At the restaurant.
Lin Xu, who was busy with the lunch rush dishes, suddenly noticed Dai Jianli, who he had collaborated with on a video a few days ago, casually walk into the kitchen.
He curiously asked:
"Bro, how co you’re so free all of a sudden? Do you need sothing?"
Dai Jianli glanced at the ingredients in Lin Xu’s pot:
"Oh, hand-torn cabbage, huh? You go on with what you’re doing, I’m just bringing so crayfish over that I think are pretty good quality. They’re all in the aquarium downstairs."
Crayfish?
Why are you bringing crayfish out of the blue?
Lin Xu was a bit puzzled.
Thinking about the famous Head Chef Dai, a thought suddenly crossed his mind.
Could it be that these crayfish are stolen with nowhere to go, so he’s here to offload them?
He grabbed the wok and stir-fried quickly, and just as the hand-torn cabbage was almost done, he scooped so black vinegar along the sides of the pot, and then plated it.
"Wow, this hand-torn cabbage is so authentic. If I hadn’t just eaten lunch, I’d definitely have a bowl of rice with a big plate of it."
Lin Xu said with a smile:
"Don’t leave this afternoon, let’s eat together, and we’ll deal with your crayfish."
Since Head Chef Dai ca to offload them, then no worries, we’ll just turn them into spicy crayfish and garlic crayfish this afternoon. Then no matter who cos looking for them, we’ll just act like nothing happened.
Seeing Dai Jianli was a bit tempted, he continued:
"I’ll have my senior co too, and we can drink a bit together. We also have so Drunken Crab marinated by Lao Huang in the cold storage, let’s take it out and have a taste."
Dai Jianli laughed:
"Alright, then I won’t stand on ceremony."
He rolled up his sleeves, washed his hands thoroughly, turned on the stove, cleaned the wok twice, and then began cooking with the prepared ingredients.
If he was staying for a al, he naturally had to help out.
The restaurant was busy at this ti, and his joining alleviated so pressure in the kitchen.
Seeing Dai Jianli making salted pork, Lin Xu laughed and said:
"Chef Dai’s dish will definitely be a surprise for the custors."
"It’s all the sa; everyone has their own taste. Maybe the custors won’t like what I make."
Around two o’clock, as everyone was just finishing up the lunch rush and was resting, Xie Baomin suddenly brought two bighead carps upstairs. Seeing Dai Jianli as well, he laughed and said:
"I told you he’d bring the crayfish here to eat, but Qiuqiu wouldn’t believe it and lost a bet to with two bighead carps. What was the point?"
Lin Xu looked at the two bighead carps, each around seventeen to eighteen pounds, and they were still alive:
"Do you guys bet this big now?"
"Originally, it was one thirty-pounder, but Qiuqiu wouldn’t give it no matter what, so he gave two seventeen or eighteen pounders, and felt bad, so he also gave a can of crab paste."
Two fish this big certainly can’t be finished in one al.
Seeing that one of them was still alive, Lin Xu took it downstairs to put in the aquarium, while the other was for dinner.
Taking the fish downstairs, Shu Yun was holding Dundun watching, and Lin Xu rembered that there was a Perfect Level beverage he hadn’t drawn yet.
After placing the fish in the aquarium, it started to swim around.
Seeing it, Dundun’s fur bristled, paws extended, as it went into hunting mode.
"Let daddy hold you!"
After taking Dundun from Shu Yun’s arms, Lin Xu watched the bighead carp for a while, then the giant crayfish next to it.
When Shu Yun returned to the front desk to settle the day’s takings with Song Tiantian, he silently said to himself:
"Draw!"
Soon, a prize wheel flashed in his mind.
Lin Xu didn’t draw imdiately but whispered to Dundun:
"Daddy needs a hot-selling winter beverage now; help draw one, and I’ll cook you so yummy carp this afternoon."
Upon hearing about food, Dundun’s eyes lit up.
Then, the official draw happened.
Pressing the draw button, the wheel slowly ca to a stop.
Then Lin Xu heard the system’s notification:
"Congratulations to the host for winning a Perfect Level beverage—yam juice."
Yam juice?
The kind from Ba Nu hotpot?
Lin Xu used to be a hotpot fan, and with a decent living allowance, he’d often go for hotpot. He never found anything extraordinary about Ba Nu’s flavors, but he loved their yam juice.
Every ti he went, he’d start with at least two bottles.
Also, the chubby bottles Ba Nu uses are so cute, they naturally make people appetize.
Now he actually drew yam juice; no doubt about it, after finishing the video, he’ll make so for everyone to taste, and have Dou Wenjing order a batch of pretty glass bottles, and launch it officially as soon as they arrive.
The advantage of glass bottles is better insulation, and they also look more upscale.
Holding one bottle per person not only tastes good but also keeps hands warm. In the coming cold winter, who could resist such temptation?
After the draw, Lin Xu went upstairs to start filming the Crystal Fish Scale Jelly recipe.
anwhile, new furniture for the new house was being delivered gradually.
Those that could fit into the elevator went up that way; those that couldn’t were carried up the stairs.
After the piano was delivered, the accompanying tuner adjusted the sound of all the keys and offered warranty services, among others.
After they left, Han Shuzhen sat at the piano and played a piece of Liang Zhu, prompting Shen Baobao to complint her:
"Mom, you’re a true refined lady and a talented girl. Dad really lucked out."
Han Shuzhen laughed and said:
"Popular music is nothing. To really learn the piano, one should study the works of masters like Liszt, Chopin, and Mozart. Only mastering those pieces are one truly initiated. Just playing popular piano tunes is just joining in the fun."
User Comments
0 comments from readers