choose a durian that hasn’t split open!" Wang Chuanxing lamented, "I’ve been buying the wrong ones all this time."
"In Malaysia, durian is a common produce, so people are more familiar with it and naturally have higher expectations," Zhong Renlong explained while introducing, "I picked ’Musang King’ and ’Black Thorn’, along with this ’Golden Phoenix’ variety which is rarely seen abroad. It has a slight alcoholic taste and a rich aroma; everyone, give it a try."
Everyone chatted and laughed as they each took some durian to eat.