Ai Houkuan quickly put down the bottle of wine in his hand and walked to the leaders. His feet were a little weak, he gritted his teeth and stood up straight.
"This is their family's secret dish, which is only served once a year. It's well worth trying."
He pointed at the dishes and counted them one by one: "Appetizers include soy-flavored cashew nuts, caviar and yellow croaker lion heads, original abalone...the staple dish is razor clam emperor colorful noodles."
After he finished speaking, the people at the table looked at him strangely.
To be honest, I really know a few of these hot dishes on a daily basis.
After all, Liu's cuisine is still very famous, but you need to dine in the store to eat it.
But Ai Houkuan suddenly announced the name of the dish so dryly, which always made people feel a bit nonsensical.
After saying something, Ai Houkuan looked at the people with surprised expressions. He gritted his teeth and whispered: "I didn't use the public accounts for this table of food. Old leader, you are usually too busy at work. I have a heart." I want to treat you to a meal and please me, but every time you are either dealing with something or dragging me along to take a bite in the cafeteria. Over the years, I can count the number of times we have eaten together at the same table with both hands. come over."
"For this meal, I originally wanted to book it at the Maxima Hotel, but you said that your friend, Mr. Xiao, has a bad stomach and can't eat seafood, so I changed it to a private restaurant."
When Ai Houkuan said this, his eyes were rarely distracted.
The twists and turns on the table before, anyone who is not a fool can understand it.
This was Xiao Peng's help in setting up a scene for Wang Qingyu's sake.
That's how reciprocation works.
He felt that he should help implement Wang Qingyu's achievements.
After all, some things only come to light once you say them. As for whether there is any difference between what you said and what you actually did, or how much you exaggerate, no one will really investigate.
Xiao Peng looked at his old friend and couldn't help but be moved.
He raised his glass and clinked it with his old friend: "Qingyu, it's actually not easy for us. When I was taking the civil service exam, my family's life was so hard! At that time, I just entered the work unit. At work, your sister-in-law is afraid that I will be looked down upon by others, so she gets up early every day and cooks dumplings for me to take with me."
"As a result, there is no one to bring meals in the entire unit. My colleagues have to eat in the cafeteria or go out to restaurants."
"Later, I got busy with work. In order to pursue such a promising future, I almost tortured myself to death. Why am I so upset? You...are always thinking about me."
Wang Qingyu and Xiao Peng drank the wine in one gulp and said no more.
Ai Houkuan stood up and helped them fill their wine glasses. Feeling that the atmosphere was sad, he quickly said: "The old leader has done so many things for us in Bei'an, and he is leaving, so why not try the special dishes! This Liu family dish is good, There are many dishes adapted from our local specialties.”
"Just like this Dongpo Pork dish at the state banquet, I heard it from my friends before. Their family only prepares this dish once a year, and now we have caught up with it. Speaking of which, I borrowed the guidance of the old leader. It’s a good day, lucky and auspicious!”
The leader of Bei'an University who was accompanying him laughed, toasted Ai Houkuan first, and then praised Ai Houkuan: "I didn't realize it before, but we Houkuan are also very good."
Everyone laughed, and the topic miraculously settled on traditional dishes.
In addition to the leaders from above, there were also people from the city who came to keep us company. There were exactly nine people at the table.
After the leader with the highest official position took the lead in using the kuaizi, everyone took away their own piece of Dongpo meat.
In fact, Ai Houkuan has never been to Shangshi Private Kitchen Restaurant.
The main reason is that this store is newly opened and has only been established in Bei'an for a short time.
And he was too busy during this period. Ever since the old director received news of the increase, as soon as the candidate list was released, the trend in the entire office building immediately changed.
Anyone with long eyes can see that Wang Qingning obviously values Ai Houkuan more, and the other one is purely a running companion in everyone's mind.
Therefore, there were so many people who showed their kindness to Ai Houkuan one after another that he was too tired to deal with them. He did not dare to open his mouth and agree to various banquets casually, for fear that once he opened his mouth, he would not be able to stop it.
However, although he has never actually eaten in the restaurant, Ai Houkuan has heard about Shangshi Private Restaurant.
It is said that the owner of this restaurant is the descendant of an ancient imperial kitchen chef. Many of the dishes in the restaurant were handed down from the palace back then. And because it is a private restaurant, the recipes are different every day. Dining customers are like opening blind boxes.
