Chapter 136

Twelve dishes, all special dishes of the Sea Island:

There is Wenchang chicken, seafood hotpot, pan-fried horse mackerel, braised dried red fish with pork belly, oil-braised large shrimp, steamed vermicelli with scallops, braised crab, stir-fried whelk, fried beltfish, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, garlic mashed water spinach.

Four soups: pork rib kelp soup, loofah egg drop soup, stewed old turtle with free-range chicken, coconut milk stewed peach gum.

In total sixteen dishes, including dessert.

Lao Mo had already brought out his secret culinary skills and ingredients to entertain them; after introducing the dishes, he finally couldn't help stealing a glance at Section Commander Duan...

Their gazes met in the air, and Lao Mo, flustered, turned and fled.

He doesn't blame the old leader; he only blames himself—for not timely delivering the news back then, causing several comrades to lose their lives in that mission...

Sometimes, death is a release; it's the living who suffer the most.

"Grandpa, Section Commander Duan, and also Master, all the grandpas, don't drink tea first—hurry up and eat the dishes; once they get cold they won't taste good."

Shen Man withdrew her gaze, opened a bottle of grape wine brought by Grandpa, and leaned over to pour a cup for each wine glass on the round table.

Instantly, the aroma of the grape wine made people unable to help swallowing saliva, wanting to drink.

By now, Old Master Lin began to envy Old Lu.

What can't Man girl do?

That old codger Old Lu, how does he have such a fine granddaughter?

Damn it!

Back then I didn't even think of bringing Man girl to his house for a visit; maybe Man girl would have taken a liking to one of his grandsons.

Old Master Lu, who had his wine snatched away for no reason and was glared at, felt numb.

He didn't even say anything about Old Lin, so why glare at him?

Faced with the delicacies, although everyone is well-off, this being their first time on the Sea Island and eating so many dishes they've hardly seen before, they all found it quite novel.

Plus there's the longed-for grape wine; they only feel that coming to the Sea Island for retirement is a good choice!

"Huh? Little sister, is this grape wine brewed by you? It's really delicious!"

Pei Yan Ting took a light sip of the grape wine and was instantly conquered by its sweet taste.

This grape wine is much more delicious than the Great Wall dry red that Grandpa Pan's family sends to their own grandfather during holidays!

Shen Man nodded and answered humbly:

"Yes, but it's only been brewed for a little over a month; the flavor isn't mellow enough yet, it's merely drinkable."

"You're being too modest."

Pei Yan Ting couldn't help gulping down the wine in her cup, and after praising her sister, when she tried to continue taking the bottle to pour more wine, she received her paternal grandfather's deathly stare.

"Young ladies shouldn't drink alcohol; you should drink soup, while the liquor is for us old fogeys."

Pei Lao Ye Zi, when scolding his own granddaughter, was utterly unsparing.

Mainly because the eldest granddaughter once drank with someone, got drunk, and smashed that person's skull.

Everyone present now couldn't withstand such a blow.

"I know, I know."

Pei Yan Ting pursed her lips, giving her grandfather face.

In her heart she had already reckoned: if her sister can brew wine, then other fruit wines would surely be just as easy to make.

She would go back and prepare some winemaking tools, ask her sister to help her brew wine, and in a few months she could enjoy an occasional small drink at home...

Little did she know, she wasn't the only one with that plan.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but after drinking tea and then grape wine, they felt their limbs warming up.

Old Master Xue and Old Master Pan were the first to sense something odd in their bodies; they exchanged glances and took each other's pulse.

Then, joyful light burst forth from the depths of their eyes!

It wasn't an illusion; it seemed as if some force was repairing their old injuries and hidden ailments within their bodies!

Now their physical condition feels as if they've become three to five years younger!

To avoid misdiagnosis, they also called Old Li and Old Pei to take each other's pulse.

Then the four of them checked the pulse of Old Lu and his four or five companions; Section Commander Duan also got his pulse taken incidentally.

"What's wrong? You all look so solemn."

"Could it be that we've contracted some illness? Do you really need to be this grave?"

"Nothing much; it's just that we old bones feel as if we've become three to five years younger."

"Indeed, Old Lu, you've really done a good thing—when there's good fortune, you genuinely call the brothers to come enjoy it together."

"Really?"

"Could the four of us medical skills possibly be wrong?"

"No wonder I feel that my vitality has been unusually good since coming to the Sea Island."

"Me too; it turns out that recuperating on the Sea Island really works."

"Good, good; I'll tell my son that from now on I'll recuperate on the Sea Island and not return."

"Then I won't go back either."

Who wouldn't want longevity if they could live long?

Especially now, with China's seas calm and rivers clear, full of vigor.

They haven't had enough to see yet; they want to use their eyes to look a few more times, waiting until they go down to meet their old brothers, so they can brag and tell them how splendid the later China has become.

Shen Man heard her master and them attribute the bodily changes to the Sea Island climate, diet, and pleasant mood, and she let out a sigh of relief in her heart.

This is quite good; it won't expose her.

With Grandpa having this group of old fellows as companions, his future retirement life on the Sea Island could also be rich and colorful, couldn't it?

After a chatter of gossip, the old masters sat down, sipping wine while eating dishes.

"The dish looks good, the flavor is good too; that chef just now really has good skill."

"Exactly, Moli either doesn't do something, or whatever she does she'll do it best......"

Section Commander Duan replied casually, his tone full of pride and familiarity.

The messenger scratched his head, unsure whether to say it or not, while Moli was just outside the door.

Outside, Lao Mo, who was holding a plate of fried peanuts, heard it, halted his steps, his shoulders slumped, and his mood relaxed considerably.

Turns out, the old leader still remembered him and would feel proud of him......

Knock knock knock.

Come in.

As the messenger's words fell, the wooden door of the private room was pushed open.

Moli lifted their head and straightened their chest, walked in, placed the peanuts on the glass turntable, and turned to leave.

Moli.

Section Commander Duan suddenly called out to the other, and the next second, Lao Mo turned, performed a standard military salute—

At attention!

"When you're not busy later, come in and have a drink with me."

When Section Commander Duan said this, his eyes stared unblinkingly at Moli.

He wasn't sure whether this guy would agree, or even resent him.

"Got it!"

Unexpectedly, Moli agreed.

After their gazes met in the air, both of them curled their lips into smiles.

A smile erased all grudges, and at this moment it became tangible.

In fact, where is any hatred?

It's just that both feel guilty inside and dare not face each other.

Now that there's a chance, one extends a step, and the other is also willing to mend things.

Then, naturally, they'll regain the feeling they once had.......

After Moli left the private room, they immediately closed the restaurant's door and shut down!