Chapter 67 (1/2)

Chapter 67: The Second Stage of the Mission

“I am sure not many people are able to afford such expensive dishes.” Ling Hong hit the nail on the head with his words.

Though Yuan Zhou’s culinary skills were god-tier and all the ingredients were top-grade, except Wu Hai, the grandpa, and a few other people, hardly did anyone come here for meals every day. They basically came only 2 or 3 times a month occasionally.

No matter how tasty the dishes were, they couldn’t be consumed day after day if the people were not able to afford it. Desire can always be reined in, especially if circumstances wouldn’t allow one to indulge in it.

“However, I’m different. The people that I am acquainted with can easily afford to eat these dishes.” Ling Hong was quite confident that he could convince Boss Yuan.

Yuan Zhou was slightly tempted by the proposal since he could earn more without doing any advertising himself. However, he still insisted firmly, “No, but thanks anyway.”

“Fine. Then give me a serving of Soup Dumplings.” Ling Hong wasn’t a person who would keep pestering. Since he had been rejected for several times, he wouldn’t bother offering any help again.

Following him, the others behind all ordered the Soup Dumplings.

Of course, the reason why Yuan Zhou didn’t want to cook any other dishes for Ling Hong was quite simple. It was just one word, “Troublesome.”

“Ok, wait a moment, please. Would anyone want some vinegar?” Yuan Zhou asked beforehand.

“One plate for me.” Ling Hong ordered first.

“I don’t want it.” The girl didn’t enjoy any sort of sour food.

“Boss Yuan, is the Watermelon Juice available?” someone asked suddenly.

“Only Soup Dumplings are available this morning.” Yuan Zhou answered firmly again.

“Then I don’t want the vinegar anymore.” the person who had asked the question refused the offer.

The soup dumplings were quickly served to the customers as they were prepared beforehand. Ling Hong was the first to open the lid. The food steamer made of verdant bamboo emitted the fragrance of bamboo. However, the bamboo seemed too green.

“Boss Yuan, why is the color so green?” Ling Hong asked in doubt.

“This is Shuang Bamboo. Kitchenware made out of this bamboo won’t fade in color. When heated, it appears to be even greener.” Yuan Zhou brought out the explanation given to him by the system casually.

“Boss Yuan, I may not read a lot but you can’t lie to me. Isn’t Shuang Bamboo a type of bamboo that existed during the ancient times?” Ling Hong said with a manner of “Are you fu*king kidding me?”

“Yes, absolutely. This variety of bamboo is best suited for creating steamers.” Yuan Zhou revealed an unfazed expression as he replied.

The problem here wasn’t whether it was suitable or not!

“Boss, can I beat you up?” Ling Hong asked seriously.

“No.” Yuan Zhou also replied earnestly and decisively.

This time, Ling Hong, too, experienced choking sensation. Formerly, he had watched others choking and coughing due to Yuan Zhou’s actions and words. Now that it was his turn, Ling Hong didn’t want to experience this feeling again, thus he decided to concentrate on eating.

The first criterion for judging if the Soup Dumplings were well made was to check the thickness of the skin of the Soup Dumplings. As he was experienced in eating luxuriously, drinking luxuriously and having fun, Ling Hong could judge just from the skin that Yuan Zhou had truly excellent culinary skills.

Beneath the crystal clear skin was the clearly visible meat stuffing. The soup inside the Soup Dumplings was so full that it seemed as if it could flow out any moment; nevertheless, it was firmly wrapped by the thin skin. As Ling Hong brought up the Soup Dumpling using chopsticks, the soup and the meat stuffing could be seen quivering beneath the skin.

Looking at his kind of Soup Dumpling, Ling Hong’s mood finally became better.

He then put the Soup Dumpling onto his plate carefully. While picking it up with chopsticks, he worried that the thin skin could break any minute. Nevertheless, the Soup Dumpling placed on his plate merely swayed a bit.

Ling Hong lifted the plate and poked a small hole through the skin. After that, he moved close to the opening and sipped the soup into his mouth in one go.

“Slurp slurp,” the delicious soup flowed ceaselessly into the mouth of Ling Hong, making him almost unable to restrain his desire to devour it all.

Having drunk the soup, Ling Hong immediately poured the vinegar from the small plate into the Soup Dumpling from the hole. The vinegar that didn’t managed to flow into the opening stained the surface of the dumpling instead.