Chapter 672

Wu Hai turned to look at Ling Hong and said unhappily, “Hey, rich guy over there, why aren’t you saying anything . ” Every time Wu Hai berated Ling Hong, he would call him rich guy .

Ling Hong rolled his eyes and said, “Didn’t I said that I already had my Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner and am only here to take a look?”

To be precise, Ling Hong’s family would have their Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner earlier . Since they were a big family, after the dinner, they would have a little gathering, chatting about everything .

As for Ling Hong, after the dinner, he felt somewhat empty . Therefore, he instinctively headed towards Yuan Zhou’s restaurant .

“Only sages can talk about work during a Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner . A rich second generation like me who is good for nothing can’t get used to that,” Ling Hong concluded .

“Only dumb f*cks will talk about work during the Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner . ” It was rare for Wu Hai to cuss .

Ling Hong’s eyes lit up . It wasn’t often that he would agree with Wu Hai this much . He agreed repeatedly, “That’s right . That’s right . Dumb f*cks . Dumb f*cks . “

Sadly, Ling Hong’s family had the practice of talking about work during the Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner .

All of them were gathered here at Yuan Zhou’s restaurant, each for their own reasons .

Ding . Ding . Someone else entered .

“Hi, Boss Yuan . ” The newcomer stepped lightly into the shop and greeted softly .

“Huh? I thought you went back?” Wu Hai asked in astonishment when he saw that the newcomer was Wang Nan .

Wang Nan was Wu Zhou’s colleague . He would occasionally come to have a meal at Yuan Zhou’s restaurant as well . A week ago, he mentioned that he was going to buy the ticket back to his hometown for the Chinese New Year .

“I failed to get a ticket,” Wang Nan replied with a dull tone .

“Looks like he has been working overtime again,” a guy said understandingly .

Indeed, this Wang Chang would frequently work overtime . One only needed to look at his pale complexion for proof of that .

“Yeah, I have been working overtime everyday and only managed to finish the work yesterday . ” Wang Nan nodded . He then continued helplessly, “And then, I failed to get a ticket no matter how hard I tried . “

“It’s the Chinese New Year peak period . ” Sister Wan nodded sympathetically .

“Since I failed to go back home, the only other place I can think of is Boss Yuan’s place,” said Wang Nan .

Yuan Zhou did not say much . He merely pointed at an empty seat and said, “Have a seat . “

Just as Wu Hai was about to say something else, another person entered through the door .

“Why are you here?” Wu Hai pointed at Chu Xiao, displeasure on his face . It would seem like he was now prejudiced against everyone because his romantic time had been foiled .

Besides, he had never liked this Chu Xiao fellow . Perhaps his dislike was similar to how a dog would dislike water . They were naturally in conflict to one another .

With his sharp eyes, Chu Xiao immediately noticed that Yuan Zhou was kneading dough . In a very natural manner, he sat down and said, “Oh, I’m only here to have a look since I happen to be passing by . Are we eating Tangyuan today? I am quite an expert in matters concerning Tangyuan . Let me be the judge for the Tangyuan here . I can share my knowledge with you guys . ”

“So you happen to pass by here from France? Wow, this shop must have been on the way, huh?” Wu Hai continued speaking with prejudice .

“Earth is round . ” Chu Xiao nodded, completely undisturbed .

And before Wu Hai could reply, another newcomer arrived .

“The snow is so heavy . Looks like we’re quite lucky . Eh, everyone is here . ” Jiang Changxi entered with Yu Chu .

“I thought you went overseas?” Ling Hong looked at the two newcomers .

“It was canceled . Our customer went back home for the Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner . Therefore, we came here to have our New Year’s Eve dinner . ” Jiang Changxi shrugged .

“Sorry for disturbing, Boss Yuan,” Yu Chu said courteously while patting the snowflakes off her shoulders .

“Stop being so formal . We’re all friends here . ” Jiang Changxi patted Yu Chu’s shoulder and brought her over to a tiny table before sitting down .

Outside the restaurant, snowflakes slowly descended from the sky . Within the restaurant, everyone had their jackets off and were chattering amicably .

After sitting down, Yu Chu felt very uncomfortable . Therefore, he said, “Director Jiang, enjoy your meal . I’m fine going back and having some oats instead . ”

“If I tell you to try the food here, just do it . Stop talking so much about it . ” Jiang Changxi directly glared at him .

