readbooksol Chapter 82 I can't even imagine how amazing yesterday's shredded pork with garlic sauce wa
Chapter 82 I can't even imagine how amazing yesterday's shredded pork with garlic sauce wa
"Clang—"
The heavy wooden door was pushed open, and three young girls appeared in the doorway.
Walking at the front was Lin Xiaoyu. Today she was wearing a beige knit sweater and had her hair tied in a high ponytail, making her look youthful and energetic.
However, before she could even step into the store, two girls behind her grabbed her by the back of her collar, one on each side, like picking up chicks.
"Lin Xiaoyu, if you dare to secretly start eating again today, our twenty-year friendship is over!"
The girl who spoke was Su Su, with neat short hair and a pair of round eyes that were full of "anger". As she spoke, she reached out and pinched Lin Xiaoyu's waist.
"Exactly! What was the meaning behind those pictures you posted on WeChat Moments yesterday? Were you taking revenge on society late at night?"
Yuanyuan, who was on the other side, also came over. She was a little chubby, with rosy cheeks, and was muttering something.
"After I finished working overtime yesterday, all I could think about was that plate of bright red shredded pork with garlic sauce."
When we arrived by taxi, Mr. Chen's place was already completely dark.
"And you, with your mouth full of grease from eating so early in the morning, still dare to send us videos to tempt us!"
Lin Xiaoyu was sandwiched between her two best friends, laughing so hard she could barely stand up straight. She quickly begged for mercy:
"Oh, I admit I was wrong, okay?"
I dragged you all out of bed first thing this morning!
Look, it's only nine o'clock! We're definitely the first wave!
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Chen Feng looked up and a gentle smile appeared on his face.
"Little Fish Girl, you're here! What a perfect time to arrive."
"Brother Chen!" Lin Xiaoyu's eyes lit up when she saw Chen Feng, as if she had seen a savior.
"Please help me judge this. These two guys have been nagging me ever since I left home. My ears are about to fall off."
When Mengmeng saw Lin Xiaoyu, she immediately ran over with her short legs.
"Sister Little Fish!"
Mengmeng hugged Lin Xiaoyu's leg tightly, her little face full of excitement, "Did you bring those two older sisters from last time again today?"
"Mengmeng, my sweetie!" Lin Xiaoyu squatted down, affectionately rubbed Mengmeng's head, and pointed to the two people behind her, introducing them, "I forgot to introduce them last time. This is Sister Susu, and that is Sister Yuanyuan."
They were so hungry for your father's cooking last night that they couldn't sleep all night, and they've come here today specifically to "get revenge."
When Su Su and Yuan Yuan saw Meng Meng, their fierce expressions instantly vanished, and their eyes were filled with tenderness.
"Oh my, it's even cuter up close." Su Su also squatted down, took a piece of chocolate from her pocket, and waved it.
"Mengmeng, your older sister will be here to support your dad's business every day from now on. Could you let her have a little more meat?"
"That won't do." Mengmeng shook her little head seriously.
"Dad said that each portion is predetermined, and it has to be fair."
However... Mengmeng could pour her older sister an extra glass of water!
The three girls burst into laughter at Mengmeng's "fair" little adult-like demeanor, and the store was instantly filled with a joyful atmosphere.
Lin Xiaoyu stood up, intending to pull her best friend inside, but her gaze swept over the room casually and she suddenly froze.
Instead of seeing Zhang Qiang's familiar figure, they saw a strange man.
The man had extremely handsome features and exuded an air of nobility.
"Huh?" Lin Xiaoyu tilted her head, looking around curiously. "Brother Chen, where's Brother Qiang? Why are they different today?"
Chen Feng glanced at Su Chen and explained with a smile, "He had something to do today."
This is Su Chen, our new employee. He'll be in charge of greeting customers at the front.
When Su Chen heard Chen Feng mention his name, he nodded to Lin Xiaoyu and the others.
"Hello." Su Chen's voice was very soft. Although she tried her best to be polite, a hint of nervousness could still be seen in her eyes.
This was the first customer he encountered in the everyday world.
