The fat man chuckled: "Double skin means mixing white fish meat and ribbonfish meat together, mincing them, adding egg whites to make a filling; then comes the most crucial step, wrapping it back with the skin of the ribbonfish to restore its original shape, then attaching ham and cilantro to the seam, and finally steaming it."

Yu Li gasped in shock: "My goodness, how much effort does it take to make this dish?"

Liu Lan stood up and said, "Our head chef and Zhao Lao Er worked on this dish for almost an hour!"

Upon hearing this, even Zhou Haiqin couldn't help but say to him, "We're all on the same side, why are you making things so complicated?"

Yu Li hurriedly said, "This must be another new dish that Fatty came up with, but it takes too long to prepare, which isn't conducive to its widespread adoption..."

"Of course it's slow the first time, but once you get the hang of it, the efficiency will increase. Before, we didn't have the resources. For fish like knife fish, mandarin fish, and especially shad from the Yangtze River, we people in the north could only hear about them, we could never see them."

Sha Zhu finally understood: "You mean these fish were all air-freighted?"

The fat man gave him a thumbs up: "That's right, this fish came from Zhenjiang by plane to our capital. Has anyone here ever flown on a plane?"

Everyone turned their attention to Zhang Qian and Qin Longhu, who were sitting at another table.

Despite the large number of people who came today, only this couple has ever flown before!

Suddenly being watched by so many people put immense pressure on Qinlonghu.

Chen Yan, who was closest to him, waved and said, "Tell us all what it's like to fly on an airplane!"

After stammering for a long time, the first thing he said when he tried to capture the dragon and tiger was, "I'm scared..."

"Pfft!" Thunder Tiger couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Then the entire first-floor lobby was instantly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Qin Longhu, his face flushed and neck red, said, "I'm really scared! That's the sky! What if that plane crashes..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Yan interrupted him: "Pah! That's so unlucky, you can't say that anymore."

Since Sister Yan had spoken, Qin Longhu changed his tune: "They give out tons of stuff on this plane!"

Everyone was confused. Why would they give out things on a plane?

The dragon-catcher knew them like the back of his hand: "For example, there's this airplane-shaped comb; and this playing card with 'Miss Hong Kong' printed on it. Do you know what 'Miss Hong Kong' means? Hehe..."

The fat man was utterly speechless at this idiot! What's so special about this? Hong Kong has been holding Miss Hong Kong pageants since 1946.

I've seen that poker-playing fat guy before. It's very avant-garde and daring for people of this era, but what's so special about him?

Those swimsuits are so thick they could be used as cotton-padded coats, they practically cover your whole body, what's so interesting about them? Back in the day, even Fatty went to see the Victoria's Secret show!

Qinlonghu spoke so vividly that he was completely unaware of Zhang Qian's increasingly dark expression beside him.

Poor kid, you'll be sleeping on the sofa tonight...

After talking about the combs, playing cards, and keychains, Qinlonghu vividly described the food on the plane: "Wow, they even give out cigarettes! Can you guess what kind of cigarettes they are?"

Xu Damao pretended to be worldly-wise: "Is there even a need to ask? Hademen!"

Sha Zhu deliberately argued with him: "Hademen, have you ever been on an airplane?"

Xu Damao was very unconvinced: "You sat there?"

Sha Zhu scratched his nose guiltily and asked Qin Longhu, "Brother, what kind of smoke is that coming out of the plane?"

"Chunghwa cigarettes! I've never seen them around here before. They come in packs of five, and I just couldn't bring myself to smoke them..."

Goodness, everyone has heard of Zhonghua cigarettes, but no one has ever smoked them. They were impossible to buy before!

Believe it or not, this cigarette was originally only supplied to embassies and foreign-related hotels; it began to be exported in 1954 to generate foreign exchange, and in 1968 it began to be given as a souvenir to Chinese and foreign passengers on Chinese civil aviation flights.

There are only three ways to buy this cigarette: through foreign shipping supply companies, Friendship Stores, and overseas Chinese stores.

You need to use foreign exchange certificates or even foreign currency to buy them, so where do you expect people like Sha Zhu and Xu Damao to get them?

"They even give out chewing gum!" said the dragon-catcher.

Upon hearing this, Chen Fang exclaimed in surprise, "There's chewing gum too?"

Everyone looked at her in surprise. Chen Fang brushed her hair aside shyly and said, "Someone gave me some. It was sweet and could only be chewed, not swallowed. It couldn't be digested if swallowed. I heard it was for cleansing the palate."

Qinlonghu flattered her approvingly: "Sister Fang is absolutely right. No wonder you're a spiritual guide."

Chen Fang glanced at Xing Jianshu, whose face had indeed turned ugly again, and said sullenly, "Stop talking about me, please continue."

"Oh right, they provide meals on the plane!"

They even provide meals? Sha Zhu made a fool of himself: "Oh, they can cook on this plane?"

The fat man was drinking water and almost spat it out...

Qinlonghu also looked constipated: "No, no, they gave us all foreign stuff. Bread, sausages, and that thing called ice, ice cream."

Ah, how generous airlines were back then! Unlike later ones, each one became stingier than the last, especially on international routes, where they even discriminated against you!

After everyone had enjoyed themselves and seen them off, Yu Li massaged her legs.

There was no way around it; standing all day caused problems, including varicose veins.

The fat man had tried to persuade her: "Why do you stand all day? Didn't I get you a high stool?"

Yu Li shook her head: "No, if I sit down, what will the waiters think? Since I'm always standing, they naturally won't say anything."

What could the fat man say? He could only marvel at how things had just begun after the reform and opening up; even the boss still had a conscience at this time…

After glancing at the things that needed to be prepared that evening in the kitchen and giving everyone instructions, Fatty came out to take Chen Mengqi home.

Just then, two "uninvited guests," one big and one small, arrived outside the courtyard.

The eldest one is a woman, tall and outstanding in appearance, especially her attire, which is the best in the entire capital!

The younger one is a handsome young man, wearing a blue British-style suit, which is very eye-catching.

The two stood at the door for a long time, and the little boy was getting a little impatient: "Mom, why don't we go in?"

His mother patted his head: "Because I haven't made up my mind yet, I don't know if I should go in."

"But didn't we come here to find my father?"

Upon hearing the word "Dad," the woman bit her lip, finally making up her mind, and took her child's hand as they walked into the yard.

The woman's hesitation was largely due to Yan Bugui.

He's getting more and more annoying. He's always acting like a busybody, gossiping about everyone, there's nothing he doesn't care about.