No one could resist the sweet and soft smell of the sweet potatoes on a cold night. When the time came, the customers would come in in twos and threes.
The one in the lead was definitely Wu Hai and Mao Xiong, who never missed a spot. The ones following behind them were all familiar faces, such as Wang Hong, Fang Heng and Lee Yanyi. They were all old customers.
Without Yuan Zhou’s instructions, he automatically found a seat and sat down. In just a few seconds, from the moment he walked in to the moment he sat down, a series of actions were completed. His actions were clean and neat. If it were not for the fact that this was a restaurant, one would even think that he was here to attend some important meeting.
Wang Hong didn’t argue with Fang Heng today because he discovered something extraordinary.
“What’s wrong with you today, black beast? are you feeling unwell? I’ll help you eat the barbeque later. We’re old friends, so you don’t have to thank me,” Wang Hong’s expression was as if he didn’t need to be polite since they were already so familiar with each other.
Just like what Wang Hong had said, Wu Hai did not look the same as he usually did when he was eating, barbecuing, and drinking. His usually shining eyes were a little dull. Although he did not look like he had fallen asleep, he was quite different from his usual lively and vigorous appearance.
As soon as Wang Hong said that, not only did Wu Hai ignore him, even Fang Heng, who had always been like a quarrelsome person with him, took two steps to the side. It was obvious that he couldn’t wait to draw a clear line between them. The expression of not knowing him couldn’t be more obvious.
Wang Hong couldn’t figure it out. He felt that he might have lost his memory for a minute and then done something that would anger both man and God. Otherwise, why would Lee Yanyi look at him like he was an idiot?
Just as Wang Hong was feeling bewildered, Wei Wei, who had come with her father, couldn’t help but speak.
“Uncle Wang, take a look at head chef Yuan’s wok.” Wei Wei said.
She had come with Zuozuo and her father today. Perhaps it was because her relationship with her father had eased, or perhaps it was because her good friends were present, so she was still quite active.
Wang Hong looked over when he heard that. The glossy chestnuts were rolling in the pot. As Yuan Zhou stir-fried them from time to time, the black and shiny rough sand and the chestnuts with beautiful colors rubbed against each other, emitting a sweet and sticky smell. They were indeed very nice smelling.
“It smells so good. Sugar-fried chestnuts. It turns out that boss Yuan is preparing sugar-fried chestnuts today.” Wang Hong couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva as he was stimulated by the sweet taste.
After a while, he finally reacted,””Ah, my chicken wing!”
His eyes scanned the scene once more, unwilling to give up. Other than two rather small stoves, there was nothing else. It was impossible for the chicken wings to be grilled in the stove barrel, so the truth was that there were no chicken wings tonight.
His slightly raised hair drooped down in an instant. Compared to Wu Hai’s appearance, his appearance was even better.
“A BBQ without chicken wings is soulless. Boss Yuan, even if there are chestnuts with sugar, there can still be grilled chicken wings.” Wang Hong suggested sincerely.
“There are only sugar-fried chestnuts and roasted sweet potatoes tonight. One for each person. If you don’t want to eat, you can ask.” Yuan Zhou said.
He felt that it was normal for some people not to like roasted sweet potatoes or sugar-fried chestnuts. Not everyone liked rice, not to mention that eating too much would cause excessive internal bleeding, which was an obvious disadvantage.
However, even Wu Hai, who was in low spirits, didn’t say anything. What a joke! Even the vegetarian dishes cooked by Yuan Zhou had to be eaten up.
Now, there was no need for the people around to say anything. Wang Hong already knew the reason why Wu Hai was so listless. It turned out that it was because he didn’t have any meat to eat. As a carnivore, the Black Beast was still very resentful about not having any meat.
“Compass, that bucket can actually roast a chicken. No problem, I can provide it.” Wu Hai said, unwilling to give up.
“You can ‘t.” Yuan Zhou refused.
After being refused, Wu Hai didn’t say anything more. Yuan Zhou was a man of his word. If he said no, then No. A mature beast had already learned not to pester him.
Very soon, Yuan Zhou divided the chestnuts and sweet potatoes into two portions for each person. There were two palm-sized sweet potatoes and a plate of steaming sugar-fried chestnuts.
The surface of the chestnuts was dark brown and glossy. Its appearance alone had won over many people. Even Wu Hai was looking at the steaming chestnuts with his spirits up. He couldn’t help stretching out his claws and planning to grab them.
“Big brother hai, let it cool before eating.” Mao Xiong suggested.
The chestnuts that had just been taken out of the pot were naturally very hot, but some of the Golden nuts were exposed from the opening, and the sweet smell kept entering his nose. It really took a great deal of willpower to tell himself to wait a little longer.
“Hiss, it feels dry and doesn’t stick to the hand. It proves that the proportion of sugar is just right. This is the first time I’ve seen such beautiful sugar-fried chestnuts.” Lee Yanyi quickly took one in his hand by virtue of his thick skin.
However, even if the skin was thick, it would still be hot when it should be hot, so he couldn’t help but switch from his left hand to his right hand, and then from his right hand to his left hand again after a while, shaking back and forth, just so that it could cool down a little earlier and be eaten.
“It’s really good, but I think it should be delicious. ”
Zhou zhangju took out a snow-white handkerchief from somewhere and directly placed the chestnut on it. With the handkerchief between his hands, he wasn’t afraid of the heat. With a crisp ‘ka Cha’ sound, the Golden chestnut was perfectly formed.
When he put it in his mouth and bit it gently, the chestnut kernel scattered. Because the surface was in direct contact with the coarse sand, it looked a little hard, but the inside was soft and sticky, sweet and delicious. The chestnut itself had a sweet taste, and with the seasoning of sugar, it was even sweeter and sticky. It did not feel very dry. On the contrary, it was a little moist, which was completely different from what he usually ate.
Seeing that Zhou zhangju had already started, Lee Yanyi became unconvinced. He didn’t care about the heat and directly pinched the chestnut with two fingers. The chestnut shell was easily broken and he was immediately conquered by the taste when he put it into his mouth. He didn’t even care about arguing with Zhou zhangju.
The older Lee Yanyi and the others all started to eat the chestnuts. Naturally, the younger ones didn’t want to be left behind. They started to peel and eat the chestnuts one after another.
Even Wang Hong, who was still mumbling about the chicken wings, couldn’t care about anything else and began his journey of peeling chestnuts one by one.
Nevertheless, Wu Hai was even more different. Under hairy bear’s admonishment, he waited for two seconds and found that it wasn’t cold. Therefore, he directly stretched out his hand to grab one and stuffed it into his mouth. He licked the sweet shell outside and then spat out two perfect halves of the shell with his teeth. After that, he began to chew the sweet and fragrant chestnut kernel in his mouth.
Therefore, it could be said that Wu Hai was the first and fastest person to eat. Even the hairy bear was a step behind him. As there were fewer steps, she had to peel it by hand, but Wu Hai peeled it with his teeth.
“Ka Cha, ka Cha”
For a moment, no one spoke at the scene. Only the sounds of chestnuts being peeled and chewed could be heard, as well as the “Sha Sha Sha” sound of Yuan Zhou stir-frying the chestnuts.
“Wu Shou’s chestnut-peeling skill is definitely at the level of a champion.” Although Yuan Zhou was stir-frying the chestnuts, he still took everyone’s reaction into his eyes.
Obviously, he was both surprised and not surprised by Wu Hai’s performance. After all, it was only natural for the Black Beast, who only knew how to draw and eat, to do anything.
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