Chapter 214 - 214 Freeloading

214 Freeloading

“Jiyan, it seems that you haven’t changed your habit of eating secretly after so many years.” Doctor Zhou pushed open the door and entered confidently. He immediately saw Doctor Sun, whose hair and beard had turned white. “I heard everything on the way in. I didn’t expect that even Jiyan would be led astray by you.”

Upon hearing Doctor Zhou’s voice, Zhao Zhan stood up to welcome him. “Doctor Zhou, you made it.”

Doctor Sun had already quickly picked up the meat and placed it in the bowl. His mouth was scalded so badly that he didn’t dare to close it, nor was he willing to spit it out. “This meal is a delicacy to eat in winter. ”

“Doctor Zhou.” Sun Jiyan stood up and bowed. Then, he looked at his master helplessly. “Master, please give me a piece.”

Seeing that everyone had already started eating, Doctor Zhou hurriedly greeted everyone and sat down to pick up the bowl and chopsticks. Seeing this, Jiaojiao beckoned for Fang Tianliu and Li Xiangjun to sit down as well. She sat beside Zhao Zhan and used the public chopsticks to pick up a small bowl of meat for them.

“Let me boil some vegetables for you.”

The atmosphere at the table was lively. The group of people was panting non-stop from the spiciness, but the chopsticks in their hands still reached out for the food.

It was snowing heavily outside the door, while the inside was steaming hot.

Everyone’s face was red, and their foreheads were covered in sweat.

Jiaojiao was the only one who barely reached out with her chopsticks to fight for the meat. Zhao Zhan took good care of her and also fed himself until he was full.

“Zhao Zhan, you have an interesting taste in cooking. I can smell that you’ve added a few calming herbs to it. Not bad, not bad.”

Doctor Sun was eating without any care for his image as he held his stomach and slumped in his chair. Doctor Zhou was busy fighting with him and accidentally ate a little too much. Even Sun Jiyan, who was always gentle, was sitting with a satisfied look.

“Zhao Zhan,” Fang Tianliu took a piece of tofu and put it in the pot to cook. Now that he was full, he was too lazy to even use his brain. “When will we eat this again next time?”

Although Li Xiangjun was dressed as a man, she was still a girl and could barely maintain her image. “It would be great if this thing could be sold in the shop. It’s cold now and my father’s inn doesn’t have much business. Our shop is better off with spicy soup. The other shops on this street have not been having many customers recently either.”

Zhao Zhan already had an idea in mind. He nodded when he heard this. “I do have an idea. I’ll discuss it with you later.”

Jiaojiao knew that Zhao Zhan wasn’t going to sell hotpot.

What he wanted to sell was similar to the combination of modern spicy hot pot and rice noodles. A layer of hot chili oil can be used to maintain the temperature of the food, and the bowl could be used to cook vegetables, noodles, and meat.

It was easy to make, and it didn’t cost a lot to make special utensils for hotpot. It also didn’t add to the burden of cleaning.

“Zhao Zhan,” Sun Jiyan hesitated for a moment before he asked, “Will you be going back today?”

“We’ll be leaving in a while.” Zhao Zhan was afraid that the road would be slippery if they delayed their stay any longer. “There’s something urgent at home that I have to deal with. Why?”

“They want to go to your house for a free meal.” Doctor Zhou, who was sitting at the side, had already seen through everything. He laughed coldly and mercilessly exposed the two people. “He’s just a glutton. Zhao Zhan, ignore him.”

Zhao Zhan had not expected this to be the reason. He looked apologetic. “You can, but I haven’t moved any furniture to my room in the front yard. I’ll invite you when the carpenter finishes setting everything up.”