Chapter 501

Chapter 501: The Tortoiseshell = Yuan Zhou’s Restaurant (First)

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi Editor: DesTheSloth

“Take care, gentlemen . ” Yuan Zhou said courteously .

“Don’t you want to ask about our opinions?” Zhou Shijie joked with him smilingly .

“Please speak . ” Yuan Zhou didn’t refuse him but said earnestly .

Yuan Zhou didn’t ask if they were satisfied with the food at the beginning as he was quite confident in his own craftsmanship . Since they wanted to tell their opinions, however, he was quite willing to listen to that .

“My opinion is very simple, that is, the amount in each dish is too little . ” Zhou Shijie appeared quite solemn and said seriously .

“Yeah . The amount is not worth mentioning . ” On this point, Liu Tong also agreed with him .

This time, even Chu Xiao chimed in with him once in a blue moon, “Yuan Zhou, the amount of your dishes is even less than those of my western-style foods . “

“No, it’s not . The amount is set according to your food intake capacity . ” Yuan Zhou revealed his sincere gaze and said earnestly .

“This old man hasn’t eaten my fill . ” Zhou Shijie said immodestly .

“Me, neither . ” Liu Tong shrugged his shoulders .

“Me, neither . ” Li Minghui also shook his head seriously .

“Of course, including me . ” Chu Xiao nodded and said .

“According to the old saying, one must eat his fill for breakfast, eat well for lunch and eat less for dinner . So 80% full is the best condition for everybody . ” Yuan Zhou said on a well-founded basis .

“It’s not the same . How can you let the customers leave the banquet without eating their fill?” Zhou Shijie wasn’t a person who could be coaxed .

“But for this banquet, I set the amount according to the standard of dinner . ” Yuan Zhou didn’t answer Zhou Shijie’s question, but said based on his own reasons .

“Human’s satiety comes from the increase of glucose in the blood and the satiety center will be stimulated after one eats . Then, humans will have a feeling of fullness and no longer want to eat . Therefore, this requires some time . ” Yuan Zhou explained seriously .

“Stop it . If we continue, Yuan Zhou will probably popularize this health knowledge . ” Chu Xiao uttered and saved Yuan Zhou from the embarrassment .

Actually, the four people were quite clear that they did eat their fill, but they just felt it was too delicious and wanted to eat more . Zhou Shijie was originally saying that with a joking tone .

However, Yuan Zhou was an earnest person . As a result, Chu Xiao had to come up and save him first .

“Humph . This little brat is so stubborn . ” Zhou Shijie muttered to himself and then turned around and left .

“Thank you for your compliment . ” Yuan Zhou felt that was also a kind of compliment .

“Hey . This brat seems to be in high spirits . ” Zhou Shijie stroked his goatee and appeared quite helpless .

“See you at the Chef’s Association . ” After saying that, Chu Xiao followed him out of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant .

Nonetheless, Yuan Zhou just frowned and said nothing .

“What the hell is with the Chef’s Association?” Yuan Zhou looked calm and indifferent on the surface, however, he was quite puzzled in the heart .

“Damn it . He surprisingly proposed a challenge to him?” Liu Tong looked at Yuan Zhou and Chu Xiao with a manner of surprise before he followed Zhou Shijie out of the door .

“Thank you for your treat . ” Li Minghui finally recovered his polite attitude and thus said courteously .

“My pleasure . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head politely .

After they all walked out of the restaurant, Yuan Zhou went back into his kitchen and continued to cook as calmly as before . He didn’t put Chu Xiao’s announcement in his mind at all .

After all, Yuan Zhou hadn’t been in the cooking community for too long and, of course, didn’t know the meaning of the Chef’s Association . However, he would definitely be excited if he got to know it as many international renowned chefs would all enter this association . And these people could hardly be seen during normal times .

While Yuan Zhou left aside the matter of Chef’s Association temporarily, Wu Hai was still thinking of the All-Fish Banquet at his end .

