Chapter 396

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

"Let's each get a portion to try."

The speaker was Li Wei.

He and his girlfriend Chen Yao were both visiting Lu Feng's shop for the first time today.

Li Wei was a minor supervisor at a sales company nearby; yesterday he heard a colleague recommend Lu Feng's restaurant, saying the food here was especially delicious.

A lover of all kinds of cuisine, he today took the excuse of going out to discuss business and dragged his girlfriend Chen Yao over.

His monthly salary counted as a modestly comfortable level in Jiangcheng, so he didn't find the prices at Lu Feng's place outrageous.

For all these reasons, Li Wei had none of the concerns other diners had.

"Okay, anything else you need to order?"

Hu Xiaoyun entered the order quickly on the computer and asked with a smile.

"We also want to order..."

Li Wei and Chen Yao then ordered several more dishes in turn.

After paying, Hu Xiaoyun handed Li Wei the printed receipt: "Please confirm the order; if there's no problem, you can pick up your food soon."

Li Wei had just raised his hand to take it.

Unexpectedly, before he could touch the receipt, Chen Yao beside him snatched it away.

Chen Yao rolled her eyes at Li Wei, her tone carrying a hint of disdain: "Letting you look would delay everyone half a day; let me confirm it instead."

Li Wei laughed and scratched his head, not objecting.

Chen Yao was right; having him, with his obsessive-compulsive tendencies, confirm it would indeed waste a lot of time.

The diners behind were already starting to get impatient.

Chen Yao lowered her head and quickly scanned the receipt a few times.

Soon, her eyes lit up, and she said with a face full of surprise: "Hey! This Honey Tremella Soup is really one yuan a portion!"

She shouted loud enough that the diners queuing behind couldn't help but crane their necks to look forward.

Several people gathered around, their eyes full of surprise.

"Damn! Boss Lu really sells it for one yuan a portion! No way, I have to get a portion to try!"

"I want a portion too! One yuan is such a great deal, and it's made by Boss Lu himself; this cost-performance ratio is off the charts!"

"Boss Lu rarely runs special promotions; this opportunity is hard to come by! I want to buy one too!"

"I never thought I'd be able to buy something for one yuan at Boss Lu's place; I can't miss this!"

"This Honey Tremella Soup would cost over ten yuan at other restaurants; Boss Lu is being too generous, isn't he!"

For a while, the diners queuing in the hall discussed it one after another.

On the kitchen side, Lu Feng was ladling tremella soup with his head down.

The commotion at the counter in the hall reached his ears, and he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

He had long expected that this one-yuan-a-portion Honey Tremella Soup would definitely be very popular.

If nothing unexpected happened next, many of the diners behind would definitely buy it.

He had already started ladling the tremella soup from the pot into small bowls one by one, fully prepared.

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Li Wei and Chen Yao carried their trays and sat down at an empty table in the middle of the hall.

"This is the one-yuan-a-portion Honey Tremella Soup? Looks like a great deal!"

Li Wei nudged the small bowl of tremella soup in front of himself, picked up a spoon, and stirred it.

He had originally thought this one-yuan-a-portion special tremella soup would probably be as thin as clear soup and water when served.

Unexpectedly, this bowl of tremella soup before him was thick and substantial.

The milky-white tremella was crowded together like clouds in the small bowl, with a layer of translucent honey coating the surface, looking very beautiful.

Li Wei usually didn't like sweet food and rarely drank milk tea.

But now, staring at the tremella soup in the bowl, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva and couldn't help wanting to taste it.

Cooking emphasizes color, aroma, and taste; color is always what people notice first when eating.

Especially for a soup like Honey Tremella Soup whose aroma isn't that strong.

This good-looking bowl of Honey Tremella Soup first made Li Wei feel hungry visually.

Chen Yao beside him also carefully looked at her somewhat exquisite tremella soup, clicking her tongue in praise.

She had drunk this common soup at other restaurants and made it herself at home.

But no matter where she had drunk it, none looked as outstanding as this bowl before her.

Just looking at this bowl, one could feel it was full of gelatin; the honey didn't look poured on casually, but evenly wrapped around every piece of tremella, looking very carefully made.

Before they had even lifted their spoons, Zhu Chang at the neighboring table couldn't help but poke his head over, staring fixedly at the tremella soup before them.

"Brother, don't just keep looking; hurry up and taste it, see if this tremella soup tastes good?"

While speaking, Zhu Chang was secretly regretting it in his heart.

Just now when he was queuing, he only cared about today's roast duck and didn't notice today's new dishes at all.

The price of one yuan per portion was secondary; the key was that he hadn't been able to taste Boss Lu's new dish right away.

This made him regret it so much his intestines were turning green.

He didn't know either of these two people before him, and though he was usually thick-skinned, he was too embarrassed to open his mouth and directly ask for some to taste.

He could only watch them drink, feeling a bit of a sense of participation from the side.

"Yeah, you two try it quickly. Boss Lu's culinary skill is truly impressive; the taste of this Honey Tremella Soup must be good."

The diners at several surrounding tables who had also missed out on the Tremella Soup likewise put down their chopsticks and earnestly urged them.

"Baby, why not try this Honey Tremella Soup first?"

Urged by so many people, Li Wei, who had originally planned to eat the Fried Noodles first, raised his head to look at his girlfriend, seeking her opinion.

"Mm, let's try this Tremella Soup first. I don't know if it tastes as good as the one my mom stews at home."

Chen Yao nodded, then took the lead in picking up the spoon and gently scooped a spoonful in the bowl.

As soon as the spoon touched the Tremella in the bowl, she felt its soft tenderness.

A gentle lift brought up the thick Soup/Juice along with it, Honey hanging in fine threads at the edge of the spoon, as if it would drip down at any moment.

Chen Yao held the spoon with one hand and slowly brought it to her mouth.

Before it even entered her mouth, her nose caught a faint sweet fragrance.

It wasn't that cloying sugar taste, but the unique warm, clear sweetness of Honey, mixed with the refreshing quality of Tremella, smelling very Comfortable.

Chen Yao blew on the spoon, then sent it into her mouth.

Her tongue first tasted a faint sweetness, then she could faintly sense a trace of refreshing sourness.

Next came the soft, glutinous Tremella; as her teeth lightly chewed, there wasn't a bit of hard core inside, and it also had a bit of crisp, chewy texture.

The gelatinous substance full in the soup flowed in her mouth, slowly melting in her mouth.

After this mouthful, Chen Yao felt her mouth full of sweet fragrance, even her breath carried sweetness, and her appetite was completely opened.

The taste of this portion of Honey Tremella Soup greatly exceeded her expectations.

The taste was simply too perfect!