Chapter 101: This dish is indeed to my taste

Qin Hao Bei lowered his head, looking at this table of "sumptuous and exquisite" dishes, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he swallowed. However, it was not because he was salivating over the food, but because... he was too nervous!

The sound of the fire alarm from three years ago was still echoing in his mind. He didn't expect that this time Xing'er would cook for him again!

He didn't know if he would... see tomorrow morning's sun after eating it.

However, these dishes didn't look abnormal on the surface, the colors were bright, they were neatly arranged, and they were steaming hot. Qin Hao Bei steeled his heart, picked up a piece of steak that looked not bad, and put it directly into his mouth.

"Brother, how does it taste?"

Su Yichen looked at Qin Hao Bei, tilted her head, and asked full of anticipation.

In an instant, a burnt taste spread through Qin Hao Bei's mouth. Besides the burnt taste, that flavor was also mixed with a hint of metallic bitterness, obviously having been fried in the pot for a long time... This taste quickly spread from the tip of his tongue to the root, and then rushed straight to his throat, inciting waves of nausea.

However, Qin Hao Bei rolled his Adam's apple and forced himself to swallow the whole piece of beef, then curled his lips and smiled bitterly.

"Mm, the taste... is not bad."

"Right, I fried it for an hour, just afraid the beef wouldn't be cooked..."

Su Yichen was not in a hurry to eat. She was thinking about the 120,000 turnover fund. The employees were waiting for their salary next Monday, and she couldn't wait a day, so she started to probe:

"Brother... by today, the clinic has been open for a month, time flies so fast... By the way, try this, spicy diced chicken! I just learned it online today, and I followed a professional recipe!"

Saying that, Su Yichen enthusiastically picked up a piece of chicken for Qin Hao Bei and put it into his plate.

Qin Hao Bei looked at the oily chicken in the plate and smiled reluctantly:

"Mm, let me try."

After saying that, he put the chicken into his mouth. The moment the tip of his tongue touched the chicken, it was like a skyrocket being lit, and the spiciness exploded along his taste buds like hot magma. His eyes instantly turned red, and he choked, picked up the water glass beside him, and gulped down a large mouthful of water.

"Is it too spicy?"

Su Yichen saw Qin Hao Bei's face flushed, and the corners of his eyes were dyed a touch of crimson from the spiciness, so she hurriedly patted his back and said nervously.

Qin Hao Bei pretended to be calm and pressed Su Yichen's hand.

"It's okay, it's me... *cough cough*... it's me who can't eat chili, this taste is still quite good."

At this time, Su Yichen turned her head and happened to see the bright green stir-fried seasonal vegetables on the table, so she pushed the plate in front of Qin Hao Bei.

"Brother, eat some vegetables to suppress the spiciness first."

"Okay."

Qin Hao Bei pursed his lips with a smile that wasn't a smile, raised his chopsticks, and carefully picked up a piece of broccoli, seemingly having summoned great courage before putting it into his mouth.

This time, as soon as his teeth bit onto the vegetable leaves, a heavy salty taste surged like a tide, as if he had bitten into a bag of coarse salt... Fortunately, the tip of Qin Hao Bei's tongue had just been numbed by the spiciness, and the saltiness at this moment was within his tolerable range.

He calmed his breathing and pretended to be calm as he continued:

"It's been a month so fast? Time flies so fast, Xing'er has worked hard."

Su Yichen's mind was all on the 120,000 yuan, so she continued to guide Qin Hao Bei:

"Brother, you also know that I only see 6 patients a day now, and the consultation fees collected are not enough to cover the clinic's expenses. Although the clinic is our own property and we don't have to pay rent, there are still water and electricity bills, personnel costs, equipment maintenance costs... By the way, Brother, try this sweet lotus root with osmanthus."

Su Yichen's gaze fell on the golden sweet lotus root with osmanthus again, and she picked up her chopsticks, wanting to pick some for him.

"I remember you like sweet things."

"I'll do it myself!"

Qin Hao Bei was afraid that Su Yichen would pick a whole piece for him again, so he hurriedly picked a very small piece while Su Yichen hadn't picked it yet and put it into his mouth.

Sure enough, he didn't know how much honey Xing'er had put in this dish, it was so sweet it choked his throat...

However, having already had a psychological prediction, it wasn't so hard to swallow. Qin Hao Bei swallowed a piece and managed to show a smile: "This dish is indeed to my taste, thank you Xing'er, for still remembering my taste."

Seeing the smile on Qin Hao Bei's face, Su Yichen was also a little hungry, so she raised her chopsticks and picked up a large piece of lotus root.

"Brother, don't be so polite! Let me try how this tastes."

After saying that, she put the large piece of lotus root into her mouth, but the next moment, her little face changed, she frowned, and it took a lot of effort to swallow it.

"Why is it so sweet?! Brother, I think I put too much honey..."

Qin Hao Bei still stubbornly insisted:

"It's okay, Brother loves sweet things, I can still accept it."

Immediately after, Su Yichen picked up a piece of steak and tasted it. This bite, she couldn't swallow no matter what, she directly turned pale and spat the whole piece of meat out.

"Ugh... this... it's burnt! It's impossible to eat!"

Qin Hao Bei hurriedly moved the steak toward his direction to avoid her picking it again.

"Xing'er, drink some soup."

He had already tasted all the dishes just now, only this matsutake soup was still edible. Although it had no taste, almost the same as water, at least it wouldn't be spat out...

Seeing Qin Hao Bei's somewhat evasive expression, Su Yichen's heart sank, and a bad premonition floated up... These dishes, wouldn't they all have problems?!

Saying that, she picked up another bite of stir-fried vegetables... Sure enough, the saltiness made her blood pressure soar instantly!

Immediately after, she reached her chopsticks toward the spicy diced chicken in the center of the table...

"Xing'er, don't eat that!"

Qin Hao Bei hurriedly shouted to stop her, but it was too late! Su Yichen had already picked up a large piece of chicken and put it directly into her mouth.

"*Cough cough*... *cough cough*... *cough cough cough*!"

The next second, Su Yichen's little face turned red, her brows furrowed tightly, and she covered her mouth and coughed violently.

Qin Hao Bei hurriedly picked up the water glass and walked to her side, feeding her water while patting her back.

"Why are your hands so fast? I was just about to tell you not to eat it, and you ate it, and such a large piece! This is too spicy, you can't eat it."

After a long while, Su Yichen finally stopped coughing, but her face was darker than the bottom of a pot:

"Brother, these dishes are so hard to eat, how could you eat them! And you ate so much without saying a word, do you really think I'm a fool?!"

Qin Hao Bei curled his lips and smiled slightly.

That handsome and unparalleled face, under the warm yellow light, shone with dazzling brilliance:

"Heh, of course my sister is not a fool. I already knew what was in that little head of yours."

Saying that, he lowered his head, took out a bank card from his pocket, and handed it to Su Yichen.

"Here, 5 million, is that enough?" ===== CHAPTER 102 =====