Chapter 36 (1/2)

Chapter 36: Dark Side of the Bed

“Ok. Then let’s go at noon,” Zhuang Xinmu readily agreed. She intended to go and check for herself what kind of restaurant and what dishes that her boyfriend was so obsessed with.

“No problem Honey, you’ll definitely love it,” While patting his girlfriend, Wu Zhou said with a smile.

While the atmosphere at Wu Zhou’s place was cozy and sweet, it was much more serious at Yuan Zhou’s restaurant.

The matter had to be told starting from this morning, when Yuan Zhou felt he had not been getting enough sleep recently.

He had to wake up at 6:30a.m. Then knead the dough and chop the stuffing for the Soup Dumplings. This was difficult for Yuan Zhou to accept. He had never gotten up this early ever since he graduated from high school. Even during the time he worked at the 3-Star hotel, he was only required to arrive before 10:00a.m. Now, he finally managed to start his own business, but had to get up early instead.

Considering that today was Saturday and that the workers nearby should be enjoying their weekend, Yuan Zhou decided to sleep in. If nothing out of ordinary happened, he would have slept until 10:30a.m. However, something out of ordinary did happen.

“Why hasn’t the young master opened the restaurant yet?” Ever since the grandpa had been conquered by the Egg Fried Rice and the Soup Dumplings, he had become a loyal customer of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant. However, he only came once every three or five days, after all he also had to eat his wife’s cooking at home.

Of course he also brought along his wife, the grandma, with him today.

“Darling, are you sure it is open today?” the amiable silver-haired grandma stood beside the grandpa and asked in doubt.

“The restaurant is supposed to open in a while. Boss Yuan has only closed the restaurant once ever since he started his business,” Wu Hai walked up and said indolently.

“It is already 8:30 and the restaurant ought to be open any moment.” the grandpa looked at the watch.

“Arghh. I am hungry. The young master cooks such tasty Soup Dumplings. The only problem is the small amount.” The grandma smiled as she recalled the memory of Yuan Zhou’s Soup Dumplings.

With Yuan Zhou’s diligence and the old grandpa’s persistence, the grandma finally managed to taste the Soup Dumplings.

After being brought to the restaurant by the grandpa early in the morning, the grandma had high expectations. The Egg Fried Rice she had eaten last time was far too delicious. Even if she had been cooking her whole life, she could firmly say she couldn’t hold a candle to Yuan Zhou’s culinary skills.

The grandpa started ordering dishes deftly.

“Young master, I would like two servings of Soup Dumplings, with vinegar.”

Naturally, the prepared Soup Dumplings were served quickly. Only then did the grandma discover the power of the Soup Dumplings.

With the heat rising upwards and the fragrance spreading out from within, the Soup Dumplings mesmerized her.

Along with the slightly spicy taste of the ginger and the sweet flavor of the flour, the fragrance of the top-grade meat was very appetizing.

The crystal clear skin wrapped around juicy gravy, which in turn encased the delicious meat stuffing.

The small and exquisite bamboo steamer in emerald green, the almost transparent skin, the gravy and meat stuffing that can be clearly seen and also the appetizing fragrance formed an incomparably attractive gourmet picture scroll.

The grandma picked up the brown chopsticks and poked the seemingly fragile skin. When she realized it had excellent tenacity, she picked it up with her chopsticks without any hesitation and popped it into her mouth. Her actions mimicked the grandpa next to her.

“Slurp.”

The actions of the grandma caused the juicy gravy to flow into her mouth. The original flavor of the food along with the natural and fresh fragrance contained therein melded into a fantastic taste.

“Why are you all waiting here? Hasn’t Boss Yuan opened the door?”

A voice of a regular customer suddenly interrupted her recollection.

Unfortunately, it was only a memory just now. In reality, her stomach was growling repeatedly due to hunger. The grandma, even at her age, had to swallow a gulp of saliva.

“Not yet. It is driving us crazy.”