Chapter 46 (1/2)

Chapter 46: Charm of the Clear Broth Noodle Soup

It was quite easy to place two moderate-sized bowls of Clear Broth Noodle Soup and a plate of blueberry jam on the tray.

“Your Clear Broth Noodle Soup.”

Yuan Zhou first carried one bowl of the noodles to the man beside Wu Hai, and then only brought the other one to Wu Hai.

“Your No.13 Specialty Plate and Clear Broth Noodle Soup.”

“Isn’t this blueberry jam?” the man that was served first interrupted and asked.

“Yeah, I think so.” Wu Hai looked at Yuan Zhou doubtfully.

Nevertheless, Yuan Zhou’s reaction was to turn around and place the tray back to its original position and prepared to fry rice.

“I really do believe it is blueberry jam. Boss Yuan, am I right?” the man asked directly after seeing that Yuan Zhou didn’t respond.

“Yes, it is.” This time, Yuan Zhou gave an affirmative answer.

The man looked at Wu Hai proudly and prepared to accept his due praise. However, Wu Hai turned away, pretending not have noticed, and then started enjoying his meal.

Frankly speaking, Wu Hai didn’t have any dishes that he really disliked even though he was picky about the food he consumed. He just had a different preference. For example, he enjoyed eating wheat-based dishes; therefore, would often inquire about the soup dumplings. Now that a new kind of wheat-based dish was served, Wu Hai would definitely give it a try, even if it was just an ordinary plain Clear Broth Noodle Soup.

Wu Hai may had severe gastric, however, he enjoyed eating spicy food, any sort of quite spicy food. In his eyes, noodle soup without chili was no more than a soup filled with dough drops.

Wu Had had a habit of drinking the broth first.

“Whir…”

He picked up the bowl and took a gulp from it.

The broth had a light taste, yet it also contained a strong fragrance of flour and a natural crisp scent of sesame oil. When the gentle oil fragrance blended with the sweet taste of the water rushed down his throat, he felt refreshed instantly.

Wu Hai loved dropping by for a meal most after his work. He would feel spirited after finishing the meal every time, just as if he had woken up from a deep sleep. At the very beginning, Wu Hai thought it was because of the superbly delicious dishes prepared by Yuan Zhou that made him feel content both mentally and physically. However, it turned out the truth wasn’t so simple.

He picked up chopsticks full of noodles. The chopsticks were dark brown while the noodles were slightly yellow rather than the usual white. The heat rising upward from the hot broth enticed Wu Hai to start eating the noodles with a slurp before he had a chance to study them carefully.

With a simple bite, the noodles were easily torn apart. Each noodle had an excellent elasticity and chewiness, thus were easy to swallow. The skills in kneading dough were mastered perfectly by Yuan Zhou, giving it the perfect texture which meanwhile allowed the customer to gulp them down easily.

It was obvious from the taste that only ordinary flavorings were used, but nevertheless, it gave people the urge to keep on eating.

“slurp slurp whir whir”

Wu Hai and the man beside him totally ignored the gazes from Wu Anlu and his colleagues as they concentrated on their meal, giving off loud noises in the process.

“Gu Dong”

Ma Wei couldn’t help drooling, “Is that noodle soup so delicious? Look at how happily they are eating!”

“The Egg Fried Rice is terrific. So the noodle soup should be as well. Look at those two, they almost buried their heads in the bowl,” Xiao Liu said while drooling slowly.

It stirred one’s appetite when observing others eating happily. People would usually eat more when they had meals together with a person that had a good appetite. Having enjoyed the delicious Egg Fried Rice, they now had to watch others enjoy their food while waiting for theirs to arrive. The several people barely held back their urge to drag Wu Hai and the other man away and devour those noodles themselves.