"Clatter, clatter!"
Jiayi Ding took out a bunch of keys and opened the door to her ho.
"Mom, I’m back..."
As soon as she opened the door, she called out into the house.
Unfortunately, her enthusiasm was misplaced.
There was no response from inside.
Oh well!
She must have gone shopping and hasn’t returned yet!
She pouted and walked in to change her shoes.
She placed the takeout box she was holding on the dining table.
Then she went to the kitchen to wash her hands and took two bowls back to the dining room.
She divided so crab at fried rice cakes and nourishing fish soup into the two bowls and casually took out her portion of lotus leaf glutinous rice stead ribs, opening it up.
"Wow... it slls so good..."
Slling the enticing aroma, she couldn’t help but show a blissful expression and hurriedly picked up the chopsticks to grab a piece of rib and eat.
The chopsticks gently pinched the at, sinking straight in, finally stopping at the bone, then breaking off directly at the contact point.
She carefully placed it in her mouth.
Hmm~
It was still that familiar taste, not a bit different.
Maybe because she had been craving it for days, she even thought it was more fragrant than the bite she had last ti from Yuru Lin.
Lotus leaf glutinous rice stead ribs and crab at fried rice cakes, if they get greasy or dry or make you thirsty, just have a taste of the delicious nourishing fish soup; it’s absolutely superb!
Just as she was happily enjoying the food.
The front door opened.
Her mother, Lingqiao Chen, appeared at the doorway with a smiling expression and said, "Jiayi, your mom... is back?"
"Mom, finally you’re back, co over quickly and see, see what I packed for you at noon, I guarantee you’ll want more after eating."
She leaned back as hard as she could, tilting her head to see the door, waving at her mom enthusiastically, with a hint of pride in her tone.
This morning, Lingqiao Chen heard her daughter say she was going to the library to borrow books and thought staying ho alone was boring, so she tagged along out the door.
But she went shopping instead.
Before separating, she told her daughter that if she hadn’t returned ho by lunchti, she should cook so noodles for herself or order takeout online.
If she was going to order takeout, she should order a portion for her as well.
Hearing her daughter’s words now,
It seed like this al,
was specially packed and brought back from outside?
She put down the shopping bag she was holding, bending over to change her shoes: "Alright, then I’ll have a taste in a bit, have you eaten?"
"I’m almost done eating, hurry up and wash your hands and co over to eat, it’ll be bad if it gets cold..." Jiayi Ding urged with a look of impatience to share good food with family,
"Okay, I’m coming."
When she ca out after washing her hands in the kitchen, she saw her daughter diligently opening the takeout boxes for her.
Even the disposable chopsticks and spoons were placed ready for her.
There’s sothing fishy when things go amiss!
Knowing her daughter well, she felt there was sothing off about this.
"Oh my! Today the sun must be rising from the west, you even prepared chopsticks for ."
"I just pity you for being so tired from shopping!" Jiayi Ding smiled sowhat sheepishly.
She didn’t buy it anyway!
Lingqiao Chen smiled and asked, "Did you spend all your allowance?"
"Not yet, there’s still so left!" She grinned, not taking advantage of her mom’s rare soft spot to plead for more allowance.
Lingqiao Chen didn’t bother to engage further, as her attention turned to the food in the takeout boxes.
Oh my!
The food in these takeout boxes looked quite high-end.
It definitely wasn’t cheap.
She asked with concern, "Is your allowance really enough?"
"Yes, it’s enough, totally enough!" She nodded, urgently prompting again, "Mom, eat soon, it’ll not taste good if it gets cold."
Lingqiao Chen, looking at the lotus leaf glutinous rice stead ribs, crab at fried rice cakes, and nourishing fish soup, suddenly felt her sowhat hungry stomach start to sing a hungry song.
"Cough, cough... This crab at fried rice cake looks pretty good! The color is distinct, and mitten crabs aren’t cheap either. Oh, this lotus leaf glutinous rice stead rib looks nice too; I can sll the lotus leaf and soy sauce aromas, such an enticing taste..."
Her mouth watered, heedless of her diet and restraint.
Busy, she picked up chopsticks and clipped a rib into her mouth.
The first sensation was a delicate texture; the rib at was tender and lted off easily, not greasy at all.
Extrely soft!
The seasoning was just right!
Lingqiao Chen felt her whole palate was seduced.
She couldn’t help but scoop a spoon of glutinous rice absorbed with the rich sauce into her mouth.
The rice fully absorbed the rib and lotus leaf aromas, making it succulent and incredibly savory.
She imdiately tried a mouthful of crab at fried rice cake.
The crab’s freshness seeped into the rice cake, making the originally tasteless rice cake burst with a distinct flavor on the palate.
Fragrant and soft, an absolute delicacy!
The crab at was tender and well-seasoned!
The flavor was fantastic!
Savoring it, she squinted her eyes in pleasure, and once she’d swallowed it down, she exclaid in delight, "This lotus leaf glutinous rice stead rib and crab at fried rice cake are too delicious, even better than what we had last ti at the Su Mansion."
Seeing her beloved food also liked and enjoyed by her own mom, Jiayi Ding naturally felt very happy.
She didn’t forget to promote their quality to her mom: "The store clerk said these crabs are purchased fresh mitten crabs; their quality is excellent."
"Oh, oh, you’ve quickly beco quite the little fan of this restaurant." Lingqiao Chen teasingly smiled.
Unbothered to argue, she continued to persuade, "Mom, you should also try this nourishing fish soup; the taste is quite comndable too."
"Yeah, the fish soup looks as milky white as cream; it must have been simred very well. The fish slices floating in the soup look plenty."
After appraising it, Lingqiao looked at her daughter: "Did you have any of the nourishing fish soup? How about you have this part?"
"I had so, I still have so in my bowl, see!"
Seeing there was still so in her daughter’s bowl, she drank it herself.
The fish soup was savory, and the fish was tender, leaving a lingering aftertaste.
She took a napkin, wiped her mouth, and asked, "Jiayi, where did you buy all this from? They taste really good; we must go eat there together next ti. Shouldn’t be cheap, right?"
"Mom, you think it’s great too? I think it’s divine; I love these three foods so much."
"Mom, let tell you, I bought them from the Delicious Restaurant at the corner as you walk into West City Old Street, it’s very popular; many people queue there during al tis."
Jiayi Ding went beside her mom, acting spoiled: "Mom, when you co to visit at school, could you bring so food from Delicious Restaurant for ?"
The thought of relishing Delicious Restaurant als while staying at school made her beam with joy.
"Sure! So that’s what you were waiting for!"
Only then did Lingqiao Chen realize why her daughter was being so attentive to her.
"Mom, give just one word, okay? Please?" She continued in a cutesy manner.
"Yes, the food from this restaurant is genuinely delicious, and the ingredients are fresh."
Lingqiao Chen thought it over, "Alright then, next ti I visit you at school, I’ll bring so."
"Thanks, mom, you’re the best!" She wrapped her arms around her mom’s neck, rubbing her face affectionately.
"Oh, you child..."
Lingqiao Chen lightly patted her daughter’s arm, her eyes shining with a gentle glow.
anwhile, Huang Tao naturally had no idea how Jiayi Ding promoted the Delicious Restaurant to her mom once she returned ho, and how she secured her mom’s agreent to bring Delicious Restaurant als for her while she stayed at the dormitory.
It was peak ti in his restaurant, and it was bustling.
There was a small incident.
The appearance of soone in a uniform caused quite a stir among the custors!
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