"Hello, two bowls of Tonkotsu Ramen, please."
Lin Tian said with a polite smile.
"Certainly. Would you like large portions?"
the female clerk asked.
"Yes, large portions, please."
"Certainly. Please wait a moment."
As she spoke, the clerk operated the electronic screen.
Watching the receipt slowly emerge from the machine, Gan Yan Yu looked astonished.
"Lin Tian, your Japanese is that good?"
"I learned a little."
Lin Tian said.
In truth, he had felt somewhat unsure when he opened his mouth. Although the knowledge was in his head, it was still his first time putting it into practice.
Unexpectedly, communicating had been remarkably easy.
"Eh? Are you two from China?"
As the clerk tore off the receipt and handed it to Lin Tian, she looked at them in surprise.
"International students?"
"No, we're here on vacation."
"I'm from China too. I'm doing graduate school here and working part-time right now."
the clerk said excitedly.
"Your Japanese is incredible, far more fluent than mine. I've lived in Tokyo for five years, and if you hadn't spoken Chinese just now, I never would have noticed!"
"Thank you."
Lin Tian said as he accepted the receipt.
Afterward, Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu picked up their ramen from the counter and found a table.
The forty-eight-yuan bowl of ramen had several slices of meat laid over the soup noodles, with chopped scallions scattered around the soft-boiled egg.
Perhaps it was the filter of foreign charm, but it looked quite appetizing.
But that was all it had going for it—its appearance.
Lin Tian picked up some noodles and put them into his mouth, then lifted his spoon and took a sip of the broth.
How should he put it?
The noodles had a great texture, and the broth was decent too—quite fragrant.
But if