Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 264 - 255: Don’t Tell Me You’ve Got the ’Sheep’?

Chapter 264: Chapter 255: Don’t Tell Me You’ve Got the ’Sheep’?

Nighttime, a bright moon hung in the sky, its silvery light illuminating the earth.

In the Presidential Suite of the Redison Hotel.

On the oversized LCD TV, a football match was playing.

But no one was watching.

Li Chengzhan poured himself a glass of red wine and walked to the window ledge in the living room, overlooking the prosperous cityscape below.

Outside, the city was brightly lit, and the traffic flowed incessantly.

However, Li Chengzhan had no time to admire it.

His mind was filled with delicious thoughts of the braised pig trotters, honeyed ham, Dongpo pork, and yellow croaker noodles from the Delicious Restaurant.

Just thinking about them made his belly, which was just full, feel hungry again...

He took a sip of the red wine in his hand, hoping to alleviate his craving.

But his beloved red wine just didn’t taste as good anymore!

"Sigh!"

He sighed helplessly and suddenly thought: "Oh right, the old man’s birthday is coming up soon. Let’s see if I can book out Boss Huang’s little shop and take the old man there for a meal."

"But I must take the time now to get on good terms with Boss Huang first."

The thought of bringing the old man to Boss Huang’s store to eat all sorts of delicacies and longevity noodles on his birthday excited him immensely.

Such delicious food, the old man must taste it too!

"Buzzzz~"

Just then, his phone buzzed continuously, pulling him back from his thoughts.

He picked up the phone to have a look.

It was messages from the group chat.

The people in this group were all from the same circle.

They all had the same tastes and could hang out together easily.

The group’s chat, as usual, was lively, with 99+ new messages.

[Floating Through a Sea of Flowers]: Brothers, the colorful nightlife begins, see you at the regular spot tonight, let’s get hyped...

[Drink Pal]: Alright, on my way, see you at the regular spot!

[Five Romantics]: See you at the regular spot +1!

[So Handsome Even God Faints]: See you at the regular spot +2!

[Crowds of Officials in the Capital]: See you at the regular spot +10!

[Floating Through a Sea of Flowers]: Huh? Where’s the usually eager Young Master Li? How can we miss out on Young Master Li for this event? @[Li Chengzhan]Hurry up and roll out here quickly.

[Crowds of Officials in the Capital]: Yeah, how can we be without Young Master Li! @[Li Chengzhan]Hurry up and roll out here quickly! As for that kid Jiang Chao, I won’t mention him, mentioning is useless, he won’t come to these events anyway.

Seeing his friends tagging him like crazy in the group, Li Chengzhan smiled and pressed the voice button.

He sent two voice messages back-to-back.

[Li Chengzhan]: You all must be itching for a beating, telling me to roll out like that.

[Li Chengzhan]: Brothers, I can’t make it tonight. Have fun, and next time I’ll treat to make up for it.

[Floating Through a Sea of Flowers]: Young Master Li, this is so unlike you! You’re not sheepish, are you?

[Li Chengzhan]: Can you think any better of me? I’m just here in Wenling and too lazy to drive over.

[Crowds of Officials in the Capital]: I get it, Young Master Li, you’re out of town hitting on girls, getting lucky under the moonlight!

Li Chengzhan: "..."

Is that really how you see me?

Considering himself a model citizen, he quickly responded via voice.

[Li Chengzhan]: What the heck do you understand anyway! I’m purely here for the food.

[Crowds of Officials in the Capital]: ???

[Floating Through a Sea of Flowers]: What? You went all the way to Wenling just for food? Is it worth it?

What?

You ask him if it’s worth going to Wenling just for food, is it worth it?

The answer is definitely yes!

He even felt that going to Wenling every single day of the year was worth it.

In any case, he could never get tired of eating Boss Huang’s dishes!

Honestly, he was a bit reluctant to leave Wenling.

[Li Chengzhan]: Brothers, I can responsibly tell you, it’s totally worth it!

