Chapter 228

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue hurriedly waved her hand, an embarrassed smile appearing on her face: "Manager Wang, I don't understand tea; whatever tea I drink tastes the same. It's still Teacher An Liang who understands these things better."

Hearing Wang Yan say this, the expression on An Liang's face relaxed once again.

This woman was different from other restaurant owners; she didn't start right off the bat by endlessly introducing how incredibly delicious her own shop's dishes were, or how incredibly booming her business was.

She chatted with him about trivial matters, nothing that made one feel it was deliberate.

In this regard, he was still quite satisfied.

The few of them began chatting idly in the private room; relying on her rich hosting skills, Wang Yan quickly livened up the atmosphere inside the private room.

An Liang no longer had the seriousness he had when he first entered; his tone of speech also became more relaxed.

Seeing An Liang's expression ease, Wang Yan then spoke with a probing tone: "Mr. An Liang, look, you've come all this way to our place, yet only ordered three dishes. If our Boss finds out, he'll definitely feel I didn't handle things properly."

"If there's any place today where our hospitality was lacking, you must absolutely not stand on ceremony with me; just say it outright, and we'll adjust immediately."

An Liang smiled and shook his head, his tone quite frank as he said: "No, everything's fine. Manager Wang, you've considered things very thoroughly; I have no dissatisfactions."

Wang Yan breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, her gaze falling on the menu on the table, and she asked with a smile: "That's good then; I thought we had made you angry somewhere."

"However, I still have a small doubt: is it that our restaurant's dishes don't suit your taste? We prepared many dishes for you, yet you only ordered three; wouldn't that be too few? Do you have any dietary restrictions?"

An Liang waved his hand and replied casually: "No dietary restrictions."

"Then how about I tell the Kitchen to bring out all the dishes prepared earlier for you to try? What do you think?"

Wang Yan suggested with a face full of smiles.

"What would we do with so many dishes? If we can't finish them, wouldn't that be a waste? Three dishes are enough."

An Liang shook his head, his tone very firm as he said this.

As soon as these words left his mouth, the private room fell silent for two seconds.

Xiao Yue abruptly raised her head, looking at An Liang in surprise.

She had been with An Liang for quite some time; she knew his tasting habits all too well.

Every time he went to a restaurant to taste dishes, no matter how many dishes there were, An Liang would taste each one in turn, carefully savoring the flavor of every single dish.

He would never order fewer dishes just because he felt he couldn't finish them.

Last time at an old-brand restaurant for tasting, there were ten cold dishes alone, and An Liang didn't miss a single one.

An Liang often told her that tasting dishes required sampling comprehensively; only then could one give a more objective evaluation for the shop.

But today, he actually worried about waste from not finishing, and only ordered three dishes?

As for Yunjiange's Manager Wang Yan, she was even more surprised.

She had long since figured out An Liang's habits; to welcome this tasting, she had spared no effort.

She even understood his various preferences better than An Liang's own Assistant.

The prior investigation data clearly stated that when An Liang appraised dishes, he would definitely taste all of the shop's signature dishes.

She originally thought that An Liang ordering only three dishes today meant he was dissatisfied with Yunjiange's dishes.

Wang Yan had even just been considering whether to bring over the most outstanding Head Chefs from the other two branches in Jingcheng, and have the back kitchen make a few more classic dishes.

But she truly hadn't expected that An Liang simply felt ordering too many was a bit wasteful?

How could words about worrying over waste possibly come out of An Liang's mouth?

Even if Wang Yan flipped through An Liang's personal files until they were shredded, she had never seen the two words "waste".

This was completely different from her investigation results!

When did An Liang change his nature?

However, she was ultimately someone who had weathered storms; she didn't say much more on the matter.

Just during a lull in the conversation, she used the excuse of going to the Toilet to briefly leave the private room, and called over a Waiter to repeatedly instruct them.

Telling the Kitchen side that when making those three dishes, they absolutely had to achieve perfection.

Actually, when he said that sentence just now, An Liang himself felt it was a bit strange.

He usually never cared about things like waste.

Tasting dishes was work to him; tasting all the dishes in a restaurant was the most basic requirement.

But for some unknown reason, today if that many dishes were served, eating only a bite or two of each and wasting the rest really felt like a pity.

He frowned slightly, and didn't explain anything.

Perhaps he himself didn't know the reason right now either.

An Liang picked up his teacup and took another sip, masking the slight awkwardness on his face.

Soon, the three dishes An Liang ordered were served to the table one after another.

An Liang picked up his chopsticks, preparing to start tasting.

Xiao Yue opened the tablet; a blank document was already prepared on it, for An Liang to record his feelings during the tasting process later.

Then she stood up, signaling to Wang Yan with a look.

Wang Yan understood immediately; she knew An Liang didn't like being disturbed by others when tasting dishes.

She led Xiao Yue to the adjacent private room, patiently waiting for An Liang to finish tasting.

Ten minutes later, Xiao Yue glanced at the message An Liang had just sent on her Mobile Phone, and said to Wang Yan with a smile: "Let's go back; Teacher An Liang has finished tasting."

Wang Yan smiled and nodded; the two of them returned together to the previous private room.

However, the moment the door opened, the two of them were stunned by the scene inside the private room.

On the dining table, the braised beef with broccoli had already hit bottom, and not much soup was left either.

The steamed sea bass had only fish bones arranged in the center of the plate; not a single shred of fish meat remained.

Even the osmanthus candied lotus root now had only the last slice left, which An Liang was eating slowly and leisurely.

Xiao Yue gaped in surprise, her eyes swiftly sweeping over the spotlessly clean plates on the table.

In the past, when An Liang sampled dishes, he ate at most one or two bites of each.

For dishes he found unsatisfactory, he would merely sniff the aroma and not taste a single bite.

But today, he actually finished every single dish?

Isn't this too unusual?

Is this still that Foodie An Liang, who is incomparably picky about dishes?

Wang Yan beside Xiao Yue was both startled and delighted, the smile on her face simply impossible to suppress.

Although she had instructed the back kitchen that these three dishes must be made to the highest standard, she actually felt some trepidation in her heart.

These three dishes An Liang chose, while also signature dishes on the menu, had not reached the level of the restaurant's flagship signature dish.

Moreover, An Liang's own degree of pickiness toward dishes is quite famous in the industry.

If a dish could make him eat two bites, that already counted as high approval.

But now, these three dishes were actually all eaten clean by An Liang.

She had never heard of An Liang finishing an entire dish at any restaurant.

Isn't this the greatest affirmation for Cloud Pavilion?

Could it be that An Liang is very satisfied with the restaurant's arrangements this time?