“If you treat me to a meal, I will tell you a solution . ” Looking at Wu Hai who appeared distressed, Ling Hong said with a brotherly tone .

“Still buying the painting?” Wu Hai revealed a manner of scorn .

He didn’t think the idea was good .

“No . I don’t feel so good recently . It seems that I need some nutrition . ” Ling Hong pointed at the Dongpo Pig Knuckle and Tea Egg explicitly with an evil laugh .

“Zhou Jia, this Mr . Ling needs a serving of Dongpo Pig Knuckle and Tea Egg . ” Wu Hai said quickly without hesitation .

“Okay . It’s 3968RMB in all . May I ask if you want to pay by cash or by bank transfer?” Zhou Jie reported the price to him gently .

“Um . He is paying . ” Wu Hai stroked his small mustaches and pointed at Ling Hong quite sincerely .

“If I pay, you’ll have no opportunity to know my idea . ” Ling Hong took out his phone indifferently and threatened him .

“Never mind . I can ask Jiang Changxi . ” Wu Hai indicated that he didn’t give a sh*t about Ling Hong’s rotten idea .

“Well, it’s all up to you . ” Ling Hong shrugged and made the bank transfer without hesitation .

“Want to cheat me? No way . ” Wu Hai appeared quite complacent while stroking his mustaches .

Yuan Zhou was already used to their arguments . He could do nothing but to stay away from them and pretend not to know them .

After all, Wu Hai was sometimes as stupid as the Alaskan Malamute, the stupidest among the 3 sled dogs, Alaskan Malamute, Husky, and Samoyed .

“Look! That woman come again . ” Just as Ling Hong and Wu Hai were arguing with each other, a customer beside them said softly .

Although he said that with a low voice, he was very close to the two people . Therefore, Ling Hong and Wu Hai raised their head and had a look at her . Yuan Zhou also raised his head and had a look subconsciously .

It was a woman . She was dressed in a beige wind coat, white sweater, and black skinny jeans . Besides that, she had reddish-brown curled hair . On the whole, she appeared to be quite intellectual and capable . Nevertheless, the red eye socket destroyed such a feeling and even made her appear slightly wronged .

“Exactly . I have met her twice . ” The customer also had some impressions of this woman .

Upon hearing that discussion, Yuan Zhou had some impression . Sometimes, the restaurant was about to close when this woman would come . She would order a serving of plain white rice in the last five minutes .

She had done the same twice, therefore Yuan Zhou immediately remembered her .

She often came in the evening and only ordered the plain white rice when she was here, which was quite distinctive . Of course, the discussion stopped automatically when the woman sat down .

“Do you know her?” Ling Hong didn’t came as frequently as Wu Hai did .

After all, Wu Hai had always taken Yuan Zhou’s restaurant as his private canteen .

“Um . She often comes here and orders the plain white rice every time . Once she eats the rice, she would weep privately . ” Wu Hai nodded .

Although Wu Hai didn’t really know everybody dining here, he was quite familiar with one that had such characteristics .

In his heart, almost everybody was a painting that had stories .

“Is she really so strange?” Ling Hong revealed a manner of great interest .

“Yes . She’s really strange . ” Wu Hai nodded his head .

“A bowl of plain white rice of the 100 Styles of Rice Cuisines . ” The voice of the woman was clean and clear without any trace of crying .

“Okay . One moment, please . ” Zhou Jia went up and answered .

Yuan Zhou cooked fairly quickly . Since it was merely a bowl of plain white rice, it was carried to her very soon .

“Here’s your plain white rice of the 100 Styles of Rice Cuisine . Please take your time and enjoy . ” Zhou Jia set down the celadon bowl lightly and said courteously .

“Thank you . ” When the woman lowered her head, her curled hair covered her face . Therefore, others couldn’t see her complexion clearly .

“Ta Ta Ta” . Zhou Jia smiled politely before she turned around and left . Only then did the woman pick the chopsticks and start to eat .

She ate very slowly, needing to chew for quite a while before continuing with another bite .

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