He was the 17th.
It was not until Yan Ming followed Zhong Xiaoxiao two steps in front of him that he realized that he could enter the restaurant to eat immediately. He turned his head and saw the person waiting behind him. His face was mixed with anxiety and expectation, and he instantly felt satisfied.
"This suits my style of pursuing efficiency very well. As expected of Head Chef Yuan's restaurant. It really brings me good fortune."
Because Yan Ming had entered from the side, there weren't many seats left. There was only the last seat at the bar and a table for four on the other side. Looking at the table for four, there were three beautiful women with completely different temperaments, but they were all equally attractive. Yan Ming decisively chose the last seat at the bar.
"You can eat whatever you want here. Don't worry about your image."
Although Yan Ming was single by virtue of his capability, he still couldn't bring himself to eat without a care for his image in front of several beauties. He didn't know how delicious the dishes cooked by Yuan Zhou were. It would be bad if he wolfed down the food later and scared others.
Yan Ming was thinking too much. Even if he ate Yuan Zhou's dishes and still remembered his image, even Yin Ya who ate every day couldn't do it, let alone others.
When eating in this restaurant, no one cared about their image. Even if they did, they would forget about it when they ate the delicacies. That was because there was no room for anything else other than the delicacies in their minds.
"Looks like I'm lucky to be served New Zhejiang Cuisine today," Yan Ming was in a good mood.
That's right. Yan Ming's ancestral home was Zhejiang Province. However, he had been developing his career in Beijing and rarely returned there. After all, he was doing well in Beijing. He had bought a house, a car, and even brought his parents over to live there. There weren't many people there anymore. It had been a long time since he went back. However, the exquisite and mellow dishes left in his memory would never fade.
Moreover, his mother would cook his hometown's dishes every time he returned home, so he was quite familiar with them. Naturally, it was good to be able to eat familiar dishes in this restaurant. Originally, he was still hesitating whether to order Sichuan Cuisine or Shanghai Cuisine, which was more similar to Zhejiang Cuisine. Now, he didn't have to worry anymore.
"Is it New Zhejiang Cuisine today?"
When Su Ruoyan arrived, Yan Ming first asked to confirm. As for why he didn't flip through the menu himself, he would never admit it. He had flipped through the menu for a long time and all he saw were delicious dishes. He wanted to order everything except for Zhejiang Cuisine.
"Yes, sir. Everything is here. What would you like to order?"
Su Ruoyan took a step forward and flipped the menu in front of Yan Ming to the Zhejiang cuisine section. Then, she stepped back and waited for him to make his decision.
Yan Ming lowered his head and saw familiar dishes such as West Lake Beef Soup, West Lake Fish in Vinegar, Colorful Shredded Eel, and many others.
This familiarity was only for Yan Ming himself. He was not from Zhe Province, so he could not tell the difference between Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisines. It was already good enough for him to say that a dish was from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. As for the others, it would be difficult.
"A Longjing Prawn, a West Lake Water Shield Soup, a Dongpo Pork, and a Dry-fried Ringing Bell. That's all."
Yan Ming originally wanted to order dishes made with tea leaves. The tea he drank at Yuan Zhou's place was too amazing and he couldn't forget it. However, when he saw those familiar dishes, he felt that he would be letting his stomach down if he didn't eat them. He had to make a difficult choice and order all of them. It was a pity that he didn't have a Dimensional Stomach. Otherwise, he could have ordered all of them.
He felt a little regretful, but reality was reality. He wanted to eat a lot, so he could only reluctantly remove the rice and add one more dish. This was already the maximum capacity of his stomach.
"Okay, please wait a moment, sir."
Su Ruoyan left after memorizing the menu. After handing the menu to Yuan Zhou, she went to order for the rest of the customers.
"Don't think of your old country in front of your old friends. Try new tea with new fire. Poetry and wine should take advantage of the time." The great writer Su Dongpo left many poems in Jiangnan that were passed down through the ages. Even after he left Jiangnan, he couldn't forget this place that triggered his many inspirations.
Later generations created the dish Longjing Prawn based on his words. Not only was it a river delicacy, but it was also a treasure before the Ming Dynasty. It was also full of poetry.
The cool tea fragrance and the fresh fragrance of the prawn combined together, as if the Zen in the green mountains and clear water was meaningful, making people feel as if they could sense the wild and delicate feelings of the great writer in the past.
Yan Ming took a deep breath and inhaled all the fresh tea fragrance into his body, cleansing the turbid air in his lungs. He felt as if he was floating.
The first dish, Longjing Prawn, had already made Yan Ming's imagination run wild even before he ate it. Not to mention the fragrance, the beautiful color was very pleasing to the eye.
The color was like white jade and emitted an alluring fragrance. The prawn was white and curly, and the tea leaves were dark green. The rich and beautiful tea fragrance was both intoxicating and refreshing.
Yan Ming was very excited. He picked up a prawn with his chopsticks and sent it into his mouth. It was fresh and smooth, and the fragrance of Longjing had already permeated the entire prawn. The juice with a little unique astringent taste of tea combined with the sweet and tender prawn meat. It was like a piece of fallen leaf falling into a clear stream, flowing freely with the waves. It carried a free and unrestrained aura of the wilderness, making people feel elated.
"The prawn meat is fresh and tender, and the tea leaves are fragrant and natural. The combination is really too good. It turns out that it's not because the tea leaves are more or less, or the prawn meat is more or less. It should be just right. It really lives up to its reputation."
Although Yan Ming had only eaten one prawn, he seemed to be able to understand why his friends couldn't help comparing the same dishes cooked by Yuan Zhou with those cooked by other chefs when they had a meal together.
It wasn't intentional. Rather, they would unconsciously make comparisons in their hearts. After eating the dishes cooked by Yuan Zhou, they truly had a feeling of "those who have seen the ocean cannot see the water, and those who have seen Mount Wu cannot see the clouds".
The dishes cooked by Yuan Zhou could not be compared to those cooked by others. Their tongues had already seen the most beautiful scenery, so they naturally wouldn't be interested in the more beautiful dishes. This was probably similar to the theory of people advocating for rich people to raise their daughters.
Not only were the prawns sweet and tasty, but the tea leaves inside were also fragrant. The slight bitterness just happened to stimulate the taste buds, making the cells of the body become active and ready to receive more baptism.
The plate of shrimps was definitely not small. There were more than a dozen of them, and each of them was as thick as an index finger. However, when Yan Ming ate them, he really felt that they didn't even cause a ripple. There were no waves in his stomach at all.
With an expressionless face, Yan Ming said, "Head Chef Yuan's restaurant is really good, but the small portion is not good at all."
He refused to admit that he had eaten too much. Instead, he felt that it must be because Yuan Zhou's portion was too small. Otherwise, if he didn't even have any reaction after eating a plate of food, it would definitely be a problem with the portion.
But Yan Ming didn't have much time to think about this problem as the next dish was served.
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