Chapter 406 (2/2)

The time spent waiting for delicacies always passed quickly, let alone the appointment was made at 12:00 at noon and it would take them 2 hours to drive there.

Therefore, Yuan Zhou did his morning exercises, had breakfast, and took a cab the entire morning before he arrived at the restaurant.

The restaurant was located at the north of Paris. It was a nice day. The sun was shining over the two-storeied red bricks of the restaurant, which looked beautiful and warm.

The canteen had only two floors and was surrounded by the beautiful gardens, where some cold-tolerant flowers were blossoming.

Red bricks, white walls, gardens and the primary-color solid-wood table all looked wonderful. Furthermore, this was only the scenery outside.

“The surroundings here are really nice.” Yuan Zhou said while walking.

“Of course it’s very good. It was formerly a territory of a nobleman, but was expropriated later. Then, it was redecorated and renovated. Of course, it’s good-looking.” Zhou Shijie pointed at the shop sign of the restaurant and explained.

“So that’s why.” Yuan Zhou nodded.

As soon as they entered the door, a pretty brown-haired waitress came up and greeted them.

“Hi, Mr. Zhou and Mr. Yuan. This way, please.” The pretty brown-haired waitress showed them a place with much sunshine by the window.

It was Zhou Shijie who answered her while Yuan Zhou just stayed there still. After all, Yuan Zhou could only understand, but couldn’t speak.

“This is the sequence of the dishes served today. Please have a look.” The pretty brown-haired waitress handed the menu to them.

1st dish, Hors-d’oeuvre Froid (Honey Ham)

2nd dish, Potage (Crisp Onion Soup)

3rd dish, Hors-d’oeuvre Chaud (Creamy Chicken in Puff Pastry)

4th dish, Poisson (Dry Fried Tonguefish Matched with Lemon Juice)

5th dish, Grosse Piece (Homemade Goose Liver)

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13th dish, Dessert (Lemon Seed Pastry)

“They look great.” Looking at the menu all in French, Yuan Zhou contrarily spoke Mandarin.

“Yes, they are indeed good. Just serve the dishes like that, please.” The first sentence was said to Yuan Zhou while the latter one was to the pretty brown-haired waitress.

“Ok. Wait a moment, please.” The waitress nodded her head and then walked away politely.

“You must give your comments to the dishes after you eat in return for my treat.” Zhou Shijie looked at Yuan Zhou and said earnestly.

“Don’t worry, chairman. I will.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head seriously.

“Wonderful.” Chairman Zhou nodded.

Then, they were seated at the table and waited for the dishes quietly.

“Head chef, here are the ingredients for the appetizer.” Andrew handed him the ingredients that had been processed.

Of course, it was totally prepared as per Chu Xiao’s instructions. Except for the time he was washing the vegetables, he didn’t touch any of them for long.

“Um, good. Put them here.” Chu Xiao said that with his brows slightly knitted.

After he came back from the contest, he was stricter with the ingredients more than ever. The vegetables could only be picked one hour before it was to be eaten and besides, they cannot be touched by hand directly. That caused a lot of problems.

Luckily, his strictness was already well known by his workers. Although they often complained secretly, they indeed worked more earnestly, yet with unsightly postures.

“It’s a nice day today.” Chu Xiao caught sight of Yuan Zhou who sat straight over there through the window. Then, he took a deep breath, took the knife and started to cook.

The dishes prepared today were naturally what Chu Xiao was good at.

Even Andrew couldn’t help muttering inwardly, “I haven’t seen the head chef work so earnestly in a long time. Those two people seem to be special.”

“He surprisingly reserved that goose liver. Finally, I can learn the craftsmanship now.” Thinking of the goose liver that had been reserved by Chu Xiao, Andrew felt fervent inwardly.

That was the top of the top. It was also an honor to see him deal with it as his assistant.