Chapter 784 - Over The Wall (1/2)

“Oh…” Xiao Xing was rendered speechless. What Yuan Zhou said sounded very logical, and he had no way of rebuking it.

“Let’s go,” Yuan Zhou called out after paying when he saw that Xiao Xing was still in a daze.

“Ok,” Xiao Xing walked towards Yuan Zhou.

“But Master Chef Yuan, why did you finish everything even when they tasted so terrible?” Xiao Xing asked curiously.

The duck was too oily and it did not feel as pleasant to eat as Yuan Zhou’s food.

Xiao Xing could not think of a better word apart from “pleasant” to describe the feeling he had when eating Yuan Zhou’s food.

After eating Yuan Zhou’s food, this roasted duck meal tasted like wax for Xiao Xing. He had only eaten some plain white rice and dishes and was not satiated at all.

Most of the dinner was finished by Yuan Zhou alone. When he recalled how Yuan Zhou had eaten so many terrible foods for the past few days, Xiao Xing was petrified by Yuan Zhou’s taste buds.

“It can’t be because you can’t taste them, right?” Xiao Xing looked at Yuan Zhou in astonishment.

“My taste buds are still very sharp,” Yuan Zhou knew what Xiao Xing was thinking and remarked.

“Then…” Xiao Xing probed.

“I am using the strong points of others to make up for my weak points,” Yuan Zhou gave a short explanation.

“But are there any strong points when they taste so terrible?” Xiao Xing was confused.

“Let’s go,” Yuan Zhou walked out and did not answer Xiao Xing’s question.

As far as Yuan Zhou was concerned, even if a dish was terrible, there was still something to be learned from it.

“Should I take you back now or do you want to go anywhere else?” Xiao Xing asked.

“Let’s take a stroll there,” Yuan Zhou pointed at a distant busy alley.

“Ok, but most of the stuff being sold there are wholesale goods and some fruits,” Xiao Xing said.

“Wholesaling food ingredients?” Yuan Zhou asked.

“Yes,” Xiao Xing quickly nodded.

It was obvious that Xiao Xing was hoping that Yuan Zhou would buy some food ingredients and cook something. With that, he would have an excuse to eat Yuan Zhou’s cooking again.

It was obvious what he was thinking about. Yuan Zhou immediately saw through him and said, “I’m only looking around. I won’t be buying anything.”

“Oh,” Xiao Xing was disheartened, but he still seriously led the way there.

The alley was right in the middle of Chinatown. As there was a busy crowd, they were only able to reach the alley after walking for about 10 minutes.

When they arrived, the sounds of people peddling their goods filled the air. Every now and then, people could be heard speaking in Chinese, most of them shouting out the prices or the items being sold.

At the entrance of the alley, fruits were being sold. Yuan Zhou did not spend any time on the fruits as he had been eating a lot of fruits for the past few days. He directly headed towards the wholesale section.

The first wholesale stall was selling dry goods with piles of dried shrimp and other seafood products arranged there. Yuan Zhou suddenly spoke.

“These dried shrimps will taste very good when stir-fried with some garlic chives and chilies,” Yuan Zhou gave a serious explanation, speaking loud enough for Xiao Xing to hear.

“When you eat it, you will be able to taste the unique flavor of the seafood. This is a unique flavor that is created through the combination of the garlic and dried shrimps. Moreover, since these are dried shrimps, it will be quite chewy as well,” Yuan Zhou continued.

“Why are you telling me this, Master Chef Yuan?” Xiao Xing asked after swallowing his saliva.

“I’m just telling you how I would cook these ingredients,” Yuan Zhou said.