「In the restaurant.」

After resting enough, Shen Jiayue rubbed her stomach and stood up, ready to go back to the audit office. Although her stomach was still a bit full, she knew her colleagues were still hungry. She couldn't let them wait too long.

Just as she slung her bag over her shoulder, Lin Xu came over with a takeout portion of black bean sauce steamed chicken.

"This is Uncle Tan's favorite black bean sauce steamed chicken. Take it to him."

"Okie dokie!"

After Shen Jiayue left, Grandpa Gao also got busy with his live stream.

With his phone in hand, Lin Xu stepped to the door and used the time before customers arrived to call his mother, Chen Meijuan, to tell her about meeting the parents.

As soon as she heard that her son had met the parents, Chen Meijuan immediately asked, "How do you feel about Yueyue's parents, son? Did they look down on you for being an outsider?"

"No, Uncle Shen and Aunt Han are both very nice. Yesterday they even bought me a whole bunch of clothes. Those short-sleeved shirts cost over a thousand yuan each; I'm hesitant to even wear them to work..."

Lin Xu hadn't expected his mother-in-law's clothes to be so expensive. People from different social classes really do have different views on spending.

Hearing that the prospective in-laws treated her son well, Chen Meijuan finally felt relieved, "That's good, that's good. Did you thank them? You were always shy as a child, and now that your parents aren't by your side, remember to be sweet-mouthed and not to offend them..."

Lin Xu didn't know when it started, but he felt his mother had become more and more nagging.

Someone once said, "When you find your parents nagging, it means you have grown up and need to protect them from the elements."

Lin Xu felt this was very true.

He talked about making Almond Tofu yesterday, and Chen Meijuan immediately grew unhappy, "They bought you clothes, and you just made Almond Tofu? That won't do! Ask Yueyue in secret what her mother likes to eat. Make something for your future mother-in-law. If there's anything you're not sure about, ask your master or me..."

After listening to his mother's nagging, Lin Xu reminded her and his father to take care of their health. The temperature difference between day and night in the mountains was large, so he told them to keep warm.

It was only when Panda came to pick up his boxed meal that he hung up the phone.

「Back in the restaurant.」

Lin Xu sent a message to his schoolmate Shen, "I really liked the clothes your mother bought yesterday. Does she have any favorite foods that she usually likes? I'd like to make something to thank her."

Soon, Shen Jiayue sent a message back on WeChat, "Anything I secretly keep in my room, she likes!"

Lin Xu: ???????

Can't you give me some constructive advice?

He then asked, "What does my mother-in-law like to eat at home?"

"Probably fresh meat wontons. She loves Aunt Liu's fresh meat wontons the most; she has to eat them at least two or three times a month. Sometimes when she gets off work late, my dad will even bring them to the hospital in a thermal container."

Fresh meat wontons?

If it were any other dish, Lin Xu might not have been able to make it. But this was simple. Because he now possessed Excellent Level Dough Mixing Skill, Excellent Level Filling Skill, and Excellent Level Filling Skill. With these three skills combined, making a simple fresh meat wonton was easy peasy.

Lin Xu planned to start preparing once the lunch rush was over, so that by the time his mother-in-law came in the evening, he could cook her a bowl and let her taste his craftsmanship.

It wasn't long after Panda left with his boxed meal that customers began to arrive for lunch one after another.

"Boss Lin, is there a new dish recently?" Yue Liyue, eating his bowl of braised pork rice, curiously asked Lin Xu. Yesterday, when he came to eat, he had smelled the savory scent of chicken and thought he'd be able to try it today. But it turned out not to be available. The restaurant still had the same few dishes, not even the trial service meals for regular customers.

Lin Xu said, "There will be a dish of black bean sauce steamed chicken this afternoon, but there's a limited quantity. If you want to try it, you should come early."

"Steamed chicken? With black bean sauce? I must come and try it!" Yue Liyue had no resistance to such dishes, especially one made by Lin Xu. He was even looking forward to it so much that he seriously set a reminder alarm on his phone.

「At three o'clock in the afternoon.」

After a rest, Lin Xu arrived at the restaurant. He began to prepare the fresh meat wontons his mother-in-law liked.

Fresh meat wontons are a family dish suitable for all ages, made all over the country, characterized by their savory soup and smooth skin with a fragrant filling.

In order to make the filling taste better and more flavorful, Lin Xu specifically went to the dry goods store at the market and bought a jar of premium large dried shrimp. These were a special type, larger than ordinary dried shrimp. In coastal regions, dried shrimp are made by shelling sea shrimp, then curing and drying the meat. Among these, the largest ones with a more vibrant red color are considered a superior grade—the kind Lin Xu had purchased. They are the choicest among all dried shrimp. The savory flavor of these premium large dried shrimp is more intense, and it's better for making fillings than fresh shrimp or frozen shrimp.

Lin Xu took a handful of the large dried shrimp and soaked them in clear water.

Next, he started to mix the dough. He added half a teaspoon of salt, two eggs, and a bit of baking soda to the high-gluten flour, then stirred it with warm water to form dough flakes before kneading it into a ball and letting it rest in a dough basin. The purpose of adding baking soda was to make the dough wrapper softer and smoother.

While the dough was resting, Lin Xu chopped some Scallion and Ginger strips into a large bowl, poured in some cool boiled water, added a small spoonful of salt, and then squeezed them several times, allowing the essence of the Scallion and Ginger to seep into the water. This would yield scallion and ginger water, a necessary ingredient for wonton filling.

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