Chapter 532 (1/2)

If one wanted to offer birthday wishes, one naturally needed to give a birthday present to the elderly at the very beginning.

“Jianan, you can present your birthday banquet now.” Sitting at the seat of honor, Grandpa Liu looked at Liu Jianan and said smilingly.

“Okay, grandpa. Let me go to check if it’s ready.” When Liu Jianan stood up and prepared to leave, the person arranged by Liu Jianan to carry dishes for Yuan Zhou happened to be carrying a big plate into the room.

“Grandpa, I don’t need to go now. Boss Yuan has prepared it.” Liu Jianan said happily.

“Um. Carry it to me and let me have a look.” Grandpa Liu wasn’t really gluttonous. He just felt it was his grandson’s respect for the elderly and thus he was very cooperative.

“Come, come here. Let me see what the first dish prepared by Boss Yuan is.” Liu Jianan was also curious about it. Even before that person got close, he directly went up and took the tray. Judging from his behavior, he was prepared to serve the dish by himself.

What that person carried here was a big tray, on which five smaller plates were laid out. Obviously, they were the cold dishes.

Of the banquet dishes, the first dish was definitely a cold dish. However, five cold dishes did not seem too much for all the people at the table.

“The amount in each plate might be a lot.” Liu Jianan straightforwardly put them on the table while thinking that.

“Let this elderly see what’s the craftsmanship of the great master invited by Jianan like.” Grandpa Liu said smilingly.

“Sir, that chef told me to inform you to eat it immediately after you open it. Otherwise, the taste will change once it gets cold. Then, it won’t be suitable for you.” The young person that carried the dishes here said hurriedly.

“Then let me help to uncover the plate.” Seated at the right side of the grandpa was Liu Jianan’s father, Liu Jianguo.

“No. This is my grandson’s respect for the elderly. I must uncover it by myself.” Grandpa Liu refused bluntly before he opened the plate covered by something with a smile.

After five continuous sound of “Hua Hua Hua Hua Hua”, the grandpa removed the lid quickly.

As soon as the lid was removed, everyone at the table looked at each other, puzzled.

There happened to be five colors for the five plates, black, white, red, yellow and green.

Five colors happened to correspond to five internal organs.

In the black plate were two pieces of black crystal cake-like things about two-finger-wide and a circle of green plants decorated the edge, which seemed to be quite harmonious. And in the white plate, there were small cubes similar to the almond cakes. The main point was that everybody can clearly see a ginkgo seed inlaid in each of the cubes. Besides, the little flowers painted at the edge were also very beautiful.

In the red plate were shredded carrots dressed with sauce, over which some chilies were interspersed. On the whole, it appeared to be refreshing and tasty.

In the yellow plate was some yellow mashed potatoes that emitted some slight steam with chopped green onions poured over it.

As for the last green plate, there were only two pieces of common bamboo sprouts.

The things in the several plates had some characteristics in common. They were all exquisite and appetizing, but with one problem, that was, the amount was way too little. The plates basically became empty after Grandpa Liu took some himself with the chopsticks.

“Haha. Jianan, is the great master invited by you coming here to feed the cat? How shall we eat the meal since he cooks so little?” The girl, Hongjun, pointed at the dishes on the table and mocked her younger brother immodestly.

“The cold dishes are usually for whetting our appetite, so the little amount is quite normal.” Liu Jianan straightened up his neck and contradicted loudly.

“Humph. They are simply too little to eat my fill.” Hongjun snorted coldly.

“Stop fighting. Let me taste it first.” The grandpa didn’t really get angry, but instead, became quite interested.

“You ought to. The five colors coincidentally correspond to the Five Elements and the five internal organs. And according to my observations, the five dishes are also good for the five internal organs. What an ingenious conception!” It was said by the other son of the grandpa at his right side.

He majored in the traditional Chinese medical science. Once these plates with five colors were carried on the table, he understood the chef’s intent.

“Right on. It is for the good of my grandpa’s health. Boss Yuan really cooks perfectly. Please taste it quickly.” Liu Jianan immediately nodded the head to echo his uncle.

“Um. I’m going to eat the shredded carrots first.” Grandpa Liu showed more interest in the seemingly hot and refreshing shredded carrots.