Chapter 166 (1/2)
Chapter 166: Mission Accomplished
He was dressed in a white shirt and khaki pants and had an object that looked like a book in his hand. With a black and wide-brimmed sun hat on his head, he wore a pair of round glasses and also had a little beard. Compared with Wu Hai, he appeared to be more like an artist.
He went up to check the street number carefully and then said, “I’m Zi Yan. I heard the dishes here are especially yummy. That’s why I come here to savor them as per the menu.”
As soon as he opened his mouth, he spoke slightly ancient words. Luckily, Yuan Zhou managed to understand him, “It’s to be opened for business at 5:00. There are still twenty minutes left.”
“No problem. Sorry to trouble you,” the man called Zi Yan nodded with a gentle smile on his face.
“Humm.” Having nodded, Yuan Zhou walked into the restaurant and started to prepare the ingredients.
“You are truly a boss with a personality,” seeing Yuan Zhou turn around and leave without hesitation, Zi Yan heaved a sigh with emotion and said.
After that, he took out the object that looked like a book and turned over the cover. Only then, it was found that it wasn’t a book. The cover was just cardboard and the inside were some printed paper sheets. They looked like something about addresses and dishes.
The biggest paper sheet was the menu of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant.
Right on it was a detailed record of things like what to eat for breakfast and for dinner. Zi Yan, nevertheless, was about to have dinner according to this menu.
“Dinner—drinks: a cup of Watermelon Juice (This is the only drink in the restaurant, but it really has a particular texture and a fresh and delicious taste. Furthermore, it gives people a feeling of chewing the watermelon without melon pulp and of course the seeds.)”
“Main food: provided you still have enough money, I recommend three dishes and one soup to you. However, the soup is quite distinctive.”
“A serving of Egg Fried Rice Set includes a bowl of soup. It is a high-leveled soup (natural, refreshing and most delicious, but without any bit of MSG as seasoning.)”
“By the way, it also has a serving of pickled radish. I suggest you guys savor it carefully. The radish is fresh, crisp and appetizing, with a slight hint of sweetness in the radishes.”
“As for the meat dish, personally, I recommend the Phoenix-Tail Prawns (It’s really an enjoyment to watch Boss Yuan skillfully use the knife to process every prawn like a work of art. Nevertheless, throughout the whole process, he wouldn’t touch the prawn meat. According to Boss Yuan’s own words, the pure fresh and sweet taste of the prawn meat could be maintained to the utmost extent that way.)”
“Jinling Grass is of course the only vegetable dish in the restaurant. This dish is not served all the time and is quite troublesome to be dealt with (It’s mainly because Boss Yuan is so picky with the ingredient that it is unendurable by others. Out of 500 grams, other people take 100 grams at most, but he, unexpectedly, takes only 50 grams. If he’s asked where the remaining ingredient goes, he would tell you it’s recycled. Refreshing and tender, the finished dish is alike to the green jade.)”
“Naturally, for those who weren’t so wealthy, a serving of Egg Fried Rice nevertheless well deserved the trip.”
The menu was written by Sun Ming himself. As he had personally witnessed these dishes, his writing was extraordinarily appetizing. Zi Yan, nevertheless, was just the one who had been tempted by Sun Ming’s writing.
He raised his wrist and checked the time, finding it was just right. Then, Zi Yan walked into the restaurant.
At first, he was touched by the surroundings inside the restaurant. With a simple glance, he caught sight of the plain but clean kitchen, and the tasteful tables and chairs. The most attractive thing was undoubtedly the Ornamental Sergestes Wall Landscape, splendid and magnificent.
“Are these living shrimps?” Zi Yan went up and had a look before asking.
“Humm, they are sergestes,” Yuan Zhou nodded.
“This is a really wonderful idea,” when Zi Yan found it was actually a door after carefully checking, he said admiringly.
“Yes, indeed,” Yuan Zhou answered immodestly.
“Then Boss Yuan, can I order the dishes now?” The clear voice of Zi Yan carried an air of expectation.
“Yes, sure,” Yuan Zhou nodded.
“This is the menu. What do you need?” Mu Xiaoyun said to him at the side.
“Ok,” Zi Yan first agreed and then he turned his head and took out his own menu to compare.
As expected, one had to have plenty of money to have meals here.
“One serving of Egg Fried Rice Set, Phoenix-Tail Prawns and Jinling Grass as well as the Watermelon Juice,” Zi Yan ordered the dishes exactly the same to the menu in his hand.