“But I really don’t feel like eating,” Yu Chu replied helplessly .

“You won’t say this after trying the food here,” Jiang Changxi replied confidently .

“That might be the case for others, but not me,” Yu Chu replied, also confidently .

“Don’t be so sure yet . Don’t let me catch you ordering an extra bowl after you tried it later . ” Jiang Changxi had a crafty smile on her face .

“Don’t worry . That won’t happen . ” Yu Chu was still insisting .

As far as he was concerned, it wasn’t like he hadn’t tried anything good before . He merely felt that eating was a huge waste of time . Therefore, food like oats that could be eaten quickly would suit him more .

“We are eating Tangyuan tonight . Each person will have two bowls, one sweet and one salty . There are six Tangyuans per bowl . I believe everyone knows the rules . If you can’t finish that much food, let me know in advance,” said Yuan Zhou after he finished his preparation .

“Tangyuan is a good dish . It symbolizes reunion . ” Mr . Wei commented .

“That’s right . I love eating Tangyuan,” Wei Wei said with a smile .

“Two bowls . ” Wu Hai was straightforward .

“I only want one bowl of sweet Tangyuan . ” Sister Wan said .

“Since I already had my dinner, I’ll have a bowl of salty Tangyuan first . ” Although Ling Hong believed that he couldn’t eat anymore, he still tried ordering one bowl first . He could always order more later .

“Will there be any meat in the salty Tangyuan?” Jiang Changxi was more concerned about this .

“Minced meat . ” Yuan Zhou nodded .

“One bowl of salty Tangyuan for me . ” Jiang Changxi was a carnivore . After all, she did not have to worry about getting fat .

“Give me one bowl of mixed sweet and salty Tangyuan . ” As Jiang Changxi was edging her on with her eyes, Yu Chu had no choice but to make her order as well .

“Wait, that won’t do, right?” Jiang Changxi frowned .

Perhaps this dish wasn’t meant to be mixed like this . Granted, Yuan Zhou had not forbidden them from mixing it up like this as well .

“Yes, you can . But by ordering that way, you won’t be allowed to order a second serving . ” Yuan Zhou nodded .

“I have never planned to do that in the first place . Thank you, Boss Yuan . ” The first sentence was merely vaguely muttered to himself, while the second sentence was spoken clearly to Yuan Zhou .

“We can actually order it this way?” Wei Wei became interested as she was still in conflicted on whether to order the salty or sweet Tangyuan .

After all, she wanted to try both, yet she couldn’t finish two bowls of Tangyuan . Therefore, she was very conflicted . If a mixed order was allowed, it would suit her perfectly .

“Two bowls, I want the bowl with meat served first . ” Naturally, Chen Wei was one who would eat two bowls .

“One bowl . Sweet,” Wang Nan said .

Yuan Zhou did not start cooking immediately after everyone finished their order . Rather, he started speaking, “The meal tonight is on me . “

“Huh?”

“Is the world ending tomorrow?”

“What in the world?”

“This Boss Yuan must be a fake one . “

“Yeah, I feel like I’m looking at a fake Boss Yuan here . “

“Did you find a girlfriend, Boss Yuan?” This was said by Chen Wei who thought of love all the time .

All the customers were shocked by Yuan Zhou’s declaration . They all stared at him in disbelief .

“The meal is on me . After all, it’s the Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner . ” Yuan Zhou explained warmly, a side of him rarely seen .

“This is awesome! I get to eat Tangyuan, and it’s free on top of that!” Wei Wei was the first to recover from the shock and said cheerfully .

“Is this boss usually very miserly?” Yu Chu asked when he saw everyone’s look of disbelief .

“Not very miserly . Very very miserly . But rather than miserly, inflexible is the word that suits him more . He is super inflexible,” Jiang Changxi stated solemnly .

“Oh, if it’s a free meal today, will the food still be good?” Yu Chu was somewhat worried .

After all, a miserly person had suddenly become generous . Yu Chu who had never been here immediately started worrying about the quality of the ingredients . Although he wasn’t interested in cuisine, he had no interest to eat bad food .

Regardless of what they thought, Yuan Zhou ignored them . He turned around and started cooking .

After all, it was getting late . It was about time to eat .