After Transmigration: Unexpectedly Wed the Ruthless Tycoon-Chapter 186 - 171 Dishes Impressions

"Why?" Gu Fuqiao was a bit surprised.

In this era, being a soldier is quite honorable! Even though the Chen Family originally belonged to the city, with decent economic conditions and all, Chen Bajin’s Old Chen was doing quite well in the military. Gu Fuqiao had even heard Yan Zhen Guo mention Old Chen at home. Yan Zhen Guo was a man of his word, so if he thought Old Chen was good, he must be good indeed!

Gu Fuqiao looked at Chen Bajin, puzzled, and Chen Bajin finally sighed and said to Gu Fuqiao, "It’s like this: before my brother got involved in scientific research, he could often spend time playing with me. Later, when he started doing research, though I was always with him, we had very little time to spend together on an everyday basis."

After hearing Chen Bajin’s words, Gu Fuqiao sighed softly. This might just be the helplessness of a family involved in scientific research. But actually, regardless of whether one is a part of such a family, even in later generations, if both spouses are busy working during the day, they only get to see each other at night. Moreover, being able to be together is already considered lucky.

Gu Fuqiao said to Chen Bajin, "Actually, you shouldn’t overthink it. Engaging in scientific research for the nation is an honorable thing. Besides, being together is already lucky. Think about those families who can’t be together; throughout the year, they might be able to count on one hand how many times they see their loved ones! And for those city families who have some spare time, it’s better. But for rural families, they are busy with field work and tending to their in-laws, certainly having no time for visiting."

Everything Gu Fuqiao said made sense, and Chen Bajin nodded in agreement. She added, "Actually, having you here, I’ve stopped thinking about these things because playing and chatting with you is great. In the past, without a playmate, I always felt a little down about the days spent with the troops."

Gu Fuqiao couldn’t help but laugh at these words, saying, "Well, it’s better now! I’m here with you, isn’t that great? No wait, it’s both of us keeping each other company!"

Hearing Gu Fuqiao’s words, Chen Bajin also laughed. At that moment, Su Jili came carrying dishes and, seeing them laughing heartily, quickly asked what was going on.

Gu Fuqiao laughed and teased Su Jili for being nosy, but Su Jili just seriously glanced at her without saying a word.

Thinking Su Jili might be upset, Gu Fuqiao was at a loss for words when suddenly Su Jili grinned and said, "Hey, when have I not been nosy?"

Hearing this, Gu Fuqiao laughed along and jokingly teased Su Jili a couple of times, then said, "You should hire more people here. Look, with every table’s business so good, the three of you can barely manage."

"We do need to, but there’s no rush. For now, the two or three of us can barely cope," Su Jili said as she placed the dish in front of Gu Fuqiao and the others. She added, "I’ll bring you another dish later. Let’s see what it is."

Since Su Jili already treated them, Gu Fuqiao quickly stopped him, saying, "Why bring so many dishes? Two or three dishes are completely enough, and anything more would just be wasted!"

"No worries. If you can’t finish, I’ll help you eat! I haven’t had lunch yet anyway," Su Jili said.

Gu Fuqiao nodded and said, "Alright, let’s all eat together then!"

Then, Su Jili went to bring more dishes.

After a while, Su Jili brought out all the dishes.

Originally, Chen Bajin had ordered three dishes, but Su Jili ended up bringing five. Gu Fuqiao looked at the tempting-looking dish in the middle and couldn’t help but ask Su Jili what it is.

With a bit of mystery, Su Jili said to Gu Fuqiao, "Try it and find out. Let me know later whether it’s good. This is a new dish; no other customer has tried it yet."

Upon hearing this, Chen Bajin’s eyes lit up, "So we’re the first customers to try this dish!"

"Exactly!" Su Jili nodded enthusiastically.

Gu Fuqiao examined the dish, feeling that it should have existed in later generations, but couldn’t recall what it was. She picked up her chopsticks, took a bite, finding it crispy, tender, and somewhat sweet.

Chen Bajin loved sweet food, so after tasting this dish, she immediately gave Su Jili an approving look, saying, "This dish is really delicious!"

Su Jili was pleased with this response, but seeing that Gu Fuqiao hadn’t commented, he looked in her direction.

Seeing Su Jili’s expectant look, Gu Fuqiao quickly raised a hand and said, "Wait! Let me think!"

Actually, the dish tasted really good, but Gu Fuqiao felt it was missing something; moreover, she had indeed tasted this dish before in later generations!

Su Jili nodded, and with anticipation looked at Gu Fuqiao.

Concentrating with closed eyes, Gu Fuqiao finally remembered!

She looked at Su Jili and said, "I got it!"

Gu Fuqiao put down her chopsticks and looked at Su Jili, saying, "You modeled this dish after the flavors from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, didn’t you?"

"How did you know?" Su Jili asked, looking at her with surprise.

Gu Fuqiao chuckled, thinking to herself, of course, she knew. Gu Fuqiao loved sweet and sour flavors, and dishes from Jiangsu and Zhejiang were just that, fitting her taste perfectly, so she particularly enjoyed places like Green Tea, Grandma’s House, and New Bailu.

Especially New Bailu, with its good value for money; she would never forget the sweet and sour ribs there, just five yuan per serving! Moreover, it offered a generous portion, and those plum-flavored peanuts were delightfully tasty!

However, these thoughts had to remain unsaid; after all, the original character had never left City C.

"My grandma loves Jiangsu and Zhejiang dishes, and fortunately, Sister Sun from my family can cook them, so that’s how I know!"

"Sister Sun, your family’s ’sister’ is quite talented!" Su Jili asked curiously.

Sister... 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Sister Sun was about the same age as Mrs. Li, but younger than grandma. However, since she stayed by grandma’s side, she was called sister instead of mom.

"Haha." Gu Fuqiao laughed, shook her head, then quickly changed the topic, "Do you feel this taste isn’t quite right?"

"Yes!" Su Jili, whose topic could easily be shifted, replied.

He said directly, "I once tasted dishes from Jiangsu and Zhejiang when there was a soldier from Zhejiang in the culinary team; I found his dishes very impressive, so I made this remembering that dish. However, I also felt the taste wasn’t quite right."