"Hi there, handsome." Su Su, an outgoing person, couldn't help but whisper in Yuan Yuan's ear.
"Wow, Brother Chen is really hiding something here. Even the waiters are so good-looking?"
"This isn't a place to eat, it's a place to cleanse our eyes."
Su Chen heard this subtle teasing, and the tips of her ears involuntarily turned red.
He quickly turned around, took a few clean glasses from the counter next to him, and started pouring water into them.
Lin Xiaoyu didn't think much of it. She quickly walked to the cashier and saw the small blackboard that Chen Feng had just put there.
The menu for today was written neatly in white chalk:
Today's featured dish: Braised beef brisket with potatoes
Price: 58 yuan/serving
Supply: Limited to 100 units, while supplies last.
Opening hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. (Reservations are not accepted. Please take care of the rabbit artwork on the wall.)
"58 yuan?" Yuanyuan leaned closer, looked at the price on the blackboard, and subconsciously stuck out her tongue.
"Brother Chen, you've raised prices pretty fast! Wasn't the shredded pork with garlic sauce only 38 yesterday?"
Before Chen Feng could speak, Lin Xiaoyu slapped Yuanyuan on the back:
"What do you know! Yesterday it was pork, today it's beef brisket!"
Don't you even know how much beef brisket costs per pound in the supermarket these days?
"And smell this stuff, can Chen Ge's stuff compare to those fast food restaurants outside?"
At this moment, the rich aroma of meat in the air was continuously wafting into the nostrils of the three people.
The taste was like a hook, irresistibly tempting their appetites.
"Brother Chen, stop talking now, give us one each!" Su Su pulled out her phone.
"We must make up for all the losses we suffered yesterday!"
"Ding—" "Ding—" "Ding—"
As the three crisp notification sounds of the account being credited rang, Su Chen's palms were surprisingly sweaty.
He glanced back at Chen Feng, who gave him a "relax" gesture.
"Received, please have a seat, I'll be right there." Su Chen's voice became more steady.
The three girls sat down around a square table, and Mengmeng, like a dutiful little tail, placed a neat tissue for each of them.
"Sister Little Fish, the beef stew Daddy made today smells so good!" Mengmeng leaned over the table, winking mysteriously.
"I just saw that the soup was bright red, and the potatoes had all become soft and mushy."
"Did you hear that?" Yuanyuan swallowed hard, staring at the empty desk.
"I feel like I could bite a piece off this table right now."
Just then, Su Chen came out carrying a tray.
Three large white porcelain bowls were neatly arranged on the tray, each one filled to the brim. Even before they got close, the overwhelming aroma stunned the three of them.
"Your braised beef brisket with potatoes, please enjoy."
Su Chen carefully placed the bowls in front of each person.
This was his first order, and he moved very steadily, afraid of spilling a single drop of soup.
In that large white porcelain bowl, the thick, reddish-brown broth flowed like amber.
The large chunks of beef brisket were stewed until they were almost splitting open, with a ring of translucent tendons around the edges, glistening with an enticing sheen of oil.
The golden potato chunks had completely absorbed the broth, and their surfaces were coated with a powdery texture, making them look incredibly soft and tender.
Each serving also comes with a bowl of white rice piled up like a spire.
"Oh my god..."
Yuanyuan let out a groan. She first brought her face close to the bowl and took a deep breath, then suddenly raised her head and looked at Lin Xiaoyu with a resentful expression.
"Lin Xiaoyu, I think I really have to break off our friendship."
"Huh?" Lin Xiaoyu picked up her spoon, looking bewildered. "What now?"
"The braised beef brisket with potatoes smells so good today, I can't even imagine how amazing the shredded pork with garlic sauce was yesterday." Yuanyuan looked at the beef brisket in front of her, her eyes almost red.
"Stop talking nonsense and eat!" Su Su couldn't wait any longer. She scooped up a trembling piece of beef brisket with her spoon, blew on it to cool it down, and stuffed it into her mouth.
At that moment, Su Su froze completely.
Her eyes slowly closed, her cheeks twitched slightly, and then an extremely blissful, almost hallucinatory smile spread across her face.
