[Xu Fuji’s Diner!]
When Chen Xiao saw the sign.
He knew why Pan Huiping had made an ergency stop.
"What a coincidence." Chen Xiao couldn’t help but sigh as he looked at the sign.
Xiaoji and Liu Dayou settled down in their seats, and they looked at the sign with astonishnt:
"There’s actually a Xu Fuji here on this night stall street!"
"Let’s try this place, let’s get off and taste their skills." Pan Huiping stopped the car and opened the car door.
Of course, the three of them wouldn’t stay in the car.
The na of the shop was really too enticing.
After sitting inside, Chen Xiao assessed the scale.
Besides the guests, there were several staff mbers inside the shop.
However, he didn’t see the owner, just a woman in her forties sitting at the cashier.
Seeing people co in, the woman imdiately took the nu and approached with a full smile.
"Four of you? There’s space here, and private rooms upstairs too!"
"Let’s sit here." Chen Xiao said, and Pan Huiping nodded and sat down, then asked the woman:
"Are you the boss of this place?"
The woman nodded repeatedly: "Yes, little sister, you sound like a local, aren’t you familiar with my place?"
Pan Huiping shook her head: "I don’t usually eat night snacks, either I have it delivered from near my workplace."
"Then you’ve co to the right place today, we’ve been in Celestial Valley District for over ten years, used to be on Yanhe Road, moved here when the night market street was established."
Pan Huiping suddenly understood.
Yanhe Road is even further from the branch office.
"Have you always used this shop na?"
The woman smiled and nodded: "Yes, for over ten years, my husband’s na is Xu Fu, so it’s always been Xu Fuji."
Pan Huiping didn’t ask more, glanced at the nu and handed it to Chen Xiao: "I promised to treat you three, you pick, I don’t eat much at night."
Chen Xiao didn’t like ordering, but still took a look this ti:
"Wow, this lamb shank bone looks nice, let’s start with a lamb shank bone pot?"
"That’s... our lamb shank is a specialty, so are the snails and porridge!"
"Then bring so of your specialties, we’re lazy to choose."
"Sure, but what beer would you like to drink?"
"Whatever."
Chen Xiao said, then gave a wink to Pan Huiping, signaling her to hold off on the inquiries for a while.
After all, they’d already asked quite a few questions.
If they asked too frequently, even soone without a guilty conscience might beco a bit wary.
Pan Huiping understood the hint and quietly unwrapped the utensils.
After introducing the recomnded dishes to Chen Xiao and seeing no issues, the owner happily went to place the orders.
After she left, Pan Huiping finally spoke:
"Do you think it’s a coincidence or is there so connection?"
"It’s too early to say now, but for soone who doesn’t eat snacks often, it’s uncanny how Captain Pan whimsically brought us here, as if there’s sothing inexplicable at work."
Pan Huiping nodded slightly, then started to wash the utensils.
Before long, a server brought a plate of stir-fried snails to the table,
and just as she was about to leave, Chen Xiao asked, "Sister, have you been working here for long?"
The server seed a bit surprised but still replied, "For a few years now."
"How many employees are there in total?"
He smiled while asking: "Don’t worry, just asking casually."
As Chen Xiao spoke, Pan Huiping flashed her police badge.
The server imdiately said, "Six in total, two assist the boss in the kitchen, two are dishwashers, and another server and ."
"Hmm, how old is your youngest female employee?"
"That’s ." The server pointed to herself.
"Does your boss have kids?"
"There’s a daughter, she’s twenty-two now."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao sensed a certain sharpness in Pan Huiping’s gaze.
He gave a smile to the server and then advised, "Go ahead with your work, but please don’t ntion our identities to your colleagues or boss yet."
"Okay, I won’t say anything!"
The server agreed and continued with her work.
Chen Xiao watched her leave and smiled at Pan Huiping, "Captain Pan, let’s eat first."
"Hmm, later let’s find a chance to et the boss’s daughter of this diner."
Pan Huiping replied and tasted a bite of the stir-fried snails.
But just with one sip, she frowned.
Liu Dayou couldn’t help but ask, "Captain Pan, did you get unlucky on your first one and get a bad one?"
She shook her head, "It’s not bad, I just don’t usually eat these, seems... I’m not very good at it."
The three of them were taken aback.
Liu Dayou laughed heartily, "That’s normal, those who don’t often eat these are like that. Let teach you..."
It was evident that Liu Dayou was genuinely enthusiastic about it.
But anyone familiar with snails knows, if soone keeps watching and smiling while you eat, you’d think they’re nuts!
She frowned.
Liu Dayou’s behavior made her uncomfortable.
However, she still galy tried based on Liu Dayou’s thod. Although a bit clumsy at first, she got the hang of it after several tries.
"Not bad, this thod is quite practical." She said with a smile.
Liu Dayou took out so toothpicks, "If you find it too botherso, just pick them out with these. But doing that misses the essence of eating snails. Practice makes perfect, keep slurping and you’ll get it."
She curled her lips and said no more.
Chen Xiao also thought the diner definitely lived up to its over-decade reputation, the taste was indeed authentic.
Especially the lamb shank bone that ca later, packed with flavor, which piqued his appetite.
Before long, the four of them finished everything cleanly.
After washing her hands, she said to Chen Xiao, "Let’s go, you and I will visit the owner and his wife."
Chen Xiao agreed and walked towards the counter.
She first took out her wallet to settle the bill.
The owner lady kindly gave them a small discount and offered a bottle of drink.
Just as she got the drink, she flashed her police badge.
The owner’s eyes froze upon seeing it, then asked, "Are you... police officers?"
"We’re handling a case nearby, just want to ask you so things."
The owner lady dropped her previous jolliness and said seriously, "Officer, we’ve been running this establishnt for over ten years, no illegal practices at all!"
"Your ingredients and flavors are excellent, what I want to ask is..." Before she could finish, a voice called out from behind, at that mont:
"Mom, ask Dad to make so fried rice, I’m starving!"
As the voice dropped, a tall girl in a T-shirt and denim flared pants walked over.
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