Chapter 949 - Stewed Jiangtuan Fish (2/2)

“I’m in no rush. Take your time,” said Carpenter Lian as he shook his head.

While queuing outside, he gained an understanding on how scary Yuan Zhou’s restaurant was. Even before the number was given, the line already nearly reached outside the street.

Many people rushed over before the number was given. Subsequently, those who failed to get a number would continue waiting in line, hoping that they would be able to get the number of anyone with a number that had to leave for whatever reason.

That was nothing. Carpenter Lian and his disciple were at the front of the line. Thus, there were people offering to pay for their spot in the line in an indirect manner.

The price offered was quite high as well. Of course, those people were quickly chased away by the people from the Queuing Committee.

That’s right. Carpenter Lian had also found out that there were people keeping order while the customers queued here. Naturally, he found out from listening to the conversation of others in the line.

Thus, Carpenter Lian was able to experience how popular Yuan Zhou’s restaurant was.

Yuan Zhou did not say much when he heard Carpenter Lian’s words. He only nodded.

“Zhou Jia, two Welcoming Set Meals here. I’m paying for it,” Yuan Zhou said.

“Ok, boss,” Zhou Jia nodded.

Then, Yuan Zhou returned to the kitchen and started cooking.

As usual, Zhou Jia handed all the orders to Yuan Zhou before waiting around to serve the food.

“Little Yuan is managing the kitchen all alone but everything is in an orderly fashion. He is in perfect control and calm all along,” Carpenter Lian observed. At the same time, he started lamenting the fact that Yuan Zhou was not in carpentry instead.

After all, when a carpenter worked on large projects, this was the kind of patience and concentration required.

“Look at Little Yuan. He is younger than you yet calm and capable. He is already like a master. Learn from him,” said Carpenter Lian towards middle-aged man.

“Oh… yes, Master,” the middle-aged man was somewhat speechless but still answered deferentially.

Even though his master was telling him, a carpenter, to observe a chef cooking, he still did it seriously.

It did not take Yuan Zhou long to finish preparing the first dish.

“Both, enjoy your meal. This is Stewed Jiangtuan Fish,” Yuan Zhou said.

“Um,” Carpenter Lian nodded.

“Thank you, Boss Yuan,” said the middle-aged man.

“You’re welcome,” Yuan Zhou returned to the kitchen again.

The Stewed Jiangtuan Fish served by Yuan Zhou was different than what other places served. This Jiantuan fish was pink in color, and the curved fishtail was arranged on a white square plate.

In fact, the pink at the fins and fishtail were denser while the body of the fish was much fainter in color.

This fish looked extremely whole, and no cutting marks could be seen on the fish’s body. Around the fish, black beans were sprinkled.

And below the pink fish was a large clump of vegetables, giving the dish a look of a pink blooming flower. The black beans sprinkled about looked like the markings on the flower. The entirety of the dish looked extremely pretty.

“Looks good,” said Carpenter Lian before reaching for the fish with his chopsticks.

Carpenter Lian had a habit of eating a fish from its back. He felt like the meat there was springy and chewy. Thus, he aimed straight at the part between the back and the head.

The skin of the fish was wrinkled, and when the chopsticks touched the fish, one would have a sensation one was poking on a springy pudding.

And when the skin was punctured, the tender and fair meat beneath was exposed. The pink skin set the white meat in contrast, further accentuating the fairness of the meat.

At the same time, when the skin was punctured, a pleasant smell wafted into the noses of Carpenter Lian and the middle-aged man.

“This smells so good. It feels like the faint smell of some sort of flower, yet at the same time, the fresh aroma of a fish is mixed within,” remarked the middle-aged man.

As the director of a furniture factory, he had eaten many good foods before. The fish before him caused him to salivate, immediately stimulating his appetite…