Chapter 198 (1/2)

Chapter 198: One Point Less

“What? You feel that you can pick the beans up easily?” Wu Hai turned the head and looked at the man in a suit, saying with an impolite tone.

“No, not really,” the man in a suit shrugged, indicating he wasn’t able to pick up the beans smoothly either.

“Then why did you interrupt?” Wu Hai felt speechless.

“Because I know why Boss Yuan filled the bag like that,” the man in a suit said affirmatively.

“Say it,” Wu Hai revealed a manner of “say it”.

“This dish is Spiced Beans, isn’t it?” The man in a suit appeared to be one that enjoyed leaving others in suspense.

However, Wu Hai didn’t give him the opportunity. He said impatiently, “You are speaking nonsense. We all know that.”

The man in a suit nevertheless didn’t mind Wu Hai’s bad temper. He just shrugged and continued to say, “With the faba beans and the strong scent of the five spice powder, you can think of the consequences by yourself. What will happen if they are filled in an open plate or bowl.”

“To prevent the fragrance from leaking out?” Wu Hai soon realized that the fragrance of the spiced beans would all emit from the plate or bowl.”

“Yes, right. If the fragrance was all contained in the beans, you will be able to have the best experience when you eat it,” the man in a suit said with a quite affirmative tone.

“That does make sense,” Wu Hai considered for a while and then agreed with the man in a suit.

However, he poked the soft bag again and asked curiously, “What’s it used for?”

“For that, I don’t know. You have to ask Boss Yuan,” the man in a suit spread out his hands, indicating he had no idea of that.

“Boss Yuan, tell me what it is,” Wu Hai asked without courtesy.

“It is edible. You’ll know what it is after you eat it,” Yuan Zhou said frankly.

“You are leaving me in suspense again. I don’t want to guess anymore. I’ll know after eating it,” Wu Hai’s temper appeared and didn’t want to ask anymore.

“Please enjoy,” Yuan Zhou reached out his hand and made a gesture of “please”. After that, he didn’t speak to him anymore and directly left to prepare the dishes for others.

Wu Hai then started to practice the special technique of picking up the beans, making up his mind to pick all the beans out.

Ten minutes later, Wu Hai finally ate up the spiced beans in the soft bag. It was probably the only time that he had eaten with so much difficulty.

The feeling of eating it, however, was really great. Every time he picked up a bean, he felt quite satisfied. Also, it tasted especially luscious when he had the bean in his mouth.

“Where has the broth inside the bag gone?” Suddenly, Wu Hai found that the warm broth formerly contained in the soft bag had disappeared while the beans were being eaten up.

Wu Hai turned the plate in a circle and didn’t found any soup dripping onto the plate. Nevertheless, after careful observation, he discovered the color of the soft bag turning darker.

The broth had apparently been absorbed by the soft bag.

“This thing is pretty interesting,” Wu Hai poked the bag again and then said.

He tried to pick up the soft bag with his chopsticks and then found it was very easily picked up.

It seemed to be a design of being easy to take up but difficult to fall off.

Since Yuan Zhou said it was edible, it definitely could be eaten. However, before eating, Wu Hai still took a poke at the bag.

He then bit it from the fish mouth.

When Wu Hai bit it, it tasted like well-cooked beef tendons. There was a hint of stickiness in the softness. With a little chewing, it melted in his mouth.

“This is really like the stewed beef tendon, isn’t it?” Wu Hai said after swallowing it.

“It’s indeed so,” the man in a suit at the side also nodded approvingly.

“But it shouldn’t be the beef tendon as the texture is different. Boss Yuan, what exactly is it?” After another bite, Wu Hai asked vaguely.

Yuan Zhou didn’t answer him but just silently uncovered a cauldron. Inside, some animal skin was being stewed and rolling along with the creamy broth. It could be seen clearly that the skin inside was processed cleanly and neatly.

It was completely free from any fat. There was also no hair at all on the skin.

“Is it made from collagen?” Wu Hai said incredulously.