Hearing Yuan Zhou's answer, both of them revealed an expectant expression.
"This Xi Shi Milk is a good stuff. I've eaten it in other places and it's considered to be top-notch. However, it's still a little inferior," Lee Yanyi smacked his lips and said.
"You're right. Even the Xi Shi Milk in Japan isn't as good as what the great writer Su Shi said. It's not worth risking your life to try it," Zhou Shijie nodded his head approvingly.
"Uncle Zhou and Uncle Lee will know whether it's worth risking your life to try it today. Of course, you two will be fine," Yuan Zhou said confidently.
"Then I'll have to look forward to it," Zhou Shijie said happily.
"Humph. If your craftsmanship is ruined, I'll … I'll eat ten meals from you without paying," Lee Yanyi originally wanted to threaten him, but he couldn't think of what to threaten and could only say that.
"Ok," Yuan Zhou answered solemnly.
"I've eaten the pufferfish cooked by Mr. Yang before," Lee Yanyi said earnestly.
"Then am I the Pufferfish King of China? I'll work hard, "Yuan Zhou still appeared to be full of confidence.
Zhou Shijie was quite satisfied with Yuan Zhou's reaction while Lee Yanyi's eyes were also full of smiles and trust.
Then, the three of them stopped talking. Yuan Zhou turned on the tap and began to wash his hands. The other purpose of washing his hands was to have more time to let the water vapor on his body disperse.
"Dadada Ta". Just when the three of them were silent, a series of hurried footsteps approached from afar. Almost in the blink of an eye, another person appeared in the restaurant.
This person was wearing a black round-neck shirt and black shorts with a pair of slippers and a moustache. It was none other than Wu Hai.
"Sure. I knew you guys would definitely eat delicious food behind my back. Luckily, I came in time," without saying anything, Wu Hai directly sat beside Zhou Shijie and Lee Yanyi without any trace of politeness.
"Are you born in the year of the dog?" Lee Yanyi looked at Wu Hai and said snappily.
"Wrong. My zodiac sign is snake, not dog," Wu Hai said complacently while stroking his moustache.
"Yuan invited me to eat pufferfish. Do you also want to eat it?" Zhou Shijie said.
"Of course. Even if it's the pufferfish's liver, I have to eat it as long as it's cooked by Boss Yuan." Wu Hai knew who was in charge, thus he straightforwardly expressed his sincerity.
"Shameless, shameless," Lee Yanyi had already seen how shameless Wu Hai was. He said straightforwardly.
"Thank you for your compliment. Besides, I heard Chairman Zhou said he was going to invite him here. You are also here to freeload like me, aren't you?" Wu Hai was quite sharp and thus asked directly.
"That's not the same," Zhou Shijie said.
"It's indeed different. My relationship with Boss Yuan is different from yours." Wu Hai stroked his small mustaches complacently.
My relationship with Boss Yuan is different from yours. "Wu Hai stroked his moustache complacently.
That's right. What Yuan Zhou said was the truth. Maybe it was because of raising a cat, Wu Hai's nose had become more and more sensitive. Even if Yuan Zhou wanted to eat any dried fruits or snacks, he could find it by smelling it.
His ability to find food was almost on par with Erha's ability to tear people apart.
"Of course. As soon as I saw the two people enter the restaurant at this time, I turned around and went downstairs without saying anything," Wu Hai turned his head and pointed at the stairs and said contentedly.
"All right. We're eating pufferfish today. This dish won't be served temporarily. It's just a taste test," Yuan Zhou nodded his head, indicating that he got it. Then, he said while wiping his hands.
"Yuan is worried about the procedures for the pufferfish. With your culinary skills, it won't be a problem," Zhou Shijie said.
"Since the procedures are so simple, I don't think so." Lee Yanyi shook his head.
"Then can I come to taste it often? I'm a free white mouse, not the kind that doesn't cost money, "Wu Hai pointed at himself and said primly.
"No. A new dish will be released soon. I'm afraid I'll be too busy." Yuan Zhou shook his head.
"A new dish? Then I can also help you taste it. "Wu Hai continued trying to get work for himself.
