"Ding dong. Congratulations, host. You have developed an internet celebrity dish – Plain Water. You have completed the continuing mission. You are rewarded with a chance to draw a sauce dish."
After discussing with Uncle Zhou and Uncle Zhang in the morning and finishing lunch, Yuan Zhou had already taken a taxi to the airport.
As mentioned before, Taopao Road wasn't far away and there was a newly added airport bus. However, the airport bus would only leave when it was fully occupied. To be safe, Yuan Zhou decided to take a taxi.
In the taxi, the system notification sounded.
Internet celebrity dish, Plain Water?
Yuan Zhou was a little confused. Recently, there had been more and more people ordering Plain Water.
"Is it because of the announcement issued by the officials of Xia Te Dan previously?" Yuan Zhou pondered and then searched on the internet with his phone.
It was indeed as he had expected. After the official announcement from Charlottetown, the "low-profile" mineral water of The Kitchen God had attracted the attention of the netizens.
There were even posts on the internet saying, "Spending tens of dollars to enjoy better treatment than the French royal family. Isn't it worth it? Isn't it delicious?! "
Of course, there were also people who said that spending tens of dollars to eat a bowl of Red Braised Pork was also delicious.
Anyway, it was fermented on the internet. After two weeks, the system determined that Plain Water had reached the standard of an internet celebrity dish.
"I have no doubts about the popularity of Plain Water. But is Plain Water also considered a dish?" Yuan Zhou asked in his heart.
The system displayed, "If host has any doubts, I can withdraw the reward."
"Don't worry. Since the reward has been given, you will lose face if I don't take it," Yuan Zhou replied.
The system was really honest.
For the continuous mission of cooking the online celebrity dishes, Yuan Zhou had always been in a carefree state. Even if it was the soy sauce dishes, he would still want a few more. But the online celebrity dishes were things that could only be encountered by luck. For example, Bai Shui. The primer was Old Lu.
For the time being, he didn't want to draw the sauce dish. Yuan Zhou liked to figure things out one by one.
The driver from Chengdu was different from the driver from Shancheng. Every time he reached a bend, he felt like he was drifting. The driver from Chengdu was quite steady, so he arrived safely.
At three o 'clock in the afternoon, Yuan Zhou had been waiting at the airport for a while. He had confirmed the time with Auntie Tong last night. He couldn't be late.
In order to welcome Boss Tong back this time, Yuan Zhou started to study the tofu feast before he got the reward of Shandong Cuisine. He knew that Boss Tong had been an apprentice in a tofu house when she was young, so she had a special love for tofu.
This morning, Yuan Zhou had already pushed the soybean milk and ordered the tofu pudding. In order to let Boss Tong have more free time, Yuan Zhou specially made an appointment with Yin Ya to have dinner tonight, and the restaurant's divine animal was also invited.
This time, Wu Shou was not here to freeload. It should be known that Wuhai and Auntie Tong were acquaintances. Before Auntie Tong left, Wuhai's clothes were all washed in the dry cleaning shop opened by Auntie Tong. It could be said that Wu Shou was a big member of the dry cleaning shop, so he naturally became acquainted with Auntie Tong.
At 3: 10 pm, Yuan Zhou saw Auntie Tong come out with a suitcase. Compared with several years ago, Auntie Tong hadn't changed much. Probably because she had been out for several years, she looked more energetic.
"Auntie Tong, over here." Yuan Zhou waved his hand to her.
"Yuan, you must have been waiting for a long time. Did I delay your business?" Dragging the suitcase, Boss Tong walked to Yuan Zhou in a few steps. On her slightly thin face, there was a smile of reunion after a long time.
"Why did you lose weight? Is it too hard to run the restaurant? You should pay more attention to your rest. Besides, your culinary skills are still there." Boss Tong looked up and down and always felt that Yuan Zhou had lost weight everywhere.
Auntie Tong had also seen Yuan Zhou grow up. Boss Tong didn't have any children and thus had a good relationship with Yuan Zhou. Otherwise, she wouldn't have gifted the restaurant to Yuan Zhou.
"No. I eat a lot of rice every day. How could I lose weight? I'm more sturdy now. How is your health? Why don't you stay here this time?" Yuan Zhou took the suitcase from Boss Tong and led her to walk forward.