No one knows what kind of dishes they can expect after entering the store.
It is precisely because of this that Shangshi Private Kitchen Restaurant has several secret dishes. It is said that they only make them once a year. It is luck to catch them.
The Dongpo Pork dish at the state banquet has a lot of history. I heard that this dish is one of the secret dishes.
The originally ordinary Dongpo Pork was added with the word "State Banquet", and the quality of the entire dish was suddenly elevated by more than one level.
Ai Houkuan had been nervous all day. Until this moment, he could finally hold Kuaizi and sit on the chair. Looking at the delicious dishes on the table, he suddenly felt hungry.
He waited for the other leaders to finish picking up the dishes, and then carefully took away the last piece of Dongpo pork.
The stewed meat was so soft that it was impossible to pick it up. Someone tried to pick it up with a tassel just now, but the whole piece of meat was split into two. In the end, it was put into the plate twice with a spoon.
Ai Houkuan looked at the Dongpo pork on the plate. Half of it was fat and half was lean. It was obviously pork belly, but the layers were very distinct. It looked bright red in color and was particularly appetizing.
He couldn't help but secretly praise it.
It is indeed a secret signature dish, and it is really well made. Just looking at the quality of this dish, you know that the meat must be delicious.
Knowing that the meat was soft and rotten and difficult to handle, Ai Houkuan simply used a spoon to cut the roughly two-inch square piece of meat in front of him into two halves.
However, even though we knew that the Dongpo pork was extremely soft when stewed, when the spoon was pressed down, the meat shivered into two pieces, revealing the exquisite and attractive three-layered texture inside. It was still very relaxing. ,a feeling of achievement.
Ai Houkuan couldn't help but put the small half piece of Dongpo pork into his mouth.
The entrance is fragrant and waxy, fat but not greasy, with a wine aroma.
Suck it carefully, it's mellow and juicy, crispy but not broken, it's very delicious!
You almost don’t need your teeth to chew it, just a smack between your lips and tongue, and the whole piece of meat melts.
tasty!
So delicious!
I don't know if he is really hungry, but after eating such a small piece of Dongpo meat, Ai Houkuan felt his index finger move and his appetite was fully whetted.
He almost couldn't wait to put the remaining half of the Dongpo meat into his mouth, carefully tasting the indescribable meat aroma.
Amazing!
It is so soft that it almost melts in your mouth, but when placed on the plate, it can maintain its square appearance.
This Dongpo Pork looks like it only costs nine yuan per plate, but it’s actually pretty big. If it’s ordinary braised pork, eating such a big piece of pork in an empty mouth will basically satisfy your cravings. It’s a bit boring. .
But at the moment, Ai Houkuan only felt that he still had more to say.
If he was allowed to eat that plate of meat by himself, he felt that he could finish it easily even if he didn't deserve the rice.
And if it is paired with a bowl of fragrant rice, scrape the sticky soup on the bottom of the plate and stir it like this.
That must be the case even for gods!
Clicking his tongue, Ai Houkuan couldn't help but look at the empty plate.
It’s a pity that I didn’t eat enough!
No wonder it’s the store’s secret dish, it’s really delicious!
While he was thinking about it, Xiao Peng, who was sitting next to the main seat, said sincerely: "This Dongpo pork is absolutely amazing!"
Everyone present could not help but agree.
Dongpo Pork is not originally a luxury dish. It is commonly found in old restaurants.
Everyone here has their official positions. They have frequent social activities and have never tasted any delicacies.
But this plate of Dongpo Pork at the state banquet almost left your tongue.
Someone next to me sighed: "Oh, it's a pity. You can only order one dish per table in this restaurant. I really don't have enough!"
Xiao Peng answered with a smile: "It is indeed delicious. It's okay. Let's come to Bei'an again when we have a chance next time."
With that said, Xiao Peng turned his head and looked at Ai Houkuan.
Ai Hou was so happy that he nodded quickly and said, "Yes, leaders will come to me when they come to Bei'an from now on. I will entertain everyone well and show my kindness as a landlord!"
Everyone laughed when they heard it. Although they knew that what Ai Houkuan said was just for the occasion, they still found it useful.
The atmosphere at the dinner table just opened up.
Time passed slowly. At first, the leaders were just chatting, occasionally giving Ai Houkuan a few words of advice. Later, after the meal was finished and drinks were drank, everyone started chatting again about how they had not been promoted to their current position. difficult situation at the time.
