Chapter 368: Chapter 368: Shuiyunjian’s Grand Opening

From what Yang Fei said, Ding Xue could read between the lines.

"Do you guys come here to eat often?"

"Not really. It’s a new place we found recently. A friend brought us here. Boss, this restaurant is really good. You’ll understand once you’ve eaten."

Seeing Ding Xue and Yang Fei chatting, Mao Guangjian grew antsy. "Alright, you two, don’t interrupt my private meal with the Boss!"

Ding Xue smiled, ordered two dishes, and then asked Mao Guangjian if he wanted to add anything else.

Mao Guangjian was touched. ’The Boss really is the best woman in the world,’ he thought. ’She only ordered two vegetable dishes. She must not want me to spend too much money.’

But as a man, how could he be so cheap?

Mao Guangjian added fish with pickled greens, braised beef brisket, spicy smoked fish, and caramelized sweet potatoes.

He had also wanted to order the grilled fish, but it had to be killed and grilled to order, which would take too long. ’Next time I come here with the Boss,’ Mao Guangjian thought, ’I’ll order it in advance. I can have Boss Shen prepare it early so we won’t have to wait.’

Yang Fei and the others stopped making a nuisance of themselves, sat up properly, and made small talk.

Mao Guangjian rubbed his hands together and glanced at Ding Xue, who was sitting across from him. He wanted to say something to liven the atmosphere but was bad with words and didn’t know what to say, so he could only chuckle foolishly.

Ding Xue didn’t mind. Just then, Deng Ying brought each of them a glass of mint water. Ding Xue happened to be a little thirsty, so she took a small sip.

The moment the cool, refreshing mint water entered her mouth, Ding Xue immediately sensed something.

Her face filled with amazement. "This is..."

Mao Guangjian grinned. "Boss, that’s nothing. There’s even better stuff to come!"

Ding Xue’s lips parted slightly, her eyes filled with disbelief. ’An obscure little restaurant like this can actually have such magical food?’

And Mao Guangjian said there was even better stuff.

Before long, dishes began to arrive at both tables.

Looking at the dishes, which were perfect in color, aroma, and flavor, Ding Xue found her mouth watering.

She first picked up a piece of the braised beef brisket. The chunks of beef were the size of mahjong tiles and stewed to perfection. The slightly thick sauce slowly trickled down the grains of the meat.

It was very tempting.

Ding Xue took a small bite. The beef wasn’t stewed to the point of falling apart, but it was tender enough to bite through easily and simple to chew, the meat fibers still retaining their springiness.

As she chewed, the flavor of the beef burst forth, mixing with the perfectly balanced braising sauce to elevate the deliciousness to another level.

Delicious.

Incredibly delicious!

Ding Xue had eaten braised beef brisket at other restaurants before. It wasn’t that they were bad, but their quality didn’t even come close to a tenth of this place’s.

It was just a very common dish, yet to be able to produce such a stunning flavor was no easy feat.

Besides, the food at this restaurant wasn’t just delicious; it also had a peculiar effect.

Ding Xue felt an unprecedented calm wash over her Spiritual Sea, even better than the treatments she received at the hospital.

’What... What is this?’

’Could there be side effects?’

Ding Xue remembered a β sedative from the black market that could soothe a turbulent Spiritual Sea in a very short time, but its side effects were severe.

It was the equivalent of drinking poison to quench one’s thirst.

Yet, this β sedative was still impossible to find, even if you had the money.

People wouldn’t use the β sedative lightly, but in a crisis, it could save your life. As for the side effects that followed, that was up to fate.

"Boss, what’s wrong?" Mao Guangjian noticed Ding Xue had stopped eating after just one bite and quickly asked, "Are the dishes not to your liking?"

"No." Ding Xue’s expression was grave. "Aren’t you afraid there’s something wrong with this food?"

Mao Guangjian scratched the back of his head foolishly. "There’s no problem. We’ve eaten here two or three times, and there haven’t been any issues at all."