"My health is fine. I just want to walk and have a look. So much time has passed unknowingly. I still want to go abroad to have a look. While I'm still young, I want to travel more and go to a nursing home when I'm too old to walk anymore." Boss Tong followed Yuan Zhou to walk.
"You are still young. Why don't you stay longer this time? You haven't eaten the dishes cooked by me for a long time. Let's have dinner together tonight. I'll introduce my girlfriend to you." Yuan Zhou didn't intend to oppose Boss Tong.
"You even have a girlfriend in a flash. How does the girl look like? Is her temperament good? How's her family …"
Boss Tong had heard some things from Yuan Zhou previously. Otherwise, she wouldn't have specially asked to come back this year. Once she started talking, she couldn't stop talking.
Yuan Zhou answered all of Boss Tong's questions. One old and one young, they got along well with each other and there was no generation gap between them.
After taking Boss Tong to the room specially reserved by Wu Yungui and letting her have a good rest, Yuan Zhou returned to the restaurant. It was almost dinnertime.
As it was the first day after Yuan Zhou reopened the restaurant, the enthusiasm of the customers was unprecedentedly high. Although they couldn't force Yuan Zhou to extend the business hours, no matter how strict the rules were, they couldn't stop the customers from ordering more dishes.
Therefore, those who usually ordered one dish tightened their belts and ordered two dishes. Those who ordered two dishes ordered three dishes. As for Wu Hai, he didn't specifically count. Of course, considering that there would be a Tofu Banquet after dinner, he ordered fewer dishes.
"Compass, Compass, is Aunt Tong here?" Finally, dinnertime was over. Wu Hai immediately jumped into the restaurant.
"It's not the appointed time yet. Wait for a while," said Yuan Zhou without raising his head. He was processing some tofu that needed to be processed in advance.
The Tofu Banquet prepared by Yuan Zhou was quite different from the traditional Tofu Banquet.
The traditional Tofu Banquet belonged to the category of Shandong Cuisine, which meant "eating vegetarian and cleansing the body and mind". It was used by the ancient emperors when they offered sacrifices on Mount Tai.
There were more than 150 dishes related to tofu to choose from. To be clear, not all the dishes in the Tofu Banquet were made with tofu. Most of the dishes were made with tofu as the main ingredient or auxiliary ingredient.
However, Yuan Zhou was different. This time, all the dishes were made with tofu, including the main ingredient.
It was modified based on the Tofu Soup Rice. Why did it have to be modified? Because it had a bad connotation. Tofu Soup Rice was part of the funeral customs in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.
"Alright. I'll wait a little longer. I happen to be hungrier and can eat more." Wu Hai sat by the partition and watched Yuan Zhou's actions.
This time, Wu Hai came alone and didn't bring Zhou Xi. It was known that the main character of this Tofu Banquet was Boss Tong. Zhou Xi didn't know Boss Tong. In this aspect, Wu Hai did a good job.
Ignoring Wu Hai's actions, Yuan Zhou picked up a piece of tofu and intended to carve it. He was preparing for the Fermented Tofu later.
Tofu carving was the so-called supreme realm in the world of cooking and carving. Yet, Yuan Zhou was able to do it casually.
Wu Hai didn't need to pay attention to Yuan Zhou. He just sat there and watched with glistening eyes. If it wasn't for the fact that it couldn't be eaten raw, he might even want to have a taste.
"Dadada, Dadada."
It was Yin Ya. This time, she walked through the front door. She knew that Yuan Zhou would probably be too busy to open the door.
After greeting Yuan Zhou and Wu Hai, Yin Ya also sat at the side quietly. She was a little nervous to meet the person Yuan Zhou regarded as an elder. Therefore, she specially went back to change her clothes before coming. Otherwise, she wouldn't have arrived later than Wu Hai.
Yin Ya specially changed into a lady's dress and a light yellow coat, which made her look pretty and dignified. Even Yuan Zhou glanced at her several times when he was preparing.
After Mao Ye led the drinkers to the second floor and carried the Sobering Meal upstairs, Boss Tong finally arrived at the appointed time.
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