The noodles in the bowl were curly and had the orange-yellow color of wheat. The broth was dotted with small green vegetables. The broth looked thick and slightly yellowish, as if it had been fried. White smoke rose from the broth, bringing with it a unique aroma of instant noodles, which whetted one's appetite.
It looked even better than the pictures on the instant noodles packaging.
"It looks good," Mr. Wei said.
"Of course. I cooked it after all," Yuan Zhou said as a matter of fact.
"I won't stand on ceremony," Mr. Wei said and started to eat.
Instant noodles always smelled good but not tasted that good. Therefore, people would always smell the aroma before eating. However, Mr. Wei did not care about that. He picked up the noodles and put it into his mouth.
"Slurp". Mr. Wei swallowed the noodles.
The noodles were smooth and had the rich aroma of the pork bone broth and deep-fried noodles. The well-cooked noodles were springy and there was a hint of vegetable fragrance when chewing.
"Hua Hua." Eating a mouthful of noodles and drinking a mouthful of water. This was how eating instant noodles should be.
After a mouthful of soup, the aroma of the instant noodles, the pancake, the oil, the bone broth and the vegetables were all absorbed into his mouth.
It felt like eating instant noodles on the train during the Spring Festival. The whole carriage was filled with the aroma of instant noodles.
His stomach was rumbling with hunger. This bowl of instant noodles with pork bone broth and steaming hot noodle soup were both warm and filling.
"Delicious."
Mr. Wei ate quickly and finished the noodles in a short while. Then, he wiped his mouth with the sleeve of his suit.
"It's getting late. The restaurant is closed." Yuan Zhou nodded his head and didn't stand up from his seat. Instead, he said straightforwardly.
"Yes, it's getting late. It's already 12: 30 am," Mr. Wei looked at his watch and nodded.
"See you tomorrow," Yuan Zhou said with a tone of seeing him off.
"Alright then, I'll go back first." Mr. Wei stood up and walked out of the room.
Yuan Zhou did not say anything and just nodded.
"Dadada," the footsteps came back to the door. It was Mr. Wei who had just walked out.
"Thank you, Boss Yuan. The instant noodles are delicious," Mr. Wei said and left.
"Of course it's delicious. The wheat is my best choice," after Mr. Wei walked away, Yuan Zhou said as if it was a matter of fact.
Getting up, Yuan Zhou finished the instant noodles in his bowl and began to clean up.
When he turned on the water to wash the dishes, Yuan Zhou suddenly shouted, "What a loss! Did I forget to collect the money?"
Yuan Zhou was annoyed that he did not receive the money, but Mr. Wei had already driven away.
Mr. Wei's house was not far from Yuanzhou shop. It only took him about ten minutes to get there.
Ding! The elevator door opened and Mr. Wei walked out. He took out his keys and opened the door.
With a creak, the security door opened. The lights inside were still on, and Wei Wei was sitting on the sofa, watching TV.
"Working overtime again? Mom won't be happy if she finds out," Wei Wei said as soon as Mr. Wei entered the room.
"I'm going to sleep," before Mr. Wei could reply, Wei Wei stood up and walked into her room.
"Goodnight, Weiwei." Mr. Wei's expression was gentle as he said softly.
"So my daughter is still awake." Mr. Wei closed the security door gently. He felt the instant noodles he just ate were digesting, and his body was full of energy.
Sometimes, after a long day, he would be as tired as a dog and the last thing he wanted to do was to go home. But sometimes, when he was as tired as a dog, the only thing that could stop him from feeling tired was at home.
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The Sichuan Cuisine Exemplary Restaurant selection had been going on for a few days. Because he did not meet anyone from the municipal committee, Director Gu took some time out to follow the film crew for a period of time.
This was to show that he was taking this event seriously.
The video posted on the official website had also attracted the attention of many people, especially those in the chef industry.
There were already many chefs watching this website, and when they saw the selection of Yuanzhou shop, it caused an even greater sensation among the chefs.
That's right. Originally, due to the launch of Yuan Zhou's website, everyone was very dissatisfied with the fact that other restaurants were rated as a unit of measurement by a few tenths Yuan.
In addition, Zhou Shijie's full score in the early stage made those who were already dissatisfied with the Yuanzhou shop even more dissatisfied.
This was also the main reason why Ling Hong spared no effort in promoting the Yuan Zhou Restaurant Selection Website, making it more famous.
After all, the website's traffic had been increasing, and those restaurants could no longer ignore the evaluation of their restaurants on the website.
As the saying goes, "Don't steam buns to keep up appearances." Chefs were also craftsmen, and for craftsmen, fame was too important.
Good news never left the house, but bad news spread far and wide.
This was the kitchen of a restaurant that mainly sold prawns and crabs. It was still 10 am in the morning, and they were basically preparing the dishes and had yet to open for business.
The head chef was a muscular man with a big belly. He was wearing a white chef's uniform and was frowning as he sat at the side. His apron was taken off and placed to the side. Both sides of his waist were dirty, and the cuffs of his sleeves were also greasy. He was holding onto his phone.
"Dadada," a series of footsteps could be heard.
The person who came was the sous-chef of Prawn and Crab Gathering. He was about 30 years old, and he was wearing a gray casual outfit. He had a lean figure and looked very smart.
"Chef Li, I went to ask the people from Seafood Gathering. They are also interested in learning from that Yuanzhou shop," this person mentioned something related to Yuan Zhou the moment he opened his mouth.
"Um, that's good. I will personally contact the head chef of Seafood Gathering later." Only then did the man called Chef Li stand up. He rubbed his plump belly and said with a satisfied expression.
"Actually, with your strength, Chef Li, you don't need to cooperate with others," this person took the phone that Chef Li threw to him and said confidently.
"What do you know? Look at the phone before you talk to me," Chef Li said as he pointed at the phone that he had just thrown to him.
"Let me see," this person picked up the phone, turned on the screen, and started looking at it.
What Chef Li was looking at was the evaluation of his own restaurant on Yuan Zhou's website.
[That Prawn and Crab Gathering's dishes are super disgusting. I even went there to look at the evaluation. I thought it was really at the level of Boss Yuan's 0.1 points. Disappointing.] Handsome Graduate Student.
[The evaluation of 0.1 Yuan is very pertinent. After all, compared to Boss Yuan, no, it can't be compared. It should be said that his culinary skills have reached the entry-level.] Sime9.
[With this website, I feel like I can avoid a lot of pitfalls. After all, this Prawn and Crab Gathering is one of them. Everyone, don't go there. When you eat, you will unconsciously think of Boss Yuan's Phoenix-Tail Prawns. Then, you won't be able to eat anymore. Zui Yimo.
Holding the phone, this person scrolled down and said that all the dishes were only worth 0.1 Yuan. There were even some who complained that the dishes were disgusting.
"Chef Li, this Yuan Zhou is too much. He has never been here before. How can he say that our dishes are not delicious?" this person threw the phone away angrily and said with dissatisfaction.
"You are right about that. He himself is not a gourmet. What qualifications does he have to judge us?" Chef Li nodded and said.
"Chef Li, I feel that with my culinary skills, I'm very confident that I can surpass him in cooking crabs. After all, he doesn't even have crabs in his restaurant. Do you want me to go …" Before the sous-chef could finish his words, he was interrupted by Chef Li.
"No need. I have a brilliant plan," Chef Li said mysteriously.
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