Chapter 200 - Cutting corners (2/2)

Xu Le finally opened up and said, “Sir, I brought steamed fish over just now. If you don’t mind, eat it while it’s hot.”

“Huh? I’m okay with that, but this is an offering…”

Lu Yuxi said mercilessly, “Sir, didn’t you eat a lot of them before? In the past, every time I came over, weren’t the oranges and apples stuffed in your mouth all offeringsfrom others?”

“You little girl…”

The old man was speechless. He did not expect his wicked deeds to be exposed by Lu Yuxi’s words. Hence, he said, “Fine, I’ll eat. What’s there to be afraid of? I’m already almost approaching death.”

He ran over quickly and took the plate of steamed Qili Fish. He sized it up and drooled. “Are take-out plates so high-end these days? They look pretty good. My, it’s still hot.”

In return, he sent the two of them out the door. When Xu Le waved goodbye, the old man said, “Why do you look so familiar? What’s your name again?”

Xu Le smiled and did not reply. He turned around and left with Lu Yuxi.

When the old man returned to the security room for supper, the fish meat was tender and fresh and he almost couldn’t hold it on the end of his chopsticks. When he took a bite, it was soft, sweet, and extremely delicious!

“I’ve never eaten such delicious steamed fish in most of my life!”

The old man excitedly took out his phone and took a photo clumsily. He wanted to record it down and go to the nearby shops to find out which shop sold it.

After taking a photo, he couldn’t wait to throw aside his phone and wolf down his food.

The fish meat was cleanly processed without a single bone left. It was tender, fresh, and delicious. The old man quickly finished the fish meat and reluctantly placed two crispy green vegetables into his mouth and started chewing.

At the end, the carrot was carved into a flower. It was lifelike and beautiful. Stunned, he kept a piece, dried it with a tissue and stored it.

“It’s too delicious. I have to go out tomorrow and find out which restaurant this is from!”

That night, they flew back to Shanghai.

As soon as he landed, Zhang Heng urged Lu Yuxi to try the packaged Dong’an chicken. Just as Lu Yuxi agreed, Li Qing sent a message.

“I’m in the new store you rented. Mr. Cai Lan came to look for you today but couldn’t find you. He said that he would definitely come to support you when it’s open.”

“Oh, and, Song Deyue, the judge from before, dang dang dang! He gave you this recipe and said that the heavy responsibility of promoting traditional delicacies will be placed on Master Xu.”

“He said he had high hopes for you.”

Li Qing had always been talkative. One voice message after another popped up. Lu Yuxi did not have time to listen to the rest because Zhang Heng came out with a steaming Dong’an chicken.

“The packaging design is quite beautiful. It’s tinfoil inside and can be placed directly to reheat in the oven, airfryer or microwave. It’s also possible to heat it in a frying pan. Just turn to low heat and boil it slowly.”

Lu Yuxi had already finished reading the instructions at the back of the packaging. She took out the entire chicken on a plate and said nervously, “Shall I interview how you feel now? Are you afraid of making a mistake?”

“Not too bad.” Xu Le raised his eyebrows and said, “Open it and try it.”

“I hope it doesn’t taste too different from what it tasted when it’s freshly made.”

He used the kitchen scissors to cut open the tinfoil, and the unique sour and spicy fragrance of Dong’an Chicken wafted out. Lu Yuxi took a bite and immediately gave a thumbs up.

“It tastes super similar to your cooking. It’s very good.”

Lu Yuxi had just picked up her chopsticks when she saw something strange in the ingredients. She frowned and said, “They cut corners.”