"A new dish? Yuan, don't be too tired. You have to learn both carpentry and pottery. At such a young age, your health is more important. "Zhou Shijie was more worried than delighted in his heart.
"It's a good thing for young people to be impulsive. But you have to act according to your capabilities." Lee Yanyi's words were not pleasant to hear, but his tone was quite concerned.
"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing," Yuan Zhou said.
"I can help you, Boss Yuan. I'll take care of the task of tasting," Wu Hai patted his chest and said with the spirit of brotherhood.
"I guess you won't be willing to eat it when the time comes," Yuan Zhou looked at Wu Hai with a ruminating gaze and said inwardly.
On the surface, Yuan Zhou ignored Wu Hai. He put down the handkerchief and wore the face mask, preparing to start.
"Cough cough. I'm going to cook the pufferfish now," Yuan Zhou's voice passed from the face mask clearly.
Although the system provided the pufferfish, they didn't come out of the water tank this time. Instead, they were in a crystal cabinet above the small refrigerator at the back. There were two Red-finned Oriental Pufferfish inside.
As soon as Yuan Zhou stepped aside, the two pufferfish that were still swimming happily in the crystal tank were revealed.
"The dorsal side of this pufferfish is black, the ventral side is white, and the edges along the ventral side are bright yellow. There's a big black spot with a white margin at the top of the pectoral fin and several small black spots at the back to the tail. The dorsal and caudal fins are black, the pectoral fin is greyish-brown, and the anal fin is reddish-yellow with a reddish base. It seems to be the Red-finned Oriental Pufferfish, "Zhou Shijie looked at the two fish and said straightforwardly.
"When the pufferfish swims, the reddish-orange color on its fins is gorgeous and eye-catching. Moreover, its back is also very smooth. It seems to be wild," Lee Yanyi also said seriously.
"The wild pufferfish in this season are a male and a female. Their toxicity isn't weak," although Zhou Shijie said so, his face was full of smiles and he didn't seem worried at all.
"But the taste of the pufferfish in this season is also extremely delicious," Lee Yanyi added.
Yuan Zhou had also put in a lot of effort in choosing this species. Because in 1990, China had promulgated the Measures for the Hygiene Management of Aquatic Products, which prohibited the pufferfish from entering the market.
It wasn't until 2016 that the production and operation of cultured pufferfish were conditionally liberalized. However, the sale of wild pufferfish, live cultured pufferfish, and whole unprocessed cultured pufferfish were still prohibited. Moreover, only two species of pufferfish were liberalized.
One was the red-finned oriental pufferfish that Yuan Zhou was going to cook today and the other was the dark-striped oriental pufferfish.
The meat quality and texture of the red-finned oriental pufferfish were more delicious. It was also the tiger pufferfish that was commonly mentioned in the market.
"As long as it's delicious. I'm not picky," Wu Hai concluded.
"Since everyone trusts me so much, I won't let you down," Yuan Zhou's voice passed through the face mask.
"For your meal, I haven't eaten dinner and have been waiting for you," Lee Yanyi immediately waved his hand and urged.
"Although I have eaten the porridge, I'm still hungry now," Zhou Shijie said.
"I'm also hungry," Wu Hai said earnestly.
Hearing Wu Hai's words, Yuan Zhou just wanted to support his forehead. Zhou Shijie and Lee Yanyi had only eaten the porridge while Wu Hai had obviously eaten Egg Fried Rice, Twice Cooked Pork, Spicy Chicken, and Boiled Beef with Rice of the 100 Styles of Cooking for dinner.
Now, it had only been one and a half or two hours since he had finished his dinner, yet he was already complaining about being hungry. Yuan Zhou indicated that he really couldn't bear to look at it.
However, even if he couldn't bear to look at it, Yuan Zhou still took a deep breath, abandoned all distracting thoughts, and directly grabbed a pufferfish.
Yuan Zhou's hands were fast, ruthless, and accurate. The moment the pufferfish was caught, it even swayed its tail slightly, as if it didn't understand how it had ended up in Yuan Zhou's hands.
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