Chapter 270 Osmanthus Wine
Since there were only two tables of food, it was not as big as those big banquets, so the dishes were not served one by one, but all at once in turn.
Therefore, no one started eating before all the dishes were served.
This also includes Ruoli, who felt a little aggrieved after being tapped on the hand by Xiangling who was serving the food.
She didn't actually move her chopsticks, because she just grabbed it with her hands.
Soon, the dishes were served on the table, and Liu Bai also stood up to help take the plate from Nashida and put it on the table.
Steamed king crab, steamed lobster, crab legs with vermicelli and garlic sauce, blanched squid, grilled giant octopus, baked king crab with cheese, baked lobster with butter, seafood soup, braised prawns, etc.
It is said to be a seafood party, and it really is a seafood party. Every dish is made with seafood as the main ingredient. The most eye-catching one is the steamed king crab placed in the middle.
Although the crab legs were cut off by Liu Bai, Xiangling arranged them on the plate to restore their original appearance, allowing the guests to be surprised to see how huge the king crab is.
Apart from monsters and Fontaine's unique sea species, crabs of this size are rare, and cannot be seen even in Liyue Harbor, which is close to the sea.
"Here it is. Mr. Zhongli doesn't eat seafood, so this is specially prepared for you by Xiangling. There are also vegetarian squid and abalone for you, Ganyu."
When the food was almost served, Nashida brought some extra food and asked Liu Bai to place them in front of Zhongli and Ganyu respectively.
"Thank you so much, Chef Xiangling. I guess I'll have to go over and offer you a glass of wine later."
Looking at the stewed pork ribs in front of him, Zhongli nodded in response.
"Ah, me, me too. I'm really sorry to bother you and Xiangling with my sudden visit. Thank you very much..."
After hearing Zhongli's words, Ganyu quickly followed suit and thanked him.
"She is so eager to agree with this guest, could it be that Ganyu really is..."
Keqing, who was sitting next to Ganyu, had a suspicious expression on her face.
Her position was quite far away from Liu Bai and Tartaglia, so it did not put too much pressure on her.
However, that Tartaglia had been observing her and Ganyu from time to time since the beginning, and obviously recognized their identities...
"Yes, yes, I was so busy observing the big crab on the table that the guest's words reminded me."
"Today, our good neighbor Liu Bai is hosting a party to entertain all his relatives and friends. For him, a Liyue native who has lived abroad for many years, this is a rare good day, so how can he not have some good wine to accompany him?"
"I remember there's a jar of sweet-scented osmanthus wine hidden under Keqing's bed. Why don't you get it out for everyone to taste?"
At this moment, Kurumi suddenly stood up and made a suggestion.
Her words made the three immortals in Jueyunjian's eyes light up. The Emperor's osmanthus wine...
"Master, if you want to drink the fine wine from my private collection, just tell me. But you are still young, so you can only drink one glass."
Zhongli did not refuse, but just shook his head slightly with a smile and said to Hu Tao.
"Is this Mr. Zhongli's collection of fine wine? I'm very interested. What about you, Xiaobai?"
Tartaglia, who was sitting on the other side of Zhongli, asked Liu Bai with a little interest.
He was used to the fact that Liyue's wine was not as strong as Zhidong's wine, so he was quite interested in Zhongli's wine.
"Wine... Let me think... Brother Zhongli's room is..."
After hearing what Tartaglia said, Liu Bai thought he was asking him to get some wine. After thinking for a moment, he raised his hand towards the Hall of Rebirth next door.
He had been to the Hall of the Past Life several times and had seen the room where Ruoli and Zhongli rested.
“I picked this up!”
As Liu Bai finished speaking, a jar of osmanthus wine appeared in Liu Bai's hand.
"..."
"Wow, what a trick! I didn't know you could do this!"
At the table, only Hu Tao had never seen Liu Bai's skill before. She thought it was a trick prepared in advance and immediately led the applause.
