Chapter 791 - Minute Difference (1/2)

“Boss Yuan, I am here again,” Liu Zhang greeted Yuan Zhou the moment he sat down.

“You’re here. What do you want to eat today?” Yuan Zhou asked.

“I’m here with someone else today. We’re here to eat Thousand Thread Mantou,” Liu Zhang pointed Ji Yi who was sitting silently by the side.

“Hello,” Yuan Zhou politely greeted.

“Um,” Ji Yi nodded, not saying much.

“He doesn’t speak much. Get us two servings of Thousand Thread Mantou, two servings of Egg Fried Rice, Phoenix-Tailed Prawns, and White Oil Tofu,” Liu Zhang explained before ordering.

“Ok. One moment, please,” Yuan Zhou nodded and went to the kitchen.

“Ok. I’m starving,” Liu Zhang said longingly.

Yuan Zhou did not say anything else. He started focusing on cooking while Ji Yi paid for the meal. After all, this meal wasn’t a cheap one.

“You are playing a trick on me, right? Bringing me to eat something so expensive,” Ji Yi looked at Liu Zhang doubtfully.

“Don’t worry. You will understand after trying the food. Don’t even think of snatching my Thousand Thread Mantous later,” Liu Zhang gave a forewarning.

“Do you think I’m a thief like you?” Ji Yi said with contempt.

“That’s good to hear,” Liu Zhang replied, not angry at all.

The two bickered back and forth, stopping Ji Yi from meticulously studying how Yuan Zhou cooked. Nevertheless, he was still able to get a rough glance at how Yuan Zhou cooked.

“Not bad, he’s actually kneading the flour by hand,” Ji Yi nodded approvingly as he looked at the Mantous that were being steamed.

Snacks would only be served after the other dishes were served. Beside Ji Yi, Liu Zhang was already stuffing himself with food like a pig. As for Ji Yi, he was waiting for the main dish to be served.

Of course, Liu Zhang had been asking him if he required any help to deal with the other dishes. Naturally, Ji Yi had strictly forbidden Liu Zhang from helping him.

“Two Thousand Thread Mantous. Please enjoy your meal,” Zhou Jia said as she served two bamboo steamers with the Mantous in them.

“Thank you,” Liu Zhang nodded and took his Thousand Thread Mantou before he continued digging into his food.

Ji Yi finally started eating as well.

The moment the lid of the dark green bamboo steamer was lifted, a fragrance of wheat assailed his nostrils with steam spiraling up into the air.

“It smells good,” Ji Yi nodded and started studying the Mantou.

The Mantou was tiny and seemed to only require two bites to finish. It was not as snowy white as regular Mantous as well. Rather, it was somewhat yellow in color.

“It looks good as well,” Ji Yi acknowledged the Mantou’s appearance.

Although the Mantou had “thousand thread” as its name, not a single thread could be seen from it. This was how this dish should look like.

Ji Yi picked up the Mantou with his chopsticks. From the sensation, he could feel that the Mantou was soft and springy. After studying it for a bit, he sent it into his mouth.

A unique characteristic of this dish was the “thousand threads”, and a side effect of splitting the dough into a thousand threads was the reduction of springiness with an added loose feeling to it. But this was not the case for the Mantou made by Yuan Zhou. It was still very soft and springy.

Onom. Onom. Ji Yi started eating.

“Weird.” Ji Yi was not using his chopsticks anymore. He pulled the remaining Mantou apart and saw numerous thin threads interweaving together in it. After tearing the Mantou apart, the smell of wheat became even denser.

Ji Yi pulled a single thread out. At first glance, the thread was somewhat yellow in color, but now that he was studying it in detail, it appeared glossy. It was spotlessly white and was as pretty as a snowflake, emanating a pleasing aroma at all times.

Ji Yi stuffed this thread into his mouth. Logically, with how thin this thread was, it should be tasteless. However, that was not the case.