Chapter 823 - Pepper Wontons (2/2)

“Good, that’s good to hear. I will go get the gifts given by the customers. Those are all your get well soon gifts,” Zhou Jia got so excited her face was flushed red.

“It must have been troubling for you,” Yuan Zhou said.

“No, not troubling at all. By the way, I already notified Shen Min to not come tonight,” Zhou Jia turned and said after taking two steps forward.

“Um.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head.

“Alright, I’ll go get the gifts from Uncle Wang’s place,” Zhou Jia said.

“When you’re done, go up and tell Wu Hai to come down,” Yuan Zhou suddenly said.

“Alright. I’ll go now,” Zhou Jia nodded and walked away.

Yuan Zhou returned to the restaurant. He had decided to have the newly redeemed Chengdu School’s Sichuan Cuisine snack as his dinner.

“Spicy food will help me sweat more and get better faster,” Yuan Zhou muttered and started cooking.

Yuan Zhou was going to cook Pepper Wontons. This was a hot, numbing, and fragrant dish, suitable for Yuan Zhou who was trying to sweat more.

The ingredients had been prepared by the system. First, he needed to prepare the mincemeat. He mixed some beef and pork before mincing them. Then, he mixed in some scallion and garlic as seasoning.

Thud! Thud! Thud! With a steady hold on his kitchen knife, Yuan Zhou chopped on the meat on the chopping board. At the same time, his left hand was busy kneading dough to prepare the wrappings for the wontons.

While Yuan Zhou was busy preparing dinner, Zhou Jia was seriously moving the gifts. As there were a lot of them, she needed to take four trips to finish moving them. When she was done, she raised her head to look at Yuan Zhou.

“Boss, you’re cooking?” Zhou Jia was somewhat worried.

“Um, dinner,” Yuan Zhou answered as he made the Wontons without stop. In a single motion, he could finish wrapping one Wonton, producing a white and tender Wonton looking like a tiny dove.

“But you have just gotten better,” Zhou Jia said.

“I still need to eat. Go call Wu Hai over,” Yuan Zhou said.

“Ok,” Zhou Jia nodded and crossed the road before climbing up the stairs.

Zhou Jia’s task was completed smoothly. Right after she mentioned that Yuan Zhou was looking for him, Wu Hai immediately followed Zhou Jia out of her house. Of course, he could so readily move because he wasn’t in the midst of painting.

When they reached the restaurant, two huge bowls with steam simmering out of it were already placed on the table. A pair of chopsticks and a spoon were also placed on the table.

“Is this for me, Compass?” Wu Hai sat down in front of one of the bowls and asked.

As for Zhou Jia, she stood at the side as usual.

Yuan Zhou glared at Wu Hai and said nothing. He then turned and said to Zhou Jia, “I made extra. Sit down and eat some.”

“But…” Zhou Jia was about to reject the offer as she was embarrassed to eat with them.

After all, none of the dishes in Yuan Zhou’s restaurant were cheap. Zhou Jia had never been willing to spend her money here. Furthermore, she was too embarrassed to get her boss to cook for her. Therefore, she had never eaten Yuan Zhou’s food.

“It will be a waste if you don’t eat,” Yuan Zhou said and sat down.

Only now did Zhou Jia noticed that there was an additional bowl resting on the countertop.

“Sit down. Don’t be so shy. Although Compass is very rigid a person, his food is definitely delicious,” Wu Hai said.

“Thank you, boss. Thank you, Brother Wu,” Zhou Jia looked at the bowl and Yuan Zhou before sitting down with her teeth clenched.

“Let’s eat,” Yuan Zhou said and started eating.

“Wontons? This is great,” Wu Hai did not think much. When he saw that everyone had taken a seat, he started eating as well.