Zhongli clapped along with Hu Tao with some amusement, and the others quickly followed suit.
Only Keqing instinctively put her hands over her chest to cover her body, which made Ganyu beside her feel a little confused. She could only awkwardly pretend that nothing had happened.
"Oi! Lao Deng, give me a bowl of wine too!"
Ruoli, who was already gnawing on a king crab leg at the children's table, called out to the adults' table.
"Be polite when speaking to adults, and children are not allowed to drink and eat honestly."
Without waiting for a response from the adults at the table, Xiangling, as the only "adult" at the children's table, tapped Ruoli on the head to get her to eat obediently.
"Can you please stop hitting me? I'm the Dragon King. If you keep hitting me, I won't be polite even if you cook delicious food..."
Ruoli, who was forced to turn around, spoke in a low voice.
"It's okay. Senior Sister Xiangling is actually very easy to talk to. Just don't be too disrespectful. Try this. It's delicious."
Yaoyao beside her comforted Ruoli, then picked up a piece of grilled Yunlai octopus and put it into Ruoli's bowl.
Although she once reported Xiangling to Grandma Ping about eating Yunlai giant octopus raw, she really liked it if it was roasted.
At the adults' table, Liu Bai poured some wine from the jar for everyone, including Gan Yu.
After all, she is a Qilin, not a monk. She doesn't eat meat but can still drink alcohol, although she usually doesn't drink it.
"My dear Liu Bai, you can't drink much, so don't drink too much."
Zhongli reminded him in a special way, with a voice that only Liu Bai could hear.
"No problem, it's just a bowl of wine. Is there any sword master in this world who can't drink?"
Liu Bai said this as he picked up the bowl and took a big gulp.
Since there were no wine glasses prepared, they just served it directly in bowls.
"It tastes good... As expected of Brother Zhongli's wine, it's just... this."
After drinking a bowl of wine, Liu Bai became dizzy on the spot, but still insisted on giving a thumbs up.
He hasn't tried the king crab yet, so he can't fall for it.
Just like that, the drunk Liu Bai officially started.
There were a total of fourteen people attending this seafood party, excluding Liu Bai who forgot to count himself.
Eight king crabs, eight lobsters, a pot of squid, shellfish, and Xiangling's cooking skills were used to make many dishes with the same ingredients. It can be said that the sumptuousness even exceeded the dinner on the Lantern Festival. The whole table was so packed that there was almost no space for plates to hold the crab shells.
At the children's table, everyone had a good relationship and was quite relaxed while eating and chatting.
As for the adults' table, they gradually became lively after they drank a bowl of wine.
It is worth mentioning that although Liu Bai and several ladies don’t drink much, the others can drink a lot, so later on Zhenjun Xueyue Zhuyang also took out a few jars of wine from the external scene technique.
Although it is not as good as Zhongli’s osmanthus wine, it is also a rare fairy wine.
Later, there was even a scene where Tartaglia and Xueyue Zhuyang Zhenjun were arm in arm, drinking and chatting happily. Ganyu, who knew the identities of both parties, opened her mouth but could not say anything.
Keqing mainly paid attention to the status of the two executives and Ganyu, and she found that Ganyu was paying attention to Zhongli most of the time.
If Ganyu ate meat, she would have reason to suspect that Ganyu was attracted by the ribs.
But it was obvious that it was Zhongli who attracted the attention...
"Mr. Zhongli, you don't eat seafood, so a bowl of pork rib soup alone won't fill you up. I don't have a big appetite, so I can't finish these two plates of vegetarian dishes. How about you try some too?"
She even asked Zhongli this tentatively.
"Although I have no right to interfere with Ganyu's freedom of love, this person is so close to the two Fatui executives. It seems that I will have to remind Ganyu to be careful in the future..."
Keqing thought as she ate the braised prawns.
Xiangling didn't know Keqing was coming, so naturally she didn't make golden shrimp balls. She had to make do with braised prawns.
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