Chapter 80

Chapter 80: Culinary Skills

Translator: Xiong Guoqi Editor: Desmond

Six hours soon passed . If they were packed together back to back, six hours were really quite

short . Besides, today’s business was much better than usual . It might be because of being

unable to eat supper .

After busying working for the whole morning, Yuan Zhou first headed upstairs to clean himself

and then changed his clothes before preparing to leave .

Of course, the broth for the Maltese with mixed fur colors was also indispensable . Yuan Zhou

had already fed the dog at noontime when he took a break .

Sun Ming lived not far from here . It only took half an hour to get there by taxi; therefore, Yuan

Zhou walked towards Sun Ming’s home at an unhurried pace .

“Yuan Zhou, you are going out, huh?” On the way there, Yuan Zhou met Boss Wang, who always

had a big smile on his face .

“Yes . Boss Wang, no need to take care of your store?” Yuan Zhou also revealed a mild smile and

greeted him .

“Came out to buy some vegetables . I see your restaurant really has a good business . You

culinary skill is truly wonderful,” Boss Wang said with a smile .

“It’s passed down to me from my dad . ” Yuan Zhou attributed his skills to his dad decisively .

“That’s for sure . At that time, your dad’s culinary skills in making noodles were really good . ”

Boss Yuan was lost in the reminiscence about the noodles cooked by Yuan Zhou’s dad .

“But the dishes are too expensive . I’m unable to afford them,” Boss Wang continued to say .

“Never mind . It’s mainly because of the costly and quality ingredients . ” Yuan Zhou answered

solemnly .

“Quality ingredients give rise to tasty dishes . It’s true . ” Boss Wang nodded .

“Yes, that’s right . Boss Wang, I’m leaving now . ” When Yuan Zhou realized he was arriving at the

cross road, he parted ways with Boss Wang .

“Alright . Goodbye . ” Boss Wang waved his hand decisively .

It was quite easy to hail a taxi during this hour . Once he waved his hand, a vacant taxi stopped

in front of him .

“Master, to Tazishan Road please,” Yuan Zhou told the taxi driver the destination and then

started to play a game of Fruit Slice, which he had been recently obsessed over, on his

cellphone .

Having strengthened his five senses, Yuan Zhou could often clear the game quickly without

slicing any bombs . Thus, this game gave Yuan Zhou plenty of confidence to clear all other

games .

“Here we are,” with a “Zi” sound, the taxi driver stopped the car and then said .

“Alright . Here’s the money, just the right amount . ” Yuan Zhou said as he took out the money

and handed it to the taxi driver .

The place where he got off was a residential area, which had been newly built and had strict

security at the entrance . Visitors needed to register before entering and exiting . Furthermore,

one would have to tell the security guards which building the resident whom they were here to

visit lived . Only after the security guard made a call to the resident and confirmed the

authenticity could the visitor’s pass .

Apart from the guaranteed security, the environment was, likewise, fairly good . There was a

beautiful forest of peach trees and lots of evergreen trees scattered . The only inconvenience

was that take-outs couldn’t be delivered to the residential area; thus the residents had to come

downstairs and receive them at the entrance .

For those who were too lazy to cook by themselves, why would they order take-out if they had

to go downstairs to receive them? As a result, the strict security cured the laziness of many

residents .

Yuan Zhou, nevertheless, hated the troublesome registration at the entrance . He took out his

cellphone to call Sun Ming . Registration could be skipped if the residents came out to pick the

visitors .

“I’m here right at the entrance . ” Once the call was put through, Yuan Zhou got straight to the

point without the slightest hesitation .

“Alright . I’ll be there in a second,” Sun Ming said . After hanging up the call, he ran down .

Yuan Zhou put the cellphone back into his trousers pocket and stood at the entrance while

inserting his hands into the pockets, with a serious expression on his face .

The cold but cool demeanor of Yuan Zhou, nevertheless, attracted the attention of many girls

passing by .

Just when Yuan Zhou still wore his cold expression but was actually embarrassed by the gazes

of the security guards, Sun Ming turned up .

“I’m here . Let’s go . ” Sun Ming was a little moved . Although Yuan Zhou was loyal to friends, he

didn’t speak much . Usually, he would carry a solemn look; nowadays, even more so, looking like

a guidance director . Yet, Yuan Zhou showed such an impatient manner beforehand; thus Sun

Ming naturally thought it because of his birthday .

