Chapter 417 Signature dish!
Chapter 417 Signature dish!
At around six o'clock in the evening, Jia Dongming rode his bike to the entrance of Hongbinlou and saw Chen Xueru waiting outside the restaurant.
Jia Dongming rode his bicycle and stopped in front of Chen Xueru. He said to her apologetically, "Xueru! I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
When Chen Xueru saw Jia Dongming, a happy smile immediately appeared on her face, and she replied with a smile: "Brother Dongming! I just got here too."
Jia Dongming parked his bicycle and followed Chen Xueru into Hongbin Building. Then, led by the waiter, they came to a private room with extremely elegant decoration.
After the two of them sat down, Chen Xueru immediately instructed the waiter, "Comrade! Let the kitchen serve the dishes I ordered before!"
The waiter heard what Chen Xueru said, thought of the menu Chen Xueru ordered, glanced at the two people in the box, and reminded Chen Xueru: "Comrade! There are only two of you. Can you finish all the dishes you ordered?"
When Chen Xueru heard the waiter's reminder, she replied generously, "Comrade! It's okay! I'll pack up the food if I can't finish it. Just serve the food."
After hearing what Chen Xueru said, the waiter stopped persuading her, because some guests would also come to Hongbinlou to pack some dishes to take home with their drinks.
After Jia Dongming and the waiter turned around and walked out of the private room, he asked Chen Xueru curiously, "Xueru! How many dishes did you order that made the waiter feel like you ordered too many?"
When Chen Xueru heard Jia Dongming's question, she showed an indifferent expression on her face and replied with a smile: "I didn't order many dishes, I just ordered all the signature dishes of Hongbinlou."
Hongbinlou’s signature dish?
After hearing what Chen Xueru said, Jia Dongming showed a surprised expression on his face. He asked Chen Xueru curiously, "Xueru, this is my first time in Hongbinlou. Can you tell me what the signature dishes of Hongbinlou are?"
When Chen Xueru heard Jia Dongming asking about Hongbinlou's signature dishes, she first gave him a thumbs up and introduced them to Jia Dongming as if she knew them all: "Brother Dongming! Speaking of Hongbinlou's signature dishes, there are many, such as shark's fin soup, sea cucumber with scallions, prawns with two flavors, white diced fish, braised oxtail, stir-fried dandan with coriander, and casserole lamb's head."
"Of course, in addition to the dishes I just mentioned, Hongbinlou also has other signature dishes. However, due to the scarcity of ingredients, I just ordered two dishes of prawns, diced white fish, braised oxtail, stir-fried dandan with coriander, and casserole lamb head."
When Jia Dongming heard the names of the dishes introduced by Chen Xueru, especially the one she mentioned, Yan Bao San Dan, he became very curious about this dish, so he asked her, "Xueru! I know about braised oxtail and casserole lamb head, but what exactly is Yan Bao San Dan?"
When Chen Xueru heard Jia Dongming asking about the dish Yanbaosandan, she immediately introduced it to Jia Dongming with a smile: "Brother Dongming! This Yanbaosandan is actually shredded lamb tripe stir-fried with coriander."
When Jia Dongming heard Chen Xueru's explanation, he suddenly realized something and couldn't help but sigh, "So it's stir-fried lamb tripe with coriander. The ingredients can be interpreted as coriander, but lamb tripe and San Dan have nothing to do with each other. I don't know why the chef of this restaurant chose this name?"
Chen Xueru heard Jia Dongming's sigh. Although she didn't know why the chef of the restaurant named it Yanbaosandan, she smiled and introduced the cuisine of Hongbinlou, "Brother Dongming! I don't know the specific reason. After all, I'm not a chef. But Hongbinlou was personally invited by our Mr. Zhou from Tianjin. The fact that Mr. Zhou attaches importance to it is enough to explain everything." Just as Jia Dongming and Chen Xueru were sitting together and chatting, the dishes were brought into the box by the waiter. Chen Xueru picked up the wine she brought in advance, first poured a glass for Jia Dongming, then poured a glass for herself, and said to Jia Dongming in a very gentle tone, "Brother Dongming! This first glass of wine is for you. Thank you for helping me recover the property. I'll drink it, you can do whatever you want."
After hearing what Chen Xueru said, Jia Dongming raised the wine glass in front of him, gently touched the glass in his hand with the glass in Chen Xueru's hand, and drank the wine in the glass generously. Then he smiled and reminded Chen Xueru: "Xueru! I have already said before that helping you recover the money is the duty of our police. You must never mention such thanks again in the future."
When Chen Xueru heard Jia Dongming's reminder, a brilliant smile appeared on her charming face. She held the bottle and poured wine for Jia Dongming while answering, "Brother Dongming! I will listen to you! From today on, I will not mention this matter to you again."
After Chen Xueru helped Jia Dongming pour the wine, she also poured herself a glass. However, she did not raise her glass to toast Jia Dongming again. Instead, she picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of lamb tripe, put it in Jia Dongming's bowl, and said to him in a very gentle tone: "Brother Dongming! Try these dishes first to fill your stomach, and then we will continue drinking."
After hearing what Chen Xueru said, Jia Dongming picked up the chopsticks in front of him, looked at Chen Xueru who was picking food for him, and said to her a little embarrassedly: "Xueru! I'm not a child, I can do it myself."
After hearing what Jia Dongming said and seeing his reaction, Chen Xueru stopped serving him food and said to him in a tender voice, "Brother Dongming! Okay! I'll listen to you."
Jia Dongming picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of shrimp into his mouth. After chewing it for a few times, a surprised expression immediately appeared on his face. He then increased the speed of chewing until he swallowed the shrimp. Then he said to Chen Xueru, "Xueru! The food here is really delicious. Don't just watch me eat. Use your chopsticks."
The two chatted and drank like this until around eight o'clock in the evening, when Jia Dongming and Chen Xueru, who seemed a little drunk, walked out of Hongbin Building together.
Jia Dongming walked to where the bicycles were parked, pushed the bicycle out, and asked Chen Xueru with a smile: "Xueru! Did you come here by bicycle?"
When Chen Xueru heard Jia Dongming's question, she looked at him with blurry eyes and said coquettishly, "Brother Dongming! Can we ride a bicycle in this outfit?"
When Jia Dongming heard Chen Xueru's answer, he remembered that she was wearing a cheongsam. He immediately showed an embarrassed expression on his face and asked Chen Xueru with a smile: "Xueru! Do you live over there at the silk shop, or over there? I'll take you back on my bike."
Chen Xueru heard what Jia Dongming said and replied in a sweet voice, "Brother Dongming! I live alone at the silk shop."
If other people heard Chen Xueru's answer, they would definitely have wild fantasies, but Jia Dongming didn't think so. He sat on the bicycle with one foot and said to Chen Xueru with a smile: "Xueru! Get on, I'll ride you back to the silk shop."
(End of this chapter)