Shu Yu was 1.68 meters tall and weighed about 50 kilograms. She had a good figure.
Her good figure and good looks had earned her the title of the class belle. There were about the same number of girls and boys in the Chinese department. Regardless of class, department, or school, Shu Yu had the most pursuers. Because of this, she didn't have a good relationship with most of the girls.
"Shu Yu is currently starting a business. I would like you to write an article to promote it. Mr. Gu has never rejected the beautiful Shu Yu's request!"
Hu Yueyue said with a smile. Shu Yu's relationship with the girls was average, but her relationship with the boys was better. When they were in school, Gu Zheng was her best friend. The reason was very simple. Gu Zheng had never pursued her and treated her as a pure friend.
"Yueyue is right. I opened a small shop and I would like you to help me advertise it!"
Shu Yu's mentality returned to normal and she said generously to Gu Zheng. She had never attended class gatherings before. This time, she came because she heard from Hu Yueyue that Gu Zheng would be coming. Not only did she want to ask Gu Zheng to help her advertise, but she had also not seen Gu Zheng since graduation. She did not have much news about him, so she came because she missed him.
This miss was purely the miss between friends.
"Small shop? What shop?"
Gu Zheng greeted the others first, then sat down and whispered to Shu Yu. In fact, he already understood that Shu Yu's shop must have something to do with food. Otherwise, she would not have asked him.
Shu Yu said softly, "It's a small shop that sells wontons. Even the fragrance of the wine is afraid of the deep alley. It just opened not long ago, so I would like to ask Mr. Gu to help me advertise it!"
"A small shop that sells wontons? You would open such a small shop?"
Gu Zheng was a little surprised. He and Shu Yu were classmates in university for a few years and had a good relationship. Naturally, he knew Shu Yu's family situation. Shu Yu was a local, and her father was an entrepreneur. Her family was very rich. He had seen Shu Yu's family driver drive her to school in a Mercedes-Benz 600.
"Of course, I don't want to rely on my family. I found a good wonton recipe by chance. The taste is really good, so I bought the recipe and prepared to open a chain store. Currently, I'm opening one to test the waters!"
Shu Yu said confidently. Her family was indeed well-to-do. Even if she didn't do anything, her family could still afford to support her. However, she had been arrogant since she was young. She didn't want to rely on her family to make a career for herself. That was why she looked for projects and started her own business.
"I'll give it a try someday. I can write it down, but you know my temper. I'll only tell the truth. Aren't you worried that I'll make a mistake?"
Gu Zheng asked casually. Before Shu Yu could answer, Hu Yueyue, who was on the other side, answered with a smile, "We know that Talent Gu has his principles, but Shu Yu's wonton tastes really good. We believe that you can write something that Shu Yu will be satisfied with!"
"Yue Yue has been there before. She knows the taste. I have confidence in my wontons!"
Shu Yu nodded heavily. She really knew Gu Zheng's temper. She had also read a lot of Gu Zheng's food reviews. She knew that he was telling the truth. She had confidence in her own things, so she wasn't afraid that Gu Zheng would write a real review.
"Well, I'll go and have a look tomorrow morning!"
Gu Zheng agreed. Shu Yu was his old friend, and he should help his old friend out. He hadn't written a draft for a few days, and his expenses had been quite high. He should work overtime to earn some extra money. Otherwise, he would soon go bankrupt if he just sat there and did nothing.
The signature dish of Wangyue Restaurant was honey chicken. Gu Zheng had written a review before. The review was good. The choice of honey and chicken here was very good. It tasted sweet and delicious, and there wasn't any grease.
Unfortunately, no matter how he ate it this time, he felt something was wrong. It didn't feel like the first time he ate it. The chicken was still tender, but there was a kind of stiffness. The taste was greatly affected. Gu Zheng judged in his heart that the chicken's ingredients were definitely not second-class. Maybe it wasn't even low-class. It was the kind of garbage raised from the feed.
Thinking that it was garbage, Gu Zheng immediately lost his appetite. He ate very little of the honey chicken.
During the class reunion, the main purpose was to chat and deepen the relationship. Everyone had just graduated not long ago, and no one was doing well. Those who were better, like Hu Yue Yue and Shu Yu, started their own business, but they were still in the beginning stage. Those who were worse were now eating and drinking in the company. At most, their salary was lower.
In addition, many of them hadn't married yet. At the dinner table, they chatted happily. Most of them were talking about some interesting things in school. Even Gu Zheng was reminded of a lot of memories and laughed for a long time.
Shu Yu's restaurant was in Puxi, not far from the People's Square. It was a prime location.
Gu Zheng was always very attentive to what he had promised. Moreover, he was also curious about Shu Yu's restaurant. Early the next morning, he came here. The restaurant wasn't big, about forty to fifty square meters. It had a half-open kitchen. Through the glass, he could see the chef working inside. There were about ten small tables in the restaurant, and they were clean.
"Imperial Wonton, nice name!"
Gu Zheng glanced at the golden greeting and lightly nodded his head. This restaurant didn't look anything special. It was just an ordinary restaurant with good decorations and a clean appearance. If there was anything special about it, it would be the decorations on the walls. There were many heart-shaped slips of paper for the customers to write down their reviews of the restaurant. Those who wrote well would be rewarded.
Well, that wasn't much of a difference.
"Gu Zheng, you are here!"
Shu Yu had been waiting for Gu Zheng here since early morning. Gu Zheng's plan today was to visit Shu Yu's restaurant first and taste her wontons. Then, he would go to the Shen Cheng Tribe Base to buy eggs. After that, he would go home and enter the Chaotic Space. After taking the elixir, he would upgrade the ingredients of the eggs. The next day, he would set up a stall at the entrance of the restaurant and start selling his fried eggs.
Without a suitable place, he could only set up a stall and fight guerrilla warfare with the urban management.
"It's very clean. The main dish is wontons. There are also auxiliary snacks such as rice noodles. As long as such a restaurant has its own specialty, don't worry about the business!"
Gu Zheng nodded his head with a smile. This was a fair evaluation. The most important thing for such a restaurant was its specialty. Since the wonton recipe was bought by Shu Yu at a high price, it shouldn't be bad.
"Don't praise first. Try it first!"
Hu Yueyue was also there. She came much earlier than Gu Zheng, and she had already eaten a bowl of wontons here.
"The wonton recipe I bought was said to be specially made for the Qianlong Emperor. The Qianlong Emperor praised it very much. The person who made the wontons was also invited to the palace and became an imperial chef. Therefore, the wontons are called Imperial Cuisine!"
Shu Yu introduced the origin of the wontons. Gu Zheng just smiled and didn't say anything.
It was not so easy to be an imperial chef in ancient times. Not only did one have to have a unique craftsmanship, but he also needed to have a clean background and be versatile. It was impossible to be an imperial chef if he only knew how to make wontons. Even if he tasted good, he could only be invited to the palace to help cook once.
Another point was that Gu Zheng was a food critic. He knew the history of food very well. There was no one who specialized in making wontons among the imperial chefs in the Qianlong Emperor's period. He didn't know where Shu Yu heard this from, or the person who sold the recipe deliberately deceived her. Shu Yu took it seriously.
Gu Zheng didn't talk about the authenticity of the story. A story was a story. It was enough to listen to it. The most important thing about food was its taste. Only really delicious food could move people. Even if it was a fake story, it could be regarded as true. If the taste was bad, even if the story was true, no one would believe it.
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