Chapter 41: Chapter 41 Gluttonous Old Man (2)_1 Chapter 41: Chapter 41 Gluttonous Old Man (2)_1 Just as she entered the room, Lin Yuan sniffed a rich aroma, a complex scent as if various ingredients had been mixed together.
Before she could distinguish what those ingredients were, Lin Yuan was greeted with a shocking scene: a huge, solid wood table was packed full, covered with an array of roast chickens, roasted geese, fatty fish, sauce-covered meats, and a variety of vegetarian dishes.
Although the tableware had been left in a messy state, one could still discern the refined presentation of the food.
Yet, the culprit behind this chaotic feast was an old man, nibbling away at a pig’s trotter, his white hair and even his beard smeared with grease.
Lin Yuan couldn’t bear to look directly at the old man’s eating manner.
She glanced around the room to confirm there was no fourth person present beyond herself and the shopkeeper, before she finally had to admit that this old man, who eat like a pig, was indeed the Boss of Fuman Building!
“Boss, the young lady has arrived,” Shopkeeper Liu said, standing off to the side, seemingly unable to bear watching him eat either.
The old man grunted twice, dropped the almost finished pig’s trotter he was holding, and picked up a large chicken leg to munch on before he gave Lin Yuan a proper look, “Do you have any delicious food?
Hurry up and bring it to this old man.”
Witnessing his gusto, a mischievous impulse struck Lin Yuan.
She plunked her bamboo basket down on the table where the old man was eating, first pulling out a cloth bag wrapped around goji berries.
Just as she was about to reach in for the frogs, the gluttonous old man had already tossed aside the bare chicken bone and grabbed the cloth bag.
“Not this one!” Lin Yuan exclaimed in urgency, snatching it back and rewrapping it before stuffing it back into her bosom.
The old man, having had his prize taken away, pouted unhappily and muttered under his breath, “They’re only goji berries, what’s all the fuss about?”
Lin Yuan hadn’t expected such a big boss to not only be a foodie but to also have such a good temper.
Although the goji berries were indeed hers, she had hurriedly snatched them back, thinking the deal would fall through, but to her surprise, the old man didn’t mind at all.
“Hey, girl, what are you dazing out for?
Quickly bring out the tasty stuff,” the old man said, thinking he had upset her by taking her things and urged her on.
Lin Yuan’s attitude softened a bit towards the old man; she raised an eyebrow and gave a mysterious smile, “Here it comes!”
With that, she tossed the green grass covering it to the floor, grasped the end of a straw rope, and yanked it hard!
A string of green and plump frogs, like a string of green eggs, was pulled out by her.
The frogs, already tired and silent, began to croak loudly when their legs got yanked painfully.
Lin Yuan laid this string of “green eggs” on a round table already brimming with exotic delicacies.
The visual impact was astonishing.
She was pleased to see that even the round face of Shopkeeper Liu had turned into a round, green “egg,” but the old man, after his initial shock, quickly switched back to foodie mode, his eyes shining like two bright green beans, as if these green “eggs” had transformed into dish after dish of incomparable gourmet delight.
“So, this is…” Shopkeeper Liu began, but before he could finish his sentence, he was pushed aside by the voracious old man, who leaned in close to Lin Yuan with expectant eyes.
“Girl, can you eat these frogs?
Do you know how to cook them?
Cook them quickly, for me, do it!