"55555! It’s so spicy, it’s killing me! But this dish is so delicious, I can’t stop eating!"
The scene made Liu Xining, who hadn’t laughed for days, burst into laughter. If Pan Jingchen’s assistant wasn’t there, she would have laughed heartily.
Siqi, that girl, is really a natural clown!
As for the three assistants, they hadn’t said a word since the dishes were served, each of them eating as if they hadn’t eaten for days.
If it weren’t for Liu Xining and Siqi still being around, they would have picked up the plates directly and poured the food into their mouths.
When Jiang Yu arrived at the "Spring" private room, Liu Xining, Siqi, and the others were too full to move, and were slumped in their chairs digesting their food.
"Sis, is everyone enjoying the food?"
Jiang Yu walked into the private room, seeing everyone slouching in their chairs, rubbing their stomachs and chatting, he awkwardly raised his hand to scratch his nose, feeling he’d arrived at an inconvenient time.
Liu Xining, seeing Jiang Yu, quickly sat up straight. Feeling slightly embarrassed, she nodded with a blush:
"Mm, thank you, Xiaojiang, everyone is very happy with the food."
"Little brother, who wouldn’t be happy eating your delicious dishes?"
Seeing Liu Xining was in better spirits, Siqi didn’t hold back and looked at Jiang Yu with grievance, pouting,
"But your dishes are too spicy, my lips are swollen! Tell me, did you do it on purpose?"
"..."
Jiang Yu was speechless, knowing Siqi couldn’t handle spicy food yet insisted on eating it. Truly, she can’t cook but loves to play around.
He glanced at Siqi and said,
"You can’t blame me for this, I didn’t put any chili in the sweet and sour ribs or the braised bamboo shoots."
When Siqi saw Jiang Yu wasn’t playing along, she turned and hugged Liu Xining’s arm, "complaining," "Sister Ning, look, little brother is bullying me!"
"Alright, stop fooling around."
Liu Xining gently patted Siqi’s head, saying,
"It’s getting late, Chenchen is still in the hotel, not sure if she’s awake yet, she’s not eaten all day, we should take some food back, if she’s awake, she should eat something."
As she spoke, the relaxed expression on her face furrowed slightly.
Seeing her like this, Siqi sighed quietly, released Liu Xining’s arm, and sat quietly, no longer acting up.
Jiang Yu, hearing her words, asked,
"Sis, what does Miss Pan usually like to eat? Should I make something fresh in the kitchen to take back and see if she’d like it?"
"Chenchen is from Jin Province, and she usually likes eating various kinds of noodles, like saozi noodles, braised noodles, and hand-pulled noodles."
Liu Xining furrowed her brow, thinking, and then added,
"But every time she eats noodles she complains they have no aroma, nothing like what she used to eat as a child.
I remember she once told me, her favorite dish was the tomato fish stew her grandma made for her as a child."
As she said this, she looked at Jiang Yu expectantly, "Tomato fish stew, Xiaojiang, can you make it?"
Jiang Yu thought for a moment before nodding with a smile, "Yes, I can make it, so please wait a bit while I prepare it."
Liu Xining stood up from her seat, gratefully saying, "Xiaojiang, thank you so much!"
"No need to thank me, sis."
Jiang Yu waved his hand with a smile and left the private room.
Just as he stepped out, Siqi followed him, laughing,
"Little brother, it’s so late, the kitchen shouldn’t be busy, right? Can I follow you and see how you cook?"
"..."
Jiang Yu looked at her, puzzled. What’s so interesting about watching someone cook?
He shook his head, suddenly feeling the urge to tease her, jokingly saying,
"The kitchen has heavy oil smoke, aren’t you worried about it spoiling your skin? I heard that oil smoke can make skin dull and accelerate its aging."
"I’m not worried, it’s not like I stay in the kitchen every day."
Siqi shook her head, looking carefree, "Besides, you’re a chef, and I don’t see your skin getting worse!"
After a few words, they arrived at the kitchen.
It was already past nine in the evening, and guests had long gone after filling their stomachs; not only Du Guangning and Pei Guofu were gone, but the servers had also cleaned the private rooms and left.
At this moment, the kitchen was quiet and empty.
Jiang Yu opened the kitchen door and turned on the lights, making it as bright as day. The sparkling clean counters and exhaust fans gleamed under the lights.
"This kitchen is so clean!"
Siqi looked around, exclaiming in surprise,
"Little brother, you’re so conscientious. Even if your cooking wasn’t this delicious, everyone would still want to dine here because it’s clean!"
What worries people most when eating out? It’s not the taste but the cleanliness!
Even if the dish is delicious, if customers find the kitchen greasy, with cockroaches and mice scurrying around, and flies buzzing everywhere... Most people would be so put off they’d rather go hungry than eat at that place.