Women are really petty! Wei Shu thought to himself. It was just that Third Master had pushed the young master away last time. Did she really need to hold such a grudge? Humph, when she fell in love with Third Master in the future and then got dumped by him, he'd like to see if she'd still act so high - and - mighty.
"I can pay!" Wei Shu said. "I can pay you according to the prices of the best restaurants in Haicheng!"
"Well, I think my cooking skills are on par with those of a chef in a five - star Michelin restaurant. If you really want to pay, please pay according to the standards of a five - star Michelin restaurant." Xu Zixi smiled innocently and spoke in a gentle voice, but her words almost made Wei Shu choke on his saliva.
What? How could she be so boastful?! Five - star Michelin restaurant chef level? Who gave her the confidence?!
Although Wei Shu tried his best to control his expression, his eyes still betrayed his disbelief.
Xu Zixi shrugged. "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. I'm going to have dinner with my baby. Bye."
Wei Shu reached out his hand. "Wait a minute!"
Wei Shu said painfully, "I'll pay."
Xu Zixi reluctantly said, "Well, I'll have to eat less then."
In the end, Wei Shu paid 20,000 yuan and returned to Yan Yincheng with a small portion of sweet and sour spare ribs, a small bowl of miso soup, and a palm - sized custard. But truth be told, although the price was a bit high, the taste and appearance were really mouth - watering. Wei Shu had to swallow hard to restrain the impulse to reach for the spare ribs.
The steaming food was right in front of them. The aroma smelled up close was even more enticing than when it was being cooked. Yan Yincheng tightened his grip on the chopsticks, picked up a piece of spare rib following the smell, and put it into his mouth.
Wei Shu's heart skipped a beat. The next second, he saw Yan Yincheng spit out something.
Did it fail again?
But when he took a closer look, it wasn't meat but a bone! Third Master had eaten it! Wei Shu stared with wide eyes in disbelief. The most picky Third Master in the world, whom even most top - level chefs couldn't please, had actually eaten the sweet and sour spare ribs made by the fake daughter of the Yuan family?!
Yan Yincheng immediately showed Wei Shu with his actions. Yes. He had eaten, and he had eaten every single piece!
This sweet and sour spare ribs was truly amazing! Although the quality of the ingredients was not top - notch, the chef had used special processing methods to improve the texture of the meat. It was not only extremely soft and glutinous but also got rid of the unique fishy smell of meat. And the sauce wrapped around the spare ribs was hand - made from fresh tomatoes. The sweetness of the honey was just right. The sweet, sour, and savory flavors simultaneously hit Yan Yincheng's picky taste buds and soothed his aching stomach.
After finishing the spare ribs, he began to taste the custard. The custard felt as Q - elastic as pudding in his mouth. He didn't know how it was made, but when he took a bite, the aroma of eggs, milk, osmanthus, and honey burst out at the same time, hitting the top of his head and stimulating the brain to secrete dopamine that made people happy. After swallowing it all, the frown on Yan Yincheng's forehead that had been there all along finally relaxed.
Next was the miso soup. After gulping it down, Yan Yincheng sighed -
So delicious! So fresh! So good!
Master Yan was still craving more.
"Third Master, how do you like it?" Wei Shu watched Yan Yincheng finish all the food. As if not willing to accept it, he still asked. Could it be that the fake daughter of the Yuan family really had cooking skills comparable to those of a five - star Michelin chef?
Yan Yincheng was silent for a while and then said, "Is that all?" It wasn't even enough to fill his teeth.
That small amount of food cost 20,000 yuan! And the lady had made it for herself and her child. If she gave it all to you, what would the child eat? Wei Shu complained in his heart, but on his lips, he said, "Miss Yuan gave you her share."
Yan Yincheng was silent again. No matter how dissatisfied he was, he didn't have the nerve to snatch food from two children. But...
"Get ready. Fly to Fengcheng in two hours."
Two hours later, Yan Yincheng's private plane landed at Fengcheng Airport. Then, a car carried Yan Yincheng and the others straight to the landmark building in the center of Fengcheng, the Imperial Palace Building, under the cover of night. Fengcheng was brightly lit at night. On the top floor of the Imperial Palace Building, Xie Shi, the top - notch chef in Fengcheng, received the travel - weary Yan Yincheng.
Yes, the top chef in Fengcheng was a woman, and she was also the best friend of Yan Yincheng's mother. Yan Yincheng had grown up eating the food she cooked. In the whole country C, only she could satisfy Master Yan's picky taste buds.
However, today, Xie Shi noticed that Yan Yincheng didn't seem to enjoy his food as much as usual. Instead, he seemed a bit absent - minded.
"A Cheng, what's wrong? Is the food I cooked today not to your taste?"
Yan Yincheng didn't expect that the meal he had in Haicheng would have such a great impact on him. Even though he was now in Fengcheng and tried to use the taste of other ingredients to cover up the amazing taste of the food he had eaten before, it was still in vain.
He used to think that Xie Shi's cooking skills were unmatched in country C. But now, when eating the deep - sea salmon she had just cooked, he felt that something was off.
It wasn't that it wasn't delicious, but it just lacked an indescribable flavor.
"No, Aunt Shi. I'm just thinking about something." Yan Yincheng said.
"I heard from your mother that you volunteered to your father to go to Haicheng to be in charge of the bay project with the Pei family. So, is the project in Haicheng not going smoothly? Have you encountered any difficulties?" Facing this man she had watched grow up, Xie Shi always felt more pity in her heart.
In the whole Fengcheng... no, in the whole country C, it was probably impossible to find a second person who was more handsome than Yan Yincheng. Why did it have to be his eyes that had problems...
Sigh.
Yan Yincheng said, "No. The project in Haicheng is still in the preliminary preparation stage, and everything is going smoothly."
"If it's not a business matter, then it must be an emotional one?" Xie Shi laughed. "Have you taken a fancy to a girl in Haicheng?"
Yan Yincheng suddenly stood up and said to Xie Shi, "Sorry, Aunt Shi. I still have something to do, so I'll leave first."
"Hey - A Cheng, you've hardly eaten anything, and you're leaving now?" Xie Shi tried to persuade him to stay, but Yan Yincheng had already strode away following Wei Shu.
The elevator slowly descended from the top floor of the Imperial Palace Building. Wei Shu was standing in front of the glass on the other side of the elevator, admiring the beautiful and spectacular night view of Fengcheng, when he heard Yan Yincheng say behind him:
"Get ready. Go back to Haicheng immediately."
"Go now?!" Wei Shu was shocked. This was too hasty! By the time they reached Haicheng, it would almost be dawn! What on earth was Third Master doing by traveling back and forth like this?
Yan Yincheng said coldly, "Stop talking nonsense."
He wasn't going back just to eat the breakfast cooked by that woman. Absolutely not!