Under the gaze of respect of the security guards, Sun Ming led Yuan Zhou into the residential

area . This time, the security guards didn’t even go up to enquire about Yuan Zhou, after all, he

was taken inside by a resident .

“I have prepared ready all the ingredients, and they are all good stuff . I know you are picky;

hence, specially requested my friend to bring some native eggs . ” Sun Ming chattered while

leading Yuan Zhou to his home .

“Hmm . ”

Yuan Zhou listened to Sun Ming listlessly . What does that matter? Even if they were native

eggs, they still couldn’t match those that were provided by the system .

“As you instructed, I cooked the rice in the evening yesterday and then left it to cool,” suddenly

Sun Ming said that .

“Oh yeah, the person who brought the native eggs was KFC . Do you still remember him?” Sun

Ming recalled something in that instant . He then turned his head and asked .

“Yes, I do . ” Yuan Zhou really did remember this guy and wasn’t just saying so . After all, with

that name, it was really easy to remember .

KFC was a friend of Sun Ming . They had gathered several times to have dinner together before .

He had obtained this nickname because there was a time when he ordered the KFC deluxe lunch

consecutively for a whole month . As a result, Sun Ming gave this nickname to him .

Even when Sun Ming introduced him to Yuan Zhou, he called this guy KFC . As a quiet person

who doesn't talk much, Yuan Zhou gave him with a strange look and didn’t intend to ask about

his real name, even though he also felt curious .

“KFC specially came to savor your culinary skills . He said that he was too busy working to drop

by your restaurant . But in my opinion, he must have thought the price was too high . ” Sun Ming

uttered, ignoring the social conventions .

“That’s ok . ” Yuan Zhou didn’t care much . KFC was rather honest and frank; hence, Yuan Zhou

had a good impression of him .

“Here we are . The tenth floor . ” Sun Ming brought Yuan Zhou into the elevator and pressed the

button with a 10 on it .

The elevator moved pretty quickly . In no more than half a minute, the two people arrived at the

tenth floor . Clamoring noises could be heard through the door from the apartment even before

they entered the apartment .

“I heard Sun Ming brought a chef here . Is that true?” a male voice asked in a loud voice .

“Yes, it’s true . But he’s just a chef who only cooks Egg Fried Rice . ” another male voice chimed in

immediately .

“Why would he bring a chef that only cooks Egg Fried Rice? No wonder he asked us to bring

some marinated dishes . ” A female voice could be heard then .

……

“Sorry, don’t listen to them bullshitting . ” Sun Ming got a little awkward, as both sides were his

friends . Luckily, they didn’t say anything too bad .

“It doesn’t matter . Egg Fried Rice first or Clear Broth Noodle Soup first?” Yuan Zhou didn’t mind

these weak attacks . These people would change their attitude when the dishes were served .

After all, it was his brother’s birthday today .

As for their insignificant doubt, what did that have anything to do with him?

“Egg Fried Rice, please . We all haven’t eaten anything and are waiting for you to cook . Rest

assured, my kitchen is as clean as a brand-new one,” Sun Ming felt relieved when he saw Yuan

Zhou not mind the attacks at all and then replied .

“Ok, take me to the kitchen . ” Considering he knew only Sun Ming and KFC among the people in

the room, Yuan Zhou intended to cook directly . After all, it was not early .

“Ok, I’ll be troubling you to cook dishes for us . ” Sun Ming was quite happy that Yuan Zhou

came .

“Though it’s troublesome but I don’t feel bothered,” Yuan Zhou took a look at Sun Ming and

said solemnly .

“You know, if you always talk that way, you’ll be beaten to death sooner or later . ” Sun Ming was

helpless as to Yuan Zhou’s mild frankness .

“No, it won’t happen . I treat others differently . ”

“Then thank you very much . The kitchen right ahead . ” Sun Ming pointed at the room next to

the entrance in exasperation .

“Alright . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head and then went into the kitchen .

The several people who had been talking behind the backs of Sun Ming and Yuan Zhou showed

uneasy expressions on their faces . However, Sun Ming acted as if he hadn’t heard them talking

and then said something to ease up the atmosphere . Only then did the men and women in the

room resumed chattering .