After chatting like this, they became closer to each other, and when they spoke, they became more sincere without realizing it.
That meal lasted until ten o'clock in the evening.
Ai Houkuan sent the unfinished leaders back to the hotel one by one.
When he separated from the old director, Xiao Peng, the leader from the provincial capital, left his phone number and said to him: "Hou Kuan, if I have a chance in the future, and I come to Bei'an again, you will invite me to this private restaurant." For dining, their food is really authentic.”
Ai Houkuan agreed repeatedly.
After everyone was sent away, he drove alone and slowly walked home.
When the road encountered a red light, he stopped the car and looked at the cars passing by, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have found something.
It is a posture when dealing with leaders, a communication method that can make others recognize you.
At this moment, Ai Houkuan felt that he had found a key and opened a wonderful door.
...
The business in the store is surprisingly good today, but no matter how good it is, the number of dishes is limited.
While Fu Yu was busy in the back kitchen with everyone else, he was also silently calculating the orders sent from the front hall.
Sure enough, when all the expected 40 tables were ordered, the kitchen no longer accepted orders, and the front office no longer accepted customers into the store.
At half past ten in the evening, the restaurant closed on time.
Fu Yu took Liu Yunong's ride back to Qianlima.
While driving, Liu Yunong suddenly changed from normal and chatted with Fu Yu with great interest.
The topic of chat first revolved around the dishes cooked today, and then, without knowing how, it turned around to Fu Yu's vacation today.
Liu Yunong deliberately inquired about Fu Yu's specific itinerary today.
Fu Yu was completely unaware and answered all the master's questions.
Liu Yunong asked: "Xiao Fu, it's a rare day off today. Where did you go to play?"
When mentioning what happened during the day, Fu Yu couldn't help but purse his lips: "Oh, I went to the big world."
"Want to buy furniture?"
"Originally I just planned to go shopping...but then I fell in love with a bed and it looked really good, so I bought it directly."
Liu Yunong was very excited: "Why do you want to buy a bed all of a sudden? Aren't you living in the dormitory in the store now? This bed is not like other furniture. You must choose it carefully when buying it. It must be comfortable and comfortable to sleep on. ."
Fu Yu nodded: "Yes, that's right. I was hesitant at first, but then I felt it was really good."
Liu Yunong inquired with great interest: "Why do you want to buy a bed all of a sudden? Aren't you living in the dormitory of the store now?"
Fu Yu explained: "Oh, I bought a new house and wanted to simply decorate it. I originally planned to visit the decoration company today, but by chance, I bought the bed first."
Liu Yunong lowered his eyes and said slowly: "Really, you went shopping alone and didn't ask a friend to accompany you?"
Fu Yu smiled slightly: "No, I just went shopping with my friend to choose it. She is very discerning, and she also helped me choose this bed."
Liu Yunong nodded stiffly with an expressionless face: "Oh, really."
The two talked about something else later, but Liu Yunong was obviously a little absent-minded.
When they arrived at the place, Fu Yu got out of the car and waved goodbye to Liu Yunong. Then he watched the car drive away, then immediately took out his mobile phone and called Liu Yuqing.
Liu Yuqing connected quickly, and her tone sounded a little surprised: "Hey, are you done?"
Fu Yu didn't rush in. He stood on the sidewalk outside the back door and talked on the phone.
"Well, I just came back."
Liu Yuqing asked curiously: "What's going on? Are you so busy now?"
Fu Yu left in a hurry before, and Liu Yuqing was quite curious. On the way back, she kept wondering if something happened in the store.
She even called Jiang Mo, who was at work today, to find out what was going on.
It turned out that everything was business as usual in the store, and Fu Yu didn't go back at all.
Fu Yu said casually: "Oh, it's my master's side. He suddenly called me over."
Liu Yuqing was stunned and suddenly felt something was not right.
Fu Yu didn't know much about the relationship between her and Liu Yunong, and had never inquired about it.
It may be that although the two people have similar names, because Fu Yu always called Liu Yunong master, he ignored her name.
His name was Liu Yuqing, and the others called him Xiaoqing.
It seems that the two of them have never been thought of together.
After all, if these two people are not standing together, although their eyebrows are vaguely similar, due to their age, personality and status, they are completely different in terms of dress and temperament.
Most people would never think of these two people together.
