Doctor Bai and Yu Feixue, along with He Weng, sat in a private room on the second floor, while Yu Feixue browsed through the menu.
"Doctor Bai, give me some suggestions. What’s the best dish here? Hurry and order it for me."
Browsing through the menu, Bai Xiao realized that, after not visiting for a year or two, the Bai Family’s spicy hotpot had changed into individual pots for each person, and the flavors of the broth had become varied. She had only mentioned it casually to Li Haiping before, but this guy really had infinite potential.
The new flavors that have developed are indeed different.
"Do you like it spicy or not spicy?"
It was He Weng’s responsibility to take care of the ladies.
"Of course, spicy. Isn’t it supposed to be a spicy hotpot? I came here for the spicy experience," Yu Feixue said as she eyed the pot’s image on the menu, involuntarily swallowing her saliva as she looked at the fiery red oil in the picture.
"Then this Bai Family’s signature broth will do. And their fatty beef, their specially marinated beef are must-orders. Of course, these beef balls are hand-made, also the shrimp paste, fish balls, oh, and this abalone is very fresh, and the duck intestines, tripe, and beef tripe are all pretty good," Haiping listed them as if counting treasures.
"You seem to know a lot? Are you always hanging out at Doctor Bai’s place for meals?" Yu Feixue asked curiously.
"Not really, but I frequently entertain clients, and many of them like Bai Family spicy hotpot. I can’t help but join them, and they think it’s not available in our area and introduce it to me as a local specialty! So, I ended up knowing quite a bit after eating there so often," He Weng explained, somewhat exasperated.
Who could blame him? Bai Family’s spicy hotpot is everywhere.
Bai Yue and her husband Wang Yan are truly decisive.
By now, this chain must have spread throughout the country.
"Alright! I’ll try them all."
When the broth was served, Bai Xiao frowned.
She chose a spicy broth but also ordered a tomato pot to try Li Haiping’s specialties, which itself is simple but the broth has to be delicious to bring out the value of its simplicity.
However, this tomato pot in front of her looked correct in color, with thinly sliced tomatoes floating in the white broth. If everything goes well, the soup should turn pale red soon, but why does the broth have a fishy smell?
She stirred it with chopsticks.
The broth looked clear and nothing seemed abnormal. She scooped a little soup into her mouth with a soup spoon.
She frowned for real this time.
The broth had a strong fishy taste, which not even the tomatoes could mask.
"Please call your manager over."
Bai Xiao then checked the spicy broth, which probably masked any fishy smell with its beef fat and various spices.
But He Weng’s was a mushroom broth, and she tasted it as well.
This clear broth indeed had a strong fishy smell; these broths should be made from bone and chicken soup, which should be well-managed. Still, the flavor of the broth was indeed not praiseworthy.
The waiter looked at Bai Xiao, puzzled and unsure why this guest suddenly wanted to see the manager.
"Hello, ma’am, is there a problem?"
Bai Xiao pointed to the tomato and mushroom pots, "There’s something wrong with these two broths."
The waiter came over, smelled it, and explained with a smile, "Ma’am, there’s nothing wrong with the broth. All our soup bases and ingredients are uniformly packaged and shipped from the head office, and the broth is freshly made. There shouldn’t be any problems."