At this mont, the socialites, who just wanted to witness the source of the aroma, were stunned at the entrance of "Shihuijian".
They were ultimately a step too late.
In a short ti, Shihuijian went from being deserted to bustling, with the queue at the door forming multiple loops.
And the socialites wanted to get in, but there was no way to cut the line, which made them quite anxious.
Alexander, the foreigner, leveraged his tall stature to extend his neck and got a clear view of the scene inside the restaurant, reporting to the girls:
"Inside there are carved octagonal tables and round stools, everyone is eating happily in a circle! The key thing is there are many dishes, most of which I’ve never seen before!"
"Mr. Ambassador, did you see Miss Zhou and Miss Bai?"
"Hmm, I saw a girl in a white dress... she looks like an angel, sitting there with a deanor that’s, in your Empire’s language, calm and serene! Yes, that’s the vibe, absolutely ethereal!"
Angel...
Ethereal...
What a choice of words by Alexander.
"That’s Miss Xi." The socialites felt intensely regretful at this mont.
They should have insisted on following Miss Xi and Miss Bai when they saw them earlier, instead of believing Gu Shiyin’s claim that foie gras and escargot could allure Miss Xi.
The fact is that the feast on Miss Xi’s side was far superior to Fang Yui’s offerings!
There were a total of 108 different dishes, each one unique, and even Alexander, the international gourt, had never seen them before, showing how rare they were.
At Fang Yui’s, it was just the usual few types of Western ats, and greens were just salad.
Western cuisine is simply a naïve little brother compared to traditional Empire Chinese cuisine!
How did they ever think before that eating Chinese food was rustic, and eating Western food was the upper class’s high-society way of socializing?
Soone glanced at the clique of socialites, seemingly self-consoling: "Miss Gu said in the group that we should all go back, after all, French cuisine has ceremony, these Chinese places are everywhere, you can eat anyti, even the ho cooks can whip it up easily..."
But before the sentence was finished.
There was another commotion from the diners ahead!
"All Lotus Banquet!"
"Aside from the 108-course banquet, there’s a full All Lotus Banquet too?"
"Did you see, the head chef this ti seems to be Miss Bai He, who just studied abroad, and it’s said today is her birthday."
"It’s rare to see soone who studied overseas but still cares about traditional Empire culinary culture, and is making Chinese food instead of Western. Just for this, I’m her fan now!"
"Ah ah ah when can it be our turn, I’m almost fainting from hunger at the door, begging Miss Bai to spare a lotus flower to munch on..."
The socialites were shocked hearing the guests talk about Bai He.
What, even Bai He, who returned from abroad, can cook traditional Empire dishes?
The All Lotus Banquet, just hearing about it makes one’s mouth water, doesn’t it?
They just hate that they were blocked outside by the crowd, unable to taste anything!
No one cared about Gu Shiyin’s persuasive words in the socialite group anymore, everyone was eagerly watching the front of the line, wondering when it would be their turn to enter.
But there were too many guests pouring in, almost emptying out Famo Mansion, and the floor below was swarming with more people joining the excitent.
With no choice, they simply called Bai He for help: "Miss Bai, please open a back door, we really want to co in and taste your All Lotus Banquet..."
Bai He got the call, pursed her lips, and looked obediently at Zuzi for instructions: "Ancestor Master, should we let them in?"
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