Just as Liu Zhang had predicted, they arrived at the side street outside the Yuanzhou shop at 10: 30.
"Is it crowded today?" Liu Zhang said smilingly as soon as he got off the car.
"Yes, it is." Ji Yi answered indifferently. When he opened the bun restaurant, there were also so many people waiting in line every day.
Obviously, Ji Yi's anger wasn't directed at Yuan Zhou, but at Liu Zhang. He walked straight to the restaurant.
"Slow down. Do you think you are a young man in his twenties?" Liu Zhang chased after him and said.
"Although I'm not a young man in his twenties, I'm still better than you being old and frail," Ji Yi said directly without turning his head.
"I'm doing this for your own good. I don't want you to force yourself." Liu Zhang caught up with him in a few steps.
Just when Ji Yi was about to say something sarcastic, Liu Zhang said first, "Don't talk. Look over there. Can your knife skills reach such a level?"
Liu Zhang was naturally referring to Yuan Zhou who was sitting at the door and sculpting.
"Of course I can't. That's f * cking ice." Ji Yi fixed his eyes on it and immediately said angrily. Not to mention sculpting, he couldn't even bear to hold it in his hand.
"Ice?" Liu Zhang walked two steps closer and immediately found it was indeed ice.
The ice in Yuan Zhou's left hand was about the size of a fist and he was holding a small carving knife in his right hand. That's right. He wasn't using a kitchen knife this time.
It was the first time that Yuan Zhou sculpted with ice, so he didn't act carelessly.
"This guy is crazy. He sculpts with ice. Doesn't he want to use his hands?" Ji Yi frowned and said.
"He's indeed crazy." Liu Zhang nodded his head approvingly.
While they were talking, they didn't intend to go up to stop him. They just looked at him quietly.
Yuan Zhou, who was being stared at, nevertheless didn't feel anything. He was carefully observing the ice in his hand to find the best place to cut it.
"It's really cold." Holding the ice, Yuan Zhou couldn't help frowning.
The ice was very cold, but Yuan Zhou's hand was warm. After he put it on the ice for a while, the ice melted a little, but his hand gradually turned from white to blue.
"Cut like this first." Yuan Zhou's right hand began to move.
"Zi Zi", the carving knife and the ice cube emitted some sharp sounds. The ice flakes slowly drifted away, and the ice cube in his hand slowly formed into the shape of a small rabbit.
Whether it was the appearance or the form of the rabbit, they were all very lifelike and lifelike.
Yuan Zhou's carving speed was very fast, and because of the ice, his speed was even faster. He had to be fast, because the weather was slowly getting warmer, and the ice would melt easily.
"Looks like I'm still far from being good at carving." Yuan Zhou looked at the rabbit in his hand, which had an unnatural texture, and threw it into the trash without hesitation.
There was more than one person who saw Yuan Zhou's ice sculpture. Several other customers also saw it. They had no choice. Yuanzhou shop was small and didn't accept reservations. If they wanted to eat, they had to come earlier.
"Tsk, this kid's requirements are really high." Liu Zhang sighed with emotion.
"What's so good about that? That rabbit doesn't even have a shape. Its knife skills are terrible." Ji Yi sneered.
"Your words are not objective. I'm afraid Boss Yuan is just practicing," Liu Zhang said earnestly.
"Even if he practices this knife skill, he can't show it to others," Ji Yi insisted.
"Old brat, have you forgotten that he's using ice?" Liu Zhang reminded him.
"Even if it's ice, his knife skills are still not good." Ji Yi pointed at the rabbit that was thrown into the trash and said.
"I'm too lazy to talk to you. Just don't stay in Chengdu after you eat it." Liu Zhang was rarely unhappy.
"Humph. I still don't know how the cooked wheaten food is," Ji Yi said.
"All right. You can line up now. Let's go." Liu Zhang pointed at the silver machine where there were already people lining up.
"You pay," Ji Yi suddenly said.
"Hah? You are the chairman, but you don't even have money? "Liu Zhang covered his wallet and revealed a vigilant expression.
"Since you invited me to eat here, you naturally pay," Ji Yi said deservedly.
If it were someone else, he would naturally agree to pay. After all, he was the one treating and there was no reason for others to pay. But was Liu Zhang someone else? Obviously not, so he said it very naturally.
"But you are richer than me. I didn't even charge you for the information," Liu Zhang said, "We have a good relationship, so I let you pay for this meal."
"Okay, okay. If it's not delicious, don't think about coming to my house to eat again, not even during the Chinese New Year." Ji Yi was so angry that he laughed.
"Don't worry. It's impossible," Liu Zhang said without worry.
"Line up." After saying that, Ji Yi stood in front of Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang made a generous gesture and made way for him.
"Ho Ho." Ji Yi didn't know what to say. One couldn't judge a book by its cover. He had never seen such a shameless person.
"It seems that I still need to practice my ice sculpting skills." Yuan Zhou looked at the customer who had just seen him and remembered it in his heart. Then, he stood up.
He looked at the rabbit in the dustbin again and then at his hands. Then, he put away the knife decisively and went back to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients for lunch.
He turned on the faucet and let out cold water. Yuan Zhou put his hands under the water to rinse the cold water and then slowly stretched them out.
Yuan Zhou's hands were now blue and white due to the cold. It wasn't good to wash them with hot water directly. Washing them with cold water first would be more effective.
For a chef, the importance of hands was self-evident.
While Yuan Zhou prepared the ingredients earnestly, more and more customers arrived outside the door. There was a long queue behind him and there were even several turns.
"There are so many people." Ji Yi knitted his brows.
"Of course. It's not wrong to listen to me and come early." Liu Zhang didn't forget to praise himself.
His manner was quite different from the manner of a grandmaster that he showed in front of Yuan Zhou and Wu Hai. To be exact, he didn't look like him at all.
Ji Yi was quite used to the shameless Liu Zhang's self-praise. He looked back.
The crowd was noisy. Luckily, there were people from the Queuing Committee maintaining order at the side. Besides, there were people distributing hot water. It was quite harmonious.
"There are so many people. You guys can stop queuing. I guess you won't get your turn today." A customer at the back said to the one in front of him.
"If I don't get my turn, you won't get it either. Why are you still queuing?" The customer at the front turned his head and said.
"I'm not here to eat. I'm just here to see Boss Yuan." The customer at the back said primly.
"Yeah, yeah. Look, we have already exceeded the usual number. We won't get a chance today." Immediately, another customer began to persuade him.
"Come on. I'm also here to see Boss Yuan. You guys should stop queuing. You definitely won't get a chance."
"How can that be? I'm a reporter. I'm here for an interview."
"I'm a fan. I'm here to cheer for Boss Yuan."
"I want to see the Lucky Rice."
Ever since the customer at the front started to talk about it, the customers at the back all started to fight for it. They all hoped that others would leave as soon as possible so that they would have more chances to eat it.
However, although there were many people talking about it, none of them left. They all had the mentality of watching it even if they couldn't eat it.
At noon on the first day that Yuan Zhou came back, it was quite boisterous.
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