The owner immediately spoke in standard Yanjing accent upon seeing Zhang Jingdong and He Jieyu: "Are you both Huaxia people?"
Zhang Jingdong laughed casually: "How could you tell?"
"It's quite simple. When Huaxia people go abroad, they walk with their heads held high. The Koreans and Japanese tend to bow a lot, and they rarely come to our Chinese restaurants."
Zhang Jingdong found the owner quite talkative and asked: "How long have you been running this restaurant, old brother?"
"Opened it in '96, so it's been exactly 8 years this year."
"What made you think of starting a restaurant here initially?"
"At that time, I was studying in Paris. After graduation, I found it hard to get a suitable job in Paris, and I didn't want to return to my hometown, fearing embarrassment. So, I tried setting up a stall selling snacks like hand-grabbed pancakes. It turned out to be successful, so I gradually turned it into a restaurant."
