Chapter 101 (1/2)

Chapter 101: Having Meals

This good habit was learned due to the system. Ever since he was requested to shut down the restaurant and go around sampling other places last time, Yuan Zhou had been fond of such means, as he could learn and remember new things from every taste test.

As the new things increased in quantity, Yuan Zhou got into a habit of taking notes whenever convenient. This way, he wouldn’t worry that those things would be lost or forgotten.

For example, this time he recorded the aftertastes of the dishes below a heading of Baisheng Porridge Restaurant on the notebook.

“Rice porridge: the rice grains are superior ordinary rice, with attractive fragrance and moderate rigidity. Disadvantages include loss of scent due to overcooking and insufficient viscosity resulting from an excessive two bowls of water.”

“Side dish: it has a unique aroma. House-made chilli sauce was probably added inside to make it spicy and appetizing. Disadvantages include over seasoning and marinating time. “

After taking the notes, he continued to eat the rice porridge along with the side dish and waited for other dishes to be served.

When each dish was subsequently served to the table, Yuan Zhou gave it a try and then took notes.

As for the notebooks, Yuan Zhou had already used up two and this one was the third one.

Whenever the waiter served new dishes, Yuan Zhou put the notebook and pen aside and then began to fully assess the taste before making notes again. Having repeated the process several times, he soon filled three pages with his judgments of the aftertastes of the dishes.

Having finished breakfast in the restaurant, Yuan Zhou continued his journey of broadening his horizons.

It was nice weather, neither hot nor cold, and was quite suitable for visiting friends. In the mirror, Wang Shuyuan tidied the collar of his shirt until all the wrinkles disappeared and then went out unhurriedly.

Walking to the crossing, he fortunately bumped into the bus he was planning on taking. He leaped onto the bus, paid the fare and sat in a vacant seat. With his back upright, this aged man appeared fairly spirited.

The morning rush hour had passed, and the bus arrived at his destination on time.

A grandpa, who was dressed in shorts and T-shirt and appeared to be retired, was waiting at the bus stop.

“Old Zhou, you’re so early. Did you wait for a long time?” Wu Shuyuan asked politely while stepping off the bus leisurely.

“Not very long. You old fogey, why not take a taxi? Taxis are so convenient! On the other hand it takes one whole hour to get here by bus. Only you would have the patience.” though he said he hadn’t waited long, the aged man whose surname was Zhou still reproved him.

“Stop it with your blabbering. I can save some money that way, moreover it’s a greener commute.” Wang Shuyuan was quite frank and straightforward. The reason why he didn’t take a taxi was to save money.

“I really don’t know what to say. You try to save money in every aspect, but spend all of it on eating. Even if you’re retired now, you still seem so busy.” while leading the way, the aged man had a small talk with the other.

“Don’t you do the same as me?” Wang Shuyuan reached out to flatten the shirt hem wrinkling during he was seated and then said slowly.

“I’m not like you, who only know to eat.” the aged man denied immediately.

“It doesn’t make any difference. Food is the god to people.” Wang Shuyuan cited sayings from time to time.

“You old guy, were it not for I telling you there’s delicious food here, God knows when you are coming to see me.” the aged man said with a dissatisfied tone.

“No, you are wrong. I’m here now, right? Shall we go at noon?” Wang Shuyuan had long heard from the aged man that a restaurant nearby here served extraordinarily nice delicacies and the culinary skills of the chef were also god-tier.

“Old guy, you don’t even wanna go to my home?” the aged man turned around and glared at him.

“Yes, of course I do. I’m just asking since it is now almost noon.” when Wang Shuyuan found the aged man got truly angry, he admitted being defeated.

“Look at you. You retired this year. Why do you still love to eat so much?” although the aged man loved to eat, it was within the normal scope. But for this old friend of his, his liking for eating was far beyond normal.

“I know you were a producer of a quite popular cooking show and thus searched for delicious foods everywhere, for which I also showed decent understanding. After all, it was job demand. But I don’t get it well why you are still searching around for tasty dishes ceaselessly even after you retired.”

“I’m indeed retired now. But still, I have a lot of work to do these few months.” stroking his few beard on the lower jaw, Wang Shuyuan said proudly.