"Ugh... Ugh!!!"
Su Su called out indistinctly, pointing at the bowl while frantically banging on the table.
"How is it? How is it?" Yuan Yuan hurriedly scooped up a piece of potato and put it in her mouth.
The moment a potato enters your mouth, you don't need to chew it at all.
The rich meaty flavor and the sweet taste of potatoes, when gently touched on the tip of the tongue, transformed into a warm sensation that slid directly down the throat into the stomach.
"This potato...it's sentient!" Yuanyuan exclaimed in surprise. "It smells even better than meat! It's absorbed all the meat juices; every bite is pure essence!"
Looking at her two best friends' naive and unworldly demeanor, Lin Xiaoyu felt both smug and a little guilty.
She originally thought that yesterday's shredded pork with garlic sauce was the best she could imagine, but she never expected that the beef brisket stewed by Boss Chen would take a completely different approach.
If shredded pork with garlic sauce is a spirited and lively young woman, then braised beef brisket with potatoes is a dignified and steady elder.
That rich, comforting flavor makes you feel like every cell in your body is cheering with every bite.
Lin Xiaoyu picked up a piece of beef brisket with tendons and put it in her mouth.
The transparent fascia had long been tamed by the heat, becoming soft, chewy, and elastic. With a gentle touch, the sticky texture of collagen clung to the lips and teeth.
The beef inside has a delicate, stringy texture, fully absorbing the flavors of soy sauce and spices, and is not dry at all.
"Brother Chen!"
As Su Su shoveled large mouthfuls of rice into her mouth, she shouted towards the kitchen.
"Do you still hire dishwashers here? I don't want to go to work anymore, I just want to stay by this pot all day, even if it's just to smell the aroma!"
Chen Feng leaned against the kitchen doorway, watching the three girls eating with rosy cheeks, and shook his head with a smile: "That won't do, I already have two helpers here, any more and it will be too crowded."
"Sigh..." Yuanyuan sighed deeply. She poured the last bit of thick soup in the spoon onto the white rice, mixing it into a bowl of bright red meat soup rice.
She shoveled a large mouthful of rice into her mouth, then turned to look at Lin Xiaoyu, her voice almost overflowing with resentment.
"Lin Xiaoyu, the more I think about it, the angrier I get."
"What's wrong with you now, Grandma?" Lin Xiaoyu looked at her helplessly.
"Why didn't you call us yesterday?" Yuanyuan pointed to the half-empty bowl. "The thought of missing out on another delicious treat makes my heart ache so much I can't breathe!"
"Yes!" Su Su echoed, carefully dividing the last piece of meat in her bowl in half.
"Thinking about the cold salad I ate at the office yesterday, and then looking at this bowl of meat today, I'm so angry I could eat a whole bowl of it."
Lin Xiaoyu blushed a little at their comments and quickly put the garlic clove she had just peeled into their bowls:
"Alright, alright, food can't shut you up. I promise from now on, whenever Brother Chen opens the door, I'll definitely call you all over, is that alright?"
"That's more like it." Su Su sniffed and glanced at Su Chen, who was wiping the table.
"Hey, handsome Su, does Boss Chen have any more of these delicious secret recipes? Could you give me a sneak peek?"
Su Chen was a little stunned by the question. He glanced at Chen Feng, then turned to Su Su and gave her a slightly more natural smile.
"Actually... I just joined too." Su Chen pointed towards the kitchen. "Brother Chen's cooking skills surprise me every day. I'm also waiting for tomorrow's menu."
However, I'm sure anything Brother Chen makes can't be wrong.
Soon, the three of them, having eaten and drunk their fill, left with satisfied expressions.
Mengmeng waved her chubby little hands and stood at the door calling out, "Sister, take care, come again tomorrow."
The shop returned to its brief tranquility. Mengmeng sat back down at the cashier, diligently counting her chubby fingers.
"One, two, three... Dad! There are ninety-seven left!"
Chen Feng watched his daughter's earnest back as she walked away, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Just then, more footsteps could be heard outside the store.