We finally fell asleep after a restless night. The next morning, around eight or nine o'clock, we woke up groggily. She reached for my phone and ordered breakfast delivery from a bakery called suuu bakery in Chongqing Guotai. She ordered a Roman matcha cream bun and a pistachio croissant. Then she got out of bed naked and started cleaning up our mess from last night. I was too tired to help, so I just looked at my phone bored. Suddenly, I noticed that my Polaroid camera was lying on the bed. Looking at her naked body, an evil thought crossed my mind. I quietly leaned forward and picked up the camera without making a sound. I turned it on and took a picture of her busy naked body. As I pressed the shutter, I wondered what her reaction would be when she found out. Of course, I had only intended to tease her, and I would delete the photo immediately.
Unfortunately, after I pressed the shutter, I realized that the camera had a flash. A burst of white light flashed, and she, who had been turned sideways, froze. After realizing what I had done, she quickly rushed towards me and snatched the camera from my hand. Then she silently waited for the photo to develop and carefully examined it for a while. Finally, she looked at me and said with a pout, "This picture actually turned out pretty good." "Let me see, let me see!" Her reaction surprised me, and I cautiously said, "I also want to see." But she just rolled her eyes at me and said, "You're just wishful thinking." Then she scolded me and even hit me a few times. Helpless, I knew I was in the wrong in this matter, so even if she didn't listen to my explanation, I had no way to defend myself.
In the end, the photo was cruelly destroyed before I had a chance to see it, and she bit me a few times.
Omakase Chef's Banquet!#
We continued to linger in the hotel for a while before heading out for lunch. Although both of us had lived in coastal cities for a long time and seafood was not a rare dish for us, we still went to a Japanese restaurant in this southwestern mountain city far from the sea. It seems that people in Chongqing are not very receptive to Japanese cuisine, and compared to the eastern region, there are only a few Omakase restaurants. The one we went to was Sushi Tamaki in Jiefangbei. The reason we chose this restaurant was simply because it was closer to the hotel.
Sushi Tamaki is located on the fourth floor of the Global Financial Center. The exterior of the store is relatively low-key but gives a sense of "high-end". At the entrance, there is a Japanese dry landscape garden. Inside, on the left-hand side, there is a sake cabinet displaying various types of sake, including my favorite Dassai. On the right-hand side, there is a cooking counter with the name of the restaurant written in Japanese calligraphy on the wall. The store is not big, with only 10 seats at the cooking counter and an additional private room for four people. Since there were only two of us this time and we wanted to have more interaction with the chef, we chose seats at the cooking counter. Chef Xiao Jiang gave a relatively introverted impression but was quite handsome. It was evident that he took care of his appearance every day.
Lunch consisted of the usual eight-course meal and eight pieces of sushi. Since it has been half a year since the day of the meal, I can't remember all the dish names and ingredients, so I only took photos of some of the dishes.
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The meal was enjoyable, and there was another couple sitting next to us. To be honest, this was what I expected. In a high-priced restaurant like this, there would always be a couple who never stopped talking, discussing everything from the food to the latest gossip, even though they couldn't even keep track of the order of the dishes.
She ordered a cup of oolong tea, and I ordered a glass of sake. Although the portion of each dish was not large, the meal took a long time, and by the time we reached the sixth piece of sushi, we were already feeling full. She started to act spoiled again and asked me to finish the rest of the dishes for her (sigh). I reluctantly asked the chef to put less rice in the sushi to help her finish the remaining pieces. When it came to dessert, she suddenly became energetic again, as if she hadn't said she couldn't eat anything earlier. She picked up the dessert spoon and started enjoying it.
The Twenty Most Beautiful Summer Photos#
After lunch, we returned to the hotel to rest for a while and pack our things. In the afternoon, we went to Hongyadong to take some portrait photos. Although I knew that most of the photo studios in Hongyadong were just tourist traps, I couldn't resist her desire to take photos. It was still raining in Chongqing that day, and the roads in Yuzhong Peninsula were congested, but we finally arrived at the photo studio. She went to change clothes and do her makeup, and I carried her bag and accompanied her, acting like an assistant. The makeup artist looked at me and said to her, "Your sister has a good temper. She patiently accompanies you like this." She couldn't help but smile.
Finally, when she was ready, I carried her bag and the props and followed her and the photographer to the shooting location. Although I was annoyed by Hongyadong - crowded roads, numerous shops, and a constant flow of people - I had to admit that it was a picturesque place. With the guidance of the photographer, she posed and made expressions, and we took many beautiful photos. Due to her height not being very tall, she had to stand on a chair for a certain shot, and I teased her for being short.
Finally, after taking all the photos, she went back to the photo studio to change clothes, and I hugged her as we selected the photos. Originally, we planned to choose nine photos for retouching, but as we kept selecting, we couldn't bring ourselves to delete any more after choosing twenty photos. The staff started to persuade us to select more photos for retouching outside of the original package. Seeing her hesitation, but also loving the remaining photos, I ended up paying the extra fee and keeping all the photos. She pulled me aside and said that the price seemed a bit expensive. I waved my hand and told her, "It's rare to come to Chongqing, and those photos turned out pretty good. It's worth paying a bit more." She pouted and nestled into my arms, looked up at me, closed her eyes, and asked for a kiss.
Although those photos were indeed good, I believe the moment she asked for a kiss was even more touching.
Another Hot Pot Feast#
Despite her weak stomach, and despite the fact that she had already experienced the "second torment" of hot pot last night (the first torment being the spiciness), she still chose to have hot pot for dinner. We had bought some milk to neutralize the spiciness in advance and prepared some stomach medicine.
We went to another hot pot restaurant that evening. Initially, we sat face to face, but she complained that I was always staring at her, so she moved to sit next to me. But since she was so close to me, I naturally had to stick close to her, which earned me a half-joking comment from her, "I didn't expect you to take advantage of me even more." Having previously lived in Hunan, I had a higher tolerance for spiciness, but for her sake, we ordered a mildly spicy soup base and two bullfrogs. Although I knew that creatures like bullfrogs would still have muscle movements even after losing their lives, I was still startled when the frog in the plate twitched. I quickly jumped into her arms, seeking comfort, and she gently hugged me, jokingly saying that I was like a scared little child.