Chapter 977: Dominating the Table
Su Xing saw the people waiting in line and sniffed the fragrance in the air. Then she looked up at the plaque and raised her eyebrows in surprise.
This shop is not big but very famous. She had seen this shop online in her previous life. She was drooling while watching the video at that time. She didn’t expect to stumble upon this shop today!
Without any hesitation, she moved over, took a plastic stool, sat down and started queuing.
People who had finished eating fried noodles came out of the store one after another, and then the people in the queue walked into the store in twos and threes and sat down.
Su Xing waited for a while and finally it was her turn.
She walked into the store and found that there were no empty tables, but there was only one customer eating at one table.
The waiter asked her, "Girl, there is an empty seat, let's share a table."
Su Xing walked over and asked the guest, "Hello, can we share the table?"
The other person was a young man in his twenties. When he looked up and saw Su Xing, his face suddenly turned red. He smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Sure, sit down."
Su Xing sat down and said to the waiter, "Hello, two bowls of fried noodles, two tea eggs, and a bottle of cold Dayao, thank you."
Seeing that she was alone, the waiter asked, "Would you like to take one of the bowls away?"
Su Xing said: "No, I'm eating here."
"Huh? Oh, good."
The waiter glanced at Su Xing and went to place the order.
After a while, she brought a soda to Su Xing first.
Not long after, the fried noodles and tea eggs ordered by Su Xing were also served on the table.
Jianfen is a well-known snack originated in Ji City. It is made from sweet potato starch or potato starch.
Cut the vermicelli into even-sized pieces and fry them in a frying pan. Control the heat and time when frying so that the vermicelli pieces are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and crystal clear.
Then pour sesame sauce, garlic juice, chili oil, coriander and other condiments on it, which looks very appetizing.
Su Xing scooped a spoonful of the soup, took a sip, and the rich taste instantly filled his mouth.
She picked up the soy sauce and vinegar bottles on the table and added some soy sauce and vinegar according to her taste.
Following the lead of other guests, I peeled tea eggs and soaked them in the fried noodle soup.
She scooped a spoonful of the fried noodles soaked in soup and put it into her mouth, savoring it carefully.
The inside of the fried noodles maintains a soft and glutinous texture, with a chewy and smooth taste, and a moderate softness and glutinousness, which contrasts with the burnt and fragrant outer skin. When you bite it, you can taste the crispiness of the outer skin and the softness of the inside, with distinct layers.
Sesame paste, garlic juice and other condiments are fully integrated with the fried noodles, giving them a rich and mellow flavor, overflowing with salty and fragrant flavor. They are very tasty and leave a lingering fragrance in your mouth when you chew them.
Su Xing ate happily and squinted his eyes in satisfaction.
The young man opposite glanced at Su Xing casually, and his eating movements gradually slowed down, and he ate very quietly.
Su Xing was immersed in the world of food and didn't pay any attention to how the boy opposite him was eating.
She quickly finished one bowl of fried noodles and started to show off the second bowl.
When she had dinner with Director Lang and the others in the evening, she was only about 70% full.
However, snacks like fried noodles do not take up much space in the stomach, and people with a good appetite can eat two bowls at a time.
The boy sitting opposite Su Xing, who was not very hungry originally, scraped all the soup at the bottom of the bowl.
Finally, she waved to the waiter, "Hello, I'd like another bowl of fried noodles."
The waiter responded, "Oh, OK."
Diagonally opposite Su Xing's table, there were three people, two women and one man. One of them went out for a while, and then another went out.
When they came back, they had some chicken bones, fried skewers and other food in their hands. They sat down and continued to eat and chat.
The boss and the waiter would glance at that table from time to time, sighing or frowning.
Those people were talking quite loudly, and although Su Xing's attention was mostly on the food, he still listened a little.
Judging from their accents, these people are not locals. The topics of their conversation are about where to go next, travel guides, and which restaurants they have not tried yet.
I can tell from the sound that he is here for tourism.
Su Xing glanced over at the table over there and saw that there was only a bowl of fried noodles on their table with three spoons in it. They must have bought a bowl and each person tasted a few bites.
She felt that it was a bit difficult to judge these people. A bowl of fried noodles only cost a few dollars, but three people ordered a bowl of fried noodles, but bought a table of take-out food to eat here. Didn't it affect other people's business a bit?
However, she didn't know how long these people had been eating here, and the boss didn't say anything, so she just muttered a few words in her heart and continued to eat her fried noodles.
At this time, a customer outside became impatient and started shouting into the store.
"Boss, how long do we have to wait?"
"How come no one has come out after such a long time?"
A waiter walked to the door and said with a smile, "It's almost time. There will be a seat soon."
"I saw someone take someone else's food and eat it. What's wrong? Do you allow people to take out food and take up seats like this?"
"This... let me ask..."
The waiter turned and went into the house and whispered something to the boss.
The boss was a lady in her fifties. She wiped her hands and walked to the table of the three out-of-town tourists. "Hello, how was your meal?"
A girl rolled her eyes at the proprietress and said, "You haven't finished eating yet, what's wrong?"
They heard what the customers queuing outside the store were shouting and were already angry. They didn't have a good face towards the proprietress at the moment.
The boss smiled and said, "But you've been eating for almost two hours..."
Another girl said: "What's wrong with two hours? Your place is not a buffet, and there is a time limit for eating?!"
The man at the same table with them also spoke up, "That's right, we're not refusing to pay! Are you going to kick us out, boss lady, because we haven't finished eating yet?"
All the customers dining in the restaurant turned their heads and cast their glances towards that table.
Su Xing was also very surprised. It turned out that everyone at this table had been eating here for almost two hours?
The store owner is really tolerant.
After hearing what the three customers said, the proprietress's face turned ugly. "A small bowl of fried noodles costs seven yuan. You ordered one bowl for three people and took so much food away. You've been sitting here for almost two hours. We are a small business and it's still dinner time. If everyone acts like you, we can't do business anymore!"
The man said, "How many of us do you care about? How long do you care about us eating? If your restaurant has any rules, you should write them down and post them on the door!"
The girl who spoke first said, "They say people in the Northeast are warm and hospitable, but it turns out that's all nonsense on the Internet. This is how you treat tourists from other places! It's unreasonable!"
The boss lady's tone was full of anger, "I'm unreasonable? If I hadn't seen that you were from other places, do you think I would tolerate you occupying the seat for two hours?!"
If a local did this, she would have scolded him out long ago!
Many of the guests eating nearby couldn't stand it anymore.
"What are you saying? Just because people from the Northeast are warm and hospitable, they deserve to be bullied by you?!"
"Where are you from? In your fast food restaurant, you can order a few dollars worth of food during mealtime, take out a bunch of food, and occupy the table for a few hours?"
"You were already here when I arrived. I thought you guys just arrived too, but I didn't expect you to have been here for two hours! I give up!"