"As expected, the restaurant is open. I knew Boss Yuan wouldn't go back on his words," a customer said excitedly while holding the number list in his hand.
"What's so strange about that? The reason why Compass is Compass is that he abides by the rules." Wu Hai shrugged and walked into the restaurant habitually.
"Everybody, the first 20, please come in," Zhou Jia greeted the customers smilingly.
"Great. We can eat Boss Yuan's breakfast again," the anime girl group said in unison.
"Long time no see." Yin Ya greeted Yuan Zhou smilingly as soon as she entered the restaurant.
"Hi, Boss Yuan. I'm here again." Tang Xi also waved her hand cutely.
"Boss Yuan, you are finally back. My wallet is so hungry." A customer at the side couldn't help making a joke.
"Um. Morning." Yuan Zhou nodded his head. He first greeted them and then continued, "A new dish, Spring Water Mantou, will be provided today."
"Wow! I'm so lucky to encounter a new dish as soon as I come back, "Yin Ya said smilingly.
"Indeed. Get me one serving," the straightforward Wu Hai said straightforwardly while stroking his small mustaches.
"Get me one serving first." Once Wu Hai said that, the customers immediately reacted. It was a breakfast and there were only 100 servings.
"I want one, too," Yin Ya sat down and said to Yuan Zhou.
"Ok. One moment, please." Yuan Zhou nodded his head and then took down the verdant small steamers from the steamer and placed them at the place where Zhou Jia took the dishes one by one.
"Everybody, please pay according to the price on the menu first. The dishes will be served soon," Zhou Jia said timely.
"Your dishes." Yuan Zhou carried the dishes to Yin Ya as usual.
"Thank you." A blush appeared on Yin Ya's white face.
"Tsk-tsk. No wonder the Mantou is pink today," Wu Hai said ambiguously at the side.
"This color is so cool. Boss Yuan is so cool. It's actually such a beautiful pink steamed bun." The anime girl looked at the cute round mantou in front of her, cupped her face with both hands, and exclaimed.
"Eh? Pink steamed buns? "Yin Ya curiously opened the steamer.
Sure enough, there were six small pink steamed buns inside. This time, it was different from the Thousand Layer Steamed Bun. These steamed buns were round and looked plump. With the green bamboo steamer outside, they looked cute and beautiful.
The smooth skin of the steamed bun was glowing pink.
"What a strange color, but it's nice to look at. It looks like a work of art." Yin Ya poked at it curiously.
Unexpectedly, when the steamed bun was poked in, it quickly returned to its original state, leaving only a small round dent on the smooth surface.
"I wonder how the steamed buns that look like handicrafts taste like." Yin Ya was very curious.
The anime girl at the side was even more curious. She couldn't wait to bite off half of the steamed bun. In just a little while, the bite had recovered to about 80% of its original state.
This time, it could be clearly seen that the inside of the steamed bun was also light cherry blossom pink. The fine and dense vertical and horizontal air holes didn't look scary at all. Instead, they looked neat and beautiful and emitted the faint fragrance of wheat.
"Ba Ji Ba Ji". Once the steamed bun entered the mouth, a faint and indescribable fragrance immediately filled the air. After chewing, the fragrant and sweet taste began to spread out layer by layer. If it weren't for the distinct chewiness in the mouth, one would really think that they were eating a flower with a faint fragrance.
The texture was especially soft and chewy. The two different textures, together with the wheat fragrance of the flour itself and the sweet and clear taste of the spring water, made the two little girls so delicious that they couldn't understand the praises they were making, "Wu wu wu" sounds.
"This is so delicious. Every time, I feel that Boss Yuan is so awesome. It's not only good-looking but also delicious." The girl immediately praised after eating it and then continued to eat the remaining half.
This half tasted exactly the same as the previous one. The soft dough carried the fragrance of wheat and the intrinsic sweetness of the spring water. When chewed, it was chewy and made one unable to stop eating.
After eating three steamed buns in a row, the long-haired and round-faced girl found something wrong.
"Do you think there's something wrong with the steamed bun?" The girl pulled the girl beside her and asked.
"I think so, too." The girl nodded her head while eating the steamed bun in her mouth.
"What's wrong?" The girl that asked didn't stop eating. She just picked up the next Cherry Blossom Mantou and stuffed it into her mouth.
Of course, the Cherry Blossom Mantou was just their own idea. In their eyes, the Mantou was like a large piece of cherry blossom petals.
"Um, I got it." Once the Mantou entered her mouth, the girl instantly said with a lisp.
"What?" The other girl turned her head and looked at her friend while holding the half Mantou in her mouth.
"Exactly. Every time we eat the next Mantou, it's like we haven't eaten it before. Although the taste is the same, it's very bland at the beginning. It's as if we have to experience the delicacy of the Mantou again every time." The girl explained in a mess. Luckily, someone understood her.
"That's right. It's exactly like that." Yin Ya chimed in.
"Every time we eat the next Mantou, we feel refreshed in our mouth. It's as if it's the first time we've eaten it and experienced something wonderful again. That's the feeling." Wu Hai stroked his small mustaches and said conclusively.
"Yes, yes, yes. That's the feeling." The girl nodded her head earnestly and agreed.
"When we eat the last Mantou, it's like drinking the last mouthful of sweet spring water. It makes us feel refreshed all of a sudden. When we eat the next Mantou, it's a new taste again." While saying that, Wu Hai became a little absent-minded as if he had thought of something.
"I got it." Wu Hai suddenly jumped off the chair and prepared to run away. However, after he took two steps, he turned back and picked up the Mantou. Then, he stuffed it into his mouth. After chewing it for a few times, he ran out of the door.
"The inspiration of an artist is really like lightning." Yuan Zhou sighed with emotion inwardly.
The Spring Water Mantou was very popular due to its special taste. The customers who came for breakfast were all like children. They ate it with the soybean milk and fruit juice outside for a while and had a lot of fun.
The one-hour breakfast time passed very soon. As soon as it ended, Yuan Zhou, who had just prepared to rest, received a call.
"Ding Ling Ling, Ding Ling Ling."
"Hello." Yuan Zhou looked at the unknown number that didn't have a name displayed and then answered it.
"Hello, Master Yuan. I'm Zhou Shijie, the chairman of China Chefs' Alliance. We'll hold a cooking competition of the rare ingredients three days later. You'll get the right to dispose of 19 of them." It was Zhou Shijie, the chief judge of that day that called him.
"Um, got it." Yuan Zhou became solemn subconsciously.
"According to the usual practice, Master Yuan, you can choose the craftsmen who will participate in the competition on that day to be your assistants and their hotels as the cooking venue." When Zhou Shijie talked about business, he was quite serious and earnest.
Right after that, however, he said smilingly, "Of course. They are all very willing to be your assistants and be chosen by you as the cooking venue."
His words made Yuan Zhou frown. What a joke. Who was Yuan Zhou? He was a super obsessive-compulsive person. He didn't even allow others to enter the kitchen. How could he be willing to let others be his assistants?
Before Yuan Zhou refused, Zhou Shijie said again, "This is just the usual practice. You can choose according to what you like. Even if you choose Chu Xiao, he has to come and help you. However, whether you can suppress him or not … it all depends on you."
Obviously, there was expectation and ridicule in his words. After all, Chu Xiao was well-known for his bad temper.
After a pause, Yuan Zhou thought of a way to refuse him and then said, "…"
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