Chapter 509 - Chapter 509: Chapter 496: Another Bowl Please (1/2)

Chapter 509: Chapter 496: Another Bowl Please

The waiter explained, “This fish soup noodles, it’s soup stewed with fish bones, and the fish is freshly sliced into the soup. It tastes very savory. Miss, you can have a bowl.”

“Okay, just the fish soup noodles then,” Zhuang Qingning said.

“Alright, two bowls of plain noodles, and a bowl of fish soup noodles,” the waiter smiled, “You three are our first customers today, I will give you some pickled radish later on, it complements the noodles perfectly.”

“Thank you,” Zhuang Qingning responded with a smile.

“You’re welcome, please wait a moment, the noodles will be ready soon.” The waiter then pulled the curtain and headed to the backyard, clearly to urge the kitchen to prepare the noodles.

Indeed, they were the only customers in the shop!

The faces of Shen Quan and Shi Bao became even more severe, feeling that all the enticing words the waiter previously used to describe the taste of the soup were purely bluffing.

“What about I go next door and buy some buns?” Shen Quan stood up, “Manager Zhuang, what filling do you want? I heard shouted outsides, there are green onion and meat, cabbage and meat, radish and meat, it seems there are also vegetarian ones, cabbage and tofu fillings.”

If the noodles were terrible, at least they had some buns as backup. Together with the noodle soup, they could barely make do.

After all, it would be embarrassing to leave without eating after they had entered.

Zhuang Qingning blinked, chuckled and said, “You were just clamoring about wanting to eat noodles, now you want to buy some buns in addition, are you afraid that the noodles here are particularly terrible?”

Shi Bao and Shen Quan, realizing that Zhuang Qingning was thinking the same, nodded like two pecking chickens.

They both leaned over to Zhuang Qingning and lowered their voices so that the waiter couldn’t hear, “Look at this noodle shop, it’s so deserted. The waiter mentioned earlier, we are the first customers, no one comes here to eat noodles, it must be because the noodles here are extremely terrible, that’s why no one comes.”

“I will buy a few buns, so we can manage with them later. Next to it seems to be a braised meat shop, if it doesn’t work out, I will check what else they have to eat.”

Shen Quan suggested, “How about a roast chicken?”

With buns and roast chicken, they could almost fill their stomachs. As for the noodles, drinking a mouthful of hot soup would suffice.

Zhuang Qingning threw a helpless glance at them, “Don’t just assume that the noodles here are not good. Let’s taste them first when they arrive. If they don’t taste good, it’s not too late to buy the buns.”

“Moreover, I think the noodles from this noodle shop won’t be bad.”

“Why does Manager Zhuang say that?” Shi Bao scratched his ears, “Nobody comes to eat…”

“Look at this shop,” Zhuang Qingning looked at the entrance, “The entrance is spacious, the signboard over the door, and even the windows and doors are very grand and extremely clean. The tables and chairs are better than those in ordinary small shops, they are all varnished and very new. Judging from this situation, it should be newly opened.”

“The external signboard says ‘World’s Best Noodles’, and the shop location is fantastic, but it only sells noodles. The locals, not to mention the visitors, would definitely think that the noodles in this shop are not cheap, and they can’t afford them.”

“And the locals, if they just want to fill their stomachs, there are plenty of noodle stalls on the street. If they want to eat something good, there are only noodles here, it’s not enough. Naturally, there is no reason to treat guests to noodles.”

“So, I guess, this shop is deserted due to these reasons. However, I noticed that everything is arranged neatly here. I guess the manager should be a very rigorous person, and this kind of person is usually meticulous in their work. If they sell noodles, the method of making noodles must have been researched carefully. So I think the taste of the noodles here should be pretty good, and the ingredients are probably generous.”