Tongtong and Pan Jingchen had already "divided" that plate of Li Village white at and were just waiting for Jia Dequan’s "tasting report." Hearing Lao Jia praise these lion’s head atballs as rare on earth and heavenly, their impatience finally erupted. They imdiately moved, each picking up a atball with their chopsticks and taking a big bite.
"Oh my gosh, these lion’s head atballs are so delicious I could cry! They’re fresh, tender, and not greasy at all. The flavor is out of this world!"
"So good! These atballs are juicy and lt in your mouth; I think I could eat two, no, four!"
"..."
The two of them were visibly excited, eating and shouting at the sa ti, making Liu Xining, who sat next to them, almost drool with envy!
Jiang Yu was just about to pick up a lion’s head atball to taste it when he looked up and saw Liu Xining holding her chopsticks in her mouth, looking pitifully at him. He couldn’t help but laugh and said:
"This is too greasy; you shouldn’t eat it... how about I give you half to try?"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Liu Xining originally thought she wouldn’t get any, so she was delighted that Jiang Yu would give her half. Afraid he might change his mind, she quickly nodded and placed her small bowl directly in front of Jiang Yu.
"..."
Jiang Yu looked at her speechlessly.
You’re just this eager for food?
Shaking his head, he used the communal chopsticks to cut one of the lion’s head atballs in half and placed one half in Liu Xining’s bowl, then scooped so broth for her with a big ladle.
Only then did he place the remaining half in his own bowl.
Jiang Yu hadn’t even taken a bite when he heard Liu Xining quietly exclaiming while eating:
"Wow! This lion’s head atball is amazing! Fresh, juicy, and the aroma is incredible; it’s even better than what I had in Huaiyang!"
The al went on until about seven or eight o’clock, with every dish on the table completely "devoured," not even leaving a drop of soup.
Except for Liu Xining and Jiang Yu, everyone else was stuffed, leaning back in their chairs with satisfied expressions on their faces.
Of course, if Jiang Yu hadn’t held her back, Liu Xining probably would have stuffed herself too. Her current pouting expression showed clearly that she hadn’t eaten her fill.
After resting in the chair for quite a while and seeing it was getting late, Liu Xining and Pan Jingchen decided to leave together. Yan Tongtong, however, busied herself with tidying up the ss.
"Let’s go!"
Jia Dequan was clearly satisfied with the al Jiang Yu had prepared, standing up and beckoning to Jiang Yu with a smile,
"Let’s head to the kitchen on the first floor; it’s bigger there. You can learn whatever ’master technique’ you want. I’ll personally show you today."
"It’s too late today; how about tomorrow?"
Regarding learning culinary "master techniques," Jiang Yu wasn’t in a hurry. After all, he already had such a good foundation in knife skills. As long as he mastered the techniques and practiced a few more tis, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Moreover, the Huaxia Youth Chef Competition wasn’t until August, so he wasn’t worried at all.
Jiang Yu thought for a mont and said to Jia Dequan,
"Tomorrow, I have to cover Brother Xiao Wu’s shift for a day, and I will prepare breakfast for tomorrow in a bit. How about I trouble you after lunch tomorrow to demonstrate the ’master techniques’ for ? Is that okay?"
"Sure, I can do it anyti."
Jia Dequan nodded, ready to leave, and said cheerfully,
"If there’s nothing else, I’ll head down first. I ate too much tonight; I need to walk it off, or I won’t be able to sleep!"
With that, Lao Jia clasped his hands behind his back and leisurely left the private room.
After Jia Dequan left, Jiang Yu didn’t idle either. He helped Yan Tongtong tidy up the private room and then cleaned the kitchen. Once they finished, both of them went downstairs.
Once her work was done, Yan Tongtong, having nothing else to do, said goodbye to Jiang Yu and hopped away from the cafeteria, heading back to her dormitory.
It was obvious she was happy today; her smile was almost overflowing.
Simple people are the happiest!
Jiang Yu watched her cheerful figure gradually disappear into the night, shook his head with a smile, and turned towards the first-floor kitchen.
By that ti, it was already past eight o’clock, and everyone else in the kitchen had long gone ho, leaving only Lu Shuwu and Jia Zhibin busy preparing breakfast for the next day.
Upon entering and greeting the two, Lu Shuwu couldn’t help but start "complaining":
"Boss, you’re really sothing, sneaking upstairs with Lao Jia and the others to have your own feast and not inviting !"
Jiang Yu glanced at him and replied slowly, "I did invite you, but would you have had ti to co?"
"Whether you invite or not is one thing; whether I can co is another matter."
Lu Shuwu shook his head and sighed,
"If you had invited , I’d be happy even if I couldn’t make it!
What does this an? It ans I’m not even in your thoughts, boss!"
"Stop being so nauseating, okay? I only did it because I needed a favor from Lao Jia; otherwise, I wouldn’t have wanted to cook myself."
Jiang Yu looked at him with disdain, turned up his nose, and said,
"I finally had a day off, and it’s practically over. Do you think it’s easy for ?"
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