Chapter 940

Su Xinghui said: "Then thank you, Brother Yu!"

Yu Ruizhi said: "You really have to thank me. Let me tell you, Ruoqiu's private kitchen restaurant only serves four tables per meal, which means eight tables a day. Without booking a week in advance, you can't book a seat at all. No matter what status you have or how much money you spend, you can't book a seat temporarily."

Yu Ruizhi's words immediately piqued Su Xinghui's interest. He had heard of some private kitchen restaurants in big cities nowadays, but he really hadn't eaten any private kitchen food that was too stunning. Someone like Yu Ruizhi wouldn't boast, so it seemed Yu Ruoqiu's private kitchen restaurant should be quite good.

Before long, the few of them walked out of the airport. Yu Ruoqiu took them to an Audi, drove it herself, and about twenty minutes later, she drove the car into a hutong and stopped in front of a Sihe Academy gate.

This Sihe Academy wasn't large, the gate was closed, and there were no signs outside, so you couldn't tell it was a restaurant at all. Yu Ruoqiu got out of the car and knocked on the gate. A few seconds later, the gate opened with a creak, and a young woman in her twenties poked her head out. Seeing it was Yu Ruoqiu bringing a few people, she said: "Boss Yu is back!"

She opened the gate and let them in. Yu Ruoqiu said: "Manager Wang, is the food ready?"

Manager Wang nodded and said: "Except for two dishes that need to be stir-fried now, the others are all ready and can be served at any time."

Yu Ruoqiu said: "Then serve them now, and serve two pots of yellow wine and two bottles of twenty-year-aged Pengwan Daqu."

Manager Wang nodded and walked toward a side courtyard. Yu Ruoqiu took the three of them toward the backyard and entered a small room.

This room wasn't large, but the layout and furnishings were quite elegant. Some calligraphy and paintings were hung on the walls. Although the authors weren't very famous, Su Xinghui could tell at a glance that the level of these calligraphy and paintings was still quite good.

Yu Ruoqiu pulled Lu Xiaoya to sit at an eight-immortal table and laughed: "Just the four of us, let's sit together. Xinghui, when will you draw a painting for me to hang here?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said: "That would be my honor!"

Yu Ruizhi laughed: "Ruoqiu, Xinghui's paintings are worth a lot now. Just now on the road, he told me that the French businessman is now offering 2,500 US dollars per painting to acquire his work. Are you asking for a painting so casually?"

Yu Ruoqiu said: "Then I'll just pay to buy it."

Su Xinghui said: "What are you two talking about? I'll draw a good one for you when I go back this time and give it to you next time you go to Shangjun County."

Yu Ruoqiu laughed: "Then in the future when you come to Jingcheng, you can eat at my restaurant whenever you want, no need to book."

Su Xinghui said: "Didn't Brother Yu say you have to book a week in advance to get a seat?"

Yu Ruoqiu said: "That's the front courtyard. The front courtyard has four tables and four rooms per meal. The backyard is reserved specifically for me. I can come whenever I want. Otherwise, if even I, the boss, came and had no food to eat, wouldn't that be a joke?"

Lu Xiaoya said: "Sister Ruoqiu, your business here is so good, why don't you expand? Only four tables per meal, how much money can you earn?"

Yu Ruoqiu said: "The chefs here are all over sixty years old, and their energy is limited now. Cooking four or five tables per meal is their limit. Although they have brought two apprentices now, they still can't take the lead. The food they make involves a lot of effort, and just preparing it takes two or three days. It's impossible to expand. Besides, if I expand, I'll ruin the brand."

Lu Xiaoya nodded thoughtfully. Su Xinghui laughed: "Ruoqiu, you know how to do business. The more you whet people's appetites like this, the better the business, and the higher the price!"

Yu Ruizhi said: "That's the logic. A table of food here costs at least over a thousand."

Lu Xiaoya said in surprise: "So expensive? Then how many people can afford it?"

Yu Ruizhi said: "There are many rich people in Jingcheng. Besides, the food here is worth the price; they are all precious ingredients, genuine and authentic!"

While they were talking, Manager Wang had already started serving dishes. The first dish she served was a dish that looked very strange. It was a plate of single-clove garlic, about a dozen of them, which seemed to have been steamed. The color had turned dark brown, and some soup was poured on top, the fragrance of which was intoxicating.

Lu Xiaoya asked strangely: "Why serve a plate of garlic? Can this be made into a dish?"

Yu Ruoqiu said with a smile: "This is a good dish. Hurry up and taste it while it's hot."

Since she said so, everyone picked up a single-clove garlic and put it in their mouths to taste. Only Lu Xiaoya hesitated. Although she used garlic when cooking, it was only as a seasoning, and she wouldn't eat it directly. The taste was too strong, making her breath not fresh.

Su Xinghui had already taken a bite. As soon as it entered his mouth, his expression changed. This single-clove garlic was indeed steamed, steamed until it was incredibly soft and tender, melting in the mouth. It didn't have the pungent spicy taste of garlic at all, but was incredibly delicious, blending the flavors of many precious ingredients.

Su Xinghui could be considered a gourmet. He carefully distinguished that this garlic had the flavor of ham, the flavor of mushrooms, the flavor of dried scallops, the flavor of chicken, and there were several flavors he couldn't distinguish.

Su Xinghui was carefully savoring it, and Lu Xiaoya had also tasted a bite. After this bite, her face was also full of disbelief. She ate the single-clove garlic in two or three bites and then said: "So delicious!"

Yu Ruoqiu said with a smile: "Delicious, right? I didn't lie to you!"

Lu Xiaoya said: "This dish is so troublesome to make? No wonder it's so expensive to eat here!"

Yu Ruizhi raised his glass and said: "Come, let's all have a drink. With such good food, it would be a pity not to have wine."