Xia Yu watched as Yuan Zhou ran away. She did not run with him. After all, her physical strength had reached its limit.
"Phew, my physical strength is still lacking." Xia Yu looked at the round-trip distance. She was a little dissatisfied, but she was also looking forward to it.
She was dissatisfied because the distance was only enough for her to warm up in the past, but now it was strenuous.
On the other hand, she was satisfied because she had not sweated like this for a long time. She was looking forward to the day when she could return to the tennis court again.
"It's good that I don't have to take the high-end route. I can eat it every day." Xia Yu smiled and then turned to walk to the house she had just bought.
"Looking at the time, I can take a shower and have breakfast after a short rest. What a lucky day." Xia Yu was very satisfied.
On the other side, Yuan Zhou did not take Xia Yu's question to heart. After all, there were many people who asked the same question. So, Yuan Zhou was already used to it.
Therefore, Yuan Zhou went back to wash up and prepare breakfast as usual after finishing his run.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner went smoothly. There were many people, but a few acquaintances were missing. It was as if they had made an appointment.
Ling Hong, Jiang Changxi, Wan, Chen Wei, and Yin Ya did not come. Or perhaps, Wuhai was the only regular customer who came today.
It was only after the dinner time ended that Yuan Zhou discovered this.
However, when dinner time was over and Yuan Zhou had just cleaned up the pub, these people all appeared together again.
And this time, in addition to the few people from yesterday, there was also Manman, Engineer Cheng, Cheng Ying, and Yuan Zhou's good brother, Sun Ming.
"Pi, I brought you something good." Sun Ming and Wuhai were the first to rush into the restaurant excitedly.
"Master/Teacher's father, we are here." Engineer Cheng and Cheng Ying entered the restaurant after them and said at the same time.
"Well, why are you here?" Yuan Zhou expressed that he was not the least bit curious as to what this group of people were doing, nor was he curious as to what the crab in their hands was for.
"I'm here to celebrate the festival with you, of course." Jiang Changxi placed a beautiful gift box in front of Yuan Zhou.
"These are the crabs that my comrade brought over. They are all alive." Chen Wei also took out a bamboo gift box smilingly.
"Yeah, Teacher's father. This is the crab that my dad and I chose. It's super delicious." Cheng Ying also put her gift box on the long curved table as if she was presenting a treasure.
"My dad sent this to me. I don't know how to make it, so I just took it here." Yin Ya took out an ordinary paper box to pack the crab. With a blush, she said naturally.
"We don't want to eat for free. These are the crabs for me and Little Hai. Sorry to trouble you, Boss Yuan." Zheng Jiawei took out two carved wooden gift boxes with a smile and put them on the long table as well.
"My father asked me to bring them here. It's said that the taste is not bad." Ling Hong put his own crabs over without hesitation.
"I don't have much. They are just the local crabs of Chengdu. But the young man selling them is very handsome." Manman said with a smile.
"Mine are the local crabs from my hometown. The taste is not bad. But it's definitely not as good as yours, Boss Yuan." Wan said with a slight embarrassment.
Just like that, the group of eleven people each carried a gift box. Every time they said a sentence, one more would be added to the long curved table. In just a short while, the long curved table was filled with crabs.
Looking at the crabs that filled the table in front of him, which were all raw, Yuan Zhou couldn't help feeling a headache.
"So many crabs are for me." Yuan Zhou deliberately ignored their gazes and then said naturally.
"They are for you. But I have to trouble you to cook them." Wu Hai stroked his small mustaches and said naturally.
"Yes. Thank you, Boss Yuan." As soon as Wu Hai said that, the remaining people immediately echoed.
"Master, I can help." Fortunately, Engineer Cheng respected his master very much. He immediately voiced his support.
"Me too. Teacher's father, I can also help." Cheng Ying also raised her watch to show her loyalty.
"It's the Mid-Autumn Festival. The moon is round on the 15th and round on the 16th. So we will eat crabs for this Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet." Ling Hong said.
"Actually, we brought crabs from various places, including Yangcheng Lake, Gucheng Lake, Hongze Lake, Taihu Lake, Weihai Lake and Liangzi Lake. It's convenient for Boss Yuan to try the taste." Zheng Jiawei pointed at the row of crab gift boxes on the table and said that one by one.
Yuan Zhou endured it again and again. When he thought of the hard work of practicing his facial expressions every day and looked at Engineer Cheng and Cheng Ying who were looking at him with an admiring and expectant look, he finally didn't take up the kitchen knife and drive these shameless guys out of the restaurant.
They said it was a Mid-Autumn Festival gift for him. Who knew they would ask him to cook the crabs for them to eat? What kind of gift was that? They were simply here to eat and drink.
"Just this once. Don't do it again." After saying that, Yuan Zhou carried several crab boxes in one hand and walked into the sergestes wall view door with the others.
During the process, the crab boxes were received by several people one by one. Among them, Sun Ming behaved the most like a lackey.
"There are so many crabs. Can you eat them all?" Yuan Zhou said angrily.
There were a total of 11 boxes. Yuan Zhou did a rough calculation. Except for Wan and Manman who only brought four crabs, the others all brought a whole box. Moreover, each box contained six crabs. Altogether, there were 62 crabs, which wasn't a small number.
"Boss Yuan, don't worry. I usually eat 10 crabs." Wu Hai stroked his own mustaches and said proudly.
"I didn't ask you." Yuan Zhou said.
"I eat less, but I usually eat 5 crabs." Ling Hong immediately continued.
"Master, I can also eat 7 or 8 crabs. The crabs look big, but the meat is less after you remove them." Engineer Cheng stroked his fat belly and said with a simple and honest expression.
"Yeah. Teacher's father, I can even eat 4 crabs." Cheng Ying gestured with her fingers and said.
"Pi, don't you know my appetite? 5 or 7 crabs are nothing to me. You don't have to worry about whether I can eat them all or not. I can definitely eat all the crabs cooked by you." Sun Ming patted on his chest and guaranteed.
Then, Yuan Zhou wanted to beat him up again, because it seemed that he wouldn't be able to eat the crabs anymore.
"I didn't prepare enough today. I can only cook one dish for these crabs, Wine Boiled Crab." Yuan Zhou took a deep breath and then said lightly.
"I can rest assured if I leave the cooking to you. I can also leave the eating to you." Wu Hai approached Yuan Zhou and said solemnly.
Yuan Zhou was about to say "get lost", but he changed his words and said, "We will use the draught beer today. So nobody has draught beer to drink tonight."
Hearing that, others were immediately dumbfounded. Yin Ya couldn't help but smile. Obviously, she understood that this was a little revenge from Yuan Zhou.
"Let's steam it. It tastes better when steamed," Wu Hai choked and then suggested with a natural tone.
"Leave the cooking to me. You guys go upstairs first. I will pour the liquor for you first." Yuan Zhou refused straightforwardly.
"Then, is there any draught beer left?" Chen Wei looked at Yuan Zhou expectantly.
"No. After all, there are so many crabs. More liquor is needed. It should be enough if you guys don't drink it," Yuan Zhou said primly.
"Here's the thing, Boss Yuan. Let's make a deal. Steamed crabs also taste good." Chen Wei made a last-ditch struggle.
"Because it hasn't been processed in advance, it will easily have a fishy smell if it is steamed. Adding other seasonings to remove the fishy smell will easily spoil the freshness and sweetness of the crabs. So boiling it with wine is the best way to cook it." Yuan Zhou said with a serious expression.
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