[Li Chengzhan]: Once you taste the dishes from this place called Delicious Restaurant, you’ll understand it’s totally worth it. I’m telling you, even though this place is in West City Old Street of Wenling City, it’s not a big shop, and the decor is very simple, but overall it’s clean and the food tastes amazing.

[Li Chengzhan]: Just standing in the shop, you can smell all sorts of aromas that will make you subconsciously swallow your saliva. The dishes are varied but surprisingly delicious, especially the braised items which are so fragrant and flavorful, it’s incredible! The shrimp for the oil-braised prawns might be average in size, but they’re very tasty, with crispy skin and tender meat after frying, having a natural prawn freshness, dipping in the sauce instantly awakens your taste buds. Pair it with smooth nourishing fish soup, and it’s so good you can’t stop eating. And the honeyed ham from this restaurant is different from others, they use whole blocks of ham, perfectly cooked, making it more flavorful and substantial in texture...

[Floating Through a Sea of Flowers]: Is it really that good?

[Crowds of Officials in the Capital]: Well, it’s Young Master Li recommending it, otherwise, I wouldn’t believe it.

[Drink Pal]: What the heck~ Young Master Li, you got me craving it now...

[So Handsome Even God Faints]: I’m so curious, how good is this place’s food that Young Master Li can’t stop praising it!

[Crowds of Officials in the Capital]: Great, this place has successfully caught my attention! Brothers, how about this... let’s drive over tomorrow and taste the delicacies Young Master Li mentioned, how about that?

[Floating Through a Sea of Flowers]: Sounds good! Let’s go, and see if it’s really as good as Young Master Li says.

[Crowds of Officials in the Capital]: Then let’s meet at 7 AM on Minzhi Road tomorrow, don’t be late!

[Floating Through a Sea of Flowers]: Sure, see you at 7 AM on Minzhi Road!

Li Chengzhan had a very good reputation among this group of brothers, the things he recommended, whether food or otherwise, were generally excellent.

So for the most part, they didn’t doubt what he said.

The key was that the food he talked about was all simple enough to be found anywhere.

This kind of food, you could say, is something nine out of ten people have eaten.

And the more ordinary and common the food, the harder it is to stand out.

But from another perspective, for such ordinary food to make Li Chengzhan speak so highly of it, it must be truly extraordinary.

That’s why they were eager to try it.

Seeing this, Li Chengzhan quickly dropped a location pin in the group and tossed his phone onto the sofa, preparing to watch the game.

Just as he put it down.

The phone rang.

He picked it up and saw it was a message from Jiang Chao.

[Jiang Chao]: Chengzhan, is the chef of this Delicious Restaurant really that skilled?

This was a roundabout way of trying to figure out if his own cooking compared to Boss Huang’s, who would be better!

Li Chengzhan understood but didn’t say it.

Thinking although Jiang Chao wasn’t much older than Boss Huang, the most talented chef as he was known, still had a gap from Boss Huang.

[Li Chengzhan]: Oh, Jiang Chao, you’ve finally popped up? Seems like only matters of cuisine and culinary skills can get you interested!

[Jiang Chao]: You know it, now answer my question.

[Li Chengzhan]: Boss Huang’s culinary skills are naturally extraordinary, even compared to your family’s patriarch, they’re unparalleled...

That evaluation was honestly high!

Originally, he wanted to ask Li Chengzhan a bit about how Boss Huang’s culinary skills compared to his own. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

But now, with that answer, there was no need to ask further.

To avoid awkwardness.

Of course, this piqued his curiosity even more, wanting to taste Boss Huang’s dishes.

Thus...

He decided, tomorrow at 7 AM, to meet them on Minzhi Road. Then they would head to West City Old Street in Wenling City to taste the food at this restaurant.

He would also take the opportunity to verify if Boss Huang’s cooking was indeed better than that of their family’s patriarch, as Li Chengzhan mentioned.