"What if there’s a long incubation period?"

For example, the side effects of the β sedative could lie dormant for ten days, half a month, or even longer.

"I don’t think so. Mo Bei said they’ve been eating at Boss Shen’s place for a long time." Mao Guangjian was simple-minded, especially when talking to the woman he idolized. "Boss Shen is even in a partnership with them. If there was a problem with the food, he wouldn’t have brought us here to eat."

"Mo Bei? Your friend from the Gale Mercenary Corps?"

"Yeah."

"Boss, just eat. Don’t worry, there won’t be any problems." Mao Guangjian put a piece of caramelized sweet potato on Ding Xue’s plate. "Didn’t you say you haven’t been feeling well lately? Are you feeling any better now?"

"I am." Ding Xue was still uneasy, but when she saw Yang Fei and the others at the next table eating without even looking up, and with the tempting aroma filling her nose, she couldn’t resist taking another bite.

Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, sweet and fragrant. Ding Xue thought the caramelized sweet potatoes were even more delicious than the braised beef.

After Shen Lu finished cooking for both tables, she told Deng Ying to keep an eye on the front of the house while she went to help cook the large-batch dishes.

’This shouldn’t be happening,’ she thought. ’The weather is great today, and the place is packed with people eating the quick-serve meals. So why are there so few customers ordering from the menu?’

She had a rule of only serving three tables of à la carte diners per day, but that didn’t mean only three groups of guests could show up to ask.

’If they can’t eat today, I can always take a reservation for tomorrow.’

Mo Bei, who had been roped into a last-minute mission by Xue Can, was also grumbling in discontent.

"On such a nice day, Boss, you actually made me go on a mission. You’re so heartless."

Xue Can shot him a sideways glance. "I’m on the mission too. What are you complaining about?"

"Sigh. I want to eat Boss Shen’s food."

"Haven’t you eaten enough of it?"

"It would be best if I could eat it every day."

"Heh."

’Didn’t he want that too?’

He wanted more than just to eat Shen Lu’s cooking. He wanted much more.

But the way Shen Lu had silently dealt with the four troublemakers yesterday had been a wake-up call. Shen Lu was no ordinary young woman.

She had many secrets he didn’t know about and was much more capable than he had thought.

’I have to become more outstanding to be worthy of standing by her side.’

’I need to take on more missions, save more money, train harder, and improve myself.’

「Meanwhile, Shen Lan’s Shuiyunjian was finally open for business.」

Li Zexing merely went through the motions.

He really just showed up for a moment before leaving at the speed of light.

He completely ignored the scheduled ribbon-cutting, and there was nothing Shen Lan could do about it.

After all, she had gone through Lin Xin and put in a great deal of effort to persuade him to attend the opening.

It was only because Lin Xin was supposed to come that Li Zexing had reluctantly agreed to the ribbon-cutting.

Now, Lin Xin was pregnant and had been ordered by Li Long to stay home and rest. She wasn’t allowed to go anywhere, let alone a crowded event like a grand opening.

That was why Li Zexing dared to be so perfunctory.

Pan Junru and a few of her friends chased after Li Zexing’s car, their faces a picture of bewilderment.

"Xiao Lan, why did Brother Xing just leave? Wasn’t he supposed to do the ribbon-cutting?"

"..." Shen Lan was annoyed but had to suppress her temper and explain, "He’s been busy filming lately. The director probably called him back."

Pan Junru and her friends were simple-minded girls. They didn’t doubt Shen Lan and were even thrilled.

"That’s true. Brother Xing is an A-list celebrity, so his schedule is super packed. It’s already great that he could even show his face."

"I’m so happy I got to see him up close!"

"Do you think he’ll come to Shuiyunjian to eat in the future? Junru, Junru, if he comes to eat here, you have to tell me, okay~"

"Tell me too! I promise I’ll just look. I won’t do anything."

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